Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to re-examine the stock market integration and short-run dynamic interactions between the Malaysian stock market and the stock markets of its major trading partners (the USA, Japan, Singapore, China and Thailand). Design/methodology/approach – Weekly stock indices spanning from January 1992 to May 2008 is

Marriage is a sacred relationship not only imbued with love, but also with rights and responsibilities. Every man or woman entering into a marriage contract would wish that no serious conflict could affect that relationship. Both parties would expect that the ship will sail smoothly and safely until it reaches its final destination. Nevertheless, a

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the adoption and appropriation of mobile phone (MP) technologies by building on the technology appropriation theories. The paper also looks into the choice of MP use through various attractors, the purposes of MP use and the extent of use of various MP applications and features by the targeted

AIM: To evaluate the influence of preoperative biliary drainage on morbidity and mortality after surgical resection for ampullary carcinoma. METHODS: We analyzed retrospectively data for 82 patients who underwent potentially curative surgery for ampullary carcinoma between September 1993 and July 2007 at the Singapore General Hospital, a tertiary r

The IIUM Digital Library is using a content management system (CMS) called Multimedia Object Manager (MOM). It is developed by a Malaysian company namely Paradigm Systems Sdn. Bhd. MOM acts as a repository for all types of IIUM digital materials such as theses, examination papers, IIUM publications, contents page for journals subscribed by IIUM Lib

We would like to report a case involving a 38-year-old woman who presented with knee and ankle swellings 2 weeks prior to admission. There were also multiple painful oral ulcers and a few skin sores on the wrist. She also had associated diarrhoea for 2 weeks. There ware also marked loss of weight (6kg in 2 weeks). Colonoscopy examination showed mac

The clash of civilizations thesis, first formulated by Bernard Lewis and popularized by Samuel Huntington in the 1990s was, in the course of time, embraced by President George W. Bush for execution, virtually making it the cornerstone of US foreign policy during the early years of the 21st century. The situation thus created has pushed the Muslim w

مر تفسير القرآن الكريم وتأويل آياته - شأنه شأن غيره من العلوم الإسلامية - بمراحل وأطوار شهد كل منها مناهج وطرائق قد تكون متوازية أو متداخلة، كما ظهرت في رحابه مدارس واتجاهات تتبنى هذا المنهج أو

This paper developed an improvised methodology to measure poverty reduction for various categories, namely countries, regions, sub-groups just to name a few. To this end, first, using mathematical expositions an index known as Basic Needs Deficiency Index(BNDI)is formulated. Second, this paper shows how the index can be used in empirical works, whi

Perkembangan ekonomi negara yang pesat, terutamanya sejak dua dekad yang lalu, merancakkan pembangunan bandar di Malaysia. Bandar sedia ada mengalami perkembangan pesat dari segi saiz dan juga kepadatan. Bandar baru juga turut dibina bagi menampung permintaan terhadap ruang bagi penempatan, perniagaan, perindustrian dan kemudahan masyarakat. Kadar