Walk to Safeguard Judicial Independence
Held in Putrajaya on the 14th of July 2025 On 14 July 2025, C4 Center joined hundreds of Malaysian lawyers, civil society, and members of the public on the streets of Putrajaya to demonstrate against judicial interference. We reiterated the calls made by the Malaysian Bar for the immediate release of the Judicial Appointments Commission […]
Rakyat Benci Rasuah 2.0 Rally
Held in Kuala Lumpur on the 28th of June 2025 On 28 June 2025, C4 Center CEO Pushpan Murugiah and Policy & Legal Research Officer Prishanth Linggaraj attended and addressed the crowd at the Himpunan Rakyat Benci Rasuah 2.0 protest in Kuala Lumpur. The rally was organised by the Sekretariat Rakyat Benci Rasuah (SRBR), a […]
Leveraging the Proposed Ombudsman for Reform: A Special Session with Professor John McMillan – Town Hall and Advocacy Strategy Discussion
Held in Subang Jaya on the 16th of June 2025 As part of C4 Center’s advocacy on the establishment of a Malaysian Ombudsman office, we have focused primarily on engagements with policymakers and lawmakers. However, in recognition of the need for more grassroots engagements on this topic, we organised a town hall and strategy discussion […]
Navigating Reform: Challenges and Opportunities in the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2024-2028
In May 2024, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim launched the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2024–2028 (NACS), a policy programme that seeks to address corruption through a slew of strategies targeted at improving governance and accountability of public service administration. However, the NACS is less ambitious in scope to its predecessor, the National Anti-Corruption Plan 2019-2023, and relies […]
Whistleblower Protection or Suppression? A Decade of Section 203A of the Penal Code
Over the past decade, Malaysia has seen several multi-billion ringgit corruption scandals, most notably the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case. These scandals have exposed the misuse of public institutions and funds, underscoring systemic vulnerabilities to corruption and abuse of power. Whistleblowers — especially those from the civil service — are crucial in uncovering misconduct. However, […]
Policy Proposal to the Malaysian Government: The Procurement Act
Government procurement has long been considered one of, if not the biggest source of wastage of public funds across governments around the world, and remains the area of governance most susceptible to corruption. Malaysia is no stranger to such occurrences, with some of nation’s biggest corruption scandals being procurement-related. Previous and successive Malaysian governments have […]
Anwar betrays reform by endorsing appointments for political loyalty
PRESS STATEMENT 27 MAY 2025 On 24 May 2025, during his winding-up address at the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) national congress, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stated that political appointments made by a government to qualified individuals should be allowed, as they do not constitute an abuse of power. He justified this by stating that there […]
ASEAN Peoples Forum: Thematic Cluster 12 Roundtable Discussion: Effective Whistleblowing in Environmental Crimes and Corruption
Held in Kuala Lumpur on the 23rd to 24th of May 2025 As a member of the Southeast Asia Anti-Corruption Network (SEA-CAN), C4 Center hosted a roundtable discussion titled Effective Whistleblowing in Environmental Crimes and Corruption. This session was held under Thematic Cluster 12 during the ASEAN Peoples’ Forum, which took place from 23 to […]
Misgovernance: Grand Corruption in Malaysia Book Launch and Public Forum
Held in Kuala Lumpur on the 14th of May 2025 On 14 May 2025, C4 Center launched Misgovernance: Grand Corruption in Malaysia, a book authored by Professor Emeritus Edmund Terence Gomez. In addition to this launch, C4 Center partnered with the Coalition for Business Integrity (CBI) to co-host a forum that sought to bring the […]
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