''Koran Sindo'' (lit. ''Sindo Paper'') is an Indonesian newspaper published by

Media Nusantara Citra PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk (commonly known as MNC Media or MNC) is an Indonesian media company founded on 17 June 1997 as PT Panca Andika Mandiri, it was renamed to the present name on 12 September 2002. It is owned by ''PT Global Mediacom Tbk ...

(MNC Media) under PT Media Nusantara Informasi. The term "Sindo" is taken from the abbreviation of ''

Seputar Indonesia ''Seputar Indonesia'' (translated ''Around Indonesia'') was Indonesia's longest running flagship newscast carried by a private television network. It debuted for the first time on the newly inaugurated RCTI on 15 November 1989 as the local news pr ...

'', the former flagship news program on

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that later evolved into ''

Seputar iNews ''Seputar iNews'' (''Around iNews'', taken from the term ''Seputar Indonesia'' and iNews) is an Indonesian flagship news programme which broadcast on RCTI, replacing ''Seputar Indonesia'' which aired from 1990 to 2017. The program broadcast for thr ...

''. The paper is known for infographics shown on its front page. ''Koran Sindo'' is part of Sindo Media, a single-brand subsidiary of MNC Media which includes weekly news magazine '' Sindo Weekly'' and news portal ''Sindonews.com'', as well as (formerly) television network Sindo TV (currently

iNews iNews (short for ''Indonesia News'', formerly named SUN TV and Sindo TV) is an Indonesian free-to-air television network founded by Media Nusantara Citra, a subsidiary of Global Mediacom unit of MNC Asia Holding. It broadcasting 24 hours a d ...

) and radio network Sindo Trijaya FM (currently

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History

The newspaper was first published on June 30, 2005 as ''Harian Seputar Indonesia''. Since September 2006, ''Koran Sindo'' began to published in local edition in several provinces, which includes both national and local news. Presently the local edition exists in 9 provinces, including

West Java West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...

North Sumatra North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after West Java, East Java and ...

Riau Islands The Riau Islands ( id, Kepulauan Riau) is a province of Indonesia. It comprises a total of 1,796 islands scattered between Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, and Borneo including the Riau Archipelago. Situated on one of the world's busiest shipping la ...

, and

South Sulawesi South Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Selatan) is a province in the southern peninsula of Sulawesi. The Selayar Islands archipelago to the south of Sulawesi is also part of the province. The capital is Makassar. The province is bordered by Central Sula ...

. In 2019 the paper underwent logo and layout changes. In 2013, ''Harian Seputar Indonesia'' was renamed ''Koran Sindo'' as a part of rebranding several news-related assets of MNC Media into single-brand Sindo Media. As of 2020, the official website of ''Koran Sindo'' is redirected into Sindonews.com news portal.

Awarding

''Koran Sindo'' has been initiated some awards, such as ''People of the Year'' (given to individuals) and ''Rekor Bisnis'' (Business Records, given to companies).

References

External links

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SINDONews.com news portal
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Official website
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History

Awarding

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