Singapore singles dial a date Posted: 24-Dec-2001 [Source: Reuters via Yahoo] [Singapore's Premier Club to promote new "matchmaking" opportunity using SMS.] Singapore -- "Whatever happened to flowers, poetry and a candle-lit dinner?"In true Singapore style, the government's matchmaking agency has embraced a dating scheme for busy singles that fits right in with the city state's addiction to the mobile phone. "Premier Club, which runs events for the Social Development Unit (SDU), will next year offer members the chance to send short message service (SMS) notes to three mystery dates before meeting them the next evening at an organised gathering.
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