The Star

The Star is one of Malaysia's most widely read English-language daily newspapers, based in Petaling Jaya. It covers national news, politics, business, and lifestyle for a broad Malaysian readership and maintains print and digital editions. It is among the country's leading English-language press titles.

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The Star at a glance

Country: Malaysia
Region: Southeast Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups The Star

Crosswire groups The Star 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 The Star sits in Malaysia's press

The Star is one of 6 outlets tracked in Malaysia, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being New Straits Times. 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 The Star outside Malaysia, starting with Southeast Asia, are The Jakarta Post (Indonesia), Bangkok Post (Thailand), The Straits Times (Singapore) and Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines). Opening one of them beside The Star is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.