The Oligarch-Autocrat Alliances
Democracy is not dying by sudden coup – it is being dismantled through the law itself, using a shared playbook refined across continents.
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UN Tax Convention: Summary of the Tax Justice Network’s stakeholder input after the Fourth Session of negotiations
This blog is a summary of the Tax Justice Network’s most recent stakeholder submissions regarding the ongoing negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on…
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…
Ex-UFC Fighter and Kinahan ‘Friend’ Mounir Lazzez Linked to Iran Sanctions
This article is the result of a collaboration with The Sunday Times. You can find their corresponding piece here. Bellingcat and The Sunday Times last week published…
Azam Baki Investigations, why so secretive?: The Madani government must release the committee’s findings immediately
14 MARCH 2026PRESS STATEMENT The scandals plaguing the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) remain unresolved, with troubling developments emerging. On 11 March…
AI Used to Promote Non-Existent Evacuation Flights From the Middle East
The Netherlands’ largest newspaper, De Telegraaf, recently published an interview with a woman claiming to organise her own evacuation flights from Dubai, selling seats…
Police investigations of free speech echo darkest periods of state repression
11 MARCH 2026 PRESS STATEMENT On 9 March 2026, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center), Pushpan Murugiah received a…
FAM fails its appeal: The Madani government must take immediate action to address national humiliation
8 MARCH 2026PRESS STATEMENT On 5 March 2026, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) partially upheld an appeal by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and seven…
New Footage Shows Wanted Kinahan Cartel Kingpins Post-Sanctions
This article is the result of a collaboration with The Sunday Times. You can find their corresponding piece here. Kinahan cartel leaders Daniel and Christy Kinahan have…
Taxing Ethiopian women for bleeding
Tax is never neutral. It tells us whose wellbeing is protected and whose dignity is treated as negotiable. Around 500 million women and girls worldwide lack the…
Malaysia’s Steel Industry and Climate Commitments: Governance, Gaps, & Pathways
Malaysia has committed to strengthening its climate ambition through Nationally Determined Contribution since 2016. Yet, significant challenges from hard-to-abate…
New C4 Center report warns governance weaknesses in steel industry could jeopardise Malaysia’s climate targets
Existing governance gaps in Malaysia’s steel industry pose significant risks of undermining the country’s climate commitments, unless stronger transparency and…