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Wishing all Muslim brothers and sisters.........................Selamat Hari Raya haji......!!!

Wishing all Muslim members here in MCF .................. ...... SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI ....... ,

Just saw newsflash fm CNA, MSK released fm M'sian ISA being deported back home here.

19.8.2012

SINGAPORE: Leader of the Singapore arm of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah Mas Selamat Kastari had help after his escape from the Whitley Road Detention Centre, on Ferbuary 27, 2008. Law Minister K Shanmugam revealed on Monday in a Ministerial Statement in Parliament that he was harboured by his own family, before escaping to Malaysia. Three family members have since been convicted in court and jailed. He said Mas Selamat had made his way to his brother Asmom's home in Tampines, a busy neighbourhood in the eastern part of Singapore. He was greeted by his grown-up niece Nur Aini Asmom, who then persuaded her mother Aisah to allow Mas Selamat into their flat. Mas Selamat subsequently stayed one night at his brother's home. For harbouring the terrorist after his escape, Mas Selamat's brother, the brother's wife and their daughter, have been jailed between three and 18 months. His niece, Nur Aini, who was a Malay language teacher, was sentenced to 18 months jail. His brother, Asmom was given 12 months while his sister-in-law Aisah, three months' jail. The three were arrested and charged last Wednesday, on November 10. They were convicted of the charge and sentenced on November 18. Mas Selamat's nephew, Mahadir, who had a lesser role in the matter, has been served a stern warning in lieu of prosecution. These details were revealed in a Ministerial statement in Parliament by Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam. He said Mas Selamat made his way to his brother's home in Tampines on February 29, 2008, two days after he escaped from the Whitley Road Detention Centre (WRDC). He wanted to seek shelter and help from his niece, Nur Aini. Mr Shanmugam said Mas Selamat thought that Nur Aini was living alone. The Minister added that Nur Aini persuaded her mother to allow Mas Selamat to enter the flat. She gave him use of her bedroom, provided him food and water, and also assisted him by destroying the clothing he wore to the flat, which included his WRDC-issued attire. Nur Aini helped Mas Selamat disguise himself as a woman to evade detection and recapture. She also gave him several items, including a map of Singapore that showed part of Malaysia. Asmom gave him S$100 and RM100 to facilitate his escape from Singapore to Malaysia. Asmom's wife Aisah gave Mas Selamat an EZ-link card and hair-net which he wore as part of his disguise, and some paracetamol. Mr Shanmugam said the three had knowingly harboured Mas Selamat, an escaped prisoner of the State, who they knew was the subject of a massive manhunt. They deliberately withheld information when they were interviewed by the authorities on March 3, 2008. It was only in October this year, after being confronted with the facts, that they admitted to what had happened. Mr Shanmugam said Asmom and his family's decision to harbour Mas Selamat and provide him with material support that enabled him to escape to Malaysia was very wrong, illegal, and had grave security implications. Mr Shanmugam said Singaporeans will be understandably disappointed that Asmom and his family had helped Mas Selamat in his escape. But he added that their actions are not a reflection on the wider Malay-Muslim community who had disapproved of Mas Selamat's deeds, and participated in the manhunt for him in 2008. Mr Shanmugam said Singaporeans should not allow this episode to affect the trust and goodwill that has been built up over the years between the different communities. Instead, he said this should reinforce how important it is for every Singaporean to unite and assist the security agencies to overcome the threat of terrorism. As to how Mas Selamat made his way to his brother's flat and how he subsequently made his way to Malaysia, Mr Shanmugam said the account given by Mas Selamat is still subject to verification. -CNA/wk/fa

Sorry. Already got a THREAD

Here's wishing ALL my muslims brothers and sisters an EID MUBARAK!!!!!!

Which incident was the bigger screw up? Which one reflected more poorly on the government's (in)competence? Which one caused a bigger loss of face? How well could our STAR team have handled the bus crisis? Could a group of SAF reservists have done a better job that those Pinoy cops?

To all Muslim MCF members ........ SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDIL FITRI

and here is another excellent Petronas ad!

SINGAPORE: Mas Selamat Kastari, the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader who escaped from Whitley Road Detention Centre in February last year, has reportedly been arrested in Malaysia. Mas Selamat gave his guards the slip while he was being taken to the toilet at the detention centre. His escape resulted in the dismissal of the detention centre's superintendent over security lapses. The superintendent's deputy was demoted, with a corresponding pay cut. The two were the most senior officers in charge of the ground management of the detention centre, and were among six Internal Security Department (ISD) officers charged over the escape. Two Gurkha officers were also charged and have been demoted after pleading guilty. The Special Duty Operative handling the detainee's family visit when the incident happened has also been sacked. Letters of warning were served to three others - the Special Duty Operative's supervisor, the Chief Warder as well as the Technical Officer responsible for the CCTV upgrading at the detention centre. - CNA http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../427691/1/.html

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../410777/1/.html Came across this news just now, just wanna share with fellow MCFers. Singaporeans are getting better at these kinda stuff.

