KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 19 -- Malaysia's oldest Malay language daily Utusan Malaysia will shut down on Wednesday.

Earlier this evening, Malay Mail was made aware of a meeting on the matter that was taking place at Utusan's office.

The National Union of Journalists Malaysia (NUJM) president Taufik Razak, who is also a member of staff at the publication, told Malay Mail that he was informed about the matter by his colleagues, but has yet to receive a confirmation by the publication's management.

"We will be working, our last day is on Wednesday. After that, we will close down. No more operation," Taufik, who is also the Utusan Malaysia NUJ branch chairman, said.

"We have yet to receive anything in black and white, but we (NUJ Utusan) were in...