Comments on: Poor security at Singapore’s Internal Security Department http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html mrbiao Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:58:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: T http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html/comment-page-1#comment-15221 T Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:44:27 +0000 http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html#comment-15221 How can NL said that 'IT'S NOT THE FAULT OF OUR SECURITY FORCES"? If it isn't the fault of our security forces, then it is the fault of who? All 'cos ISD's "lapses", that's why Mas Selamat can be able to sun away, if not 'cos ISD's "lapses", he'll never be able to run away! So I hope NL'll be more neutralistic, don't just 'cos you're member of YPAP then you certainly'll do your rounds. How can NL said that ‘IT’S NOT THE FAULT OF OUR SECURITY FORCES”? If it isn’t the fault of our security forces, then it is the fault of who? All ‘cos ISD’s “lapses”, that’s why Mas Selamat can be able to sun away, if not ‘cos ISD’s “lapses”, he’ll never be able to run away! So I hope NL’ll be more neutralistic, don’t just ‘cos you’re member of YPAP then you certainly’ll do your rounds.

]]> By: Bystander http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html/comment-page-1#comment-10398 Bystander Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:51:33 +0000 http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html#comment-10398 Mr Biao, I thought your reply to Nicholas Lazarus has been gentleman-like and very courteous enough, yet this guy who is spamming the whole Internet upon all those blogs that criticise the govt on this and other issues, has never bothered to make any reply to you. I have been informed by others that Nicholas Lazarus is now part of the "Counter-Insurgency" Team of the PAP engaged to launch its "Internet Offensive" strategy so as to discredit the bloggers and confuse or dishearten their readers. So, the best treatment to these kind of people (or pests), I believe, is to delete every input they are trying to make in your blog. Cheers and I enjoy your entries in your blog very much. Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work and study harder to get a better grade though you may be on exchange program. Bye for now. Mr Biao,

I thought your reply to Nicholas Lazarus has been gentleman-like and very courteous enough, yet this guy who is spamming the whole Internet upon all those blogs that criticise the govt on this and other issues, has never bothered to make any reply to you.

I have been informed by others that Nicholas Lazarus is now part of the “Counter-Insurgency” Team of the PAP engaged to launch its “Internet Offensive” strategy so as to discredit the bloggers and confuse or dishearten their readers.

So, the best treatment to these kind of people (or pests), I believe, is to delete every input they are trying to make in your blog.

Cheers and I enjoy your entries in your blog very much. Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work and study harder to get a better grade though you may be on exchange program. Bye for now.

]]> By: mrbiao http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html/comment-page-1#comment-10269 mrbiao Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:24:11 +0000 http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html#comment-10269 Nicholas Lazarus - if you want to convince others with your defense, you ought to do more than just copying and pasting the same message over and over again across the Internet. It does no merit and credibility for you and your comrades. You should go back to your own blog and write an article with strong evidence to support your arguments. I'm sure people will be more impressed with that. Nicholas Lazarus – if you want to convince others with your defense, you ought to do more than just copying and pasting the same message over and over again across the Internet. It does no merit and credibility for you and your comrades.

You should go back to your own blog and write an article with strong evidence to support your arguments. I’m sure people will be more impressed with that.

]]> By: SG Daily Special: JI Terrorist Escapes « The Singapore Daily http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html/comment-page-1#comment-10248 SG Daily Special: JI Terrorist Escapes « The Singapore Daily Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:32:16 +0000 http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html#comment-10248 [...] Singapore: An Apology Means Little Until the Escaped Terrorist is Caught - This lush garden within: Poor security at Singapore’s Internal Security Department - The States Times: “The Fugitive” Rerun - BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits: Did Mas ‘breakout’, [...] [...] Singapore: An Apology Means Little Until the Escaped Terrorist is Caught – This lush garden within: Poor security at Singapore’s Internal Security Department – The States Times: “The Fugitive” Rerun – BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits: Did Mas ‘breakout’, [...]

]]> By: Chemgen http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html/comment-page-1#comment-10204 Chemgen Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:56:49 +0000 http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html#comment-10204 Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. That sums up our security forces and ISD's status with this "lapse" in security. Yes they were competent in the past but one single act of incompetence has set them back to the 1987 Marxist Conspiracy type of PR damage. Good for them as it would make them sit up. The only way for their atonement now is that the authorities can capture Mas Selamat. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. That sums up our security forces and ISD’s status with this “lapse” in security. Yes they were competent in the past but one single act of incompetence has set them back to the 1987 Marxist Conspiracy type of PR damage. Good for them as it would make them sit up.

The only way for their atonement now is that the authorities can capture Mas Selamat.

]]> By: Onlooker http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html/comment-page-1#comment-10203 Onlooker Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:32:00 +0000 http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html#comment-10203 to pissed off CJC student Cool down lah your mom care about you so want you to go home early and eat dinner lah. But really leh, Toilet break is the classic Hongky movie plot leh. At least come up with new ideas like karate chop or judo chop lah. Might I suggest a pay cut for the overfed monkeys :P to pissed off CJC student
Cool down lah your mom care about you so want you to go home early and eat dinner lah.
But really leh, Toilet break is the classic Hongky movie plot leh.
At least come up with new ideas like karate chop or judo chop lah.
Might I suggest a pay cut for the overfed monkeys :P

]]> By: Singing Lark http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html/comment-page-1#comment-10197 Singing Lark Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:08:08 +0000 http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html#comment-10197 mrbiao, i agree with you that some people are taking criticisms too personally. Yes the ISD has done a good job unearthing the JI cell before they could even enact their plans. But past excellence does not give you a get out of jail free card. That is something our ministers are also grappling to understand. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance, neither is it an excuse to make mistakes. To min wong: accept there was a mistake, take responsibility for that mistake, and make sure it doesnt happen again. Our faith in the security forces of singapore will in time be restored.... so long as they are honest with us and work their socks off to make amends. mrbiao,

i agree with you that some people are taking criticisms too personally.

