Utusan Malaysia started publication on 1967, being a romanised version for Utusan Melayu and daily edition of Mingguan Malaysia. Mingguan Malaysia published 2 years earlier on 1965.

In 1997, the Group made its entry into the world of multimedia with the launch of “Utusan Malaysia On-Line”, Malaysia’s first Online Newspaper in full text and visuals. The service provided, in collaboration with Telekom Malaysia, enables pay-subscribers to read exact replicas of the Group’s newspapers, including Utusan Malaysia. On July 2, 2001, “Utusan Education Portal” (Portal Pendidikan Utusan) was launched. The free service has received recognition from MIMOS (the “Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems”) as one of the top five education websites in Malaysia in 2001. Utusan had also won the “IFRA Publish Asia 2003 Award” for the “Best in Print” category on March 20, 2002. It was the first award to be won by the newspaper at the international level.

Utusan Malaysia’s credibility as a newspaper has come under fire from many circles for its blatant practice of double standards in its reporting, especially with regard to politically related news.Statements by Chief Ministers in Opposition-held states have been taken out of context, manipulated, or otherwise downright fabricated.

Of late, Utusan has also stoked racist sentiments with provocative headlines championing the New Economic Policy and Ketuanan Melayu.

In view of Utusan’s extreme racist rhetoric, the former Opposition-led Perak state government staged a boycott against the newspaper, with other Opposition states following suit. A motion was also set by the Selangor state government to boycott Utusan while all Selangor state agencies and departments were told to refrain from buying the newspaper and to stop advertising in the newspaper, in a move to protest a short story titled “Politik Baru YB J” by columnist Datuk Chamil Wariya that appeared in the paper and depicted an assassination of a fictional character that portrayed Teresa Kok.In addition, Teresa Kok has demanded RM100 million in compensation from Utusan Malaysia Chamil and the publication for defamation, demanding an immediate public retraction by Utusan and an apology to be published in newspapers of her choice, plus an undertaking that Chamil and Utusan will not repeat the allegations and comments contained in the article.DAP has also filed a report against Utusan Malaysia, claiming Chamil was attempting to stir up public sentiments to carry out political assassination against Kok.

Utusan has also been criticised for publishing very little international news; the Foreign News section typically consists of only two to three pages out of 50 pages in total.

In January 2011, the newspaper suspended a journalist, Hata Wahari, president of the National Union of Journalists, after alleging that Hata had brought the newspaper into disrepute and “insulted” its management.

The widely perceived view that Utusan Malaysia is nothing more than a propaganda newsletter for the ruling government has been given much greater credence after its deputy chief editor Zaini Hassan openly stated in a forum organised by the National Civics Bureau that it was acceptable for Utusan to “spin facts” to be “biased in our [the BN Government’s] favour”. The Malaysiakini reporter covering the forum was later barred from attending.

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The change in the demographics of urbanites resulted in a growing audience of young people who were looking for entertainment, shopping news, lifestyle features and current news. Harian Metro met those needs in exciting editorial presentations.

On July 17, 2006, not content to rest on its laurels, the newspaper underwent a layout revamp to remain fresh and relevant for its readers. New vibrant pullouts were introduced such as “Rap” and “Variasi”, and this complemented the main paper further.

On April 11, 2009, Harian Metro increased the cover price with introduction of its new exciting pullouts such as “GIGS” and “EKSTRA”.

Harian Metro’s meteoric rise has steadily gained momentum over the past few years. For 2011, Harian Metro maintained for the fifth year running as the No. 1 daily Bahasa Melayu newspaper as declared by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

The continuous changes have since been well received by its readers, consolidating further the tabloid’s position as the leading Bahasa Melayu newspaper.

1991

• On March 26, Harian Metro, the country’s first afternoon Bahasa newspaper was launched. The price was RM0.50.
• Mior Kamarul Shahid was appointed the first News Editor.
• On June 26, Harian Metro first revamped.

1992

• Ahmad Puah Onah was appointed Editor.
• On March 25, the southern edition of Harian Metro was launched in Johor Bahru.

1994

• On April 1, Zian Johari was appointed Editor.
• On May 16, Harian Metro Edisi Timur was launched.
• On August 1, Harian Metro Edisi Utara was launched.

1995

• On August 29, Metro Ahad was launched.

2000

• On July 17, Harian Metro was revamped with a new tag line ‘Kini, Sini, Terkini’.
• On July 23, Metro Ahad was revamped.

