Straits Times

Singapore, Central Singapore, SingaporeEnglishFRONT PAGE

Founded in 1845, this publication serves as Singapore’s most widely read English-language daily and a primary source for regional news and analysis in Southeast Asia. It is recognized for its close alignment with government perspectives while providing comprehensive coverage of domestic politics, business, and social issues to a broad international and local readership.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN SINGAPORE

Structured around the country's four official languages, the local press market is heavily consolidated under major corporate ownership rather than independent publishers. The historic English-language broadsheet Straits Times, founded in 1845, operates as the nation's flagship and most widely circulated daily paper. Specialized and native-language publications cater to distinct demographic groups, including the regional financial broadsheet Business Times, the Malay-language Berita Harian, and the Tamil-language Tamil Murasu. Paperboy lists 13 newspapers in Singapore.