New Straits Times

Source profile

Origin:

Malaysia

Region:

Asia

Founded:

1845

Ownership: Published by The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad, a subsidiary of the listed Media Prima Berhad. Since March 2026 the largest shareholder bloc has been 32.96 percent held by a serving federal minister who is also vice-president of a governing coalition party and his son, just below the mandatory-offer threshold; a business group holds 31.90 percent. The party's own corporate stake was sold in 2019, so the political tie is now personal rather than institutional.

Funding: Advertising, circulation and a digital paywall priced from about 5.40 ringgit a week to 172 ringgit a year, with cross-subsidy from the parent group's television, radio, content and outdoor businesses.

Focus Areas: Malaysian national politics and government, policy and administration, business and markets, race, religion and royal institution coverage, sport and lifestyle, regional Southeast Asian affairs

Language:

English