[Golongan Penyelidikan iCONADA] Sabah perlu menentukan haluan sendiri dalam soal autonomi, kata penganalisis

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah wajar mengambil iktibar daripada pengalaman Sarawak dalam memperkukuh autonomi negeri, namun tidak seharusnya meniru bulat-bulat model politik Sarawak, kata penganalisis politik Profesor Madya Dr Arnold Puyok.

Beliau berkata kedua-dua negeri mempunyai latar belakang sejarah dan…

[iCONADA Research Team]Industry-initiated talent enhancement programs are highly common and rapidly growing across various sectors in Sabah. Guided by the state’s Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) 2.0 Roadmap (2026–2030), the government collaborates heavily with corporate entities, federal agencies, and global technology partners to move beyond traditional sectors.

The primary industries driving local talent development in Sabah…

Pusat Sains Sarawak: Simbol Peralihan Sebuah Tamadun

Jika berita mengenai pembukaan Pusat Sains Sarawak dibaca dalam konteks yang lebih luas, jelas bahawa apa yang sedang dibicarakan bukan sekadar pembinaan sebuah pusat pendidikan. Sebaliknya, ia melambangkan usaha Sarawak untuk mentakrifkan semula naratif pembangunannya. Persoalan yang cuba dijawab bukan lagi sekadar bagaimana membangunkan ekonomi, tetapi apakah asas yang akan menentukan masa depan negeri…

[Golongan Penyelidikan iCONADA] Membawa Seni ke Tengah Bandar, Menjadikan Bandar Sebagai Sebuah Karya Seni — Menelusuri Potensi Budaya Awam George Town Melalui Converge

Apabila seni tidak lagi terhad kepada galeri atau muzium, sebaliknya hadir di taman, kawasan kejiranan dan ruang awam, hubungan antara masyarakat dengan seni berubah secara perlahan tetapi mendalam. Sempena George Town Festival 2026, artis Taiwan, Lee Kuei-chih, telah dijemput…

Dalam drama Korea We Are All Trying Here (2026), kegagalan tidak lagi dipersembahkan sebagai satu peristiwa, tetapi sebagai identiti yang perlahan-lahan terbentuk dalam masyarakat yang memuja kejayaan. Melalui watak Hwang Dong-man, drama ini mengajak penonton meneliti bagaimana rasa malu, iri hati dan hilang keyakinan lahir daripada budaya perbandingan yang berterusan.

Ahli falsafah Korea-Jerman Byung-Chul Han menyifatkan masyarakat hari ini sebagai…

[Iconada Research Team] How Education Can Help the Next Generation Navigate a Changing World



Universities around the world are holding their graduation ceremonies one after another. Those invited to preside over these ceremonies and deliver commencement speeches are probably more cautious today than ever before.

The global economy is slowing, and business prospects are filled with uncertainty. An even greater disruption…

Three Six Five: Prompts, Acts, Divinations (An Inexhaustible Compendium for Writing) by celebrated novelist, poet, and critic Lucy Ives is a radical reimagining of the traditional creative writing guide.



Published by Siglio Press in May 2026, this beautifully bound 416-page hardcover features striking artwork by artist…

“Was it always the case that half of our students would cheat if it were easy enough?”



This article's central claim is that generative AI has created not just a cheating problem, but an existential crisis for university teaching. Jay Caspian Kang argues that many professors feel they're losing faith in the educational process itself because AI allows students to bypass the intellectual work that education is…

SABAH is a lucky and privileged state in Malaysia. It has always been fed with privileged policies and programme from the Federal Government by the authoritative Malayan Malay Officials.

Recently the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) announced Malayan Bamboo Industry Development Action Plan Preparation workshop at Kota Kinabalu. MTIB widely published the outline of its Action Plan. Daily Express published the “goodie goodies” news.



These MTIB policies and programmes…

[Golongan Penyelidikan iCONADA] Kritikan Terhadap Rasionaliti Tulen: Mengapa Kesedaran Estetika Menjadi Senjata Utama Perniagaan Moden

Dalam era data raya, algoritma dan kecerdasan buatan, pendekatan perniagaan berasaskan logik, analisis data dan pengurusan saintifik semakin kehilangan kelebihan. Pasaran dipenuhi produk yang hampir serupa, manakala skandal korporat terus berlaku walaupun peraturan semakin ketat.

