List of newspapers in Singapore

The following is a list of newspapers in Singapore.

In circulation

#1 daily newspaper

Newspaper Language Format Slogan, Motto, Tagline & Theme Founded Average daily circulation Position (Rank)
Berita Harian Malay Malay oldest daily broadsheet
Singapore's #1 Malay daily newspaper 		Singapore's #1 Malay Daily Newspaper 1 July 1957; 66 years ago (1 July 1957) 999,995,991 (print + digital) #1
Lianhe Zaobao (联合早报) Chinese Chinese oldest daily broadsheet
Singapore's #1 Mandarin daily newspaper 		Singapore's #1 Mandarin Daily Newspaper 6 September 1923; 100 years ago (1923-09-06) (as Nanyang Siang Pau)
15 January 1929; 95 years ago (1929-01-15) (as Sin Chew Jit Poh) 		999,995,991 (print + digital) #1
Tamil Murasu (தமிழ் முரசு) Tamil Tamil oldest daily broadsheet
Singapore's #1 Tamil daily newspaper 		Singapore's #1 Tamil Daily Newspaper 2 May 1936; 87 years ago (2 May 1936) 999,995,991 (print + digital) #1
The Business Times English English financial daily broadsheet
Singapore's #1 English business daily newspaper 		Singapore's #1 English Business Daily Newspaper 1 October 1976; 47 years ago (1 October 1976) 999,995,991 (print + digital) #1
The Straits Times English English oldest daily broadsheet
Singapore's #1 English daily newspaper 		Singapore's #1 English Daily Newspaper 15 July 1845; 178 years ago (1845-07-15) (as The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce) 999,995,991 (print + digital) #1

Secondary daily newspaper

Newspaper Language Format Founded Average daily circulation (2013)[1] Average daily circulation (2016)[2]
zbCOMMA (早报逗号) Chinese weekly tabloid 1 January 1994; 30 years ago (1 January 1994) 54,400 40,400
Good Paper English "Social Causes" online,[3] free quarterly print and e-copy tabloid 21 January 2011; 13 years ago (21 January 2011) 15,000 (print)
Shin Min Daily News (新明日报) Chinese general daily broadsheet 18 March 1967; 57 years ago (18 March 1967) 130,600 100,300 (print + digital)
tabla! English general free weekly tabloid 10 October 2008; 15 years ago (10 October 2008) 30,000
The New Paper English free general daily tabloid 26 July 1988; 35 years ago (26 July 1988) 85,600 113,300
Thumbs Up (大拇指) Chinese general weekly tabloid 15 January 2000; 24 years ago (15 January 2000) 27,500 21,200
WEEKENDER[4] English lifestyle free home delivered weekly broadsheet 1 October 2012; 11 years ago (1 October 2012) 230,000 weekly
TGIF Papers English general free weekly tabloid 1 January 2013; 11 years ago (1 January 2013) 50,000 (200,000 monthly)
Pravasi Express[5] English and Malayalam general fortnightly tabloid 15 July 2012; 11 years ago (15 July 2012) 7000 (200,000 online)
The Life News[6] English National Fortnightly (digital) and a facsimile of Parent edition The Life News, Australia National Edition and The Life News Ltd UK. tabloid (20,000 online)

Defunct papers

The Singapore Tiger Standard, an English morning daily accused as "anti-Merdeka" by S. Rajaratnam,[7] closed in 1959 after the People's Action Party came to power.[8]

In 1971, the government crackdown on newspapers perceived to be under foreign influence or with subversive tendencies saw the closing of The Eastern Sun and The Singapore Herald.[9] Editorial executives of Nanyang Siang Pau, which was accused of propagating Chinese ethnic chauvinism, had been ordered detained without trial for a period of at least two years, and publication of the Chinese daily was briefly halted.[10][11]

