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The searchable newspaper text that appears in the article extract has been automatically generated using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. OCR is a process by which software reads a page image and translates it into a text file by recognising the shapes of the letters (The NINCH Guide to Good Practice in the Digital Representation and Management of Cultural Heritage Materials). OCR enables searching of large quantities of full-text data, but it is never 100% accurate. The level of accuracy depends on the print quality of the original newspaper, its condition at the time of microfilming, and the level of detail captured by the microfilm scanner. Newspapers with poor quality paper, small print, mixed fonts, multiple column layouts, or damaged pages may have poor OCR accuracy.
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Newspaper |
Issues Digitised |
Full article available from home |
Full article available from multimedia stations at selected NLB libraries (please see here for more information) |
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Under SPH Media |
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Berita Harian/Minggu |
1957 - 2014 |
1957 - 1989 |
1957 - 2014 |
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City Weekly |
1994 - 1999 |
- |
1994 – 1999 |
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New Nation |
1971 - 1982 |
1971 - 1982 |
1971 - 1982 |
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Project Eyeball |
2000 |
- |
2000 |
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Sin Chew Pictorial |
1971 |
1971 |
1971 |
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Sin Chew Weekly |
1971 - 1982 |
1971 - 1982 |
1971 - 1982 |
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Sin Chew Youth |
1979 - 1981 |
1979 - 1981 |
1979 -1981 |
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Singapore Daily News |
1932 - 1933 |
1932 - 1933 |
1932 - 1933 |
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Singapore Daily Times |
1868, 1877 - 1882 |
1868, 1877 - 1882 |
1868, 1877 - 1882 |
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Singapore Monitor |
1982 - 1985 |
1982 - 1985 |
1982 - 1985 |
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Straits Times Overland Journal |
1869 - 1881 |
1869 - 1881 |
1869 - 1881 |
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Straits Times Weekly Issue |
1883 - 1893 |
1883 - 1893 |
1883 - 1893 |
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Streats |
2000 - 2004 |
- |
2000 – 2004 |
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Tabla |
2008 - 2011 |
- |
2008 - 2011 |
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The Business Times |
1976 - 2015 |
1976 - 1989 |
1976 - 2015 |
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The New Paper |
1988 - 2014 |
1988 - 1989 |
1988 - 2014 |
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The Singapore Free Press |
1925 - 1962 |
1925 - 1962 |
1925 - 1962 |
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835–1869) |
1835 - 1866 |
1835 - 1866 |
1835 - 1866 |
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884–1942) |
1884 - 1942 |
1884 - 1942 |
1884 - 1942 |
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly) |
1888 - 1929 |
1888 - 1929 |
1888 - 1929 |
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The Straits Budget |
1894 - 1969 |
1894 - 1969 |
1894 - 1969 |
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The Straits Times |
1845 - 2017 |
1845 - 1989 |
1845 - 2017 |
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The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition |
1987 - 2003 |
1987 - 1989 |
1987 – 2003 |
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The Straits Times Annual |
1905 - 1982 |
1905 - 1982 |
1905 -1982 |
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Timeszone Central |
1989 - 1992 |
1989 |
1989 - 1992 |
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Weekend East |
1986 - 1999 |
1986 - 1989 |
1986 – 1999 |
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南洋商报 (Nanyang Siang Pau) |
1923 - 1983 |
1923 - 1983 |
1923 - 1983 |
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新明日报 (Shin Min Daily News) |
1967 - 1987, 1993 - 2003 |
1967 - 1987 |
1967 - 1987, 1993 - 2003 |
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星洲日報 (Sin Chew Jit Poh) |
1929, 1934, 1936, 1939 - 1941, 1951 - 1983 |
1929, 1934, 1936, 1939 - 1941, 1951 - 1983 |
1929, 1934, 1936, 1939 - 1941, 1951 - 1983 |
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联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao) |
1983 - 2011 |
1983 - 1989 |
1983 - 2011 |
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联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao) |
1983 - 2011 |
1983 - 1989 |
1983 - 2011 |
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Under Mediacorp |
