SINGAPORE, June 9 (Reuters) - The following are stories from Singapore newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories.
Student newspapers at Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia are suing for the right to publish ads for alcohol. The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control on behalf of the papers.
McClatchy Co. said Wednesday it has reached agreements to sell five of the six remaining Knight Ridder newspapers it plans to divest for about $450 million.
Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co. on Wednesday said it would sell five newspapers owned by Knight Ridder Inc. after its planned acquisition of that company.
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ Stephens Media Group, the owner of the Big Island's two major daily newspapers, has announced the purchase of five central Arkansas newspapers from Magie Enterprises.