Mengurus masyarakat Singapura gaya Lee Kuan Yew: satu legasi

Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) negarawan unggul Asia Tenggara yang berjaya menggerakkan tindakan-tindakan pragmatik dengan nilai dan gaya kepimpinan berkesan demi mencapai visi pembangunan Singapura. Memiliki pengalaman politik hampir 60 tahun (1955-2011) menjadikan beliau tokoh politik tanpa tandingan di Singapura dan di Asia Tenggara. Kredibiliti kepimpinannya berjaya membawa masyarakat Singapura berkembang maju dari satu tahap ke satu tahap yang lain. Walaupun meletakkan jawatan sebagai Perdana Menteri pada tahun 1990 namun masih terus relevan di arena politik perdana Singapura apabila dilantik sebagai Menteri Kanan (1990-2004) dan Menteri Mentor (2004-2011). Beliau membimbing Singapura pada sebelum dan selepas Singapura dipisahkan daripada Persekutuan Malaysia (1963-1965). Konsep Malaysian Malaysia nya sangat meresahkan dan menjadi penyebab utama Singapura akhirnya perlu membina negara sendiri. Walau bagaimanapun gagasan Malaysian Malaysia telah bertukar menjadi resipi paling ampuh dalam mengurus masyarakat majmuk di Singapura yang merdeka. Sekali gus membentuk gaya kepimpinannya tersendiri. Penulisan ini cuba melihat sepintas lalu legasi LKY dalam mengurus masyarakat majmuk di Singapura. Secara umumnya, masyarakat majmuk akan menghasilkan pelbagai tuntutan dan perjuangan khususnya terhadap hak dan ketuanan. Persoalan sensitif ini berjaya diuruskan LKY dengan gayanya tersendiri. Pendirian asas LKY, dasar keselamatan, dasar pendidikan dwibahasa, sistem politik, sistem demokrasi, konsep “peluang sama rata”, patriotisme dan pembangunan bangsa Singapura, kepercayaan dan pengurusan agama, ekonomi dan modal insan dan nilai Asia akan dibincangkan satu persatu. Adalah diharapkan satu pengkayaan pengetahuan baru berkaitan pengalaman mengurus sebuah masyarakat dan negara khususnya di Asia Tenggara terhasil bagi tujuan rujukan pada masa akan datang

A Review on Mesophase and Physical Properties of Cyclotriphosphazene Derivatives with Schiff Base Linkage

Over the last decades, liquid crystalline has been of great recent importance due to many unique and different features. The linking unit, terminal group, and core system are the most factors to influence the liquid crystal behaviour. Schiff base linkage with the formula of -C=N- can maintain linearity by providing the stepped core structure with high stability. Incorporation of Schiff base linkage in cyclotriphosphazene system enhances the mesophase characteristic and high thermal stability. This review focused on the mesophase behaviour and physical properties of cyclotriphosphaze derivatives attached to Schiff base linkages. A basic introduction to liquid crystalline materials, including description and classification, is provided in this review

Fundamentals of entrepreneurship (ENT300) : case study on BnG Futsal / Syaiful Amri Ab Razak ...[et al.]

The name of our company is BnG Futsal. The business is in form of partnership which consists of six members. Each partner contributes certain amount of capital as agreed in agreement. There are no sleeping partners and all are entitled to participate in the business management.We agreed that Syaiful Amri Bin Ab Razak as the General Manager, ili Nadirah Bt Haris as Marketing Manager, Md Asyraf Azizi as the Operational Manager, Siti Atiqah Bt Badrul Shah as the Administration Manager, Norasah Bt Kadir and Nadzirah Bt Mohmad Ayob as the Financial Manager. The selection of General Manager is based on consensus among all the partners and selected based on the experience, skills and ability. The management team will be led by the General Manager and assist by the other managers. The General Manager is responsible in planning, leading, controlling and organizing the business. The Marketing Manager will be responsible to create the marketing plan, identifying the customer’s need and demand, identifying the competitors, target market, market size and forecast the future market. The Operational Manager is responsible to the entire job that related to the operation and will be supervising and coordinating the operation of the business. The Administration Manager is responsible for the job that related to administration such as planning and arranging the remuneration schedule of salary and wages. Lastly, the Financial Manager will be handling the financial matters such as preparing the budget and financial statement for expenses of each departments and controlling the flow of the money of the organization

Sempurna Enterprise : Wemo Light Switch / Ahmad Fahmi Kamalul Arifin ...[et al.]

