Harian Metro is a daily tabloid style Bahasa Malaysia newspaper in the country.
It is owned by the New Straits Times Press Berhad (NSTP), the biggest government owned print media company in Malaysia. Harian Metro is known as the sister newspaper to Berita Harian which reports mainly on the more corporate and ‘serious’ news in and outside the country.
Harian Metro however is more a gossip style tabloid which targets the younger crowd. The newspaper began publications on March 1991 and has a reported circulation of slightly more than 350,000 copies daily.
Metro Ahad – Sunday Edition
On Sundays, it is known as Metro Ahad. It includes news and articles that cover mainly the main news in the country which also include lifestyle, shopping and very importantly entertainment. This makes it the fastest growing newspaper as when it began in 1993, there were only about 106,000 readers.
There are mainly 2 sections in Harian Metro which include the main news section and RAP which stands for ‘Rentak Artis Popular’ which is the pullout section that covers everything about our local artistes and celebrities.
Its Variasi segment covers a more thematic approach while its own Classifieds sections is known as 1Klasifieds. Apart from that, the standard sports, international news and such too are included.
National Edition
Advertisements in this edition gives your exposure in Harian Metro across the country. They will appear in the first and last few pages of the daily. Best for telco companies and business owners who want wide coverage among Bahasa Malaysia readers. Very common for full-page coloured ads on the right side of the front portion and left side of the back portions.
Central/Region
This edition is very focused on certain parts of the country. The Central Edition is where your ads are exposed mostly to those around the Klang Valley and Selangor areas. Other regional editions will be focused in areas that they are sold in like the southern edition which is based in Johor Bahru.
APPOINTMENTS
This segment provides classifieds advertisement options. Harian Metro has more than 200,000 readers per day and Appointment ads will be extremely effective whether you are looking for a certain item, a vacancy or if you have any notice to communicate to the public. Appointment insertions are in the pull-out segment of the daily.
Jobs Classifieds in Malaysia
Focused on jobs and available positions, the Jobs segment is the section in Harian Metro to advertise this information. You can use run-on ads which are limited to certain number of characters or you can go by column by measurement ads which would be larger and more captivating for the readers.
Harian Metro and Berita Harian Advertisement RatesRates below are for reference only
| Classification | 3-PAPER COMBO PACKAGEAll ads in Combo Package will be published in NST, BH & HM | ||||
| NATIONAL | Rate / Day per Line | Total Cost @ 4 Lines | 3+3 Buy @ 4 Lines | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Entertainment | 13.50 | 54.00 | 162.00 | ||
| Travel Guide | 13.50 | 54.00 | 162.00 | ||
| Education/Instruction | 13.50 | 54.00 | 162.00 | ||
| Services/Merchandise | 13.50 | 54.00 | 162.00 | ||
| Business Services | 13.50 | 54.00 | 162.00 | ||
| Properties | 13.50 | 54.00 | 162.00 | ||
| Auto | 13.50 | 54.00 | 162.00 | ||
| Jobs | 14.50 | 58.00 | 174.00 | ||
| Classification | 3-PAPER COMBO PACKAGEAll ads in Combo Package will be published in NST, BH & HM | |||||
| CENTRAL/REGION | Rate / Day per Line | Total Cost @ 4 Lines | 2+2 Buy @ 4 Lines | 3+5 Buy @ 4 Lines | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Entertainment | 11.50 | 46.00 | 92.00 | 138.00 | ||
| Travel Guide | 11.50 | 46.00 | 92.00 | 138.00 | ||
| Education/Instruction | 11.50 | 46.00 | 92.00 | 138.00 | ||
| Services/Merchandise | 11.50 | 46.00 | 92.00 | 138.00 | ||
| Business Services | 11.50 | 46.00 | 92.00 | 138.00 | ||
| CENTRAL/REGION | Rate / Day per Line | Total Cost @ 4 Lines | 2 + 5 Buy @ 4 lines | 3 + 10 Buy @ 4 lines | ||
| Properties | 11.50 | 46.00 | 92.00 | 138.00 | ||
| CENTRAL/REGION | Rate / Day per Line | Total Cost @ 4 Lines | 2 + 1 Buy @ 4 lines | 3 + 3 Buy @ 4 lines | ||
| Auto | 11.50 | 46.00 | 92.00 | 138.00 | ||
| CENTRAL/REGION | Rate / Day per Line | Total Cost @ 4 Lines | 2 + 1 Buy @ 4 lines | 3 + 3 Buy @ 4 lines | ||
| Jobs | 12.50 | 50.00 | 100.00 | 150.00 | ||
* Rates based on psccmNOTE : * All rates are subject to 6% Goods & Services Tax (GST)Please note that we are not agency for Harian Metro and we do not assist in any advertisement with Harian Metro newspaper.
