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Indonesian Migrant Worker dies in Malaysia

An Indonesian migrant worker Munti Binti Bani has died on Monday after being
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hospitalized for several days due to alleged torture by her employees in Selangor, Malaysia.

Antara state news agency has reported that Munti had been treated at Tengku Ampuan
Rahimah hospital since last Tuesday and died on Monday at 10 a.m., local time. Munti was
found unconscious with her hands and feet were tied in a bathroom in Taman Sentosa housing
complex last Tuesday. She was suffering from major wounds on her body and had apparently
been beaten with iron.

Munti's body will be sent tomorrow to her hometown in Pondok Jeruk Barat village of
Jombang, East Java after undergoing autopsy at the hospital. “We express our deep BE
condolences as there is yet another worker who was tortured and passed away at the hospital,”
Indonesia's Ambassador for Malaysia, Da'i Bachtiar said in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. “The
Embassy will arrange for all compensation, including insurance, she deserves to receive,” Da'i
said.

He added that Munti's employees Vanitha and Murugan had been detained and were
undergoing questioning at the local police office. “We hope the police can uphold justice and
punish them should they be proven to be involved in the case,” he said.

Composed from: www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/26/another-migrant-worker-dies- S

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List of Difficult Words:

 alleged: dinyatakan tanpa bukti

 detained: ditahan
 uphold: menegakkan

Question
1. Who is the name of the indonesian migrant worker who died?
2. Why did she die?
3. How was her condition when she was found?
4. Who was Da’i Bachtiar?
5. Where is the victim’s hometown?

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Murugan had been detained.
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and had apparently been beaten with iron.