BEGGING must be discouraged Do you know a beggar can earn up to 10 to 30 dollars per day in Thailand. Or sometimes even up to 60 dollars per day. Beggary is a multiple-million dollar industry in Asia. In Thailand alone, according to the Social and Human development Ministry, begging generates up to 20 million baht a month (US$600,000) Begging ring in most countries in Asia are run by human trafficking gangs. They usually kidnap the victims and put to work on streets. A mother with a child can earn up to 120,000 baht (US$4,000) for an 18-month service, begging for the gangs on the street. In some areas, parents drop young boys and girls to beg at bus stops or public places to beg. Should the government take action against such parents who force their kids to beg? We want to make sure the kids stay in school. In some parts of india, some are beggars for generation and continue their family tradition of begging. They prefer not to work and comfortable of b