Suara Pembaruan (literally Voice of Renewal) is an Indonesian afternoon daily. Founded in 1987 as a replacement for Sinar Harapan, it is one of the largest newspapers in Indonesia.
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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 was chosen as General Director.[1]
In 1991, Suara Pembaruan reported a circulation of roughly 340,000, ranking as the fourth largest selling daily behind Kompas, Pos Kota, and Jawa Post. The following year it ranked second in advertising revenue, trailing behind Kompas.[2]
Suara Pembaruan holds shares in The Jakarta Post, which was co-founded by its progenitor Sinar Harapan.[3]
David T. Hill describes Suara Pembaruan's management as being commercially pragmatic and politically cautious, with marketing focused on the secular middle class.[4] Its Christian character has received much discussion in Indonesia.[5]