ACCORDING to a survey, 2,000 people around the world commit suicide every day. This means that 80 people an hour end their lives. What about in Indonesia? According to the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, five suicides a month were recorded last year. Until July of this year, the rate has risen to 10 cases a month. And that's just in Jakarta.

Given the consequences of a troubled economy—this figure is perhaps unsurprising. But when the news