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An emergent of Islamic tourism and hotel: A readiness,opportunity and obstacle to be solved an analysis from hotelier perspectives
No full textIslam as a lifestyle is, no doubt becomes an obligatory religious requirement of all Muslims.
The influence of Islamic principles extends to not only the Muslims country’s administration, social and
political, but it also indirectly affects recreation and travel policy. Religion, thus influences the operation
of tourism policy-making as well as destination setting and development. Enormous literature was found
in discussing the opportunity and needs in developing Islamic hotel, particularly in Islamic countries like
Malaysia. However, very few were found on what response it would be from the industry players as well
as the government stand and its readiness in term of legislative work towards such implementation. Hence,
this study aims to explore the view of hotel industry players on the setting up of Islamic hotel and to relay
the real situations of how the hoteliers see the prospect of this industry. To make it more reliable, an analysis
towards the legislative effort by the government authorities towards this setting was made as these two
groups are the anchors in realising the establishment of Islamic hotel brands. This study embarks into a
doctrinal and qualitative research which involve an exploratory of some related regulations and policies as
well as a semi-structured and interview in-depth with hotel industry players. Three reputable hotels were
chosen to share their view, respectively. The findings of this research positively showed hoteliers readiness
towards this current highlighted idea and predicted a future bright of this industry. However, a little doubt
arises as to the limited effort of government in upholding Islamic tourism industry generally and Islamic
hotel mainly. It is hoped that this paper may serve as an eye-opener to tourism stakeholders principally on
a government side for a much more effort to be done in realising the vision of being a world leader in Halal
hub industr
Learning experience of machining carbon fibre CFRP AL2024 using Design of Experiment (DoE) approach
No full textThe rapid technological changes required that Technical & Vocational Education
Training, TVET’s trainees continuously update their knowledge and skills especially in the
machining sectors. Traditionally, trainees are only trained to be a good machinist through
theory and practical sessions however; they do not equipped with the mastery of underlying
knowledge and scientific principles. Present teaching approach of machining cannot provide
solid solution on these issues. This paper describes the implementation of Design of
Experiment (DoE) methodology on machining composite materials via design expert software.
The main objective of this paper is to share learning experience of machining CFRP Al2024
and propose the generic approach of implementing DoE in machining as an embedded
technique for trainees to re-skilling and continuing professional development. It was revealed
that the generic approach established the relation between the cutting parameters and the
response variable to perform analysis and optimization correctly
Cryptocurrency and cybercrime: an analysis of legal safeguards in Malaysia
No full textThe advent of financial technology (fintech) in this Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0) era has
witnessed waves of disruptions to the traditional financial institutions and their products. Fintech
has levelled the financial playing field and enabled the sharing of economy between the
underprivileged society and the wealthy individuals or institutions. And cryptocurrency is one of the
most popular innovations in the fintech industry and it generally refers to digital or virtual currency
that is intangible and available only in electronic form. The driving forces to the strong take-up
cryptocurrency are its anonymity and decentralisation as transacting parties are not required to
disclose their true identities and the financial transactions are not controlled by any central authority
as they are managed on a global peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. Nonetheless, cryptocurrency has been
exploited in the commission of cybercrimes and this can be best illustrated in the celebrated
WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 whereby the cybercriminals have demanded payment of
ransom to be made using Bitcoin. Thus, this article attempts to explore the nexus between
cybercrime and cryptocurrency, and to analyse the existing legislative measures in combating this
issue. This study is a qualitative research that adopts pure legal research methodology by analysing
existing laws on cybercrimes and cryptocurrency in the country. The output of the research is
expected to shed some lights on legal safeguards accorded by laws in Malaysia
Organic pest repellent
No full textThe public's interest in environmentally sound pest control methods and the pest group's resistance to
pesticides have recently driven the search for pesticides. In the home and city environment, parasites are
mice, birds, insects, and other organisms that share their habitat with humans to feed and damage items.
This pest control is carried out by exclusion, subtraction, physical removal or chemical means. Some
pesticides not only harmful to cancer but also to human health, but can also harm wildlife. Therefore, an
alternative organic pest repellent has been developed by using organic materials which were cinnamon
and clove oil in order to make movement of insects outside the source of odor without direct contact and
direct contact. The organic pest repellent (cinnamon and clove) was extracted using methanol solvent.
