About The Straits Times
The Straits Times is a leading English-language newspaper in Singapore that covers news from Singapore and the region. It publishes news, analysis, business and lifestyle content.
Reporting and Content
Readers can typically find news, business, sport, lifestyle and opinion. Local and national reporting gives public affairs a recognisable geographic setting, while international coverage connects that setting with developments elsewhere. Business, cultural and social subjects add different perspectives on daily life. Reports provide immediate accounts, while features and analysis allow institutions, communities and recurring public questions to be explored more fully.
Singapore and Regional Developments
The Straits Times connects Singapore reporting with Asian and wider world affairs. Its English-language news identity gives national public life a central place while also examining developments outside the country. Business, society and cultural subjects help connect institutional decisions with everyday interests, providing a broad editorial range rather than one specialised industry journal.
Editorial Focus and Audience
It suits readers who want local and regional news from Singapore. The publication’s character combines Singapore-based reporting with a wider regional and international outlook. Readers can follow events close to home while also examining the region’s relationship with wider world affairs. Some stories concern a local decision, while others connect trade, politics or culture across borders. The publication’s role is to bring those levels together, giving a geographic perspective to general-interest journalism rather than treating every development as detached from place.