These pages provide links to Asian news sources available on the Web.
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
The Bangladesh Observer | Recent articles only | In English. | |
The Daily Star | Star Archives | Archives dates back to Jan 1998 | In English. |
The Independent | Independent Archive | Archives dates back Jun 2002 | In English. |
The New Nation | Archives | Archives dates back Nov 2000 | In English. |
News from Bangladesh | Archives | Archives dates back to May, 2002 | In English. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
Kuensel | Kuensel Archive | March-September 1997 | Browse by categories and headlines. In English. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
Borneo Bulletin | Browse date | Last 6 days | In English. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
Cambodia Daily | search feature on the Homepage | Dates back to June 3-4, 2000 | In English. |
Phnom Penh Post | Search | Commentary columns dates back 8 Jul 2002, archives back to 7 Jul 2002 | Access to archives may require a subscription. Weekly. In English. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
Apple Daily | In Chinese. | ||
Asia Times | Archives | Archives dates back to Jan 2002; only the front page and front page stories are available. | In English; Internet newspaper. |
China Daily, US mirror site | search feature on the Homepage | Launched December 1995 | In English. Features 16th Party Congress and China in Statistics |
China News Service | In Chinese; News agency. | ||
Hong Kong Commercial Daily | Archives | Archives dates back to July 2001 | In Chinese. |
Ming Pao | Archives | Subscribers can access the archives back to Jan 2001 | In Chinese, search function; HK150 for 6 months online access. |
People's Daily Online, US mirror site | Archive | 1998 | In English. Formally launched in January 1997. Browse by date. |
Shanghai Daily, selected free news items at English Eastday | English Eastday's search engine acts as an archive | Shanghai Daily began on October 1, 1999. English Eastday Web site was launched in 2000. | In English. Shanghai Daily requires a subscription. |
Sichuan Daily | Archives (date input on the date index, right hand side) | Archives dates back to Jan 23, 1998 | In Chinese, search function. |
Sing Tao | Archives last one month, Click on "News Search" icon. | In Chinese, search function. | |
South China Morning Post | Previous day's articles; Search back to 1993 | View article summaries for free; 10 articles for $90, 25 articles for $200 | In English. |
The Standard | Click on the section and pull-down menu for past articles. | Archives last one week | In English. |
Ta Kung Pao | Archives | Archives dates back to Jan 2003 | In Chinese; search function. |
Tianjin Daily | Archives\ | Archives dates back Dec 1998, browse by daily listing. | In Chinese, search function. |
Wen Wei Po | Archives | Archives, last 3 weeks | In Chinese. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
The Hindu | Archives | Archives dates back to January 2000, browse by date | In English |
Hindustan Times; Delhi edition | Archives | Archives dates back to July 2002; search by date. | In English, with United Kingdom edition; search feature. |
News India Times | Archives | Archives dates back to September 2001 | In English, produced in New York |
The Times of India | Archives | Archives dates back to January 2000 | In English, search function. |
The Statesman | Archives | Archives dates back May 2001; browse by date. | In English, search function. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
The Jakarta Post | Archives, last 6 days, browse by date | last 6 days | In English. Contents include Indonesian Cabinets and Indonesian history. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
The Asahi Shimbun | Archives | Date | In English. |
Japan Times | Archives | 1999- | In English. Features "Life in Japan" and festivals. |
The Weekly Post | Archives | 1999- | In English. Weekly. |
Yomiuri Shimbun | recent news only | In English. Contains recent news and some features only. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
Vientiane Times | Previous Issues | May go back to July 27, 2000 | In English. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
Berita Harian Online | Archives | 7 days free access | In Malay. Browse by daily listing, by category. |
Daily Express | Archives | Archives dates back to Feb 2001 | In English. Browse by daily listing |
Kwong Wah Yit Poh | Archives | Last 7 days | In Chinese. Browse by daily listing. |
Malaysiakini | Archives | Last 7 days | In English, independent and Internet (non-print) only. |
New Sabah Times | Archives | Archives dates back to 1 Jan 2003 | In English, predecessor of Sabah Times. |
Sarawak Tribune | Last 7 days | In English. Browse by daily listing at the bottom of the page. | |
Sin Chew Jit Poh | Archives | November 1997- | In Chinese. Browse by dates. |
The Star | Archives | Last 7 days | In English. |
Utusan Malaysia | Search Utusan Online | February 1997- | In Malay, with selected few in English. |
