There is a variety of newspapers you can find in Malaysia that cover a wide range of topics interesting people of all ages and occupations. There are newspapers in all the languages spoken in this country, including Malay, English, Chinese, Indian and Dutch. Malaysia also has online newspapers that people can read regardless of their location. However, the most relevant newspapers for the people of Malaysia are, obviously, the ones written in the Malay language. Below you can read about the most important Malay language newspapers in this country.

Berita Harian

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BH, formerly known as Berita Harian, was first published in 1957 as the first mainstream newspaper in Bahasa Malaysia. Ever since then, BH has become a true chronicler of history for this country. In 2008, the newspaper entered a new era, being given a new look and trendier compact version. Another modification was made in 2012, when several changes were made: the ‘Ekonomi’ section was changed to ‘Bisnes’, the pullout ‘Ratu’ to ‘Famili’, and ‘Rona’ to ‘Kembara’; the layout, typography and pagination were made more attractive and easy to read; the color photographs are larger; new segments to attract younger readers have been introduced. All these changes made BH one of the most popular newspapers in Malaysia nowadays.

Utusan Malaysia

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Literally translated from Malay to English as the Malaysian Courier, Utusan Malaysia started publication in 1967, being a romanised version for Utusan Melayu and daily edition of Mingguan Malaysia. Distinctive for its blue masthead and its logo and trademark, the newspaper has more than 32 pages of news and current affairs, with regular supplements, focusing on diverse topics such as entertainment, music, health, politics, fashion, and technology. It is also the only remaining newspaper that publishes in broadsheet.

Harian Metro

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Harian Metro is the first Malay daily afternoon tabloid in Klang Valley and morning tabloid in other part of Malaysia. It was established in 1991 as a result of a change in the demographics of urbanities, which led to a growing audience of young people who were looking for entertainment, shopping news, lifestyle features, and current news. Harian Metro cam to meet those needs in exciting editorial presentations. Over the past few years, the newspaper rose significantly and steadily gained momentum, especially after its layout was revamped in 2006 and new exciting pullouts were introduced in 2009. In 2011, Harian Metro maintained for the fifth year its title as the No. 1 daily Bahasa Melayu newspaper.

Kosmo!

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Short for Cosmopolitan, Kosmo! is a Malay language compact format newspaper owned by Utusan Malaysia, being available at most newsstands. The newspaper was launched in 2004 by Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and came into being when the public was in desperate need of a newspaper that could be easily read and carried. Kosmo! suits the taste of Malaysians who are mostly busy with their daily matters. Just like its name, all the sections in the newspaper use an exclamation mark (!).

Utusan Borneo

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Utusan Borneo is a Malay language daily newspaper on the island on Borneo, being circulated in the Sultanate of Brunei and the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, all on the northern coast of the island. It was established as a full newspaper in 2008, becoming the first full Malay language newspaper in Sabah. Before being launched as a separate newspaper, Utusan Borneo was provided as an insert in the English language Borneo Post. Now, the newspaper is headquarted in Kuching and has an editorial staff of about 100.

Sinar Harian

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This Malay language daily newspaper is published in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia in a compact format. Sinar Harian first hit the newsstands in 2006 in the East Coast states of Kelantan and Terengganu before expanding its distribution. Unlike most mainstream media in Malaysia, this newspaper is known for its relatively balanced reporting, featuring articles and columns that present views from all sides of the Malaysian political spectrum. The newspaper also occasionally organizes public forums and debates at which politicians and public figures are invited to speak, regardless of viewpoint.

These are the most notable Malay language newspapers in Malaysia. Depending on your personal preferences and interest, you will surely find a newspaper that will meet your needs and cover the subjects you are interested in.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has dissolved parliament, making room for a general election that must be held within two months. The prime minister has appealed to voters to back his government’s record of delivering economic growth.

However, the government’s critics accuse him of being corrupt and wasting Malaysia’s natural resources.

Mr. Najib, whose National Front coalition has been in power for over 50 years, made the dissolution announcement in a televised address. He will face opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in what is expected to be a tightly-contested race, with polls pitting his National Front coalition against Ibrahim.

Anwar Ibrahim

The National Front lost its two-thirds majority for the first time in the 2008 elections, when the coalition suffered its worst election result in decades. Election officials are to meet soon to fix a polling date. Many expect the vote to be held in late April.

“The king has accepted my request to dissolve parliament effective 3 April”, said Mr. Najib in the address.

Mr. Najib was constitutionally obliged to call a general election in April, when the National Front’s five-year mandate ran out.

