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JOHOR BARU: A 20-year-old factory worker has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an underaged girl who was believed to be her girlfriend.
BUTTERWORTH: A 39-year-old worker died after falling from a factory roof while conducting repairs in Perai on Thursday morning, says Penang Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department director Hairozie Asri.
TANGKAK: Two workers were killed and seven others injured after a machine at a rubber processing factory here exploded on Monday afternoon (Feb 24).
When tensions rise, even a typical workday can erupt into chaos.
BATU PAHAT: A 30-year-old Nepalese factory worker was fatally stabbed following a violent altercation at a foreign workers' hostel in Sri Gading.
ALOR SETAR: Police are identifying those involved in a riot at an industrial factory in Jabi, Pokok Sena, near here.
TOKYO: Asia's factory activity mostly weakened in March as an intensifying U.S. tariff war and slowing global demand hurt business sentiment, private sector surveys showed on Tuesday, darkening the outlook for the region's economy.
GEORGE TOWN: Three workers were injured in a gas explosion at a factory on Lebuh Kampung Jawa in Bayan Lepas.
IPOH: Traffic at Jalan Changkat Jong in Batu 8, Teluk Intan, came to a standstill for about five hours after some 1,000 foreign workers gathered on the road following a fatal accident involving a Nepal national.
CHENNAI (Reuters) - About 500 workers at Samsung's plant in south India are holding a sit-in to protest against the suspension of three employees, and the company has deployed contract workers to fill the gap, two sources said.
KOTA TINGGI: A raid at an illegal scrap processing factory located along Jalan Lombong here led to a discovery of over 46,000kg of electronic waste (e-waste) but also parts of a commercial plane and other materials worth RM23.8mil.
KLANG: A factory fire in the Sungai Puloh industrial area here killed one worker and injured two others on Tuesday (Jan 21).
Sao Paulo: Brazilian meatpacker JBS has announced that it will invest US$100mil to build two factories in Vietnam, aiming to expand its presence in South-East Asia and strengthen its position in the global market.
HO CHI MINH CITY: Treading a familiar path for women in rural Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Hiep found a factory job in dynamic Ho Chi Minh City and spent 16 years helping make shoes for Western brands such as Adidas and Nike.
BATU KAWAN: A foreign workers' dormitory project, costing RM300mil, is to be constructed in the Penang Science Park South area here to fulfil the accommodation needs of this group in the area due to an increasing number of factories.
SEGAMAT: A factory suspected of processing electronic waste (e-waste), estimated to be as large as 16 football fields, was among 10 factories raided on Monday (Feb 24) at Jalan Buloh Kasap.
PETALING JAYA: An Immigration Department raid at a factory in Semenyih led to the arrest of 56 suspected undocumented migrants.
KUALA LUMPUR: Four individuals, including a woman have been detained in connection with the seizure of 50 tonnes of bullets and casings at an e-waste factory in Telok Panglima Garang last Saturday (Feb 15).
NEW DELHI: Three women were killed in a blast inside a firecracker factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, police said Tuesday (Feb 25).
PHNOM PENH: "Electrical Malfunction" was the cause of the fire that destroyed the Foremart garment factory in Phnom Penh's Dangkor district last Tuesday (Feb 11).
