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The Business Times originally distributed with The Straits Times, both published in Singapore. After new law in both Singapore (1975) and Malaysia (1970s) regarding ownership of the publisher, the New Straits Times was founded in Kuala Lumpur based on the Malaysian edition of The Straits Times.
OCLC number. 1167649590. Website. nst.com.my. The New Straits Times is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first), [ 3] having been founded as a local offshoot of Singapore-based The Straits Times on 15 July 1845. It was renamed as the New Straits Times on 13 ...
BH (renamed on 2 July 2012; formerly known as Berita Harian) is a Malay-language daily newspaper published in Malaysia. It is owned by the New Straits Times Press. BH was first published on 1 July 1957, marking its debut as a major daily newspaper in Malaysia. Its Sunday Edition, BH Ahad (renamed on 1 July 2012; previously known as Berita ...
The "New Straits Times Press" (initially News [sic?] Straits Times Press Sdn. Bhd.) was formed by the directors of the Directors of The Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad, in a desire to meet the reasonable aspirations of Malaysians to have a majority shareholding in the company which produced the largest mass-circulation organ in the territories of East and West Malaysia.
Piracy in the Strait of Malacca. A US merchant seaman takes aim during training to repel pirates in the Strait of Malacca, 1984. Piracy in the Strait of Malacca has long been a threat to ship owners and the mariners who ply the 900 km-long (550 miles) sea lane. In recent years, coordinated patrols by Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore ...
The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. [2] [3] [4] Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and has a significant regional audience.
It has a daily circulation of about 250,000 (As of January 2017), far eclipsing the circulation of its next-largest paid English-language competitor, the New Straits Times (which has a circulation of approximately 65,000). The Star is a member of the Asia News Network. It is owned by the publicly listed Star Media Group.
Media Prima traced its roots and origins back to the Malaysian operations division of Singaporean company The Straits Times Press Group, the forerunner of SPH Media.Prior to its establishment, [9] [10] both The New Straits Times Press and Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad were formerly a subsidiaries of Fleet Holdings, an investment arm of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and helmed ...