# The Star (Malaysia)

> The Star (Malaysia) is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Malaysia. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Lean right**.

- **Domain:** thestar.com.my
- **Website:** https://www.thestar.com.my/
- **Country:** Malaysia
- **Region:** Asia
- **Language:** English
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Lean right
- **Founded:** 1971

## About

In The Star's Petaling Jaya newsroom, the editorial pace runs to a daily English broadsheet rhythm with coverage of Malaysian politics, business, sport and lifestyle for an audience that includes the country's Chinese-Malaysian and middle-class English-speaking readers. The paper has navigated the post-2018 political reset and subsequent governments while remaining inside Star Media Group's corporate orbit. Its historical MCA-linked ownership shapes the editorial culture even as the political landscape has shifted.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Privately owned; published by Star Media Group, historically affiliated with the Malaysian Chinese Association
- **Funding:** Subscription, advertising and digital revenue
- **Focus areas:** Malaysian politics, business, economy, sport, lifestyle; English daily for Chinese-Malaysian and English-speaking middle-class readers


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-05-08. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 7 (3 themes).

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