Press Statement: Drop the sedition probe against Fadiah Nadwa Fikri; the Police ought to protect our democratic space in these trying times
PRESS STATEMENT 2 MARCH 2020 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) calls upon the Police to drop all investigations against activist Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, for allegedly participating in a public rally during the week of intense political turmoil in our country. Fadiah is a lawyer, an activist, and a member of our […]
Press Statement: Bangsar-Damansara Elevated Highway Project – in whose interest?
Press Statement dated 21 February 2020(download the pdf here) C4 Center refers to the media statement by Segambut Member of Parliament (MP) Hannah Yeoh and Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil on 20 February 2020, urging the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate a highway project objected by several residents’ groups[1]. Overview Two roads will be […]
Press Statement: NACP – real or cosmetic?
Press Statement 29 January 2020 Today marks the one-year anniversary of the National Anti-Corruption Plan 2019 – 2023 (NACP), a clear five year road map to combat corruption. In spite of Malaysia’s marked improvement in the Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2019, there is still much to be done by the government to combat […]
Press Statement: The harrowing state of public procurement detrimental to the public interest
Press Statement dated 16th January 2020 The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4 Center) thoroughly finds the recent drug-fuelled party in Puchong which involved public officials to secure large government contracts repulsive and abhorrent. We could only imagine how the tax money entrusted from the people is abused. Pakatan Harapan came into helming the […]
Press Release: Asset declaration must be compelled by law mandatory for politicians, a high-risk group
The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4 Center) finds the defiance of MPs from the opposition parties on asset declaration, appalling. While we applaud the Pakatan Harapan MPs for putting the word to deed in partaking in this difficult but necessary exercise, in tandem with the Speaker of the House full support for much-needed […]
Press Statement: How police corruption negates Government’s anti-corruption reforms
Press Statement dated 9 December 2019 While this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day is celebrated with pomp in Malaysia to manifest the new government’s effort to tackle corruption, we are cognizant that real reforms must be structural and holistic and are somewhat concerned to learn certain efforts are being thwarted by the resistance to change. One […]
Press Statement: The “Business As Usual” trends in tender & contract awards makes Pakatan transparency look like a hoax
PRESS STATEMENT27 NOVEMBER 2019 C4 is gravely concerned over recent news reports on how the trends in tenders and contract awards have transpired. A Support Letter from the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister to the Prime Minister The Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali’s Secretive Dinner At His Residence Contradictions…yet again On 22 November 2019 Prime […]
Press Statement: Malaysia’s third national car – a dream on the edge with dreamedge?
Over the past few months, the media has painted an ominous picture of the third national car project which is one of the Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s overarching vision to have a new national car. Overview The idea of a new national car was mooted by the PM just weeks after he returned […]
Press Statement: River of Life – a vanity project that fails to measure up
Press Statement dated 16 August 2019 C4 Center expresses concern over the state of the River of Life (ROL) project which was allocated a whopping RM4.4 billion for the redevelopment of 10 kilometres of the Klang River in central Kuala Lumpur and the clean-up of its waters and shoreline running 100 kilometres upriver. Over the […]
Press Statement: Should the Police be in business?
PRESS STATEMENT: 20 JUNE 2019 C4 refers to the recent statement made by the Inspector General of Royal Malaysia Police (IGP), Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador, having discovered 67 associations registered under the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP)’s name. Moreover, those associations have no whatsoever connection with the RMP. There were also allegations of such organisations […]