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Contents 4 | VISITS IN 2017 PLF welcomes more than 1,000 visitors in 2017 6 | HONORARY PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad turns 92 8 | ARTICLE 11 A DIALOGUE WITH TUN DR MAHATHIR THE FUTURE OF LEADERSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE Malaya, Malaysia in ‘The Economist’ by Professor Datuk Dr A Murad Merican 16 | ARTICLE Islamic Banking: A look back to the original idea by Dr Abdul Ghafar Ismail 19 | INFORMATION LITERACY Three programmes teach 267 students research and presentation skills 21 | WORKSHOP Helping librarians engage with users 22 | TRAINING Learning strategic thinking through play 23 | VISUAL TIMELINES: A chronological presentation of Malaysia’s five-year economic plans from 1956 30 | MERDEKA PHOTO CONTEST 24 | ON THE SHELF: 27 | ON THE SHELF: 29 | DIGITAL 31 | ABOUT Delving deep into the PLF publications PUBLICATIONS PERDANA Malaysian economy and merchandise PLF goes digital LEADERSHIP and five-year plans FOUNDATION PERDANA MAGAZINE 2017 3