In the past two years, five maids working in Singapore were radicalised, although they “did not pose an imminent security threat” at the time, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The maids were among some 70 foreigners investigated during…
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Three men on motorbikes were riding past a semi-detached house in Telok Kurau last night when they heard shouts for help. They parked their motorbikes in front of the house and saw a man struggling with a woman in the…
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Indonesia says it will stop sending new live-in maids abroad from as early as next year. Its authorities want domestic workers to live separately from their employers in dormitories, work regular hours, and get public holidays and days off. The…
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My maid, who is still under her contract, is trying to force a move back. If we were to send her back while under contract with the agency, we will have to pay a sum which I think is unfair…
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Unhappy at being reprimanded by her employer, an Indonesian domestic worker poured some eucalyptus oil into two packets of breast milk to “scare” her. The 28-year-old maid was scolded earlier on Aug 23 last year by her 34-year-old female employer…
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