Eat Travel Write Putrajaya here I come!

By Laura Lee

The night before the start of our Eat.Travel.Write (ETW) Putrajaya programme on 16 December morning, inevitably the conversation in our group chat was how to get to our new meeting point, Putrajaya Sentral, as indicated in our latest itinerary from our organiser Gaya Travel.

Our earlier tentative programme had KL Sentral as the meeting point. It was a venue most of us are familiar with unlike Putrajaya Sentral. Participants to the ETW Putrajaya programme were informed that they could park inside Putrajaya Sentral for RM4 a day if they were driving to the venue.

Since it is costly to park at the KL International Airport, the more seasoned travellers have been parking their cars at Putrajaya Sentral, especially those for three to four days' travel. Parking here would work out to be cheaper than taking a taxi to KLIA.  

See the number of cars
already parked along the road at 8.30am on 16 Dec '15

A few weeks ago on a Sunday when I was shown Putrajaya Sentral by a developer, I could see cars parked indiscriminate-ly along the road. I was told that the authorities are quite lax about issuing summons to the cars along the road where white lines have been drawn.

For those of us heading for Putrajaya Sentral from KL Sentral, we have been advised to take public transport to avoid the morning crawl.

Although I have travelled from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya many times on the MEX Highway, which has proven to be a breeze, driving during the early morning or peak office hours on this stretch can be quite nightmarish. 

I decided to take the KLIA Transit train. A check with the website, www.klia2.info, showed that the one-way fare costs RM9.50.  

Since the website also provides information on the time schedule, it helps me to plan my travel arrangements for the next day. I was elated to find out that KLIA Transit offers 30% discount on the normal fare for senior citizens who are 55 years and above.

I occasionally commute on the KTM Komuter from Kepong to KL Sentral or Mid Valley but do not qualify for senior citizen privileges as most places, including hotel restaurants, give discounts to those who are 60 years and above.

I eagerly tested out on 16 Dec morning the genuineness of KLIA Transit's offer for seniors like me. All I had to do was to show Mykad (Malaysian identification card) at the counter to qualify for the discount.

I was given a receipt which shows that my discounted RM6.70 fare is valid for travel two hours from the time of issue. By the way, there’s a KLIA Transit train plying every 20 minutes from 6.03 am.   

Owing to the efficiency of the KLIA Transit service, I arrived very much earlier than our 9.45 am appointed meeting time. It gave me the opportunity to explore the Putrajaya Sentral station, which has a board announcing that come 1 January 2016, the fares will be increased.

New rates
The normal fare from KL Sentral to Putrajaya will cost RM14 one-way in 2016 but if you were to buy it from the self-service kiosk, you can save 10% and pay RM12.60 instead. 

Use these kiosks to enjoy more savings

Apparently, a 10% savings apply for those who buy their tickets on the website or app.

The board also mentioned that you can enjoy 20% cash rebate and pay only RM11.20 a trip if you use your credit cards during promotion.

The good news for senior citizens, they still get the 30% discount for their one-way fare for 2016 alongside with the OKU (or disabled) cardholders.





Why I shy away from the National Achievers Congress 2013

By Laura Lee
For the 21st National Achievers Congress (NAC) 2013 to have been conducted annually since 1993, I found the level of organisational skill and professionalism displayed by its event organiser Success Resources to be sadly lacking from the outset.

I was elated when I received an invitation from one of the publishers that I had worked with before that I would be given two complimentary tickets to attend NAC 2013.

All I had to do was to submit my details such as name, email and mobile number (no.).

When I encountered some technical difficulties in my online registration and alerted the organiser via email, SR sales and marketing executive David Tan called me and took down the details of the complimentary ticket for the second person over the phone.

If I thought the whole registration exercise was resolved, it was not so as they got the email address of my friend wrong. Thus, he did not receive any email notification of his registration being confirmed.

I received my ticket no. via email and alerted David about the non-receipt of the ticket no. for my friend. He assured me it would be sent in due time.

The email also provided a layout plan of the seating arrangement. Since our tickets are complimentary, we were given the general seats, which are the furthermost seats from the stage.

On 29 April, I received an SMS of my ticket no. which I am supposed to show the organiser in case I do not print my e-ticket. The ticket no. was different from the one that was emailed to me while for my friend, both his ticket numbers tally. The tickets are non-transferable.

