Guang Ming Daily (Malaysia)
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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Print, online |
Owner(s) | Media Chinese International |
Founded | 1987 |
Political alignment | Perikatan Nasional Moderate |
Language | Mandarin |
Website | http://www.guangming.com.my/ |
Guang Ming Daily (simplified Chinese: 光明日报; traditional Chinese: 光明日報; pinyin: Guāngmíng Rìbào) is a Chinese-language newspaper published in Malaysia. Formerly known as Sin Pin Jit Poh or Sin Pin Daily (Chinese: 星檳日報), it was founded by Aw Boon Haw who also started the Sin Chew Daily. Sin Pin Daily was headquartered in Penang. It stopped publishing in 1986 after major changes in management.
The former staff of the Sin Pin Daily started the Guang Ming Daily in December 1987 with the help from Lim Keng Yaik.
In 1992, the Rimbunan Hijau Group bought over Guang Ming Daily and thus making it the sister company again with Sin Chew Daily. Both of these are currently owned by Media Chinese International Limited (MCIL), which also publishing Nanyang Siang Pau, China Press and Ming Pao.
External links[edit]
- Official site (Chinese)