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publishing mass media founded 1 january 1984 headquarters singapore key people dr lee boon yang chairman alan chan ceo patrick daniel deputy ceo 1 anthony tan deputy ceo 1 products publications website sph homepage singapore press holdings limited sph ; chinese is a media organisation in singapore with businesses in print internet and new media television and radio outdoor media and property . sph has over 5 000 employees including a team of approximately 1 000 journalists including correspondents operating around the world . the company is one of the country s blue chip counters on the singapore stock exchange and makes about s 480 500 million worth of profits every year . contents 1 history 2 ownership 3 newspapers 3.1 english 3.2 chinese 3.3 malay 3.4 tamil 3.5 today 4 magazines 5 online 6 other businesses 6.1 sph mediaworks ltd 6.2 broadcasting 6.3 m1 limited 6.4 events and out of home advertising 6.5 book publishing 6.6 sph buzz 6.7 mindchamps 7 properties 7.1 sph reit 8 references 9 external links history edit singapore press holdings limited was formed on 1 january 1984 through a merger of three organisations the straits times press singapore news and publications limited and times publishing berhad . in 2009 sph celebrated its 25th anniversary and for the first time changed its corporate logo . the new logo was launched on 30 march 2009 by former president s. r. nathan and chairman tony tan keng yam . ownership edit see also media in singapore like all newspaper companies in singapore sph is regulated by the newspaper and printing presses act of 1974 and issues both management and ordinary shares . as specified by the act all issues and transfers of management shares have to be approved by the ministry of information communications and the arts and in any resolution relating to the appointment or dismissal of a director or any member of the staff the vote of one management share is equivalent to 200 ordinary shares . there are close ties between the directors of sph and the singapore government . s. r. nathan director of the security and intelligence division and later president of singapore served as sph s executive chairman from 1982 to 1988 and the first president 1994 2002 of sph was tjong yik min former chief of the internal security department . the immediate former chairman of sph tony tan was deputy prime minister of singapore from 1994 to 2005 and president of singapore from 2011 present . dr lee boon yang is the current chairman of singapore press holdings . newspapers edit in singapore sph publishes 18 newspaper titles in four languages . on an average day 3.05 million individuals or 76 per cent of people above 15 years old read one of sph s news publications . english edit the straits times the sunday times business times the business times weekend the new paper the new paper sunday tabla free english language newspaper for the indian community ; 30 000 copies distributed each friday at 7 eleven outlets . chinese edit lianhe zaobao lianhe zaobao sunday lianhe wanbao shin min daily news my paper zbcomma thumbs up thumbs up junior thumbs up little junior malay edit berita harian berita minggu tamil edit tamil murasu today edit sph has 40 % joint management with mediacorp which publishes the free newspaper today . magazines edit sph also publishes and produces more than 100 magazine titles in singapore and the region covering a broad range of interests from lifestyle to information technology . action asia asia pacific boating asiaspa china boating cosmopolitan eh female female brides gameaxis online glam golf digest hardware mag harper s bazaar her world her world brides home & decor icon icon moments jet asia pacific lp luxury properties marie claire men s health nanyou nuyou nuyou time people at the peak seventeen shape simply her the peak the peak selections timepieces torque www.hardwarezone.com young parents young parents preschool guide cleo singapore the singapore women s weekly the finder singapore harper s bazaar singapore online edit beyond print the internet editions of sph newspapers enjoy over 360 million page views with 23 million unique visitors every month . apart from asiaone sph s online and new media initiatives include st701 the leading online marketplace for jobs stjobs property stproperty cars sgcarmart.com and general classifieds stclassifieds ; stomp sph razor . sph also launched the straits times ipad and enhanced iphone applications an android smartphone application and the business times ipad and smartphone applications . sph s chinese flagship newspaper lianhe zaobao has also launched its digital editions which include a web application as well as online and pdf versions . other businesses edit sph mediaworks ltd edit on 6 june 2000 sph mediaworks was set with the aim of breaking into the broadcasting business and received singapore s second nationwide free to air terrestrial television broadcasting service licence on 6 may 2001 . sph soon afterwards launched two channels channel u mandarin and channel i english . on 31 december 2004 sph sold its television operation to mediacorp restoring its former monopoly status . channel i was shut down on 1 january 2005 but channel u continues to operate . through a merger sph retains a 20 % stake in mediacorp s television operational as well as 40 % stake in today newspaper . broadcasting edit in the radio business sph radio pte ltd which operates entertainment stations ufm 100.3 in mandarin as