Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
YES smartphone catches fire during online class
Safety incident
In June 2021, a teacher told Malaysiakini that a subsidised smartphone provided to her nine-year-old nephew caught fire during an online class in Malaysia. No one was injured in the incident. YTL Communications, the company behind the YES brand, said it would investigate the reported incident. The report did not specify the cause of the fire or any further outcome of the investigation.
Company response
Investigation — YTL Communications
we will investigate the matter fully
Source excerpt
Kindergarten teacher Suryani Abd Ghani told Malaysiakini that she witnessed a subsidised phone provided to her nine-year-old nephew under the Jaringan Prihatin initiative catching fire during an online class.
No one was injured but they were rattled by the dangerous incident.
YTL Communications has pledged to investigate the reported incident of a YES smartphone which caught fire when a nine-year-old kid used the mobile device for an online class yesterday morning.
2020
United Nations settlement database listing
The United Nations listed Yes in a database of companies associated with activities in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. The listing generated criticism concerning the company's operations in territory regarded by the UN as occupied.
2013
Julia Louis-Dreyfus commercial withdrawn
Yes withdrew a commercial featuring Julia Louis-Dreyfus after criticism that the advertisement's treatment of an overweight woman reinforced social stigma.
2011
Allegations of undisclosed paid blogging
A blogger disclosed receiving promotional compensation for a favorable post about Yes Streamer without initially identifying the commercial relationship. The episode prompted media scrutiny of Yes's blogger-marketing practices and followed earlier promotional activity involving bloggers.