List of newspapers in Singapore
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Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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In circulation
There are a total of sixteen newspapers in active circulation today, of which three are distributed for free. Some of these also carry supplementary tabloid pull-outs sold together with the main spreadsheet, such as Digital Life, Mind Your Body, and Urban distributed with The Straits TimesThe Straits Times
The Straits Times is an English language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings . It is the country's highest-selling paper, with a current daily circulation of nearly 400,000...
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| Newspaper | Language | Format | Founded | Average daily circulation (2005) |
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| Berita Harian Berita Harian (Singapore) Berita Harian is a Malay language newspaper and the only one to be published in Singapore. The Sunday edition is called Berita Minggu also the only Malay language weekly newspaper in the country. This newspaper is published in the general daily broadsheet format. It was founded on 1 July 1957... |
Malay Malay language Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore... |
general daily broadsheet Broadsheet Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet... |
1 July 1957 | 55,658 |
| Berita Minggu Berita Harian (Singapore) Berita Harian is a Malay language newspaper and the only one to be published in Singapore. The Sunday edition is called Berita Minggu also the only Malay language weekly newspaper in the country. This newspaper is published in the general daily broadsheet format. It was founded on 1 July 1957... |
Malay Malay language Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore... |
general weekly broadsheet Broadsheet Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet... |
1 July 1957 | 64,186 |
| zbCOMMA (早报逗号) | Chinese Chinese language The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages... |
weekly tabloid | 1 January 1994 | 72,756 |
| Lianhe Wanbao Lianhe Wanbao Lianhe Wanbao is a Singapore Chinese afternoon newspaper published daily by Singapore Press Holdings . It was started on March 16, 1983 after the merger between as Nanyang Siang Pau and Sin Chew Jit Poh.... (联合晚报) |
Chinese Chinese language The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages... |
general daily broadsheet Broadsheet Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet... |
March 16, 1983 | 184,445 (194,640 on daily) |
| Lianhe Zaobao Lianhe Zaobao Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao , commonly abbreviated as Lianhe Zaobao , is the largest Singapore based Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 176,000. Published by Singapore Press Holdings , it was formed on March 16, 1983 as a result of a merger between Nanyang Siang Pau and... (联合早报) |
Chinese Chinese language The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages... |
general daily broadsheet Broadsheet Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet... |
March 16, 1983 | 184,445 (194,640 on daily) |
| Lianhe Zaobao Sunday Lianhe Zaobao Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao , commonly abbreviated as Lianhe Zaobao , is the largest Singapore based Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 176,000. Published by Singapore Press Holdings , it was formed on March 16, 1983 as a result of a merger between Nanyang Siang Pau and... (早报星期天) |
Chinese Chinese language The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages... |
general daily broadsheet Broadsheet Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet... |
March 20, 1983 | 184,445 (194,640 on daily) |
| My Paper My paper My Paper is a free, bilingual newspaper in Singapore published by the Singapore Press Holdings.... (我报) |
English and Chinese Chinese language The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages... |
general free daily tabloid | 1 January 1994 | 120,000 |
| Good Paper | English | Good News free bi-monthly tabloid | 1 January 1994 | |
| Shin Min Daily News Shin Min Daily News Shin Min Daily News is a Singapore Chinese-language afternoon newspaper currently published by Singapore Press Holdings... (新明日报) |
Chinese Chinese language The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages... |
general daily broadsheet Broadsheet Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet... |
March 18, 1967 | 184,445 (194,640 on daily) |
| Tamil Murasu Tamil Murasu Tamil Murasu is a Singapore based Tamil language newspaper. Launched in 1935 by Thamizhavel G. Sarangapani, Tamil Murasu is Singapore's only Tamil language newspaper... (தமிழ் முரசு) |
Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
general daily broadsheet Broadsheet Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet... |
1 January 1932 | 8,790 (15,852 on Sundays) |
| tabla! | English | general free weekly tabloid | 1 January 1994 | 30,000 |
| Business Times Business Times (Singapore) The Business Times of Singapore is an English-language newspaper published since 1 October 1976 . In 1 January 1994, it became the first English-language newspaper in Asia to launch an online news service called Business Times Online. It is part of the Singapore Press Holdings group.-External links:*... |
English | financial daily broadsheet Broadsheet Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet... |
15 July 1845 | 184,445 (194,640 on daily) |
| The New Paper The New Paper The New Paper is Singapore's second-highest circulating paid English-language newspaper, first launched on July 26, 1988, by Singapore Press Holdings . According to SPH, its average daily circulation for August 2010 was 101600.... |
English | general daily tabloid | 1 January 1987 | 113,331 |
| The New Paper Sunday The New Paper The New Paper is Singapore's second-highest circulating paid English-language newspaper, first launched on July 26, 1988, by Singapore Press Holdings . According to SPH, its average daily circulation for August 2010 was 101600.... |
English | general weekly tabloid | 1 January 1987 | 148,273 |
| The Straits Times The Straits Times The Straits Times is an English language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings . It is the country's highest-selling paper, with a current daily circulation of nearly 400,000... |
English | general daily broadsheet Broadsheet Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet... |
15 July 1845 | 184,445 (194,640 on daily) |
| The Sunday Times | English | general weekly broadsheet Broadsheet Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet... |
15 July 1845 | 184,445 (194,640 on daily) |
| Thumbs Up Thumbs Up (newspaper) Thumbs Up is a Chinese newspaper published in Singapore for school children. It was launched by Deputy Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong on 15 January 2000. Most primary schools in Singapore subscribe to the newspaper for their Chinese students, to improve their Chinese language.The newspaper... (大拇指) |
Chinese Chinese language The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages... |
general weekly tabloid | 1 January 1994 | 33,577 |
| Today Today (Singapore newspaper) Today is a free English-language compact in Singapore published by government-owned MediaCorp print media arm. It is distributed from Monday to Sunday.... |
English | general free daily tabloid | 1 January 1994 | 184,445 (194,640 on daily) |
| Weekend Today Today (Singapore newspaper) Today is a free English-language compact in Singapore published by government-owned MediaCorp print media arm. It is distributed from Monday to Sunday.... |
English | general free weekly tabloid | 1 January 1994 | 184,445 (194,640 on daily) |
Defunct papers
Chinese language- Nanyang Sin ChewNanyang Siang Pau (Singapore)Nanyang Siang Pau as name Nanyang Sin Chew was a newspaper in Singapore that was founded by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee on 15 July 1845 in Singapore....
