CIJ and C4 Center’s Participation in the Working Study Visit to Australia in Support of the Establishment of Malaysian Freedom of Information Legislation
19 MARCH 2024 JOINT PRESS STATEMENT In support of the government’s efforts to enact a federal Freedom of Information (FOI)/Right to Information (RTI) Act by the end of 2024, Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director of the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) and Prishanth Linggaraj, Policy and Legal Research Officer with the Center to Combat Corruption and […]
Corruption Perception Index 2023: Malaysia’s score raised by three but the shadow of undelivered reforms still hangs over unity government
01 FEBRUARY 2024 PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) notes the release of Transparency International (TI)’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2023. Malaysia is ranked at the 57th spot out of 180 countries with a score of 50 out of 100. The CPI findings revealed that Malaysia’s score increased three points […]
ASEAN for Good Governance: Addressing Cross Border Corruption and Transnational Crime
Click this form to register Introduction The ASEAN region has witnessed remarkable economic growth and development over the years, thanks to the synergy of its member states. Yet, this growth has not come without challenges, and perhaps one of the most persistent and pervasive is corruption. Corruption, in all its forms, threatens not only the […]
C4 Center echoes the need for procurement reform as announced by Cabinet’s Special Committee On National Governance (JKKTN)
The Cabinet’s Special Committee on National Governance (JKKTN) announced on 14 September 2023 that it had decided at a meeting to enact a Government Procurement Bill to “strengthen governance on the government’s procurement through laws aimed at increasing accountability of those involved in government procurement,” amongst other reforms. JKKTN’s statement on the matter also mentioned […]
Pertimbang pembiayaan awam parti politik jadi ketetapan dasar
Related News: https://www.sinarharian.com.my/ampArticle/279829 Coverage by: Sinar Harian SHAH ALAM – Kerajaan perlu mempertimbangkan untuk memasukkan pembiayaan awam parti politik sebagai salah satu daripada tujuh pertimbangan ketetapan dasar berkaitan Rang Undang-Undang (RUU) Pendanaan Politik. Pengerusi Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (Bersih), Thomas Fann berkata, cadangan itu dibuat untuk memastikan bahawa akta tersebut dapat mengawal selia […]
COVID-19 and Governance: A Qualitative Study on Government Aid with Communities from Bentong, Pahang and Selayang.
The COVID-19 pandemic saw a global health crisis with far-reaching effects that extended beyond the areas of health alone. Communities that were already disadvantaged were more adversely affected such as the B40 group, women, and children of schooling age – all faced problems relating to loss of income or decrease in quality of life. The […]
AGC perlu beri penjelasan, alasan DNAA kes Zahid – C4 Center
Coverage by: Berita Harian Related News: https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2023/09/1149238/agc-perlu-beri-penjelasan-alasan-dnaa-kes-zahid-c4-center KUALA LUMPUR: Pusat Memerangi Rasuah dan Kronisme (C4 Center) menggesa Peguam Negara secara terbuka memberikan penjelasan sepenuhnya dengan menggariskan alasan yang menyokong permohonan Jabatan Peguam Negara (AGC) untuk melepas tanpa membebaskan (DNAA) Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. C4 Center berkata, sekiranya alasan AGC tidak mencukupi untuk menyokong permohonan […]
C4: “Why should MPs be remunerated for not performing their duties?
Coverage by: Focus Malaysia Related News: https://focusmalaysia.my/c4-why-should-mps-be-remunerated-for-not-performing-their-duties/ THE Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) has applauded Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul’s suggestion to deduct the meeting allowance payable to MPs who fail to attend Parliamentary sittings. According to the anti-graft watchdog, the meeting allowance should not be considered an entitlement but an […]
Zahid Hamidi’s DNAA: political expediency and the need to separate the PP and AG
The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) notes with great dismay the abrupt end to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s Yayasan Akalbudi trial, where Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Dusuki Mokhtar successfully applied for a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) with respect to Zahid’s 47 charges for criminal breach of trust, […]
Have law on appointment, involvement of MPs in GLCs, C4 tells govt
Coverage by: Free Malaysia Today (FMT) Related News: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/09/04/have-law-on-appointment-involvement-of-mps-in-glcs-c4-tells-govt/ PETALING JAYA: An anti-corruption watchdog has called for a law to be enacted to regulate political appointments and the involvement of MPs in government-linked companies (GLCs). The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) said holding posts in GLCs may hamper MPs from performing their duties […]