Gaps in the Act: A Legal Analysis of Malaysia’s Current Whistleblower Protection Laws
(C4 Center Report) C4 Center had in 2021 commissioned a research titled, “Gaps in the Act: A Legal Analysis of Malaysia’s Current Whistleblower Laws”. The research is a comprehensive overview of the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010, its gaps, and includes several case studies that illustrate the problems with the current legislation. The main objective behind […]
C4 Center Report: Citizens against corruption, complacency, crime, and climate crisis
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2018, China’s National Sword Policy came into effect, banning 24 types of solid waste imports to the country including plastic and paper waste. This caused a global disruption of the market for recyclable material and redirected plastic waste to Southeast Asia and other developing countries with weaker regulatory frameworks and less technical […]
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 […]
MEMORANDUM for Proposed Development at Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara
C4 submitted material evidence in relation to the Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara land grabbers issue. The extremely damning evidence is in relation to the complicated business connection between the former Federal Territory Minister, Tengku Adnan and the developer. Read the full Memorandum here.
Report: pH Litmus Tracker Report 2 [May-Nov 2019]. A Report on Pakatan Harapan’s Institutional and Political Reform
The PH Litmus Report on the Progress of Pakatan Harapan’s Institutional and Political ReformsMay 2019 – November 2019 Since the monumental victory of 9 May 2018, the Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4 Center) has led a project to track Pakatan Harapan’s progress in implementing its manifesto promises, particularly on governance and anti-corruption reforms. The […]
Report: A Rights Plan for Freedom of Information in Malaysia
“Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any media of his chouce.” – Article 19 of the ICCPR In order […]
Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020: How a mutilated City Plan was forced on the people of Kuala Lumpur
From KuNan to Khalid: How a mutilated Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 was forced on the people of Kuala Lumpur The contents of the KLCP 2020- Read at here.
Memorandum for the Reform of the MACC
This memorandum was submitted to YB Senator Datuk Paul Low, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office on 11 November 2015, by the Malaysian Bar, in collaboration with the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4), Citizens’ Network for a Better Malaysia (CNBM) and Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) […]
pH Litmus Tracker: A Summary Report on Pakatan Harapan’s Institutional and Political Reforms
pH Litmus TrackerSummary Report: Pakatan Harapan’s Institutional and Political Reforms Introduction Come May 9th, 2019, it would be one year since the Pakatan Harapan coalition won the 14th general elections and formed a government. The historic election win witnessed the fall of the Barisan Nasional government – a government that had ruled the country for 61 […]
Report: Creating a Conducive Legal Environment for Freedom of Expression
In partnership with UNESCO Office in Jakarta, C4 Center launched a review paper on pCreating a Conducive Legal Environment for Freedom of Expression. A Review of Malaysian Laws Related to Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom and Access to Information. We are very excited to share our recommendations to the PH Government in moving forward towards […]