Saying 'no' to mobile phone use while driving
Mobile phones have become indispensable, yet their impact on road safety remains insufficiently examined.
Sun Nov 24 2024
KLIA immigration officers now banned from using mobile phones while on duty - Azam Baki
This prevents 'counter setting' syndicates from allowing foreign nationals to enter Malaysia through 'special counter lanes'.
Wed Sep 18 2024
No link between mobile phones and brain cancer, WHO-backed study says
Despite the huge rise in the use of wireless technology, there has not been a corresponding increase in the incidence of brain cancers.
Wed Sep 04 2024
Civil servant among four arrested for impersonating cops, robbing foreign workers
The suspects robbed the Myanmar nationals of their wallets, mobile phones and UNHCR cards and subsequently fled.
Mon May 20 2024
MCMC records statements from Chegubard, Salim Iskandar and Papagomo
MCMC said investigating officers seized mobile phones of the three individuals believed to be used to upload relevant content under probe.
Thu Apr 18 2024
Ops Khas HRA 2024: 7,473 notices issued for various offences on first day
The offences include, speeding, running red lights, overtaking at double lines, driving in emergency and using mobile phones while driving.
Wed Apr 03 2024
Excessive use of mobile phones affects children's psyche, experts says
This has led to the increase in the number of children with mental disorders, peer violence, obesity and digital dementia, experts warn.
Mon Sep 04 2023
From bricks to flips: 50 years of mobile phones
Mobile phones have been forged by a half-century of innovation.
Sun Apr 09 2023
Russia says 89 troops were killed in New Year's attack, blames use of mobile phones
Mobile phones allowed the enemy to track and determine the coordinates of the soldiers' location for a missile strike, Russia said.
Wed Jan 04 2023
Mobile phone prohibition can curb vote-buying, says Dr Mahathir
If they are not allowed to bring mobile phones to the polling booths, they cannot reveal whom they voted for, Dr Mahathir said.
Sat Nov 19 2022
Another two men charged with kidnap of Palestinian
Mohd Zaidi and Tengku Hazarul were charged today with kidnapping a Palestinian man to solicit information on software to hack mobile phones.
Wed Oct 26 2022
5.3 billion cell phones to become waste in 2022: Report
Defunct cell phones are just the tip of the 44.48-million-ton iceberg of global electronic waste generated annually that isn't recycled.
Sat Oct 15 2022
11 individuals charged with kidnapping Palestinian man
Eleven individuals, including a woman, were charged in the Magistrate's Court today with kidnapping a Palestinian man to solicit information on software to hack mobile phones.
Fri Oct 14 2022
UK outlines plans to save public phone boxes
The UK telco outlines proposals to save thousands of public telephone boxes from closure, despite near blanket ownership of mobile phones.
Wed Nov 10 2021
EURO 2020: Seventy bookies nabbed in Johor, raked in RM44 mln
Police also confiscated various items including mobile phones and laptops besides cash amounting to RM42,535.
Wed Jul 14 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024