Kuala Lampur, June 27 -- There have been numerous hiking accidents and mishaps happening in our country of late.

In the first five months, Malaysia recorded 52 cases of lost hikers involving 114 victims. In fact, Malaysia has recorded 1,059 hiking accidents and 63 deaths since 2021.

Those are not negligible numbers.

Likewise, I'm sure we've all noticed some recent tragedies around the world involving cave-diving.

Could these have been avoided by some simple rules like, say, ensuring that hikers never wander off ahead too far alone? Or follow a "Stop" protocol if one is lost? Or, in cave-diving, something like "All divers must not use recreational equipment when diving beyond a certain depth", or "Always maintain a continuous line (of ...