Bilateral trade in the ASEAN transition economies: A gravity approach by Ismail, Normaz Wana, Smith, Peter

“…Using the gravity model, this study examines whether the decision to join the ASEAN membership and the formation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) resulted in an increase in intra-regional trade for the period 1990 to 2005. …”
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Persepsi mahasiswa ke atas ancaman bukan tradisional: Kajian kes ke atas mahasiswa Malaysia, Thailand dan Indonesia by Anuar, Abdul Rahim, Harun, Azhar, Eby Hara, Abu Bakar, P. Rajanthiran, R. Sivaperegasam

“…For students in the northern Peninsular Malaysia and Southern Thailand, drug trafficking is a major threat.While students in Yogyakarta, poverty are a major threat in the country.Students are also politically active in university and have an awareness of the law on freedom of expression and human rights.Most students felt that communism and Hudud Laws are not threatening national security. …”
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Students’ Perspectives on Use Behaviour of Learning Management Systems in Sri Lankan Universities by Samsudeen, Sabraz Nawaz, Mohamed, Fathima Rashida, Aboobucker, Mohamed Sameem Mohamed

“…This research aims to explore the perceptions of students in using Learning Management System (LMS) in order to enhance the learning process of undergraduates in government universities in Sri Lanka.Many universities in Sri Lanka have implemented LMS to make their learning interactive and engaging.These institutions have made considerable amount of investments in terms of finance and other resources but the benefits enjoyed are far below expectations.Hence, it is of high recognition that a study is very much needed to understand the reason(s) for such low usage in Sri Lankan free education context. Quantitative study based on self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted.Out of the 15 government universities in Sri Lanka, 03 were selected. …”
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Impactibility Characteristics of Personal Empowerment on Women Borrowers’ Quality of Life, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. by Fayyaz, Sana, Abdul Hakim, Roslan, Mohd Khan, Shazida Jan

“…It analyzed that personal empowerment is an important determinant for women improving their quality of life.It also put forth light on the linkage between the economic development and quality of life.This essay tries to fulfill this gap by expending the analysis on personal empowerment that seems to provide a practical solution to reduce poverty and to improve quality of life by unlocking the potentials of the poor women by polishing her ability in economic decision making, giving freedom of movement and awareness in political socio-cultural conditions.This raises the question whether personal empowerment also leads to better quality of life.Pragmatic substantiation on the relationship between personal empowerment and quality of life is done by doing multinomial logit model analysis. …”
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The Role of Entrepreneurial Orientations in Talent Retention amongst Malaysian Engineers by Osman, Idris, Noordin, Fauziah, Mohd, Idaya Husna, Koe, Wei Loon

“…Engineers require EO to support their freedom of ideas and thoughts to exploit opportunities, produce creativity, and solve engineering task-related problems and uncertainty situations. …”
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Presentation-Based Learning and Peer Evaluation to Enhance Active Learning and Self-Confidence in the Financial Management Classroom by Sugeng, Bambang, Suryani, Ani Wilujeng

“…The results imply that providing some freedom for students to creatively design and be accountable for their own learning has great potential to enhance their authentic active learning and self-confidence.…”
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The appointment of members to the shariah advisory council of central bank of Malaysia: Legal issues by Hussain, Mohammad Azam, Hassan, Rusni, Azhar, Alias, Hasan, Aznan

“…In this regard, the question arises whether the prescribed provisions are sufficient to regulate the appointment of members to the SAC and free from any shortcomings. Hence, this study sought to analyse the existing legislations governing the appointment of members to the SAC and to analyse the legal issues arising from the existing legis lations. …”
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Politics and ethnicity: Framing racial discrimination in Singapore by Gomez, James

“…They argue their views are often not given airing in the local mainstream media and are further prevented from discussing these issues openly due to legislations restricting freedom of expression and assembly on these matters. …”
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Recommendation For Higher Education Destination: What Matters? by Ismail, Russayani, Chuan, Chew Foo, Ibrahim, Yusnidah, Sabudin, Noor Sa'adah

