KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22 -- DAP MP for Bagan Lim Guan Eng has described the locally developed Tuju navigation app as a "national embarrassment," calling for accountability over its rollout as a Waze replacement.

In a press statement issued today, Lim said that whoever convinced Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that Tuju was technologically adequate should be punished.

According to Lim, user feedback indicates that relying on the app currently leaves users worse off, and he has received complaints regarding its ineffectiveness.

"Malaysians support replacing Waze applications that endanger security risks concerning information and data on citizens' movements, when it is subject to the laws of the Israeli government, but not an applic...