The Star Malaysia
The latest news from Malaysia's leading English news outlet
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Android App Analysis and Review: The Star Malaysia, Developed by Star Media Group Berhad. Listed in News & magazines Category. Current Version Is 6.3.2, Updated On 25/07/2025 . According to users reviews on Google Play: The Star Malaysia. Achieved Over 464 thousand Installs. The Star Malaysia Currently Has 4 thousand Reviews, Average Rating 2.9 Stars
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 [email protected].
We are currently offering version 6.3.2. This is our latest, most optimized version. It is suitable for many different devices. Free download directly apk from the Google Play Store or other versions we're hosting. Moreover, you can download without registration and no login required.
We have more than 2000+ available devices for Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, LG, Google, OnePlus, Sony, Tablet ... with so many options, it’s easy for you to choose games or software that fit your device.
It can come in handy if there are any country restrictions or any restrictions from the side of your device on the Google App Store.
What's New
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Recent Comments
A Google user
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.
Robert Phang
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.
A Google user
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.
Shaik Syarif
Went does the app keeps on rotating to landscape? I can't read anything
A Google user
A few users have highlighted that the app doesn't work anymore ... keeps giving a ' can't reach server at the moment' error! Wake up, The Star app developers! Additional note: Installed the latest update, ' can't reach server at the moment' still persists. Would give ZERO stars if the option was available 😠!!! Update on 09-08-2019 Problem is finally fixed. Boggles the mind how the developers could release such a faulty app. Anyway, good that it's been fixed.
Carcenino
Too many news hidden behind a paywall with the app, yet the same news opened with a web browser can be seen fully. Too many double 15 sec plus ads which appears randomly, and does nothing at all after (for example: unlocking a news paywall). The Star Malaysia also has a very bias reporting, misleading and sometimes deceptive usage of words, tags, and sudden narrative shifting, all to subconsciously alter your perception towards friend/foe propaganda.
A Google user
Terrible. The Star used to be my go-to source for national news. But now, I can't access full articles without being forced to sign up. I thought to myself, fine. I'll do it. But when I try to, it tells me my email isn't verified. When I try to verify it, it tells me to look for an email in my inbox/spam folder which NEVER ARRIVES. I can't believe a news agency like Star would stoop so low as to lock news articles behind a sign-up wall. If this isn't fixed, I'm switching to Malaysia Kini.
HyunSoo Kim
We have paid for a subscription for every month and yet there's still tons of ads. Besides, the app crash frequently especially when loading the useless ads. Hope the Star team could fix this and reduce the amount of ads (I understand the struggle of News stand companies having trouble these days), or maybe introduce a VIP membership without any ads. The news is very reliable and I wouldn't mind to pay more for no ads experience...