This case study discusses the issues arising from Sime Darby Corporation being given a concession agreement to develop 220,000 hectares of land with palm and rubber plantations in Liberia for a period of 63 years. Sime Darby Bhd is a Malaysian multinational company with diverse interests. Its main focus is plantations with its major crops being oil

Alternate estimation of beam buckling load is presented in this Chapter. The standard procedure using a variational principle approach is usually utilized a cubic polynomial approach for the beam displacement shape such that the geometric stiffness matrix is a function of the geometric length of the element only. In the present work, the geometric

ABSTRACT Background/Objective The phenomenon of loneliness exists in people of all ages but may cause a problem to older adults. On the other hands, depression has long been acknowledged to be a serious mental health problem in the older adult population. Nevertheless, diagnosing depression in the older adult is often difficult. The aim of this stu

Muslim reformism, which emerged in West Asia during the closing years of the nineteenth century, and the early twentieth, was spearheaded by Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and Muhammad ‘Abduh. It responded to the socio-economic and political challenges confronting the Muslim society. Muslim reformism was not only influential in West Asia but also in Sou

Sumbangan Muslim terhadap Barat ialah sejarah yang dilupakan. Justeru itu, makalah ini membincangkan sumbangan utama tamadun Islam terhadap tamadun moden Barat. Ia menolak kenyataan anti-Islam yang mendakwa Islam tidak memberi sebarang sumbangan terhadap tamadun moden selain keganasan. Melalui Baghdad dan Andalus, kajian ini menegaskan bahawa umat

Shariah compliance is utmost importance for the sustainability of Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the industry as stakeholders will only invest and deal with IFIs that operate within Shariah precepts. As such, Shariah audit is required by Bank Negara Malaysia to provide assurance that IFIs indeed do operate on the basis of Shariah principl

Kemunculan gerakan Islah di Tanah Melayu pada awal abad dua puluh mencabar status quo dan institusi-institusi keagamaan dan pemerintahan yang sedia ada. Justeru itu sebahagian umat Islam mencurigai kehadiran reformis dalam masyarakat. Ini ekoran pegangan mereka yang kontroversi terutamanya dalam isu fiqh yang tidak berpegang kepada mazhab Shafi’i

Introduction: Patients who had cervical spondylotic radiculopathy without major motor deficit and no evidence of cord compression will have good outcome with non-operative measures. The aim of this study was to determine the severity of degenerative changes on plain radiograph among the patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy, their rated

Adopting a mixed-method approach, this study has conducted survey, interview and document review of transportation industry generally and aviation industry specifically. The findings of this study are divided into two categories. Firstly, we would summarise findings based on surveys of the roles of internal auditors on enterprise risk management (E

Experiencing a place is as much about what we bring to the place, as it is about what the place has to offer. Collectively, our attitudes, awareness and actions towards a place can affect its sustainability. This session shares a personal experience of visiting camping sites, academic experience on ecotourism and observations of the changes and cha