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There is interrelationship between the professions of social work and the legal system. A social worker, in the role of advocate ensures the clients' rights in general as well as to provide social justice such as social legislation awareness campaign. In order to that, this paper aimed to enlighten the implementation of a social legislation awareness campaign, which is one of the active learning methods with reference to social marketing theory. The implementation of the awareness campaign involves active teaching and learning activities for the course Social Work and Social Legislation (SKPW5102); a postgraduate course for Postgraduate Diploma of Social Work. The campaign aimed to raise awareness of the public about social legislation. Furthermore, the campaign is very much in a collaboration of the administration of Terminal Bersepadu Selatan and Institut Sosial Malaysia. The implementation of this campaign is a sequence of reflective teaching from the similar courses. Prior to that, the students were exposed to the court trials for hearing cases relatedto social issues such as crimes among juveniles and were asked to write reflections from their experiences. The learning method won bronze medal during the K-Novasi 2015. However, after several years of implementing the method, a new approach with the implementation of the campaign was implemented for the assessment of Social Work and Social Justice course. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A political movement is a group and association movement to fight for something by campaigning, urging and participating in elections to gain the power to achieve what is being fought for. Political movements include groups based on leaders, associations and political parties that have leadership lines, organizations, goals of struggle and activities towards achieving the aim they strive for. Therefore, the objective of writing this article is to analyze the evolution and dynamics of geopolitical and sociopolitical of the political movement in Malaysia since before independence till present. The writing of this article uses a qualitative information interpretation approach from secondary sources, namely journal articles, academic books and conference papers based on the evolutionary theme of the political movement in Malaysia which is then analyzed based on geopolitical and sociopolitical impacts. Findings show that the geopolitics or power of the political movement is based on the state of political rulers at certain time while the socio-political of political movements show that the people's participation in political movements at certain time is based on current issues, developments of information communication technology, leadership and current socioeconomic conditions. Thus, the evolution and geopolitical and sociopolitical dynamics of the political movement in this country is very interesting to study and can be used as a guidance by all parties to create a peaceful and stable political situation of the country as well as a strategy to gain the support of voters and all parties in achieving their respective political struggles based on the provisions set by law and the Federal Constitution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Community fundraising investment or Equity Crowdfunding (ECF) emerged as an alternative for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as well as start-ups (Issuer) to raise funds by selling securities to the public by using online portal-based platform (ECF Platform). Malaysia has become the first country in Asia-Pacific to introduce regulatory framework of ECF in 2015. Despite various efforts taken by Securities Commission and ECF Platform operators to educate the public and entrepreneurs on this alternative financing, the market has not been fully utilised by the public and there was a significant decline in terms of funds raised in 2018. The study aims to propose improvements in the regulatory and participative aspects of ECF market in Malaysia. These improvements are not only aimed at finding the best governance mechanism to grow ECF market alone, but to reduce the risk of adverse selection and moral hazard made by investors as well, and at the same time facilitating access to financing that can reduce financial constraint on issuer. This qualitative research utilizes primary and secondary data gained from scientific database analysis and library research including guidelines, books, articles, reports on ECF. These data were analysed by using legal interpretation, comparative assessment, history and case study. The study found that the relaxation in securities regulation, tax incentives, joint ventures between ECF Platform Operators and angel and sophisticated investors as well as campaigns are the best steps to attract society to participate in ECF market. This article concludes by offering future action plans to ensure sustainability of ECF market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Cameron Highland's by-election held in January 2019 was keenly contested by two major political coalitions in a district in Pahang. It was an election with a difference. The ruling coalition at the national level was the underdog contesting in a state controlled by BN/UMNO, the opposition which, in turn, has been in shambles since GE 14, with only three of 13 parties remaining in the coalition. The by-election created history by electing an Orang Asli (aboriginal people) as a member of parliament. The ruling coalition lost the by-election which was attributed to the use of race and religion by the opposition BN/UMNO in alliance with a party promoting race and religion. The candidate of the ruling coalition won the Chinese and some Indian votes. Based upon ethnographic fieldwork, targeted interviews, and documentary materials, this study analyses the Cameron Highland's by-election by focusing upon several factors including the nature of the constituency, the party system, and the candidates campaigning highlighting the local and national issues. The study found that racial issues did play a strategic role in the outcome of the byelection. The ruling coalition needs to manage the economy and address the issues faced by Malaysia's myriad ethnic communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]