Penang gathering views to improve FOI laws
Penang will be gathering views from all parties, including experts and the public, on how to improve the implementation of the state’s Freedom of Information Enactment which was enforced last year. Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy, who is in charge of the enactment, said the state government would be organising a two-day programme […]
Seminar Integriti Mengenai Penyahutanan
On 24 and 25 August 2016, ‘Seminar Integriti Mengenai Penyahutanan Bagi Zon Timur’ has been carried out in Tok Aman Bali Resort, Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, in collaboration with MACC Kelantan, Integrity and Governance Division, Prime Minister’s Department and also C4 Center. It was 100 participants involved in the program comprising representatives from state government, MACC, […]
C4 urges federal gov’t to emulate asset declaration move by Selangor
The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4Center) applauds and welcomes Selangor state legislative assembly speaker Hannah Yeoh’s proposal to require all Selangor state assemblypersons to declare their assets and financial interests. To date, asset declaration within the state of Selangor is only compulsory to its executive council members. Other state level public officials are […]
Azmin: Freedom of information a right, OSA a weapon of mass oppression
Press Release 25 July 2016 Azmin: Freedom of information a right, OSA a weapon of mass oppression Shah Alam, 25 Julai – Menteri Besar Selangor Azmin Ali stressed that the announcement by the US Department of Justice concerning the 1MDB scandal is not just a civil suit but the culmination of investigations that have yielded […]
Zooming in – an honest assessment of Freedom of Information (FOI) in Malaysia
Keynote closing address by Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, Menteri Besar of Selangor, at the forum entitled “Zooming in – an honest assessment of Freedom of Information (FOI) in Malaysia” on 25th July, 2016 at Bangunan Annex, Selangor State Legislative Assembly. The document is now available for download.
Freedom of Information Forum
Freedom of information forum held by the speakers office and C4 Center. It is a very good statement from YAB Azmin Ali Chief Minister of Selangor on commitments towards a transparent accountable government. So now we have a basis that we can hold the entire Exco and his administration into accountability. We, at the C4 […]
C4: Don’t put the lid on 1MDB investigations
KUALA LUMPUR: The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) has urged the Attorney-General (AG) to urgently concede to requests for Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) by countries investigating the 1MDB Scandal. “We remind him that he must work for public interest, as he’s paid by taxpayers,” said the NGO’s Founder Director Cynthia Gabriel in a […]
Position Paper on the Official Secrets Act
“The most valuable asset to the government is protected information’. C4 Center argues for a New Freedom of Information regime and considers amendments to the Official Secrets Act (OSA) for Malaysia. After more than 40 years in force, is it time to revisit the debate? We look at what the OSA covers, the international practice of […]
Working Effectively with Orang Asli in Combating Corruption
The one-day programme last Sunday on May 29th which was jointly organized by the MACC, the Department of Orang Asli Development (JAKOA), C4 and the Public Complaints Bureau, was attended by more than 100 people comprising Orang Asli leaders nationwide. Objectives of these program which called ‘Sembang Santai: Hatimu Hatiku Jua’ tend to solve the […]
C4 hands over report on Kelantan timber trade to state officials
The story of illegal logging and the timber trade is often a story of violence, killings corruption and money-laundering. It is estimated that up to 25 percent of wood products from East Asia and the Pacific may be produced from illegally harvested wood (Chattam House). The timber trade in Malaysia has long been a subject […]