Asia · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Malaysia
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
New
Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
4sooka - Sports, Dramas, Movies
Breakout
Rising
Top today
Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
New
Weekly
Weekly
Breakout
6sooka - Sports, Dramas, Movies
Breakout
Parlophone Music Sweden, CC BY 3.0 Rising
10Kong Tao
New
Everyday apps here: Al Quran Translation · CarTV - M3U IPTV Auto · TypeDraw · TikTok ティックトック · Facebook app. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
Franchises and brands here
- Godzilla franchise
- The Legend of Zelda franchise
- XXX series
Topics that belong to the same franchise, brand, series or maker on Wikidata, among the topics on the country pages today.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,095 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- More Malaysians are turning to AI before they search (freemalaysiatoday.com)
- 世界媒体峰会北京登场 聚焦人工智能媒体合作 | 中马 | 地方 (orientaldaily.com.my)
- Melaka polls: I'm not here to make new promises, says Anwar (thestar.com.my)
- MIPP's principles, MCA's bravado and a question for MIC (freemalaysiatoday.com)
- Three alternatives to cancelled Naval Strike Missile system in final stages of evaluation (thestar.com.my)
- 迎战东北季候风水灾 陆军动员4000军人随时待命 | 国内 (orientaldaily.com.my)
- BNM keeps OPR at 2.75% (freemalaysiatoday.com)
- Rate normalisation in focus (thestar.com.my)
- Two Thai nationals charged with murder of MMEA officer (thestar.com.my)
- 2 Thais charged with MMEA officer's murder (freemalaysiatoday.com)
Survey · 2023 81% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.0The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.0 words per 1,000usually 3.1The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.8 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.9 words per 1,000usually 7.0The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.9 words per 1,000usually 7.2The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Weekly
Government of Malaysia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
New
New
Rising
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Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
声动早咖啡Cars & transport
1Alpin Quest PRO – Outdoor GPS
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
3Navigasi: Malaysia Maps & GPS
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain Rising
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Everyday app
Food & drink
Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 1XXXX
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Movies & TV
New
Weekly
Breakout
Music
Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Parlophone Music Sweden, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Politics & world affairs
Rising
Government of Malaysia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Science & space
NASA, Public domain
Sports
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Breakout
Tech & AI
Weekly
2sooka - Sports, Dramas, Movies
Breakout
Travel & places
CoolCityCat, CC BY-SA 3.0 Legohun, CC BY-SA 3.0 Steffen Schmitz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 27Government & public sector 22Music 14Tech & software 7Sports & fitness 5Travel & tourism 3Advertising & marketing 1Telecom & internet 1Health & pharma 1Education 1Nonprofits & NGOs 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation1.8%Jul 2026 · −0.2 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.8%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Central bank rate2.75%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices-1.0%Q2 2026 · −1.4 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth5.2%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment12.0%2025 · −0.3 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro4.541MYR per euro5 Nov 2026 · euro +0.5% since 29 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Sociology and Political Science
- Education
- Information Systems
- Accounting
Society
- People online98.0%2024 · +0.3 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change29.2%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority59.5%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Doctor X: Mafia in White
2Dead-End Job
New
3Kudrat 1968: High Council
Falling
4Where the Mask Ends
5Lupin
6100 Days of Deception
8Take Charge of My Heart
Falling
9Akka: The Protectors
10Dragon Ball Super: Beerus
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Surviving Hurricane Otis
Breakout
2Kuyank
Falling
3Kong Tao
New
4Manoj Bajpayee
Rising
5Jangan Buang Ibu
6Cerita Lila
Falling
7The Djinn's Curse 2
Falling
8The Paradise
9Warkop DKI: Viralin Doooong..!!
10Baththa
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0 1The Weeknd
Rising
2Sienna Spiro
Falling
Parlophone Music Sweden, CC BY 3.0 9Swedish House Mafia
Rising
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Keluar Sekejap
2BBK新闻随便看 - 带你了解马来西亚的有趣时事！
Rising
3偷聽史多利 Talking Story
4好味小姐開束縛我還你原形
Falling
5Sounding Early Coffee
6Global News Podcast
7瘋女人聊天室
8凹凸电波
9The Diary of a CEO
10Bailingguo News
Show the top 100
Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Pinduoduo
2sooka - Sports, Dramas, Movies
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3ShopeePay
Falling
4Disney+
5MyDigital ID
Falling
6Threads
7ChatGPT
8Unifi
9DramaWave - Dramas & Reels
10红果短剧 - 海量热门短剧随心看
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2Al Quran Translation
Rising
3Chromagraph Camera
Falling
4iFake - Funny Fake Messages Creator
Rising
5iman Pro - Prayer Time & Qibla
6BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam
7AnkiMobile Flashcards
8YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera
Falling
9Tiny Computers
Falling
10Moment Pro Camera II
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.