Thursday, April 13, 2006

Singapore studying ways to better track lost, stolen passports / Channelnewsasia.com

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"Singapore is studying ways to enhance its ability to track lost and stolen passports and for such information to be shared with foreign security agencies in the region and beyond. Lost and stolen passports can be forged and used by terrorists and criminals to travel between countries. They are also an illicit trade, with avenues to generate revenue to fund terrorist and criminal activities. Therefore, Singapore has called on regional governments to do more to cripple the mobility of terrorists and criminals. Associate Professor Ho stressed that mobility is a critical requirement for global and regional jihadist terrorist groups to develop their capabilities and operations. By enhancing border control security, governments will restrict the movement of terrorists and criminals. "