Summary
- Lim Guan Eng criticises Tuju over reported navigation problems.
- Bagan MP questions app development costs and testing.
- Calls for improvements following government’s Waze ban.
KUALA LUMPUR, October 22 — Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng has described Malaysia’s locally developed Tuju navigation app as a “national embarrassment,” citing complaints about its performance.
Following the government’s ban on Waze for civil servants. Lim questioned whether the application had undergone sufficient testing before being promoted as an alternative to Waze.
He also demanded accountability from those responsible for advising Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, while questioning the app’s development costs and technical capabilities.
Lim urged the government to improve Tuju’s navigation functions, stressing that national security measures should not come at the expense of reliability and usability.
