What is "tabla!"

tabla! is a weekly English language newspaper in Singapore, published by Tamil Murasu. Launched in October 2008, it marked its third anniversary on October 2011 with the launch of the tabla! Community Champion Award. tabla! also presented the Taj Express, a Bollywood musical that made its world premiere here in Singapore, on June 7.

The paper is named after the popular two-piece Indian percussion instrument, tabla. 30,000 free copies of the newspaper are distributed every Friday, excluding public holidays. It is available at all 7-Eleven outlets in Singapore. It provides local news to the growing community of expatriate Indians in the Republic of Singapore, such as stories on education, property and transport.