TR EMERITUS

Since 2006, the number of Filipinos has doubled and - together with Thais - they number 200, overwhelmingly women. With men outnumbering women by 2,000, the Faroe Islands need to import brides to sustain society, it's been suggested. (24 Oct) - Most young Faroese women travel abroad to study, half of them never to return to... 

Fake monk scam (9 Oct) - Bogus foreign Buddhist monks are apparently living it up off the public, especially at places like hawker centres and markets in Malaysia and Singapore. Kwong Wah Yit Poh quoted yesterday a news report from Singapore that said that the republic and Malaysia were two popular destinations for such “monks”,... 

[Editor's Note: Are Singaporean small businesses caught in a similar property trap?] (30 Sep) - Tucked away above the dazzling storefronts of Cartier and Jaeger-LeCoultre, The People’s Recreation Centre seems completely out of place. The cramped little Mao-themed bookshop has so far managed to hold out, despite finding itself...