https://journal.ucyp.edu.my/index.php/ASHREJ <p style="text-align: justify;"><img style="margin: 8px;" src="/public/site/images/admin/ASHREJ_FRONT_COVER.jpg" alt="Asian Social Science and Humanities Research Journal (ASHREJ)" width="151" height="212" align="left"><a href="http://journal.ucyp.edu.my/index.php/ASHREJ/"><strong>Asian Social Science and Humanities Research Journal (ASHREJ)</strong></a>&nbsp;is one of the official journals of the University College of Yayasan Pahang – Malaysia and a double-blind peer-reviewed international journal. The principal purpose of the journal is to publish scholarly work in the Social Science and Humanities. The research that is published may take a theoretical or speculative model as well as statistical and mathematical. Contributions are welcome from all fields, which have relevant and insightful comments to make about the Social Science and Humanities.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">All papers are subject to a double-blind peer-review process based on an initial screening by the editor criteria for evaluation include a significant contribution to the field, conceptual quality, appropriate methodology and clarity of exposition.</p> UCYP Press, Universiti College of Yayasan Pahang (UCYP) en-US Asian Social Science and Humanities Research Journal (ASHREJ) 2636-9109 https://journal.ucyp.edu.my/index.php/ASHREJ/article/view/278 <p>The government is making various efforts to break the chain of COVID-19 in Malaysia. The implications of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic affect not only health but also the social, political, economic, and educational aspects. The transition from the pandemic to the endemic phase saw various regulations and laws being implemented to accommodate the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic infection. This qualitative study uses the method of analysing legal documents, journals, and related articles. The papers reviewed are documents related to the proclamation of emergency in Malaysia and legislative acts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper discusses the actions taken by the government to contain this epidemic through the proclamation of emergency, in addition to the act that Malaysians must obey throughout the pandemic period. Good governance has a positive impact on the people and the country. Various security measures are based on the established problems to avoid any possibility that could affect people's health.</p> Muhammad Naqib Sahrani Nor’ Adha Ab Hamid Norziah Othman Copyright (c) 2024 Muhammad Naqib Sahrani, Nor’ Adha Ab Hamid, Norziah Othman https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2024-04-05 2024-04-05 6 1 1 5 10.37698/ashrej.v6i1.278