Here's Wishing Every Muslim Bros and Sis in MCF SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI, MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN and happy holidays to everyone.

Mas Selamat has fled to Indonesia: The Star KUALA LUMPUR - SINGAPORE'S most wanted terror fugitive, Mas Selamat Kestari, who had worked with Malaysian Jemaah Islamiah members to carry out terrorist activities at one time, is believed to have fled for Indonesia. Regional security sources believe Mas Selamat, who escaped from the Whitley Road Detention Centre in Singapore on Wednesday, had already made his way to a cluster of Indonesian islands, some 45 minutes by speedboat from Singapore. 'Mas Selamat knows the backdoor to Bintan and other Indonesian islands by heart. He was a frequent traveller when he was allegedly heading the JI network in the republic,' said a source. The source said based on Mas Selamat's interrogation reports, he had admitted that he and some JI members in Singapore and Malaysia had used the backdoor to access Indonesia before their clandestine network was exposed in 2001.� 'We believe he fled to Indonesia soon after he escaped from the detention centre amidst a major manhunt mounted to recapture him in the island state.' � A spokesman for Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs told The Star on Friday that its manhunt continued with extensive police, armed forces and other security resources deployed.�Interpol also issued a worldwide alert on Mas Selamat on Friday. The Interpol Orange alert, which was posted on Interpol website, stated that Mas Selamat posed a risk to risk to the safety and security of citizens worldwide. Mas Selamat had been accused of planning to hijack a plane and crash it into Singapore's Changi Airport. He and JI leader Hambali, a Malaysian, who was also linked to the Al-Qaeda network, had planned to use seven bomb-filled trucks from Malaysia to bomb foreign embassies and other important facilities in Singapore. Trained in guerrilla warfare in Afghanistan, Mas Selamat, was also said to be closely associated with Noordin Muhamad Top, a Malaysian fugitive on the run in Indonesia, who had been implicated in a series of bombings in Jakarta and Bali. Mas Selamat, who walks with a limp, was arrested in Bintan near Singapore in 2003 and sentenced to 18 months in jail for using a fake Indonesian identity. -- THE STAR/ANN

SINGAPORE : Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs has confirmed that the Singaporean arrested in Sumatra by the Indonesian authorities for links with Jemaah Islamiyah is not Mas Selamat Kastari. The ministry's spokesman said it has been in communications with its Indonesian counterpart but since this is an ongoing operational matter, it is unable to share more details. Indonesian media reports have identified the Singaporean as Abu Hazam who is also known as Omar. Abu Hazam was arrested last Saturday in the Sumatran village of Sekayu. Meanwhile, an expert on international terrorism said the arrests of terror suspects in Sumatra, has emphasised the need for greater vigilance amongst security agencies in this region. Dr Rohan Gunaratna, who heads the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, added that the arrest of a Singaporean, who was among the suspects linked to the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) group, demonstrated clearly the prevailing threat of terrorism in Singapore. According to Dr Rohan, JI's centre of activity has always been in Java, but actions against the terorist group by the Indonesian police have resulted in the group moving its operations to Sumatra. "The network in Sumatra not only poses a threat to Indonesia, but also to Singapore, Malaysia and countries outside Indonesia. The fact that a Singaporean with links... to the most extremist faction of Jemaah Islamiyah was arrested in Sumatra demonstrates the continuing terrorist threat to Singapore. The fact that Singaporeans still serve in Jemaah Islamiyah will only call for greater vigilance and greater attention... on the threat of terrorism to Singapore," said Dr Rohan. Indonesian police had also seized explosives which could have been five times as powerful as those used during the 2005 terrorist attacks in Bali which left many tourists dead. Said Dr Rohan: "(This) also demonstrates that Jemaah Islamiyah is willing to kill people in large numbers. The cell that was neutralised in Sumatra was not only planning to conduct suicide attacks against high profile targets, but also western and non-Indonesians. "They were planning not only to use explosives but also ammunition and firearms. So the threat from JI will not be confined only to vehicle bombs and backpack bombs. JI will use firearms in the coming months and years." That is also why Dr Rohan feels it's important for cooperation among regional countries, in their battle against terrorism, to be at all levels of the intelligence and security establishments. - CNA /ls Are we considered lucky to hear this news?

