Sunday, May 19 2013, 13:50 PM

Jakarta

Hanging by a thread

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Hanging by a thread: Workers, suspended by cables, clean the windows of an office building in Kuningan, South Jakarta on Friday. This cleaning method for high-rise buildings, which is known as rappelling, has become a popular alternative as it costs less than the common method of using a gondola. (JP/Jerry Adiguna)Hanging by a thread: Workers, suspended by cables, clean the windows of an office building in Kuningan, South Jakarta on Friday. This cleaning method for high-rise buildings, which is known as rappelling, has become a popular alternative as it costs less than the common method of using a gondola. (JP/Jerry Adiguna)