Friday, May 24 2013, 17:53 PM

Archipelago

Poverty pinch

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Poverty pinch: A local boy begs for money from train passengers aboard a stopping train in Songgom, Central Java on Friday. As most development centers upon Jakarta, many rural areas outside the capital remain undeveloped and forgotten. (JP/Damar Harsanto)Poverty pinch: A local boy begs for money from train passengers aboard a stopping train in Songgom, Central Java on Friday. As most development centers upon Jakarta, many rural areas outside the capital remain undeveloped and forgotten. (JP/Damar Harsanto)