I called David the next day over the confusion of my ticket numbers. He informed me they are facing challenges and assured me that since I am registered, I should have no problems gaining admittance despite the different ticket numbers that has been issue to me.

Although the dates of NAC 2013 were changed to 1-3 May from 3-5 May because of the 13th general election (GE) which has now been fixed on 5 May, it was not an issue with me.

When I told David that I could not check the NAC’s programme on its website, he told me they would be announced during the event. I think it is very poor show when you do not know the itinerary before you go for an event.

When I asked about one of the speakers whom I know, Groupon Malaysia’s founder and chief executive officer Joel Neoh, David informed me he would be speaking the next day (1 May) at 9.30am and reminded me that registration starts at 7.30 am and to be there early if I want to collect my goody bag as it is one a first come first served basis. The door gifts were the least of my concerns.

On 30 April, I received another SMS which reads, “Gender Reminder: NAC 2013 … Hall C Level 1. CEO” The word “gender” caught my attention. I thought it was one of the SMSes on the GE.

If this SMS is coming from SR CEO as indicated by the last word of its SMS message, I am now having more doubts as to the standard of this annual congress. I was, however, thankful that the SMS told me where to go when you are at the venue.

Making my way to The MINES Convention Centre in Seri Kembangan, Selangor was a breeze that morning as it was a public holiday.

I was told to go the registration room where I could hear the speaker in the next hall. I was given a form to fill in my details. I asked the event crew, “Why am I given a form to fill in my details all over again when I had done my online registration earlier?” The reply was, “It is a waiver clause that I have to sign.”

To cut down the jargon used in its form on the legal notices, as a participant of the NAC 2013, you are asked to sign away your rights to take any photos and do any audio visual recording of the sessions, which is the exclusive right of its organiser only.

You grant SR to use you for their advertising, trade, promotion, exhibition and other lawful purpose.

The organiser does not guarantee the “completeness, reliability and current accuracy of the materials” and clears itself of making any “promises or representation of income”.

SR also has to right to make changes, including the speakers’ line up.

The form states that “If you are unwilling to agree to these terms, you do have to participate in this event” and reiterates that SR assumes “NO RESPONSIBILITY or liability whatsoever on behalf of any participant with the information and materials provided through this event.” (The caps aren’t mine.)

The form ends by saying the participant’s “only representation, guarantee, and recourse is a refund of your purchase price”.

Except for the signature, date and ticket number and mailing address, you are required to provide in the form details you had earlier given when you register online. I did that just to get the process over with and was given a wrist band to wear which would allow me entrance to the NAC 2013 for the three days’ duration.

The wrist band was glued loosely so that I could slip it off when I’m taking my bath at home. How thoughtful of the organiser but what came to mind was something else.

With SR so particular about the non-transferability of the ticket for admission to the congress, this was just the loophole the participants needed.

I entered hall C past 10am. It was filled with people. The event crew was still waiting for the extra chairs to arrive to accommodate late comers like me.

Meanwhile, they tried to slot us to the empty seats in front, which to me defeated their efforts that people like me are supposed be seated at the back rows.

The sound was so loud in front that I refused the empty seat shown to me. I found one in the middle of the hall. The speaker Cheri Tree’s voice was booming away as she shares with the audience on how to “crack” or decipher the different personality codes to help you achieve your sales.

She was talking about the characteristics of the nurturing personality type when I left the hall, which was not conducive. Also, I did not feel good with my friend still waiting for a seat and being told that later his ear was suffering from the piercing loudness of the sound system.

I left also because it was not Joel who was supposed to be speaking and nowhere in the booklet that was given to me when I registered was there any information on the programme for this congress for the next three days.

The booklet features 17 pictures of the speakers on its front cover and repeated the pictures of the speakers followed by a brief profile on them. Nowhere in the venue did the organiser attempt to put up a tentative programme either on who will be speaking at a certain time.

The booklet given contains a message from SR chief executive officer, advertisements, a page on the organiser’s upcoming events for this year and 40 blank pages where you are supposed to write your notes.

At the bottom of these blank pages with carry the heading “NAC 2013: Step Into Your Greatness”, there is a line which says these pages are copyright and all rights reserved if you thinking of reproducing it in any form without SR’s written consent.

