Press Statement: Asset declaration must be non-conditional and non-negotiable for all MPs
6 SEPTEMBER 2024On 2 September 2024, Perikatan Nasional (PN) chief whip Takiyuddin Hassan stated that the government had laid out several conditions for Perikatan Nasional (PN) members of Parliament (MPs) to be able to receive financial allocations for their constituencies, through a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the government and the opposition. Among the […]
PAC Findings on Failed Pandemic-Era Ventilator Procurement Reiterates Urgent Need for Emergency Procurement Reform
29 MARCH 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On 25 March 2024, the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Mas Ermieyati, reported that Pharmaniaga Logistics Sdn Bhd (PLSB) had agreed on a repayment of RM16.78 million to the Ministry of Health (MOH). This was in relation to the disastrous procurement of ventilators by PLSB in which they […]
CIJ and C4 Center’s Participation in the Working Study Visit to Australia in Support of the Establishment of Malaysian Freedom of Information Legislation
19 MARCH 2024 JOINT PRESS STATEMENT In support of the government’s efforts to enact a federal Freedom of Information (FOI)/Right to Information (RTI) Act by the end of 2024, Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director of the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) and Prishanth Linggaraj, Policy and Legal Research Officer with the Center to Combat Corruption and […]
Corruption Perception Index 2023: Malaysia’s score raised by three but the shadow of undelivered reforms still hangs over unity government
01 FEBRUARY 2024 PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) notes the release of Transparency International (TI)’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2023. Malaysia is ranked at the 57th spot out of 180 countries with a score of 50 out of 100. The CPI findings revealed that Malaysia’s score increased three points […]
Political Financing Law Urgently Needed to Prevent Fickle MP Loyalties
15 NOVEMBER 2023 PRESS STATEMENT Political Financing Law Urgently Needed to Prevent Fickle MP Loyalties Four MPs from Bersatu, a constituent party of the opposition Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, have declared their support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim – the MPs are Suhaili Abdul Rahman (Labuan), Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid (Kuala Kangsar), Mohd Azizi Abu […]
C4 Center echoes the need for procurement reform as announced by Cabinet’s Special Committee On National Governance (JKKTN)
The Cabinet’s Special Committee on National Governance (JKKTN) announced on 14 September 2023 that it had decided at a meeting to enact a Government Procurement Bill to “strengthen governance on the government’s procurement through laws aimed at increasing accountability of those involved in government procurement,” amongst other reforms. JKKTN’s statement on the matter also mentioned […]
Zahid Hamidi’s DNAA: political expediency and the need to separate the PP and AG
The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) notes with great dismay the abrupt end to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s Yayasan Akalbudi trial, where Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Dusuki Mokhtar successfully applied for a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) with respect to Zahid’s 47 charges for criminal breach of trust, […]
Why should elected officials be remunerated for not performing their duties?
Last week, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul suggested that the meeting allowances payable to Members of Parliament (MPs) who fail to attend Parliamentary sittings should be deducted. This allowance is provided for under Section 5 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration) Act 1980 and set at the rate of RM400 per day according […]
Call for State Election candidates to declare assets
As announced by the Election Commission on July 5th, the upcoming elections for the State Legislative Assemblies of six states – Kedah, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Selangor, and Terengganu – shall be held on August 12th, with nomination day being fixed on July 29th. Given that political parties are in the process of currently naming […]
Statement: Azam Baki’s term extension: a sign of MACC’s persistent institutional flaws despite increased action
On 10 May 2023, it was reported that the current Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Azam Baki’s term as chief commissioner has been extended for another year. His term was due to end on 12 May, with the extension taking effect that same day. The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 […]