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tabla!
TypeFree weekly newspaper
FormatCompact / Tabloid
Owner(s)SPH Media
PublisherTamil Murasu
Founded10 October 2008; 16 years ago (2008-10-10)
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersSingapore
Circulation30,000
Websitewww.tabla.com.sg

tabla! is a weekly English language newspaper in Singapore, published by Tamil Murasu.[1] Launched on 10 October 2008,[2] it marked its third anniversary in October 2011 with the launch of the tabla! Community Champion Award.[1] tabla! also presented the Taj Express, a Bollywood musical that made its world premiere here in Singapore, on June 7.[1]

The paper is named after the popular two-piece Indian percussion instrument, tabla.[3] 30,000 free copies of the newspaper are distributed every Friday, excluding public holidays.[3] It is available at all 7-Eleven outlets in Singapore. It provides local news to the Singaporean-Indian community (and PRs) and includes stories on education, property and transport.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c tabla! rolls out new community initiatives AsiaOne. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  2. ^ "Drumming up a new beat - SPH launches a weekly English newspaper for the Indian diaspora". SPH. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "tabla!". Press Releases. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2012-07-01. tabla! is aimed at the Indian diaspora with 30,000 copies being given out free each Friday. It is available at all 7-Eleven outlets. The tabloid has extensive coverage of everything. Indian, from politics to sports to Bollywood and Kollywood celebrities. It also provides local news to the growing community of expatriate Indians here, such as stories on education, property and transport.
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