Malaysia’s leading English daily, The Star will increase the newsstand price by almost 50 per cent from 3rd April, and that’s not an April Fool joke.

Subscribers, shareholders, retirees and former employees are screaming their heads off like going on roller coaster about to trick them that they will fall off.

From a current price of RM2 to RM3 is being called out as ridiculous, unsympathetic and not caring for the older retired generation that subscribe to the newspaper that is declining in sales.

From its heydays in 2008 with over 300,000 in sales, today it has dropped to about 60,000. Sales dropping by about five times is owing to the digital revolution and the younger generation reading the news on the social media which is free.

https://newswav.com/A2303_TJILDw?s=A_tNO7Pkn

Who still buy papers ? To wrap Chee cheong fun?

RM 1.00 x 30 days = RM 30.00
RM 3.00 x 30 days = RM 90.00

Better read news online and it's free.

rm3? crazy la, rm3 u can buy magazines ledi

why still buy newspaper?

This post has been edited by ipohps3: Mar 9 2023, 10:58 PM

sunset industry

Damn. Last time 1.20

just close lah.

hardcopy easier to read and to digest. Online mostly just empty browsing then forget already

No more cheap nasi lemak with newspaper wrapping

Old news paper collector will also increase offering price or not ?

If no then no point but news paper. My wife only ask me newspaper when time of the month need to wrap used sanitary pad

Orang tua computer illiterate.

Like my parents. I setup a PC with 24in vertical LCD for them to try read e-newspaper (subscription only RM60/year).

After a few days, they gave up. Willing to pay RM2/day for physical copy.

If read from The Star website, also not all article free.

Normally I get my news from /k like Lembu Goreng or airtawarian... owai-

You mesti very long no buy magazine

Olang Tua at kampung

Ur area offer how much for old newspaper?

Few months back, I sent to the used paper collection warehouse, was shocked that the buying price is now 90cents per kg.

/k/ is my newspaper

actually if u ask me a young man to read on PC or tablet, i also wont read, tried reading magazines, mangas etc on monitor, laptop, tablet, all cannot, end up i still go bck to physical copy

olol.. 3x30 pay for fiber 100mbps more worth it.

Last time masa kosmo / metro sales drop. also their increase prices.
i laughed with my mother.
because before prices up we buy everyday.
when price up of course la dont beli.

only malaysia bisnes no good. price go up.

20 years ago before /k/ exist
if want learn about computer
have to buy The Star.
Tuesday and Thursday.