KUALA LUMPUR (July 6): The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) is ready to investigate allegations of a contractor cartel affecting the country’s airport operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), alongside several other market issues, if they are related to anti-competition laws.
Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali gave this assurance in Parliament on Monday while wrapping up the debate on the Competition Commission (Amendment) Bill 2026, which was subsequently passed together with the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026.
Responding to a query from Petaling Jaya Member of Parliament Lee Chean Chung, Armizan stressed that the government remains fully committed to taking appropriate action against anti-competitive behaviour.
“We are prepared to carry out any form of investigation if it relates to violations of competition law within the four contexts: price-fixing, production-fixing, market-sharing, or abuse of dominant position,” Armizan said. “We will take the appropriate action accordingly. We will give our full commitment.”
Lee was asking if the government was committed to investigating allegations of the contractor cartel affecting MAHB, questions about price disparity in medicine costs, and insurance costs related to the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System (FWCMS).
A Public Accounts Committee report tabled last week alleged potential cartel practices affecting MAHB. The bipartisan parliamentary committee recommended that the airport operator cooperate with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and MyCC to address the issue.
Meanwhile, a separate parliamentary select committee report tabled in June flagged pricing anomalies in the pharmaceutical market, disclosing its finding that some local generic medicines are more expensive than their imported branded alternatives.
As for the FWCMS insurance, Lee claimed that purchasing insurance via the FWCMS portal is more expensive than doing so externally, based on feedback from industry players.
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