On Thursday, 28th February 2008, an orange alert was raised by the Interpol when Singaporean authorities were not able to locate the limping terrorist named Mas Selamat Kastari. An orange alert, just one level below the red alert means that there is a high risk of terrorist attacks. Mas Selamat Kastari escaped on Wednesday around 4pm in the afternoon. Sources states that he escaped when was allowed to go to a toilet at a detention centre. Questions have been raised about the security of Singaporean authorities. With the upcoming youth Olympic Games just around the corner, will Singapore be able to protect the dozens of visitors and competitors of the youth Olympic Games from external threats if they are not even able to prevent a single prisoner from escaping?

The escape of suspected terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari has evoked emotions of fear within me. What would happen if this terrorist actually bombed Singapore?
If Mas Selamat Kastari can escape, with dozens of Gurkhas surrounding his detention centre, what about the other hundreds of prisoners in jails? A massive island wide manhunt has been initiated to locate the limping terrorist but to no avail. The manhunt which consisted of highly trained Gurkhas, soldiers, police officers and even grassroots leaders have been tirelessly working since Wednesday to find this JI leader.
However, I feel that I can trust the Singapore government and authorities and maybe there is actually a reason why Mas Selamta Kastari escaped so easily or even why he has not been found till now. My theory is that Mas Selamat Kastari has actually been intentionally released as bait so that he will lead the authorities to bigger fishes.