List of newspapers in Singapore

The following is a list of newspapers in Singapore.

In circulation

Singapore's major daily newspapers

Newspaper Language Publisher Format Founded
Berita Harian Singaporean Malay SPH Media Daily broadsheet 1 July 1957; 67 years ago (1 July 1957)
Lianhe Zaobao (联合早报) Standard Singaporean Mandarin SPH Media Daily broadsheet 6 September 1923; 101 years ago (1923-09-06) (as Nanyang Siang Pau (南洋商报))
15 January 1929; 95 years ago (1929-01-15) (as Sin Chew Jit Poh (星洲日报))
Tamil Murasu (தமிழ் முரசு) Singaporean Tamil SPH Media daily broadsheet 2 May 1936; 88 years ago (2 May 1936)
The Business Times Singapore English SPH Media Financial daily broadsheet 1 October 1976; 48 years ago (1 October 1976)
The Straits Times (The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce) Singapore English SPH Media Daily broadshee 15 July 1845; 179 years ago (1845-07-15) (as The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce)
Financial Times (London Financial Guide) London English and Singapore English The Financial Times Ltd (via Nikkei) Financial daily broadsheet
 9 January 1888; 136 years ago (9 January 1888) based in London (as London Financial Guide)
The Wall Street Journal New York City English and Singapore English News Corp (via Dow Jones & Company) Financial daily broadsheet 8 July 1889; 135 years ago (8 July 1889) based in Manhattan, New York City
The Guardian (The Manchester Guardian) London English and Singapore English Scott Trust Limited's Guardian Media Group Daily broadsheet 5 May 1921; 103 years ago (5 May 1921) based in London (as The Manchester Guardian, renamed The Guardian in 1959)
The New York Times New York City English and Singapore English The New York Times Company Daily broadsheet 18 September 1851; 173 years ago (18 September 1851) based in Manhattan, New York City

Secondary newspaper

Newspaper Language Publisher Format Founded Average daily circulation (2013)[1] Average daily circulation (2016)[2]
zbCOMMA (早报逗号) Chinese SPH Media weekly tabloid 1 January 1994; 31 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 SPH Media general daily broadsheet 18 March 1967; 57 years ago (18 March 1967) 130,600 100,300 (print + digital)
tabla! English SPH Media general free weekly tabloid 10 October 2008; 16 years ago (10 October 2008) 30,000
The New Paper English SPH Media free general daily tabloid 26 July 1988; 36 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; 12 years ago (1 October 2012) 230,000 weekly
TGIF Papers English general free weekly tabloid 1 January 2013; 12 years ago (1 January 2013) 50,000 (200,000 monthly)
Pravasi Express[5] English and Malayalam Pravasi Publications general fortnightly tabloid 15 July 2012; 12 years ago (15 July 2012) 7,000 (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 newspaper, was accused as "anti-Merdeka" by S. Rajaratnam,[7] and was 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 two years, and publication of The Chinese Daily was briefly halted.[10][11]

English language

Chinese language

Tamil language

Malay language

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.
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  13. ^ Rebecca Chan Chung, Deborah Chung and Cecilia Ng Wong, "Piloted to Serve", 2012
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  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.