6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Ad vert ising ▁re venue ▁has ▁kept ▁in ▁step , ▁pl um met ing ▁to ▁R M 1 0 ▁million ▁ann ually ▁from ▁its ▁peak ▁of ▁R M 7 0 ▁million ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Ad vert ising ▁re venue ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁decl ining ▁and ▁the ▁business ▁has ▁been ▁reporting ▁losses . ▁ ▁Media ▁Prima ▁Ber had ▁rela unch ed ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁Mail ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁afternoon ▁paper ▁but ▁still ▁failed ▁to ▁over turn ▁its ▁losses . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁to ▁Dat uk ▁I bra him ▁Moh d ▁Nor ▁of ▁Blue ▁Inc ▁who ▁tried ▁a ▁free ▁model ▁under ▁the ▁ste ward ship ▁of ▁Dat uk ▁‘ R ock y ’ ▁Ah ir ud din ▁Att an ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁towards ▁K lang ▁Valley ▁news ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁but ▁that ▁too ▁failed . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁business men ▁led ▁by ▁D ato ’ ▁S iew ▁Ka ▁Wei ▁of ▁the ▁An com ▁Group ▁of ▁Comp an ies ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁It ▁also ▁marked ▁S iew ' s ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁media ▁world ▁by ▁setting ▁up ▁the ▁Red berry ▁Media ▁Group ▁with ▁advert ising ▁assets ▁at ▁air ports , ▁bus es , ▁cin emas ▁and ▁bill boards . ▁Mal ay ▁Mail ▁shares ▁some ▁common ▁share hold ers ▁with ▁Red berry ▁and