Teens more permissive towards sex and drugs


  • Letters
  • Sunday, 26 Jun 2005

JAKARTA: Young people in the capital have more permissive attitudes towards pornography, homosexuality, drug abuse and violence than their older siblings, according to one survey. 

“We are witnessing a radical change in norms and values of our young people in the community,” chief executive officer of the non-governmental organisation Cinta Anak Bangsa Foundation (YCAB) Veronica Colondam said during a media gathering on Thursday.  

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