C4 Center Report: Structuring the Malaysian Ombudsman Office
Why does Malaysia need an Ombudsman Office? To ensure good governance and efficient public service, independent oversight of the public service is crucial. At present, this is managed by the Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) – an agency stationed under the Prime Minister’s Department (PMD) and governed by administrative circulars. It lacks statutory foundation and is […]
Mercy Undeserved: Najib Razak’s Commuted Sentence Fails the Nation
4 FEBRUARY 2024 PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is gravely disappointed by the recent decision to commute the sentence of disgraced former Prime Minister Najib Razak after his conviction in the SRC International trial. Najib’s convictions for abuse of position for gratification of RM42 million, three counts of criminal […]
AG Terrirudin: Strict adherence to the letter of the law is not an excuse for non-transparency
16 JANUARY 2024PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is concerned by the comments made by Attorney-General (AG) Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh at the Opening of Legal Year 2024 event on 15th January 2024 – where he relied upon the plain language of the law to contend that the Public Prosecutor (PP) has […]
Auditor-General’s Report 2022: Massive losses in public projects reaffirm major need for government accountability
24 NOVEMBER 2023 PRESS STATEMENT On 22 November 2023, the Auditor-General’s Report on the Activities of Federal Government Ministries/Departments and Federal Statutory Bodies was published revealing losses amounting to RM681.71 million from 6 projects out of the 16 performance audits carried out across 14 ministries. Auditor-General Wan Suraya Wan Radzi said that the biggest loss […]
COVID-19 and Governance: A Qualitative Study on Government Aid with Communities from Bentong, Pahang and Selayang.
The COVID-19 pandemic saw a global health crisis with far-reaching effects that extended beyond the areas of health alone. Communities that were already disadvantaged were more adversely affected such as the B40 group, women, and children of schooling age – all faced problems relating to loss of income or decrease in quality of life. The […]
Azam Baki ignoring election campaign bribery – dereliction of duty?
3 AUGUST 2023 PRESS STATEMENT Azam Baki ignoring election campaign bribery – dereliction of duty? The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) notes with deep concern recent developments in the campaigning for the upcoming state elections, which indicate a backslide to unsavoury methods previously used in Malaysian political history. On 28 July 2023, […]
Standing in solidarity with activists against violence and intimidation
The recent attempt on Siti Kasim’s life is a cause for alarm and completely unacceptable as it indicates the hostile environment faced by local activists and human rights defenders. The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) strongly condemns these acts and calls upon the police to prioritise investigations into the matter and uncover […]
Batas Baru land sale, profiteering over state-owned lands: why has this land sale gone unchallenged?
Chief Minister of Terengganu Samsuri Mokhtar is alleged to have decided on the sale of state government-owned land in Batas Baru to the Khairunnisa’ association for only RM 500 thousand, 58 times cheaper than its valuation of RM 29 million. Khairunnisa’ is an organisation whose members are wives of elected officials, both current and former […]
Kenyataan Media: Laporan Ketua Audit Negara 2021 Siri 2: Demokrasi berparlimen mengecewakan dan mencurigakan dijadikan sandiwara oleh Perikatan Nasional
Semasa mesyuarat Dewan Rakyat pada 6 Jun 2023, blok pembangkang yang terdiri daripada ahli-ahli politik gabungan Perikatan Nasional (PN) telah sebulat suara membantah dengan lantang perbahasan Laporan Ketua Audit Negara 2021 Siri 2 (Laporan KAN) dalam Parlimen. Meskipun Tuan Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat Johari Abdul masih meneruskan usul itu untuk membenarkan laporan tersebut dibahaskan, tiada […]
Auditor-General’s Report 2021 Series 2: Parliamentary democracy reduced to a farce by Perikatan Nasional
During a Dewan Rakyat sitting on 6 June 2023, the opposition bloc comprising politicians from the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition unanimously and vehemently protested the Auditor-General’s Report 2021 Series 2 (AG’s Report) being debated in Parliament. While Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul moved forward with the motion to allow the report to be debated, none […]