Ahmad Sabri

Patriotism Among Youth in Malaysia

Patriotism is defined as an individual or a group with characteristics that show their love to the motherland. Patriotism among youth should be taken seriously in order to create the nation’s identity as stated in “Wawasan 2020”. Nowadays, youth are the main pillar and heir to the future leadership that will continue to lead the development of the country. Thus, this research is meant to analyse the level of patriotism among youth in Malaysia, specifically in the state of Perak. The methodology used for this research was through quantitative findings using questionnaires that had been distributed to 10 districts in Perak. From 1500 questionnaires that had been distributed, 911 respondents have responded. The samples in this research were selected based on random stratification. The research data had been analysed by using the descriptive statistics to identify the level of patriotism towards the country among youth in Perak. Besides, IBM SPSS 20.0 was also used to analyse the research findings. The results showed that patriotism among youth in Perak was favourable. In order to ensure the sustainability and the achievement of national aspirations in youth, they should be nurtured to embellish their patriotism because youth are an important asset of our country.

Information Ethics: Malaysian Breach of Trust

Currently, Malaysians are confronted with major information trust issues. There are numerous glitches, concerns and trends that are related to current information usage, information ownership and information control. Worst still, the existence and the lack of understanding on social responsibility and ethics towards the practices of social media information usage, intellectual property and information sharing makes it event difficult for Malaysian government to contain social restless. This paper will examine information ethics from an information professional point of view. It will discuss important information matters such as information accuracy and integrity, information privacy and local information national acts and security. Reflections on the glitches, concerns and trends that currently relevant to the supervision of information practice and controls will be discussed too. Particular emphasis will be on the essential involvement of an information professional on current information social and professional issues.

LGBT, Nature or Ideology?: Sharing the Experience of a Former Practitioner in Malaysia

This research discusses the issue of LGBT in the Malaysian society by sharing the experience of a former practitioner of the sexual orientation described generally as LGBT. Using the qualitative method of interview and textual analysis of the interview, the research ask the question of whether this sexual orientation is a natural phenomenon or an ideology propagated by certain quarters as is the practice in the contemporary time. The findings of the research through the interaction with the former practitioner of this sexual orientation show that the issue is a double edge sword which requires caution and understanding from the larger society. However, the research shows that it is not something that is insurmountable as is being portrayed in certain quarters.