KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Another Indonesian maid has claimed that she has been abused by her employer.

Modesta Rangga Kak, 25, who was at the Indonesian Embassy yesterday, told of how she was abused almost daily since she started working with her employer in Kampung Ampang Baru almost two years ago.

She claimed she suffered a severed right earlobe, and had bruises on her body and thighs as well as scars on her face.

Modesta alleged that her employer had hit her with a cane, sticks and even punched her in the face and body.

She also claimed she was only given one meal per day, sometimes none at all.

"My boss would sometimes throw rice into the drain and make me eat from there," said Modesta who hails from Kg Nusatengga Barat, Ngamba Deta, Indonesia.

She also claimed she has been not paid since she started working with her in November 2007. Her salary was RM500 a month.

The latest incident allegedly happened at midnight on Thursday after her employer asked her why she had not done the laundry.

"I told my boss that it was going to rain and I was afraid the clothes would get wet if I aired them. She just started hitting me and locked me out of the house," she said, adding that her employer would also make her work in her mother's house in Kampung Baru.

Neighbours who saw the maid outside the house alerted the police.

Police picked up the employer for questioning at the Pandan Indan police station and later remanded her. Modesta was sent to Ampang Hospital for treatment.

Indonesian Embassy spokesman Widyarka Ryananta said doctors confirmed Modesta's hearing had been impaired. "Her right eye is also damaged," he said.

Widyarka said the Indonesian Embassy would take care of Modesta while awaiting legal procedures.