Malaysia’s top 10

Trending Searches on Google Week: March 29 - april 4, 2019

1. ISRAK MIKRAJ

Muslims around the world celebrated the 27th day of the month of Rejab, the seventh month in the Islamic calendar, which commemorates the journey of the Prophet from Mecca to Jerusalem before he ascended to heaven.

2. APRIL FOOL

Netizens headed online for inspiration on the annual event which is typically known as a day for pulling pranks. Companies also joined in the fun, including Grab’s false announcement about its GrabFoodCopter which claimed that the service would fly food from Singapore to Malaysia.

3. THE QUAKE

The producers of The Wave have returned with a sequel titled The Quake, which started screening in local cinemas on March 28.

4. LIVERPOOL VS TOTTENHAM

Local fans looked up results and highlights of the match between Liverpool and Tottenham FC which saw The Reds scoring a last-minute goal to triumph 2-1 over Spurs.

5. OKSANA VOEVODINA

Four months after the wedding of Sultan Muhammad V and Oksana Voevodina, the Russian beauty queen came under the spotlight again when the official photographer of the royal wedding shared pictures from the wedding reception.

6. NUR 2

Local drama series Nur 2 received some backlash from viewers due to the mispronunciations of Quranic verses by one of the stars, Raja Atiq.

7. AIRAA

Kollywood’s latest horror film Airaa , in which a young woman encounters a supernatural presence in her grandmother’s home, piqued the interest of movie-goers.

8. MOTOGP ARGENTINA 2019

Fans took to the Internet to search for the results and highlights of this event, which saw Marc Marcquez beating Valentino Rossi to emerge winner.

9. BELLA DALLY

Local actress Bella Dally tied the knot on March 31 with Arif Izudin and had their English-themed reception at Marina Putrajaya.

10. ACAP HILANG

Netizens kept a close watch on the search for Mohamad Ashraf Hasan, a.k.a. Acap, who went missing while participating in the Gopeng Ultra Trail on March 23.