BH (renamed on July 2, 2012; formerly known as Berita Harian) came into being on July 1, 1957 as the first mainstream

newspaper in Bahasa Malaysia. Ever since then, BH has become a true chronicler of history for the country. Its Sunday Edition is called BH Ahad (renamed on July 1, 2012; previously known as Berita Minggu) was launched on July 10, 1960. Throughout the years, BH has diversely moulded itself from a paper reflecting the traditional thoughts and aspirations to a vibrant medium where era of knowledge has become the primary resource of economic development. The newspaper was printed in broadsheet format until July 5, 2008, when the newspaper chart a new era, with a new look and trendier compact version on July 6, 2008. As the pioneering vernacular daily, BH continues to transform its readers by enriching their knowledge and stimulating their minds with the latest news presented in a thought-provoking way. Moreover, it has evolved from just an ordinary daily to go on board in the digital platform namely e-paper, tablet, mobile phones and online edition allowing the readers to read the news in a simple, fast and compact way. To stay relevant and to keep up with the tastes and lifestyle of the present generation, a total modification was made on July 1, 2012. The transition includes changing the 'Ekonomi' section to 'Bisnes', the pullout Ratu to Famili and Rona to Kembara. Changes were also made in layout, typography, pagination which is more attractive and easy to read as well as highlighting the fact number, info graphic and interesting information. The new BH is also providing larger size colour photographs. To attract younger and present readers, few segments have been introduced such as Jejak, Fokus, 5 Soalan and Meoww a page for cat lovers. Inspirasi pullout on Saturday will feature famous artists as a columnist such as Aaron Aziz and Fasha Sandha while the Glamor pullout on Saturday features well-known columnist Juwie.

History

Editorial cartoon by Peng which was published in Berita Harian newspaper dated 7th September 1957 for a weekly column called "Berita Harian Hidangan Hari Sabtu" (Berita Harians Saturday Column).

"Mat Jambul Family" cartoon strip, published on 14th May 1961, by Berita Harian. 1957

On July 1, the inaugural issue of Berita Harian, first romanised Malay morning newspaper was published. Initially, it reflected the contents of Straits Times and was priced at RM0.15 with only 8 staff operating the paper.

1958

In April, Abdul Samad Ismail was appointed Editor.

1960

On July 10, Berita Minggu, first romanised Malay Sunday newspaper was launched.

1966

On Jan 1, Berita Harian introduced a new masthead.

1968

Cartoonist Lat started contributing Keluarga Si Mamat cartoon series in Berita Minggu.

1972

Abdul Wahab Zain was appointed Editor.

1974

Two pages of Berita Harian were added to make it a total of 12 pages the contents focused on trade and business, notes on photography, advice for students in exams, more pages on entertainment, foreign news & articles and general features.