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The International Councillor
Newsletter of the Council of International Investigators
June
2006 Issue
3

CII
Annual General Meeting 2006
August 14-19, Singapore
Crossing International Borders: The Global Convergence of Security & Investigations
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Your hosts: Bert Falbaum and Kalastree & Associates Pte Ltd
Inside this issue:
The 1st Vice President of the Council of International
Investigators and a member of CII since 1988, Bertram
S. Falbaum, "Bert", will be co-hosting the 2006 Annual
General Meeting in Singapore with Ponno Kalastree of
Singapore, and is our incoming CII President.
Bert is President of Investigative Dynamics, Inc.,
which he founded in 1989. Having completed his mili-
tary service as an electronics technician in the US Air
Force, Bert traces his professional career back to 1958
in Beverly Hills, California when he worked as a private investigator for one year. In
1961, after completed degrees in Police Science and Police Science and Administration,
he returned to his chosen profession, but this time with the federal government. His entry
into the public sector was with the Customs Service as a Customs Enforcement Officer,
1st Vice President
Bert Falbaum
Continued on page 15
Our 2006 AGM Co-
Host, Bert Falbaum The International Councillor









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Crossing International Boundaries: The Global Con-
vergence of Security and Investigations is the theme for the
Council of International Investigators 2006 Annual General
Meeting scheduled to be held from August 14
th
to 19
th
in Sin-
gapore. Set as an exchange of ideas between senior decision
makers, investigators and risk management professionals from
Asia and the West this years conference will be held at the
Orchard Hotel Singapore. The Orchard Hotel is located in the
heart of Singapores premier entertainment, dining and shop-
ping experience, Orchard Road.
Many exciting events have been planned around the two
day conference scheduled for the 17
th
and 18
th
of August.
Beginning with a day of golf on Monday, the 14
th
, the Wel-
come Reception on Tuesday, the 15
th
and ending with a trip to
the island of Sentosa on the 19
th
attendees will have various
opportunities to network, rekindle friendships, exchange ideas
and experience the beauty and heritage of Singapore.
Spouses and guests will have the opportunity to explore
Singapores culture in the various ethnic towns, shop in the
The Global Convergence of Security and Investigations
Orchard Hotel, Singapore
heartlands, or partake in the ultimate pampering experience of the
local spas.
Hosted by Ponno Kalastree, of Kalastree & Associates PTE
LTD and the Security Association Singapore this years Annual
Meeting promises to be one of the most memorable yet!
AGM 2006
Singapore Page 3

The
International
Councillor
By Deepak Kumar Saxena
The 52
n</b>d
Conference of CII is going to
be held in Singapore, which came into
existence in the 1300AD. It is one of
the countries of the Asian sub-
continent and is comprised of more
than 4 billion people (i.e. sharing 61%
of global population) living next to a
continent of ancient civilizations, like
Chinese, Indus valley (India), Ainu
(Japan), Korea and Mesopotamia;
while Singapore is a country comprised of Malay
(Malaysian) and Chinese, by and large.
I</b>n other words, Singapore is one
of the most disciplined countries, a
society strictly governed by rules and
regulations, while the rest of non-oil
Asia is a hub of terrorism, poor law
and order, ethnic and communal
clashes, a source of money launder-
ing and drug trafficking etc. Singa-
pore is one of the most beautiful and
well planned countries based on
modern amenities while, apart from
the oil countries and major cities,
everything else is a hodgepodge,
which is due to the explosion of
population. But this population
growth is bread and butter to the se-
curity and detective agencies and it
will give them substantial wealth in the coming years.
The most important emerging markets are China and
India, while India is going to overtake China in terms of
population growth by 2010. Both countries are eager to
develop their economic infrastructure and the entire globe
is rushing towards these two countries because they think
these countries area a major consumer market. In terms of
GDP growth both the countries are hanging around 8% to
9%.
In China, the investigation business is illegal but
in the name of business investigation it is legal and
Understanding emerging markets in Asia
that is mainly based on market research. There are
no rules & regulation for the agencies. As per
some reports, annual turnover of this business is
US$13,30,00,000 and it is increasing at the rate of
20% per year, while in India there are 15,000 secu-
rity agencies and they have employed more than 5
million guards for security purpose. In recent
years the government has introduced a bill and
security agencies are guided by these rules, while
for investigation business a similar bill is coming
very soon. In Singapore there are about 200 agen-
cies who employing 20,000 guards. Everywhere in
Asia, the agencies use the words investigation
and detection, but they are mainly doing the
business of security guards.
For security agencies rules and
regulations exist in different
shapes in every country, but
such rules and regulations are
quite flexible or governed by
company laws, rules & regula-
tions.
In Asian countries there are no
fixed laws for privacy except in
Singapore and oil rich nations.
Although privacy acts exist in dif-
ferent they are mostly ineffective
and people, as well as state ma-
chineries, are more concerned with
their bread and butter compared to
compliance of privacy acts.
Due to the lack of privacy acts, investigating agen-
cies can work freely and the investigation business will
have a fantastic global market in such countries because
foreign investment companies and other agencies will
require information about local companies while local
companies will require information about investment
companies.
Investment from any corner of the world is welcomed
by the Asians including Guard business because it will
give employment opportunities to their people and help
the poor countries to share the burden of policing.
Card of Thanks
My thanks for the donations made to the St John Alderney
Ambulance Service in memory of Gerd and my thanks to
all those who sent personal condolences to me and
tributes to Gerd.
Sincerely, Ruth.
In the News
One of our newest members, Warren Sonne, was
recently interviewed on the Fox News Channel
concerning the Boston Coed who was killed in New York
City. If you are interested in seeing his interview, it can
be viewed on his website http://www.thenypi.com/. The
International
Councillor

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Contributed by Trish Dehmel
For 140 years (1819-1959), the Union Jack flew over
Singapore. Then, on 3 December 1959, the National Flag,
an important symbol of independence, was unveiled at the
installation of the new Head of State, the Yang di-Pertuan
Negara. Also unveiled that day were the State Crest and
the National Anthem. The flag
was conceived and created by
a committee headed by the
then Deputy Prime Minister,
Dr Toh Chin Chye.
The Flag consists of two hori-
zontal halves, red above white.
Red symbolizes universal
brotherhood and equality of
men; white, purity and virtue. In the upper left corner, a
white crescent moon and five white stars form a circle.
The crescent moon represents a young nation on the rise.
The five stars stand for Singapore's ideals of democracy,
peace, progress, justice and
equality.
The National Coat of
Arms or State Crest con-
sists of a shield with a
white crescent moon and
five white stars against a
red background. Red sym-
bolizes universal brother-
hood and equality of men;
white, purity and virtue.
Recognizing Singapores face to the world
The five stars represent the ideals of
democracy, peace, progress, justice
and equality. Supporting the shield
are a lion on the left and a tige