Asia · Thursday, 12 November 2026
Malaysia
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
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Elizabeth Marsh, CC BY-SA 4.0 9Ashe
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Hunanuk, CC0 10Turkey
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Everyday apps here: Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) · moomoo: Stocks & Trading · Moment Pro Camera II · iman Pro - Prayer Time & Qibla · NetShort. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
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 1,074 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- 【甲州选举】端依布拉欣：国盟国阵在甲州的合作 比在森州选举来得好 (orientaldaily.com.my)
- 【甲州选举】端依布拉欣：国盟国阵在甲州的合作 比在森州选举来得好 | 国内 (orientaldaily.com.my)
Survey · 2023 81% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Bursa Malaysia sinks deeper into the red amid broad-based selling (thestar.com.my)
- Bursa slips at open despite Wall Street gains (freemalaysiatoday.com)
- Asia-Pacific nations unite to launch plan to fight pandemics (staradvertiser.com)
- Édesapja betegsége miatt utazik Malajziába Saya Noé (blikk.hu)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.7positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.0The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 3.1The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual5.0 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual7.4 words per 1,000usually 7.0The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.9 words per 1,000usually 7.3The 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.
The White House, Public domain Breakout
Ministry of State Secretariat, Public domain Breakout
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
US Embassy KL, Public domain Breakout
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Shan1402, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Darwis Triadi & Ministry of State Secretariat, Public domain Weekly
Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
The White House, Public domain Breakout
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain Sahibdin, Public domain
Food & drink
Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 2XXXX
Falling Everyday app
Gaming
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Money & crypto
Chatsam, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Movies & TV
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Music
Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Elizabeth Marsh, CC BY-SA 4.0 2Ashe
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Official twitter of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/ Indonesian To…, Public domain Rising
Celebrities & creators
Politics & world affairs
Ministry of State Secretariat, Public domain Breakout
US Embassy KL, Public domain Breakout
Shan1402, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
Society & beliefs
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好味小姐開束縛我還你原形Sports
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Timmy96, CC0 Breakout
Tech & AI
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Industries here
Media & entertainment 26Sports & fitness 10Travel & tourism 9Music 9Government & public sector 9Tech & software 3Nonprofits & NGOs 3Advertising & marketing 2Gaming 1Telecom & internet 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1Legal & professional services 1Jobs, HR & staffing 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.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news4reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026The GDELT Project
- Violence in the news10reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026The GDELT Project
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 euro4.519MYR per euro12 Nov 2026 · euro −0.5% since 5 Nov 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
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
1Dead-End Job
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2Doctor X: Mafia in White
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3Kudrat 1968: High Council
4Akka: The Protectors
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5Where the Mask Ends
6100 Days of Deception
7Lupin
8Dragon Ball Super: Beerus
9Take Charge of My Heart
10Kauriburi: The Cursed Temple
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1Kong Tao
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2Sonic the Hedgehog 3
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3Final Destination Bloodlines
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4Collision Course
5Rush Hour
6The Damnation
7The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
8Sing 2
9Warkop DKI: Viralin Doooong..!!
10Jangan Buang Ibu
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0 1The Weeknd
2Sienna Spiro
Elizabeth Marsh, CC BY-SA 4.0 3Ashe
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4Swedish House Mafia
Official twitter of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/ Indonesian To…, Public domain 6Tulus
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7Adéla
10Olivia Rodrigo
Apple Music · 2026-11-13
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1BBK新闻随便看 - 带你了解马来西亚的有趣时事！
2Keluar Sekejap
3偷聽史多利 Talking Story
4Miss Delicious: Untie Me and I'll Return You to Your True Form
5瘋女人聊天室
6声动早咖啡
7Global News Podcast
8Tang Yang’s Chicken Wine House
9Rotten Mango
10Bailingguo News
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1Pinduoduo
2ShopeePay
3KFC Malaysia
4MyDigital ID
5ZUS Coffee
6Threads
7Disney+
8ChatGPT
9Trip.com: Flight, Hotel, Train
10Claude by Anthropic
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App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2iman Pro - Prayer Time & Qibla
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3Al Quran Translation
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4Moment Pro Camera II
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5iFake - Funny Fake Messages Creator
6YoungPhoto - エモい構図カメラ
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7Money Manager (Remove Ads)
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8Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)
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9PCE and CEILLI Exam Malaysia
10PadLab - Live Pads
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App Store · 2026-11-13
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.