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SINGAPORE: Feeling frustrated while taking care of an elderly man with dementia, a domestic helper repeatedly manhandled and hit him on multiple occasions.
SINGAPORE: Nine foreigners will be deported and barred from re-entering Singapore for illegal touting activities at Changi Airport.
SINGAPORE: A 68-year-old man who raped his domestic worker in 2020 while his family was overseas was sentenced to 19½ years’ jail on Friday (Jan 24).
A 68-year-old man who raped a domestic worker in 2020 while his family was overseas was sentenced to 19 and a half years’ jail on Jan 24.
THE majie, a unique group of independent women from China who devoted their lives to serving families in Malaysia and Singapore, are nowadays not often spoken of.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Minister of Health Datuk Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham bin Jaafar addressed queries regarding the measures being taken to improve healthcare services at the 21st Legislative Council session yesterday (March 13).
SINGAPORE: A domestic helper who assaulted an 88-year-old man with dementia and bruised his forearms initially told the victim's daughter that he had hit a cupboard in a room.
SINGAPORE: A woman abused her domestic helper on eight separate occasions in 2023 and even threatened to make the Indonesian woman pay her S$2,000 if the victim reported the matter to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
Woman found at bottom of waterfall in Pok Fu Lam park after venturing to area with suspect night before.
AMPANG: A 29-year-old Indonesian woman was detained for not having any identification documents at Taman Dato Ahmad Razali here.
KUALA LUMPUR: Any employer who abuses their foreign maid or breaks the law related to the hiring of foreign domestic workers will face stern action, says Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.
PUTRAJAYA: The Human Resources Ministry always pays close attention to reports of mistreatment of foreign domestic workers, including employers not paying their wages, says its minister V. Sivakumar.
SINGAPORE: A 60-year-old woman who was handed 10 months’ jail in 2023 for abusing two of her domestic workers in her Sentosa Cove home succeeded in her appeal on Friday (Feb 14) and was acquitted of the charges she faced.
LABUAN: The urgent issue of abuse experienced by Indonesian domestic workers in Malaysia requires prompt and decisive intervention, said Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia, Datuk Hermono.
KANGAR: Police arrested a 28-year-old Indonesian domestic helper to assist in the investigation of the discovery of the body of a baby boy buried behind her employer's neighbour's house in Taman Mutiara here on Dec 30 last year.
JOHOR BARU: A foreign domestic helper who ran away and claimed that she had been abused by her employers turned out to be lying as police found out that she had actually stolen from them.
A food stall owner lied to her Indonesian domestic helper, claiming that she wanted to send her home to Surabaya for a purported 10-day holiday, before cancelling the maid’s work permit.
Employers seeking domestic helpers from Indonesia should use employment agencies accredited by consulate, diplomat advisesJakarta manpower body sparked concern, protests saying employers would have to pay ‘thousands more’ Hong Kong dollars
SEOUL (The Korea Herald/Asia News Network): The government plans to allow South-East Asian domestic helpers to work in Seoul as early as this year, but the pilot project will not include previously suggested provisions allowing employers to pay them below the minimum wage.
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun speaks to Cambodian Consul General Puthisathbopeaneaky Pech and Bangladeshi counterpart Israt AraLabour Department exploring options for bringing in more domestic helpers from the two nations in response to fee rise for employers hiring workers from Indonesia
