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One method for disposing of old, damaged, or misprinted Qur’an pages is to burn them. Recently, there have been cases of al-Quran mushaf disposal management that do not comply with the maqasid of al-Quran text disposal as stipulated in established guidelines. Furthermore, the number of damaged al-Quran manuscripts is growing, making the collection site increasingly limited in capacity. To save money and space, it was discovered that some institutions in charge of disposal have delegated this task to unauthorized parties, such as non-Muslim parties, which disposed of al-Quran text at paper mills. Therefore, this article discusses the perspectives and evaluations of religious scholars on the methods used by Malaysian institutions to dispose of al-Quran text. Document analysis and interviews with the State Muftis of Selangor, Kelantan and Terengganu were used to collect data. It was done through semi-structured interviews and descriptive analysis. According to findings, the Malaysian government has implemented several methods. One method used is to burn it to ashes, bury it, and then wash it into the sea. Many authorised institutions carry out disposal in accordance with the established guidelines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recent developments in linguistic theory in the Minimalist Program have provided many solid basic frameworks for analyzing pronouns in the Mah Meri language, one of the Senoi group. The data analyzed in this paper is taken from fieldwork conducted at Kampung Bukit Bangkong, Selangor. The data was obtained by recording the conversations of respondents who spoke the Mah Meri language. Two research methods were used, the library method and the field method. The library method was used to collect information related to pronouns, and the field method was used to obtain data on the field area. The data collected was analyzed and analyzed using the Minimalist Program. The analysis process of such pronouns is divided into two parts, namely descriptive analysis and syntactic analysis. The descriptive analysis discusses the cases of pronouns of the language, while the syntactic analysis discusses the syntactic structure of Mah Meri pronouns based on descriptive analysis. The syntactic analysis uses a minimalist program framework to analyze the pronouns in the Mah Meri language. As a result of this analysis, a novel finding for an Austroasiatic language is that Mah Meri language pronouns can be divided into two parts, namely case-bearing and case-marked pronouns. Analysis of these pronouns displays differences in the words that follow and precede a noun. In addition, there are also similarities and differences in the classification between Mah Meri and Malay languages, although they are in different language groups and families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Teachers are an important political socialization agent in assisting the process of fostering ethnic unity among students. At primary school level, teachers act as influential political socialization agents in nurturing awareness of students at their early age on the importance of ethnic unity especially in the context of a multi-ethnic society in Malaysia. However, the process of fostering ethnic unity in Malaysia generally, and at the primary school level in particular, is still faced with various challenges and obstacles. Hence, this paper discusses the barriers to the role of teachers as effective political socialization agents from the aspect of school administration practices in shaping ethnic unity at the primary school level. The data collection process for this study was carried out through focus group discussions method involving 16 Malay, Chinese and Indian teachers from National School (SK), The Chinese National Type School (SJKC) and Tamil (SJKT) in Petaling district, Selangor. The results found that there are three factors of administrative practices that hinder teachers in playing a role as agents of ethnic unity that can affect the process of fostering the values of unity in a school. First, teacher separation system throught double-session schooling system; second, grouping of teachers in teacher's office by subject; and thirdly, the focus more on syllabus than other aspects such as ethnic unity in school. This study found that these three factors contribute to the existence of ethnic gaps among teachers, but also at the same time become an obstacle to the role of teachers as effective agents of ethnic unity in schools. Hence, the school should pay attention to this issue and raise awareness of all school members on the importance of ethnic unity in the institution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is written to examine and narrate the existence of several monuments in Kota Melawati, Bukit Melawati, Kuala Selangor. The monuments' existence in Kota Melawati could be seen as a tourist attraction and a monument with a historical story, signifying the existence of the Selangor Sultanate and elements of Selangor colonization. Therefore, the historical research methodology in this writing depends on primary and secondary sources and field studies to collect data to ensure accurate and appropriate information. Among the monuments found in Kota Melawati are Batu Hampar, Busut Melawati, Tangga Seratus, Meriam Tiga Sederet and Lighthouse. Behind the existence of these monuments in Kota Melawati, each has its own story related to the