The filtered extracts were then evaporate using centrifugal rotary evaporator to get the paste. This paste
was mixed with a small amount of methanol. The results showed that, an ant is move away from the
food that has been sprayed with organic pest repellent in the surrounding plate of food. This product is
environmental friendly and chemical free for the usage in the household
The legality of wasiyyah wajibah in achieving maqasid al-shariah
No full textWasiyyah wajibah is an obligatory will, prescribed in some jurisdictions for the sake of gra ndchildren
whose father dies during the lifetime of their grandfather. Maqasid al-shariah refer to the underlying objectives of
Islamic rulings, which are summarized as the protection of faith, life, lineage, intellect and wealth.They are further
described as the well-being(maslahah) of mankind which is portrayed as achieving the benefit a nd repulsing the
harm. This study intends to analyse the lawfulness of wasiyyah wajibah in the context of maqasid a l-shariah. The
study is qualitative in nature and a method of content analysis is used to conduct this study. Though wasiyyah is
voluntary in nature, this form of wasiyyah is made obligatory to ensure social solidarity for the deprived
grandchildren and social equality in distributing the inheritance of their grandfather among his inheritors. The study
concludes that the lawfulness of wasiyyah wajibah goes in line with maqasid al-shariah as it protects the lives of
underprivileged grandchildren and repulses the hardship of poverty and economic discrimination f rom their lif e.
Thus, it ensures the well-being of those deprived grandchildren in particular, and achieves social justice and social
solidarity in Islamic inheritance at large
Attenuation of regulatory enzymes of EMP pathway, phosphogluconate and gluconeogenic pathways in hepatocytes by triterpene glycoside compound in stz induecd T2D rats
No full textRegulating online news portals in the era of IR 4.0 – should Malaysia consider self-regulation?
No full textThe Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0), which is attributed by the fusion of
the physical, digital and biological world, has impacted all activities and industries around the
globe. The media industry is no exception and has to embrace the new revolution regardless of
whether they are in printed or digital forms. Online news portals are currently at the forefront
compared to the print media as they have been established in the electronic environment prior to
the arrival of I.R 4.0. Apart from that, they are at present not subject to the statutory constraints
that mandate their operators to possess either the publication permit under the Printing Presses
and Publications Act 1984 or any licence (individual or class) under the Communications and
Multimedia Act 1998. Thus, the study will use qualitative research by analysing the existing
statutory regulations governing the print media and the new converging communications and
multimedia as well as secondary sources in order to determine why the present legal mechanisms
do not apply to online news portals. Further, it will scrutinise the self-regulatory regime that has
been adopted by the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum and the potential of
applying self-regulation to govern online news portals, and perhaps the print media as well. To
sum up, it is submitted that the self-regulatory style could be ideally used to fill the void in
governing online news portals and other online publications in the country. The same regulatory
regime could also be extended to the traditional media with the establishment of the proposed
media council that adopts the same self-regulatory style to govern all media industry in Malaysia
How has social media impacted the life of an individual who publicly challenges authoritative discourse?
No full textThis paper discusses the role of social media in shaping the life of an individual who publicly challenges Islamic
authoritative discourse (i.e the hadith of Prophet Muhammad and the Quran). Sally (pseudonym), a year old
Malaysian lady, was the sole participant of this study where the impacts of social media on her life were investigated
in-depth. Data were generated using an ethnographic approach involving a prolonged observation of her social media
accounts (i.e Facebook, Blog and Twitter) for four years from to . This time period covers the major
developments in her life since her public rejection of Islamic authoritative discourse to her settlement in the USA. A
thematic analysis was carried out to make sense of the data. The findings reveal that social media has affected her life
in both negative and positive ways. She faced several problematic experiences (e.g. break up with family, life threats,
police reports and exile) due to her postings which challenge Islamic authoritative discourses, however she also made
full use of the social media to finally put a stop to the problematic experiences
The challenges of industrial revolution (IR) 4.0 towards the teacher's self-efficacy
No full textThe emerging of IR . has brought a massive change in the world of education. In facing IR ., teachers today are
urged to suit the process of teaching and learning. Hence, the teachers need to dominate the information technology
because the new millennia students consist of z and alpha generation, who tend to utilize technology- based
learning. Therefore, this study discusses how highly qualified teachers can cope with the current flow of revolution .
according to current requirements. Findings show that high efficacy teachers in terms of student management,
instructional strategies , and classroom management are willing to accept changes in teaching and learning. Besides,
IR . has transformed the country's educational landscape from traditional- based learning to technology- based
learning. IR . has enormous implications for the country's education system according to 21st-century learning
needs