Yes the ISD has done a good job unearthing the JI cell before they could even enact their plans.

But past excellence does not give you a get out of jail free card. That is something our ministers are also grappling to understand. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance, neither is it an excuse to make mistakes.

To min wong: accept there was a mistake, take responsibility for that mistake, and make sure it doesnt happen again.

Our faith in the security forces of singapore will in time be restored…. so long as they are honest with us and work their socks off to make amends.

]]> By: mrbiao http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html/comment-page-1#comment-10177 mrbiao Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:21:25 +0000 http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html#comment-10177 Woon... yes you are right, I left that part out. I definitely don't like the idea of detention without trial. Alright... he should be tried in a court of law, then if found guilty (which he most likely will be anyway) put in high security prison in isolation cell. =) "It is easy with the benefit of hindsight to criticise but bear in mind that even the CIA and the FBI could not prevent 9-11. Even the British M15 could not prevent the London bombings. We should rally behind and support our security forces and not undermine them." NL, you don't seem to be able to keep an open mind when reading articles that seem critical. Is critical = bad? People and organisations learn from mistakes. It is clearly a mistake in this case, a serious mistake indeed - to let an internationally known terrorist escape. No I do not undermine the Singapore security forces. I do have a lot of respect for them because they are indeed really efficient. Especially when they managed to thwart JI's plans and capture them in advance. But you and I know that this is something that should not have happened - are you implying that because CIA & FBI were not able to prevent 9-11, Singapore is thus justified to make mistakes too? It is not even a fair comparison you are making - in the case of 9-11 it set a precedent for the rest of the world to sit up and be more aware of terrorist threats. There was probably no incident on that kind of level previously. In Singapore's current case, it is more an issue of internal security within the grounds of a detention center that is holding terror suspects. I would think this latter issue is nothing compared to the former, and like many other netizens have pointed out - was it so difficult to keep a limping and unarmed man in detention? NL, I respect your faith and beliefs towards your organisation and our country's leaders - but you should really try to be more neutral - it would certainly make your arguments more credible. Woon… yes you are right, I left that part out. I definitely don’t like the idea of detention without trial.

Alright… he should be tried in a court of law, then if found guilty (which he most likely will be anyway) put in high security prison in isolation cell. =)

“It is easy with the benefit of hindsight to criticise but bear in mind that even the CIA and the FBI could not prevent 9-11. Even the British M15 could not prevent the London bombings. We should rally behind and support our security forces and not undermine them.”

NL, you don’t seem to be able to keep an open mind when reading articles that seem critical. Is critical = bad? People and organisations learn from mistakes. It is clearly a mistake in this case, a serious mistake indeed – to let an internationally known terrorist escape.

No I do not undermine the Singapore security forces. I do have a lot of respect for them because they are indeed really efficient. Especially when they managed to thwart JI’s plans and capture them in advance.

But you and I know that this is something that should not have happened – are you implying that because CIA & FBI were not able to prevent 9-11, Singapore is thus justified to make mistakes too?

It is not even a fair comparison you are making – in the case of 9-11 it set a precedent for the rest of the world to sit up and be more aware of terrorist threats. There was probably no incident on that kind of level previously. In Singapore’s current case, it is more an issue of internal security within the grounds of a detention center that is holding terror suspects. I would think this latter issue is nothing compared to the former, and like many other netizens have pointed out – was it so difficult to keep a limping and unarmed man in detention?

NL, I respect your faith and beliefs towards your organisation and our country’s leaders – but you should really try to be more neutral – it would certainly make your arguments more credible.

]]> By: Woon http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html/comment-page-1#comment-10175 Woon Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:56:00 +0000 http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html#comment-10175 "He should have been kept in isolation cell in Changi’s high security prison instead." No, he should not have. He should have been accused and tried in a fair and open trial in a court of law, not held ad infinitum under an insidious Act under which he has not been accused of breaking any law. Right? Or are you an admirer of our detention-forever-without-trial laws? “He should have been kept in isolation cell in Changi’s high security prison instead.”

No, he should not have. He should have been accused and tried in a fair and open trial in a court of law, not held ad infinitum under an insidious Act under which he has not been accused of breaking any law. Right? Or are you an admirer of our detention-forever-without-trial laws?

]]> By: SGDaily Roundup: Week 9 « The Singapore Daily http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html/comment-page-1#comment-10174 SGDaily Roundup: Week 9 « The Singapore Daily Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:05:14 +0000 http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/poor-security-at-singapores-internal-security-department.html#comment-10174 [...] Singapore: An Apology Means Little Until the Escaped Terrorist is Caught - This lush garden within: Poor security at Singapore’s Internal Security Department - The States Times: “The Fugitive” Rerun - BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits: Did Mas ‘breakout’, [...] [...] Singapore: An Apology Means Little Until the Escaped Terrorist is Caught – This lush garden within: Poor security at Singapore’s Internal Security Department – The States Times: “The Fugitive” Rerun – BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits: Did Mas ‘breakout’, [...]

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