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Malaysia's occupational safety regulator is investigating a fatal accident at a Sungai Buloh water tank cleaning site that claimed an industrial trainee's life on June 16, with authorities warning employers about confined space work protocols.
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The Social Security and Health Organization (SPAN) has opened a formal investigation into a fatal drowning incident at Saujana 1's water tower, with preliminary evidence suggesting potential violations of confined-space safety protocols.
A scaffolding collapse at Thailand's Doi Luang railway tunnel claimed two lives and injured seven workers on Saturday evening. The incident occurred during waterproofing installation work on the State Railway of Thailand's major regional railway project.
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A Perak gardener has been charged with murdering a contract worker whose body was discovered on a roadside in Kampung Gajah, a development raising fresh concerns about workplace safety and interpersonal violence across the state's service sector.
Malaysia recorded 388 sexual harassment cases in the first five months of 2024, continuing an upward trend from 477 cases in 2022 to 1,038 in 2023. Deputy Minister Lim Hui Ying attributes the increase to greater public awareness and victim courage.
Three individuals from Pekan have been arrested for operating a scheme to produce and distribute counterfeit medical certificates falsely bearing the credentials of a government medical officer.