The Star (Malaysia)

The Star
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatPrint, online
Owner(s)Malaysian Chinese Association (46%, via Huaren Holdings Sdn Bhd), Pemodalan Nasional Berhad (5%)
PublisherChan Seng Fatt
EditorEsther Ng
FoundedSeptember 9, 1971 (1971-09-09)
Political alignmentConservative
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersJalan 16/11, 46350
Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Circulation248,413 (Daily Star)
246,652 (Sunday Star)
105,645 (Daily Star E-paper)
104,804 (Sunday Star E-paper)
*Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations, Malaysia – July to December 2015[1][2]
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Star Media Group Berhad (doing business as The Star; MYX: 6084) is an English-language newspaper in Malaysia. Based in Petaling Jaya, it was established in 1971 as a regional newspaper in Penang. It is the largest paid English newspaper in terms of circulation in Malaysia,[3] according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.[4] It has a daily circulation of about 250,000 (As of January 2017), far eclipsing the circulation of its next-largest paid English-language competitor, the New Straits Times (which has a circulation of approximately 65,000).

The Star is a member of the Asia News Network. It is owned by the publicly listed Star Media Group.

  1. ^ "Circulation Figures – Newspapers – West & East Malaysia" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Circulation figures digital replica – newspapers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. ^ Weiss, Meredith L. (17 October 2014). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Malaysia. Routledge. ISBN 9781317629597. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018.
  4. ^ "About The Star and Sunday Star". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

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