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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Is The Star left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?
Crosswire lists The Star 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 The Star beside another title from Malaysia and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two Malaysia dailies 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 Star's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because The Star 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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