SPH Media, South China Morning Post, and Bisnis Indonesia took the top honors at the Asian Media Awards 2025, where India’s DB Corp and Business Today also figured in the list.
In the fiercely contested awards, the judging panel awarded five Golds and one Silver to SCMP, while SPH Media took home three Golds and seven Silvers. Bisnis Indonesia, earned five awards with one Silver in the open competition and four trophies in the small & medium category (SM).
To underscore their achievements, this year’s awards attracted 228 entries from 41 media organisations spanning 17 countries. Besides Bisnis Indonesia, the SM companies that beat their larger counterparts to clinch overall Golds and Silvers were Kumparan, The Japan Times and Wildtype Media.
The small/medium category was created for companies with annual revenue of less than US$ 10 million to shine a spotlight on their innovation and creativity when competing with the better-resourced media firms.
This year’s competition also celebrated first-time winners, including ARIJ and Project Multatuli, who were making their debut in the acclaimed awards.
The awards were presented at an awards dinner celebrating their success at The Conrad Singapore Orchard, held in conjunction with the Asian Media Leaders Summit 2025.
Congratulations to all the winners for their continued innovation and excellence in the news publishing industry!
Award winners 2025
Best Revenue Diversification Project
Gold Winner – Morning Studio by South China Morning Post
Silver Winner – From showroom to sales: The Car Expo 2025 by SPH Media
Winner small/medium media category – New Energy Vehicle Summit 2025 by kumparan
Best Young Audience Initiative
Gold Winner – Hangout Noraebang by Kumparan
Silver Winner – thrive by The Business Times by SPH Media
Winner small/medium media category – OKAZ Esports by Okaz Organization for Press & Publication
Best Community Service Project
Gold Winner – Dementia Care with Equity: Leverage Media Power in Taipei Metro Area by United Daily News.
Silver Winner – Ek Ped Ek Zindagi by DB Corp
Winner small/medium media category – Project Blue 2025 by Business Today Magazine
Best Advertising Initiative
Gold Winner – Building Singapore by SPH Media, Content Lab
Silver Winner – Singapore Dreamin’ by SPH Media, Content Lab
Winner small/medium media category – Xplore by Bisnis Indonesia
Best Cover Design
Gold Winner – Resized Election Special issue from Frontline by The Hindu
Silver Winner – Dangerous Drugs in Vape by Star Media Group
Winner small/medium media category – Perang Karya Lewat Kecerdasan Buatan by Bisnis Indonesia
Best Business and Financial News Story
Gold Winner – Unemployment in China by South China Morning Post
Silver Winner – Untung Buntung Eksportasi Nikel RI ke China by Bisnis Indonesia
Winner small/medium media category – eFishery Series by Dealstreetasia Pte Ltd
Best Technology News Story
Gold Winner – Punggol Digital District: Singapore’s blueprint for future smart districts by SPH Media, The Straits Times
Silver Winner – The Equalizers by Wildtype Media Group
Winner small/medium media category – Manuver Drone Gesit & Imersif by Bisnis Indonesia
Best Climate Impact Story
Gold Winner – Rising Tides: Lessons from Pacific Islands’ Climate Survival by Mediacorp Pte Ltd
Silver Winner – Boiling Point by The Japan Times
Winner small/medium media category – Cyberstorm: “Petroleum Accounts” Driving Climate Disinformation by ARIJ
Best Health News Story
Gold Winner – “The Lord of the Rings” and Young People’s Heart Disease by Kompas Daily Newspaper
Silver Winner – Medical Mysteries by SPH Media, The Straits Times
Winner small/medium media category – MediStory – Stories of Medicine by Znews
Best General News Infographics
Gold Winner – Bear attacks are rising in Japan. Aging hunters are on the frontlines by Reuters (Asia)
Silver Winner – Gazans survive among unexploded bombs by Reuters (Asia)
Winner small/medium media category – Unification Epic by VietnamPlus, Vietnam News Agency
Best Health Infographics
Gold Winner – Goodnight from my little bedroom: Bedtime stories of Hong Kong’s helpers by South China Morning Post
Silver Winner – How the Mpox virus spreads, mutates, and attacks humans by Reuters (Asia)
Winner small/medium media category – I Had Autism This Whole Time, But No One Realised by Our Grandfather Story
Best Climate Infographics
Gold Winner – The Invasion of Plastics by Star Media Group
Silver Winner – Awakening Asia’s Sleeping Giant, Lake Toba – How climate change is affecting volcanoes by SPH Media, Berita Harian Singapura
Best News Photography
Gold Winner – Wrecked on the rocks by South China Morning Post
Silver Winner – City in the clouds by South China Morning Post
Winner small/medium media category – Antusiasme Warga Sambut Pemimpin Baru by Media Indonesia
Best Lifestyle Photography
Gold Winner – Blooming sea jellies by SPH Media, The Straits Times
Silver Winner – Marvellous morsels. Food like you’ve never seen it before by SPH Media, The Straits Times
Winner small/medium media category – Indonesia’s Unity in Diversity by kumparan
Best Human Interest Photography
Gold Winner – Still living a subdivided life by South China Morning Post
Silver Winner – Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina during Paris 2024 Olympic Games by Agence France-Presse
Winner small/medium media category – Mengaji dalam Senyap by Bisnis Indonesia
Best in Climate Photography
Gold Winner – Monsoon flooding in Roshi village, Nepal by Agence France-Presse
Silver Winner – Harvest Moon thrills S’pore skygazers by SPH Media, The Straits Times
Winner small/medium media category – The Butterfly Effect: When a Storied Genus Heads Toward Extinction by Project Multatuli
