Asia · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Singapore
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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By Walter Hines Page, Arthur Wilson Page, Public domain New
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Everyday apps here: Temu · WhatsApp · Threema for iOS · AltoPaint: Oil & Watercolor · Noir - Dark Mode for Safari. 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 540 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- 特朗普承认伊战致败选 波斯湾忧伊朗更危险 (zaobao.com.sg)
- 在习近平强军思想指引下·走好新时代的长征路丨"北上先锋"赤胆踏新程_光明网 (mil.gmw.cn)
- Inflation rockets to 7.8% (tribune.net.ph)
- 美股經歷「解放日」後最慘跌勢 澳幣兌美元應聲重挫 (yam.com)
- 民主黨掌控國會或影響中美關係｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- 特朗普中期选举惨遭滑铁卢 中国会视他为"跛鸭"总统吗？ | 国际 (orientaldaily.com.my)
- 交流站：归还托盘后更须重视清洁卫生 (zaobao.com.sg)
- 遗传性乳腺癌卵巢癌基因检测 12月1日起可享津贴 (zaobao.com.sg)
- 포도씨로 초콜릿 맛 내고, 대추씨로 커피 만든다 (chosun.com)
Survey · 2023 72% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- GLOBAL MOBILITY STARTUP MULTIPOLITAN EYES MANILA TECH EXPANSION (gadgetsmagazine.com.ph)
- अमेरिकी मिडटर्म इलेक्शन: भारतीय मूल की डेमोक्रेट नेता प्रमिला जयपाल ने छठी बार दर्ज की जीत (deshbandhu.co.in)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.9positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.9The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.3 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual7.0 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual8.5 words per 1,000usually 7.7The GDELT Project
Also in the news
- Economic policy uncertainty242.0from newspaper coverage; 100 = long-run averageJul 2026 · −33.5 since Jun 2026Davis (2016), PolicyUncertainty.com · CC BY 4.0
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.
By category
Business & economy
Spud of Inside Cable news, CC BY 2.0 Weekly
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声动早咖啡
Books, arts & history
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J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain Rising
Fashion & beauty
FLOTUS – Melania Trump, Public domain
Food & drink
@joefoodie from USA, CC BY 2.0 Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 2XXXX
Gaming
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Money & crypto
Falling Everyday app
Movies & TV
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Music
Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Warmtoned, CC BY 4.0 Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Studio Incendo, CC BY 2.0 New
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Science & space
Gladwin Analytics, CC BY 3.0
Society & beliefs
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Sports
Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0 New
Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Startups
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HaeB, CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel & places
Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0 The original uploader was Chuoibk at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0
Industries here
Government & public sector 27Gaming 17Media & entertainment 16Music 6Sports & fitness 5Tech & software 5Travel & tourism 1AI 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
- Inflation2.3%Jul 2026 · +0.3 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment2.0%Jun 2026 · ±0.0 pts since May 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Real house prices1.0%Q2 2026 · −0.8 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth5.0%2025 · −0.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment6.8%2025 · +0.5 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro1.434SGD 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
- Artificial Intelligence
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Society
- People online94.4%2024 · +0.1 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change50.2%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority65.9%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
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2Where the Mask Ends
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3Dead-End Job
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4Lupin
5The One About Matthew Perry
6100 Days of Deception
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7Nobody Wants This
8Take Charge of My Heart
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9Akka: The Protectors
10Midnight Diner
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Baththa
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2Manoj Bajpayee
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3Kong Tao
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4Dorothy
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5Surviving Hurricane Otis
6Annabelle: Creation
7The Addams Family
8The Paradise
9Black Bag
10Kuyank
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1The Weeknd
2Adéla
3Tate McRae
4A2O & A2O LITE
5Olivia Rodrigo
7Ariana Grande
8馬也_Crabbit & Cole先生
10Jess Lee
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Global News Podcast
2Sounding Early Coffee
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3The Daily
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4The Diary of a CEO
5The Economist Podcasts
6The Rest Is Politics
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7CNBC's "Fast Money"
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8Yah Lah But
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9Joel Osteen Podcast
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10The Ezra Klein Show
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Temu
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2Muse from Meta
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3CapCut
4Pinduoduo
5NextStop - Singapore
6My SIMBA
7ChatGPT
8红果短剧 - 海量热门短剧随心看
9VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy ™
10Google Gemini
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2Chromagraph Camera
3Procreate
4Tiny Computers
5TypeDraw
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6Threema for iOS
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7Duo Fold Counter
8Satisfy: ASMR Fidget Toys
9Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)
10Deck-Man: Cassette Player
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App Store · 2026-11-06
Steam · Top sellers
1Aion 2
2Phantom Blade Zero
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3Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
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4Dota 2
5Aniimo
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6Football Manager 27
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7Where Winds Meet
8Counter-Strike 2
9Probably Stolen
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10Escape from Tarkov
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.