Education improved for RI maids

Education improved for RI maids

BATAM, Riau: An woman Indonesian philanthropist in Singapore has
earmarked S$1 million (Rp 4.8 billion) for the establishment of
an education center there, in order to improve the quality of
Indonesian maids in the city-state.

The philanthropist, whose his husband was a relative of a top
official in Singapore, declined to be named, according to a
source at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore.

The source said on Thursday that the establishment of the
education center, which would be run by a private foundation in
Singapore, was aimed at improving the household and language
skills of Indonesian maids. Currently, hundreds of thousands of
maids from Indonesia work in Singapore.

The maids mostly lack language and household skills; the lack
of both skills not only affected their work performance, but also
put them in danger. More than 90 Indonesian maids have died for a
variety of reasons over the last three years, including falling
from apartments, and conflicts with employers stemming from
language and cultural barriers. -- Antara

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Malaysia needs doctors from RI
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Malaysia needs doctors from RI

SEMARANG, Central Java: Malaysia needs some 800 doctors and
paramedics from Indonesia immediately, particularly from the
province of Central Java, said a senior official with the Central
Java administration on Thursday.

Once they were accepted, the doctors and paramedics were
slated to be deployed to public health centers throughout
Malaysia, said Tjipto Hartono, the head of Central Java
administration's Manpower and Transmigration Office.

Tjipto did not spell out the specific number of paramedics and
doctors required by the Malaysian authorities.

According to him, doctors and paramedics from Central Java
were preferred by Malaysia on the grounds that they had similar
language, culture and religion to Malaysian people.

Tjipto estimated that at least 4,000 doctors currently working
in Central Java province were being offered the opportunity to
work in Malaysia, after they had fulfilled their contracts of
work in the province. -- Antara

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13 arrested after tribal conflict
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13 arrested after tribal conflict

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: At least 13 locals from Wadumedi and
Ledeana subdistricts were arrested on Thursday, following a
tribal conflict that left one person killed.

"They are now being questioned at Sabu Barat police station,
which oversees Ledeana subdistrict," said Adj. Sr. Comr. J.B.
Gebana, the chief of Kupang Police.

According to Gebana, Kupang Police had also deployed 25
officers to the two subdistricts to investigate the matter.

As of Thursday, the police had not yet named any suspects.

The tribal clash occurred on Tuesday, after a long-standing
borderline dispute between the residents of the two subdistricts.

The incident resulted in the death of Riwu Ratu, 51, from
Ledeana subdistrict, and two others were wounded. -- JP