New Straits Times Press
| Formerly | The Caxton Press (1957) Sdn Bhd | |
|---|---|---|
| Company type | Parent Media Prima | |
| Website | www |
The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad or simply NSTP is a
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 Press Group (a forerunner of SPH Media) 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
On 22 September 2003, both NSTP and
NSTP announced in December 2019 that they will lay off 543 workers while bureaus were reduced into five effective 12 March 2020.[8][9]
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
- Singapore Press Holdings
- 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
- ISBN 978-82-05-34625-3.
- The Malay Mail. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- Sunday Mail. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "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