CALVIN HO, referring to a Straits Times report last Friday describing Dr Teo's query. Dr Teo heads the government committee in the House which oversees Home Affairs and Law

Pleasant surprise: I WAS pleasantly surprised by the front-page apology of Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Wong Kan Seng, in The Straits Times last Friday. I am impressed by Mr Wong's willingness and courage to account for a lapse of diligence by his subordinates.

Soh Yew Peng

Blogging louts: BLOGGERS are having a field day. What is despicable is that some bloggers who take refuge under the cloak of anonymity or pseudonymity have crossed the line of morality and decency.

Lionel De Souza

Four-hour gap: WAS the four-hour gap between the escape and informing the public due to the authorities' hope Mas Selamat Kastari would be apprehended without alerting them?

Lee Weijia

Win some, lose some: THOSE of us who have served in the armed forces, police and relevant security and safety agencies, have all had our fair share of lapses. Even the most elite soldiers make such mistakes. This is a war on terror, we win some, we lose some.

Gideon Lee Chee Chin

Independent?: AS DR Choong May Ling is the current deputy secretary for security and corporate services in the Ministry of Home Affairs, does she qualify as an independent member of the Commission of Inquiry into the escape?

Chua Teow Kiong

Please be sensitive: I WAS in a train when a boy looked at me and told his mother: 'Look ma, JI (outlawed terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah) guy.' I bowed my head and said nothing.

People should be more sensitive. I wanted to show them the Reservist uniform I was carrying with me. I'm a proud and loyal Singaporean. I am against any form of terrorism that threatens Singapore. Parents should play their part in educating their kids; we are living in a tolerant country with different races.

Muhd Abdillah A. Rahman

Until then...: MY HEART will not be at peace until I receive news that Mas Selamat is caught or has left the country.

Gilbert Goh Keow Wah