The ''Business Times'' of

Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...

has been published in

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since 4 October 1976. It is part of the

New Straits Times Press The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad (officially abbreviated as NSTP) is a Malaysian newspaper publishing conglomerate, owned by Media Prima. The NSTP publishes several newspapers, including its namesake flagship newspaper as well as ...

unit of

Media Prima Media Prima Berhad (; Trade name, doing business as Media Prima and stylized in Letter case, lowercase title), also abbreviated as MPB, is a Media of Malaysia, Malaysian media company based in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. It is the largest media and en ...

. The newspaper has been incorporated with the ''

New Straits Times The ''New Straits Times'' is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first), having been founded as a local offshoot of Singapore-based ''The Straits Ti ...

'' since 1 June 2002.

History

The ''Business Times'' originally distributed with ''

The Straits Times ''The Straits Times'' (also known informally by its abbreviation ''ST'') is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and ...

'', both published in Singapore. After new law in both Singapore (1975) and Malaysia (1970s) regarding ownership of the publisher, the ''

'' was founded in Kuala Lumpur based on the Malaysian edition of ''The Straits Times''. The ''Business Times'' followed the foundation of the ''New Straits Times'' and its rebirth in Kuala Lumpur.

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