Excessive use of mobile phones affects children’s psyche: Experts
ZAGREB: Excessive use of mobile phones causes addiction and affects children’s psyche. Children go to sleep with mobile phones, wake up, eat, play and study with them, which has led to the increase in the number of children with mental disorders, peer violence, obesity and digital dementia, experts warn. “Numerous studies in the world and […]
Netherlands to ban mobile phones in classrooms
AMSTERDAM: Netherlands is planning to ban mobile phones in classrooms unless they are needed in lessons, according to a regulation the education minister presented to Parliament on Tuesday, reported German news agency (dpa). The ban is to take effect next year. Schools are to draw up individual rules by October, according to Education Minister Robbert […]
Global mobile industry showcases latest innovations at MWC 2023
BARCELONA: From foldable phones to rollable screens, the latest technological innovations in the mobile communication industry are on display at the 2023 Mobile World Congress (MWC), which runs here from Feb 27 to March 2. The latest smartphones and accessories like smartwatches, tablets and headsets feature heavily in the show, along with other technologies, such […]
Duo arrested for assault
KUCHING: Police have arrested two men for assaulting another man whom they accused of stealing a mobile phone. Padawan District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the two men admitted to punching and kicking the complainant in the incident on Tuesday at 1.30pm. “The two suspects, aged 32 and 37, were arrested at a restaurant […]
Man arrested for breaking into phone shop
SIBU: An unemployed man was arrested on suspicion of breaking into a 24-hour mobile phone shop in Jalan Bandong and stealing RM380. Sibu District Police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 20-year-old suspect was arrested following a police report by a shop assistant. He said camera footage of the store’s closed circuit showed the […]
‘Exercise self-discipline’
KUCHING: Young people have been advised to exercise self-discipline when it comes to the usage of mobile phones and other electronic gadgets. Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau said parents are worried about their children being too engrossed until they do not care about what they should do with their lives. “Mobile phones and the Internet […]
