Lat Pau
Former Chinese newspaper in Singapore
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Lat Pau (Chinese: 叻報; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: La̍t Pò; Wade–Giles: Lê4 Pao4) was one of the earliest Chinese-language newspapers published in Singapore under the Straits Settlements. It was first published in December 1881 by See Ewe Lay (Chinese: 薛有禮; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sih Ū-lé) under Lat Pau Press Ltd (Chinese: 叻報有限公司). It was published for 52 years, ending in March 1932. It was Singapore's longest-running local-run Chinese newspaper before World War II.[1][2][3]
FounderSee Ewe Lay
PublisherLat Pau Press Ltd
FoundedDecember 1881
Ceased publicationMarch 1932
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.jpg) The Lat Pau, 28 August 1890 | |
| Founder | See Ewe Lay |
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| Publisher | Lat Pau Press Ltd |
| Founded | December 1881 |
| Ceased publication | March 1932 |
| Language | Chinese |
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| Traditional Chinese | 叻報 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叻报 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lat Pau initially was published in Classical Chinese. In 1925 the newspaper started publishing in Vernacular Chinese. The newspaper's first editor was Yeh Chi Yun.[4]
The Lat Pau, 6 January 1925, after the switch to Vernacular Chinese.
