ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Oil heads for 7th weekly loss on supply glut Business | 14 Saturday 10 January 2015 • 19 Rabial I 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6306 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Bayern Munich arrive for winter camp Dusty weather Hypermarkets causes health problems to ‘contribute 2,600 kids DOHA: At least 2,600 chil- dren have been treated for respiratory and asthma prob- to price rise’ lems caused by dust storm and strong winds. The cases were received at Distributors complain of hefty charges paediatric emergency centres in Al Saad, Airport Area and DOHA: The rising commod- dependent on them. However, Al Rayyan, said Dr Mohamed ity prices in Qatar have mostly hypermarkets have allegedly Al Amri, Assistant Director, been attributed to the skyrock- invented ways to squeeze a new Paediatric Emergency, Hamad eting rents of warehouses and distributor for extra amount as Medical Corporation. Dust other commercial properties. the latter is looking for an entry storms also pose health hazards However, there are other hid- into the market. And there is such as sinus allergies and respi- den factors influencing the pricing no shortage of such distributors ratory infections, he said. mechanism, say market sources. flooding the market with new Arjen Robben of Bayern Munich giving autographs at Hamad International Airport yesterday. German champions Dr Al Amri advised parents to Some wholesale distributors say products every day. Bayern Munich arrived in Qatar for winter training for eight days. Bayern will take on Qatar Stars League All- take extra care of children during they have been forced to increase If a distributor is included in the Star team in a friendly on Tuesday at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, with the latter being coached by Lekhwiya dust storms and weather changes the prices of many commodities “vendor list”, the retailer (hyper- Manager Michael Laudrup. Report on page 21 and keep them indoors. due to additional costs imposed by market) would agree to take a While going out, he said, the some hypermarkets dominating few of their products without any nose and mouth of children should the market. This increase is even- additional charges. However, if be covered to reduce inhalation of tually passed on to consumers. the distributor wants to sell more dust particles. And retailers cite their increas- products, he would be required to He advised treatment if chil- ing overheads, especially rents, to pay extra for each item. France terror hunt ends, 7 die dren show symptoms of allergies, justify price increase. “Every product has a bar- like watering of the eyes, cough, In this blame game, the cus- code and we are required to pay PARIS: French elite forces wheezing or asthma. tomer is the major loser. QR2,000 to QR3,000 extra for stormed two hostage sites yes- Emir telephones Hollande “Precaution is most important, When a new distributor wants each. A distributor will have hun- terday, killing the brothers especially with children with to showcase his products in a dreds of products and only 10 or behind the Charlie Hebdo mas- DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yes- asthma and respiratory prob- leading hypermarket, he would 15 are included in the “free” cat- sacre and a jihadist accomplice terday held telephone talks with President Francois Hollande lems,” he added. be required to pay a huge sum as egory. “Imagine how much these in a fiery end that claimed the and expressed his condolences and sympathy to the govern- Meanwhile, strong dust wind the cost of “vender listing”. hypermarkets would be collecting lives of four hostages. ment and families of the victims of the attack on the offices of with poor visibility has been “If the distributor approaches a from the distributors in this way,” The killings brought a dramatic Charlie Hebdo magazine and the shooting in Montrouge. The Emir forecast for today by Qatar hypermarket, they may not even said the distributor. close to three days of terror and praised Hollande for distinguishing between the perpetrators of Meteorology Department. consider him in the first instance. There is yet another levy called tension that began on Wednesday the crimes and Islam and Muslims. QNA There are chances of scat- “After many visits and sittings, “rebate”, a discount the supplier when the two armed Kouachi tered rains at some places in the they would eventually agree to is bound to offer on sales. brothers burst into the satirical and the Islamic State group. loss of 17 people and tending to evening. include him in their “vendor list- “Suppose we supply goods magazine’s office and slaughtered Seven people, including three 20 injured. Strong winds will bring down ing” provided the distributor pays