A Chinese Fentanyl Smuggling Network’s Footprints in Japan
This article is the result of a collaboration with Japanese publishing partner Nikkei. You can find Nikkei’s investigation here. Earlier this year, a man and a woman…
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Briefing Notes: Amendments to Whistleblower Protection Act 2010
On 22 July 2025, the Dewan Rakyat passed the Whistleblower Protection (Amendment) Act 2025 – the culmination of concerted efforts by civil society organisations…
Sabah corruption scandal: Farhash Wafa Salvador’s alleged involvement in underhanded contracting once again
PRESS STATEMENT 25 JULY 2025 On 21 July 2024, news portal MalaysiaNow reported that Bumi Suria Sdn Bhd was awarded the exploration licence for coal mining by Sabah…
The myth-buster’s guide to the “millionaire exodus” scare story
Millionaires are staying where they are, despite over 18000 news pieces published around the world since the start of 2024 claiming otherwise. The news reporting is…
Handing of Memorandum calling for leadership and ambition at upcoming Global Plastics Treaty negotiations to MPs at Parliament
Held in Kuala Lumpur on the 23rd of July 2025 Less than two weeks before the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to prepare an…
Whistleblower Protection Act amended: A long-awaited breakthrough that safeguards whistleblowers
Press Statement 23 July 2025 On 22 July 2025, the Dewan Rakyat passed the Whistleblower Protection (Amendment) Bill 2025, marking a long-overdue step forward for…
Money can’t buy health, but taxes can improve healthcare
No one likes going to the doctor. When you’re guaranteed a neighbourhood health system with community health workers, and a clinic close by with medical staff on duty…
Second Quarterly Report 2025
We are proud to share C4 Center’s Second Quarterly Report for 2025, detailing our key activities and developments from April to June. Building on the momentum of the…
The elephant in the room of business & human rights
The abusive tax practices of multinational corporations are driving pervasive and chronic human rights violations all over the world. The issue of corporate tax abuse…
Walk to Safeguard Judicial Independence
Held in Putrajaya on the 14th of July 2025 On 14 July 2025, C4 Center joined hundreds of Malaysian lawyers, civil society, and members of the public on the streets of…
How the UN Model Tax Treaty shapes the UN Tax Convention behind the scenes
In March 2025, the UN Tax Committee finalised its 2025 update of the UN Model Convention, which serves as a template for bilateral tax treaties, particularly those…
Masked, Armed and Forceful: Finding Patterns in Los Angeles Immigration Raids
Armed and masked men leaping out of unmarked vehicles. Latino men taken from their places of work or while waiting for the bus. Street vendors roughly tackled to the…