''tabla!'' is a weekly English language newspaper in
Singapore
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, published by
Tamil Murasu
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.
Launched on 10 October 2008,
it marked its third anniversary in October 2011 with the launch of the tabla! Community Champion Award.
tabla! also presented the Taj Express, a
Bollywood
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musical
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that made its world premiere here in Singapore, on June 7.
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AsiaOne. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
The paper is named after the popular two-piece
India
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percussion instrument
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,
tabla
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.
30,000 free copies of the newspaper are distributed every Friday, excluding
public holidays.
It is available at all
7-Eleven
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outlets in Singapore. It provides local news to the Singaporean-Indian community (and PRs) and includes stories on education, property and transport.
See also
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List of newspapers in Singapore
The following is a list of newspapers in Singapore.
In circulation
As of 2021, there are a total of 16 newspapers in active circulation of which three are distributed for free. Some of these also carry supplementary tabloid pull-outs sold toge ...
References
External links
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2008 establishments in Singapore
Publications established in 2008
Newspapers published in Singapore
SPH Media Trust
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