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MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 SHAABAN 14, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Heat blamed Saudis, Egypt ‘Guardians’ to Marvelous for series share ‘common steer young Messi leads of blackouts vision’ on Pakistanis away Barca to Copa in Kuwait5 Yemen 8war from40 extremism del20 Rey win Jazeera Airways seeks 35% Min 30º Max 47º stake in Kuwait Airways High Tide 10:50 Low Tide Boodai wants state carrier to meet people’s aspirations 04:15 & 17:55 40 PAGES NO: 16538 150 FILS

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways has Al-Kharafi begun the bidding process for acquiring a 35 percent stake in loss-making state carrier Kuwait Airways, it said Group appoints yesterday. Jazeera has submitted a letter of intent to buy the stake, it said in a statement, adding this was expected to be the first privatization by the govern- new chairman ment that exceeds the $3 billion mark. It didn’t specify if this amount reflected the valuation of the 35 percent KUWAIT: Fawzi Al-Kharafi has been selected as the stake or the entire company. new chairman of Al-Kharafi Group, replacing his The carrier’s chairman Marwan Boodai said Jazeera recently deceased brother Jassem, Bader Al-Kharafi, aims to make Kuwait Airways “a leading airline that member of the Executive Committee of Al-Kharafi meets the ambitions of the Kuwaitis and travelers Group confirmed yesterday. across the world”. The carrier’s chairman Marwan Boodai Fawzi Al-Kharafi had previously served as deputy noted that the request of acquisition came in line with chairman. That role will now be taken over by the country’s policy seeking to encourage the private Mohannad Mohamed Al-Kharafi, who was appoint- sector to contribute to promoting the national econo- ed as deputy chairman yesterday. All other posi- my. Boodai added Jazeera is a joint-stock company and tions at the group remain as they were, reflecting publicly listed at the Kuwait Stock Exchange. the depth and stability of the business, Bader Al- Kuwait Airways is one of the Middle East’s oldest air- Kharafi said. He also noted that there were no lines but has struggled in the face of competition from changes in the firm’s policies for the coming period. younger Gulf carriers such as Qatar Airways and Dubai’s Al-Kharafi family has stakes in a number of high- Emirates. Boodai told Reuters in October that it was preparing to make a bid for a 35 percent stake - the profile Kuwaiti companies including telecommuni- maximum allowed by a private investor under Kuwait’s cations firm Zain and construction firm Kharafi KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways planes are parked on the tarmac at Kuwait International privatization law. Logistics firm Agility has also been National. — Agencies Airport in this file photo. — KUNA linked with bidding for the stake. — Agencies

Omair denies politicizing Kerry breaks leg in bike crash GENEVA: US Secretary of State John ment. “Given the injury is near the site oil sector appointments Kerry broke his leg in a cycling accident of his prior hip surgery, he will return to in France yesterday and will fly back to Boston today to seek treatment at Land allocations by PAAAFR fishy the United States for treatment, cutting Massachusetts General Hospital with By B Izzak them are academics and some have short a European trip. Kerry, 71, a keen his doctor who did the prior surgery.” experience in the oil sector. cyclist, was hospitalized in the Swiss Kerry had asked local officials in KUWAIT: Oil Minister Ali Al-Omair yes- The reported appointments have city of Geneva after the accident across eastern France’s Haute-Savoi to organ- terday categorically denied press triggered a controversy, with a num- the border in the French Alps, the State ize the trip in the beautiful Alpine reports that his proposed appointments ber of newspapers targeting Omair Department said. Kerry had just set out region. “He had expressed a wish, a few in the oil sector are for political reasons and accusing him of appointing his on a planned ride of one of the stages days ago, to complete a stage of the aimed at controlling the vital sector. relatives and others who backed his of the Tour de France, the challenging Tour de France passing through the Col Omair also denied a report in Al-Rai election campaign as a candidate in Col de la Colombiere mountain pass, a de la Colombiere. The hill is very well- newspaper which alleged that Omair parliamentary elections. The minister local source said. known for its difficulty, and because he was behind the appointment of two rel- categorically denied that he exploited The top US diplomat, who had been loves France and cycling, he decided to atives as employees in the oil sector, say- his political post to appoint any of his holding talks in Switzerland Saturday climb it on his bicycle,” the local source ing the two are not related to him. The relatives or friends. on the Iran nuclear crisis, broke his right said. “He fell accidentally, like all other paper claimed in its edition yesterday Meanwhile, a parliamentary panel femur in the accident in the village of cyclists have at some point.” that the two are members of the Omair that probed allegations of illegal distri- Scionzier near Chamonix. He has had to Scionzier resident Arfaoui Aymen, family and related to the minister. bution of farmland to citizens yester- cancel both a trip to Spain and his 29, reported seeing “police everywhere” The minister insisted that he has day completed its report and called for attendance at an international meeting following the accident, as well as a proposed to appoint 23, and not 43 as referring a number of officials to the in Paris on the crisis over the Islamic large official escort made up of Swiss claimed, executives in oil companies public prosecution. Member of the State group, spokesman John Kirby police and French police and gen- out of 61, which also refutes that the committee MP Khalil Abul said the said. However Kirby said he planned on darmes. Kerry was flown by helicopter aim is to wrest control of the vital sec- probe reached a conclusion of sus- Tuesday to “remotely” join the Paris to the Geneva University Hospital after tor. Omair however did not say when pected profiteering in the Public talks, which are aimed at reviewing the the accident which occurred around he will announce the new appoint- Authority for Agriculture Affairs and international coalition’s strategy against 9:40 am (0740 GMT). “Paramedics and a ments, which have triggered a contro- Fish Resources (PAAAFR). the jihadists who have seized swathes physician were on the scene with the versy. The minister said that the offi- The lawmaker said the committee of territory in brutal offensives in Iraq secretary’s motorcade at the time of the cials he proposed for appointment recommended that the entire issue be and Syria. accident,” Kirby said. Another State represent all sections of the society referred to the public prosecution for “The secretary is stable and never Department official, speaking on condi- and meet the conditions required for legal investigation. lost consciousness, his injury is not life- tion of anonymity, said Kerry fell after LAUSANNE: In this picture taken on March 16, 2015, the appointment. He said a number of Continued on Page 13 threatening, and he is expected to hitting a kerb. US Secretary of State John Kerry rides his bike dur- make a full recovery,” he said in a state- Continued on Page 13 ing a break. — AFP Biden’s son Qatar drops death Beau dies of for Filipino ‘spy’

brain cancer DOHA: A death sentence handed to a are willing to exhaust all legal avenues.” Filipino in Qatar for spying was reduced Manila has “emphatically” denied WASHINGTON: Beau Biden, the eldest son of US on appeal by a Doha court yesterday to spying on Qatar. All three men have Vice President Joe Biden and a two-time attorney life imprisonment. Two other sentences been detained since 2010. The case has general for Delaware, has died of brain cancer, his of life imprisonment against another raised concerns among rights groups, family announced Saturday. He was 46. Beau Biden, pair of defendants, also from the which question the convictions and who had served in Iraq as a lawyer with the Philippines, were reduced at the same allege the three men have been tor- Delaware Army National Guard, had been undergo- time by Qatar’s Court of Appeal to 15 tured while being detained. Amnesty ing treatment at the Walter years in jail. One of the men sentenced International alleges Lopez Ulep spent Reed Medical Center just out- to serve 15 years has been named as four years in solitary confinement and side Washington. “He battled Ronaldo Lopez Ulep. All three had been was convicted “on the basis of a ‘confes- brain cancer with the same convicted last year on charges of espi- sion’ he was forced to sign, even though integrity, courage and strength onage and passing on Qatar military and it was written in Arabic and he could he demonstrated every day of economic secrets to the Philippines gov- not read it”. his life,” the vice president’s fam- ernment. Ahead of yesterday’s hearing, ily said in a statement. “The The unnamed defendant who was Amnesty released a blog from the 17- entire Biden family is saddened originally sentenced to death is likely to year-old daughter of Lopez Ulep, who beyond words. We know that spend up to 25 years in prison. He said her father was dragged away from Beau’s spirit will live on in all of Beau Biden worked as a supervisor at Qatar their Doha home in April 2010 and the us - especially through his brave Petroleum. The other two defendants family has not seen him since. She said wife, Hallie, and two remarkable children, Natalie worked for the Qatar Air Force. At the investigators took laptops, photos and and Hunter.” time of their conviction it was alleged the family’s savings hidden in a safe. The Beau Biden was a popular Democrat in his East that the two men working for the air teenager, who is now in the Philippines, Coast state of Delaware and had once been expect- force supplied information to the third urged the Qatari authorities to release ed to follow his father onto the national political man for cash. Following yesterday’s brief her father and “return what they took stage. He joined the National Guard in 2003 as a hearing, the Philippines ambassador to from us for the past five years”. Santos judge advocate general, or military lawyer, and Qatar, Wilfred C. Santos, said the reduc- said Manila knew about the allegations deployed to Iraq in 2008 as his father was cam- tion in sentences was “welcome” but a of torture. “We are aware of these and paigning for the vice presidency as Barack Obama’s ALEPPO: A Syrian man reacts over the body of his son following reported further appeal may take place. “We wel- are taking note of this,” he said. Relatives running mate. come this development and we will con- of the defendants were also at court but Continued on Page 13 shelling by rebel fighters in Aleppo’s Jamilia district in the regime-held side of this northern city yesterday.— AFP tinue to monitor the case,” he said. “We refused to comment afterwards. — AFP MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 LOCAL

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- hands the Sovereign Grand Master of the Order of Kuwait to the son of the Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. late Jassem Al-Khorafi. —Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos Amir grants late Al-Khorafi Sovereign Speaker, Premier congratulate Grand Master of the Order of Kuwait Crown Prince on OIC meeting KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir members of Al-Khorafi’s family. Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Earlier, HH the Amir received HH Minister of Defense Sheikh Khaled Al- KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- Meanwhile, HH the Crown Prince received a congratu- Sabah granted the late former speaker the Crown Prince, Speaker of the Jarrah Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Ghanem yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to His latory cable from HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- of parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi the National Assembly Marzouq Al- Minister and Minister of Finance Anas Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on the successful 42nd Sovereign Grand Master of the Order Ghanem, as well as HH the Prime Al-Saleh, and Minister of State for Jaber Al-Sabah on the success of a recent meeting for the Meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of the of Kuwait, in recognition of the Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al- Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Kuwait. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held here on remarkable efforts the deceased exert- Hamad Al-Sabah, and First Deputy Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. Kuwait hosted a successful 42nd Meeting of the Council 2728 May. ed in the political field and the venera- Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic In the cable, HH the Prime Minister highly expressed ble services he offered to the country. Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Amir condoles Biden Cooperation (OIC) on 2728 May. his gratitude and appreciations to HH the Crown Prince The ceremony was held at Seif Al-Sabah. In other news, HH the Amir sent a Ghanem, on behalf of all MPs, applauded the positive for efforts exerted during the OIC meeting and his affir- Palace and HH the Crown Prince Meanwhile, HH the Crown Prince cable yesterday to US Vice President outcome of the event, thanks to sagacity of HH the Amir mation that Kuwait supports the unity of Islamic coun- Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- received Ghanem, HH Sheikh Jaber Al- Joe Biden, expressing condolences Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and persistent tries. Sabah was also in attendance along Mubarak, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, over the death of his son, Beau. HH the efforts by HH the Crown Prince for bolstering ties among HH the Prime Minister wished HH the Crown Prince with Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Crown Prince and HH the Prime the Muslim states as well as serving Islam and Muslims. good health and Kuwait further stability, security, progress Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah and Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Minister sent similar cables. —KUNA HH the Crown Prince thanked Ghanem and MPs in a and prosperity under the leadership of HH the Amir. HH cable that pointed to resolutions of the OIC gathering, the Crown Prince thanked, in a cable, HH the Prime GCC-Arab coordination led by Kuwait. He hoped the Council would fulfill its Minister, expressing his appreciations to His Highness and FM to attend responsibilities toward the Muslim nation, countering all ministers who extended their congratulations on the efforts in ILO conference grave challenges facing it, as well as correcting the dis- successful OIC meeting. HH the Crown Prince lauded reso- anti-IS meeting torted image of true Islam. He also prayed for further lutions taken during the gathering aiming to support the GENEVA: Kuwaiti Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and progress and prosperity for Kuwait under HH the Amir. joint Islamic action in all fields. —KUNA Minister of State for Planning and KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Development Hind Al-Subaih stressed Minister and Foreign Minister the importance of coordination Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad between Gulf Cooperation Council Al-Sabah will leave for France (GCC) countries and Arab nations on today to lead the Kuwaiti delega- discussing issues of common interest during the annual conference of the tion to a Paris meeting on war International Labor Organization (ILO), against the Islamic State (IS). due to kick off in Kuwait today. This is the second ministerial Arab countries are determined on meeting for the member states of strongly addressing the ILO member the international coalition in the countries and the international public war against IS, 1-2 June. Participants opinion through a protest to be will review progress in the cam- Minister Hind staged next Friday in solidarity with Sheikh Sabah paign against the insurgent group, Al-Subaih the Palestinian workers in the occu- Al-Khaled Al-Sabah as well as recent developments in pied territories, Subaih said yesterday. Syria and Iraq. Sheikh Sabah Al- Unemployment will be among the key issues on the agenda Khaled will also take part in a meeting for the Gulf of the conference; during a time Arab nations are working hard Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers with British to reach appropriate solutions for this phenomenon, and benefit Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, to be held on the side- from the skilled workforce and professional competencies to lines of the anti-IS event. push development, said Subaih. Last April, Kuwait hosted Arab The Kuwaiti delegation to the Paris meeting includes MANAMA: Bahrain’s Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa meets Kuwaiti Labor Organization (ALO) conference, during which unemploy- Ambassador Sheikh Azzam Al-Sabah. —KUNA ment in the Arab world was one of the main topics discussed. Kuwait’s Ambassador to France Ali Suleiman Al-Saeed, Kuwait is chairing the Abu Dhabi Dialogue (ADD), which Director of the Foreign Ministry’s GCC Affairs Department studies the possibilities of offering job opportunities to efficient Ambassador Nasser Hajji Al-Muzain, and Deputy Director workers from 11 countries in southeastern Asia according to of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister’s Office Bahrain Premier lauds standards followed in GCC countries. The ILO conference lasts Ambassador Saleh Salem Al-Loughani, as well as Director until June 12, and features participation of 190 countries, includ- of the Ministry’s follow-up and Coordination Department ing representatives of labor ministries, workers’ syndicates and Ambassador Nasser Subaih AI-Subaih, in addition to other relations with Kuwait business owners’ unions. —KUNA senior officials at the ministry. —KUNA

MANAMA: Bahraini Prime Minister and conspiracies carried out against brings positive results to all GCC mem- Anti-cybercrime law to counter Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa the region by “terrorists” who use reli- ber states and their people. commended yesterday the outstand- gion to justify undermining its security Separately, Bahrain’s Deputy Prime terrorist organizations: Minister ing relations between Bahrain and and stability, stressing that the Islamic Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdullah Al- Kuwait. During his meeting with religion totally rejects their actions. He Khalifa said that Kuwait’s chairmanship KUWAIT: Minister of Justice and The law’s tenth article stipulates Kuwaiti Ambassador to Bahrain and expressed his astonishment that how of the 42nd session of the Organization Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs that a 10-year imprisonment and a Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Sheikh a Muslim sheds the blood of other of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) can help Yaqoub Al-Sane stressed yesterday financial fine ranges between KD 20- Azzam Al-Sabah along with officials of Muslims while praying at a time when spread a positive picture of Islam the urgent need to approve the anti- 50 for whoever establishes a website the kingdom, Al Khalifa appreciated the nation is facing the danger of for- around the world. During his reception cybercrime law in Kuwait to counter for any terrorist organization or indi- constant support from the two broth- eign interference in its domestic of Kuwaiti Ambassador Sheikh Azzam terrorist organizations and fill the vidual, or whoever posts, spread, and erly countries’ leaderships, praising affairs. Al-Sabah yesterday, Sheikh Khalid gaps in the criminal legislative system finance their ideologies and methods Kuwait’s support to the Kingdom and He said that Arab countries are praised Kuwait’s prominent role in sup- in light of the dangerous situations in online or through other communica- its contributions to its development working together under the leadership porting development in all fields in his the region. tion sources, Minister Sane noted. He programs. of Saudi Arabia to halt plots of evil country. Sheikh Azzam meanwhile said Sane made his remarks in a state- also said that the law’s eighth article Prince Khalifa, meanwhile, stressed against the Arabian Gulf region, noting that Kuwait, through its chairmanship, ment to reporters following his partici- stipulates that a seven-year imprison- that the latest developments in the GCC countries have the ability to pro- is capable of developing the work exe- pation in the Parliamentary Legislative ment for those who use communica- region reveal the extent of the plots mote comprehensive cooperation that cuted by the OIC. —KUNA and legal Affairs Committee meeting, tion technologies to promote their which recommended a proposal for drugs and human trafficking activi- the anti-cybercrime law. ties. —KUNA Minister Yaqoub Al-Sane

KPC conducts ‘terror attack’ drills

KUWAIT: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) announced am yesterday, as receiving fake news of various blasts taking conducting a crises management drill as part of the corpora- place in a number of oil companies in the country, he said. tion’s program in order to stand on degree of readiness of Such information resulted in activating the crisis cham- ber with the attendance of all oil sector leaders to get KUWAIT: A number of senior Kuwait Army officers received their Major General military ranks from the corporation’s facilities in facing any terrorist attack, spokesman Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah said. briefed on the situation, and reach strategic solutions to face Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah during a ceremony KPC conducted the drill in cooperation with Kuwait Fire the incident. Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled assured all citizens and yesterday, as per an Amiri order issued by Commander-in-Chief of the Kuwaiti Army, His Highness the Service Directorate and Civil Defense Directorate, said expatriates in Kuwait that KPC is supplying the local market Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. —KUNA Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled in a statement. The drill started at 8:00 according to the set schedule. —KUNA MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 LOCAL

In Brief Minister meets Social partnership Trans fats Indian envoy KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry is keen on adopting a DOHA: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Technical system that targets reinforcing the concept of general KUWAIT: Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Nasser Committee for Agriculture and Food Products security and social partnership between citizens and Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah received yesterday Indian Specifications kicked off its 22nd meeting in Qatar policemen. To realize that goal, citizens are urged to Ambassador to the country Sunil Jain. Bilateral ties and yesterday to discuss a host of issues related to food- report any kinds of crimes of suspicious behavior in issues of common interest between the two countries stuffs in the member states. The two-day gathering society to the nearest police station in order to be dealt were discussed during the reception. — KUNA addresses projects on food specifications, and rele- with in accordance with the law, said Major General vant technical regulations on the Committee’s 2015 Abdulfattah Al-Ali, the ministry’s Assistant plan, as well as proposals on reducing the use of trans Undersecretary for General Security Affairs. fats. — KUNA

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KUWAIT: The sunset pictured from Bnaider, approximately 77 kilometers south of Kuwait City in this file photo. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat Ministries discuss security measures for worship places

By Hanan Al-Saadoun

KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lieutenant General Suleiman Al-Fahd said the Awqaf Ministry plays a vital role in instilling the values and principles of national unity through guidance in mosques. A state- ment by the security information department said Fahd held a joint coor- dination meeting with the Awqaf ministry’s undersecretary in the pres- ence of assistant undersecretaries of both ministries in order to discuss security measures for places of worship and highlight civic values in the society. Fahd said the meeting comes on the heels of security developments and heinous criminal acts against some worship places in Saudi Arabia. He said religion should not be used as a cover and an illegal approach to commit crimes in this holy period of the year. He said all security facilities are at the service of the awqaf ministry to provide a secure atmosphere and deal decisively with all those who compromise the security of places KUWAIT: Officials from the Interior and awqaf ministers are seen during a joint meeting yesterday. of worship or do not respect the sacredness of the holy month.

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) carried out a mock exercise at the Jumeira hotel, to gauge the readiness of firemen in dealing with fire inci- dents. The exercise involved a fire which started in the kitchen of the hotel and responded to by the South Salmiya fire center. The fire was put out after the build- ing was evacuated; while two were injured during the fire. — By Hanan Al-Saadoun LOCAL MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 Kuwait keen on supporting youth talents: Info Minister

NEW YORK: Kuwait’s Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah praised talents and efforts of Kuwaiti youth in all sectors, noting the government’s keenness to foster and support their abilities. The Minister’s remarks were made during his participation in the UNDP’s Youth Employment Programme con- ference, held in New York late Saturday, where he discussed differ- ent topics with Kuwaiti youth taking part in the event. Meanwhile, Sheikh Salman honored Kuwaiti firefighter Dhari Al-Huwail for his efforts in pre- senting a bright picture about Kuwait PAYS’ Chairman Sheikh Ahmad Al- on an international level. Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah Mansour Al-Sabah Sheikh Salman, who also partici- tion to the high-level event of the UN administrative experiences or con- pated in a dinner ceremony held by General Assembly to commemorate structive measures for a better and the UN’s General Assembly to cele- the Anniversary of the World Program more developed environment to satis- brate 20 years of the Youth KUWAIT: Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s President Fawaz Al-Farah and Saif Al-Suwaidi, Director General of on Action for Youth. Accompanying fy the Youth and Sports,” he told Employment Programme, praised the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority sign the agreement. — KUNA Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah, KUNA. role of Kuwait’s Permanent Delegate Sheikh Ahmad Al-Mansour said that The PAYS chief attended many Mansour Al-Otaibi to allow Kuwaiti he had given the PAYS the opportuni- meetings accompanying Sheikh youth to take part in the conference. ty to interact with different parts of Salman, starting with UN Secretary Kuwait, UAE finalize deal Undersecretary of the Ministry of sports development organizations in General’s Envoy for Youth Ahmed Al- State for Youth Affairs Sheikha Al-Zain the UN. There has been a marathon of Hendawi, Acting Head of the UN Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Saud Al-Sabah on meetings, he said, where they were department of public information to organize air transport her part noted that Kuwaiti officials able to understand and undertake the Maher Nasser, Special Representative had met with both students and level of expertise on how to create a to the United Nations and Director of KUWAIT: Kuwait and UAE have final- of most significant and renowned cargo between the two countries, employees to learn of their needs and more developed and enhanced pro- ILO Office in New York, Jan Stewart, ized an agreement on organizing air airports around the world, and con- Farah said. He also expressed his ambitions. The Ministry will exert grams to benefit the youth. and United Nations Development transport services in accordance solidating bilateral air ties with these hope that the agreement becomes a huge efforts to meet the demands of “This visit has opened many doors Programme (UNDP) Regional Director with the ‘open skies’ principle countries, DGCA’s President Fawaz continuation of bilateral cooperation youth in order to create further devel- for the PAYS in the international arena for Arab States Sima Bahous. between the two countries, Al-Farah stated. between Kuwait and UAE, in which it opment in their fields, she said, stress- including many official organizations The Public Authority for Youth and Directorate General of Civil Aviation The deal stipulates that both serves the interest and welfare of the ing the need for a national survey to within the UN umbrella,” he said, Sports had also the opportunity to (DGCA) said yesterday. countries exchange air transport people of both countries. provide youth with better services. stressing that whenever there is an meet on the sidelines of Kuwait’s par- The agreement reflects the privileges, facilitations, and trans- The deal was first signed last opportunity to enhance and develop ticipation in the high-level event, with DGCA’s keenness on opening new portation rights without any opera- Thursday in Kuwait between DGCA’s Global interaction the PAYS, specifically the Sports the Special Adviser for the United prospects for bilateral cooperation in tional restrictions in accordance with chief Farah, on behalf of the Kuwaiti Meanwhile, Chairman and Director Centers in Kuwait, “these opportuni- Nations Sports for Development and air transport with Kuwait’s friendly third and fourth freedoms in order to government, and Saif Al-Suwaidi, General of the Public Authority for ties will not be ignored”. Peace, Wilfried Lemkee. PAYS countries, in addition to supporting make it flexible for national carriers Director General of General Civil Youth and Sport (PAYS) Sheikh Ahmad “We will always try to take the Chairman Mansour was accompanied the country’s policy by linking in Kuwait and UAE to operate in the Aviation Authority (GCAA), on behalf Al-Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah chance and illustrate the experiences by Ghaida Al-Busairi and Hela Al- Kuwait International Airport to some future and serve air traffic and air of the UAE government. — KUNA praised Kuwait’s $1.5 million contribu- into the work force weather we gain Gharabally. — KUNA

Omair lauds Kuwaiti-Moroccan agricultural cooperation

MARRAKESH: Kuwaiti Minister of Oil and tive for launching the alliance, to be based Minister of State for National Assembly in Doha, and called on dryland countries to Affairs Ali Al-Omair said Saturday night his join the initiative in order to be better able country and Morocco main- to address the challenges tain exemplary ties which of drought and desertifica- kept growing in all fields tion, it said. particularly agriculture in They acknowledged the the recent years. role the civil society institu- Speaking to KUNA fol- tions and NGOs can play in lowing his meeting with research programs in such Moroccan Minister of areas as water scarcity, flora Agriculture and Fisheries and fauna wealth develop- Aziz Akhannouch here, ment, curbing the rising Omair said the two sisterly rates of soil salinity, and countries work together for rehabilitating the infra- turning the agricultural structure of food storage, cooperation into a form of transportation and market- food security integration. Minister Ali Al-Omair ing. “The meeting with In addition to Omair, the Akhannouch explored this possibility as two-day conference gathered Qatari well as ways to share experience in the Minister of Environment Ahmad bin Amer areas of land reclamation and the combat Al-Humaidi, Moroccan Minister Delegate to against desertification,” he said. “The meet- the Ministry of Interior Draiss Charki, ing also discussed financing for joint agri- Chairman of the Islamic Development The Italian teacher is awarded for being the 200,000th visitor to Kuwait’s pavilion. cultural programs, he said, noting that food Group Dr Ahmad Mohammad Al-Madani security needs long-term investment in and Executive Director of the GDA Bader order to bear fruit,” he added. Omair made Omar Al Dafa as well as representatives of Kuwait’s Expo Milano pavilion the comments on the sidelines of the clos- 18 GDA member countries. ing session of the ministerial conference of The GDA members include Kuwait, the Global Dryland Alliance (GDA). Morocco, Qatar, Iraq, Mauritania, Tunisia, The conference came to a close with the Oman, Mexico, Senegal, Chad, Niger, attracts 200,000 visitors adoption of the Marrakesh Declaration, the Burkina Faso, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Egypt, blueprint of the GDA founding convention, Bahrain and the UAE. It aims to implement MILAN: Kuwait’s pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 the Italian teacher by presenting her with a the Kuwaiti pavilion among Expo Milano visi- the formula of funding for the Alliance’s food security research and development has attracted 200,000 visitors since its opening commemorative gift that cheered her amid tors, making it so far the most successful activities and the agenda of the coming programs; improve members’ food security on May 2nd, a record and promising turnout for warm applause and congratulations by the Kuwaiti international participation in displaying ministerial, due in Doha late this year. policies and planning; facilitate the cooper- a Kuwaiti international participation. The record pavilion’s organizers and visitors, said Badah. sacrifices and achievements of the Kuwaiti peo- The conferees affirmed commitment to ative participation of its members in inter- was accomplished through a female Italian chil- The Kuwaiti pavilion, themed “Challenge of ple. building a partnership among the GDA national and multilateral food security dren’s teacher, who visited the pavilion earlier to Nature,” shows how the Kuwaitis overcame Meanwhile, Bader Al-Mutairi, member of the members and the competent regional and related efforts; and share the benefits of become visitor number 200,000, said harsh environmental conditions to build and pavilion’s media team, expressed to KUNA his international organizations, geared to new research and technological innovation Mohammad Al-Badah, the pavilion’s media offi- modernize the country, he noted. pride of this achievement which succeeded in ensure food security, according to the dec- with the least developed dryland countries cial. He also expressed his colleagues’ joy and delivering Kuwait’s humanitarian message to laration. in the interest of reducing hunger and The pavilion’s director and staff celebrated excitement towards the growing popularity of the audience in Italy. — KUNA They stated support to the Qatari initia- poverty. —KUNA

Kuwait partakes in Arab charitable market in Madrid

MADRID: Kuwait’s Embassy partici- Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, is lead- added that half of the Kuwaiti pavil- pates in a market for charitable giv- ing in humanitarian action. This ion would be donated to a Spanish ing purposes organized by the soci- great role has qualified HH the Amir cancer treatment hospital and the ety of Arab female diplomats in and Kuwait to be declared as other half for a society that caters Madrid. ‘Humanitarian Leader’ and for hungry people. The participation comes within ‘Humanitarian Center’ by the United Sheikha Al-Awadi, who supervis- the framework of Kuwait’s eager- Nations recently, Harbi said. es the Kuwaiti pavilion, argued ness to contribute to charitable and The ambassador stated that the meanwhile that partaking in such humanitarian events worldwide Kuwait’s pavilion displays traditional charitable events helps acquaint Ambassador Suleiman Al-Harbi said. Kuwaiti clothes, foodstuff, desserts, people with Kuwait’s heritage and He noted that Kuwait, headed by books, heritage-related souvenirs modern state as well as strengthen His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah and various other local products. He people-to-people relations. —KUNA MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 LOCAL Interior Ministry urges Heat blamed for series halting delivery licenses of blackouts in Kuwait

By A Saleh Bedoon children By Meshaal Al-Enezi NGOs that filed the complaint include the National MP Sultan Al-Shemmari yesterday urged Education Syndicate for Family Security, headed by Dr Khadija Al- KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry yesterday urged the Minister Dr Bader Al-Essa to accept children of KUWAIT: Following multiple blackouts in Kuwait over the past Mahmeed; the Women Social and Cultural Society, led by Lolwa Ministry Of Commerce And Industry to stop issuing new bedoons registered in the 1965 census in public five days, another blackout was experienced after another Doha Al-Mulla; the Children Society, led by Dr Balqees Al-Najjar; the commercial license or renew existing ones for delivery schools. power unit malfunctioned. The breakdown was reportedly due Sociologists Society, led by Abdul Rahman Al-Tawheed; and services unless it approves it. The ministry’s demand was to high temperatures. The unit was repaired in less than an others. made in view of the growing demand for such licenses. Commerce ministry still staggering: Turaiji hour. Meanwhile, another blackout happened in Farwaniya and MP Abdullah Al-Turaiji claimed things in the ministry emergency teams were dispatched to fix the problem. Wife divorces husband over tight abaya Nurses’ two-day off of commerce and industry are still poor and that Upon her request, a family court recently divorced a Kuwaiti Health Ministry’s Undersecretary Dr Khalid Al-Sahlawi none of the elements mentioned in the grilling NGOs demand equal rights woman from her husband and forced her to return a KD 6,000 said that following a meeting with the Nursing Society, motion filed against former minister Abdulmohsen A number of NGOs recently filed a complaint to the Housing dowry he had paid her. the ministry agreed to grant Kuwaiti nurses two days off Al-Mudej were resolved. “Though the new minister is Minister Yasser Abul, demanding equal housing welfare rights The woman had an argument with her husband, after he every week. Sahlawi explained that the two days off not responsible for mistakes, corruption and with men, especially in relation to Kuwaiti women married to ordered her to wear a tight abaya. She refused and eventually would first be given to Kuwaiti nurses, then to GCC and favoritism prevailing in the ministry, he is responsi- non-Kuwaitis. asked for a divorce. bedoon ones. Sahlawi added that it had been also ble for finding solutions for such problems,” he agreed to increase bedoon nurses’ salaries. underlined. Alghanim Industries named KRCS ‘Diamond Partner’

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) named Alghanim Industries its ‘Diamond Partner’ after it generously contributed to KRCS’s initia- tives during the past year. Alghanim Industries supported KRCS by facilitat- ing treatment for needy patients in Kuwait, and by helping Nurture and Educate Students Today (NEST), which aims to raise awareness and support education of underprivileged children, both locally and internationally. Deputy President of KRCS, Anwar Abdullah Al-Hassawi, said: “KRCS is proud of its continuous partnership with the private sector and with certain regulations and guidelines.” around the world. Our work with KRCS Alghanim Industries being a main part- Head of Corporate Communications helps us achieve our goals. As a ner supporting KRCS’s humanitarian at Alghanim Industries, Abdullateef respectable international organization efforts.” He added: “KRCS continues to Abdulaziz Al-Sharikh, said: “It is part of with a long and positive history in serve Kuwaiti society by managing our long-term commitment toward the Kuwait and abroad, we are proud to be medical services targeted towards community. We do all we can to their partner. I thank KRCS for their con- needy families that are unable to pay for empower underprivileged people, sup- tinuous efforts to help underprivileged medication, either by covering the port education and encourage entre- people around the world, and for allow- costs, or part of the cost, according to preneurship in Kuwait and other places ing us to be part of this positive change.” Registration for NBK Summer Internship Program underway KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) is launching its 2015 “NBK views the Summer Summer Internship Program on the 14th of June, 2015. The Internship Program as an two-week courses are specially designed for high school and extension to its educational ini- college students, between the age of 15 and 20 years. tiatives and as part of its corpo- The online registration for the Summer Internship rate social responsibility,” said Program started through nbk.com and it will be launched Yaqoub Al-Baqer, NBK Public through NBK official page on Facebook, Twitter and Relations Officer. “This annual Instagram @NBKPage. program demonstrates NBK’s long-standing social involve- ment as well as its national commitment towards provid- Crime ing young generations with the Report suitable opportunities to expe- rience how the actual profes- sional banking concerns and transactions are handled and NBK Public Relations processed.” Officer Yaqoub Al-Baqer “It has been 14 years since the establishment of the program,” added Baqer. “At the core of NBK’s corporate social responsibility is our commitment to developing the youth in Kuwait. NBK invests at every level in the training, professional development and the growth of the youth cadres, to contribute to trainees’ basic and profes- sional competencies and abilities in fields of practical life.” The Summer Internship Program is made up of five differ- ent sessions, five-hour daily over two weeks each. The first session starts on the 14th of June, while the following ses- sions start on 28th of June, 12th and 26th of July and 9th of August respectively. No injuries The Program features a mixture of theoretical and practi- cal training dedicated to providing the interns with invalu- in Wafra fire able knowledge on a variety of subjects such as: the team- work, creative thinking, the means of self-expression and modern banking, in addition to helping them to have By Hanan Al-Saadoun greater exposure to daily banking work procedures. KUWAIT: Wafra fire center led by Major Fahad Al-Ajma, along with Nuwaiseeb center put out a fire in a Wafra farm and stopped it from spreading, said sources, adding the fire started in a power transformer.

Asian held for abortion Capital deputy prosecutor ordered the detention of an Asian woman for pregnancy out of wedlock, adultery and abortion. The woman will be taken in police’s cus- tody after she is released from the hospital, where she was admitted yesterday for treatment.

Attempted suicides A Pakistani man attempted suicide following a dispute with his wife. The man was later charged with attempted suicide. Also, an Indian man tried to kill himself by ingest- ing an insecticide, and was taken to Jahra hospital in a criti- cal condition.

Jahra detective held at gunpoint A Jahra detective accused a citizen of attempting to steal his car at gunpoint. The suspect fired at the detective and later ran out of ammunition, so the detective chased him, forcing the suspect to leave his car and flee.

Robberies A Bangladeshi man told Salmiya police that an unknown person broke into his room, beat and tied him, then took KD 1,300 and a set of golden jewelry. Meanwhile, a citizen told Ahmadi police that two generators, one electric saw, one circular saw, and KD 170 were stolen from his company.

MOI arrests Interior Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Correctional Institutions Affairs Maj Gen Khalid Al- Dayeen said the special security team arrested 457 persons who are sentenced for less than a year in jail; 242 sentenced for 1-5 years; 148 for 5-10 years; seven for 10-15 years and six for 15 years and more. They also arrested three people who are sentenced to death and 38 persons for transfer to the psychiatric hospital. MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 From the Arabic press

Crime Al-Anbaa Report Distinguishing Woman raped by by tattoos

fake detective By Nirmin Al-Hooti KUWAIT: A Filipina woman was raped after being tricked into Road getting into a car, believing that the man who told her to get ome people get tattoos of shapes and drawings into the car was a detective. The victim told Hawally police to peace on their bodies to become a fixed mark on them about what happened, and police are working on the case. Sand distinguish them from others. The question remains: With what does it distinguish them from oth- ers? Woman accuses ex of scandal Putting the history of the tattoo through civiliza- A citizen in her twenties accused a citizen of posting her tions and eras aside, we find that most religions and pictures online without her knowledge, and filed a com- sects reject for a human being to hurt himself, and tra- plaint in Sulaibkhat police station. She said that after a ditions ban drawing on the body for any reason. The one year relationship with the accused, she decided to case we are discussing today is not based on religion, leave him, and later discovered her pictures were on but of the earthly kind with respect to the personal social media. Detectives are working on the case. freedom and human beliefs. Still, this is the question that presents itself: What is the beautiful image that some people see when he draws on his body, to be Lewd acts with him for life? And if he wishes to remove them, he will have to cut his body to get the strange shapes out. An Egyptian woman accused a Kuwaiti man of encouraging When Allah Almighty created the human being, he her daughter to commit indecent acts, and filed a complaint did so using the best of shapes to distinguish him from at Sabahiya police station. Police are investigating the case. Al-Jarida the rest of creation. And since Allah Almighty distin- guished the human race from the rest of his creation, then why do some people put signs or shapes on their Man insults and beats police bodies to distinguish his person from others? For some An officer at Nugra police station accused an Egyptian Al-Jarida people, we find that distinction means altering them- man of insulting and beating him at the station while selves by shapes and drawings, as if we are looking for being questioned. The man was charged with insulting discussing art pieces that have uncomfortable color to an officer on duty, and will be sent to public prosecution. the eye. So is being distinguished means that we make Who is the Qadeeh criminal? ourselves moving art pieces for people to discuss as far as color and illegible lines? Or does distinguishing Youth stabs another with pen By Prof Ghanim Al-Najjar mean that we put unclear signs for certain rituals to be A fight between two youngsters turned ugly when one of known throughout societies? Our case remains with them ended stabbing the other’s shoulder with a pen. The eople were very eager to identify and see a Should we deem his actions an exception or is he an open end: Distinguished with what? injured kid was taken to a hospital while police is looking photo of the bomber, who recently killed inno- part of a larger network that does not condemn such Some people may think that my statements are against personal freedom or civilization. From this and for the other one who escaped following the incident. cent people at the Ali Ibn Abi Taleb Mosque in action and rather views it as the climax of being reli- P that we find that personal freedom and civilization Al-Qadeeh village in Qatif in eastern Saudi Arabia. gious, devoted and willing to sacrifice? Because what and going along with the era is not with the tattoo. The vast majority following the explosion assumed more than life can a human being sacrifice to adhere Angry customer Intellectual liberalism also does not come by making that it was an individually to his principles? our brains and thoughts a tool controlled by the A car driver refused to pay for his gas, argued with the planned act of terrorism Holding the actual cul- superficial phenomena of unfruitful civilized images. gas station’s manager and broke his hand. A complaint that has nothing to do with I do not believe we prits alone responsible and Some people pretend to be civilized without looking was filed in Bayan police station. the culture of hatred and accountable for such forward to becoming civilized through scientific and culture of accusing others have serious attempts to actions with serious practical advancements. of betrayal and unbelief, attempts to solve their Harassment It is difficult to find solutions for our intellectual for- which is dominating the handle and uproot despair by instigating them mula, because those who want to advance societies A worker at a Salmiya complex was caught harassing an whole society and affecting to kill others, would be only have the crusts of other civilizations, and their American woman who screamed for help. The man was a wide spectrum of people, extremism, hatred, ter- absolutely shortsighted and thoughts only know ‘distinguishing by tattoo.’ So is it sent to the nearby police station for questioning. instigated by prominent insufficient. It will not end reasonable that those become the future of civiliza- ones and embraced by offi- rorism and horrifying the series of violence every- tions? —Translated by Kuwait Times cial and non-official bodies. body explains as they wish. I Robberies So when a young man safe and secure people do not believe we have seri- A thief followed a citizen leaving a bank and waited until the commits such a horrible ous attempts to handle and citizen parked his car, broke the car’s glass, took KD 2,000 crime claiming many lives, his crime is, contrarily, uproot extremism, hatred, terrorism and horrifying Al-Anbaa from inside and escaped. Police are investigating the case. welcomed, applauded and even supported by some. safe and secure people. We only hear of reactions Meanwhile, four persons mugged a taxi driver, as they Though the final touches came at the hands of a that are below par to the incidents that led to them. Chaotic ado about stabbed him and stole KD 120 and his phone. The driver was depressed young man who mistakenly sought salva- I am not talking here about the Al-Qadeeh crime taken to a hospital while police is looking for the culprits. tion and a way out of this temporary world through alone. It is rather a general state of madness, mass co-education Also, a thief broke into a Lebanese woman’s home in Salmiya killing innocent people, does this mean that we killing, rejoicing for it and justifying such rejoicing Translated by Kuwait Times and removed a safe containing KD 7,000 and jewelry. Police should hold him alone responsible for this crime? with no exceptions. — By Basel Al-Jasser are investigating. —Al-Rai he co-education ban law was issued in the 1990s by the 1992 parliament to mark a terrible News Tsetback to the civil state. Unfortunately, that law in brief was passed during the tenure of a liberal minister of education in what seemed to be a deal made with religious blocs to help them make a ‘staged achieve- Planned austerity measures ment’ they could constantly use in addressing their for KPC sparks criticisms voters while they actually failed to make any tangible KUWAIT: The parliamentary budgets committee yesterday real ones. started discussing Kuwait Petroleum Corporation’s 2015-2016 On the other hand, liberals did away with some of budget, which was made according to an austerity plan set by their principles in this deal in return for keeping their the finance ministry, said informed official oil sources, adding minister in office. Both sides agreed to leave a sort of that such measures will raise another oil-related issue. The ‘grey’ area in between so as not to lose either way. The sources noted that a meeting was held last week with KPC offi- law was passed giving a five-year grace period to be cials to discuss the finance ministry’s suggested budget and put in full practice, which means that liberal blocs’ recommendations that included the following: No excellent affiliates did not feel the magnitude of the catastro- bonuses for the end of the current fiscal year, cut down phe, because with their eyes focused on the following expenses of training abroad, overtime and restrict overseas elections, liberals told their voters that it was only a treatment to a minimum, cut down KD 98 million in Kuwait Oil trick and that the law would not be put into practice. Company’s budget, including cancellation of KD 63 million At the same time, religious candidates ran the follow- worth of excellent bonuses, and cut oil per barrel production ing elections triumphantly, considering the law as cost by 60 percent, to KD 0.500 from KD 1.230. Commenting their greatest achievement that would help protect on the finance ministry’s recommendation to cut down pro- religion and chastity. duction costs based on the argument that drilling oil in Kuwait Such ‘public bidding’ has been annually costing was easy thus rendering the high production cost ‘squander of state treasury and public funds KD 500 million, teach- funds,’ official oil sources refuted such allegations, noting that ing students behind closed doors, weaker high educa- the period of easy drilling in Kuwait is long gone because tion outputs as well as many social problems with Kuwait has to drill as deep as 3.5 kilometers to reach heavy oil, female university graduates who spend their com- adding that the cost of digging a single oil well over the period of 1-3 months was KD 18 million. — Al-Anbaa Frankly speaking, it is high Govt reaches settlement with judges time we stopped this unneces- KUWAIT: The Supreme Judiciary Council has reached a settlement with the government over judges and pros- sary drainage and consider- ecution staffs’ financial demands, well-informed sources said. According to the new settlement, retirees able losses our public funds would get indemnity equal to three years’ salary, instead of five years, as they previously demanded, have been suffering from. while a judge’s salary will be limited to KD 6,000. The legal governmental committee formed to set the judi- plete studies in a feminized environment and sudden- ciary independence law was tasked to the case. ly find themselves working side by side with male col- Meanwhile, head of the Supreme Judiciary Council leagues, which usually causes them a great deal of Chancellor Faisal Al-Mershed stressed that the cabinet confusion and imbalance. Most importantly, despite was in the final phases of completing the judiciary the high cost, the quality of education university stu- independence law pending referral to the parliament. dents have been getting ever since has been drasti- “It is better late than never,” he commented, referring cally deteriorating, while the numbers of chaste, reli- to the delay in passing the law. —Al-Jarida giously committed and pure students as well as unchaste ones has remained unchanged. Frankly speaking, it is high time we stopped this Charity branches unnecessary drainage and considerable losses our KUWAIT: “Only 12 of the 153 charity branches in Kuwait are public funds have been suffering from. We should also licensed,” said Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor’s charities note that the conservative Kuwaiti society does not department manager Muneera Al-Kandari. She added that the need any laws and such high cost to protect chastity, ministry recently closed 34 of these unlicensed branches, while because it is always protected by means of the reli- 107 more will follow. Kandari also noted that only five out of the gious and traditional beliefs of the Kuwaiti people. 11 charities operating in Kuwait have branches in these areas: Our nation no longer needs this unnecessary Social Reform, The Islamic Heritage Revival, The Patients Fund, chaotic mix of ideas and principles only meant to Al-Najat and The Direct Assistance societies. —Al-Jarida make political and electoral gains for some political blocs that use either liberal or religious slogans. For those people, the nation and fellow citizens are noth- Passing grades ing but electoral tools utilized to achieve more KUWAIT: Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr achievements for this or that bloc at the expense of Bader Al-Essa denied any reports of increasing the mini- the nation, its people, their present as well as their mum grade requirements for high school graduates to future. get into Kuwait University (KU) or any of the Public So, will masses of voters take this into consideration Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) col- and actually do their duty in serving this nation by leges. Essa added that the grades will remain the same as electing and voting for the best in the coming parlia- last year: 70 percent in the scientific sector and 75 per- mentary elections? I believe that around 50 percent of cent in the arts sector. He also stressed that the ministry voters have been boycotting parliamentary elections of higher education will accept all applicants meeting ever since 2008. With this in mind, why do we then those conditions, be that to join KU or PAAET; or to get wonder why others develop and prosper while we are scholarships in Kuwait and abroad. —Al-Jarida moving backwards? — Translated by Kuwait Times MONDAY, AJUNE 1, 2015 Mubarak party HK democrats intent on vetoing vote as talks with China fizzle HQ demolished

