Victims Get Sms Donations

June 30th, 2006

Bandar Seri Begawan - The launching of donation via SMS for the Tsunami Victims Humanitarian Fund was held at the premises of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. Awang Haji Jemat bin Haji Ampal, the Permanent Secretary at the. Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports was the guest of honour at the ceremony.

It is convenient and accessible for every Easi and Prima mobile phone users to just contribute for the Tsunami victims whereby they just need to type tsunami l, 5, 10, 15, 20 and send to 8885555. For example, if you wish to donate $5. Type: tsunami 5 and send to 8885555. For further information just type tsunami? Donations can be made $1,$5, $10,$15 or $20.

A 100 per cent of the donations will go to the Tsunami Victims Humanitarian Fund. DST GROUP, Radio Television Brunei, Mach Telecommunications Systems Sdn Bhd, Kristal FM, Brunei Press Sdn Bhd and Deloitte & Touche jointly supported the donation through SMS for the Tsunami Victims Humanitarian Fund. For further enquiries about the fund, www:machbrunei.com.

Deputy Managing Director of DST Group, Awang Haji Saiful Bahri bin Pehin Dato Hj Jaya, was also present at the launching. He also presented DST Group's donation of $30,000 to the fund to the guest of honour.

Awang Haji Saiful Bahri hoped that every mobile phone user would make a donation through SMS.

The highlight of the ceremony was the guest of honour initiating the donation through SMS for the Tsunami Victims Humanitarian Fund.

Meanwhile, RTB reported that the first day's operation of the SMS Brunei Cares service has amassed $16,547 by l0pm yesterday.