INQUISITIVE PROJECT
A collection of experimental news projects done by journalism students for the course Data Analytic and Investigative Reporting. DIMENSi acts as a platform for the projects to be published and publicised. Therefore, some of these projects do not follow the house style of DIMENSi.
LATEST NEWS // BERITA TERKINI
TWO WHEELED PERILS ON MALAYSIAN ROADS
With all the cyclists on the roads, accidents and injuries are bound to happen, but these numbers are seeing a steady decline over the years. Despite the reduction in accidents, death and injuries, the overlying question remains on what is fuelling these numbers, whether it is from infrastructure, cyclist behaviour or the road users’ behaviours.
By Fuad Nizam, Danish Jaffri, Aliff Haikal & Fahmi Aziz
THE UNSPOKEN STORIES OF MAID IN MALAYSIA
Female migrants face tough challenges everyday when working as domestic workers. Cases of abuse are no longer foreign to our society. Their hardships won't be denied anymore, with exposures from many parties in this investigative report.
By Haikal Ramli, Intan Zulkifli, Qalif Husaini & Hanani Sahimi
CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENTS: THE HARSH AFTERMATH
The harsh reality of being a construction worker is that some individuals will never recognize the value of the workers' efforts, which leads to the tragic blowback of construction site accidents.
By Farah Afiqah, Nabilah Azri, Khairunnisa Musa, Nurul Qistina
EDUCATION BARRIER: HOW CULTURE INFLUENCES INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY'S EDUCATION
Although financial constraints pose a significant barrier to the Orang Asli community's pursuit of higher education, it is believed that the indigenous community's culture has had a far greater impact on its educational outcomes.
By Nur Nadhrah, Puteri Hazlyn, Florina Deris, Catherine Irene & Adibah Hani
UNCOVERING SOSMA: THE LEGACY OF DRACONIAN LAW
The majority of people believe that Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) should be reviewed and amended since it is considered as inhumane and a mockery to the legal system. Significant figures such as Maria Chin Abdullah, Mahathir Abdul Rahman and Dr Ahmad El-Muhammady shared their experiences, thoughts and knowledge regarding the procedural law.
By Iman Muttaqin, Lily Nazeera, Adriana Norazrin, Ummu Khalidah & Alif Azrai
BREAKING THE SILENCE: PERIOD POVERTY IN MALAYSIA
The majority of us have no knowledge or are either in denial that there are people that live in period poverty for years, hence they have no one to reach for help. Sex education is still a taboo topic to talk about in Malaysia, however, each community should dig more about this issue.
By Hidayah Hishamly, Syamira Liana, Siti Mardhiah, Maya Kusuma, Izzul Azzam
MANDATORY DASH CAMS IN MALAYSIA ARE NEEDED
This special report proves that the use of dash cam is definitely a loophole in Malaysian Road Laws. Based on the interviews with the experts, authorities, victims, and public, majority of them agreed that dash cam must be made to mandatory to all drivers in Malaysia.
By Ahmad Irfan Bobby, Izzati Zaini, Natasha Abdullah, Anis Syuhada, Sharmila Shahrulnizam
CYBERBULLYING: A NEVER ENDING PROBLEM
Cyberbullying appears to be a problem that takes forever to solve. From this data analytic and investigative reporting, it is obvious that most Malaysians still take this issue lightly, hence making it difficult for them to comprehend how deadly the situation can be to somebody.
By Ashyiq Haqimi, Batrisyia Khaidar, Nur Syazween, Norsuhana Rostam & Umi Fatehah
FORCED LABOUR: A MODERN DAY SLAVERY
An investigative reporting that reveals the untold stories about labour workers exploitation. The articles include expert comments, data visualisations that reveal no substantial differences in statistics of forced labour despite COVID-19, and a series of reenactments of victims' stories to show the audiences what they went through.
By Ainaa Husna, Eiman Eqmal, Alya Zulaikha, Asyraf Malik & Iman Husna
THE ABORTION PILLS, A HIDDEN TREND
Abortion pills have become a hidden trend among Malaysians, and the social demand for the pills has tremendously risen on the internet.
By Anis Kamsani, Fahmi Izz, Izzati Idris, Alya Haslin & Iylia Maisarah
SHADOW MARKET: COUNTERING FAKE GOODS
It is no secret that counterfeit items can be found anywhere in Malaysia. The shadow market is a private market that is unregulated and where products and services are transferred with little or no administration.
By Adib Danial, Anis Zulaikha, Damia Hadi, Najla Zaid & Syafiq Shukli
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CHILD MARRIAGE IN MALAYSIA: A NEVER ENDING ISSUE
In Malaysia, child marriage often occur in rural Muslim communities due to frequent media reporting cases of younger girls getting married off to. Nowadays, it's considered old-fashioned and deemed as wrong in the eyes of many. As much as it hurts to confirm the truth, child marriage is a huge problem in every ethnic and religious community of the country.
By Iman Batrisyia Suraya, Jacintha Jolene, Marcella Clarice, Nurul Arfah & Syamirul Hakimi
ROAD SAFETY : DO DRUNK DRIVERS PAY THEIR WAY
Drink driving has recently become a hot topic again in Malaysia, following a spate of fatal road accidents involving drivers suspected of driving while intoxicated with alcohol. But what do we actually know of drink driving in Malaysia? How big is this problem? How many individuals in the country die each year from accidents caused by drunk driving?
