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Worker killed, another unconscious after excavator tips over in Hong Kong
A worker has died and another has been left unconscious after an excavator fell on its side at a Hong Kong construction site. Police said on Monday that they received a report at 9.42am that an industrial accident had occurred on the site on Liberty Avenue in Ho Man Tin. The force said at least one worker had become trapped when the excavator fell on its side. One worker was certified dead on scene, while another was rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei in an unconscious state, it...
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South China Morning Post
· Jun 24, 2026
Singaporean woman jailed for slapping, punching helper over job performance
Upset with the way that her domestic worker had performed tasks such as hanging the laundry or cleaning bottles, a 67-year-old woman slapped, punched and scratched her, drawing blood. The victim, who earned S470 (about US360) a month, told staff members from Singapore’s Centre for Domestic Employees (CDE) during a routine call about the abuse, and a police report was made. Hazel Phang Fong Yen, a 67-year-old Singaporean woman, was sentenced to four months’ jail on Wednesday. She was also...
Utusan Malaysia
· Jun 29, 2026
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KUALA TERENGGANU: Mahkamah Sesyen di sini hari ini, mengarahkan seorang pemuda yang didakwa menyebabkan neneknya cedera parah selepas memukul warga emas itu menggunakan tukul besi menjalani pemeriksaan mental di Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, Perak. Hakim Mohd. Zul Zakiqudin Zulkifli mengeluarkan perintah tersebut terhadap tertuduh, Muhammad Nor Iman Abdullah, 25, selepas tiada pengakuan direkodkan. Mengikut pertuduhan, ... Read more The post Pemuda pukul nenek diarah jalani pemeriksaan mental appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
NDTV
· Jun 27, 2026
Small Plane Crash At Beijing's Tallest Building Kills Pilot, Injures 13
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