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The MACC has launched a major investigation into false incentive claims under PERKESO's Daya Kerjaya 2.0 programme, opening 81 cases involving 143 companies and detaining 98 individuals in connection with alleged irregularities totalling around RM9 million.
PERKESO has achieved an average compliance rate exceeding 96% in processing claims and benefit payments, reflecting enhanced service standards across multiple schemes and improved digitalisation efforts.
Malaysia's anti-corruption body has uncovered widespread fraud in the Perkeso Daya Kerjaya 2.0 employment incentive programme, with 1,638 companies submitting false claims totalling RM45 million in losses, raising urgent questions about oversight mechanisms.