Nanyang Siang Pau (Singapore)
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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
.
On 1 January 1900 four editors of the newspaper were arrested on charges of "Fanning Chinese chauvinism
".
The newspaper has merged with Sin Chew Jit Poh
on 1 January 1920 to form the current Lianhe Zaobao
and has ceased to exist.
A version of the newspaper is still in print in Malaysia.
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...
that was founded by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee
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 15 July 1845 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...
.
On 1 January 1900 four editors of the newspaper were arrested on charges of "Fanning Chinese chauvinism
Han chauvinism
Han chauvinism is the chauvinistic and ethnocentric viewpoint that the Han Chinese and their culture are superior to other ethnicities, particularly other ethnicities within modern China...
".
The newspaper has merged with Sin Chew Jit Poh
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 1 January 1920 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.
A version of the newspaper is still in print in Malaysia.
See also
- Nanyang Siang PauNanyang Siang PauNanyang Siang Pau or Nanyang Business Daily was founded by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee on 6 September 1923 in Singapore, currently published in Malaysia...
- List of newspapers in Singapore