Full List of Malaysian Newspapers and Online News Sites

Kosmo!

Kosmo! is a Malay language compact format newspaper tabloid in Malaysia owned by the Utusan Group, which also owns Kosmo!’s Sunday paper Kosmo! Ahad, Utusan Malaysia, and Mingguan Malaysia. It is available in Malaysia at most newsstands.

Malay Mail

The Malay Mail is a newspaper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, first published on 1 December 1896 when Kuala Lumpur was the capital of the then-new Federated Malay States, making it the first daily newspaper to appear in the FMS.

Kwong Wah Yit Poh (光华日报)

Kwong Wah Yit Poh or Kwong Wah Daily is a Malaysian Chinese daily that was founded on 20 December 1910 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The idea of publishing the Kwang Hwa Pao or ‘Glorious Chinese Newspaper’ was originally conceived when Dr Sun, Hu Hanmin, Huang Xing and Wang Jingwei visited Penang in 1907.

Sinar Harian

Sinar Harian is a Malay language daily newspaper published in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia in a compact format.

Nanyang Siang Pau (南洋商報)

Nanyang Siang Pau or Nanyang Business Daily was founded by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee on 6 September 1923 in Singapore, currently published in Malaysia. Nanyang Siang Pau is one of the oldest Chinese-language newspapers in the country, with only Kwong Wah Yit Poh having been published longer.

Guang Ming Daily (光明日报)

Guang Ming Daily is a Chinese-language newspaper published in Malaysia. Formerly known as Sin Pin Jit Poh or Sin Pin Daily, it was founded by Aw Boon Haw who also started the Sin Chew Daily. Sin Pin Daily was headquartered in Penang. It stopped publishing in 1986 after major changes in management.

Borneo Post

The Borneo Post, established in 1978, is the largest and widest read English-language daily newspaper in East Malaysia.

The Sun

The Sun is Malaysia’s first national free daily newspaper in tabloid form. Available from Mondays to Fridays except on public holidays, with a target audience of white-collar workers and urban youth. It is published by Sun Media Corporation Sdn Bhd, which is part of the Berjaya Media Group.

Harakah

Harakah is a newspaper founded in 1987 and published by PAS. In addition to using the Malay language, the paper includes an 8-page English language pullout consisting of pages and columns written in English called the English Section. A page in Jawi writing was introduced in 2007.

Daily Express

The Daily Express is an English-language newspaper in Sabah, Malaysia and the sister newspaper of the Overseas Chinese Daily News. It was founded by Tan Sri Yeh Pao Tzu and it was first issued on 1 March 1963. It is published in English, Malay and Kadazan.

The Star

The Star is an English-language newspaper in Malaysia. Based in Petaling Jaya, it was established in 1971 as a regional newspaper in Penang. It is the largest paid English newspaper in terms of circulation in Malaysia, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

See Hua Daily News

See Hua Daily News is the largest and best-selling Chinese-language daily newspaper on the island of Borneo. It is widely circulated in the Sultanate of Brunei and the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, all on the northern coast of the island.

United Daily

United Daily News is a newspaper published in Taiwan. It is considered to support the Pan-Blue Coalition in its editorials.

The Edge (business newspaper)

The Edge Media Group is the publisher of business and financial publications in Malaysia and Singapore. Its portfolio includes: The Edge Malaysia – a business and investment weekly. Available in both print and digital formats, The Edge Malaysia hit the streets in 1994.

Malaysian Reserve

The Malaysian Reserve (TMR) is a business news and information provider. It is owned and published by TMR Media Sdn Bhd. Started in May 2007.

Focus Malaysia

Focus Malaysia helps you stay ahead with the latest developments in business, politics & current affairs.

International Times

International Times is the name of various underground newspapers, with the original title founded in London in 1966 and running until October 1973. Editors included Hoppy, David Mairowitz, Roger Hutchinson, Peter Stansill, Barry Miles, Jim Haynes and playwright Tom McGrath.

New Sabah Times

The New Sabah Times is a newspaper in Sabah, Malaysia. The Sabah Times commenced publication on 21st January 1953, published by Donald Stephens and had a daily circulation of approximately 1000. It was the only English language daily newspaper.

Overseas Chinese Daily News (华侨日报)

Overseas Chinese Daily News is a Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia.