The continual increase of the elderly population will render Malaysia with an ageing nation status by 2030. However, less emphasise was taken to accommodate the needs and preferences. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the Elderly-Friendly Housing Design Features Preferences among Malaysians by using the mixed-method research strategy. Six (6) identified elderly-friendly housing design features preferences were; (1) Bathroom; (2) Bedroom; (3) Kitchen; (4) Floor; (5) Living Room; and (6) Staircase. The revealed findings will assist the industry in understanding the elderly housing needs and preferences better to enhance the quality of life of the Malaysian generations. Keyword: Elderly (Senior) Generation, Elderly-friendly housing, Elderly-Friendly Housing Design Features eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2510.
The expansion of the Malaysian Construction Companies requires a holistic understanding on the intrinsic values as well as the nature of growth and value features of stocks in order to effectively invest in this sector. The paper aims to assess the intrinsic values of the Malaysia construction companies using fundamental methods of valuation. Content Analysis has been employed to the 10 property developers that has been listed under the top 10 Malaysian property developers in year 2018 identified as Company A to J. Based on the data derived from the companies’ annual report, Bursa Malaysia and stock-related websites, intrinsic value of the construction stock is assessed using three fundamental methods of valuation comprising Price Earning Multiple, Relative Price Earning as well as the Dividend Growth Model. The results suggested that there is a huge inconsistencies of intrinsic values across the first two methods of valuation where most of the stocks are in the state of undervalued while valuation derived from the Dividend Growth Model signifies the overvaluation state of all stocks’ opening prices. This research is expected to provide a preliminary evidence on the intrinsic values of Malaysian Construction Companies as similar analysis and indicators can be used in reviewing the characteristics as well as fundamentally valuing the construction stock in both small and larger investment portfolios.
Since the COVID-19 struck the world, the pandemic impact became one bolster raising the alarm of countries worldwide to be more concerned about food security. This unprecedented challenge has exposed the vulnerabilities that affecting food security. Therefore, securing the nation’s food security on the top-ranking becomes a constant focus of government, researchers, and activists in every country. Many researchers have explored the food security challenges and evaluate the food security status. However, studies taking a comparison on different income levels of multi-country perspectives appear to be scarce. Therefore, this study aims to compare the food security level and the changing trends between upper-middle-income countries (Malaysia), high-income countries (Singapore), and lower-middle-income countries (Indonesia) and to identify the strengths and challenges of food security in each country. This study adopts a document analysis approach and applies a scoping review method on the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) to measure its food security level and analyze its differences during 2012–2020. The scope set for this study was four components: affordability, availability, quality and safety, and natural resources and resilience. Finding transpired that the relationship between four significant components of food security towards the changing food security trends during 2012 – 2020 does not generate a straight-line trend. Instead, it shows an inconsistent trend subject to various confounding factors. The finding also reveals that food security in the higher-income countries tend to be more secure and robust than upper-middle-income countries and lower-middle-income countries. Thus, cooperation between Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia is necessary to address each country’s strengths, weaknesses, and trends that create new opportunities to close the gap and enhance food security status. Sustainable development is impossible without a high level of food security unless all the countries committedly progress to achieve SDG #2: achieving food security and improved nutrition by 2030.
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