51.   He said measures would include registering Filipino maids with Singaporean authorities before they leave for Singapore.

52.   In an unusually harsh sentence, a judge has jailed a Taiwanese couple who were convicted of hiring their Filipino maid illegally and cheating her out of salary.

53.   In March, the execution of Filipino maid Flor Contemplacion in Singapore nearly led to a break in Singapore-Philippine ties.

54.   In that case, Flor Contemplacion, a Filipino maid, was found guilty of killing another Filipino maid and a young Singaporean boy she cared for.

55.   Indonesian maids complain that they are paid less than Filipino maids, and that employers give them only one day off in two weeks.

56.   In the past few days, two more Filipino maids have come forward offering what they claim is new evidence clearing Mrs. Contemplacion.

57.   It is based on alleged claims by another Filipino maid, Emilia Frenilla, who has since returned to the Philippines.

58.   It now only applies to Kuwait, but thousands of Filipino maids still work there despite the ban.

59.   It praised another SDP leader, Chiam See Tong, who supported the government on the Filipino maid and the Safire debate case.

60.   Jingle Ocampo, another Filipino maid in Hong Kong, receives frequent messages from a cousin living near Vancouver, British Columbia.