Singapore News - On April 16, Bangladeshi worker Biswas Sanjay Kumar, 37, was about to lift a bag of scrap metal when one of the forks of a forklift apparently hit him in the neck. The police told The Straits Times they received a call for assistance from the hospital at 10.40am. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A migrant worker who died on April 18, 2023, after falling 6m through a lift shaft in Ion Orchard, was drunk while doing welding work, a coroner’s court has found. In her report on April 19, Coroner Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz said Mr Varadharaju Sundarajan, a 39-year-old. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - By the time he turned 30 in 2022, Indian national Pitchaiah Muthupandi thought he would be married, as his parents had planned an arranged marriage for him in India. Instead, he found himself in hospital that year, with a mangled right leg due to a work. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Employers will face far higher compensation payouts when staff members suffers workplace-related injuries under upcoming changes to the Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA). Under the new levels, which will apply from November 2025, bosses will be liable for a maximum of. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has called for a safety time-out at the construction site of an MRT station in Pasir Ris, after a section of noise barrier panels came crashing down after being hit by machinery. In response to queries from The Straits Times, an LTA. Read more at www.tnp.sg