New Straits Times Press
The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad (NSTP) is a Malaysian conglomerate of publishing companies, owned by Media Prima. The NSTP publishes several newspapers, including the New Straits Times,[1] Berita Harian[2] and Harian Metro.[3]
Formerly | The Caxton Press (1957) Sdn Bhd |
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Type | Private Limited Company |
Founded | 31 January 1973 |
Headquarters | Balai Berita Bangsar, 31, Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Key people | Ismail Omar, Chairman Abdul Jalil Abdul Hamid, CEO & Group Managing Editor |
Parent | Media Prima |
Website | www |
History
The "New Straits Times Press" (initially News [sic?] Straits Times Press Sdn Bhd) was formed by the directors of the Directors of the Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad, in a desire to meet the reasonable aspirations of Malaysians to have a majority shareholding in the company which produced the largest mass-circulation organ in the territories of East and West Malaysia.
The Malaysia operations of the Straits Times, the Sunday Times, the Malay Mail, the Sunday Mail, Berita Harian and Berita Minggu were transferred to this new company. An agreement was reached in 1972 between the directors of the Straits Times group and Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah for the disposal of 80 per cent of the stock of the New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. for the Malaysian interest.[4]
The company joined up with three others to establish Malaysian Newsprint Industries in 1996, with the mill in Mentakab starting production in April 1999.[5]
NSTP announced in December 2019 that they will lay off 543 workers while bureaus were reduced into five effective 12 March 2020.[6][7]
Branch offices
- Kompleks Alor Setar, Alor Setar, Kedah
- Northam Road, George Town, Penang
- Bangunan Seri Kinta, Ipoh, Perak
- Putrajaya
- Kemayan Square, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
- Taman Melaka Raya, Malacca City, Malacca
- Muar, Johor
- Summit Signature Hotel, Batu Pahat, Johor
- Bandar Baru UDA, Johor Bahru, Johor
- Kuantan, Pahang
- Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
- Kota Bharu, Kelantan
- Kuching, Sarawak
- Villa Tropicana Commercial Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
See also
- The Utusan Group - NSTP's main competitor
References
- New Straits Times' official website
- Berita Harian's official website
- Harian Metro's official website
- The Straits Times 17 September 1972 page 1, National Library, Singapore
- Pollen, Geir (2007). Langt fra stammen (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. p. 267. ISBN 978-82-05-34625-3.
- "Malaysia's New Straits Times Press group axe 543 workers, cut bureaus to 5". Today Online. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- 543 kakitangan kumpulan New Straits Times Press (NSTP) ditamatkan perkhidmatan Penangkini. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- "Branches".
External links
- Official website
- Company Overview of The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad, bloomberg.com
- The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad (MYX: 3999), bursamalaysia.com