[1][2] On 17 August 1950, during Independence Day celebrations, she performed for President Sukarno at the presidential palace; she was also a cultural ambassador to Japan, China, and the Soviet Union.

[2] In 1959, Malaon began her studies at the English Literature program of the University of Indonesia, paying her way by working at an insurance agency.

[2] Malaon made her feature-film debut in Teguh Karya's 1971 work Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki (Ballad of a Man).

[2] Maloan's husband died after being struck by a bus in October 1985; at the time he was head judge of the Bogor city court.

[5] Malaon received treatment for internal bleeding resulting from liver troubles in January 1989, from which she seemingly recovered fully.

At the time of her death, she was working for Matra magazine and ran Piranti Esa Nusa, a public relations firm, out of her home.