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Kenny Lim
Oct 19, 2009

Industry welcomes Media Prima's acquisition of The New Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR - Media Prima (MPB) has announced its proposal to acquire Malaysia's oldest and largest newspaper publisher, The New Straits Times Press (NSTP), to create one of the country's most powerful and largest media groups.

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