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GAZA CITY: Palestinian brides fix each others’ veils during a mass wedding ceremony in Gaza City, yesterday. Nearly 2000 Palestinian couples were married in a ceremony funded by the Turkish government and supported by the Hamas movement. — AFP IS claims Libya suicide attack

TRIPOLI: The Islamic State group yesterday ready for “war”. “The apostates of Fajr A statement warned that IS plans on Ansar al-Sharia. declared “war” on the powerful Fajr Libya Libya... must know that a war is coming to seizing “oilfields to fund its operations”, as it The radical group is classified by the militia alliance that controls Tripoli and cleanse the land of their filth unless they has done in Syria and Iraq where the United States as a “terrorist” organisation Italians vote claimed a suicide bombing that killed five repent and go back to their true religion,” jihadists last year set up a “caliphate” strad- and suspected of involvement in the 2012 of its fighters. said the extremist group. dling both countries. attack on the US consulate in the second posing test The dawn blast in northwest Libya is the Libya plunged into chaos after the 2011 The government’s plea comes after IS on city of Benghazi. Tripoli officials say that IS, latest in a series of attacks by IS in the polit- NATO-backed uprising that toppled and Thursday seized control of the airport in which also has positions in the eastern city for Berlusconi ically divided North African country, where killed long-time dictator Moamer Gaddafi, Sirte, Kadhafi’s hometown east of Tripoli, of Derna, has “sleeping cells” in the capital, the jihadists have exploited chaos to gain a with battle-hardened former rebels armed after Fajr Libya fighters withdrew from the where the group has already claimed sever- ROME: Italians voted yesterday in regional elections seen as growing foothold. with heavy weapons carving out their own facility. It was the first time that IS in Libya al attacks. a key measure of the fading fortunes of ex-premier Silvio “A car suicide bomber blew himself up fiefdoms. Fajr Libya, an alliance of armed has recorded such a military gain. The In a bid to find a solution to the crisis, Berlusconi as well as an important test for centre-left Prime near a checkpoint at an entrance of groups including Islamists opposed to the Gardabiya airport, which is also a military the United Nations has for months strug- Minister Matteo Renzi. Dafniya,” between the town of Zliten and extremist religious views of IS, seized pow- base, lies just 150 kilometres (93 miles) gled to broker a deal between warring par- Twenty million voters are eligible to elect governors in Libya’s third city Misrata, said a spokesman er in Tripoli last year. from Libya’s so-called “oil crescent”-home ties through the creation of a national unity seven of the country’s 20 regions, as well as the mayors of for Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn). It installed a new government and par- to key oilfields and export terminals. government. On Saturday night a UN-spon- more than 700 municipalities. The attack killed five fighters and liament in the capital, prompting the Officials in Tripoli said that IS had allied sored meeting in neighbouring Tunisia of At midday, five hours after polls opened, turnout stood at administration recognised by the interna- with supporters of the ousted Kadhafi Libyan mayors and municipal representa- wounded seven others, he added. The an average of 20.1 percent in the municipal polls and LANA news agency of the militia-backed tional community to flee to the east of the regime to deploy across Sirte. Sirte has tives ended with a declaration calling for between 13 and 17.7 percent in the regional ballotting. Tripoli administration gave a similar country. been rocked by sporadic fighting between the “swift formation of a government of The polls are the first in Italy, which is slowly emerging account of the attack, and also reported IS and Fajr Libya since February, when national accord”. from recession, since European elections a year ago in which that five were dead. IS claimed responsibili- Oilfields at risk jihadists deployed in the city, capturing Special envoy Bernardino Leon said on Renzi’s Democratic Party (PD) won with just over 40 percent ty for the attack in a message posted on Yesterday’s attack comes a day after government buildings and the university. Thursday that the UN was preparing a new of the vote. Twitter, identifying the suicide bomber as a Libya’s recognised government called on The city, located 450 kilometres (280 draft peace agreement which it plans to Tunisian named Abu Wahib al-Tunsi. The the international community to provide it miles) east of Tripoli, was already a bastion hand over to the rival factions in the first Observers will also be looking closely at the battle on the jihadist group also warned Fajr Libya to be with weapons to battle IS. of Islamist extremist groups, including week of June. — AFP right between the anti-immigration Northern League, led by rising star Matteo Salvini, and Berlusconi’s Forza Italia (Go Italy). The 78-year-old media magnate is keen on making a political comeback after his acquittal on charges of paying More heavy rain but no new for underage sex and a stint of community service for tax fraud. Thirty elected members of Forza Italia have already announced their departure to join the man once considered serious flooding in Houston Berlusconi’s heir apparent, Raffaele Fitto, who has broken away from the old leader. ROSENBERG: The seemingly ceaseless rain swept the time Ricky McCullough, 47, and a friend measured it homes were ordered to evacuate Friday. Berlusconi caused a stir on Friday when he swept into a across areas of soggy Texas again although new serious on Friday night and Saturday morning. An alligator In Central Texas, about 2,000 volunteers and 100 leftist election rally flanked by six bodyguards, believing that flooding appeared to be avoided. poked its snout above water as he talked, followed by a members of an elite search and rescue team searched he was at a Forza Italia event. He beat a hasty retreat after At least 31 people have been killed in storms that black water moccasin snake slithering along the mud- for a group of people whose vacation house was swept being informed of his mistake by a member of his entourage began in Texas and Oklahoma last weekend. Twenty- died water. away in a massive flood on the Blanco River. in an embarrassment that the La Stampa daily on Sunday called “tragi-comic”. — AFP seven of the deaths have been in Texas alone, and 11 “I’m concerned about it enough, but I’m a lot more Among the missing is 6-year-old William Charba, the people were still missing Saturday. concerned because we have a lot of older people living son of Randy Charba, 42, and Michelle Charba, 43. As much as 31/2 inches (7.62 centimeters) of rain fell down here,” he said. He’s also worried about the forecast Michelle’s body was found Wednesday. Michelle’s moth- Saturday afternoon and evening in Houston, feeding of heavy rains - about 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 centime- er, Sue Carey, 71, is still missing, but officials said late fears of renewed flooding. Officials said bayous were ters) projected for the greater Houston area, according Friday they had identified the remains of her father, responding well and only one new evacuation order for to the National Weather Service. But lead forecaster retired dentist Ralph Carey, 73. 30 homes in Wharton southwest of Houston were Scott Overpeck in the Houston office said the storms Jonathan McComb, the lone survivor from the house, ordered or recommended in low-lying and riverfront are expected to be slow-moving, and if they stall out, and his family had joined the Charbas and the Careys areas of Southeast Texas outside the nation’s fourth- portions of the area could receive between 4 to 5 inches for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, all coming from largest city. (10 to 12.5 centimeters) in just a few hours. Corpus Christi. McComb’s wife, Laura, 33, and 4-year-old The Brazos River southwest of Houston was the main Earlier in the week, the Colorado River in Wharton daughter, Leighton, are still unaccounted for. The body area of concern as floodwaters moved from North and and the San Jacinto River near Houston were threaten- of their 6-year-old son, Andrew, was found Wednesday Central Texas downstream toward the Gulf of Mexico. ing homes, but the National Weather Service said both in the river. A creek that empties into the Brazos River - which is are expected to recede below flood stage by Sunday. This week’s record rainfall in Texas eased the state’s expected to rise until Monday morning and crest at 50 Wharton authorities said Saturday they were consider- drought and swelled rivers and lakes to the point that feet (15 meters) - went up 4 feet (1.2 meters) between ing lifting a mandatory evacuation; residents from 30 they may not return to normal levels until July. — AP INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015

Saudi, Egypt downplay reports of discord over Syria

CAIRO: Egypt and Saudi Arabia sought yesterday to for Riyadh to hold a Syrian opposition conference are seeking to protect the government and military Shoukry said his government is working with the downplay reports of discord among the close allies but no date has been set yet. institutions in Syria to be able to deal with the chal- Russians to convince the Syrian government over Syria during a visit of the Saudi foreign minister Local media in both countries say the dispute lenges after the Assad regime.” “of the need to take part in the political process to Cairo. over Syria has caused discord between the two Saudi Arabia has given billions of dollars to Egypt along with different oppositions” supported by Riyadh is a key backer of Islamist rebels battling allies. since the military overthrew Islamist President Russia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad. Egypt’s Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, who is visit- Mohammed Morsi in 2013. Egypt’s Foreign Minister He added: “We don’t have to necessarily agree government, which is deeply suspicious of Islamist ing Cairo for the first time since assuming his post, Sameh Shoukry said the two countries’ policies com- completely with the framework or the output.” movements throughout the region, says Assad’s denied any reports of tension. plement each other. Highlighting the divergence, al-Jubeir said the government will have to be part of a negotiated set- “There is no disagreement,” he told reporters. “In Shoukry denied reports that Egypt and Russia are contacts with Moscow are primarily to “convince tlement. Syria, we are all seeking to remove Bashar Assad working to come up with a new political initiative Russia to give up on Bashar or to exert efforts or use Cairo is hosting a group of Syrian non-Islamist from power after he lost his legitimacy, and we are for a negotiated solution in Syria, but said there was influence in Syria to convince Bashar to give up opposition factions next week. There are also plans all seeking to restore peace and stability in Syria. We ongoing coordination between Cairo and Moscow. power as soon as possible.” — AP Netanyahu committed to Palestinian state

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister bleak with the lack of trust between the Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday he was sides exacerbated by the formation of committed to the establishment of a Netanyahu’s new hardline coalition. “Tell Palestinian state, calling on the Palestinian the Palestinians to stop their campaign to leadership to return to negotiations uncon- delegitimise Israel. Tell them to get back to ditionally. “I remain committed to the idea the negotiating table. Tell them that we that the only way we can achieve a lasting should negotiate without preconditions,” peace is through the concept of two states Netanyahu said to Steinmeier. In a meeting for two peoples-a demilitarised Palestinian in Ramallah with the top German diplomat, state that recognises the Jewish nation Palestinian premier Rami Hamdallah reiter- state of Israel,” he said. Netanyahu spoke ated “the Palestinian leadership’s commit- after talks with visiting German Foreign ment to the two-state solution based on Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. 1967 borders,” with east Jerusalem its capi- He said they had discussed “our com- tal. Steinmeier will on Monday travel to the mon quest to move forward on peace with Gaza Strip, where large swathes of the the Palestinians”. “I think the only way to coastal territory razed during the 2014 war move that is through direct negotiations. with Israel have yet to be rebuilt. Unfortunately, the Palestinian Authority Also on Sunday, Israeli cabinet secretary has moved away from these negotiations,” Avihai Mandelblit announced that Benny Netanyahu said. Begin, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud par- Netanyahu sparked international con- ty, had stepped down as minister. cern when he ruled out the establishment Begin had been sworn in earlier this of a Palestinian state while campaigning for month as a minister without portfolio, but the March 17 general election but later on Friday submitted his resignation to keep backtracked on the comments. the number of ministers at 20, after Gilad Prospects for a renewal of the peace Erdan, also of the Likud, belatedly joined the talks, which fell apart in April 2014, look cabinet as internal security minister. —AFP QAMISHLI: People inspect the damage in the Maysalun clinic where a fire broke out after a fuel tank exploded yesterday in the northeastern city of Qamishli. The fire at least killed 27 people, mostly children, and injured about 30 others, official media said. Qamishli, a majority Kurdish city on the border with Turkey, lies in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakeh. — AFP UN envoy decries Syria raids as dozens killed ‘Use of barrel bombs must stop’

BEIRUT: The UN envoy to Syria condemned said. It also reported that 27 civilians were regime bombing of civilian areas as “totally Syria’s conflict, which began in March killed and dozens more injured when a bush unacceptable” after more than 140 people 2011, has left more than 220,000 people fire spread to a local clinic in the northeast were killed in a day of heavy air raids. dead and forced millions to flee. Hasakeh province. Across the border in Iraq, pro-govern- Several rounds of peace talks have made JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, third left, speaks during the ment forces pressed their operation aimed no headway and the UN envoy’s efforts to IS advances in Syria weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, yesterday.— AP at sealing off jihadists who captured the city broker a ceasefire in the second city of Following defeats in Idlib’s provincial cap- of Ramadi two weeks ago. Aleppo were rejected by rebel factions. ital and at a massive military base nearby, In Syria, barrel bombs dropped by government forces also lost the ancient city Bail denied for President Bashar al-Assad’s helicopters killed ‘Indiscriminate methods’ of Palmyra to IS on May 21. 84 civilians, including children, in the north- Regime barrel bombs-crude weapons The jihadists demolished Palmyra’s noto- ern province of Aleppo on Saturday, a moni- made of containers packed with explosives- rious government prison on Saturday, razing Palestinian lawmaker toring group said. have often struck schools, hospitals, and what was for decades a symbol of abuses RAMALLAH: A lawyer for a female She was arrested at her West Bank “The news of aerial bombing by Syrian markets in Syria. against regime opponents. Palestinian lawmaker detained by Israel home in April and later charged with helicopters on a civilian area of the Aleppo But the toll from the Saturday raids, IS also seized a major checkpoint at a says a military court has rejected an inciting violence. Hassan says Jarrar, neighbourhood of Al-Shaar deserves the which also targeted a market in the IS-con- crossroads south of Palmyra on routes lead- order to release her on bail. 52, a political leader of the leftist most strong international condemnation,” trolled town of Al-Bab, was among the high- ing to Damascus as well as Homs to the Earlier this month, a military judge Popular Front for the Liberation of UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said in a state- est. west, the Observatory said. ruled that Khalida Jarrar should be Palestine, was arrested for “her political ment. “This is further shocking proof of the hor- “The road is now open (for IS) from released. Her lawyer, Mahmoud Hassan, stance, not for any security threat.” The “The use of barrel bombs must stop,” he rific and indiscriminate methods the Assad Palmyra to Anbar province in Iraq, without said yesterday that prosecutors court denied bail, saying she had said. “All evidence shows that the over- regime is using to kill and injure innocent any obstacles,” said Mohammed Hassan al- appealed the order, and a court said breached court orders in the past, incit- whelming majority of the civilian victims in civilians, including children,” said British Homsi, a local activist. she must remain behind bars until her ed to violence and urged the abduction the Syrian conflict have been caused by the Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. IS consolidated its gains in northern trial on June 22. of soldiers. — AP use of such indiscriminate aerial weapons.” The tactic of carrying out air attacks on Aleppo province, overrunning rebel-held vil- He said it was “totally unacceptable that built-up areas after battleground losses has lages near Turkey. The two-day clashes killed the Syrian airforce attacks its own territory become common practise for Syria’s regime, 31 rebels and 22 jihadists, according to the in an indiscriminate way, killing its own citi- which ceded swathes of territory in May. Observatory. zens.” “The regime has always dropped barrel It also advanced to within four kilometres Mubarak party The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights bombs in this war, but it is intensifying its (less than three miles) of northeast Hasakeh said regime air strikes throughout Syria strikes believing it can compensate for terri- city, leaving at least 15 regime forces dead. killed at least 141 people on Saturday, torial losses,” said Observatory head Rami Despite recent losses, Syrian Prime HQ demolished including 20 in a rebel-controlled village in Abdel Rahman. Minister Wael al-Halqi on Sunday pledged northwest Idlib. His group has documented reported the army would “liberate every foot of Syrian CAIRO: Egypt yesterday began tearing approved plans to demolish the build- It said 22 people were killed in raids on 17,000 barrel bombings by the Syrian territory” from the jihadists. down the headquarters of the once- ings. Both buildings are located close to the northeastern jihadist-dominated town regime since October. In Iraq, government troops and allied dominant party of ex-president Hosni the famed building of the Egyptian of Al-Shadadeh. Aerial raids continued on Sunday, with paramilitary forces on Saturday retook an Mubarak that was torched during the Museum of Antiquities near Cairo’s iconic Its toll did not include another 43 people- three civilians killed in a second barrel bomb area west of Ramadi, captured by IS two 2011 uprising that toppled him. Tahrir Square-epicentre of the anti- including fighters from the Islamic State attack on Al-Bab. weeks ago. Demolition workers, using cranes and Mubarak revolt. bulldozers, began razing the four-storey Mubarak’s NDP party was ordered group and their families-killed in a govern- Syria’s state news agency said eight civil- But Human Rights Watch accused Iraqi headquarters of Mubarak’s National officially dissolved in 2011 but a court in ment raid on the same town. ians were killed when “terrorists fired rock- authorities of blocking thousands of families Democratic Party (NDP) located on the July lifted a ban on former members run- Air raids also killed civilians in Damascus, ets on the Al-Aathamiyeh neighbourhood in from escaping violence in the mainly Sunni Nile in central Cairo. ning in elections. A court in November Deir Ezzor, and Daraa provinces, the monitor Aleppo.” province of Anbar. — AFP An adjacent 14-storey tower that dropped murder charges against once housed offices of state-run organi- Mubarak, 87, in connection with the sations was also being dismantled. In deaths of some 800 protesters during early 2011, angry protesters demanding the uprising. the ouster of Mubarak had ransacked He was however sentenced to three Egyptian-American released, back in US and set fire to the NDP buildings-seen as years in prison in a separate case on cor- symbols of his autocratic rule. ruption charges along with his two sons, Last month the government Alaa and Gamal. — AFP WASHINGTON: An Egyptian-American al criticism over Egypt’s mass trials and ering.” who had been sentenced to life in prison in imprisonments, and only days before A State Department statement released Egypt and had been on a hunger strike for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi travels to Saturday welcomed Soltan’s release. A crim- more than a year before being freed has Germany on a state visit. inal court in April sentenced Soltan to life arrived back in the United States. He was arrested in August 2013 when in prison, while upholding death sentences Mohammed Soltan, the son of a promi- security forces came looking for his father for 14 people, including his father and nent member of the now-outlawed Muslim at his home. His family said they didn’t find Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie, and Brotherhood, arrived at Dulles International the father at the time, but arrested him sentencing 36 others to life in prison, Airport on Saturday night in a wheelchair, instead. His father, Salah, was detained lat- including three Egyptian journalists. The Washington Post said. The newspaper er. The case is rooted in the violence that said Soltan was greeted with tears, hugs Waleed Nasser, a lawyer representing swept Egypt after the military-led ouster in and calls of “welcome home.” Soltan, said he was forced to renounce his July 2013 of Morsi, a veteran Brotherhood Soltan had been convicted of financing Egyptian citizenship in order to secure his leader and the country’s first freely elected an anti-government sit-in and spreading release. A decree el-Sissi issued in president. His supporters set up protest “false news.” He was among the thousands November allows him to deport foreign camps in Cairo, but security forces violently imprisoned after the 2013 military over- defendants convicted or accused of crimes. dispersed the sit-ins in August 2013, killing throw of Islamist President Mohammed In a statement, Soltan’s family thanked hundreds. In retaliation, many police sta- Morsi. those who helped work for his release, say- tions and churches came under attack. CAIRO: An Egyptian worker collects wires following the demolition of the head- The 27-year-old Ohio State University ing that the US government had made Soltan had been working as an assistant quarters of the once-dominant party of ex-president Hosni Mubarak that was graduate and former Barack Obama cam- extensive efforts to secure his return home. and translator for US and international torched during the 2011 uprising that toppled him, yesterday in the capital, paigner had been on a hunger strike over “Mohammed’s health is dire,” his family news organizations during the protests, but Cairo. Angry protesters demanding the ouster of Mubarak’s regime ransacked his detention of more than a year, and his said. “He will receive medical treatment as prosecutors accused him of participating in and set fire to the headquarters of his National Democratic Party (NDP), a four- family said his health was deteriorating. soon as he arrives on US soil and will spend a plan to overthrow the country’s military storey building located on the Nile near Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square, epicentre of Soltan’s release comes amid internation- the immediate future with his family recov- rulers. — AP the uprising. — AFP

INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 Watchdog says ex-Nazis got $20.2m in Social Security

WASHINGTON: In a forthcoming report triggered their benefits. The Justice Department denied by an Associated Press investigation, the top watch- using Social Security payments as a way to expel dog at the Social Security Administration found the former Nazis. agency paid $20.2 million in benefits to more than By March 1999, 28 suspected Nazi criminals 130 suspected Nazi war criminals, SS guards, and had collected $1.5 million in Social Security pay- others who may have participated in the Third ments after their removal from the US Since then, Reich’s atrocities during World War II. AP estimated the amount paid out had grown The report, scheduled for public release this week substantially. That estimate is based on the num- and obtained by the AP, used computer-processed ber of suspects who qualified and the three data and other internal agency records to develop a decades that have passed since the first former comprehensive picture of the total number of Nazi Nazis, Arthur Rudolph and John Avdzej, signed suspects who received benefits and the dollar agreements that required them to leave the coun- amounts paid out. The Social Security Administration try but ensured their benefits would continue. last year refused AP’s request for those figures. The IG’s report said $5.6 million was paid to 38 The payments are far greater than previously esti- former Nazis before they were deported. Ninety mated and occurred between February 1962 and five Nazi suspects who were not deported but January 2015, when a new law called the No Social were alleged or found to have participated in the Security for Nazis Act kicked in and ended retirement Nazi persecution received $14.5 million in bene- payments for four beneficiaries. The report does not fits, according to the report. include the names of any Nazi suspects who received The IG criticized the Social Security benefits. Administration for improperly paying four benefi- The large amount of the benefits and their dura- ciaries $15,658 because it did not suspend the tion illustrate how unaware the American public was benefits in time. The report also said the Social of the influx of Nazi persecutors into the US, with Security Administration “properly stopped pay- estimates ranging as high as 10,000. Many lied about ment” to the four beneficiaries when the new law their Nazi pasts to get into the US and even became banning benefits to Nazi suspects went into American citizens. They got jobs and said little about effect. The agency did, however, continue pay- what they did during the war. ments to one suspect because he was not subject HIGHLAND PARK: In this April 6, 2012 file photo, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-NY, addresses a gathering Yet the US was slow to react. It wasn’t until 1979 to the law. of Indonesian immigrants at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in Highland Park, N.J. More that a special Nazi-hunting unit, the Office of Special The Social Security Administration did not than 130 suspected Nazi war criminals, SS guards and others who may have participated in the Third Investigations, was created within the Justice immediately respond to a request for comment. Reich’s atrocities during World War II collected $20.2 million in retirement benefits, according to the Department. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., requested But in informal comments to the IG, the agency Social Security Administration’s inspector general. — AP that the Social Security Administration’s inspector and the Justice Department said the pool of general look into the scope of the payments follow- 133 suspects included individuals who were ing AP’s investigation, which was published in “We must continue working to remember the Benefits not deported and may not have had any role October 2014. On Saturday, she said the IG’s report tragedy of the Holocaust and hold those responsible AP found that the Justice Department used a with the Nazis. The Justice Department showed that 133 alleged and confirmed Nazis active- accountable,” Maloney said in a statement. “One way legal loophole to persuade Nazi suspects to leave requested the report only include the names of ly worked to conceal their true identities from the US to do that is by providing as much information to the the US in exchange for Social Security benefits. If 81 people it had provided to the IG and who government and still received Social Security pay- public as possible. This report hopefully provides they agreed to go voluntarily, or simply fled the had conclusively determined to be involved in ments. some clarity.” country before being deported, they could keep the Nazi persecution. — AP East Africa nations to US police kill more than two a day: Report meet on Burundi crisis WASHINGTON: US police have killed people of a nonprofit organization dedicated to at a rate of more than two a day this year, The improving law enforcement, told The Post. “We Washington Post reported yesterday, using its are never going to reduce the number of Summit seen as an important opportunity to resolve crisis own tally for lack of complete federal statistics. police shootings if we don’t begin to accurate- The federal government must rely on par- ly track this information.” DAR ES SALAAM: East African officials gathered upcoming elections and for a third consecutive Asked to rule on Nkurunziza’s candidacy, tial data because the country’s 17,000 or so One of the most prominent recent cases in Tanzania yesterday in a bid to help resolve the five-year term in office, something that opposition Burundi’s constitutional court found in favour of state and local police agencies are not to fuel the ongoing debate about police vio- crisis in Burundi over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s and rights groups say violates the constitution as the president, but not before one of the judges required to report such killings. The newspa- lence is that of Michael Brown, an 18-year- divisive bid to stand for a third term. well as a 2006 peace deal that ended a 13-year civ- also fled the country, claiming that its members per is tracking the deaths as a national debate old who was fatally shot last year in The Burundian president, however, will not be il war. were subject to death threats. rages over police a use of deadly force, espe- Ferguson, Missouri. The death and subse- attending. His spokesman said he instead will be Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in Key international donors have withdrawn their cially in black and other minority communi- quent lack of legal action against the police pushing ahead with a controversial re-election the conflict, marked by massacres between the support for the polls, as has the influential ties. officer who shot him prompted widespread campaign that has sparked weeks of deadly civil majority Hutu and minority Tutsi communities, Catholic Church in Burundi, and on Saturday it The Post found that relative to the overall riots in the St Louis suburb. unrest and a regional refugee crisis. and there are fears the current crisis-which has emerged that a senior member of the election population, blacks were killed at three times In Baltimore last month, riots broke out It was during a first crisis meeting on May 13 in already prompted 90,000 Burundians to flee the commission had fled the country-further plunging the rate of other minorities or whites in the following protests over the death of Freddie Tanzania’s economic capital, attended by country-could plunge the country back into open preparations for the polls into disarray. police killings it analyzed this year. Gray, 25, who died from injuries sustained in Nkurunziza, that a top general launched an unsuc- conflict. The country’s main opposition leader, Agathon The report noted that most of the people the back of a police van. The Post found that cessful bid to oust him-and the president is also Rwasa, also said elections would be a “masquer- killed were armed with potentially lethal many of the killings stemmed from minor seen as being wary of again leaving the country. Call for election delay ade” if they go ahead. objects-mainly guns, but also knives and other interactions between police and community “President Nkurunziza will not go to Dar es The summit is seen as an important opportuni- Tanzania, which has been openly critical of items. Sixteen percent were carrying a toy or members that escalated into sudden vio- Salaam,” Nkurunziza’s spokesman Gervais Abahiro ty to resolve the crisis, with talks between Nkurunziza, on Friday called on Burundi’s govern- were unarmed. lence. told AFP. “He will be represented there by his for- Nkurunziza’s camp and the Burundian opposition ment to “listen” to its people. The Post found that so far this year, at least In one case, for instance, police in the eign minister. He is campaigning and decided to deadlocked. However the leaders are expected to “Our position is that we call on the Burundian 385 people have been shot and killed by Florida city of Miami Gardens killed a schizo- delegate his minister.” stop short of telling the president to back down. people to remain calm and we urged the govern- police across the United States-a rate of more phrenic man who was waving a broomstick. The summit in Dar es Salaam is scheduled to be “We are hesitant to demand he withdraws his ment to listen to them,” Tanzania’s foreign minister, than two a day. His mother had called police because she attended by East African Community (EAC) leaders candidacy, because that could the country to an Bernard Membe, told state-run TBC1 television. “These shootings are grossly under≠report- couldn’t persuade him to come in from the from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, while South implosion. Instead we’re looking at a call to delay UN special envoy Said Djinnit said talks ed,” former police chief Jim Bueermann, head cold. — AFP African President Jacob Zuma also arrived for the the polls, and for Nkurunziza to give the opposi- between the Burundian government and opposi- meeting. tion and independent media an opportunity to tion had made progress on several issues-includ- Rwandan President Paul Kagame, a key region- freely express themselves,” a diplomat close to the ing the reopening of independent media and the al player and Burundi’s neighbour, will not be talks said. release of detainees-but not on the key issue of a Ex-Tanzanian PM Lowassa attending and is sending a minister to represent Burundi’s government has insisted that parlia- halt to protests in return for Nkurunziza’s agree- him, officials in Kigali said. mentary elections will take place on June 5 ment not to stand again. He said both sides “have launches presidential bid The crisis in Burundi erupted after the ruling despite the crisis, while a presidential poll is agreed to resume their talks after the summit in party designated Nkurunziza as its candidate for scheduled for June 26. Dar es Salaam”. — AFP DAR ES SALAAM: Former Tanzanian prime estimated to have more than 53.2 trillion minister Edward Lowassa, seen as frontrun- cubic feet (tcf) of gas reserves off its southern ner to become the East African nation’s next coast, but its energy sector has long been leader, has launched his campaign for the rul- dogged by allegations of graft and other Boko Haram raids two Nigeria towns ing party’s presidential nomination. problems. The Chama Cha Mapinduzi party has Lowassa, 61, who backed Kikwete in 2005, KANO: Boko Haram Islamists raided two towns in ruled since independence in 1961 and the is seen as a divisive figure in the ruling party northeastern Nigeria, torching public buildings and fractious opposition is not expected to chal- after resigning in 2008 over corruption alle- looting food and fuel stores, residents and a police lenge its position in a parliamentary and gations in the energy sector, charges he officer told AFP yesterday. Islamist gunmen in pick- presidential vote on Oct. 25. denied. But he is widely seen as a strong up trucks and on motorcycles stormed the towns “I have decided to run for president to contender. of Galda and Fika in Yobe state late Saturday, firing tackle poverty,” Lowassa told hundreds of He faces a stiff challenge from rivals in wildly and forcing residents indoors. supporters at a stadium in the northern the ruling party for the presidential nomi- The latest violence in the region comes shortly Tanzanian town of Arusha on Saturday. nation, including Makongoro Nyerere, son after President Muhammadu Buhari took office on President Jakaya Kikwete has overseen of Tanzania’s founding president Julius Friday vowing to crush the Islamist group that has rapid economic growth averaging 7 percent Nyerere, who has announced he will waged a six-year insurgency. over the past decade in Tanzania, but his launch his bid on June 1. After repelling a military offensive, Boko Haram administration has been criticised for failing Whoever wins the ruling party nomina- stormed Fika, 150 kilometres (95 miles) from the to deliver on promises of tackling poverty. tion is all but assured of taking office after state capital Damaturu, burning a police station Lowassa said his top priorities would Kikwete, who stands down this year after and public buildings including a law court, a local include overhauling the country’s education serving the maximum two terms. administration building and a primary school. sector, reducing poverty, boosting economic Analysts said the opposition would “Boko Haram gunmen came in two pick-up growth and fighting corruption. struggle to mount a credible challenge trucks and on several motorcycles around 9:00 pm “We will use the country’s natural despite plans to field a single presidential (2000 GMT) and kept firing shots haphazardly and resources, including natural gas, to develop candidate. firing RPGs on the police station where they forced our nation... we cannot build a modern econ- While ruled by a single party for more the policemen to flee and residents to run indoors,” omy without curbing corruption,” he said. than half a century, Tanzania has seen Fika resident Abubakar Maigoro said. Businesses have long complained corrup- peaceful transitions to different presi- The Islamists also torched a cluster of govern- tion is one of the main reasons for the high dents since multi-party politics returned ment-built homes for civil servants and 13 vehicles MAIDUGURI: People inspect houses damaged in Saturday’s rocket propelled grenades by cost of doing business in Tanzania. Tanzania is in 1995. — Reuters parked outside people’s houses, Maigoro said. Islamic extremist in Maiduguri, Nigeria, yesterday. A bomb injured four people in a market “They burnt all the telecom masts in the town and yesterday in Maiduguri, a day after the northeastern Nigerian city was hit by a suicide bomber we have to go to hill tops in the bush where we can who killed 16 in a mosque. — AP get phone signals to make calls,” resident Ibrahim Sagir said. masts in the attacks.” just a day after Buhari was sworn in. No information on casualties is available The reports of the raids came after a deadly sui- Overnight Friday, residents in a suburb south of because communications are down. Troops who cide bombing inside a mosque in the city of the same city woke to the sound of RPGs being mobilised from Potiskum, 50 kilometres (30 miles) Maiduguri killed at least nine people on Saturday fired as Boko Haram tried to advance.— AFP away, to combat the Islamists were outgunned and forced to withdraw after intense fighting, Maigoro and Sagir said. Woman tosses Apple computer, Boko Haram radicals also attacked Galda, 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Fika, at around 8 pm turns out to be worth $200K (1900 GMT). “The gunmen stormed our town firing every- MILPITAS: Her electronic waste is someone only about 200 first-generation desktop com- where to scare people away before breaking into else’s treasure. A recycling center in the Silicon puters assembled by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak shops and carting away food and jerry cans of Valley is looking for a woman who dropped off and Ron Wayne in 1976. petrol,” resident Muhammad Garba said. an old Apple computer that turned out to be a “We really couldn’t believe our eyes. We A police officer in Potiskum confirmed the collectible item worth $200,000. The computer thought it was fake,” Gichun told KNTV-TV. The accounts. “Fika and Galda came under attack from was inside boxes of electronics that she had recycling firm sold the Apple I for $200,000 to a Boko Haram last night. They burnt several public cleaned out from her garage after her husband private collection, and because the company buildings in Fika and looted shops in Galda,”he died, said Victor Gichun, the vice president of gives 50 percent of items sold back to the origi- said, asking not to be named because he was not Clean Bay Area. She didn’t want a tax receipt or nal owner, Gichun said he wants to split the authorised to speak to the media. “Soldiers leave her contact information, and it wasn’t proceeds with the mystery donor. He said he deployed from here but they were overpowered by until a few weeks later that workers opened the remembers what she looks like and is asking the gunmen,” he said. boxes to discover an Apple I computer inside. her to come back to claim her $100,000 cheque. GUATEMALA CITY: Masked protesters demonstrate against President Otto Perez “We are yet to receive any report on casual- The San Jose Mercury News reports “To prove who she is,” Gichun said, “I just need Molina outside the National Palace in Guatemala City, Saturday. Protesters are ties. Communication with the area has been dis- (http://bayareane.ws/1QiwrkE) it was one of to look at her.” — AP demanding the president step down after his Vice President Roxana Baldetti rupted as a result of the burning of telecom resigned earlier this month amid a corruption scandal. — AP INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015

Rain of little relief to India, heat toll nears 2,200

HYDERABAD: Despite hopes that weekend been reported in northern Uttar Pradesh state thundershowers would help end a raging heat over the past two weeks, said Raj Shekhar, a wave in southern India, the rain brought only state government official. limited relief as the death toll since mid-April The Press Trust of India news agency said 21 approached 2,200. people have died from the heat in eastern Officials said yesterday that the intense Orissa state, seven in western Gujarat state heat was likely to continue for another day in and two in New Delhi, India’s capital. worst-hit Andhra Pradesh and Telangana “We can’t bear this heat. The situation is states. worsened by frequent power outages,” said Daytime temperatures hovered between 45 Rekha Tiwari, a housewife in Lucknow, the and 47 degrees Celsius (113-116 Fahrenheit) in Uttar Pradesh state capital. some parts of the two states over the week- Mohammed Waseem, a cart puller who was end, 3 to 7 degrees Celsius (5 to 12 degrees drenched in sweat, had no respite as he went Fahrenheit) above normal, said K.Y. Reddy, a about delivering goods in New Delhi, where director of the Meteorological Center in the temperatures hovered at around 41 C (106 F) Telangana state capital of Hyderabad. on Sunday after a brief morning shower. “I Thundershowers brought relief to people in have to work to feed myself,” he said. other areas. Cooling monsoon rains are expected this Andhra Pradesh has been hit the hardest, week in southern India before gradually with 1,636 people dying in the state from the advancing north. The monsoon season will heat over the past month and a half, a govern- last until the end of September. ment statement said. Another 561 people Forecasting service AccuWeather warned have died in neighboring Telangana, said Sada last week of prolonged drought conditions in Bhargavi, a state disaster management com- India, with the monsoon likely to be disrupted HYDERABAD: An Indian woman stands in front of an air cooler to cool herself on a hot summer day in missioner. by a more active typhoon season over the Hyderabad, in the southern Indian state of Telangana, yesterday. Isolated thundershowers have failed to Meanwhile, 22 heat-related deaths have Pacific. — AP break a raging heat wave in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, claiming dozens of lives over the weekend and raising the overall death toll to more than 2,000 since mid-April. — AP

Owner of collapsed Bangladesh factory to face murder charges

DHAKA: Bangladesh police said they will working day despite complaints about press murder charges yesterday against the cracks appearing in the walls. owner of a garment factory that collapsed “They (Rana and the factory owners) dis- and killed more than 1,100 people in 2013, cussed and decided to keep the factory the worst industrial disaster in the coun- open. They sent the workers to their deaths try’s history. with cool heads,” Kar said. Sohel Rana, owner of the Rana Plaza fac- Rana and others will also be charged tory complex on the outskirts of the capital with violating the building code, for illegal- Dhaka, was among those who were expect- ly extending the six-storey building, which ed to be formally charged over the disaster, was initially approved as a shopping centre, lead investigator Bijoy Krishna Kar said. into a nine-storey factory complex. “We are going to press murder charges “That illegal extension violating all con- against 41 people including the owners of struction (regulations) was the seed of this the building, Sohel Rana and his parents, massive disaster,” Kar said. later today,” Kar told AFP, adding that if con- Among the others expected to be victed all could be sentenced to death. charged are seven owners of the garment “It was a mass killing. All 41 of those factories and three government engineers charged have a collective responsibility for who approved the extensions to the build- the tragedy,” he said. ing. Police announced last year they were set The mayor of Savar industrial town, to charge Rana, who was arrested on the where the factory was located, along with a western border with India as he tried to flee local councillor, also face murder charges the country days after the April 24, 2013 for ignoring breaches of building and fac- factory collapse. tory laws. But the process was held up after police The disaster highlighted appalling safe- needed government approval to frame ty problems in Bangladesh’s $25 billion gar- charges against a dozen government offi- ment industry, the world’s second largest cials included in the 41, a standard require- after China’s. ment in Bangladesh. A host of Western retailers had clothing KATHMANDU: Nepalese women wave at children traveling to school in a school bus, as thousands of schools across the districts worst hit by two major Police yesterday submitted made at Rana Plaza, including Italy’s earthquakes in Nepal reopened yesterday, in Kathmandu, Nepal, yesterday. With most school buildings damaged or unsafe, the Education Ministry chargesheets to Dhaka’s chief judicial mag- Benetton, Spain’s Mango and the British ordered that classes be held in temporary classrooms. According to a UNICEF statement, 32,000 classrooms were destroyed and 15,352 classrooms istrates court, which is expected to officially low-cost chain Primark. were damaged after the two major earthquakes in Nepal. — AP accept the charges and set a date for a trial. The disaster prompted sweeping Rana became Bangladesh’s public ene- reforms including new safety inspec- my number one after survivors recounted tions and higher wages in the industry how thousands of them were forced to which employs around four million Nepal schools reopen after enter the compound at the start of the workers. — AFP devastating earthquake Giant cross rises in Pakistan, Teachers to help children overcome trauma home to Christian minority

KATHMANDU: Thousands of children, many still “We’ve been staying home for so long, it is nice The reopening had been set for May 17, but was KARACHI: Now towering over this Church in Peshawar. traumatised from losing homes and loved ones, to play here and meet my friends again,” said nine- delayed after a second major 7.4-magnitude quake violent port city in Pakistan, where The persecution has forced some returned to class yesterday as Nepal’s schools for- year-old Muskan Bajracharya. In senior classes, stu- rattled the country on May 12. The UN Children’s Islamic militant attacks and gangland Christians to flee, though some mally reopened following a devastating earth- dents were encouraged to talk about the quake or Fund UNICEF has warned that the disaster could shootings remain common, is an remain, like businessman Parvez quake that claimed more than 8,600 lives. share stories about what happened to their fami- reverse the progress Nepal has made in education uncommon sight in this Muslim- Henry Gill. Gill said he had a dream In many cases children in uniform walked lies. “We are not holding any formal classes and over the last 25 years, during which primary school majority country: a 42-meter (140- some two years ago in which God through rubble to attend lessons in temporary have trained the teachers to help the children over- enrolment has risen from 64 per cent to more than foot) Christian cross. told him to do something for his com- classrooms made of bamboo or in tents on playing come the trauma of the quake and adjust to (being 95 per cent. “The longer children stay home, the The cross, being built by a busi- munity. fields, after their schools were destroyed or badly back at) school,” said principal Govinda Poudel. more difficult it will be for them to return to “I want to show the world the damaged in the quake that struck on April 25. Yubraj Adhikari, who is leading counselling ini- school,” Tomoo Hozumi, UNICEF Nepal representa- nessman who said the idea came to Eight-year-old Sahaj Shrestha clung to his father tiatives by the International Committee of the Red tive, told AFP. “Education cannot wait. It needs to him in a dream, is rising as Christians Christian community in Pakistan has as they arrived together at the gates of the state- Cross in quake-hit communities, said teachers must be part and parcel of the relief and rehabilitation here often face discrimination. A tiny religious freedom,” he said. Gill said run Madan Smarak School in the Kathmandu val- be alert to any behavioural changes. “It is normal package.” minority of Pakistan’s 180 million peo- some people have criticized the cross, ley. Sahaj’s mother Mina Shrestha said their son for children to act differently after such an experi- For some schools, however, reopening so soon ple are Christians who eke out livings but “I leave that to God.” Likely to be has been too terrified to leave their side, even to go ence, but we have to keep an eye out for any signs after the quake has proved impossible, with tem- in menial jobs like garbage collection. completed in a few months, the cross to the toilet, since the quake destroyed their home of long-term trauma in a child,” he said. porary classrooms still being built and continuing Christians have faced mob violence stands at the entrance of a Christian and forced them to live in a tent. concerns about safety and space. in blasphemy cases, which often turn cemetery in the center of Karachi. The “Aftershocks are still continuing. It is difficult not ‘Education cannot wait’ “It is impossible for me to reopen right now. out to be false allegations over per- cemetery, built under British rule, is to be nervous about sending the children to school The 7.8-magnitude quake damaged nearly The school ground is filled with debris and we sonal disputes. Under Pakistan’s harsh nearly 200 years old and its adminis- again,” Shrestha told AFP. “But the teachers have 8,000 schools, while some 90 per cent of them are don’t have an open space,” said Lila Nanda blasphemy laws, anyone accused of trators will take care of the cross once assured us that it is safe here, and at least his mind estimated to be have been destroyed in the worst- Upadhyay, principal of Rupak Memorial insulting Islam, the Prophet it’s constructed. will be fresh if he meets his friends and studies,” she hit rural districts of Gorkha, Sindhupalchowk and International School in the Kathmandu valley. Muhammad (PBUH) or other religious The construction of the cross came said. Classrooms made of bamboo have been built Nuwakot. The quake struck on a Saturday after- Dilli Ram Rimal, education department director Islamic figures can be sentenced to as a surprise to many living around it, on the school’s football field, while some lessons noon when schools were closed. Many had been general, said he hoped more schools would death. neighbor Adnan Ali said. But Bishop were held in buildings checked by engineers after preparing to open the following week for the new reopen in coming weeks. Christians also face extremist Sadiq Danial of Church of Pakistan, an the quake and marked “safe”. semester. “I don’t even want to imagine what “We understand that not all schools have the attacks. A Taleban suicide attack out- Episcopal church, said he offered to Teachers sat with the younger children as they would have happened if it had been a school day,” resources to reopen,” he said. “But education is an side two churches in Lahore in March demolish the cross if it becomes too drew or played, with some relieved to return to a said Sakuntala Bhlon, 37, whose two children study important part of the recovery and we need to killed 15 people during services. In divisive, though he doubted it would degree of normality. in classes five and eight. begin the process.” — AFP 2013, another Taleban suicide attack come to pass. killed over 80 people at the All Saints “We spread peace,” he said. — AP China rejects US demands to stop sea reclamations

