The notion of ‘time’ has been essentially delved upon and repeatedly forwarded in a range of perspectives and dimensions, based on the immutable yet meaningful depth of Surah al-ʿAṣr, the 103rd chapter of the Qurʾān. Rather than discussing its meaning as an individual principle of the undisputable value of time, the meaning of the chapter

Malay traditional architectural and construction vocabulary and its terminologies have arisen from centuries of use and evolution from local folk and vernacular structures, artisanal traditions and methods. While challenges in universalising these terms are faced due to the extreme diversity of the Malay archipelago region and its cultural and ethn

The medical profession is amongst the professions that offer tremendous benefit to the entire humanity. Nevertheless, the responsibilities that they have to undertake in their daily practice are constantly increasing as they deal with two most precious commodities of mankind, which is life and health. The demands for accountability when ‘the cons

The ‘Malay kedatuan’ refers to the traditional administrative centres of the Malay world which represent the public realm of a socio-cultural urbanized realm of the past. 16th century Melaka, 18th century Kedah, Terengganu and Riau-Lingga centres had at one time, constituted Sultanate-centered urban configurations, which now exist only in parti

Many of the present eco-cities are designed and planned with an emphasis on high technology and infrastructure yet the meaning of sustainability itself implies a balance between past and present. Past urban configurations that rise from earlier traditional socio-cultural structures reflect sustainable principles localised to climate and ecology. Th

This research intends to model subjective sustainable well-being [SSWB] model for Malaysia as complimentary social indicators to Malaysia Well-Being Index [MWI]. Typical gap found in reports by government agencies on well-being was the need to understand what may have affected the nations’ subjective well-being [SWB]. Additionally, by incorporati

South East Asian architecture identity in urban centres has been generally focused on either timber vernacular identity or large masonry building. The local agenda is increasingly crucial amidst the importance of tourism and city-branding which necessitate the enculturation of urbanism within an overall resistance to extensive globalisation. Tradit

On December 7, 2015, Mohamad Zulkifli Ismail, 50, allegedly stabbed two men who were trying to rob him at his house in Kampung Labohan, in Kerteh, Terengganu, causing the death of one of the men. Upon the arrest of Zulkifli, he claimed the act was in self-defence. The case was investigated under s 302 of the Penal Code that constitutes murder. Had

Introductions: Local delivery antibiotic (LDA) is adjunctive to mechanical debridement for periodontal disease therapy. However, no work has published on the relationship between knowledge, perception and practice (KPP) with periodontist. The objective of this research is to determine the present status of the periodontists’ KPP on the use of LDA

This paper attempt to highlight the use of Arabic religious words in the Malay language. The authors stress on the issue of how these vocabularies of Arabic language were employed into the Malay language and used in the preparation of reading texts of Malaysian high school students. The authors employ the qualitative methodology by applying textual