Utusan Melayu was the first Malay-language newspaper in Singapore to be wholly financed and published by the Malay community. Established in 1939 in Singapore through fundraising efforts conducted within the community by the late Yusof Ishak and Abdul Rahim Kajai, amongst others, the newspaper published articles relating to political, social, economic and cultural concerns concerning the Malay community. Utusan Melayu 25 Tahun was published in 1964 to mark 25 years of the newspaper's publishing history. It includes a compilation of previous articles from Utusan Melayu, as well as brand new articles that comment on and reflect upon Utusan Melayu's history as the first newspaper by Malays, for Malays in Malaya and Singapore.
