List of newspapers in Singapore
The following is a list of newspapers in Singapore.
In circulation
There are a total of sixteen newspapers in active circulation today, of which three are distributed for free. Some of these also carry supplementary tabloid pull-outs sold together with the main spreadsheet, such as Digital Life, Mind Your Body, and Urban, which are distributed together with The Straits Times.
| Newspaper | Language | Format | Founded | Average daily circulation (2013)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berita Harian | Malay | general daily broadsheet | 1 July 1957 | 50,600 |
| Berita Minggu (Sundays only) | Malay | general weekly broadsheet | 1 July 1957 | 50,600 |
| zbCOMMA (早报逗号) | Chinese | weekly tabloid | 1 January 1994 | 54,400 |
| Lianhe Wanbao (联合晚报) | Chinese | general daily broadsheet | 16 March 1983 | 91,000 |
| Lianhe Zaobao (联合早报) | Chinese | general daily broadsheet | 16 March 1983 | 172,500 (print + digital) |
| My Paper (我报) | English and Chinese | general free daily tabloid | 1 January 1994 | 120,000 |
| Good Paper | English | "Social Causes" online,[2] free quarterly print and e-copy tabloid | 21 January 2011 | 15,000 (print) |
| Shin Min Daily News (新明日报) | Chinese | general daily broadsheet | 18 March 1967 | 130,600 |
| Tamil Murasu (தமிழ் முரசு) | Tamil | general daily broadsheet | 1 January 1932 | 15,700 |
| tabla! | English | general free weekly tabloid | October 2008 | 30,000 |
| Business Times | English | financial daily broadsheet | 15 July 1845 | 42,200 (print + digital) |
| The New Paper | English | general daily tabloid | 26 July 1988 | 85,600 |
| The Straits Times | English | general daily broadsheet | 15 July 1845 | 449,200 (print + digital) |
| Thumbs Up (大拇指) | Chinese | general weekly tabloid | 15 January 2000 | 27,500 |
| Today | English | free daily compact newspaper | 10 November 2000 | 300,000 on daily |
| WEEKENDER[3] | English | lifestyle free home delivered weekly broadsheet | 1 October 2012 | 230,000 weekly |
| TGIF Papers | English | general free weekly tabloid | 1 January 2013 | 50,000 (200,000 monthly) |
| Pravasi Express[4] | English and Malayalam | general fortnightly tabloid | 15 July 2012 | 7000 (200,000 online) |
Defunct papers
English language
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Chinese language
- Chong Shing Chinese Daily Newspaper (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.[5][6]
- Friday Weekly (星期5周报) – established on 15 July 1845; disestablished on 7 January 2009 as zbCOMMA
- Nanyang Sin Chew (南洋星州) – established on 15 July 1845; disestablished on 1 January 1994 as Lianhe Zaobao and Lianhe Zaobao Sunday
- Nanyang Siang Pau (南洋商报) – established on 15 July 1845; disestablished on 1 January 1994 as Lianhe Zaobao and Lianhe Zaobao Sunday
- Sin Chew Jit Poh (星州日报) – established on 15 July 1845; disestablished on 1 January 1994 as Lianhe Zaobao and Lianhe Zaobao Sunday
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.sph.com.sg/system/misc/annualreport/2013/SPH_AR2013_51.pdf
- ↑ http://www.goodpaper.sg/
- ↑ http://www.weekender.com.sg
- ↑ http://www.pravasiexpress.com
- ↑ Rebecca Chan Chung, Deborah Chung and Cecilia Ng Wong, "Piloted to Serve", 2012
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/PilotedToServe
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