History

1931

» On December 20, The Sunday Times, was launched. Circulation was 10,000.

1934

» First delivery of The Sunday Times to Kuala Lumpur and Penang by air.

1942

» On February 15, the last issue of The Sunday Times before Japanese Occupation was published.

1945

» On September 23, The Sunday Times resumed publication with a four-page issue.

1974

» On October 6, The New Sunday Times ceased distributing the Asia Magazine freely. Asia Magazine was then sold at 20 sen per copy every fortnightly.

1991

» On March 4, The New Sunday Times’ junior tabloid magazine, Sunday Style was launched.

1998

» On September 19, Cars, Bikes and Trucks a weekly pullout with Sunday Style, was launched.

2001

» New Sunday Times’ Higher Education pullout was launched on October 14.

» On September 16, New Sunday Times 'Focus' section was launched.

2002

» On October 20, first issue of Learning Curve was launched to replace Higher Education section.

2003

» On January 5, a new magazine, Nuance was launched to replace the Sunday Style.The magazine is aimed at the advertising market for luxury and high end goods.

2004

» On July 4, Sunday People was launched to replace Nuance. Nuance's last issue was on June 27.

» On September 5, New Sunday Times was published in a compact version along with the broadsheet version. The compact version will be distributed in the Klang Valley area.

» On October 3, the New Sunday Times compact was available nationwide.

2005

» On April 16, the New Sunday Times ceased publishing their broadsheet version. The last issue of the broadsheet version was published on April 10, 2005.

» On April 17, 2005, the New Sunday Times was printed in the new compact version-half the size of the broadsheet.At the same time, it introduced a new masthead.

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