New Strait Times media bias and reliability
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place New Strait Times in the centre. We have seen it on 15 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is New Strait Times biased?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place New Strait Times in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is New Strait Times left or right?
Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place New Strait Times in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is New Strait Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for New Strait Times are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What New Strait Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with New Strait Times’s own report linked underneath.
A former Google DeepMind employee has joined a growing chorus of AI researchers warning that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity. Bilal Chughtai stated that time may be running out to avoid this outcome.
New Strait Times reported it asEx-Google DeepMind worker warns AI has 'potential to kill us all' (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
A major scientific report indicates Greenland and Antarctica have lost between 11.3 and 12.5 trillion tons of ice since 1979. This loss has contributed to a global sea level rise of approximately 3 to 3.14 centimeters, primarily driven by accelerated glacier flow into the ocean.
New Strait Times reported it asSatellite data shows major ice losses for Greenland and Antarctica (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on certain South African nationals, citing race-based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures. South Africa has rejected the US allegations, stating the measures are based on mischaracterised policies and fringe group information.
New Strait Times reported it asUS curbs S. Africa visas, alleging 'race-based discrimination' (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia's air defenses intercepted a drone south of Mecca, an act the kingdom attributed to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Houthis have denied targeting the holy city, which Saudi Arabia declared a 'red line'.
New Strait Times reported it asMuslim bloc OIC condemns 'heinous' Houthi attack on Makkah (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump has suggested renaming artificial intelligence, stating the current term is inaccurate and ineloquent. He launched a poll on his social media platform, offering 'Superior Intelligence,' 'Extreme Intelligence,' and 'Supreme Intelligence' as alternatives.
New Strait Times reported it asBessent defends Trump economic policies, reveals plans to meet Chinese ... (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
A Reuters/Ipsos poll indicates that a majority of Americans disapprove of President Trump's pledge to give $5,000 to every citizen if Republicans keep control of Congress. The poll also shows Democrats leading Republicans in voter preference for congressional elections.
New Strait Times reported it asTrump approval up from record low, but outlook sours for Republicans (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is visiting his golf resort in Doonbeg, Ireland, for the Irish Open. His trip includes planned meetings with Irish leaders and is met with objections from lawyers and planned protests.
New Strait Times reported it asTrump turns to golf, family business on Irish visit's second day (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
New Strait Times reported it asIndonesia says six killed, 130 missing after ferry capsizes off Java (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
Honda aims to cut more than $9 billion in costs over the next four years, with internal documents showing a target of 1.5 trillion yen (about $9.4 billion) by 2030. The company has instructed suppliers to reduce prices and explore using more Chinese-made components.
New Strait Times reported it asHonda tells suppliers to cut costs in US$9bil push to fend off China (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on 7 August, pledging that an attack on one would be treated as an attack on all. US President Donald Trump welcomed the pact on Truth Social, describing it as a major move toward collective security in the Middle East.
New Strait Times reported it asTrump welcomes defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
Jared Kushner, the US envoy and son-in-law of President Donald Trump, is scheduled to meet Hamas leadership in Egypt as part of a Middle East peace initiative. The meeting, confirmed by Hamas sources, precedes Kushner’s planned talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
New Strait Times reported it asHamas expects meeting with Kushner as US pushes Gaza plan (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
Jared Kushner and Nickolay Mladenov met Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on 16 August 2026, with Hamas officials present. Israel rejected the US peace plan and carried out airstrikes in Gaza, injuring at least five Palestinians.
New Strait Times reported it asHamas expects meeting with Kushner as US pushes Gaza plan (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
A wildfire in Belgium’s High Fens nature reserve burned over 27 square kilometres on 15 August 2026, forcing 600 residents to evacuate. Over 250 emergency personnel, including firefighters from Belgium and Germany, were deployed, with EU assistance from Sweden, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic.
New Strait Times reported it asVillagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
The US has imposed tariffs of up to 100% on drones and components, effective 3 September 2026, to address national security concerns and reduce dependence on Chinese imports. Drones over 25 kilograms or with thermal imaging face the highest duties, while smaller drones are subject to lower tariffs.
New Strait Times reported it asTrump announces tariffs of up to 100pct on imported drones (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella has requested US collaboration in joint military operations to combat 'narco-terrorism', US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said. The announcement included Colombia’s membership in the 'Shield of the Americas' initiative, while Hegseth urged Latin American countries to reject the International Criminal Court.
New Strait Times reported it asColombia authorises joint anti-drug ops with US military: Pentagon (opens New Strait Times in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Media PrimaMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Official site
- nst.com.my
- Seen publishing on
- nst.com.my
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 15
- Reports listed
- 15
- We could read
- 1
- First seen
- 13 August 2026
14 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 1 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. New Strait Times is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 15 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of New Strait Times: its report arrived a median of 17 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 28 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 26 September 2026. Ratings pulled 13 September 2026.
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