Past literature has indicated a lack of visual privacy in the design of terrace housing in Malaysia, especially for Malay Muslim families, owing to specific Islamic regulations and principles governing the modesty of self, family, and house. The main objectives of this paper are to analyse the definition of visual privacy from Islamic perspective o

MOOCs first became a phenomenon in the higher education landscape in 2008. Ever since, various researches have been conducted to explore the potential of MOOCs as an alternative in the learning and teaching process, and the way forward in delivering the courses effectively. Despite the growing interest in MOOCs applicability in higher education, ve

Malarial etiological agents were reported to be resistant against nearly all antimalarial drugs. Besides, Trichosanthes cucumerina is widely applied as vegetable in daily diets and in ethnopharmacological studies. This study was done to evaluate the antimalarial properties of aqueous extract of T. cucumerina against Plasmodium berghei NK65 and to d

It is a book that explains the law governing civil procedure and civil litigation in Malaysia.Malaysia by Juriah Abd Jalil Shahrul Mizan Ismail This monograph has been reviewed by the Authors and is up-to- date as of Month Year 2019 Malaysia – 1 Civil Procedure – Suppl. 106 (2019)Published by: Kluwer Law International B.V .PO Box 3162400 AH Alp

By virtue of the sole reliance on equitable principles, in total disregard of the equidistance method, in the North Sea Continental Shelf cases and vague and hollow provisions of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 in particular on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf, the maritime boun

History is what happened in the past. And the past can also be fated not to be, at the same time. On the Tuesday morning of May 28, I was initially slotted for an oral history session with Professor Emeritus Khoo Kay Kim, widely regarded as the nation’s historian. That interview was destined not to be. It was earlier postponed as Khoo was hospita

Over the decades, this newspaper has carried many opinion pieces on Negaraku. Two of which were my columns — one accounting on the origins of the national anthem (December 2017), and the other Negaraku as a national symbol and icon. Some have described it as an experiment in national integration, viz, allowing for the “diversity” in which the

In 2004, while visiting West Sumatra, we stopped along the promenade in Padang, the capital city of the province. My then 10-year-old son, Rumi, exclaimed in disbelief: “The Indian Ocean!” That was the first time he and I stood before the vastness of the Indian Ocean, the geography and history that we had erstwhile encountered through textbooks

We do not have to wait for Visit Malaysia Year 2020 to promote local batik, nor wait for Thursdays, or for some formal occasions. Or wait for our wakil rakyat to adorn it in Parliament, perhaps make a drab debate more colourful. We have lost that distinct expression of a national identity (in the batik) which all can consume, regardless of economic

There is a renewed interest among aficionados and connoisseurs of Malay writings in recent times. Books narrating Malay society, history and culture, as well as classical Malay texts, especially written and published before World War Two are much sought-after. And second-hand bookstores and some of the newer independent booksellers know this too we