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EMERGENCY

MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS AN

APPLICATION TO SINGAPORE


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Rationale & Objectives

Derive learning points from Mumbai attacks

Improve counter-terrorism strategies

Help Singapore keep up with developments of

terrorism

Reduce possibility of terrorist attack inSingapore


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26-29 November 2008

Members of Lashkar-e-Taiba

Large scale coordinated attacks

Mumbai Attacks


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Lack of government preparedness &organisation

-Inaccurate dissemination of information

- Poor intelligence coordination

- Poor protection for important

personnel- Lack of media management

Features


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Features

Lax customs control

Low vigilance

Hotel mismanagement


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Effects Lessons learnt

Increased border security Increase frequency of coastalpatrol.

Having an integrated central

body

Government respond with

appropriate level of efficiency

and effectiveness.

Train counter-terrorism agencies

to deal with new kinds of attacks,

operating as a single integrated

force.

Establish a central command and

control system.

Effects & Lessons Learnt


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Effects Lessons learnt

Improved management of

media

Legislate the media, impose

regulations.

Strained diplomatic relations Improve information-sharing and

cross-country collaboration.

Use international sanctions to

pressurise terrorist-harboring

regimes.

Reactions of Indian Muslims

in India

Public education should

emphasise on social cohesion

and racial harmony.

Hotel mismanagement Hotels have own crisis

management plans.

Effects & Lessons Learnt


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Application to Singapore


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Comparing Mumbai & Singapore

Mumbai Singapore


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Economy:

Financialcentre ofIndia. GDP2008

estimate:$3.298trillion.

MUMBAI

Economy:

Financial hubwithin theregion. GDP2008

estimate:$239.146billion

SINGAPORE



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Society:

Religions: Hindus(67.39%), Muslims(18.56%), Buddhists

Jains, Christians,Sikhs, Parsis and Jews(14.05%).

MUMBAISociety:

Races: Chinese(74.2%), Malays(13.4%), Indians

(9.2%), Eurasians,Arabs and others(3.2%).

SINGAPORE

Form of attack: Terrorists enter from sea. Multiple locations under

attack concurrently.

Likely features: Lack of government preparedness & organization,

Lack of public awareness, Soft targets attacked.

Likely effects: Nation-wide panic, Shaken confidence towards the

government, Racial tension.



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Timeline of Singapore Terror Attacks


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A Brief Outline of Strategies

Approach 1: Regional collaboration

against terrorism

Approach 2: Media management Approach 3: Border control

Approach 4: Improve governmentmanagement


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Approach 1

Regional collaboration againstterrorism

Approach 1

Strategy 1:Enhance

cooperation

through

transparency

Strategy 2:

Increase

international

cooperation in

scientific

research anddevelopment


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Strategy 1: Enhance cooperation

through transparency

Transparency in military expenditure

Transparency in strategic intents and

security concerns


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Eyes-in-the sky initiative

Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tun

Najib Razak (3rd from left) and Singapore's Defence Minister Mr

Teo Chee Hean (center) join hands with senior military officials

from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand in Malaysia.


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National Security Strategy


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Shangri-la Dialogue


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ASEAN Summit

Li it ti f E h i


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Limitations of Enhancing

Cooperation through

Transparency

Countries differing objectives

Historical Factors

St t 2 I i t ti l


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Strategy 2: Increase international

cooperation in scientific research

and development

Equip counter-terrorism agencies with

better equipments

Keep up with the development of

terrorism

Li i i f I i


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Limitations of Increasing

International Cooperation in

Scientific R&D

Costly

Research centres may becomepotential attack targets


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Approach 2

Border control

Approach 2

Strategy 1:

Increase security

of international

shipping

containers

Strategy 2:

Cooperation to

ensure border

securityStrategy 1: Increase security of

international shipping containers

Approach 2


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Strategy 1: Establish a whole-of-

government system to achieve

greater efficiency in handling attacks

Approach 3

Improve government management

Approach 3

Singapore


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CivilDefence

Force

PoliceForce

ImmigrationAuthorities

ofSingapore

Maritimeand PortAuthority

PoliceCoastGuard

CivilAviationAuthority

Ministry

ofForeign

Affairs

Malaysia

New

Zealand

Australia

UK

Singapore

NationalSecurity

Coordination

Secretariat(NSCS)

ArmyAir

ForceNavy

Security andIntelligenceDepartment

FivePower

Defence

MHAResponsible for

public safety, civildefence andimmigration

MINDEFEnhances Singapores

peace and security

InternalSecurity

Department

ArmedForces


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MHAResponsible forpublic safety, civil

defence and

immigration

MINDEFEnhancesSingapores

peace and

security

NSCSStrengthens coordination

between security agencies

Internal SecurityDepartment/ Security

and IntelligenceDepartment

Integrated intelligence agency

responsible for domestic andinternational counter-terrorism

SCDF

Army

Navy/ PoliceCoast Guard

Responsible for defence

against sea-borne threatsand protection against

sea lines of

communications

Air force/Civil Aviation

AuthorityIntegrated defence

force for Singapores

aviation

Malaysia

New

ZealandAustralia

UK

Singapore

Five

PowerDefence

Armed

Forces

ImmigrationAuthorities

ofSingapore

Maritimeand PortAuthority

Ministryof

Foreign

Affairs

PoliceForce


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Approach 4

Media management

Approach 4

Strategy 1:Appropriate

media

regulation

during

emergencies

Strategy 2:Implement

suitable and

effective

internetcontrol


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Fig 1: Singapore Seletar Airbase


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Fig 2: Singapore Changi Airport


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Conclusion

Lessons learnt from Mumbai attacks

show the limitations of Singapores

current strategies

Uncertain future development ofterrorism


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The EndThank you!

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