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Malaysia bans civil servants from using mapping app Waze, citing links to Israel

Malaysia · Israel

Told by 7 newspapers in 6 countries, between 06:00 and 16:00 on 21 October 2026.

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The headline in each newspaper

In short

Malaysia has barred civil servants from using the Waze navigation app over alleged links to Israel, while the government promotes a local navigation app instead.12345 The Jerusalem Post reports the ban is due to "security concerns", while the South China Morning Post says the stated reason is Israel's control of the app.67

AIMade at 11:20, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

  • Malaysiakini · Malaysia · 06:05Govt bans civil servants from using Israel-linked Waze, Anwar promotes local navigation appRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Rappler · Philippines · 07:55Malaysia bans civil servants from using mapping app Waze, citing links to IsraelRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Haaretz · Israel · 09:45Malaysia bans civil servants from using mapping app Waze, citing links to IsraelRead at the newspaper ↗
  • South China Morning Post · Hong Kong · 09:05Malaysia bars civil servants from using Waze, citing Israel’s control of appRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Geo News · Pakistan · 10:25Malaysia bans civil servants from using mapping app Waze, citing links to IsraelRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Daily Maverick · South Africa · 11:00Malaysia bans civil servants from using mapping app Waze, citing links to IsraelRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The Times of Israel · Israel · 16:50Malaysia bans civil servants from using Israeli-made Waze navigation appRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

  • servants
  • app
  • waze
  • using