Malaysia is said to have created legal history by introducing the world’s first comprehensive legal framework for its Islamic Finance Industry through the pro-active approach of its central regulator (Central Bank of Malaysia, or the CBM) and government-driven Economic Transformation (ETP) Policy. This piece of legislation was crafted by regulato

This paper examines the importance of Malaysian manufacturing industries to the domestic economy and then estimates the demand for labor as a function of wage rate, output, and capital. The study uses the survey data of firms categorized according to the 3-digit Malaysian Standard Industrial Classification. The manufacturing sector has been contrib

Muslim economists have suggested the profit rate to replace riba in an Islamic economic system. While this suggestion is a step in the right direction, it still has problem since not all profits are halal, as for example, profits from gaming and liquor businesses are definitely haram. This paper discusses the concept of riba and differentiates it f

Currently tourism is moving towards sustainable tourism because this industry poses negative impacts on the environment. Tourism industry consumes and produces many resources such as water, energy and waste. The purpose of this research is to determine the rate of participation in green approaches of Malaysia green hospitality industry. The methodo

Hospitality industry development is the core facilities in the tourism industry. The issues sustainability and green are discussed when looking at the effort by the resorts operators at practicing green approaches. The objective of this study was to find out the best practice and the factors influence the best practice of the resort operators. The

This chapter describes the methodology used in the in the assessment of the Federal Department of Town and Country Planning (JPBD) Island Development Guidelines and the impacts of Pulau Payar Geodesic Dome Centre on the surrounding environment of the Pulau Payar Marine Park. This research aims was to understand the extent of the implementation of t

Perubahan zaman menuntut tinjauan semula ke atas kandungan ilmu, metodologi pengilmuan dan pendidikan Islam masa kini. Kegagalan umat Islam membuat perubahan ke atas perkara-perkara ini membawa kepada kelemahan dalam aspek pengurusan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi serta kedaifan akhlak dan peribadi. Umat Islam hari ini mempunyai tanggungjawab yang

Utilization of Malaysian low grade iron ore is an attractive option of domestic iron resource; however, extra energy consumption is required and thus contributes to greenhouse gases. In this study, incorporation of low grade iron ore deposits with oil palm waste as substitution of coke was studied. Briquette composites of iron ore and char derived

Conveying secret information and establishing hidden relationship has been a great interest since long time ago. Therefore, there are a lot of methods that have been widely used since long past. This paper reviewed one of the methods for establishing hidden communication in information security and has gained attraction in recent years that is Steg

Cell morphological changes are normally considered as the indirect evidence of the effect of test materials on targeted cells. In this study, the effects of nerolidol (C12H26O) and allicin (C3H5SS(O)C3H5), extracted from cardamon (Eiettaria cardamomum) and garlic (Allium sativum) respectively, were compared with the effect of berenil (standard anti