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SHAH ALAM: The Rasuah Busters initiative has launched its 100 Million Steps Against Corruption campaign in a bid to recruit the rakyat in the fight against graft. Karangkraf Media Group chairman Datuk Hussamuddin Yaacub said the campaign was intended to act as a call to action for members of the public to say no to corruption. "We want to raise awareness among all Malaysians of the moral decay that corruption causes. "The whole family can get involved simply by registering for the event which i...

This is due to weaknesses in governance and the absence of a political financing law.

Published on: Sunday, March 14, 2021 Text Size: The demonstrators walked along Jalan Parliament from Taman Tugu in protest of the latest Emergency Ordinance. (CIJ pic) PETALING JAYA: Civil society organisations staged a protest today to defend the right to freedom of expression in the wake of the anti-fake news emergency ordinance that came into force last week. A 15-strong flash mob, representing members of the Freedom of Expression Cluster, a coalition of NGOs with an interest in defending fr...

C4 refers to Zeti's appointment as PNB chairperson and member of the Council of Eminent Persons by the former PM.

PETALING JAYA: The Centre to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) has called for an investigation into allegations that more than US$16mil (about RM65mil) linked to 1MDB was found in company accounts belonging to the husband of Bank Negaras former governor Tan Sri Zeti Akthtar Aziz ( pic). The C4 said that Bank Negaras integrity could be compromised if there was any truth to the allegations which could further weaken the peoples trust in local institutions and authority. "The C4 calls for immediat...

Pix for representational purpose only. PETALING JAYA: Corruption has deeply rooted itself in our society to an extent that it is now sadly considered a way of life, based on the observation of a journalist after 40 years in the media industry. The situation prompted Karangkraft Media Group chairman Datuk Hussamuddin Yaacub to start a movement against corruption through his “Rasuah Busters” initiative. “It is a problem that affects all races and is common in the private sector as well as...

Condos can impose Covid-19 tests, and other news you may have missed A KINI ROUNDUP | Here are key headlines you may have missed, in brief. 1. Health experts condemned a move by condominium management bodies to impose mandatory Covid-19 testing on its residents, but Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the management can impose such conditions. 2. Malaysia’s ranking on corruption perception index fell six places for 2020, prompting the corruption watchdog Center to Combat Corruption & Cr...

LETTER | A jarring indication of just how deep corruption among the few can severely impact lives.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Centre) has questioned how former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak could plead ignorance to the existence of the meat cartel syndicate in the country. This comes after former Deputy Agriculture Minister Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, who served during Najib’s premiership, confirmed that cartels had been operating for decades. “How is it that Najib (could deny) any knowledge of this during his premiership? “Why are Mala...

The originally proposed Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission is the only way to restore the people’s confidence in our police force. OVER the years, recurrent reports of abuses, including violence against detainees and deaths in custody, have marred the reputation of our police force. The alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl in a police station lockup recently has the sullied image further. The girl lodged a report last Saturday, a week after she was raped by a youth while sh...