Sin Chew Daily (Chinese: 星洲日報), formerly known as Sin Chew Jit Poh, is a leading Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia. According to report from the Audit Bureau of Circulation for the period ending 31 December 2011, Sin Chew Daily has an average daily circulation of almost 500,000 copies and also the largest-selling Chinese-language newspaper outside Greater China. It is only on Sundays that the circulation of the Malay-language (national language of Malaysia) papers exceeds that of Sin Chew Daily.[4]
340,584 (West Malaysia) 52,711 (Sarawak) 12,102 (Night Edition) 55,291 (E-paper) *Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations, Malaysia - July to December 2015[1][2][3]
It is circulated throughout Malaysia and neighboring countries, in Southern Thailand, Brunei and Indonesia.It is also published and printed in Indonesia[5] and Cambodia,[6] under different mastheads.
Sin Chew Daily has 53 news bureaus and six printing plants in Peninsular and East Malaysia.
A Kuala Lumpur office was established in 1950, but even after the secession of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965, Sin Chew Daily still operated with its headquarters in Singapore under the management of descendant of the Aw brothers. In order to expedite the printing process, in 1966, Sin Chew Daily built a new plant located at its present head office premises in Petaling Jaya.[10] With the setting up of this new plant, other departments such as the news desk, editorial, production and circulation were started. The Petaling Jaya operation became independent from the head office in Singapore.
Following the directives from the government on restraining foreigners from controlling the press, the Aw family transferred their ownership of Sin Chew Daily to Lim Kheng Kim in 1982.[10]
In 1987, Sin Chew Daily sank into deep financial trouble, and a receiver was appointed over the company. On 27 October 1987, the publication licence of Sin Chew Daily was suspended under Operasi Lalang, one of the most drastic clampdowns on civil dissent launched by the government. Tiong Hiew King, an entrepreneur from Sarawak, acquired Sin Chew Daily in 1988. After five months 11 days, Sin Chew Daily resumed publication on 8 April 1988.
In the early 1990s, Sin Chew Daily emerged as the best-selling Chinese newspaper, beating Nanyang Siang Pau, the leading Chinese newspaper then.[11]
Merger of parent companies
On 29 January 2007, the merger of Sin Chew Media Corporation, Hong Kong Ming Pao Enterprise Corporation and Nanyang Press Holdings was announced.[9]
On 30 April 2008, the newly formed Media Chinese International Limited (MCIL) unprecedentedly listed on both Bursa Malaysia and Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
After the merger, MCIL is now the largest Chinese newspaper group outside mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.[12]
On 27 June 2009, MCIL clinched the National Mergers and Acquisitions Award 2009 for The Most Innovative Deal of the Year.[13]
Controversies and issues
Steven Gan's independent news site Malaysiakini began with a 20 November 1999 story criticizing the practices of Sin Chew Jit Poh. The newspaper had doctored a photograph of Malaysia's ruling party to remove Anwar Ibrahim, who had been imprisoned for corruption. According to BBC News, the Malaysiakini report led to "worldwide infamy" for Sin Chew Jit Poh, and the newspaper later issued a public apology.[14]
On 4 December 2009, Sin Chew Daily has apologised to the Federation of Hainan Association Malaysia president Foo Sae Heng for misquoting him in a news article published.[15]
On 14 May 2018, Sin Chew Daily offered an apology to PKR’s Rafizi Ramli over a report claiming he coveted the post of finance minister. Sin Chew Daily posted an explanation on its website admitting an error in its May 13 report claiming Rafizi “advised” PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to snub a Pakatan Harapan (PH) meeting on Cabinet posts after he was purportedly overlooked for the finance portfolio.[16]
Hua Zong Literature Award
As part of an effort to encourage the Chinese community to develop a love for its culture and language, Sin Chew Daily has instigated a host of cultural events, one of its highlights being the Hua Zong Literature Award (花縱文學獎), established in 1991.
The inaugural literary award was named as the Sin Chew Daily Literature Awards. Renowned Singapore artist Tan Swie Hian created the bronze sculpture "Hua Zong" as a prize for the award winner. Thus the literary award was renamed "Hua Zong" or Floral Trail Literation Awards. Hua (花, huā) means flower, but it also has similar pronunciation to Huá (華) meaning Chinese, this new adopted name bears the significance of connecting worldwide Chinese through literature.[citation needed]
The award has helped foster Chinese Literature in Malaysia; a number of Malaysian Chinese writers such as Tei Chiew-Siah and Li Zishu who have made a mark in the literary world has received the Award.[17][18] The award recognizes excellence in various categories, including fiction, prose and poetry.[19] It also awards an international prize biennially to writers worldwide who write in the Chinese language; recipients include Wang Anyi, Yan Lianke, Yu Kwang-chung and Pai Hsien-yung.[20][21][22]
^"明藝．特稿：白先勇獲花踪世界華文文學獎——第十四屆「花踪文學獎」頒獎典禮掠影". Ming Pao. 9 July 2017.
