The purpose of this paper is to analyse the challenges of adopting the gold dinar as a currency in Kelantan, Malaysia. This is one of the earliest works to empirically investigate the challenges of using gold dinar currency since its introduction in Kelantan in August, 2010. The paper looks at both the internal and external challenges to the adopti

This paper examines the impact of the Pakistani Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) on poverty by using PPAF (2005) data. The analysis was conducted in two stages. The first stage determined the factors influencing access to PPAF microfinance and the second stage examined the impact of PPAF on poverty. Access study was conducted using the logit model.

There are almost 500 institutions of private higher education currently in operation in Malaysia, these include colleges, university colleges and universities. These institutions are helpful because they fill the gap caused by limited seating for potential students in government institutions of higher learning. A total sample of 373 students compri

This paper discusses the contemporary academic debates in the field of social vulnerability, social capital and adaptation, and hazard management with a focus on sharing of knowledge on flood risk management between the flood-prone communities and the authorities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The study attempts to highlight the affected communities

The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 unleashed catastrophe in many nations including coastal communities located along the west-coast of Malaysian Peninsular. The goal of this study is to explore the impact of the tsunami to the preparedness of the affected coastal communities. Data was collected through questionnaire, interviews, documen

There are more than 500 institutions of private higher education comprising of colleges, university colleges, and fully university status. These institutions are supposed to help fill the gap of limited seats for potential students in Government Institutions of Higher learning. A total sample of 375 students comprising student of year 11, 12, and 1

In the last few decades, there have been global concerns on the underutilisation and underdevelopment of Waqf assets, poor governance and weak registry of Waqf lands and a host of other problems which are inhibiting the modernising of Waqf. Conferences have been organised to highlight the weaknesses of the Waqf system in various jurisdictions world

Thanks to the initiative of IAIS Malaysia, Fajr Symphony, Crescent Collective and Urban Village, ‘Desert Rose’ from Africa made its debut performance in the IAIS Conference Hall on 21st June 2013, where a common feeling pervaded that “music connects people” and “music unites people, in a world of differences”. By late evening the Hall w

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Various renewable energy technologies are under considerable interest due to the projected depletion of our primary sources of energy and global warming associated with their utilizations. One of the alternatives under focus is renewable fuels produced from agricultural wastes. Malaysia, being one of the largest producers of palm oil, generates abu