Another day, another DNAA: Repeated failures to complete political corruption trials undermine public trust
28 NOVEMBER 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On 27 November 2024, former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Treasury Secretary-General Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah were granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) for six criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges involving the misuse of RM6.6 billion in government funds. The High Court granted the DNAA […]
Whistleblower on the brink of exposing massive corruption amongst politicians — but where is the support?
12 NOVEMBER 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On 9 November 2024, online news portal Malaysiakini broke the news of a whistleblower who holds video recordings of at least eight assemblypersons purportedly discussing hundreds of thousands in bribes given to them in exchange for supporting a project. Since then, articles have reported that while the whistleblower’s lawyer has […]
Why does the Madani Government still defend political appointments?
25 OCTOBER 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On 22 October 2024, through a supplementary question in Parliament, Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim proposed that only professionals should be appointed to GLC positions, excluding those with political backgrounds. In response, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim reaffirmed the government stance that politicians can be appointed to such positions through […]
With over 3000 laws to review, when will anti-corruption reforms arrive?
16 AUGUST 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On 12 August, Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), stated that a list of more than 3,000 outdated laws would be compiled for the Prime Minister’s consideration for further action, potentially leading to a review. This includes laws from Malaysia’s pre-independence […]
Carbon Capture Legislation: Major environmental concerns regarding CCS/CCUS need to be addressed
6 AUGUST 2024 PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is extremely concerned by the government’s rapid acceptance of carbon capture technology, in light of numerous global examples of carbon capture failure and underperformance. Recently, the Minister of Economy, Rafizi Ramli announced that the government is currently working on developing a […]
Positive developments for a Malaysian Ombudsman office must be matched by robust and effective implementation
9 JULY 2024 PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) welcomes the acceptance in full of several key recommendations on institutional reform by the Malaysian delegation to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland last Friday. These recommendations were among a total of 348 received on a broad range […]
Announcement of Federal Allocations Ahead of Impending By-election Points to Yet More Abuse of Government Machinery
20 APRIL 2024 PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) questions the propriety and timing of the recent announcement of a RM5.21 million allocation for projects in Hulu Selangor by Minister of Housing and Local Government Nga Kor Ming, with specific funds for development and maintenance projects specifically in the Kuala […]
C4 Center report launch highlights waste colonialism in Malaysia caused by massive imports of plastic waste from Japan
5 APRIL 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On Thursday, 4 April 2024, the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) launched their latest report, “Ending Waste Colonialism, Governing Plastic Pollution: Japan’s Opportunity to Lead Asia out of the Plastic Crisis”, highlighting waste colonialism in Malaysia caused by massive imports of Japan’s plastic waste. Since China banned […]
Politicians must cease practice of handing out cash during festive seasons
5 APRIL 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On 29 March 2024, UMNO Youth chief, Akmal Saleh uploaded a video of himself distributing envelopes containing money to police personnel in Jasin, Melaka in conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya celebrations. He later expressed that he would be giving similar donations to local council officials and the Jasin district […]
PAC Findings on Failed Pandemic-Era Ventilator Procurement Reiterates Urgent Need for Emergency Procurement Reform
29 MARCH 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On 25 March 2024, the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Mas Ermieyati, reported that Pharmaniaga Logistics Sdn Bhd (PLSB) had agreed on a repayment of RM16.78 million to the Ministry of Health (MOH). This was in relation to the disastrous procurement of ventilators by PLSB in which they […]