The Star (Malaysia)

The Star (Malaysia)
Type Daily newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) Star Media Group Berhad (ROC 10894D) (formerly known as Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad)
Editor Wong Chun Wai
Founded 9 September 1971
Political alignment Pro-government
Language English
Headquarters Jalan 16/11, 46350
Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Circulation 289,000 (Daily Star)
294,000 (Sunday Star)
*Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations, Malaysia - 2014[1]
Website www.thestar.com.my

The Star is an English-language, tabloid-format newspaper in Malaysia. It is the largest paid for English newspaper in terms of circulation in Malaysia, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.[2] It has a daily circulation of between 290,000 to 300,000. The Star is also published online for free. The Star Online sits among the most popular news sites in Malaysia.[3] The Star is a member of the Asia News Network.

The Star is majority-owned by the Malaysian Chinese Association,[4] the third-largest party in the ruling Barisan Nasional alliance. Its major competitors are the New Straits Times, and The Sun which is distributed free.

History

The daily newspaper was first published on 9 September 1971 as a regional newspaper based in Penang. The STAR went into national circulation on 3 January 1976 when it set up its new office in Kuala Lumpur. In 1978, the newspaper headquarters was relocated to Kuala Lumpur. The Star continues to expand its wings over the years. In 1981, it moved its headquarters from Kuala Lumpur to Petaling Jaya which is also its current premise to accommodate a growing number of staff and technology devices.

In 1987, The Star was one of the newspapers whose publication licences were withdrawn in Operation Lalang.[5] It resumed publication five months later in March 1988, but after its return, The Star lost its previous 'liberal flavour'.[6]

Editions

The Star (daily) and Sunday Star are published in five editions. Two editions cover the northern peninsular states of Penang, Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan and northern Perak, while another two editions cover the rest of the country. As of March 2010, the newspaper has a separate Sarawak edition priced at RM1.20.

There are two main printing plants that publish four editions of The Star on a daily basis. The northern editions are printed at the Star Northern Hub in Bayan Lepas, Penang, while the other two editions are printed at the Star Media Hub in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam, Selangor.

Features

The Star weekday paper is packaged as a 4-in-1 paper, comprising the Main Paper, StarBiz, Star2 and Star Metro. Naturally, this newspaper also contains classifieds.

The Main Paper covers the latest in both local and international news while StarBiz offers a comprehensive coverage of business developments, market trends, financial reports and updates in the stock market. Star2 features articles on lifestyle, entertainment, health, parenting, social etiquette, science, environment, fashion, food, comics and many more. The contents published on the Star Metro varies by edition, covering news and events in a particular region covered by each edition.

Weekly sections include:

Other publications by Star Media Group

Radio stations

Websites

Columnists

The Star has many prominent columnists, both from within and without.[9] Among them are Marina Mahathir, daughter of former Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamed, Tan Sri Lin See Yan, former deputy governor of Bank Negara, Martin Khor (since 1978),[10] former head of the Third World Network, Shad Saleem Faruqi, law professor, Karim Raslan and Azmi Sharom.

Ownership

The Star is majority owned by the Malaysian Chinese Association, a political party in Malaysia that represents the Malaysian Chinese ethnicity, one of the component parties of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://abcm.org.my/abcmfiles/uploads/2015/05/ABC-Circulation-Figures-Jul-14-to-Dec-14-Newspapers-West-and-East-Malaysia-Price-Bands1.pdf
  2. ↑ "About The Star and Sunday Star". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Star Online is the most visited news portal in Malaysia". The Star Online. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Siow Chen Ming. "A cash cow for Huaren". (23 March 2009). The Edge. Retrieved 12 May 2009, from
  5. ↑ Eileen Ng (28 October 2012). "Former Ops Lalang detainees happy that ISA has been repealed". The Star.
  6. ↑ John Hilley (2001). Malaysia: Mahathirism, Hegemony and the New Opposition. Zed Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-1856499187.
  7. ↑ "About R.AGE".
  8. ↑ "Living it up". The Star Online. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "The Star Columnists". Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  10. ↑ JIN, SOO EWE (30 January 2010). "Up close & personal with Martin Khor". Star Publications. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  11. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20100306000550/http://www.straitstimes.com:80/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_496353.html. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "Perception and Royal Reality in Malaysia". Asia Sentinel. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

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