C4 Center Research Project: Malaysia is not a “Garbage Dump”
Plastic waste has become a serious environmental threat globally with grave impacts on developing countries. In 2018, China banned the import of 24 types of solid waste including plastics in effort to clean up their environment. That year, Malaysia became the world’s top destination for plastic waste exports, importing more than 850,000 tonnes of plastic […]
Use of public funds must adhere to the highest standards of accountability and not through emergency proclamations, says C4 Center
Press Statement23 APRIL 2021 The latest emergency ordinance, which amended the National Trust Fund Act 1988, is part of a disquieting trend in the ordinances passed thus far since January 13 this year. With a common theme of being able to tap into funds without check and balance, this raises concerns about the potential for […]
Meant for good, C4 report shows foundations abused for political gain
Topic: Political Funding Coverage by: MalaysiaKini Related news: https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/570445 Foundations are often set up for charitable causes but weaknesses in governance have made them vulnerable to abuse, a report by the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) shows. One example is how some foundations, called yayasan in Malay, have featured prominently in the corruption trials of […]
Political Financing Through Yayasan And Foundations, Corruption, And The Pursuit Of Power
Press Statement12 April 2021 When politics and business form a nexus, there are bound to be vulnerabilities where unscrupulous individuals use the system to enrich themselves, but the depths to which the system is tainted in Malaysia is shocking, especially when it involves organisations meant to be charitable and community- building. The Center to Combat Corruption and […]
A corrupt system laid bare in our procurement system
Press Statement8 APRIL 2021 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is angered at the latest revelation of a syndicate or a “tender cartel” monopolising government tenders amounting to RM 3.8 billion, laying bare the deep rot in our government procurement system. Just how a long standing “cartel” could even come to be […]
C4 Center supports IGP’s tough stance on corruption
Press Statement24 March 2021 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) commends Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Abdul Hamid Bador for his tough stance on “crooked and corrupt police personnel”, including calling out top cops and his former predecessors. His recent statements that there exists a cartel of officers on the ground working to […]
New MACC Act for Corruption Used for the First Time
The MACC’s newly introduced corporate liability provision was used for the first time to charge a company for corruption and bribery. The said offence involved a former director of the company. The person associated allegedly paid a bribe totaling RM321,350 between 29 June to 14 October 2020 in order to secure a sub-contract for the […]
Let MACC do its job without fear or favour in investigating “katak” politicians
Press Statement 19 March 2021 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) calls for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to be allowed to conduct its investigations without favour or fear, with strengthened independence to prevent the commission from being used in a political capacity. According to Malaysiakini, Kuala Langat MP Xavier Jeyakumar had […]
New MACC Act for corruption used for first time (Featured on BFM)
Topic: Business Politics Nexus, Good Governance & Anti-CorruptionRelated news: https://bfm.my/podcast/evening-edition/evening-edition/new-macc-act-for-corruption-used-for-first-time?fbclid=IwAR10QApBdoS8i7xVVT5VPfVZB_gHWDcSiK44oKck1ugFZ5Ap8j1gfrWQCls#.YFSuld4NNKE.facebookCoverage by: BFM The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s newly introduced corporate liability provision was used for the first time today to charge a company for corruption and bribery. We speak to corruption activist Cynthia Gabriel about how this might positively impact accountability and transparency in the corporate […]
More transparency, stringency needed to preserve human rights and environment from plastic waste imports, says C4 report
PRESS STATEMENT17 MARCH 2021 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) launched its report on plastic waste yesterday 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 human rights, health and the […]