Sing Po

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Sing Po
Format Broadsheet
Launched14 February 1890
Language Chinese
Ceased publication1898
Headquarters Straits Settlements
Country Straits Settlements

Sing Po (Chinese :星报, also known as the Xing Bao and Sing Pau), was a Chinese-language newspaper in Singapore. The newspaper was the second Chinese-language daily newspaper in Singapore, after Lat Pau . The newspaper closed down in 1898 was replaced by the Jit Shin Pao a year later. [1]

History

Sing Po was first published on 14 February 1890 by Koh Yew Hean Press as the second Chinese-language daily newspaper in Singapore. [2] The paper was founded by Lin Hengnan, who was the proprietor of Koh Yew Hean Press, on No. 101, Telok Ayer Street. [3] The paper was published daily, except on Sundays and public holidays. Issues of the newspaper were printed in red ink. [2] Despite not having a political agenda, the paper had a pro-China political stance. [3]

The editor of the newspaper was likely Lin and Huang Naishang was reported to have been a one-time editor and chief writer of the newspaper. At the newspaper's peak, it had a daily circulation of 970, which was higher than the daily circulation of Lat Pau, the paper's closest competitor. [2] The paper frequently published articles asking for the government to solve the issues of prostitution, opium smoking and gambling. [3]

The newspaper closed down in 1898, possibly due to mismanagement. [2] The newspaper was replaced by Jit Shin Pao a few months later in 1899 after restructuring. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Mong, Hock Chen (1967). The Early Chinese Newspapers of Singapore, 1881-1912. University of Malaya Press. p. 54.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Koh, Jaime. "Koh Yew Hean Press". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board . Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Chong, Guang Kwa; Bak, Lim Kua (2019). A General History Of The Chinese In Singapore. World Scientific. pp. 391–392. ISBN   9813277653.
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