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PETALING JAYA: Besides unscrupulous local maid agencies, there are scammers offering part-time maids or “professional cleaning services”.
PETALING JAYA: A 47-year-old clerk here claims she has been cheated of over RM20,000 by scammers offering cheap part-time maid services through a mobile application.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Thursday (March 6, 2025)
PETALING JAYA: The supply of maids to Malaysia has been a slow trickle since the start of the year, say employment agencies.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Wednesday (Feb 5, 2025)
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The woman who joined her daughter in torturing her maid from Myanmar who later died was sentenced to 14 years’ jail on Monday (Jan 9).
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network):After more than two years of living with multiple maid abuse charges looming over them, a primary school teacher and her husband can finally heave a sigh of relief as all charges against them were withdrawn following 12 days of trial.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (June 25, 2023)
TWO women are among the latest victims of online scammers purporting to offer part-time maid services.
PETALING JAYA: Families desperate for domestic workers are hiring fresh graduates as part-time babysitters, says the National Association of Human Resources Malaysia (Pusma).
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Tuesday (Mar 7, 2023)
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Already struggling with a shortage of foreign domestic workers because of the Covid-19 pandemic, employment agencies and potential employers here have been dealt another blow by the latest restrictions on entry for work pass holders.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Monday (Nov 21, 2022)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Wednesday (Oct 23, 2024)
JOHOR BARU: A single mother is hoping the Johor Welfare Department (JKM) approves her application to renew her financial aid fast.
WHEN Poe Ei San, 25, a Myanmar migrant, could not find work as a nurse in Singapore, she went on to clean homes instead.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The only woman accused in the S$2.8 billion money laundering case is said to have lived on Sentosa while her 15-year-old daughter lived with a maid in Beach Road.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A woman who rushed home after the family's maid told her that the master bedroom's false ceiling had collapsed said she was traumatised after seeing the aftermath.
SCAMMERS are emptying the bank accounts of hapless victims who are just looking for help cleaning their houses.
GOING for practicum is a key part of being a Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) student. My turn came recently when I taught English at SK Pagar Besi in Terengganu.