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TODAY/ Weekend TODAY |
2000 - 2017 |
2000 - 2017 |
2000 - 2017 |
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Other Publishers |
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| Bintang Pranakan | 1930 - 1931 | 1930 - 1931 | 1930 - 1931 |
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Bintang Timor |
1894 |
1894 |
1894 |
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Comrade |
1946 |
1946 |
1946 |
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Daily Advertiser |
1890 - 1894 |
1890 - 1894 |
1890 - 1894 |
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Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser |
1905 - 1907 |
1905 - 1907 |
1905 - 1907 |
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Eastern Sun |
1966 - 1971 |
- |
1966 - 1971 |
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Indian Daily Mail |
1946 - 1956 |
1946 - 1950 |
1946 - 1956 |
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Indo-Chinese Patriot |
1900 |
1900 |
1900 |
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Kabar Slalu |
1924 |
1924 |
1924 |
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Kabar Uchapan Baru |
1926 - 1931 |
1926 - 1931 |
1926 - 1931 |
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Malaya Tribune |
1914 - 1951 |
1914 - 1950 |
1914 - 1951 |
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Malayan Saturday Post |
1924 - 1933 |
1924 - 1933 |
1924 - 1933 |
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Mid - day Herald |
1895 - 1898 |
1895 - 1898 |
1895 - 1898 |
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Morning Tribune |
1927 - 1949 |
1927 - 1948 |
1927 - 1949 |
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Penang Patriot |
1898 - 1900 |
1898 - 1900 |
1898 - 1900 |
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Singapore Chronicle and Commercial Register |
1827 - 1837 |
1827 - 1837 |
1827 - 1837 |
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Singapore Herald |
1970 - 1971 |
- |
1970 - 1971 |
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Singapore Standard |
1950 - 1959 |
- |
1950 - 1959 |
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Singapore Weekly Herald |
1888 - 1889 |
1888 - 1889 |
1888 - 1889 |
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Straits Advocate |
1889 |
1889 |
1889 |
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Straits Budget |
1894 - 1969 |
1894 - 1969 |
1894 - 1969 |
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Straits Chinese Herald |
1894 |
1894 |
1894 |
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Straits Daily Advertiser |
1900 |
1900 |
1900 |
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Straits Eurasian Advocate |
1888 |
1888 |
1888 |
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Straits Independent |
1889 – 1896 |
1889 – 1896 |
1889 – 1896 |
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Straits Mail |
1894 - 1895 |
1894 - 1895 |
1894 - 1895 |
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Straits Maritime Journal |
1895 - 1896 |
1895 - 1896 |
1895 - 1896 |
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Straits Observer (Singapore) |
1874 - 1897 |
1874 - 1897 |
1874 - 1897 |
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Straits Telegraph and Daily Advertiser |
1899 |
1899 |
1899 |
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Shonan Times/ Syonan Shimbun |
1942 - 1945 |
1942 - 1945 |
1942 - 1945 |
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Sunday Standard |
1950 - 1959 |
- |
1950 - 1959 |
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Sunday Tribune (Singapore) |
1933 - 1950 |
1933 - 1950 |
1933 - 1950 |
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Syonan Shimbun Fortnightly |
1945 |
1945 |
1945 |
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Weekly Sun |
1910 - 1913 |
1910 - 1913 |
1910 - 1913 |
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Malayan newspapers |
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Straits Echo |
1903 - 1918 | 1903 - 1918 | 1903 - 1918 |
| The Malacca Weekly | 1888 - 1889 | 1888 - 1889 | 1888 - 1889 |
| The Penang Patriot | 1898 - 1900 | 1898 - 1900 | 1898 - 1900 |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | 1903 - 1917 | 1903 - 1917 | 1903 - 1917 |
Yes. The zoom feature is provided at the page level. To view an article from the full page, click on "Show Article Zones", and select by clicking within the article boundary.
No, you cannot download a copy of the article.
You can get an un-watermarked copy of the newspaper article from the multimedia stations at selected NLB libraries (please see here for more information). Prints are charged at $0.20 per A4 page. Please collect your prints from the Print Console located at the Photocopying Room or next to the multimedia stations.