I could not help but laugh at all these legalities. Who in the world would want to reproduce these blank notes?

On my way out, I received another SMS asking me to come early the next day to avoid the traffic and a reminder that “multi-billionaire from China will be on stage” the next day and a special one-hour session with KC See from 7.30am although the door opens at 8am.

What the organiser fails to realise that high achievers like to be in control of their lives and want to plan ahead, and not subject themselves to an organiser who likes to keep the information to themselves and release it when it suits them.

I am glad I am not a paying participant. Otherwise, I would have fumed much more at such treatment.

Great fun @Tokyo Street promotion area in Pavilion KL

By Laura Lee

Tomorrow (30 April) is the last day of the two-week long Japan Art Exhibition, which is held at the Tokyo Street promotion area on level 6 of the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. For those who still have not been to this new section of the shopping mall, do make a stop over here.

I had a most enjoyable time here when the shopping mall created some fun activities for us media to participate in so that we would get to know Tokyo Street more intimately.

Before we were divided into various groups according to the colour codes, some of us had the opportunity to have a drink first at Komugi Cafe housed in the Tokyo Street promotion area before the fun began.

There are in total 40 kiosks here while the rest are lots. While waiting for the others to arrive, some of us dabbled our hands in origami, learning how to fold a sakura.

A number of us thought that this would be one of the activities that we would be required to accomplish in this “explorace” but it was not to be so.

Don’t worry if you can’t get some of the steps correct while making your sakura as there is a helpful instructor around. Once done, don’t forget to add your sakura to the tree as you will be rewarded with a free voucher.

I didn’t pin mine up to the tree as I wanted to treasure the first sakura I made, thanks to the help shown by the instructor.

Once divided into our various groups, our first task was to dress up our chosen candidate in a kimono or yukata. Since one of the guys in our group had his hair tied up at the back and looked very much like a Japanese youth, we decided that he would be our best representative.

We were glad we selected him as we learnt later that it was easier to dress a guy in yukata than a lady in kimino. Being the first group to accomplish that, we from the red team felt very much elated.

We had to accomplish the other tasks in the various stations and were given 20 minutes at each of these stations. We had to decipher the clue given in the envelope to decide which is the selected lot or kiosk to go to accomplish our task.

At our first station, we have to figure out the different flavours of mochi that were given to our team to try. We accomplished that within 20 minutes and were told that we have a good head start against the other teams.

Our next clue took a while for us to figure out which was the kiosk meant in the clue that was given but we finally found it but there was another team there already.

We were told to wait for the other team to complete their task first before we could do ours. Our insistence of not wanting to wait for our turn paid off as the event organiser and kiosk owner cleared a space for us to start on our quest.

We were given micro-sized nano building blocks and had to make the structure specified in the picture. We wrongly placed two of these blocks and struggled to remove it. The kiosk owner had to help us get that two tiny blocks out.

When we were at Legoland in one of our media familiarisation trips and were given the opportunity to create some structures, we were given each a tweezer to enable us to remove the blocks, which were much bigger than these tiny nano blocks designed by Kawada in Japan for those aged 12 and above.

The reason given why these blocks are designed to be so tiny is “The smaller it is, the more realistic the work becomes!”

I won’t advise that these blocks land in the hands of children below the specified age group as the packaging for these nano building blocks has a choking hazard warning and stipulates that it is not for children under three years old.

When the results were revealed later, only one team managed to accomplish this task within the time given. It was certainly not us as we lost so much time trying to get the two blocks out.

In our next task, we were supposed to capture several Polaroid shots of what depicts Tokyo Street and it must have one of us in the picture. We took a photo of one us shopping at Daiso, one of favourite Japanese outlets where most of the items are sold for RM5 each.

We got a bit carried away in our photo selection for this task but had great fun nevertheless decided which kiosk or outlet to select at the Tokyo Street promotion area.

In our last task, we had no choice but to wait for the other team to finish eating the burgers before we could start on ours.

While some of us figured out the two Japanese words that we are supposed to say before we start and end our task, the others watched the demonstration on how to make the burger as they have to make it later for our team to eat it all.

We did it again within the stipulated time and rushed to deliver this envelope to the last station, which we thought was where the sakura art origami counter was.

