Kosmo!

Not to be confused with Kosmo, a desktop software with advanced functions.

Kosmo!

120px Front page of the Kosmo! newspaper in its original design in 2004
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Compact
Owner(s)	Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad
Editor	Baharom Mahusin
Editor-in-chief	Abdul Aziz Ishak
Deputy editor	Mohd Nor Ab Samad Lokman Othman
News editor	Mohd Zuki Pileh Samsor Junet Teon Eg Zambri Rambli Mir Azri Shaharuddin Anuar Ariffin Mohd Faizal Zakaria
Sports editor	Asan Ahmad
Founded	30 August 2004
Language	Malay
Headquarters	No. 44, Jalan Utusan, Off Jalan Chan Sow Lin, 55200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Circulation	199,000 (daily) 210,000 (Kosmo Ahad) *Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations, Malaysia - 2014
Website	www.kosmo.com.my
Free online archives	www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/cari.asp

Kosmo! (short for Cosmopolitan; Malay: Kosmopolitan) is a Malay language compact format newspaper in Malaysia owned by Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad. It is available in Malaysia at most newsstands.

It was launched on 30 August 2004 by Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Kosmo! existed when the public was in a desperate need of a newspaper that could be easily read and carried. This newspaper suits the taste of Malaysians who are mostly busy with their daily matters. All the sections in this newspaper use an exclamation mark (!).

Formerly, Kosmo! was sold in Malaysia at a price of 80 cents daily excluding Sundays, when it was sold at RM 1.00 under a different name, that is Kosmo Ahad.However, by April 2007, Kosmo! priced at RM1.00 per day, while on Sundays it is sold at RM1.20.

External links

• Utusan Group Official Site (Malay)
• Official newspaper's website (Malay)
• The Prime Minister's Speech at the Launching Ceremony of Kosmo!