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A 63-year-old chef in Singapore has been sentenced to 8½ years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in his restaurant in June 2025, with the assault occurring over half an hour while others were present.
A Singapore man has been sentenced to one year and six weeks' imprisonment for violently assaulting a coffeeshop worker in an early-morning incident near Boon Keng, leaving her with serious injuries including a spinal fracture.
Constable Muhammad Raimi, 24, was buried in Terengganu after dying in an electric shock incident in Sabah that claimed three police lives. His colleagues Corporal Chiu Teck Siong and Corporal Mohamad Nur Hafiz Ibrahim also perished.
A 26-year-old policeman from Terengganu died in an electrocution incident at Weston Police Station in Sabah. His parents, who were expecting him home for leave this month, learned of his death through a friend's call. Two colleagues also perished in the same incident.
South Korea's major companies are adopting extended breaks and cooling systems as record temperatures trigger workplace injuries. However, smaller firms and outdoor workers remain largely unprotected, exposing a critical safety divide.
A Japanese variety store operator has acknowledged ordering two employees to re-enter an Aeon shopping mall in Kumamoto after a major earthquake to retrieve cash, moments before an explosion killed them and five others.
Malaysia's Deputy Higher Education Minister has confirmed that universities possess the authority to terminate student internship placements and bring students back if workplace safety hazards are identified during their assignments.
Ahmad Shah Ahmad Ros, a 26-year-old Malaysian killed in a stabbing incident in South Korea, was laid to rest at Bandar Tasik Puteri Muslim Cemetery in Hulu Selangor on July 30. He died attempting to help a friend during a street altercation.
A cook at a Tumpat fast-food establishment has been formally charged at Pasir Mas Sessions Court with five counts of physical sexual assault against a 17-year-old colleague, highlighting workplace safety concerns in the hospitality sector.
A fast-food cook in Pasir Mas faces five sexual assault charges involving a 17-year-old colleague. The case highlights ongoing concerns about workplace safety in the F&B sector and protections for young workers.
Environmental authorities in Kedah are tracking air quality after a fire destroyed four factories in Lunas early Sunday. The Air Pollutant Index remains at moderate levels with no casualties reported.
A catastrophic blast at an unauthorised firecracker manufacturing plant in Ahmedabad's Vastral area has claimed nine lives and left six injured. The factory owner faces arrest.
Melaka's occupational safety authorities have documented 277 workplace incidents causing permanent and temporary injuries during the first half of 2026, alongside three fatal accidents across the construction and manufacturing industries.
Johor police have arrested 11 people, including a foreign worker's employer, following the death of a worker from head injuries in Johor Bahru on July 16.