Malay Language Newspapers in Malaysia

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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.

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From Berita Harian To BH

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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.

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Berita Harian Features

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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.

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The Opportunities That Berita Harian Offers To Its Readers

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Berita Harian is one of the oldest and most important newspapers in Malaysia. The publication presents a lot of news from Malaysia, but also from the entire world. The spectrum of topics is also various, ranging from religion to politics. Nonetheless, the accent is on Malay culture, traditions, as well as hobbies, leisure, heritage and arts. Apart from informing people from Malaysia, the newspaper does more than that. Through its great platform, the newspaper gives people the opportunity to voice their views and express their opinions on many important problems for them. In other words, the publication is so popular because collaborates with authority and knows which are the needs and the problems of Malaysia.

Apart from print, the newspaper has a lot of page views and numerous unique visitors each month. The newspaper also includes debates a lot of topics which are very important for the Malay community. The printed editions come in a smaller format, which is easier to read. Throughout time, the newspaper was involved in many events. In 2012, will be the Official Media Partner of WITM. WITM is the 1st World Islamic Tourism Mart 2012, a global forum for many travel and tourism agencies that will meet to talk about airlines, tour operators, as well as networking places for renowned hotels and many other details. The event is also organized to promote Asia globally, from trade shows and fairs to exploring new destinations and products.

Berita Harian is one of the leading newspapers in Malaysia and also one of the best sold in the country. Readers find Berita Harian a reliable publication and the best source for finding interesting and useful pieces of information about both national and international events. Its English version is also very popular, mainly for the investors who don’t speak the local language, but still they have to know a lot of things that may influence their business. This newspaper is very popular as it was launched in 1957, the year when Malaysia became an independent country. The publication is one of the most popular and famous newspapers for the general public. People read it online or they buy it, but this newspaper is certainly one of the best. Although it switched from  news, it’s still successful.

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Informative News with Berita Harian

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Finding out the current news is precisely what you want when you read the local or national newspaper and this is exactly the kind of news that Berita Harian delivers to its readers. A well established news paper the Berita Harian began in 1957 during the start of the Malaysia’s independence and has been selling papers ever since. The high selling paper has provided the company with a very good reputation. All topics are covered in this Malaysian newspaper including local and international news, current affairs, sports, weather, community events, entertainment and trading.

In the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, the Berita Harian sells very quickly each days as one of the leading Malaysian newspapers available to the general public. Advertising for local businesses in Malaysia provides excellent community awareness for products and services available to the population and travelers. Berita Harian newspaper take on the role of community advisor meaning that the local people can keep in touch with what is going on around them simply by reading the headline news.

For a more convenient way to get the Malaysian news the Berita Harian is now available online for subscribers and general viewers. An English version is also available online so that international people and anyone that is interested in the Malaysian news can access the latest and most current topics being advertised. Only subscribers to the online newspaper will receive the complete newspaper online while non subscribers can still receive general and news breaking headline news. If the Sunday newspaper is the one that you prefer to read then the Berita Harian has a very informative Sunday paper called the Berita Minggu. The Berita Minggu is just like many other Sunday newspapers having more content including fashion, arts and other relaxing topics.

Originally when the Berita Harian was released the news paper was a large paper however in more modern times the paper has been transformed into a tabloid sized newspaper. This means that the paper size has changed to a smaller, more compact version even though the topics are still the same with some modern additions such as culture and arts. Even though the size has changed in 2008 the paper itself has not lost any of its potency for headline news. When you are interested in Malaysian news then the Berita Harian is the best source of local and international news.

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Berita Harian – Malaysian News

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The Berita Harian is a newspaper produced out of Malaysia in the Malay language. In English, Berita Harian means Daily News. It was founded on August 31, 1957 which is the day of Malaysia’s independence. From its founding date until July 5, 2008, it was printed on a broadsheet format. Starting July 6, 2008, it switched to a tabloid format. The newspaper is widely popular in Malaysia with a circulation of 231,163.

A wide range of news is represented in the Berita Harian. These news topics take place close to home, close the Malaysian region, as well as across the world. The topics vary and range from sports to politics and religion. Other news sources include culture and tradition, the arts, family, hobbies, and entertainment and leisure. This news source also provides an opportunity for the community of Malaysia to voice their opinions, views, and concerns on key important issues. It is catered to meet the specific needs of the Malay community.

The Berita Harian news source can be found in print form in Malaysia as well as on the internet from anywhere in the world. It is important to note, however, that even 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.

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