Kuala Lampur, Sept. 13 -- Parti Liyani is not a celebrity but the 46-year-old Indonesian domestic helper is now famous across Singapore. She's become prominent not so much for any particular talent or viral TikTok dance but for her simple tenacity.

Parti was employed by a prominent local family. Her employer was Liew Mun Leong, chairman of Changi Airport Group and Surbana Jurong; two multi-billion dollar corporations.

She was employed by the Liew family from 2007 to 2016. In 2016, her employment was terminated and the Liew family subsequently accused her of stealing S$50,000 (more than RM1.5 million) worth of their possessions.

In December 2016, she was arrested and in March 2019, she was found guilty of theft and sentenced to over two...