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South Korean employers are lengthening breaks and deploying cooling equipment to combat record heat, yet protections remain concentrated among large corporations while smaller firms and migrant workers face ongoing exposure.
Authorities have detained a Myanmar national in Cheras for allegedly operating as an illegal immigration agent, distributing fraudulent employment passes to undocumented foreign workers through an organized syndicate.
A 53-year-old Indonesian domestic worker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Singapore after being convicted of murdering her elderly employer in 2022. The killing followed financial disputes and theft accusations.
A Singapore-based man posing as a film producer allegedly defrauded six Indian nationals of more than S$14,000 by selling them forged work permits. The scam unravelled when victims discovered the documents were fake.
Johor police have arrested eleven people, including a foreign worker's employer, following the death of a migrant worker from head injuries sustained in Johor Bahru.
Penang's Department of Occupational Safety and Health is probing the death of a Bangladeshi construction worker who fell from the 34th floor of a high-rise project in Bayan Mutiara, landing on a canopy roof nine levels below.
A coordinated enforcement operation across Bandar Seri Begawan involving over 200 personnel from multiple government agencies has resulted in the detention of two foreign nationals and detection of numerous labour and electrical code violations.
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Police in Perak have arrested three men suspected of impersonating officers to rob a migrant worker in Manjung. The arrests mark a breakthrough in combating organized crime targeting vulnerable workers.
Fraudsters leveraging AI technology impersonate Dubai's Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed in elaborate romance scams, defrauding victims of substantial sums. Researchers have linked the schemes to Nigerian crime syndicates, raising concerns about deepfake technology's rapid advancement.
Four individuals, including a car wash proprietor, have been arrested in connection with an assault on a foreign worker at a Taman Kiara facility in Kuala Selangor on Wednesday.
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Rights group Tenaganita has condemned an immigration operation that detained 270 migrant workers in Port Klang, arguing enforcement should target exploitative employers rather than vulnerable workers lacking control over their legal status.