Prior to the dominance of
The Straits Times in recent decades, Singapore had a diverse landscape of prominent English-language newspapers. The earliest among them was
The Singapore Chronicle, established in 1824 as the first newspaper in Singapore. It served the settlement for over a decade before ceasing publication in 1837. In the early twentieth century,
The Malaya Tribune emerged as a major competitor and, at its peak, outsold
The Straits Times. However, it experienced a significant decline following the
Japanese occupation of Singapore and ultimately ceased operations in 1951. Other notable publications included the
Singapore Tiger Standard, an English-language morning daily founded in 1950, which came under criticism for its editorial stance. It was labelled "anti-
Merdeka" by
S. Rajaratnam and was closed in
1959 following the rise to power of the
People's Action Party (PAP). In 1971, the Government initiated a crackdown on media outlets perceived to be under foreign influence or exhibiting subversive tendencies. This led to the closure of both
The Eastern Sun and the
Singapore Herald.
English language •
Comrade (1946) •
Daily Advertiser (1890–1894) •
Democrat (1946) •
Eastern Daily Mail (1905–1906) •
Eastern News (1940–1941) •
Eastern Sun (closed in 1971 for allegation on receiving money from communist intelligence from Hong Kong) •
Free Press •
Indian Daily Mail (1946–1956) •
Malacca Observer •
Malay Daily Chronicle •
Malaya Tribune •
Weekend TODAY •
Weekly Sun Chinese language In 1982, editorial executives of
Nanyang Siang Pau were accused of propagating "
Chinese ethnic chauvinism" and was detained without trial for a period of two years, and publication of
The Chinese Daily was briefly halted. •
Chong Shing Yit Pao (中興日報) – established on 20 August 1907; disestablished in 1910. The newspaper was founded and operated by members of the
Tongmenghui and was aimed at promoting the 1911
Xinhai Revolution in China. The members responsible for the newspaper were
Tan Chor Lam,
Teo Eng Hock and
Chan Po-yin. The daily distribution involved 1,000 copies. disestablished on 7 January 2009 as
zbCOMMA. The newspaper is targeted at secondary school students. •
Lat Pau (1881–1932) •
Nanyang Siang Pau (南洋商报) – established on 6 September 1923; disestablished on 16 March 1983 as
Lianhe Zaobao and
Lianhe Wanbao •
Nan Chiau Jit Pao •
The Union Times (1906–1948) •
Xiao Xian Zhong •
Xin Li Bao •
Ye Deng Bao •
Zhaonan Ribao (1942–1945)
Tamil language •
Singai Nesan (1887–1889)
Malay language •
Lembang Malaya •
Jawi Peranakkan (1876–1895) •
Nujum Al-Fajar •
Sekolah Melayu •
Warta Ahad •
Warta Jenaka •
Warta Malaya ==See also==