colonial government, diplomatic and political anecdote, and the story of wars that creates rich history related to the existence of the state of Selangor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 12th General Election has revealed drastic changes in the Malaysian political landscape, in particular the success of the opposition party (Pakatan Rakyat) in gaining control over several states in Malaysia, including Selangor. This success has enabled Pakatan Rakyat to govern at a state level, a commitment that includes, fulfilling their campaign promise to return democracy at the local level before their five-year term ends. Nonetheless, the very fact of the five year's ruling demonstrates that Pakatan Rakyat had previously failed to bring back democratic local elections in Selangor, in accordance with their promise they made at the 12th General Election. With regard to this issue, this paper attempts to identify the factors that have restrained local elections from being properly revived in Malaysia, specifically Selangor. The recent election result demonstrates that a number of factors have contributed to this failure, including legal constraints, the disapproval of the Federal Government, financial issues, and the reluctance of the Election Commission to properly manage local elections in Selangor. Furthermore, this paper also argues that a lack of consensus among Pakatan Rakyat members regarding this issue has indirectly hindered the restoration of democratic local elections in Selangor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study is intended to examine the relationship between work safety practices and employee compliance of workplace safety. The dimensions of work safety practices include management commitment, safety training, employee involvement, communication and feedback, safety rules and procedures, and safety promotional policies. To achieve the research objective, 270 questionnaires were distributed to the ire officers of grade KB17 from 9 ire departments in Selangor . The regression analysis indicated that management commitment, safety training, and safety rules and procedures are positively related to compliance with safety behavior . Meanwhile employee involvement, safety promotional policies, and communication and feedback are not significantly related to compliance with safety behavior . This paper also discussed the implications and limitations of this study and directions for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Body shaming is an issue that often sees as unimportant by the society. Body shaming is believed effected on mental and psychological wellbeing of an individual. The victims of body shaming has high risks of depression, low in motivation, low self-confidence, isolation and prone to serious mental disorders like eating disorders and risk of suicidal ideation especially among teenagers. This article is aims to explore the experiences of body shaming victims among teenagers in Selangor. The study opted to qualitative approach with semi-structured in-depth interviews. A total of six informants were selecting used purposive and snowballing sampling. The verbatim of the interviews were analysed by using thematic analysis. Two themes emerged to illustrate the experiences of body shaming victims; 1.Various self-acceptance; negative selfacceptance and imperfection is perfect; and 2. Reciprocal relationships; disrespect from significant others and two-sides of relationship in social media. This study proposed to increase the awareness on the impact of body shaming among individuals. The relevant parties also should provide support holistically for helping to increase the well-being of teenagers by providing proper interventions to intervene the issues of body shaming and related issues of body image. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Organizational commitment is posited to be influenced by organizations' leadership styles. This is due to leadership provides guidance and influence the organizations' members to move towards attaining the collective objectives. Within the context of a high compliance organizations such as the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM, leadership style is expected to impose stronger influence on the members' work behaviors including the organizational commitment. Thus, this study aims to analyse the effect of transformational and transactional leadership styles on the organizational commitment of the lower rank police officers in the PDRM. The study employs quantitative research design which based on the survey technique. Questionnaires are distributed to 226 respondents among the lower rank police officers who are involved in the crime prevention and enforcement task in the Police Headquarters in one of the districts in Selangor. The study sample has been selected through the random sampling technique and consist of members from the Sub Inspector, Sargent Major, Sargent, Corporal, Lans Corporal and Constable ranks. The Multiple Regression analysis is used to test the influence between variables in the study framework. The study findings show a significant relationship between the transformation and transactional leadership style with the members' organizational commitment. As a result, transformational and transactional leadership styles are essential leadership styles that have influence on the lower rank police officers' organizational commitment. The study result further indicates transformational leadership styles has more positive influence and dominance in contributing to higher level of organizational commitment compared to the transactional leadership style. