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New Straits Times (Malaysia)
Malaysian pro-establishment, center
The New Straits Times is Malaysia's oldest English-language daily, published by New Straits Times Press under the Media Prima group. It was long tied to UMNO — Malaysia's dominant ruling party for most of independence — and was widely regarded as editorially deferential to the Barisan Nasional government, but has adopted a more measured tone since the opposition won the 2018 general election. Its coverage of the Trump administration reflects Malaysia's diplomatic posture: transactional and focused on trade and bilateral ties rather than politically charged.
Owned byNew Straits Times Press (M) Bhd (NSTP), a subsidiary of publicly listed Media Prima Bhd; as of late 2024, major Media Prima shareholders include JAG Capital Holdings (linked to Malaysian Plantation and Commodities Minister Johari Abdul Ghani, ~25%) and Morgan Stanley (~10%), after Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary's Aurora Mulia divested its ~32% stake in October 2024
LeaningMalaysian pro-establishment, center
On the administrationmostly neutral
2average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun