List of newspapers in Malaysia

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This is a list of newspapers published in Malaysia, sorted by language.

Published newspapers by languages[]

English[]

Malay[]

  • Berita Harian – Malaysia's nationwide Malaysia-language tabloid newspaper
  • Harakah – owned by Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
  • Harian Metro – Malaysia's largest and number one nationwide Malaysia-language tabloid newspaper
  • Kosmo! – Malaysia's nationwide Malaysia-language tabloid newspaper
  • New Sabah Times – Malay daily in Sabah
  • Sinar Harian – Malaysia's nationwide Malaysia-language tabloid community newspaper
  • Utusan Borneo – Malay daily in Sarawak and Sabah, published by The Borneo Post
  • Utusan Malaysia – Malaysia's nationwide Malaysia-language tabloid newspaper
  • Utusan Sarawak – Malay daily in Sarawak

Chinese[]

  • China Press – 中國報, Klang Valley's largest and number one nationwide Chinese-language tabloid newspaper
  • Guang Ming – 光明日報, wholly owned subsidiary of Sin Chew Media Corporation Bhd, Penang Island's largest and number one Penangite Chinese-language tabloid newspaper
  • Kwong Wah Yit Poh – 光華日報
  • Nanyang Siang Pau – 南洋商報, West Malaysia's largest and number one nationwide Chinese-language tabloid newspaper
  • Oriental Daily News – 東方日報
  • Overseas Chinese Daily News – 華僑日報, Chinese daily in Sabah
  • See Hua Daily News – 詩華日报, largest and best selling Chinese daily newspaper on the island of Borneo
  • Sin Chew Daily – 星洲日報, Malaysia's largest and number one nationwide Chinese-language tabloid newspaper

Indigenous[]

Tamil[]

  • Makkal Osai – மக்கள் ஓசை
  • Malaysia Nanban – மலேசியா நண்பன்
  • Tamil Nesan – தமிழ் நேசன் (The paper ceased publication on 1 February 2019 due to 10 years of financial difficulties)

Arabic[]

  • Aswaq Magazine – business sectors and events; based in Selangor

Dutch[]

Online-only newspapers[]

Defunct newspapers[]

  • Sarawak Tribune – suspended in 2006, but has since been relaunched as the New Sarawak Tribune in 2010.
  • Shin Min Daily News – Malaysia's first Chinese-language tabloid newspaper; publication ceased in 1994
  • Sunday Mail – replaced by the Weekend Mail
  • Weekend Mail – successor of the Sunday Mail, but was indefinitely suspended in 2006
  • Utusan Melayu (Jawi script) – now a weekly newspaper and incorporating with Utusan Malaysia - Ceased publication on 10 October 2019

References[]


Further reading[]

  • Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford (2020), "Malaysia", Digital News Report, UK, OCLC 854746354
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