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Some desperate enough to pay premium for maids

By GERARD GIMINO

PETALING JAYA: A whopping RM28,000 is the fee a senior manager had to pay to secure a maid from Indonesia.

Another Malaysian paid close to RM20,000 to a maid agency.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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