Home > ST Forum > Story May 28, 2008 Mas Selamat: Shocked and disappointed I REFER to yesterday's report 'Mas Selamat escape: Detention centre superintendent gets the sack'. So the Government has sought closure to the Mas Selamat saga by handing out an assortment of punishments to the nine, mainly low-ranking, officers and guards whose security lapses had led to the escape of the terrorist. I wish to express deep disappointment, shock and pain that in a national scandal of unprecedented magnitude and public outrage, it is only the little people who are held accountable and punished. Catherine Lim (Dr)

Superintendent of detention centre sacked over Mas Selamat's escape By Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 26 May 2008 1437 hrs SINGAPORE: The superintendent of the Whitley Road Detention Centre has been sacked over security lapses that led to the escape of Jemaah Islamiyah detainee Mas Selamat Kastari. His deputy has also been demoted in rank, with a corresponding pay cut. The two were the most senior officers in charge of the ground management of the detention centre, and were among six Internal Security Department (ISD) officers charged over the escape. Two other Gurkha officers were also charged and have been demoted after pleading guilty. Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng disclosed the moves when he updated Parliament on the disciplinary action taken after Mas Selamat's escape. Mas Selamat had escaped from a ventilation window in a toilet at the detention centre on February 27 and remains at large. No grilles were mounted on the window. Mr Wong said the superintendent should have instructed the renovation contractor to install grilles on the ventilation window. Instead, the superintendent asked for the handle of the window to be sawn off in the mistaken belief that it was a sufficient security measure. This, Mr Wong said, was a serious error. The superintendent and his deputy have also been held accountable for the lack of supervision over the subordinate officers implicated in the escape. Mr Wong said the ISD's command director, whom the superintendent reported to, has also been relieved of his duties on April 24. Although the command director was neither directly nor indirectly linked to the lapses of specific officers down the line, and he was not at fault over the lapses, Mr Wong said he was formally the apex of the supervisory and management chain of command overseeing the detention centre. - CNA/ac So higher management on top of ISD's command director should be sack as well right....but why are those ppl still sitting in the parliament?

published somewhere,... QUOTE Friday . April 25, 2008 NEWLY arrived, a maid asked her employer if she could get a rest day. Her employer was incredulous. "If I wanted to give my maid a day off, I would have hired one from another country," said the employer, who had signed her up on the assumption that maids of some nationalities were more pliant than others. Faced with an employment contract that requires them to either give their maids a rest day, or compensate them accordingly for working, some Singaporean employers have sought ways to get around the terms or extract the most from their workers. And this begs the question of how much has truly changed for the 170,000 foreign domestic workers in our midst - two years after the industry association put together a standard contract requiring employers to give maids at least one day off a month. A Today straw poll of 50 employers found that only 62 per cent gave their maids a rest day. With some industry watchers criticising the rest-day clause as being too flexible, should legislation be put in place to mandate the issue? .... There are several simple reasons why many Singaporean employers are reluctant to give their maids a day off. You see, if the maid runs away, the government will fine the employer $5,000. If the maid commits a crime such as shoplifting, the government will fine the employer $5,000. If the maid is caught having sex with someone, the government will fine the employer $5,000. If the maid gets pregnant, the government will also fine the employer $5,000. Oh, and you have to send your maid for a pregnancy testevery six months). If you didn't know any of the above, then either you do not employ a maid, or you didn't read the small print of the Manpower Ministry's work permit conditions. Many employers are afraid that if their maid has a day off and gets into trouble, the employer will not only have to solve the trouble, but also have to fork out $5,000 as a free gift to the government. (Not that the government will then help you solve the trouble. It's just a fine, plain & simple). Intuitively, this smacks of gross unfairness. The employer gets punished not for something he did, but for something that somebody else (the maid) did. Furthermore, once the maid leaves the employer's residence, the employer has no way of monitoring where the maid goes and what she does there. To encourage employers to give their maids a day off, the government needs to change these ridiculous rules. I agree that employers should be fined and punished, if they fail to perform their responsibilities as employers - for example, paying the maid's salary on time; providing adequate food and accommodation; and ensuring a safe, secure working environment. But employers should not be held responsible, for things that a maid may do, of her own free will. When the maid goes out on her rest day, the employer simply has no viable way to ensure that she will not do anything that breaches her work permit conditions. (Which, by the way, are quite extensive and onerous). We may draw a curious parallel with Mas Selamat's escape, and PM Lee's determined, if muddled, defence of Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng in Parliament. Mas Selamat ran away. But PM Lee said that Wong Kan Seng was not at fault and should not be punished in any way. The reason being that Wong Kan Seng personally did not do anything which allowed Mas Selamat to escape. Strangely, if your maid runs away, it IS your fault and you SHOULD be punished. Even if you did not personally do anything to let her run away (apart from giving her a day off). Similarly, if your maid becomes pregnant, it IS your fault and you SHOULD be punished. Even if you did not personally do anything to make her pregnant. Oh well. What can I say? Maids are not terrorists. But then you are not Wong Kan Seng. So the rules remain stacked against you. Wong Kan Seng gets off lightly, but you won't. Even if his lapse has far greater, and graver, implications than yours. Your runaway maid wouldn't blow up Changi Airport, would she? UNQUOTE

This is a bo liao thread... I admit first before someone replies... It's friday so please definitely can spare a few seconds to find our dear limping man...

