PAC findings expose massive misgovernance issue at the heart of migrant labour recruitment, police investigations must ensue
6 JULY 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On 3 July 2024, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) led by Mas Ermieyati reported that the migrant labour recruitment system under the supervision of the Ministry of Home Affairs had been operating for six years without having been formalised in a contract. The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 […]
Let MACC do its job without fear or favour in investigating “katak” politicians
Press Statement 19 March 2021 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) calls for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to be allowed to conduct its investigations without favour or fear, with strengthened independence to prevent the commission from being used in a political capacity. According to Malaysiakini, Kuala Langat MP Xavier Jeyakumar had […]
Conflict of Interest: Analysis & Recommendation on Preventing Political Patronage and Corruption in Malaysia.
Conflict of Interest: Preventing Political Patronage and Corruption in Malaysia Report was launched on 21 February 2019. This is a video summary of the event which was held at Aloft KL Sentral Hotel. This video was made by our friends at Media Rakyat. More videos of the event can be found on our youtube channel: C4 : Forum […]
Rosmah Mansor Graft Trial worth RM1.25 billion
Rosmah Mansor’s corruption case is a clear example how resources are diverted from the poor. In the end, the taxpayers’ money being stolen and the public, robbed!
Conflict of Interest: Preventing Political Patronage and Corruption in Malaysia
Conflict of interest (COI) and political patronage have dominated our country’s economic and political landscape for decades, permeating every level of government and society. While practices such as government procurement, award of contracts and appointments to certain position are legal due to public policies and laws, they are by no means ethical. The task to […]
Conflict of Interest: Taman Rimba Kiara – The Land Grab!
In light of C4 Center’s unwavering commitment to advocating good governance agenda, we have taken the initiative to research on a policy paper on conflict of interest, and how to combat the corruption agenda in Malaysia. The connection between Tengku Adnan, former FT Minister and the directors of the companies mentioned in the infographic will […]
Guide to Electoral Offenses for GE14
What does the law say about what is considered money politics and electoral malconduct under the Elections Offenses Act 1954? C4 Center brings to you this easy-to-understand guide. You can download them by clicking on the thumbnails (3 languages), or use the Facebook album here. Daily Infographics (Explanations)
Scorpene Scandal: Factsheet downloads
Remember, remember, that the Scorpene scandal is not over. C4 Center wants to public to not forget that grand corruption involving third party appointees is still at large. While Malaysia has somewhat moved on to the 1MDB scandal, the Scorpene scandal still has not been resolved. In fact, it’s the same method of operation over […]
Political Financing and Cross Border Corruptions
In the first part of our initiative, we focus on regulating political financing. We were part of a coalition to produce a guideline entitled “Pengubahsuaian Untuk Kewangan Politik yang Telus and Bertanggungjawab di Malaysia. In the second phase of our work, we produce a report entitled Understanding Cross Border Corruption and Money Laundering: The 1MDB […]
‘Let public scrutinise Political Funding Act proposal’
A corruption watchdog has questioned the federal government on its plan to present a proposal for a Political Funding Act for public review. Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) director Cynthia Gabriel said the NGO is fully focused on this effort and will work with other organisations to prepare a working proposal on the […]