Maxim Singapore future in doubt

SINGAPORE - Men's magazine Maxim, which is published by SPH Magazines, is tipped to close four years after it was launched with much fanfare.

Launched in Singapore in September 2004, Maxim magazine was licensed to SPH by Dennis Publishing and was the 24th edition of Maxim. It had a monthly circulation of 45,000.

SPH Magazines has refused to comment.

Maxim is world's biggest men's magazine in the United States and has 32 editions in 37 countries.