“…The internationalisation of higher education seems to preoccupy the agenda for globalisation with free mobilisation of students across borders. 'Student hub' is now becoming a common term to many and there are increasing numbers of emerging economies competing for international students focusing on income generation. …”
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Interest Rate Convergence in Bangladesh by Rahman, Dewan M., Akter, Kohinur

“…Uniformity of interest rate should be there in a free and competitive financial market. This paper examines the state of interest rate convergence by measuring the degree of convergence in the financial market of Bangladesh, a success case of financial liberalization initiated in the 1990s.…”
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Influence of Transaction Costs on Foreign Exchange Option Contracts: Intra-Daily Tests by Hoque, Ariful, Manzur, Meher, Poitras, Geoffrey

“…The results indicate how boundaries on the arbitrage profit function determined by alternative measures of transactions costs can impact the interpretation of deviations from distribution free properties of options such as put-call parity.…”
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Managing local brands in facing challenges of globalization: Be a local or global leader? by Harun, Amran, Mohd Kassim, Abdul Wahid, Igau, Aizad Oswald, Hassan, Mohamad Ghozali, Swidi, Abdullah

“…Domestic entrepreneurs are expected to be confronted by fierce competitions in the local markets after the arrival of regional free trade agreement in SEA countries also known as AFTA (Asean Free Trade Area). …”
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Outsider Estimation of the Fair Value of Bank Stocks: Computational and Conceptual Issues by Ariff, Mohamed, Suranto, Lina

“…A probable reason for the poor performance of the free cash flow approach is suggested. Outsider’s estimation of investment values needed for free cash flow calculation is likely to introduce serious errors irrespective of the theoretical bases of models widely used in the industry.…”
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Suhakam's recommendations and its application in the peaceful assembly act 2012 by Mohd Anuar, Haslinda, Mohamed, Mazita, Mohd Ali @ Ramli, Azlin Namili, Bidin, Muhammad Firdaus, Abdul Rahman, Rohana, Ahmad, Rusniah

“…However, these freedoms have restrictions which are usually justified under the broad stroke of maintaining racial harmony and public order. …”
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The Legal Prohibition Of Surrogacy For Muslims In Malaysia: A Critical Analysis by Kyaw, Hla Win, Ahmed, Md Hassan

“…The paper will suggest that in some states, Muslims would be free to use surrogacy services in accordance with the general law of Malaysia.…”
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Profiles of Employees Inpatient Claims: Evidence from Group Health Insurance by Tolos, Habibah, Samsudin, Shamzaeffa, Ahmad, Shahrul Nizam, Abu Bakar, Arpah

“…As the public servants in Malaysia are entitled to free health care services at the public hospital, this study provides further evidence on the choices of health insurance plan and health care utilization. …”

From Geneva to Geneva: A discourse on geo-political dimension of conflict in Laos: 1954-1962 by Mishra, Patit

“…The gulf between the internal factions in Laos widened, and the freedom of choice was restricted for the belligerents in Laos. …”
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The Role of Anonymity in the Flaming Activity on YouTube in Malaysia by Amadera Limgam, Revathy, Aripin, Norizah

“…The results of this study concludes that most of the flamers kept their identity anonymous due privacy concerns and for the freedom of speech. The rest of the flamers used their real name as a form of publicity, identity defining and to boost their self-confidence.…”
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The impact of internal and external factors on human rights conditions in Xinjiang, China by Rogers, Roy Anthony

“…It brought about dramatic changes in the human rights situation in China. These included freedom for the Uyghurs to practice their religion, culture and language. …”
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Migrant Workers in Malaysia and the Role of the International Labour Organization’s Conventions by Nafees, Seeni Mohamed M, Masum, Ahmad, Md Nor, Mohd Zakhiri, AhmeD, Kyaw Hla Win@Md Hassan, Noura, Cherifi

“…Special attention is given to workers’ problems such as difficulties in accessing to justice, seizure of migrant workers’ passports by employers and, administrative and contractual restrictions on their right to freedom of association. The methodology adopted in this paper is qualitative and exploratory using primary and secondary data. …”