Google's Top 10 Searches in Malaysia (Week: July 31-August 6, 2009)

New Straits Times
08-10-2009
Google's Top 10 Searches in Malaysia (Week: July 31-August 6, 2009)
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Tech & U

1 Amanah Saham 1Malaysia - PNB this week announced its biggest fund offering, AS 1Malaysia, a fixed-price equity fund priced at RM1 per unit with a total fund size of 10 billion units.

2 Felcra - Felcra Bhd, which manages some 230,000 hectares of oil palm and rubber plantation, announced dividends of RM445.99 million for over 78,000 eligible smallholders this year.
3 Kosmo Yasmin Ahmad - Local Malay tabloid Kosmo apologised to the family of the late Yasmin Ahmad for publishing "salacious" reports about the acclaimed filmmaker.

4 Stadium Astro - Stadium Astro's Stadiumastro Fantasy football league, based on the 2009/2010 English Premier League, kicks off on August 15 with RM50,000 in cash prizes.

5 Toyota Prius - The popular hybrid car made its local debut early this month with a RM175,000 price tag.

6 MTV World Stage - MTV's global concert series, scheduled to land here on August 15, has music fans abuzz.

7 F1 - Formula 1 fans hit the Internet for news of Michael Schumacher's F1 return and the chance to win tickets to the Singapore F1 next month.

8 ISA - The demonstration in Kuala Lumpur against the Internal Security Act on August 1 saw heavy traffic on city roads and the Internet.

9 Pneumonia - Medical practitioners in hospitals and clinics are on high alert for possible pneumonia cases caused by the H1N1 virus.

10 GI Joe - The new Hollywood movie based on the wildly popular toy figures from Hasbro opened in local cinemas on August 6.

Note: This list shows the fastest-rising searches, meaning these were the search terms that saw the largest spike in searches this week.

(Copyright 2009)