^"光明日报 Guang Ming Daily". Guangming.com.my. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^Team, Discuz! Team and Comsenz UI. . Xuehaiblog.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^"最新消息 - 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily". Mag.sinchew-i.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^. eyeasia.com.my. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
External links
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Mysinchew (English website)
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Not to be confused with Sin Chew Jit Poh Singapore which the Malaysian Sin Chew Daily was split from Sin Chew Daily Chinese 星洲日報 formerly known as Sin Chew Jit Poh is a leading Chinese language newspaper in Malaysia According to report from the Audit Bureau of Circulation for the period ending 31 December 2011 Sin Chew Daily has an average daily circulation of almost 500 000 copies and also the largest selling Chinese language newspaper outside Greater China It is only on Sundays that the circulation of the Malay language national language of Malaysia papers exceeds that of Sin Chew Daily 4 Sin Chew DailySingapore first issue in 1929TypeDaily newspaperFormatBroadsheetOwner s Media Chinese International Limited Main owner Sin Chew Media Corporation BerhadFounder s Aw Boon HawEditorKuik Cheng KangFounded15 January 1929 93 years ago 1929 01 15 in Straits SettlementsLanguageChineseCityPetaling JayaCountryMalaysiaCirculation340 584 West Malaysia 52 711 Sarawak 12 102 Night Edition 55 291 E paper Source Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia July to December 2015 1 2 3 Websitewww wbr sinchew wbr com wbr myMedia of MalaysiaList of newspapersSin Chew Daily is owned by Sin Chew Media Corporation Berhad a subsidiary of Media Chinese International Limited It is a member of the Asia News Network It is circulated throughout Malaysia and neighboring countries in Southern Thailand Brunei and Indonesia It is also published and printed in Indonesia 5 and Cambodia 6 under different mastheads Sin Chew Daily has 53 news bureaus and six printing plants in Peninsular and East Malaysia Contents 1 History 1 1 Merger of parent companies 2 Controversies and issues 3 Hua Zong Literature Award 4 Other publications in Sin Chew Media Group 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditSin Chew Daily was founded on 15 January 1929 by Aw Boon Par 胡文豹 and Aw Boon Haw 胡文虎 founder of the Tiger Balm 虎標萬金油 in Straits Settlements as part of the Star Amalgamated Newspaper formed by these two philanthropists 7 8 The newspaper was suspended between 1942 and 1945 during the Japanese occupation of Malaya 9 A Kuala Lumpur office was established in 1950 but even after the secession of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965 Sin Chew Daily still operated with its headquarters in Singapore under the management of descendant of the Aw brothers In order to expedite the printing process in 1966 Sin Chew Daily built a new plant located at its present head office premises in Petaling Jaya 10 With the setting up of this new plant other departments such as the news desk editorial production and circulation were started The Petaling Jaya operation became independent from the head office in Singapore Following the directives from the government on restraining foreigners from controlling the press the Aw family transferred their ownership of Sin Chew Daily to Lim Kheng Kim in 1982 10 In 1987 Sin Chew Daily sank into deep financial trouble and a receiver was appointed over the company On 27 October 1987 the publication licence of Sin Chew Daily was suspended under Operasi Lalang one of the most drastic clampdowns on civil dissent launched by the government Tiong Hiew King an entrepreneur from Sarawak acquired Sin Chew Daily in 1988 After five months 11 days Sin Chew Daily resumed publication on 8 April 1988 In the early 1990s Sin Chew Daily emerged as the best selling Chinese newspaper beating Nanyang Siang Pau the leading Chinese newspaper then 11 Merger of parent companies Edit On 29 January 2007 the merger of Sin Chew Media Corporation Hong Kong Ming Pao Enterprise Corporation and Nanyang Press Holdings was announced 9 On 30 April 2008 the newly formed Media Chinese International Limited MCIL unprecedentedly listed on both Bursa Malaysia and Hong Kong Stock Exchange After the merger MCIL is now the largest Chinese newspaper group outside mainland China Taiwan and Hong Kong 12 On 27 June 2009 MCIL clinched the National Mergers and Acquisitions Award 2009 for The Most Innovative Deal of the Year 13 Controversies and issues EditSteven Gan s independent news site Malaysiakini began with a 20 November 1999 story criticizing the practices of Sin Chew Jit Poh The newspaper had doctored a photograph of Malaysia s ruling party to remove Anwar Ibrahim who had been imprisoned for corruption According to BBC News the Malaysiakini report led to worldwide infamy for Sin Chew Jit Poh and