Kosmo!
Not to be confused with Kosmo, a desktop software with advanced functions.
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Front page of the Kosmo! newspaper in its original design in 2004 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad |
| Editor | Baharom Mahusin[1] |
| Editor-in-chief | Abdul Aziz Ishak |
| Deputy editor |
Mohd Nor Ab Samad Lokman Othman |
| News editor |
Mohd Zuki Pileh Samsor Junet Teon Eg Zambri Rambli Mir Azri Shaharuddin Anuar Ariffin Mohd Faizal Zakaria |
| Sports editor | Asan Ahmad |
| Founded | 30 August 2004 |
| Language | Malay |
| Headquarters | No. 44, Jalan Utusan, Off Jalan Chan Sow Lin, 55200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Circulation |
187,967 (daily) 205,520 (Kosmo Ahad) *Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations, Malaysia - July to December 2015[2][3] |
| Website |
www |
| Free online archives |
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Kosmo! (short for Cosmopolitan; Malay: Kosmopolitan) is a Malay language compact format newspaper in Malaysia owned by Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad. It is available in Malaysia at most newsstands.
It was launched on 30 August 2004 by Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. All the sections in this newspaper use an exclamation mark (!).
Formerly, Kosmo! was sold in Malaysia at a price of 80 cents daily excluding Sundays, when it was sold at RM 1.00 under a different name, that is Kosmo Ahad. However, by April 2007, Kosmo! priced at RM1.00 per day, while on Sundays it is sold at RM1.20. As of July 2016, it is priced at RM1.00 for both Kosmo! and Kosmo Ahad.
References
External links
- Utusan Group Official Site (Malay)
- Official newspaper's website (Malay)
- The Prime Minister's Speech at the Launching Ceremony of Kosmo!
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