Sharifah Munirah Alatas says public universities should heed ‘real problems’ like academic fraud, useless research, and unemployable graduates instead of focusing on ‘silly’ dress codes.



Former assistant professor Sharifah Munirah Alatas said new guidelines on attire and make-up in Sarawak show that universities treat their students like ‘soulless walking sheets of cardboard’.

I was in a cab today and the cab driver said, "I love my job, I'm my own boss. Nobody tells me what to do.“ Then I said, "turn left".

Today I donated my watch, phone and RM500 to a poor guy. You don't know the happiness I felt as I saw him put his knife back in his pocket.

I miss times when I was working at the zoo. My boss fired me just because I left the lion's gate open. I mean who would steal a lion?

Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?

Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?

Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?

Why do supermarkets make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get to the Pharmacy for

their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front?

Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?

Why is it that doctors and attorneys call what they do…

Businesstoday.id, Jakarta - The Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf) collaborates with the Asian philanthropic network, the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN), to develop the creative economy in Indonesia.

"Synergy with AVPN is expected to increase startup opportunities and creative economic players get additional capital while increasing their skills in the creative industry," Deputy Capital Access Bekraf Fadjar Hutomo Fadjar said after signing a memorandum of understanding of the…

Strolling through Bonifacio Global City on a sunny Saturday, it is easy to spot the groups of smiley teenagers self-learning slick K-Pop dance moves in the shadows of gilded skyscrapers and leafy parks. 

This joyful scene in a privileged enclave of Metro Manila is replicated every weekend across the sprawling cities of South-east Asia, as teens continue to ride the seemingly unstoppable “Korean Wave”. Whereas US music stars once reigned supreme in the Philippines and the wider region,…

From ‘creative industries’ to ‘creative economy’ – how the idea of creative industries and the creative economy has changed in the last 20 years

How the term ‘creative industries’ began

The term ‘creative industries’ began to be used about twenty years ago to describe a range of activities, some of which are amongst the oldest in history and some of…

8. FINAL REMARKS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF

MALAYSIA’S CREATIVE ECONOMY

The fundamental source of conflict in this new world will not be primarily ideological or

primarily economic. The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source

of conflict will be cultural. The clash of…

The “Halal” market and cultural assets

Currently, the Malaysian government is aggressively developing Malaysia as a “halal hub” for

the regional and global Muslim markets, which the Malaysian government began targeting

after launching of Halal Hub Corporation in 2008. With their tagline “Halal for all”, this…

Future Plans for the Organisation

PERZIM follows the ICOM mission, and is shifting their role to become a modern museum

corporation. They have implemented many changes and programs over the past decade, and

are among a number of museums in the region introducing different activities and programs…

7. DISCUSSION OF CREATIVE ECONOMY

DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA IN THE CONTEXT OF

TWO CASE STUDIES

Innovation creates jobs and boosts national competitiveness. This is why we, too, must

make a creative impact in a competitive global economy. We must not allow ourselves

to be left…

Traditional to Engaging Phases

Phase I: Traditional

The formation of Malaysia started in Malacca in the thirteenth-century. The image of Malacca

as one of Malaysia’s historical cities lends a substantial advantage in terms of attracting

visitors to museums. The Malacca state government has played an active role in…

Respondent Profiles

From the total of four respondents interviewed by this study, there is only one female staff

member. Three respondents worked with PERZIM for more than ten years except for one,

who worked there for less than a year. Two of the respondents were in their mid-thirties, one

of them in his…

6. CASE STUDY TWO: MALACCA MUSEUM CORPORATION



With its government buildings, churches, squares and fortifications, Malacca demonstrates the early stages of this history originating in the 15th-century Malay sultanate and the Portuguese and Dutch periods beginning in the early 16th century.



The town…

3. CREATIVE ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA

3.1 The Malaysian Experience in Developing a Creative Economy

He is the One GOD: the Creator; the Initiator; the Designer. To Him belong the most beautiful names.

Glorifying Him is everything in the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, Most…

Creative Tourism



The term creative tourism is an extension of cultural tourism. Richards and Raymond (2000)

are among the first authors to use this term, and argue that consumers are increasingly

looking for more engaging, interactive experiences that can help them in their personal

development…

5.4 RQ2: What is the development path for Malaysian creative economy enterprises?



Animation History in Malaysia



Animation started in Malaysia mainly for documentaries and public service filmlets by the

Malayan Film Unit. However, the significant impact of the first cartoon Malay magazine, Gilagila…

Respondent Profile

Out of the nine respondents only one female staff was interviewed (refer to Table 5.3). Seven

of the respondents were younger than 25-years-old, and two were aged younger than 30. Five

respondents had worked more than two years with the company, and the rest worked with the

company for…

5. CASE STUDY ONE: LES’COPAQUE PRODUCTION SDN. BHD.



We have something the West doesn’t. We have a range of cultures, of religions, the

way we see art is totally different. We can adapt to any kind of design.

(AunHoe 2010, 82)



5.1 Introduction



This chapter presents extensive data gathered in the case study on Les’copaque Production

Sdn. Bhd. The chapter begins with a comparison of the MSC capital city, Malaysia…

THE LITERATURE ON CREATIVE SECTORS

1.1 Introduction to the Creative Economy

We are now embarking on a new quest to position Kuala Lumpur as one of the creative hubs of the world, to be parallel with the mega cities of London, Milan, Los Angeles, Tokyo and even our next-door neighbours Bangkok and Singapore. As we enter the creative economy spotlight, we…

1.1 Introduction to Creative Economy

The Multimedia Super Corridor is envisaged as the leading edge of a new national strategy for Malaysia to achieve the goals described in our country's vision 2020.

(Mahathir, 1996a)

This chapter outlines the key themes of this study, and introduces the research problem and…