The Star Malaysia

Star Media Group Berhad

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About this app

Information is freely available these days. But false information can be costly and detrimental to unsuspecting readers.
We are Malaysia's most trusted news source and this is endorsed by the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2022.
We pride ourselves for only publishing news that have been verified by official sources and this is where we stand out from the crowd.
We are backed by a team of award winning journalists and respected thought leaders in their respective fields.

Easily access The Star's award-winning journalism with features like:
- Read Offline: Download stories to read even when you're not connected
- Bookmarks: Save articles and retrieve them later at your convenience
- News-in-audio: Listen to the top story summaries(?) at the tap of a button
- Personal navigation menu: Customise your navigation with your preferred sections
- Dark mode: Switch to a darker interface that's easier on the eyes and saves on your battery consumption
- Quick command: Access all the story tools from one place
- Breaking news alerts: Stay up-to-date with the important headlines of the day

The Star app is free to download, and all users can access Complimentary (non-locked) stories. Subscribers get unlimited access to all content and features on the app and web.

Rates may vary by location. Subscriptions are offered at MYR4.90/week, MYR13.90/month and MYR 99.90/year. Subscription will be automatically renewed unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel anytime by going to your Google Play account Subscription settings and tap on "Cancel subscription".

Terms of Use: https://www.thestar.com.my/terms/
Privacy Policy: https://www.thestar.com.my/privacy/

We always welcome and take your valuable feedback into consideration when we shape our product. Write to us via the in-app feedback form (Profile > Feedback) or contact The Star Customer Service at 1 300 88 7827, or email [e-mail].

Ratings and reviews

In the past you can just read the articles with ads, then they made you sign up using your email. Annoying because the app doesn't keep you signed in over time, you have to log in manually, but whatever, fine. Next, even with log in, they require your name and mobile number to read the articles. Latest update, 80% of articles are locked unless you subscribe. Articles lacking depth, constantly having 404 errors and littered with typos do not warrant a paid subscription.

I just downliaded an update as your app requested. The result, I am no longer able to open the app. I further send an email to you seeking assistance, of which you don't acknowledge, what more reply. Can you bug up and respond as each time I open the app it closes immediately. Prior to the update everything was working fine but when we open it there was a message asking to update the app accordingly. Your prompt resolution is expected. I wish to rate it at ZERO, BUT THERE ARE NO PARAMETERS.

By far the most annoying news app out there. Very laggy and slow interface, sends out notifications that we cannot customize, which gets very annoying from time to time as it just dumps a whole lot of unfiltered and random news you might not be interested in. Lastly the subscription service is the holy grail of annoyance, it doesn't allow you to view the full article unless you have subscribed with your email. I might as well read through the website, which i highly recommend.

What's new

- Bug fixes and performance improvements.