This paper examines two texts by Malay(si)an women: Aishah Ghani’s Ibu Melayu Mengelilingi Dunia (1956) and P.G. Lim’s memoirs, Kaleidoscope (2012). It focusses on the narratives of their journeys to and in England between 1934 and 1958. P.G. Lim (1915-2013) and Aishah Ghani (1923-2013) were contemporaries who lived in Malaya under British colo

This study explored the process of how Malay primary ESL learners build English vocabulary using multimedia technology. With this purpose, students’ choices of multimedia technology tools and the reasons behind the choices were investigated. The qualitative approach was employed in this study by conducting semi-structured interviews with three Ma

The art of fabric design is no stranger to a society’s culture and art. Each masterpiece is a testament to its own meaning and philosophy that supplied insights and substance to human lives. Woefully, the presence and knowledge of each symbols and signs in fabric pattern design is now lost to the society. The semantic approach in fabric pattern p

In May 2020, two 46000-year-old caves or rock-shelters, at Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia, were blown up by Rio Tinto - one of the world’s largest metals and mining corporation producing iron ore, copper, diamonds, gold and uranium. The heritage site has strong and significant historical, cultural and spiritual importance

The adverse effects of the pre-trial process on child offenders are damaging, particularly on their mental, emotional and physical developments. This study adopted the qualitative design, and the results indicate that the majority of the child offenders affirmed that they were subjected to some forms of ill-treatment during the pre-trial process, p

Food insecurity affects food intake, and it could prevent an individual from consuming enough nutritious food to support and maintain health. The aim of this paper is to determine the prevalence and factors influencing food insecurity among Malaysian households. In 2014, the Malaysian Adult Nutrition Survey (MANS) was carried out, and one of the co

In Malaysia, the main causes of visual impairment in children is uncorrected refractive error, which is treatable and preventable. Studies conducted in Swaziland and Saudi Aribia reported that, most parents did not bother to bring their children for eye examination and they believed that routine eye exam is not necessary. As such, it is important t

Abstract An alternative natural additive from Manihot esculenta has been recently discovered. Using a response surface methodology (RSM) approach, a high content of antioxidant activity based on DPPH inhibition from the plant source was found, with the optimum production conditions being 45.9�C, 4,100 psi, and 44 min for temperature, pressure, an

Meat tenderness is one of the most important organoleptic properties in determining consumer acceptance in meat product marketability. Therefore, an effective meat tenderization method is sought after by exploring plant derived proteolytic enzymes as meat tenderizer. In this study, a novel protease from Cashew was identified as a new alternative ha

تبرز أهمية هذه الدراسة في تسليطها الضؤ علي مشاريع الوحدة العربية بين ليبيا والدول العربية خلال أربعة حقب زمانية امتدت بين عامي 1969-1999 لحكم الزعيم الليبي الراحل معمر القذافي. حيث مثلت قضية الوحد