UPDATED 11.57PM | With machines down, human inspection is no better - slow and open to tax evasion, says industry source.

Local manufacturers exempted but will have to pay license fees.

This is because the department did not comply with the exemption approval set at 99.5 percent purity level.

Transparency International-Malaysia president believes the “whole awarding process is questionable”.

SPECIAL REPORT | The equipment which assists humans to detect wrongdoings is tangled with an allegation of fraud.