There is a need to examine risk factors contributing to the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the fishermen's communities. A qualitative study by using focus group discussion method was conducted in one of the fishermen's village of East Coast, Malaysia. A total of thirty-five people were recruited and five focus group discussions of 6-9 peopl

Undang-undang pentadbiran Agama Islam adalah satu undang-undang yang menghimpun banyak perkara berkaitan agama Islam. Antara yang disentuh dalam undang-undang ini adalah penubuhan, fungsi dan kuasa Majlis Agama Islam; pelantikan dan kuasa Mufti serta Jawatankuasa Fatwa negeri; penubuhan mahkamah syariah dan pelantikan hakim; pelantikan dan kuasa Ke

Malaysia as the pioneer of Sukuk has captured the global Sukuk’s share market in Islamic capital market tremendously and has played an important role for the remarkable development of Sukuk. Malaysia has a successful track record in innovating and commercializing many Shari’ah-compliant products. The MICM product innovation and world first achi

This paper is on mediation, an effective and affordable complement to litigation. Mediation may be opted for in a wide range of subject matters, such as in civil and commercial disputes, matrimonial, personal injury, environmental and labour disputes, among others. It is a nothing to lose alternative dispute resolution, and why disputing parties sh

The issue of amenability of an international treaty, like the ‘Hague Service Convention 1965’, with the Shari’ah is crucial from a Muslim state perspective and it has to be settled before the State in question can ratify the treaty and thereby expressing her willingness to abide by its provisions. This is crucial in the sense that once a trea

There is a growing interest in the application of bioethanol as biofuel since it has the possibility to be the potential substitute for fossil fuel. Selection of the best raw material for ethanol production is crucial for the substrate preparation. High amount of starch content is one of the important criteria in choosing the best suitable crop for

People typically associate health with only physical health. However, health is also interconnected to mental and emotional health. People who are emotionally healthy are in control of their behaviors and experience better quality of life. Hence, understanding human behavior is very important in ensuring the complete understanding of one's holi

The phytochemical screening study and the antioxidant activity test of the twigs of Artocarpus altilis has been done for the first time. The Artocarpus genus is known to produce a large number of secondary metabolites, and is specifically rich in phenylpropanoids such as flavonoids and flavones. Results of this study indicated that A. altilis (twig

Generally, the law relating to custody and visitation rights after divorce advocates the best interests of the child as the main consideration and these interests are adopted through sole or joint custody. Recent sociological studies indicate that under sole custody, custody of the child is mostly awarded to the mother. It means that the mother obt

Realizing the for fresh outlooks on a number of doctrinal as well as juristic issues regarding the subject of the protection of children's right, this collection of six essays cover a wide spectrum of matters from the rights of a child to life; religion and association; protection of privacy, family, home, honour and dignity to the rights to ed