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Berita Harian is one of the most popular Malay newspapers nowadays. This newspaper has actually suffered an important change in the past few months. It has been renamed to BH back in July, 2012. Still, besides the name, which has been changed to the initials of the former name of the newspaper, these are few changes in the format or type of content presented by BH.

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BH is a daily newspaper, with a tabloid format. The newspaper was first founded in 1957. This newspaper has a Sunday edition, as well, which actually is called BH Ahad. It was launched on July 10, 1960. One of the most interesting facts about BH is that it managed to change throughout the years in such a manner that its popularity has never paled. For instance, in 2008, Berita Harian came with a new impressive look. The trendier compact version of BH was quite well received by readers from all over the country.

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BH nowadays presents its stories in a rather provocative manner, stimulating the minds of its readers. So, we can surely say that Berita Herian has evolved from an ordinary daily newspaper, to the modern BH. It currently allows readers to enjoy finding out the latest news in a simple, fast and compact way.

To be able to provide its readers the highest quality information, news and latest facts, Berita Harian has actually made a modification starting with July 1, 2012. This includes changing the Ekonomi section to Bisnes, the pullout Ratu to Famili and Rona to Kembara. In this context, it is important to mention that some changes have been made to the layout, typography and pagination, as well. All these changes aimed to make BH more attractive, interesting and simpler to read for everyone. In the new BH, readers will also find larger size color photographs.

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To make the improved newspaper more attractive for young audience, too, BH included sections such as Jejak, Fokus, 5 Soalan and Meoww. A page for cat lovers was also added to the newspaper. Naturally, all these changes aimed to make BH popular among people of all ages. And we can surely say that the ideas were great, as BH is more successful than ever. Even though more than half of century has passed since the moment when BH was first released, the newspaper is still popular.

Berita Harian is one of the most important, popular and reliable newspapers in Malaysia. The newspaper has been since 1957 and still goes on being so successful.

Berita Harian is the best tool through which people can can access the latest news and pieces of information from many fields they’re interested in. The content is presented in an engaging way, providing information from several areas.

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The success of the newspaper led to a a Sunday edition of the newspaper, named Berita Minggu. This new edition is also successful and sometimes it even surpassed the popularity of the daily newspaper.

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Berita Harian can also be read on the Internet, so it is easier for someone who stays all day long at the office in the front of their computer. It can also be read on mobile devices such as laptops, tablets and smartphones.

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In terms of style, Berita Harian is the equivalent of Daily News. The newspaper started to include in its topics a sort of tabloid aspects, so its initial format started to change. Still, it’s one of he most popular in the country.

Berita Harian is important for the local community, but also for all tourists that want to find out more about what is going on in Malaysia and what attractions they should visit here.

Additionally, the newspaper has also a site that can be accessed anytime. For the people who wish to be informed, Berita Harian also provides an English version of the newspaper.It’s a reliable publication and and when people want to find out about has happened lately, they usually read Berita Harian.

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Moreover, the online version of the paper is strictly written in the Malay language. The Malay Berita Harian is not to be confused with the paper based out of Singapore sharing the same name. The publication includes great adds for local and also international products and services.

Berita Harian is one of the most important newspapers in Malaysia. It was founded on July 1, 1957 and since then, it became one of the most important and popular publications. It also has a Sunday Edition called BH Ahad, which was launched on July 10, 1960.

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In 2008, the newspaper was redesigned, having a broadsheet format, a new look and great compact version. By reading this newspaper, people have the opportunity to find out the latest news that may influence their lives. The newspaper adapted to technology, so now people can download and read it the online edition on their smart phones, being very easy and fast.

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To be even more attractive and interesting for its readers, new things were introduced such as: ‘5 Soalan’ and ‘Meoww’ a page for cat lovers, ‘Jejak’, ‘Fokus’, ‘Inspirasi”, which is related to art.

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The most important events in the history of Berita Harian are the following:

1957 – the inaugural day of the newspaper
1958 – Abdul Samad became its Editor
1960- the first romanised Malay Sunday newspaper was launched
1966 – a new masthead was introduced
1968- cartoonist Lat started to contribute “Keluarga Si Mamat” cartoon series in Berita Minggu
1972- Abdul Wahab Zain became the editor
1975- its price was increased to RMO.25
1981- the newspaper was revamped, including new colours, new sections and more entertainment
1984- its price increased to RMO.45. and a new editor was appointed
1991- a new format was launched
1995- new fonts were added, new images, as well as a new layout was conceived
1999 – the new look of Berita Harian and Berita Minggu were launched; the content and its design were improved
2002- Bi-Pop was revamped, which was an entertainment pullout and its name changed to Bingtang Popular
2006 - Datuk Manja Ismail was appointed as Group Editor and Director of Malay publications
2010 – its latest pullout Varsiti was launched; Berita Harian became the number one news compared to other online newspapers in Malaysia.