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

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../340766/1/.html SINGAPORE - You might have sped along the expressway past this snarl of green. You might even be living in the modern housing estate just 70m from the forest's edge. It may seem like some primal otherworld. But to dive into the forest at Bukit Panjang

MAS Selamat has entered Malaysia. The Msian Govt has put signs all over the country... SELAMAT DATANG!!!

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../337278/1/.html "SINGAPORE: The search for alleged JI leader of Singapore Mas Selamat Kastari will now become more targeted - based on specific intelligence on where he might be hiding. Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng on Wednesday said information showed the wanted man is still in Singapore. He gave this update on the manhunt efforts after meeting some 80 Gurkha soldiers involved in the search....." Honestly , after almost a month hidding in the forest ; this MSK must be either very well train in jungle survivor skills or his body already decompose somewhere in the reservoirs....

Key database useful in hunt for Mas Selamat By May Wong, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 18 March 2008 2014 hrs SINGAPORE: Officers searching for escaped Jemaah Islamiyah leader, Mas Selamat Kastari, are using a database to make their hunt more effective. Mas Selamat escaped from the Whitley Road Detention Centre some three weeks ago. The 47-year-old is alleged to have been the mastermind of a plot to crash a hijacked plane into Changi Airport. The database used in the hunt contains key information such as the location of vacant buildings in Singapore and possible hideouts used by illegal immigrants. These details come under a programme called Operations Terrain Mapping, which has been updated over the last three years by Home Team officers who registered their observations and contact networks on the database to tackle crime and terrorism. There are also plans to enhance the IT system that centrally stores and shares such terrain information to allow the Home Team to share some parts of the database with other ministries and possibly grassroots organisations in the future. This was revealed by Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng on Tuesday at a workshop for some 700 Home Team officers from agencies like the Police Force and the Internal Security Department. Mr Wong said: "Our sector officers were able to identify 121 vacant or abandoned buildings within a day and the search operations conducted against these sites were mounted expeditiously. This swift response would not have been possible had we not already marked these buildings in our terrain maps. "Another example was the location of cordons and road blocks. As the search operations expanded islandwide in response to public calls, our officers were able to swiftly set up cordon lines and road blocks which were pre-identified in the terrain maps. This enabled us to swiftly lock in the search area while other officers commenced the searches." He added that these officers will face more complex tasks in the future, but efforts to build stronger relationships with various communities will pay off. In fact, the deputy prime minister said such partnerships have already contributed to the fast mobilisation of the community in the search for Mas Selamat. Many organisations have stepped forward to help distribute over 210,000 pamphlets on the fugitive. With more officers involved in the on-going search for Mas Selamat, the attendance at this year's Home Team workshop was lower compared to last year. Despite the security breach that led to Mas Selamat's escape, Mr Wong told his audience that the Home Team spirit is still very much alive. He said: "Indeed, without excusing the lapse which led to Mas Selamat's escape, our Home Team officers should not lose heart for they have done much to be proud of. The work of the Home Team must go on because life goes on in society, whether it is to combat crime, drugs or fire hazards or deal with those who break the law." The Home Affairs Ministry also said on Tuesday that it has checked with its Indonesian counterparts and found no information to validate a report in the Jakarta Post that said Mas Selamat was already in East Java. On a separate note, seven groups received the Home Team Achievement Awards at the workshop. - CNA/so ................................................................................ .... so i guess they will be able to get him soon?

The Ministry of Home Affairs has responded to queries from the Workers' Party regarding the Committee of Inquiry's probe into Mas Selamat Kastari's escape from detention. According to the ministry, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng has said that after the inquiry is completed, the public will get a full account of how Mas Selamat escaped and what has been done to tighten security to prevent a repeat of such incident. In a statement to the media, the chairman of the Workers' Party, Sylvia Lim, had asked if the public would be given full information as the committee was convened under the Prisons Act. She said under the Act, such inquiries are not open to the public and that no part of the proceedings may be released to anyone without the minister's written permission. - CNA/ac http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../334278/1/.html so we'll wait. till the day MAS is caught...