Nanyang Siang Pau
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Nanyang Siang Pau or Nanyang Business Daily was founded by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee
on 6 September 1923 in Singapore
, currently published in Malaysia. The Singapore edition
of the paper has merged with Sin Chew Jit Poh (Singapore)
on March 16, 1983 to form the current Lianhe Zaobao
, and has ceased to exist.
In August 1932, the Nanyang Daily was separated from Tan's company. The newspaper company name was changed to Nanyang Press in 1975.
In 1993, Nanyang Press took over the management of another Chinese daily, China Press
.
On 28 May 2001, Huaren Holdings, the investment arm of the political party MCA
, bought over Nanyang Press, in a controversial transaction that led to mass boycotts of the newspaper by the Chinese community. Huaren now owns 42% of Nanyang Press (June 2005).
As at June 2005, Nanyang has raised more than RM240 million for Chinese education in Malaysia, through its Top Ten charity concerts in conjunction with Carlsberg Malaysia.
Tan Kah Kee
Tan Kah Kee was a prominent businessman, community leader, and philanthropist in colonial Singapore, and a Communist leader in the People's Republic of China.- Early years :...
on 6 September 1923 in Singapore
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...
, currently published in Malaysia. The Singapore edition
Nanyang 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....
of the paper has merged with Sin Chew Jit Poh (Singapore)
Sin 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...
on March 16, 1983 to form the current 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...
, and has ceased to exist.
In August 1932, the Nanyang Daily was separated from Tan's company. The newspaper company name was changed to Nanyang Press in 1975.
In 1993, Nanyang Press took over the management of another Chinese daily, China Press
China Press
China Press is a Malaysian Chinese-language newspaper set up by Tun Henry Lee Hau Shik and first published on 1 February 1946....
.
On 28 May 2001, Huaren Holdings, the investment arm of the political party MCA
Malaysian Chinese Association
Malaysian Chinese Association is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that represents the Malaysian Chinese ethnicity; it is one of the three major component parties of the ruling coalition in Malaysia called the Barisan Nasional in Malay, or National Front in English.Along with the largest...
, bought over Nanyang Press, in a controversial transaction that led to mass boycotts of the newspaper by the Chinese community. Huaren now owns 42% of Nanyang Press (June 2005).
As at June 2005, Nanyang has raised more than RM240 million for Chinese education in Malaysia, through its Top Ten charity concerts in conjunction with Carlsberg Malaysia.