Astro Awani
Astro Awani is Malaysia's leading 24-hour Malay-language news channel, operated by Astro Malaysia Holdings, the country's dominant pay-television provider. On air since 2007, it delivers rolling coverage of national politics, business, and regional affairs, and its website and social platforms make it one of the most-followed broadcast news brands in Malaysia.
Astro Awani front page, right now
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Is Astro Awani left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?
Crosswire lists Astro Awani as Center within Malaysia's media spectrum — the grouping it uses both for genuinely centrist titles and for outlets the major media-bias assessments do not place consistently on one side.
Read Astro Awani beside another title from Malaysia and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Broadcast newsrooms build around what can be shown and who can be booked, so Astro Awani's online front page tends to track its on-air running order — watch which stories carry video and which are text-only. Because Astro Awani is listed near the centre, it works best as the fixed point in a comparison — put a left- and a right-leaning Malaysia title either side of it and the direction each one pulls becomes measurable rather than impressionistic.
This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed . Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.
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