The Straits Times

Summary

The Straits Times is a daily newspaper^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,258 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Straits Times is in the country of Singapore^[3].
• The Straits Times's instance of is recorded as daily newspaper^[4].
• The Straits Times was edited by Warren Fernandez^[5].
• The Straits Times was published by Singapore Press Holdings^[6].
• The Straits Times is owned by Singapore Press Holdings^[7].
• The Straits Times's Commons category is recorded as The Straits Times^[8].
• The Straits Times's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• The Straits Times's country of origin is recorded as Singapore^[10].
• July 15, 1845 marks the founding of The Straits Times^[11].
• The Straits Times's official website is recorded as https://www.straitstimes.com/^[12].
• The Straits Times's political ideology is recorded as conservatism^[13].
• The Straits Times's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Straits Times'}^[14].
• The Straits Times's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Straits Times annual'}^[15].
• The Straits Times's publication interval is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1'}^[16].
• The Straits Times's newspaper format is recorded as broadsheet^[17].
• The Straits Times's has works in the collection is recorded as Australian National Maritime Museum^[18].
• The Straits Times's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1065254'}^[19].
• The Straits Times's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1047910'}^[20].
• The Straits Times's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+343000'}^[21].
• The Straits Times's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1132432'}^[22].
• The Straits Times's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+419000'}^[23].
• The Straits Times's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1226384'}^[24].
• The Straits Times's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+489000'}^[25].
• The Straits Times's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+548000'}^[26].
• The Straits Times's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+623000'}^[27].

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Founding

July 15, 1845 marks the founding of The Straits Times^[11].

Ownership

The Straits Times is owned by Singapore Press Holdings^[7].

Why It Matters

The Straits Times ranks in the top 4% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,258 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]