Proposed amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010
Despite the introduction of the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (the Act), whistleblowing is still a rare occurrence in Malaysia. In fact, the annual report from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in 2012 indicates that out of a total of 8,953 complaints received by the Commission only 28 were from whistleblowers. In order to encourage more […]
Financial Accountability Transparency & Integrity (FACTI) Report
C4 Center was honored to have our Founding Director, Cynthia Gabriel to be invited to speak on the panel at the United Nations ESCAP High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity (FACTI) for Achieving the 2030 Agenda and Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific: “Towards an Ecosystem of Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity“. She addressed on […]
Is BNM’s Integrity Compromised?
PRESS STATEMENT 02 MARCH 2021 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is deeply disturbed by recent revelations from the Edge Weekly, that more than US$16 million of the 1MDB money trail had found its way into the company accounts of the spouse of former central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz. If the […]
C4 Center e-Annual Report 2020
The year 2020 has been trying and tough times for Malaysia, but despite the gloom and doom that had set base, C4 Center continued steadfast with its work to follow the money, enhance our investigation work, and build capacities around whistleblower protection, environmental governance and research around political donations and procurement. WHEN THE GOING GETS […]
Respond to report on Zeti’s 1MDB links, anti-graft group tells BNM
Topic: Respond to report on Zeti’s 1MDB links Coverage by: Free Malaysia Today Related news: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/03/02/respond-to-report-on-zetis-1mdb-links-anti-graft-group-tells-bnm/ PETALING JAYA: An anti-graft group has asked Bank Negara Malaysia to respond to a report that Singapore police had informed it of suspicious transactions involving a company owned by the husband and son of former governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz […]
Conflict of Interest: Preventing Political Patronage and Corruption in Malaysia
Conflict of interest (COI) and political patronage have dominated our country’s economic and political landscape for decades, permeating every level of government and society. While practices such as government procurement, award of contracts and appointments to certain position are legal due to public policies and laws, they are by no means ethical. The task to […]
Kuala Langat, Kearah Pusat Pencemaran
Sediakah kita menerima lebihan asap karbon, panas membahang yang tidak terhingga, banjir, kematian kehidupan liar, flora dan fauna? Apakah nasib rakyat yang berada di sekeliling Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat? Adakah kita bersedia dengan apa yang bakal terjadi jika Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat diteruskan penyahwartaannya? Selepas mendengar perjuangan anak muda dalam membantah penyahwartaan Hutan Simpan Kuala […]
Gaping holes in LYNAS PDF EIA: The people of Kuantan district has the right to know!
PRESS STATEMENT 20 FEBRUARY 2021 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) demands more transparency regarding the approval of all environmentally-sensitive projects, in this case, Lynas Malaysia’s permanent disposal facility (PDF). According to Malaysiakini’s investigative reports, the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for Lynas’s PDF revealed that 202.35 hectares (ha) of Bukit Ketam will be developed […]
Anti-graft group questions royal, Umno links to waste site developer
Topic: LYNAS Waste Disposal Site Coverage by: Free Malaysia Today Related news: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/02/20/anti-graft-group-questions-royal-umno-links-to-waste-site-developer/ PETALING JAYA: An anti-corruption watchdog group has raised concerns over royal and political links behind a company in charge of developing a RM400 million industrial waste site in Pahang. The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) questioned the choice of the […]
Cronyism in Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan
Press Statement as at 14 February 2019 C4 Center notes with concern developments in the Federal Territories (FT) Ministry, and is affirms several recent actions by Minister Tuan Khalid Samad, for his continuous effort in exposing past malfeasance of the previous ruling coalition of Barisan National, the blatant land grab and money transfers chiefly manourvered […]