TheSun 2nd English paper in Malaysia
New ABC circulation data for Malaysia revealed that free paper theSun is the second best circulated English language paper in Malaysia after paid daily The Star. In the first six months of 2006 an average amount of 201,000 copies of theSun were distributed, the last months of 2005 the circulation was 151,000. TheSun was founded in 1993 as a paid newspaper and converted to free distribution in 2002. The Star has a paid circulation of 310,000. Apart from that four Chinese and Bahasa dailies distribute more than 200,000 copies. Total Malaysian circulation is 2.5 million.
Source: ABC Malaysia