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The Edge
File:The Edge (Malaysia) logo.png
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
Websitetheedgemarket.com

The Edge Media Group is the publisher of business and financial publications in Malaysia and Singapore. Its portfolio includes:

  • The Edge Malaysia – Malaysia’s best-selling and award-winning premier business and investment weekly publication.

Available in both print and digital formats, The Edge Malaysia hit the streets in 1994.

  • The Edge Publishing Pte Ltd – Publisher of The Edge Singapore, which is the only weekly local newspaper that gives readers an in-depth and analytical coverage on business and investments within Singapore and across the region.
  • The Edge CEO Morning Brief – Available every Tuesday-Friday morning, designed and presented like a newspaper but in a digital format, it is a compilation of the top business & political news that you need to read at the start of your working day.

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.[1][2] 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.[3][4] On 27 July, The Edge filed a judicial review challenging the ban.[5]

Publications

The Edge Media Group consists of the Edge Communications Sdn Bhd, which publishes the following publications: The Edge Malaysia, The Edge CEO Morning Brief, Personal Money. 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.[6]

Circulation

The Edge Malaysia is audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. As of January 2014, it has an approximate circulation of 22,572.[7] The Edge Malaysia caters to corporate executives and the general public with interest in the Malaysian financial market and is distributed nationwide via newsstands.

References

  1. ^ "Malaysia suspends newspaper over prejudicial 1MDB reports". Asia Times. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 16 Jan 2020.
  2. ^ Ng, Jason (25 July 2015). "About Us". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Lift the suspensions of The Edge Malaysia and The Edge Financial Daily". The Malay Mail. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Malaysian PM Najib's brother condemns The Edge's suspension". AsiaOne. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Malaysian media The Edge files for judicial review over ban with bare success". The Straits Times. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  6. ^ "About Us". The Edge Markets. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  7. ^ "January 2014 to June 2014 ABC Circulation Figures" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations Malaysia. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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