Popular Bookstore in Komtar closing for good


The Popular Bookstore outlet in Komtar will open until its last day on Nov 28 before closing permanently.

THE Popular Bookstore in Komtar, Penang, will pull down its shutters on Nov 29 after operating for 30 years.

The bookstore, which first opened in 1991 on the second floor of Komtar near the complex’s entrance in Lebuh Tek Soon, is Popular Malaysia’s first outlet outside Kuala Lumpur.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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