Sin Chew Jit Poh (Singapore) Explained

Sin Chew Jit Poh (Singapore) should not be confused with Sin Chew Daily.

Sin Chew Jit Poh
Image Alt:First issue
Type:Daily newspaper
Founder:Aw Boon Haw
Ceased Publication:1983
Publishing Country:British Singapore and Singapore
Oclc:222378503
Free:Singapore National Library
Sin Chew Jit Poh
T:星洲日報
S:星洲日报
L:Singapore Daily
P:Xīngzhōu Rìbào
W:Hsing1-chou1 Jih4-pao4
Poj:Seng-chiu Ji̍t-pò
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Sin Chew Jit Poh was a Singapore newspaper. It was founded by Aw Boon Haw in Singapore. In the 1960s, it started its Malaysian bureau in Petaling Jaya, with full function printing house. Malaysian edition started to become a separate sister newspaper since they have the full function from news report writing to printing. Due to the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act enacted in 1974, starting from 1975, the two newspaper in Singapore and Malaysia had a separate ownership, which the Singapore edition was owned by Sin Chew Jit Poh (Singapore) Limited; the Malaysian edition was sold by Sin Poh Amalgamated in 1982.

Singapore's Sin Chew Jit Poh ceased publication in Singapore in March 1983[1] and subsequently merged with Singapore's branch of Nanyang Siang Pau to become Lianhe Zaobao and Lianhe Wanbao; their parent companies, were merged in 1982[2] [3] as Singapore News and Publications Limited, a predecessor of Singapore monopoly Singapore Press Holdings.

The Malaysian version of Sin Chew Jit Poh (now Sin Chew Daily), is still in circulation.

Notes and References

  1. News: 由南洋商報與星洲日報合併 新「聯合早報」正式刊印發行. 17 March 1983. The Kung Sheung Daily News. Written on 16 March 1983. Associated Press. Singapore. Hong Kong. The Industrial and Commercial Daily Press. Hong Kong Public Libraries. Chinese. 2.
  2. News: 新加坡報紙大改革 兩家中文報將合併 《南洋商報》《星洲日報》將聯組公司 另一家英文晚報轉入《新加坡導報》. 21 April 1982. Written on 20 April 1982. Ta Kung Pao. Reuters. Singapore. Hong Kong. Hong Kong Public Libraries. Chinese. 2.
  3. News: Joint Announcement. 21 April 1982. Written on 20 April 1982. Business Times. Singapore. Nanyang Siang Pau Singapore Limited. Sin Chew Jit Poh (Singapore) Limited. 8 October 2017. Singapore National Library.