Mas Selamat Kastari's disappering act : assessing the fallout

• Main Authors: Hoo, Tiang Boon, Kumar Ramakrishna
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Terrorism
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104591; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/5976
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

On 27 February 2008, Singapore was hit by the “wild card” of Mas Selamat Kastari’s brazen escape. Such an unfortunate episode will have wide repercussions, both strategically and operationally, for Singapore and regional counter-terrorism efforts.