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Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

In circulation

Singapore's major daily newspapers

Secondary newspaper

Defunct papers

The Singapore Tiger Standard, an English morning daily newspaper, was accused as "anti-

Merdeka ''Merdeka'' ( Jawi: ; , ) is a term in Indonesian and Malay which means "independent" or " free". It is derived from the Sanskrit ''maharddhika'' (महर्द्धिक) meaning "rich, prosperous, and powerful". In the Malay Archipelag ...

" by

S. Rajaratnam Sinnathamby Rajaratnam (; 25 February 1915 – 22 February 2006), better known as S. Rajaratnam, was a Singaporean statesman, journalist and diplomat who served as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1965 and 1980, and 2nd De ...

, and was closed in 1959 after the

People's Action Party The People's Action Party (PAP) is a major Conservatism, conservative political party in Singapore and is the governing contemporary political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore, followed by the opposition Workers' Party of Singap ...

came to power. In 1971, the Government crackdown on newspapers perceived to be under foreign influence or with subversive tendencies; saw the closing of '' The Eastern Sun'' and ''The Singapore Herald''. Editorial executives of Nanyang Siang Pau, which was accused of propagating "Chinese ethnic chauvinism", had been ordered detained without trial for a period of two years, and publication of ''The Chinese Daily'' was briefly halted.

English language

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Comrade In political contexts, comrade means a fellow party member. The political use was inspired by the French Revolution, after which it grew into a form of address between socialists and workers. Since the Russian Revolution, popular culture in t ...

'' (1946) *'' Daily Advertiser'' (1890–1894) *''

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY) **Democratic Part ...

'' (1946) *''

Eastern Daily Mail Eastern or Easterns may refer to: Transportation Airlines *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai * Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways *Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 192 ...

'' (1905–1906) *''

Eastern News Eastern or Easterns may refer to: Transportation Airlines *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai * Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways *Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 192 ...

'' (1940 - 1941) *''

Eastern Sun ''Eastern Sun'' was an English-language newspaper that ran from 1966 to 1971 in Singapore. In 1971, ''Eastern Sun'' was exposed for having ties to a communist agency in Hong Kong, China, and that they would be paid to not oppose the People's Rep ...

'' (closed in 1971 for allegation on receiving money from communist intelligence from Hong Kong) *''

Free Press Freedom of the press refers to legal protections for public communications media. Free Press may also refer to: Publications * ''Free Press'' (CPBF), the journal of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom * ''Free Press'' (Malayalam magaz ...

'' *'' Indian Daily Mail'' (1946–1956) *''

Malacca Observer Malacca (), officially the Historic State of Malacca (), is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia located in the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca ...

'' *'' Malay Daily Chronicle'' *''

Malaya Tribune ''The Malaya Tribune'' was a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper. First published in 1914, it experienced slow growth during the 1910s and 1920s but rose to become the most widely read English daily in Singapore and Malaya by the mid-1 ...

'' *''

Malayan Saturday Post Illustrated Malaya refers to a number of historical and current political entities related to what is currently Peninsular Malaysia in Southeast Asia: Political entities * British Malaya (1826–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits ...

'' *'' Malayan Saturday Review'' *'' Mid-Day Herald and Daily Advertiser'' *'' Morning Tribune'' *''

New Nation ''New Nation'' was a weekly newspaper published in the United Kingdom, UK for the Black British community. The newspaper was launched in November 1996 by Richard Adeshiyan, the founding Editor who gave the title its name. the newspaper was Bri ...

'' *'' Penang Guardian and Mercantile Avertiser'' *'' Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle'' *'' Project Eyeball'' (folded on 1 January 2002, less than two years after its release) *'' Reporter's Advertiser'' *'' Shipping Gazette'' *'' Singapore & F.M.S. Weekly Advertiser'' *'' Singapore Chronicle and Commercial Register'' *''

Singapore Chronicle ''The Singapore Chronicle'', initially titled the ''Singapore Chronicle or Commercial Register'', was a Singaporean Singapore English, English-language newspaper and the first of its kind to be published in Singapore. Its inaugural issue was relea ...

