If you need to read a premium article in the local papers (I.e. paywall), and are a Singapore residents (with SingPass or an NLB account), you can access The Straits Times, The Business and six other SPH publications for free.
The free access was introduced in late April this year during “Circuit Breaker”, the mitigation response to the COVId-19 pandemic. This service was been extended indefinitely.
Just visit this NLB page https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/main/sphnewspapers. You can increase the text magnification to a comfortable size.
Good news! SPH Media newspapers are available to library members – from home. Sign in with your myLibrary ID to access these ePapers. Can’t remember if you have one or forgot your username / password? No problem – check and sign up with your SingPass.
Need help? Check our FAQs. If, after reading the instructions in the FAQ, you still need more help zooming into or navigating the ePapers, please write to stics@sph.com.sg with “NLB Inquiry” in the subject. To help with troubleshooting, please indicate your device brand, model, operating system and browser.
Interested in international newspapers? Sign in with your myLibrary ID at PressReader or launch PressReader from the NLB Mobile app.