THE hunt for Singapore's most wanted criminals, such as escaped terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari, could soon move to some of the world's most popular websites such as YouTube and Facebook.

A police spokesman has indicated that investigators here might take a page from the playbook of police from other countries, who have created social networking groups and posted Web videos featuring everyone from robbers to war criminals.

Already, police here have used websites like YouTube and online forums such as the one at technology portal HardwareZone to offer crime prevention tips.

Read Tan Weizhen's full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.