'' (1824–1837) *''

Singapore Daily News Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree o ...

'' *'' Singapore Daily Times'' *'' Singapore Herald (1939 - 1941)'' *''

Singapore Herald The ''Singapore Herald'' was a tabloid newspaper in Singapore whose publishing license was suspended by the Singapore government on 28 May 1971. The government had accused the paper of being involved in "black operations", of being funded by ques ...

'' (closed in 1971) *''

Singapore Monitor ''Singapore Monitor'' was an English-language broadsheet daily newspaper in Singapore. It launched in 1981, and officially ceased publishing in 1985. History In 1980, chief editor Seah Chiang Nee announced the proposed launch of a new English- ...

'' *'' Singapore Nippo'' *''

Singapore Tiger Standard The ''Singapore Standard'', more commonly known as ''Singapore Tiger Standard'' or ''Tiger Standard'', was a Singaporean newspaper published in English. The newspaper was founded by millionaire Aw Boon Haw, famous for his Tiger Balm and Star Ne ...

'' or ''Singapore Standard'' (1950–1959) *''

Singapore Weekly Herald Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree o ...

'' *'' Straits Advocate'' *'' Straits Budget'' *'' Straits Echo'' *'' Straits Guardian'' *'' Straits Intelligence'' (1883–1886) *'' Straits Mail'' *'' Straits Maritime Journal and General News'' *'' Straits Produce'' *'' Straits Telegraph and Daily Advertiser'' *'' Straits-Chinese Herald'' *''

Streats ''Streats'' was an English-language broadsheet daily newspaper in Singapore. It launched in 2000, and ceased publishing in 2004 after being merged into ''Today''. History ''Streats'' was launched on 4September 2000 by Singapore Press Holdings (SP ...

'' (merged with ''

Today Today (archaically to-day) may refer to: * The current day and calendar date ** Today is between and , subject to the local time zone * Now, the time that is perceived directly, present * The current, present era Arts, entertainment and m ...

'' on 1 January 2005) *''

Sunday Mirror The ''Sunday Mirror'' is the Sunday sister paper of the ''Daily Mirror''. It began life in 1915 as the ''Sunday Pictorial'' and was renamed the ''Sunday Mirror'' in 1963. In 2016 it had an average weekly circulation of 620,861, dropping marked ...

'' *'' Syonan Shimbun'' *'' Syonan Shimbun Fortnightly'' *''

The Singapore Free Press ''The Singapore Free Press'' was an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore. History The paper was founded on 1 October 1835 as the ''Singapore Free Press & Mercantile Advertiser'' in response to the sale of '' The Singapo ...

'' (1835–1962) *''

'' (2000–2024) *''

Weekend TODAY Weekend editions of '' Today'', an American morning news and talk program that airs daily on NBC, began with the launch of the Sunday edition of the program on September 20, 1987. After NBC expanded ''Today'' to seven days a week in the 1990s ...

'' *''

Weekly Sun Weekly refers to a repeating event happening once a week Weekly, The Weekly, or variations, may also refer to: News media * ''Weekly'' (news magazine), an English-language national news magazine published in Mauritius *Weekly newspaper, any news ...

'' *"

My Paper ''My Paper'' () was a free, bilingual ( English and Chinese) newspaper in Singapore published by the Singapore Press Holdings. It is published from Mondays to Fridays, excluding public holidays; and an electronic copy of the print edition is ...

" (merged with "

The New Paper ''The New Paper'' is a Singaporean newspaper. It was originally published in tabloid format as a "noon paper", then from 2016 as a freesheet in the morning from 7 a.m. onwards. In December 2021 the paper went to digital only. History Firs ...

