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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Friday 15 November 2013 11 Moharram 1435 - Volume 18 Number 5884 Price: QR2 Vodafone Qatar Tendulkar 38 revenue up not out 33pc in first half in Mumbai Business | 13 Sport | 21 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Qatar, Singapore sign five MoUs SCH warning Another expat against dietary tests positive supplement DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has warned against import and use of Oxy Elite Pro Capsules, a weight loss food supplementary product for its for MERS potential health hazards. The SCH move follows similar warnings issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the US Food and Drug Victim still in intensive care unit Administration (FDA) earlier this week that these products were linked to an DOHA: A 61-year-old expatri- first case involving a 47-year-old outbreak of liver illnesses, including one ate who came to Qatar look- Kuwaiti man who is still in criti- death. ing for a job a few months ago cal condition. Enquiries in the local market yesterday has tested positive for the The ministry said the latest revealed that the products are not being deadly corona virus-Middle case was not related to the first widely sold in Qatar. East Respiratory Syndrome patient and both have been iso- “We are not selling these products. (MERS), the Supreme Council lated at the Infectious Diseases They might be available with pharmacies of Health (SCH) said yesterday. Hospital. Their relatives have also catering to sports clubs, health clubs and This is the third confirmed been examined. dietary clinics,” said a pharmacist. case of MERS in the coun- In Riyadh, the Ministry of The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and Teo Last month, the FDA warned USPlabs, try involving an expatriate. Agriculture confirmed that it Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home the dietary supplement maker that it Six Qataris had been infected had put eight camels in confine- Affairs, Singapore, witnessing the signing of a memorandum of understanding in the field of education, deemed OxyElite Pro and another of the earlier, of whom three died. A ment. They are suspected of being in Singapore yesterday. Both countries signed five MoUs in different sectors. Full report on page 3 company’s supplements, VERSA-1, to be 48-year-old expat was reported infected by the virus, following adulterated because they include an ingre- infected last week. initial laboratory tests. dient called aegeline. The new case was confirmed The ministry said two medical The FDA said it considers aegeline, during tests at the specialised teams had been set up to test the a compound found in an Asian tree, to laboratory at Hamad Medical camels whose owner is a Saudi. Pension call for Qatari self-employed be a new dietary ingredient that lacks Corporation and the victim The camels will remain isolated a history of use or other evidence of remains admitted to the Intensive until further tests are completed. DOHA: The pension authority has proposed private sector or those self-employed,” he added. safety in the United States before 1994, Care Unit. It was not known Results will be announced in a few that Qatari self-employed also be covered in The proposed law will be protective for the work- a key regulatory date for grandfathering whether he contracted the dis- days. The Ministry of Health ear- the post-retirement pension scheme. force and suggests several measures to create a supplements. ease from someone infected with lier said a 43-year-old Saudi from It has proposed that all citizens, whether healthy work environment, including insurance USPlabs disagreed and on November the virus, SCH said. Jeddah was infected with virus by employed in the public or private sector, be cov- cover for injuries on worksites. 4 sent a response letter to FDA saying All those who came into con- a camel. ered by the scheme. But to be entitled to full Meanwhile, the GCC countries are looking the compound has been used safely for tact with the person were also It said all people and livestock pension, one must put in 30 years of service and at the possibility of providing social security to centuries. Still, the company said it was tested but preliminary results who were in direct contact with not 20 as is the rule currently. their citizens working in other GCC states in discontinuing use of the ingredient in were negative, said SCH. the man had been checked. The “The service period of Qatari employees to various jobs and as freelancers, employers (run- the United States because of negative Kuwait, meanwhile, reported ministry also took samples from get 100 percent pension is proposed to be raised ning own business) or handicraftsmen. publicity. its second case involving a citizen the surrounding environment of from 20 years to 30,” said Turki Al Khater, “There is a proposal to conduct a study to The company said it had destroyed its who just returned from abroad, the infected, including the cam- President of Qatar’s General Retirement and bring citizens of other GCC countries under distribution center inventory of all sup- the health ministry said, adding els on his property, where tests Social Insurance Authority. the social security scheme,” Saleh bin Naser Al plements containing aegeline and would the 52-year-old was in a stable showed positive results. He was speaking at a panel discussion on ‘The Arimi, President of Social Security and Pension be reformulating the products. condition. Media reports said Earlier, a team of international system of pension and social security in GCC coun- Authority of Oman told Al Sharq. The proposal The FDA in its November 6 letter to the patient had returned from researchers said that Arabian cam- tries; realities and challenges’ at the World Social was made in a meeting of the GCC permanent USPlabs told the company that a review of Saudi Arabia. els might be the bearer of the new Security Forum which ended here yesterday. “The technical committee for pension and social secu- liver illnesses reported in Hawaii indicate The announcement came coronavirus. social security scheme will cover all citizens irre- rity a few weeks ago, he added. a connection to the OxyElite Pro products hours after Kuwait reported its THE PENINSULA/AGENCIES spective of whether they are working in public or THE PENINSULA now being recalled. THE PENINSULA Donations flood Philippine mission Qatar seeks to GCC expects 450m air DOHA: An estimated 20 to 25 invest in Saudi truckloads of relief consisting passengers by 2020 mainly of medicines and food- farm sector stuff are expected to be collected DOHA: Airport security will CCTV cameras, and nearly 4,000 in a donation drive launched by DOHA: Qatar is seeking to be a major challenge for the security personnel guard the the Philippine Embassy to help invest in the Saudi agricultural GCC countries as they con- facility. “The issue faced by the the typhoon-affected back home. sector, an official from the Qatar tinue to expand the capacity of GCC governments in the wake The drive has been launched in National Food Security Programme their airports, a senior official of expansion and development of coordination with Filipino com- (QNFSP) has revealed. of the Dubai Civil Engineering airports is the security challenge. munity organisations here, with Salim Al Nabit, Market Authority has said. “They have to take strict secu- the campaigners anticipating a Development Director of the Governments and airport rity measures to manage the flow larger turnout of donors at the Economic Section at QNFSP, authorities will have to take strict of people and ensure there is embassy today. said that Qatar had made a for- security measures to manage the smooth movement of passengers “It being a Friday, we expect mal request to invest in the Saudi huge flow of people in the years without any delays.” a much larger turnout today. farm sector because of the prox- to come. Official figures suggest The new Hamad International The embassy will remain open imity of both countries. that the number of passengers to Airport, which cost an estimated throughout the day (today),” He was speaking on the sidelines GCC airports is expected to reach $15bn, will receive 28 million pas- said Lyndon Magsino, from the of a semi-regional consultative 450 million by 2020. The Gulf sengers annually once it opens. umbrella body of Filipino com- workshop on investment in food airports also saw a 10 percent The capacity of the Al munity associations. security in the GCC states and increase in their development Makhtoum International Airport “The response to our campaign Yemen, the Saudi daily Asharq Al and capacity in the last decade. and the Riyadh Airport is also is overwhelming. Our phones keep Relief materials at the Philippine embassy in Doha. SHAIVAL DALAL Awsat said yesterday. Asked why Mohammed Abdullah, expected to increase significantly ringing all the time,” Magsino told Qatar launched the initiative, Al Director General of Dubai Civil in the coming months, Argaam this newspaper yesterday. Money and goods collected Filipino Organisations in Qatar, Nabit said that the project aimed Engineering Authority, said that reported yesterday. He said based on estimates and would be eventually handed to the the umbrella body of Filipino at benefiting Qatar and would also security is a central issue for air- Dubai will host the 14th round intentions, he hoped some 20 to embassy. “These establishments community associations, on wel- create job opportunities for many ports.

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