Why should elected officials be remunerated for not performing their duties?
Last week, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul suggested that the meeting allowances payable to Members of Parliament (MPs) who fail to attend Parliamentary sittings should be deducted. This allowance is provided for under Section 5 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration) Act 1980 and set at the rate of RM400 per day according […]
C4 Center officially appoints Pushpan Murugiah as CEO
Related News: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/08/948575/c4-centre-officially-appoints-pushpan-murugiah-ceo Coverage by: News Straits Times (NST) KUALA LUMPUR: The Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Centre) has officially appointed Pushpan Murugiah as its chief executive officer with immediate effect. Pushpan was previously C4 Centre’s acting chief executive officer following the departure of its former executive director, Cynthia Gabriel, early this year. […]
Tak wajar Sanusi pegang 8 portfolio, kata C4
Related News: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2023/08/27/tak-wajar-sanusi-pegang-8-portfolio-kata-c4/ Coverage by: Free Malaysia Today (FMT) PETALING JAYA: Pusat Memerangi Rasuah dan Kronisme (C4) berkata ia tidak wajar untuk Menteri Besar Kedah Sanusi Nor memegang pelbagai portfolio dalam kerajaan negeri baharu. Pengerusi C4, Edmund Terence Gomez, berkata perkara itu juga amat membimbangkan apabila Sanusi mempengerusikan jawatankuasa kewangan negeri yang boleh menghalang proses […]
C4 Center leadership transition: Board of Directors confirms Pushpan Murugiah as the Chief Executive Officer
PRESS STATEMENT C4 Center leadership transition: Board of Directors confirms Pushpan Murugiah as the Chief Executive Officer At the beginning of 2023, the Board of Directors of the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) announced a leadership transition within the organization with the departure of former Executive Director Cynthia Gabriel – Pushpan Murugiah […]
Boxcon – Boardgame Odyssey Expo
C4 Center will be at BOXCON 2023 to promote our political card game, Build MY-Town. Build My-Town is an interactive political card game that makes learning about anti-corruption and good governance fun and entertaining! In Build My-Town, every player acts as a Member of Parliament (MP) in charge of a constituency. The goal of each […]
Closed Door Roundtable Discussion on Malaysia’s Public Procurement System
C4 Center team together with Rasuah Busters had a closed-door session with industry players on how we can improve our public procurement process taking into account the various issues from corruption, abuse of power and the seeming lack of investigations on perpetrators. We further looked at how technology can play a role in mitigating these […]
Social Media Statement: Perak State to build a Concerning dinosaur park in UNESCO’s Kinta Valley Geopark
C4 Center with deep concerns expresses our dissatisfaction pertaining to Perak State’s decision to build a ‘Dinosaur Park’ over Kinta Valley Geopark. This park will jeopardise the cave and karst natural ecosystems and eventually taint the effort to obtain UNESCO status for the geopark. It is critical for the state to comply with the Environmental […]
APRIL – JUNE 2023 QUARTERLY REPORT
Here is the second quarterly report of 2023 that was eventful for C4 Center. The team attended multiple meetings and roundtable discussions with key stakeholders, Members of Parliament, other CSO platforms and such. We also hosted a 3-day workshop in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). We continued our on-ground […]
MACC must probe Zahid over govt grant promises, says C4
Related News: https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/217480/macc-must-probe-zahid-over-govt-grant-promises-says-c4/ Coverage by: Daily Express PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) must investigate Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi over promises of funding he made to Terengganu voters during a speech in Dungun last week, the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) said.“MACC must commence investigations into Zahid’s announcement to ascertain whether an […]
Has Zahid committed an election offence? – C4 questions MACC’s move not to probe DPM’s promises of grants during campaigning
Related News: https://www.weekly-echo.com/has-zahid-committed-an-election-offence-c4-questions-maccs-move-not-to-probe-dpms-promises-of-grants-during-campaigning/ Coverage by: Weekly Echo KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3: The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) says investigations must commence into Minister of Rural and Regional Development Zahid Hamid’s recent announcement of certain federal allocations to youth groups and indications of increase in the grants post election results while campaigning in […]