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{{short description|Newspaper in Malaysia}}
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| foundation = 1994
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| price (Weekly) = ''' Peninsular Malaysia''' [[Malaysian ringgit|RM]] price, '''Sabah & Sarawak'''<br/> price
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| foundation = 1994
| owners = Tan Sri Tong Kooi Ong<br/>The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd
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| editor = Kathy Fong
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| headquarters = Level 3, Menara KLK, No. 1, Jalan PJU 7/6, Mutiara Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
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| editor = Azam Aris
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'''The''' '''Edge Media Group''' is the publisher of business and financial publications in Malaysia and Singapore, with headquarters in [[Petaling Jaya]], [[Selangor]], [[Malaysia]]. It is divided into four subsidiaries: The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd, publisher of ''The Edge Malaysia'' – a Business and investment weekly publication launched in 1994 available in both print and digital formats and ''The Edge CEO Morning Brief'' – a digital business and political news publication available every Tuesday-Friday morning, The Edge Publishing Pte Ltd, publisher of ''The Edge Singapore'' – a local newspaper with in-depth and analytical coverage on business and investments within Singapore and across the region,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theedgemalaysia.com/content/about-us|title=About Us|website=theedgemalaysia.com}}</ref> The Edge Property Sdn Bhd and The Edge Property Pte Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edgeprop.my/|title=Edge Property Malaysia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edgeprop.sg/|title=Edge Property Singapore}}</ref>
The Edge Media Group is the publisher of business and financial publications in Malaysia and Singapore. Its portfolio includes:
* ''The Edge Malaysia'' – a business and investment weekly.
Available in both print and digital formats, ''The Edge Malaysia'' hit the streets in 1994.

* ''The Edge Singapore'' – Launched in 2002, ''The Edge Singapore'' is available in both print and digital formats and has regular pullouts on property, lifestyle, entrepreneurs and personal wealth.
* ''The Edge Financial Daily'' – Published Monday to Friday in Malaysia
* ''[[BFM 89.9|BFM Radio]]'' – Malaysia's only independent radio station owned by edge communications focused on business news and current affairs.


== History ==
== History ==


On 24 July 2015, the Malaysian government suspended the publishing license of the Edge media group's two print publications, the ''Edge Weekly'' and the ''Edge Financial News'', alleging that their coverage of the [[1Malaysia Development Berhad]] threatened the country's national security and public order. The Edge's print publications was suspended for three months, beginning on 27 July 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Malaysia suspends newspaper over prejudicial 1MDB reports|url=https://www.asiatimes.com/2015/07/article/malaysia-suspends-newspaper-over-prejudicial-1mdb-reports/|access-date=16 Jan 2020|publisher=[[Asia Times]]|date=24 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="suspensionWSJ">{{cite news|title=About Us|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/malaysia-orders-suspension-of-two-publications-1437733153|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=25 July 2015|access-date=31 July 2015|last1=Ng|first1=Jason}}</ref> The suspension of ''The Edge'' newspapers was criticized by several opposition politicians, the [[Institute of Journalists Malaysia]], and business leaders including the [[CIMB Group]] chairman [[Nazir Razak]] and the [[Air Asia]] executive [[Tony Fernandes]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lift the suspensions of The Edge Malaysia and The Edge Financial Daily|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/what-you-think/article/lift-the-suspensions-of-the-edge-malaysia-and-the-edge-financial-daily-the|access-date=29 July 2015|newspaper=[[The Malay Mail]]|date=25 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Malaysian PM Najib's brother condemns The Edge's suspension|url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/malaysian-pm-najibs-brother-condemns-edges-suspension|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728000743/http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/malaysian-pm-najibs-brother-condemns-edges-suspension|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 28, 2015|access-date=29 July 2015|agency=[[AsiaOne]]|date=25 July 2015}}</ref> On 27 July, ''The Edge'' filed a judicial review challenging the ban.<ref>{{cite news|title=Malaysian media The Edge files for judicial review over ban with bare success.|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-media-the-edge-files-for-judicial-review-over-ban|access-date=29 July 2015|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|date=27 July 2015}}</ref>
On July 24, 2015, the Malaysian government suspended the publishing license of the Edge media group's two print publications, the ''Edge Weekly'' and the ''Edge Financial News'', alleging that their coverage of the [[1Malaysia Development Berhad]] threatened the country's national security and public order. The Edge's print publications were suspended for three months, beginning on 27 July 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Malaysia suspends newspaper over prejudicial 1MDB reports|url=https://www.asiatimes.com/2015/07/article/malaysia-suspends-newspaper-over-prejudicial-1mdb-reports/|access-date=16 Jan 2020|publisher=[[Asia Times]]|date=24 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="suspensionWSJ">{{cite news|title=About Us|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/malaysia-orders-suspension-of-two-publications-1437733153|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=25 July 2015|access-date=31 July 2015|last1=Ng|first1=Jason}}</ref> The suspension of ''The Edge'' newspapers was criticized by several opposition politicians, the Institute of Journalists Malaysia, and business leaders, including the [[CIMB Group]] chairman [[Nazir Razak]] and [[Air Asia]] executive [[Tony Fernandes]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lift the suspensions of The Edge Malaysia and The Edge Financial Daily|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/what-you-think/article/lift-the-suspensions-of-the-edge-malaysia-and-the-edge-financial-daily-the|access-date=29 July 2015|newspaper=[[The Malay Mail]]|date=25 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=25 July 2015 |title=Malaysian PM Najib's brother condemns The Edge's suspension |agency=[[AsiaOne]] |url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/malaysian-pm-najibs-brother-condemns-edges-suspension |url-status=dead |access-date=29 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728000743/http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/malaysian-pm-najibs-brother-condemns-edges-suspension |archive-date=28 July 2015}}</ref> On July 27, ''The Edge'' filed a judicial review challenging the ban.<ref>{{cite news|title=Malaysian media The Edge files for judicial review over ban with bare success.|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-media-the-edge-files-for-judicial-review-over-ban|access-date=29 July 2015|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|date=27 July 2015}}</ref>

