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@BlackEagleFund @balajis you think we care bitch? set them up in your country then. mfk acting like you know shit about our country. bunch of useless white bugs

@balajis So typical of Third World - that aspires to look like proper countries, sets up fancy investor-welcome regimes but always slips into disregard for rule of law and fair business practices. They are what they are, bro.

Should the global tech community continue investing in Malaysia? Given recent events, I raise this question respectfully for the consideration of Prime Minister Yang Amat Berhormat Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim (@anwaribrahim), for the people of Malaysia, and for our friends in the Malaysian tech community. The answer will be of interest to anyone in global tech that’s considering building, investing, or expanding in Malaysia, including executives at Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft, founders of tech unicorns like Coinbase and Solana, and investors at the world’s largest venture capital funds like a16z and Polychain. As context, I am the former CTO of Coinbase and former General Partner at a16z. In October 2024, I opened a startup society called Network School in Malaysia, because I felt I’d been invited in by the government’s pro-tech policies. Specifically, the KL20 initiative set out Malaysia’s ambition of becoming a top 20 global tech hub. Their MDEC digital nomad visas and MM2H investor visas were created to facilitate an influx of global talent and capital. And the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone was announced to facilitate the flow of capital and talent between Malaysia and Singapore, where I live. When taken in combination with Malaysia’s datacenter buildout and its policy of welcoming visa-free visits for 98% of the world, it seemed like Malaysia might be a great place to build a global tech hub that was simultaneously inexpensive and easy to visit (especially for non-Westerners). And that’s what we did, by creating Network School. It’s an international tech community with its first node in Forest City, Malaysia. We picked Forest City because it had millions of square feet of empty space, because it was one hour from Singapore’s capital markets, and because it was within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone. Then, within 18 months, without a single penny of government money, we built Network School into a global attraction that brought thousands of engineers, investors, and builders from 70+ countries to learn technology, burn calories, earn online, and have fun, integrating with the local Malaysian economy along the way. Indeed, in terms of quantifiable contribution to the Malaysian economy, we’ve already invested 100M+ MYR in our campus to make it startup-friendly. For perspective, that’s about 4% of the budget of Johor, the Malaysian state where Forest City is located. We employ dozens of Malaysians directly and indirectly at every level from executive to staff. We’ve backed Malaysian tech startups like Collektr, hosted events for local teams like Superteam Malaysia, and are major customers of many local businesses like barbers, laundromats, and restaurants. We’ve also revitalized the multibillion-dollar Forest City project, causing millions of MYR in real estate appreciation. And, as the video below describes, we were on the cusp of a 500M+ MYR expansion to grow our community, as well as a global merit scholarship with my friend Amjad Masad of Replit. However, that emerging multi-billion dollar success story — which should rightfully have been hailed as a huge victory for the pro-tech policies of the Malaysian government — is at risk of being derailed by a fake story spread by an anonymous account named MP4P. In short: on the day before the July 11 Johor elections, MP4P posted an Instagram post falsely accusing Network School of harboring illegal aliens. The sensational accusations caused a tizzy in Malaysia, until Malaysian authorities came to our campus on July 14 to investigate. (I should note that the officers were very polite and professional.) After checking hundreds of physical passports from 40 countries, including dual passport holders, the authorities confirmed to the press on July 15 that all travel documents were in order. During the process, we cooperated fully; in the thread below you can see a photo of the men, women, and children of Network School smiling and holding up their passports in the bright daylight. Our faces are shown and our names are known; we have nothing to hide. With that said, the process is the punishment. What MP4P did is very similar to the American crime of “swatting”, because MP4P created a hoax report of a serious threat, thereby forcing the Malaysian police to take time away from protecting the Malaysian people towards investigating a nonexistent issue. Moreover, this anonymous MP4P account has also called for Malaysia to boycott Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft…a move that would cost ordinary Malaysians thousands of jobs…even while MP4P’s own Instagram collaborators promote their Apple and Google apps! I mean, we aren’t talking about a credible accuser, but just someone screaming inconsistently at the top of their lungs on social media for traffic, an all-too-common phenomenon these days. Anyway, at this point, all further investment we were planning to make in Malaysia is on hold until we get sufficient assurance that such issues won’t recur. So are the investment plans of many of our friends, including the execs and investors at global tech firms that we brought to Forest City. Because to put it very plainly: we have invested 100M+ MYR in Malaysia, while creating jobs for dozens of Malaysians, and our faces and names are known. Our Malaysian executives and employees deserve the benefit of the doubt over anonymous internet trolls. There are two paths forward. In the first case, if Malaysia still wants continued global tech investment, if it wants to be a top 20 tech hub, if it wants us to revitalize Forest City, then we request an audience with the Prime Minister’s office to discuss the terms of a memorandum of understanding between Network School and the Malaysian government, similar to the document recently signed between the Solana Foundation and the Kazakhstan government. Specifics can of course be discussed, but we would publicly commit to abiding by all Malaysian laws (we already do) and respecting Malaysia’s sovereignty (never in question). In return, they’d get to know our friendly community, and realize that we actually chose Malaysia because we thought it was a great place to build a tech hub where engineers from the global South, investors from the West, and builders from Malaysia itself could meet new people, build cool things, and perhaps create millions of dollars in economic growth in the fullness of time. That vision of peace and trade, internationalism and entrepreneurialism, is still on the table. We aren’t asking for any money — just a meeting, to help restore confidence in Malaysia as an investable jurisdiction. Alternatively, if you don’t want our investment, or those of our colleagues at billion dollar funds and trillion dollar companies, we will of course respect your wishes, and reallocate our capital to other countries instead. Either way, we will remain friends and abide by your decision. Please let us know.

