Security of payment regime in construction industry: are Malaysian sub-contractors ready?

In Malaysia, the particularly small sized sub-contractors are definitely benefited from payment provisions in the proposed Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act (CIPA Act), but need to enhance their knowledge in order to improve their awareness of the benefits of the Act. Accordingly, this on-going research attempts to introduce proper guidelines to the sub-contractors, in giving the knowledge, to claim for payment. Firstly, the research explored the problems and legal issues relating to payment default in law cases and standard forms of contract. By downloading from the Malayan Law Journal, cases that indicated the issues of payment to the subcontractors, were analyzed. It is found that on its relevancy, the adjudicator shall be equipped enough with the knowledge on the issues to become a good and reliable adjudicator, as well as sub-contractors will need to enhance their knowledge on the issues of payment in order to be successful in benefitting the proposed CIPA Act. However, as long as the CIPA Act remains in proposal, the sub-contractors have to bear with the knowledge of the current structure of payment mechanisms in the standard forms of contract, which are payment upon certification, direct payment from the employer, and contingent or conditional payment.construction industry; Malaysia; readiness; security of payment; sub-contractors

Nanoparticle shape and thermal radiation on Marangoni Water, Ethylene Glycol and Engine Oil Based Cu, Al2O3 and SWCNTs

The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between particle shape and radiation effects on Marangoni boundary layer flow and heat transfer of water, ethylene glycol and engine oil based Cu, Al2O3 and SWCNTs. There are three types of nanoparticle shapes are considered in this research such as sphere, cylinder and lamina. The governing nonlinear partial differential equations are reduced into a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations by applying similarity transformation which is solved using shooting technique in conjunction with Newton’s method and Runge Kutta algorithm. Temperature profiles are graphically and tabularly provided for the effects of solid volume fraction parameter, radiation parameter and empirical shape factor. The result shows that solid volume fraction and radiation energy gives a good impact on thermal boundary layer. Sphere nanoparticle shape predicts a better result on heat transfer rather than other nanoparticle shapes

Sub-Contractors’ readiness on the Malaysian security of payment legislation in construction industry

In Malaysia, subcontractors are definitely benefited from payment provisions in the proposed Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act (CIPA Act). However, the particularly small sized sub-contractors need to enhance knowledge of the so-called the ‘Security of Payment’ Regime to improve their awareness of the benefits of the Act. Due to this, this on-going research attempts to introduce balance and proper guidelines to the sub-contractors, in giving the knowledge, to claim for payment and the main contractors able to make prompt payments. Before that, the research may first identify the payment provisions in the standard forms of contracts as well as in domestic sub-contracts especially on Contingent Payment, and exploring the problems and legal issues relating to payment default. Then, by determining the level of knowledge that the sub-contractors have to the proposed CIPA Act, and analysing the various avenues which improve the payment problem in the construction industry those have been incorporated in the construction contract or statutes in the other developed countries as well as the proposed CIPA Act, the aim may be achieved. The purpose of this paper, though, is to disclose the finding of the first objective of the on-going research. In the standard forms of construction contracts, currently, the payment structure to the sub-contractors are divided into three: payment upon certification, direct payment from the employer, and contingent payment or conditional payment. As long as the Malaysian ‘Security of Payment’ Regime remains in proposal, the sub-contractors have to bear with the current structure of payment mechanisms.legal readiness; Malaysia; sub-contractors; security of payment; construction industry

Urgensi Penerapan Manajemen Pendidikan Islam di Era Global

Globalization is an inevitable necessity for those who expect progress. The presence of globalization demands a fundamental change for every individual to see the flow of globalization as a necessity, not as a threat. In responding to the challenges of globalization, human resources with high character and high competitiveness are needed. To make it happen, this is where Islamic education must present itself as part of the challenge of globalization. Education is the key for a nation to maintain its existence where increasing skills and abilities are believed to be a factor in preparing for a future that is ready to compete with other nations. students through Islamic teachings towards the maximum point of growth and development. Thus, the essence of management of Islamic education is the management of various activities carried out by adults consciously in directing and guiding the growth and development of students towards the maximum point (Muslim personal) effectively and efficiently. That is, management of Islamic education in the era of globalization as it is today, must still be able to guide humans to remain human beings who have high human values ​​that are in line with the teachings contained in the Qur'an and the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. So that education in the context of the globalization era such as the value of education will never lose its direction and purpose, this can be done when the management of Islamic education can really be applied properly and in accordance with the laws and provisions of the Islamic religion

