Sing Po was first published on 14 February 1890 by Koh Yew Hean Press as the second Chinese-language daily newspaper in Singapore.[2] The paper was founded by 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 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]