worth QR100,000 to a hyper- some of best-loved cartoonists. police, were hurt in the super- Supermarket gunman Amedy the temperature below 20 degrees a huge amount, which could go market, they would deduct up to As shots and explosions rang market raid with officers carry- Coulibaly told French TV he was Celsius in Doha at night and up to QR25,000 in case of leading 20 percent as commission. This out in the city, five people, includ- ing some of the terrified hostages a member of the IS group and had below 10 in other parts of country. outlets,” a wholesale foods dis- is known as rebate,” said the ing the gunman, were found dead clear from the scene in their arms. coordinated his atrocities with Abdulla Al Mannai, Head, tributor told this daily, requesting distributor. in the aftermath of the assault on “It’s war!” screamed a mother as one of the Charlie Hebdo gunmen, Forecasting and Analysis Section, anonymity. There are also special charges a Jewish supermarket in eastern she pulled her daughter away. Cherif Kouachi, who told televi- said the temperature is likely to But hypermarkets are not in a for reserving spaces in hypermar- Paris and several captives were At least one body was lying at sion he was backed and financed continue to fall throughout the position to impose their terms on kets for special offers or to pro- freed, security sources said. the scene, where the sliding glass by Al Qaeda in Yemen. coming week, hovering over 20-12 the established suppliers because mote certain products. Gunmen at both sieges told door of the shop was shattered. President Francois Hollande degrees, with chances of clouds they are already in the market THE PENINSULA French TV they were acting in After the three days of blood- said the threats facing France and scattered rains. and the retailers are heavily Continued on page 3 the name of Al Qaeda in Yemen shed, France was mourning the “weren’t over.” AFP THE PENINSULA Eighth Al Khor Fly-In begins Pings detected MoI services at Pearl Qatar from AirAsia DOHA: The Passports and Expatriates Affairs Department at the Ministry of Interior will open its service centre at the Pearl Qatar soon. Brig Abdulla Ahmed Al Ansari, Director, Unified Service black box Unit at the department, said the number of its services centres JAKARTA: Indonesian search has reached 17 and more will be opened soon across Qatar. He said and rescue teams have likely there is also a plan to open a new building of the service centre in detected signals from the black Al Wakra. box of AirAsia flight QZ8501, The number of people benefitting monthly from the centres has raising hopes that investigators reached 1,10,130 while 1,14,364 visited them in September. Al Rayyan will soon obtain key information centre witnessed the highest number of visitors in September (39,075), on why the plane went down. followed by Mesaimeer (24,956), Al Wakra (15,856), Umm Salal (10,520) The pings were detected yes- and Industrial Area (5,414). terday morning, 12 days after the plane went missing over the Java Sirisena is new Lanka President Sea, carrying 162 people from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore. COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new President, Maithripala Sirisena, An unmanned underwater 63, was sworn in yesterday after final results from historic polls vehicle located the plane’s tail the previous day showed him the victor over the incumbent, con- about 30-metre underwater off troversial Mahinda Rajapaksa. The result, which surprised many the coast of Borneo, upside down observers, ends a decade of rule they said had become increasingly and partially embedded in the authoritarian and marred by nepotism and corruption. Rajapaksa, sea bed. While the black box and who had called early elections in November confident of a win, con- flight recorders were installed in ceded defeat yesterday morning. See also pages 3 and 10 Gliders showing their skills during the opening of the eighth edition of Al Khor Fly-In at Al Khor Airfield yesterday. the tail section, officials warned See also page 4 that they may have come undone, suggesting that they may be bur- ied in the mud. “We received an update from the field that the pinger loca- tor detected pings,” Santoso Religion, cookery among top favourites at book fair Sayogo, investigator at National Transportation Safety DOHA: Religious, children’s and cook- The number of visitors, including peo- are expected to end soon, the organisers The printed guide does not include the Committee, told reporters. “We ing books have emerged as the most ple from around the world, is more in point out. books with no price tag and publishing have our fingers crossed it is the sought-after at the ongoing book fair, evenings compared to mornings because A record 432 publishing houses from dates.