Sabah is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalimantan province to the south. The Federal Territory of Labuan is an island just off Sabah's west coast. Sabah shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the west and the Philippines to the north and east. Kota Kinabalu is the state capital and the economic centre of the state, and the seat of the Sabah State government. Other major towns in Sabah include Sandakan and Tawau. The 2020 census recorded a population of 3,418,785 in the state. It has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests, abundant with animal and plant species. The state has long mountain ranges on the west side which forms part of the Crocker Range National Park. Kinabatangan River, the second longest river in Malaysia runs through Sabah. The highest point of Sabah, Mount Kinabalu is also the highest point of Malaysia.
Star Media Group Berhad is an English-language newspaper in Malaysia. Based in Petaling Jaya, it was established in 1971 as a regional newspaper in Penang. It is the largest paid English newspaper in terms of circulation in Malaysia, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. It has a daily circulation of about 250,000, far eclipsing the circulation of its next-largest paid English-language competitor, the New Straits Times.
The New Straits Times is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print, having been founded as a local offshoot of Singapore-based The Straits Times on 15 July 1845. It was renamed as the New Straits Times on 13 August 1974.
The Sun is Malaysia's national daily newspaper in tabloid form. Available from Mondays to Fridays except on public holiday, with a target audience of white-collar workers and urban youth.
The Malay Mail is an online newspaper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, first published on 1 December 1896 when Kuala Lumpur was the capital of the then new Federated Malay States, making it the first daily newspaper to appear in the FMS. In December 2018, it ceased printing after 122 years but has continued as a news portal.
The New Sabah Times is a newspaper in Sabah, Malaysia. The Sabah Times commenced publication on 21 January 1953, published by Donald Stephens and had a daily circulation of approximately 1000. It was the only English-language daily newspaper. The North Borneo News, first published in 1948 in Sandakan was a fortnightly, then weekly periodical with a circulation of approximately 750. It mainly reported Advisory Council news, excerpts from other newspapers and some local and overseas news. Donald Stephens was a reporter for the publication. It began publishing daily in April 1954 but soon amalgamated with the Sabah Times later in 1954 under joint editorship. It included a page of romanised Malay and Dusun to give it wider appeal and increased its circulation.
BH is a Malay-language daily newspaper published in Malaysia. It is owned by the New Straits Times Press. BH was first published on 1 July 1957, marking its debut as a major daily newspaper in Malaysia. Its Sunday Edition, BH Ahad, was launched on 10 July 1960.
Sin Chew Daily, 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 papers exceeds that of Sin Chew Daily.
Malaysiakini is an online news portal in Malaysia which was established in 1999. It is published in Malay, English, Chinese and Tamil, and is among the most read news portals in Malaysia.
The China Press is a Malaysian Chinese-language newspaper founded by Henry Lee Hau Shik. First published on February 1, 1946, in Kuala Lumpur, it was the second-most popular Chinese daily newspaper in Malaysia by circulation in 2015. As of November 2022, it is considered the most popular Chinese language news portal in the country.
La Gazzetta dello Sport is an Italian daily newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. Founded in 1896, it is the most widely read daily newspaper of any type in Italy.
Utusan Malaysia is a Malaysian Malay language daily newspaper headquartered outside Kuala Lumpur. Formerly owned by the Utusan Group, the newspaper is currently owned by Media Mulia.
Harian Metro is a Malaysian Malay language daily newspaper published by the New Straits Times Press. It was established in March 1991 as Malaysia's first Malay-language afternoon tabloid in the Klang Valley, contrasting with the morning tabloids prevalent in other parts of the country. Harian Metro holds the distinction of being the first and oldest Malay-language tabloid and is currently the highest-circulating newspaper in Malaysia across all languages.
The Borneo Post, established in 1978, is the largest and widely circulated English-language daily newspaper in East Malaysia and also the alternately circulated newspaper in Brunei. The newspaper is the first English newspaper in East Malaysia to use photo-composition for type-setting and printing was done in offset as against the old-fashioned letterpress.
Il Messaggero is an Italian daily newspaper based in Rome, Italy. It has been in circulation since 1878. It is one of the main national newspapers in Italy.
TheEdge Media Group is the publisher of business and financial publications in Malaysia and Singapore, with headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is divided into four subsidiaries: The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd, publisher of The Edge Malaysia – a Business and investment weekly publication launched in 1994 available in both print and digital formats and The Edge CEO Morning Brief – a digital business and political news publication available every Tuesday-Friday morning, The Edge Publishing Pte Ltd, publisher of The Edge Singapore – a local newspaper with in-depth and analytical coverage on business and investments within Singapore and across the region, The Edge Property Sdn Bhd and The Edge Property Pte Ltd.
The mass media in Brunei are strictly controlled by the government under Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who has effectively maintained martial law in the country since the Brunei Revolt of 1962. News coverage is largely limited to police reports, lifestyle features, and community events, with minimal representation of diverse viewpoints. Reporters Without Borders states that there is "virtually no criticism of the government." Additionally, the liberal democracy watchdog Freedom House categorizes Brunei's media as "not free."
Sabah is a Turkish daily newspaper, with a circulation of around 330,000 as of 2011. Its name means "morning" in Turkish.
Kosmo! is a Malay-language compact format newspaper tabloid in Malaysia owned by the Utusan Group, which also owns Kosmo!'s Sunday paper Kosmo! Ahad, Utusan Malaysia, and Mingguan Malaysia. It is available in Malaysia at most newsstands.
