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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.
The Straits Times (The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce) Singapore English: SPH Media: Daily broadsheet: 15 July 1845; 179 years ago () (as The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce) Financial Times (London Financial Guide) London English and Singapore English: The Financial Times Ltd (via Nikkei) Financial daily broadsheet
Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH) was formed on August 4, 1984, through a merger of three organisations, The Straits Times Press Group, Singapore News and Publications Limited and Times Publishing Berhad. [3] SPH readership has stagnated since the early-2000s, as Singaporeans increasingly turned to online media for their news consumption. [4]
That year, Today had a circulation of 300,000, with more than half of its readers being professionals, managers, executives and businesspeople. [8] It was the second-most-read English-language newspaper in Singapore, after The Straits Times. [9] In April 2017, Today discontinued its weekend
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.
Through a merger, SPH retained a 20% stake in Mediacorp's television operational, as well as 40% stake in Today newspaper. [10] The National Library Board and SPH signed an agreement in 2007 to make digitised articles of The Straits Times available for public access at NLB libraries.
The National Library Board and Singapore Press Holdings signed an agreement in 2007 to make digitised articles of The Straits Times available for public access at NLB libraries. NewspaperSG was launched on 28 January 2010.
As of 2008, there are 16 newspapers in active circulation. Daily newspapers are published in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Under a reciprocal agreement between Malaysia and Singapore, Malaysia's the New Straits Times newspaper may not be sold in Singapore, and Singapore's The Straits Times may not be sold in Malaysia. This is largely due ...