SINGAPORE: China yesterday rejected US but rival claimants accuse it of expansionism. “Yet, one country has gone much farther and demands to stop reclamation works in the South “When dealing with maritime disputes with much faster than any other. China Sea, saying it was exercising its sovereignty relevant neighbouring countries, China has “China has reclaimed over 2,000 acres, more and using the controversial outposts to fulfil inter- always kept in mind the larger interest of mar- than all other claimants combined and more than national responsibilities. itime security,” Sun told the annual meeting in the entire history of the region. And China did Admiral Sun Jianguo, deputy chief of the gen- known as the Shangri-La Dialogue. so in only the last 18 months,” Carter said. eral staff department in the People’s Liberation “In spite of the sufficient historical and legal Beijing has accused Washington of carrying Army, told a security summit in Singapore that evidence and its indisputable claims, rights and out provocative moves in the South China Sea. “the situation in the South China Sea is on the interests, China has exercised enormous restraint, The Chinese military this month ordered a US whole peaceful and stable, and there has never making positive contributions to peace and sta- Navy P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft to leave been an issue with the freedom of navigation.” bility of the region and the world at large.” an area above the heavily-disputed Spratly “China has carried out construction on some Islands. But the American plane ignored the islands and reefs in the South China Sea mainly Beijing ‘out of step’ demand. for the purpose of improving the functions of the Sun was speaking a day after US Defense Carter said Saturday that US planes and war- relevant islands and reefs, and the working and Secretary Ashton Carter demanded an immediate ships will continue patrolling what Washington living conditions of personnel stationed there. end to all reclamation works by claimants and considers international navigation zones in the “Apart from meeting the necessary defence said Beijing was “out of step” with international South China Sea. needs, it is more geared to better perform China’s norms with its behaviour in disputed waters. Australia’s Defence Minister Kevin Andrews international responsibilities and obligations Carter said “there should be an immediate and told the Wall Street Journal in an interview on the regarding maritime search and rescue, disaster lasting halt to land reclamation by all claimants,” sidelines of the meeting that Canberra would LAHORE: A Pakistani Christian woman prays during service at St. John’s prevention and relief, maritime scientific research, adding that “we also oppose any further militari- also do the same. Catholic Church which was attacked by the Taliban last March, in Lahore, meteorological observation, environmental pro- sation of disputed features.” “We’ve been doing it for decades, we’re doing Pakistan, yesterday. Now towering over this violent port city in Pakistan, where tection, safety of navigation, fishery production, He acknowledged that other claimants have it currently...and we’ll continue to do it into the Islamic militant attacks and gangland shootings remain common, is an uncom- services,” he added. developed outposts of differing scope and future,” he said. Representatives from claimant mon sight in this Muslim-majority country: a 42-meter (140-foot) Christian China insists it has sovereignty over nearly all degree, including Vietnam with 48, the countries as well others from Southeast Asia and cross. The cross, being built by a businessman who said the idea came to him in of the South China Sea, a major global shipping Philippines with eight, Malaysia with five and Europe urged restraint on all parties in handling a dream, is rising as Christians here often face discrimination. — AP route believed to be home to oil and gas reserves, Taiwan with one. the dispute. — AFP INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015

Thailand’s 87-year-old king returns to Bangkok hospital

BANGKOK: Thailand’s revered but ailing King few days later he was discharged from hospital Most Thais have only ever known Bhumibol corruption has been expunged. But critics say Bhumibol Adulyadej has returned to hospital in alongside his also ailing wife Queen Sirikit and on the throne, and anxiety over the future once the military has used its self-designated status Bangkok for medical tests, the palace said yes- the pair travelled to a royal palace in the seaside his six-decade reign ends is seen as an aggravat- as the defender of the monarchy as a pretext to terday, amid deep public concern over his resort of Hua Hin. ing factor in Thailand’s bitter political schism. grab power and ensure the Shinawatras-whose health in the politically turbulent country. His return to hospital on Sunday will do little In May 2014, the military took over in a coup populist parties have won every election since The 87-year-old king, the world’s longest- to ease Thai fears for the future as Bhumibol’s following months of street protests that led to 2001 — never return to politics. serving monarch, is treated as a near-deity by reign enters its twilight years. In a statement the toppling of former premier Yingluck The king’s health is a controversial topic. The many Thais. released late Sunday the Royal Household Shinawatra’s elected government. Thai monarchy is shielded by one of the world’s Bhumibol spent nearly seven months conva- Bureau said Bhumibol would undergo scans to It was the latest chapter in Thailand’s long- toughest lese majeste laws and prosecutions lescing in Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital after an ascertain whether doctors needed to drain fluid drawn political conflict, which broadly pits a using the legislation have increased dramatical- operation to remove his gall bladder in October. from his spinal chord. Bangkok-based middle class and royalist elite- ly since the military took over. Media have to During his time there he made few public Other tests had showed that “his majesty’s backed by parts of the military and judiciary- routinely self-censor when reporting on the appearances and has not spoken publicly since temperature, blood pressure, heart and respira- against rural and working-class voters loyal to monarchy for fear of falling foul of the broadly- the operation. tory system were normal,” the statement read. Yingluck and her elder brother Thaksin, also worded royal defamation law. Anyone convict- Fears for his health lessened in May when he Bhumibol was accompanied by his wife but the deposed in a coup in 2006. Thailand’s generals ed of insulting, defaming or threatening the attended the 60th anniversary celebrations of statement did not give any further details on have said they will hand back power once the monarchy can be jailed for up to 15 years on his official coronation at a palace in Bangkok. A her health. country’s constitution has been rewritten and each count. — AFP

Thailand Brit murder suspects ‘waiting’ on evidence review

BANGKOK: Lawyers for two Myanmar released yesterday. nationals accused of murdering a pair of “Forensic evidence is central to this British holidaymakers in Thailand said case. Without re-examination of this evi- yesterday they have “deep concerns” that dence... the ability of the two defendants they will be unable to independently to defend themselves against the serious review forensic evidence before the trial crimes they are charged (with) will be starts. seriously impeded,” he added. The court Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun have plead- was unreachable over the weekend. ed not guilty to the murder of 24-year- The defendants, both aged 22, con- old David Miller and the rape and mur- fessed to the crimes after their arrest in der of Hannah Witheridge, 23, on the October but later retracted the admis- Thai island of Koh Tao in September. sion of guilt, alleging it had been extract- The pair’s defence team have long ed under duress. voiced concerns over the quality of the Rights groups have accused Thai Thai police investigation, claiming the authorities of using the men as scape- crime scene was contaminated and that goats. However both police and prose- their clients were tortured into confess- cutors have defended their investigation ing. and insist that the forensic evidence is In April a court on the nearby island of solid. Koh Samui approved the defence’s The victims’ families have also said request to independently analyse the they have seen strong evidence against evidence against their clients, including the suspects and expressed confidence DNA and physical evidence at the crime in the case after British detectives trav- scene such as blood stains and a shirt. elled to Thailand to observe the investi- But the lead lawyer on the defence side gation. Miller and Witheridge’s corpses said his team had been told by the court were discovered on a Koh Tao beach on that they would only find out whether September 15. Police said both had been they can access the evidence on July 8 — bludgeoned to death, while Witheridge’s the first day of the trial. body showed signs of sexual abuse. “The defence lawyers urgently need The accused, who have been in cus- both crucial information gained from the tody on Koh Samui since October, face re-examination of forensics evidence in several charges including murder, HONG KONG: Protesters hold yellow umbrellas, a symbol of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, as they attend a rally in Hong Kong yester- this case and also adequate time to con- rape and robbery. The murders further day, to commemorate the 1989 crackdown at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, prior to the incident’s 26th anniversary on June 4. Thousands are sider this information prior to the trial damaged Thailand’s image as a tourist expected on June 4 for the annual remembrance ceremony to mark the 26th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. — AFP beginning. I am now deeply concerned haven after months of political at this developing situation,” Nakhon protests followed by last May’s army HK democrats intent on vetoing Chomphuchat said in a statement coup. — AFP vote as talks with China fizzle Myanmar blocks journalists, migrant boat held in limbo No end to Hong Kong political battle OFF LEIK ISLANDP: Myanmar’s navy those on board were from Bangladesh. HONG KONG: Talks between Chinese offi- mittee stacked with Beijing loyalists will vet “The central government is intent on a briefly detained and turned back jour- Myanmar has come under harsh cials and Hong Kong democrats ended in two to three candidates before the public is fake election, they won’t let Hong Kong nalists yesterday near a migrant boat criticism for its treatment of Rohingya, stalemate yesterday, with democrats stick- allowed a citywide vote. have true universal suffrage, so the democ- being held off the country’s southern more than 100,000 have fled persecu- ing by plans to veto a vote on political Speaking after the nearly four hour meet- rats have no choice and must persist in veto- coast, according to Reuters witnesses, tion and poverty in Rakhine State in reforms in mid-June that could become a ing with democrats yesterday, one of China’s ing the (electoral) package,” said Alan Leong, as officials remained guarded over 2012. fresh flashpoint after last year’s massive pro- top officials in charge of Hong Kong affairs one of 14 pro-democracy lawmakers who what would be done with the people More than 4,000 Rohingya and democracy protests. said Beijing couldn’t possibly allow a “die- attended the talks in Shenzhen. on board. Bangladeshis have landed in rickety Hong Kong, which returned to Chinese hard” democrat to be elected a Hong Kong’s No specific data has been given for the Before being turned away, Reuters boats throughout Southeast Asia in rule in 1997, was roiled by 79 days of mass chief executive. mid-June vote, but it risks becoming anoth- reporters saw hundreds of migrants - the last month following a crackdown demonstrations and street occupations late “We cannot let these people be elected,” er flashpoint, and police have been carrying some rake thin - crammed on the deck on human trafficking in Thailand. last year over how its next leader is chosen Wang Guangya, director of the Hong Kong out drills to prepare for possible protests on of the converted Thai fishing boat that Myanmar’s sensitivity over the in 2017. and Macau Affairs Office, told reporters, the day. had been intercepted in the Andaman migrant crisis was evident by the way Democrats want a leader chosen by uni- without mentioning specific names. The demonstrations that erupted in Hong Sea on Friday and held in the waters its navy responded to the arrival of the versal suffrage, rather than from a list of pro- “Because if they are elected as chief execu- Kong last year marked one of the boldest off Leik island. journalists’ boat. At one stage, a sailor Beijing candidates as China is insisting. The tive, it will be a disaster for the country populist challenges to Beijing’s Communist Some were sat on two of the four leaned over the rail of a navy boat to talks held in luxury hotel in Shenzhen repre- (China), it will be a disaster for Hong Kong.” Party rule since the former British colony Myanmar navy vessels standing off the point his rifle at the approaching jour- sented a rare face-to-face meeting between returned to Chinese control. fishing boat, which had been discov- nalists. Reporters from Reuters and the two sides before the keenly anticipated Fake elecetion Hong Kong returned to China’s rule under ered carrying 727 migrants. other foreign media were questioned vote in the legislature in mid-June. The electoral blueprint requires a two- a principle of “one country, two systems” A naval officer, who declined to be and made to delete pictures and But as on previous occasions, China thirds majority in the 70-seat legislature to allowing it broad autonomy and far more named because he was not authorised videos before they were ordered to refused any shift from its proposed blue- pass, with Beijing failing again yesterday to freedom of speech, assembly and religion to speak to the media, said the boat return. print for Hong Kong’s next leadership elec- persuade enough of the city’s 27 pro- than exists on the mainland. But China has had been found drifting at sea with no Myanmar officials have given little tion in 2017. democracy lawmakers to back the package, made it plain that Beijing’s sovereignty can- fuel or anchor, and was taking on information on what it intends to do Under the blueprint, a 1200-person com- and allow it to pass. not be questioned. — Reuters water. with the migrants. “Their water pump was broken. If Government spokesman Ye Htut we hadn’t found them, they may have said: “They are still on the boat. We are died,” the officer said. providing them with the necessary The government initially labeled the humanitarian assistance.” migrants “Bengalis” - a term used to Officials have said the boat would Japan vigilant for ‘Big One’ refer to both stateless Rohingya possibly be taken to Rakhine State, in Muslims and Bangladeshis - but offi- the country’s west, or to neighbouring after powerful quake cials later said they believed most of Bangladesh. — Reuters

TOKYO: Seismologists yesterday warned plants. A separate 6.2-magnitude quake hit rather normal and it was too quiet” before Japan to stay vigilant for the next “Big One” yesterday morning off the Izu Islands south the 2011 jolt, Nagao told AFP. after a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake of Tokyo, the USGS said, but there were no “We should be vigilant by knowing that struck off the coast of the quake-prone reports of damage or injuries. A massive it is no wonder that an earthquake sizeable nation, injuring a dozen people. Buildings undersea quake in March 2011 sent a enough to affect our society can occur any- swayed for around a minute in Tokyo and tsunami barrelling into Japan’s northeast time in the future,” he said. Kazuki Koketsu, its vicinity Saturday night as the quake coast, killing thousands of people and professor with the Earthquake Research struck at a remote spot in the Pacific Ocean sending three reactors into meltdown at Institute at the University of Tokyo, said the 874 kilometres (542 miles) south of the the Fukushima nuclear plant. latest tremor was unlikely to be a sign of a capital, the US Geological Survey said. The nuclear disaster, the world’s worst potential big jolt in the capital, which was Despite its power, there was no risk of a since Chernobyl, displaced tens of thou- devastated by an massive earthquake in tsunami as its epicentre was a deep 676 sands of people and rendered tracts of land 1923. kilometres below the Earth’s surface, the uninhabitable, possibly for decades. “But it is important to regard it as an USGS and the Pacific Tsunami Warning opportunity to prepare for a future quake,” Center said. Sizeable tremor Koketsu told TV Asahi. Twelve people were injured, including a Saturday’s quake was the second size- Japan sits at the meeting place of four 56-year-old man who broke his ribs, but no able tremor Tokyo has experienced in a tectonic plates and experiences around 20 one was killed, an official of the Tokyo Fire week, after a much less powerful-but far percent of the world’s most powerful earth- Department and local media said yester- shallower-earthquake close to the capital quakes every year. But rigid building codes day. Some 400 people were trapped on the today. and strict enforcement mean even power- observation decks of Tokyo Tower as its ele- Some experts warn recent quakes and ful quakes frequently do little damage. vators stopped for more than one hour. volcano eruptions may be signs that areas On Friday a volcano in the far south of Runways at Haneda Airport in Tokyo near the country are entering an active Japan erupted, spewing a huge column of were closed for about 30 minutes, with phase of crustal changes. “I can say Japan ash high into the sky and forcing authori- trains also temporarily halted, while a foot- is in an active stage now,” said Toshiyasu ties to evacuate the island on which it sits. KUALA CANGKOI: This picture taken on May 30, 2015 shows rescued Rohingya migrants ball match in the city was briefly suspend- Nagao, head of Earthquake Prediction The eruption caused no injuries and from Myanmar carrying supplies donated by Acehnese people at a confinement camp in ed. Research Centre at Tokai University. no damage was reported, but it was Kuala Cangkoi. Delegates from 17 nations gathered in Thailand on May 29 for talks on There were no reported problems at any “Considering the geographic location of another reminder of the country’s Southeast Asia’s migrant crisis which has seen thousands of desperate people flee on of the region’s mothballed nuclear power Japan, we can say the current activities are volatile geology. — AFP boats across the Bay of Bengal aiming for Malaysia and Indonesia. — AFP NEWS MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015

Women watch the view from a cliff at sunset in the Moqattam district overlooking Greater Cairo yesterday. Locals and tourists isitv the hills in southeastern Cairo to spend relaxing hours as the tem- perature goes down. — AP Houthis meet US delegation Biden’s son Beau dies of brain cancer RIYADH: Oman is hosting unprecedent- Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the and the West and mediated between Continued from Page 1 The death marks another devastating loss for Joe ed talks between delegations from the United Arab Emirates, and the only GCC Iran and Washington in prisoner releas- Biden, whose first wife and infant daughter were killed US and Yemen’s Shiite rebels aimed at member that has not joined the coali- es. Reports of the talks came as a US “He didn’t have to go,” US Secretary of State John in a car accident as they were going Christmas shop- finding a solution to the Yemen war, a tion air war. The foreign minister of Iran, State Department official said yesterday Kerry wrote before suffering a cycling accident in France ping in 1972. Beau Biden and his younger brother Yemeni government spokesman said which Saudi Arabia accuses of arming that several Americans have been yesterday. “He didn’t have to do any of it. But he was Hunter, who were also in the car, were seriously injured yesterday. “The discussions between the the Houthis despite Tehran’s repeated detained in Yemen, while media reports filled with a sense of honor, duty, and humility - to the but survived. According to the New York Times, Beau Huthi (rebels) and the American delega- denials, held talks Tuesday in Oman said four US citizens were being held by core. He was a class act.” Biden suffered what was described as a mild stroke in tion are being held at the request of the about ending the conflict in Yemen. “We Shiite rebels. Beau Biden briefly considered running for the US 2010. He went on to receive treatment in Texas and in Americans,” said Rajah Badi, spokesman discussed ways to send humanitarian Meanwhile, the UN envoy for Yemen Senate to take the seat vacated when his father became 2013 had a small lesion removed from his brain. Some of the Yemeni government exiled in aid, establish a ceasefire and start dia- left Sanaa yesterday after holding talks vice president after the 2008 election, but he ultimately Delaware politicians as recently as this year thought Saudi Arabia. The meeting is the first logue between the Yemeni groups,” with senior leaders of the General decided to continue working as Delaware’s attorney Beau Biden would run for governor in 2016 but his since a Saudi-led coalition launched an Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif People’s Congress of ousted president general. Obama paid homage late Saturday, praising health declined in recent weeks and he was sent to air war against the Houthis on March 26 told Iranian state television from Muscat. Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is allied with the Beau Biden’s commitment to his family. “Like his dad, Walter Reed on May 20, the Times reported. to restore the legitimacy of Yemeni Badi said the Shiite delegation Houthis. Special envoy Ismail Ould Beau was a good, big-hearted, devoutly Catholic and Tributes poured in Saturday after news of the death President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi. arrived in Muscat several days ago “on a Cheikh Ahmed, who is trying to get deeply faithful man, who made a difference in the lives broke. “My heart is broken for the family of Beau Biden - Hadi and his government fled to Saudi plane chartered by the Americans”, Yemen’s warring factions to resume of all he touched - and he lives on in their hearts,” a wonderful man who served his country with devotion Arabia after the Houthis challenged his adding that the talks are led by Saleh Al- peace talks, is also expected to meet Obama said in a statement. “But for all that Beau Biden and lived his life with courage,” Hillary Clinton wrote on authority and overran much of the Sammad, who heads the Houthis’ politi- with Hadi and his government in Riyadh. achieved in his life, nothing made him prouder; nothing Twitter. Jeb Bush, the likely 2016 Republican presiden- country. cal bureau. Unlike other Gulf states, A bid by the UN to host peace talks in made him happier; nothing claimed a fuller focus of his tial candidate, tweeted: “Saddened by the news of Beau Oman is a member of the Gulf Oman has good relations with Iran. Geneva between Yemeni factions this love and devotion than his family. Just like his dad,” the Biden’s passing. My prayers are with the Vice President, Cooperation Council, along with Saudi Muscat has hosted talks between Tehran week floundered. — AFP president added. Dr Biden and the whole family.” — AFP Kerry breaks leg in bike crash Omair denies politicizing oil sector... Continued from Page 1 Kerry had been scheduled to leave late yesterday afternoon for Madrid. Spain and the United States were Continued from Page 1 since 2006. Abul said the committee called on the Kerry held talks Saturday in Geneva with his Iranian to formalize an agreement under which Spain will host authorities to withdraw state land granted to those who counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif as part of interna- a permanent force of 2,200 US Marines for deployment It also recommended that all officials at PAAAFR do not fulfill the requirements and ask the National tional efforts to secure a landmark nuclear deal ahead on missions to Africa. “The secretary very much regrets including the former director and the current acting Assembly speaker to sue all officials who provided false of a June 30 deadline. The talks did not go into a second not being able to visit Spain to meet with one of our director be referred to the public prosecution. The case or insufficient information to the parliamentary probe day as planned after Tehran rejected a key Western close allies for discussions on a range of issues, as well came to light several months ago when allegations panel during the investigation. demand for site inspections. There are heightened as being unable to attend the counter-ISIL coalition were made that hundreds of state-owned plots of farm- In the meantime, MP Nabeel Al-Fadhl yesterday pro- diplomatic moves to try to end a 12-year international ministerial meeting on Tuesday in Paris in person,” Kirby land and those housing stables for animals were distrib- posed a draft law calling to end all forms of subsidies on standoff and put a nuclear bomb beyond Iran’s reach. said. “The secretary plans to participate in the counter- uted to people who do not meet the required precondi- electricity, water and fuel provided to state depart- The lanky Kerry has become a recognizable figure as a ISIL coalition meeting remotely.” tions. ments. The bill stipulates that all forms of subsidies on regular globetrotter since taking office as Secretary of Kerry’s British counterpart Philip Hammond mean- The decision of the committee also calls on the con- these services be suspended immediately for all gov- State in Feb 2013. During breaks from negotiations, he while expressed his concern. “@JohnKerry sorry to hear cerned minister to suspend all those the panel called for ernment offices and departments, saying that the policy has often headed out of his hotel to ride his bike - of your #Geneva accident. Hoping you make a speedy sending to the public prosecution, Abul said. The com- of subsidizing services given to government depart- which he usually brings along on his foreign missions - recovery and are back on the road soon,” the foreign mittee also wants the concerned minister to supply the ments has not been successful. The new proposal does accompanied by a posse of security guards. secretary tweeted. — AFP names of those who illegally benefited from the land not apply to individuals. MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 ANALYSIS

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Focus Buhari moves early against Boko Haram

By Phil Hazlewood

igeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari has made an early pledge in the fight against Boko NHaram, announcing a surprise restructuring in the command structure of the country’s counter-insurgency operations. In his inaugural speech on Friday, the 72-year- old former military ruler said the counter-insurgency in the restive northeast would no longer be directed from the cap- ital. “Progress has been made in recent weeks by our securi- ty forces but victory cannot be achieved by basing the com- mand and control centre in Abuja,” he said after swearing the oath of office. “The command centre will be relocated to Maiduguri and remain until Boko Haram is completely sub- Washington Watch dued.” Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, is where the Islamist group was founded in 2002 and has been repeated- ly targeted after the movement turned violent from 2009. GCC business leaders remain confident Yan St-Pierre, head of the Modern Security Consulting Group, said Buhari’s relocation plan was “very sound”, allow- By Dr James J Zogby conditions and prospects in the region’s volatile environment. Regional Challenges ing more streamlined communications between decision- Given the multiple challenges and crises facing the region, it is Overall, about one in seven executives did point to the broader makers, strategists and troops on the ground. “In short, this espite a precipitous decline in oil revenues, continuing con- quite remarkable that an overwhelming majority of the business region’s military conflicts as a problem that could pose a threat to denotes a more hands-on approach to the fight against flicts in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, and concern with Iran’s agen- leaders who were surveyed said that current business conditions in business conditions. In this context, we asked the business leaders Boko Haram,” the counter-terrorism consultant told AFP in Dda, business leaders in key Arab Gulf countries remain quite their country had improved over the past year. Executives in the for their assessment of the value of the GCC acting as a unit. While an email exchange. confident about economic prospects for their region. UAE and Kuwait were especially bullish, with 93 percent responding there was across-the-board support for the GCC, it was mostly tepid This is one of the findings from a recent survey conducted by in the affirmative. The high level of confidence in the UAE is note- support. The only country where we found strong support was in Oversight, Coordination Zogby Research Services (ZRS) for Oliver Wyman, a global business worthy since it marks the sixth year in a row where confidence lev- the UAE, where two-thirds strongly agreed that there was value in Under former president Goodluck Jonathan Nigeria’s management consulting firm. The ZRS/Oliver Wyman collaboration els have risen in that country. Back in 2009, only 15 percent report- the Gulf countries operating as a unit. In the other three countries, military was seen as largely ineffective against Boko Haram began in the midst of the 2008-2009 worldwide economic melt- ed that business conditions were improving. In 2010, the percent- only one-in-seven gave the GCC strong support, with another until a fightback began this year with neighbors Chad, down in an effort to see to what extent the downturn had shaken age jumped to the mid-40 percent range. In succeeding years, the three-quarters saying they only somewhat agreed that the GCC had Cameroon and Niger. Despite massive annual defense business confidence and how executives felt their respective gov- levels continued to rise to where they are today. value in addressing regional challenges. spending, Nigerian troops claimed they lacked adequate ernments had performed in response to the crisis. During the past There was also good news from the Saudi and Qatari business When asked about the impact that the opening of the Iranian weapons to take on the better-armed militants, as well as six years, we have continued to conduct semi-annual surveys of communities. In both countries, we had witnessed a steady decline economy might have on the GCC region, the executives took a not having enough food or being paid on time. Buhari, a for- business leaders in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, in confidence from near 80 percent in early 2012 to 55 percent at rather pragmatic view of this possible outcome of the P5+1 negoti- mer army general, has vowed to overhaul the military, and Kuwait in an effort to measure business confidence, identify the end of 2014. This year, however, the confidence of business ations with the Islamic Republic. Overall, a substantial majority saw stamping out corruption and reviving a reputation that was trends, and pinpoint economic reform priorities and the concerns of leaders in Saudi Arabia rose to 79 percent, while in Qatar it was 89 it as a positive development, with only one-in-ten seeing it as nega- rubbished during Jonathan’s regime. the business decision makers across the region. percent. tive (another 15 percent were “unsure”). New weapons and hardware have been procured since The four countries covered in these studies have a combined Looking forward, three-quarters of the executives surveyed proj- Three-quarters of those surveyed said they looked forward to late last year, and with the help of private security contrac- Gross Domestic Product of $1.5 trillion - placing them right after ect that business conditions will improve even further in the next Iranian investment in the region, while two-thirds said they would tors, many of them from South Africa, the military has Canada and ahead of Australia and South Korea. Even with the two years. Where do they see investment opportunities for growth? welcome the prospect of being able to invest in the Iranian econo- gained the upper hand. Ryan Cummings, chief Africa analyst decline in oil prices, their economies have remained strong. It appears that for the region’s business leaders, the most promising my. Of those who felt that the opening of Iran to the region would at the Red24 consultancy group, however, saw the switch Governments have tapped into their substantial reserves in order to arenas are in developing countries, continuing a trend we have be negative, equal numbers expressed concern that this develop- from Abuja to Maiduguri as “more of a symbolic gesture”. “I continue ambitious domestic projects that include developing been observing of the region’s investment focus shifting from the ment would increase political instability or contribute to further think Buhari is trying to debunk a common-held perception infrastructure and creating jobs to absorb their growing popula- West to the East. There are some noteworthy exceptions, with lowering of oil prices. that Nigeria’s northeast is considered to be of little conse- tions. The success of the economies of these countries is not only Saudis still seeing their major opportunities in the West, while busi- There were interesting differences among the respondents from quence to the Nigerian state and, as such, the security of the important for their own people, but for the millions of expatriates ness leaders in the UAE find their best prospects for growth in proj- the four countries. UAE and Qatari executives said that the main region is not a priority to an Abuja-hosted regime,” he said. who work there, sometimes under difficult circumstances, and who ects at home. benefit of opening Iranian economy to the region would lay in their “Buhari may also be consciously addressing the root causes, annually send $50 billion to their home countries - making this What do they perceive as the biggest threats to business condi- ability to invest in the country, while Saudi and Kuwaiti executives and not only the symptoms of the insurgency, by extending region the largest source of remittances in the world. tions? Not surprisingly, more than one-half of executives in Saudi regarded Iranian investment in the region as the main benefit. governance to spaces where it has been limited and/or They face challenges and problems, to be sure, and in earlier sur- Arabia and Qatar, and even those in Kuwait, point to “internal In the end, these ZRS/Oliver Wyman findings reveal a GCC busi- absent.” Directing operations closer to the field could help veys we examined areas that required reform, focusing on topics changes in leadership”. In the UAE, on the other hand, recalling the ness leadership that is able to be confident and resilient in the face improve coordination in the coalition, which although such as: the need for skilled labor; changes in the educational sys- impact of the worldwide economic recession in 2008-2009, two- of multiple regional crises while, at the same time, demonstrating together on paper, has effectively operated independently, tem; problems encountered in implementing programs to meet hir- thirds of executives in that country expressed concern with the dan- the capacity to be pragmatic and creative in finding solutions to said St-Pierre. “It also sends a very strong message to every- ing quotas for nationals; labor reform; and difficulties in securing gers posed by an “outside macro-economic shock”. Interestingly, vexing problems and seeking out new opportunities to grow. one involved. Buhari is taking the fight against BH very seri- start-up capital for small and medium enterprises. In our first survey there was only scant mention of declining oil prices, terrorism, and NOTE: Dr James J Zogby is the President of the Arab American ously and will take the necessary measures to ensure suc- of 2015, we focused on how executives currently assess business internal tensions. Institute cess.” Buhari made no specific mention of Chad, Niger and Cameroon in his speech, other than to thank them “for com- mitting their armed forces to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria”. Whether he will continue the partnership is unclear, Diplomats’ day-out spurs deals, exchanges although N’Djamena recently extended its troops’ mandate to operate in the counter-insurgency. The new head of state did not mention the African Union multi-national By Jo Biddle Not Just Peanuts within just a few hours of arriving in the knowhow such as cybersecurity, or investi- force or wider international initiatives taken in light of Boko Later the visitors were treated to a state. gating educational exchanges, many oth- Haram’s allegiance to the Islamic State group in Syria and hree coaches were lined up outside lunch of locally made produce by Then it was off to Monticello, the ers such as from Djibouti, Lithuania and Iraq. Analysts see regional co-operation as key to defeating the US State Department. Snacks and Governor Terry McAuliffe at his elegant Charlottesville home of former president Bulgaria were eagerly hoping to find the militants, who have been pushed out from captured Twater had been loaded. “Excellencies, mansion, supping on such delicacies as Thomas Jefferson, and the nation’s first investors in their countries. An executive territory and towns and are thought to be taking refuge in could countries Afghanistan to Kazakhstan Virginia oysters baked with ham, peanut secretary of state, who penned the from Dominion Power, the second largest border areas. please board first?” chief of protocol Peter soup and that very traditional Southern Declaration of Independence in 1776 coin- US energy company, was peppered with Selfridge politely asked. Much like a school fare, chicken and biscuits. The chicken ing its basic tenant that “all men are creat- questions at a business panel as to why it Human Rights outing, an air of anticipation rippled must have been good. McAuliffe ed equal”. The Virginia jaunt was the 17th was not exporting Liquid Natural Gas Nigeria’s military has long been accused of excesses in through more than 60 ambassadors to the announced that “his old friend” Omani in the State Department’s series first (LNG) and helping to build LNG facilities in its pursuit of Boko Haram, including arbitrary detention, United States invited to join a unique pro- ambassador Hunaina Sultan Ahmed Al- launched under the previous administra- eastern European countries, desperate to torture and extra-judicial executions of civilians. At least gram aimed at showing off the country, as Mughairy was interested in buying “all the tion of George W Bush and which is fund- break Russia’s stranglehold on energy sup- 15,000 people have been killed during the insurgency and they were ticked off the list of those head- poultry that we can produce here in the ed solely through private partnerships. plies. more than 1.5 million made homeless, sparking what the ing for a day out in Virginia. Commonwealth of Virginia”. Two other While some envoys were interested in Red Cross says is “one of the most serious humanitarian Through its “Experience America” pro- trade deals were also solidly on the table buying produce, infrastructure and Relaxed Ambiance crises in Africa”. Buhari pledged to “overhaul the rules of gram, the State Department aims to take The program is not just a chance to engagement to avoid human rights violations” during mili- ambassadors beyond the so-called drum up business. For the ambassadors it’s Washington DC Beltway, which revolves also an opportunity to mingle with others tary operations and bring offenders to book. mainly around politics, powerful lobbying from the diplomatic corps in a more “The promises of improving operational and legal groups and the White House. Instead they relaxed setting far from interminable round mechanisms and taking disciplinary measures are all to be get a flavor and feel for the rest of the vast, of stuffy, formal dinners. And some candid- welcomed,” said Amnesty International’s Netsanet Belay. diverse nation. Past trips have taken in such ly admitted that travelling around America “But the new government needs to go beyond this and cities as Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago and is at times a daunting and costly affair, eat- ensure proper accountability for crimes committed in the New Orleans. It “serves the dual purpose of ing into small budgets and involving vast context of the conflict. “The new administration is indeed connecting the diplomatic corps with busi- distances and plenty of logistics. presented with a unique opportunity to break the cycle of ness leaders from all over the United States, “Experiences like this are very important,” impunity in Nigeria,” he added. —AFP while immersing them in the culture and Mongolia’s ambassador Bulgaa Altangerel history,” said Selfridge. told AFP. His country is heavily dependent On this trip, the ambassadors toured the on agriculture, which also accounted for 16 white, columned State Capitol building in percent or $3 billion of Virginia’s $36.1 bil- All articles appearing on these Richmond, and got a lesson in democracy lion in exports in 2014. “It is very interesting in the oldest legislature in the Western to see how they are doing so well.” The day pages are the personal opinion of hemisphere. Many African envoys, whose trip was “very simple, very open and very the writers. Kuwait Times takes no countries have been rocked by military frank, it makes us a lot closer” among the responsibility for views expressed coups, listened intently as they learned diplomatic community. therein. Kuwait Times invites read- how George Washington laid down his Uganda’s ambassador, Oliver Wonekha, arms to become the nation’s first president. was on her second trip with the “Experience ers to voice their opinions. Please “I was so interested when we went into the America” program. She hopes to follow up send submissions via email to: opin- (Senate) chamber,” Niger’s ambassador on contacts made in Seattle last year when [email protected] or via snail Hassana Alidou told AFP. “These were elect- the diplomats were taken to Boeing and to ed representatives of the people who work the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. “The mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. part-time. It’s an idea for us African coun- Ambassadors to the US gather for a group photo with Virginia Governor foundation has some interesting health The editor reserves the right to edit tries. It’s a chance to show others that civic Terry McAuliffe (center) during a tour of the Virginia State Capitol in programs which might be helpful. As for any submission as necessary. duty can be an opportunity to serve, rather Richmond on Sunday, as part of “Experience America”, which is run by the Boeing, we don’t have an airline, so it’s not than just a means of receiving” payment. US State Department. —AFP for right now!” she laughed. —AFP MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 SPORTS

Xavi eyes perfect send off Noves on French mission Falcao to captain Colombia BARCELONA: Barcelona midfielder Xavi raised the King’s Cup aloft alongside Andres PARIS: Toulouse coach Guy Noves will take over as France BOGOTA: Colombia coach Jose Pekerman has named striker Radamel Iniesta in his final appearance at the Camp Nou on Saturday and now victory in the head coach after this year’s World Cup, attempting to give Falcao as captain of his Copa America team believing he will show his best Champions League would make it a perfect send-off for the club legend. back Les Bleus some of the grace they have lost in recent form despite a disappointing season at Manchester United. “We have full Xavi became the first Spanish player to win 24 trophies following the 3-1 win over years. The French rugby federation said on Sunday that the confidence in Falcao, he’s been decisive in the national team,” Pekerman Athletic Bilbao and can still add to that with a victory over Juventus on 61-year-old had agreed to a four-year contract to replace said. “We expect him to reach his maximum level (for Colombia).” June 6. Philippe Saint-Andre, who took over after the side lost the The Argentine coach kept faith with the core of his 2014 The home-grown talent may have only been a fringe player this 2011 World Cup final to hosts New Zealand. “I am happy World Cup quarter-finalists in his 23-man squad but has season but his trophy haul over 17 years shows his importance to and proud of this nomination,” said Noves, who has been had to do without defender Eder Alvarez Balanta and the Catalan club that he will leave at the end of this campaign. Toulouse coach since 1993. “Representing my country is a midfielders Abel Aguilar, Fredy Guarin and Juan With the La Liga trophy also in the bag, victory in the Champions great honour and a great responsibility.” Quintero, who are all injured. League final would see Barca equal their treble success of 2009. His two assistant coaches would be named in Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez, Golden Boot winner “We are now in a position where we can start to make compar- November, the French federation added. Noves was one of at the World Cup finals where he scored six goals, will isons although there is a long way to go and next Saturday we will eight candidates interviewed by the FFR. Media reports be at the heart of Colombia’s midfield behind Falcao, see what happens,” Xavi told reporters. suggested that Clive Woodward, who led England to their who will be looking to add to his record 24 goals for his “We could equal the historic treble but who knows? I think World Cup title in 2003, was one of the candidates. country after missing last year’s tournament in Brazil. the coach (Luis Enrique) has rotated the squad well and so we French sports daily L’Equipe reported that he will be Pekerman said one of his challenges would be to are all fresh which is important. assisted by current France forwards coach Yannick Bru and get the best out of overlapping full backs Pablo “We need to be cautious because Juventus also are a Stade Francais backs coach Jean-Frederic Dubois. Armero of Flamengo and Napoli’s Camilo Zuniga. great side that have a lot of confidence. They also have a France have been drawn in Group D at the September The form of both players has dipped due to double and we will see how it works out but we want to 18-October 31 World Cup being held in England, alongside injuries or a lack of match practice at their club make history.”—Reuters Canada, Ireland, Italy and Romania.—Reuters sides. —Reuters Astros blank White Sox, Rangers win

HOUSTON: Dallas Keuchel struck out a RAYS 3, ORIOLES 0 career-high 11 and pitched a four-hitter, Erasmo Ramirez threw three-hit ball over leading the Houston Astros over the seven innings, and the Rays beat Wei-Yin Chicago White Sox 3-0 on Saturday. Heavy Chen and the Orioles to end a six-game los- rain caused minor flooding inside Minute ing streak. Maid Park during the game, but there were Steve Souza Jr. and Joey Butler homered no delays. for the Rays, who staked Ramirez to an early Keuchel (7-1) pitched his second career lead in a matchup of AL East clubs with shutout and first since May 13, 2014. He did- struggling offenses. n’t walk a batter and finished with a 1.76 Ramirez (3-2) struck out seven and ERA after throwing his eighth complete walked one in his longest outing since last game overall. July. Chen (1-4) gave up three runs and six The Astros improved to 31-19, tying the hits in seven innings. It was the ninth time 1998 team that won a franchise-high 102 in 10 starts the left-hander permitted three times for the best 50-game start in team his- earned runs or fewer, but he’s got only one tory. Jose Quintana (2-6) allowed one run in win to show for it. 6 1-3 innings. Evan Gattis and Chris Carter hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth. DIAMONDBACKS 7, BREWERS 3 Paul Goldschmidt outslugged the RANGERS 8, RED SOX 0 Brewers with two homers and four RBIs, Chi Chi Gonzalez took a no-hitter into leading the Diamondbacks to a win. The the sixth inning of his major league debut left-handed first baseman led off the third and preserved the shutout with some smart with a homer before hitting a long three- fielding, leading the Rangers to a win over run shot for a 7-2 lead in the fourth. That the Red Sox. drive caromed off the scoreboard high David Ortiz led off the sixth with an above the 400-foot sign in deep straight- opposite-field double to the gap in left-cen- away center, chasing starter Kyle Lohse (3-6) ter to end the no-hit bid. He gloved a come- from the game. backer by Pablo Sandoval with one out and Even Arizona starter Jeremy Hellickson got Ortiz trapped in a rundown between (3-3) got in on the fun at the plate with two third base and home plate. hits, including an RBI single through a The 23-year-old right-hander struck out drawn-in infield in the second. The Brewers two, walked five and threw 102 pitches in 5 lost their seventh straight to drop to a major 2-3 innings. He and three relievers limited league-worst 16-34. Boston to five hits. Adam Rosales tied a career high with TWINS 3, BLUE JAYS 2 four hits for Texas. Boston left-hander Wade Brian Dozier drove in the tiebreaking run Miley (4-5) allowed six runs, five earned, in with a triple in the seventh inning, lifting four-plus innings. the Twins past the Blue Jays. Blaine Boyer pitched a perfect ninth for his first save, giv- MARLINS 9, METS 5 ing major league leader Glen Perkins a Giancarlo Stanton homered twice and break after the All-Star closer gave up a go- Christian Yelich snapped a seventh-inning ahead, two-run homer to Chris Colabello tie with a two-run single, sending the the night before. Marlins to a victory over the Mets. Kyle Gibson got the Blue Jays to hit into a HOUSTON: Astros’ Preston Tucker (left) slides safely into home plate as Chicago White Sox catcher Geovany Soto loses the ball during the JT Realmuto and Jeff Baker also went double play in each of the first three fourth inning of a baseball game. —AP deep as Miami dinged a struggling innings. Ryan Pressly (2-1) picked up the vic- DODGERS 5, CARDINALS 1 ninth for his 13th save in 14 chances. The nine hits in 6 1/3 innings with three strike- Jonathon Niese, who lasted only four tory with a scoreless seventh. Aaron Loup (1-3) relieved Aaron Sanchez Yasmani Grandal’s three-run homer Pirates won for the eighth time in nine outs and no walks. innings. in the seventh and gave up a leadoff single capped a four-run sixth inning off Michael games. Kole Calhoun, Matt Joyce and rookie The Marlins had lost 14 of 17 before tak- to Aaron Hicks before the line drive by Wacha and Los Angeles prevailed for a rain- Carlos Perez also went deep for the Angels, ing the first two games of this series. Mike Dozier that glanced off diving right fielder soaked victory. YANKEES 5, ATHLETICS 3 who had totaled just six home runs in Dunn (1-3) escaped a sixth-inning jam by Ezequiel Carrera’s glove. Carlos Frias (4-2) allowed an unearned Carlos Beltran hit a go-ahead, two-run Weaver’s 10 previous starts this season. For striking out Duda and retiring Daniel run and five hits in seven innings, an homer in the sixth, Brian McCann and Chase Joyce, it was his third in four games after Murphy with runners at the corners. Yelich ROCKIES 5, PHILLIES 2 impressive bounce back after surrendering Headley drove in runs and the Yankees end- hitting just one in his first 40 games. singled to right off rookie Hansel Robles (0- Nolan Arenado, Michael McKenry and a career-worst 10 runs his last time out. Frias ed a four-game losing streak in Oakland. All of the homers came off Shane Greene 1) to give the Marlins a 7-5 lead. Ben Paulsen each homered, leading the bunted for his first career hit in the seventh. McCann drove in a run in his eighth (4-4), who had given up only three in his Rockies to a victory over the slumping Howie Kendrick’s RBI single tied it at 1 two straight to help the Yankees win their fourth first 59 innings this season combined. He REDS 8, NATIONALS 5 Phillies. Eddie Butler (3-5) tied his career at-bats before Grandal, activated from the in six games. Headley had three hits and was charged with seven runs and six hits in Joey Votto hit a two-run homer - his sec- high by going six innings, allowing one run 7-day concussion disabled list earlier Alex Rodriguez hit safely in his ninth just 1 2/3 innings. ond in two days - and Zack Cozart doubled and four hits. He struck out three and Saturday, hammered a 3-1 pitch an estimat- straight, and in his last 14 starts. with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, walked one in an emergency start, helping ed 435 feet to left-center. Josh Reddick had three hits and drove in INDIANS 4, MARINERS 3 rallying the Reds to a victory over the the Rockies win for the sixth time in seven The Dodgers, held hitless for the first 5 a run for the A’s, who had a two-game win Jerry Sands hit a two-run homer, his first Nationals. games. 1/3 innings, ended a drought of 42 consecu- streak snapped. Billy Butler and Marcus of the season, David Murphy added a pinch- Cozart’s double highlighted a four-run Cesar Hernandez homered and Ryan tive scoreless innings on the road, including Semien drove in runs. hit RBI single, and Cleveland beat Seattle. inning off Casey Janssen (0-1). Billy Howard had an RBI double for Philadelphia, a 3-0 loss in the series opener Friday. Jesse Hahn (2-5), who threw his first com- Sands, called up from Triple-A Columbus Hamilton followed with a two-run single. which lost its sixth straight and fell a sea- Wacha (7-1) gave up four runs and three plete-game and shutout in his last start, on Thursday, homered on a 1-2 pitch from The Reds have won consecutive games for son-worst 13 games under .500. hits in 5 2/3 innings for the Cardinals, whose gave up four runs - three earned - on seven Seattle starter Roenis Elias (2-2) in the sec- the first time in more than two weeks, end- Jorge De La Rosa was scheduled to start five-game winning streak ended. hits over six innings. ond inning, driving the ball into the ing Washington’s club-record streak of win- for the Rockies, but the left-hander was Chasen Shreve (2-1) struck out all four Mariners’ bullpen in left field. ning nine consecutive series. JJ Hoover (3-0) scratched Saturday morning because of a BRAVES 8, GIANTS 0 batters he faced to earn the win. Andrew Murphy added his fourth RBI this season retired all three batters on grounders in the cut on his left middle finger that cost him Juan Uribe hit a towering two-run drive Miller pitched the ninth for his 15th consec- as a pinch-hitter, dropping a broken-bat sin- eighth. Aroldis Chapman walked two while his second straight start. Aaron Harang (4-5) in the ninth for his first homer since joining utive save. gle over the Mariners’ drawn-in infield in the getting his ninth save. gave up two runs on four hits in six innings. Atlanta and Williams Perez shut down San sixth inning. Francisco for his first major league win. ANGELS 8, TIGERS 6 Robinson Cano, back in the lineup after Andrelton Simmons and Cameron Mike Trout and Albert Pujols were among missing two games with an inner ear infec- Maybin each hit a pair of RBI singles, while five Los Angeles Angels to homer in the first tion, homered for the first time since April Christian Bethancourt and Freddie Freeman two innings, allowing Jered Weaver to 14, lining a two-run shot in the third inning. also singled in runs off Tim Lincecum, who breeze to a win. It snapped a string of 171 plate appearances was chased after just 4 1/3 innings. Weaver (4-4) won his fourth straight deci- without a homer for Cano, tying the longest Jace Peterson was a home run shy of a sion over five starts, allowing three runs and streak of his career. —AP natural cycle with his first career three-hit game. Uribe, acquired from the Dodgers on Thursday, hit his second home run this year MLB results/standings and first since April 25, this one off Jean Machi. Lincecum (5-3) had his home score- Minnesota 3, Toronto 2; Colorado 5, Philadelphia 2; Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 0; Arizona 7, Milwaukee 3; Miami 9, less streak end at 23 innings on Simmons’ NY Mets 5; Cincinnati 8, Washington 5; Houston 3, Chicago White Sox 0; LA Dodgers 5, St. Louis 1; Texas 8, second-inning single. Perez (1-0) allowed Boston 0; LA Angels 8, Detroit 6; NY Yankees 5, Oakland 3; Atlanta 8, San Francisco 0; Pittsburgh 5, San Diego 2; four hits in seven innings in his third major Cleveland 4, Seattle 3. league start. American League National League Eastern Division Eastern Division PIRATES 5, PADRES 2 W L PCT GB Washington 28 21 .571 - Charlie Morton pitched seven strong NY Yankees 26 24 .520 - NY Mets 27 23 .540 1.5 innings and combined with two relievers on Tampa Bay 25 25 .500 1 Atlanta 24 25 .490 4 a four-hitter, and drove in the go-ahead run Baltimore 23 25 .479 2 Miami 20 30 .400 8.5 in the sixth inning to lead Pittsburgh. Toronto 23 28 .451 3.5 Philadelphia 19 32 .373 10 Morton (2-0) retired his last 11 batters in Boston 22 28 .440 4 Central Division Central Division his second start of the season. He won his St. Louis 32 17 .653 - Kansas City 29 18 .617 - Chicago Cubs 25 22 .532 6 season debut 4-2 against Marlins on Minnesota 29 19 .604 0.5 Pittsburgh 26 23 .531 6 Monday after starting the year on the dis- Detroit 28 23 .549 3 Cincinnati 21 27 .438 10.5 abled list recovering from right hip surgery. Cleveland 23 26 .469 7 He held San Diego to two runs, one earned, Chicago White Sox 22 26 .458 7.5 Milwaukee 16 34 .320 16.5 and three hits while striking out two and Western Division Western Division walking one. After allowing an unearned Houston 31 19 .620 - LA Dodgers 29 19 .604 - run in the fourth, he got Will Middlebrooks LA Angels 26 24 .520 5 San Francisco 30 21 .588 0.5 Arizona 23 25 .479 6 to hit into a double play, and then retired in Texas 25 25 .500 6 San Diego 24 27 .471 6.5 NEW YORK: Miami Marlins left fielder Christian Yelich hits the wall while trying to catch a ball Seattle 24 25 .490 6.5 the Padres in order in the fifth through sev- Oakland 19 33 .365 13 Colorado 21 26 .447 7.5 hit by New York Mets’ Curtis Granderson during the fourth inning of a baseball game. —AP enth innings. Mark Melancon pitched the MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 SPORTS Blackhawks soar into Finals