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of the oil palm industry in Malaysia began in 1917 with the establishment of the first oil palm plantation in Tennamaran, Selangor. Subsequently, the establishment of oil palm plantations increased dramatically in the early 1960s when FELDA opened up large-scale plantations in line with the Government's policy to eradicate poverty. Presently, oil palm has become one of Malaysia's most important commodity crops. The value chain of the palm oil industry is divided into three segments, namely upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors. The upstream sector consists of seedling preparation activities, planting, and harvesting of fresh fruits bunches (FFBs). The midstream sector is the manufacturing process that involves the processing and refining of FFB which is harvested from the plantation or collected from smallholders to produce crude palm oil. Eventually, crude palm oil will be further treated in the downstream sector to be stored or marketed either domestically or exported before eventually reaching the consumers. The final product is usually a food product. Albeit the various successes achieved by the palm oil industry within the 100 years of progress in Malaysia, there are various issues and challenges faced by the country's palm oil industry. As such, this study aims to (i) identify the main issues and challenges of Malaysia's palm oil upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors and (ii) carry out comparisons related to the key issues and challenges of the Indonesian palm oil industry as Malaysia's main competitor. This study applied the qualitative approach in investigating issues and challenges of the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors of the palm oil industry. In-depth, interviews were employed as the main research instrument, and document analysis was conducted to support the results obtained from the in-depth interview. The study found that among the main issues of the country's palm oil industry are labor shortages, environmental sustainability of oil palm plantation and palm oil manufacturing, negative perceptions towards palm oil from the international community, and trade barriers. These issues and challenges need to be addressed effectively, including diplomatic relations as well as increasing consumer confidence in palm oil products, which requires a strategic approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Emotional intelligence is an important skill to enhance counselor’s competency to improve effectiveness of their leadership. This study aimed to identify the emotional intelligence, leadership and its relationship with job satisfaction among secondary school head of counseling and guidance teachers. A total of 168 head of counseling and guidance teachers from 168 day secondary schools in Selangor were selected as the study sample. To measure emotional intelligence, the Malaysian Emotional Intelligence Inventory (MEQI) was used. Meanwhile, the Malaysian Leadership Audit Trail Inventory (MLATI) leadership instrument by Elmi-Noriah (2013) was used to measure the level of leadership. The instrument used to measure the level of job satisfaction is ‘Job Descriptive Index’ (1975). The findings of the study shows that head of counseling and guidance teachers obtained high percentage scores for seven domains of emotional intelligence (Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, SelfMotivation, Empathy, Social Skills, Spirituality and Maturity). However, the results found that the head of counseling and guidance teachers had a moderate score on the sub-domains of emotional intelligence which are helping others, political awareness, catalysts of change, relationship building, collaboration, teamwork and communication. The study also found that the overall level of leadership for head of counseling and guidance teachers was at a moderate level. Component-based analysis showed that head of counseling and guidance teacher were found to be moderate for the components of Placement, Assessment and Respect, Engagement and Retention, Leadership Building, Recruiting and Relationships with Equivalent Holders/Stakeholders, except for the Service Strategy and Leadership Model components which recorded to be high. Study also shows that there is a significant relationship between emotional intelligence with job satisfaction and leadership with job satisfaction among secondary school head of counseling and guidance teachers. In conclusion, the higher the level of emotional intelligence, the higher the level of job satisfaction of the head teacher of Guidance and Counseling. The implication of this study is it is able to help counseling teachers, especially leaders in making self -assessment to further improve the professionalism of counseling teachers. Apart from that, the results of this study can help school administrators and the Ministry of Education Malaysia to design suitable programs for the sake of improving the competencies of Guidance and Counseling Teachers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses on how Lukut, which was formerly a territory within the state of Selangor, was officially demarcated to Negeri Sembilan in 1880. The change occurred after British began to intervene, thus lead to the change of the border