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The paper was founded as The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce on 15 July 1845. [11] [12] The Straits Times was launched as an eight-page weekly, published at 7 Commercial Square using a hand-operated press. The subscription fee then was Sp.$1.75 per month.
999,995,991 (print + digital) #1. The Straits Times ( The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce) Singapore English. SPH Media. Singapore English oldest daily broadsheet. Singapore's #1 Singapore English daily newspaper. Singapore's #1 Singapore English Daily Newspaper. 15 July 1845; 179 years ago.
NewspaperSG is an online newspaper archive launched in 2010 containing newspapers distributed in Singapore, including those published in the 19th century. History. The National Library Board and Singapore Press Holdings signed an agreement in 2007 to make digitised articles of The Straits Times available for public access at NLB libraries ...
The Straits Impregnable: Sydney Loch 1916 1914 *Unknown* Fictionalised Autobiography First edition published as a novel, second edition banned by the military censor in Australia under regulations of the War Precautions Act 1914. [9] Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928) D. H. Lawrence: 1928 1929 1965 Novel Banned from 1929 to 1965. [10] [11]
OCLC number. 1167649590. Website. nst.com.my. The New Straits Times is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first), [ 3] having been founded as a local offshoot of Singapore-based The Straits Times on 15 July 1845. It was renamed as the New Straits Times on 13 ...
The National Archives was originally established in 1968 for the preservation and administration of the nation's archives. It holds records as far back as 1800, 19 years before the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles and the founding of the modern nation. The Oral History Centre documents the history of Singapore through the use of oral history ...
The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. Originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Company , the Straits Settlements came under control of the British Raj in 1858 and then under direct British control as a Crown colony in 1867.
The Straits Times Overland Journal of 17 December 1878 reported a meeting of 20 Brethren at the Exchange Rooms. It was resolved that a new Masonic Hall should be erected. To cover the cost, promises were made that 240 shares of $25 each should be subscribed for, "owing, in great measure, to the energy of Major Dunlop".