@ChrisanneChin Money is not everything to life chin

This is going to hurt Malaysia's reputation as a tech investment hub in a very, very big way. I can't stress enough that politicians need to stop fanning extremist rhetoric and allow toxic fear mongering to spread without wisdom and discipline. You reap what you sow.

@NewsBFM Pos ni company GLC yang CEO mat salleh tu kan?

Pos Malaysia will shut down all Pos Shop convenience store outlets effective today as it refocuses on its delivery and logistics business. The company has not given a reason for the closure or said whether affected retail staff will be retrenched or reassigned.

@shevereshtus Maybe cause they're not committing genocide in Gaza like you 🧃

They don’t go to North Korea to protest. They don’t go to China. They don’t go to Iran. They don’t go to Cuba. They go to Israel because they know that the worst thing that might happen to them is not getting good enough footage to go viral on social media.

@AshtonPhoeniXXX @tankings @aishahsofey says Ashton here who has never even left murica his whole life.

@tankings @aishahsofey Bitch, fly your ass over to Iran, Iraq, or any of them fucking Muslim countries and see how many ninjas are walking around. See how they beat the shit out of him just for showing a strand of hair.

Just because I don’t wear a hijab doesn’t mean I’m not Muslim btw

@drmicro911 @NancyMace i swear americans are stupid. english is the only language you know but you don't even understand what "expanding what counts as rape" means. how can one person be this stupid. you're sucking the stupidity of your future generations and concentrating them on yourself

@NancyMace Muslims only consider it rape if the goat finishes first

No woman needs an Islamic man to define rape for us. His culture encourages and celebrates the rape of women and little girls.

@kitoile @rajjjjjj69 no one is more obsessed with ai than you ai haters. entah part mana yang nampak macam ai. apa la perasaan kalau designer logo ni nampak orang tuduh guna ai.

@rajjjjjj69 semua benda nak guna ai. haram jadah betul

From layang2 to whatever this shit is 😭😭😭 those ai bullshit have ruined so many good things man

@KirbOfThePirate ngl abudi acting soy like that is probably why no one invited him

@ah_____sa Just don't get married if you don't want to. no one cares.

@amdjfr @Same_Sarikei i've been to all 3 of those states you mentioned. studied and worked in semenanjung for over 13 years. have you ever been to sabah? kalau tak pernah takyah nak panggil orang terpaling sangat la bro

@easefdwalima @Same_Sarikei Concentrated in Klang Valley* Sejak bila Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan maju? You lot talk as if terpaling victim of poor development planning.

Malaysia is too egotistical to learn, to change and to admit its bad policies. It will continue this path until it’s a failed state like South Africa, Venezuela, Sri Lanka etc….

@usanedi @naezamy @bckupacc99 jenis merasa diri terpaling matang hahaha. kena lawak level ilmiah baru layan

@naezamy @bckupacc99 Mesti kawan2 kau bosan lepak dgn kau kan.

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@Pendekar7935 @budn3kkid @jameschin110 lol i guess yes. sarawak la nampaknya. kunun darah pendekar. tapi mau tapuk location. i'm not even malay semenanjung. heck i'm not even malay. kamu sarawak ni maju oleh orang islam abg joe kamu tapi online semua temberang anti islam hahaha. nda pernah keluar kampung betul 🤣

@easefdwalima @budn3kkid @jameschin110 Same semenanjing muslims who criticise christians for using "Allah" in the BM bibles ? who protest against building churches? who gets triggered by tanda salib? Same muslims whos triggered sarawak's tolerance on other religious practices? U expect srwkians to be non-hostiles?

