Landslides in India's Kerala kill 93, hundreds still missing
Most of the victims were tea estate workers and their families who were asleep in makeshift shelters.
Tue Jul 30 2024
Estate worker escapes gallows, gets 22 years' jail over colleague's death
An estate worker who caused the death of his colleague over bad cooking escaped the hangman's noose but not the jail term.
Tue Oct 18 2022
RAVO: Estate workers willingly stand by roadside, in rain to get COVID vaccine jab
Seven workers in Serudung Estate were willing to wait in the rain, just so that they could be vaccinated.
Wed Oct 20 2021
Weapon possession trial of Youtuber Pavithra's husband from Jan 11-12
The Sessions Court today fixed Jan 11-12 next year for the trial of former estate worker M.Sugu for allegedly possessing an offensive weapon.
Thu Oct 22 2020
Sugu given discharge not amounting to acquittal on assault case
The Sessions Court here today has given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal to former estate worker M.Sugu for allegedly assaulting his wife YouTube sensation S.Pavithra on July 21.
Thu Sep 17 2020
Najib launches housing project for 400 former estate workers
He said the Ampar Tenang People's Housing Project in Dengkil near here would be completed in July 2019, and would replace the Taman Permata Low-Cost Houses.
Wed Aug 16 2017
Estate worker in Kinabatangan detained for allegedly hacking co-worker
Police have detained a plantation worker suspected of hacking a co-worker to death at Ladang Kurnialang Malbumi near here, yesterday.
Mon Oct 03 2016
Estate worker gets 12 months' jail for hurting orang utan
An Indonesian estate worker was sentenced to 12 months' jail for causing injury to a male orang utan using a machete.
Sat Jul 25 2015
Around 100 buried alive in Sri Lanka mudslide: minister
A major mudslide at a tea plantation in Sri Lanka killed about 100 people on Wednesday, with the victims buried alive.
Wed Oct 29 2014