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From Pikiran Rakyat

As the winds of reform continue to sweep across Indonesia, we
must all actively participate in establishing a universal
platform for reform that includes improvements in our moral
standards, even though the prolonged economic crisis is far from
over.

The crisis has caused some individuals among us to become so
desperate they are willing to sacrifice their moral values --
and, in this context, their virginity -- in order to earn a
little money by becoming sex workers even though they are still
in their teens.

This is a characteristic of modernization without a moral
foundation. Especially disturbing is that many of those young sex
workers are of junior and senior high school age. I cannot
imagine what will become of our society if so many members of our
younger generation are of such a debased morality.

I must therefore appeal to all parents to exercise greater
control over their children, especially during holidays. To the
"consumers", I can only appeal to them to consider how they would
feel if these children were their own.

HAMDAN SS

Bandung