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Gomez, James, and Rusdi Omar. "Overseas Voter Mobilisation in Singapore: Implications from Malaysia's 13th General Election." Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 32, no. 2 (August 2013): 105–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/186810341303200206.
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This paper discusses voter mobilisation and other election-related activities of Malaysian voters living, studying and working in Singapore in the context of Malaysia's 13th general election (GE13). According to the World Bank, nearly 400,000 Malaysians reside in the city-state. Thus these figures represent a significant Malaysian voter pool based in Singapore. Efforts to mobilise these voters for general elections or other causes have political implications for both countries, which became apparent following Singapore-based Malaysians’ activities to encourage Malaysians to return home to cast their votes during the 13th general election. Singapore's strict public assembly laws led to several legal issues related to the voter mobilisation and election campaign activities undertaken by Malaysians in the city-state. These legal issues became a source of friction between the two countries during the elections as government leaders and authorities on both sides of the causeway accused the other of interfering in domestic political matters. Given the growing number of Malaysians in Singapore and the likely repeat of Malaysian voter mobilisation activities in Singapore in the run-up to the fourteenth general election (GE14) in 2018, issues related to the election activities of Malaysian voters in Singapore stand to be another set of factors that will shape the health of bilateral relations between these two countries.
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Alatas, Sharifah Munirah. "Applying Syed Hussein Alatas’s Ideas in Contemporary Malaysian Society." Asian Journal of Social Science 48, no. 3-4 (September 24, 2020): 319–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685314-04803007.
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Abstract What do Malaysians understand by the term, “intellectual”? Is the intellectual in the Malaysian context undefined, or insignificant? Do Malaysians see the need for intellectuals? Answers to these questions reflect the extant to which Malaysia has advanced in her post-colonial development. Amidst the race towards IR 4.0 and Society 5.0, Malaysia’s education system lags behind and leaders continue to be embroiled in identity politics. Syed Hussein Alatas, a world-renowned Malaysian intellectual, raised these questions in the 1950s. His writings focus on social change, corruption, and intellectual captivity. Even though his writings are easily accessible, his ideas have not been widely assimilated by Malaysia’s ruling elite, as part of the reform agenda. This article highlights the relevance of Alatas’s ideas in Malaysia’s current socio-political transformation. It concludes that leadership’s failure to identify relevant problems is because they have neglected the vital role of intellectuals, such as the critical ideas of Syed Hussein Alatas.
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Alvarez, Ravis Chena, and Siti Nor Atikah. "The Malaysian Perception Toward Foreign Tourists in Malaysia." Sumatra Journal of Disaster, Geography and Geography Education 2, no. 2 (December 16, 2018): 107–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.24036/sjdgge.v2i2.162.
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ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to collect, process, analyze and describe the perception of Malaysian towards foreign tourists in Malaysia. This research is a descriptive analysis. Data collected using observation, interview, and documentation techniques. Data analysis in the study was carried out using data reduction techniques, data interpretation and conclusion drawing. The results show that 1). Public perception of foreign tourists in Malaysia shows that Malaysians are very supportive of foreign tourists coming to Malaysia. 2). Positive and negative impacts of foreign tourists coming to Malaysia; the positive impact, with the presence of tourists can increase Malaysia's foreign exchange and advance the country. As for the negative impact, Malaysians also negatively perceive black tourists such as from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka who usually bring problems in Malaysia such as narcotics and crime.
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Marcinkowski, Christoph. "Mubin Sheppard - Tunku: His Life and Times. The Authorized Biography of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj." ICR Journal 1, no. 2 (December 15, 2009): 362–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.52282/icr.v1i2.754.
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The reissuing of Mubin Sheppard’s Tunku: His Life and Times, the biography of Malaysia’s ‘Father of Independence’ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj (1903-1990), by Pelanduk Publications, one of Malaysia’s leading publishing houses, could not be timelier as Malaysians and their friends had been celebrating the 50th anniversary of the country’s freedom from colonialism. This work by Sheppard, a historian of Malaysian culture and heritage who was a close friend of the Tunku, became a classic after it was published by Pelanduk for the first time - in the present version - in 1995.
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Albury, Nathan John. "Multilingualism and Mobility as Collateral Results of Hegemonic Language Policy." Applied Linguistics 41, no. 2 (December 7, 2018): 234–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/applin/amy054.
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AbstractThis article shows, with Malaysia as a case study, that an ethnonationalist language policy need not have disempowering consequences for minorities. Malaysia politicizes ethnic difference between Malaysians of Malay, Chinese, and Indian descent. Ethnic Malays enjoy economic concessions unavailable to others, law defines Malaysia as Islamic and speaking Bahasa, and Malay ethnonationalism constructs Chinese– and Indian–Malaysians as perpetual visitors. Nonetheless, Bahasa has only added to the multilingual repertoires of non-Malays, rather than replaced it. This article analyses survey data about the multilingual practices of Malaysian youth and their folk linguistic talk about what guides their multilingualism. By drawing on critical language policy, it appears that policy may be so ethnonationalist that it has caused disassociation, especially amongst Indian–Malaysians, and sustained multilingualism. The Chinese–Malaysian experience, however, is better explained by a posthumanist perspective whereby language choices appear guided by material and immaterial resources within the Chinese–Malaysian community, rather than by matters of power or politics. In any case, the relative greater multilingualism of Chinese– and Indian–Malaysians was perceived as empowering non-Malay mobility despite ethnonationalist policy.
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Kang, Hongzhe, Dong Ma, Megat Al Imran Yasin, Mohd Nizam Osman, Lay Hoon Ang, and Mengyu Li. "Analysis of Consumer Aspirations on Chinese Films among Chinese Malaysians." Mobile Information Systems 2022 (July 8, 2022): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4174850.
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Chinese films have the potential to play a key role in the Belt and Road Initiative. Although Chinese Malaysians contributed to the development of China’s film industry, the consumption incentives of Chinese Malaysians for Chinese films are worth mentioning. Furthermore, Chinese Malaysians’ purchasing behaviour towards Chinese films is affected by a combination of consuming factors. However, the function of linguistic proximity in the link between consuming incentive and purchasing behaviour is unexplored. This study focused on Chinese Malaysian students from three universities in Selangor and applied online questionnaires in quantitative research methods. Data were collected from 165 Chinese Malaysians. Results show that Chinese Malaysians are mostly motivated to watch Chinese films by the sense of belonging and vitality. Furthermore, linguistic proximity significantly influences the association between Chinese Malaysians’ motive for belonging and their purchasing behaviour for Chinese films. Moreover, the Chinese Malaysians consume Chinese films with linguistic proximity acting as a moderator in this relationship.
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A. S. M. Hussein, Heba, and Nermeen A. S. Rady. "Study of Palatal Rugae Patterns and their Use in Sex and Ethnicity Identification in a Sample of Adult Egyptians and Malaysians." 99 3, no. 1 (February 15, 2021): 50–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.26735/thcv2791.
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Background: Palatal rugoscopy is the use of palatal rugae for identification of unknown persons. The majority of the population in Egypt consists of Egyptian people. However, some Malaysian people live in Alexandria city of Egypt for the purpose of education. So in case of mass disaster, there is a critical need for a reliable and easy method to differentiate between Malaysians and Egyptians. Aim: Study palatal rugae patterns in two diverse populations; Egyptians and Malaysians and its relation to sex and population difference. Subjects: Eighty students of Alexandria Faculty of Dentistry; forty Egyptians (20 females and 20 males) and forty Malaysians (20 males and 20 females). The age ranged 18-30 years. Results: Significant difference was noted between Malaysian males and females according to total number of rugae on both sides. Malaysians had significantly higher total rugae number on both sides than Egyptians. Curved shape was the predominant shape in the total sample. Significant difference was detected between Egyptians and Malaysians according to the predominant palatal rugae direction on both left and right sides. Egyptian females had significantly higher percentage of absent unification than Egyptian males. Linear regression models for sex and ethnicity identification were built up.
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Hassan, Zaiton, Nur Fatihah Abdullah Bandar, Surena Sabil, Dayang Kartini Abang Ibrahim, and Nik Norsyamimi Md Nor. "Multi Dimensionality of work family conflict in East and West: how do Malaysians fare?" Asia Proceedings of Social Sciences 4, no. 3 (May 4, 2019): 52–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.31580/apss.v4i3.845.
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Malaysians employees significantly experienced less time and strain based WFC compared to Western employees. However, Malaysian employees experienced significantly more behavior-based WFC compared to Western counterparts. Malaysian employees in this study scored second lowest in time-based WFC and lowest in strain-based WFC. On the other hand, Malaysian employees experienced second highest behavior based WFC compared to Western employees. It is interesting to note that, in contrast to Western findings, the Malaysian employees experienced more behavior based conflict than time based or strain based conflict, particularly among male Malaysian employees. Cultural dimension of Malaysians society such as collectivism and tradiational gender role ideology may explained the findings.
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Jerome, Collin, Nazrinzulaiqa Hasbi, and Su Hie Ting. "“STOP BEING RACIST”: WHAT MALAYSIANS SAY ABOUT RACE ON SOCIAL MEDIA - A THEMATIC ANALYSIS." International Journal of Law, Government and Communication 9, no. 36 (June 30, 2024): 392–407. http://dx.doi.org/10.35631/ijlgc.936030.
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In recent years, social media platforms, exemplified by X (Twitter), have evolved into pivotal arenas for individuals to connect over shared interests and advocate for important societal issues collectively. This trend has notably surged since GE15, with these platforms serving as dynamic spaces for Malaysians to actively participate in national dialogues spanning social, political, religious, gender, and human rights topics. Through the medium of posts (tweets), these discussions not only spotlight pertinent issues but also unveil the diverse array of Malaysian perspectives. This study employed Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis framework to delve into social media conversations among Malaysians concerning race/ethnicity and its intersections. Utilizing publicly available posts (tweets) from January 1 to June 30, 2023, which were linked to significant local events, the analysis unearthed several salient themes. These include (1) Race and Ethnicity in Malaysian Society, (2) The Political Dimensions of Race, (3) Religious Influence on Politics, (4) Social Harmony and National Identity, (5) Media and Public Discourse, and (6) Human Rights and Equality. Collectively, these themes offer nuanced insights into Malaysia's multifaceted socio-political landscape. Despite the sometimes cursory nature of discussions on X (Twitter), the analysis reveals that these themes not only reflect racial/ethnic biases and perpetuate stereotypes and oppression but also underscore the urgent need for inclusive policies, respectful dialogue, and collective action to nurture harmony and equity within Malaysian society.
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MANSOR, NORMA, HALIMAH AWANG, and DONGHYUN PARK. "Health Capacity to Work among Older Malaysians." Asian Development Review 41, no. 01 (March 2024): 147–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0116110524400043.
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This paper uses two methodologies to explore the extent to which greater labor force participation among older Malaysians can expand Malaysia’s labor supply. The Milligan–Wise method estimates the potential to increase the labor force participation rate of older Malaysians by estimating how much they would work if they were to work as much as those with the same mortality rate in the past. The Cutler, Meara, and Richards-Shubik ( 2013 ) method estimates the same potential by estimating how much older Malaysians would work if they worked as much as their younger counterparts in similar health. We made further simulations to quantify the capacity of older Malaysians to work after they are 60 years old. The results show significant additional work capacity among older people in Malaysia, particularly males, urban dwellers, and those with low educational attainment.
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Haneef, Mohamed Aslam, Selamah Abdullah Yusof, Ruzita Mohd Amin, and Hazizan Md Noon. "Values and Their Relationship to Social Problems in Malaysia." American Journal of Islam and Society 19, no. 3 (July 1, 2002): 58–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v19i3.1921.
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This study analyzes the relationship between values and social problems for Malaysian teenagers. Malaysia has undergone a tremendous social transformation that has affected many of its traditional and religious values and norms. This development is said to have contributed to a r.ise in social problems. Our basic premises are that values are reflected by behavior and that religion plays an important role in Malaysians' value formation. In this context, and since !slam is Malaysia's official religion, the measurement of values is based on the works of al-Ghazali and Rokeach.1 Some suggestions also are provided for future development policies.
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Shagar, Pravina Santhira, Caroline L. Donovan, Jennifer Boddy, Caley Tapp, Patricia Lee, and Neil Harris. "Body Dissatisfaction, Weight-Related Behaviours, and Health Behaviours: A Comparison Between Australian and Malaysian in Female Emerging Adults." Behaviour Change 38, no. 3 (July 1, 2021): 148–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/bec.2021.9.
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AbstractThe presence of body dissatisfaction (BD) in non-Western countries is an important area of empirical enquiry. The results reflect collectivistic and individualistic cultures of Malaysians and Australians, respectively, whereby social approval, social acceptance, and cultural values are of high importance to Malaysians compared with the more liberal attitudes of Australians with respect to health behaviours. This study sought to compare: (1) Australian and Malaysian women on BD, thin ideal internalisation, sociocultural influences, problematic weight-related behaviours, and health behaviours; and (2) the degree to which BD is associated with health behaviours (smoking, alcohol consumption, drug use, and sexual behaviours) across the two cultures. Participants were 428 Australian females and 402 Malaysian females aged 18–25 years old. Australians had higher BD, thin ideal internalisation, family and media influences, restrained eating, and poorer health behaviours, while Malaysians had higher peer influence. There was no difference for bulimic behaviours across the two countries. BD was found to have an association with use of drugs, smoking, and sexual behaviours among Malaysian women, but not for Australian participants. The permeation of Western standards of the thin ideal due to increased industrialisation, Westernisation, and modernisation has brought about bulimic behaviours in Malaysian women, similar to that of Australian women.
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Tumiran, Mohd Amzari, and Nasharuddin Mohammad. "HALAL EXECUTIVE TRAINING FOR B40 MALAYSIANS: THE BARRIERS AND SOLUTIONS." International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Management Practices 7, no. 25 (June 13, 2024): 88–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.35631/ijemp.725008.
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Halal executive training is a specialised programme customised to meet the requirements of professionals and entrepreneurs in the halal industry. However, various obstacles may hinder the participation of individuals in the B40 Malaysian group in halal executive training. The objective of this study is to review the barriers and solutions to halal executive training for B40 Malaysians. This study entails the collection and analysis of pertinent data, including as papers, articles, and other publications, to uncover recurring themes or patterns of barriers that hinder B40 Malaysians from accessing halal executive training programmes. This study has identified the following barriers that B40 Malaysians face to participating in halal executive training programs, namely: (a) financial constraints; (b) time constraints; (c) language and cultural challenges; (d) perception of elitism; (e) lack of readiness for digital learning; and (f) lack of awareness. Therefore, several strategies are suggested to enhance the accessibility and relevance of this training programme for B40 Malaysians include: (a) affordability in training participation; (b) flexibility in training practice; (c) language support in training communication; and (d) outreach training programme. In conclusion, this study suggests that there are various identifiable barriers and solutions regarding accessibility to halal executive training for professional development among B40 Malaysians. Besides the identified gaps, this study suggests several subsequent investigations on halal executive training for B40 Malaysians.
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Sidhu, Pramita Kaur. "Textual analysis on Rehman Rashid’s “A MALAYSIAN JOURNEY”." Asian Journal of Humanity, Art and Literature 2, no. 1 (June 30, 2015): 37–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.18034/ajhal.v2i1.293.
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“A Malaysian Journey” is written by Rehman Rashid, a Malaysian Bumiputra, born in Taiping (p 25), whose father is of Arab –Indian parentage while his mother is from a Tamil –Eurasian parentage (p39-41). The text describes two journeys, the first being a physical journey that Rehman Rashid, the writer himself undertakes upon his return home to Malaysia, while the second journey is an emotionally critical, highly personal, expressive and hopeful journey on Malaysia’s pre and post independence history and its impact on the him as an individual and on the multiethnic Malaysian society. Both journeys, however, attempt to introduce readers to the social matrices, politics, religion (practiced by the majority) and culture of Malaysians. The goals are here to challenge reader’s existing socio-political perceptions on pre and post independent Malaysia and to shape writer’s own discernment and consciousness on his social cultural background.
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Azilah Mohamad, Ayu Nor, Wayu Nor Asikin Mohamad, Abdul Razak Salleh, and Mohamed Ali Haniffa. "The Impact of the Formation of Malaysia 16 September 1963: A Historical Highlight." Randwick International of Social Science Journal 1, no. 2 (August 1, 2020): 23–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.47175/rissj.v1i2.42.
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This article discusses the impact of Malaysia's formation on September 16, 1963. The establishment of Malaysia involves Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore. Planning at the early stage includes Brunei but the State withdrew at the end of Malaysia's formation. Singapore also dropped out from the Malaysia Formation two years later in 1965. The formation of Malaysia has affected Malaysia to this day. The objective of the study is to discuss the benefits of politics, socialization and racial relations in Malaysia. Among the things discussed in this article are the benefits of the platform of socialisation and racial relations in Malaysia as well as the political aspects. Both of these were examined using historical approaches and library research. The findings show that Malaysia's establishment has made Malaysia a unique nation with racial diversity. This includes the establishment of many political parties based on their respective race or tribe, especially in Sabah and Sarawak. All Malaysians enjoy the benefits of Malaysia’s establishment for harmony and peace.
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BARKER, THOMAS ALEXANDER CHARLES. "Screen Connections between Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China." Issues & Studies 54, no. 01 (March 2018): 1840002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1013251118400027.
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To date Malaysia has occupied a peripheral position in studies of Chinese cinemas and East Asian pop culture, often overlooked in favor of the more productive centers in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and increasingly China. By engaging with the field of Chinese transnationalism as developed by Aihwa Ong and others, this paper reconsiders Malaysia’s place in the broader Chinese media landscape and the role of Chinese Malaysians as agents driving Malaysia’s engagement with Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China. Focusing on Malaysia, this paper explores Malaysia’s screen connections to China through the two vectors of Malaysian migration and Chinese co-productions entering Malaysia. Increasingly, Malaysian creative workers who are already quite mobile are moving in increasing numbers to Mainland China and working on Chinese entertainment projects. Primarily, they take on intermediary roles within China’s growing entertainment industries which need cosmopolitan, multi-lingual creative labor as it increasingly globalizes and seeks foreign partners. Conversely, as China’s industry expands outwards, it seeks co-production partners and locations and has found Malaysia to be conducive. In outlining this new screen industry relationship, this paper suggests cultural and economic implications and futures for Chinese cinemas in Southeast Asia and the role of Malaysia’s ethnic Chinese population.
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Subramaniam, Geetha, Ungku Aqilah Ungku Affandy, Rubaiyet Hasan Khan, and Liang Aiping. "Using Dass-21 to Measure the Psychological Stress of Malaysians during Covid-19." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 8, no. 24 (May 19, 2023): 155–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v8i24.4671.
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The Movement Control Order (MCO) was imposed in Malaysia in March 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This six-month control led to a substantial psychological impact among Malaysians. Using a quantitative survey based on the DASS-21 instrument, 400 Malaysians answered a questionnaire to examine whether demographic factors, risk perception, individual behaviour, mental health and media usage affected the psychological impact of Malaysians during COVID-19. Findings indicate that COVID-19 did impact Malaysians more due to the movement constraint. Besides contributing to the body of knowledge, this study shows that workplace policies that affect quality of life need immediate attention. Keywords: Psychological Impact; COVID-19; Mental Health; Quality of Life, SDG eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2023. The Authors. Published for AMER & cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v8i24.4671
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Bowman, Laura L., Bradley M. Waite, and Laura E. Levine. "A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Media Multitasking in American and Malaysian College Students." International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning 4, no. 3 (July 2014): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcbpl.2014070101.
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Asian societies have adopted electronic media in equal measure to western societies. Media use, its impacts and correlates have been examined in western and some Asian societies, but this study is unique in examining Malaysian students' use of media. Malaysian and American college students reported their electronic media use, reading activities and patterns of multitasking with media while studying. They also were administered an academic distractibility questionnaire and a standard self-report measure of impulsiveness. Results indicated that Malaysians reported more electronic media use than Americans as well as more multitasking with media and multitasking while studying. For both Malaysians and Americans, students who reported using social networking while studying scored higher on measures of distractibility and impulsiveness. A more complex pattern of results for other types of media use and reading are described.
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Bakar, Osman. "The Arab Spring: Malaysian Responses." ICR Journal 3, no. 4 (July 15, 2012): 473–746. http://dx.doi.org/10.52282/icr.v3i4.515.
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The Malaysian public generally, and political observers and academics in particular, have been following the unfolding of events in the Arab world - the so-called Arab Spring - since the beginning with great interest and also deep concern. There was great interest among Malaysians, because the phenomenon was unexpected and extraordinary. They do feel that the Arabs deserve a real change for the better, especially in the political sphere. However, like many Arabs themselves, they are used to being pessimistic about genuine change in the Arab world. With this kind of pessimism, many Malaysians see the eruption of the people’s protests as something unexpected.
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Al-Simadi, Fayez A. "DETECTION OF DECEPTIVE BEHAVIOR: A CROSS-CULTURAL TEST." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 28, no. 5 (January 1, 2000): 455–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2000.28.5.455.
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This article reports a cross-cultural test for the detection of deception from behavior. Jordanians and Malaysians were videotaped while lying and telling the truth, and Jordanians and Malaysians judged the resulting tapes for deception. The experiment was conducted at Yarmouk University; the subjects were 40 Jordanian students and 32 Malaysian students. Results show that lies can be detected across cultures from an audiovisual presentation. Ancillary results reveal cross- cultural consensus in judgments of deception from both auditory and visual cues. Discrimination between lies and the truth was clear – and was more accurate for targets who tried to convey, rather than conceal, it.
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Ang, Siew Mun, and Siew Ching Ang. "GAMBLING IN MALAYSIA: ISSUES, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS." International Journal of Modern Trends in Social Sciences 5, no. 21 (September 1, 2022): 18–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.35631/ijmtss.521002.
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Gambling is a normal activity among many non-Muslim Malaysians, and especially the ethnic Chinese Malaysians (CM). In this paper, we asked 60 Malaysian youths if they had gambled before and 78.3% (N=47) had replied ‘yes’. This showed that gambling is quite an acceptable cultural behaviour but that it can lead to more serious repercussions if uncontrolled. Moreover, past research supported the observation that Malaysians do generally gamble more than their Asian counterparts. Not surprisingly then, a majority of these 60 young Malaysian respondents surveyed believed that gambling is an entertainment and only 28.3% (N=17) think that gambling is a harmful activity. In this paper, the respondents were also surveyed on their perception of loan sharks which is an issue loosely associated with gambling and/or gambling addiction. Due to local media reports on loan shark harassments of their borrowers, it was clear that most of the respondents viewed loan sharking negatively. On the other hand, this paper also argued that gambling as an addiction, a social problem, and a mental health disease have not been publicly or widely acknowledged by the Malaysian authorities even though the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) by the American Psychological Association (APA) has classified gambling addiction as a kind of substance-related, addictive disorder. Finally, this paper also provided possible solutions to help curtail gambling addiction as a mental health disease, an addiction, and a social problem.
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Wan Mohd Nor, Murni, Syarifah Fatimah AlZahrah Syed Hussien Al-Attas, and Lubna Sheikh Ghazali. "Realising Accepted UPR Recommendations: Challenges and Realities in Malaysia's Commitment to Enforce Freedom of Expression." Journal of Strategic Studies & International Affairs 3, SI1 (March 31, 2023): 66–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/sinergi.si1.2023.05.
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Malaysians were optimistic after the 14th General Election of 2018 (GE14) was concluded, as freedom of expression was expected to progress significantly under Pakatan Harapan (PH). It was hoped that the era of the “New Malaysia” would result in increased commitment toward realising accepted UPR recommendations. Unfortunately, Malaysia’s political climate has since experienced incidences of uncertainty and instability, which has seen three different Prime Ministers and yet another change in government administration since 2018. This has placed significant challenges on human rights reforms and impeded the process of democratisation. The objective of this study is to evaluate Malaysia’s enforcement of freedom of expression regarding the relevant UPR recommendations. It has identified certain improvements which should be supported and continued, as well as setbacks and restrictions which impede the implementation of fundamental liberties and pose added risks to the democratic rights of all Malaysians.
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Phooi, Chooi Lin, Elisa Azura Azman, Roslan Ismail, Jasmin Arif Shah, and Evelyn Shin Rou Koay. "Food Waste Behaviour and Awareness of Malaysian." Scientifica 2022 (August 29, 2022): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6729248.
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Food waste is a vast issue global, including in Malaysia. Food waste brings negative impacts, including increasing food production costs, impact on human health, and environmental degradation. Malaysian’s animal- and plant-based diet preferences affected the desired food waste decomposition method as most of the methods only allow plant-based material to be utilized as food waste compost. The objectives of this study were to understand Malaysians' awareness of food waste behaviour and the food waste component for the decomposition. Malaysians usually produce more plant-based food waste than animal-based food waste. Most Malaysians have a high awareness of causes and impact of food waste, but they lack action on food waste reduction. Bio-compost is believed to be the most effective method to manage food waste, and most of them were willing to have it at home. However, some of them are unwilling to have a compost pile at home because there is no time to take care of it.
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D. Mohamad Ruse, Nidzamuddin Md. Yusof, N. Sanusi, J. Karjanto, M.Z. Hassan, S. Sulaiman, Z. Mohd Jawi, and K.A. Abu Kassim. "Motion Sickness Susceptibility Among Malaysians When Travelling in a Moving Vehicle." International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering 20, no. 3 (October 25, 2023): 10767–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.15282/ijame.20.3.2023.18.0832.
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Motion sickness is a common problem when travelling in a moving vehicle, especially on land transportation. This occurrence would signify when users are exposed to unexpected movement in an obstructed view. Each user can experience a different level of motion sickness, depending on their susceptibility. This paper aims to study the motion sickness susceptibility among Malaysians using Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaires (MSSQ-Short). A total of 252 Malaysians (146 males and 106 females) completed a set of questionnaires. The questionnaire was distributed through electronic means such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and email and consisted of demographic, MSSQ-Short, travel experience as a driver and passenger, and seating position. This study provides a correlation between experiencing motion sickness between childhood and adulthood (r = 0.124, p < 0.05) for the Malaysian sample. This study concludes that Malaysian susceptibility is higher compared to other countries.
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Tin, Tan Bee. "Views of knowledge and attitudes towards truth reflected in the group interaction patterns of Malaysian and British students." Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 14, no. 2 (October 19, 2004): 319–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/japc.14.2.07tin.
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The paper analyzes the group interaction patterns of Malaysian and British students on a British undergraduate program in order to investigate how the way knowledge is constructed by the British and the Malaysian students in various group discussion tasks reflects the various philosophical and cultural views of knowledge into which they might have been socialized by their previous socio-cultural and educational experiences. The results show that the presence of the British students has an effect on the Malaysian students’ use of reactive framing. The Malaysian students in bi-national tasks do not react as much as they do when they are on their own. The interaction patterns in divergent tasks indicate that while the British students add and react alternately as individuals, the Malaysian students add together and react together as a group. Two different types of intolerance are also seen at play in convergent tasks: intolerance of accuracy (certainty about truth) vs. intolerance of task completion. While the British students have a higher degree of intolerance concerning the accuracy and certainty of knowledge than Malaysians, Malaysians have a higher degree of intolerance concerning the completion of the task.
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Khoo, Siow See, Ruzy Suliza Hashim, and M. M. Raihanah. "Cultural Diversity: Exploring Eco-Cultural Memories in Hilary Tham’s Tin Mines and Concubines." KEMANUSIAAN The Asian Journal of Humanities 29, no. 1 (2022): 213–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.21315/kajh2022.29.1.10.
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Motivated by the theme of cultural diversity in Hilary Tham’s Tin Mines and Concubines (2005), a Malaysian fiction that depicts various family stories of multiethnic Malaysians in the 1960s, this article examines the ways in which the author draws on her cultural memories of Malaysian society through the lens of ecocriticism. While cultural memories convey the memories embedded in physical monuments, eco-cultural memories signify memories implanted in ecological substances. Eco-cultural memories entwine both natural and cultural aspects and are essential to the subject of ecocriticism, which emphasises human-non-human links. The research sheds light on Malaysia’s varied cultures by examining cultural memories incorporating animal, plant and culinary aspects. Tham’s perceptions of cultural variety vary according to ethnic origins, cultural upbringing, belief systems, social classes, cultural practices and experiences. In general, examining Tham’s eco-cultural recollections about bodily functions, weddings, superstitions, cultural alienation and social class reveals how the organic relationship between the animal, food and plant components fosters intercultural consciousness and interracial mutual understanding and misunderstanding in Malaysian society.
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Jar Allah, Ruqaia Kareem. "Managing ethnic diversity and diversity and directing it to achieve political stability in Malaysia." Tikrit Journal For Political Science, no. 17 (February 2, 2020): 281. http://dx.doi.org/10.25130/poltic.v0i17.200.
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Malaysia's political system is a pioneering model in providing an appropriate mechanism to accommodate religious and ethnic differences in Malaysia and realistically addresses the economic and social imbalances prevailing in Malaysian society. Malaysia's political leadership has been able to leapfrog and jump over all ethnic problems at all levels (political, economic, and development), at a time when most of the world is unable to contain ethnic differences that threaten internal divisions and ethnic rivalries that sometimes reach To civil wars, and the Malaysians managed to develop their model, which managed the difference with great skill, and benefited from diversity as a state of enrichment and enrichment, not a state of conflict and conflict. Their system was not necessarily ideal but it was successful enough to spare the country political crises, religious and ethnic conflicts, and achieve high development and economic ratios. This model represents the case of impact handling with complexities and variables, without delinquency.
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Che-Yahya, Norliza, Nor Akila Mohd Kassim, Siti Sarah Alyasa-Gan, and Beche Nediam Nori. "Factors Affecting Personal Bankruptcy among Malaysians." Information Management and Business Review 15, no. 3(SI) (September 17, 2023): 229–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/imbr.v15i3(si).3479.
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Malaysia faces higher bankruptcy cases involving personal bankruptcies among Malaysians despite increasing the threshold of a personal bankruptcy declaration. This research aims to study the factors influencing Malaysian personal bankruptcy, utilizing the macroeconomic aggregates as the determinants, which are inflation rate (IR), unemployment rate (UE), lending interest rate (LR), Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita and household final consumption expenditure (HFCE). This study uses a quantitative approach and time series analysis which includes a group of data from 1985 to 2021, i.e., 37 years of observations. The sample series of time frames is sufficient to assess the long-term relationship between the macroeconomic perspectives and personal bankruptcy. The data was analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The finding shows a significant negative relationship between Malaysian personal bankruptcy and unemployment rate, lending interest rate and household final consumption expenditure. In contrast, there is an insignificant relationship between Malaysian personal bankruptcy and the inflation rate
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Md Yusuf, Mazlynda, and Nur Liyana Aqilah Azhar. "Exposure to Contagion: Perceived Risks and Travel Behavioural Shifts in Malaysia during COVID-19 Pandemic." Malaysian Journal of Science Health & Technology 7, no. 2 (October 1, 2021): 30–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.33102/mjosht.v7i2.213.
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At the beginning of March 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic was acknowledged as a great confrontation that shook the travel organisations’ core. Indeed, it provides such a profound disturbance to the industry. It gives a preview of Malaysian travellers’ discernments in a distinctive point of time - the times of the COVID-19 linked to the worldwide lockdown and restriction movement order. Therefore, this study examines the relationship between perceived risks and Malaysian travel behaviour due to the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies the risk factors that influenced Malaysian travel behaviour. This study was focused on a random sampling among Malaysians who had experienced the pleasure of travelling. The questionnaire was designed to measure travel behaviour and several perceived risks, including travel, psychological, safety, security, financial, and health. Ordered Probit regression and test statistic scores disclosed that perceived psychological risk, perceived financial risk, and perceived health risk significantly impacted and positively correlated to Malaysian travelling behaviours due to COVID-19. The perceived risk factors further showed that anxious feelings existed to enjoy travelling during the pandemic. It shows that Malaysians travel behavioural had shifted due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Ku, Samuel C. Y., and Wen-Hsuan Hsiao. "Chinese Political Participation in Peninsula Malaysia: Under the Shadow of Malay Supremacy." Translocal Chinese: East Asian Perspectives 14, no. 2 (January 6, 2021): 183–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/24522015-14020002.
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Abstract With more than thirty ethnic groups, Malaysia is renowned for its multiculturalism and ethnic diversity. Unlike in Indonesia and the Philippines, where ethnic Chinese are rarely given the opportunity to serve in the central government. Therefore, political parties focus on ethnic needs and issues. Therefore, it is important to gain a greater understanding of the degree to which ethnic Malaysian Chinese are participating in these elections and what sort of political powers their political parties maintain. Aside from the introduction and conclusion, the paper is divided into three sections. The first part investigates the geographic areas that represent different ethnicities across Malaysia and the regions. The second section examines how much political influence the ethnic Chinese Malaysians maintain. The last section analyzes how ethnic Chinese Malaysian’s political participation has evolved over the years.
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Ku, Samuel C. Y., and Wen-Hsuan Hsiao. "Chinese Political Participation in Peninsula Malaysia: Under the Shadow of Malay Supremacy." Translocal Chinese: East Asian Perspectives 14, no. 2 (January 6, 2021): 183–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/24522015-14020002.
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Abstract With more than thirty ethnic groups, Malaysia is renowned for its multiculturalism and ethnic diversity. Unlike in Indonesia and the Philippines, where ethnic Chinese are rarely given the opportunity to serve in the central government. Therefore, political parties focus on ethnic needs and issues. Therefore, it is important to gain a greater understanding of the degree to which ethnic Malaysian Chinese are participating in these elections and what sort of political powers their political parties maintain. Aside from the introduction and conclusion, the paper is divided into three sections. The first part investigates the geographic areas that represent different ethnicities across Malaysia and the regions. The second section examines how much political influence the ethnic Chinese Malaysians maintain. The last section analyzes how ethnic Chinese Malaysian’s political participation has evolved over the years.
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Khairul Amri Kamarudin, Mohd, Mohd Ekhwan Toriman, Nursabrina Abdullah, Nur Atikah Md Shariff, Nurul Ain Shalilie Shari, Nurul Nazwa Qanitah Isa, Fatin Nadhirah Mohd Ramli, Siti Nor Fazillah Abdullah, Hafiz Saad, and Nurul Safaniza Che Ani. "Assessment of Demographic Variables on Mental Illness in Malaysia." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 7, no. 3.14 (July 25, 2018): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.14.16855.
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One of the growing mental illnesses experienced in Malaysia is depression. There was once when one stage was among Malaysians at a critical and higher stage until the attempt to commit suicide. This study has observed a survey conducted by the Ministry of Health Malaysia to identify and understand the vulnerability experienced by every state in Malaysia focuses on the effect of demographic on mental patients by state, age, ethnicity and gender. The data was collected from the Malaysian Health and Morbidity Survey. The findings showed that the highest state of mental illness was the state of Selangor. The overall depression of Malaysians was increasing at an all-time high. The action taken by the Ministry of Health to address mental illness is by using a positive action plan instead of negative. In conclusion, depression at the highest level is one of the first causes of Malaysians to experience mental disorders in every state. This study suggested some proposals as follow-up action at the end of this study.
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Mei, Neo Sau, Choong Weng Wai, and Rahmalan Ahamad. "Public Environmental Awareness and Behaviour in Malaysia." Asian Journal of Quality of Life 2, no. 5 (January 1, 2017): 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v2i5.10.
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Considering the causes of environmental degradation are mainly due to anthropogenic activities, this study aims to explore the need of indicating the social-psychological factors among Malaysians in qualifying the level of public environmental awareness and behaviour. A nationwide study has been conducted to examine environmental awareness and behaviour from 13 States and three Federal Territories. The result demonstrated current level of environmental awareness and behaviour among Malaysians, as according to the four categories; water pollution, air pollution, waste management and climate change.2398-4279 © 2017 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Environmental Performance Index; Environmental Awareness; Environmental Behaviour; Malaysian
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Mei, Neo Sau, Choong Weng Wai, and Rahmalan Ahamad. "Public Environmental Awareness and Behaviour in Malaysia." Asian Journal of Quality of Life 2, no. 5 (December 18, 2016): 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v2i5.60.
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Considering the causes of environmental degradation are mainly due to anthropogenic activities, this study aims to explore the need of indicating the social-psychological factors among Malaysians in qualifying the level of public environmental awareness and behaviour. A nationwide study has been conducted to examine environmental awareness and behaviour from 13 States and three Federal Territories. The result demonstrated current level of environmental awareness and behaviour among Malaysians, as according to the four categories; water pollution, air pollution, waste management and climate change.2398-4279 © 2017 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Environmental Performance Index; Environmental Awareness; Environmental Behaviour; Malaysian
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Tan, Yi-Fan, Meng-Chew Leow, and Lee-Yeng Ong. "COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among Malaysians." International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) 12, no. 2 (June 1, 2023): 772. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijphs.v12i2.22080.
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Since the first declaration of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, massive number of efforts have been taken to develop and deploy the COVID-19 vaccines. However, there might be hesitation towards the vaccines as there were reports of side effects. This study evaluates the COVID-19 vaccination acceptance of the Malaysian public via an online survey hosted in a COVID-19 vaccination acceptance roadshow event. This study gives an insight to the level of vaccination acceptance of the Malaysian public, while at the same time highlights the possible reasons that vaccination rejection may occur in perspectives that are specific to Malaysians. The overall vaccination acceptance of the Malaysian public is high, as most of them either prefer to get vaccinated or already been vaccinated. Most of them have good knowledge on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and the importance of vaccination. However, the respondents may have differing opinions on their confidence level towards vaccines by specific manufacturers. These findings give an insight into the COVID-19 vaccination acceptance level of the Malaysian public and may possibly aid in effort for vaccination acceptance should there be any form of pandemic as severe as the COVID-19 pandemic occurring in the future.
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Leng, Olivia Tan Swee, Rossanne Gale Vergara, and Shereen Khan. "Digital Tracing and Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Act 2010 amid the Covid-19 Pandemic." Asian Journal of Law and Policy 1, no. 1 (July 28, 2021): 47–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.33093/ajlp.2021.3.
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Digital tracing is a proven effective means for the Malaysian government to trace and control the spread of COVID-19. However, the process of tracing and tracking in order to manage the spread of the pandemic have in many ways compromised personal information to third party applications. Malaysia is not the only country that uses digital tracing to manage the spread of the pandemic. Various countries have chosen different methods for digital contact tracing to manage the spread of COVID-19 and some are less respectful of privacy than others. This paper analyses Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) and its effectiveness in protecting personal data during the pandemic as Malaysians continue to utilise the contact tracing mobile applications such as MySejahtera and SELangkah. The researchers applied doctrinal research method and analysed the current Malaysian legislation on data protection. It should be noted that the PDPA does not apply in the case of government collection and would not require federal and state agencies to be transparent in their data management.
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Gururuloo, Sarminiyy Lenga, Siti Nurfatimah Mohd Shahpudin, Doblin Anak Sandai, and Md Salzihan Md Salleh. "ANTI-CANCER PROPERTIES OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE NATURAL PRODUCTS IN MALAYSIA AGAINST COLORECTAL CANCER." Journal of Health and Translational Medicine sp2023, no. 1 (June 6, 2023): 23–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.22452/jummec.sp2023no1.3.
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) has become a significant worldwide health issue among Malaysians. It has become the second most common disease among men and women, with an increased mortality rate in recent years. CRC cases can be reduced with a healthy diet by increasing natural product intake. However, today most of the commercialized natural products for CRC prevention are imported and costly, which makes 80% of the Malaysian population could hardly afford them due to low and middle household income. Therefore, the present study summarizes the list of local tropical natural products that have remarkable medicinal properties effective on CRC, which are easily accessible for Malaysians, ways to consume them at home, and the economic prospects. This narrative review reviews the latest natural products' properties against CRC, excluding the plants examined in previous studies. The keywords utilized to identify the relevant articles were “Malaysia," "Colorectal Cancer," “Natural products," “Anticancer," "Antidiarrheal," "Mucositis," and "Vomit/Nausea" through PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. Conclusion: In conclusion, the locally available natural products have excellent medicinal properties against colorectal cancer with enormous potential medicinal properties in treating CRC and chemotherapy-induced toxicity that Malaysians can use to improve their well-being.
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Chong, Shyue Chuan, Han Kok Heng, Siok Jin Lim, Vejaratnam Navaratnam, and Andaeus Zun Khan Neoh. "Financial Risk Tolerance: The Case of Older Chinese in Klang Valley, Malaysia 2020." International Journal of Financial Research 12, no. 2 (January 11, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijfr.v12n2p1.
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Ageing demographic profiles pose challenges to the nation as policymakers are concerned about the health, public pension and the financial management of the society. In Malaysia, retirees are mostly dependent on savings from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), a government agency that manages savings and retirement plans for private-sector employees and non-pensionable public servants. Many Malaysians aged past the targeted retirement age of 60 years old chose to remain in the workforce, mainly due to insufficient retirement funds or has depleted their retirement funds in a short period. To ensure sufficient funds to attain an ideal retirement life, Malaysians resort to invest or seek business opportunities. Thus, this paper studies the impact of demographic characteristics (sex, age, and educational level) and finance characteristics (financial knowledge and financial satisfaction) on the risk tolerance among older Malaysian Chinese in the year 2020. The results of this study showed that the older Malaysian Chinese risk tolerance is highly influenced by sex, age, education level, financial knowledge and financial satisfaction.
