Sunday 12 February 2012
PP3057/03/2012 (No. 19179) (029069) Peninsula RM1.50, Sabah RM2.00, Sarawak RM1.20
nation
nation
Doing it
their way
This Valentine’s Day,
it’s the thought, not
the rose, that
matters. >3
rotavirus
under
control
FoCUS
If you love me
you’ll ...
No new deaths
reported in Perak. >4
Parents beware, there is
a new intimacy trend
among young people.
>19
> DoTS
SUNDAY The Danube
TurnS
blue
Weeks of record low
The people's paper
temperatures in Europe
have snarled traffic,
frozen the Danube river
and challenged officials to
step up outreach to the
vulnerable homeless. >3
WoRLD
More protests
in Greece
Thousands take to the
streets after the
government approves
austerity cuts. >29
> STar2
rollInG
In
IT
Will it be Adele
all the way at
the Grammys
tomorrow?
>16
Phone junkies
Addiction to
smartphones is
damaging the
family system
PeTalInG JaYa: Malaysians are
beginning to find out that their
addiction to smartphones can lead to
a host of problems.
On top of the list are family meals
where members hardly talk to each
other as their attention is focused on
the smartphones.
Malaysians are also running up
huge bills updating their Facebook
and Tweets.
There are signs that such an addiction has led to dysfunctional families
and even quarrels between spouses.
Youngsters, meanwhile, are unable to learn real-life social skills as
their world revolves around texting
and online chatting.
And there could be health problems, too.
A family counsellor also warned
that people who used smartphones
frequently risked ruining their relationship with loved ones.
> See PaGe 5
Masked messengers: Children of the employees of the Malaysia Nuclear Agency posing with colourful dragon face masks during
the launch of the logo and song for 2012 National Science and Innovation Year at the National Science Centre in Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. —
M. AZHAR ARIF/The Star.