Nanyang Siang Pau (Chinese: 南洋商報; pinyin: Nányáng Shāngbào; lit.
'Malay Archipelago Business Paper') was a newspaper in Singapore that was founded by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee on 6 September 1923.
[5] The paper was critical of the Kuomintang during China's civil war and attracted a left-leaning readership.
As a result, the editor resigned and the paper started placing more emphasis on Chinese affairs.
[6] On 2 May 1971, four senior staff of the newspaper (senior columnist Ly Singko, general manager Lee Mau Seng, editor-in-chief Shamsuddin Tung Tao Chang, and public relations officer Kerk Loong Sing) were arrested, accused of "a deliberate campaign to stir up Chinese racial emotions".