Nanta: Four strategies identified to tackle contractor fraud
KUALA LUMPUR: Four strategies have been identified to tackle fraud involving registered and unregistered contractors, with victims suffering losses of up to hundreds of thousands of ringgit.
The Malaysian Works Minister, Alexander Nanta Linggi, has identified four strategies to tackle fraud involving registered and unregistered contractors, which have resulted in losses of up to hundreds of thousands of ringgit for victims. While verifying a contractor's registration with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is crucial, stronger enforcement, greater transparency, consumer education, and inter-agency cooperation are also necessary.
The CIDB received 3,201 complaints between 2018 and 2025, primarily regarding breaches of contractual agreements, unsatisfactory construction quality, unregistered contractors, safety issues, and outstanding payments. To address this issue, CIDB has launched the Jom Bina Sempurna programme, aimed at raising homeowner awareness of the construction and renovation process and helping them choose contractors carefully, use contracts, monitor work, and make payments based on actual project progress.
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