ANAHEIM: Jonathan Toews scored two goals in the opening minutes, Corey Crawford made 35 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks roared into the Stanley Cup Finals with a 5-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals Saturday night. Brandon Saad, Marian Hossa and Brent Seabrook also scored for the Blackhawks, who will play for their third NHL championship in six seasons when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning beginning Wednesday night in Florida. After six games of tense hockey in an extraor- dinary series, Game 7 was an incongruous rout. Toews was responsible for it, burnishing his rep- utation for big-game brilliance with a rebound goal just 2:23 in and another power-play score before 12 minutes elapsed. “There was no easy games,” Toews said. DETROIT: Marco Andretti (left) Carlos Munoz of Colombia (center) and Simon “There was nothing given to us. There was no Pagenaud of France hold their winners trophies after the first race of the IndyCar moments in this series were there any lulls, Detroit Grand Prix auto racing doubleheader. —AP where we felt Anaheim maybe didn’t play their best hockey and we got away with it. We felt like we had to earn everything against that team. Munoz wins IndyCar race That was an incredible test for both teams.” Anaheim lost a Game 7 at home for the third DETROIT: Carlos Munoz understands that as the track dried out. “I was confident I straight season. his first IndyCar victory comes with a foot- wanted to come in to get slicks on, and this The Ducks blew a 3-2 series lead each time, note. That won’t stop him from enjoying it. was early on,” Andretti said. “That’s where it compounding the heartbreak for a talented Munoz won Saturday at Belle Isle when the started. It was sort of a blessing and a team that hasn’t developed the postseason race was called because of rain after 47 curse, because that’s where I lost the race poise possessed by Chicago and other champi- laps. The 23-year-old Colombian driver had too, because (Munoz) was able to do it a ons. a substantial lead when a caution flag couple laps after me there, and that’s what ANAHEIM: Bill L Daly, National Hockey League’s Deputy Commissioner stands near the trophy “We took another step this year, going came out with just over 30 minutes remain- allowed him to run a couple laps longer at after Chicago Blackhawks won against the Anaheim Ducks in Game 7 of the Western around farther, but ultimately that Game 7 we’ve ing in what was supposed to be a 2-hour the end.” Conference final of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs. —AP got to be able to finish,” Ducks captain Ryan race. The yellow flag was due to lightning After both he and Andretti had made Getzlaf said. “They played better than us tonight. often? We thought we were right there last year, He’s an amazing hockey player,” Quenneville in the area, and the race went under a red their late pit stops, Munoz led. In fact, on I’m not telling you they are a better team than but we didn’t get the job done, so it’s great to said of Toews. “He just seems to excel in big flag not long after that. lap 44 he was ahead by 26 seconds. “When us. We didn’t do enough to win.” come back a year later and have that same moments, big stages, and shows he’s as good a Then the rest was called off, and Munoz I saw Marco I said, ‘Should we come in next The Blackhawks led 4-0 before Ryan Kesler opportunity and capitalize on it.” leader as in any sport.” had his first victory on the series in 28 lap on the pits?’” Munoz said. “The guys say, scored late in the second period for the Ducks. Keith had two assists while completing the Captain Serious showed how much he starts. “Not the way I wanted to win,” Munoz ‘No, push hard.’ The track actually at the Corey Perry scored for Anaheim with 8:24 to series with a jaw-dropping 230 minutes, 48 sec- thought of Game 7 pressure when he scored just said. “I wanted to win this one, 100 percent, beginning was more wet, then it was get- play, but Seabrook scored on a power play short- onds of ice time for a team largely relying on 2:23 in. Niklas Hjalmarsson’s long shot rebound- all the laps complete. But a win is a win.” ting drier again. When they say pit, I was in ly afterward. four defensemen. ed straight to Toews, who scored his fourth goal The anticlimactic ending shouldn’t detract Turn 11, it starts to really rain a lot.” Patrick Kane had three assists for Chicago, Brad Richards, who won the Conn Smythe of the series when the Ducks inexplicably failed from a bold performance by Munoz and Munoz finally put on the rain tires, and which won three of the series’ final four games Trophy in 2004 with Tampa Bay, had two assists to defend him. Andretti Autosport teammate Marco then it seemed that the caution would to seize another Western Conference title. for Chicago while improving to 8-0 in Game 7 in Anaheim immediately showed tension in its Andretti, both of whom stayed out on the undo much of his good work by reducing The Blackhawks have defied conventional his NHL career. Frederik Andersen made 21 saves game, perhaps remembering their three-goal track for a while on dry-weather tires his lead, but when the race was called, he NHL parity to reach three Stanley Cup Finals and for the Ducks, giving up three goals on Chicago’s first period deficit in their Game 7 loss to the Los before making pit stops toward the end. was suddenly the winner. five conference finals in a seven-year stretch first seven shots. Angeles Kings last spring. After Jakob Silfverberg Munoz took the lead when Andretti “In races like this, anything can happen under coach Joel Quenneville. That’s because The collapse came abruptly for Anaheim, took a hooking penalty midway through the entered pit row on lap 40, and he remained and I felt very confident in our guys that their stars are unmatched: From Toews and Kane which went a record-tying 14 games into the period, Toews capitalized with a high shot in front after making a stop of his own two they would get the job done,” owner to Seabrook and Duncan Keith, nobody knows postseason without a regulation defeat until los- through traffic, getting it through Saad’s screen laps later. Michael Andretti said. how to win like Chicago. The Blackhawks ing the last two games by a combined 10-5. Matt in front. Chicago needed just 78 seconds in the Andretti ended up finishing second, fol- Munoz finished second in the bounced back this season after their Game 7 loss Beleskey scored a power-play goal in the final second period to take a three-goal lead, with lowed by Simon Pagenaud and pole-win- Indianapolis 500 in 2013, but his main job to the Kings in last spring’s conference finals. minute for the Ducks, who finished one game Kane finding Saad wide open at the net after a ner Will Power. This was the first of two at that point was driving for Michael Chicago outlasted Nashville and swept shy of their first Stanley Cup Final since 2007. funny bounce off the boards. IndyCar races this weekend at Belle Isle. The Andretti’s team in Indy Lights, a develop- Minnesota this spring before outlasting Three days after Chicago staved off elimina- Anaheim finally made an offensive push, but second is Sunday. mental series. Anaheim in the franchises’ first playoff meeting. tion with a 5-2 win at home, Toews somehow Crawford handled it easily before Hossa essen- Saturday’s race was initially set up for 70 His victory Saturday interrupted Team “We’ve had some good accomplishments in managed to top his last appearance at Honda tially put the game out of reach when a rebound laps on the 2.35-mile street course that Penske’s dominance at this track. Both win- here and some things to be proud of,” Kane said. Center. He tied Game 5 on Monday with two hit his skate and went past Andersen. Video includes 14 turns. There was supposed to ners at this doubleheader last year - Power “But at the same time, who knows if these electrifying goals in the final minutes before review found no distinct kicking motion on be a 2-hour limit because of the wet condi- and Helio Castroneves - are Penske Drivers. opportunities are going to come around this Anaheim won in overtime. Hossa’s third goal of the series. —AP tions. Penske also swept the top three in Friday’s Munoz, in the No. 26 Honda, gave that qualifying. manufacturer only its second victory of the On Saturday, Pagenaud and Power fin- season in a series dominated by Chevrolet ished 3-4 for Penske, while Castroneves was of late. sixth. Juan Pablo Montoya, the Indy 500 Buescher triumphs at Dover “I think we mastered today’s conditions, winner, was 10th. and that’s why he won the race,” said Although Montoya wasn’t much of a DOVER: Chris Buescher stretched his fuel, left rear tire and was forced to pit. He led 52 Smith won a $100,000 bonus as the top fin- Andretti, who drove the No. 27 Honda. “I factor Saturday, he still leads the points connected with a teammate and held on to laps and finished 17th. isher among the four designated in the series’ think both Andretti Autosport and Honda standings by 11 over Power. And Munoz’s win the Xfinity Series race at Dover “It’s my teammate, so I can’t really say Dash 4 Cash race. He’s now eligible for the $1 are up to the task, and we’re not giving up.” victory made it two victories in a row for International Speedway on Saturday. much,” Wallace said. “I’m just saving fuel there million prize should he again have the best There had been a decent amount of rain Colombians in IndyCar. Buescher, the series points leaders, has and he runs over me. Should be an interesting finish among four drivers in the next three earlier in the day at Belle Isle, but condi- “I think it is great for Colombia. tions were a bit clearer when the IndyCar Motorsport was really high when Juan was emerged as the driver to beat in NASCAR’s Monday morning.” Dash races and wins the Darlington race. race started, forcing drivers to decide here in the beginning. ... I think now it’s second-tier series. He edged Chase Elliott for a Roush said there was “no worse horror” “We appreciate (Xfinity). We want to take as whether to go with tires suited for wet or getting back,” Munoz said. “Everything is win two weeks ago at Iowa Speedway and fol- than one driver taking out his teammate and much of their money as we can,” Smith said. dry conditions. Andretti made an early pit good for Latin America. I think it’s a great lowed with his third career Xfinity win. said he wanted the pair “feeling good” about “It’d be a cool story to pull off that million dol- stop, wanting to go with dry-weather tires market for IndyCar.”—AP Buescher conserved enough fuel to drive a each other again. lar deal.” whopping 98 miles on his final run in the No. “I felt like we were in position to make the Elliott, Brendan Gaughan, Ty Dillon, Erik 60 Ford, a stellar effort for the Roush Fenway pass a couple of times,” Buescher said. “It Jones and Jeremy Clements round out the top Racing driver. looked like our opportunity and we had a 10. Jones turned 19 on Saturday, led 70 laps Lorenzo dominates “I was clutching it a lot those last 15 laps good run up off the corner. We just got a little and looked like the driver to beat until a late- trying to save all we had there and get all we free on the bottom. We’ll talk about it.” Matt race pit row speeding penalty took him out of could,” he said. Owner Jack Roush was one of Kenseth was second, followed by Regan contention. Buescher broke through in a big as Marquez crashes the first to congratulate Buescher. He might Smith, Austin Dillon and Kasey Kahne. way this month, hopeful to attract even more have to play peacemaker this week at the Kenseth said the racing with the develop- needed sponsorship dollars. “We’re always MUGELLO: Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo domi- Two laps later and Marquez was on shop. Buescher knocked fellow Roush driver mental drivers was about as good as it’s been auditioning,” he said. “We’re always trying to nated the Italian Grand Prix to close the Lorenzo’s tail but hopes of a great battle Darrell Wallace Jr., also slowing to conserve in the series. “It’s always been really competi- make a name for ourselves. We’re all racers, gap on championship-leading team mate faded as the older Spaniard pulled away fuel, out of the way late in the race to take the tive and it’s certainly competitive right now,” we’re all driving hard and we’ll see where that Valentino Rossi to six points with his third and the champion was reeled in by the lead. Wallace, who started on the pole, lost his Kenseth said. leads.” At Dover, it led to a post-race bash.—AP MotoGP victory in a row yesterday. Ducati’s chasing Ducatis. Andrea Iannone was second, a career best “As always I tried to put my pace. Today after starting on pole position for the first the pace was a little bit slow but I could time, while veteran great Rossi delighted keep it high to give me the chance to go his home crowd by climbing from eighth away,” said Lorenzo, on the podium for the place on the grid to the podium. Rossi now 88th time in his career. has 118 points to Lorenzo’s 112. Behind him Rossi, the 36-year-old nine Spain’s double world champion Marc times world champion in all categories, was Marquez crashed his Honda six laps from making his move after dropping to 10th at the finish after climbing from 13th, his the start. worst ever qualifying performance, to sec- Marquez’s crash opened the door to the ond in the space of two laps. Italian and he slotted into third place to Marquez is now fifth overall with 69 chase Iannone to the flag. “It was a very dif- points. “Three in a row. I think a few times ficult race,” said Rossi, as a sea of fans invad- in MotoGP I made three in a row but now ed the track, climbing fences and flooding the goal is to make four,” said Lorenzo, who the pit straight. “But at the end to stand took the lead on the opening lap and here on the podium in Mugello in front of stayed there to the chequered flag. all the crowd is anyway a great result.” “It’s going to be difficult but we’re going The next race, round seven of the cham- to try.” Iannone appeared to make a slight pionship, is in Barcelona on June 14. In jump start but gained no advantage, with Moto3, Miguel Oliveira became the first Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso leading Lorenzo Portuguese rider to win a grand prix while into the first corner while Marquez roared Spain’s Tito Rabat took the Moto2 race for up to fourth. his first victory of the season. —Reuters Stormers, Highlanders hit form as playoff heats up SYDNEY: South Africa’s Stormers and the secured them a playoff spot, was their Otago Highlanders recorded thumping third straight win. They would still need to wins in round 16 to confirm their status as win their last two matches with bonus the form teams in Super Rugby as the bat- points and hope the Hurricanes got noth- tle for playoff spots reaches its climax over ing out of next week’s clash or their final the last two weeks of the regular season. encounter with the Chiefs to overhaul the The Wellington Hurricanes lost to the Wellington side at the death, however. The Canterbury Crusaders on Friday but would Stormers also recorded a third successive still need to blow up spectacularly in their win in impressive fashion with their 42-12 final two games not to claim top spot in dismantling of the Cheetahs in Cape Town the overall standings and a home semi- on Saturday to move one win away from final. There will have been a few nervous securing the South African conference glances in the New Zealand capital at the title. Highlanders charging up on their tail, how- They would probably need to take full ever, particularly as Jamie Joseph’s side are points from both of their final two match- their next opponents in Napier next Friday. es against the Lions and Sharks, however, The Highlanders usually start the sea- to secure second place in the standings son strongly only to run out of gas at the and ensure they skip the first round of business end but Saturday’s 36-9 thrashing playoffs and go straight into a home of twice champions Waikato Chiefs, which semi-final.—Reuters DOVER: Brian Scott (2) gets sideways as Ryan Blaney (22) drives past during a NASCAR Xfinity series auto race. —AP MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 SPORTS Contador clinches Giro to keep double dream alive

MILAN: Spain’s Alberto Contador kept his hopes of a rare cycling double alive by securing his sev- enth Grand Tour title with overall victory in the Giro d’Italia yesterday. Former track rider Iljo Keisse, a Belgian who rides for Etixx-QuickStep, won the final stage from Torino to Milan after outsprinting fellow breakaway rider Luke Durbridge of Australia. “It’s the biggest win of my career! It’s amaz- ing,” said a visibly shaken Keisse after finishing a tough 98th edition in the best way possible. But all eyes were on Tinkoff team leader Contador as he maintained his bid to achieve the rare feat of emulating deceased Italian Marco Pantani, the last cyclist to win the Giro and Tour de France in the same year, in 1998. After three dramatic weeks of racing which saw the retirement of Australian contender TEXAS: Jordan Spieth watches his tee shot on the first hole during the third round of Richie Porte (Team Sky), Contador deflected the Byron Nelson golf tournament. —AP challenges late in the race from Astana pair Fabio Aru and Mikel Landra to finish with a com- fortable winning margin. Bowditch leads, “I knew it would be a very demanding Giro, but I didn’t think it would be so complicated,” said Contador, who took the race leader’s jersey Spieth six back on stage five before suffering a crash and a dislo- cated shoulder. After holding up three fingers on the podium on Saturday, Contador admitted he IRVING: Steven Bowditch positioned him- Bowditch, who held the lead alone after considers still to be the 2011 champion - a title self Saturday for his second PGA Tour win in the first round, battled some marshy condi- he was stripped of, along with his 2010 Tour de Texas. Hometown favorite Jordan Spieth tions to stay on top. The 31-year-old who France crown, after testing positive for clen- might have to keep waiting for his first. lives in the Dallas area had his only bogey buterol. Bowditch shot a 4-under 65 on Saturday at No. 9, when his tee shot went way right “People watching on TV, the riders, the fans... in the AT&T Byron Nelson to take a two- into a water hazard and he had to take the everyone knows it’s my third victory,” said stroke lead and leave Spieth six shots back drop in a mushy part of the rough. Contador. The Spaniard may have failed to win a heading into the final round. The squish of his footsteps could be stage throughout, but the former two-time Tour On a mostly sunny day that started with heard as he spent several minutes dis- de France winner and three-time Tour of Spain the second straight three-hour delay cussing his lie with rules official Peter champion finished comfortably ahead of Aru to because of earlier rain, Bowditch got to 13- Dachisen before finally hitting. Bowditch clinched his second pink jersey after his maiden under 195. The Australian, who won the shook his head as he walked while the ball Giro win in 2008. Texas Open last year in San Antonio for his rolled onto a cart path behind a bunker left Astana team leader Aru, the winner of two lone PGA Tour title, was much steadier a of the hole. He missed a par putt. key mountain stages, was second overall at 1min day after a wild second round of seven “We couldn’t find anywhere to drop it,” 53sec while teammate Landa, also a two-time birdies and six bogeys. Bowditch said. “So, just took time. Probably stage winner, was third at 3:05. “I was able to grind it out and still create happened all day with everyone.” Spieth, Astana’s stage successes and podium places not a bad golf score yesterday when things the world No. 2 and FedEx Cup points will help soothe the pain of the intense doping were looking not so good,” Bowditch said. leader, missed short birdie putts on his first scrutiny, following a string of positive results last “It was pretty important yesterday I felt just two holes and never could make a strong year, that threatened their existance at the top to put myself in position to go again.” push despite another large gallery urging echelons of the sport. But despite a strong per- Dustin Johnson was in the group tied for every shot to go in. That almost happened formance in the second half of the race, Astana MILAN: Spain’s Alberto Contador kisses the trophy after winning the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy second after the day’s low round of 62 on on the best spectator hole, the par-3 17th, ultimately failed to deflect Contador from his cycling race. Alberto Contador clinched his second Giro d’Italia title yesterday, remaining on the rain-altered par 69 at TPC Four Seasons. when Spieth’s tee shot landed less than a goal of emulating Pantani, the man he called course to become the first cyclist since 1998 to win the Italian classic and the Tour de France in Jonathan Randolph, playing with Spieth foot from the pin before backing up and earlier in the race his “childhood inspiration”. the same year.—AP and sitting 266 spots behind him in the settling about 8 feet away. Nevertheless, Contador can count himself world ranking, briefly held the lead but Fittingly on a frustrating day, Spieth left lucky to finish the race at all given mid-race dra- before giving it up to Aru in the wake of another times, was left isolated and under threat from went in the water on 18 for a double bogey the putt on the edge of the cup, bending ma which almost derailed his dream of a rare spill. On what appeared an easy day of racing, Astana pair Aru and Landa as they set out to that dropped him into a tie with Johnson, down to stare at it for a few seconds in case double. Contador was involved in a crash outside the destabilise the Spaniard. Despite a few shaky Texan Jimmy Walker, Scott Pinckney and it dropped before the Dallas native tapped Contador first took the race lead on stage 3km ‘safety zone’ at each race finish on stage 13, moments, Contador affirmed his superiority with Jon Curran. Pinckney shot 64, Randolph 65, it in. five’s summit finish to Abetone, where Jan finishing sufficiently in arrears to give the lead to a stunning performance on the climb to the and Walker and Curran 67. Spieth had a 68. “When I was walking up there I was a lit- Polanc took the win, but dislocated his shoulder Aru. Passol del Mortirolo on stage 16 when Aru lost The Masters champion was tied for 18th. tle upset it wasn’t a tap-in,” said Spieth, who the next day after crashing on the home Contador took the pink jersey back in defiant another two minutes and Landa, momentarily, “I just didn’t have it,” said Spieth, whose finished second in the other three Texas straight. fashion the following day with a solid, third- became Contador’s biggest danger. first PGA Tour start was in the Nelson as a events this year - including the water- Remarkably, Contador finished the stage but place finish in the stage 14 time-trial to leave Aru Aru’s wins on stages 19 and 20 made slight 16-year-old amateur five years ago. Curran, logged Colonial last week - and got his oth- dislocated his shoulder again before the podium trailing by several minutes. amends for his lack of bite at key moments, the rookie who shared the second-round er tour win at the Valspar Championship in presentation, forcing the Spaniard into a painful It would prove a key performance ahead of notably the time-trial, but the Italian’s efforts lead with Bowditch and Walker, rallied with Florida a month before the Masters. “It was defence of his lead over the following days ensuing mountain stages in which Contador, at were too little too late.—AFP three straight birdies late in the round. a really cool shot. Fun to hit. Crowd went Clouds gradually disappeared during crazy.” the afternoon and the forecast is clear for Randolph played a six-hole stretch in 5 Sunday. But the course is still soggy under, including an eagle at the par-5 sev- Lavillenie, Gatlin sparkle in Oregon enough that the normally par-4 14th will enth. He was a stroke up on Bowditch after remain a pitch-and-putt par 3 barely longer making about a 25-footer at the par-4 12th, OREGON: Pole vault world record than 100 yards for the third straight round. with Bowditch pulling even again after holder Renaud Lavillenie cleared an PGA Tour officials believe it’s the first almost driving the green on the 323-yard, impressive 6.05 metres and Justin par-69 course in records going back to par-4 11th. Gatlin added the year’s fastest 200 to 1983. Threesomes will play off both tees Johnson, who won the Cadillac his resume at the Prefontaine Classic again Sunday to give the course more time Championship at Doral in March for his first Diamond League meeting on to dry, and the final par total will be 277 win since a six-month hiatus for personal Saturday. after the first round played at the normal reasons, had four birdies in five holes on Only Sergei Bubka has vaulted 70. the front and finished his round by putting higher outdoors than Lavillenie did, “All the players were talking about it at his approach at the par-4 18th inside 5 feet but the Frenchman, whose world the start of this week, it’s more than likely for a birdie. “It’s a fun course to play,” said record of 6.16m came indoors, said going to be a 54-hole tournament, even Johnson, who has finished seventh or bet- the outdoor ranking mattered little. possibly a 36-hole tournament,” Bowditch ter in three of his past four Nelson appear- “What I did with 6.16 indoors is said. “To be sitting here Saturday night - I ances going back to 2009. “Got to hit all much better,” the Olympic champion think it’s a perfect day tomorrow - it’s pretty kinds of shots. If you’re hitting the ball well, said. He tried three times unsuccess- amazing.” you can make a lot of birdies.” —AP fully at 6.16 but promised the height would come. “I did it indoor so I can do it outdoor,” said Lavillenie. “It is just Pressel leaves pack behind a question of time.” Gatlin equalled his lifetime best GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP: Morgan Pressel into the trees on the right and had to over 200 with his run of 19.68 sec- said she knew Saturday that it was going to punch out from high grass into the fairway. onds. The 33-year-old had clocked the be a tough day in the second round of the After her third shot rolled over the green, year’s fastest 100, a lifetime best 9.74 ShopRite LPGA Classic. The wind was she got up and down from 6 feet for a good seconds, 15 days earlier in Doha. strong and steady, the greens were bumpy bogey. “A lot of people think it was a gift and she failed to convert some early birdie “I think that once that went in, my and a curse,” Gatlin said of a four-year chances. patience was fine,” Pressel said. “I’m like, ‘OK, doping ban he served between 2006 But Pressel showed some veteran I got out of there with a bogey and didn’t and 2010. “I think it gave me a little patience throughout the day and effective- make double, and I know that I’ve just got more shelf life to come back. But it ly battled the elements well enough to to keep plugging along with pars coming also gave me a little more push to shoot a 2-under 69 and maintain a one- in, and ended up making a good birdie on come back and prove I am a great stroke lead. 16.” runner.” Pressel had three birdies and a bogey to She got the shot back at No. 16, hitting a Eight other leading performances reach 7-under 135 on Stockton Seaview’s 7-iron approach from 170 yards to 20 feet, of the year came on the warm, sunny Bay Course. The 27-year-old American won and sinking the putt. Pressel came close to Saturday afternoon. Ethiopian indoor the last of her two LPGA Tour victories in winning last month, but lost a playoff to world record holder Genzebe Dibaba 2008. top-ranked Lydia Ko in the Swinging Skirts ran the fifth fastest women’s 5,000m “I think my patience was kind of tested in California. ever (14:19.76) while London Olympic on the first few holes where I had a few Nordqvist, a four-time tour winner who 400 gold medallist Kirani James also good birdie opportunities and didn’t even had four straight top-10 finishes earlier this looked sharp, clocking an eye-catch- sniff the hole,” Pressel said. year, rallied from bogeys at Nos. 11 and 12. ing and world leading 43.95 seconds. “Rock (caddie Barry Cesarz) said to me, She began her hot stretch with a 5-foot Double Olympic champion Shelly- ‘Keep giving yourself birdie opportunities.’ birdie putt at the 16th, followed by a 6- Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica won a And I ended up making a few. When you’re footer at the short 17th and a 10-footer at high quality women’s 100 in 10.81 missing four or five putts on the front nine the par-5 18th. seconds, the best time of 2015. World from 10 feet for birdie, it can wear on you. “I tried to give myself chances for birdies silver medallist Murielle Ahoure of You’ve just got to say, ‘Hey, I made a good or play for pars on some holes,” Nordqvist Ivory Coast was second in the same stroke, the greens bounced this way.’” said. “But knowing it’s a three-day event, time. Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist was second. you’re really going to have to try to shoot Qatari world indoor high jump She birdied the last three holes for a 69. low scores every day. I tried to stay patient, winner Mutaz Essa Barshim (2.41m), Gerina Piller, Kelly Shon, Pernilla and I think it paid off with three birdies Djibouti miler Ayanleh Souleiman Lindberg, Catriona Matthew and Christel there at the end.” (3:51.10), Kenyan Olympic and world Boeljon were tied for third at 4 under. Shon Defending champion Stacy Lewis and steeplechase champion Ezekiel had a 68, and Piller, Lindberg, Matthew and 17-year-old Canadian sensation Brooke Kemboi (8:01.71) and French high Boeljon shot 70. Henderson struggled, but made the 36- hurdler Pascal Martinot-Lagarde The start was delayed an hour by fog. hole cut right on the number at 3-over 145. (13.06 seconds) also set the year’s After the fog lifted, the breeze that usually Lewis had a 73, and Henderson, who had best marks. blows at the Bay Course confounded many eight birdies in her opening round, went Former world champion Tyson Gay players trying to pull the right clubs. In without a birdie Saturday in her round of drew a warm round of applause as he addition, players noted that bumpy greens 77. opened his season with a winning run affected their putting. Michelle Wie, who withdrew from the of 9.88 seconds in the men’s 100. Pressel didn’t allow the conditions to Kingsmill Championship for what was diag- Allyson Felix, the Olympic 200 gold bother her. She did card a pair of birdies on nosed as bursitis in her left hip, missed the medallist, stepped up to the 400 and her front nine - a 2-putt at the par-5 third cut with a 72 and 4-over 146 total. She said defeated London Games winner hole and on the difficult par-4 sixth. her hip was sore and that she was consider- Sanya Richards-Ross. Felix won in Her only bogey of the day came at the ing withdrawing from the Manulife Classic EUGENE: Sprinter Justin Gatlin wins the 200-meter race during the Prefontaine Classic track and field 50.05 seconds with Richards-Ross sec- par-4 13th hole, where she lost her drive next week in Cambridge, Ontario.—AP meet.—AP ond in 50.29.—Reuters MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 SPORTS Watling ton leaves England with record chase for win

LEEDS: BJ Watling became the first New 136 balls, including 13 fours and a six, Zealand batsman to score a Test century at when he hooked James Anderson down to Headingley as the tourists eyed a series-lev- long leg for a single. elling victory over England yesterday. It was the 29-year-old Watling’s fifth Watling’s 100 not out took New Zealand hundred in just 31 Tests and his first against to 338 for six in their second innings at England. stumps on the third day, with their lead Broad’s 46 helped England make 350. He also 338 after both sides made first innings then took two wickets for four runs in 12 totals of exactly 350. balls, with Tom Latham and Kane It meant England would have to rewrite Williamson both caught behind. the record books were they to win this Guptill, one of the stars of New match and take the series 2-0 after their Zealand’s run to the World Cup final, drove 124-run victory in the first Test at Lord’s. off-spinner Moeen Ali for six to complete a The most any England side have made fine fifty. to win in the fourth innings of a Test is the But the pendulum swung back in 332 for seven they posted against Australia England’s favour when Ross Taylor (48) at Melbourne back in 1928/29. And only chipped Durham quick Mark Wood to Ben two sides have made more than 300 to win Stokes at extra-cover. in the fourth innings of a Test at Wood was again rewarded for pitching Headingley. the ball up when Guptill’s intended drive Australia, thanks to brilliant centuries by flew quickly to Joe Root, who held a sharp Arthur Morris (182) and Don Bradman (173 catch at third slip. But runs continued to not out) made 404 for three for a celebrat- come at a good rate as both Watling and ed seven-wicket victory over England at McCullum made 79-ball fifties. Yorkshire’s headquarters in 1948. England needed to hold every chance And England themselves scored 315 for but wicket-keeper Jos Buttler dropped a four, with Mark Butcher making an unbeat- tough, rising catch when Watling gloved Ali en 173, to beat Australia by six wickets in on 50. Next ball, Watling slog-swept Ali for 2001. Stuart Broad proved a thorn in the six. side of New Zealand with both bat and ball McCullum became only the second New BERLIN: Wolfsburg teammates celebrate after winning the German Cup final match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg. —AP early on the third day. Broad ensured first Zealand player, after retired former captain innings parity and then reduced New Stephen Fleming, to score 6,000 Test runs Zealand to 23 for two in their second when a drive off Root beat the diving Wood innings. at mid-off and went for four. He was even- Wolfsburg win German Cup But in what is now typical New Zealand tually lbw to Wood. McCullum reviewed style, Martin Guptill (70) and Ross Taylor but, as technology indicated the ball would BERLIN: Jurgen Klopp was denied a title on his able to avoid having to qualify for the Europa defender Naldo fired in a free-kick and fellow (48) added 99 in 87 balls for the third wick- have clipped the top of the stumps, Indian final appearance as Borussia Dortmund head League, but it’s not meant to be.” Selecao international Luiz Gustavo scored after et. That was the first of several fine stands umpire S Ravi’s decision was upheld. coach on Saturday when Wolfsburg claimed a 3- Wolfsburg finished second only to Bayern Dortmund goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak had in the innings, with Watling adding 121 England resumed on Sunday on 253 1 victory in the German Cup final. Munich in the German league this season and parried the original shot on 22 minutes. with New Zealand captain Brendon for five only to see their middle order col- Dortmund’s plans to send Klopp off in style claimed their first German cup title in their 69- Dortmund squandered chances as Germany McCullum (55) and 53 with Luke Ronchi lapse as Tim Southee took three wickets after seven years in charge were spoiled by first- year history, exactly 20 years after reaching their winger Marco Reus and veteran Sebastian Kehl, (31). South Africa-born Watling, playing as a for six runs in 17 balls. But Broad led a half goals from Wolfsburg’s Luiz Gustavo, Kevin last final. playing his final game before retirement, fired batsman only in this match after he injured revival that saw England’s final two wick- de Bruyne and Bas Dost to give their club a first Dortmund took an early lead through Pierre- over the bar. his knee keeping wicket at Lord’s, went to ets add a valuable 83 runs before he was cup final victory. Emerick Aubameyang, but Wolves roared back Wolfsburg went ahead for the first time when his hundred in just under three hours off last man out. —AFP Having led Dortmund to the 2013 Champions with three goals in 16 first-half minutes to spoil midfielder Daniel Caligiuri trapped the ball for League final after winning the Bundesliga in Dortmund’s party plans at Berlin’s Olympic de Bruyne, who hit his shot inside Langerak’s 2011 and claiming the German league and cup Stadium. near post for his 16th goal of the season on 32 SCOREBOARD double in 2012, this was Klopp’s final bow before It was the first time goal-line technology was minutes. LEEDS: Scoreboard at stumps on the third day of the second Test between England and New Zealand at Thomas Tuchel takes over next season. used in Germany, but there was no doubt about Borussia were left reeling when former Headingley yesterday: The defeat means Dortmund must now go any of the four goals in a frenetic first-half. Dortmund midfielder Ivan Perisic fired in a cross through the qualifying rounds for the Europa De Bruyne, as he has been all season, was and Dost headed home at the far post on 38 New Zealand 1st Innings 350 (L Ronchi 88, T 2; Williamson 2-1-5-0 League having missed the chance to claim a outstanding and the attacking midfielder was a minutes to claim Wolfsburg’s third. Latham 84; S Broad 5-109) England 1st Innings (overnight: 253-5) New Zealand 2nd Innings direct entry had they won the final. constant menace to the Dortmund defence. Wolves started the second-half where they A. Lyth run out (Boult/Ronchi) 107 T. Latham c Buttler b Broad 3 Dortmund fans chanted Klopp’s name after Borussia drew first blood when Aubameyang had left off with De Bruyne’s defence-splitting A. Cook lbw b Craig 75 M. Guptill c Root b Wood 70 the final whistle, but he said it was little comfort drilled home Shinji Kagawa’s final pass from pass founding Dost, who was only denied by G. Ballance b Boult 29 K. Williamson c Buttler b Broad 6 after the defeat. “It was a great thing to hear, but close range with just five minutes gone. Langerak’s save at close range. I. Bell c Craig b Southee 12 R. Taylor c Stokes b Wood 48 that had nothing to do with the defeat,” he said. It was the 24th goal of what has been an out- Klopp put on Poland internationals Lukasz J. Root c Ronchi b Southee 1 B. McCullum lbw b Wood 55 “We’ve grown together over the years, but it standing season in all competitions for the Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski for the final B. Stokes c Craig b Boult 6 BJ Watling not out 100 wasn’t any comfort after the result. “We won’t be Gabon striker, who has scored in all four rounds 20 minutes, while Aubameyang’s free-kick J. Buttler c Taylor b Southee 10 L. Ronchi c Buttler b Anderson 31 celebrating the defeat, but there will be a of the cup on Dortmund’s march to their third forced Wolfsburg goalkeeper Diego Benaglio M. Ali c Guptill b Southee 1 M. Craig not out 15 farewell party and I had hoped we’d win to be final in five years. But Wolfsburg hit back as Brazil into a save as time ran out for Dortmund.—AFP S. Broad b Henry 46 Extras (b4, lb6) 10 M. Wood c Ronchi b Craig 19 Total (6 wkts, 75 overs, 312 mins) 338 J. Anderson not out 10 To bat: T Southee, M Henry, T Boult Extras (b19, lb5, w5, nb5) 34 Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Latham), 2-23 (Williamson), Total (all out, 108.2 overs, 452 mins) 350 3-122 (Taylor), 4-141 (Guptill), 5-262 (McCullum), Barca follow Fall of wickets: 1-177 (Cook), 2-215 (Lyth), 3-238 6-315 (Ronchi) (Ballance), 4-239 (Root), 5-247 (Stokes), 6-257 Bowling: Anderson 16-4-58-1; Broad 13-1-52-2; (Bell), 7-266 (Buttler), 8-267 (Ali), 9-318 (Wood), Wood 14-2-64-3; Stokes 12-1-61-0; Ali 15-0-70-0; familiar route 10-350 (Broad) Root 5-0-23-0. Bowling: Boult 30-7-98-2 (5nb, 1w); Southee 30-5- Match position: New Zealand lead England by 338 towards treble 83-4 (2w); Henry 20.2-4-92-1 (2w); Craig 26-12-48- runs with four wickets standing. BARCELONA: Another majestic performance from Lionel Messi put Barcelona on the brink of becoming the first team ever to win the treble twice as they put Athletic Bilbao to the sword 3-1 in the Copa del Rey final. Like so much of this season for Barca, Saturday’s final was a flash- back to the 2008/09 campaign when the Catalans claimed league, Cup and Champions League in the same season for the first time. Athletic were also their victims in the Cup final back then, whilst English, French and German opposi- tion were swept aside on their route to the Champions League final. Six years ago Pep Guardiola’s men travelled to the Italian capital to complete the job against Manchester United, next weekend it is the Italian champions that lie in wait in Berlin as Juventus try to stop a side with frightening momentum. Recreating the glorious 14-trophy haul during ITALY: Verona’s Juanito Gomez (left) vies for the ball with Juventus’ Simone Padoin, Guardiola’s four years in charge was what the club had in during their Serie A soccer match at Verona’s Bentegodi stadium. —AP mind when they hired Luis Enrique 12 months ago after a first trophyless season in six years. As well as being a former teammate of Guardiola, Juventus draw Enrique succeeded his friend as Barca B coach to start his managerial career and was well aware of the demands at the club having captained Barca in a eight-year playing final Serie A match career between 1996 and 2004. However, just as with Guardiola’s sides, the catalyst on MILAN: A last-gasp equalizer saw champi- the break as Emil Hallfredsson went on the the pitch has been Messi with the addition of two world on Juventus held to a 2-2 draw at Hellas counter-attack and set up Toni for a low class strikers in Neymar and Luis Suarez allowing him the Verona in its last Serie A match of the sea- drive into the near corner. extra freedom needed to be even more deadly. The son while Luca Toni netted again to leave If he wins the award, Toni will become LEEDS: New Zealand’s captain Brendon McCullum plays a shot off the bowling of Argentine struck twice, including a sensational individual him on the verge of clinching the Italian the oldest top scorer in Serie A history. England’s Moeen Ali on the third day of the second Test match. —AP effort to open the scoring, against Athletic either side of league’s top goalscorer award - at the age Dario Hubner, who was joint top scorer Neymar’s tap in to take the star South American trio’s tally of 38. with David Trezeguet at the age of 35 in for the season to a whopping 120 goals. Toni’s equalizer earlier in the second half 2001-02, currently holds the record. Rain washes Pakistan, Tellingly, the two times Barca won the Champions left him on 22 goals in the fight for the Juventus restored its advantage shortly League under Guardiola, Messi was well-supported when it “capocannoniere” prize, two more than after the hour mark after Andrea Pirlo’s came to goalscoring. Juventus striker Carlos Tevez and Mauro superb chipped pass was cut back from the Zimbabwe final ODI Messi, Samuel Eto’o and Thierry Henry netted a hitherto Icardi, who could still overtake the Italian byline by Simone Padoin for Llorente to record 100 goals in the treble winning campaign, whilst World Cup winner when Inter Milan hosts sidefoot home. LAHORE: The third and final day-night dium and team hotel after a blast on Friday Pedro and David Villa added 45 to Messi’s 53 in 2010/11. Empoli on Sunday. It looked set for a 27th league victory international between Pakistan and night which police said was a cylinder However, with Xavi and Andres Iniesta less of an influ- “Tomorrow I’ll be relaxed while watch- when it was awarded a penalty after Rafael Zimbabwe ended as a no result in Lahore explosion but federal information minister ence than they were in those sides, the pace and aggres- ing Inter, I don’t get nervous for these Marquez hauled down Llorente. However, yesterday after play was ended by a sand- Pervez Rasheed described as a failed sui- sion of Neymar and Suarez has also offered a more direct things,” Toni said. “These results are down Tevez saw his effort tipped round the post storm followed by rain. cide attack which killed two people. route that makes this Barca team arguably even tougher to to the whole team. They help me score. I by Rafael - who celebrated with Toni - and Zimbabwe, chasing a target of 297 to Despite that, Zimbabwe, the first Test- stop. have promised a gift to everyone if I come the match swiftly swung in the other direc- win, were 60-0 before a power failure in a playing nation to come to Pakistan since a “At the end of the day what makes teams great is titles. top of the standings.” Roberto Pereyra and tion. Pepe was shown a straight red card for floodlight tower and a heavy sandstorm terror attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in You can play incredibly well and have millions of resources Fernando Llorente scored for Juventus. a wild foul on Mattia Valoti and moments forced the players to walk off the field at Lahore six years ago, decided to continue but if in the trophy cabinet you don’t have cups then it There was late drama as Tevez had a later Juanito headed in the equalizer to Gaddafi Stadium. with the tour. doesn’t mean anything,” said defender Gerard Pique, who penalty saved before Juventus midfielder spark scenes of wild celebration. Juanito The teams came back for one over dur- Hafeez gave Pakistan a sound start with was also a part of the treble-winning squad. Simone Pepe was sent off in stoppage time also scored a stoppage-time equalizer ing which Zimbabwe, chasing a revised tar- a partnership of 115 with skipper Azhar Ali, “If at the end you are able to win, not the quantity of and Juanito Gomez leveled moments later. when the two teams met in Verona last get of 281 in 46 overs under the who made 46, before Babar and Anwer (38 trophies we won with Pep, but an important number, then It was the second penalty Tevez had failed year. In Bergamo, Atalanta broke the dead- Duckworth-Lewis formula, added eight not out) gave the score a significant boost we can compare the two teams. to score from this season. Had he netted lock in the 21st minute when Daniele more runs without losing a wicket. in the final overs with some sublime bat- “Now I think we have more options. We know how to both, he would now be level with Toni. Baselli was left unmarked to head home a A heavy downpour then forced the play- ting. Ali was run out in the 20th over as he play on the counter-attack, which with Pep we didn’t Elsewhere, Giacomo Bonaventura cross from Maxi Moralez. ers off once more before the umpires called failed to complete a single. He hit four exploit so much. Perhaps we don’t have the control of the scored twice against his former club as AC Milan leveled 15 minutes later after off the match as rain continued to fall. boundaries and a six during his 59-ball game we did then, but that doesn’t guarantee you win Milan won 3-1 at Atalanta in what was Andrea Masiello fouled Giampaolo Pazzini, Pakistan took the three-match series 2-0 knock. more because this year we have won more than ever. probably Filippo Inzaghi’s final match in who converted the resulting penalty. And having won the first game by 41 runs and Raza then came into his own, trapping “They are similar teams with subtle differences. The charge. the turnaround was complete two minutes the second by six wickets-both in Lahore. Hafeez with a sharp delivery before dis- change of coach and because the players have more expe- Italian league and cup winner Juventus later when Pazzini’s shot was deflected Mohammad Hafeez scored a run-a-ball missing Asad Shafiq (16) and Sarfraz rience. It is a more mature team and knows how to come was looking to end the domestic season on onto the far post and Bonaventura was 80 with eight fours and a six while Babar Ahmed (25) to improve on his 2-25 against through difficult situations. Experience allows you to over- a high, a week before attempting to clinch there to score. Azam notched a 60-ball 54 to lift the home Afghanistan at Bulawayo last year. come bad moments in a game.” a historic treble against Barcelona in the The Italy midfielder, who progressed team to 296-9 after Pakistan won the toss In between Shoaib Malik, who scored a Adversity has been an important part of the season. Champions League final. through the ranks at Atalanta before leav- and decided to bat on another flat Gaddafi hundred in the first match, was run out Having left Messi and Neymar on the bench for a 1-0 Juventus, which had earlier hit the bar ing for Milan last summer, didn’t celebrate Stadium pitch. while taking a second run for three. Babar defeat at Real Sociedad to begin 2015, Enrique looked on through Llorente, went in front three min- against his old team. Bonaventura made Zimbabwe had got off to a sound start kept his cool, reaching his maiden fifty off the verge of the sack with the club descending into institu- utes from the interval when Pereyra curled sure of the result 10 minutes from time. His with Vusi Sibanda not out on 28 and fellow 54 balls with four boundaries before being tional crisis as sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta was a delightful finish into the top far corner poor initial effort came back to him off the opener Chamu Chibhabha on an unbeaten bowled but he and Anwar helped Pakistan dismissed and club presidential elections called for the end from just outside the penalty area. left post and he rounded Atalanta defender 39. Security was enhanced around the sta- add 54 in the last five overs.—AFP of the season in the same week.—AFP Verona leveled almost immediately after Lionel Scaloni to turn in the rebound.—AP MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 SPORTS

