Malay Mail
{{Short description|Newspaper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia}}
{{EngvarB|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Malay Mail
| image = File:Malay Mail frontpage.jpg
| caption = Frontpage on 17 November 2014
| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Tabloid
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1896|12|14}}
({{Age in days|1896|12|14|format=commas}} issues)
| language = English
| ceased publication = 1 December 2018 (print)
({{age in days|1896|12|14|2018|12|1|format=commas}} issues)
| owners = Malay Mail Sdn Bhd
| political = Moderate
| headquarters = Redberry City,
Lot 2A, Jalan 13/2,
46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
| website = {{URL|https://www.malaymail.com/}}
}}
The Malay Mail is an online news portal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the continuation of a print paper which was first published on 1 December 1896 when Kuala Lumpur was the capital of the then new Federated Malay States, making it the first daily newspaper to appear in the FMS. In December 2018, it ceased printing after 122 years but has continued as a news portal.{{cite web | url=https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/malay-mail-cease-print-edition-dec-1-retrench-50-workers | title=Malay Mail to cease print edition on Dec 1, retrench 50 workers }}
During World War II, the paper was replaced by the Malai Sinpo.[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/syonantimes19421224-1.2.9 First Issue Of Malai Sinpo On 1 Jan. Next], Syonan Shimbun, 24 December 1942, Page 1, retrieved 11 January 2018
Overview
The newspaper used to be an afternoon edition which focused on local happenings and was promoted as "The Paper That Cares". It was common to find local community news making the headlines. A major example of this was the People's Live Telecast Fund, a public donation drive organised in June 1982 under the editorship of Ahmad Sebi Abu Bakar to crowdfund live matches of the World Cup happening around the same time for Radio Televisyen Malaysia totalling RM300,000 for 5 telecast; each broadcast was underwritten Ditaja Oleh Rakyat Malaysia ("Sponsored By The Malaysian People").{{cite news |last1=D'Cruz |first1=Frankie |title=Ordinary royals, extrordinary lives |newspaper=Malay Mail |date=June 13, 2015 |page=26}} The paper also had featured a "Page 3 Girl" and was not taken too seriously as it had the image of a tabloid with the printing of many unsubstantiated news articles. The newspaper had a commanding presence in classified ads and in the 1990s it was common to find almost half the newspapers comprising classified ads.{{cite web | url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/595718 | title=Death of a newspaper – What stopping print meant to the Malay Mail | date=17 October 2021 }}
In 1997, the Malay Mail was the NSTP Berhad's single most profitable unit through its grip on classifieds which, in the nature of a virtuous cycle, actually intensified its popularity.{{cite web | url=https://marketingmagazine.com.my/malay-mail-to-cease-print-edition-will-go-fully-digital-december-2/ | title=MARKETING Magazine Asia | date=25 October 2018 }}
In 2018, the website was revamped and relaunched as malaymail.com. The Chinese and Malay language news portals were revamped into Cincai News ({{zh|精彩大马}}) and ProjekMM.{{Cite web |title=Malay Mail launches its first Chinese language news portal |url=https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/malay-mail-launches-its-first-chinese-language-news-portal |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=The Edge Malaysia}}
On 25 October 2018, Malay Mail announced that it will cease its print operations on 1 December 2018 and go fully digital on 2 December 2018.{{Cite web|last=TAN|first=VINCENT|title=Malay Mail to stop print edition and go fully digital, one third of staff affected|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/10/25/malay-mail-to-go-fully-digital|access-date=2021-07-27|website=The Star|date=25 October 2018 |language=en}}
See also
{{Portal|Journalism|Malaysia}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.malaymail.com/}}
{{Newspapers of Malaysia}}
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Category:1896 establishments in British Malaya
Category:Online newspapers with defunct print editions
Category:English-language newspapers published in Malaysia
Category:Newspapers established in 1896
Category:Publications disestablished in 2018
Category:Mass media in Kuala Lumpur