Finding ways to fight Net addiction


Online all the time: A child playing a game on the handphone at her home in Kuala Lumpur.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is studying ways to nip Internet addiction in the bud.

A cyber wellness centre was being considered to deal with Internet-related issues, said MCMC advocacy and outreach senior director Eneng Faridah Iskandar.

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