Political musical chairs hindering green policies, say observers
Topic: Plastic Waste Coverage by: The Vibes Related news: https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/23340/Political-musical-chairs-hindering-green-policies-say-observers KUALA LUMPUR – The shifts in federal administrations in the past three years not only affected government policies while altering the political landscape, they also came at the expense of the environment, according to experts. Senior lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia’s (UPM) Environmental and Occupational Health Department, Assoc […]
C4 Centre lends voice to growing calls for total plastic waste ban
Topic: Plastic Waste Coverage by: The Vibes Related news: https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/23300/advice-on-how-to-rid-msia-of-worlds-no1-plastic-waste-importer-tag-c4-centre GEORGE TOWN – The Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Centre) has joined calls for toughened measures against plastic waste dumping, saying that more transparency and inter-agency cooperation is needed if Malaysia is serious in efforts to stamp out the stigma of being labelled the […]
Civil sector: Are we addressing the root cause of corruption? (via Astro Awani)
Topic: Project CartelRelated news: https://www.astroawani.com/rancangan/awani-tonight/civil-sector-are-we-addressing-root-cause-corruption-1898847Coverage by: Astro Awani The government announced several measures to curb corruption after uncovering a Project Cartel involving civil servants but are they enough to tackle the abuses within the government? Cynthia Gabriel from Centre to Combat Corruption & Cronyism weighs in.
C4 calls on Putrajaya to clean up procurement system
Topic: Project Cartel Coverage by: The Malaysian Insight Related news: https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/309439 MAKING changes to the contract awarding system as well as empowering graft busters to investigate unexplained wealth are among the proposals suggested by the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) to overcome corruption in the government’s procurement system. C4 said among the […]
Urgent reforms needed in wake of billion-ringgit ‘project cartel’, says C4 Center
Topic: Project Cartel Coverage by: Free Malaysia Today Related news: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/04/08/urgent-reforms-needed-in-wake-of-billion-ringgit-project-cartel-says-c4-center/ PETALING JAYA: Reforms to public procurement processes and sanctions against offenders are needed to address future leakage of government funds, an anti-graft group said today. This comes after the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) took down a “project cartel” this week that had been awarded […]
Yeo calls for ‘complete’ plastic dumping ban
Topic: Environmental GovernanceRelated news: https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/22937/yeo-calls-for-complete-plastic-waste-dumping-banCoverage by: The Vibes GEORGE TOWN – Former environment minister Yeo Bee Yin says there is a need to impose a ban on the dumping of other countries’ plastic waste in Malaysia due to the risks of contamination and pollution. She said the country’s recycling factories can adequately meet the demands of locally generated […]
Malaysia is not a “garbage dump”
Topic: Environmental GovernanceRelated news: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/the-bigger-picture/earth-matters/malaysia-is-not-a-garbage-dump Coverage by: BFM In 2018, China’s National Sword Policy came into effect, which banned 24 types of solid waste imports into the country. This included plastic waste, which then caused a global disruption of the market for recyclable material. It also led to the redirection of plastic waste to Southeast […]
NGOs back IGP’s call on graft in police force
Topic: Police Graft Coverage by: TheSun Related news: https://www.thesundaily.my/home/ngos-back-igp-s-call-on-graft-in-police-force-YM7428890 PETALING JAYA: Concerned non-governmental organisations (NGO) have backed the calls by Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (pix) to end corruption and unhealthy culture in the police force. National Patriots Association (Patriot) president Brig-Gen (Rtd) Datuk Mohamed Arshad Raji said the allegations made by […]
More transparency, stringency needed to preserve human rights and environment from plastic waste imports – C4 report
Topic: Plastic Waste Coverage by: Aliran Related news: https://aliran.com/civil-society-voices/more-transparency-stringency-needed-to-preserve-human-rights-and-environment-from-plastic-waste-imports-c4-report/ The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) launched its report on plastic waste recently with a webinar featuring a panel of experts, with the report and panel concluding that there needs to be more transparent and stringent laws governing waste and recycling to preserve […]
C4 Center Report: Citizens against corruption, complacency, crime, and climate crisis
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2018, China’s National Sword Policy came into effect, banning 24 types of solid waste imports to the country including plastic and paper waste. This caused a global disruption of the market for recyclable material and redirected plastic waste to Southeast Asia and other developing countries with weaker regulatory frameworks and less technical […]