| Lat Pau | |
| Publisher: | Lat Pau Press Ltd |
| Founder: | See Ewe Lay |
| Foundation: | December 1881 |
| Ceased Publication: | March 1932 |
Lat Pau was one of the earliest Chinese-language newspapers published in Singapore under the Straits Settlements. It was first published in December 1881 by See Ewe Lay under Lat Pau Press Ltd . It was published for 52 years, ending in March 1932. It was Singapore's longest-running local-run Chinese newspaper before World War II.[1] [2] [3]
Lat Pau initially was published in Classical Chinese. In 1925 the newspaper started publishing in Vernacular Chinese. The newspaper's first editor was Yeh Chi Yun.[4]