The Straits Times
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Front page of The Straits Times from 18 May 2012
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Singapore Press Holdings |
| Editor | Warren Fernandez |
| Founded | 15 July 1845 |
| Headquarters | 1000 Toa Payoh North, News Centre, Singapore, 318994 |
| Circulation | 352,003 (As of July 2013[update]) 5,000 (Myanmar edition) 2,500 (Brunei edition) |
| OCLC number | 8572659 |
| Website | straitstimes |
The Straits Times is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). It is the country's highest-selling paper, with a current Sunday Times circulation of nearly 365,800.
Originally established on 15 July 1845 as the The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce, in the early days of British colonial rule, it may be considered the successor to various other newspapers of the time such as the Singapore Chronicle. After Singapore became independent from Malaysia on 9 August 1965, the paper became more focused on the island leading to the creation of the New Straits Times for Malaysian readers.
There is a specific Myanmar and Brunei edition published, with a newsprint circulation of 5,000 and 2,500 respectively.
SPH also publishes two other English-language dailies; the broadsheet The Business Times and The New Paper tabloid. The Straits Times is a member of the Asia News Network.
The Straits Times was started by an Armenian, Catchick Moses. Moses's friend, Martyrose Apcar, had intended to start a local paper, but met with financial difficulties. To fulfil his friend's dream, Moses took over and appointed Robert Carr Woods as editor. On 15 July 1845, The Straits Times was launched as an eight-page weekly, published at 7 Commercial Square using a hand-operated press. The subscription fee then was Sp.$1.75 per month. In September 1846, he sold the paper to Robert Woods because the press proved unprofitable to run.
On 20 February 1942, five days after the British had surrendered to the Japanese, The Straits Times became known as The Shonan Times and The Syonan Shimbun. This name change lasted until 5 September 1945, when Singapore returned to British rule.
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