The Straits Times
The Straits Times is Singapore's flagship English-language daily newspaper and the country's most widely read broadsheet. It covers national, regional, and international news, business, and politics for a broad readership. Published by SPH Media, it is one of Southeast Asia's most established English-language newspapers.
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Is The Straits Times left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?
Crosswire lists The Straits Times as Center within Singapore'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 The Straits Times beside another title from Singapore and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two dailies from Singapore 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 The Straits Times's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because The 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 Singapore 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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