Malaysian officials have ordered Network School to shut down operations.
The so-called school, run by Network State cult leader (and Peter Thiel protégé) Balaji Srinivasan,
had claimed to be creating a new nation on Malaysian soil.
The Network State is a cult ideology that seeks to replace existing nations with new nations run by tech corporations.
“The State Government and Local Authorities will not compromise on any breach of laws or matters that could affect national security, sovereignty, and interests,”
wrote Onn Hafiz Ghazi, chief minister of the Malaysian state of Johor,
in a media statement that said Network School’s business license had been revoked.
In 2024, Srinivasan announced the creation of Network School,
a kind of co-working camp for tech entrepreneurs who seek to create their own countries.
Srinivasan kept the details vague,
but initial reports suggested he had “acquired” an island somewhere near Singapore, where he lives.
In reality, it appears he had leased space in a failed Forest City housing development, a “ghost city” on a small island in Johor, Malaysia.
The Network School ran afoul of Malaysian authorities after reports that it had allowed Israelis to participate in violation of Malaysian law,
which bars Israeli citizens from entering Malaysia.
Investigators did not find any Israeli passports at Network School,
but the controversy put Srinivasan’s cult compound under scrutiny.
Suddenly, thousands of Malaysians became aware of the goals of the Network State cult,
which seeks to create new tech countries via a model Srinivasan has described as “tech Zionism.”
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