" on 1 December 2016)

Chinese language

*'' Chong Shing Yit Pao'' (中興日報) – established on 20 August 1907; disestablished in 1910. The newspaper was founded and operated by members of the

Tongmenghui The Tongmenghui of China was a secret society and underground resistance movement founded by Sun Yat-sen, Song Jiaoren, and others in Tokyo, Empire of Japan, on 20 August 1905, with the goal of overthrowing China's Qing dynasty. It was formed ...

and was aimed at promoting the 1911

Xinhai Revolution The 1911 Revolution, also known as the Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution, ended China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing dynasty, and led to the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC). The revolution was the culmination of a decade ...

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. *'' Friday Weekly'' (星期5周报) – established on 21 February 1991; disestablished on 7 January 2009 as ''

zbCOMMA ''Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao'', commonly abbreviated as ''Lianhe Zaobao'', is the largest Singaporean Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 136,900 (print and digital) as of 2021. Published by SPH Media (formerly ...

''. The newspaper is targeted at secondary school students. *''

Lat Pau ''Lat Pau'' () was one of the earliest Chinese language, Chinese-language newspapers published in Singapore under the Straits Settlements. It was first published in December 1881 by See Ewe Lay () under Lat Pau Press Ltd (). It was published for ...

'' (1881–1932) *''

Lianhe Wanbao Lianhe Wanbao (; literally Joint Evening News) was a Singapore Chinese-language afternoon newspaper published daily by SPH Media from 16 March 1983 after the merger between the Singaporean editions of '' Nanyang Siang Pau'' and '' Sin Chew ...

'' (联合晚报) – established on 16 March 1983; disestablished on 24 December 2021. Merged with ''

Shin Min Daily News ''Shin Min Daily News'' () is a Singapore Chinese-language afternoon newspaper published by SPH Media. The newspaper was founded on 18 March 1967, by Singapore businessman Liang Runzhi (梁潤之) and Hong Kong writer Louis Cha as an offshoot ...

'' (新明日报). *''

Nanyang Siang Pau ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' or ''Nanyang Business Daily'' is a Malaysian Chinese daily newspaper. Originally founded in Singapore on 6 September 1923 by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee, its original newspaper circulated across the Straits ...

'' (南洋商报) – established on 6 September 1923; disestablished on 16 March 1983 as ''

Lianhe Zaobao ''Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao'', commonly abbreviated as ''Lianhe Zaobao'', is the largest Singaporean Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 136,900 (print and digital) as of 2021. Published by SPH Media (formerly ...

'' and ''

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Nan Chiau Jit Pao ''Nan Chiau Jit Pao'' (, also known as the ''Nan Chiau Jit Pau''), was a pro-communist Chinese-language newspaper published in Singapore. Founded by Tan Kah Kee, it was an organ of the China Democratic League in Singapore. It was banned along with ...

'' *'' Sin Chew Jit Poh'' (星洲日报) – established on 15 January 1929; disestablished on 16 March 1983 as ''Lianhe Zaobao'' and ''Lianhe Wanbao'' *'' Sin Kuo Min Jit Poh'' *'' Sing Po'' *'' The Union Times'' (1906–1948) *''

Thien Nan Shin Pao Thien may refer to: *Thien Buddhism *Madeleine Thien, Canadian writer See also * Thiên (disambiguation) * Thiene * Thoen (disambiguation) Thoen may refer to one of the following. * Thoen District in Lampang Province, Thailand * Thoen Stone, ...

'' (1898–1905) *'' Xiao Xian Zhong'' *'' Xin Li Bao'' *'' Ye Deng Bao'' *'' Zhaonan Ribao'' (1942–1945)

Tamil language

*'' Singai Nesan'' (1887–1889)

Malay language

*'' Lembang Malaya'' *'' Jawi Peranakkan'' (1876–1895) *'' Nujum Al-Fajar'' *''

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'' *'' Warta Ahad'' *'' Warta Jenaka'' *''

Warta Malaya ''Warta Malaya'' ( English: Malayan Report), also known as ''Warta Melayu'' was a Singaporean and Malayan Malay-language daily newspaper. Written in Jawi script, the newspaper released its first issue in 1930. It later emerged as one of the highe ...

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