HEADLINES: SPH to launch new English-language dailies

<p>Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) will soon be launching two more </p><p>English-language newspapers. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>A spokesperson said there was room for two more papers because the </p><p>market was still growing. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>SPH newspapers currently reach a total of 2.7 million readers each day, </p><p>and total readership, according to an independent survey, for English </p><p>and Chinese dailies grew five per cent last year from 1998, the </p><p>spokesperson told MEDIA. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Double-digit growth was seen in Lianhe Wanbao at 11.3 per cent and Shin </p><p>Min Daily News at 18.3 per cent. The Business Times, meanwhile, grew at </p><p>just over eight per cent. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The new dailies would complement the existing stable of SPH newspapers </p><p>and each would have its own identity and positioning. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>