- The Star (Malaysia)
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The Malaysia STAR 
Type Daily[newspaper Format Tabloid Owner Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad Editor Wong Chun Wai Founded 9 September 1971 Political alignment Pro-government Language English Headquarters Menara Star,
15 Jalan 16/11,
46350 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaCirculation 286,409 (daily)
295,552 (Sunday Star)
*Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations, Malaysia - 1 July 2009 - 30 June 2010Official website thestar.com.my The Star is an English-language, tabloid-format newspaper in Malaysia. It is the largest in terms of circulation in Malaysia, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.[1] It has a daily circulation of between 290,000 to 300,000. The Star is a member of the Asia News Network.
The Star is majority-owned by the Malaysian Chinese Association,[2] the second-largest party in the ruling Barisan Nasional alliance. Its major competitors are the New Straits Times and The Sun, both tabloids.
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History
The daily newspaper was first published on 9 September 1971 as a regional newspaper based in Georgetown, 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.
Editions
The Star (daily) and Sunday Star are published in five editions — two editions which 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, StarTwo and Star Metro. As usual 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. StarTwo 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:
- Star Maritime (every Monday): covers the shipping and sea-trade industry
- Star-In.Tech (every Tuesday): focuses on computers and information technology
- R.AGE (Mondays to Fridays in StarTwo, bumper issue every Wednesday): features lifestyle and trends for the young
- Weekender replaces StarTwo on Saturdays, offering articles on hobbies, holidays, leisure and weekend getaways
- The Star BizWeek is a weekly financial magazine published every Saturday that highlights issues, companies, personalities, developments, and stocks that are likely to make news in the week ahead
- NIE is a weekly pull out that appears on Wednesdays. NIE stands for Newspaper In Education.
- F1F4 is a fortnightly pull-out published on alternate Mondays. It contains information about Mathematics and Science syllabus for Form One and Form Four.
- Stuff@school is a weekly pullout distributed every Monday to schools that subscribe to The Star. It features newsy articles, interviews, book reviews and short stories dedicated to teens.
- Star Metro is a pull-out featuring news and events from all of Malaysia and occasionally, abroad. Star Metro also features the classifieds.
- mSTAR is a Malay-language pull-out. It was distributed with Sunday Star in Klang Valley. It was first published on February 28, 2010.
Other publications by Star Publications
- Kuntum magazine (published since February 1980)
- Shang Hai (published since March 1979)
- Galaxie (published since October 1974)
- Flavours (Recipe Book) (published since December 1994, acquired in 1995)
Radio stations
- Red FM: English radio station
- Suria FM: Malay radio station
- 988 FM: Mandarin radio station
Websites
- Staronline.TV: Online TV
- StarProperty.my: Online property portal
Columnists
The Star has many prominent columnists, both from within and without.[3] 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, head of the Third World Network, Shad Saleem Faruqi, law professor, Karim Raslan and Azmi Sharom.
Ownership
The Star is owned by the Malaysian Chinese Association, a political party under the ruling United Malays National Organisation.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "About The Star and Sunday Star". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/info/thestar.asp. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ Siow Chen Ming. "A cash cow for Huaren". (2009, March 23). The Edge. Retrieved May 12, 2009, from [1]
- ^ "The Star Columnists". http://thestar.com.my/columnists/. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ^ http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_496353.html
External links
- thestar.com.my, newspaper's official website
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