Sempurna Enterprise is a company which focuses on servicing of WeMo light switch in Malaysia. WeMo light switch is the most popular light switch in USA. This product become popular because it does not require to much energy from people which they can only turn on the light of their house by using their smartphones. Based on the objectives above, we are venturing into services industry. WeMo production has the potential of being a profitable business if it is done in modern way with large scale and systematically managed. We will expect that our business will become more developed in the near future because with the new innovation in our services, the demand will increase not only durrng any occasion but it might be a new daily snack. This will give more advantages for us to make our product more profitable and stable in the long run

Natural fiber reinforced composite material for product design: a short review

Natural fibers have attracted great attention from industrial players and researchers for the exploitation of polymer composites because of their "greener" nature and contribution to sustainable practice. Various industries have shifted toward sustainable technology in order to improve the balance between the environment and social and economic concerns. This manuscript aims to provide a brief review of the development of the foremost natural fiber-reinforced polymer composite (NFRPC) product designs and their applications. The first part of the manuscript presents a summary of the background of various natural fibers and their composites in the context of engineering applications. The behaviors of NFPCs vary with fiber type, source, and structure. Several drawbacks of NFPCs, e.g., higher water absorption rate, inferior fire resistance, and lower mechanical properties, have limited their applications. This has necessitated the development of good practice in systematic engineering design in order to attain optimized NRPC products. Product design and manufacturing engineering need to move in a mutually considerate manner in order to produce successful natural fiber-based composite material products. The design process involves concept design, material selection, and finally, the manufacturing of the design. Numerous products have been commercialized using natural fibers, e.g., sports equipment, musical instruments, and electronic products. In the end, this review provides a guideline for the product design process based on natural fibers, which subsequently leads to a sustainable design

The importance of sustainability in public transport / Muhamad Aiman Afiq Mohd Noor... [et al.]

Public transportation is a shared passenger transport service provided to transit people which is available for public usage. Public transport also is one of the solution to the sustainability system. Environmental issues become the main topic on these days and one of the causes is emission from a vehicle. The purpose of this study is to understand the principles, problems. and approaches of discipline on sustainability in public transportation. The objectives of the research are to identify what is sustainability transportation impacts on environmental, to analyses the importance of public transport in terms of sustamabihty. and to determine the existing approaches from different discipline for attract people to use public transport. The qualitative interview was used to get primary data and data collection as a secondary data used for gather the information from journals. articles, news, and website. The research is focused on bus and scope at Lembah valley area in Malaysia. The research have found the opportunity of using public transport that become major role in sustainability system in Malaysia

IMPROVING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROGRAMME FROM STUDENTS' PERCEPTION

Software Engineering is one the programme under Bachelor of Computer Science offered by Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, UNIMAS. The MQA has suggested the programme to change the degree to Bachelor of Software Engineering according to the Programme Standards by MQA

The ChoCO-W prospective observational global study: Does COVID-19 increase gangrenous cholecystitis?

BACKGROUND: The incidence of the highly morbid and potentially lethal gangrenous cholecystitis was reportedly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the ChoCO-W study was to compare the clinical findings and outcomes of acute cholecystitis in patients who had COVID-19 disease with those who did not. METHODS: Data were prospectively collected over 6 months (October 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021) with 1-month follow-up. In October 2020, Delta variant of SARS CoV-2 was isolated for the first time. Demographic and clinical data were analyzed and reported according to the STROBE guidelines. Baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients who had COVID-19 were compared with those who did not. RESULTS: A total of 2893 patients, from 42 countries, 218 centers, involved, with a median age of 61.3 (SD: 17.39) years were prospectively enrolled in this study; 1481 (51%) patients were males. One hundred and eighty (6.9%) patients were COVID-19 positive, while 2412 (93.1%) were negative. Concomitant preexisting diseases including cardiovascular diseases (p < 0.0001), diabetes (p < 0.0001), and severe chronic obstructive airway disease (p = 0.005) were significantly more frequent in the COVID-19 group. Markers of sepsis severity including ARDS (p < 0.0001), PIPAS score (p < 0.0001), WSES sepsis score (p < 0.0001), qSOFA (p < 0.0001), and Tokyo classification of severity of acute cholecystitis (p < 0.0001) were significantly higher in the COVID-19 group. The COVID-19 group had significantly higher postoperative complications (32.2% compared with 11.7%, p < 0.0001), longer mean hospital stay (13.21 compared with 6.51 days, p < 0.0001), and mortality rate (13.4% compared with 1.7%, p < 0.0001). The incidence of gangrenous cholecystitis was doubled in the COVID-19 group (40.7% compared with 22.3%). The mean wall thickness of the gallbladder was significantly higher in the COVID-19 group [6.32 (SD: 2.44) mm compared with 5.4 (SD: 3.45) mm; p < 0.0001]. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of gangrenous cholecystitis is higher in COVID patients compared with non-COVID patients admitted to the emergency department with acute cholecystitis. Gangrenous cholecystitis in COVID patients is associated with high-grade Clavien-Dindo postoperative complications, longer hospital stay and higher mortality rate. The open cholecystectomy rate is higher in COVID compared with non -COVID patients. It is recommended to delay the surgical treatment in COVID patients, when it is possible, to decrease morbidity and mortality rates. COVID-19 infection and gangrenous cholecystistis are not absolute contraindications to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy, in a case by case evaluation, in expert hands