The Star (Malaysia)
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Star Media Group Berhad (ROC 10894D) (formerly known as Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad) |
| Editor | Datuk Leanne Goh |
| Founded | 9 September 1971 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Jalan 16/11, 46350 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan |
| Circulation | 248,413 (Daily Star) 246,652 (Sunday Star) 105,645 (Daily Star E-paper) 104,804 (Sunday Star E-paper) *Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations, Malaysia - July to December 2015 |
| Website | www |
The Star is an English-language, tabloid-format newspaper in Malaysia. It is the largest paid for English newspaper in terms of circulation in Malaysia, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. It has a daily circulation of about 250,000. The E-paper edition of The Star is the most popular paid e-paper in Malaysia, having circulation of more than 100,000. The Star is also published online for free. The Star Online sits among the most popular news sites in Malaysia.The Star is a member of the Asia News Network.
The Star is majority-owned by the Malaysian Chinese Association, the third-largest party in the ruling Barisan Nasional alliance. Its major competitors are the New Straits Times, and The Sun which is distributed free.
The daily newspaper was first published on 9 September 1971 as a regional newspaper based in Penang. The STAR went into national circulation on 3 January 1976 when it set up its new office in Kuala Lumpur. In 1978, the newspaper headquarters was relocated to Kuala Lumpur. The Star continues to expand its wings over the years. In 1981, it moved its headquarters from Kuala Lumpur to Petaling Jaya which is also its current premise to accommodate a growing number of staff and technology devices.
In 1987, The Star was one of the newspapers whose publication licences were withdrawn in Operation Lalang. It resumed publication five months later in March 1988, but after its return, The Star lost its previous 'liberal flavour'.
The Star (daily) and Sunday Star are published in five editions. Two editions cover the northern peninsular states of Penang, Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan and northern Perak, while another two editions cover the rest of the country. As of March 2010, the newspaper has a separate Sarawak edition priced at RM1.20.
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