scholarly journals DOMESTIC TOURISTS NEW DINING BEHAVIOUR IN RELATION TO COVID-19 AT ISLAND SETTING IN TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norsyakira Ahmadi ◽  
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Mohd Hairi Jalis ◽  
Fathilah Ismail ◽  
Abdul Wahab Mohamad Rahijan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Movement Control ◽  
Sensory Experience ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Local Foods ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
The World ◽  
Standard Operating ◽  
To Come ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Intention To Revisit

Today, the tourism industry has grown rapidly and many destinations have been recognised as tourist niches in a bid to stay competitive in the industry. Island tourism is one of the most popular tourism niches. Island tourism in Malaysia has lured tourists from all over the world to come to Malaysia, offering tourist a unique and unforgettable tourism experience. It has become one of the most famous types of activities tourists. Moreover, tourists are showing an increasing interest in local foods at the destination and dining has become a special experience while on vacation. Dining itself is a pleasurable sensory experience that is a key part of the holiday experience, which influences a tourists’ experience and makes it memorable and this in turn influences the tourist’s intention to revisit the destination, especially an island destination. However, the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the subsequent Movement Control Order (MCO) and COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) enforced to control the spread of the pandemic have significantly influenced tourists dining behaviours and perceptions particularly with regard to dine-in options at any food establishment/outlets.

scholarly journals Sustaining Positive Impact of Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) on Environment through New Norm - Case of Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-14
Author(s):  
Wan Norhayati Wan Ahmad ◽  
Azharudin Ali
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
Entire World ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Temporary Closure ◽  
Silver Lining ◽  
Positive Impacts

The Covid-19 pandemic came and brought a big wave of shock to the entire world with several millions of recorded death. Also, its effect on business, economies and human lives is devastating. Hence, many things have changed, including our daily norms. That involves daily activity, education, and economic activities. Even though this pandemic brings fears to the community, there is still a silver lining of this situation. Everywhere around the world were reported to have positive impacts on the environment due to Covid-19 and actions taken in containing it. Literature and reports show that total emissions have decreased due to less usage of fuel, electricity, travelling and the temporary closure of factories. Less air and water pollution are reported everywhere. Despite all these, it was argued that this is going to be a temporary blessing. Things will go back to square when normal activities are restored, and lockdowns are lifted. The question is, could this positive impact be sustained? What can we do to sustain or at least minimise the environmental damage in the future? This paper presents some data on how action to contain Covid-19 such as MCO and lockdown positively impact the environment worldwide especially Malaysia; as well as suggestions on how we could sustain, if not all, some part of these positive impacts through new norms.

scholarly journals The Spillover Effects of Covid-19 on Halal Industry: An Overview and Way Forward

Halalpshere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-82
Author(s):  
Haruna Babatunde Jaiyeoba
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Movement Restriction ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
The World ◽  
Halal Food ◽  
Control Order ◽  
National Emergency

This study explores the spillover effects of Covid-19 on halal industry in order to provide a way forward for this industry. Covid-19 pandemic was first discovered in Wuhan city of China before subsequent spread to other countries around the world. To minimise the loss of life and health, governments and global leaders have initiated a series of measures, such as national emergency lockdown, movement restriction (Movement Control Order (MCO), social distancing, suspension of public gatherings beyond a certain number, etc. Albeit essential, these measures have resulted in a major economic crisis with devastating effects on businesses and industries, including halal industry. Against this backdrop, this study, therefore, intends to expose relevant parties in halal industry to the effects of Covid-19 pandemic to better initiate appropriate mechanisms to stabilise this industry and place it on its earlier projected growth trajectory. To achieve its aim, the researcher draws on the real-world observations and relevant publications in this area of study to discuss the spillover effects of Covid-19 on halal industry with specific focus on three sectors, namely halal food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, and Muslim friendly travel. Having discussed the spillover effects of Covid-19 on halal food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, and Muslim friendly travel, the way forward and the implications for the halal industry are offered.

scholarly journals THE REDUCTION OF GREEN HOUSE GASES EGRESSIONS DUE TO COVID-19 AND THE ASCENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION IN MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Infectious Agent ◽  
World Health ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
To Come ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Legal Guidelines ◽  
Renewable Energy Generation

