The Straits Times
The Straits Times front page on 13 December 2019 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet Online |
| Owner(s) | SPH Media |
| Editor | Jaime Ho |
| Founded | 15 July 1845 (as The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce) (65718 issues) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 1000 Toa Payoh North, News Centre, Singapore, 318994 |
| Country | Singapore |
| Circulation | 995,991 (As of August 2018) |
| OCLC number | 8572659 |
| Website | www |
The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and has a significant regional audience. The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online, the latter of which was launched in 1994. It is regarded as the newspaper of record for Singapore.
Print and digital editions of The Straits Times and The Sunday Times had a daily average circulation of 364,134 and 364,849 respectively in 2017, as audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations Singapore. In 2014, country-specific editions were published for residents in Brunei and Myanmar, with newsprint circulations of 2,500 and 5,000 respectively.