In Reply to: not the same posted by cheeky on Wednesday, 13. May 2009 at 04:50 Bali Time:
couple months ago in the bali advertiser I read about how the government is trying to encourage tourists not to support this trade by giving to these child beggers.That it had actually been proven that it had become a business with richer balinese coming from all over and employing people to use these kids,and the fact that also balinese who work the land were leaving their homes and families to come to the towns to give this easy way of making money a go hence their crops and traditions were being lost.There are signs on sunset road that ask you not to give to the beggers without handouts this practise would die out yet I still see tourists giving money?