Siti Mariyam Ghozali

THE fire that consumed her four stalls at the Wonosobo Market in Central Java, in 1995, upended Siti Mariyam Ghozali’s life. She lost all her merchandise, rendering her incapable of paying off her Rp35 million debt. Mariyam’s personal life was also devastated. After getting a divorce, she had to support six children by herself. "I was in a tight spot. So I decided to leave for Hong Kong. I was prepared to do any kind of w