Purpose – This paper aims to measure the level of zakat disbursement efficiency (ZDE) in Brunei Darussalam from the year 2000 to 2012 and identifies the governance factor(s) that influence efficiency. Design/ methodology/ approach - This research conducts a study on all four districts in Brunei Darussalam, which are Brunei Muara, Belait, Tutong a

This paper presents a novel approach, Smartcrowd, utilizing the mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) as a platform to find a solution to manage a large human crowd. The proposed solution caters to big crowd management on important Islamic pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah in the cities of Makkah and Madinah in Saudi Arabia during a fixed time every year. In re

Article 145(3) of the Federal Constitution and s 376(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code conferred on the attorney general, the public prosecutor, the power, exercisable at his discretion, to institute, conduct or discontinue any proceedings for any offence. The prosecutorial discretion includes the decision on whether to commence prosecution against

The Whistleblower Protection Act 2010, was enacted by the Malaysian Parliament in June 2010 in an attempt to supress corruption and to protect individuals in an organisation who attempts to expose an alleged dishonesty or illegal activity that violates the existing laws, among others. The Act encourages and facilitates the anonymous whistleblowing

Baccaurea angulata is an underutilised tropical fruit of Borneo Island of Malaysia. The effect of solvents was examined on yield, total phenolic (TPC), total flavonoids (TFC), total carotene content (TCC), free radical scavenging activities and lipid peroxidation inhibition activities. The results indicated that the pulp (edible portion) had the hi

Phosphate glasses are novel amorphous biomaterials due to their fully resorbable characteristics, with controllable degradation profiles. In this study, phosphate glasses containing titanium and/or iron were identified to exhibit sufficiently matched thermal properties (glass transition temperature, thermal expansion coefficient and viscosity) whic

Numerical and experimental investigation is carried out to study the laminar heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in an equilateral triangular duct using combined vortex generator and nanofluids. Two different types of nanoparticles "namely Al2O3 and SiO2" suspended in distilled water with two particles concentrations are successful

This study presents the effect of nanofluid and vortex generators compound on heat transfer and friction factor in an equilateral triangular duct experimentally. Two different types of nanofluids namely, Al2O3 and SiO2 nanoparticles suspended in distilled water (DW) with two particle concentrations were successfully prepared and tested. A wide rang

Suspension system is a mechanism which isolates the vehicle body from road shocks and unwanted vibrations. A basic suspension system usually consists of spring, damper, rods, and ball joints in both automotive and railway transportation. The primary aim of this project is to design and develop a smallscale test rig of quarter car railway vehicle fo

Historically, Malaysian waters have never been free from piracy and armed robbery against ships. Nevertheless, up to the present time, Malaysia is only a party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS) and has not yet signed or rectified the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Na