Sinar Harian

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Sinar Harian
Front page of the inaugural Selangor & KL edition
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Compact

Owner	Kumpulan Karangkraf Sdn Bhd
Publisher	Akhbar Cabaran Sdn Bhd
Editor	Abdul Jalil Ali
Founded	March 31, 2006
Language	Malay
Price	RM 1.00 daily.
Headquarters	Shah Alam, Selangor
Circulation	150,000

Website: www.sinarharian.com.my (Malay)

Sinar Harian (English: Daily Light) is a Malay language daily newspaper published in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia in a compact format. It first hit the newstands on March 31, 2006 in the East Coast states of Kelantan and Terengganu before expanding its distribution to the state of Selangor and the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur in the West Coast in September 2007.

Sinar Daily is published by Akhbar Cabaran Sdn Bhd, a company related to the Kumpulan Karangkraf & Ultimate Group of Companies, a major publishing interest in Malaysia and currently has a cover price of RM 1.00.

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While providing the standard fare of national and international news, Sinar Harian also has a unique niche in providing regional and local news based on the regional editions published in the form of a pull-out section that takes up more than half of the printed pages in every issue. Current regional editions available are the Kelantan edition, Terengganu edition, Pahang edition and the Selangor & KL edition.

Regional correspondents known as Skuad Cakna (literally meaning Concerned Squads, possibly colloquial for Snoop Squads) are stationed in each district and major population centres in the states where the respective editions are published.