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Dec 13, 2017 15:30 JST
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Yahoo unveils 2017 Year in Review for Singapore
- Geopolitical issues remained at forefront of national consciousness as crisis in Myanmar, North Korea and the Philippines dominated search
- Domestic concerns from the Presidential Election to MRT breakdowns grabbed top local headlines
SINGAPORE, Dec 13, 2017 - (Media OutReach) - Yahoo today announced its 2017 Year in Review (YIR) for Singapore. The YIR is an annual recap of the top search trends, happenings and events which caught the imagination of Internet users in Singapore, based on users' daily search habits and an editorial selection of what they read, recommended and shared most on Yahoo in 2017.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was the favorite topic for Singapore, leading the list of Top 10 Singapore Searches in 2017, up from 4th place in 2016. News about the Lee family were also among the most read in the country, with Singaporeans riveted by the dispute over the fate of No. 38 Oxley Road and the subsequent contempt of court case against Li Shengwu, Prime Minister Lee's nephew and the grandson of the late Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
The second most searched topic was the battle for Marawi, the five-month-long armed conflict in the Philippines between militants and the country's security forces. It is followed by searches on politicians, with President Halimah Yacob taking third place followed by Donald Trump, Rodrigo Duterte and Kim Jong Un.
The list was rounded off by searches on North Korea and Harvey Weinstein, taking the 9th and 10th spots respectively. Tension in the Korean peninsula has been increasing throughout the year, and missile tests launched by Pyongyang as recent as last month continue to fuel concerns. The fall of the once-powerful Hollywood mogul Weinstein, while late in the year, has created a tide taking down other elites in the media and entertainment industry and is expected to usher in a more transparent era about sexual abuse and harassment.
Besides domestic affairs of the Lee family, politics remained high on the list of Top 10 Singapore Headlines. News about Halimah Yacob's walkover election as Singapore's President and Worker Party's leader Low Thia Khiang's plan to step down next year were in the top five of headlines. MRT flooding, breakdowns and collisions were also high on the list, taking the number two headline spot.
A mix of issues covered the rest of the national headlines, including a Yahoo News Singapore investigative piece which took the 6th ranking and uncovered the extent of brothels operating in heartland neighborhoods, while this year's only food related headline was relatively modest at number nine with the Nasi Lemak burger mania.
"2017 appears to be a year when local and international news are increasingly gaining equal footing. National headlines involving the Prime Minister and the country's first woman president were not surprisingly on top of Singaporeans' minds. But trending entries such as Harvey Weinstein, tensions in North Korea, and crisis and disputes in the region show that Singaporeans are seeking to understand more about major geopolitical events that are shaping our world and the potential threats in our backyard," says Elena Torrijos, editor-in-chief at Yahoo Singapore.
Top 10 Singapore Searches of 2017 (
http://bit.ly/2C8Liin
)
1. Lee Hsien Loong
2. Marawi battle
3. Halimah Yacob
4. Donald Trump
5. Rodrigo Duterte
6. Kim Jong Un
7. Rohingya crisis
8. Abu Sayyaf
9. North Korea
10. Harvey Weinstein
Top 10 Singapore Headlines of 2017 (
http://bit.ly/2ykpGwt
)
1. The Lee family feud over Oxley Road home
2. Bumpy year for SMRT and commuters
3. A Presidential race that never was
4. AGC files contempt of court charges against Li Shengwu
5. Workers' Party leader to step down
6. Brisk business at heartland brothels
7. Staff shake-up at local media giant SPH
8. Big win for local comic artist Sonny Liew
9. Buzz over Nasi Lemak burger
10. Jailed in Abu Dhabi
About the Yahoo Singapore 2017 Year in Review Methodology
To develop the Yahoo Year in Review, our editors analyze user's interest patterns on what they searched for, read, recommended and shared. It takes into account a number of factors including absolute volume and growth from previous periods to see which themes and trends bubble to the surface. Individuals and their preferences always remain anonymous. In addition, our editors also exercise their editorial judgment to decide which topics had the greatest significance and public resonance in the year.
Disclaimer:* Please note the results are not a representation of a popularity contest or voting, it is done by Yahoo editorial team experts.
About Oath
Oath, a subsidiary of Verizon, is a values-led company committed to building brands people love. We reach one billion people around the world with a dynamic house of media and technology brands. A global leader in digital and mobile, Oath is shaping the future of media. For more on Oath, visit
http://www.oath.com
.
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; +65 9199 3623 / +65 9783 0748
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