Searching for a Remedy: Assessing Malaysia’s Government Procurements Appeals and Grievance Mechanism
On 25 August 2025, the Government Procurement Bill was tabled for its first reading in the DewanRakyat. Within a short span of time, it proceeded through its second and third readings, and wassubsequently passed by both Houses of Parliament. The resulting Government Procurement Act (GPA)2025 now awaits gazettement before it comes into force. The passage […]
Army procurement corruption – can the Government Procurement Act prevent future scandals?
PRESS STATEMENT8 JANUARY 2026 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is deeply alarmed by the revelations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) that investigations have been opened into alleged procurement misconduct by Royal Malaysian Armed Forces. The MACC has published several public statements stating that it had opened investigations under Section 17(a) […]
Malaysia-US trade pact risks bypassing procurement laws, putting multi-billion ringgit GLC investments beyond oversight
3 NOVEMBER 2025 PRESS STATEMENT During the recent ASEAN Summit 2025, Malaysia and the United States of America signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Among the terms of the agreement was the commitment by Malaysia that local government-linked companies (GLCs) would procure various goods and services from the US amounting to approximately RM1 […]
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT: Government Procurement Bill: A sorely needed law with institutionally dangerous flaws
9 SEPTEMBER 2025 We, the undersigned civil society organisations (CSOs), are alarmed by the recent passing of the Government Procurement Bill by the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara. The rushed passing of the Bill, the lack of consultations held on the draft bill, coupled with questionable provisions granting the Minister of Finance a disproportionate degree […]
C4 Center urges Dewan Negara to refer Government Procurement Bill 2025 to the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Law Review
PRESS STATEMENT 5 SEPTEMBER 2025 The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) calls on the Dewan Negara to urgently refer the Government Procurement Bill 2025 to the Special Select Committee on Law Review (JPKSUU) for further review. The Bill was rushed through the Dewan Rakyat on 28 August 2025, with only 16 days […]
C4 Center demands that the Government Procurement Bill 2025 must not be passed
28 AUGUST 2025 PRESS STATEMENT C4 Center demands that the Government Procurement Bill 2025 must not be passed On 27 August 2025, the second reading of the Government Procurement Bill 2025 was held in the Dewan Rakyat. The Bill was met with intense scrutiny from the opposition Members of Parliament and even from within the […]
Government Procurement Bill: Serious concerns around Ministerial powers, lack of accountability mechanisms, and disproportionate investigative and enforcement powers
26 August 2025 PRESS STATEMENT On Monday 25 August 2025, the Government Procurement Bill (the “Bill”) was tabled for its first reading in Parliament. The Bill contains 93 clauses with the stated aim of, among others, providing for the duties, accountability, governance and transparency in Government procurement. This Bill comes after years of advocacy from […]
Policy Proposal to the Malaysian Government: The Procurement Act
Government procurement has long been considered one of, if not the biggest source of wastage of public funds across governments around the world, and remains the area of governance most susceptible to corruption. Malaysia is no stranger to such occurrences, with some of nation’s biggest corruption scandals being procurement-related. Previous and successive Malaysian governments have […]
Budget 2025: Reforms welcome, but procurement risks remain a key concern
23 OCTOBER 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On 18 October 2024, the Supply (Budget) Bill 2025 was tabled in Parliament and notably, was the largest budget ever tabled in Malaysian history. Overall, the items in the budget suggest a positive shift by the government in the direction of improving accountability in public service delivery, as well as […]
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 […]