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	Readers' comments: "Singaporeans and our security system are now quite united, and operationally and psychologically ready and prepared to handle such situations in future." "The escape is undoubtedly a set back. But not knowing how it happened up till now is worrying. How do we learn from the mistake then and to ensure that it is not repeated?" "From what we see here, most S'poreans seem to adopt the "let's watch the fun" attitude. This is unusual & should be bad for any concerned govt."

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	Guards were negligent, says MM MM Lee shared his views on the escape of Mas Selamat Kastari and complacency in an e-mail interview with The Straits Times. -AsiaOne
	Jokes, videos...There's even a 'PAC-MAT' MAS Selamat Kastari has gone from dastardly to funny. He has been featured in jokes, games and gimmicks. -The New Paper
	'Mas Selama', my Facebook friend He's everywhere. Or at least, his picture is everywhere. -The New Paper
	Mas Selamat in E. Java? Not true The Jakarta Post reported that Indonesia's most-wanted terrorist Noordin Mat Top and fugitive Mas Selamat Kastari are seeking refuge in Tuban, East Java. -ST
Manhunt uses database of hideouts, terrain A DATABASE containing information such as the location of abandoned buildings is being used in the manhunt for escaped terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari. -ST
MHA will render full account THE headline, 'Some findings about escape won't be revealed' in Monday's Straits Times, is misleading. -ST
	More than 50 areas searched The dragnet to uncover Mas Selamat is probably even more extensive than what is known to the public as many of these operations are conducted discreetly.
	Jungle diet will make him gaunt He may have pulled a 'Survivor', where the contestants shrivel till they are almost unrecognisable, from eating mostly foods foraged on beaches or in jungles. -TNP
	S'poreans united in hunt for Mas Selamat: Minister Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng says home team spirit is more alive in such an adversity. -ST
	Some findings about escape won't be revealed Inquiry demands a thorough examination of the ISD centre. -ST
Network of 'trip wires' left in areas combed by police DETECTION measures are in place in the forested areas of Singapore, just in case escaped fugitive Mas Selamat Kastari ventures back to jungles the police have already combed. -ST
Hardline cleric who 'recruited' Mas Selamat JAKARTA - TWO years after he was freed from an Indonesian prison, Abu Jibril is busier than ever. -ST
	We need more loos, please Lack of toilets at the causeway because of the Mas Selamat searches may have a devastating effect on drivers' health. -ST
	Massive jam at Causeway causing big losses, says chamber JOHOR BARU, MALAYSIA - Thousands of heavy vehicles have been stuck for as long as 38 hours at the Singapore checkpoint, delaying the transportation of goods. -The Star
Company offers $50k for capture of Mas Selamat A LABOUR-SUPPLY company has put a bounty of $50,000 on escaped terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari's head. -ST
	Cops raid Jurong dorm The hunt for escaped JI leader widened as police raided foreign workers' dormitories along Penjuru Road. -TNP
Ex-cop goes on solo search WHEN Jemaah Islamiah detainee Mas Selamat Kastari escaped, Mr Davy Chan could not sit still.
Install portable loos to ease Causeway wait I REFER to the report, 'S'pore manhunt holds up travellers' (March 11) and suggest the authorities set up portable toilets beside the jams leading to the Causeway.
	'I think I saw Mas Selamat' A Straits Times reader describes what she saw on Thomson Road an hour after detainee escaped. -ST
	Resemblance to terrorist gets him dirty looks 40-year-old man who wanted to be known only as Mr Halim, is afraid to go out for fear of being mistaken for wanted terrorist Mas Selamat.
S'poreans get A+ for response on Mas Selamat's escape: Swee Say He said people worked as one, without any finger-pointing, to search for the former chief of the Singapore JI cell. -ST
Workers' Party calls for full disclosure on probe into Mas Selamat's escape Ms Sylvia Lim, a Non-constituency MP, said many questions have been raised about how escape could have taken place 'in a country which prides itself on safety and security.'
	S'pore manhunt holds up travellers JOHOR BARU, MALAYSIA - INCREASED security at the Singapore checkpoint due to the escape of terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari has caused massive traffic jams, distressing Causeway commuters and turning away visitors.
	Bus driver charged for giving false information He is said to have called 999, saying he saw fugitive JI leader Mas Selamat Kastari on a Trans-Island Bus. -ST
	Mas Selamat: Govt still not sure how he got away There is a good chance that the escaped JI detainee will be caught if he is still in S'pore, as the security agencies believe is the case -ST
More than 10 illegal immigrants nabbed in dragnet for Mas Selamat OFFENDERS that would have been nabbed by the authorities sooner or later are being caught earlier in the continuing islandwide dragnet for terrorist fugitive Mas Selamat Kastari. -ST
'Let's close ranks' to deal with Mas Selamat's escape: PM Lee S'pore's PM Lee spoke for the first time on the issue.
What is Mas Selamat's breaking point? HIS spirit might be willing, but if Mas Selamat Kastari is still holed up in the jungle, his flesh may soon start to weaken. -ST
Man gives false information on Mas Selamat to get rewards Bus driver, 50, told the police that 'Mas Selamat' had boarded his bus and alighted at a stop along Lentor Avenue. -ST
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» VIDEO
Manhunt for JI escapee widens 100 army personnel were activated to boost police resources as security in schools were also beefed up.
Shock for Goldhill residents Goldhill residents were surprised by patrol teams of the police force's elite thronging their estate late yesterday afternoon.

He was Singapore's most wanted man when he was on the run from December 2001 to February 2006.
Former head of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist cell here.
Wanted to crash a hijacked plane into Changi Airport. Other targets: US personnel and naval vessels, the Defence Ministry, water pipelines from Malaysia, US Embassy and the American Club.
Joined Singapore JI around 1992. Had military training in Afghanistan in 1993. Returned in 1998 to study Taliban system of government.
After 2001 crackdown, went on run to different places in South-east Asia.
Arrested in Tanjong Pinang, Indonesia, in 2003. In and out of jail until final arrest in 2006 in Java. Deported to Singapore soon after that.

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