Police release more details on Mas Selamat's facial features

[Typhoonz]

Machiam like drama serial man...

[Gearoil]

SINGAPORE: Police have released more details on escaped Jemaah Islamiyah leader Mas Selamat Kastari's facial features.

 

They said he has a mole on the right side of his cheek, below the eye, and has thin lips.

 

Since his escape, police have also highlighted to the public that he has a limp on his left leg, visible only when he runs or walks fast.

 

Described as a cautious and patient man, police believe Mas Selamat is still in Singapore.

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said: "The search will continue for Mas Selamat. That's why the whole Home team is out in full force, in cooperation with the Singapore Armed Forces which has been very helpful in the hunt for Mas Selamat."

 

Assistant Commissioner Wong Hong Kuan, Operations Director of Singapore Police Force, said: "Based on our intelligence analysis of the person, it further strengthens our belief that he's still in Singapore.

 

"He's likely to be extremely cautious and the first thing he'd try to do when he escapes and has no means of getting out of the country quickly is to try and hide and wait for our guard to falter before he tries to make good his escape."

 

Over 3,000 officers of the Home team have been deployed in the search for Mas Selamat. Some of these officers searched the MacRitchie Reservoir on Sunday.

 

Police said they have received over 1,400 hotline calls on his whereabouts.

 

Posted: 16 March 2008 1626 hrs

 

The Poodles have printed out thousands of poster of MSK but yet theye still didn't know MSK actaully now looked like this!!!

 

Damn...there goes taxpayers money paying all the idiots to look at the wrong type of make-up of MSK!

[Apollo]

clowns lah... where got wear red beret go into forest to look for him one... machiam attentionwhore scare the terrorist and illegal immigrants dunno they coming. mike as well set up a 7 day 7 nite getai in front of mandai reservior.

[Blackyv]

maybe they thought he dont have access to tv mah....or maybe they thought terrorist dont watch channel newsasia one.....they only watch kids central...

[Solar]

Described as a cautious and patient man, police believe Mas Selamat is still in Singapore.

 

front and back don't tally leh..

 

if i were mas, cautious and patient, i would have planned my escape carefully, such that when i do so, i won't get caught back again... i.e. get out of sg the moment i'm out.

[Chisiang]

Escape is virtually impossible.

 

iirc prison's toilet got no door one There is no windows only got ventilation holes. Unless got pre-dug tunnel. Even with pre-dug tunnel they could have reported it liao.

 

Also, as a guard, if your prisoner go toilet for more than 15 minutes you sure go check on him one. And within the 15 minutes, he is still within the compound for sure. And even if he managed to escape from the toilet, all prison got 2 layer tall fence or wall with CCTV and guard monitoring the perimeters. How to not attract attention?

 

And perimeter fence are patrolled to check for holes or damage, so no way he could have so coincidentally found 2 damaged holes to run from. And also climbing of fence produces a lot of noise so also not possible.

 

Further more, I never hear before escape in the day light one who so stupid to escape in broad day light

[Ncss]

>> ASIAONE / NEWS / THE NEW PAPER / STORY

 

Tay Shi'an & Maureen Koh

Mon, Mar 17, 2008

The New Paper

 

Jungle diet will make him gaunt

 

HIS face is seen on posters all across the island - at coffee shops and restaurants, office buildings and shopping centres.

 

Yet Jemaah Islamiah fugitive Mas Selamat Kastari, 47, has managed to remain free for almost three weeks.

 

This begs the question: If he is still here, how can millions of people not spot him when Singapore is 'so small'?

 

As the search enters Day 19, there are those who believe his physical appearance may have become different from what is seen in the photographs issued by the police, making it harder for passers-by to recognise him.

 

Mas Selamat's possible hideouts include forested areas. In such places, the shortage of food and the stress of being on the run can cause a person to lose a lot of weight.

 

For instance, on the American hit reality show Survivor, the contestants shrivel till they are almost unrecognisable, from eating mostly foods foraged on beaches or in jungles.

 

Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said of Mas Selamat a week ago: 'It was not a prepared escape. Then he's hiding somewhere, either in the jungle eating berries or whatever, or somebody is giving him refuge.'

 

If the former is the case, the fugitive may well look haggard by now.

 

Said dietitian and nutritionist Ann Kinsey, from Environmental Nutrition: 'He would have lost a lot of weight on his face, and would be quite drawn-looking.

 

'His cheek bones would remain high, but his jowls would be withdrawn dramatically, as though he would be sucking in his checks.

 

'His eyes would appear sunken.'

