Sarawak Tribune

Sarawak Tribune

The "Sarawak Tribune" was an English-language Malaysian newspaper published in Kuching, Sibu and Bintulu, in Sarawak. Established in 1945, publication of the paper was indefinitely suspended in 2006 following controversy pertaining the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.

Overview and history

Originally formed by teachers in 1945, the "Sarawak Tribune" was the second English language daily in Sarawak, and was, prior to its suspension, the state's oldest and largest operating state daily, with over 400 employees throughout the state and 70 editorial staff in Kuching. The daily was regarded as a legacy of British colonial Sarawak.

Its sister paper was the state Malay-language daily, "Utusan Sarawak". Formerly, its other sister paper was the state Mandarin daily, "Chinese Daily News", now known as "United Daily".

It was last owned by Sarawak Press h:title|Private Limited|Sdn Bhd|.

2006 Muhammad cartoons controversy

During the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, the daily reprinted a collection of the cartoons on February 4, 2006 to illustrate a story on the topic titled "Cartoon No Big Impact Here". The publication drew flak from the Malaysian government, which predominantly comprised of Muslim politicians. As a result, Lester Melanyi, an editor of the newspaper, voluntarily resigned from his post for allowing the reprinting of the cartoon.

Company advisor Senator Datuk Idris Buang announced that the daily would choose to suspend itself. The paper was officially suspended on February 9, 2006, while a formal letter was delivered to Idris at the daily's main office. The group editor resigned soon after. The daily's indefinite suspension has been generally described as a loss.

Successor

A new tabloid, the "Eastern Times", is said to take over "Sarawak Tribune"'s place. Its printing license was approved on March 1, and began publication on March 26, 2006.

The "Eastern Times" is owned by Total Progressive Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of a real-estate developing corporation and government-linked company, Naim Cendera Holdings h:title|Limited|Bhd|. The company was renamed Eastern Times News Sdn Bhd in May 2006.

External links

* [http://www.sarawaktribune.com.my "Sarawak Tribune" Online] (defunct)
* [http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=12873 Sarawak paper prints Prophet cartoon, editor quits]
* [http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Friday/Frontpage/20060210073306/Article/index_html End of the road for "Sarawak Tribune"?]
* [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/2/12/nation/13371789&sec=nation Sarawak needs new English daily, says top Tribune exec]
* [http://www.jeffooi.com/2006/02/was_there_a_coup_detat_lately.php Was there a coup d'état lately?]
* [http://halcyone-blog.blogspot.com/2006/05/reincarnation-of-sarawak-tribune.html Reincarnation Of "Sarawak Tribune"]
* [http://www.kennysia.com/archives/2006/02/a_nation_of_mor.php A Nation of Morons]


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