== Publications ==
The Edge Media Group consists of the Edge Communications Sdn Bhd, which publishes the following publications: ''The Edge Malaysia'', ''The Edge Financial Daily'', ''Personal Money'', and ''haven''. ''The Edge'' also publishes a Singaporean-based weekly publication called ''The Edge Singapore''. In addition, The Edge Media Group also consists of the website www.theedgemarkets.com, the online newspaper [[Malaysian Insider]], the online ''Edge Review'', the trading website www.EdgeWiz.com, the radio station BFM, the art gallery The Edge Galerie, and the events management company Pepper Events.<ref name="Edge website">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.theedgemarkets.com/my/content/about-us|website=The Edge Markets|access-date=29 July 2015|date=2014-10-07}}</ref>


In April 2023, The Edge Communications Sdn. Bhd. and its owner, Tan Sri Tong Kooi Ong, bought a stake in [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star Media Group]], with Tong owning a direct interest of 0.25% stake and a 5.17% indirect interest through The Edge Communications.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Chan Wai |date=25 April 2023 |title=Report: The Edge, owner buy 5.42pc stake in Star Media Group |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2023/04/25/report-the-edge-owner-buy-542pc-stake-in-star-media-group/66394 |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=Malay Mail |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tay |first=Chester |date=25 April 2023 |title=The Edge owner buys 5.42% stake in Star Media |url=http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/node/664539 |access-date=25 April 2023 |website=The Edge Markets}}</ref>
=== The Edge Financial Daily ===
Launched in 2007 by The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd, ''The Edge Financial Daily'' acts as a standalone daily business paper which complements its weekly sister publication. Published Mondays to Fridays, The Edge Financial Daily provides business news reporting and articles. It is distributed mainly in the Klang Valley as well as other key market centres.<ref name="Edge website" />


