KYO

Sorry i ain't part of the herd.

[KYO @ky0rize]

We have been banning them for decades, dumbass.
Second, why are YOU the one butthurt over this??

[Rep Josh Gottheimer @RepJoshG]

Malaysia just declared it will hunt down and deport any Israeli citizen found in the country, solely because of their nationality.

That’s why I'm leading a letter with @RepGregLandsman demanding answers from @SecRubio. Malaysia must reverse this antisemitic policy or we suspend security assistance.

https://t.co/jChJmleEaa

[Roman Akramovich @SyedAkramin]

1. Malaysia bans Israeli citizens, not Jews. That’s because Malaysia has no diplomatic relations with Israel.

2. So why is the United States the one sending a letter of protest?

[KYO @ky0rize]

It's fascinating how delusional they can be. Why do they think everyone wants them?

[Kilroy 🇺🇸🇬🇧 @KilroyAmerica]

@arcticinstincts For any Malaysians complaining here, you’re allowing your country to be seen as a third world shithole, Americans and westerners will never come and work or invest if this is the treatment

[Kumajirourizu @kumajirourizu]

At this point, engaging with these NS supporters feels like bullying a third grader.

They are so uneducated about regional cultures, politics, governance, economics and history 🫥 Same boring points kept being parroted because that's all they know.

[KYO @ky0rize]

It's adorable when they think they are smart.

[Dan Nunn @danyay]

More than this showing @balajis a lesson, it shows the world a lesson about Malaysia: you can’t trust the legal or financial system.

This is why developing countries stay developing and never make it to first-world. This is why countries like Philippines were richer than Korea in the 70s and poorer than its neighbors today. Why Thailand looked a gift horse in its mouth and will watch Vietnam walk away with the crown of Southeast Asia despite having decades-long head start. And of course the Malaysia-Singapore comparison.

Capital goes where it is respected. But hey, crown sultan of Johan or whatever, at least you saved face. I’m sure your people will be happy about it 50 years from now.

[KYO @ky0rize]

At least we didn't go full vacant-minded like yourself.

[Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @DrewPavlou]

Malaysia just went full Third Worldist

[KYO @ky0rize]

Having a Groot in your team is like a double-edged sword.

#MarvelRivals

[KYO @ky0rize]

I’m still marveling at the sheer, profound uselessness of his statement.

[Congressman Greg Landsman @RepGregLandsman]

The Prime Minister of Malaysia has ordered the immediate deportation of Israelis from the country. My statement.👇🏼

[KYO @ky0rize]

Yeah yeah, when you're done whinging, go mind your own country.

[Mark Lutter @MarkLutter]

Malaysia is demonstrating why it isn’t a good long term home for the Network School (NS). Given that the goal of the NS is to attract Elite Human Capital, not allowing entry of Israelis and having criminal penalties against homosexuality limit Malaysia and Forest Cities attractiveness.

Now NS has enough of a reputation to negotiate with other countries, ask for some tax and regulatory concessions. How much is unclear, but with effective negotiating it could be significant.

Key criteria to consider 1) welcoming host country - host country should welcome them, 2) good location - nice climate, flights relatively quick from target markets, 3) good airport - proximity to well-connected airport, 4) land availability - depending on growth ambitions, a few hundred ha is probably sufficient, and 5) legal concessions - what legal concessions the host country is willing to grant NS.

The legal concessions are worth exploring further. Key concessions pursing include, 1) work/residence visas, 2) taxes, 3) zoning and land use, 4) business registration/approvals, 5) regulatory sandbox for fintech, biotech. In my experience, key to the concessions are framing as a win-win and giving government oversight. One example is, NS would process work/residence visas. Then host country would have two weeks to review. Host country can only deny visa under pre-agreed upon criteria. If not decision in two weeks, then automatic approval.

Most governments are more amenable to such an arragement, especially the middle income or above countries NS should be pursuing. The host country has oversight, but the default status strongly favors NS.

With those conditions, the options for NS are Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Southeast Asia benefits from proximity to India and China, as well as having governments that might be more pragmatic about cutting a deal. Eastern Europe, for example, the Balkans, has many countries with nice climates, proximity to Europe, and small governments that might be flexible. Latin America has several countries that could be a good fit, especially in the southern cone, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.

