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Singapore - SMS terror alerts Print E-mail
Monday, 16 January 2006

The government of Singapore is considering using text message alerts on mobiles to keep people away from the site of a terrorist attack or large-scale accidents, said the home affairs ministry in a statement yesterday. South Korea and the Netherlands already use SMS alerts for such situations and India, Malaysia and Finland are also said to be considering their use.

Source: Telegeography's CommsUpdate