FRANCE: Paris Saint Germain’s (PSG) players and team staff celebrate with the trophy following their victory in the French Cup final soccer match against Auxerre. —AP PSG beat Auxerre to win French Cup

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain became the first again going out to Barcelona - this season’s final- of the game. One lapse of concentration, howev- the PSG fans quiet at Stade de France. dangerous on the break. But in the 65th, PSG French side to win the domestic treble after labor- ist - in the quarterfinals. “We won the rest of the er, was punished by Cavani’s 12th goal in 12 Ibrahimovic looked out of sorts, but got a chance finally went ahead as Cavani met right back ing to a 1-0 win against second-division side trophies. No other team has done this and I am games. when midfielder Thiago Motta played him Gregory van der Wiel’s cross from right with a Auxerre in the French Cup final on Saturday. very proud of the team,” PSG’s top scorer Zlatan “We finished the season very well. We wanted through in the 35th minute, only for goalkeeper well-timed leap. Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani settled a tense Ibrahimovic said. “I want some more (trophies), this cup and it was hard to win it,” PSG coach Donovan Leon to anticipate his lob and save it PSG had a scare in the 88th when Auxerre’s match when he headed in a cross from the right trust me.” Laurent Blanc said. “Auxerre played very well and rather easily. cross from the left just eluded striker Julien Viale midway through the second half, although the On paper, it should have been a mismatch you have to take your hat off to them. They Motta then hit the post with a crisp 25-yard as he tried to reach it. “We’ve made history now ball went off the crossbar and hit the back of goal- between big-spending PSG - still seeking to join played to their strengths.” Auxerre started bright- drive in the 40th as PSG started to get on top. and it’s been an exceptional season, even though keeper Donovan Leon before crossing the line. Europe’s elite clubs - and an Auxerre side that fin- ly and, after PSG defender David Luiz made a Leon saved a header from Cavani in the 55th and we have regrets about the Champions League,” The only failure in an otherwise dominant sea- ished ninth in the French second division. careless mistake, forced the first corner of the Cavani had a shot blocked near the line PSG midfielder Blaise Matuidi said. “We’re proud son for PSG was the Champions League, where But Auxerre, a four-time French Cup winner, game. With PSG making sloppy mistakes, moments later. of our fans and proud to play for PSG. But you the ambitious club fell short once more, after started strongly and forced the first two corners Auxerre got another corner in the 10th to keep With PSG pushing forward, Auxerre was twice have to give credit to Auxerre.” —AP Platini’s UEFA and Blatter’s FIFA: Squabbling lovers

ZURICH: Can’t live with each other, can’t Champagne, a former right-hand man of live without each other: The tangled rela- Blatter at FIFA who tried to stand against tionship between Sepp Blatter’s FIFA and his ex-boss in the election. Michel Platini’s UEFA reached a new low Ever since controversial Brazilian Joao with the corruption storm that hit foot- Havelange beat England Stanley Rous to ball’s world body. But while Blatter, who the FIFA presidency in 1974 “UEFA has per- controls the World Cup, and Platini, with manently-in 1998, 2002 and again in 2011 the Champions League, may be at daggers — tried to take power,” said Champagne. drawn, they each know they cannot afford Europe, dominated by its cash rich major a costly divorce. clubs in the Champions League, wants to Platini told Blatter to resign the day restrain FIFA’s power, according to after Swiss police arrested seven FIFA offi- Champagne. cials in Zurich accused by US authorities of “Behind the war of personalities, it is a taking tens of millions of dollars in bribes. war of strategic visions,” he added. “Today The French football legend said he was football is becoming like basketball where “disgusted” at the tarnishing of FIFA’s there is only one league that matters, the image. NBA.” On Saturday, the day after he won his The rival football enterprises are both fifth term as president of the world’s most huge earners. FIFA made $5.7 billion powerful sporting federation, Blatter said between the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, there was a “hate” campaign coming from much of which goes back to small federa- UEFA and “a person” within it. Next tions in Africa and Asia who backed Blatter Saturday, on the sidelines of the this week. It has a grip on the rules and Champions League final in Berlin, the UEFA regulations of the world’s most popular executive will “review its relations” with sport. But decisions from the award of FIFA. World Cups to television contracts have Some voices, such as Denmark’s Allan been surrounded by corruption claims for Hansen, a member of the executive, say many years. UEFA should withdraw from the world UEFA predicts bumper revenue of more WELLINGTON: Panama’s Jesus Gonzalez is airborne as he attempts to take the ball from Argentina’s Emiliano Buendia (right) during their U-20 body. England’s FIFA vice president David than $5 billion for 2015-16 alone when it soccer World Cup match. —AP Gill has already refused to serve under stages the European Championships in Blatter because of the world body’s multi- France. Earnings from the Champions ple scandals. League are putting on healthy growth Portugal shows class at Platini says all options will be consid- each year. Its reputation is clean. But many ered, but he opposes a split with FIFA, call- of the players who shine for Barcelona, ing it the “headquarters” of football. Blatter Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester agreed. “FIFA needs UEFA, UEFA needs United come from beyond Europe howev- Under-20 World Cup FIFA,” he told a press conference Saturday er. And that causes frustration for coun- after an executive meeting which his arch- tries outside. rival attended. Franz Beckenbauer, the German legend NEW ZEALAND: Portugal scored twice in the last two ment in Dunedin. Mali was forced to defend for much three points means the lads will be under much less Blatter chided the European body for who was on the FIFA executive, says FIFA minutes on its way to a flattering 3-0 win over of the first half and seemed likely to be further pressure going into our second game on Wednesday blocking his efforts to introduce an “inde- and UEFA need “urgent” talks or football Senegal Sunday which lifted it atop Group C at the stretched when Hamidou Maiga was shown a red against Serbia.” pendent ethics commission”, which he said everywhere will suffer. FIFA Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand. card in the 56th for a clumsy tackle on Hirving Earlier, Colombia beat Qatar 1-0 in Group C, scor- could have stopped rotten officials getting But with the US corruption investiga- Late goals in Hamilton by Andre Silva and Nuno Lozano. But Mexico went from being a man up to a ing in the 24th through Joao Rodriguez, then holding onto the executive. But the war stopped tion growing and bitterness in Europe Santos gave Portugal the group lead on goal differ- man down in the space of two minutes, when Diego out a strong resurgence from the Asian champions there and Europe kept its 13 places at the high, the squabble will not end soon. “I for- ence from Colombia which had earlier beaten Qatar Gama was sent off for an off-the-ball incident in the throughout the second half. 2022 World Cup without a major fight at give everyone, but I will not forget,” Blatter 1-0 at the same Waikato Stadium. 66th and Oscar Bernal received a second yellow card After a slow start, Colombia created a classy goal the executive committee. It had feared an said of his ties with Platini. Portugal emphasized its strong claims to the for his challenge on Souleymane Diarra in the 68th. when Santos Borre laid the ball into the path of attempt to see numbers cut. Platini could be ready to let the ten- Under-20 title, which it won in both 1989 and 1991, Mali quickly capitalized on its numerical advan- Rodriguez who placed his shot between the legs of The world football war is nothing new. sions run. He is said to be thinking about a when it scored its opening goal through Gelson tage, scoring in the 76th through Adama Traore who Yousof Hassan. But the financial stakes are growing. “It’s run for the FIFA presidency in four years Martins after only 26 seconds - the fourth-fastest goal headed home Youssouf Kone’s free-kick. Mali sealed Rodriguez might have had a first half hat trick as part of history,” according to Jerome time. —AFP in the tournament’s history. the game three minutes later when Dieudonne Colombia continued to dominate. He blasted a shot Goalkeeper Ibrahima Sy kept Senegal in the Gbakle worked a one-two with Alassane Diallo, who straight at Hassan after a tight turn which eluded the match until the final minutes when Silva and Santos beat two defenders and sent his low shot just inside defense, then failed to take advantage of a defensive made the match safe for the two-time champion. the far post. mix-up created by Jeison Angulo’s accurate pass. Wenger: I’m very proud Gaston Pereiro scored the winning goal in the “We need to critically analyze what happened in Qatar came out strongly in the second half with 56th minute as 2013 finalists Uruguay beat Serbia 1-0 this game,” Mexico coach Sergio Almaguer said. “As a Amoez Ali and Jassim Al Jalab combining in two raids after record Arsenal win at Otago Stadium in Dunedin. team, we need to play with a bit more intelligence which almost produced an equalizer. They continued Serbia was the dominant team for much of the and focus. “We had chances throughout the match to press through the dying stages of the match but LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger from the first to the last minute. I never felt match but fell behind against the run of play when but failed to take them. This was only the first match, Colombia held on to take the three points. “We could be excused if he felt like singing a the focus or the quality dropped,” Wenger Facundo Castro provided the looping, right-footed though, so we need to look forward because we’ve showed clearer thinking in the first half,” Colombia verse of ‘we’ve won our trophy back’ after said. cross which Pereiro headed home. still got more games to come.” coach Carlos Restrepo said. “In the second half Qatar his team retained the FA Cup with a 4-0 “I had many, many, many big decisions The Serbs continued to apply pressure but Mali coach Fanyeri Diarra said the early win lifted reacted and we lost control of possession, so we were demolition of Aston Villa in Saturday’s final to make before the game. I had to leave big Uruguay was able to hold out for a win which left pressure from his team. “I’m amazed by the great unable to threaten their box much. at Wembley. players out of the squad but I just tried to them just behind Mali in Group D. shape my players are in physically,” he said. “They’re “I’m very pleased because it was our opening The 65-year-old Frenchman is now the find a good balance in the team.” Ten-man Mali beat nine-man Mexico 2-0 in a up to the task even though they’re coming to the end game of the tournament and at times the team dis- most successful FA Cup manager of mod- Arsenal finished third in the Premier match which became spiteful in the second half to go of the regular season at club level. “In a tournament played a lot of character in their play up against a very ern times having led the Gunners to a 12th League and Wenger is backing his side to atop the group in the first major upset of the tourna- like this one, the first match is vital. Leaving here with strong defensive unit.”—AP triumph, a record for football’s oldest build on their second straight FA Cup suc- knockout competition. cess, they beat Hull City 3-2 in the final 12 “I am very proud of that because if it has months ago, next term. not been done it shows that it is not easy,” “We feel we have made progress since Duramente storms to record-breaking win Wenger told reporters. “I have managed in the start of the season in the way we play seven finals and we have won six. I am very and the way we manage games,” he said. TOKYO: Duramente stormed to a record-break- Crown, to add the derby to his Satsuki Sho the triple crown on Neo Universe in 2003 and proud of that.” “Of course we can push on. It is about con- ing victory in the Japanese Derby yesterday but (2,000 Guineas) triumph from last month and would love to complete the feat this time. Theo Walcott, preferred to Olivier Giroud sistency at the top level. In the past when the impressive colt may forego the chance of remain on course for a feat only completed by “I’m very happy I won,” said Demuro, who has in attack after scoring a Premier League we have won leagues we have been consis- completing a rare triple crown in the pursuit of seven other horses. won 12 Group One races in Japan. “In 2003, I was hat-trick against West Bromwich Albion last tent.” The Gunners may need to go into the major European honors later this season. Roared on by a crowd of more than 116,000 still a ‘foreigner’ so to speak. To win the derby as weekend, fired Arsenal in front before half- transfer market to catch league champions Ridden by two-time derby winner Mirco on a baking afternoon at Tokyo Racecourse, a JRA jockey is a brilliant feeling. “I’ve always said time. Chelsea but Wenger’s mind was set firmly Demuro of Italy, Duramente completed the Duramente will need plenty of stamina to go he’s an incredibly fast horse. He is so strong.” Alexis Sanchez added a second after the on where his players were taking him for a 2,400-metre race in two minutes, 23.2 seconds with his speed if he wants to claim the final leg Orfevre was the last horse to complete the triple break with a thumping shot that swerved celebratory drink. to slice a tenth of a second off the previous mark of the triple crown, the 3,000m Kikka-sho on Oct. crown four years ago and while Duramente has one way and then the other before defend- “The players have organised it and I’m held by Deep Impact and his own sire King 25 at Kyoto. a chance of emulating that feat, his owner is er Per Mertesacker and substitute Olivier following,” he said. “I’ve organised the Kamehameha. Demuro, who has been riding as a ‘guest’ until looking at entering the horse in the Prix de l’Arc Giroud completed a comfortable victory. “It whole season so I just want to follow The winner finished almost two lengths clear the Japan Racing Association issued him a full- de Triomphe in France, which is held earlier in was a convincing win because we were at it tonight.” —Reuters of Santono Rasen, who just edged out Santono time license this season, won the first two legs of October.—Reuters Contador Watling ton clinches Giro to leaves England keep double with record dream alive chase for win

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SPAIN: Barcelona players celebrate after winning the final of the Copa del Rey soccer match 3-1against Athletic Bilbao at the Camp Nou stadium. - —AP Barcelona win 27th Copa del Rey

BARCELONA: A Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona sealed at a high level,” said Barcelona boss Luis Enrique. “It is a Suarez then forced Iago Herrerin into the first of many this time the Uruguayan’s pass was rolled into an a league and Cup double as they swept aside Athletic shame for Athletic to have played these finals in the last fine saves with a low drive. Herrerin was left as helpless unguarded net by Neymar for his seventh goal of the Bilbao 3-1 to win the Copa del Rey for a 27th time on few years against a Barca playing so well. “They deserve as the rest of his teammates 11 minutes later when competition. Saturday. a Cup and I hope they soon get it because the behav- Messi danced past Mikel Balenziaga, Mikel Rico and Athletic starlet Inaki Williams came closest to a reply Messi opened the scoring in spectacular fashion by iour of their fans was spectacular.” The game began in Benat Etxebarria tight on the touchline before turning before the break with a dipping volley that clipped the dribbling past four Athletic players and lashing home controversy after the Spanish national anthem was inside Aymeric Laporte and smashing in at the near top of the crossbar. a low finish before Neymar added a second before drowned by the fans of two clubs with strong separatist post. However, Herrerin had to be alive moments later to half-time. identities. Even by the Argentine’s incredibly high standards the turn a free-kick from Messi behind. Perhaps with one The Argentine grabbed his second of the game to kill On the field there was little to argue about as Messi move and finish was as good as any of his previous 410 eye on next weekend’s Champions League final, Barca the tie as a contest 17 minutes from time before Inaki tore Bilbao apart to continue their 31-year drought Barca goals. eased up slightly in the second period. Williams grabbed a consolation for the Basques. without winning a major trophy. Messi wasn’t finished as he then turned provider for Xavi Hernandez was brought on to savor his final Despite Athletic fans dominating two-thirds of the “He is a player that we always say appears in the Suarez whose low cross was met by Neymar and bril- appearance at the Camp Nou after a 17-year career. 99,000 capacity Camp Nou, there was nothing their most decisive moments and obviously he wasn’t going liantly blocked by Herrerin. Messi added his 58th goal of the season as he pounced players could do to stop a rampant Barca that is now to miss out in a final,” said Athletic coach Ernesto The Athletic stopper continued to frustrate Barca as on some lackadaisical Athletic defending to prod home just one game away from just the second treble in the Valverde. he then stretched to turn Gerard Pique’s effort from Dani Alves’s cross. club’s history. “His first goal was incredible.” The four-time World Messi’s free-kick over. The Bilbao faithful did at least get something to Luis Enrique’s men face Italian champions Juventus Player of the Year teed up Neymar for what should have Barcelona did finally double their advantage nine cheer 11 minutes from time as the 20-year-old Williams in the Champions League final in Berlin on June 6. been the opening goal just nine minutes in, but the minutes before half-time with Messi again heavily notched just his third senior goal from Ibai Gomez’s “From the start we saw a great Barca with all the players Brazilian’s effort was wrongly disallowed for offside. Luis involved as he fed Ivan Rakitic who released Suarez and cross. —AFP

Tsonga illuminates South Africa admits paying gloomy French Open $10m but denies FIFA bribe GENEVA: South Africa admitted yesterday was not a bribe. PARIS: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga illuminated a grey day Title-tip Nishikori had not struck a ball in that it paid $10 million in 2008 but denied it “I haven’t paid a bribe or taken a bribe in Paris with a thrilling victory over Tomas anger since his second-round win over Brazil’s was in any way a bribe to FIFA for the 2010 from anybody in my life. We don’t know who Berdych to reach the quarter-finals of the French Thomaz Bellucci on Wednesday after third- World Cup, in the latest twist to the massive is mentioned there (in the indictment),” corruption scandal engulfing world football’s Jordaan told the Sunday Independent. Open yesterday but Maria’s Sharapova title round opponent Benjamin Becker of Germany governing body. “How could we have paid a bribe for defence was put on hold by the rain. pulled out with an injury. If there was any rust, Two separate investigations are being votes four years after we had won the bid?” After home favorite Alize Cornet’s run however, he soon shook it off to outclass carried out by American and Swiss authori- Jordaan said, adding that the payment was petered out in a bitter 6-2 7-6(9) defeat by Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-3 6-4 6-2 and ties for alleged rampant and long-running South Africa’s contribution towards Ukraine’s 19th seed Elina Svitolina in a match reach the quarter-finals at Roland Garros for the corruption within FIFA, with several top offi- Confederation of North, Central American held up for three hours by rain, home eyes first time. cials arrested and accused by US investiga- and Caribbean Association Football’s (CON- turned to Tsonga on Court Philippe Chatrier. He is also the first Japanese man to reach the tors of taking tens of millions of dollars in CACAF) football development fund. Warner All seemed to be going well when he led by French Open quarter-finals for more than 80 bribes. was then also president of CONCACAF. two sets against bad-tempered fourth seed years and he sounded like he has no intention of Several top football officials have been Swiss authorities were meanwhile run- Berdych, who seemed unhappy to be playing in stopping yet. questioned by Swiss investigators, Bern said, ning a parallel probe into allegations of on-and-off drizzle, but when he served for the “I think quarter-final that’s the first goal for and FIFA’s president Sepp Blatter too could bribery in the process over the controversial match at 5-4 in the third set the dampness this week,” the 2014 US Open runner-up said. “I be quizzed “in the future if needed”, accord- awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups seemed to get into his circuitry and he fluffed hope it’s just the start of my journey, and I hope I ing to Swiss prosecutors. to Russia and Qatar. his chance. can keep going.” The biggest scandal to rock world foot- The Swiss justice spokesman said the top Berdych pounced to take the third set on a Two of the scheduled women’s fourth-round PARIS: France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga cele- ball erupted Wednesday when seven FIFA football officials were interviewed as “people tiebreak and as French cheers from fans hud- matches were postponed-Sharapova’s clash brates winning his fourth round match of officials were arrested in their Zurich hotel as who could provide information”, without giv- dled under colorful umbrellas in the stands against Czech 13th seed Lucie Safarova and the French Open tennis tournament part of the US probe. ing further details. turned to near silence, the Czech moved a break Italian Flavia Pennetta’s meeting with Spain’s against Tomas Berdych of the Czech They and seven others were charged for He added that Blatter “will not be ques- ahead in the fourth and looked favorite to go Garbine Muguruza. Republic. — AP racketeering, wire fraud and money launder- tioned at this stage. If necessary, he will be in and win. Those matches will be wedged into tight call went against her on break point down ing conspiracies that ran from 1991 to pres- the future”. ent day, and accused of taking or conspiring Seven senior FIFA officials are believed to Out of nowhere, however, the spring Monday’s schedule when better weather is at 5-5 in the second set-the umpire climbing off to solicit for $150 million in bribes. An exam- be among those heard by investigators- returned to Tsonga’s step and with an onslaught expected in the French capital. French number the chair to confirm Svitolina’s claim that ple cited in US papers was the 2004 selection Confederation of African Football (CAF) pres- of heavy hitting he reeled off five games in a one Cornet’s first appearance in the last 16 of Cornet’s shot had landed fractions long. process for the 2010 World Cup, with investi- ident Issa Hayatou (Cameroon), Angel Miguel row to win 6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3. her home grand slam got off to a terrible start as “It’s a scandal,” Cornet told a news confer- gators claiming that South African officials Villar Llona (Spain), Michel D’Hooge The injury-plagued Tsonga sealed victory she went 5-0 down in the first set, before the ence. “It’s shameful. I don’t know how she could paid $10 million to former FIFA vice presi- (Belgium), Senes Erzik (Turkey), Marios when Berdych wafted a backhand long and rain arrived. look me straight in the eye and tell me the ball dent Jack Warner-one of the 14 indicted-in Lefkaritis (Cyprus), Hany Abo Rida (Egypt) danced for joy before conducting the “Oles” with She fought tooth and nail after that, however, was out.” Svitolina will face former champion order to secure the bid. and Vitaly Mutko (Russia). his towel. but the 20-year-old Svitolina was too far ahead. and world number one Ana Ivanovic next after South African Football Association presi- Two other current members of the It was only the third time in nine meetings Although Cornet saved five match points and the Serbian seventh seed beat Russian Ekaterina dent Danny Jordaan confirmed on Sunday Executive Committee who voted in 2010 for that 30-year-old Tsonga, seeded 14, had beaten dragged the second set into a tiebreak she was Makarova 7-5 3-6 6-1. Ivanovic will be appearing that the organising committee made a pay- Qatar and Russia live in Switzerland-Blatter Berdych and his reward is a quarter-final against unable to continue her quest. in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros for the first ment of $10 million in 2008 but insisted this and UEFA president Michel Platini. —AFP Japan’s Kei Nishikori. The home hope was left seething after a time since winning the title in 2008. —Reuters Tough road ahead as Macau gambles on mass tourism

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MUMBAI: An Indian vendor (right) attends to a customer at his roadside fruit stall in Mumbai. India’s central bank is expected to cut interest rates for a third time in five months when it meets this week, confident that inflation is sta- ble enough to weather the summer monsoon. — AFP (See Page 23) Mideast funds negative on Saudi as oil slides Kingdom’s strict foreign investment rules to limit inflows

DUBAI: Middle East fund managers have on percent of the market by value - in many other ket operations. balance become bearish on the region’s biggest big bourses, they own 20 percent or more - The move sparked a rally that lifted the mar- stock market, Saudi Arabia, after oil’s rally ran while a single foreign investor can hold no ket as much as 11 percent from its five-month Qatar land price surge out of steam and the kingdom confirmed strict more than 5 percent of any listed Saudi firm, low in just a few days. Twenty-seven percent of rules on foreign investment, a monthly Reuters and total foreign ownership of a firm is limited respondents plan to increase their Egyptian survey shows. to 20 percent. equity allocations and none plan to cut them. threatens profitability Last month, twenty percent of respondents The survey of 15 leading investment firms, For now, another major deterrent to invest- DUBAI: Land accounts for about half pipeline is mostly for higher-end proj- conducted over the past 10 days, shows none ment in Saudi Arabia is valuations, fund man- said they planned to increase allocations and 7 the value of real estate sales in Qatar, ects.” The dominance of government expects to raise its equity allocation to the agers said. percent saw them lower. Middle East in the next three months - the first “Because of Saudi Arabia’s equity rally to 10 times that of developed markets, and semi-government developers has time this has been recorded since the survey date, valuations currently fully reflect market SURVEY RESULTS as prices surge to levels that may left little room for the private sector, was launched in September 2013. Last month, fundamentals and the positive sentiment 1) Do you expect to increase/decrease/keep make even high-margin luxury devel- said Abdul Mohsen Al-Hammadi, chief 33 percent of respondents said they planned to accrued from the announcement,” Invest AD the same your overall equity allocation to opments unprofitable to build, executive of Dubai developer Manazil increase their equity allocations. The proportion said. the Middle East in the next three months? experts say. Group. intending to cut equity allocations has risen to “Broad market valuations are high relative to Qatar allows foreign freehold prop- “Even in residential areas, you’re 20 percent from 7 percent. history and to some other comparable markets, INCREASE - 0DECREASE - 3SAME - 12 erty ownership in specific zones, talking about (land prices) triple that Oil prices, which are a major driver of eco- especially when seen against expected earn- 2) Do you expect to increase/decrease/keep although the real estate sector of Dubai, therefore the return on nomic performance in the region, are headed ings growth during a period of relatively low oil the same your overall fixed income alloca- remains in its infancy and local investment is very low,” he added. In for a monthly loss after rebounding in April, and prices... tion to the Middle East in the next three investors often prefer to trade land the first quarter of 2015, real estate their longer-term outlook remains uncertain. “We will look to increase our weight in Saudi months? rather than develop plots. FIFA’s selec- transactions in Qatar were worth 26 Also, falling trading volumes and thin corpo- Arabia as soon as valuations return to attractive tion of Qatar to host the 2022 World billion riyals ($7 billion), up 50 percent rate news flow indicate that markets are territory, particularly with our favorite stocks INCREASE - 2DECREASE - 0SAME - 13 Cup has exacerbated this trading, from a year earlier, Deloitte estimates, already slipping into a summer lull. The Muslim and/or if we see a higher-than-forecast positive 3) Do you expect to increase/decrease/keep although population growth and a although this includes many transac- holy month of Ramadan, which will start change in earnings growth.” the same your equity allocations to the fol- broadly buoyant economy are the tions between government entities. around June 18 this year, usually sees activity lowing countries in the next three months? main drivers of the land boom. Vaughn Weatherdon, vice presi- decline even further. UAE, EGYPT The central bank’s Qatar Real Estate dent of real estate investment and Fund managers are neutral or marginally a) United Arab Emirates Price Index, which includes land, villas advisory at QInvest, said land sales SAUDI positive on other Gulf markets which in terms and residential buildings, hit 271.3 accounted for about half the total val- Fund managers are particularly negative on of year-to-date performance are far behind INCREASE - 4DECREASE - 3SAME - 8 points in March, up from 194.5 in ue of real estate transactions in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, with 27 percent planning to cut Saudi Arabia’s 17 percent gain and are there- b) Qatar January 2014. Unlike neighbouring whereas in most developed countries their allocations in the next three months and fore valued more attractively. Twenty-seven Dubai, where property has gone from land sales usually provided about 5 just 7 percent planning to increase them. This percent plan to increase their equity allocations INCREASE - 3DECREASE - 2SAME - 10 boom to bust to partial boom again percent. compares with 13 percent planning to increase to the United Arab Emirates and 20 percent c) Saudi Arabia INCREASE - 1DECREASE - and prices are still about a fifth below “If you take international affordabil- allocations and the rest seeing them stable in expect to cut them, compared to ratios of 27 4SAME - 10 the 2008 peak, locals and other ity standards of spending one-third of April. percent and 7 percent in the previous survey. d) Egypt Saudi Arabia’s stock market is particularly “Although oil prices remain under pressure, Middle East nationals are the main income on rent, then affordability is sensitive to oil price movements as petrochem- equity markets continued to show strong INCREASE - 4DECREASE - 0SAME - 11 buyers of Qatar’s freehold units. an issue in Qatar,” said Martin Cooper, ical companies account for almost a quarter of resilience and managed to overcome the ongo- e) Turkey “Land prices make it difficult to Deloitte Director of Real Estate for the market capitalization. ing geopolitical issues,” said Tariq Qaqish, man- develop low- to middle-income hous- Middle East. Another important factor is the opening of aging director of asset management at Al Mal INCREASE - 0DECREASE - 1SAME - 14 ing and in some areas speculators “Land as a proportion of the ticket the kingdom’s market to direct foreign invest- Capital. f) Kuwait have pushed up prices to levels where price of a villa or apartment is signifi- ment next month. Some investors had hoped “We believe companies in general will deliv- it’s not financially viable to develop cantly higher here in Doha than it is in that Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority er strong results in 2015 and governments will INCREASE - 2DECREASE - 2SAME - 11 any kind of property there,” said Mark the rest of the world.” Unlike neigh- would relax initially proposed rules that placed continue to support the economy by higher NOTE - Institutions taking part in the survey Proudley, DTZ Qatar Associate bouring Dubai, where property went strict ceilings on individual and total foreign spending, especially in the Gulf region.” are: Abu Dhabi Fund for Development; Ahli Director, estimating rents rose 5-10 from boom to bust to partial boom holdings in local stocks. In Qatar, 20 percent plan to increase alloca- Bank Oman; Al Mal Capital; Al Rayan percent in some areas in recent again, Qatar has proved less of a mag- But in early May, Saudi regulators tions and 13 percent see them lower, the oppo- Investment LLC; Amwal Qatar; Arqaam Capital; months. net for international investors and announced a final version of the rules that pre- site of April’s ratios. Meanwhile, Egypt once Emirates NBD; Global Investment House; Invest “There’s an accommodation short- prices are still about a fifth below the served those ceilings, making it clear they don’t again became investors’ favourite in the survey AD; National Bank of Abu Dhabi; NBK Capital; age across all sectors, but it’s probably 2008 peak, with locals and other want any sudden deluge of international mon- after the Cairo government put on hold for two Rasmala Investment Bank; Schroders Middle felt most keenly in the lower- to mid- Middle East nationals the main buyers ey. years the planned introduction of an unpopular East; Securities and Investment Co of Bahrain; dle-income segment. The supply of freehold units. — Reuters Foreigners can directly own no more than 10 10 percent tax on capital gains from stock mar- Union National Bank. — Reuters MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 BUSINESS

MACAU: A visitor (left) gets information at the Global Gaming Expo Asia in the world’s biggest gambling hub of Macau. — AFP MACAU: Visitors try gaming machines at the Global Gaming Expo Asia in the world’s biggest gambling hub of Macau. —AFP Tough road ahead as Macau gambles on mass tourism Gambling industry hoping to reinvent itself amid slowdown

MACAU: With casino revenues in Macau in freefall due to plunged 39 percent in April, their 11th consecutive drop in Deputy chairman of Galaxy Entertainment Group taxi-this is a burden on Macau, the city has not done Beijing’s anti-corruption crackdown and a slowing Chinese the wake of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption Francis Lui said the new complex only has two VIP rooms. enough in preparing for this.” economy, the gambling hub is hoping to reinvent itself as crusade targeting lavish spending by officials and money “The trend is that we hope to have more business from the a family-friendly mass market destination. But the enclave’s laundering through Macau. middle class-we feel that this is the new normal,” he said at Positive step plan to replace the high-rolling elite with tourists drawn by Beijing has made it clear it wants the former Portuguese the casino resort’s opening. There is also the problem of mainland tourists ditching new entertainment-focused mega-resorts will not be plain colony to move away from gambling, so casino-hotels are Macau, which also has a World Heritage listed historic sailing. opening a slew of mass market complexes. The resorts City overloaded centre, for destinations further afield. Macau’s creaking infrastructure is already struggling to offer everything from fine dining and malls to theme park While analysts agree the push to mass market is a must, “Mainlanders are fleeing Hong Kong and Macau and cope with visitor numbers and analysts and residents ques- rides and shows, alongside gaming. Melco Crown’s Studio there are significant hurdles before it can really take off. looking for new experiences,” a report by brokerage CLSA tion how the city can accommodate the influx necessary to City, due to open later this year, boasts Asia’s highest ferris Macau is home to around 636,000 residents but visitor said in April. “Anti-corruption measures, which are here to make up for the loss of VIP gamblers. “Casino operators wheel while the recently opened Galaxy Phase 2 has a numbers were 31.5 million in 2014 — two thirds of them stay, are exacerbating that process,” it said. The high price cannot expect the return of the good old days,” says Macau sprawling rooftop water park complete with river rapids. from mainland China.“This is a small town and sooner or of food and accommodation are an additional deterrent. expert Sonny Lo of the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Sands’ Paris-themed resort, with a replica Eiffel Tower, is later you reach a market capacity,” says Macau business “The cost of items here is quite high even when com- Lo says the success of Macau’s reinvention depends on due to open next year, as will the Wynn Palace and a new media publisher Paulo Azevedo. pared to Hong Kong,” says hotel worker Rayson Chow, consumers’ appetite for both mass market gaming and casino-hotel from MGM. “Public expenditure for infrastructure has been lagging visiting from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. non-gambling entertainment. “It remains to be seen behind. “It is possible for the mass market to compensate Some however, see Macau’s reinvention as a positive whether tourists are developing this taste.” Even then, the The ‘new normal’ (for the VIP market). However, if the town’s not ready to new beginning. “Because of the casinos, it is not proper boom heights of the past decade will be hard to reach, Lo “You see Macau evolving,” says Simon Cooper, president receive more visitors... then you will not grow the mass for children to come here to play,” said Celia Liu, a 22-year says. of Asia Pacific for Marriott International-which has two market.” The government has proposed capping the num- old student, also from Shenzhen. “If you create other “Consumers on the mass market cannot compensate for hotels in the new Galaxy complex. “We fully expect the ber of visitors from China at the current level of 21 million- things that are family friendly, where you can also bring the huge amount of money spent in VIP rooms.” Macau consumer of today is going to be much more of a typical a setback for the new resorts. children or the elderly along to relax, then it would be soared past Las Vegas as the world’s gambling capital after leisure consumer, not totally focused on gambling.” Residents say life has already been marred by the flood very good.” opening up to international operators in 2001 and raked in Enticing those visitors requires big ideas, Cooper says. of visitors and worry about any increase in numbers.“A lot The reining in of junkets and big spenders is also seen more than seven times its US counterpart last year. “You don’t want somebody just putting up 4,000 hotel of the daily items that residents want to buy are no longer by some as a plus. “Where did the VIPs get their money? However, it is now being forced to follow Vegas’ lead rooms and a couple of restaurants. You want developers available,” with local shops replaced by tourist-friendly Are the VIPs corrupt officials?” said one Macau civil ser- and transform from a hardcore gambling hub into a desti- who are building magnets that people read about and say: stores, 48-year-old restaurant owner Vong Kam-koc said. vant in his 50s, who gave his name as Wong. “I wouldn’t nation with much broader appeal. Casino revenues ‘Oh, I’ve got to go there’,” he told AFP. “If you want to ride the bus, you can’t, you can’t ride a want Macau making money from these people.” — AFP

UAE Exchange to India douses coal fires as Modi seeks output boost celebrate customer JHARIA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is determined to move ing the mines and on free water pumped to the settlements. The new method has helped cut the burning area to 2.2 more than 100,000 people living near coalfields in eastern square km in April 2014 from over 9 square km six years ago, loyalty month India to new homes, making it easier to douse underground Backfilling and bootleggers according to satellite analysis by the state-run National fires that have burned for a century and mine huge reserves of The glowing coals and rising smoke date back to 1916, a Remote Sensing Centre. “We are keeping our fingers crossed, KUWAIT: The leading foreign exchange and money premium coal. quarter of a century after private firms began to mine the field. but the fire could again get out of control,” said Swarup. transfer brand will be honoring its patrons by celebrat- Reviving output from India’s nationalised coal sector has India nationalized most coal assets in the 1970s. ing Customer Loyalty Month from June 1 to June 30, been one of Modi’s most tangible achievements during his According to experts, those firms failed to backfill mines WHERE IS MY HOUSE? 2015. Indian Ambassador Sunil Jain will be launching first year in office, one that he hopes will secure continuous after digging, exposing them to the open air and allowing fires Part-time tutor Arjun Ram, whose father retired from the event. power to all and eat into an annual coal import bill of $15 bil- to start by spontaneous combustion. BCCL, lives in a settlement near a hill radiating intense heat. Customers have always been at the forefront of lion. Bootleggers who used abandoned mine areas made things Three years ago the Jharia Rehabilitation and every activity undertaken by UAE Exchange. Delivering The burning deposits of Jharia, in Jharkhand state, are par- worse, because some failed to put out fires they lit to run the Development Authority (JRDA) identified Ram as one of customer service par excellence has been the single ticularly prized because they are the only source of top quality stills. Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), the Coal India unit which about 50,000 people who should be moved but has yet to most goal of UAE Exchange since inception. And this steelmaking coal in the country. India spends $4 billion a year controls the Jharia field, estimates fires have already devoured provide him a home. The number of people looking for a reverence has been well received and reciprocated on importing that grade alone. Modi travelled to Jharkhand in about 37 million tons of coal and blocked access to 2 billion house has doubled since. which attributes to the strong customer base today. February and urged the chief minister to speed up work on tons more, theoretically worth $220 billion. BCCL accounts for JRDA managing director Kripa Nand Jha said the delay in Every year, UAE Exchange commemorates its customers, putting out the fires and shifting the people living there. about 7 percent of Coal India’s output and has projected building new quarters was partly due to “confusion” over by celebrating an entire month as Customer Loyalty “The fact that the prime minister is directly involved shows growth of 54 percent to 53 million tons in five years, according compensation to be paid under a 2013 land acquisition act. Month. Special offers and various engagement activities that the government is very serious about it,” Coal Secretary to a company document seen by Reuters. Its success will help He said both the federal and state governments, run by are conducted giving an opportunity to customers to Anil Swarup said in New Delhi. “It’s a huge task but the good decide how close Coal India gets to its ambitious target of out- Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, have agreed to buy land at avail surprise gifts. This year, the Indian Ambassador will news is that we have started moving in the right direction.” put of 1 billion tonnes by 2019/20. four times market prices instead of the going rate as in the be launching the event today in a grand fashion. For some of the thousands living in run-down settlements Previous attempts to control the fires by sealing the sur- past. There is also a proposal to pay up to seven times in UAE Exchange is well-known for its excellent cus- around the coal deposits, the urgency is clear. Shakili Devi, 60, face, trenching and pumping in inert gases had limited suc- urgent cases and offer jobs to some. tomer service and widest network among remittance has lost count of the number of huts she inhabited over the cess and were blamed for driving BCCL close to bankruptcy. Over recent months, about 1,000 families have moved brands with over 22branches in Kuwait. Strong corre- years that caved in because of intense heat and shifting After 2008, the company tried instead to dig deeper and to two-bedroom flats away from the mines and hundreds spondent relationship with over 41 global banks further ground around her. wider to remove burning coal. Though more effective, this of acres of land have been bought for more houses, Jha adds to the might. Customers can walk in to the nearest “We’re scared, but what can we do?,” she asked, her shack method has been criticized for scarring the landscape. said. Costs are likely to jump from an estimate of $1 bil- one to address their multiple financial requirements viz. standing next to a crack in the ground leaking hot gas. “We The coal that heats up to 800 degrees Celsius is then lion. But to some, progress seems a long way off. “If this is money transfers, currency exchange and more, under can only wait for the government to find us a new home.” cooled by water overground and the stones are deposited what my fate is, I will die here,” said Ram to nods of agree- one roof. Until then, Devi and others like her are stuck. Many families around the mines, creating heaps that take almost two years ment from the people pouring out on to the street as are squatters who rely on casual work from contractors work- to cool off. darkness fell. — Reuters

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Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. GOLD Jordanian Dinar 426.125 US Dollars 0.299550 0.304050 20 gram 241.360 Egyptian Pound 39.491 US Dollars Mint 0.300050 0.304050 10 gram 123.380 ASIAN COUNTRIES Sri Lankan Rupees 2.242 5 gram 62.370 Indian Rupees 4.751 Asia Japanese Yen 2.447 Pakistani Rupees 2.961 Bangladesh Taka 0.003560 0.004160 Bangladesh Taka 3.876 Chinese Yuan 0.047521 0.051021 Indian Rupees 4.763 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Pakistani Rupees 2.976 Philippines Pesso 6.777 Hong Kong Dollar 0.037078 0.039828 Srilankan Rupees 2.232 Cyprus pound 741.050 Indian Rupee 0.004517 0.004907 Nepali Rupees 2.987 CURRENCIES TELEX TRANSFER PER 1000 Japanese Yen 3.525 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000019 0.000025 Singapore Dollar 227.280 Australian Dollar 220.37 Syrian Pound 2.595 Japanese Yen 0.002371 0.002551 Hongkong Dollar 39.166 Canadian Dollar 247.73 Nepalese Rupees 3.025 Kenyan Shilling 0.003379 0.003379 Bangladesh Taka 3.902 Swiss Franc 327.73 Malaysian Ringgit 85.500 Korean Won 0.000264 0.000279 Philippine Peso 6.815 Euro 336.86 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 49.040 Malaysian Ringgit 0.079920 0.085920 Thai Baht 9.018 US Dollar 303.85 Thai Bhat 9.970 Nepalese Rupee 0.003045 0.003215 Sterling Pound 467.16 Turkish Lira 116.910 Pakistan Rupee 0.002784 0.003064 GCC COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 2.48 Philippine Peso 0.006715 0.006995 Saudi Riyal 81.017 Bangladesh Taka 3.901 Sierra Leone 0.000067 0.000073 Qatari Riyal 83.455 Indian Rupee 4.761 Bahrain Exchange Company wll Singapore Dollar 0.222091 0.228091 Omani Riyal 789.210 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.240 South African Rand 0.019013 0.027513 Bahraini Dinar 806.830 Nepali Rupee 2.977 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001848 0.002428 Pakistani Rupee 2.978 UAE Dirham 82.716 CURRENCY BUY SELL Taiwan 0.009800 0.009980 UAE Dirhams 82.60 Europe Thai Baht 0.008719 0.0009269 ARAB COUNTRIES Bahraini Dinar 806.50 Belgian Franc 0.007929 0.008923 Egyptian Pound - Cash 41.970 Egyptian Pound 39.71 British Pound 0.458119 0.467119 Jordanian Dinar 431.65 Arab Egyptian Pound - Transfer 39.722 Czech Korune 0.004198 0.016198 Omani Riyal 788.03 Bahraini Dinar 0.798974 0.806974 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.418 Danish Krone 0.040697 0.045697 Tunisian Dinar 155.640 Qatari Riyal 83.68 Egyptian Pound 0.039457 0.042007 Euro 0.329002 0.337002 Jordanian Dinar 428.920 Saudi Riyal 80.94 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Norwegian Krone 0.035192 0.040392 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.038 Iraqi Dinar 0.000186 0.000246 Romanian Leu 0.087105 0.087104 Syrian Lira 2.165 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Jordanian Dinar 0.423977 0.431477 Morocco Dirham 31.304 Slovakia 0.00905 0.019065 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Swedish Krona 0.031886 0.036886 Lebanese Pound 0.000152 0.000252 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Swiss Franc 0.317174 0.327347 Moroccan Dirhams 0.021849 0.045849 US Dollar Transfer 303.650 US Dollar 302.900 Turkish Lira 0.114469 0.121469 Nigerian Naira 0.001254 0.001889 Euro 336.140 Canadian Dollar 255.880 Omani Riyal 0.782690 0.788370 Sterling Pound 466.860 Sterling Pound 475.240 Australasia Qatar Riyal 0.082694 0.083907 Canadian dollar 245.470 Euro 345.788 Australian Dollar 0.224211 0.235711 Saudi Riyal 0.080337 0.081037 Turkish lira 114.070 Swiss Frank 276.932 New Zealand Dollar 0.209852 0.219352 Syrian Pound 0.001287 0.001507 Swiss Franc 325.800 Bahrain Dinar 799.730 Tunisian Dinar 0.151361 0.159361 Australian Dollar 234.720 UAE Dirhams 82.500 America Turkish Lira 0.114019 0.121019 US Dollar Buying 302.450 Qatari Riyals 83.740 Canadian Dollar 0.238921 0.247421 UAE Dirhams 0.081691 0.082840 Saudi Riyals 81.310 Yemeni Riyal 0.001372 0.001452 MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 BUSINESS

