RI maids in Singapore win awards

JAKARTA: Three Indonesian maids working in Singapore have been given awards from the Indonesian Embassy after they secured awards from Singapore's Association of Employment Agencies for being the "best maids" for 2004.

The three are Harimini binti Garun, Warinah binti Warino and Emiyanti binti Abdul Rojak. Harimini won the Association's best maid award, with Warinah named as runner up. Emiyanti won the merit award.

The Indonesian Embassy in Singapore also gave awards to their respective employers and to the Association during a ceremony attended by hundreds of Indonesian maids currently working in Singapore, the embassy said in a statement made available to The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.

Andradjati, Indonesia's deputy ambassador to Singapore, said that he hoped that Indonesian maids, the Association and employers would continue improve cooperation in the future. -- JP