Local media pranked by Amazon Malaysia April Fool joke


  • Nation
  • Monday, 03 Apr 2017

PETALING JAYA: The news of online retail giant Amazon launching in Malaysia by the end of 2017 turned out to be a hugely successful April Fool prank.

Over the weekend, a few news outlets reported that “Amazon.my” would be launched in collaboration with affiliate partner, iPrice Malaysia.

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