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Spate of attacks alarms local Indian community

by Avigail M. Olarte

WHEN RAJ Singh smiles, you will want to pay him, even if you don’t owe him money. The polite 28-year-old Indian knows his way with Filipinos, especially with those he has to deal with in his money-lending business, an informal financing scheme called “5-6” that Indians in the Philippines are known for.

Read more… | Posted Monday, August 6th, 2007