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Malaysian Traffic App Draws Ridicule After Officials Banned Waze

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Malaysian Traffic App Draws Ridicule After Officials Banned Waze Malaysia’s government-backed navigation app TuJu, touted by authorities as an alternative to Waze, is drawing ridicule over its shortcomings, with memes already suggesting it’s so poor that users may need a flying car to get around. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim earlier this week encouraged Malaysians to use homegrown TuJu after the government banned civil servants from using Google’s Waze, citing security concerns linked to the...

Malaysian Traffic App Draws Ridicule After Officials Banned Waze Malaysia’s government-backed navigation app TuJu, touted by authorities as an alternative to Waze, is drawing ridicule over its shortcomings, with memes already suggesting it’s so poor that users may need a flying car to get around. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim earlier this week encouraged Malaysians to use homegrown TuJu after the government banned civil servants from using Google’s Waze, citing security concerns linked to the application’s ties to Israel.
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