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 […]
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 […]
Reforms needed in appointment of key public officers, says Bersih
Topic: Coverage by: Free Malaysia Today Related news: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/03/15/reforms-needed-in-appointment-of-key-public-officers-says-bersih/ PETALING JAYA: Electoral reform group Bersih 2.0 has called for the enactment of a law on the appointment of public officers to key roles in constitutional and statutory bodies. It proposed the enactment of a Public Appointments and Removal Bill to oversee the appointment of top […]
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 […]