Politicians must cease practice of handing out cash during festive seasons
5 APRIL 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On 29 March 2024, UMNO Youth chief, Akmal Saleh uploaded a video of himself distributing envelopes containing money to police personnel in Jasin, Melaka in conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya celebrations. He later expressed that he would be giving similar donations to local council officials and the Jasin district […]
Mercy Undeserved: Najib Razak’s Commuted Sentence Fails the Nation
4 FEBRUARY 2024 PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is gravely disappointed by the recent decision to commute the sentence of disgraced former Prime Minister Najib Razak after his conviction in the SRC International trial. Najib’s convictions for abuse of position for gratification of RM42 million, three counts of criminal […]
AG Terrirudin: Strict adherence to the letter of the law is not an excuse for non-transparency
16 JANUARY 2024PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is concerned by the comments made by Attorney-General (AG) Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh at the Opening of Legal Year 2024 event on 15th January 2024 – where he relied upon the plain language of the law to contend that the Public Prosecutor (PP) has […]
Auditor-General’s Report 2022: Massive losses in public projects reaffirm major need for government accountability
24 NOVEMBER 2023 PRESS STATEMENT On 22 November 2023, the Auditor-General’s Report on the Activities of Federal Government Ministries/Departments and Federal Statutory Bodies was published revealing losses amounting to RM681.71 million from 6 projects out of the 16 performance audits carried out across 14 ministries. Auditor-General Wan Suraya Wan Radzi said that the biggest loss […]
C4 Center wishes all Malaysians a Happy Merdeka!
66 years after the Federation of Malaya gained independence from British imperialism, and 60 years after the formation of Malaysia with the inclusion of Sarawak, Sabah and Singapore within the Federation, Malaysia today remains a fledgling democracy. After decades of single-party rule and numerous laws passed and misused, the nation today has a lot to […]
C4 Center leadership transition: Board of Directors confirms Pushpan Murugiah as the Chief Executive Officer
PRESS STATEMENT C4 Center leadership transition: Board of Directors confirms Pushpan Murugiah as the Chief Executive Officer At the beginning of 2023, the Board of Directors of the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) announced a leadership transition within the organization with the departure of former Executive Director Cynthia Gabriel – Pushpan Murugiah […]
Azam Baki ignoring election campaign bribery – dereliction of duty?
3 AUGUST 2023 PRESS STATEMENT Azam Baki ignoring election campaign bribery – dereliction of duty? The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) notes with deep concern recent developments in the campaigning for the upcoming state elections, which indicate a backslide to unsavoury methods previously used in Malaysian political history. On 28 July 2023, […]
Standing in solidarity with activists against violence and intimidation
The recent attempt on Siti Kasim’s life is a cause for alarm and completely unacceptable as it indicates the hostile environment faced by local activists and human rights defenders. The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) strongly condemns these acts and calls upon the police to prioritise investigations into the matter and uncover […]
Dialogue aims to open up Malaysia’s procurement
To help achieve the Malaysian Government’s announcement of introducing a newProcurement Act with extensive consultation and public input, The Center to CombatCorruption & Cronyism (C4 Center) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC) brought together key stakeholders from civil society, the private sector, the FinanceMinistry and Parliament for a three-day introductory procurement dialogue […]
Batas Baru land sale, profiteering over state-owned lands: why has this land sale gone unchallenged?
Chief Minister of Terengganu Samsuri Mokhtar is alleged to have decided on the sale of state government-owned land in Batas Baru to the Khairunnisa’ association for only RM 500 thousand, 58 times cheaper than its valuation of RM 29 million. Khairunnisa’ is an organisation whose members are wives of elected officials, both current and former […]