NFA for Yayasan Akalbudi: AGC’s justification raises suspicion, ignores that prosecution case was already proven
09 JANUARY 2025PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) and the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH) are appalled by a statement released on 8 January 2025 by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) purporting to justify their decision to classify Deputy Prime Minister Zahid Hamidi’s Yayasan Akalbudi case as requiring no further action (NFA). This […]
Army procurement corruption – can the Government Procurement Act prevent future scandals?
PRESS STATEMENT8 JANUARY 2026 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is deeply alarmed by the revelations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) that investigations have been opened into alleged procurement misconduct by Royal Malaysian Armed Forces. The MACC has published several public statements stating that it had opened investigations under Section 17(a) […]
Investigate allegations of attempted bribery and “policy capture” on the GEG Bill
22 DECEMBER 2025PRESS STATEMENT In an op-ed for Malaysia Gazette, G. Sivamalar, an aide of former Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa, alleged that Zaliha was offered a bribe of RM50 million to scrap the proposed Generational End Game (GEG) Bill, which would have completely banned smoking for Malaysians born after 2007. Sivamalar stated in the […]
Whistleblower Protection Act amendments: Anwar’s proposal questionable, refusing to support “unclean” whistleblowers hampers anti-corruption efforts
17 DECEMBER 2025PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) strongly questions Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s comments in the Dewan Negara on 16 December 2025 on planned amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) 2010 early next year. According to Anwar, the WPA 2010 shall undergo another set of amendments to differentiate […]
‘DAP’s Sabah defeat a wake-up call for stalled reform agenda’ – PressReader
KUCHING: The Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Centre) has welcomed the Democratic Action Party’s (DAP) renewed commitment to reforms …Read More
DAP’s compass repolarised – back to true north? – Malaysiakini
Amid this newfound fervour – which harkens back to the DAP of old – the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) has urged the party to …Read More
Anwar’s aide implicated in corruption: Will the Madani government ever get serious about corruption?
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT 27 NOVEMBER 2025 On 25 November 2025, it was reported that businessman and whistleblower Albert Tei, had released information purportedly linking Shamsul Iskandar Akin – political secretary to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim – to the Sabah mining scandal. In a statement, Albert claimed that Shamsul had allegedly received RM629,000 from Albert after […]
Selayang Municipal Council’s claimed ignorance of a royal linked in concession is simple negligence, exposes serious accountability and integrity issues
PRESS STATEMENT 22 NOVEMBER 2025 Selayang Municipal Council’s claimed ignorance of a royal linked in concession is simple negligence, exposes serious accountability and integrity issues On 21 November 2025, Malaysiakini reported that the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) claimed it was unaware that Selmax Sdn Bhd – the company awarded the concession to manage the Selangor […]
Selangor Government must clear up all suspicions regarding Selangor Intelligent Parking concessions
19 NOVEMBER 2025PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4 Center) expresses deep concern over the escalating controversy surrounding the Selangor Intelligent Parking (SIP) initiative, following the 17 November 2025 Malaysiakini report revealing that a member of the Selangor royal family, Raja Muda Tengku Amir Shah, holds a beneficial 16.5% stake in Selmax […]
No Further Action on Bloomberg report: Will Anwar deny interference allegations now?
8 NOVEMBER 2025 PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) notes with concern the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) decision to issue a No Further Action (NFA) directive for the police investigation opened into a Bloomberg report on alleged interference by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in the operations of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission […]