An island in Malaysia bear witness to the survival of Vietnamese boat people fleeing their war-torn country in the mid-70s. Thousands of Vietnamese boat people were granted temporary refuge on Bidong Island while they were processed for resettlement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The island situated off the coast of Terengganu was designated as the principal refugee camp for Vietnamese boat people in Malaysia in August 1978 with the Malaysia government towing any arriving boatloads of refugees to the island. Despite its ability to receive 4,500 refugees, the less than one square mile island ended up with a refugee population of more than 40,000 by June 1979. This paper presents a literature assessment of Malaysia's strategy and policy adopted during that period of time, as well as current legal framework on refugee and asylum seekers, to better understand how Malaysia dealt with Vietnamese boat people and how it is currently dealing with refugees and asyl.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur dan menilai prestasi kemahiran pemain hoki mengikut  umur serta   pembentukan  norma  Ujian Kemahiran  Hoki. Pemain  hoki perempuan Tunas Cemerlang Negeri Perlis  berjumlah 30 (15 berumur 14 tahun dan 15 berumur 15 tahun) orang dipilih untuk menjadi sampel.  Pengukuran prestasi kemahiran diperoleh berdasarkan tujuh ujian yang terdiri daripada Ujian  Kemahiran Menjaring Gol, Ujian Kemahiran Menguis Jarak, Ujian Kemahiran Hantaran Tolak, Ujian  Kemahiran Menguis Ketepatan, Ujian Kemahiran Mengelecek, Ujian Kemahiran Menolak Kilas dan Ujian Bintang. Ujian-t Sampel Tidak Bersandar bagi Ujian Kemahiran Menjaring Gol menunjukkan nilai  ! (28) = 27.99, Q = .382 tidak terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan terhadap pemain perempuan 14  tahun(M=48.4 l, SD=I0.10) dan 15 tahun (M=51.66, SD=9.96). Ujian-t Sampel Tidak Bersandar bagi  Ujian Kemahiran Menguis Jarak menunjukkan nilai ! (28) = 23.26, Q = .039 terdapat perbez.aan yang  signifikan.....

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Arabic pronunciation has been used widely among Malay speakers in worshiping and religious deeds. However, tongue hardness has affected the Arabic pronunciation among Malays including the factor of different language system. Mahjub’s Theory (1993) mentioned that there were nine the most difficult Arabic sounds to non-native speakers. This concept paper aims only a major objective which is to develop and propose a conceptual framework for the application of air pressure control technique in the vocal tract for reducing phonological fossilization of Arabic pronunciation among Malays. This concept paper is a qualitative study which use library research method, with research for the most part of researches that related to phonological fossilization in second language that were compiled to be analyzed in order to comprehend the concept of phonological fossilization. Besides, observation method towards previous scientific research was made particularly research on the articles that were pu.....

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Tujuan kajian ini dijalankan ialah untuk mengenalpasti status tahap kecergasan fizikal berlandaskan  kesihatan di kalangan pengadil di Sahagian Kuching. Seramai 32 orang pengadil telah menyertai   secara sukarela dalam kajian ini. Seramai 16 pengadil negeri dan  16  lagi  pengadil  kebangsaan.   Semua  pengadil  ini  sekurang-kurangnya  telah mengadili  pertanding  kejohanan  Bolasepak  selama   tiga  tahun.   Semasa  kajian dijalankan pengadil ini sedang  dalam  awal musim pertandingan.  Instrument ujian lapangan yang digunakan dalam kajian ini  terdiri daripada lima jenis ujian  kecergasan fizikal yang telah diperkenalkan oleh Prudential FITNESSGRAM® (Cooper Institute for  Aerobics Research, 1992)  iaitu ujian lompat jauh berdiri, ujian bangkit tubi lutut bengkok, ujian  PACER, ujian jangkauan melunjur, indeks jisim badan dan termasuk 20 item berkaitan aktiviti fizikal  dan gaya hidupa sihat.  Keputusan analisis dari data ujian lapangan menu.....

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This study investigates the challenges faced by non-native Chinese learners in learning Chinese characters and their learning strategies. This research applied quantitative research, where the questionnaire was delivered at the end of the semester to 370 students of Mandarin level two, selected through convenience sampling. The descriptive analysis showed that most of the students stated that being literate in Chinese characters and learning many Chinese characters was the most challenging act while corresponding between characters and their pronunciations was the least challenging. Next, the students listed repetitively memorising Chinese characters as the preferred learning strategy, followed by imitating each stroke of a Chinese character and picturing what Chinese characters look like in their minds. The finding of this study contradicts other research studies since the students in this study did not perceive the "lack of correspondence between characters and their pronunciation in.....

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Keganasan rumahtangga bukan merupakan masalah baharu dan terpencil di Malaysia. Peningkatan kes keganasan menuntut ahli masyarakat sama-sama mengambil berat tentang masalah ini. Selaras itu, satu kajian dilakukan untuk mengenalpasti tahap kepekaan dan pengetahuan mahasiswa tentang keganasan rumahtangga merangkumi peruntukan polisi, hak, dan bantuan kepada mangsa. Kajian adalah berbentuk kuantitatif dengan menggunakan kaedah pengedaran borang soal selidik. Seramai 132 orang mahasiswa Program Pengurusan Kerja Sosial, Universiti Utara Malaysia terlibat dalam kajian ini. Tahap kepekaan dan pengetahuan berkaitan keganasan rumahtangga diukur dan dianalisis secara diskriptif. Kajian mendapati kepekaan mahasiswa berada pada tahap sederhana manakala tahap pengetahuan mereka tentang peruntukan polisi, hak dan khidmat bantuan berada pada tahap rendah. Sebilangan kecil responden didapati masih mempunyai sikap stereotaip jantina terhadap mangsa dan pemangsa kes keganasan rumahtangga. Program-progra.....

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Nowadays, financial literacy is becoming a concern in a society particularly, among youngsters. The biggest issue is, the youngsters are lack of understanding on how to control their finances. This study aims to evaluate the financial literacy level among youngsters based on their knowledge, attitude and behavior. At the same time investigating whether financial literacy, gender and household income have a significant influence on the financial behavior of KDA undergraduate students. Primary data was collected through a questionnaire which consisted of few different sections that measure the financial knowledge, attitude and behavior among KDA students. A total sample size of 186 was collected for this study. Reliability test, regression analysis and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were the methods used to analyze the data. The finding concluded that KDA students acquire a medium financial literacy level. Therefore, this study implies that individual, academic authorities, governme.....

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Construction of an academic module requires few main objectives in the module construction which are Module Construction, Module Validity Assessment, Module Reliability Test, and Module Effectiveness on the Studied Variables Test. However, in this research, the researcher focuses on Module Construction, Module Validity and Module Reliability. In this research, Enhanced Recovery Training Module (ERTM) is implied to former drug addicts which refers to person under surveillance (PUS) as an extended training after being released from the rehabilitation center. PUS is those who has completed their treatment and rehabilitation program under Section 6(1)(a) [Magistrate's order to drug addicts to undergo treatment and rehabilitation at PUSPEN for a period of not more than 2 years and after that undergo supervision in the community for not less than 2 years]. The construction of activities in this module is based on the al-Ghazali counselling theory. The module construction in this research use.....

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Gender inequality continues in Philippine society despite these attempts. Gender issues originating from power dynamics between men and women harm social progress. All educational institutions have a responsibility to educate the young with a gendered perspective. They hold the country's capacity to address gender issues. Extinguishing social standards that identify women and men as unequal in value, contributions, and rights. Assessing whether men and women have equal access to fundamental freedoms and choices. This includes the agency and autonomy exercised by women in exercising their freedoms. To counteract conditions that diminish the value of women's contributions to society, there is an urgent need to highlight women's involvement and leadership in politics and government. Women's involvement in policymaking and policy implementation is an effective strategy for fighting the continuing spread of sexism and misogyny, as well as lobbying for gender-responsive legislation to be ado.....

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Penyelidikan ini berkaitan dengan Pertubuhan Seni Silat Pusaka Gayong, Kedah 1956-1987. Kajian mengenai ilmu persilatan sememangnya banyak dilakukan oleh penyelidik dahulu namun kajian mengenai organisasi silat yang wujud di Kedah masih tidak menyentuh khususnya tahun yang dipilih oleh penyelidik. Kajian ini dilakukan bagi melihat organisasi pertubuhan yang terkenal iaitu Persatuan Seni Silat Pusaka Gayong, Kedah dalam mengorak langkah memperkembangkan institusi silat kepada masyarakat. Kaedah yang digunakan adalah secara Kualitatif. Penyelidik mendapatkan data menerusi temubual bersama ahli keluarga serta ahli pertubuhan Seni Silat Pusaka Gayong bagi mencerap butir-butir dokumen mengenai pertubuhan yang ada. Selain itu, kaedah perpustakaan juga digunakan dalam kajian tesis ini. Kajian ini juga mendapati bahawa Pertubuhan Seni Silat Pusaka Gayong, Kedah sememangnya mempunyai cara tersendiri dalam menyebarkan ilmu tersebut kepada masyarakat dan merapatkan ikatan antara ahli .....

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