In line with its Vision 2020, Malaysia has been implementing a series of ‘quality’ reforms in its higher education sector (Sirat, 2010). For critics, these reforms are driven by an ideological shift from the idea that knowledge is a “public good” (Dzulkifli, 2011, p. 28). This study explores whether the use of ‘standards’ as governance

This research was conducted with two objectives, to identify level of inter-parental conflict problems face by high school students in Bandar Abbas, and to investigate the relationship between level of inter-parental conflict and academic achievements among high schools students in Bandar Abbas. Participants consisted of 248 adolescent aged 17-18 w

Numerous studies have been conducted in the field of assistive technology for elderly and disabled. However, the overall user needs are rarely considered and understood. There is a dire need for a holistic solution to keep away dangerous happenings especially to the disabled or elderly people, who are physically fragile and feeble. This paper surve

Marine natural products have attracted the attention of scientists to isolate novel biologically active metabolites. Several promising metabolites were discovered from marine sponges with different biological activities including antimicrobial and anticancer. By far, more than 36% of the metabolites discovered from marine organisms were isolated fr

Marine natural products have attracted the attention of scientists to isolate novel biologically active metabolites. Several promising metabolites were discovered from marine sponges with different biological activities including antimicrobial and anticancer. By far, more than 36% of the metabolites discovered from marine organisms were isolated fr

Brics, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is a prominent economic bloc of some of the world’s major emerging economies. Malaysia’s recent expression of interest in joining this influential group has sparked discussions about the potential benefits and challenges of such a move. Joining Brics offers Malaysia several

DECEMBER 3 — The 45th US President, Donald Trump, is set to return to the White House as the 47th President following his victory in the recent US presidential election. Countries across Asia including Malaysia, are recalibrating their economic and strategic approaches. With the possibility of significant changes in U.S. policy on trade and secur

It is well recognised that coastlines are undergoing rapid development and firm management policies have to be made. Nevertheless, for any shore management to be efficacious, the policies need to be founded on informed decision-making. Geographical Information System (GIS) encourages the development and use of standards for coastal data definition,

This paper examines the effect of crude oil price volatility on Southeast Asia Islamic equity market index. The paper focuses on the long run and short run effect of both the spot and futures price of crude oil on the Islamic equity market index in south East Asia. Daily data from September 2007 to June 2015 obtained from Bloomberg database is used

This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the value and financial performances of Islamic banks in the context of green finance and sustainable social responsibility. Employing comprehensive data extraction from scholarly databases such as Scopus, the study systematically quantifies and maps literature trends, influential works, and emergent t