Najib’s tweets from Twitter HQ catch 1.7 mln followers by surprise

TWEETING: Costolo (right) and Ahmad Shabery look on as Najib posts his tweet at the Twitter office.

SAN FRANCISCO: ‘Meeting Twitter CEO@dickc at Twitter HQ’ and ‘Great Session at Twitter HQ. A wonderful platform to engage with Malaysians n the Global Community’.

Those were the two tweets posted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on his Twitter account @NajibRazak from Twitter headquarters in Market Street here, Monday.

Najib, who also appended a picture of him shaking hands with Twitter chief executive officer Dick Costolo to one of the tweets, posted the tweets on his own using his smartphone, witnessed by Costolo.

The picture shows Najib and Costolo shaking hands with the blue Twitter’s corporate logo printed on a bunting in the background.

Earlier, Najib arrived at the Twitter headquarters before he was taken for a tour of the office, including the cafeteria, by Twitter executives.

He then had a meeting with Costolo and his senior management team, according to a statement issued by the Malaysian Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) here.

Accompanying Najib on the visit were Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, officials and CEOs of several government-linked companies. — Bernama

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Najib tweets live from Twitter HQ

KUALA LUMPUR - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today tweeted from the Twitter headquarters at Silicon Valley in San Francisco.

In his posting, tweeted at 2.05am (Malaysian time), he said: "Great session at Twitter HQ. A wonderful platform to engage with Malaysians and the Global Community."

He also met Twitter chief executive officer Dick Costolo.

Najib is on a three-day working visit to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Yesterday, he opened Khazanah Americans Inc. This will be the latest overseas representatives office of Khazanah Nasional, the Malaysian government's investment arm, after its offices in Beijing, China and Mumbai, India.

The prime minister, accompanied by his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor will have several events during his visits, including dinner with the Malaysian community, including Malaysian students in and around the city.

Najib will also attend the third Global Science and Innovation Advisory Council meeting; seventh BIO-International Advisory Panel meeting and also touring the Google headquarters.

In his visit to Google, he will experience its driverless car, or Google car, as well as Google Glass, a computer worn as spectacles with an optical head-mounted display and voice commands.

(Source: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com)