''My Paper'' () was a free, bilingual (
English and
Chinese)
newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ...
in
Singapore
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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 published on the paper's website. The newspaper has a daily circulation of 300,000 copies, and is distributed in the morning at
MRT stations, bus interchanges, office buildings and selected residential areas in Singapore.
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''my Paper'' is a compact-sized, full-colour newspaper and features two "front" pages. It is divided equally into both English-language and Chinese-language sections with the pages of the English-language side of the paper reading from left to right (as would an English-language book); while the pages of the Chinese-language on the opposite side of the paper reads from right to left (as would a Chinese-language book). Instead of a mirror translation of articles, each piece of news or commentary in ''my Paper'' is presented in one language only.
History
''my Paper'' was first published on 1 June 2006 and was the first free Chinese-language newspaper in Singapore. It started with a daily circulation of 100,000 copies and was initially published from Tuesdays to Saturdays. On 8 January 2008, ''my Paper'' was relaunched as the first full-fledged bilingual newspaper in Singapore.
On 17 October 2016, Singapore Press Holdings announced a cut 10% of staff, that My Paper and
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 ...
(TNP) will merge to form a revamped TNP that will be distributed free from 1 December 2016.
On 30 November 2016, it has been confirmed that TNP will officially merge with MyPaper to form a free newspaper from 1 December 2016.
See also
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List of newspapers in Singapore
References
External links
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{{Singapore Press Holdings
2006 establishments in Singapore
2016 disestablishments in Singapore
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Defunct newspapers published in Singapore
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Newspapers established in 2006
Publications disestablished in 2016