Tabla!

{{Short description|English language newspaper in Singapore}} {{More citations needed|date=July 2012}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = tabla! | italic_title = no | image = | caption = | type = Free weekly newspaper | format = Compact / Tabloid | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2008|10|10}} | ceased_publication = | price = | owners = SPH Media | publisher = Tamil Murasu | editor = | chief_editor = | associate_editor = | staff_writers = | language = English | political_position = | circulation = 30,000 | headquarters = Singapore | oclc = | ISSN = | website = {{URL|http://www.tabla.com.sg/}} }}{{Lowercase title|italic=yes}} '''''tabla!''''' is a weekly English language newspaper in Singapore, published by Tamil Murasu.<ref name="tabla!"/> Launched on 10 October 2008,<ref>{{cite web |title=Drumming up a new beat - SPH launches a weekly English newspaper for the Indian diaspora |url=https://sph.com.sg/media_releases/669 |publisher=SPH |accessdate=18 July 2019 |date=3 October 2008 |archive-date=29 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929162557/https://sph.com.sg/media_releases/669 |url-status=dead }}</ref> it marked its third anniversary in October 2011 with the launch of the tabla! Community Champion Award.<ref name="tabla!"/> tabla! also presented the Taj Express, a Bollywood musical that made its world premiere here in Singapore, on June 7.<ref name="tabla!">[https://archive.today/20130118003848/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120602-350066.html tabla! rolls out new community initiatives] AsiaOne. Retrieved 2012-07-01.</ref>

The paper is named after the popular two-piece Indian percussion instrument, tabla.<ref name="Singapore">{{cite web |url = http://www.sph.com.sg/ourproducts_newspaper_tabla.shtml |title = tabla! |accessdate = 2012-07-01 |date = |work = Press Releases |publisher = Singapore Press Holdings |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120506150139/http://www.sph.com.sg/ourproducts_newspaper_tabla.shtml |archivedate = 2012-05-06 |quote = tabla! is aimed at the Indian diaspora with 30,000 copies being given out free each Friday. It is available at all 7-Eleven outlets. The tabloid has extensive coverage of everything. Indian, from politics to sports to Bollywood and Kollywood celebrities. It also provides local news to the growing community of expatriate Indians here, such as stories on education, property and transport. |url-status = dead }}</ref> 30,000 free copies of the newspaper are distributed every Friday, excluding public holidays.<ref name="Singapore" /> It is available at all 7-Eleven outlets in Singapore. It provides local news to the Singaporean-Indian community (and PRs) and includes stories on education, property and transport.<ref name="Singapore"/>

==See also== * List of newspapers in Singapore

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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.tabla.com.sg/}} {{SPH Media}}

Category:2008 establishments in Singapore Category:Newspapers established in 2008 Category:Newspapers published in Singapore Category:Indian diaspora in Singapore Category:Indian diaspora mass media Category:SPH Media