The current global pandemic COVID-19 definitely left a relatively large forceful consequence on humanity's mortality rate and economical records present-day. As reported or stated by the World Health Organization (WHO), the infectious agent gives rise to extreme danger to the wellbeing of a certain prone to death group (elderly people specifically). Nonetheless, there are several dissensions deem to be the cause of the pathogen and its host. The virus has forced most countries to take action by using strict curfew legal guidelines and terminated most operations in industrial and entertainment centres. The objective of this detailed critical inspection is to exhibit the inherent capacity for coming into being effective consequences of the virus towards ecology together with extending inexhaustible free power source technology. Malaysia took measures against COVID-19 by carrying out Movement Control Order (MCO) earlier in March 2020. The enforcement having to do with the MCO implicates a decrease in the contamination percentage, specifically pollution of the atmosphere. The greenhouse gas (GHG) egression, which was once 8 Mt CO2 eq. dated 2020 beginning out of January until March, made less in amount or degree to less than 1 Mt CO2 eq. in April at the same time as May. This decrease in greenhouse gas emissions along with toxic gas permitted an increase of rays of the sun to come through photovoltaic panels, thus improving the infinite free energy technology in Malaysia.

scholarly journals TRAVEL BUBBLE: RISK ANXIETY, RISK ATTITUDE AND INTENTION TO TRAVEL DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Langgat ◽  
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Marry Tracy Pawan ◽  
Noor Fzlinda Fabeil ◽  
Khairul Hanim Pazim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Risk Attitude ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
International Tourist ◽  
Domestic Tourism ◽  
Control Order

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the tourism industry in Malaysia decline drastically. The outbreak has continued for almost two years and has decreased local and international tourist arrivals. The decline is because of the Movement Control Order (MCO) execution, and safety precautions were issued when travelling. Nevertheless, the impressive rate of deterioration in pandemic transmission gives a new shade to domestic tourism. The Tourism Ministry has put forward an initiative that can revitalise the economic sector in the country by introducing the travel bubble destinations among Malaysians. With that, the main purpose of this study is to explore the travel bubble risk anxiety, risk attitude, and intention to travel among Malaysian when COVID-19 is still plaguing the nation. A self-administered survey was conducted online using a snowballing technique. The data collected was keyed in and analysed according to the objectives of this study. The main findings of this study highlighted that those respondents would feel anxious and worried about their safety when participating in the travel bubble. Statistical significance also revealed the respondents’ intentions to travel during the COVID-19 outbreak. Further discussions of the findings were also highlighted to deliberate the implications of the study.

scholarly journals PROTECTION AVAILABLE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DURING MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER (MCO) FROM THE LEGAL PERSPECTIVE

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (22) ◽  
pp. 178-188
Author(s):  
Nazli Mahdzir ◽  
Aspalella A Rahman ◽  
Asmar Abdul Rahim ◽  
Che Thalbi Md Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Emergency Protection ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Legal Perspective ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
To Come ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Protection Order

The problem of domestic violence (DV) in Malaysia has not yet been completely curbed. A significant increase in DV cases can be seen during the period of the Movement Control Order (MCO). This phenomenon is of great concern as the COVID19 pandemic is not over and the potential for MCO directives on areas with an increase in COVID19 cases is high. This paper aims to discuss the protection afforded to DV victims in Malaysia by the Domestic Violence Act 1994 (Act 521) (AKRT 1994). Using a descriptive approach and library research, the provisions of AKRT 1994 are critically analyzed. The findings of the study show that the amendments to AKRT 1994 in 2017 have improved the existing act. Among the main improvements are the expansion of the scope and definition of KRT as well as the introduction of the Emergency Protection Order (EPO). As a result, at present, not only victims of physical abuse, victims of emotional, psychological, and financial abuse are also eligible for protection under AKRT. In addition, victims can also seek immediate protection through EPO as it does not require the court’s permission which would normally be time-consuming. This 2017 amendment makes AKRT more proactive because it has taken into account the various problems faced by DV victims over the years. However, to make AKRT effective, victims need to have the courage to come forward to seek protection and justice.

scholarly journals CODE SWITCHING AND CODE MIXING IN TOURISM INDUSTRY TOWARD MULTILINGUAL

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Yogi Setia Samsi
Keyword(s):  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Code Mixing ◽  
The World ◽  
To Come ◽  
Japanese English

<p><strong></strong>Asian Economics Community ( MEA )  has  big  influence for everyone in the world. This agreement will attract more and more people from other countries to come, stay dan work in Indonesia. Therefore, people need to communicate with more than one language in multilingual culture. This study is sociolinguistic which aimed to find out the form of code switching and code mixing are used by people, to know the purpose and influence of code switching and code mixing that found in tourism industry of Karawang toward daily conversation. The data are taken from Delonix Hotel in Karawang by using observation and interview of Japanese, English, Indonesia, and Sundanese people which analyzed about code switching and code mixing as holmes’s theory (2013). Data interpretation provides that the form of code switching and code mixing are occurred in their conversation in Delonix Hotel in Karawang. The result of interpretation shows that code switching and code mixing is determined by social, cultural, and individual factors.</p>

scholarly journals To Explore Hotel Service Factors Effect on Increasing Tourist Loyalty-Malaysia Evidence (Preliminary Study)

