KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed in 2024, making it the deadliest year since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began tracking data more than three decades ago.

SINGAPORE, May 29 — A 24-year-old sub-contractor worker who was being treated at the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) became the second fatality of a gas inhalation incident at the Choa Chu Kang Waterworks (CCKWW) last week.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 29 — A recycling factory worker in Banting died after falling 24 metres while conducting cleaning works on Wednesday (December 27).

GEORGE TOWN, Dec 29 — The employer of a worker killed while conducting maintenance work on a lift at a shopping complex along Jalan Burma on Tuesday (December 26), will face legal action if there is a violation under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 16 — A total of 132 employers and companies have been charged in court during the first nine months of this year for various offences under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), and fined RM1.64 million in total.

SHAH ALAM, Oct 25 — With 6,719 workplace accidents reported last year, there is a pressing need for greater emphasis on workplace safety and health, particularly among small and medium-sized industries.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 2 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) receives about 60,000 reports of work-related and commuting accidents and occupational diseases every year, said Deputy Human Resources Minister Mustapha Sakmud.

KUANTAN, Aug 10 — The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has confirmed that a majority of the 2,042 cases of occupational diseases for the period of January to May were occupational noise-related hearing disorders.