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M'kini most searched news site for 2014
Published:  Dec 17, 2014 10:21 AM
Updated: 6:45 AM

Malaysiakini has emerged as the nation's most searched news website according to Google Trends' year-end Top 10 list released recently.

The news portal topped the search charts ahead of Berita Harian, Kosmo, Sinar Harian and Malay tabloid Harian Metro respectively under the news sites category.

The most searched topic among Malaysians was the MH370 tragedy in March, when a MAS passenger flight en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared, followed by the 2014 World Cup and the MH17 tragedy in July, when a MAS flight en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down over Ukraine.

Of the World Cup matches, the most searched match was between Brazil and Germany, where the latter delivered a shock 1-7 defeat to the host country.

Meanwhile, former DAP chairperson Karpal Singh, who passed away earlier this year after a fatal car accident in Perak, was the most searched individual for 2014.

This is followed by American comedian Robin Williams, who committed suicide in August this year, and actress Jennifer Lawrence, who plays the lead role in the film series ‘The Hunger Games’.

The only other political figure to reach the charts is DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang’s political secretary Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud ( left ), who is the 8th most searched personality.

She had shot to prominence in May this year after contesting in the Teluk Intan by-election, and in October, purported intimate photos of her posing with Bukit Bendera MP Zairil Khir Johari were circulated.

Both Dyana and Zairil have condemned the release of the photos.

In the film industry, the most searched Malaysian film is ‘The Journey’, which was released on Jan 30 and is currently the highest grossing Malaysian film.

Among international films, the most searched for is the horror film ‘Annabelle’, followed by the Disney animation film ‘Frozen’ and the sci-fi movie ‘Interstellar’.

Perodua’s launch of its new fuel-efficient vehicle Perodua Axia has also created some excitement - not only topping the charts for the most searched car model, but also landing in 5th position in the overall rankings.

In sports, no Malaysian athlete has made it to the charts. In the lead is the German former Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher, who woke up from a medically induced coma beginning in April this year, following a December 2013 ski accident that left him paralysed.

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