(南洋星州) – established on 15 July 1845; disetablished on 1 January 1994 as Lianhe ZaobaoLianhe ZaobaoNanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao , commonly abbreviated as Lianhe Zaobao , is the largest Singapore based Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 176,000. Published by Singapore Press Holdings , it was formed on March 16, 1983 as a result of a merger between Nanyang Siang Pau and...
(联合早报) and Lianhe Zaobao Sunday (联合早报星期日)- Nanyang Siang PauNanyang Siang Pau (Singapore)Nanyang Siang Pau as name Nanyang Sin Chew was a newspaper in Singapore that was founded by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee on 15 July 1845 in Singapore....
(南洋商报) – established on 15 July 1845; disetablished on 1 January 1994 as Lianhe ZaobaoLianhe ZaobaoNanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao , commonly abbreviated as Lianhe Zaobao , is the largest Singapore based Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 176,000. Published by Singapore Press Holdings , it was formed on March 16, 1983 as a result of a merger between Nanyang Siang Pau and...
(联合早报) and Lianhe Zaobao Sunday (联合早报星期日) - Sin Chew Jit PohSin Chew Jit Poh (Singapore)Sin Chew Jit Poh as name Nanyang Sin Chew stopped publication in Singapore in 15 July 1845 and subsequently merged with Nanyang Siang Pau to become Lianhe Zaobao...
(星州日报) – established on 15 July 1845; disetablished on 1 January 1994 as Lianhe ZaobaoLianhe ZaobaoNanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao , commonly abbreviated as Lianhe Zaobao , is the largest Singapore based Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 176,000. Published by Singapore Press Holdings , it was formed on March 16, 1983 as a result of a merger between Nanyang Siang Pau and...
(联合早报) and Lianhe Zaobao Sunday (联合早报星期日)
- Nanyang Siang Pau
- Friday WeeklyFriday WeeklyzbCOMMA is a Singapore-based Chinese language newspaper owned by Singapore Press Holdings . It was previously known as Friday Weekly .-History:...
(星期5周报) – established on 15 July 1845; disetablished on 1 January 1994 as Shin Min Daily NewsShin Min Daily NewsShin Min Daily News is a Singapore Chinese-language afternoon newspaper currently published by Singapore Press Holdings...
(新明日报)
English language
- Eastern Sun
- The New Nation
- Project Eyeball (folded on 1 January 2002 less than two years after its release)
- Singapore HeraldSingapore HeraldThe Singapore Herald was a tabloid newspaper in Singapore whose publishing license was suspended by the Singapore government on May 28, 1971...
- Singapore Monitor
- Singapore Standard
- StreatsStreatsStreats was the first free English language newspaper in Singapore published by Singapore Press Holdings . It was first published on 1 January 1994....
(merged with TodayToday (Singapore newspaper)Today is a free English-language compact in Singapore published by government-owned MediaCorp print media arm. It is distributed from Monday to Sunday....
on 1 January 2005)
See also
- Censorship in SingaporeCensorship in SingaporeCensorship in Singapore mainly targets sexual, political, racial and religious issues, as defined by out-of-bounds markers.-Implementation:The Media Development Authority approves publications, issues arts entertainment licences and enforces the Free-to-air TV Programme Code, Cable TV Programme...
- Communications in SingaporeCommunications in SingaporeThe telecommunication infrastructure of Singapore spans the entire city-state. Its development level is high, with close accessibility to the infrastructure from nearly all inhabited parts of the island and for all of the population, with exceptions...
- Media of SingaporeMedia of SingaporeThe media of Singapore play an important role in Singapore, one of the key strategic media centres in the Asia-Pacific region. This is in line with the government's aggressive push to establish Singapore as a media hub in the world under the Media 21 plan launched in 2002...