IN THE NEAR FUTURE, EVERTHING KENOT .... WHAT DO YOU THINK? CAN A PERSON ENJOY HIS DRINK IN PUBLIC IF HE IS WALKING ? #JustAsking ❓❓❓🤔🤔🤔 QUOTE. THE phrase “much ado about nothing” is used when someone is over-reacting and makes a big deal of fuss over something unimportant. This certainly seems to be the case regarding an elderly gentlemen’s decision to enjoy a leisurely stroll through an unidentified shopping mall in Melaka while gasp, horror, sipping on a can of beer. This uncle’s insouciance had been interpreted as a slap on the face to Muslim sensitivities as highlighted on several social media domains. First up is Malay-language current affairs site Oh My Media Facebook page which signalled its displeasure by asking since when did public consumption of alcohol was permitted. It was claimed that the uncle had been sounded out over his choice of beverage but chose to ignore it and continued his journey in a hurry. “Didn’t the security personnel notice this?” the poster huffed while demanding that the mall management take appropriate action. There were those who sought to inflame the situation by using this as yet another example of the “kafir harbi” (belligerent infidel) being disrespectful towards the majority yet no action is taken against them. Regardless of the amount consumed, it is the principle that matters as a mall is a public space frequented by people of differing ages and backgrounds. However, such sentiments were on the receiving end of a backlash from netizens who were non-plussed by this holier-than-thou attitude. One commenter highlighted that one singular can of beer wasn’t going to get anyone intoxicated. More than a few highlighted that the uncle was minding his own business and not causing any disturbances to anyone, not least to any Muslims. Was he inviting Muslims for a drink? The split in opinion was exemplified by a couple of comments. One concerned citizen was dismayed that the rights of non-Muslims was being curtailed. On the one hand, it was pointed out that the beer lover was walking – not driving – hence, he should be allowed the pleasure of enjoying his booze peacefully. On the other, it was argued that such behaviour was unacceptable in Malaysia (as opposed to mainland China) where majority of the populace was Muslim. That divide in opinion was further underlined by a slew of comments that reflected the growing schism in society. One commenter argued that alcohol consumption was to be limited to licensed premises and not public spaces. However, this view was seen by another netizen as non-Muslim rights being curtailed even though the uncle in question was not bothering anybody. One can of beer but opposing perspectives. On the one hand, it is entirely reasonable that members of the public demand that, like smoking, consumption of the demon alcohol be confined to appropriate places. On the other, it is very disconcerting that a middle-aged uncle quietly enjoying his singular can of beer in a mall is used as an example of non-Muslim arrogance and insensitivity towards their Muslim compatriots. – July 9, 2026 #Malaysia #PoliticalIslam #Beer focusmalaysia.my/uncle-sipping-…

@Pendekar7935 product sarawak la lagi ni kan

Rm33,500 - RM112,500 just to kiss a rock & throw rocks to forgive your sins 🤮 This cult makes it compulsory to do once in their lifetime. Pay-to-go-to-heaven type of religion 🤣

@budn3kkid @jameschin110 sarawak is one weird state. a lot of you guys are openly hostile against muslim but you guys sure do love your abang joe jambul

@jameschin110 This would not be a thing in Sarawak. Only in the West where majority ne'er-do-wells find fault in everything we Nons do. Where non-muslim kids get slapped by a racist Malay old coot because he's offended that Nons don't fast during Ramadan and they make him doubt his religion.

@kuku362187 @13Mr_Mayhem Truth hurts

@kuku362187 @13Mr_Mayhem don't you guys have like mini 0.5 inch dicks? 😂

I'm usually not one to brag about skyscrapers because I personally think it's a waste of money and space But if you're planning on winning a "biggest dick competition" and all you have to show is Marina Bay Sands Then bitch you're in for a rude awakening

@luxentX menyesal buat pe? not like they have proven track record pun. kalau sebelum ni nak claim pun susah not like anything other than the bigger chunk they're taking away from us changed after lindung 24.

Ramai happy lah tu. Harap takde yang menyesal lepas ni bila tak sambung mencarum.

@mchooyah sounds hella gay. why you tryna wake up another man at 2am?

These guys sound WAY different when you wake them up at 2am. Shhhhhhh……🇺🇸

@ladymissazira and why would anyone want a 40 year old earning 3k a month with 5 fig debt leading them? orang banyak hutang ni bahaya sebab desperate. silap silap duit hilang entah ke mana 🤷‍♂️

Why is everyone in disbelief that a 40 year old earns only RM3k per month and has 5 figures in debt? 🤦 It's just below the national median earnings of those between 40-44 year old based on DOSM data of RM 3,664. storage.dosm.gov.my/labour/formal_…

@chunli7 bukan ni sama macam aquaponic ke?????? what??

patutlah quran awal2 sebut Allah yg tumbuhkan pokok dgn turunnya hujan, Allah yg cipta manusia drpd nutfah.. sb tengok la manusia ni lama2 cuba nak defy fitrah Allah yg natural dgn buatan yg bukan2 cuba tumbuhkan pokok sendiri tanpa tanah.. cuba klon kan manusia tanpa nutfah .