ASEAN aspires to achieve regional economic integration by 2020 (ASEAN Economic Community or AEC). The most significant target of the AEC is perhaps the establishment of a well-connected, highly competitive and resilient ASEAN wherein people, goods, services and capital are closer together. Infrastructure therefore is urgently needed. Among the cons

The presentation focuses on PPP/PFI. It is for a training programme "Pengurusan Kontrak & Pembiayaan Projek Kerajaan" or "Contract Administration & Project Funding in the Public Sector" for senior Malaysian civil servants .Kursus Pengurusan Kontrak & Pembiayaan Projek Kerajaan PPP/PFI – Konsep , Pelaksanaan & Cabar

In congruence with the acceptance of Halal business throughout the world, entrepreneurs in Malaysia also use new and innovative strategies to compete with other business in the global market. This is due to the Halal products that provide assurance and commitment to the consumer that the products or service is safe to be consumed or used. However,

Istisna’ has been accepted as the Shariah compliant tool for a transaction wherein the subject matter is yet to exist. In the case of construction works’ contracts the current Istisna’ practice appears to be skewed towards meeting the needs and requirements of the international funding institutions, hence the use of parallel Istisna’. Howev

Debates on the continuous and upward increase in the selling price of houses continue unabated. However, very little has been said about construction costs of houses, such as, is the trend in construction costs of houses moving in similar patterns too? One way to understand it is through comparing and contrasting the construction costs index agains

Haddul kifayah refers to the income of an individual or household, used by zakat authorities, in determining whether an individual or household are eligible to be categorized as asnaf faqr or asnaf miskin. Consequently, if they fit into any one of the said asnaf, they would be eligible to be given financial assistance via the zakat fund. This paper

Zakat and waqaf are the two key instruments that focus on providing assistance to the needy. While they share similar aim but their approaches are different. Zakat has a specific approach as prescribed in Al-Quran and Al-Hadiths whereas waqaf in general, has no direct Quranic injunction except the various verses and hadiths that promote the practic

The Qur’an is the comprehensive guidance, not only for Muslims, but also for the whole mankind. It is revealed for the benefits of the people in every corner and aspect of their lives. One of the aspects is in the preservation and restoration of mental health. This paper aims at analyzing the significance of the Qur’an and Sunnah, i.e. their te

Literacy studies on children with hearing loss suggest possible benefits of systematic phonics instruction focusing on automatic recall of visual patterns and auditory-visual memory of sounds /letters. Few studies have looked at the impact of phonics in developing various speech-language skills among children with hearing loss who use spoken langua

The objective of this paper is to oversee the application of Universal Design and accessibility for people with disabilities (PwDs) in several major cities of ASEAN countries that are Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. Previous studies show that the ageing and disabled population in this region increasing rapidly. In addition the aged population abo