It was not so. We finally found the correct kiosk where a man was waiting to receive our last envelope. We were so confident that we would be the winning team and overlooked the five minutes penalty for not accomplishing our nano building block task.

Although we turned out to be the first runner up, we had great fun. Our team members each received two pieces of limited edition Tokyo Street tea tray and a nano building block set.

I and some of our red team members took a picture for remembrance

The tea tray is given as a free gift to customers for every RM50 spent. There are four different motifs to select from.

One of our team members was busy shooting our participation throughout the game and stopped only to join us when we asked him to pose for one of the Polaroid shots with oversized Kitty cat and Doraemon soft toys.

In the last task, he lent us his assistance again in finishing the burger and figuring out the Japanese words. It was good bonding among us and lots of fun although we were not the champion team to take home RM3,500 worth of prizes.

Currently, also on at Pavilion KL is the KakiSeni Festival 2013 which culminates in the 10th annual BOH Camerionian Arts Awards on 1 May.

For more details on its happenings, visit www.pavilion-kl.com.

MAHB assures klia2 will be opened on 28 June 2013

By Laura Lee

Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MABH)’s release on its first quarter performance for 2013, which just came in, addresses a rumour that has been rife in the market regarding the scheduled completion of klia2, the new low-cost carrier terminal.

The airport operator said, “With regards to the construction of klia2, MAHB has noticed that some of the contractors continue to be behind schedule. The contractors, however, have reaffirmed their commitment to work towards the completion date of 28 June 2013.

“MAHB will diligently monitor the progress and will be meeting the contractors, airlines and agencies again soon to determine their readiness towards the date of 28 June 2013.

“MAHB wishes to reiterate that all stakeholders must be ready without compromising safety, quality and operational efficiency in completing klia2.”

At the inaugural flight of Air France to Kuala Lumpur on 23 April, I was alarmed when one of the industry players involved in transportation industry shared with me his concerns that klia2’s opening might be delayed possibly until the end of this year.

I was informed that of recent no photographs were allowed to be taken at the construction site of klia2.

I bumped into Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERLSB) chief executive officer Noormah Mohd Noor at the Air France’s function and asked her for her comments about this matter as ERLSB has been tasked with the construction of the RM100 million ERL’s extension to klia2.

Her immediate response was, “No comments” but on after thoughts she added that on their part, they have delivered their side of the bargain and kept to the schedule.

Since I was back at the KL International Airport yesterday for the inaugural flight of Turkish Airlines, I could not help but check with MAHB communications staff and officials who were present. I was assured that klia2 scheduled opening would remain at 28 June.

From left: Tourism Malaysia director general Datuk Mirza Mohd Taiyab, Turkey ambassador in Malaysia Her excellency Serap Ataay, MAHB Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, Turkish Airlines board member Ismal Gercek and Azmi at the cake cutting to commemorate Turkish Airlines' resumption of flights to KL after more than a decade 

One of the assurances came from MABH senior general manager (GM) of operations services Datuk Azmi Murad, who was supposed to have left for the Airport Cities World Conference and Exhibition in South Africa as he is one of the speakers.

MAHB GM of corporate planning Randhill Singh was the last minute replacement for him as the speaker for the conference session on The Global Report, which addresses the unique economic, geographical and cultural challenges in airport city and aerotropolis development.

I asked Azizah Aziz, Tourism Malaysia senior deputy director from the director general office for her comments on klia2’s possible delay in its opening. Her reply was she is happy as long as klia2 opens this year.

This new target date for klia2’s opening was mooted by the prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who had wanted it to coincide with KLIA’s launch date in 1998. He made the announcement on 5 January this year.

The earlier date set for klia2’s opening was this month (April).

At MAHB's recent annual general meeting, its chairman Tan Sri Dr Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah had reportedly maintained that klia2, which was 82%, was on track to begin operations on 28 June.

However, research houses like RHB Research Institute Sdn Bhd and CIMB Research have raised questions about klia2 being able to meet its targeted date.

Malaysia leads in Philips Health and Well Being Index

By Laura Lee

Malaysia has the highest rating in terms of health and well being, Philips Malaysia Sdn Bhd managing director Naeem Shahab Khan (pic) told the media at its “Live Well With Philips” event on 9 April 2012.


According to Philips Health and Well Being Index, which selected 28 countries for the survey, 71% of Malaysians are generally happy with their state of health and well being.