successfully. Following this matter, the focus of this study will observe on how the boundary change process took place and what factors caused the British to act in such a way. This writing uses a historical approach. For the suitability of the study, the method adopted is a qualitative analysis method. The resources to be used include primary sources such as the British Colonial Office File (C.O. 273) and secondary sources. Based on these sources, the study found that the boundary change began with the region demands including Lukut which was voiced by Dato' Kelana Sending of Sungei Ujong in 1862. The claim received a response from Sultan Abdul Samad by handing over Lukut to Sungei Ujong through a letter, but did not get consent from several parties including Raja Jumaat. This situation continued until finally decided Lukut to be included in the Sungei Ujong border in 1880 officially. The British bounded Lukut under Sungei Ujong's rule so that it can be controlled and monitored by British which was previously an independent territory. Apart from that, the British action was also aimed at facilitating the demarcation process and administration of the two states due to the position of Lukut which is close to Sungei Ujong. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hafiz Teachers are important asset of Institution of Quranic Studies. The ‘Liqa’ Maqari' Programme is one of the platforms in the efforts of the Islamic Education Division (BPI) in Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) in addressing the issue of quality of Quran teachers. This survey study aims to identify the level of effectiveness of the ‘Liqa' Maqari' Programme on the quality of memorization of MITS’s Hafiz teachers. Based on quantitative field research held, the result shows that the program has succeeded in improving the level of memorization quality of MITS’s Tahfiz teachers. In addition, the quality of memorization can help increase the level of application to MITS students. Those in charge need to take due care to strengthen its implementation and subsequently benefit other Institutions of Quranic Studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines Bazar Wakaf Rakyat (BWR) projects developed by Yayasan Waqaf Malaysia (YWM). The purpose of the BWR projects is to develop waqf lands as well as generate income from waqf assets. The development of BWR projects in the mosque area aims at developing the socioeconomic of the local community. The qualitative study uses informations from interviews as its primary source and relevant documents as its secondary sources. It involves a study conducted at five states in Peninsular Malaysia namely Penang, Selangor, Federal Territory, Johor and Kelantan. This study aims at 3 objectives. Firstly, it analyses the principles and implementations of BWR projects under the Yayasan Waqaf Malaysia. Secondly, it identifies the impact of its implementation on the economy of the local community. This study finds that BWR projects do contribute towards the economy of the local society in 3 ways. First of all, BWR projects optimise the use of land resources. They also stimulate economic activities in the society, generate productions and create new job opportunities. BWR projects are also seen to be beneficial to the local community when the revenue generated by the mosque management is reused for public interest such as maintenance of the mosque and organization of spiritual and community activities for the interests of public and country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An instruments Adversity Quotient for Technological Challenges have been developed to measure adolescents' level of intelligence in facing technological challenges using the CORE model and to examine their psychometric properties using Rasch models. The samples were selected based on simple random sampling involving three districts in Selangor namely Gombak, Kuala Langat and Sepang. This study involved 660 respondents. The instrument contains four constructs namely control, origin, reach and endurance. Data were analyzed using Winsteps 3.73 software. The findings show that the item reliability index is 0.96 and the individual reliability index is 0.91. The item separation index showed 5.76 and the individual separation index showed 3.11. Item polarity analysis showed that the values of Point Measure Correlations ranged from 0.29 to 0.55. The unidimensional analysis showed that the standard deviation value of the variance was 20.7% and the variance value unexplained in the first contrast was 5.7%. Meanwhile, item fit analysis showed that Mean Square infit and outfit values ranged from 0.75 to 1.43. For the analysis of local independence the values shown are -0.25 to 0.41. Therefore, this study contributes to the development of intelligence instruments in the face of high technology challenges resulting from the examination of psychometric features using Rasch Model. In addition, this study also has implications for the development of the CORE model in the context of different technological challenges. This can help schools design special programs for the purpose of student self-development to remain relevant and competitive in this era of technological development. In addition, these instrument help students identify the challenges they face and can further enhance their self-esteem and compete globally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study explains how low and ineffective public participation in