If you are based overseas and would like the article reproductions to be sent to you, you can place a document delivery request with us here. Our document delivery team will contact you within 3 working days to liaise further on the details of your request. Please note that all reprographic prints are supplied strictly for reference and research purposes only.
Home users will not be able to view articles from third-party news sources (such as Reuters, AFP and AP) that were published in the last 70 years. Users will also not be able to view articles published after 1989 for SPH MEdia's newspapers. This includes Berita Harian, The Business Times, 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao), 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao), The New Paper, The Straits Times and Tamil Murasu (தமிழ் முரசு).
Article zoning and linking are done manually. The high-volume of articles digitised contributes to occurrence of human errors. NLB is proactively seeking to improve the situation.
Newspaper supplement is not treated as a separate section. The page numbers in a supplement run in continuation from the Main section.
a) What is Access Anywhere?
You can access the content of the issue from home or at the libraries.
b) What is Page View Only?
Search function is not available to locate content in newspapers under Page View Only. The following are the newspapers currently available for page viewing only:
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Newspaper Issues |
Digitised |
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Jawi Peranakkan |
1881 - 1885 |
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Pana Times |
1985 - 1987 |
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星洲日報 (Sin Chew Jit Poh) |
1951 - 1978 |
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Singai Nesan Tamil Journal |
1887 - 1890 |
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தமிழ் முரசு (Tamil Murasu) |
1936 - 2008 |
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Warta Malaya |
1933 - 1941 |
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Warta Perang |
1941 |
c) What is Multiple Editions?
Sometimes a particular newspaper title may publish two or more editions on the same day.
d) What is On Site Access Only?
You can only access the content of the issue from the multimedia stations at selected NLB libraries (please see here for more information).
e) What is Unavailable Content?
This could be gap in our collection or no issue was published on that date.
If you want to republish an article from the newspapers listed below, please contact SPH Media's Information Resource Centre at:
+65 6319 5726; +65 6319 5508
sphlib@sph.com.sg
Newspaper
Berita Harian/Minggu
City Weekly
New Nation
Project Eyeball
Sin Chew Pictorial
Sin Chew Weekly
Sin Chew Youth
Singapore Daily News
Singapore Daily Times
Singapore Monitor
Straits Times Overland Journal
Straits Times Weekly Issue
Streats
Tabla
The Business Times
The New Paper
The Singapore Free Press
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835–1869)
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884–1942)
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly)
The Straits Budget
The Straits Times
The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition
The Straits Times Annual
Timeszone Central
Weekend East
南洋商报 (Nanyang Siang Pau)
新明日报 (Shin Min Daily News)
星洲日報 (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
联合早报 Lianhe Zaobao)
联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao)
தமிழ் முரசு (Tamil Murasu)
For newspapers not on this list, please email to: ref@nlb.gov.sg.
Enter keyword(s) of a newspaper title in the search box. The search engine will retrieve newspaper titles containing all your search terms. You may also search using Chinese or Tamil scripts.
To retrieve all newspaper titles for a particular date range, place of publication, and/or language, leave the search box empty, select your search parameters and then run your search.
The Newspapers on Microfilm collection is housed at the:
Singapore and Southeast Asian Collections
Lee Kong Chian Reference Library, Level 11
National Library Singapore
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
The printing rates are:
A4 plain paper: $0.35
A3 plain paper: $0.90
Please see here for further information.
You can also find online archives of current Singapore newspapers in databases subscribed by the library. To access these databases, go to NLB eResources look for "Browse By Type", and click on "eNewspapers". You may wish to note that access to the Singapore newspapers in these databases may only be available to patrons using the multimedia media stations at selected NLB libraries (please see here for more information).
Online newspaper archives are also available directly from the publishers.
Archived issues of TODAY are available to registered TODAYonline members at http://www.todayonline.com.
The NewspaperSG portal provides a digital reproduction of what has already been published in newspapers, and is in the public domain. NLB does not make changes to what has been published, as these are publicly available information.
Content in NewspaperSG are digitised from various sources, collections and formats. Please use the Newspapers on Microfilm catalogue to check our holdings.