In 1942, the British viewed Singapore as an impregnable fortress. But the Japanese brought them down to reality by capturing Singapore in a flash. The British was humbled by the Japanese, who destroyed their impregnable fortress easily.

Today, Singapore is viewed as a fortress against terrorists through our "tough" anti-terror measures. Yet, in recent days, our Helm's Deep has been breached again and again. First, we have the escape of Mas Selamat. Then, we have two men escaping (though later captured) from Subordinate Courts. Now, we have the case of a 61-year-old man leaving the country using his son's passport.

At a time when our borders were supposedly being tightly guarded to prevent Mas Selamat from slipping out of this "fortress", we were shown time and again how weak our Deeping Wall is. Let's not make the mistakes committed by the British, to think that we're impregnable from without and within. Helm's Deep was overran because of a small culvert. Titanic sunk due to fragile iron rivets. It is usually the smallest things that will destroyed the supposedly strong structure. Singapore's reputation as a safe city has taken enough beating! Let's not be ignorant anymore. History has already warned us!

by order of HRH .
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