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The Straits Times

This article is about the newspaper. For the stock index, see Straits Times Index. For the Malaysian newspaper and former sister publication, see New Straits Times.

The Straits Times
The Straits Times front page
on 13 December 2019
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Online
Owner(s)SPH Media
EditorJaime Ho[1]
Founded15 July 1845 (1845-07-15) (as The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce)
(65497 issues)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters1000 Toa Payoh North, News Centre, Singapore, 318994
CountrySingapore
Circulation995,991 (As of August 2018)[2]
OCLC number8572659
Websitewww.straitstimes.com

The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust.[2][3][4] Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and has a significant regional audience.[5][6] The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online, the latter of which was launched in 1994. It is regarded as the newspaper of record for Singapore.

Print and digital editions of The Straits Times and The Sunday Times had a daily average circulation of 364,134 and 364,849 respectively in 2017, as audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations Singapore.[7] In 2014, country-specific editions were published for residents in Brunei and Myanmar, with newsprint circulations of 2,500 and 5,000 respectively.[8][9]

  1. ^ "About The Straits Times Leadership". The Straits Times. 7 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "The Straits Times / The Sunday Times (Singapore Press Holdings website)". Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Newspaper Article - Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce". Newspapers.nl.sg. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. ^ "The Straits times and Singapore journal of commerce". Library of Congress. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. ^ Correspondent, Chantal SajanSenior (15 July 2023). "The Straits Times marks 178 years as region's oldest newspaper". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 13 December 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Christopher, H. Sterling (2009). "A–C". Encyclopedia of Journalism. Vol. 1. SAGE Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-0761929574.
  7. ^ "Audit Bureau of Circulations Singapore". abcsingapore.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  8. ^ "The Straits Times launches Myanmar edition" (Press release). Singapore Press Holdings. 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  9. ^ "The Straits Times launches Brunei edition" (Press release). Singapore Press Holdings. 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

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