Incidents involving mobile phone blasts from nearly all major brands have continually made headlines. In August, a Chinese woman was using an iPhone for 40 minutes when it exploded. As recently as on Monday,a Thai man was found dead in his room after his Chinese-made phone charger short-circuited and electrocuted him, according to reports.
There are also several cases involving phone chargers which have caused fires. Jesada Sivaraks, secretary to the vice-chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) pointed out three major problems with mobile phones _ overheating, burns and germs