Yahoo unveils 2017 Year in Review for Singapore
Yahoo today announced its 2017 Year in Review (YIR) for Singapore. The YIR is an annual recap of the top search trends, happenings and events which caught the imagination of Internet users in Singapore, based on users' daily search habits and an editorial selection of what they read, recommended and shared most on Yahoo in 2017.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was the favorite topic for Singapore, leading the list of Top 10 Singapore Searches in 2017, up from 4th place in 2016. News about the Lee family were also among the most read in the country, with Singaporeans riveted by the dispute over the fate of No. 38 Oxley Road and the subsequent contempt of court case against Li Shengwu, Prime Minister Lee's nephew and the grandson of the late Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
The second most searched topic was the battle for Marawi, the five-month-long armed conflict in the Philippines between militants and the country's security forces. It is followed by searches on politicians, with President Halimah Yacob taking third place followed by Donald Trump, Rodrigo Duterte and Kim Jong Un.
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Top 10 Singapore headlines of 2017
As 2017 comes to an end, here’s a look at the year’s top 10 local news headlines:
10. Jailed in Abu Dhabi
Muhammad Fadli Abdul Rahman opened up to Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore about his harrowing experience in Abu Dhabi. (Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore video screengrab)
9. Buzz over Nasi Lemak burger
McDonald’s Nasi Lemak Burger features fried chicken, egg, sambal and cucumber – what’s not to love?
8. Big win for local comic artist Sonny Liew
Singaporean comic artist Sonny Liew with his three Eisner Awards. (PHOTO: Chan Shiuan)
7. Staff shake-ups at local media giant SPH
Singapore Press Holdings CEO Ng Yat Chung addresses reporters at a results briefing on 11 October. (PHOTO: Dhany Osman / Yahoo News Singapore)
6. Brisk business at heartland brothels
A woman (left) spotted at the window of a suspected HDB brothel in Hougang and a suspected male customer (right) seen entering the unit. (PHOTOS: Dhany Osman / Yahoo News Singapore)
5. Workers’ Party leader to step down
Workers’ Party secretary-general Low Thia Khiang signs a copy of a commemorative book on the party on 3 November. (PHOTO: Nicholas Yong / Yahoo News Singapore)
4. AGC files contempt of court charges against Li Shengwu
Li Shengwu is challenging an order that let AGC serve papers on him in the US. (PHOTO: Reuters)
3. A Presidential race that never was
(From left) Salleh Marican, Halimah Yacob and Farid Khan appeared to be headed into a three-horse race for the highest seat in the nation but it was Halimah who finally emerged as the only candidate qualified to run for the post. (PHOTOS: Yahoo News Singapore)
2. Bumpy year for SMRT and commuters
SMRT staff seen on the platform of Joo Koon station following a collision between two trains on 15 November. (PHOTO: Hannah Teoh / Yahoo News Singapore)
1. The Lee family dispute over Oxley Road home
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was embroiled in a public dispute with his siblings over the fate of their late father’s Oxley Road home (right). (PHOTOS: YouTube screengrab / Yahoo News Singapore)
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Top 10 Singapore searches in 2017
2017 has been a year of controversies that kept Singaporeans on the edge of their seats, from an explosive feud among members of the first family to the country’s first presidential election reserved for Malay candidates. Yahoo Singapore rounds up the top 10 searches of the year.
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2017 In Review: 14 Of This Year’s Biggest Stories That Made This Year Iconic
14 Of The Biggest Events That Singaporeans Will Remember 2017 For
Time surely does fly and we are at the end of yet another year. From Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States to the continuing fallout of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault allegations, plenty of talk was on the international news.
In Singapore though, 2017 was another iconic year. We saw the entrance of a new president without the need for an election, sunk our teeth into a Nasi Lemak burger, and collectively sighed as the trains broke down again.
2017 has truly been a mixed bag.
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2017: Decline of Singapore exceptionalism?
There is just one way to sum up 2017: We are truly in the post-Lee Kuan Yew era. Almost all the significant events that have taken place point sadly to a decline in a perception that Singapore is in the hands of an exceptional leadership.
Before we get into the specific events to round up the year, pause and think about where we are right now. With all due respect to the obviously talented and smart 4G leaders who are waiting in the wings to be the next Prime Minister, I do not see any of them as being ready to take over any time soon.
The exit/absence of the first generation leadership has perhaps not been felt more than during the last 12 months:
- Tanks but no tanks
- The PE2O17 non-election
- MRT fiasco
- 38 Oxley Road and a cheque that may now bounce
To Our Favourite Politicians, Here’s What Your New Year Resolutions Should Be
New Year resolutions are like political manifestos. Both are promises made to be broken but you still need them in your life because what’s the alternative? You can’t wake up every morning believing that nothing will get better.
It’s depressing.
So for better or worse, we renew our gym memberships and cut back on soft drinks when January comes knocking. You know what would make things easier though? If our politicians joined us in this annual crusade of self-improvement. Here’s what we would like to see on our politicians’ resolution lists:
Khaw Boon Wan: Come Clean on SMRT
Tan Chuan-Jin: Become a One-man Opposition Army
Nicole Seah: Just Do It
Low Thia Khiang: Start a Blog
Kenneth Jeyaretnam: Reform your Party
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