Exclusive
8-Part Investigative Series · 2026

Fast-Tracked
Contractors

Licences in 10 days — no skill required. A two-year investigation uncovers a contractor registration system riddled with loopholes, with consultants willing to go as far as to provide forged documents. After becoming a licensed contractor, a journalist entered government tenders, uncovering a web of proxies and alarming risks to infrastructure quality and public safety.

SAYS Investigations 8-Part Series 2026
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RM2,599
Cost to become
a licensed contractor
10
Days to get fully licensed —
no experience needed
1
Contractors lose licences over
fraudulent documents a day

Watch how we became a licensed contractor, and what we uncovered.

Read The Series

A system that risks collapse — of standards, infrastructure, and safety.

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Part 2 How A Flawed Licensing System Is Fast-Tracking Unqualified Contractors And Endangering Public Safety 2
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Part 3 · Exclusive I Bid For School Upgrade Tenders To Expose A Weak System. What I Found Was A Web Of Proxies 3
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Part 4 · Exclusive Contractor Fooled By Consultant, Blacklisted For A Year 4
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Part 5 CIDB: Contractors, Not Consultants, To Face Action For Fraudulent Submissions 5
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Part 6 Every Day, At Least One Contractor Loses Licence Over Fraudulent Documentation 6
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Part 7 Construction Companies Sharing Details Under Scrutiny For Potential Proxy Activity, Says CIDB 7
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Part 8 · Latest Hiding Behind Proxies? MyCC Is Watching 8
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Licences can be fast-tracked — but safety shouldn't. Catch the right materials — one mistake, and everything falls apart.
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