Poor little beggars

Poor little beggars

From Bisnis Indonesia

There is a tendency for some parents to let their little
children (under five years of age) beg at night, between 8 p.m.
and 11 p.m., at the traffic lights of the Jl. S. Parman and
Tomang intersection.

They stand by the side of the car, which stops for the red
light, singing an unclear song and ask for money. Occasionally
the parents will shout at their children, if they keep playing on
the sidewalk, and order them to approach the stopping cars.

Perhaps the social agencies in Jakarta could do something to
help the parents start a small business and thus prevent children
from begging at night.

ADE R. ZAMZAMI

Padang, West Sumatra