Malaysian Law stipulates the public society should be involved in development planning to assure thorough and comprehensive planning is made to fulfill the needs and aspirations of the society coming ...from multiracial and ethnicities. However, their knowledge about public participation in development planning is still in question. The participation is in fact a great opportunity for the society to play a part in shaping and influencing the objective and direction of future developments. Public participation is required in every stages of development planning such as Local Plan to ensure effectiveness of the planning system. Therefore it is crucial for the information concerning the publicity and public participation to reach targetted group through accessible broadcasting method that matched with present-day. This paper reviews their knowledge towards public participation programs. This quantitative study also discovers respondents' views on the method of information broadcasting through social media. The result shows their knowledge about public participation in planning process is considerately very low. Additionally, the study discovers that social media is highly influential among respondents where it should be used to increase public participation in development planning.
This article is focused on discussing the importance of strengthening emotional intelligence to achieve more integrated human domains. The discussion is in terms of challenges and resilience of ...emotional intelligence transformation on the psychological and behavioral impact of youth. Human capital resources among youths are the main thrusts of national development, especially from political, economic, social, and educational aspects. However, the role of youth as agents of change in society would be meaningless if it is a transformation from darkness to brightness, from positive to negative, and from peace to chaos. The important elements that need to be as a knowledgeable youth are not merely intellectual intelligence alone, but also need to have a strong emotional and spiritual intelligence to achieve the positive of emotional, thinking and behavior. Emotional intelligence can be a determining factor in behavior and ideology that is more mature and prosperous among the youth of the country. Therefore, the need to have emotional intelligence is as important as intellectual intelligence to achieve a real balance in life. Positive youth can stand up as a citizen who is full of identity and dare to cope with the competitive world, but also wisely handle whatever challenges. A strong emotional intelligence in the youth can also help transform the country's expectations into reality in the quest for the creation of a first-class human capital.
The vast development of modern technology has resulted in a great impact on the life of children today and extended to teenagers group. This research was conducted to identify the level of awareness ...of university students on cybercrime. For this research purpose, the respondents involved were among the students of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh campus. The total number of respondents that was targetted for this research was around 100 people. The instrument used was in quantitative form using questionnaire given to the respondents. The research outcome found that the level of university students’ awareness towards cyber security is at moderate level. Therefore, many proactive steps need to be implemented by the stakeholders so that issues that are relevant to cybercrime can be reduced and later be rid of.
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