relation to local planning (RT) preparation influences decisions related to local development at the local authority level. This study was conducted to examine the level of public participation in decision-making in local planning; Kuala Langat District Council (MDKL) was selected as the study's target location. The approaches adopted for this study were a quantitative approach and a survey. The survey was established based on the four main themes of public participation: attendance in the early objection process, activeness in providing input/ feedback, involvement in RT establishment, and involvement in approving the plans for RT. These four themes contained eight items that represent the eight ladders in Arnstein's public participation. The data analysis used interval scores, Arnstein typology scores, and descriptive statistics using SPSS software. Percentage analysis was used to determine the percentage total of each score for each theme. A total of 384 respondents were selected to represent the population in MDKL, Selangor. The overall result reveals that the level of public participation in MDKL is at the consultation level with a score of 1691. The discussion reveals that public participation in Kuala Langat District has not reached its optimal level and decisions in local planning are still based on a top-down approach where the government finalises decisions, whereas locals follow the decisions being made. This also means that two-way communication between government and locals is still at a low and ineffective level. Consequently, appropriate actions must be taken so that the preparation process of future local planning and development includes public participation; this should be taken into consideration before plans are enforced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The terms and stratification of the Selangor Malay aristocracy began taking shape in November 1766. However, this development has not been highlighted in the writings of J. M. Gullick (1998), Khoo Kay Kim (1985), Barbara Watson Andaya (1974), Mohd. Yusoff Hashim (2001) and Abdullah Zakaria bin Ghazali (1999/2000) and even Abdur-Razzaq Lubis (2018) had limited understanding of the topic. This article aims to introduce the concept of the terms and stratification of the Selangor Malay aristocracy established by Sultan Salehuddin ibni Daeng Chelak, the founder of sultanate of Selangor, to give this topic its proper place in Malaysian history. This article will first analyse the formation of sultanate of Selangor in November 1766. In addition, it will synthesise the developments prior to the recognition of certain figures as members of the Selangor Malay aristocracy. Furthermore, it will evaluate if someone is eligible or not for recognition as raja and orang besar of Selangor collectively identified as the waris negeri Selangor and the stratification within this community in the Sultan Salehuddin era. The primary sources used in this article include Selangor Secretariat Office (B/SUK), as well as multiple secondary sources. Overall, the terms used include the raja and orang besar of Selangor who are the waris negeri Selangor legally established after the political entity of Selangor was founded by Sultan Salehuddin and recognised as a sovereign kingdom in November 1766. Generally, the stratification within the Selangor Malay aristocracy is not practised in the context of sultanate of Selangor. Nevertheless, some level of hierarchy was present, especially in identifying the status of raja and orang besar of Selangor within a social community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Occupational stress occurs when the job requirement such as leadership style do not meet the capabilities and needs of the worker. It has great impact affecting both employee and organization. Study objective was to determine the prevalence between leadership style and occupational stress among employee and its relationship. Cross-sectional study was carried out through online social media, targetting working adults. Snowballing sampling was employed in which research participants recruited other participants from among their acquaintance. This online survey adopted two Malay-translated and validated survey forms of Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and Job Stress Level Inventory. There were 447 respondents with median age of 31.0 ± 8.0 years old. Majority were female (57.27%), Malay (91.28%), married (66.44%) with high education qualification (86.80%). Majority worked in Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan (53.47%) and attached to government agencies (59.06%). Data indicates that perceived transformational and transactional leadership styles practiced by leaders at their workplace were at moderate level with both account for 51.2% and 81.7% respectively. Respondent revealed stress level at average level of 44.3%. There was significant relationship with weak negative correlation between transformational leadership and occupational stress (r= -0.182, p<0.05). As for transactional leadership, the relationship was significant with a moderate negatively correlated occupational stress (r= -0.554, p<0.05). Transactional leadership style showed moderate inverse relationshipwith occupational stress as compared to transformational leadership style which had very weak inverse relationship. There was significant correlation between leadership style and occupational stress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]