== Circulation ==
== Circulation ==
The ''Edge Malaysia'' is audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. As of January 2014, it has an approximate circulation of 22,572.<ref>{{cite web|title=January 2014 to June 2014 ABC Circulation Figures|url=http://abcm.org.my/abcmfiles/uploads/2014/11/ABC-Circulation-Figures-Jan14-to-June14-Newspapers-West-and-East-Malaysia-Price-Bands1.pdf|publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia|access-date=29 July 2015}}</ref> The ''Edge Malaysia'' caters to [[corporate executive]]s and the general public with interest in the [[Economy of Malaysia|Malaysian financial market]] and is widely distributed nationwide via newsstands.
The ''Edge Malaysia'' is audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. As of January 2014, it has an approximate circulation of 22,572.<ref>{{cite web |title=January 2014 to June 2014 ABC Circulation Figures |url=http://abcm.org.my/abcmfiles/uploads/2014/11/ABC-Circulation-Figures-Jan14-to-June14-Newspapers-West-and-East-Malaysia-Price-Bands1.pdf |access-date=29 July 2015 |publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia}}</ref> The ''Edge Malaysia'' caters to [[corporate executive]]s and the general public with an interest in the [[Economy of Malaysia|Malaysian financial market]] and is distributed nationwide via newsstands.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.theedgemarkets.com/my}}
*{{Official website|https://www.theedgemalaysia.com/}}


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Revision as of 16:14, 27 June 2024

The Edge
TypDaily & Weekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Tan Sri Tong Kooi Ong
The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd
HerausgeberKathy Fong
Gegründet1994
SpracheEnglisch
HauptsitzLevel 3, Menara KLK, No. 1, Jalan PJU 7/6, Mutiara Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Websitetheedgemalaysia.com

The Edge Media Group is the publisher of business and financial publications in Malaysia and Singapore, with headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is divided into four subsidiaries: The Edge Communications Sdn Bhd, publisher of The Edge Malaysia – a Business and investment weekly publication launched in 1994 available in both print and digital formats and The Edge CEO Morning Brief – a digital business and political news publication available every Tuesday-Friday morning, The Edge Publishing Pte Ltd, publisher of The Edge Singapore – a local newspaper with in-depth and analytical coverage on business and investments within Singapore and across the region,[1] The Edge Property Sdn Bhd and The Edge Property Pte Ltd.[2][3]

History

On July 24, 2015, the Malaysian government suspended the publishing license of the Edge media group's two print publications, the Edge Weekly and the Edge Financial News, alleging that their coverage of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad threatened the country's national security and public order. The Edge's print publications were suspended for three months, beginning on 27 July 2015.[4][5] The suspension of The Edge newspapers was criticized by several opposition politicians, the Institute of Journalists Malaysia, and business leaders, including the CIMB Group chairman Nazir Razak and Air Asia executive Tony Fernandes.[6][7] On July 27, The Edge filed a judicial review challenging the ban.[8]

In April 2023, The Edge Communications Sdn. Bhd. and its owner, Tan Sri Tong Kooi Ong, bought a stake in The Star Media Group, with Tong owning a direct interest of 0.25% stake and a 5.17% indirect interest through The Edge Communications.[9][10]

Circulation

The Edge Malaysia is audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. As of January 2014, it has an approximate circulation of 22,572.[11] The Edge Malaysia caters to corporate executives and the general public with an interest in the Malaysian financial market and is distributed nationwide via newsstands.

References

  1. ^ "About Us". theedgemalaysia.com.
  2. ^ "Edge Property Malaysia".
  3. ^ "Edge Property Singapore".
  4. ^ "Malaysia suspends newspaper over prejudicial 1MDB reports". Asia Times. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 16 Jan 2020.
  5. ^ Ng, Jason (25 July 2015). "About Us". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Lift the suspensions of The Edge Malaysia and The Edge Financial Daily". The Malay Mail. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Malaysian PM Najib's brother condemns The Edge's suspension". AsiaOne. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Malaysian media The Edge files for judicial review over ban with bare success". The Straits Times. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  9. ^ Kit, Chan Wai (25 April 2023). "Report: The Edge, owner buy 5.42pc stake in Star Media Group". Malay Mail. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  10. ^ Tay, Chester (25 April 2023). "The Edge owner buys 5.42% stake in Star Media". The Edge Markets. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  11. ^ "January 2014 to June 2014 ABC Circulation Figures" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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