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December 27, 2023
A psychiatrist said she got "pathological altruism".
May 3, 2023
A woman called for an ambulance after her domestic helper complained of a stomach ache, but she was shocked to find out that the latter had given birth. The woman, surnamed Yun, told Lianhe Zaobao she hired a 37-year-old Indonesian named Renny Anggraeni as her domestic helper last October. Two months later, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) reminded Yun that...
March 24, 2022
Hiring a domestic helper? From the newly imposed maid insurance requirements to the COVID-19 measures, find out the costs of hiring a maid in a Covid-Era!
May 9, 2021
The Big Read: To stop abuse of foreign domestic workers, stop the power imbalance Toggle share menu Advertisement The Big Read: To stop abuse of foreign domestic workers, stop the power imbalance While the recent spate of abuse cases have raised eyebrows all around, the issue has long dogged the nation since domestic helpers become a familiar sight in many a Singaporean household. (Photo: TODAY/Ooi Boon Keong) 10 May 2021 06:20AM) Share this content Bookmark SING...
March 3, 2021
The Straits Times Budget debate: Newly arrived migrant workers can serve bulk of SHN in Quick Build Dorms The Quick Build Dormitories will serve as new Migrant Worker Onboarding Centres under a pilot programme.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG PublishedMar 3, 2021, 1:45 pm SGT https://str.sg/JVud They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read...
February 27, 2021
The recent case of the extreme abuse of a Myanmar maid at the hands of her Singaporean employer has rattled the nation. What initially started as verbal abuse devolved into a litany of inhumane physical assaults — including slaps, punches, kicks, assaults with hard objects, hair ripping, and burns — which went on for nearly 10 months. Then there was the mental abuse: Being made to shower under the watch of her employers, subsist on cold food or soggy sliced bread, and being restrained to a ...