Independent body probing enforcement agencies must be free of political interference, say observers
Related News: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/893821/independent-body-probing-enforcement-agencies-must-be-free-political Coverage by: New Straits Times (NST) KUALA LUMPUR: Several organisations have welcomed news of an independent body to investigate complaints against law enforcement agencies. However, they said it could only work if it was free of political interference and if all complaints are truly acted upon. Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism […]
C4 urges govt to stop political appointments in GLCs
Related News: https://www.sinardaily.my/article/192707/malaysia/national/c4-urges-govt-to-stop-political-appointments-in-glcs Coverage by: SinarDaily SHAH ALAM – The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) urges the government to stop the practice of appointing political leaders for non-executive positions in government-linked companies (GLCs) if it wants to ensure that the service in the agency is at its best by appointing the right and […]
Didik masyarakat tolak rasuah, amal tadbir urus baik menerusi permainan kad interaktif
Related News: https://selangorkini.my/2023/03/didik-masyarakat-tolak-rasuah-amal-tadbir-urus-baik-menerusi-permainan-kad-interaktif/ Coverage by: SelangorKini PETALING JAYA, 12 MAC: Pusat Memerangi Rasuah dan Kronism (C4 Center) mendidik masyarakat tentang tadbir urus yang baik dan penolakan terhadap elemen rasuah menerusi permainan kad interatif ‘Build My Town’. Ketua Pegawai Eksekutifnya berkata permainan yang mula diperkenal pada November lalu membantu masyarakat memperoleh maklumat berhubung peranan dan tanggungjawab […]
C4 Center Annual Report 2022
2022 – A most memorable and remarkable year for anti-corruption and for us at C4 Center. For the first time ever, a former Malaysian Prime Minister was sent to prison after 7 long difficult years of civil society, journalists and activists pushing against the odds to hold high power to account. It was a very […]
Haul 1MDB-Goldman Sachs settlement negotiators before PAC, says C4
Related News: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/03/01/haul-1mdb-goldman-sachs-settlement-negotiators-before-pac-says-c4/ Coverage by: Free Malaysia Today (FMT) PETALING JAYA: Those involved in the negotiation between Putrajaya and Goldman Sachs over the 1MDB scandal should be brought before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), says an anti-corruption group. Pushpan Murugiah, CEO of the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4), said there were unanswered questions […]
Emergency procurement flaws root of defective ventilators supply says C4
Related News: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/02/21/emergency-procurement-flaws-at-root-of-defective-ventilators-supply-says-c4/ Coverage by: Free Malaysia Today (FMT) PETALING JAYA: The previous government’s approval of a RM30 million advance payment for the procurement of ventilators, as revealed in the Auditor-General’s Report, shows what can result from a lack of parliamentary oversight, says an anti-graft group The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) said […]
Halting money politics will end ‘if MPs get private sector help’
Coverage by: MalaysiaKini Related News: https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/654645 Calls for the private sector to “help” MPs develop their constituencies would defeat efforts to axe money politics in the country, the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) cautioned. C4 Center declared this in reference to the call made by Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil after […]
‘PM’s call to report irregularities directly to him was a wrong approach
Coverage by: MalaysiaKini Related News: https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/652049 Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should adopt a more effective check and balance approach by backing civil servants with adequate reforms instead of asking them to report irregularities directly to himself, said the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center). “During his monthly address to the Prime Minister’s Department […]
Nurul Izzah’s resignation ‘good, but appointment should have been avoided’
Coverage by: Free Malaysia Today (FMT) Related News: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/02/12/nurul-izzahs-resignation-good-but-appointment-should-have-been-avoided/ PETALING JAYA: Nurul Izzah Anwar’s resignation as the senior economics and financial adviser to the prime minister is a welcome move, but the appointment should not have been done in the first place, says an anti-corruption watchdog. The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) said […]
Introduce law for GLCs, economist urges Anwar
Coverage by: Free Malaysia Today (FMT) Related News: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2022/12/22/introduce-law-for-glcs-economist-urges-anwar/ PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has been urged to introduce a law to regulate government-linked companies (GLCs) similar to enactments in New Zealand and Scandinavian countries. Economist Edmund Terence Gomez said such a law should include the formation of an independent commission that would vet […]