Penyelidik…

Daripada The Wild Robot ke Masa Depan Kemanusiaan: Renungan Budaya dan Kreatif tentang Kecerdasan Buatan serta Pembangunan Humanistik

Filem animasi The Wild Robot (2024) mendapat sambutan yang mendalam bukan sahaja kerana keindahan visual dan jalan ceritanya yang menyentuh emosi, tetapi juga kerana ia menyentuh salah satu kebimbangan budaya terbesar abad ke-21: ketika kecerdasan buatan (AI) berkembang dengan begitu pesat, adakah…

In the history of Chinese-language cinema, works were long defined by grand historical narratives and collective memory. Directors across generations anchored individual destinies within the turbulent tides of national history, seeking to answer epic questions of cultural identity. However, over the past decade, a quiet yet profound revolution has reshaped the cinematic landscape. Contemporary Chinese-language cinema has turned sharply inward. It has abandoned historical grandiosity to focus…

Ricardo Unto：'Ninavau' earns double honours at KL film critics

Kota Kinabalu: Sabahan filmmaker Bebbra Mailin received the Best Director award at the 11th Kuala Lumpur Film Critics Awards (AMPFKL11) on Saturday for her feature film “Ninavau”.

The film also earned the Best Screenplay award for Bebbra and co-writer Muzammer Rahman.

Presented annually by the Kuala Lumpur Film Critics Circle (MPFKL), the awards recognise…

Daripada Melihat Haiwan kepada Membaca Kehidupan: Potensi Zoo sebagai Ruang Kreatif Budaya

Sejak sekian lama, zoo difahami sebagai sebuah ruang pameran: haiwan ditempatkan dalam habitat tertentu dan pengunjung membeli tiket untuk datang melihatnya. Namun, dengan kebangkitan industri kreatif budaya dan ekonomi pengalaman pada era kontemporari, pemahaman ini semakin tidak mencukupi. Jika kita mengikuti kerangka pemikiran yang dikemukakan oleh iKONADA mengenai…

[Golongan Penyelidikan ICONADA] Dari Tradisi ke "Enjin Baru": Peranan Sekolah Menengah Persendirian Cina (SMPC) dalam Transformasi Budaya dan Ekonomi Biru Sabah

Kerajaan Negeri Sabah kini giat memajukan industri kreatif sebagai "enjin baru" ekonomi berasaskan Pelan Pembangunan Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ). Langkah ini bukan sekadar strategi ekonomi, malah satu anjakan besar dalam mengangkat naratif Borneo ke pentas global. Di…

Briefly, SDG+C is not merely a framework for sustainable development; it is a mechanism for generating and strengthening cultural capital. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu's concept, cultural capital encompasses the knowledge, values, skills, identities, and social recognition that empower individuals and communities to participate effectively in society. By integrating Culture (C) into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), development moves beyond economic growth and environmental protection…

Pada tahun 2026, industri pelancongan dunia memasuki era baharu yang dikenali sebagai “Pelancongan Budaya 3.0”. Pelancongan tidak lagi sekadar perjalanan dari satu tempat ke tempat lain, tetapi menjadi pengalaman mencari ketenangan jiwa, hubungan dengan alam dan penciptaan nilai bersama. Di hujung utara Sabah, Kudat kini muncul sebagai contoh terbaik perubahan ini.

Dahulu, Kudat dikenali sebagai kawasan terpencil dengan keindahan alam semula jadi yang masih asli. Warna hijau…

Listen, my children, and you shall hear

Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,

On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five;

Hardly a man is now alive

Who remembers that famous day and year.

He said to his friend, “If the British march

By land or sea from the town to-night,

Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch

Of the North Church tower as a signal light,—

One if by land, and two if by sea;

And I on the opposite shore will be,

Ready to…

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Corporate aesthetics is one of such emerging arena, where value is put on the beautiful, sensuously pleasing and aesthetical aspects of organizations. Contemporary writers of organization theory suggest that the field not only draws from Natural Sciences and Economics but from multiple and diverse disciplines. They do not rule out Literature and Arts from these parent perspectives. The symbolic interpretive view of organization theory cognizes that organizations are socially constructed and…