(MENAFNEditorial) 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 - - 13 December 2017 -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 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 . 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.
Lee Hsien Loong Marawi battle Halimah Yacob Donald Trump Rodrigo Duterte Kim Jong Un Rohingya crisis Abu Sayyaf North Korea Harvey Weinstein
The Lee family feud over Oxley Road home Bumpy year for SMRT and commuters A Presidential race that never was AGC files contempt of court charges against Li Shengwu Workers' Party leader to step down Brisk business at heartland brothels Staff shake-up at local media giant SPH Big win for local comic artist Sonny Liew Buzz over Nasi Lemak burger 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.
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