The Ministry warned that spam texts have been rising recently with scammers more likely to target on desperate Sri Lankans suffering from economic hardships.

The government is contemplating the establishment of International A2P (Application-to-Person) SMS digital Centre to ensure the digital security of mobile phones from spam texts or small messages, a high official of the Technology Ministry said.

Application-to-Person messaging encloses one-time passwords (OTPs) sent to mobile phones safeguard access to sensitive data systems, even if owners of phones forgotten or changed password.

Cabinet of ministers granted approval for the resolution made by the President in his capacity as the subject minister to appoint a technical committee, to evaluate the proposal of establishing an international A2P (Application-to-Person) SMS digital Centre and submit recommendations