Cambodian Government bans the use of text messaging until Sunday's election

Link: Cambodia bans SMS messaging ahead of Sunday’s elections – Breaking – Technology – theage.com.au

SMS text messaging has been banned in Cambodia over the weekend amid fears of political unrest as the country votes for local government administrators, election officials said Friday.

The announcement came on the final day of campaigning before the Sunday polls, as thousands of ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) supporters rallied in the capital Phnom Penh, snarling traffic for hours.

“Most people are using cell phones which can receive campaign messages from political parties. On these two days, the environment must be quiet, according to the law,” the National Election Committee said in a statement..

Pretty drastic measure, but it goes to show just how influential text messaging now is.