Manja (Magazine)

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MediaCorp Publishing Manja
Manja cover with Singapore Idol 2 Winner-Hady Mirza
Editor Tuminah Sapawi
Categories Malay,Celebrity, Entertainment
Frequency Monthly
First Issue January 30 2000
Company MediaCorp
Country Flag of Singapore Singapore
Language Malay
Website Manja
ISSN unknown

Manja which means Pampered in English is a best-selling Malay-language entertainment and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly.

It is published under the umbrella of MediaCorp and features Malay celebrities and the Malay music scene from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. It also features the latest reviews on hollywood movies, celebrity and music in Malay language.

Manja was launched together with Singapore's first Malay channel, Suria on 30th January 2000 to complement each other thru the different media platform.

The magazine cost SGD$3 for the Singapore edition.

Contents

[edit] Editions

Manja is published in two editions :

  • Singapore Edition
  • Malaysia Edition

[edit] Malaysia Edition

The Malaysia Edition is called Sentiasa Manja which means Always Pampered and is one of the competitor in Malaysia's huge Malay magazine industry. It has been rumoured that the name Sentiasa Manja was to distinguish itself from another magazine in the Malaysian market which was also called Manja or Manga.

[edit] Awards

It recently won an award in ASIA Media Awards 2005 for Best in Design (Gold Award).

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