The government launched MySMS service today morning. It basically a SMS-based service through which public can get information on various government department’s address, forms, data and so on. So far, 45 departments are offering their services. I’ve registered with JPJ to be reminded when my license and road tax is about to expire.
One unique future is that you can request certain forms to be sent to an email address you specify.
The SMS number is 15888. The list of services and other details are at http://www.mysms.gov.my
The charges are at most 15 and 20 sen only per SMS sent/received.
This is quite a good approach as many people own handphone as compared to Internet access. However, I worry that as more departments are hooked up, it will be difficult to remember the short codes.