Malaysia’s TuJu app struggles after Anwar suggests switching from Waze

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Star, T. (2026, October 22). Malaysia’s TuJu app struggles after Anwar suggests switching from Waze. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3371744/malaysias-tuju-app-struggles-after-anwar-suggests-switching-waze

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Malaysia's TuJu navigation app is experiencing issues following Prime Minister Anwar's suggestion that citizens switch from Waze due to security concerns. The Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) issued a statement on Thursday addressing the problem and apologizing for any inconvenience, stating that they are working with Prosignal Consortium to resolve the disruptions and improve the app’s capacity to handle more users.
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The TuJu app in Malaysia has faced technical issues after Prime Minister Anwar suggested that citizens switch from using Waze due to security concerns. The Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) acknowledged the surge in user complaints and stated they are working with Prosignal Consortium, the application provider, to resolve the disruptions. As a result of increased usage following Anwar's suggestion, the app has struggled with stability and capacity issues, leading to widespread inconvenience for users. LLM apologized for the disruption and confirmed that measures are being taken to restore system stability and enhance user accommodation capabilities.

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📰 Malaysia TuJu App Struggles
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“The articles describe different aspects of a broader situation: one is about banning Waze for civil servants, while the other is about issues with Malaysia’s TuJu app after Anwar suggested switching from Waze.”
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“The first article reports on the ban announcement for Waze, while the second describes the aftermath and struggle of Malaysia's TuJu app after the suggestion to switch from Waze.”
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Topics

LLM Malaysia TuJu Waze the Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia

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Anwar PERSON · 1× LLM ORG · 1× Malaysia GPE · 1× Prosignal Consortium ORG · 1× the Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia ORG · 1×

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“We apologise for the inconvenience caused, and efforts are under way to identify the cause of the disruptions, restore system stability and improve the application’s capacity to accommodate more users,” the statement added.
framing: speculative · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-22
2026-10-22 · South China Morning Post
Malaysia’s TuJu app struggles after Anwar suggests switching from Waze · speculative framing

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Malaysia’s TuJu app struggles after Anwar suggests switching from Waze uncertain
Anwar → struggle → Waze
The surge in users comes after the prime minister suggested using a local navigation app instead of Waze because of security concerns In a statement on Thursday, the Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) said the matter was being resolved together with the application provider Prosignal Consortium. uncertain
matter → come → provider
“We apologise for the inconvenience caused, and efforts are under way to identify the cause of the disruptions, restore system stability and improve the application’s capacity to accommodate more users,” the statement added. asserted
statement → apologise → users
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