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South Korean employers are extending breaks and installing cooling systems as record heat drives workplace injuries, yet protections remain concentrated among large firms, leaving smaller businesses and migrant workers dangerously exposed.
Melaka's Department of Occupational Safety and Health reported 277 workplace accidents in the first six months of 2026, with three deaths recorded across construction and manufacturing sectors.
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Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Dr Johari Abdul has urged all Members of Parliament to take part in regular health screenings, citing a recent hospitalization of an MP at the National Heart Institute as a cautionary reminder.
Penang's occupational safety regulator has imposed an immediate work halt at a Bandar Tanjong Pinang construction site after a scaffolding platform fell from the eighth floor, killing an Indonesian worker on July 1.