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

Good ethics and professionalism when using computer or Internet should be strictly observed and exercised. Failure to do so will result in violation of the laws and computer ethics. Consequently, not only the victim will suffer loss but also the country as a whole. It is known that, the borderless nature of the cyber world has encouraged many peopl

Monitoring of development plans implementation is gaining more attention than before by the planning authorities in Malaysia. Pilot plan monitoring projects are being conducted in order to develop the most suitable monitoring mechanism. Since GIS use is widespread in development plan preparation process in Malaysia, there have also been efforts to

A novel two degree of freedom (DOF) intelligent light tracking system using fuzzy logic control is presented in this paper. The fuzzy control algorithm for light tracking system is implemented using a webcamera as a vision sensor, two PC sound cards as output signal controller, and two DC motors as a pan-tilt driver mechanism. Two Fuzzy logic contr

The interpretation of gated community in Malaysia often been regarded as a residential community area equipped with human or electronic security surveillance. However, the true meaning is a community area enclosed by walls and fences, most of the time having controlled over the entrances especially for automobiles and pedestrians. It is an issue wh

A simple programming technique (MATLAB) has been written for the analysis of a beam reconfigurable antenna array. The technique is based on the calculation of mutual impedance using Induced EMF method. This can be applied to an array of dipoles arranged in various configurations. An array of 12 dipoles has been positioned at the edge of a cube stru

Good ethics and professionalism when using computer or Internet should be strictly observed and exercised. Failure to do so will result in violation of the laws and computer ethics. Consequently, not only the victim will suffer loss but also the country as a whole. It is known that, the borderless nature of the cyber world has encouraged many peopl

The purpose of this paper is to confirm the Muslim scholar views that philosophy philosophy can be used as a tool to enhance thinking. This study employed the pedagogy of Philosophical Inquiry (PI) among the undergraduate students of the Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (IRKHS), International Islamic University,

There has been extensive theoretical and empirical research on the subject of money demand. The usefulness of a money demand function in the conduct of monetary policy depends critically on its stability. This paper studies the stability of the M1 and M2 money demand functions for Malaysia. The results show that both M1 and M2 are cointegrated with