Managing the process of selecting the next host country, hopefully one that can be a permanent home for NS has important implications not just for NS, but charter cities and the future of sovereignty.

[KYO @ky0rize]

Suddenly everyone an expert on SEA, what a bunch of clowns 🤣

[Liang @QiaoLiang3]

Ever wonder why Singapore strive in South East Asia?

NO Bullshit like this in Singapore.

[KYO @ky0rize]

Please, by all means.
You know where the nearest airport is.

[Balaji @balajis]

@amasad India is also a strong contender.

This video from @bhaumikgowande depicts a neighborhood in Aerocity, Delhi. It was built from bare land in less than three years!

Point: while we do like Forest City in Malaysia, new cities are coming up fast. There are now many alternatives.

[hdgavwgw @na_adf]

Lately, I’m worried about the state of Malaysia’s sovereignty.

Dengan isu PATI buat sesuka hati dalam negara, penyalahgunaan status UNHCR oleh segelintir pelarian, kontroversi pemain naturalisasi, Network School, kuil haram, rasuah dan korupsi, sampai isu Israelis guna dual passport masuk Malaysia.

Yang buat I lagi risau, politicians dan pihak berkuasa pun nampak macam tak cukup solid dalam menangani isu-isu ni.

Rasa macam, do we even have the power and resolution to change all of this? Risau fikir masa depan dan keselamatan Malaysia.

[Roman Helmet Guy @romanhelmetguy]

Malaysians, a word of advice: If you want to keep control of your country, kick this guy out ASAP. He wrote a whole book about how he wants to take over your land & start his own country. He's only been there 2 years & is already threatening Malaysia. This is only the beginning.

[KYO @ky0rize]

History repeating itself.
Bagi orang masuk untuk "bantu".

[hdgavwgw @na_adf]

Lately, I’m worried about the state of Malaysia’s sovereignty.

Dengan isu PATI buat sesuka hati dalam negara, penyalahgunaan status UNHCR oleh segelintir pelarian, kontroversi pemain naturalisasi, Network School, kuil haram, rasuah dan korupsi, sampai isu Israelis guna dual passport masuk Malaysia.

Yang buat I lagi risau, politicians dan pihak berkuasa pun nampak macam tak cukup solid dalam menangani isu-isu ni.

Rasa macam, do we even have the power and resolution to change all of this? Risau fikir masa depan dan keselamatan Malaysia.

[KYO @ky0rize]

Eh the people feels nothing you are here, they'll feel nothing when you're gone.

[Balaji @balajis]

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.

[KYO @ky0rize]

Damn they are so mad just because of the Prime Minister's statement 🤣

[OK Then @okaythenfuture]

Malaysians are the Canadians of Asia.

Their capital is basically the world hub of globohomoism(I like it but it is sterile and barely walkable, its really just malls, cafes that look like the should be in Brooklyn, and the same condo templates copied over and over),

everyone has more loyalty to their ethnic group than the actual country as a unit, and they are now accepting tons of Bangladeshi and Nepali immigrants on steroids.

they have two far off provinces that are rich in mining and oil that are always threatening to fuck off and want more concessions,

and they're very insecure about their neighbors (Thailand + Singapore) who are more exciting or richer than them.

The Canadians of Asia.

[KYO @ky0rize]

Black Widow should be 1 star difficulty now. I'm having fun bullying Spider-Man players thinking they could flank us.

#MarvelRivals

[KYO @ky0rize]

Network School can go fuck themselves.

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[Solo Leveling:ARISE | Official Page @Sololv_ARISE_GL]

Spread the word about the new Successor, "The Monarch of Shadows," and become one of the select few to claim the exclusive in-game title: 📢Shadow Promoter📢!

🔮 Successor "Monarch of Shadows" (Sung Jinwoo) available for FREE on 7/30!
❇️ "Monarch of Shadows Special Draw" will be permanently available starting 7/30!

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- If your account is private or has DM restrictions, you may be excluded from winning.
- Event details are subject to change; any updates will be pinned in the comments.
- Winners will be contacted via DM after the event ends.
- Winners will receive a link to collect personal info for reward distribution. Failure to submit within the period will forfeit your reward.