well as kiss 92fm and one fm 91.3 in english . sph has a 20 per cent stake in mediacorp tv holdings pte ltd which operates free to air channels 5 8 and u and a 40 per cent stake in mediacorp press limited which publishes the free newspaper today . m1 limited edit sph multimedia ltd has 13.94 % shareholding in m1 limited and has a joint venture with axiata malaysia and keppel telecoms . events and out of home advertising edit sph s events arm sphere exhibits organises innovative consumer and trade events and exhibitions as well as large scale conferences in singapore and the region . in addition sph has ventured into out of home ooh advertising through its digital out of home platform sphmbo . book publishing edit sph s subsidiaries straits times press and focus publishing produce quality books and periodicals in english and chinese . sph buzz edit sph buzz a modern retail convenience chain with a network of stores around singapore . mindchamps edit sph has a 22 per cent stake in preschool and enrichment provider mindchamps . properties edit sph s latest retail development project the seletar mall began operations in late 2014 . sph s wholly owned subsidiary times development pte ltd has also developed a 43 storey upmarket residential condominium sky eleven at thomson road . sph reit edit sph reit is a singapore based reit established to invest in a portfolio of income producing real estate primarily for retail purposes . sph reit comprises two retail malls the paragon and the clementi mall . paragon is a prime retail and office complex in the heart of orchard road singapore s main shopping belt . the clementi mall is a mid market suburban mall in the centre of clementi town . references edit a b sph appoints two deputy ceos . channel newsasia . retrieved 6 july 2016 . external links edit library resources about singapore press holdings resources in your library resources in other libraries by singapore press holdings resources in your library resources in other libraries official website v t e singapore press holdings newspapers the straits times the sunday times the business times the business times weekend the new paper the new paper sunday lianhe zaobao lianhe zaobao sunday lianhe wanbao shin min daily news my paper zbcomma thumbs up berita harian berita minggu tamil murasu tabla today 40 % joint management with mediacorp sph magazines pte. ltd. uw 24 7 action asia always toyota ascent asia pacific boating asiaspa bmw china boating cleo cohort cosmopolitan eh female female brides gameaxis online gameaxis l33t glam glam lelaki hardware zone.com harper s bazaar health no. 1 her world her world brides home & decor hwm icon icon moments icon weddings jet asia pacific lp luxury properties luxury insider marie claire men s health nanyou nsman nuyou phing pinnacle savour shape silverkris simply her singapore health singapore nautilus the finder the johnnie walker house edit the peak the peak selections gourmet & travel the peak selections timepieces the women s weekly torque wellness no. 1 winning post young parents young parents preschool guide sph multimedia ltd. channel 5 channel 8 channel u channel newsasia suria vasantham okto hd5 20 % joint management with mediacorp sph radio pte ltd one fm 91.3 kiss 92fm ufm 1003 m1 limited 13.84 % joint venture with axiata group berhad and keppel telecoms events outdoor sphere exhibits sph mediaboxoffice online asiaone stomp razor tv straitstimes.com businesstimes.com zaobao.com omy st701 fastjobs trezo stproperty stjobs stcar stclassifieds sgcarmart clicktrue properties the paragon clementi mall seletar mall sky eleven archived news newslink newspost newstrack newsfeed mobile and call centre bizfone infoline wireless location based advertising 701search joint venture with schibsted and telenor ayosdito.ph berniaga.com dinkos.com.au mudah.my other businesses opennet 25 % the straits times index buzz straits times press shareinvestor mindchamps defunct friday weekly now zbcomma sin chew jit poh now lianhe zaobao nanyang siang pau now lianhe zaobao streats now today was published by mediacorp press and company by mediacorp sph mediaworks now was network by mediacorp tv and company by mediacorp sph mediaworks tvworks sph mediaworks channel i now mediacorp tv12 okto was network by mediacorp tv12 and company by mediacorp sph mediaworks channel u now mediacorp tv channel u was network by mediacorp tv and company by mediacorp heart 91.3 fm wkrz 91.3 fm radio 91.3 hot fm91 .3 now one fm 91.3 original ufm 100.3 radio1003 now ufm 1003 cats classified now stclassifieds numbers in parentheses indicate percentage of ownership v t e ftse sti companies of singapore as of 21 september 2015 ascendas real estate investment trust capitaland capitamall trust city developments comfortdelgro dbs group genting singapore global logistic properties golden agri resources hongkong land hutchison port holdings jardine cycle & carriage keppel noble group ocbc sats sembcorp industries sembcorp marine sia engineering singapore airlines singapore exchange singapore press holdings st engineering singapore telecommunications starhub thai beverage united overseas bank uol group wilmar international yangzijiang shipbuilding holdings cleo singapore the singapore women s weekly the finder singapore harper s bazaar singapore retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title singapore press holdings & oldid 737653540 categories singapore press holdingspublishing companies 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