Number Portability is ON in Singapore

I blogged about number portability service in Sept 2007 last year under the title Who will be FIRST?

IDA then said that this service will be ready by Q2 2008. And today ChannelNews Asia has revealed that this service will be available come 13-June-2008. Just as they predicted last Sept-07. When implemented from 13 June, full mobile number portability will allow anyone who wishes to keep their current number when they switch mobile operator, to do so by the next working day. How cool is that? IDA was spot on. Thats why they say Singapore is a great nation.

Now this brings to mind 2 things. First, why in the hell I renewed my contract just to get a new handphone? And how about Malaysia anyway? Back then they said, Q1-08 it will be ready. Is the service already in place? Can someone across the causeway let me know?