Week: May 12-18, 2017
1. Izara Aishah/Izara Aishah Seksi
The local actress found herself in hot water after a video of her in a revealing outfit went viral recently.
2. Happy Mother’s Day/Selamat Hari Ibu
Netizens searched online for ideas to celebrate the most important woman in their lives.
3. Semakan Unit Pusat Universiti (UPU) 2017/Semakan Unit Pusat Universiti/Unit Pusat Universiti Results
SPM school-leavers searched for opportunities to apply to local public universities, polytechnic colleges and community colleges through the UPU portal.
4. Happy Teachers’ Day/Selamat Hari Guru 2017/Selamat Hari Guru
As Malaysians searched for details on Teachers’ Day, Google joined in the celebration of educators nationwide with a Google Doodle.
5. Anugerah Bintang Popular 2017
The annual awards show created a buzz in the local celebrity scene with power-packed performances by Malaysian talents such as Usop and Datuk Siti Nurhaliza.
6. Ransomware
Malaysians searched for ways to protect themselves from the WannaCry ransomware.
7. Happy Nurses Day
Malaysians celebrated International Nurses Day on May 12 to show their appreciation to nurses.
8. Sweet Qismina
Budding local actress Farhanna Qismina made headlines recently after changing her name to Sweet Qismina.
9. Nelo Vingada
Malaysian football fans scoured the net for more information on Malaysia’s new national football head coach Eduardo Manuel Martinho Braganza de Vingada “Nelo Vingada”.
10. Doa Nisfu Syaaban
Muslims searched for the Nisfu Syaaban prayer as they observed the Mid-Syaaban holiday that falls between the nights of the 14th and 15th Syaaban.