Leverage the Media

Running an event, seen a not-to-be missed happenings or have causes to promote? Although the new media (online) is getting more and more popular nowadays, no more than 25% of Malaysian population are likely to rely on the Internet as a main source of news and information. Reach the other 20-40% of the population via the following mainstream print media (with local contacts, almost all of which also publish online -- the other 35-55% of Malaysian population or so perhaps could care less about anything but their immediate local news via mouth-to-mouth distribution):-

English Press

• The Star - Tel. 604-6473370 Fax.6473371
• New Straits/Sunday Times (emedia) & The Malay Mail / Media Prima Group - Tel. 604-2270639 Fax. 2291863
• The Sun - Tel. 604-2277598 Fax. 2277570
• Aliran - Tel. 604-6585251 Fax. 6585197

News Agencies

• Bernama Tel. - 604-2299689 Fax. 2299866
• Reuters Tel. - 604-2260645 Fax. 2269554

Chinese Press

• Oriental Daily Tel. 604-2266639 Fax.2281399 chanyl@orientaldaily.com.my
• Nanyang Tel. 604-2631652 Fax. 2612157 penang@nanyang.com.my
• Sinchew Tel. 604-2226666 Fax. 2226678 penang@mail.sinchew.com.my
• Guang Ming Tel. 604-2226726 Fax. 2226788 editorial-pg@guangming.com.my
• Kwong Wah Tel. 604-2612312 Fax. 2611432/ 2637277 reporter@kwongwah.com.my
• China Press Tel. 604-2627395 Fax. 2625591 penang@chinapress.com.my

Malay Press

• Utusan/Mingguan Malaysia & Kosmo Tel. 604-2631366
• Berita Harian/Minggu & Harian Metro/Metro Ahad (refer NST above)
• Sinar Harian - Mobile: 019-474-7376 Phone: +6042278675 Fax: +6042278734 (cakna.utara@sinarharian.com.my)
  

Tamil Press

• Tamil Nesan Tel. 604-261 2453

BONUS: Popular Online Media accepting PR/newsfeeds

• Malaysiakini Tel. 03-2283 5567 Fax. 03-2289 2579 email : editor@malaysiakini.com
• Penang Watch Tel. /Fax. 2617585 Email: penangwatch@gmail.com
• Merdeka Review Tel.03-7981 2831 Fax.03-7980 2916 editorial@merdekareview.com

Based on the original phone number compilation by Penang Watch. For a longer list of newspapers in Malaysia, refer WikiPedia or MyCen.