# Sing Po

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***Sing Po*** (, also known as the ***Xing Bao*** and ***Sing Pau***), was a Chinese-language newspaper in Singapore. The newspaper was the second Chinese-language daily newspaper in Singapore, after *[Lat Pau](/source/Lat_Pau)*. The newspaper closed down in 1898 was replaced by the *[Jit Shin Pao](/source/Jit_Shin_Pao)* a year later.[1]

## History

*Sing Po* was first published on 14 February 1890 by [Koh Yew Hean Press](/source/Koh_Yew_Hean_Press) as the second Chinese-language daily newspaper in Singapore.[2] The paper was founded by [Lin Hengnan](/source/Lin_Hengnan), who was the proprietor of Koh Yew Hean Press, on No. 101, Telok Ayer Street.[3] The paper was published daily, except on Sundays and public holidays. Issues of the newspaper were printed in red ink.[2] Despite not having a political agenda, the paper had a pro-China political stance.[3]

The editor of the newspaper was likely Lin and [Huang Naishang](/source/Huang_Naishang) was reported to have been a one-time editor and chief writer of the newspaper. At the newspaper's peak, it had a daily circulation of 970, which was higher than the daily circulation of *Lat Pau*, the paper's closest competitor.[2] The paper frequently published articles asking for the government to solve the issues of prostitution, opium smoking and gambling.[3]

The newspaper closed down in 1898, possibly due to mismanagement.[2] It was replaced by the *Jit Shin Pao* a few months later in 1899 after restructuring.[3]

## References

1. Mong, Hock Chen (1967). *The Early Chinese Newspapers of Singapore, 1881-1912*. University of Malaya Press. p. 54.

1. Koh, Jaime. ["Koh Yew Hean Press"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2016-04-06_161840.html). *Singapore Infopedia*. [National Library Board](/source/National_Library_Board). Retrieved 21 July 2022.

1. Chong, Guang Kwa & Bak, Lim Kua (2019). *A General History Of The Chinese In Singapore*. [World Scientific](/source/World_Scientific). pp. 391–392. ISBN 9813277653.

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