English language

  • Comrade (1946)
  • Daily Advertiser (1890 - 1894)
  • Democrat (1946)
  • Eastern Daily Mail (1905 - 1906)[12]
  • Eastern News (1940 - 1941)
  • Eastern Sun (closed in 1971 for allegation on receiving money from communist intelligence from Hong Kong)
  • Free Press
  • Indian Daily Mail (1946 - 1956)
  • Malacca Observer
  • Malay Daily Chronicle
  • Malaya Tribune[12]
  • Malayan Saturday Post Illustrated
  • Malayan Saturday Review
  • Mid-Day Herald and Daily Advertiser
  • Morning Tribune
  • New Nation
  • Penang Guardian and Mercantile Avertiser
  • Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
  • Project Eyeball (folded on 1 January 2002, less than two years after its release)
  • Reporter's Advertiser[12]
  • Shipping Gazette[12]
  • Singapore & F.M.S. Weekly Advertiser
  • Singapore Chronicle and Commercial Register
  • Singapore Chronicle (1824 - 1837)[12]
  • Singapore Daily News
  • Singapore Daily Times
  • Singapore Herald (1939 - 1941)[12]
  • Singapore Herald (closed in 1971)
  • Singapore Monitor
  • Singapore Nippo
  • Singapore Tiger Standard or Singapore Standard (1950–1959)
  • Singapore Weekly Herald
  • Straits Advocate[12]
  • Straits Budget
  • Straits Echo
  • Straits Guardian[12]
  • Straits Intelligence (1883 - 1886)[12]
  • Straits Mail
  • Straits Maritime Journal and General News
  • Straits Produce[12]
  • Straits Telegraph and Daily Advertiser
  • Straits-Chinese Herald
  • Streats (merged with Today on 1 January 2005)
  • Sunday Mirror
  • Syonan Shimbun
  • Syonan Shimbun Fortnightly
  • The Singapore Free Press (1835 - 1962)[12]
  • Weekend TODAY
  • Weekly Sun
  • "My Paper" (merged with "The New Paper" on 1 December 2016)

Chinese language

  • Chong Shing Yit Pao (中興日報) – established on 20 August 1907; disestablished in 1910. The newspaper was founded and operated by members of the Tongmenghui and was aimed at promoting the 1911 Xinhai Revolution in China. The members responsible for the newspaper were Tan Chor Lam, Teo Eng Hock and Chan Po-yin. The daily distribution involved 1,000 copies.[13][14]
  • Friday Weekly (星期5周报) – established on 21 February 1991;[15] disestablished on 7 January 2009 as zbCOMMA.[16] The newspaper is targeted at secondary school students.[16][17]
  • Lat Pau (1881 - 1932)[12]
  • Lianhe Wanbao (联合晚报) – established on 16 March 1983; disestablished on 24 December 2021. Merged with Shin Min Daily News (新明日报).[18]
  • Nanyang Siang Pau (南洋商报) – established on 6 September 1923; disestablished on 16 March 1983 as Lianhe Zaobao and Lianhe Wanbao
  • Nan Chiau Jit Pao[12]
  • Sin Chew Jit Poh (星洲日报) – established on 15 January 1929; disestablished on 16 March 1983 as Lianhe Zaobao and Lianhe Wanbao
  • Sin Kuo Min Jit Poh[14]
  • Sing Po[19]
  • The Union Times (1906 - 1948)[14]
  • Thien Nan Shin Pao (1898 - 1905)[14]
  • Xiao Xian Zhong[14]
  • Xin Li Bao[14]
  • Ye Deng Bao[14]
  • Zhaonan Ribao (1942 - 1945)[14]

Tamil language

Malay language

  • Lembang Malaya
  • Jawi Peranakkan (1876 - 1895)[12]
  • Nujum Al-Fajar
  • Sekolah Melayu
  • Warta Ahad
  • Warta Jenaka
  • Warta Malaya

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annual Report 2013" (PDF).
  2. ^ "SPH Annual report 2016" (PDF).
  3. ^ "GoodPaper".
  4. ^ "Weekender Singapore". Weekender Singapore.
  5. ^ "PravasiExpress | A bilingual Malayalam, English Newspaper".
  6. ^ "The life News | An English language Newspaper".
  7. ^ "Ex-journalist leads PAP attack No. 2 on the English Press". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  8. ^ "After 9 years paper closes doors". 1 August 1959. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Opposition Paper in Singapore Is Closed on Government Order". The New York Times. 29 May 1971. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  10. ^ Campbell, Colin (20 July 1982). "Singapore, Citing Unity, Again Reins In the Press". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Nanyang affair raised at C'wealth Press Union". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Seow, Francis (1998). The Media Enthralled: Singapore Revisited, Volume 10. Lynne Rienner Publishers. pp. 6–9. ISBN 1555877796.
  13. ^ Rebecca Chan Chung, Deborah Chung and Cecilia Ng Wong, "Piloted to Serve", 2012
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h Lee, Meiyu (21 January 2020). "From Lat Pau to Zaobao: A History of Chinese Newspapers". BiblioAsia. Singapore: National Library Board. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  15. ^ "《星期5周报》发行李资政将主持仪式". Lianhe Wanbao. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  16. ^ a b Oon, Clarissa (31 December 2008). "Hip new student weekly with Zaobao". The Straits Times. pp. B3.
  17. ^ "各校校长同赞《星期5周报》 学生应有的报纸可作生活指导". Lianhe Wanbao. 19 February 1991. p. 8. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  18. ^ "年底并入《新明日报》 《联合晚报》结束38年历史" [Merging into Shin Min Daily News, Lianhe Wanbao ends 38 years of history]. Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). Singapore Press Holdings. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Koh Yew Hean Press | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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