The Star (Malaysia)

The Star
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Print, online
Owner(s)	Malaysian Chinese Association (46%, via Huaren Holdings Sdn Bhd), Pemodalan Nasional Berhad (5%)
Publisher	Chan Seng Fatt
Editor	Esther Ng
Founded	September 9, 1971
Political alignment	Conservative
Language	English
Headquarters	Jalan 16/11, 46350 ; Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Circulation	248,413 (Daily Star) ; 246,652 (Sunday Star) ; 105,645 (Daily Star E-paper); 104,804 (Sunday Star E-paper) ; *Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations, Malaysia – July to December 2015
Website	thestar.com.my

Star Media Group Berhad (doing business as The Star; MYX: 6084) 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,^[3] according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.^[4] It has a daily circulation of about 250,000 (As of January 2017^[update]), far eclipsing the circulation of its next-largest paid English-language competitor, the New Straits Times (which has a circulation of approximately 65,000).

The Star is a member of the Asia News Network. It is owned by the publicly listed Star Media Group.

^ "Circulation Figures – Newspapers – West & East Malaysia" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^ "Circulation figures digital replica – newspapers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^ Weiss, Meredith L. (17 October 2014). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Malaysia. Routledge. ISBN 9781317629597. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018.
^ "About The Star and Sunday Star". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

[1] "Circulation Figures – Newspapers – West & East Malaysia" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.

[2] "Circulation figures digital replica – newspapers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.

[3] Weiss, Meredith L. (17 October 2014). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Malaysia. Routledge. ISBN 9781317629597. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018.

[4] "About The Star and Sunday Star". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

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