The survey also came up with some interesting revelations. They include:

• Those above 65 years are more inclined to believe they have no control over their state of health.

• 52% of them hardly or never visit the dentist.

• 31% hardly go for a general check up, especially those above 30 years of age.

• 43% of Malaysians feel either overweight or obese.

• Three-quarter of those 55 years of age and above are not trying to lose weight.

If this is not bad enough, some 38% of the children in Malaysia are obese based on data from the World Health Organisation.

Naeem, who is also Philips Consumer Lifestyle Malaysia general manager, said obesity, if unchecked, can contribute to serious health problems such as hypertension and heart diseases.

The Philips Health and Well Being Index also showed that while 80% of the respondents felt that new technology could improve their lifestyle and medical technology will help them live longer but they do not realise that if they do not use these technologies, it will not improve their health.

Naeem said this is exactly what Philips is trying to bridge: the gap between what is perceived and the reality of it.

“At Philips, we strive to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Besides, living well through meaningful innovation can help to start your day with confidence.”

The “Live Well With Philips” event also offered a sneak preview of the upcoming trends and its consumer lifestyle product line-up for the next six months.

If I thought Philips’ AirFryer, with its patented rapid air technology that fries food without using oil, was revolutionary when it was introduced to the Malaysian market last year, its new PerfectCare steam iron, will be the product that I would want to have when it is launched later this year.

Thanks to its revolutionary OptimalTEMP technology, I won’t have to worry about burning my clothes anymore because of wrong settings or overheating.



In fact, you do not need to adjust any settings at all, whether you are ironing silk, cotton or linen garments.

For those who have maids to do your ironing, you don’t have to despair having to teach them how to use this wonder babe since it has no dials or settings.

As Philips Malaysia Consumer Lifestyle senior marketing manager Usman Qureshi put it, “We are the leader where PerfectCare is concerned. We do not use the word “revolutionary” unless it helps the consumer, answer a better need and change habits.”

This new steam iron not only automatically sets the temperature but also helps to preserve your favourite clothes.

It is time saving as well as you do not have to wait for the temperature to cool down before you iron a different type of garment.
“Thus, it is not just easy ironing but perfect ironing,” he quipped, adding that it is safe to iron your hair with PerfectCare! Do we have any volunteers for this demonstration?

I saw with my own eyes how he ironed a piece of plastic with PerfectCare. The plastic became wrinkled but did not stick to the iron. Amazing!

I have had so many of favourite clothes getting dirty black stains from the iron plate of my old iron because of overheating. I certainly cannot wait for PerfectCare's debut.

Penang World Music Festival 2012: Sponsorship and Branding


By Laura Lee

The sponsorship of the Penang World Music Festival (PWMF) 2012 comes to the tune of more than RM1 million, Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng told the media and crowd at the preview held at Straits Quay, a day ahead of the festival which begins today at the Botanic Gardens in the island state.

He also mentioned that Plenitude Bhd sponsored RM300,000 for the event. I noticed The Star has referred to this event as the Plenitude World Music Festival in its two reports today.



Plenitude executive chairman Chua Elsie (second from right) 

presenting the mock cheque to Law 



Can a title sponsor do that? A check with Gracie Geikie, managing director of UCSI Communications Sdn Bhd, which has been appointed as the event management consultant for the PWMF, suggests otherwise.

“We can say that Plentitude presents the Penang World Music Festival as the branding of this event is Penang World Music Festival,” replied Gracie, who is the advisor for the event.

Citing the case of the recently ended Penang Malaysian Grand Prix 2012, one event organiser said it would be appropriate if the event is called Plenitude Penang World Music Festival.

To call it by the name used by our national English daily suggests to me the event has sold its soul just because a corporation pumped in a large amount of money.

Initially I thought it could be a mistake made by The Star reporter. When I was at the event site this evening, I spotted buntings at the VIP area which referred to the PWMF as the "Plenitude World Music Festival".

I cannot blame The Star reporter now for making such a mistake, can I when you have buntings like this?

Since the Penang state exco for tourism development and culture Danny Law was present at the VIP area where Plenitude was hosting a small dinner for its guests, I checked with him regarding this confusion over the event's name. 

