Hiring Indonesian, Filipino and Indian maids on Singapore: The difference in cost, Lifestyle News,Besides paying for Covid-19 related costs, employers of Indonesian maids will now have to fork out an additional $3,000. Here’s how much (and how difficult) hiring a maid can cost today. One in five hou
Employer about to be sentenced for maid abuse rushed to hospital during hearing, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – As her lawyer was arguing for her to be given a fine instead of a jail sentence in an abuse case that had left her maid with permanent scars, employer Anita Damu suddenly took ill and had to b
6 killed in clashes between police and Islamists at Indonesia jail: Officials, Asia News,JAKARTA – Six people were killed in clashes between Indonesian police and Islamist militant prisoners at a high-security jail on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, two security sources said on Wednesday. A p
'I can't breathe': Indonesia to investigate forcible restraint of Nigerian diplomat, World News,JAKARTA, Aug 12 – Indonesia's foreign ministry expressed its regret on Thursday (Aug 12) after a senior Nigerian diplomat was forcibly restrained by immigration officers in Jakarta, pr
Fifa, Indonesian football body form taskforce after fatal stampede, Asia News,JAKARTA – The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) and world soccer governing body Fifa will form a joint taskforce in a bid to improve crowd control and safety measures after a deadly soccer stampede earlier this month,
Ingkiriwang? PAP's GE2020 candidate Shawn Huang responds to debate over surname change, Singapore News,Following the uproar over People's Action Party (PAP) ex-candidate Ivan Lim, Shawn Huang is the next PAP candidate to bear the brunt of netizens' criticisms, with allegations made ag
Orang utan numbers drop as much as 30 per cent in Malaysian palm oil estate forests, says WWF, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Orang utan populations in forest patches found in oil palm estates in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah fell as much as 30 per cent in 15 years, but the overall population o
