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''Sin Chew Daily'' (), formerly known as Sin Chew Jit Poh, is a leading Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia. According to report from the Audit Bureau of Circulation for the period ending 31 December 2011, ''Sin Chew Daily'' has an average daily circulation of almost 500,000 copies and also the largest-selling Chinese-language newspaper outside Greater China. It is only on Sundays that the circulation of the Malay language (national language of Malaysia) papers exceeds that of ''Sin Chew Daily''. () ''Sin Chew Daily'' is a member of the Asia News Network. ''Sin Chew Daily'' is circulated throughout Malaysia and neighbouring countries, in Southern Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia and northern Kalimantan. It is also published and printed in Indonesia () and Cambodia () under different mastheads. Presently, ''Sin Chew Daily'' has 53 news bureaus and six printing plants in Peninsular and East Malaysia. ''Sin Chew Daily'' is owned by Sin Chew Media Corporation Berhad, a subsidiary of Media Chinese International Limited. == History == ''Sin Chew Daily'' is founded on 15 January 1929, by Aw Boon Par (胡文豹) and Aw Boon Haw (胡文虎), founder of the Tiger Balm (虎標萬金油) in Singapore as part of the Star Almagated Newspaper formed by these two philanthropists. () The newspaper was suspended between 1942 and 1945. Even after the secession of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965, ''Sin Chew Daily'' still operated with its headquarters in Singapore under the management of successors of the Aw Brothers. In the early 1970s, to expedite the printing process, ''Sin Chew Daily'' decided to build a new plant located at its present head office premises in Petaling Jaya. With the setting up of this new plant, other departments such as the news desk, editorial, production and circulation were started. The Petaling Jaya operation became independent from the head office in Singapore. Following the directives from the government on restraining foreigners from controlling the press, the Aw family transferred their ownership of ''Sin Chew Daily'' to Lim Kheng Kim in 1982. In 1987, ''Sin Chew Daily'' sank into deep financial trouble. A receiver was appointed over the company. On 27 October 1987, the publication licence of ''Sin Chew Daily'' was suspended under Operasi Lalang, one of the most drastic clampdowns on civil dissent launched by the government. Tiong Hiew King, an entrepreneur from Sarawak, was moved by the dedication of management team led by C. C. Liew (present Managing Director) acquired ''Sin Chew Daily''.〔()〕 After more than five months, ''Sin Chew Daily'' resumed publication on 8 April 1988. In the early 1990s, ''Sin Chew Daily'' emerged as the best-selling Chinese newspaper, beating Nanyang Siang Pau, the leading Chinese newspaper then.〔(), ANALYSIS OF PRINT MEDIA AUDITED CIRCULATION BY MEDIA SPECIALIST ASSOCIATION (MSA)1988 - 2008.〕 Steven Gan's independent news site ''Malaysiakini'' began with a 20 November 1997 story criticizing the practices of ''Sin Chew Jit Poh''. The newspaper had doctored a photograph of Malaysia's ruling party to remove Anwar Ibrahim, who had recently been imprisoned for corruption. According to BBC News, the ''Malaysiakini'' report led to "worldwide infamy" for ''Sin Chew Jit Poh'', and the newspaper later issued a public apology. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sin Chew Daily」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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