the newspaper later issued a public apology 14 On 4 December 2009 Sin Chew Daily has apologised to the Federation of Hainan Association Malaysia president Foo Sae Heng for misquoting him in a news article published 15 On 14 May 2018 Sin Chew Daily offered an apology to PKR s Rafizi Ramli over a report claiming he coveted the post of finance minister Sin Chew Daily posted an explanation on its website admitting an error in its May 13 report claiming Rafizi advised PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to snub a Pakatan Harapan PH meeting on Cabinet posts after he was purportedly overlooked for the finance portfolio 16 Hua Zong Literature Award EditAs part of an effort to encourage the Chinese community to develop a love for its culture and language Sin Chew Daily has instigated a host of cultural events one of its highlights being the Hua Zong Literature Award 花縱文學獎 established in 1991 The inaugural literary award was named as the Sin Chew Daily Literature Awards Renowned Singapore artist Tan Swie Hian created the bronze sculpture Hua Zong as a prize for the award winner Thus the literary award was renamed Hua Zong or Floral Trail Literation Awards Hua 花 hua means flower but it also has similar pronunciation to Hua 華 meaning Chinese this new adopted name bears the significance of connecting worldwide Chinese through literature citation needed The award has helped foster Chinese Literature in Malaysia a number of Malaysian Chinese writers such as Tei Chiew Siah and Li Zishu who have made a mark in the literary world has received the Award 17 18 The award recognizes excellence in various categories including fiction prose and poetry 19 It also awards an international prize biennially to writers worldwide who write in the Chinese language recipients include Wang Anyi Yan Lianke Yu Kwang chung and Pai Hsien yung 20 21 22 Other publications in Sin Chew Media Group EditGuang Ming Daily 23 Cahaya Sin Chew 學海 24 Sinaran Sin Chew 星星 Bintang Sin Chew 小星星 25 Eye Asia 亞洲眼 26 Xing Xing Xue Tang 星星学堂See also EditSin Chew Jit Poh defunct Chinese language newspaper in Singapore now merged with Lianhe ZaobaoReferences Edit CIRCULATION FIGURES NEWSPAPERS WEST amp EAST MALAYSIA PAID CIRCULATION Average Net Circulation per Publishing Day PDF Abcm org my Archived from the original PDF on 18 September 2017 Retrieved 26 January 2018 CIRCULATION F IGURES DIGITAL REPLICA Newspapers Average Circulation per Publishing Day PDF Abcm org my Archived from the original PDF on 18 September 2017 Retrieved 26 January 2018 CIRCULATION FIGURES NEWSPAPERS SARAWAK PRINT EDITION PAID CIRCULATION Average Net Circulation per Publishing Day PDF Abcm org my Archived from the original PDF on 21 August 2017 Retrieved 26 January 2018 Home Abcm org my 2 August 2013 Retrieved 26 January 2018 最新消息 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily Sinchew i com Archived from the original on 25 December 2020 Retrieved 26 January 2018 最新消息 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily Sinchew i com Retrieved 26 January 2018 Tiger Balm Tigerbalm co uk Retrieved 26 January 2018 星洲日报 China News a b 星洲日報 建立世界華人媒體網絡 Sin Chew Daily Archived from the original on 2018 01 29 Retrieved 2018 01 27 a b Sin Chew Media Corporation Berhad Bursa Malaysia ANALYSIS OF PRINT MEDIA AUDITED CIRCULATION BY MEDIA SPECIALIST ASSOCIATION MSA 1988 2008 Abcm org my Retrieved 26 January 2018 1 Archived 2012 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Chinese media group hogs limelight at M amp A awards Archived from the original on 2011 02 11 Retrieved 2010 03 10 National Mergers and Acquisitions Award 2009 Malaysia s first online paper BBC News 20 November 2000 Retrieved 29 January 2012 Sin Chew apologises to Foo The Star Retrieved 2022 02 01 Ong Justin Sin Chew apologises to Rafizi says misquoted source www malaymail com Retrieved 2022 02 01 HKBU welcomes renowned novelist Li Zishu as Writer in Residence Eyes on HKBU 11 April 2017 Little Hut of Leaping Fishes Scottish PEN 28 July 2016 得奖名单 Sin Chew Daily Archived from the original on 2018 01 29 Retrieved 2018 01 28 Ross Yelsey 29 December 2015 Woman and City A Conversation with Wang Anyi Columbia University Archived from the original on 29 July 2016 Retrieved 28 January 2018 琴台客聚 余光中獲花蹤文學獎 Wenweipo com 19 August 2015 明藝 特稿 白先勇獲花踪世界華文文學獎 第十四屆 花踪文學獎 頒獎典禮掠影 Ming Pao 9 July 2017 光明日报 Guang Ming Daily Guangming com my Retrieved 26 January 2018 Team Discuz Team and Comsenz UI 学海部落 Powered by Discuz Xuehaiblog com Archived from the original on 4 October 2019 Retrieved 26 January 2018 最新消息 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily Mag sinchew i com Retrieved 26 January 2018 星洲互動 eyeasia com my Archived from the original on 14 February 2009 Retrieved 15 January 2022 External links EditSin Chew Daily 星洲日报 Sinchew i 星洲互动 Mysinchew English website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sin Chew Daily amp oldid 1123417641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
