November 14, 2006 at 9:29 am · Authored by Ewan · Filed under Mobile, SMS

Link: The Electric New Paper, Singapore - The Electric New Paper News

THE Perak Mufti has come forward to identify the source of an SMS message that fuelled anxiety and tension in Malaysia. The widely-circulated text message alleged that national mariner Datuk Azhar Mansor would baptise a group of Muslim students at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Ipoh on 5 Nov. Earlier this month, a crowd gathered at the church to protest against the alleged baptism, only to discover that the event was really the first Holy Communion for 100 Indian children.

I’ve been following the twists and turns of this since it originated a few weeks ago.

If you ever wanted proof of just how influential the mobile medium can be (for the better or worse), this is it. The above link contains a good summary of what’s been going on in case you missed it.