 

She added that he would be malnourished, as the body would have started to use up its own store of proteins and fat.

 

She estimated that he may have lost 5 to 8 per cent of his body weight since the escape.

 

'He might not look like himself, and may age quickly due to vitamin and mineral deficiencies,' she said.

 

KL-based Singaporean private investigator Jerry Chang, who has 12years of experience tracking down runaway foreign workers in Malaysian forests, said many of them turn up 'dishevelled and even disoriented'.

 

The former commando said that even someone trained in survival like Mas Selamat 'can't stay out in the open or even in disused compounds without suffering some changes'.

 

PROPER REST VITAL

 

He added: 'In other words, you are not going to end up looking all plump and healthy.'

 

The rough forest habitat would accelerate the effects of the lack of nutrients.

 

Psychiatrist Richard Lim said: 'Unless he is sleeping in some comfortable bed, which I doubt is very likely, he will look haggard.

 

'Proper rest is vital to a human body. You can go without sleep for one or two nights in a row, but the moment you crawl into the third or fourth day, a person can become disorientated.'

 

At this point, levels of cortisol (a stress hormone) in the body start to rise, which will impair a person's mood and immune system and make him more likely to fall ill.

 

Said Dr Lim: 'Body temperature starts to fall. The person needs to load up with energy-rich carbohydrates - which Mas Selamat will have difficultydoing.

 

'He may start losing muscular strength. He may also start suffering hallucinations, which may get progressively worse.

 

'He may lose sense of time, and may also feel paranoid and insecure and start exhibiting inappropriate, often aggressive social behaviour - which is even more detrimental for Mas Selamat, given the unique situation he is in.'

 

Psychologically, Mas Selamat may also face tremendous stress as he has to play the waiting game.

 

Said ex-cop and private investigator Lionel De Souza: 'He would be edgy - living on tenterhooks... Every strange or new sound he hears could mean someone is onto him.'

 

Added Dr Lim: 'Unless he has managed to make contact with someone, he is likely to get anxious.

 

'Communication right now is vital as he needs to reach someone who can make the necessary arrangement for him to move out of the public's eye.'

 

There are other health hazards in the jungle - Mas Selamat could fall victim to a number of diseases, like dengue, or pneumonia from the heavy rain in recent days, and eventually need medical help.

 

Of course, the heavy rain these few days has also meant an abundance of water, which is one of the keys for survival - perhaps for months, said the experts.

 

The rain may also have helped the man by washing away his trail.

 

Then again, it could be that Mas Selamat is nowhere near the forests of Singapore.

 

Said Mr De Souza: 'We cannot rule out that there are diehard fanatics who could keep him housed.'

 

Those who harbour or help a fugitive can face life imprisonment, or 15 years' jail and a fine.

 

Police Assistant Commissioner Wong Hong Kuan said: 'We believe he was unaided, and therefore he does not have access to money, vehicles, or modes of transport.

 

'That underpins our belief that he is still in the country. That's why we're conducting this very intensive search.'

 

The director of operations also warned that Mas Selamat, should be regarded as a dangerous man and advised against confronting him.

 

By now, AC Wong added, Mas Selamat is likely to be anxious, desperate and 'potentially erratic'.

 

He advised: 'If you see him, do not confront him. Stay calm, walk away, and call the police immediately.'

[Apollo]

modern day comical ali

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../335795/1/.html

 

talk so much can't even get the pai kah....

[Darth_mel]

the longer MSK still at large, the more embarrassment for the gahment. with all the top elite people and highly trained policemen, or whatever, still cannot catch. indonesia so bloody big and so remote, and yet they can catch him so many times.

shamegapore

 

Our police are only good at cornering opposition party members during protest, not catching terrorists.

[Law_ong]

another new conclusion coming up from kopitiam talk is he was used as exchange for release of lxexe family member..

 

if that is the true case, then we are betrayed..

[Tony76]

simi lxexe member?????

[Melissa]

remove the x?

[Tony76]

wu lee member in custody meh?

[Melissa]

i didnt say it..

 

i only help you to solve the secret words..

[Tony76]

ok ok u pretty rite?

[Melissa]

wahh.. Anyone who helps you will become prettier??

 

Then pls let me help you often...

Edited March 19, 2008 by Melissa

[Merkava]

Eh, just curious, how u koe she is pretty arh?

[Apollo]

another new conclusion coming up from kopitiam talk is he was used as exchange for release of lxexe family member..

 

if that is the true case, then we are betrayed..

 

hmmm... this tactic was used by Jap red army in the 70s, to kipnap a minister in exchange for prisoners who were out to bomb bukom.