Lexus wins ‘Best Entertaining’ Award 2015 Milan Design Week

KUWAIT: Lexus announced that it had Award, organized by cultural association North Africa Representative Office, TOY- source of encouragement for our innova- Design Award competition, and a succes- won the “Best Entertaining” award at the Elita, is the only official award dedicated OTA Motor Corporation, “It’s a great hon- tive design approach in offering attrac- sion of three cocoons constructed of an Milano Design Award Competition held to the best installations of Milan Design our to win this award at Milan Design tive vehicles with amazing designs. We intricate wooden lattice work, titled recently for its “Lexus - A Journey of the Week. The Milano Design Award recog- Week and I would like to acknowledge greatly appreciate their constant support “Rain” “Wood” and Earth”. Senses” exhibit at Milan Design Week, the nized the best overall exhibits as well as the brilliant collaboration between for our initiatives and this has always The exhibit was designed by two world’s largest design event. Lexus is the individual winners in five categories Philippe Nigro and Hajime Yoneda which encouraged us to do more in order to internationally acclaimed artists: space first automaker to win this award. The (Entertaining, Tech, Sound, Impact, E- contributed to winning this award. The make ever better vehicles.” designer Philippe Nigro and chef Hajime “Best Entertaining” award highlights the commerce). The winners were chosen exhibit stood out because it offered visi- “Lexus - A Journey of the Senses” Yoneda, who added a tasting experience project that best “succeeds in involving among all exhibitors present at the Milan tors a wide-ranging and exciting sensory exhibit consisted of 3 distinct zones: a to the sensory journey. The fruit of this the audience in a particular dimension of Design Week in the various districts experience, underlining Lexus as a brand sound and light installation featuring a collaborative approach from very differ- recreational and/or cultural entertain- throughout the city. placing great emphasis on human senses special execution of the latest Lexus con- ent artists created a truly unique experi- ment”. According to Takayuki Yoshitsugu, throughout our design processes. Our cept car, the LF-SA, a room dedicated to ence that left a deep impression on many Now in its 5th year, the Milano Design Chief Representative, Middle East and customers have always been a great the finalists and winner of the Lexus visitors. India’s RBI set for third interest rate cut in 2015 Inflation stable enough to weather summer rains

MUMBAI: India’s central bank is inflation concerns and a failure of demand is so low and inflation is ty, setting a target of bringing it expected to cut interest rates for a most commercial banks to pass on not a threat,” she said. Prime consistently below six percent by third time in five months when it lower borrowing costs to cus- Minister Narendra Modi’s right- January next year. meets this week, confident that tomers in Asia’s third-largest econ- wing government swept to power In April, consumer inflation fell inflation is stable enough to omy. last year pledging to reform and to a four-month low of 4.87 per- weather the summer monsoon. But Nitsure said 20 banks were revive a flagging economy. cent, well within the RBI’s target The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) now heeding Rajan’s call to reduce It received a major boost on range. Last week India’s top eco- has already lowered its benchmark their base rate and another cut Friday when data showed that nomic advisor suggested that had repo rate, the level at which it would motivate others to “follow India’s economy grew 7.5 percent “implications for interest rates”. lends to commercial banks, by 50 suit”. in the first three months of the Arvind Subramanian added basis points to 7.5 percent this year, overtaking China. The gov- that food stocks were plentiful year. ‘Inflation not a threat’ ernment would like the RBI to cut enough to help contain inflation ‘Microsoft Lumia 640 smartphone And analysts believe the RBI “There is a need for borrowing rates further but Rajan has so far even if the three-month monsoon, with free monthly 1GB data for 3 will snip rates again at its next costs to come down because made controlling inflation a priori- expected imminently, is weakened meeting tomorrow in a bid to by the El Nino weather phenome- months in UAE from Etisalat encourage greater lending to busi- non as forecast. Monsoon rains are nesses and increased consumer vital for Indian crops and a particu- ABU DHABI: Etisalat announced yesterday Etisalat and providing our customers in the spending, stimulating the econo- larly dry season can reduce farm its partnership with Microsoft Devices to UAE a great offer with the Lumia 640 LTE. The my. output, raising food prices which exclusively introduce the latest Microsoft combination of a superb 5” screen, long last- “I expect the RBI to cut the rate can be crippling for the tens of Lumia 640 LTE for its mobile customers in ing battery, full range of Microsoft experi- by 25 basis points,” Ashutosh millions of India’s poor. the UAE at only AED 649 with an exclusive ences along with Etisalat’s powerful 4G con- Datar, an economist at IIFL “It is possible to contain (infla- data offer. Etisalat’s customers buying the nectivity makes the Lumia 640 a strong Institutional Equities, told AFP. tion) going forward even if the standalone Lumia 640 LTE Single SIM will option for those customers who want the Rupa Rege Nitsure, chief econo- monsoon is not going to be as get to enjoy 1GB of data for free for the first increased productivity a smart device offers mist at L&T Financial Services, good,” Subramanian added. Datar, three months. From the fourth month without sacrificing affordability,” said Vithesh agreed, saying she believed the the economist, said the current onwards, a monthly charge of AED99 will Reddy, Lower Gulf General Manager - Mumbai-based bank would opt for retail inflation level “gives the RBI apply for 1 GB data allowance. Microsoft Devices. a “modest” cut. enough headroom to be able to Users will also be able to enjoy benefits Lumia 640 LTE customers will be able to “Given the uncertainty concern- cut rates to try to stimulate from Microsoft such as one-year subscrip- use the free data bundled in the packages ing oil prices and the depreciation demand”. tion to Office 365 Personal, which includes optimally, thanks to the Etisalat 4G LTE net- in the rupee, which have a high He added that “if monsoon the latest Office applications (Word, Excel, work, the fastest and widest in the country, inflationary potential, I don’t think inflation is not as bad as feared PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote) and 1TB offering super broadband speeds of up to many people are expecting a 50- then they’ll probably cut them of OneDrive storage worth AED250. The 300 Mbps. Etisalat 4G LTE network covers point cut,” she said. again later in the year”. Not all Lumia 640 will upgrade to and benefit from nearly 90 percent of the country’s populated The RBI, led by governor experts agreed that a cut this week Windows 10 as it becomes available later regions. Raghuram Rajan, sliced 25 basis would be the right way to go this year. With Lumia 640, users can: points off the repo rate in January- MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram though. Arun Singh, senior econo- the first reduction in 20 months- mist at Dun & Bradstreet, told AFP Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE will also come l Smoothly and quickly access important Rajan at a news conference after the announcement of the first bundled with exciting app offers: The pre- documents or run all of your favorite web- before a surprise repeat cut in bi-monthly monetary policy for year 2015-16 at the RBI head- the monsoon’s inflationary “risk” March. It kept the key rate meant the RBI should wait until it loaded Souq.com app will offer 20 percent sites, apps and games, thanks to the on- quarters in Mumbai. —AFP discount of up to AED 100 on the first pur- board 1GB of memory and powerful quad unchanged last month, citing had passed. —AFP chase as well as up to AED 100 will be dis- core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. counted on the first ride booked through the l View photos and watch videos on a crisp UBER app. 5” HD display. Available in black and white colours, l Power through the work day and enjoy Malabar Gold & Diamonds opens Lumia 640 LTE is the latest device to join the almost 24 hours of talk time, thanks to a Lumia portfolio and offers more personal long-lasting 2500 mAh battery. computing and increased productivity l Capture detail rich photos even in low new outlet in Oman Avenues Mall through seamlessly integrated Microsoft light, thanks to the 8 MP camera on the Office experiences, OneDrive storage and fast Lumia 640 with LED flash and Lumia MUSCAT: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the leading jew- Heritage Jewellery, Precia- Precious Gem Jewellery, and can avail gold jewellery of their choice with special dis- 4G connectivity. Camera right out of the box. ellery retailers opened their relocated and expanded Starlet- Kids Jewellery makes the jewellery group stand counts up on maturity of the scheme. Customers who Commenting on the launch, Khaled l Stay updated on the most important outlet in Oman Avenues Mall, Baushar. The outlet was apart from the rest. duly remit the agreed monthly installments for 12 ElKhouly, Chief Marketing Officer at Etisalat, information with Glance Screen, available jointly inaugurated by Khamis Al-Mandhri, Minister Apart from offering convenient 0 percent installment months and 24 months duration can avail a gift voucher said, “Etisalat continues to provide exclusive out of the box on the Lumia 640. Plenipotentiary, Acting Chief of West Asian Department, schemes, the jewellery group gives their customers a worth OMR 15 and OMR 40 respectively for each scheme offers and products to its customers to allow l Enjoy the latest version of Windows Phone Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sultanate of Oman and golden opportunity to save gold every month equiva- with installment amount OMR 30. Gold coins and bars them to take advantage of the latest smart- 8.1 and the Lumia Denim update, com- Shamlal Ahamed MP, Managing Director- International lent to equal monthly installments for a maximum peri- are excluded from this scheme. phones from leading global manufacturers. plete with one-swipe Action Center, Word Operations, Malabar Gold & Diamonds in the presence od of 24 months through their unique ‘ Gold Purchase The jewellery group that currently operates 134 out- We are excited about the exclusive launch of Flow and Live Folders. of Mr. Abdul Salam KP, Group Executive Director, Malabar Scheme’. The scheme lets the customers to buy gold jew- lets across nine countries constantly strives to enhance Lumia 640 LTE from Microsoft, offering our l Keep up-to-date with the best features Group, other Directors, personalities from media and ellery in a planned manner, allowing the customers to customer experience and put customers at the heart of customers the latest version of a highly trust- through regular updates to Windows, well-wishers. The grand inauguration was held on 28 make a minimum payment of OMR 30 per month or everything they do. Apart from their relocated outlet in ed brand bundled with valuable additional including all the benefits of Windows 10 May 2015. multiples of it in equal monthly installments, which will Oman Avenues Mall, Malabar Gold & Diamonds current- features at an attractive price point”. service as it becomes available later this This revamped outlet is relocated to newly opened be credited to the customer’s account in the form of ly operates 7 outlets in Oman at Darsait, Ruwi (2 outlets), “We are excited to be partnering with year. Oman Avenues Mall, the biggest shopping mall in gold, based on the prevailing gold rate. The customers Salalah (2 outlets) and Sohar. Oman, keeping in mind their growing customer demand. Oman Avenues Mall is an important landmark Jordan to issue $1.5 billion in the region and is one of the promising shopping loca- tions for the residents and tourists in Oman. Owing to the consistent increase in the number of customers at US-backed bonds in June their outlet, the new showroom offers added space than AMMAN: Jordan has signed an agree- 600,000 Syrian refugees. the former outlet and more prolific variety of designs has ment with Washington to raise $1.5 bil- Part of the bond proceeds will be been introduced at attractive prices. The customers will lion in the second half of June through used to retire a $750 billion bond com- surely be delighted to have Malabar Gold & Diamonds the sale of US-backed bonds that will ing due at the end of the year, Toukan outlet in the prestigious Oman Avenues Mall, which will allow the kingdom to access global said. JP Morgan and Citibank will man- offer them more comfort and convenience. debt markets at cheap rates, the age the 7 to 10 year-term issuance. Like all their outlets in Oman, a huge collection of finance minister said yesterday. Toukan was speaking to reporters on high quality certified diamond jewellery ranging from Finance Minister Umayya Toukan the sidelines of the signing ceremony. RO 65 onwards is available in this showroom. The show- said Jordan would also tap markets in The terms allow Jordan to borrow at room also showcases meticulously crafted unique collec- the final quarter of 2015 to raise the same rates as the US government tion of classic, contemporary and stylish designs in gold another $500 million, without US with officials hopeful favorable market and precious gems to suit the specific budget of every guarantees, to meet its pressing conditions will bring low interest rates customer. The astounding creation of Malabar Gold & financing needs, worsened by the close to last year’s 1.9 percent for the Diamonds’ branded jewellery segment; Era- Uncut cost of accommodating more than five-year bonds. —Reuters Diamond Jewellery, Ethnix- Hand Crafted Designer Jewellery, Mine- Diamonds Unlimited, Divine- Indian BUSINESS MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 Crunch time for Greece; US, China data in focus GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEK AHEAD LONDON: Years of uncertainty and economic pain States warned of an “accident” for the world econo- believe meeting the 1.6 billion euros in payments become a permanent feature.” manage their slowdown. But if they stumble spent keeping Greece in the euro-zone boils down my if Greece and its creditors miss deadlines this to the IMF by the end of June will be difficult. Gauging the likelihood of a substantive too much, that’ll make it more difficult for the in June to a handful of make-or-break debt repay- coming month to avert a debt default. Payments of 3.5 billion euros on bonds held by the agreement is difficult because of a clear dif- global economy to kick into a higher gear for ments, while a raft of key data in the next few days Most analysts think Greece has enough cash ECB on July 20 appear even more unlikely,” said ference in tone between Athens, optimistic of sure, including the US economy,” said Zandi. will point to the progress of the global economy. and options to avoid default when a roughly 300 Michael Gapen, economist at Barclays. striking a deal soon, and its far more cautious The world’s largest economy contracted in The threat posed to the wider world by an even- million euro ($330 million} payment falls due on “Without an agreement, Greece could descend creditors. Greece’s left-wing government- the first three months of the year as it buck- tual Greek exit from the euro may have diminished June 5 to the International Monetary Fund. What into what would effectively be an exit from the elected in January to fight austerity measures led under the weight of unusually heavy over the last few years, but last week the United happens in the subsequent weeks is less clear. “We euro area, where defaults and capital controls imposed by its international lenders- indicat- snowfalls, but most economists think a ed at the weekend it could compromise on rebound is already underway. some of its demands, although it didn’t speci- Purchasing managers indexes from the fy how. United States this week should go a long way “The antipathy towards more austerity to confirming that, but even more important with the general public and (Greek governing will be labor market data due on Friday as the party) Syriza is a major sticking point and Federal Reserve gauges when to raise interest means a quick resolution is unlikely if it rates. Economists believe the US economy means Greece has to capitulate,” said Ben added around 225,000 non-farm jobs in May- May, economist at Oxford Economics. a rate that most expect would keep the Fed Still, analysts polled by Reuters last week on track to tighten policy by the end of the put a less than one-in-three chance on year. Greece leaving the euro zone this year. Mark But that also raises the possibility that Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, financial markets, relatively calm during the believes that the global economy is now latest Greek debt standoff, are set for a rocky “largely inoculated” from Greece because few months. Fearful of a looming tumble in European banks-the main channel of conta- stocks and bonds from multi-year highs, gion-are in better shape than they were a few global investors have increased the share of years ago. safe-haven cash in their portfolios to the highest levels in seven months, according to Chinese fortunes a Reuters poll of fund managers last week. Instead, a protracted slowdown in China, “There is a lot of concern about the glob- along with how financial markets respond to al growth outlook, and as much as people the US Federal Reserve’s intention to raise are welcoming better trends in the euro- interest rates from record low levels, are zone, they know it’s not going to be a loco- Zandi’s top worries for the world economy motive for growth,” said Marc Ostwald, going into the second half of this year. strategist at ADM Investor Services. Business surveys this week will show if there Comments from European Central Bank are any signs that China’s vast industrial sec- President Mario Draghi after Thursday’s poli- tor will shake off its recent stagnation. cy meeting will be scrutinized for the cen- “My working assumption is that the tral bank’s latest views on the economic Chinese are going to be able to gracefully outlook and the Greek crisis. — Reuters MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 BUSINESS Obama’s trade agenda faces tougher odds

WASHINGTON: After several near death the possibility of voting heavily against experiences in the Senate, the trade agen- TAA to sabotage their main target, fast da that President Barack Obama is push- track. And many are unhappy that the ing as a second term capstone faces its assistance package would be partly fund- biggest hurdle yet in the more polarized ed by cuts in Medicare’s growth. “There’s a House. Anti-trade forces have struggled to lot of unease in the Democratic caucus - ignite public outrage over Obama’s bid to and explicit opposition - to Congress pay- enact new free-trade agreements, but ing for trade adjustment assistance with Democratic opposition in Congress Medicare savings,” Bill Samuel, the legisla- remains widespread. tive director for the AFL-CIO, said in an The outcome may turn on Republicans’ interview. “If Republicans are counting on willingness to hand the president a major Democrats to put it over the top, they win in his final years in office. may not be right about that.” Underscoring the difficulties, House lead- If the trade assistance measure sur- ers are looking at the second or third vives, the fast-track measure would still be week of June to schedule a vote, even in jeopardy. “There’s overwhelming oppo- though House members return from sition in the Democratic caucus,” Rep. recess today. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, a leading “The business of bill passing is a messy, opponent of Obama’s trade bill, said in an sausage-making process. It was in the interview. GOP leaders “are in a bind,” she Senate, and it certainly will be in the said. House,” White House communications “If they had the votes, they’d be mov- director Jen Psaki said in an interview. ing.” DeLauro said “dividing the question” “There will be many moments where is only one of several options House lead- there will be difficult issues. We have our ers are considering. “Every option leads to eyes wide open with that.” more problems,” she said, “because this is At issue is legislation that would give a bad bill.” At the White House, officials say Obama parameters for the trade deals he Obama might rely less on the public negotiates but also speed up congres- speeches and high-profile interviews that sional review of the final agreements by characterized the drive toward the Senate giving lawmakers the right to approve or vote and focus more on targeted lobby- reject deals, but not change them. Obama ing to retain Democratic supporters and is seeking this “fast track” authority to win over any remaining fence sitters. complete a 12-nation Trans-Pacific trade The White House has been especially Fed tightening likely deal that spans the Pacific rim from Chile impressed by the efforts of House Ways to Vietnam. He and trade backers say it and Means Chairman Paul Ryan, a will open huge markets to US goods by Wisconsin Republican who has worked to lowering tariffs and other trade barriers. persuade conservatives who are reluctant to start later this year Critics, labor and environmental groups in to give a Democratic president fast track particular, argue that new trade agree- authority. Ryan has written opinion pieces ments will cost jobs and that past agree- with Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a darling of ments have not lived up to labor and the conservative movement, in support of NBK MONEY MARKETS REPORT environmental standards. trade and has courted other conservative Supporters and opponents of fast track leaders to back fast track. KUWAIT: The FX market witnessed a resumption Minister Aso described the Yen’s decline in recent expected in April, in a sign that private con- count about 20 House Democrats in favor On the Democratic side, labor has of the US dollar rally last week against most of the days as “rough” and said that the government will sumption will remain a growth driver for with fewer than a dozen still on the fence. made opposition to trade a priority, and G10 currencies, as positive economic data from “carefully monitor” FX movements. Separately, US Europe’s largest economy this year despite some Proponents of the bill say they need at the AFL-CIO has frozen its political action the US continued to support expectations that Treasury Secretary Lew also said it was critical that weakness in the first quarter. Retail sales, rose by least 25 Democrats and preferably closer committee contributions to lawmakers the Fed would start raising interest rates later this nations honor their G7 and G20 exchange rate 1.7 percent on the month, more than double the to 30 to counter the 40 to 50 Republicans until after the trade votes. During the year. Despite the slowdown of the beginning of commitments, which say currencies, should not 0.8 percent rate forecast by economists. On a who are expected to vote against it in the Memorial Day congressional recess, a the year, some of the leading indicators released be targeted for competitive purposes. The Yen year-on-year basis, retail sales improved by 1.0 GOP-controlled House. The fast-track leg- coalition of fast track opponents aired ads last week continued to point towards a reacceler- closed for the week at 124.11. percent as consumers spent more. In another islation squeezed through the Senate, in 17 Democratic congressional districts ation in the economic activity. Consumer confi- positive sign, March’s monthly retail sales data coupled with a package of federal assis- criticizing the legislation and calling for its dence, new home sales and pending home sales Unemployment claims revised up to a drop of 1.4 percent from a previ- tance for workers displaced by free trade defeat. all surprised to the upside. The number of Americans filing new claims for ously reported plunge of 2.3 percent. agreements that helped secure But those efforts are running up Despite the US economy contracting in the unemployment benefits rose last week. Initial Democratic votes. That aid measure, against a more muddled public view of first quarter of 2015, with real GDP dropping to claims for state unemployment benefits rose by UK’S Second Estimate GDP called Trade Adjustment Assistance, has trade. A recent Pew Research Center poll 0.7 percent, the data still beat expectations, which 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 282,000. Despite United Kingdom’s economy grew 0.3 percent emerged as a particularly tricky compo- found that 58 percent of those surveyed, were for a decline of 0.9 percent. Although the last week’s increase, claims stayed below the in the first quarter, confirming an initial estimate nent because it’s a priority for Democrats, including a majority of Democrats, say first quarter data was weak, key officials have 300,000, a threshold associated with a firming of the Bank of England had considered too low. but many Republicans oppose it and free trade agreements have been good nonetheless reiterated their expectation that jobs market, for 12 straight weeks. The four-week The first-quarter growth rate was half that seen insist on publicly voting against it. for the US. Moreover, when Pew asked tightening is likely to start later this year, and rec- moving average of continuing claims declined in the last six months of 2014. The Bank of One House leadership option is to Americans to list their top priorities for ognized at the same time that the Fed does not 70,250 between the April and May survey peri- England expects the final revision to show the “divide the question” on the Senate- the president and Congress this year, target GDP but rather employment and inflation ods, suggesting a dip in the jobless rate from a nation’s economy expanded 0.5 percent during passed bill. That would allow separate global trade ranked 23rd. figures. near seven-year low of 5.4 percent. the March quarter and believes growth will votes on fast-track and TAA. “The people who don’t normally pay US Federal Reserve Vice Chairman, Stanley accelerate during the second half of the year. attention to campaigns probably aren’t Fischer, said last week that it was “misleading” to Consumer Confidence Economic growth slowed down due to the Fast-track vote? going to be showing up to vote on this,” give so much importance to the Fed’s initial rate US consumer confidence improved in May service sector performing worse than previously Presumably an overwhelming number conceded Jason Stanford of the Coalition hike since the process of returning to a more nor- from a four-month low as Americans grew more thought, as well as a widening trade deficit, of Republicans, and just enough to Stop Fast Track he said. “But what is mal level will take a few years. He said that while confident about the economy and employment which was also a strong downside contributor to Democrats, would vote for fast-track. And important for these members to note is markets largely expect the first rate hike in opportunities. The Conference Board’s index of growth, as imports, particularly of oil and TAA would pass with heavy Democratic that the same people who were knocking September, it would be determined by data and sentiment rose to 95.4 from a revised April read- machinery, increased at a faster rate than support and enough help from on doors for them last time are opposing not by date. Fischer said in his speech, “If the ing of 94.3. According to the Conference Board, exports. Republicans. That would ultimately leave this now. They are turning that important economy is growing very slowly we will wait, and consumers in May have mixed feelings about the if the economy is growing faster we will do it current labor situation but are more optimistic UK GfK Consumer the Senate bill intact and clear the way for base of support into a really dedicated quicker”. He also mentioned that the Federal about future job prospects. Higher home values British consumer confidence dropped this Obama’s signature. opposition. And that’s not how anyone Reserve board of directors expects the United and a stronger job market have helped stabilize month as optimism about the economy in the wants to run for re-election.” Some Democrats, however, have raised States interest rate will reach 3.25 percent to 4 confidence even in the face of rising gasoline next 12 months faded fast. GfK said its monthly percent by 2017-2018. prices. consumer confidence index, compiled mostly On the foreign exchange markets, The Euro On a different front, new home sales rose 6.8 after the Conservative Party won a national elec- traded in a tight trading range between a high of percent to a 517,000 annualized pace from a tion this month, dropped to +1 from +4 in April. 1.1009 and a low of 1.0818 as Finance Ministers 484,000 rate in the prior month, the data came in Economists had expected an unchanged read- and Central Bankers from the G7 economies above analyst expectation of 509,000. Steady hir- ing. Optimism about the economic situation began a three-day meeting in Dresden last ing, low borrowing costs and a limited supply of over the next 12 month fell to its lowest level Thursday. They discussed matters concerning existing homes is helping lift demand for new since January, while Britons also become less economic growth, tax evasion and most impor- properties. Housing-related companies have said optimistic about their personal financial tantly whether Greece can stay in the euro-zone the spring selling season is off to a good start and prospects. or not and ultimately consequences if it fails to sales would spur new construction projects that stay. would help create more jobs. Tokyo core CPI year on year The market focus is now on the next round of Japan’s core inflation rate rose 0.3 percent in IMF repayments due on June 5. Negotiation German Consumer Climate on the Rise April from a year earlier, government data between Greece and the EU members continue, Germany’s consumer morals improved head- showed last week, keeping inflation away from while analysts believe that Greece would struggle ing into June. Indeed, the GfK consumer senti- Bank of Japans 2 percent price target. Consumer to make the upcoming repayments. ment indicator rose to 10.2 from 10.1 a month prices excluding fresh food and effects of last The sterling pound opened the week at the earlier, marking the highest level since October year’s sales-tax increase were unchanged in April 1.5480 level and then dropped sharply reaching a 2001. The very healthy domestic demand in from a year earlier. Household spending unex- low of 1.5234, after the Office for National Germany and the low rate of inflation is once pectedly fell 1.3 percent and industrial produc- Statistics confirmed that the economy grew at 0.3 again helping lift both the economic expecta- tion was less than a year earlier. Weakness in the percent led by a widening in the trade deficit tions and the readiness to buy. The head of GfK Japanese economy is raising the risks for Prime alongside a sharp decline in the service sector research said, consumers remained unaffected by Minister Abe as extraordinary efforts by the cen- activity. The Pound closed for the week at 1.5289. the ongoing Greek debt crisis, but he warned tral bank fail to spur inflation and pressure grows WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the The Japanese yen opened the week at the uncertainty over the country’s future in the euro- to contain the world’s heaviest debt burden. White House in Washington. For all the near-death moments his trade agen- 121.48 level against the US dollar. The yen weak- zone as well as conflicts in Ukraine could dampen da overcame in the Senate, President Barack Obama’s effort to cap his presi- ened sharply reaching a high of 124.46. Soon the mood. Kuwait dency with a major international commerce deal faces its biggest hurdle -and after, the currency started to gain momentum Kuwaiti dinar at 0.30280 perhaps its graveyard - in the more polarized House of Representatives. —AP and strengthened against the US dollar, reaching German Retail Sales The USDKD opened at 0.30280 yesterday the 123.58 level after the Japanese Finance German retail sales recovered strongly than morning. Greece, economy and bond purchases top ECB agenda Downside risks to economy remain

FRANKFURT: The European Central program of so-called quantitative eas- state that the change in plan was “mere- inflation, said Jonathan Loynes of might be raised, said Commerzbank Bank, bolstered by the success of its con- ing or QE, buying up 1.14 trillion euros ly a tweak for technical reasons,” the Capital Economics. economist Michael Schubert. troversial bond purchase program, will in assets-at a monthly rate of 60 billion expert said. “But this is unlikely to occur, given the pledge to keep it in place while down- euros per month-until September 2016. But he was unlikely to rule out more Hard line on Greece rather disappointing economic indicators, side risks to economic growth remain, The aim is to inject liquidity into the frontloading if the ECB perceived it to be Greece is likely to be the other key talk- a higher assumed oil price and a first- analysts said. The ECB’s decision-making financial system and push up the euro- justified by the underlying macroeco- ing point at the meeting, given the quarter growth rate that may be slightly governing council is scheduled to meet zone’s chronically low rate of inflation. nomic backdrop, May argued. According absence of any agreement so far between disappointing from the ECB’s perspective,” on Wednesday but is unlikely to to the minutes of the governing coun- Athens and its creditors, analysts said. ECB Schubert said. The euro-zone economy announce any new policy moves, central Ramping up purchases cil’s last meeting in April, while the cen- chief Draghi attended a meeting of grew by 0.4 percent in the first three bank watchers predicted. Executive board member Benoit tral bank chiefs saw a case for “guarded finance ministers and central bank gover- months of this year. According to the Instead, analysts said they would be Coeure caused a stir two weeks ago optimism on the short to medium-term nors of the so-called Group of Seven ECB’s last projections published in March, listening out for what president Mario when he announced that the ECB could outlook for the euro area economy,” they countries in Dresden last week, where the euro-zone growth was expected to reach Draghi has to say about the effective- “frontload”-or temporarily ramp up-the still felt it was important “to remain cau- efforts to hammer out a deal and prevent 1.5 percent in 2015, 1.9 percent in 2016 ness of the program so far and about purchases prior to the summer drop-off tious” given the prevailing economic a disastrous “Grexit” or Greek exit from the and 2.1 percent in 2017. “But even with its the situation in Greece. in liquidity. “This has been interpreted headwinds. euro-zone took centre stage. “We suspect projections unchanged, the ECB is proba- “At its June press conference, the by many in the markets as a statement Hence, there is no talk of scaling back that Draghi and colleagues will maintain a bly much too optimistic,” said Schubert. ECB is unlikely to announce any major of intent from the ECB to prevent yields QE just yet. “Against this background, we hard line on Greece,” said Loynes. “In consequence, we still expect that new policy measures and will argue from rising to levels that could threaten expect Draghi to re-affirm... that the The ECB will also publish Wednesday the ECB will not only fully implement its that its past actions are already yielding the still reasonably fragile economic governing council intends to continue its latest updated forecasts for growth and QE program but also be more inclined in results,” said Ben May of Oxford recovery,” May said. its asset purchases until the end of inflation in the 19 countries that share the case of doubt to extend QE rather than Economics. Draghi, probably satisfied by the September 2016” or until there was a euro. In early May, executive board mem- tapering (or phasing it out) prematurely,” In March, the ECB embarked on a impact of Coeure’s comments, could sustained adjustment in the path of ber Yves Mersch suggested the forecasts he concluded. —AFP MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 BUSINESS Zain Group invests in WamdaCapital’s Venture Fund Zain aims to exploit innovative opportunities in B2B, digital space

KUWAIT/ DEAD SEA: Zain Group, a lead- and clients, as well as cross-border opera- enues in Zain’s core business. This includes ing innovator of mobile communications tional support. bringing unique and life-empowering dig- in eight markets across the Middle East Commenting on the strategic invest- ital products and services to Zain’s individ- and Africa, announces its second foray into ment, Zain Group CEO Scott Gegenheimer ual and corporate customers.” venture capital investment through a said, “Zain is becoming an active partici- “Seed money serves as a catalyst as evi- strategic participation in WamdaCapital’s pant in this new digital age and by invest- denced by some of the success stories of growth stage venture fund. Wamda ing in venture capital funds that have an those companies that were able to access Capital, which is aiming to raise up to $75 enviable track record of success across the capital in the Arab world, an environment million, will provide long-term funding for region, reconfirms our intention to that has traditionally shied away from sup- early and growth stage technology com- enhance the power of innovation through porting SMEs”, said Fadi Ghandour, panies in the MENA region that have the supporting aspiring and talented entre- Chairman and Managing Partner of potential to grow quickly. Anchor investors preneurs. At the same, we aim to leverage Wamda Capital. “We believe MENA could of the fund include the World Bank’s and establish strategic collaborations produce the next Silicon Valley if entrepre- International Finance Corporation (IFC). with, or even equity investment in these neurs are given the right support to help The agreement between Zain and start-ups, creating value for all our stake- them grow and expand.” Wamda Capital was finalized during the holders.” This investment in WamdaCapital by World Economic Forum, which took place On his part Emre Gurkan, Zain Group Zain further builds on the establishment of on the banks of the Dead Sea. Zain was Chief Strategy and Business Development the Zain Digital Frontier and Innovation the Strategic Associate Partner of the Officer said, “Wamda Capital will invest in (ZDFI) business unit in 2014, which is Forum. The Fund’s core strategy is to work early- and growth-stage entities from charged with launching Zain into the digi- with entrepreneurs to build solid, scalable across the region that are dedicated to tal space with the view to growing the businesses and ensure access to capital at building the region’s most innovative company through new innovative busi- early stages of a venture to fuel their technology companies. Our goal is to cap- ness streams that add to Zain’s valuation RED SEA: (L to R), Zain Group CEO, Scott Gegenheimer; WamdaCapital growth. Beyond financial investment, italize on the most promising B2B and dig- and customer service offerings. ZDFI focus- Chairman and Managing Partner, Fadi Ghandour; and Zain Group Chief WamdaCapital offers support through ital ideas that can bring synergies to Zain es on the areas of innovation; digital servic- Strategy and Development Officer, Emre Gurkan. mentorship, access to markets, networks, and which can impact operations or rev- es; corporate venturing; and smart cities. ‘Best Retail Bank in Kuwait’ award goes to Al-Ahli Bank

KUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) yesterday announced that it has won the ‘Best Retail Bank in Kuwait’ award from Banker Middle East, one of the region’s leading banking industry magazines, in recognition of the Bank’s outstanding performance in the Retail sector. The award was received at a ceremony held in Dubai on May 27th 2015. The ‘Best Retail Bank in Kuwait’ award highlights ABK’s focused efforts to deliver excellence through easy and friendly banking services and reinforces the Bank’s clear understanding of its customer’s needs, allowing it to devel- op and deliver services and products that address these needs. Commenting on the Bank’s achievement, Michel Accad, ABK Chief Executive Officer, said: “For ABK to be presented with the ‘Best Retail Bank in Kuwait’ award is truly an honor; Weak Asian demand leaving I would like to congratulate Stewart Lockie, General Manager Retail Banking, and his team, who have worked its fingerprints in the GCC relentlessly throughout the year to achieve these results. This is a testament to what we can achieve as a team. Asiya Capital Investments Company Report Moving forward, we will work at further developing our products and services and building on this great success.” ABK also recently received The Asian Banker’s’ Most By Jordi Rof Kong. The higher the share of oil-related Improved Retail Bank in the Middle East’ award; another imports, the sharper the fall in merchandise testament to the Bank’s determination to deliver excep- KUWAIT: Trade in Asia is experiencing a imports. tional services and easy banking solutions for its customers cycle of intense weakness. Both imports A large number of these countries have across Kuwait. and exports have been subdued for several strong trade relations with the Gulf For more information on Ahli Bank of Kuwait please visit months. However, the evolution of imports Cooperation Council (GCC). According to www.eahli.com or contact an ABK representative via ‘Ahli is particularly striking. The imports average the World Trade Organization (WTO), Saudi DUBAI: Michel Accad, CEO and Stewart Lockie, GM Retail Banking receiving Chat’ or by contacting a customer service agent via growth rates in the first months of 2015 Arabia is one of the top-five suppliers of the Best Retail Bank Award from Banker ME. ‘AhlanAhli’ at 1899899. were negative in 9 out of the 11 largest Japan, India and South Korea. The UAE is emerging Asian economies. Moreover, from also one of the top-five exporters to India 2014 to 2015, the average growth rate only and Thailand. In addition, China and India improved in Thailand. There are two main are amongst the main destinations of Burgan Bank announces factors that explain this marked trend: the Kuwait’s exports. The combination of the sharp decline in oil and commodity prices weakness in oil prices and in the slowdown and the deceleration process experienced in Asian demand already had a consider- by most Asian economies. These trade sta- able impact on the public finances of Gulf winners of Yawmi account tistics are recorded in nominal terms, there- countries. Currently, there are no signs of fore, variations in the price of commodities improvement in demand from Asia. have a great impact on the figure. However, the abrupt plunge in oil prices in KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced To further add to the anticipa- Additionally, every KD 10 in the they receive of winning. Additionally, the evolution of internal mid-2014 (Brent dropped from $110 per yesterday the names of the lucky tion of Yawmi account customers, account, will entitle customers to For more information on open- demand in each country will determine the barrel in June 2014 to about $50 in January winners of its Yawmi account Burgan Bank now offers a one chance of winning. If the ing a Yawmi account or about the quantity of imported goods, hence also 2015) already started its correction, and in draw, each taking home a prize of Quarterly Draw with more account balance is KD 500 and new quarterly draw, customers are have affecting the gauge. about five months increased to $65 per KD 5,000. chances to win higher rewards, above, the account holder will be urged to visit their nearest Burgan If internal demand weakness is partly barrel. The lucky winners for the daily entitling one lucky customer to qualified for both the quarterly Bank branch and receive all the driving the reduction of good’s imports, If the recovery of oil prices continued, it draws took home a cash-prize of win KD 125,000 every three and daily draws. details, or simply call the bank’s the same should hold for services. In fact, would lead to a restoration of exports KD 5,000 each, and they are: months. The Yawmi Account now Burgan Bank encourages every- Call Center at 1804080 where cus- imports of services decelerated in most income for the GCC. However, the resilience 1. Marzouq Khaled Al-Marzouq offers Daily and quarterly Draws, one to open a Yawmi account tomer service representatives will countries of the sample in 2015, with the of this increment depends on two uncer- 2. Abdullah Ahmad Althuwaini the Quarterly Draw requires cus- and/or increase their deposit to be delighted to assist with any exception of India and South Korea, but the tain factors: the end of oversupply and the 3. Ghaneemah Ahmad Karam tomers to maintain a minimum maximize their chances to becom- questions on the Yawmi account growth rate did not fall in negative territory recovery of global demand. The competi- 4. Hosain Amarsanasiri amount of KD 500 in their account ing a winner. The more customers or any of the bank’s products and for any of the countries, except for Japan. tion for market share in the oil market sug- 5. Aliah Mohammad Abdullah for 2 months prior to draw date. deposit, the higher the chances services. This fact suggests that price dynamics had gests that prices will not climb back to pre- a more important impact on the drop. Most 2014 levels in the medium term. of the considered Asian countries are net Additionally, the expected weakness in importers of oil and mining products, with global and Asian demand is not expected Fairytale moment in Malaysia to the exception of Malaysia and Indonesia. to add any substantial upward pressure on Imports of this category are above 40% of prices. Expectations of low oil prices and total merchandise imports in Japan, India Asian demand weakness does not draw a celebrate British Airways’ launch and South Korea, and above 20% in all the very optimistic outlook for export revenues other considered economies but Hong in GCC countries. KUWAIT: Hollywood actress Tan Sri Michelle Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh said: “Malaysia is the so welcoming and the food is amazing. I’ve Yeoh, world-renowned Malaysian fashion place I call home so I think it’s tremendous been trying the local speciality dishes. It has Al-Tijari announces winners of designer Datuk Jimmy Choo and British super- British Airways have launched a new route also been an incredible experience working model Georgia May Jagger added glitz and linking London and Kuala Lumpur. There’s so with Datuk Jimmy Choo on this one-of-a-kind Souq.com and Al-Najma Account glamour to the launch of British Airways’ much to see and do here, be it visiting the his- photoshoot for British Airways. Being made to flights to Malaysia with a Cinderella-inspired toric monuments dotted around the city, tast- feel like Cinderella was a truly magical KUWAIT: Commercial Bank get one chance for winning photoshoot in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. ing the mouth-watering delicacies served at moment - after all, British Airways knows how of Kuwait held the Al-Najma instead of KD 50. With the iconic Petronas Twin Towers serv- our famous street food markets or wandering to treat its customers.” Account draw on May 31, Commercial Bank of ing as a stunning backdrop, Tan Sri Yeoh and one of the many art galleries. I was born to To celebrate the inauguration, British 2015. Kuwait takes this opportuni- Jagger dazzled while seated in British Airways’ the north in the city of Ipoh and it’s just one of Airways is offering special fares to London, The draw was held under ty to congratulate all lucky Club World business cabin seats as Datuk the many inspiring places visitors can explore the UK and Europe from Kuala Lumpur start- the supervision of the winners and also extends Choo slipped on a glass shoe specially within easy reach during their stay.” ing from just RM3,088 for travel between May Ministry of Commerce & appreciation to the Ministry designed for the occasion. Georgia May Jagger said: “I’ve really 28 and November 30. The fares are valid for Industry represented by of Commerce and Industry Jagger wore a TEMPERLEY LONDON ‘Long enjoyed my time in Malaysia. The people are booking until 16 June 2015. Saguer Al-Manaie. for their effective supervi- Sand Goddess Dress’ in Almond while Tan Sri The Souq.com winners sion of the draws which were Yeoh looked stunning in her own evening are: Abdullah Mohammed Al- conducted in an orderly and gown as they posed for the photograph. Thawab, Mohammed Yunis Mohammed, organized manner. Datuk Jimmy Choo was in a suit by Lord’s Hayat Mohammed Abdullah. Tailor. The winners of the Al-Najma daily British Airways’ inaugural flight to Malaysia draw are: Saeed Abdullatif Hasan — KD arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 7000, Ismail Hasan Zainal — KD 7000, at 2:35pm local time on May 28, 2015. The Noha Mohammad Monji — KD 7000, non-stop route is served by the long-range Jobi Chacko Chacko — KD 7000, Jehad Boeing 777-200ER aircraft offering customers Khalefa Mizil — KD 7000. a choice of four cabins - First and Club World The Commercial Bank of Kuwait business cabin featuring award-winning flat announces the biggest daily draw in beds, World Traveller Plus premium economy Kuwait with the launch of the new Najma and World Traveller economy cabin. account. Customers of the bank can now Datuk Jimmy Choo said: “Being a proud enjoy a KD 7,000 daily prize which is the Malaysian, it has been such a pleasure to sup- highest in the country and another 4 port British Airways as they begin services to mega prizes during the year worth KD Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia has so much to offer 100,000 each on different occasions: The those looking for new business and invest- National Day, Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha and ment opportunities, or a memorable holiday on the 19th of June which is the date of destination for a few weeks. Beyond the the bank’s establishment. action and nightlife of Kuala Lumpur, my With a minimum balance of KD 500, hometown of Georgetown in Penang, a customers will be eligible for the daily UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a marvellous draw provided that the money is in the place and one that I highly recommend that account one week prior to the daily draw tourists visit.” or 2 months prior to the mega draw. In addition, for each KD 25 a customer can MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 TECHNOLOGY Kaspersky discovers ‘Grabit’: A Cyber-spy Tracking SMBs DUBAI: Kaspersky Lab has recently discov- with small and medium-sized businesses Noar, Senior Security Researcher, Global Administration Tools (RATs). does not go the extra mile to hide its activi- ered a new business-oriented cyber-spying rarely seen in the lists of targets. But Grabit Research & Analysis Team. To illustrate the scale of operation, ty: some malicious samples used the same campaign called Grabit that was able to shows that it’s not just a “big fish” game - in Infection starts when a user in a busi- Kaspersky Lab can reveal that a keylogger hosting server, and even the same creden- steal about 10,000 files from small/medi- the cyber world every single organization, ness organization receives an email with an in just one of the command-and-control tials, undermining its own security. On the um-sized organizations based mostly in whether it possesses money, information or attachment that appears to be a Microsoft servers was able to steal 2887 Passwords, other hand, the attackers use strong miti- Thailand, India and the US. The list of target political influence, could be of potential Office Word (.doc) file. The user clicks to 1053 Emails and 3023 Usernames gation techniques to keep their code hid- sectors includes chemicals, nanotechnolo- interest to one or other malicious actor. download it and the spying program is from4928 different hosts, internally and den from analysts’ eyes. This leads gy, education, agriculture, media, construc- Grabit is still active, and it’s critically impor- delivered to the machine from a remote externally, including Outlook, Facebook, Kaspersky Lab to believe that behind the tion and more. Other countries affected are tant to check your network to ensure you’re server that has been hacked by the group Skype, Google mail, Pinterest, Yahoo, sniffing operation is an erratic group, with the UAE, Germany, Israel, Canada, France, safe. On May 15th a simple Grabit key log- to serve as a malware hub. The attackers LinkedIn and Twitter, as well as bank some members more technical and Austria, Sri Lanka, Chile and Belgium. ger was found to be maintaining thou- control their victims using HawkEye key accounts and others. focused on being untraceable than others. “We see a lot of spying campaigns sands of victim account credentials from logger, a commercial spying tool from Expert analysis suggests that whoever pro- focused on enterprises, government organ- hundreds of infected systems. This threat HawkEye Products, and a configuration An erratic group of cybercriminals grammed the malware did not write all the izations and other high-profile entities, shouldn’t be underestimated,” - says Ido module containing a number of Remote On the one hand, the Grabit threat actor code from scratch.

