General : Govt Encourages People To Use TuJu Navigation App, To Replace Waze - PM Anwar
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What happened
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The government is encouraging the public to use the locally developed application, TuJu created by the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) as an alternative for road navigation needs. (Malay Mail, 20:28)
The reporting
21 reports- Bernama·News·EN·20 Oct, 20:28 MYT
General : Govt Encourages People To Use TuJu Navigation App, To Replace Waze - PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- The government is encouraging the public to use the locally developed application, TuJu created by the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) as an alternative for road navigation needs.
Read at Bernama 
Photo: Berita Harian Berita Harian·News·BM·20 Oct, 20:28 MYTKerajaan galak rakyat guna aplikasi navigasi TuJu, ganti Waze - PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan menggalakkan orang ramai menggunakan aplikasi tempatan TuJu, yang dibangunkan Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) sebagai alternatif bagi keperluan navigasi jalan raya. Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkata langkah alternatif itu dicadangkan…
Read at Berita Harian- malaymail.com·News·EN·20 Oct, 20:31 MYT
From Waze to TuJu? Anwar backs Malaysian navigation app over data security concerns
Read at malaymail.com - nst.com.my·News·EN·20 Oct, 20:35 MYT
PM: TuJu offers local alternative for road navigation
Read at nst.com.my - hmetro.com.my·News·BM·20 Oct, 20:57 MYT
Kerajaan galak guna aplikasi navigasi TuJu, ganti Waze - PM
Read at hmetro.com.my 
Photo: 当今大马 Malaysiakini (ZH) 当今大马 Malaysiakini (ZH)·News·中文·20 Oct, 21:52 MYTWaze受以色列法律约束，政府鼓励民众用本土导航TuJu
政府鼓励民众使用由马来西亚大道局开发的本土应用程序TuJu。
Read at 当今大马 Malaysiakini (ZH)
Photo: Free Malaysia Today Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·20 Oct, 22:00 MYTAnwar advises against using Waze over Israel-linked security concerns
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today's National Cyber Security Committee meeting which he chaired examined security risks arising from Waze's use, which he said is subject to Israeli government laws. (Waze pic) PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has advised…
Read at Free Malaysia Today- வணக்கம் மலேசியா Vanakkam Malaysia·News·தமிழ்·21 Oct, 10:27 MYT
இஸ்ரேல் தொடர்பான பாதுகாப்பு கவலைகள்; Waze செயலியைப் பயன்படுத்துவதைத் தவிர்க்க அன்வார் அறிவுரை
கோலாலம்பூர், அக்டோபர்-21,இஸ்ரேலில் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட Waze வழிகாட்டிச் செயலியைப் பயன்படுத்துவதைத் தவிர்க்குமாறு மலேசியர்களுக்குப் பிரதமர் டத்தோ ஸ்ரீ அன்வார் இப்ராஹிம் அறிவுறுத்தியுள்ளார். தமது தலைமையில் நடைபெற்ற தேசிய இணையப் பாதுகாப்புக் குழுக் கூட்டத்தில், Waze செயலியைப்…
Read at வணக்கம் மலேசியா Vanakkam Malaysia - Sinar Harian·News·BM·21 Oct, 12:44 MYT
Kerajaan arah henti guna aplikasi milik Israel serta-merta
PUTRAJAYA - Kerajaan mengarahkan semua anggota perkhidmatan awam menghentikan penggunaan aplikasi navigasi yang berpangkalan Israel, Waze serta-merta.Arahan itu dimaklumkan Ketua Setiausaha Negara (KSN), Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar menerusi surat rasmi bertarikh 20 Oktober…
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Photo: Malaysiakini (BM) Malaysiakini (BM)·News·BM·21 Oct, 12:44 MYTKaitan Israel - Kerajaan larang penjawat awam guna Waze
Anwar syor guna Tuju, aplikasi tempatan buatan LLM.
Read at Malaysiakini (BM)
Photo: Harian Metro Harian Metro·News·BM·21 Oct, 12:46 MYTPenjawat awam dilarang guna Waze berkuat kuasa serta-merta
am@hmetro.com.my Putrajaya: Penjawat awam dilarang menggunakan aplikasi navigasi Waze yang berpangkalan di Israel berkuat kuasa serta-merta. Arahan itu dibuat menerusi pemakluman rasmi oleh Ketua Setiausaha Negara, Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar bertarikh 20 Oktober 2026…
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Photo: Malaysiakini (EN) Malaysiakini (EN)·News·EN·21 Oct, 12:48 MYTGovt bans civil servants from using Israel-linked Waze, Anwar promotes local navigation app
UPDATED 1.02PM | Putrajaya says Waze poses data, movement security risks.