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Chong, Shyue Chuan, Han Kok Heng, Siok Jin Lim, Vejaratnam Navaratnam, and Andaeus Zun Khan Neoh. "Financial Risk Tolerance: The Case of Older Chinese in Klang Valley, Malaysia 2020." International Journal of Financial Research 12, no. 2 (January 11, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijfr.v12n2p1.
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Ageing demographic profiles pose challenges to the nation as policymakers are concerned about the health, public pension and the financial management of the society. In Malaysia, retirees are mostly dependent on savings from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), a government agency that manages savings and retirement plans for private-sector employees and non-pensionable public servants. Many Malaysians aged past the targeted retirement age of 60 years old chose to remain in the workforce, mainly due to insufficient retirement funds or has depleted their retirement funds in a short period. To ensure sufficient funds to attain an ideal retirement life, Malaysians resort to invest or seek business opportunities. Thus, this paper studies the impact of demographic characteristics (sex, age, and educational level) and finance characteristics (financial knowledge and financial satisfaction) on the risk tolerance among older Malaysian Chinese in the year 2020. The results of this study showed that the older Malaysian Chinese risk tolerance is highly influenced by sex, age, education level, financial knowledge and financial satisfaction.
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Ali, Asem Shehadeh, Zina Hussain Al-Qahtani, Shafarif Ghani, and Fahed Maromar. "DEVELOP A PILOT COURSE IN TEACHING ARABIC FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES FOR HUMANITARIAN VOLUNTEERS IN MALAYSIA." International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling 7, no. 48 (December 15, 2022): 01–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.35631/ijepc.748001.
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Volunteers are less commonplace among Malaysians today. The then-prime minister of Malaysia, Dato Sri Mohd. Najib Tun Abdul Razak has encouraged voluntary work as a multiethnic Malaysian social lifestyle to make Malaysia a center and volunteer model. The statistics released by UNHCR in Malaysia in October 2018 show about 8645 registered refugees in Malaysia coming from Arab countries including Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Palestine. The number of refugees increasing every day, and this situation paves the way for Malaysians to participate in voluntary work. This study aims to achieve the following objectives: Statement of language requirements in the field of humanitarian work; to demonstrate skills to focus on humanitarian volunteers; and to design the standard statement of Arabic language for professional purposes in the field of humanitarian work.
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Changsong, Wang, and Lucyann Kerry. "Filmic Depiction of Malay Subjectivity in the Late Yasmin Ahmad’s Films." SAGE Open 12, no. 2 (April 2022): 215824402210964. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440221096444.
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Besides P. Ramlee, Yasmin Ahmad’s name is synonymous with Malaysian cinema. The award-winning Malaysian filmmaker’s death impacted not only the Malaysian film industry but also those who admired her work. The late legendary filmmaker was a liberal Islamic Malaysian who explored Islam and humanity through interracial love stories. These filmic stories resonated with the ordinary Malaysians as they were compelling and courageous, often challenging the norms and conventions of other Malaysian films by daringly dramatizing and visualizing societal taboos and hypocrisies on the cinematic screen. The employment and integration of cosmopolitan themes of love, humanism, and humor in her films sets her apart from other local filmmakers. Yasmin’s films had attracted international attention and garnered awards at film festivals in Europe, North America, and Asia. This paper attempts to analyze her cinematic approaches of the construction of Malay subjectivity in all of her six films. For example, interracial relationships in Muallaf and Talentime is the dominant leitmotif of each, which connects the films with parallel events occurring in real-life Malaysia. The author interviewed production crew members who worked closely with Yasmin for her six films and tried to have a better understanding of the narrative motifs and themes in her films. These interviewees provided a comprehensive picture which drives her films, even now, to move beyond being focused on multiculturalism and to more socially, culturally and politically issues related to Malaysians.
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Alkhodary, Ahmed Abdelmajed, Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Aniza Ismail, Amrizal Muhammad Nur, and Suzana Shahar. "Health Care Utilization and Out-of-Pocket Payments among Elderly with Cognitive Frailty in Malaysia." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 6 (March 13, 2022): 3361. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063361.
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Background: Cognitive frailty (CF) as a potential risk factor for dementia, functional disability, poor quality of life, and mortality. The aim of this study was to explore the health care-related utilization and out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures, sociodemographic characteristics, and comorbidities among elderly Malaysians with CF. Methods: A cross-sectional study targeting elderly Malaysian aged ≥65 years was conducted. The study included all participants of the fourth phase of the Malaysian representative Long-Term-Research-Grant-Scheme Towards-Useful-Aging (LRGS-TUA) community-based study. A structured and validated interview questionnaire was used. Results: In total, 1006 elderly were interviewed, with a 66.18% response rate. Only 730 respondents met the inclusion criteria. Of the eligible respondents, the CF prevalence was 4.5%. Around 60.6% of the participants with CF had utilized outpatient care at government clinics within the past 6 months. The estimated mean total OOP payments for CF during the past 6 months was 84 Malaysian Ringgit (RM) (SD 96.0). Conclusions: CF among elderly Malaysians is within the internationally recognized range of prevalence. The OOP payments for seeking health care among CF elderly are not different from that of other elderly categories. There is a high possibility of underutilization of the health care services of CF cases while they are still needy.
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Wafa, Syed Azizi, Oswald Aisat Igau, and Roszehan Idrus. "THE CULTURAL VALUES OF MALAYSIAN CONSUMERS." Journal of the Asian Academy of Applied Business (JAAAB) 4 (September 4, 2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.51200/jaaab.v0i0.1271.
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Very few studies have been conducted in Malaysia to comprehensively focus on the Malaysian culture as a whole. The few studies that have been done attempted to look at the differences in values between the Malays, Chinese and Indians. This study attempts to study the Malaysian culture as a whole and try to classify them according to the cultural values classification provided by previous researchers. The six values proposed are divided into six categories of values; theoretical value, economic value, aesthetic value, social value, political value and religious value. A total of 662 respondents chosen through snowball sampling method were surveyed in the study. The results indicated that a higher percentage of Malaysians as a whole have high scores for religious value as well as political values. A higher percentage of Malaysians have low scores for theoretical and aesthetic values while the percentages are quite similar for high and low scores for economic value, and social value. The regression analyses showed that demography have significant relationships with all dimensions of cultural values with the highest r2 at 0.16 for religious values. The results of this research do support previous studies on cultural values in the region.
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Mohd Aziz, Nor Izzati, and Salina Kassim. "DOES FINANCIAL LITERACY REALLY MATTER FOR MALAYSIANS? A REVIEW." Advanced International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance 2, no. 2 (March 13, 2020): 13–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.35631/aijbaf.22002.
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Malaysians lack financial literacy but are generally unaware of the fact. The national level of financial literacy measured in terms of financial knowledge is still low among Malaysians. A survey by the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) found that 1 out of 3 Malaysians rated themselves as having a low level of confidence about financial management. Research on the issue has made some attempt to examine the cause of lower financial literacy and its effects on decision making, but studies have been limited. This paper examines studies on the topic compiled between the years 2017 and 2019 and some surveys made by organizations in Malaysia to see the current scenario of financial literacy in Malaysia. Up to the present, it is clear that current approaches and strategies toward financial literacy have been ad-hoc. The latest initiative from the Financial Education Network concerned with empowering financial literacy is the National Strategy for Financial Literacy 2019-2023. Each of the organizations involved is committed to improving financial literacy among Malaysian by organizing financial education initiatives such as carnivals, clubs, and seminars. The present study will benefit other researchers and maybe a reference for any organizations that will benefit from the updated statistics and information.
