Security
Archives - 2005


Malacca Straits
Private security surprise
Armed Singapore-based firms hire Gurkhas, commandos to protect merchant ships. The Star. Read
Dec 20, 2005

National service
Hot reception
for a draft dodger

Accomplished pianist's return after 30 years throws spotlight on a longstanding problem. By Seah Chiang Nee. Read
Dec 11, 2005

Credit card
Fraudsters tarnish Singapore
Paypal refuses acceptance because of Indonesian syndicates. ExpatSingapore.
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Oct 16, 2005

Crime
A sudden blip
After years of decline, it gets a little rougher and more grotesque. By Seah Chiang Nee.
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Oct 10, 2005

Bangladesh
Bombings that reveberate
Any worsening may stiffle its labour export; 50,000 Bangladeshis work in Singapore. By Seah Chiang Nee
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Aug 19, 2005

Security
On the alert
Singapore puts itself on full alert after London blasts. By Seah Chiang Nee.
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Aug 3, 2005

Malaysia
Seeking a better legal system
Chief justice's study tour to Copenhagen, Zurich and Stockholm. Why not Singapore? Answer in Jeff Ooi 'Screenshots'.
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Jan 1, 2005