The Straits Times
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The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust.[2][3][4] Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and has a significant regional audience.[5][6] The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online, the latter of which was launched in 1994. It is regarded as the newspaper of record for Singapore.
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet Online |
Owner(s) | SPH Media |
Editor | Jaime Ho[1] |
Founded | 15 July 1845; 178 years ago (1845-07-15) (as The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce) (65300 issues) |
Language | English |
Headquarters | 1000 Toa Payoh North, News Centre, Singapore, 318994 |
Country | Singapore |
Circulation | 995,991 (As of August 2018[update])[2] |
OCLC number | 8572659 |
Website | www |
Print and digital editions of The Straits Times and The Sunday Times had a daily average circulation of 364,134 and 364,849 respectively in 2017, as audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations Singapore.[7] In 2014, country-specific editions were published for residents in Brunei and Myanmar, with newsprint circulations of 2,500 and 5,000 respectively.[8][9]