Brunei First Asian Country To Receive Al-Jazeera On SMS

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei will be the first country in Asia to retrieve latest world news from Al-Jazeera via mobile phones through the Short Message Service technology, Wizad 888-55-55.

This will be another milestone for DST Communication in its effort to expand its services to its valued customers.

A signing ceremony was conducted yesterday morning between DST and Lifetree for the Al-Jazeera content provider, which offers a comprehensive coverage of world affairs and developments.

Signing of behalf of DST Group was its managing director, Pengiran Haji Moiiamad Zin while Lifetree Convergence represented by its Chief Executive Officer Mr Atul Chopra.

Present to witness the signing was the Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, Dato Paduka Awang Haji Hazair and India's High Commissioner to the country, His Excellency Ajai Choudhry.

By simply typing "ALJ News" and sending it to 888-5555, consumers can obtained the latest news around the world.

The Al-Jazeera News contents are retrieved directly from Lifetree's content server in India over the internet. Al-Jazeera will update their news content 2 to 3 times daily.

Customers will be charged 30 cents per SMS received. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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