Govt to NAME, Shame Slack Officials AS Streets Deluged
SUBSCRIPTION SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2017 JAMADA ALTHANI 28, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Travellers to Troubled EU Purchase of Arrogate Germany urged renews vows 777-300ERs a wins Dubai to apply for on 60th ‘game-changer’ World Cup visas early5 anniversary7 for21 KAC thriller20 Govt to name, shame slack Min 16º Max 27º officials as streets deluged High Tide 11:27 & 22:46 Low Tide Fire Dept uses boats, divers to rescue trapped motorists 05:08 & 17:01 40 PAGES NO: 17179 150 FILS KUWAIT: The minister of public works announced yes- terday that a panel would be formed to examine why Weary flyers some roads and public places were swamped with rain- water late Friday. Civil servants who were slack and shrug as laptop failed to deal with the situation “would be exposed” along with those who were responsible for the wide- ban takes off scale flooding witnessed in Kuwait due to heavy rain, Abdulrahman Al-Mutawa indicated. DUBAI: A controversial ban on carry-on laptops and In a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), tablets on flights from the Middle East to the United Mutawa said he held an emergency meeting with offi- States and Britain went into effect yesterday - with cials of his department to discuss the causes of the less fanfare and frustration than expected. From problem. A special and neutral committee will be Dubai to Doha, passengers on dozens of flights formed to examine the causes that led to accumulation checked in their electronic devices, many shrugging of huge volumes of water on roads and public squares off the measure as yet another inconvenience of in the country, he added, indicating that names of the global travel.
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