''Harian Metro'' is a Malaysian

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owned by the New Straits Times Press. It is Malaysia's first Malay daily afternoon

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, in contrast to morning tabloids in other part of Malaysia. The Harian Metro was established in March of 1991. It is now Malaysia's largest circulating

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in any language. The change in the demographics of urbanites resulted in a growing audience of young people who were looking for entertainment, shopping news, lifestyle features and current news. ''Harian Metro'' set out to meet those needs. On 17 July 2006, the newspaper underwent a layout revamp to remain fresh and relevant for its readers. New pullouts were introduced, such as "Rap" and "Variasi". On 11 April 2009, ''Harian Metro'' increased its cover price with introduction of new pullouts such as "GIGS" and "EKSTRA". ''Harian Metros rise has steadily gained momentum over the past few years. For 2011, ''Harian Metro'' remained the No. 1 daily

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newspaper for the fifth time as declared by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. However, it later lost the status to its rival, , in the second quarter of 2013, largely due to increased availability of internet news sources and subsequent growth in their audience.

History

1990s

1991 * On 26 March, ''Harian Metro'', the country's first afternoon Bahasa newspaper, was launched. The price was RM0.50. * Mior Kamarul Shahid was appointed the first news editor. * On 26 June, ''Harian Metro'' first revamped. 1992 * Ahmad Puah Onah was appointed editor. * On 25 March, the southern edition of ''Harian Metro'' was launched in

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. 1994 * On 1 April, Zian Johari was appointed editor. * On 16 May, ''Harian Metro'' Edisi

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was launched. * On 1 August, ''Harian Metro'' Edisi Utara was launched. 1995 * On 29 August, ''Metro Ahad'' was launched.

2000s

2000 * On 17 July, ''Harian Metro'' was revamped with a new tag line 'Kini, Sini, Terkini'. * On 23 July, ''Metro Ahad'' was revamped. 2001 * On 26 March, ''Harian Metro'' celebrated its tenth anniversary 2003 * ''Metro Ahad'' achieved 1,068,000 readers for the fourth quarter of 2003. 2004 * On 27 January, a new official web page for ''Harian Metro'' and ''Metro Ahad'' at www.hmetro.com.my was launched in Balai Berita,

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. * On 1 June, Berita Harian Sdn Bhd appointed Hafifi Hafidz as the new executive editor of ''Harian Metro'' and ''Metro Ahad'', replacing Zian Johari, who was appointed executive editor of ''Berita Minggu''. * On 27 July, ''Harian Metro'' launched its weekly column called "Liku-liku Niaga". The column publishes every Tuesday in ''Harian Metros "Business" section. * On 23 August, a new pullout of ''Harian Metro'' called "Bintang and Variasi Metro" (V-Met) was launched. 2005 * On 1 January, the cover price of ''Harian Metro'' increased to RM1.20. In

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and

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, ''Harian Metro'' was sold for RM2.00 each, however, and the cover price of ''Metro Ahad'' was increased to RM1.50. In Sabah and Sarawak, the newspaper was sold at RM2.00. 2006 * On 6 June, i-Metro, an interactive portal providing readers a chance to be the eyes and ears of their community, was launched. * On 15 July, ''Harian Metro'' launched a more stylish, colourful and reader-friendly layout, as well as new sections focusing on celebrities, lifestyle, health and fashion. Among the changes made are new nameplates for ''Harian Metro'' and ''Metro Ahad'', replacing ''Metro Ahad''s "Meta" with "Ekspresi" and renaming ''Harian Metros "Bintang" to "Rentak Artis Popular" (RAP) and "V-Met" to "Variasi". * On 16 July, ''Metro Ahad'' was revamped. 2008 * On 1 March, Abdul Ghafar Ismail was appointed executive editor of ''Harian Metro''/''Metro Ahad''. 2009 * On 12 April, ''Metro Ahad'' launched a new pullout titled "GIGS – Gema Informasi Generasi Semasa". The pullout is inserted into ''Metro Ahad'' every Sunday. * On 13 April, the cover price of ''Harian Metro'' increased to RM1.50. In Sabah and Sarawak, the newspaper was sold at RM2.30. The "RAP" and "Variasi" pullouts introduced a new

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. * On 1 July, Abdul Ghafar Ismail was re-designated Deputy Group Editor of ''Harian Metro''. * On 17 August, Datuk Mustapa Omar was appointed Group Editor, ''Harian Metro''. * On 9 October, Harian Metro launched a new pullout, "AYU".

2010s

2010 * On 3 May, ''Harian Metro'' was became available in Sabah and Sarawak. * On 23 May, ''Harian Metros Sarawak and Sabah edition was officially launched in Kuching. The 64-page Sarawak and Sabah edition is priced at RM1.50 each, provides readers with coverage of sports, education, and community. 2019 * On October, ''Harian Metro'' was revamped. Its weekend entertainment section, "Bling" renamed to "RapXtra".

2020s

2021 * On 25 March, ''Harian Metro'' celebrates its 25th anniversary.

References

External links

* {{Newspapers of Malaysia Newspapers published in Malaysia Malay-language newspapers Publications established in 1991 1991 establishments in Malaysia Media Prima