He put the blame on the printer. This is not the first time I have heard of printers being blamed for errors being made to promotional materials and souvenir programmes. I thought printers only print what is given to them and onus should be one the person providing the materials.

Unlike in the past, where the federal government of Malaysia was behind the promotion of this event, this time round the Penang state government has taken over its organising and sponsorship.

In his speech last night, Lim viewed the PWMF as its very own brand.

To Lim, who considers music to possess the power to soothe the heart of the savage beast, he expects the PWMF to inspire the state, which has earned a number of firsts in the field of economy, to greater heights.

For Penang to be Malaysia's music capital, many ingredients come into play. As highlighted by Lim, they include a fantastic venue, good facilities as well as local and international performers.

The first band to perform at the preview last night was Vietnam's Phong Nguyen Ensemble, which had the opportunity to take a picture together with Lim.

Having attended innumerable events hosted by Tourism Malaysia and the Ministry of Tourism under the federal government, the welcome dinner organised last night fell short of the expectations among some of the participants, including myself.

Except for the char keow taui, which Penang is famous for, the rest such as the fried spring rolls and apple strudel were more like light finger food and dessert.

A random check with other Malaysian media have us concurring that the char keow teow served at Aseana Cafe in Straits Quay did not match our expectations.

To make matters worse, returning from the event back to Hard Rock Hotel, where most of the media and bands are staying, the television programme Makan Unlimited was featuring char keow teow and highlighted all the best char keow teow, including the duck egg's version, found in Malaysia.

I was certainly longing to eat the two sisters’ char keow teow @ 185 MacAlister Road in Penang after that. I was first introduced to this stall’s char keow teow with prawns and crab meat in 1981 by my varsity mate, See Siew Hwa, a Penangnite herself.

See related article on PWMF in: http://micemalaysiabeyond.blogspot.com/2012/03/penang-world-music-festival-to-serve-as

Penang World Music Festival 2012 sets to rock the Pearl of the Orient

By Laura Lee

The Penang World Music Festival (PWMF) returns this year and promises to be “bigger and better” with a line up of 18 international and local bands offering music genre ranging from blues to salsa and reggae.

They include Maite Hontele from Colombia, Kalja Riddim Klan (Vanuatu), Gus Teja World Music (Bali), Tori Ensemble (South Korea) Wild Marmalade (Australia)and Beoga (Ireland, see pix below).

They will be joined by other international musicians from Africa, Australia, Russia, Mongolia and the Philippines.

Among the local bands are Didit Dinai, Penang Dhol Blasters, Kumpulan Minang Moh Geng Wak Long and my favourite, Aseana Percussion Unit.

PWMF will be staged open air at the Quarry Recreational Park, Botanic Gardens from 30 March to 1 April with the concert starting from 7pm.

The musical workshop will start from 2pm while the Kidzworld workshop will be from 5pm to 6pm. There will also be festival bazaar offering a wide selection of food and beverages, souvenir items, handicrafts and the performers’ CDs for sale.

I’m glad to know the organiser, Penang State Tourism Development and Culture Office has appointed UCSI Communications Sdn Bhd (UComms) as the event management consultant to ensure the smooth running of the festival.

Thanks to UComms communications manager Letitia Samuel, I have received the releases, pictures and media invitation to this year’s event already.

Letitia was formerly from the Sarawak Tourism Board, which started and successfully built up the Rainforest World Music Festival and Miri International Jazz Festival (now rebranded as Borneo Jazz) to be recognised music events globally.

When PWMF was last held three years ago, I could still remember how difficult it was for us media in Kuala Lumpur (KL) to get information on the event or even a response from the tourism officer in charge.

Hard Rock Hotel Penang is the official hotel for the PWMF and will not only be housing all the musicians but the invited media as well during the festival.

A preview show will be held at the hotel on 28 March while on 29 March, the preview will be held at Straits Quay, one of the supporters of PWMF 2012.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that there will be preview held earlier in KL as part of the build-up for the PWMF.

Tickets to the festival can be bought online at www.ticketxpress.com.my for RM90 a day for adult and RM45 a day for children between five and 12 years old.

Three-day tickets are priced at RM220 each for adults and RM120 each for children.

PWMF tickets are also sold at all Discovery Overland Holidays offices (tel: +6 013 3398113) and Penang Tourism Development and Culture Office (tel: +6 016 4110000).