Scope and Content: Local and foreign news reports, advertisements, official notices, editorials, Hong Kong/Shanghai features, translations of English press items, and government proclamations
Biographical: Founded by See Ewe Lay; chief editor Yeh Chi-yun (served ~40 years)
Provenance: Published from 1881 to March 1932; microfilm earliest available from 19 August 1887 at NUS Chinese Library
Accession Number: Archive.org IDs (e.g., lat-pau-1929.11.13)
Processing Information: Digitized by Internet Archive; microfilm held by NUS
Access Restrictions: Freely accessible online; physical copies may have restricted access
Related Materials: Comparative articles on press history, Chinese community narratives, successor newspapers (e.g., Nanyang Siang Pau)
Geographic Coverage: Singapore and the broader Malay Peninsula
Temporal Coverage: 1881–1932, including 1897 issues
Preservation Status: Digitally archived and preserved on microfilm
Preservation History: NUS Chinese Library microfilm; Internet Archive digital uploads
Retention Policy: Institutional permanence
Archival Location: NUS Library, National Library Board, Internet Archive
Backup Status: Multiple digital copies across repositories
Parent Collection: Early Chinese-language press in Nanyang / Singapore press history
Sub Collections: Daily news, editorials, government notices
Related Items: Nanyang Siang Pau (successor, 1923), Sin Chew Jit Poh (1929)
Accessibility Features: Digitized PDFs via Internet Archive with OCR text
Accessibility Compliance: Text is searchable but may require OCR correction
Copyright Status: Public domain due to age
Copyright Holder: None (author/public domain)
License Terms: Free for educational and archival use
Jurisdiction: Singapore
Cultural Significance: First Chinese daily in Southeast Asia; reflected early Chinese diaspora news culture and identity formation in Straits Chinese communities
Cultural Context: Pre-WWI Straits Settlements, with bilingual Chinese community and colonial administration influence
Access Statistics: Uploaded issues viewed by researchers via Internet Archive
Citation Information: Lat Pau (叻報), issue dated 13 November 1929, Internet Archive, identifier lat‑pau‑1929.11.13.
User Feedback: Cited in history of Chinese press in Singapore, diaspora identity studies, press evolution narratives
Educational Use: Valuable for studies in media history, Chinese diaspora, colonial Singapore, cultural identity
Curriculum Alignment: Suited for university courses in Southeast Asian history, journalism, diaspora studies
Learning Objectives: Analyze content and role of early print media in shaping community awareness and identity under colonial rule