Newspapers struggle to find path in digital age

WASHINGTON: The news remains says Alan Mutter, a former Chicago mostly bleak for the American news- newspaper editor who is now a paper industry, struggling over the consultant on digital news. past decade to adapt to the new “People in the media business digital landscape. The sale of the have to recognize they’re not in the San Diego Union-Tribune in early print or broadcasting business, they May for $85 million underscored the are in the business of attracting horrific slump in the value of “old audiences” to sell advertising, he media” companies in recent years. said. Mutter said many media Although the sum paid by organizations are under pressure to Tribune Publishing was only margin- deliver quarterly earnings, which ally below the $110 million in a 2011 prevent a long-term strategy. sale of the San Diego group and One exception is the Washington excluded some valuable real estate, Post, which under new owner and the newspaper was believed to be Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has worth as much as $1 billion as late been expanding in news gathering as 2004. The story is the same at as it refines its digital strategy. This other once-proud US metropolitan has paid off with a 65 percent jump dailies: according to the Pew in digital visitors in the year Research Center, valuations are through April, according to down by more than 90 percent from comScore figures. Under Bezos, “the their peaks at the Boston Globe, Post has invested in reporting and Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Sun- design, they have embedded tech- Times and Minneapolis Star-Tribune. nology and design people, they’ve While newspapers are trying to get done a lot of things right,” Mutter readers with digital subscriptions said. and mobile apps, they are swim- Although this has probably not ming against a powerful tide. translated into profits, Mutter said BEIJING: This picture taken on March 29, 2012 shows Japanese adult film star Sola Aoi attending a tech promotional event. — AFP For the US daily newspaper sec- that “Bezos takes a long view and tor over the past decade, weekday it’s his own money.” Some newspa- circulation has fallen 17 percent and pers have partnered with Facebook, ad revenue more than 50 percent, which will host the content and China’s new tech giants according to Pew. And in 2014, deliver articles to users of the social three big media companies decided network, potentially helping boost to spin off newspapers to focus on ad revenues. Mutter said that even more profitable broadcast or digital though newspapers had resisted persist with old biases properties. “Every newspaper chain such deals, they “swallowed their talks about getting digital faster. pride because they know they lack The plain truth is that despite the sort of massive global reach almost two decades of effort, most that only Facebook can provide.” ‘Women inequality more serious in tech companies’ aren’t close to where they need to This however will only offer modest be,” says Ken Doctor, an industry relief to newspapers, according to HANGZHOU: E-commerce giant Alibaba sought employer become a proxy trial of sex bias in crimination,” it added. But an online poster using analyst who writes the Mutter. job applicants with porn star attributes and oth- Silicon Valley. the name Joey Ultraman said: “If Alibaba dared Newsonomics blog and is a consult- er tech firms host adult video starlets: China’s post this stupid little ad in America... the gender ant for the research firm Outsell. Motivating ‘tribes’ new economy powerhouses are not immune ‘Teacher Aoi’ discrimination lawsuits would pursue it to the Soon, said Doctor, newspapers will A study by the American Press from old-style sexism. Chinese Communist Instead, Chinese technology companies have end of the earth.” have few options aside from cutting Institute released in the past week leader Mao Zedong declared that “Women hold a history of inviting Japanese adult film stars to up half the sky,” but academics say the world’s events. Although authorities ban online content ‘Secret sauce’ the frequency of the print edition, said a key for the industry is chang- most populous country is still far from gender they consider pornographic, illegal downloads In fact the advert contrasted with Alibaba’s as several dailies have done, to save ing the culture of newsrooms to fos- equality, even in the modern and fast-growing have given some adult film actresses massive place among the most open and active firms in expenses. ter innovation. This includes allow- technology sector. Facebook chief operating followings in the country. Internet technology both hiring women and putting them in posi- ing interaction of different groups- officer Sheryl Sandberg’s 2013 book “Lean In”- company NetEase invited Anri Okita to its offices tions of leadership. Alibaba had almost 35,000 Can’t find a bottom journalists, technicians and others which talks about women’s career struggles-has in 2013, when she ate lunch and took photos employees by the end of March, and according Doctor said the industry has which the study referred to as been published in translation in China, but failed with male staff. Shanghai-based gaming compa- to the company more than 40 percent of its failed to increase revenue since “tribes.” “To encourage innovation to spark the same heated debate as in the ny Dream invited Yui Hatano to its annual com- employees are female as well as nearly 35 per- 2008, making it harding to invest in and transformation... organizations United States. pany party last year, while Internet Security cent of management. digital. In the first quarter of 2015, need to empower and motivate “In mainstream (Chinese) society, there is Company Qihoo 360 hosted Rola Takizawa. An The figures put the Chinese firm ahead of seven of the largest newspaper their tribes,” the report said. API objectification of women and gender inequality,” advert for support staff for computer program- even the global curve. US technology giant groups made a combined profit of deputy director Jeff Sonderman said said Wang Ping of the Zhejiang Academy of mers on Alibaba’s official recruitment website Apple said last year that 30 percent of its 98,000 $21 million. In 2005, the large cash-strapped newspapers can still Social Sciences. “It might be more serious in tech- mentioned porn star Sola Aoi-who has nearly 16 workforce was female. Worldwide, it estimates Gannett group alone earned $1.8 invest and innovate by using a “lean nology companies,” he said, citing more men million followers for her Chinese microblog. that 80 percent of the technology sector is male billion. startup” approach. working in technical fields in the trillion-dollar “You can be like ‘Teacher Aoi’ whose virtue and 20 percent female, with the ratio improving “These companies have little to “Instead of spending a long time industry. Nasdaq-listed online marketplace and skills comprise a doubly strong and perva- to 72/28 for leadership posts. “I feel proud more invest,” Doctor said. “They’re still and a lot of money in a big attempt JD.com triggered online outrage in May when it sive fragrance, the world in her breast,” the ad than 34 percent of senior management are paying off debt, issuing dividends, at something new, you spend a little promoted International Nurses Day with images read. “You can be like Song Hye Kyo, from a women,” Alibaba founder Jack Ma told reporters keeping up with pension obliga- bit of money on a small-scale exper- of health workers in lingerie-like uniforms. respectable family, a heavenly beauty, who after the company’s first “Women and tions, and anticipating print ad iment, and you build in small steps,” “I will never buy things from JD again. What makes fish sink and birds alight, who obscures Entrepreneurship” conference in May. “This is the results that can’t find a bottom.” he said. Despite the downward spi- disgusting behavior!” one woman wrote. “This is the moon and makes flowers blush,” it said, refer- secret sauce of the company,” he said. just the corporate culture of JD,” said another ring to a mainstream South Korean actress. Alibaba’s chief financial officer and chief cus- Even the New York Times, among ral over the past decade, poster. The firm quickly yanked the ad and apol- Alibaba removed the ad and apologized follow- tomer officer are women, as is its head of human the most aggressive in shifting to Sonderman said there are some ogized. Chinese authorities detained five femi- ing criticism. resources, Lucy Peng. She does not expect praise digital news, acknowledged recent- positive signs. “We see signs that nist activists for over a month earlier this year It was “intended to be an attempt at humor- at work just because she is a woman, she told ly that 70 percent of its revenues publishers in the right environment after they planned to hand out leaflets about ous marketing to recruit IT talent”, the company the conference, even though Ma often praises come from print. But newspaper with the right leadership are start- sexual harassment on public transport. China said in a statement. “We apologies to anyone the gender in general. “Whenever I hear him organizations need to rethink their ing to stabilize and even grow in has seen no court case like that of Ellen Pao, offended. “Alibaba is committed to providing speaking like this, I have no special feelings,” she strategy to act more like startups, some areas,” he said. — AFP whose unsuccessful gender discrimination equal opportunity and fair treatment to all said. “We’re just conscientiously, steadily, doing action against her former venture capital employees on the basis of merit, without dis- our jobs.” — AFP Solar Impulse takes off for Pacific flight

NANJING: The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 and is scheduled for 12 legs, with a total flight to contemplate his own mortality. aircraft took off early yesterday for a six-day, time of around 25 days. Nonetheless Solar six-night flight over the Pacific Ocean, the Impulse 2 spent two months in China after ‘We have a parachute’ most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavi- arriving at Chongqing airport from Myanmar “I don’t see it (as) risky, in the sense that we gate the globe powered only by the sun. Pilot on March 31, where it had been due to make worked a long time on all these different Andre Borschberg, 62, left the ground in only a brief stop before continuing to Nanjing questions,” he previously told AFP. “In the Nanjing, in eastern China, heading for the US but was held up for weeks by weather issues. worst case, we have a parachute, we have a island of Hawaii, at about 2:40 am after After more than eight hours in the air, the life raft and we know how to use it. Of course, extended delays awaiting a suitable weather plan was over the East China Sea and hoping that we will not need to do that.” window over safety concerns. Borschberg could be heard discussing light Planners had identified airports in Japan Lit by white lights on its wings, the plane turbulence along the upcoming journey with should the plane need to make a stop rolled down the runway before climbing into the Solar Impulse team. “For the Pacific, I need because of technical problems, but the open a misty sky with its four whirling propellers to be ready for the unknown,” Borschberg ocean offers no such possibility, he said. “As nearly silent. Ground crew members cheered tweeted before takeoff. “I’m not sure how Si2 soon as we leave this part of the world, then as it took off. The 8,500 kilometer flight could will behave over so many days and nights,” he afterwards we are in the open sea. There is no set a record for duration by a single pilot, added, referring to an abbreviation for the way to come back,” Borschberg said. organizers said. “I cross my fingers and I hope plane, Solar Impulse 2. Each day on the Pacific Solar Impulse 2 is powered by more than to cross the Pacific,” Borschberg told reporters voyage, Borschberg will experience altitudes 17,000 solar cells built into wings that, at 72 just hours before the take-off. of 28,000 feet, akin to the world’s highest meters, are longer than those of a Boeing 747 “We have a good weather window, which peak, and temperature changes of 55 degrees and approaching those of an Airbus A380 means we have a stable corridor to reach Celsius (almost 100 Fahrenheit) in the unpres- superjumbo. In advance of the Pacific flight, Hawaii,” he said, shortly before climbing into surised, unheated Solar Impulse 2 cockpit. the crew stripped off two side wheels and the cockpit to test the instruments. The cur- At the same time he will only be able to internal brakes from the propellers to make rent flight plan saw no threat from typhoons, catch the shortest of naps-his seat doubles as the fragile-looking craft-already just 2.3 tons, a typical weather threat in Asia. “I’m really a bed-given the need to check the autopilot. the weight of a large SUV-as light as possible. confident we should be able to get through But failure could mean a parachute descent At one point Borschberg returned to his and find the right way,” he said. It is the sev- into the ocean hundreds of kilometers from native Switzerland for medical checks relat- JIANGSU, China: People take pictures as the Swiss-made solar-powered plane Solar enth and longest section of the maiden solar- rescue. No ship will trail the plane as it travels ed to migraine problems. The plane is the Impluse 2 takes off from Nanjing’s Lukou International Airport. — AFP powered global circumnavigation, an attempt far too fast for a maritime vessel to keep up successor of Solar Impulse, which notched to promote green energy. with, even though its maximum speed of 140 up a 26-hour flight in 2010, proving its abili- was first unveiled, the Solar Impulse venture airplane can do-fly day and night with no kilometers an hour is much slower than con- ty to store enough power in lithium batter- has since been hailed around the world, fuel,” Bertrand Piccard, who has flown the ‘Ready for the unknown’ ventional jet aircraft. Even so, with an engi- ies during the day to keep flying at night. including by UN chief Ban Ki-moon. “Now is Solar Impulse on other stages of the voyage, The journey began in Abu Dhabi in March neer’s detachment, Borschberg has declined Ridiculed by the aviation industry when it the moment just to demonstrate what this told reporters by video link. — AFP MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE Health chief sorry for MERS outbreak

SEOUL: South Korea’s health minister apologized said, urging the public not to panic. antined. The current outbreak has meanwhile been appeared in Asia in 2003. yesterday for failing to halt an outbreak of the MERS Health officials have come under fire for allowing traced to a 68-year-old man diagnosed on May 20 A total of 129 people who were exposed directly virus, vowing “utmost efforts” to curb the disease’s an infected man to travel to China despite warnings after returning from a trip to Saudi Arabia. The 14 or indirectly to the patients have been quarantined spread as the number infected rose to 15. “We apolo- from doctors. The 44-year-old left on a business trip others who acquired the virus were patients in the or put under special observation so far. But “a far gize for causing concern and anxiety among people on Tuesday, a day after his father was diagnosed same hospital as the man, their relatives or hospital greater number” will be quarantined or put under due to... our initial judgment on the contagiousness with the virus, and was confirmed Friday to have staff with whom he came into contact. observation this week as more people were diag- of MERS,” Minister Moon Hyung-Pyo told reporters. been infected himself. The man flew to Hong Kong Moon said the hospital where the first outbreak nosed with the disease over the weekend, health Moon added this week would be a “critical period” before travelling by bus to the Chinese city of was reported has been closed and all patients were officials said. More than 20 countries have been to contain the spread of MERS, or Middle East Huizhou, where he is currently being treated under being treated in quarantine, but would not disclose affected by the virus with no known cure or vaccine, Respiratory Syndrome, which can cause symptoms quarantine. its name or location for fear of spreading panic. with most cases in Saudi Arabia where more than ranging from flu-like aches and pains to pneumonia Dozens of people-including his colleagues and MERS is considered a deadlier but less infectious 400 have been killed since 2012. The South’s out- and kidney failure. “We are making our utmost efforts passengers who sat near him on the same flight- cousin of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome break of MERS is the largest among countries out- to prevent the further spread of the disease,” Moon have been or are expected to be examined or quar- (SARS), which killed hundreds of people when it side the Middle East. — AFP

India files criminal case against Nestle

NEW DELHI: Authorities in a north found them guilty of breaching the Indian state have filed a criminal national Food Safety and Standards case against Nestle India after find- Act. ing dangerous levels of lead in a Officials of Nestle India, a sub- batch of Maggi noodles, an official sidiary of Swiss-based Nestle, have said yesterday. The Food Safety and been asked to appear before the Drug Administration (FDA) in north- court on July 1, he said. Nestle India, ern Uttar Pradesh state has said high which sells a vast number of prod- lead levels were found during rou- ucts in India including two-minute tine tests in two dozen packets of noodles, has rejected the FDA’s find- instant noodles, along with flavor ings and has been conducting its enhancer MSG, in March. The FDA own tests of the batch. “We will earlier this month ordered the com- share our results with authorities pany to recall the batch from stores and continue to collaborate fully in the state. Vijay Bahadur, the state’s with them to bring this matter to a deputy food safety commissioner, conclusion,” the company said in a said the case was lodged on statement on Friday. Saturday in a local magistrate’s court It said it did not use MSG or against Nestle India for using mis- monosodium glutamate in its Maggi leading packaging and manufactur- products sold in India. The company ing potentially harmful products. could not be immediately contacted “We have filed a case against for comment over the case. A lawyer Nestle India and the store owner for has also lodged a case against three manufacturing and selling the harm- Bollywood actors, including megas- ful product,” Bahadur told AFP. He tar Amitabh Bachchan, who adver- said the company faced a fine and tise Maggi noodles, claiming they officials a possible jail term if the were endorsing a harmful product court went ahead with a hearing and and misleading the public. — AFP AMUR REGION: A general view taken on May 20, 2015 shows the launch pad at the Vostochny cosmodrome. — AFP Australia praises call Corruption tarnishes on Great Barrier Reef Russia’s cosmodrome SYDNEY: Australia has welcomed a Australia has made huge steps in draft decision by the United the last 12 months. More to be Nations to keep the Great Barrier done, but this is a good result for Reef off its endangered list, saying the reef, it’s a good result for Multi-billion dollar project mired in scandals Saturday the move was an Australia,” he said. Queensland endorsement of the government’s state, the gateway to the reef, also MOSCOW: Designed to showcase a revamped space Kazakhstan, which since the breakup of the Soviet (rubles)... And most importantly, the principal con- plans. Climate change, poor water welcomed the draft decision which industry and divert attention from recent failures, Union Moscow has been forced to rent out at a cost tractor has been paid in full. Why isn’t the money get- quality and impacts from port comes after it promised to intro- Russia’s multi-billion-dollar project to build its own of $115 million a year. ting through to the subcontractors, why aren’t wages development have threatened the duce laws to limit port develop- space launch pad to take over from Soviet-era Baikonur is used for manned flights to the being paid? That’s a big question that calls for a natural wonder, the world’s biggest ment. “The really good news here is Baikonur has been mired in corruption scandals. International Space Station, now monopolized by scrupulous investigation,” Putin replied. “Have no coral reef ecosystem, stoking fears that the scientists at the World Hailed by President Vladimir Putin as the country’s Russia after the mothballing of US shuttles. Russia doubt, we will definitely achieve what you’re talking the World Heritage Site could be Heritage Committee, the scientists biggest construction project, it has an estimated has an existing military launch base Plesetsk in the about-wages paid in full and you continuing your formally listed as “in danger”. But in at the IUCN (International Union for budget of 300 billion rubles ($5.8 billion). far north, which is used for satellite launches and work at what really is the biggest and most impor- a draft decision released in Europe Conservation of Nature) have The cosmodrome started going up in the remote testing missiles. The new cosmodrome Vostochny, tant site in Russia.” on Friday, the United Nations looked at our plan and said this will far eastern Amur region in 2012. Since then, 10,000 like Baikonur, is closer to the equator which makes The authorities promptly announced that emer- Educational, Scientific and Cultural protect and improve the Great workers have toiled to build 115 kilometers of roads launches more energy-efficient and hence cheaper. gency funding would be released to cover the wage in this immense but scarcely populated region, as The new cosmodrome is 700 square kilometers in arrears. On May 18 the former contractor in charge of Organization (UNESCO) said while Barrier Reef,” Queensland environ- well as 125 kilometers of railways and a town with area, just a tenth of the size of Baikonur. It will need the site was detained under house arrest on suspi- the reef would remain under sur- ment minister Steven Miles said. housing for 25,000 people. But in the same period, to prove it is cost-effective for international cus- cion of embezzling 288 million rubles. Also in May, veillance, it welcomed the govern- Hunt said he planned to snorkel Russia has opened dozens of probes into embezzle- tomers wanting to launch commercial satellites, a 130 students went to work at the site and a further ment’s 35-year plan to protect it. later Saturday at the reef, which ment of funds, with Moscow forced to top up the sideline that earns Russia millions of dollars annually. 1,000 are set to spend their summer vacation there. “So in terms of the international covers a 348,000 square kilometer budget and even deploy student labor to help com- Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who over- The race is on to complete the cosmodrome by response, this is an overwhelming area off Australia’s east coast and plete the strategically vital project on schedule by sees the space sector, has warned the country risked December. endorsement,” Environment contains some 2,500 individual December. losing its status as a leader in space unless it man- “We have done everything we can to be proud Minister Greg Hunt said. “But we reefs and teems with marine life. The agency in charge of the project, Spetsstroi, is ages to cut its costs. The first launches at Vostochny of this cosmodrome,” said Olga Zaichenko, who want to make sure that we keep “I’m going to snorkel this reef this a state organization overseen by the defense min- are set for December, while the aim is for the first heads a workers’ union created this month at the the pressure up on ourselves, and afternoon just to have a moment to istry and ultimately by Putin. It builds roads and manned mission to take off from there in 2018. A site. “We are working 24/7.” According to Interfax inviting a little bit of long-term myself to recognize that whatever installations for defense and state security needs. specially reinforced launch pad is planned for Russia’s news agency, Spetsstroi has asked for an addi- international scrutiny, I think, is a we do, nature does it better,” he “The construction was assigned to Spetsstroi Russia new Angara rocket, which is currently being tested tional 20 billion rubles to complete the project very valuable thing.” Hunt said said. The draft recommendation without any competition and it proved unable to with a view to replacing the ageing Proton work- on time. Experts said that the project has been UNESCO had recognized Australia’s will be put to UNESCO’s World organize the work,” said Sergei Gorbunov, a former horse rockets, which have suffered two failed launch- hampered by the corruption and graft that conservation efforts, including a Heritage Committee, which deter- spokesman for Russia’s space agency. es in the course of a year, losing costly satellites. entangles Putin’s Russia, but that given its high- recent ban on the century-old mines whether natural, cultural profile it should get completed on time. “When practice of dumping dredge waste- and historical sites should be High-profile failures ‘We’re working 24/7’ there’s a construction project and a lot of money which conservationists says smoth- included in its list and monitors The new Vostochny, or Eastern, cosmodrome is The problems at Vostochny were given massive is allocated, then there are major violations in ers corals and seagrasses-across their state of conservation, at its central to Russia’s dream of reviving the glories of the exposure on April 16 during Putin’s televised phone- how this money is used. The same goes for any most of the reef. next session which begins in Bonn Soviet-era space program, now marred by more than in with members of the public. Some workers at the construction project,” said Igor Marinin, editor of two decades of underfunding and a series of recent site spoke to the president, complaining that they Space News magazine. “The launch is set for “The world has recognized that on June 28. — AFP high-profile failures. Vostochny’s prime advantage is had been abandoned after their contractor went December. I think that’s realistic. Naturally, they’ll its location inside Russia. That means Moscow will no bust, and had not been paid for four months. be doing a lot of work to finish off what didn’t get longer be dependent on the Baikonur launchpad in “Just in this year, we have provided 40 billion done on time.” — AFP Australian state lists koala as ‘vulnerable’

SYDNEY: Australia’s Queensland state will list the koala as a “vulnerable species” throughout the northeastern region, saying urban expansion, car accidents and dog attacks were threatening the much-loved furry animal. “Everybody loves the koala and we must do everything in our power to protect the koala now and into the future,” Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said yester- day of the tree-dwelling marsupial. Koalas are already listed as vulnerable in south-east Queensland, but the extended protection to cover the whole state will see its govern- ment step up its efforts to map populations and conserve habitats. “We also know, from motor vehicle accidents (to) dog attacks, that this is having a huge impact on the koala populations right across the state,” the premier added. “We have been determined to do everything we can.” A 2011 study estimated there were more than 10 million koalas before British settlers BRISBANE: This file picture taken on January 15, 2011 shows a koala displaced by floodwaters arrived in 1788 but numbers had declined to recovering in an emergency shelter at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. — AFP less than 45,000 in the wild, though it noted their existence high in the treetops makes Capital Territory on the national list of dropped from 60,000 to 11,000 over the past QUEENSLAND: An aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of the them difficult to count. The federal govern- threatened species, classing it as vulnerable, two decades, with researchers blaming Whitsunday Islands, along the central coast of Queensland. — AFP ment placed the most at-risk koalas in New in 2012. A 2012 report also found the koala drought, heatwaves and habitat clearing for South Wales, Queensland and the Australian population in south-west Queensland had the sharp decline. — AFP MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE

Prisoners being used to combat avian flu

CHICAGO: Indiana is training 300 geese and ducks that are contami- prisoners to kill infected chickens nated coming down that flyway,” and banning bird shows at county Watson said. “Even though we have fairs. Mississippi is considering road very few chicken farms on the barricades and planning bio-securi- water, those birds are going to ty measures. Iowa is trying to figure stray all over the state during hunt- out how to deal with a mountain of ing season.” dead - and reeking - chickens. Federal health experts are hopeful Data questions that the virulent bird flu that has While the outbreak does appear devastated Midwestern poultry to be slowing in the Midwest, farms in recent months has reached where most of the 44.6 million its peak and will taper off as the affected birds have been located, weather warms. But worried state outbreak spikes can be difficult to officials aren’t taking chances. spot quickly in the federal data. The Fears that the virus, which has USDA’s Animal and Plant Health led to the deaths of nearly 45 mil- Inspection Service (APHIS) reports lion birds in 16 states and Canada, cases that its labs confirm, but could come roaring back in the fall, these numbers often come days or when temperatures cool, have agri- weeks after state agencies have culture officials across the US identified and reported probable preparing for the worst. Even states cases. that haven’t been hit yet are taking Just a day after USDA Chief no chances. “We’re better safe than Veterinary Officer John Clifford told sorry,” said Dr Robert Cobb, state Reuters last week that the agency veterinarian for Georgia, the believed the worst was over, nation’s leading producer of chick- Nebraska announced that a new JENDEMA: A file picture taken on March 28, 2015 shows Sierra Leone’s health officials checking passengers transiting at the border crossing ens raised for meat, which has not egg farm with 3 million hens had with Liberia. — AFP photos had any cases so far. “All the tested positive. Iowa also reported research I’ve been able to find is another outbreak, resulting in the showing that this virus could likely need to cull 1 million more birds. Ebola will strike again, stick around for years.” The uncertainty led Alabama veteri- nary officials to meet with Gov Gearing up Robert J Bentley’s staff to outline After a backyard flock in north- bird flu response options. The warns expert scientist eastern Indiana tested positive in groups were in agreement, said early May - the state’s first case of State Veterinarian Tony Frazier, that the virus - Indiana’s State Board of Alabama, the third largest producer Animal Health banned all bird of broiler chickens, couldn’t afford ‘Epidemic will return, we need to be prepared’ shows at county fairs this summer, take a wait-and-see approach. following similar moves in Iowa, PARIS: Congolese expert Jean-Jacques vived, even though there was an 80 percent Minnesota and Pennsylvania. The Cleanup woes Muyembe may be little known to the public, but mortality rate,” he said. This type of treatment is board and other state agencies also Even if the outbreak is waning he has been one of the world’s top Ebola investi- now being studied for its potential. began planning what they would for now, cleanup is far from over. gators since the first epidemic erupted in central need in the event of a wider out- On Friday, the USDA said it wanted Africa in 1976. Now, amid a decline in a West ‘Ebola can strike anywhere’ break, including portable toilets to hire more federal contractors African outbreak that has taken more than Even after decades fighting the deadly virus, and protective gear for personnel. “due to the size and scope” of the 11,000 lives, Muyembe warns that Ebola will Muyembe said he was “surprised” by the sheer And they asked the Department of outbreak. The USDA and Iowa have strike again in the future and that the deadly size of the resurgence in Guinea in late 2013. Corrections to begin training non- contracts with three landfills in the “We thought Ebola epidemics could be brought virus poses “a threat to the whole world”. violent offenders to help with any state, including one with a large Muyembe studied medicine in Kinshasa and under control quickly,” he said. Previously, DR culls needed. incinerator, to help speed up at the University of Leuven in Belgium. He Congo had successfully put an end to seven epi- returned home to the Democratic Republic of demics. In late May, the first group of 50 culling, bird disposal and barn Congo-then known as Zaire-in 1976, when the “These countries (in west Africa) believed inmates were fit-tested for respira- clean-up. For locals, help can’t northern village of Yambuku was struck by a that Ebola was a central and eastern African tors, and began training on how to come soon enough. In Sioux mysterious disease. “They said many people problem. They weren’t prepared,” he added. The safely remove chickens from cages Center, Iowa, neighbors of an were dying, and the health ministry asked me to epidemic has now ended in Liberia, and is and transfer them to an enclosed infected Center Fresh Group egg- go investigate,” Muyembe told AFP. declining in Sierra Leone. But in Guinea, “new cart used to asphyxiate the birds. laying facility told Reuters the He initially thought it could be a case of cases continue to appear”, Muyembe said. “We Denise Derrer, spokeswoman for stench of dead birds was making typhoid fever but he decided to continue inves- need to find the most recent cases, even if they the state board of animal health, them sick. “We can’t live here,” said tigating until he got to the bottom of it. “I drew are hidden deep in the forest, because if the dis- said crews of low-level offenders John Fuoss, who said he vomited blood, and had no protective gloves or clothing,” ease becomes endemic, it would be terrible for have also helped with state recov- from the smell of dead chickens Muyembe said. Accompanied by a Belgian nun the whole world,” he warned. “In 10 or 20 years’ ery efforts after floods and torna- and manure used as compost on a suffering from fever, he returned from Yambuku time, this epidemic will return, and we need to does and will be used in the event nearby field. “My head’s ready to to Kinshasa. It was her blood samples, shipped be prepared,” he said. “Ebola can strike any- of a wider outbreak. “We can’t explode.” And it will take time for in a makeshift cooler to the Institute of Tropical where, and we need to be vigilant. The United count on warm weather killing off residents of afflicted areas to Medicine in Antwerp, that enabled scientist States and Europe must understand that Africa this virus,” Derrer said. believe the crisis is past. Peter Piot to identify the worm-looking virus for is their shield.” To the south, Mississippi State Katie Olthoff’s family has the first time. This year’s winner of the prestigious Veterinarian Jim Watson, whose stopped riding bikes around a lake It was then named after the Ebola River, Christophe Merieux award for researchers state has so far escaped the out- close to their home near Stanhope, located near the area first hit by the epidemic. studying infectious diseases in developing break, is prepping for the virus to Iowa, out of fear their tires could “Then there was total silence until 1995,” countries, Muyembe sees the 500,000 Euros in Director of the National Institute of arrive later this year or in early come into contact with water-fowl Muyembe said. That year, he was summoned to prize money as a “boost” to help him study Biomedical Research (INRB), Jean-Jacques Tikwit in the south of DR Congo where a bloody Ebola reservoir hosts. “Monkeys, bats, we 2016. He and his team have dis- feces contaminated with the virus. Muyembe. diarrhea outbreak was decimating the popula- aren’t certain,” he said. Muyembe also sees cussed road barricades, bio-securi- The family, which raises more than tion, including medical staff. “I examined an the prize as a way to encourage young ty and the possibility of declaring a 100,000 turkeys a year, is also stay- Italian nun and saw signs that reminded me of patients, following up on people they had been Africans studying abroad to return to work. “I state of emergency. The team has ing away from the zoo and from the Yambuku incident,” Muyembe said. He dis- in contact with, and mobilizing communities,” he have made my career in DR Congo, despite all purchased a second foam-based friends who have backyard poultry covered that contamination “had taken place in said. “These are strategies that the World Health the conflicts my country has known,” the system, used to spray inside infect- flocks. The family, Olthoff said, the operation room-in other words, from the Organization practices today.” researcher said. “We must build up labs and ed barns and suffocate birds. now assumes “that wherever we patient’s blood”. Muyembe’s discovery that the Professor Muyembe’s team then started test- research centers in Africa,” he added, “so that “We’re on the Mississippi River, go, the entire environment is con- virus is transmitted through bodily fluids was a ing serotherapy on patients. “We drew blood when the danger arrives, we can stop it in so there’s going to have to be taminated.” — Reuters key find. “From then on, we put in place strate- from people recovering from Ebola, and injected time. This is the lesson we must learn from gies to fight against the disease, isolating it into eight sick patients. Seven of them sur- this epidemic.” —AFP WHAT’S ON MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 Quality and Excellence conducted at AOU

he Arab Open University (AOU) and improving skills of its employees in by the University, for reaching the highest organized a workshop entitled various fields. Dr Lindsay presented the standards of quality. T“Quality and Excellence” to the qual- systems and foundations of quality assur- It worthwhile to mention that Dr ity assurance personnel of all AOU ance and academic excellence and Victoria Lindsay works in the Quality branches, which spread in several Arab trained the attendees on international Assurance Agency (QAA) in UK, which is countries, including Kuwait in which the standards and procedures for obtaining one of the main international agencies AOU Headquarters is based. Dr Victoria institutional and programmatic accredita- that reviews UK higher education institu- Lindsay, Expert in quality assurance, deliv- tions. tions. One of these is the Open University ered the workshop at the AOU-HQ in On the sidelines of the workshop, Dr (OU), a strategic partner of the Arab Open coordination of the office of Vice Rector Omayma Karar, Director of Quality University (AOU) that offers OU academic for Academic Affairs and the department Assurance and Accreditation department programs. These programs provide high- of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in the AOU, stressed on the importance of er education for Arab students and meet department in the AOU. such workshops as they develop skills the needs of labor market in the Arab The workshop came within the frame- and knowledge of quality assurance per- world. In addition, these highly prepared work of the University’s intention and sonnel in their field and acquaint them programs produce highly qualified grad- commitment to its strategy to emphasize with techniques and means of assuring uates able to achieve sustainable devel- and enhance quality through developing the quality of academic programs, offered opment in their communities. Soorya stages new play ‘The Rectangle’

oorya Kuwait Chapter, in association Pillai, General Secretary. “Deergha Chathuram” (The Rectangle) is a Trained professional artistes Devan or for his contribution towards the promotion with UAE Exchange organized “Soorya Srivastava appreciated Soorya Kuwait real time, 90 minutes’ multi-media drama, pre- Nellimoodu (playback Singer), Mahalekshmi of art and culture. SIndia Festival 2015” on Friday evening at Chapter for its excellent efforts in promoting sented against the backdrop of a reality show (Ammu - TV talk show presenter) along with Soorya has been disseminating Indian art the Indian Community School (Senior), the rich Indian culture. The general secretary setting in a television studio. It portrays the other cast and crew - Shaji Nizar, Arun Nath, and culture through music and dance Salmiya. Indian Embassy Second Secretary AK welcomed the audience. Unlike previous pro- rise and fall of a playback singer, who finally Sujith, Pradeep Soorya, Hylakumar, through its 36 chapters all over the world. “We Srivastava inaugurated the festival which aims grams, Soorya this time brought a drama realizes the great truth that there were Sarveswaran, explored the rich potential of are committed to propagating the rich Indian to promote international integration through “Deergha Chathuram”( The Rectangle), writ- dwellings still in the paths abandoned by him. theatre. Later, Renjith Pillai presented gifts to art and culture with the active support of culture, by lighting the lamp, along with ten and directed by Soorya Krishnamoorthy, As in all writings and presentations of Soorya all artistes as token of appreciation for their Chief Patron Dr BR Shetty, Managing Director, Renjith Pillai, Business Development Manager, the founder of Soorya Stage and Film Society, Krishnamoorthy, Ammu was the central char- outstanding performances, while Vijay Karayil NMC Group of Companies, said Soorya UAE Exchange, Vijay Karayil, President and BS the largest cultural organization of the world. acter in this drama too. presented a gift to Krishnamoorthy as an hon- Krishnamurthy.

Indian Embassy Announcement he Government of India under the ageis of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi, had declared the Tlaunching of a new scheme in Bhopal (M.P) on 26 May called INTERNSHIP also known as PASSPORT SEVA MITRA. All relevant details in this matter have already been uploaded on Passport India Portal with the following link: http://passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/pdf/Passpor t_seva_mitra.pdf The Passport Seva Project has recently achieved a rare distinction of becoming the first Mission Mode Project to receive three ISO Certifications. Their details have also been uploaded on Passport India Portal: http://passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/pdf/ISO_Cer tification.pdf The MEA has made many quantitative and qualitative improvements in the delivery of passport services in the country through successful implementation of Passport Seva Project (PSP). The objective is to deliver passports to the citizens of India all over the world quickly in a comfort- able manner. The location of the PSKs/RPOs may be accessed at the Passport Portal: www.passportindia.gov.in.

What’s On - Submission Guidelines All photos submitted for What’s On should be minimum 200dpi. Articles must be in plain text and should include name and phone numbers. Articles and photos that fail to meet these requirements will BAM College Alumni Association inaugurated not be published. ishop Abraham Memorial College Alumni Association (BAMCOS) Kuwait Chapter was inaugurated by Thomas Chandy, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala. The meeting Please send them to was presided over by the newly elected President of BAMCOS Binu K John. To add flavor to this inaugural function, Prof Jacob M Abraham, Head of the department of commerce Brendered the introductory message. Varghese Puthukulangara, Director NORKA, Shibu Joseph Pallickal, President of AASBCO, Radhakrishna Kurup from MG University, Kottayam [email protected] was also present in this auspicious occasion. The inaugural function was winded up with the melodious songs by Kuwait melodies. The august gathering was welcomed by the secretary Rajeesh Nair, and vote of thanks was rendered by Ninan Joseph, the treasurer of BAMCOS. WHAT’S ON MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015

Turkish restaurant Emirgan Sutis hosts TV star Salim Bayraktar

n an elegant evening marked with utmost joy, pleasure the star of the well known TV series ‘Harim Al Sultan’. “I’m representatives of the local press and media. additives or preservatives are made available for†customers and Turkish hospitality, Mohamad Nasser Al Hajirj & Sons delighted to visit Kuwait and very impressed by hospitality Established in Turkey in 1953, Emirgan Sutis has earned as well as Riza fine Turkish tea. The restaurant is a leading IGroup, a leading Food & Restaurant Management Co, Iíve received here”, said Bayraktar. Present at the event great fame for its delicious dairy sweets. Soon after, Emirgan franchise restaurant in Kuwait with 3 branches, present at held a private dinner at Emirgan Sutis, a superb Turkish were a group of managers in charge of the restaurant, Sutis acquired a leading position and was acclaimed thanks the Avenues, Menus complex Al Mangaf and Gate Mall in restaurant in Mangaf to honor the representatives of the headed by Mussaed Al Hajiri, Group CEO, Ali Al Tufili, to its exquisite Turkish cuisine and Istanbul dishes. Emirgan Aqeela. The brand offers unique opportunity to enjoy the local press and media. restaurant manager and Hussein Al Sayyed, PR and mar- Sutis uses ingredients exclusively imported from Turkish taste of authentic Turkish cuisine, provided by the highest The event was attended by the famous Salim Bayraktar, keting manager in addition to a host of social figures and farms. Bionic honey and jam of the Odabazn brand with no standards of service. Explorers Base sponsors AUK student philanthropy program to Nepal

li Abdulwahab Al Mutawa Commercial Structured as a student-led community help enrich their minds and learn to help Co (AAW) yesterday announced its service organization, AUKause members others. Groups like AUKause should inspire Asupport towards AUK for a Cause embarked on a 10-day volunteer trip to others, and we encourage all those interest- (AUKause), a student-run philanthropy Nepal, led by OXadventure, a non-profit ed to come to us for any assistance or their organization of the American University of organization that aims to inspire youth gear needs as we provide the best products Kuwait (AUK), in its voyage to Nepal by sup- through travel, charity and adventure. AAW of craftsmanship, design and performance plying volunteers with all their apparel and supplied the program with world-class, top- that our youth needs to learn and be safe.” gear from Explorers Base. of-the-line gear from The North Face and Beginning in Kathmandu, AUKause aided Patagonia to aid them on their journey in the redevelopment of old buildings and which began in the streets of Kathmandu, classrooms by plastering walls, teaching stu- Bridge followed by a 5-day, 4-night hike on dents, and setting up a computer lab and Panchasee Trail through extreme tempera- library with over 300 books. During the trip, tournament tures before reaching their final destination students assisted in the installation of water in Kathmandu Valley, where they worked on systems and building a tap stand to renovate results restoring the infrastructure of a village’s water supply, while partaking in daily activi- school. ty such as the Panchassee Yoga Trek. Results of the bi-weekly Bridge AAW General Manager, Ali F Al Mutawa Explorers Base is the leading retailer in Tournament played on Wednesday said: “Supporting the youth of Kuwait is Kuwait for all outdoor needs. With a large evening 27th May 2015. something we feel strongly about here at variety of products in-store, Explorers Base First: Syed Imran - Abdul Salam Ibrahim AAW, particularly those seeking out to do provides customers with gear of high-perfor- Second: Nancy Hajjaj - Samia Boukhris good for others. Whether it is a charity run, mance and apparel of the highest-quality, Third: Bader Al Rafaee - Samir Al Quttob dinner fundraiser or travel adventure to help made for the outdoors which includes The Fourth: Sibham Al Refaee - Mark Madeley those in need, we encourage the youth of North Face, Patagonia, Arc’teryx and our country to partake in such activities to Houdini. Writers Forum meets ambassador

ew Executive Committee mem- tenure of the new Executive Committee. bers (2015 -2017) of the Writers Tajwer highlighted that special efforts NForum, Kuwait (WFK) paid a cour- would be made to include the younger tesy visit to the Ambassador of India, generation at the student level and moti- Sunil Jain on May 26, 2015. At the outset, vate them to take interest in literary President of the Writers Forum, Umesh activities. Sharma congratulated Mr Jain for the The ambassador lauded the contri- anthology titled ‘The Crenellated bution of the WFK toward national inte- Expletive’ written by his daughter, gration by providing a platform to all Malavika Jain and released by Douglas A religions, castes, creeds, languages and Silliman, Ambassador of USA. regions of India. He however, asked General Secretary of the Writers WFK to think about the maids problem Forum, Tajwer Sultana apprised Mr Jain in Kuwait and write about possible of the major activities planned for the solutions. MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 TV PROGRAMS

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CHANGE OF NAME

I, Pereira Maria Louisa of Indian Passport No. L6663041 issued at Kuwait and having Indian residen- cy at St Pius X Colony, Jeevan - 8, Nahur road Mulund West Mumbai - 400080, change my name to Maria Luizinha Pereira. (C 4993) 31-5-2015

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Original document Policy No. 633000645 of Mr Munir Ahmad owned by the state Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan, Gulf Zone is reported to have been lost. Anyone finding the same or claiming any interest in it should contact SLIC Office. PH 22452208. (C 4994) 1-6-2015

Kuwait KNCC PROGRAMME FROM THURSDAY TO WEDNESDAY (28/05/2015 TO 03/06/2015)

SHARQIA-1 MAGGIE 2:45 PM MAGGIE 11:00 PM MAGGIE 12:45 AM MAGGIE 3:45 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 1:00 PM OUT OF THE DARK 4:45 PM MAGGIE 1:00 AM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 6:00 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 3:30 PM MAGGIE 6:45 PM MARINA-3 ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 8:15 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 5:30 PM OUT OF THE DARK 8:45 PM FANAR-4 SAN ANDREAS -3D 12:45 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 10:30 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 7:30 PM MAGGIE 10:45 PM MAGGIE 11:30 AM SAN ANDREAS 3:00 PM MAGGIE 12:45 AM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 9:45 PM MAGGIE 12:45 AM SAN ANDREAS 1:30 PM SAN ANDREAS -3D 5:15 PM SAN ANDREAS 12:05 AM SAN ANDREAS -3D 3:45 PM SAN ANDREAS 7:30 PM AVENUES-5 MUHALAB-3 SAN ANDREAS 6:00 PM SAN ANDREAS -3D 9:45 PM SAN ANDREAS 12:00 PM SHARQIA-2 SAN ANDREAS 1:00 PM SAN ANDREAS -3D 8:15 PM SAN ANDREAS 12:05 AM SAN ANDREAS -3D 2:30 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 11:45 AM SAN ANDREAS -3D 3:30 PM SAN ANDREAS -3D 10:30 PM Special Show “SAN ANDREAS” 2:45 PM SAN ANDREAS -3D 1:30 PM SAN ANDREAS 5:45 PM SAN ANDREAS -3D 12:45 AM AVENUES-1 SAN ANDREAS 5:00 PM SAN ANDREAS 3:45 PM SAN ANDREAS -3D 8:00 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 11:30 AM SAN ANDREAS -3D 7:30 PM SAN ANDREAS -3D 6:00 PM SAN ANDREAS 10:15 PM FANAR-5 COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 1:30 PM SAN ANDREAS 10:00 PM SAN ANDREAS 8:15 PM SAN ANDREAS 12:30 AM SAN ANDREAS 11:30 AM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 3:30 PM SAN ANDREAS 12:30 AM SAN ANDREAS 10:30 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 1:45 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 5:30 PM SAN ANDREAS -3D 12:45 AM FANAR-1 COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 3:30 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 7:30 PM 360º- 1 ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 12:45 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 5:30 PM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 9:30 PM TOMORROWLAND 12:15 PM SHARQIA-3 ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 3:15 PM SAN ANDREAS 7:15 PM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 12:15 AM TOMORROWLAND 3:00 PM MAGGIE 11:30 AM POLTERGEIST 5:30 PM SAN ANDREAS 9:30 PM TOMORROWLAND 5:45 PM MAGGIE 1:30 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 7:30 PM SAN ANDREAS 11:45 PM AVENUES-2 TOMORROWLAND 8:30 PM MAGGIE 3:30 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 9:45 PM OUT OF THE DARK 12:45 PM TOMORROWLAND 11:15 PM TOMORROWLAND 5:30 PM POLTERGEIST 12:05 AM MARINA-1 OUT OF THE DARK 3:00 PM MAGGIE 8:00 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 12:15 PM OUT OF THE DARK 5:15 PM 360º- 2 TOMORROWLAND 10:00 PM FANAR-2 COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 2:30 PM OUT OF THE DARK 7:30 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 12:30 PM MAGGIE 12:30 AM OUT OF THE DARK 1:00 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 4:15 PM OUT OF THE DARK 9:45 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 2:30 PM TOMORROWLAND 3:00 PM OUT OF THE DARK 6:00 PM OUT OF THE DARK 12:05 AM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 4:30 PM MUHALAB-1 OUT OF THE DARK 5:45 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 8:00 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 6:30 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 11:30 AM OUT OF THE DARK 8:00 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 10:15 PM AVENUES-3 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 8:30 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 1:45 PM TOMORROWLAND 10:00 PM OUT OF THE DARK 12:30 AM TOMORROWLAND 1:15 PM MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 11:00 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 3:30 PM OUT OF THE DARK 12:30 AM TOMORROWLAND 4:00 PM COCONUT: THE LITTLE DRAGON 5:45 PM MARINA-2 TOMORROWLAND 6:45 PM 360º- 3 ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 7:45 PM FANAR-3 MAGGIE 11:30 AM TOMORROWLAND 9:30 PM OUT OF THE DARK 12:00 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 10:00 PM MAGGIE 12:45 PM MAGGIE 1:45 PM TOMORROWLAND 12:15 AM OUT OF THE DARK 2:15 PM ZANKET AL SITAT-Arabic 12:15 AM MAGGIE 2:45 PM TOMORROWLAND 3:45 PM OUT OF THE DARK 4:15 PM MAGGIE 4:45 PM MAGGIE 6:15 PM AVENUES-4 OUT OF THE DARK 6:30 PM MUHALAB-2 MAGGIE 6:45 PM TOMORROWLAND 8:15 PM MAGGIE 11:30 AM OUT OF THE DARK 8:45 PM MAGGIE 12:45 PM SPOOKS: THE GREATER GOOD 8:45 PM MAGGIE 10:45 PM MAGGIE 1:30 PM OUT OF THE DARK 11:00 PM

