BH (renamed on 2 July 2012; formerly known as Berita Harian) is a Malay-language daily newspaper published in Malaysia owned by the New Straits Times Press. It was first published on 1 July 1957 as the first mainstream newspaper in Malaysia. Its Sunday Edition, BH Ahad (renamed on 1 July 2012; previously known as Berita Minggu), was launched on 10 July 1960. Overview The newspaper was printed in broadsheet format until 5 July 2008, when the newspaper sported a newer, more compact look. In the 2000s, it also began to target younger readers more. The paper underwent a huge transition on 1 July 2012 in which several changes were made, including renaming the 'Ekonomi' section to 'Bisnes', the pullout ‘Ratu’ to ‘Famili’ and ‘Rona’ to ‘Kembara’. Changes were also made in layout, typography and pagination. History On 1 July, 1957, the inaugural issue of Berita Harian, the first romanised Malay morning newspaper was published. The first romanised Malay Sunday newspaper edition, Berita Minggu, was launched on 10 July, 1960. Initially, it reflected the contents of the Straits Times and was priced at RM0.15 with only 8 staff operating the paper. Abdul Samad Ismail was appointed as the first editor in April of 1958. Its masthead was updated on 1 January, 1966, and it launched cartoonist Lat's Keluarga Si Mamat cartoon series in the Sunday edition in 1968. In 1972, Ismail was replaced by Abdul Wahab Zain as editor. The newspaper was expanded in 1974 from 10 to 12 pages, with new content focusing on trade, photography, advice, foreign news and entertainment. The next year, on 1 July, 1975, the price was increased to RM0.25. Abdul Samad Said became editor in 1976, before being replaced by Salim Kajai in 1978. Edisi Bandar Berita Harian was launched on 29 November, 1979. Berita Harian was overhauled in 1981, and got a new masthead colour and sections, as well as expanded entertainment content. Its price was raised to RM0.35, before being raised again to RM0.45 in 1983. The same year, Adibah Amin became editor. Ahmad Sebi Abu Bakar became group editor the year after. Berita Harian and Berita Minggu were merged into Berita Harian Sdn Bhd on 19 June, 1985, and on 20 October Akhbar Dalam Darjah was launched. Bakar was replaced as group editor in April 1986 by Abdul Kadir Jasin, before being replaced himself by Ahmad Nazri Abdullah on 8 April, 1988.