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Bangladesh | Bhutan | Brunei | Cambodia | China | India | Indonesia | Japan | Laos | Malaysia | Maldives | Myanmar | Pakistan | The Philippines | Singapore | South Korea | Sri Lanka | Taiwan | Thailand | Vietnam

Bangladesh

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.

Bhutan

Paper Archive Site Dates Notes
Kuensel Kuensel Archive March-September 1997 Browse by categories and headlines. In English.

Brunei

Paper Archive Site Dates Notes
Borneo Bulletin Browse date Last 6 days In English.

Cambodia

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.

China

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.

India

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.

Indonesia

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.

Japan

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.

Laos

Paper Archive Site Dates Notes
Vientiane Times Previous Issues May go back to July 27, 2000 In English.

Malaysia

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.

Maldives

Paper Archive Site Dates Notes
Haveeru Daily Archives   In English, Divehi.

Myanmar

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

Pakistan

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.

The Philippines

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.

Dee Dicen Hunt contributed the Philippine news sources in February, 2003, and updated them in January, 2006.

Singapore

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. 

South Korea

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.

Sri Lanka

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.

Taiwan (Republic of China)

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.

Thailand

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.

Sukontarangsi Baralee of the Information Resource Center at the US Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, suggested many of these Thai news sources in May, 2003.

Vietnam

Paper Archive Site Dates Notes
Viet Nam News Archives Archives dates back to Jan 2002, browse by date. In English.

Chin Wey Tze of Singapore Press Holdings contributed many Asian and Middle Eastern news Web sites during the fall of 2002 and winter and spring of 2003.


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