''The Business Times'' is a Singaporean financial daily under
SPH Media Trust, a media organisation with businesses in print, digital, radio, and
outdoor media
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The paper is published Monday to Saturday, with the Saturday edition called ''The Business Times Weekend''.
It had a circulation (Print + Digital) of 39,500.
Ownership
It is part of the
SPH Media Trust group which also publishes ''
The Straits Times
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The New Paper
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History
First launched on 26 July 1988, ...
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History
It is an
English-language
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newspaper published since 1 October 1976. Prior to this, it was a supplement in ''The Straits Times''. The paper was launched on 15 July 1976, and the special presentation issue prior to the launch of the paper featured
George Magnus
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. The staff was first headed by Tsai Tan, who became the first female editor of a daily newspaper in Singapore. In 1989, the newspaper won the Media Philanthropic Appeals category of the International Advertising Festival in
New York
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Community programmes
''The Business Times'' Budding Artists Fund
''The Business Times'' Budding Artists Fund was initiated in 2004 and adopted by ''The Business Times'' in 2005, with the aim to level the playing field and reach out to children and youths from financially disadvantaged backgrounds, ages six to 19. The Fund provides opportunities and access to the arts, it seeks to enable beneficiaries to learn, discover and nurture their talents so that they may grow in confidence and become resilient in overcoming their personal circumstances.
''The Business Times'' co-organises ChildAid, an annual youth charity concert with The Straits Times to raise funds for needy children from ''The Straits Times'' School Pocket Money Fund and ''The Business Times'' Budding Artists Fund.
Business Awards
''The Business Times'' organises the following business awards events on a yearly basis:
* The Singapore Business Awards
* The Singapore Corporate Awards
* The Enterprise 50 (E50) Awards
* The Emerging Enterprise Award
References
External links
Business Times of Singapore
1976 establishments in Singapore
Newspapers published in Singapore
SPH Media Trust
Business newspapers
English-language newspapers published in Asia
Publications established in 1976
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