It's probably not malicious. That's not to say it's definitely not malicious, and I certainly wouldn't be plugging it into my phone. But it is Singapore, where

It's probably not malicious. That's not to say it's definitely not malicious, and I certainly wouldn't be plugging it into my phone. But it is Singapore, where it is hot, so I do understand the rational of giving fans to the journos. I suspect that the person in charge of the decision didn't consider the fact that USB fans are a possible attack vector. I think that some readers here have been reading too much Frederick Forsyth or Tom Clancy, with these ideas about baiting and switching and bribing hotel employees.