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The paper was founded as The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce on 15 July 1845. [11] [12] The Straits Times was launched as an eight-page weekly, published at 7 Commercial Square using a hand-operated press. The subscription fee then was Sp.$1.75 per month.
9 August. National Day. Celebrates the commemorate the nationhood and independence of Singapore. October/November. Deepavali. The Hindu holiday celebrates the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after defeating the demon king Ravana and vanquishing of the demon Naraka by Lord Krishna. 25 December. Christmas Day.
On 30 March 2009, The Straits Times reported that the church had paid one employee between $500,001 and $550,000 in its last financial year. Under the recommendations of the Code of Governance for charities then, [ 7 ] all charities and non-profit organisations in Singapore were encouraged to disclose the salary bands of their top executives to ...
In 1981, Malaysia decided to standardise the time across its territories to a uniform UTC+08:00. Singapore elected to follow suit, citing business and travel schedules. [14] [15] The change took effect on New Year's Day (1 January) 1982 when Singapore moved half an hour forward on New Year's Eve (31 December) 1981 at 11:30 pm creating "Singapore Standard Time" (SST) or "Singapore Time" (SGT). [16]
OCLC number. 46474542. Website. www .todayonline .com. Today is a Singaporean news website owned by Mediacorp. It was originally established in 2000 as a free newspaper, competing primarily with Singapore Press Holdings ' Streats. In 2004, SPH took a 40% stake in MediaCorp's publishing division and Today, discontinuing Streats in the process.
First Sunday in April at 02:00. 30 minutes. New Zealand. Last Sunday in September at 02:00 UTC+12:00 [d] First Sunday in April at 02:00 UTC+12:00 [d] 1 hour. In the table above, the DST start and end times refer to the local time before each change occurs, unless otherwise specified. The shift is the amount of time added at the DST start time ...
999,995,991 (print + digital) #1. The Straits Times ( The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce) Singapore English. SPH Media. Singapore English oldest daily broadsheet. Singapore's #1 Singapore English daily newspaper. Singapore's #1 Singapore English Daily Newspaper. 15 July 1845; 179 years ago.
OCLC number. 1167649590. Website. nst.com.my. The New Straits Times is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first), [ 3] having been founded as a local offshoot of Singapore-based The Straits Times on 15 July 1845. It was renamed as the New Straits Times on 13 ...