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Obviously, there were many other events that happened. Nonetheless, each of them led to an increased popularity of the Berita Harian and many readers.

Suhaimi Rafdi, the CEO of Singapore’s Cathay Organisation Corporation, was named Berita Harian Achiever of the Year 2012 by Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Chan Chun Sing.

Suhaimi Rafdi was chosen by seven judges, one of them being Wan Hussin Zoohri, former president of LBKM (Prophet Muhammad Birthday Memorial Scholarship Fund Board).

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The event is organized by Malay newspaper Berita Harian and this was the 14th edition. The award honours Malay/Muslim role models for society which prove determination, integrity, abilities to get over problems, odds and also perseverance.

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Mr Suhaimi is a special person because he joined KFC Restaurant as a Trainee Manager and then he became a Restaurant Manager. After he left KFC, he joined Singapore General Hospital as Housekeeping Manager.

Later, Mr Suhaimi joined Cathay Organisation, which is an organisation engaged in the business of property management services. He became the company’s Assistant General Manager of Cathay Cineplexes.

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As he made a very good impression, Mr Suhaimi Radfi was promoted to President Of Business Operations and was responsible for 21 of Cathay Organisation’s subsidiary companies in Malaysia and Singapore. In 2008, he was promoted to CEO of the Group and was given many responsibilities.

Additionally, he is the father of four children, two of them adopted, a widower and also an animal lover. His house hosts over 20 abandoned cats and he is also a wonderful cook, preparing meals for his friends and staff.

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When he was asked what drove him, he said that his strategy was self motivation and hard work. Guntor Sadali, editor of Berita Harian mentioned that Suhaimi “strives to improve himself all the time – a quality that we want the Malay community to have.”

Bursa Malaysia is an exchange holding company approved under Section 15 of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007. It operates a fully integrated exchange, offering the complete range of exchange-related services including trading, clearing, settlements and depository services. Bursa Malaysia also has a range of progressive products and services which covers equities, offshore listings and services, bonds and Islamic offerings.

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Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed lower this month in line with weaknesses on regional markets plagued by fears of slowing global economic growth and amid the ongoing euro zone debt crisis, dealers said.

The Malay Bursa lost 11.32 points to 1,612.38 after opening 9.35 points lower at 1,614.35. Affin Investment Bank Vice-President Dr. Nazri Khan said market players were also adopting a cautious wait-and-see attitude ahead of the tabling of next year’s budget on Friday.

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The Finance Index plunged 128.62 points to 14,474, the Plantation Index dipped 76.59 points to 11,885.13 and the FBM Ace shed 54.55 points to 4,273.93. Losers led gainers by 571 to 183 while 302 counters were unchanged, 583 untraded and 27 others suspended.

Scomi Group which was among the actives today, had requested for a suspension of trading in the securities of the company on the main market from 2.30pm to 5.00 pm, pending the release of a material announcement.

For other actives, I-Power gained half-a-sen to nine sen, IGB Real Estate Investment Trust declined one sen to RM1.38, JCY International slipped six sen to 80.5 sen and Ingenuity Solutions declined one sen to 10.5 sen.

Consumer products accounted for 37 million shares on the Main Market,

• industrial products 116.9 million,
• construction 21.2 million,
• trade and services 228.8 million,
• technology 30.8 million,
• infrastructure 10.8 million,
• finance 44 million
• hotels 233.500
• plantations 2.08 million.

Bursa Malaysia is the world’s biggest palm oil futures trading hub since 1980. The FCPO, the global price benchmark for the crude palm oil market, is a deliverable contract which is traded electronically on Bursa Malaysia’s trading platform. As any stock market, the stock exchange fluctuates according to the worldwide inflation and variations of the currencies.

Berita Harian is a Malay language daily newspaper published from Malaysia. This newspaper is in Tabloid format and has started on August 31 1957. The owner of the newspaper is Media Prima Berhad, the publisher is Berita Harian and the editor is Datuk Mior Kamarulbaid Shahid. Berita Harian has a circulation of 154.868 copies per day and it publishes all types of news related to Entertainment, Business, Sports, Health, Weather, Tourism, Stock Market, Real Estate, Political and Commercial Issues of Malaysia and all over the world.

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One of the latest news on the online version of the newspaper refers to the increase the number of non-Malays in civil service. Chairman Tan Sri Mahmod Adam stated that “There has been a marked increase from 2% to 5.6% of the number of non-Malays joining the civil service throughout the country since June 2012.” Mahmood said this marked increase in the numbers of non-Malays joining the civil service workforce were an indication that the strategy of the Public Service Commission on perception and direct public engagement are showing positive results.

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Mahmood said that Malaysia has a total of about 1.2 million civil servant of which 2% were made up of non-Malays and 16% were Sarawakians and Sabahan. Among the new ruling is allowing applicants to apply as many job vacancies as possible and if they turned down the offer they will not be penalised.

Formerly, applicant were only allowed to apply five job vacancies at one time and if they turned down an offer they cannot apply for the civil service job for a period of five years. Mahmood also said that Malaysia opens the base and the playing field for the would-be civil servant. Moreover, PSC can reap the best quality of among the applicants. In order to get the best quality of the work force in the civil service, Malaysia stressed the importance on meritocracy.

Berita Harian is a popular and daily newspaper in Malaysia. It’s published by the NSTP Group and in 2012 it has been revamped, having a fresh and wonderful look. Plus, it also changed its editorial content. One of the changes that took place is the fact that the weekly publication Berita Minggu has been replaced with BH Ahad.

There are also other changes such as:

• renaming several of the paper’s sections; “Ekonomi” with “Bisnes”, “Ratu” was renamed “Famili”

• new sections such as “Jejak”, “Fokus”, “5 Soalan” and “Meoww” have been introduced to attract young readers

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These changes have been made after a six-month study conducted by Berita Harian in order to understand its readers and their reading habits. As a result, the publication started to focus also on news coverage – exclusive, community, education and entertainment.

Nonetheless, Berita Harian’s original content has not been reduced, but new things have been added.

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 Mior Kamarul Shahid, BH group editor said that “The changes in BH were made to ensure the newspaper remains relevant to readers”. He added that all these changes represent the publication team’s decision to adapt to and to venture into the digital space.

The NSTP Group launched an integrated marketing campaign to promote these changes, the publication itself and to attract potential readers. The marketing campaign was under the tagline “One for All” and this slogan was used on many advertising platforms.

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Berita Harian is a popular and important Malay newspaper and its Sunday edition is called Berita Minggu. The publication was founded on 1 July 1957 and from 2008 it has started to be printed in tabloid. Today, Berita Harian has online and English language editions and is one of the most reputable and reliable Malay publications.

In a world where technology means everything, most of the important worldwide newspapers have gone from paper to the online environment. Why? It is far more accessible and let’s face it more environmentally friendly. As you probably know, all the major global newspapers have turned to the online: New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Le Monde, Pravda, Berita Harian, Sydney Morning Herald, Times, etc.

Berita Harian was one of those newspapers conceived for the local Malay community, established on July 1, 1957. Just like the other major newspapers, it presents news and issues from home, the region and the world. It also features a wide spectrum of topics from sports to politics and religion. Other highlights include insight on Malay culture, traditions, arts and heritage, family, hobbies and leisure. The newspaper is one that speaks with authority and understands the needs and wants of the Malay community.

Some of the main advantages of going online are accessibility. More and more people are using Internet and they can easily get access of the online newspapers. Additionally, the online version of a newspaper enables the reader to express his opinion on different published topics or articles. Perhaps one of the most important aspects is breaking the geographical barrier. People who are interested in finding out news on other countries, can now easily do that with a single touch or click. However, online newspaper authorities should be very much aware of the content published. The topics must not be offensive or delicate.

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Unfortunately, a mishap of the type happened in Malaysia, in the national source of information, Berita Harian. The newspaper sparked controversy, in 2011, when it published a cartoon of the Japanese tsunami, which has taken thousands of lives. The cartoon depicted the famous Japanese superhero Ultraman running away from the huge tsunami. People and journalists around the world reacted immediately. They posted negative messages on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. These messages voiced their disgust and outrage with the newspaper, with some even calling for a boycott of the paper.

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People even cam up with an online petition in protest of the cartoon, gathering 571 signatures within a couple of hours. Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar tweeted that the newspaper should have apologised over the publication of the cartoon. The cartoon was regarded as completely insensitive towards the crisis the Japanese had been going through. According to the online publication The Star; after the immense waves of protests that tool place online, the newspaper published an open apology towards the Japanese people.