Herald Malaysia
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | The Titual Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, on behalf of the Catholic Bishops of Peninsular Malaysia |
| Editor | Father Lawrence Andrew, SJ |
| Founded | 8 September 1994 |
| Headquarters | Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre, 5 Robertson Road, 50150 Kuala Lumpur |
| Circulation | 15,600 |
| Price | MYR1.00 |
| Website | Official website |
Herald Malaysia is a multilingual Malaysian Catholic weekly newspaper. It publishes in English with additional language sections inside in Chinese, Tamil and Malaysian languages.
Circulation
It has a circulation of 15,600 copies in Malaysia.[1] It is printed in English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese, and meant for distribution to Malaysian Catholics.[2]
Newspaper sections
- Cover News
- Forum & Reflection
- Home News
- International News
- Editorial
- Opinion
- Focus
- Focus: Faith Alive
- Focus: Children
- Focus: Youth
- Chinese
- Bahasa Malaysia
- Weekly reading
- Supplements
- Today's Shalom
Government threats and censorship
The Herald newspaper nearly lost its publishing licence for using the word "Allah" as a translation for "God," with authorities saying it should only be used by Muslims. The weekly was warned not to print "Allah" in the future, but instead it mounted an ongoing legal challenge to revoke the ban on the word, which is also used in the Malay-language Bible.[3]
See also
- Religious freedom in Malaysia
- Roman Catholicism in Malaysia
References
- Back to citation "Catholic Church may sue over ministry 'lie'". Malaysia Today. 11 January 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- Back to citation "Catholic newsletter warned to stay off politics". TheStar. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
- Back to citation "Malaysia High Court rules Christians can use 'Allah". BBC. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2025.