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Unmanageable anthropogenic activity able to cause haze. It is known that haze happened naturally. However, uncontrollable of these anthropogenic activities somehow may lead to the occurrence. Air pollution, farming, forest exploration and motor vehicle's smoke emission are among the causes and factors for severe haze. This writing analyses the factors, impacts and ways to overcome the effect of haze that is included in the animation series of Upin dan Ipin. The selected series from Upin dan Ipin is in Season 7 Episode 10 entitled 'Bahaya Jerebu'. This research is using text analysis method and research method that includes reference materials such as articles, journals, thesis and different writing articles. The findings of this research conclude that among the factors that lead to the occurrence of haze in Upin dan Ipin series are open burning and the smoke emission from motor vehicles. Haze manages to give impacts to health, psychology, economy and social matters. There are few suggestions and ways to overcome that has been suggested through this animation to minimize the hazardous haze such as wearing face masks, less outdoor activities and bury waste to avoid open burning. In conclusion, this children animation Upin dan Ipin manage to conveys countless significant messages and good results for the audience in general.

Keris has been recognised as a Malay weaponry tool alongside spear (tombak), sword (pedang), dagger (badik), rust (kelewang), kerabit, and many others. Its status as Malay defence tool has been elevated to the highest level in Malay civilisation, rendering it superior to others due to its function, its refined philosophy and high value of aesthetic arts. Keris is not a strange culture in the communities of the Malay Archipelago as it is symbolic to the Malay supremacy and sovereignty since a long time ago. The function of a keris has experienced a lot of changes, from the early creation of the weapon to an amulet, an idolised heritage, an epitome of family ties, a mark of good deeds, a symbol of rank or degree to item of arts and souveniers. It embodies various Malay philosophies and civilisation values. The uniqueness of keris is explained in the physical and non-physical forms by the owner or blacksmith. Frey (2010) states that keris is the most significant epitome of culture for the Malay community. Due to its significance, it also displays the dignity and status of the Malays as a civilised nation. The men will not be out of their homes without a keris, as they would be seen as naked without it. Despite the keris having various looks and styles due to the different locations and borders, ethnic groups, but the core and function remain the same. In general, it is not only a mere weapon or part of the whole ensemble, but it goes beyond that. It is a hallmark of Malay integrity and identity, in which contains various philosophies of Malay civilisation. The writer will discuss the history and background of keris, the parts of a keris, and the philosophy behind the function and role in Malay civilisation in this article.

Students and the issue of moral decline has become a hot topic for the past centuries. It raises much concern, since students are the asset to the formation of human capital in the future. The sophisticated life that we have today has left an impact to their personality. The expansion of the technology at the fingertips expedites this impact. This is when the influence of the media often leaves an impact to the students. Anime is a popular Japanese animation among teenagers or specifically students. It is part of the mass media broadcasting with an increasing number of fans all over the world. With different moral values, manners and cultures, it is feared that one of the factors for moral decline among students lies in the destructive elements of violence, sex, imagination and superstition found in anime. Thus, this study is conducted to see the influence of anime from both the positive and negative perspectives on the morality of students in Design Arts course at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). The pilot study was conducted on 55 design arts course students as they are very attached to anime in terms of their background education and interest. This study adopts the quantitative method where questionnaires have been distributed. From the finding, it can be concluded that positive attitude formed from anime influence has given a significant impact to the mahmudah moral values, while the negative attitude leaves quite a big impact to the students' mazmumah moral values. The finding of this study can serve as reference to the Ministry of Communication and Multimedia Malaysia to increase the quality of the broadcasting material guideline for students or teenagers in general, so that the content would be more appropriate for Malaysian practice, religious belief and lifestyle. The finding will also be helpful for local broadcasting companies as they will be more sensitive and can better screen adverse elements in anime that can be demoralizing and are feared to push them further into various issues of morality.