The adequacy of Malaysian security of payment legislation for sub-contractors in construction industry

In Malaysia, the particularly small sized subcontractors are definitely benefited from payment provisions in the proposed Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act (CIPA Act). However, they need to enhance their knowledge of the so-called the ‘Security of Payment’ Regime to benefits from the Act. Due to this, this on-going research attempts to introduce payment framework to the sub-contractors, in giving the knowledge, to claim for payment. This paper, though, is to disclose the finding of the level of knowledge that the sub-contractors have to the proposed Act, by preliminary analyzing the quantitative questionnaire survey. It was found that the adequacy of security of payment framework to the particularly small sized sub-contractors needs to be produced, and the analysis on effectiveness of the various avenues incorporated in the construction contract or statutes in the other developed countries as well as the proposed Act needs to be done. However, as long as the regime remains in proposal, the sub-contractors have to bear with the current structure of payment mechanisms in the standard forms of contract, which are payment upon certification, direct payment from the employer, and contingent or conditional payment.legal readiness; Malaysia; sub-contractors; security of payment; construction industry

An evaluation of important criteria for measuring the facade condition of old shophouses in Malaysia

Preserving the facade of the old shop houses is important to reflect the image of an attractive townscape. Be-sides having a unique architectural motif, the facade of an old shop houses also has a high heritage value, particularly in terms of how it was built. Therefore, it is desirable to ensure the facade is always in good condition. However, it is difficult to determine the facade of the old shop houses that whether they are in good condition or not. This is because there are no specific criteria used to classify the condition of the facade. Therefore, this study aims to establish a system of criteria for which the facade of the old shop houses that can be assessed and classified in a comprehensive and sustainable. A total of 74 respondents from various professional fields including industry practitioners and academics have been involved in com-pleting the questionnaire. The results of this study will then be used as a basis for the establishment of the classification model for building facade of old shop houses in Malaysia

PUPPET AND POP UP PICTURES AS THE STORY TELLING MEDIA TO BUILD STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN ENGLISH COMPETITION

Abstract: Instructional Media in English language teaching has an important role to make the English learning more attractive and accessible for the students. Teachers have to be creative to make learning English as fun as possible since fun learning will make the learning process effective and efficient. Students will improve their creativity if the teachers can show a model for them. Media, such as puppet and pop up pictures are attractive for story telling activities. It is useful to help the students understand the story better especially for the young learners’ class. Moreover, junior high school student are able to create the media to support their performance and build their motivation in English learning. This article focuses on building the students’ motivation to join the English Competitions through puppet and pop up pictures as the story telling media. Several English competitions are held by many high schools for the junior high school students like speech contest, English songs contests, Olympiad, and storytelling contests. The most common competition held is story telling since this competition needs both the students’ English speaking ability and high creativity to create attractive media. Findings show that puppet and pop up supports the students’ performance in the storytelling contest and motivate them to join another one. This article tries to help teachers know better the use of media not only for teaching and learning in classroom but also for their students’ motivation and performance in joining English competitions. Keywords: puppet, pop-up, storytelling competition, motivatio

Use of waste optical disc in concrete to promote Sustainable development in construction industry

In recent years, happening of few catastrophic natural disasters have raise the awareness of public on environmental issue that the Earth is getting sick. Preservation and conservation of environment started to be given concern by people all over the world. Sustainable development is becoming the trench of construction industry nowadays and many countries start emphasizing on application of green practices in building construction