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 […]
Long-standing calls for MACC reform aligned with the government’s own obligations and commitments to improve governance
15 OCTOBER 2024 PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is disconcerted by responses towards our recent press statement dated 9 October 2024 on urgent reforms necessary to uphold the role of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as an “independent and accountable anti-corruption body”, pursuant to Section 2 of the MACC Act […]
Public trust without MACC reform is a mere fantasy
9 October, 2024PRESS STATEMENT On 26 September 2024, Bloomberg released a report citing three sources who claimed that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had ordered Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Azam Baki not to investigate Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak over the latter’s purchase of shares in HeiTech Padu Bhd. Bloomberg had also reported that […]
With over 3000 laws to review, when will anti-corruption reforms arrive?
16 AUGUST 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On 12 August, Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), stated that a list of more than 3,000 outdated laws would be compiled for the Prime Minister’s consideration for further action, potentially leading to a review. This includes laws from Malaysia’s pre-independence […]
Positive developments for a Malaysian Ombudsman office must be matched by robust and effective implementation
9 JULY 2024 PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) welcomes the acceptance in full of several key recommendations on institutional reform by the Malaysian delegation to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland last Friday. These recommendations were among a total of 348 received on a broad range […]
National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2024-2028 (NACS): Recent governance controversies underscore urgent need to improve and implement NACS measures
1 JULY 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On 7 May 2024, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim launched the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2024-2028 (NACS). The NACS is a continuation of Malaysia’s National Anti-Corruption Plan 2019-2023 (NACP) which provides a framework to address and combat corruption by improving governance and strengthening integrity, transparency, and accountability in public service administration. However, […]
Asia Mobiliti saga: Government must urgently enact procurement reforms to overcome dangers of conflict of interest and lack of transparency
29 MAY 2024 PRESS STATEMENT On 24 May 2024, Selangor State Executive Councillor on Investment, Trade and Mobility Ng Sze Han pushed back on concerns surrounding the appointment of Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd (Asia Mobiliti) as a service provider for Selangor Mobility’s Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) system in June last year. This comes amid […]
Reappointment of Azam Baki as MACC Chief highlights continued failure of Government to enact institutional reform
14 MAY 2024PRESS STATEMENT On 12 May 2024, Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Azam Baki was reappointed to hold the office for another year, following a previous one-year term extension conferred in 2023. The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) reiterates the criticism in its media statement dated 17 May […]
C4 Press Statement: Former Lawmaker’s Irresponsible Food Dumping Highlights Ignorance in Food Security and Waste Management Issues.
24 APRIL 2024 PRESS STATEMENT Former Lawmaker’s Irresponsible Food Dumping Highlights Ignorance in Food Security and Waste Management Issues. The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is astounded by the recent revelation of former Kuala Krau Member of Parliament (MP) Ismail Mohamed Said’s disposal of a massive amount of staple food including rice, […]
Announcement of Federal Allocations Ahead of Impending By-election Points to Yet More Abuse of Government Machinery
20 APRIL 2024 PRESS STATEMENT The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) questions the propriety and timing of the recent announcement of a RM5.21 million allocation for projects in Hulu Selangor by Minister of Housing and Local Government Nga Kor Ming, with specific funds for development and maintenance projects specifically in the Kuala […]