''The Borneo Post'', established in 1978, is the largest and widest read
English-language daily newspaper in East Malaysia.
In June 2018,
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Overview
The Borneo Post was established in 1978. In 2007, the news portal website was launched to capture a larger pool of younger readers. The newspaper has five printing plants located throughout Sarawak and Sabah.
The newspaper is printed daily in Kuching, Sibu, Miri, Kota Kinabalu and Lahad Datu.
Circulation
Audited circulation figures by Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia for January-June 2015, the newspaper is the highest circulated English newspaper in Sarawak, with a circulation of 65,990 (daily) and 70,073 (the Sunday Post).
For the same period, the
Sabah
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edition of the newspaper reached a circulation of 22,971 copies.
Sister Publications
The Borneo Post has two sister publications; ''Utusan Borneo'' and ''See Hua Daily News''.
Utusan Borneo
''Utusan Borneo'' is a
Malay-
Iban
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Banking
* International Bank Account Number
Ethnology
* Iban culture
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(for the Sabah edition, it is bilingual in
Malay and
Kadazan-Dusun
Kadazan-Dusun (also written as Kadazandusun or Mamasok Kadazan-Dusun) also less-known as "Mamasok Sabah" are two indigenous peoples of Sabah, Malaysia—the ethnic groups Kadazan and Dusun. The Kadazandusun is the largest native group of Bu ...
language) newspaper published by Harian Borneo Post Sdn Bhd.
Based on audited circulation figures by Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia for January-June 2015,daily circulation for the ''Utusan Borneo'' (Sarawak) of 36,251 copies in Sarawak.
It is the highest circulated
Malay newspaper in
Sarawak
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and one of the top circulating local newspapers in
Sabah
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.
Features
* The Borneo Post Seeds- a section to cater issues related to youth readers.
* BAT5 - Borneo Post Adventure Team. The team travels across Sarawak and share with the readers on interesting places that they have encountered.
Awards
See also
*
List of newspapers in Malaysia
This is a list of newspapers published in Malaysia, sorted by language.
Published newspapers by languages English
*''The Borneo Post'' – English daily in Sarawak and Sabah
*'' Business Times''
*'' Daily Express'' – English daily in Sabah
*''T ...
References
External links
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Newspapers published in Malaysia
English-language newspapers published in Asia
Publications established in 1978
1978 establishments in Malaysia
Mass media in Kuching
Asian news websites
Malaysian news websites