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Singapore militant leader escapes prison

A security lapse led to the successful prison escape of the leader of the Singapore wing of an Islamic militant network, a report said Thursday.

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Singapore cracks down on mobile-phone abuse

Tracing calls and going through phone logs to see where and when criminals telephoned is routine work for policemen everywhere is and used as evidence in courts

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Jemaah Islamiyah still a threat

The Jemaah Islamiyah terror group is repositioning and rejuvenating itself with much of its network still operating, a Singapore official has warned. "The JI has been knocked down but definitively not knocked out," Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said

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Singaporeans to get biometric passport

Singaporeans will get a new biometric passport by October, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng has told parliament. The move is being taken as part of measures to fight terrorism.

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Land access to Meulaboh opened

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Singapore deploys more cameras on streets

Singapore, already one of the world's safest big cities, is installing more closed-circuit television cameras in public areas to combat terrorism and crime.

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Singaporeans to get new biometric passport

Singaporeans are reportedly likely to get new biometric, or e-passports, by the end of next year, in time to meet new U.S. immigration rules in October.

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Singaporeans alert to terrorist threats

Singapore's home minister said Friday the Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist group continues to pose a threat despite arrests of several of its members.

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Criminals exploit the anonymity of prepaid (subscriber identification module) cards to avoid detection. Terrorist groups like the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have done so too. In the region, we have seen Jemaah Islamiyah elements using prepaid SIM cads extensively to avoid detection
Singapore cracks down on mobile-phone abuse Oct 21, 2005

Singapore must address this problem urgently as there are over 1.4 million local prepaid SIM cards, comprising 35 percent of the mobile market, in circulation today
Singapore cracks down on mobile-phone abuse Oct 21, 2005

The JI has been knocked down but definitively not knocked out
Jemaah Islamiyah still a threat Mar 29, 2005

Those JI terrorists who seek to mount operations are not using JI members but are leveraging on the support and resources of fraternal groups
Jemaah Islamiyah still a threat Mar 29, 2005

We have crippled the local JI and Moro Islamic Liberation Front networks
Singapore arrests more terrorists Jan 14, 2004

Wong Kan Seng (simplified Chinese: 黄根成; pinyin: Huáng Gēnchéng; POJ: Ng Kun-siaⁿ; born 1946) is the Minister for Home Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore. Wong is considered to be part of Singapore's third-generation leadership that includes Lee Hsien Loong, S Jayakumar, Yeo Cheow Tong, Mah Bow Tan and others.

Wong received his education from Outram Secondary School during his Secondary and Pre-University school years. Later on, he went on to study at University of Singapore and London Business School. Talent-spotted for political office, Wong entered politics in 1984 after working in the civil service and private sector. He became a Member of Parliament (MP) in 1984 for the Kuo Chuan Constituency in Toa Payoh.

Within three years in politics, he was promoted to be Minister for Community Development in 1987 and later became the Minister for Home Affairs (since 1994). On 1 September 2005, Wong took over as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore when Dr Tony Tan stepped down. He is now one of the MPs for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.

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