TuJu app to go beyond highways and cover ordinary roads, says digital minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — The Malaysian government is expanding the locally developed navigation app, TuJu, to cover ordinary roads in addition to highways, according to the Dewan Rakyat. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo announced this move in response to public feedback requesting more comprehensive navigation services. TuJu, initially designed by the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) in collaboration with Prosignal Consortium Sdn Bhd (PCSB), was intended to monitor highway traffic and provide access to CCTV footage.

However, the minister acknowledged the need for improvement and stated that the app would now include traffic conditions on regular roads. GovTech will collaborate with relevant agencies to enhance the app's capabilities, he said. The Waze app ban is limited to civil servants conducting official government business due to data security and legal risks, but it does not prohibit the general public from using the app for personal purposes.

Civil servants are free to continue using alternatives such as Google Maps for official duties. As of Oct 8, 62 services from 22 government agencies have been integrated into the MyGov Malaysia app, which has garnered over 3.19 million downloads and more than 3.01 million active users. This enables Malaysians to access services such as paying traffic fines, replacing MyKad identity cards, and checking unclaimed money online.