Indonesian Nirmala wins civil suit against former boss


KUALA LUMPUR: Former maid Nirmala Bonat has been awarded RM139,197.20 in damages after a High Court here allowed her civil claims against her former employers for abusing her 10 years ago.

Nirmala, 29, won the civil suit when Judicial Commissioner Siti Khadijah S. Hassan Badjenid ruled that the plaintiff had proven her case against defendants Yim Pek Ha, 46, and her husband Hii Ik Tiing, 48.

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