Scope and Content: News articles, editorials, and advertisements from Malaysia in 1980, reflecting socio-political changes and economic development during early Mahathir era.
Biographical: The Star was founded in 1971 in Penang and expanded nationally by the late 1970s; by 1980 it had become a major English-language newspaper.
Provenance: Acquired through library exchange and publisher deposits.
Accession Number: ACCN-MY1980-STAR-001
Processing Information: Microfilmed in 1980s; digitized in 2000s by Malaysian institutions.
Access Restrictions: Restricted to research access; reproduction requires permission.
Related Materials: New Straits Times; Utusan Malaysia (contemporary newspapers).
Geographic Coverage: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Penang); international news.
Temporal Coverage: 1980 calendar year
Preservation Status: Stable in microfilm and print.
Preservation History: Microfilmed in late 1980s; digitized selectively after 2000.
Retention Policy: Permanent archival retention.
Archival Location: National Library of Malaysia; National Library of Australia; British Library (Asian collections).
Backup Status: Backed up in library repositories and subscription databases.
Parent Collection: Malaysian Newspaper Holdings
Sub Collections: English-language press in Malaysia
Related Items: New Straits Times (1970s–1980s); Sunday Star supplement
Accessibility Features: OCR-enabled text (digitized); screen-reader accessible.
Accessibility Compliance: WCAG 2.0 compliant where digitized.
Copyright Status: In Copyright
Copyright Holder: Star Media Group Berhad
License Terms: Reproduction requires publisher’s permission.
Jurisdiction: Malaysia
Cultural Significance: A leading English-language Malaysian newspaper offering insights into Malaysian society and politics in the 1980s.
Cultural Context: Reflected Cold War geopolitics in Southeast Asia and Malaysia’s national modernization policies.
Access Statistics: Frequently consulted in Malaysian political and media studies.
Citation Information: The Star. 1980 editions. Kuala Lumpur & Penang: The Star Press, 1980.
User Feedback: Considered authoritative for English-language coverage of Malaysia in the 1980s.
Educational Use: Primary source for Malaysian history, journalism, and Cold War Southeast Asian studies
Curriculum Alignment: University-level Media Studies, History, Southeast Asian Studies.
Learning Objectives: 1.Analyze how media covered Malaysian political and economic issues in 1980. 2.Study media’s role in shaping public opinion during the Mahathir era.
