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Sunday, March 16, 2008

SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said the Committee of Inquiry's (COI) hearings on Mas Selamat Kastari's escape cannot be made public because it will have unrestricted access to the Internal Security Department's (ISD) classified information. However, the government will release full details on how the Jemaah Islamiyah leader escaped and the kinds of precaution that have to be taken in the future.

DPM Wong, who is also the Home Affairs Minister, was speaking to reporters on Sunday on the sidelines of a constituency visit to Shunfu. In the meantime, authorities are not letting up on the search for Singapore's most wanted man, Mas Selamat, who escaped from Whitley Road Detention Centre on 27 February. It was announced on 2 March that a three-member Committee of Inquiry had been tasked to find out what led to his escape. These three members are retired judge Goh Joon Seng, ex-police commissioner Tee Tua Ba, and deputy secretary at the Home Affairs Ministry, Choong May Ling.

Recently, the Workers' Party suggested that President S R Nathan appoint a Commission of Inquiry under the Prisons Act instead so that investigations can be made public. The opposition party added that the president could "direct that certain information not be made public". Mr Wong explained that regardless of the Committee set up to investigate the incident, parts of the report will still have to remain classified. He said: "The Committee will have to look into the security, the detention, the investigation as well as the intelligence gathering of the Whitley Road Detention Centre and the ISD officers.

These matters cannot be made public.

"If it's made public, it'll compromise the confidentiality of the investigation as well as the intelligence gathered so far. That being the case, it's therefore important that the officers are able to speak their minds. Many of them are also classified appointments; this means they are not declared to the public." Mr Wong noted that what is "more important is to provide the Committee with unrestricted access for it to conduct a rigorous, thorough and comprehensive inquiry. Conducting the inquiry in closed chambers provides for and ensures this. It is not an exercise at grand-standing or playing to the gallery". "This does not mean that the public will not be kept informed of the inquiry and its findings.

I have already said that when the COI completes its inquiry, we will give a full account on how Mas Selamat escaped and what has been done to prevent another escape," he said. The deputy prime minister also added that there is no reason to doubt the independence of the Committee as the members are not about to put their own considerable achievements and good reputations at risk. Mr Wong later gave an update on the CID's investigation as well, saying it is in the final stages. Its investigation includes interviews with several dozen witnesses and forensic examination of the escape scene.

The report will be submitted to the Attorney-General's Chambers, which will decide on appropriate follow-up actions.

- CNA/so

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- Not be able to be made known to the public? I guess thats quite true. Some details must be let known to us, but not all, even those "hush-hush" types. If they tell us all, COI wouldn't be called to do this job. Afterall, let them keep all the information they want, they are the ones who need to find out how MSK did his "toliet-break".

OFT.
I tried, and tried. This is one of the best definitions between LOVE and LIKE (or puppylove). Its quite cheesy but it'll do =)

In front of the person you like, your heart beats faster.But in front of the person you love, you get happy.

In front of the person you love, winter seems like spring.But in front of the person you like, winter is just beautiful winter.

If you look into the eyes of the one you like, you blush.But if you look into the eyes of the one you love, you smile.

In front of the person you like, you can't say everything on your mind.But in front of the person you love, you can.

In front of the person you like, you tend to get shy.But in front of the person you love, you can show your own self.

You can't look straight into the eyes of the one you like.But you can always smile into the eyes of the one you love.

When the one you love is crying, you cry with them.But when the one you like is crying, you end up comforting.

The feeling of love starts from the eye.But the feeling of like starts from the ear.

So if you stop liking a person you used to like, all you need to do is cover your ears.But if you try to close your eyes, love turns into a drop of tear and remains in your heart forever ...
~courtesy of ...

i dont know why i am suddenly doing all this research.

When you catch a girl glancing at you,she wants you to look back and {{smile}} =)___________________________
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When a girl bumps into your arm while walking with you she wants you to hold her hand
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When she wants a hug she will just stand there
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When you break a girls hear tshe still feels it when you run into each other 3 years later
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When a girl is quiet, millions of things are running through her
mind
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When a girl is not arguing, she is thinking deeply
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When a girl looks at you with eyes full of questions,she is wondering *how long you will be around*
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When a girl answers, "I'm fine," after a few seconds,she is {{NOT}} at all fine_________________________
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When a girl stares at you,SHE IS WONDERING WHY YOU ARE PLAYING GAMES.
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When a girl lays her head on your chest,she is wishing for you to be hers FOREVER
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When a girl says she can't live without you,she has made up her mind that YOU are her future
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When a girl says, "I miss you,"no one in this world can miss you more than that
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When a girl is mean to you after a break-up she wants you back, but shes scared she'll get hurt and knows you're gone forever
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Guy Facts:When a guy calls you, he wants to be with you
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When a guy is quiet,He's listening to you.
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When a guy is not arguing, He realizes he's wrong
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When a guy says, "I'm fine." after a few minutes he means it
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When a guy stares at you,he wishes you would care about him and wonders if you do
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When your laying your head on a guy'schest, he has the world
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When a guy calls/texts/comments you everyday,he is in love
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When a (good) guy tells you he loves you,he means it
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When a guy says he can't live without you,he's with you till your done
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When a guy says, "I miss you,"he misses you more than you could have ever missed him or anything else
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dots.
all planned out i guess.