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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Is New Straits Times left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?
Crosswire lists New Straits Times 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 New Straits Times beside another title from Malaysia and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two dailies from Malaysia covering the same day will usually agree on the facts and differ on the ordering: which story is worth the top of the page, how the headline characterises it, and which follow-ups get space. Those are New Straits Times's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because New Straits Times is listed near the centre, it works best as the fixed point in a comparison — put a left- and a right-leaning title from Malaysia 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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