COMMENT | Tiong Hiew King, the founding leader of Media Chinese International Limited (MCIL), a company dual-listed in Malaysia and Hong Kong, passed away on Nov 11, 2025.

Public attention, particularly in Hong Kong, swiftly turned to whether his heirs might divest the group’s media assets there, notably the Ming Pao Group.

Less than 100 days after Tiong’s death, its Canadian operation, the 33-year-old Ming Pao Daily News (Canada), published its final print edition on Jan 16, 2026, officially ceasing publication on Jan 17 and winding up operations by the end of the month.

In an article I published on Nov 18, 2025, entitled “‘Chinese Murdoch’ takes final bow - what’s next for Ming Pao?”, I opined that the first question to consider in assessing whether MCIL will divest from its Hong Kong operations...