I mean her company would save on tax if employing a freelancer using a shell company (eg in Singapore ) and you might also pay less tax than with work permit
its kinda irrelevant too. Some people like to stay in service apartment month by month? The real requirement should be looking at the contract ( whether it’s remote, and whether your job is of digital nature ) and if freelancer accessing the depth of your portfolio and clients. This is what they do for the Malaysia DN visa