Utusan Sarawak Online | Last 7 days | In Malay. Browse by daily listing at the bottom of the page. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
Haveeru Daily | Archives | In English, Divehi. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
The New Light of Myanmar | Archives | Archives dates back to 1998 | In English; official newspaper. |
Mizzima News | Archives | Archives dates back to 1998 | In English, based in NY specialising on Burma-related news and issues |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
Business Recorder | Archives, last 90 days, browse by date; Click on the date, top left Archives icon | In English. | |
Daily Times (Lahore) | Archives | Archives last about one year, browse by date | In English. |
DAWN | Archives | Archives, last 30 days, browse by date | In English, search function, goes back to Jan 1999. |
Kashmir Today | Archives | Archives dates back to Jan 2003, browse by date. | In English, Internet newspaper. |
The Nation | Archives | Archives, last two months, browse by date. | In English. |
The News International | Archives, last 2 months, browse by date; Click on the "back issues" icon (in the middle of the 1st screen) | In English. | |
Sindh Today | In English; Internet newspaper. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
Journal Online | Archives | From 2000 - | In English. Searchable archive. |
Malaya | Access to the archive is from the homepage. | Last few months | In English. Browse by date and search features. |
The Manila Bulletin | Archives | From 1995 - | In English. Search and browse by date features. |
The Manila Times | Archives | 2002 - | In English. Browse by date. |
MindaNews | Archives | 2002 - | In English. Browse by date. |
Philippine Centre for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) | Access to the archive is from the homepage | In English, search feature. | |
Philippine Daily Inquirer | Archives | 7 days | In English. Archives browseable by date and searchable. |
The Philippine Star | Archives | 2001 - | In English. Searchable archive. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
The Business Times Online | Archives | December 1997 - | In English. Search function. |
cyBerita | Archives | Last 7 days | In Malay. |
The Electric New Paper | Archives | Last 7 days | In English. |
Singapore Shipping Times Online | Archives | August 1997- | In English. Search function. |
The Straits Times Interactive | Archives | Last 3 days | In English. Search button at the end of the first screen. |
Today | Archives | Last 6 days | In English, search function. |
Zaobao Online | Archives | Last 7 days | In Chinese. Browse by categories. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
Chosun Ilbo | Archives | August 1998- | In English |
The Korea Herald | Archives | Archives dates back Jan 1999 | In English, search function. |
The Korea Times | Browseable archives | Last few days | In English. |
OhmyNews | In Korean language, an internet newspaper. | ||
The Seoul Times | Selected past articles are available on the homepage | In English. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
Daily News | Archives | Archives dates back 1 Aug 2001, browse by date | In English. |
The Island | Archives | Archives dates back 1 Apr 2000, browse by dates | In English. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
The China Post | Archive | September 2000- | With search options. Registration is required to use the archives. In English. |
The Taipei Times | Browse by date or search | August 1999- | In English. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
Bangkok Post | Recent Issues; Search | Browse by date to Jan 2003; archives searchable back to April 1996. | In English. |
Business Day | Archives | Archives dates back to Sep 2002; browse by date | In English. |
Dailynews Newpaper | Archives | Within the current week | In Thai. |
Khao Sod | Recent issues, search | Within the current month | In Thai. |
Kom Chad Luek | Recent issues, search | Browse by date to 2002 | In Thai. |
Matichon | Recent issues, search | Within the current month | In Thai. |
Naew Na | Recent issues | Within the current week | In Thai. |
The Nation | Archives | Archives dates back to Jan 2000 | In English. |
Pattaya Mail | Archives | Archives dates back to Oct 1997, browse by date | In English; weekly. |
Phuket Gazette | Archives | Browse current month's headlines. | In English. |
Prachachart Turakit | Archives | Browse recent issues by date | In English. |
Songkhla Today | Recent issues, search | Browse by date to October 2000 | In Thai. |
Thai News Agency | Archives | Archives dates back to 2001 | In Thai and English; searchable. |
Thai Post | Recent issues, search | Browse by date to October 1999 | In Thai. |
Thairath Daily | Recent issues | Browse by date to January 2003 | In Thai. |
Thansettakij | Recent issues | Browse by volume | In Thai. |
Paper | Archive Site | Dates | Notes |
Viet Nam News | Archives | Archives dates back to Jan 2002, browse by date. | In English. |
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