Customs scanner supplier denies 'low performance' machines in use

The supplier of new X-ray cargo scanners for Customs inspections has claimed “there is no issue of low-performance scanners” in their procurement contract.

This follows an article by Malaysiakini yesterday about two internal reports from the Royal Malaysian Customs Department that said the performance of the new scanners was "unsatisfactory" after a month-long test run.

Based on downtime data in the reports, the machines could only...