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 415-418
Author(s):  
Hossein Nezakati
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Primary Study ◽  
Quality Service ◽  
The World ◽  
Hotel Service ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Intention To Revisit ◽  
Service Factors ◽  
United Nation

Tourism industry has become more important in the global economy because it has the fastest growth in recent years. Based on United nation world tourist organization, Malaysia is the 9th country in the world and 3rd country in Asia in attracting tourists with 24.6 million one in 2010. Hotels play important role by providing quality service to customers and enhancing their loyalty. Rapid growth among hotels in tourism industry make hotels to recognize services as an important factor attracting more tourists, hence those are profitable. Therefore this primary study tries to start finding out relationship between important aspects of services such as process, place and personnel in hotels with tourist length of staying and frequency intention to revisit. Other research objectives are to investigate the effect of tourist’s length of stay and frequency intention to revisit on tourist loyalty.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic: Youth Compliance Behaviors towards Movement Control Order (MCO)

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (17) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Izzah Nur Aida Zur Raffar ◽  
Zuriani Ibhrim ◽  
Wan Kamal Mujani ◽  
Najmi Hayati
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Statistical Techniques ◽  
Youth Movement ◽  
Compliance Behavior ◽  
Standard Operating ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Open Access Article

This analysis aims to investigate Muslim youths' compliance behavior towards the Standard Operating Procedures throughout the Malaysian government's Movement Control Order, which was implemented to contain and mitigate the cases of the COVID-19. The design of this study is a survey study using a questionnaire instrument on 545 respondents who were purposefully selected among Muslim youth aged 15 to 30 years in Malaysia. Meanwhile, the data was analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques using IBM SPSS. The findings of this study can provide information to the youth, particularly regarding the COVID-19 prevention procedure and the needs of following it. Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, behavior, youth, Movement Control Order (MCO). eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-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/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i17.2850

scholarly journals TRADITIONAL BALINESE MASSAGE AS SPA BRAND IN SANUR BEACH AREA

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Komang Shanty Muni Parwati ◽  
I Gede Putu Widarmana ◽  
I Gusti Ayu Melistyari Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Brand Association ◽  
The World ◽  
Spa Treatment ◽  
The Government ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Is Design

As a part of tourism Industry, Bali has become famous for its best SPA destination in the world. One of its best SPA treatments is the traditional Balinese Massage. Many SPA lovers are fond of the massage since it offers many great things and uniqueness. People can easily spot the treatment as main attraction in both small scale business and also in five stars hotels. Balinese massage itself is a SPA treatment that comes from many combinations as Hindu, Buddhism, and also Chinese culture since ages. Since many SPA industries are selling Balinese massage as its main course and many people are also like to have the treatment, it is deemed necessary to find out the traditional Balinese massage as a SPA brand especially in Sanur beach area. The research is design qualitatively where it is using instruments like observation sheets, questionnaires, and interview to gain research data towards SPA industries, clients, and therapists in Sanur beach area. The data gained shows that traditional Balinese massage has excellent; 1) Brand Favorability of Association, where the treatment can meet the clients’ need and satisfaction, 2) Strength of Brand Association, where the treatment has formed strong associations in the mind of consumers as a result of actively and continuously thinking about certain information on the treatment, 3) Uniqueness of Brand Association, where the treatment have a unique or special characteristic that is hard to duplicate by other products, like the use of oil and aroma therapy, so that imprint in the minds of customers, 4) Loyalty, where the customers are always enjoying the treatment and keep asking for it regularly. It is hoped that the government can see the result this research and keep promoting Balinese massage in the world to attract more visitors to come to Bali, especially Sanur area.

A Speech Act Analysis of the Prime Minister's Speech Pertaining to the Movement Control Order (MCO) to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Maisarah binti Ahmad Kamil ◽  
Fatin Fatinah Shamshul Bahrn
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Direct Speech ◽  
Indirect Speech ◽  
World Today ◽  
Indirect Speech Acts ◽  
The World ◽  
Control Order

Crisis management is a competency that needs to be possessed by all leaders of today to address the challenges and volatility of the world today. The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most crucial examples of such volatility which has impacted the world today. Malaysia is one of the countries that was initially badly affected by the pandemic, and matters were made worse with the political turmoil in the country when there was a change in the prime minister as the COVID-19 cases rose in the country. This study analyses the direct and indirect speech acts in the text of the Malaysian prime minister’s speech on the first day the Movement Control Order (MCO) was implemented country-wide to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus using the speech act theory by Searle (1969). From the direct speech act, the five classes of the illocutionary act (declaratives, representatives, expressives, directives, and commissives) were further identified and examined. The study found that expressives and directives were used the most in the direct speech acts, while the indirect speech acts carried the purpose to direct or persuade the audience. This study carries significance to the field of speech analysis and crisis management, as it depicts a strategy in which a country leader addresses its citizens during a time of political and worldwide crisis.

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