Read at Malaysiakini (EN)
Photo: Berita Harian Berita Harian·News·BM·21 Oct, 12:53 MYTKerajaan arah penjawat awam henti guna navigasi Waze serta merta
KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan mengarahkan semua penjawat awam negara ini menghentikan penggunaan aplikasi navigasi Waze secara serta merta. Keputusan itu dibuat Jawatankuasa Keselamatan Siber Negara (JKSN) dalam mesyuarat yang dipengerusikan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim,…
Read at Berita HarianPhoto: 当今大马 Malaysiakini (ZH) 当今大马 Malaysiakini (ZH)·News·中文·21 Oct, 13:14 MYT涉以色列恐存在安全风险，政府下令公务员禁用Waze
联邦政府发出指示，禁止旗下公务员继续使用导航应用程序Waze。
Read at 当今大马 Malaysiakini (ZH)- thestar.com.my·News·EN·20 Oct, 21:30 MYT
Govt encourages use of Tuju navigation app in place of Waze
Read at thestar.com.my 
Photo: Scoop Scoop·News·EN·20 Oct, 20:20 MYTDitch Waze, switch to TuJu over concerns about Israel and data security: Anwar warns Malaysians
KUALA LUMPUR – The government is encouraging Malaysians to use TuJu, a local road navigation application developed by the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM), as an alternative to Waze amid concerns over data security. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the…
Read at Scoop
Photo: Lowyat.NET Lowyat.NET·News·EN·21 Oct, 10:34 MYTAnwar Ibrahim Encourages Malaysians To Use TuJu Instead Of Waze
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has encouraged Malaysians to use the locally developed TuJu highway navigation app instead of Waze, citing concerns over the security of public movement data. In a statement, he claimed that Waze is bound by Israeli government laws,…
Read at Lowyat.NET
Photo: SoyaCincau SoyaCincau·News·EN·21 Oct, 11:56 MYTMalaysian government bans civil servants from using Waze navigation app
All Malaysian civil servants have been barred from using the navigation application Waze with immediate effect. The directive was issued via a circular dated 20 October 2026, as sighted by SoyaCincau.com .
Read at SoyaCincau- SAYS·News·EN·21 Oct, 12:44 MYT
Anwar Advises Malaysians Against Using Waze. Here’s Why
The prime minister urged the public to consider shifting to TuJu, a local navigation application developed by the Malaysian Highway Authority.
Read at SAYS - SAYS·News·EN·21 Oct, 13:04 MYT
Malaysian Government Bans Public Servants From Using Waze Over Data Security Concerns
As an alternative, public servants and road users are encouraged to adopt TuJu, a locally developed navigation app.
Read at SAYS - Lowyat.NET Forum·forum·EN·20 Oct, 21:47 MYT
PMX: Don't use Waze. Use TuJu
PMX tells us to ditch Waze for locally developed TuJu app... sos in Chinese: https://www.sinchew.com.my/news/20261020/nation/7975917 edit - source from The Star QUOTE
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- Mention velocity 7.0× the previous hour (7 vs 1 mentions)
- Current hour is 6.5 standard deviations above this event's own baseline
- Spread across forum, News, YouTube
- 25 independent sources, 4 new in the last hour
- Driven by news coverage (7 mainstream mentions in 6h) with little social discussion so far
- First mainstream coverage by Malay Mail at 20:28, 8 min after first detection
- Discussed in English, mixed-language, Bahasa Malaysia, Tamil, Chinese
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- DetectedFirst detected (Scoop) source
- NewsFirst news outlet reports it (Malay Mail) source
- LanguageFirst Bahasa Malaysia coverage (Berita Harian) source
- Spreadforum discussion begins (Lowyat.NET Forum) source
- LanguageFirst Chinese coverage (当今大马 Malaysiakini (ZH)) source
- SpreadYouTube discussion begins (Free Malaysia Today (YouTube)) source
- LanguageFirst mixed-language coverage (Free Malaysia Today (YouTube)) source
- LanguageFirst Tamil coverage (வணக்கம் மலேசியா Vanakkam Malaysia) source
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Where it started
How it spread
- Step 1NewsScoop20:20
- Step 2News outletsMalay Mail20:28 · +8 min
- Step 3forumLowyat.NET Forum21:47 · +87 min
- Step 4YouTube (mainstream)Free Malaysia Today (YouTube)00:51 · +271 min
Internet reaction
- Ditch Waze, switch to TuJu over concerns about Israel and data security: Anwar warns Malaysiansu/Scoop Reporters · Scoop · 20:20 · EN
- Anwar Encourages M’sians to Switch From Waze to Local TuJu App Over Israeli Laws & Data Security Concernsu/Didi · World of Buzz · 09:56 · EN
- Anwar Ibrahim Encourages Malaysians To Use TuJu Instead Of Wazeu/Heirul Kamel · Lowyat.NET · 10:34 · EN
- Malaysian government bans civil servants from using Waze navigation appu/Chief Chapree · SoyaCincau · 11:56 · EN
- Waze Off, TuJu On: PM Sends Motorists Down a Different Road Over Israeli Law Fearsu/Jake Lim · The Rakyat Post · 12:42 · EN
- Anwar Advises Malaysians Against Using Waze. Here’s WhySAYS · 12:44 · EN
- PMX: Don't use Waze. Use TuJuLowyat.NET Forum · 21:47 · EN
What we know
- Reported by an official source (Bernama)
- Covered by 17 established outlet(s): Astro Awani (BM), Berita Harian, Bernama, Free Malaysia Today
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