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Arrival Flights on Monday 1/6/2015 KNE 460 Riyadh 14:10 Departure Flights on Monday 1/6/2015 MSR 3101 Alexandria 13:45 Airlines Flt Route Time FDB 057 Dubai 14:20 Airlines Flt Route Time MSR 611 Cairo 14:00 QTR 1084 Doha 00:05 GFA 221 Bahrain 14:20 AIC 982 Ahmedabad/Chennai 00:05 THY 767 Istanbul 14:10 THY 772 Istanbul 00:15 SVA 500 Jeddah 14:30 BBC 044 Dhaka 00:10 UAE 872 Dubai 14:15 JZR 239 Amman 00:20 KNE 472 Jeddah 14:55 UAL 981 IAD 00:25 QTR 1079 Doha 15:05 JZR 267 Beirut 00:30 KAC 538 Sohag 14:55 JAI 573 Mumbai 00:25 GFA 222 Bahrain 15:05 DLH 637 Dammam 00:35 RJD 135 Abu Dhabi 15:00 FDB 072 Dubai 00:30 FDB 058 Dubai 15:05 FDB 068 Dubai 00:55 KAC 788 Jeddah 15:00 MSR 615 Cairo 00:30 KNE 481 Taif 15:10 JZR 539 Cairo 01:30 OMA 645 Muscat 15:05 PIA 206 Lahore 00:40 KAC 617 Doha 15:15 JAI 574 Mumbai 01:30 ABY 127 Sharjah 15:35 UAL 2080 IAD 01:00 KAC 673 Dubai 15:20 ETH 3403 Addis Ababa/Riyadh 01:35 UAE 857 Dubai 15:45 DLH 637 Frankfurt 01:35 SVA 501 Jeddah 15:45 PGT 858 Istanbul 01:40 NIA 251 Alexandria 15:50 THY 773 Istanbul 02:05 KAC 773 Riyadh 15:55 RJA 642 Amman 01:45 RJA 640 Amman 15:55 JAI 525 Abu Dhabi/Chennai 02:55 KNE 473 Jeddah 16:00 KKK 6507 Istanbul 02:15 FDB 051 Dubai 16:10 PGT 859 Istanbul 02:55 KAC 613 Bahrain 16:00 GFA 211 Bahrain 02:15 QTR 1072 Doha 16:20 ETH 3403 Addis Ababa 03:05 OMA 646 Muscat 16:05 UAE 853 Dubai 02:25 KAC 118 New York 16:30 KKK 6508 Istanbul 03:10 RJD 136 Abu Dhabi 16:10 MSC 403 Sohag 02:30 KAC 792 Madinah 16:50 MSC 404 Sohag 03:30 ABY 128 Sharjah 16:15 OMA 643 Muscat 02:35 ETD 303 Abu Dhabi 16:50 OMA 644 Muscat 03:35 NIA 252 Alexandria 16:50 QTR 1076 Doha 03:05 KAC 562 Amman 17:00 UAE 854 Dubai 03:45 RJA 641 Amman 16:55 ETD 305 Abu Dhabi 03:05 SVA 510 Riyadh 17:15 RJA 645 Amman 03:55 JZR 266 Beirut 17:05 CEB 7694 Manila 03:10 GFA 215 Bahrain 17:30 FDB 068 Dubai 04:00 FDB 052 Dubai 17:10 RJA 644 Amman 03:10 JZR 177 Dubai 17:45 ETD 306 Abu Dhabi 04:05 QTR 1073 Doha 17:25 MSR 612 Cairo 03:15 JZR 777 Jeddah 17:50 QTR 1077 Doha 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Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

You might think you know exactly what you want only to change You're resistant to people's advice today because everyone seems your mind several times today. Alternating overconfidence and self-doubt can to assume they know more about your future prospects than you do. However, lead you in circles unless you consciously step back from your involvement. you're not interested in hearing their solutions while you're still trying to find your Disengaging from an exhausting cycle brings a fresh perspective along with own bearings. Trust your intuition if you think that your friends are barking up better choices. Just remember that you still have another couple of weeks until the wrong tree now. Nevertheless, it won't hurt to listen to what they have to say your path begins to clear. In the meantime, freely explore your dreams without as a sign of respect. Be patient; you will find a solution to your current dilemma feeling any undue pressure to make them real. over the days ahead as long as you keep hope alive and continue to pursue your dreams.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

Maintaining an open mind about what's essential can help you You desperately want to believe that there is one course of action make the most of this confusing day. Several planets are moving through versa- that makes the most sense for you to follow now. However, the Moon's current tile Gemini now, distracting you from your normal routine. Meanwhile, your inner visit to your sign prevents you from locking in on a specific goal. You're intrigued world is a rich source of inspiration as long as you have the courage to entertain by all the possibilities, but there's too many to process and picking one is a the possibilities, even if they are not very practical. Fortunately, you don't have to daunting task. Fortunately, you don't have to make any commitments today. The act on your fantasies, but you gain valuable insight from seriously considering most practical choice will grow more apparent over the days ahead. In the mean- time, keep your heart and mind open while exploring the various options calling them, nonetheless. out to you.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) It's tempting to retreat from your responsibilities and spend time lost You may believe that you can avoid making a commitment today in your dreams. Thankfully, you might be able to schedule a revitaliz- as long as you stay in motion. Although you want everyone to see how busy you ACROSS DOWN ing escape today, but family and friends might not let you disappear for too long. 1. Standard time in the 5th time zone west of 1. (prefix) Outside or outer. are, this tactic only keeps you from the important tasks you must attend to now. The Sun's square to imaginative Neptune in your 4th House of Foundations Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian. 2. A detailed description of design criteria for a Even if your overall priorities aren't clear, just pick a path and follow it as far as enables you to journey inward within the safety of your own home or the emo- 4. A former kingdom in north-central Europe piece of work. you can. Progress might not be readily discernible for several more days, but tional security of a stable relationship. Nevertheless, don't fall victim to believing including present-day northern Germany and 3. Genus of tropical plants with creeping root- completing a project will ultimately be its own sweet reward. there's a real pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Enjoy the fantasy while it lasts northern Poland. stocks and small umbellate flowers. but return your attention to a realistic goal before continuing on your way. 11. The person or thing chosen or selected. 4. Any of various amines (such as putrescine or 15. An accountant certified by the state. cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefac- 16. A car driven by a person whose job is to tive bacteria. take passengers where they want to go in 5. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) exchange for money. 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material. 17. A river in north central Switzerland that runs 6. (legal terminology) The Latin word for wife. northeast into the Rhine. Your dreams lift you to new heights today, but they can also create You have very strong convictions about your future now that the pas- 7. Notably out of the ordinary. unneeded complications if you assume they are real. Although you yearn to be sionate Scorpio Moon is occupying your 11th House of Long-Term Goals. However, 18. A police officer who investigates crimes. 8. French playwright (1791-1861). 19. A doctor's degree in optometry. you stand to gain even more ground if you can widen your perspective and dream 9. A plant hormone promoting elongation of accepted for who you are, vulnerable Venus is moving through your receptive 20. An achromatic color of any lightness about your life without letting reality hold you back. Discussing your thoughts with stems and roots. sign, making it harder to get your emotions out into the open. Expressing your between the extremes of black and white. close friends is productive as long as you aren't too specific with the details of your 10. Very great. feelings temporarily exacerbates matters even more, but it may be required if 21. Not far distant in time or space or degree or plans. Remember, your fantasies don't need to be practical today; letting your imagi- 11. A member of the majority people of Punjab you want to eventually untangle your desires from what's actually possible. You circumstances. nation take over is more inspiring than following a tried-and-true recipe for success. 22. English scholastic philosopher and assumed in northwestern India. won't know until you take a risk and share what's in your heart. author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349). 12. The United Nations agency concerned with 25. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia atomic energy. 13. Crowd or pack to capacity. (21,391 feet high). Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 27. A constellation in the southern hemisphere 14. A Chadic language spoken in Chad. 23. An ancient city in southeastern Greece. near Telescopium and Norma. You Lions are known for creating a plan and boldly putting it into You are a font of fantastic ideas now, but they may not be ready for a 28. Alternatively, a member of the family 24. A radioactive element of the actinide series. prime time audience just yet. Your brain is buzzing with contradictions, but confu- 26. The blood group whose red cells carry both action. Your positivity is legendary, but overconfidence is your greatest nemesis. Nymphaeaceae. sion is only problematic if you believe that you must make a final decision today. the A and B antigens. If you come on too strongly today, others might endorse your idea even if it's not 30. A public promotion of some product or Although you're tempted to share your conflicting visions of the future with nearly service. 29. Used of a single unit or thing. a very good one. Your best bet now is to reveal your vulnerability; sharing your anyone, it's wiser to keep them to yourself for a while longer. However, if you 32. Of or relating to the stomach and intestines. 31. Generator consisting of a coil (the armature) uncertainty gives your trusted allies a chance to offer their much-needed expert- choose to reveal your dreams, don't make it sound like you have exclusive rights 33. A Russian river. that rotates between the poles of an electro- ise. You can develop a winning strategy if you're willing to let go of your expecta- on the truth. Communication works best when you listen as much as you speak. 34. An aggressive remark directed at a person magnet (the field magnet) causing a current to tions and join in the group process. like a missile and intended to have a telling flow in the armature. effect. 35. A Hindu goddess who releases from sin or 38. English writer (1840-1893). disease. 42. Angular distance above the horizon (espe- 36. (combining form) Acting or functioning as a Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) cially of a celestial object). regent or ruler. 43. The content of cognition. 37. A member of an agricultural people of People often rely on you for the unvarnished truth, whether or not This is a day made for dreaming and, fortunately, you are up for the 44. Type genus of the Anatidae. southern India. they ultimately like what you have to say. Even if you don't support their ideas, challenge. The Sun's dynamic square to mystical Neptune in your sign amplifies 45. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has 39. Arboreal snake of central and southern you can be counted on to give some real down-to-earth advice when asked. your penchant for indulging fantasies. Whether you lose yourself in a movie, a not yet begun to walk or talk. Africa whose bite is often fatal. 48. One of the five major classes of However, your perspective is warped by your feelings today. You may be overly book, music or the wonders of nature, it's time to step outside of the real world 40. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity. and follow your creative whims. There are magnificent treasures to be found once immunoglobulins. 41. A region of Malaysia in northeastern attached to your assumptions about what others want, instead of finding out the 49. The most common computer memory actual facts. Don't just believe your perception of reality is correct; there are other you move into the imaginative realms. Taking a walk on the wild metaphysical Borneo. side of life today rejuvenates your soul. which can be used by programs to perform 46. A small cake leavened with yeast. points of view to be considered if you want to see the full picture in its true light. necessary tasks while the computer is on. 47. Being ten more than one hundred forty. 51. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali 50. A state in southeastern United States earth group. between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. WORD SEARCH PUZZLE 55. Flat-topped or rounded inflorescence char- Yesterday’s Solution 52. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the acteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the pilot is talked down by ground control using same point. precision approach radar. 57. Having the wind against the forward side of 53. A state in northwestern North America. the sails. 54. A constellation in the Milky Way near 59. The last imperial dynasty of China (from Cygnus. 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolu- 56. A town in north central Oklahoma. tionaries. 58. A bee that is a a member of the genus 60. An utterance expressing pain or disap- Andrena. proval. 61. Hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum 63. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is vitae tree and other trees of the genus highly corrosion-resistant. Guaiacum. 64. Set down according to a plan. 62. Talks a great deal about uninteresting top- 66. Any of a number of fishes of the family ics. Carangidae. 65. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh. 69. Little known Kamarupan languages. 67. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is 72. A region of central Europe rich in deposits opened and a section of a blood vessel is graft- of coal and iron ore. ed from the aorta to the coronary artery to 75. An implement used to propel or steer a bypass the blocked section of the coronary boat. artery and improve the blood supply to the 78. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single heart. ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy 68. An elaborate song for solo voice. wall or pericarp. 70. Area around the altar of a church for the 79. The law enforcement agency in the Justice clergy and choir. Department. 71. Using speech rather than writing. 80. A mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka 73. Someone who works (or provides workers) (7,360 feet high). during a strike. 82. A rotating disk shaped to convert circular 74. God of love and erotic desire. into linear motion. 76. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute 83. Title for a civil or military leader (especially (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the in Turkey). presence of staphylococcus. 84. White Southerner supporting 77. Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird not- Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usu- ally for self-interest. ed for thievery. 85. A loose sleeveless outer garment made 81. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes from aba cloth. readily.

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lorence Welch knows she has written a hit song when it sounds like a “prayer” to her. The FFlorence + the Machine singer is always con- fident she has created a track that will resonate with peo- John is ple when she can recount it like a religious offer- ing or a “spell”. In an interview with the Evening Standard Magazine, she said: “I always know a song is working when I sing it to myself outside the studio. It keeps you company a little bit. It’s like a prayer you can say to yourself, or like a spell.” When writing the band’s new album ‘How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful’, the 28-year-old musician quit drinking alcohol to avoid her self-destructive tendencies and ensure she was fully focused on the LP. Florence - who previ- ously admitted she had “a bit of a nervous break- down” during her year off from the band over 2012 and 2013 -revealed: “I am very prone to pressing the kamikaze button when things fall apart and drinking too much, but I had to start making this record and I thought, ‘I don’t want to break this as well.’ “I was writing a prep talk to myself, almost. I like to hide behind reverb and a lot of backing vocals but producer Markus (Dravs) pushed my vocals forward and was quite adamant about it. It’s another layer of taking down your defenses and I was Clean Bandit fan scared.” Sir Elton

ir Elton John is a Clean Bandit fan. The “Taylor Swift we did bump into a lot at the ‘Rather Be’ hitmakers were shocked when Grammys at various after parties but she didn’t Sthey were recently approached by the leg- tell us she was a fan.” Meanwhile, the quartet - endary singer/songwriter at the Ivor Novello who released their debut album ‘New Eyes’ last awards in London, where the ‘Candle in the year - said they are currently hard at work on Blunt wanted Wind’ singer admitted he likes their music and their second LP, but are finding it tough to find sang their Grammy-winning single back to time to write and record while still keeping up them. Band member Grace Chatto told BANG with their hectic touring schedule. Speaking at Showbiz: “Elton John sang some of ‘Rather Be’ to BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Grace added: “We for Gnomeo and me which was amazing! I wouldn’t say he’s an don’t really know what the vibe of the album’s obsessive fan, but he said he really likes the going to be yet, we’re just kind of writing loads music and yeah, that was really exciting.” of stuff with different people and yeah, we’re However, the group - which also features Jack not really thinking of the album as a whole at Juliet sequel Patterson, Luke Patterson and Neil Amin-Smith - the moment. It’s quite a sporadic process being admitted not all of their celebrity encounters in the studio because we’re touring so much.” mily Blunt has been asked to return to have led to complements for their music, as Performances from BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend ‘Gnomeo & Juliet’ in new sequel ‘Gnomeo & Taylor Swift failed to mention their hits when Norwich 2015 are available to watch on demand EJuliet: Sherlock Gnomes’. The ‘Devil Wears she met them earlier this year. Grace continued: on Radio 1’s BBC iPlayer channel. Prada’ star - who voiced Juliet in the first film in 2011, alongside James McAvoy [Gnomeo] - is wanted for a part in the 3D computer-animated romantic comedy film based on William Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’. The Daily McKellen requested Mail newspaper has reported that Emily, 32, has a tight schedule and she is currently in the UK working on the set of ‘The Huntsman’, which she at wedding as Gandalf stars alongside ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ actress Charlize Theron, ‘Interstellar’ star Jessica Chastain and ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ actor Chris Hemsworth. ir Ian McKellen was offered a “fortune” to attend someone’s wed- According to the report, the family film is about “the ding dressed as Gandalf. The 76-year-old actor has revealed peo- characters from the first movie enlisting the help of a Sple are such big fans of his role as Gandalf the wizard in the ‘Lord famous gnome-detective in solving the sinister disap- of the Rings’ and pearance of gnomes from the suburban gardens of ‘Hobbit’ films that England”. Meanwhile, ‘Atonement’ actor McAvoy has also been one man even offered a role, but he too has two major movies coming up, offered to pay him a ‘Victor Frankenstein’ and ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’. Both actors are yet to “very heavy fee” to be confirmed as the movie’s producers have not finalized plans. go to his wedding in costume. Asked if he’s gained lots of young fans since tak- ing on the part, he shared: “It’s been very pleasant. And when I meet people’s Charli XCX thinks it’s children and grand- children, they get excited. They love ‘great’ Paris Hilton is a fan Gandalf and trust him, so they like a harli XCX thought it was “great” when she discovered Paris Hilton loves her music. The chat with his repre- ‘Boom Clap’ hitmaker recently performed for the 34-year-old socialite at the amfAR sentative - me. I was Cgala during Cannes Film Festival, and was shocked to see the blonde beauty singing offered a fortune by along to her tracks. She told BANG Showbiz: “When I was performing I caught Paris Hilton’s a very rich man to eye and she was singing the words to ‘Break The Rules’ back at me, but in the most Paris appear at his wed- Hilton way, and I was like, ‘Oh my god Paris you’re great.’” The 22-year-old singer said the ding. It was a very moment was especially important to her as she has always found the ‘The Simple Life’ star heavy fee. I might “super wonderful”, pitching Paris alongside “fit” Bill Murray as her favorite celebrities. She have done it, but explained: “Paris Hilton has always captivated my brain, very much so. I think she’s like the part of the deal was original Barbie and super wonderful. And really Bill Murray I think he’s hilarious and great that I show up as and fit.” And although she performed a selection of tracks at the star-studded ball, Charli Gandalf.” admitted she got to let her hair down later in the night to meet “cool people” including Marion Cotillard, before getting “turnt up” along with pal Rita Ora. Speaking at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, she added: “There were a few cool people there, I met Marion Cotillard and I think she’s so beautiful and wonderful and such a talented actress and it’s cool to meet her, she’s really gorgeous and great so yeah, there were cool people there. “The parties were good. I got pretty turnt up to say the least, so it was good.” Performances from BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend Norwich 2015 are available to watch on demand on Radio 1’s BBC he identity of Andy Serkis’ character in ‘Star Wars: The iPlayer channel. Force Awakens’ has been revealed. The 51-year-old TBritish actor will appear in the role of Supreme Leader Snoke in the J.J. Abrams-directed movie, which is set for Nyong’o proud to be release later this year. Although specific details of the film’s plotline remain a closely-guarded secret, it’s already been speculated that Serkis’ on-screen character could be the vil- lain in the much-anticipated sci-fi movie. News of Serkis’ ‘space cadet’ in Star Wars casting comes shortly after Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o said she is thrilled that she gets to appear as a upita Nyong’o is thrilled she gets to be a “space “space cadet” in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’. The 32- cadet” in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’. The 32- year-old star revealed she’ll realize a childhood dream Lyear-old actress portrays Maz Kanata - a pirate when she appears as Maz Kanata - a pirate and galactic and galactic traveler - in the highly anticipated sci-fi traveler - in the new movie. She shared: “I am super excited sequel and admits she always dreamed of space to be moving to another planet for a while.”As a child, I was when she was a kid. Speaking to the Metro newspa- always interested in make-believe. I was known to hide in per, she said: “I am super excited to be moving to closets and play with dolls while other kids were outside another planet for a while. As a child, I was always riding bikes.” ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ - which fea- Statham confirms plans interested in make-believe. I was known to hide in tures cast members from the original series, such as closets and play with dolls while other kids were out- Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill - will debut in for a Layer Cake sequel side riding bikes.” She added: “My mother used to call December. Star Wars me a space cadet. Now I ostensibly get to be one.” The ason Statham has revealed a sequel to ‘Layer Cake’ is in the ‘12 Years a Slave’ star cannot reveal any details about works. The 47-year-old actor has confirmed he is set to replace the movie’s plot or whether she will be a follower of JDaniel Craig in the lead role in the eagerly-awaited sequel to the the Dark Side or a force for good in the film. Lupita 2004 British crime thriller, which also featured Sienna Miller and Tom did admit though that even though she is now an Hardy. Jason said he will star in an adaptation of JJ Connolly’s follow- Oscar winner her feet have remained firmly planted up novel ‘Viva La Madness’, calling it the “most exciting thing on [his] on the ground. She said: “Fame didn’t mean anything plate”. He told Digital Spy: “JJ Connelly’s written a great book called to me until I got the Oscar nomination. That’s when it ‘Viva La Madness’, and we’re taking that book and doing something became real. Now I feel I’m in a place of privilege. It’s great with it.”He’s such a talented writer ... the book was incredible. I an important place, considering how the media con- loved ‘Layer Cake’ and this is [if anything] better. “The chance to work sciously and subconsciously affects how we feel with someone of that calibre, do something back home, it’s the about ourselves.” ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ fea- most exciting thing on my plate ... We’re doing it next year, and it’s tures cast members from the original series such as Serkis’ full steam ahead. We’re putting all the finance together and we’re off Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony character revealed and racing.” The new movie, which will be set more than a decade Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker alongside after ‘Layer Cake’, follows the unnamed protagonist’s return to newcomers Andy Serkis, Max von Sydow, Oscar Isaac, London, where his friend Mister Mortimer tries to lure him back into Adam Driver and Domhnall Gleeson. ‘Star Wars: The the world of crime. Force Awakens’ - directed by JJ Abrams - will be released this December. —Bang Showbiz LIFESTYLE37 MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 Features

Syrian singer Assala waves during a photocall at the 14th edition of the music festival Mawazine.

“Happy” singer Pharrell Williams performs on stage at Morocco’s biggest music event, the Mawazine Festival, in Rabat, Morocco, Saturday. —AP photos

Review: Witherspoon on portraying Clinton, finding great roles for women eese Witherspoon offered plenty of encouragement to fellow producers on Saturday morning by stressing the need to focus on the female audience-as Rdemonstrated by her recent producing efforts, “Wild,” “Gone Girl” and “Hot Pursuit.”“Women make up 50 percent of the population,” she said. “We should make up 50% of the movies we see.” Speaking at the Producers Guild of America’s 7th annual “Produced By” conference on the Paramount lot, Witherspoon said the success of her Pacific Standard company stems partly from Hollywood knowing what to expect from the shingle. Witherspoon noted that she and partner Bruna Papandrea created the banner out of frustration with a lack of interesting roles for actresses. “It is great to have specificity because people know what to send you,” Witherspoon noted. “We are look- ing for great female parts.”

Something I love But Witherspoon also noted that Pacific Standard wants to succeed on the basis on story. “The films we make are not chick flicks,” she insisted. “‘Wild’ is just about a human being.” Speaking to a capacity crowd of more than 500 at the Paramount Theater, Witherspoon also addressed the question of whether she’d ever portray Hillary Clinton. She responded by saying that she’s been asked to do so several times and wryly point- ed out that she portrayed a young version of Clinton as Tracy Flick in 1998’s “Election.” “When I did meet Hillary Clinton she said, ‘Everybody talks to me about Tracy Flick in ‘Election,’” Witherspoon added. Asked by moderator Will Packer if they believed they had made any mistakes with “Wild,” Witherspoon responded: “Shooting 55 locations in This photo provided by Sony Pictures Entertainment shows 30 days was probably not the best way to start, but we were determined.” Both produc- Bradley Cooper, left, and Rachel McAdams in a scene from ers noted that they were also pregnant at the time. Papandrea said being a mother is Columbia Pictures’ “Aloha.” —AP not a disadvantage. “I make better decisions because when I’m leaving my children, I Reese Witherspoon want to do something I love,” she said. —Reuters Say goodbye, not hello, to Cameron Crowe’s‘Aloha’ ameron Crowe loves a good failure story, and specifically what happens after a disastrous fall from the top. If Crowe were a char- Cacter in his own film, the fiasco of “Aloha,” and nearly all of his post-”Almost Famous” movies, would provide the perfect intro. Unfortunately, “Aloha” is not part of some larger redemption narrative for Crowe (at least not yet). It’s just another fascinating mess from an earnest and occasionally excellent filmmaker who can’t seem to recreate the enveloping magic and charm of his earlier films. It’s an unfair stan- dard for anyone, but it’s hard not to hope for the best from Crowe, even if his past few films have taught us otherwise. “Aloha” was cut off at its knees from the start as one of the unwitting victims of criticism from sharp-toothed executives in last year’s Sony hack, leaving Crowe fans wondering just how bad the film could be. After all, he had a charming, of-the-moment cast, a compelling-on- paper story about a man reconnecting with a longtime ex while also falling for a pretty young thing and an idyllic location to work with. And yet in execution, “Aloha” is a meandering, needlessly confusing cacophony of story, performance, and spiritual blather. Not only does it feel inauthentic, it’s often downright alien. The story, briefly, is about the once idealistic Brian (Bradley Cooper) who sold his soul to a military con- tractor (a nearly comatose Bill Murray) and has returned to Hawaii for a job. There, he’s forced to revisit his failed relationship with Tracy (Rachel McAdams), who’s since had two kids and married a man of few words (John Krasinski). He’s also been tethered to the bizarre Air Force pilot/potential love interest Allison Ng (Emma Stone). How something that straightforward goes astray is a bit of a mystery. Crowe packs every moment with so many words, but very little coherent information. The discomfort of not knowing what’s going on rots the overall experience, especially when the odd satellite defense subplot takes over. It some- times feels like half the movie is missing.

Female characters At one point, probably 30 minutes in, Brian and Ng are together, going somewhere. The two characters talk and bicker at rapid speed. Queen Mathilde of Belgium poses with South Korea’s Lim Ji Young (fifth right) and the laureates after the final But they’re not really talking to each other, at least in the way that any session of the finals of the Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition 2015 at the Brussels’ Bozar. —AFP photos human might understand conversation to work with another human. It’s all cute turns of phrase and non-sequiturs. By the time they get to their destination - a settlement of native Hawaiians who want sover- eignty - you’ve fully forgotten, or perhaps never understood, why exact- S Korean violinist, 20, wins ly they are there. And it only gets more jumbled. Part of the problem is Ng Crowe has a knack for writing good female characters - Tracy comes pretty close - but the childlike Ng is not a per- Queen Elisabeth competition son who has or will ever exist. The usually wonderful Stone, in a rare mis- step, is lost here as the one-quarter Hawaiian F-22 pilot who calls Brian “sir” even after they’ve started to fall for each other. She speaks in a clipped, grating staccato that’s only ever softened when waxing poetic wenty-year-old South Korean violinist Ji Young Lim Seoul-born Ji Young Lim, who trained in her homeland, about her Hawaiian heritage and the spirituality of a clear sky. Her quirks has won Belgium’s prestigious Queen Elisabeth is the second Korean in as many years to win the competi- are meant to charm. Unfortunately they have the opposite effect. TInternational Music Competition. Ji’s interpretation tion, which alternates annually between violin, piano and There are some lovely moments of humor and depth that do suc- of Brahms’s violin concerto in D major landed her the top singing. Soprano Sumi Hwang won the 2014 edition of ceed - including a long-lead joke that is used to brilliant effect in one of prize of 25,000 euros ($27,470) and a four-year loan of a the contest, which has been running since 1937. Next the final scenes. McAdams and Cooper also have wonderful chemistry 1708 Stradivarius from the Nippon Music Foundation, year’s competition will be reserved for pianists, with the the jury announced around midnight Saturday. Oleksii cello set to make its debut the in 2017. The winner and a deeply felt wistfulness over their romantic past. Their scenes Lim Ji Young of South Korea celebrates after the together are the film’s rare bright spot and a reminder of Crowe’s unique Semenenko of Ukraine and William Hagen of the United receives invitations to perform around the world. —AFP strength as an idiosyncratic voice. —AP States came second and third respectively. final session. lifestyle MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015 FEATURES Essentials:Essentials: PensacolaPensacola offersoffers summersummer beachbeach funfun

Photo shows Santa Rosa Sound and Pensacola Beach.

hile summer is the traditional slow sea- beach’s main fishing pier were limited to a single nearby National Museum of Naval Aviation. The son for tourist resorts in hot and muggy hot dog vendor. The new Casino Beach Bar in museum is home to a world-class collection of WSouth Florida, it is peak season 600 Grill offers a variety of dishes including shrimp historic military aircraft and artifacts. miles (965 kilometers) northwest in the beach and mango ceviche, seared ahi (yellowfin) tuna towns of Florida’s Panhandle. From St George and fish tacos. The restaurant includes a full bar Tips Island in the east to Pensacola Beach in the west, along with a covered beach patio with cooling Most sections of Pensacola Beach and Gulf there is plenty to explore in this sometimes-over- sprayers. Visitors can enjoy their food while Islands National Seashore do not have lifeguard looked region. watching surfers go for breaking waves near the towers. Pensacola Beach is patrolled by life- Pensacola Beach offers gleaming white sand pier or cheering on an impromptu game of guards in trucks and ATVs, so it is best for inexpe- and warm turquoise waves. The beach is beach volleyball. rienced swimmers to stick to the main beaches buffered on both sides by lengthy stretches of Downtown Pensacola has undergone a major where lifeguards are stationed. Gulf Islands National Seashore, a protected revitalization in recent years. About 10 minutes Traffic to and from Pensacola Beach can get national park and wildlife sanctuary where visi- away from Pensacola Beach, Palafox Street is heavy on weekends during the summer season. tors can hike, bike or kayak along more than 20 downtown’s main drag. The street features a vari- If you are staying on the beach, plan to stay put miles (32 kilometers) of pristine shoreline. ety of shops, bars and restaurants and is home to during the weekends and make trips into town Pensacola Beach itself is an ideal location for a a regular Saturday morning farmers market with during slower times on the weekdays. The shoul- family vacation or a romantic getaway. Smaller fresh food, vegetables, baked goods and items der months of April and October are also good than the popular Panhandle towns of Destin and made by local artists and crafters. Also new in times to visit - the weather is ideal and the beach Panama City Beach, there is still plenty to see and recent years is the Blue Wahoos minor league is less busy because school is in session. do on Pensacola Beach and in the city of baseball team and waterfront stadium down- Beach goers enjoying a morning at Pensacola Beach. Pensacola. town. The AA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, the Hanging out Wahoos’ games offer a fun family outing with Pensacola Beach offers a variety of stereotypi- What’s new entertainment. cal beach bars where covers of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s The hub of Pensacola Beach is Casino Beach, “Sweet Home Alabama” and Jimmy Buffett’s which sits under a giant water tower painted like Classic attractions “Margaritaville” can be heard day and night, and a beach ball. In days past, food offerings on the On most Sunday evenings during show sea- fried shrimp and oysters on the half-shell are son, six-F-18 fighter jets streak over the beach menu staples. For a little more music variety, before heading home to Pensacola Naval Air check out Paradise Beach Bar and Grill. The pop- Station, a US Navy base. The acrobatic team of ular local hangout sits on Santa Rosa Sound just jets, called the Blue Angels, is based here and across from the Holiday Inn, Hilton and other practices here, but they travel to other locations large hotels on Via De Luna. in spring, summer and fall for their performanc- The bar features live musical acts. Many New es. Orleans musicians are frequent performers. Of The Blue Angels can also be seen doing course, the ideal place to hang out is the beach morning practices at the base in West Pensacola itself. Every Tuesday night at the pavilion on on certain days. The jets can usually be seen from Casino Beach you’ll find Bands on The Beach, a historic Fort Pickens across Pensacola Bay on the sunset performance by various musical groups. eastern tip of Santa Rosa Island, the barrier island Bring a towel, folding chair and picnic dinner and that encompasses the beach and Gulf Islands join the crowd in enjoying the music and the National Seashore. Those wanting a closer view beach. Dancing is optional.—AP of the elite pilots and their fighter jets can drive Singer Samantha LaPorta performs at the LandShark Landing bar and grill on Pensacola 20 miles (32 kilometers) to watch the team prac- Beach, Fla.—AP photos tices at the base. Most practices are followed by Photo shows Pensacola Beach. autograph sessions with the pilots inside the Spanish tuna tradition, a Japanese gourmet delight panish fishermen in the Strait of the fishing were done only using almadra- Gibraltar have kept alive a 3,000-year- ba, there would as much tuna in the sea as Sold netting tradition that brings in sand on the beach.” The Spanish biologists’ tuna so tasty, buyers come for it all the way and naturalists’ association Hombre y from Japan. Silence falls as the fishermen Territorio says it considers the almadraba a on board their orange and blue boats stop form of “sustainable fishing”. “Its 3,000-year calling out to each other and switch their history shows that the almadraba is sus- engines off, to examine the surface of the tainable,” said Crespo. “It is the most ancient water. Four divers jump in. Their mission is fishing art in the West.” An international to alert the boat crews when the 200-kilo plan launched in 2006 has saved the bluefin tuna swim into the nets. The fisher- bluefin tuna from overfishing for the time men wait to trap their prey in an “almadra- being and stocks have recovered, she said. ba”, a system of nets stretched across the That led countries to raise quotas for fish- water off a beach in Zahara de los Atunes, ing in the Mediterranean and Atlantic this on the southern tip of Spain. year for the first time since 2007, to about The tiny resort is named after the tuna 16,000 tons-of which 700 tons are for the Tuna from Barbate is displayed on a plate. that have been caught here in this stretch almadrabas. of water since the Phoenicians ruled the Mediterranean from around 1200 BC. The Best tuna in the world tradition survives, despite the threat from At the Frialba factory on the waterfront overfishing by industrial trawlers. Each in Barbate, a dozen employees await, year, bluefin tuna swim through the strait armed with hooks and knives as the boats from the bitter cold of the Atlantic into the come back with 60 tons of tuna on board. warmer Mediterranean to lay their eggs. With swift strokes they slice off a tuna’s Tunas caught during the ‘Almadraba’. Fishermen lay the almadraba to create a head and tail and part it into four huge fil- submarine system of chambers that trap lets of deep red, for storing at minus 60 the biggest of the migrant fish. degrees Celsius. Japanese buyers run from one fish to another, choosing the fillets Bloody yet sustainable they want to send back home. Bluefin tuna At last a diver pulls at the rope and cries from the almadrabas is “number one in the out: “Haul it up!” With pulleys they draw world for quality”, says Hori Mi-Zu Yosuke, the tight mesh up to the surface of the director of the Japanese tuna company Tunas caught in a net are seen during the ‘Almadraba’ waves, the silver-red scales of dozens of Sirius Ocean. In the 1980s more than 90 (fishing of the tuna) in Barbate, southern Spain. giant tuna fish glittering in the sunshine. percent of the tuna caught by the three —AFP photos Several men jump into the nets and kill the fishing companies in the organization was fish with knives, turning the blue waves sold in Japan. But now young local compa- red. “We bleed the tuna to stop them suf- nies are selling a bigger share-some 30 per- fering and to get the best quality possible,” cent of the catch-in Spain itself. “Tuna is said Rafael Marquez, a 45-year-old almadra- everything to us, to this area. It creates lots ba fisherman. If the fish feel fear, he says, of jobs,” said Andres Jordan, head of one “they give off a substance that spoils the such company, Gadira. “It is the cream of flesh”. This fish bloodbath has prompted the ocean.” The wholesale price is about 12 shock and criticism, but the Almadraba to 14 euros a kilogram but the retail cus- Producers’ and Fishermen’s Organization tomer will pay up to 45 euros per kilo for insists the tradition respects the environ- the prized tuna belly. When salted and ment. dried, it retails for up to 100 euros ($110) a “We were the ones who raised the kilogram. Slicing in the Frialbad factory alarm, along with the environmentalists” in gives Jesus Cota, 38, an appetite. After work the early 2000s about the harm done to he orders a serving, straight up in the tuna stocks by mass trawling, said Marta Japanese style. “I love fresh raw tuna,” he Fishermen get prepared to haul out tunas. Crespo, the organization’s deputy leader. “If says. “It is red gold.”—AFP Fishermen haul out tuna. lifestyle MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015

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t is fiesta time in the famed rice terraces of the ally showing great care for limited natural resources. Mayoyao rice terraces will continue to be handed northern Philippines, and young men in colorful The irrigation system, which taps water from down from generation to generation. The rice terraces Itribal clothing pound ancient rhythms on brass mountaintop forests and shares it equitably through- shall endure for as long as the Mayoyao are here,” he gongs as wild boars squeal ahead of slaughter. The out the communities, is hailed as a “mastery of engi- said. annual festivals, held in remote mountain communi- neering”. A generation or two ago, many of the Ifugao Locals also pointed out they had a right to develop ties after the planting of the rice that is at the core of villages and the lifestyles of the people who lived in and enjoy modern society, and should not have to their existence, are a vital way of passing centuries- them largely resembled those of centuries ago. Large live in fossilized communities. Standing in traditional old customs to the new generation. Those traditions areas of the five listed districts, home to roughly tribal clothes during a recent festival, Mayoyao elder are the soul of the Cordillera ranges, one of the 100,000 people and a day’s drive from the capital and rice farmer Mario Lachaona spoke passionately Philippines’ most spectacular regions where Ifugao Manila, today retain many of the aspects celebrated about preserving customs but cautioned against tribespeople are custodians of World Heritage-listed by UNESCO. over-romanticizing the old days. “Life before was so rice terraces. hard,” said Lachaona, 68, a wiry father of six and Change afoot grandfather of 18. “Education was not good. There But radical change is underway. Once picturesque were no roads here so we had to walk long distances villages are acquiring the chaotic trappings of typical to buy foods. We could not survive on just the rice we poor Philippine towns, including ugly multi-storey grew.” buildings made of cheap concrete, polluting diesel Lachaona said his grandchildren had much better vehicles and ramshackle tin-roofed shanties. Introduced pests, including giant Indonesian earth- worms, are causing major damage to the structures of the terraces, causing some to collapse. In Mayoyao, Women wearing traditional tribal clothes standing amid the rice one of the region’s most scenic villages, local officials terraces of Mayoyao. —AFP photos say the worms, as well as snails originally brought in as a food for protein, are the biggest dangers to the terraces. Television and the Internet are similarly erod- ing traditional work ethics, which are vital to main- taining the labor-intensive terraces. “When our par- A girl looking out the window of her home, with ents told us to go and work, we’d obey,” Margaret rice stalks in the foreground in Mayoyao. Licnachan, 38, a rice farmer and mother-of-four, told AFP as But the stepped paddy fields, built 2,000 years ago she sat in the stone courtyard of her Mayoyao home. and the highest in Asia, as well as the Ifugao’s tradi- “But today, our children refuse to go and work in the tional lifestyles, are facing unprecedented threats terraces. They are lazy.” Molanida, the World Heritage amid the relentless forces of modernity. “There is a sites manager, described the “abandonment of the A valley at sunrise in Mayoyao. danger of these beautiful areas turning into urban rice growing culture” by significant numbers of Ifugao jungles,” Edison Molanida, World Heritage sites man- as one of the biggest dangers for the region. “If the nutrition and education than his generation, while ager for the national government’s culture commis- younger generation are no longer interested in the their opportunities to find work other than subsis- sion, said. “One of the main threats is the rapid pace of rice culture and move to cities, or adopt modern tence farming were much greater. “Life is a lot easier development in the area. And by rapid pace, we mean lifestyles, who will be left to tend to the terraces?” now,” Lachaona said. The expected paving in the next unmanaged development.” few years of the only road to Mayoyao will make life In its description justifying World Heritage status, Locals optimistic easier again in many ways. Padchanan, the vice may- the United Nations Educational, Scientific and In a lengthy interview from his mountaintop office or, said there were plans to sell vegetables in far away Cultural Organization (UNESCO) describes the region overlooking the terraces, Mayoyao vice mayor Jimmy towns, providing a welcome source of extra income as “a living cultural landscape of unparalleled beauty”. Padchanan insisted local elders were working hard for rice farmers. Only a few hundred foreign tourists On misty mornings, when the first rays of pale orange and successfully to control the march of modernity. visit a year, and the paved road would hopefully bring A village in Mayoyao. sunshine fall across the stone walls that follow the “We can not deny the effects of modernization on our a lot more. However Molanida said he feared those mountains’ contours, the terraces look like giant stair- culture,” Padchanan said. “But it is not all bad. We are sorts of developments would not be managed well. cases climbing to the heavens. UNESCO also praises blending old societies with the new, while maintain- “It is up to the Ifugao people to decide if they want to the Ifugao people for having remained in harmony ing many of our values.” Padchanan said he was confi- fight harder to conserve their culture and prevent with nature for so long, such as by using herbs dent the rice terraces and ancient traditions could chaotic development,” he said. “Otherwise the rice ter- instead of pesticides, eschewing fertilizers and gener- survive the onslaught of the 21st century. “The races may become grass terraces.”—AFP

Rice farmer Margaret Licnachan and one of her A villager watching a basketball game being Houses sitting amid rice terraces on a mountain- daughters walking amid the rice terraces. played in the town centre of Mayoyao. side in Mayoyao. A village at sunrise in Mayoyao.

Sotheby’s to proceed with sale of Russian ‘stolen’ painting

he international auction house Sotheby’s Russian media reported that the painting Ministry available for comments when contact- A painting by said yesterday it would proceed with the was purchased in the 1940s by the Nosenko ed yesterday. Ivan Aivazovsky Tauction of a painting by a famous Russian family, who were part of the Soviet ruling elite. Ivan Aivazovsky, who lived between 1817 a Russian- artist that the Russian authorities had said was The Sotheby’s website lists the work’s prove- and 1900, was a prominent Russian-Armenian Armenian artist stolen. Russia’s Interior Ministry said on nance as the collection of N.I. Dedov. “Sotheby’s artist of the Romantic school noted for his who lived Saturday that “Evening in Cairo” by Ivan offering of Aivazovsky’s ‘Evening in Cairo’ on the landscapes and seascapes. The 1870 painting between 1817 - Aivazovsky had been stolen in 1997 from a pri- 2 June 2015 will proceed with the agreement of is listed as a lot on the website of Sotheby’s, 1900 titled vate collection in Moscow, and that the Russian both the Nosenko Family and the consignor,” with an estimated value of 1.5-2 million ‘Evening in branch of Interpol had requested British police Sotheby’s said in e-mailed comments. pounds ($2-$3 million), as part of a collection Cairo’, 1870 oil to block the auction. But Sotheby’s said it had Sotheby’s did not give further details and did of Russian pictures due to be sold in London on canvas. found no record of the painting in databases of not immediately reply to Reuters e-mailed on June 2.—Reuters stolen art, including one distributed by Russia’s questions. Reuters was unable to contact the Culture Ministry. Nosenko family, not was the Russian Interior Philippines’ famed rice terraces face modern39 threats MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015

Six thousand Filipino participants, wearing yellow and black shirts, form a human smiley in Manila, attempting to break the Guinness World record held by Doha, Qatar, with 4,047 participants.—AFP Comic book ‘Guardians’ to steer young Pakistanis away from extremism

hen Taliban militants stormed a school together with Gauhar and I said ‘We really have pathway from disillusionment to signing up to in Pakistan’s northwest last December, to do something about this’. “We used to stand carry a gun and fight the so-called enemies of Wkilling 150 people, mainly children, in over there (at vigils) with a candle... but we Islam was not just something he had read about the country’s deadliest terror attack, comic book wanted to do something more.” in the news-it was a choice he had almost made creators Mustafa Hasnain and Gauhar Aftab The result was “Paasban”-or “Guardian”-a as a child. A product of Aitchison College in decided it was time to act. The pair had already three-part series featuring a group of close Lahore, Pakistan’s elite equivalent to Britain’s been working on a series to raise awareness friends at college who begin to worry when one Eton, Aftab came under the influence of a charis- about the corruption that plagues the economi- of them drops out to join a religious student matic teacher who convinced him at the age of cally-underperforming Muslim giant of 200 mil- group that is ostensibly working for charitable 13 to leave behind his school and family to fight lion people. causes. Some in the group however, suspect it jihad (holy war) against the Indian army in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. Eventually pulled back by a last-minute fami- ly intervention, he came to identify the methods that radicals use to attract young people to vio- lent jihad. “De-emphasising the virtues and val- ues of your traditional faith, moving you towards the more minimalistic standpoint when it comes to religion, demonizing various factors or forces that you feel to be threatening Islam, then (final- ly) glorifying the aspect of martyrdom,” he said. By creating a storyline that features a protago- nist going through these experiences, said Aftab, young people who see the same thing going on in their lives or those of their friends Pakistani comic book artists works at the Creative Frontiers office in Lahore. will be better equipped to identify and avoid the —AFP photos same fate. The Urdu translation was written by renowned script-writer Amjad Islam Amjad, responsible for some of Pakistan’s most popular TV shows, in an effort to ensure an audience that is as wide as possible in a country where English is mainly used by the educated elite.

Smartphone revolution While comic-books in the US tradition often feature heroes with super-powers such as Pakistani comic book creator and co-founder and CEO of Creative Frontiers Mustafa Hasnain- Superman, Paasban’s creators decided to con- Nadir speaks during an interview. centrate on creating ordinary heroes, or “Guardians” they felt the Pakistani audience But they quickly decided to shift their focus may have darker aims. Fifteen thousand of the would relate better to. The art is inspired by to violent extremism-and felt holding candle- books are set to be distributed for free from June Alphonse Mucha and Pakistani artist Abdur light vigils was not the best way to effect 1 at schools in the cities of Lahore, Multan and Rahman Chughtai, though the action is more in change. Hasnain, a British-educated computer Lodhran while some copies will be made avail- line with Western comics and Japanese Manga, graphics specialist, founded his own company able in book stores. The comic will also be dis- according to creative director and co-creator Creative Frontiers in 2013, today employing 20 tributed on a tailor-made app the group have Yahya Ehsan. people, including young male and female artists, developed for Apple and Android smartphones. But what the three hope will eventually land programmers and writers, in a hip Silicon Valley- them a sustainable revenue stream beyond the style office in the city of Lahore. He explained: “It Personal journey donor-funding they currently receive is a digital was a huge watershed moment for us. I got For English-language script writer Aftab, the app they have developed that they say is the best of its kind in the world for bringing graphic novels to life on smartphones. The app is opti- mized to work on the low-end smartphones available from about $70 that have flooded the Pakistani market since the advent of 3G data connections last year, with some estimates plac- ing smartphone penetration at 20 percent of the country’s estimated 80 million mobile users. Users can swipe from panel to panel, with simple animations depicting new characters entering a scene, all set to a brooding back- ground soundtrack. Aftab, the writer, said he hoped other writers and artists would follow their lead and use the app to encourage a debate on what he calls the “real” Islam of peace which he discovered once out of the clutches of his former teacher. “We want to promote the idea that you don’t have to be secular to be non violent... What you need to be is a Muslim who rejects the violent extremist form certain groups have given to our faith,” he said.—AFP