Some of these searches were warranted but other things people searched for were really odd things. Yet, it’s nice to see Malaysians are all over the place when it comes to wanting to find out about current affairs, both internationally and locally.
Cited as the Top Trending Searches for 2015, we’re perplexed as to why the most searched “term” in the country was “HRMIS 2.0”, an internal system used by those in the (extremely large 1.5 million people) public service. Though you’d think that a frequently visited site used for work would deserve a bookmark or at least remembrance of the URL.
Moving on, there were searches regarding BR1M 2015, the annual subsistence handout by our government; How-Old.net, an application that tells you how old it thinks you are (duh); and some local shows/movies. No surprise as the “USD to MYR” was searched highly too, followed by “GST” and the “Bersih 4.0” rally.
For the top 10 most searched individuals list, it seemed that Malaysians looked for information regarding notable people who passed away during the year. That includes, the late: Lee Kuan Yew, Former Prime Minister of Singapore; Paul Walker, the famous actor that passed away during a car crash; and Kevin Morais, the murdered deputy prosecutor.
Our current Prime Minister was also on the list, while athlete Farah Ann Abdul Hadi made her way on it as well (for obvious, gymnastic attire reasons). People also kept up with international news, as searches for the missing QZ8501 airplane, the Paris Attacks and ISIS, topped the list for trending news searches.
The list of searches really show what we’re looking for, be it happenings of the world or an important individual. Given the growth of the Internet and Google being one of the go-to search engines (seriously, who still uses Yahoo or Bing?), we’ll continue to see what sort of information our country is keen to look for, hopefully John Cena won’t make the list again next year.
For a full low-down on what Malaysians looked for on the internet, head on over to the full-list here.