2001

• On March 26, Harian Metro celebrated its 10 th Anniversary

2003

• Metro Ahad achieved 1, 068, 000 readers for the fourth quarter of 2003.

2004

• On January 27, new official web page for Harian Metro & Metro Ahad (http://www.hmetro.com.my) was launched at Balai Berita, Kuala Lumpur.
• On June 1, Berita Harian Sdn Bhd appointed Hafifi Hafidz as the new Executive Editor of Harian Metro and Metro Ahad, replacing Zian Johari, who was appointed Executive Editor of Berita Minggu.
• On July 27, Harian Metro launched its weekly column called “Liku-liku Niaga”. The column publishes every Tuesday in Harian Metro’s Business section.
• On August 23, a new pullout of Harian Metro called Bintang and Variasi Metro (V-Met) was launched.

2005

• On January 1, the cover price of Harian Metro was increased to RM1.20. In Sabah and Sarawak, Harian Metro was sold at RM2.00 each and the cover price of Metro Ahad was increased to RM1.50. In Sabah and Sarawak, the newspaper was sold at RM2.00.

2006

• On June 6, i-Metro, an interactive portal providing readers a chance to be the eyes and ears of their community was launched.
• On July 15, Harian Metro launched its new look with more stylish, colourful and reader-friendly layout. New sections focusing on celebrities, lifestyle, health and fashion have been added. Among the changes made are introducing new mastheads for Harian Metro and Metro Ahad, replacing Metro Ahad’s Meta with Ekspresi and renaming Harian Metro’s Bintang to Rentak Artis Popular (RAP) and V-Met to Variasi.
• On July 16, Metro Ahad was revamped.

2008

• On March 1, Abdul Ghafar Ismail was appointed Executive Editor Harian Metro/Metro Ahad.

2009

• On April 12, Metro Ahad launched a new pullout “GIGS – Gema Informasi Generasi Semasa”. The pullout is inserted in Metro Ahad every Sunday.
• On April 13, the cover price of Harian Metro was increased to RM1.50. In Sabah and Sarawak, the newspaper was sold at RM2.30. RAP and Variasi pullout introduced new masthead.
• On July 1, Abdul Ghafar Ismail was re-designated as Deputy Group Editor, Harian Metro.
• On August 17, Datuk Mustapa Omar was appointed Group Editor, Harian Metro.
• On October 9, Harian Metro launched a new pullout AYU.

2010

• On May 3, Harian Metro was made available in Sabah and Sarawak.
• On May 23, Harian Metro’s Sarawak and Sabah edition was officially launched in Kuching. The 64-page Sarawak and Sabah edition is priced at RM1.50 each, providing readers with various interesting stories from sports, education, community to special features.

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Its Sunday Edition is called BH Ahad (renamed on July 1, 2012; previously known as Berita Minggu) was launched on July 10, 1960. Throughout the years, BH has diversely moulded itself from a paper reflecting the traditional thoughts and aspirations to a vibrant medium where era of knowledge has become the primary resource of economic development.

The newspaper was printed in broadsheet format until July 5, 2008, when the newspaper chart a new era, with a new look and trendier compact version on July 6, 2008.

As the pioneering vernacular daily, BH continues to transform its readers by enriching their knowledge and stimulating their minds with the latest news presented in a thought-provoking way. Moreover, it has evolved from just an ordinary daily to go on board in the digital platform namely e-paper, tablet, mobile phones and online edition allowing the readers to read the news in a simple, fast and compact way.

To stay relevant and to keep up with the tastes and lifestyle of the present generation, a total modification was made on July 1, 2012. The transition includes changing the ‘Ekonomi’ section to ‘Bisnes’, the pullout ‘Ratu’ to ‘Famili’ and ‘Rona’ to ‘Kembara’. Changes were also made in layout, typography, pagination which is more attractive and easy to read as well as highlighting the fact number, info graphic and interesting information. The new BH is also providing larger size colour photographs.

To attract younger and present readers, few segments have been introduced such as ‘Jejak’, ‘Fokus’, ‘5 Soalan’ and ‘Meoww’ a page for cat lovers. ‘Inspirasi’ pullout on Saturday will feature famous artists as a columnist such as Aaron Aziz and Fasha Sandha while the Glamor pullout on Saturday features well-known columnist Juwie.

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