Singapore, Jan. 18 -- The Straits Times turns 175 this year with plans for a product revamp across all platforms.

Readers can expect new and more engaging print content, as well as enhancements to the ST app and website.

To mark the anniversary on July 15, there will be contest giveaways for subscribers with holidays to Australia and movie screenings.

ST editor Warren Fernandez, who is also editor-in-chief of Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) English/Malay/Tamil Media Group, said: "2020 is going to be a big year for The Straits Times.

"This is the year we mark our 175th anniversary and in the life of any organisation, that is a significant milestone, and worth celebrating."

The best way to do so, he said, was to keep improving ST's ...