Suara Pembaruan is an Indonesian afternoon daily. Founded in 1987 as a replacement for Sinar Harapan, it is one of the largest newspapers in Indonesia.

History

Suara Pembaruan was on 3 February 1987 as as a replacement for Sinar Harapan, which had been shut down on 9 October 1986 for making political commentary critical of the New Order regime. It maintained many of the same key people, although a member of the People's Representative Council

People's Representative Council

The People's Representative Council , sometimes referred to as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected national legislative assemblies in Indonesia....

 was chosen as General Director.

In 1991, Suara Pembaruan reported a circulation of roughly 340,000, ranking as the fourth largest selling daily behind Kompas

Kompas

Kompas is the most widely read newspaper in Indonesia. Published by Kompas-Gramedia Group Publishing since June 28, 1965, it has a reputation in Indonesia for high-quality writing and investigative journalism...

, Pos Kota, and Jawa Post. The following year it ranked second in advertising revenue, trailing behind Kompas.

Suara Pembaruan holds shares in The Jakarta Post

The Jakarta Post

The Jakarta Post is a daily English language newspaper in Indonesia. The paper is owned by PT Bina Media Tenggara, and the head office is in the nation's capital, Jakarta....

, which was co-founded by its progenitor Sinar Harapan.

Style

David T. Hill describes Suara Pembaruan management as being commercially pragmatic and politically cautious, with marketing focused on the secular middle class. Its Christian

Christianity in Indonesia

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character has received much discussion in Indonesia.