Nanyang Siang Pau or Nanyang Business Daily is a Malaysian Chinese daily newspaper. Originally founded in Singapore on 6 September 1923 by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee, its original newspaper circulated across the Straits Settlements. It is the oldest Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia behind Kwong Wah Yit Poh.

It has been published continuously aside from four months between 1923 and 1924, and during World War II from 1942 until resuming publication on 8 September 1945.

History

The original Nanyang Siang Pau was founded by Tan Kah Kee in the Straits Settlements on 6 September 1923.

During the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, Nanyang Siang Pau started Sunday publications from 20 December 1931 to report on the war.

The Singapore edition of the paper has merged with Sin Chew Jit Poh on March 16, 1983, to form the current Lianhe Zaobao. Huaren's remaining stake were exchanged for a share in Media Chinese International Ltd (MCIL) in 2008, but then disposed of its entire holding in MCIL in 2010.

See also

  • Other Chinese language newspapers in Malaysia:
  • China Press, its sister publication
  • Guang Ming Daily, its sister publication
  • Sin Chew Daily, its sister publication
  • Kwong Wah Yit Poh
  • Oriental Daily News
  • Related newspaper
  • Nanyang Siang Pau, former original Singaporean edition and sister publication, merged with the Singaporean edition of Sin Chew Jit Poh to form Lianhe Zaobao in 1983

Notes

References

  • Nanyang Siang Pau 南洋商报 (eNanyang)