Category: C4 in the Press

Halting money politics will end ‘if MPs get private sector help’

Coverage by: MalaysiaKini Related News: https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/654645 Calls for the private sector to “help” MPs develop their constituencies would defeat efforts to axe money politics in the country, the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) cautioned. C4 Center declared this in reference to the call made by Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil after […]

‘PM’s call to report irregularities directly to him was a wrong approach

Coverage by: MalaysiaKini Related News: https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/652049 Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should adopt a more effective check and balance approach by backing civil servants with adequate reforms instead of asking them to report irregularities directly to himself, said the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center). “During his monthly address to the Prime Minister’s Department […]

Nurul Izzah’s resignation ‘good, but appointment should have been avoided’

Coverage by: Free Malaysia Today (FMT) Related News: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/02/12/nurul-izzahs-resignation-good-but-appointment-should-have-been-avoided/ PETALING JAYA: Nurul Izzah Anwar’s resignation as the senior economics and financial adviser to the prime minister is a welcome move, but the appointment should not have been done in the first place, says an anti-corruption watchdog. The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) said […]

Introduce law for GLCs, economist urges Anwar 

Coverage by: Free Malaysia Today (FMT) Related News: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2022/12/22/introduce-law-for-glcs-economist-urges-anwar/ PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has been urged to introduce a law to regulate government-linked companies (GLCs) similar to enactments in New Zealand and Scandinavian countries. Economist Edmund Terence Gomez said such a law should include the formation of an independent commission that would vet […]

Corruption not to be taken for granted, act now

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s regression in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2022 calls for the urgency to fight corruption, said the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center). C4 Center, in a statement today said it was deeply troubled by Malaysia’s score of 47 points, which positions Malaysia as a struggling nation desperate to rise […]

CPI 2022: Malaysia’s regression ramps up the urgency to fight corruption – C4 Center

THE latest release of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by Transparency International (TI) yesterday was an eye-opener, highlighting the weaknesses of Malaysian government administrative framework and institutions in fighting corruption, potentially further permeating into the lives of the rakyat. The Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Centre) is deeply troubled by Malaysia’s score of 47 points, […]

Walk the talk, carry out reforms to tackle graft, C4 tells PM

PETALING JAYA: The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) has called on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to walk the talk in combating corruption by implementing long overdue reforms. This comes after Malaysia scored 47 points in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2022, which meant a six-point drop over the past three years. […]

C4 Center: Lack of political will underscores Malaysia’s slide in the global corruption index

Related News: https://focusmalaysia.my/c4-centre-lack-of-political-will-underscores-malaysias-slide-in-global-corruption-index/?utm_source=Newswav&utm_medium=Website Coverage by: Focus Malaysia THE weaknesses of Malaysian government administrative framework and institutions in fighting corruption is glaring with the Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Centre) is deeply troubled by Malaysia’s dismal score of 47 points which ranked the country at the 61st spot alongside countries like China, Cuba Armenia […]