By Shah Ali, Rahmat Rosman, Ahmad Zulfakhri & Aiman Yatimi
REALITY CHECK: LOW SALARY OR LOW SKILL?
The starting salary of fresh graduates has slowly declined in recent years but experienced a significant decline starting at the end of 2019. The starting salary of fresh graduates does not depend on their credentials and skills. Today, many companies or organizations pay new graduates lower than their level of education that corresponds to the minimum wage, with government policy being problematic.
By Zulaikha Fahrol, Izzah Zulnaidi, Siti Hallyna, Amira Awaludin & Fifi Sufiana
MALAYSIA'S NEVER-ENDING WAR ON DRUGS: IS NADA TO BE BLAMED?
Drug cases in Malaysia only show inconsistencies for years with unclear signs of slowing down. We investigate the role of NADA, do they act on their responsibilities? And is it impactful enough to solve drug problems?
By Syafiqah Radhuan, Nabila Hasnor, Aiman Khalida & Ainul Najihah
THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE EDUCATION: HOPING FOR A SILVER LINING
Education is becoming an important necessity for people in this world who are seeking to find a better and simpler existence in their lives. As a country who prioritized education development towards society, the government put an effort through the New Economic Policy and the National Plan, to close the income inequality gap among Malaysians, but Orang Asli deprivation is still higher than other of ethnic groups.
By Hajar Husna, Farisha Ilyana, Diana Syuhada, Sabrina Johar & Qistina Fisha
SITTING DUCKS: THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE OF DEATH ROW INMATES IN MALAYSIA
To this day, Malaysia still practices the death penalty and in 2020, there were 1,314 death row inmates still stuck in limbo as executions have been on hold ever since an official moratorium was put in place in 2018.
By Amiry Fahmi, Aisyah Zakir & Izzul Hatimi Azram
DARK SIDE OF SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITY
We have to understand every problems comes with their own factors. Problems won’t come if they don’t have the factors. For example, why it is broken if no one touches it? So the factor is there having a person who might come and touch that things and it’s broke. Same goes for this topics which dark side account. People who have this personality might be they have their own reasons.
By Asyraf Rosmidi, Fazeela Fadzil, Nureen Syakirah & Najwa Zaine
BANKRUPTCY: IS IT STILL A CRITICAL ISSUE IN MALAYSIA?
Bankruptcy has become one of the major issues that haunts within the mind of the Malaysian today. Not to mentioned, with our current pandemic outbreak and unstable economy landscape, many people are struggling to cope with these sudden changes that we experienced today.
By Syazwan Mustafa, Habibah Zahari, Fatin Nadia, Haziq Abu Bakar & Shafira Umairah
Investigating the truth behind what actually goes on within the wildlife pet trading business in Malaysia.
By Aina Zaha, Nuha Karim, Muhammad Rizam, Qistina Zainal & Alia Zefri
THE 'TRUTH' BEHIND PHONE CALL SCAMS
As we think we live safely and sound, there is one thing we tend to forget: everyday scammers will always find a new tactic to scam us in any way since we are easily deceived when someone knows about our personal details.
By Nurul Nazifah, Halimah Khaidzir, Puteri Nur Alia, Nurhanis & Nurul Ufairah
SMOKING BAN: MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OR A STEP BACKWARDS?
Warnings have been handed out over the past year or so with new smoking ban regulations have been regulated to inform the public about the change happen to make sure that we always live in clean air.
By Nazira Nasaruddin, Najihah Zuraimi, Zaim Jamal, Aiman Hakeem & Hidayah Ab Ghani
MISAPPROPRIATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA: BEHIND THE POSTINGS
In today’s digital world, people and machines are connected as never before. The ability to store and process vast quantities of data has transformed the way we live, work and play.
By Aqilah Basar, Farha Zahari, Fatin Shazwani, Izzatul 'Ain & Yasmin Har Vian
THE REALITY BEHIND TIMBANG KILO PRODUCTS
Asia’s obsession with skin whitening products has led to the manufacture of timbang kilo products. Digging deeper into the illegal production of timbang kilo, this story aims to spread awareness on the usage of the products among society.
By Nor Aziah, Qistina Sallehuddin, Atiqa Suddin & Ammierul Mukminin
BABY DUMPING: CHALLENGES TO A NEVER ENDING TRAGEDY
An investigative series discovering the challenges behind this never ending concerns where we unveil the factors and its cure to curb this mishap.
By Asyiqin Junaidi, Izzah Yusof, Siti Adibah & Nur Syuhada
INVESTIGATING THE 'DARK' TRUTH OF RACISM IN SOUTH KLANG
The increase numbers of immigrants in Malaysia had cause so many hate and crime issues among the locals. Most of the immigrants came here to work but somehow crime issues among them is gaining in numbers and it's a bad news for Malaysians.
By Umar Rasydan, Rizal Zainal, Adli Ikram & Mohd Hafeez
FOOD SAFETY: AN 'AILING' RESPONSIBILITY
Food poisoning cases have been disregarded as a huge a problem in our education and food handling system. The issue has snowballed into something that calls for responsibility from the people who ignore guidelines for the sake of their own convenience.
By Khairul Wara, Aqilah Paharuzi, Amira Diyana & Sarena Abd Halim
