The Borneo Post

The Borneo Post
Front page on 22 August 2009
Type Daily newspaper
Format Berliner
Publisher Borneo Post Sdn Bhd
Founded 1978
Language English
Headquarters Crown Tower 88, Jalan Pending
93450 Kuching, Sarawak
Country Malaysia
Circulation 65,990 (daily)
22,971 (Sabah version)
70,073 (The Sunday Post) (as of January-June 2015)[1]
Sister newspapers Utusan Borneo
See Hua Daily News
OCLC number 488800331
Website www.theborneopost.com

The Borneo Post, established in 1978, is the largest and widest read English newspaper daily in East Malaysia.[2]

Overview

The Borneo Post was established in 1978. In 2007, the news portal website was launched to capture a larger pool of younger readers. The newspaper has five printing plants located throughout Sarawak and Sabah.[2] The newspaper is printed daily in Kuching, Sibu, Miri, Kota Kinabalu and Lahad Datu.[3]

Circulation

Audited circulation figures by Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia for January-June 2015, the newspaper is the highest circulated English newspaper in Sarawak, with a circulation of 65,990 (daily) and 70,073 (the Sunday Post).[1] For the same period, the Sabah edition of the newspaper reached a circulation of 22,971 copies.[4]

Sister Publications

The Borneo Post has two sister publications; Utusan Borneo and See Hua Daily News.[2]

Utusan Borneo

Utusan Borneo is a Malay-Iban (for the Sabah edition, it is bilingual in Malay and Kadazan-Dusun language) newspaper published by Harian Borneo Post Sdn Bhd.[5] Based on audited circulation figures by Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia for January-June 2015,daily circulation for the Utusan Borneo (Sarawak) of 36,251 copies in Sarawak.[1] It is the highest circulated Malay newspaper in Sarawak and one of the top circulating local newspapers in Sabah.

Features

  • The Borneo Post Seeds- a section to cater issues related to youth readers.
  • BAT5 - Borneo Post Adventure Team. The team travels across Sarawak and share with the readers on interesting places that they have encountered.

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2017
Malaysian National News Agency’s (Bernama) Golden Jubilee
 Special Award for Loyal Bernama Customers (Media) "The Borneo Post" Won[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Geographical Distribution - Sarawak" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia. 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Borneo Post". Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia. 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Advertisement Rates" (PDF). Lins Ad. January 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Geographical Distribution - Sabah" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia. 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Utusan Borneo". Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia. 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Borneo Post, See Hua Daily News receive award". The Borneo Post. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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