The Star (Malaysia)

Type Daily newspaper

Format Tabloid

Owner(s) Star Media Group Berhad (ROC10894D) (formerly known as StarPublications (Malaysia) Berhad)

Editor Wong Chun Wai

Founded 9 September 1971

Politicalalignment

Pro-government

Language English

Headquarters Jalan 16/11, 46350Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan

Circulation 289,000 (Daily Star)294,000 (Sunday Star)*Source: Audit Bureau of

Circulations, Malaysia - 2014[1]

Website thestarmediagroup.my(http://thestarmediagroup.my)

The Star (Malaysia)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Star is an English-language, tabloid-formatnewspaper in Malaysia. It is the largest paid forEnglish newspaper in terms of circulation inMalaysia, according to the Audit Bureau ofCirculations (http://abcm.org.my/).[2] It has a dailycirculation of between 290,000 to 300,000. The Star isalso published online for free. The Star Online sitsamong the most popular news sites in Malaysia.[3] TheStar is a member of the Asia News Network.

The Star is majority-owned by the Malaysian ChineseAssociation,[4] the third-largest party in the rulingBarisan Nasional alliance. Its major competitors arethe New Straits Times, and The Sun which isdistributed free.

Contents

1 History

2 Editions

3 Features

4 Other publications by Star Media Group

5 Columnists

6 Ownership

7 See also

8 References

9 External links

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 KualaLumpur. In 1978, the newspaper headquarters was relocated to Kuala Lumpur. The Star continues toexpand its wings over the years. In 1981, it moved its headquarters from Kuala Lumpur to Petaling Jayawhich 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In 1987, The Star was one of the newspapers whose publication licences were withdrawn in OperationLalang.[5] It resumed publication five months later in March 1988, but after its return, The Star lost itsprevious 'liberal flavour'.[6]

Editions

The Star (daily) and Sunday Star are published in five editions – two editions which cover the northernpeninsular states of Penang, Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan and northern Perak, while another two editionscover the rest of the country. As of March 2010, the newspaper has a separate Sarawak edition priced atRM1.20.

There are two main printing plants that publish four editions of The Star on a daily basis. The northerneditions are printed at the Star Northern Hub in Bayan Lepas, Penang, while the other two editions areprinted 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 andStar Metro. Naturally, this newspaper also contains classifieds.

The Main Paper covers the latest in both local and international news while StarBiz offers acomprehensive coverage of business developments, market trends, financial reports and updates in thestock 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 Metrovaries by edition, covering news and events in a particular region covered by each edition.

Weekly sections include:

StarBytz (every Monday; formerly known as In-Tech): focuses on computers and informationtechnologyR.AGE (every Tuesday): features lifestyle and trends for the young [7]StarEducate (Sundays): features careers, school, exam tips, advice on furthering education,commentaries by renowned educationists and updates in the education industryStar Fit4Life (Sundays): focuses on various aspects of well-being, from medical research totreatments, fitness trends, diet and nutrition, mental health, ageing and public health issues,alternative therapy and healing methodsLife Inspired (Sundays): a luxury-focused pull-out covering topics from art, architecture, travel,fashion, food and more. This section was launched in October 2013. [8]Dots (Sundays): News and articles sourced from international media partners covering a variedrange of topics from politics and society to people. Provides a deeper insight into thoughts, sensesand outlookThe Star BizWeek is a weekly financial magazine published every Saturday that highlightsissues, companies, personalities, developments, and stocks that are likely to make news in theweek aheadF1F4 is a fortnightly pull-out published on alternate Mondays. It contains information aboutMathematics 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.

Other publications by Star Media Group

Kuntum magazine (published since February 1980)Shang Hai (published since March 1979 - September 2014)Galaxie (published October 1974 - December 2013)Flavours (Recipe Book) (published since December 1994, acquired in 1995)

TV stations

To be added

Radio stations

Red FM: English radio stationSuria FM: Malay radio station988 FM: Mandarin radio stationCapital FM: Real Radio for Real Women: Capital FM 88.9, Women-The New Capital

Websites

TheStar.com.my (http://www.thestar.com.my/): News portalTheStarTV.com (http://www.TheStarTV.com/): Online web video portalStarProperty.my (http://www.StarProperty.my/): Online property portalPropwall.my (http://www.Propwall.my/): Online property classifiedsCarSifu.my (http://www.CarSifu.my/): Online automotive/motoring classifieds and news portalMyStarJob.com (http://www.MyStarJob.com/): Online job portalmStar.com.my (http://www.mStar.com.my/): Malay-language news portalKuali.com (http://www.Kuali.com/): Food portalStar2.com (http://www.Star2.com/): Lifestyle portal

Columnists

The Star has many prominent columnists, both from within and without.[9] Among them are MarinaMahathir, daughter of former Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamed, Tan Sri Lin See Yan, formerdeputy governor of Bank Negara, Martin Khor (since 1978),[10] former head of the Third WorldNetwork, 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 thatrepresents the Malaysian Chinese ethnicity, one of the component parties of the ruling Barisan Nasionalcoalition.[11][12]

See also

List of newspapers in Malaysia

References1. http://abcm.org.my/abcmfiles/uploads/2015/05/ABC-Circulation-Figures-Jul-14-to-Dec-14-Newspapers-

West-and-East-Malaysia-Price-Bands1.pdf2. "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 [1]

(http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/features/3961-a-cash-cow-for-huaren.html)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://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_496353.html12. "Perception and Royal Reality in Malaysia". Asia Sentinel. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

External links

thestar.com.my (http://thestar.com.my/), newspaper's official website

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