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5 unusual facts about Singapore Free Press


Abraham Logan

Abraham Logan (August 13, 1816 - December 20, 1873) was the owner and editor of the Singapore Free Press.

Edward Boustead

A pioneer in Singapore’s newspaper industry, Boustead was a co-founder of the Singapore Free Press with architect George Drumgoole Coleman and William Napier.

Mohammad Tahir Tan Tong Hye

He later joined the Straits Times group and became one of the leading writers of the Singapore Free Press and night editor of the Sunday Times.

Singapore Free Press

Abraham Logan took over the paper in 1846 running the Free Press for the next twenty years.

The paper was founded as Singapore's second English language newspaper by William Napier, Edward Boustead and Walter Scott Lorrain on 1 October 1835 as the Singapore Free Press & Mercantile Advertiser.



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