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Indonesia’s new law changes how its domestic workers see their role

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Pani (left), a live-in domestic worker, with her employer of 44 years, PuanTokiko Latuharhary, atbTokiko's home in South Tangerang, just outside Jakarta. The Straits Times Picture In JAKARTA, Indonesia, Cik Pani, 64, has worked as a live-in domestic worker for the same family for 44 years. A native of Boyolali, Central Java, she came to Jakarta as a teenager after her brother sent a letter saying someone was looking for a domestic worker. She never left, said Karina Tehusijarana, who wrote this article for Singapore-based The Straits Times and also published in Malaysian popular English daily, The Star yesterday, Saturday 30 May 2026. “I decided to come because I heard that living in Jakarta was good,” Pani told the asingapire news outlet. Her employer, Puan Tokiko Latuharhary, 75, needed help at home while she and her husband worked. Pani, who goes by one name, became the primary caregiver of all three of the Latuharhary children, accompanying Tokiko on paediatrician visits and ...
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ADUN wanita Melayu DAP Skudai, JB umum tidak pertahan kerusi, bersara dari politik

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Puan Marina Ibrahim mewakili Pakatan Harapan (PH) menang kerusi DUN Skudai pada PRN Johor 2022 dengan majoriti lebih 13,000 undi, menewaskan calon BN dan Perikatan Nasional (PN), lapor Berita Harian. Tamparan kepada DAP? Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) DAP Skudai, Johor Bahru, Puan Marina Ibrahim mengumumkan tidak akan mempertahankan kerusinya pada Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Johor akan datang. Wakil rakyat DAP itu yang menjadi penyandang kerusi pertama memilih untuk berundur menjelang pilihan raya, menegaskan keputusan berkenaan dibuat selepas berbincang dengan keluarga serta penyokong rapat. Ia sekali gus menamatkan spekulasi berhubung masa depan politik beliau yang pertama kali bertanding dan menang pada PRN 2022 mewakili Pakatan Harapan (PH), ketika timbul desas desus mengenai kemungkinan PRN diadakan pada Ogos ini. Marina berkata, beliau berhasrat untuk kembali memberi tumpuan kepada kerja kemasyarakatan yang disifatkannya sebagai satu panggilan jiwa dan sentiasa dekat di hatinya....
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A song about feeling lonely

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  Loneliness In The Room " Kesepian Di Kamar Ini " is a Malay song released in Malaysia in 1994.  The song was sung by the late Rohana Jalil, a high-profile and popular female vocalist and entertainer at the time.  The song was composed by Fauzi Kadir, and the lyrics were also written by Fauzi Kadir. Jay Jay was the album producer at the recording studio. The album titled "Jangan Main Mata" was released under the NSR label. The song " Kesepian Di Kamar Ini " was owned by EMI, and is now under Universal Music Malaysia. Song about feeling lonely in her bedroom Verse 1 Di malam dingin hujan turun satu satu On a cold night, the rain falls one by one Jatuh ke bumi gersang dan merah Falling to the barren, red earth Aku di kamar ditemani kesedaran I am in the room accompanied by consciousness Menyelimuti kedukaan ku Wrapping around my sorrow Pre-Chorus,  Bridge Ku ditinggalkan kekasih hati yang telah pergi I have been left by my beloved who has passed on ( Diulan...
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