Too soon to count? PSD hasn’t measured Waze ban compliance yet

KAMPAR, Oct 31 — The Public Service Department (JPA) is confident that civil servants will fully comply with the ban on the use of the Waze navigation application.

Director-General of Public Service (KPPA) Tan Sri Dr Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz said the compliance rate among civil servants had yet to be determined, as the government had only recently announced the directive.

Nevertheless, he expressed confidence that civil servants would take the matter seriously and comply with the ban, which was imposed for security reasons.

“Civil servants are no longer allowed to use Waze due to security concerns. We have also learned from what happened to other countries that used the application,” he said after officiating at the closing ceremony of the Kampung dan Sekolah Angkat Madani JPA programme at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kota Baharu here today.

On October 21, the government decided to ban all civil servants from using the Waze navigation application to protect government information and users’ personal data from the threat of misuse by the Israeli regime.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the decision took into account the fact that Waze Mobile Ltd, which controls user data, is incorporated and operates under Israeli law.

Meanwhile, Wan Ahmad Dahlan said RM1.465 million had been allocated to improve infrastructure, upgrade public facilities and support educational programmes under the Kampung dan Sekolah Angkat Madani programme for residents of Kampung Kota Bharu and students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Malim Nawar here.

He said RM500,000 from the Ministry of Finance and an additional RM35,000 from JPA were set aside for eight physical projects under the Kampung Angkat Madani initiative, including upgrades to the mosque, community hall, health clinic, police station and pavilion at SK Kota Baharu, as well as the construction of a village landmark and the provision of smart boards.

Wan Ahmad Dahlan also said collaboration with the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development had resulted in the installation of 40 solar-powered streetlights worth RM380,000, while the Implementation Coordination Unit under the Prime Minister’s Department had allocated RM450,000 for the construction of a new multipurpose hall with two badminton courts.

He said an allocation of RM90,000 was also provided to SMK Malim Nawar to upgrade its computer laboratory, Design and Technology workshop and science laboratories, with another RM10,000 earmarked for educational development programmes for students and teachers.

“Various community and educational activities have also been held, including a korban programme, GP Joran fishing competition, traditional games, health and psychological outreach programme, Tuisyen Madani, gotong-royong activities and Wira Komuniti Carnival,” he said.

The closing ceremony also saw 97 families in Kampung Kota Bharu receive Bakul Rahmah aid, while schools received contributions and JPA’s strategic partners were recognised for their support.

Wan Ahmad Dahlan also praised the SK Kota Baharu team for winning a gold medal for its Ecowire Roll innovation at the International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Expo 2026 on October 25.

He also highlighted the achievement of a female student from SMK Malim Nawar who was selected to represent Selangor in football.

Wan Ahmad Dahlan said these achievements showed that children from rural areas could excel when given the right opportunities, facilities and support. — Bernama

* Editor’s note: JPA stands for Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam in Malay, also known as PSD in English, while KPPA stands for Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam in Malay.

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金宝，10月31日讯——公共服务部（JPA）相信公务员将完全遵守禁止使用Waze导航应用程序的规定。

公共服务总监丹斯里旺·艾哈迈德·达兰·阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹博士表示，由于政府最近才宣布这项指令，公务员的遵守率还有待确定。

不过，他表示相信公务员会认真对待此事，并遵守出于安全原因而实施的禁令。

“出于安全考虑，公务员不再被允许使用Waze。我们也从其他国家使用该应用程序的事件中吸取了教训，”他在今天于哥打巴鲁国民小学举行的Kampung dan Sekolah Angkat Madani JPA项目闭幕式上致辞后说道。

10 月 21 日，政府决定禁止所有公务员使用 Waze 导航应用程序，以保护政府信息和用户个人数据免受以色列政权滥用的威胁。

首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣表示，该决定考虑到了控制用户数据的Waze Mobile Ltd公司是根据以色列法律注册成立和运营的这一事实。

与此同时，Wan Ahmad Dahlan表示，已拨款146.5万令吉，用于改善基础设施、升级公共设施以及支持Kampung dan Sekolah Angkat Madani计划下的教育计划，为Kampung Kota Bharu的居民和Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Malim Nawar的学生提供教育计划。

他表示，财政部拨款 50 万令吉，公共事业局额外拨款 3.5 万令吉，用于 Kampung Angkat Madani 计划下的八个实体项目，包括升级哥打巴鲁小学的清真寺、社区礼堂、诊所、警察局和凉亭，以及建造村庄地标和提供智能白板。

万艾哈迈德·达兰还表示，与乡村及区域发展部的合作促成了价值 38 万令吉的 40 盏太阳能路灯的安装，而首相署下属的实施协调单位已拨款 45 万令吉用于建造一座带有两个羽毛球场的多功能厅。

他还表示，政府拨款 9 万令吉给 SMK Malim Nawar 中学，用于升级其电脑实验室、设计与技术工作室和科学实验室，另有 1 万令吉专项用于学生和教师的教育发展计划。

“我们还举办了各种社区和教育活动，包括祭祀仪式、GP Joran 钓鱼比赛、传统游戏、健康和心理宣传活动、Tuisyen Madani 活动、互助劳动活动和 Wira Komuniti 嘉年华，”他说。

在闭幕式上，Kampung Kota Bharu 的 97 个家庭获得了 Bakul Rahmah 援助，学校也收到了捐款，JPA 的战略合作伙伴也因其支持而受到表彰。

Wan Ahmad Dahlan 还赞扬了 SK Kota Baharu 团队凭借其 Ecowire Roll 创新在 2026 年 10 月 25 日举行的国际创新与创业博览会上获得金奖。

他还特别提到了SMK Malim Nawar的一名女学生，她被选中代表雪兰莪州参加足球比赛。

万·艾哈迈德·达兰表示，这些成就表明，只要给予农村地区的儿童合适的机遇、设施和支持，他们也能取得优异的成绩。——马新社

*编者注：JPA 代表马来语 Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam，英文也称为 PSD，而 KPPA 代表马来语 Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam。

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