 Front page of Han Po, 13 June 1927 | |
| Type | Twice weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founded | 8 November 1926 |
| Language | Indonesian |
| Ceased publication | 18 January 1934 |
| Headquarters | Palembang |
| Country | Dutch East Indies |
Han Po was a twice-weekly Chinese Indonesian newspaper based in Palembang which was published between 1926 and 1934. The newspaper began publication on 8 November 1926 after initially publishing several sample editions. It was a primarily commercial newspaper and focused on commercial news, charging f 4 per three months for subscribers within the Indies. [1] It published on Mondays and Thursdays.
Early in its publication, along with other Chinese Indonesian newspapers such as Sin Po , Han Po opted to reject the use of the Van Ophuijsen Spelling System in its orthography in favor of older, nonstandardized spelling systems. [2] : 58–60 The paper was a vocal critic of the colonial government's policy to deny Chinese Indonesians citizenship, even if they had been born within the colony. It also adopted a pro-assimilation editorial stance in contrast to Sin Po. Following the Great Depression, reduced revenues forced the newspaper to cease publication, its final edition being on 18 January 1934. [1]