C4 Center Brief No. 2: Counting the Costs for Human Rights and the Environment
THE WASTE TRADE Chinaβs import ban on waste materials disrupted the global market for recyclable material, leading to an influx of, most noticeably, plastic waste to Southeast Asian countries. In 2018, Malaysia became the worldβs top destination for plastic waste exports after China’s ban, with more than 850,000 tonnes of plastic waste including municipal waste […]
Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat Utara (HSKLU): Keuntungan diswastaan, kerugian disosialisasikan?
SIARAN MEDIA Dikemaskinikan pada 6 SEPTEMBER 2021 Setelah menerima bantahan keras daripada semua lapisan masyarakat, MB Selangor Amirudin Shari telah memberi jaminan untuk menangguhkan proses penyahwartaan HSKLU dan akan membawa isu ini ke Mesyuarat Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri (MMKN) pada 8 September ini. Raja Muda Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah Ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj, […]
The Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR): A case of privatising profits and socialising costs?
PRESS STATEMENT 1 SEPTEMBER 2021 The Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR): A case of privatising profits and socialising costs? The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) backs the call for Selangor Menteri Besar (MB) Amirudin Shari to come clean and explain the shocking decision to degazette and destroy 536.7 hectares (865 football […]
C4 Center-SAM joint forum against imported plastic waste sheds light on impact
πππππ πππππππ ππ ππππ ππππ C4 Center-SAM joint forum against imported plastic waste sheds light on impact A forum jointly organised by the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) and SahabatAlam Malaysia (SAM) on improving monitoring and enforcement against illegal waste processing in Kedahand Penang has shed light on the problems faced by […]
More transparency, stringency needed to preserve human rights and environment from plastic waste imports, says C4 report
PRESS STATEMENT17 MARCH 2021 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) launched its report on plastic waste yesterday with a webinar featuring a panel of experts, with the report and panel concluding that there needs to be more transparent and stringent laws governing waste and recycling to preserve human rights, health and the […]
C4 Center Brief No. 1: Good Governance and the Global Plastic Waste Trade
OVERVIEW Chinaβs ban on waste materials disrupted the global market for recyclable material, leading to an influx of waste to Southeast Asian countries. Research was carried out from November 2019 to March 2021 to examine the value chains of the import, transport, and processing of plastic waste in recycling facilities in Malaysia, and to trace […]
Kuala Langat, Kearah Pusat Pencemaran
Sediakah kita menerima lebihan asap karbon, panas membahang yang tidak terhingga, banjir, kematian kehidupan liar, flora dan fauna? Apakah nasib rakyat yang berada di sekeliling Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat? Adakah kita bersedia dengan apa yang bakal terjadi jika Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat diteruskan penyahwartaannya? Selepas mendengar perjuangan anak muda dalam membantah penyahwartaan Hutan Simpan Kuala […]
Gaping holes in LYNAS PDF EIA: The people of Kuantan district has the right to know!
PRESS STATEMENT 20 FEBRUARY 2021 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) demands more transparency regarding the approval of all environmentally-sensitive projects, in this case, Lynas Malaysiaβs permanent disposal facility (PDF). According to Malaysiakiniβs investigative reports, the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for Lynasβs PDF revealed that 202.35 hectares (ha) of Bukit Ketam will be developed […]
Taman Rimba Kiara a hard-fought victory
PRESS STATEMENT 28 JANUARY 2021 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) lauds the unanimous decision made by the Court of Appeal with regards to the Taman Rimba Kiara case, where the development order for the project is considered null and void. This verdict vindicates our longstanding, detailed research and advocacy work, as […]
Press Statement: River of Life β 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 […]