The Star (Malaysia)

The Star (Malaysia)
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Print, online
Owner(s)	Star Media Group Berhad (ROC 10894D) (formerly known as Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad)
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

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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