{
  "id": 16879121,
  "title": "30 tender makanan, pembersihan RM108.3 juta disyaki terbabit kartel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/30-tender-makanan-pembersihan-rm108-3-juta-disyaki-terbabit-kartel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T09:38:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/28/30-tender-makanan-pembersihan-rm108-3-juta-disyaki-terbabit-kartel"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ruhanjaya Persaingan Malaysia (MyCC) has found evidence of cartel bidding practices involving 18 companies in 30 tenders worth RM108.3 million for food preparation and cleaning services for schools and public higher education institutions in Malaysia. The Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Armizan Mohd Ali, announced that 18 implicated companies were given a conditional opportunity to present their case to MyCC before the final decision is made. The tenders, which include the provision of cooked food for schools and public higher education institutions, involve 12 government entities, three IPTAs, two state Islamic religious departments, and one federal charity body. MyCC also found evidence of document centralization and provision, information exchange, including bid price quotations, and financial sharing among implicated companies. The ministry's action follows an investigation by the Ministry of Education (KPM) into several companies sharing the same registration address, raising the possibility of a cartel or collusion in the procurement of the second-phase food preparation and cleaning services tender for 2026-2029. MyCC has taken enforcement action against 58 companies involved in bidding irregularities, with penalties totaling RM98.49 million. MyCC has also investigated 510 companies implicated in similar activities, including tenders worth over RM3 billion in both public and private sectors.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}