Originally formed by teachers in 1945, the Sarawak Tribune was the second English-language daily in Sarawak and was, prior to its suspension, the state's oldest and largest operating state daily, with over 400 employees throughout the state and 70 editorial staff in Kuching. The daily was regarded as a legacy of British colonial Sarawak. Its sister paper was the state Malay-language daily, Utusan Sarawak. Formerly, its other sister paper was the state Mandarin daily, Chinese Daily News, now known as United Daily. It was last owned by Sarawak Press Sdn Bhd.
2006 Muhammad cartoons controversy
During the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, the daily reprinted a collection of the cartoons on page 17 of the 4 February 2006 edition to illustrate a story on the topic titled "Cartoon No Big Impact Here". The publication drew flak from the Malaysian government, which consisted predominantly of Muslim politicians. As a result, Lester Melanyi, an editor of the newspaper, resigned from his post for allowing the reprinting of the cartoon.
Company advisor Senator Datuk Idris Buang announced that the daily would choose to suspend itself. The paper was officially suspended on 9 February 2006, while a formal letter was delivered to Idris at the daily's main office. The group editor, Toman Mamora, resigned soon after. The daily's indefinite suspension has been generally described as a loss.
Successor
A new tabloid, the Eastern Times, is said to have replaced the Sarawak Tribune. Its printing license was approved on 1 March, and began publication on 26 March 2006.
The Eastern Times is owned by Total Progressive Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of a real-estate developing corporation and government-linked company, Naim Cendera Holdings Bhd. The company was renamed Eastern Times News Sdn Bhd in May 2006.
Further reading
Sarawak Tribune returns to newstands
Sarawak paper prints Prophet cartoon, editor quits
End of the road for Sarawak Tribune?
Sarawak needs new English daily, says top Tribune exec
External links
Current website for the New Sarawak Tribune
Former Sarawak Tribune official website
May 20, 2023
sarawak, tribune, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2016, learn, when, remove. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources New Sarawak Tribune news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The New Sarawak Tribune is an English language Malaysian newspaper published in Kuching Sibu and Bintulu in Sarawak that was relaunched after the suspension of the Sarawak Tribune following the publication of the Jyllands Posten Muhammad cartoons New Sarawak TribuneTypeEnglish language Malaysian newspaperFormatPrint onlineOwner s Sarawak Press Sdn BhdFounder s Teachers in 1945Political alignmentGabungan Parti Sarawak unofficial LanguageEnglishCeased publication2006Relaunched2010 as the New Sarawak TribuneCityKuching Sibu and BintuluCountrySarawakWebsitewww wbr newsarawaktribune wbr com wbr my Contents 1 Overview and history 1 1 2006 Muhammad cartoons controversy 2 Successor 3 Further reading 4 External linksOverview and history EditOriginally formed by teachers in 1945 the Sarawak Tribune was the second English language daily in Sarawak and was prior to its suspension the state s oldest and largest operating state daily with over 400 employees throughout the state and 70 editorial staff in Kuching The daily was regarded as a legacy of British colonial Sarawak Its sister paper was the state Malay language daily Utusan Sarawak Formerly its other sister paper was the state Mandarin daily Chinese Daily News now known as United Daily It was last owned by Sarawak Press Sdn Bhd 2006 Muhammad cartoons controversy Edit During the Jyllands Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy the daily reprinted a collection of the cartoons on page 17 of the 4 February 2006 edition to illustrate a story on the topic titled Cartoon No Big Impact Here The publication drew flak from the Malaysian government which consisted predominantly of Muslim politicians As a result Lester Melanyi an editor of the newspaper resigned from his post for allowing the reprinting of the cartoon Company advisor Senator Datuk Idris Buang announced that the daily would choose to suspend itself The paper was officially suspended on 9 February 2006 while a formal letter was delivered to Idris at the daily s main office The group editor Toman Mamora resigned soon after The daily s indefinite suspension has been generally described as a loss Successor EditA new tabloid the Eastern Times is said to have replaced the Sarawak Tribune Its printing license was approved on 1 March and began publication on 26 March 2006 The Eastern Times is owned by Total Progressive Sdn Bhd a subsidiary of a real estate developing corporation and government linked company Naim Cendera Holdings Bhd The company was renamed Eastern Times News Sdn Bhd in May 2006 Further reading EditSarawak Tribune returns to newstands Sarawak paper prints Prophet cartoon editor quits End of the road for Sarawak Tribune Sarawak needs new English daily says top Tribune execExternal links EditCurrent website for the New Sarawak Tribune Former Sarawak Tribune official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Sarawak Tribune amp oldid 1114227222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
