YTL Communications (YTLC) has reassured the Yes smartphones distributed to students in need are in compliance with international standards and are safe to use.

This came after two purported incidents of the phones catching fire.

“Since the reported incident, our manufacturing partner China Mobile and battery manufacturer Utime Limited have completed an audit of the production and quality control data from the production run of the Yes Altitude smartphones.

“They have confirmed that Yes Altitude smartphones are fully in compliance with all pertinent international health and...