In light of this week's Internet and BlackBerry service interruptions caused by the earthquake off the Taiwan coast:

Late news tonight from Singapore Telecommunications, who offers SingTel BlackBerry service in several southeast Asia nations.

SingTel (as it is often referred to) says SingTel Blackberry service has been fully restored.

The company also added it had establish a command center to restore other services. These include emailing, Web browsing and ecommerce- services which now have been normalized

Southeast Asia's largest telecom operator, Singapore Telecommunications, said it had established a "command centre" to restore full service as quickly as possible.

"Access to services such as gaming and video downloading, which require higher bandwidth, may experience some delays," SingTel added in a statement.

One more thing. About that pix: beware of women with a drink in one hand, a cellphone in the other and a smile on their face. I could tell you some stories...