In Reply to: Don't fall for it... posted by chris p on Monday, 15. July 2013 at 20:30 Bali Time:
for miskin (poor people) at rumah sakit umum ( public hospital) or puskesmas (local clinic).all that is needed is a letter from kepala desa (village head) stating they are miskin,sick or no job.also there are many foundations.rotary,etc, that provide free medical,and arrange eye ,cleft pallet,orthopaedic operations by visiting volunteer medical teams.These sympathy beggars are organised by a boss allocated a site, usually outside hotels,atm,s supermarkets etc .the uniform, dirty rags and a bamboo basket full of empty plastic on there head, a dirty sorrowfull looking baby and they are in business and make far more money from tourists than working for a living.When did you ever see a local give them money,except to get them away from there business.