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Rakhim, Dinah, Verly Veto Vermol, and Rafeah Legino. "Designing Movable Kitchen Cart through the Elements of Traditional Baba Nyonya House." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 6, SI5 (August 29, 2021): 41–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6isi5.2926.
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Malaysia is known for its multicultural diversity, which is heavily influenced by the ancient Malay culture, indigenous peoples and the cultures of Malaysia's second main ethnics groups - the Chinese and Indian. For centuries, our cultures have blended to create Malaysia's diverse heritage. Sadly, Malaysians are slowly losing their ancient culture due to modernisation. One particular culture of Malaysia that is close to extinction is the Peranakan culture. The researcher found it vital to implement our cultural motif into product design, so she has come out with a freestanding kitchen with an influence of the Peranakan motif. Keywords: Free-standing Cabinets, Kitchen, Peranakan. eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6iSI5.2926
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Bunnell, Tim, S. Nagarajan, and Andrew Willford. "From the Margins to Centre Stage: ‘Indian’ Demonstration Effects in Malaysia’s Political Landscape." Urban Studies 47, no. 6 (May 2010): 1257–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098009360235.
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This paper traces senses of injustice among Indian Malaysians which found expression in the ‘illegal’ Hindraf rally in Kuala Lumpur in 2007. While underlying ethnic and racial differentiation has been rendered through law in the post-colonial nation-state, the focus here is on a specific locality: resettlement flats for Indians displaced for the construction of Malaysia’s federal government administrative centre, Putrajaya. Ex-plantation workers are shown to be symbolically peripheral (to the spectacular ‘national landscape’ of Putrajaya) and to have experienced everyday forms of ethnicised marginalisation. The rally in the commercial heart of Kuala Lumpur—involving tens of thousands of Indian Malaysians from across peninsular Malaysia—mobilised what were previously largely localised grievances such as those associated with the Putrajaya estate evictions. It is shown how this ethnic transgression not only contests the ‘second-class’ position of Indians in Malaysia, but may also contribute to a redrawing of the ethnic contours of Malaysia’s legal and political landscape. More broadly, the Hindraf events also serve as a reminder that rights and social justice claims expressed in key urban centres continue to have important national-scale dimensions, even in an ostensibly neo-liberalised global economy.
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Uqbah, Iqbal. "Dynamics of New Malaysia: DAP for Malays." Journal of Clinical Cases & Reports 2, S1 (December 31, 2019): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.46619/joccr.2019.2.s1-1001.
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The DAP Conference 2019 has ended, the first since DAP was part of the New Malaysian government. DAP secretarygeneral Lim Guan Eng. said in his keynote address, The New DAP wants to be seen as a party based on social democracy and multiracial and religious, seen as a party representing all Malaysians. The party that reflects the aspiration of the New Malaysia
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Annisa, Revi, and Abishaah BT Akhubar Ali. "Community Perception of The Conversion of Forest Land Into Building Land in Bangsar South Malaysia." Sumatra Journal of Disaster, Geography and Geography Education 2, no. 2 (December 16, 2018): 111–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.24036/sjdgge.v2i2.161.
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The conversion of land function in Bangsar South Malaysia occurred due to the development of forest land use into building land. The conversion of this land has not been fully carried out and is still under construction. Some Malaysians reject the land conversion function by making a petition to refuse land conversion activities to be carried out in Bangsar South Malaysia. The purpose of this study was to find out the perception of Malaysian people about the conversion of forest land into building land in Bangsar South Malaysia. The collection data method used in this research is the interview technique. The results of this study indicate that the Malaysian public's perception of the conversion of forest land to building land in Bangsar South Malaysia showed disagreement with some of the reasons they put forward. The reasons for the refusal by the Malaysians include damaging to the forest areas, reducing buffer zones, causing the possibility of flooding, increasing environmental temperature, causing a lack of absorption of groundwater and reducing fauna habitat in the forest which causes the fauna to move towards residential areas and disturb the security of the surrounding population.
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Sukri, Norellani Binti, Afiza Azura Mohamad Arshad, Chuah Soo Cheng, Zaidi Mohd Aminuddin, and Azlin Shafinaz Arshad. "Factors Influencing Philanthropic Behavior among Youths in Malaysia." Information Management and Business Review 15, no. 3(SI) (September 20, 2023): 525–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/imbr.v15i3(si).3507.
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Philanthropy is the desire to promote the well-being of others. It is about looking for and helping the welfare of others, particularly by giving them money for good reasons. Philanthropy is not only confined to the contribution of money, but it involves making efforts for religious purposes and self-satisfaction towards others. The level of charity among Malaysian citizens is alarming in 2015, Malaysia ranked 10th in the World Giving Index but in 2021 the ranking has dropped tremendously to 29th place. This has shown that Malaysians are getting less interested in participating in charitable activities and doing general good deeds. Therefore, there is an urgent need to look broadly at the philanthropic behavior of Malaysians. This research aims to determine the factors influencing philanthropic behavior among youth in Malaysia. For this study, a survey was conducted to the target population which is youth. Data was collected by distributing questionnaires via emails and WhatsApp groups and data was analyzed using SPSS and PLS-SEM. Findings show that religion and altruism are significant to the philanthropic behavior of Malaysian youth. This study has provided valuable insights into youth philanthropy by identifying solutions to further create awareness of philanthropy.
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Mustafa, Muhammad Amirul Shahmir, Nurul Hidayana Mohd Noor, Nur’ Ain Mohd Saharom, and Nor Syafiqah Syahirah Shamsol Kamal. "UNDERSTANDING MALAYSIAN HOUSEHOLD WASTE SEPARATION: AN EXTENDED THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR." Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment 9, no. 1 (February 24, 2022): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/myse.v9i1.17285.
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The strike of COVID-19 in March 2020 has caused the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) and lockdown by the Malaysian government. As a consequence, MCO has changed Malaysians' norms. Many Malaysians have become compulsive online buyers and the food waste issue has occurred due to the problem of over-purchasing. This study intends to extend the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) in influencing waste separation among households. This study investigates the influence of descriptive norms, personal norms, and cognition of consequences towards the intention to separate waste. This research used a quantitative online survey and convenience sampling. A final and valid sample of 300 households was analysed using Pearson correlation. This research indicates that descriptive norms and cognition of consequences significantly influence the intention of Malaysian households to separate waste. On the other hand, personal norms do not have an influence on the waste separation intention. Therefore, the government, local authorities, related agencies, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) should ensure that the Malaysian public is aware of the importance of protecting the environment. This study is unique since many studies have focused on the recycling intentions and behaviour and this study is among new and pioneer studies that apply the extended TPB in investigating the determinants of household waste separation in Malaysia during the pandemic COVID-19.