New Straits Times

The New Straits Times is one of Malaysia's oldest English-language daily newspapers, based in Kuala Lumpur. It provides national news, politics, business, and current affairs to an English-speaking readership and operates print and digital editions. It is among the country's principal English-language newspapers.

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New Straits Times at a glance

Country: Malaysia
Region: Southeast Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups New Straits Times

Crosswire groups New Straits Times as Centrist for comparisons within Malaysia's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where New Straits Times sits in Malaysia's press

New Straits Times is one of 6 outlets tracked in Malaysia, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being The Star. By outlets tracked, Malaysia ranks tenth of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 67 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to New Straits Times outside Malaysia, starting with Southeast Asia, are Bangkok Post (Thailand), The Straits Times (Singapore), Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines) and Tuổi Trẻ (Vietnam). Opening one of them beside New Straits Times is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.