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Is The Straits Times controlled by the government?
This gives the management shareholders, and by proxy the government, a minimum 66% majority in any votes regarding staffing decisions. The print media are largely controlled by SPH Media Trust, publisher of the flagship English-language daily, The Straits Times.
Is The Straits Times a newspaper?
The Straits Times is a Singaporean English-language daily broadsheet newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. It was first established on 15 July 1845 as The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce. The Straits Times is considered a newspaper of record for Singapore.
How do you read Straits Times Online?
After signing in with your myLibrary ID at go.gov.sg/nlb-enews, select the newspaper you wish to read, and you will be brought to the SPH ePaper site….You can read the current issues of:
- The Straits Times.
- The Business Times.
- The New Paper.
- Lianhe Zaobao.
- Lianhe Wanbao.
- Shin Min Daily News.
- Berita Harian.
- Tamil Murasu.
Who owns SPH Singapore?
Cuscaden Peak Pte. Ltd.Singapore Press Holdings / Parent organization
Is Straits Times owned by Singapore government?
While not government-owned, it is closely supervised by the political leadership. Its flagship title and de facto national paper is the English-language Straits Times, founded in 1845.
How many Singaporeans read Straits Times?
1.9 million
Launched on July 15, 1845, SPH Media Trust’s flagship English daily is the most-read newspaper in Singapore with a readership of more than 1.9 million for print and digital combined.
What happened to SPH?
FOLLOWING the acquisition by investment vehicle Cuscaden Peak Singapore Press Holdings is set to delist from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on May 13. In a bourse filing on Thursday (May 12), Cuscaden announced that the payment of the Cuscaden scheme consideration has been effected.
Is SPH still listed?
The last day of trading for SPH will be April 7, before the group’s shares are suspended from 9am the following day and subsequently delisted on May 13.
Who are SPH competitors?
Singapore Press Holdings’s competitors Singapore Press Holdings’s top competitors include LOTTE, Bastogi, Pittie Group and ArtCorgi. Singapore Press Holdings is Southeast Asia’s media organisation, engaging minds and enriching lives across multiple languages and platforms.
Who owns newspapers in Singapore?
Singapore Press Holdings
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | HarbourFront, Singapore |
| Key people | Christopher Lim (Chairman) Gerald Yong (CEO) |
| Parent | Cuscaden Peak |
| Website | www.sphl.com.sg |
Is this the most major restructuring in Singapore’s newspaper industry since 1984?
The move is the most major restructuring in the industry since 1984, when SPH was formed through a merger of three organisations – the Straits Times Press group, Singapore News and Publications Limited, and Times Publishing Berhad. That merger consolidated the flagship newspapers in different languages under one roof.
Will Ministry of Communications and information support SPH’s restructuring proposal?
SPH had approached the Ministry of Communications and Information with a restructuring proposal to put the media business on a long-term sustainable financial footing. The ministry, which regulates SPH under the NPPA, has indicated its support for the restructuring.
Can you be a shareholder of SPH without the Minister’s approval?
The NPPA states that no person shall, without the approval of the Minister, become a substantial shareholder of SPH; or enter into any agreement or arrangement “to act together with any other person with respect to the acquisition, holding or the exercise of rights in relation to, in aggregate more than 5 per cent of the shares”.