The Straits Times 
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The Straits Times is an English-language broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore. It is owned by Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH). The Straits Times was first published on July 15, 1845 and is the dominant newspaper of the country, with a circulation of more than 400,000 daily.
The paper itself is published in two main sections: the main focuses on world and international news, with subsections of columns, editorials, finance, sports and forum pages. A separate lifestyle, entertainment and the arts section is titled Life!.
Currently, the newspaper publishes three weekly pull-outs. All three pull-outs are published in tabloid format.
- Digital Life - Formerly known as the "Computer Times", this segment focusses on technology trends and electronic gadgets.
- Mind Your Body - Writes on issues concerning health and exercise, both mental and physical
- Urban - Writes on the latest fashion and accessories
The Straits Times is the only English-language newspaper with an active Internet forum in Singapore.
A separate edition, The Sunday Times, is published on Sundays. The newsstand price of The Straits Times is 80 Singapore cents.
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About the Paper
The Straits Times, the English flagship daily of SPH, has been serving readers for more than a century. Launched on July 15, 1845, its comprehensive coverage of world news, East Asian news, Southeast Asian news, home news, sports news, financial news and lifestyle updates makes The Straits Times the most-read newspaper in Singapore. Quality news, in-depth analyses, impactful commentaries and breaking stories are packaged to give readers riveting accounts of events in Singapore, the region, and beyond.
The Straits Times' key strength is in its world class coverage of news outside Singapore. With 11 bureaus in major cities around the world, The Straits Times correspondents bring world news to readers on a Singapore platter, helping them appreciate world events from a Singaporean perspective.
In keeping with the times, The Straits Times carries a weekly tabloid edition called Digital Life. The weekly covers all the latest in information technology for both the IT savvy and novices.
An active member of the community, The Straits Times was named "Newspaper of the Year" by the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers' Association (PANPA) for its ability to connect with its local community through its Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund programme, which raises funds for children from low-income families, and its extensive foreign news coverage and analysis.
Circulation
Daily Average Circulation for 2004: 380,197
The Straits Times Interactive
Launched in 1999, the Straits Times Interactive was free of charge and granted access to all the sections and articles found in the print edition.On the 15 March 2005, the on-line version began requiring registration and after a short period became a paid access only site. Currently only people who pay to subscribe to the on-line edition can read the articles online.
Subscribers to the print edition need only pay half the rate to gain access to the on-line edition.
The Straits Times' decision to make its on-line edition pay only is unprecedented in view of other traditional newspapers' on-line editions.
External links
References
- Wikipedia.org
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