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Heavy rains greet Hajj pilgrims EWA official accused of forcing staff to work on public holiday TDT|Manama Arafat Thamer Tayfour urge the media to highlight our plight and now we are not even ing workers, whose rights are ordeal. We initially objected to given public holidays,” the man always denied by the officials.” usts of winds and heavy the decision but the official in- lamented. The meter-reading workers Grain greeted some of the number of Electricity and sisted that we have to work on He said that meter-reading said they never received any risk early pilgrims arriving in Water Authority (EWA) this day,” a meter-reading work- workers often work more hours allowance while many have got Arafat on Sunday evening. Aemployees, especially er, who doesn’t want to be iden- 86 than stipulated in the labour laws diseases after getting exposed to Pilgrims who journeyed meter-reading workers have tified, told Tribune. meter-reading workers but are hardly paid for putting in hot sun while carrying out their from Mina watched the accused an official of ordering “We did not fast during last are employed by the overtime. work. night sky light up with them to work today, which is a Ramadan. Braving this hot sun, EWA. “We urge Electricity and Water Earlier, the public holidays flashes of lightning, as they public holiday marking the Ara- we walk from one area to an - Affairs Minister Dr Abdulhus- were declared by HRH the Pre- prepared for a day of prayer fah Day. other recording the reading on sain Mirza to order a probe into mier marking the advent of Eid and devotion on the Arafat “This is more than slavery. We meters. No one cares about our the sufferings of 86 meter-read- Al Adha. plain on Monday. The downpour started just after dusk and lasted for less than an hour with everything returning to nor- mal shortly afterwards. Earlier, Makkah Gover- nor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal arrived in Mina to oversee the operation of transport- War on fake degrees ing and settling the pilgrims in the white-tented city. HRH the Premier’s directive to probe into the issue of forging degree certificates welcomed by lawmakers Israel closes people crossing with Gaza government officials to climb up their supposed to respond to the accusations Many other countries in the professional ladders. raised quickly because these accusations Jerusalem • Social media was rife with reports would harm the reputation of education region including Kuwait and over many government officials includ- in Bahrain,” he said. srael closed its only cross- Egypt have already begun probe ing diplomats, parliament members and “In the last seven years, we have no- Iing for people with the and deployed special squads to doctors buying degrees left and right to ticed many rising to top positions in the Gaza Strip on Sunday except tackle the issue of fake degrees. boost their credentials while deceiving vital and administrative sectors through for humanitarian cases af- both the public and the government. means of self-promotion on social media ter border clashes, the latest A senior doctor working with the and other channels while the number tightening of its blockade on A senior doctor working Health Ministry was also accused of of unemployed Bahrainis with higher the Palestinian enclave. with• the Health Ministry was obtaining a fake degree. Sources say degrees from well-known universities The move could prevent also accused of obtaining a fake the doctor has left the Kingdom while has increased. Gazans from traveling via degree. Sources say the doctor a probe is on into the matter. “Today, these dots must be connected the crossing for this week’s The Education Ministry vowed zero and it must be admitted that many have Muslim holiday of Eid Al has left the Kingdom while a tolerance in dealing with any fake certif- faked their competencies to obtain such Adha, which runs from probe is on into the matter. icates, expressing keenness on verifying HRH the Premier positions, which they don’t deserve at Monday night until Thurs- all academic degrees are real. the cost of others.” day night, but Israeli offi- TDT|Manama Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nu- “The official bodies concerned, espe- Specifically on the case of senior doc- cials did not say how long Amani Almaskati aimi commended the directives of HRH cially the Ministry of Education and tor working for years with a fake degree, the closure would last. the Premier to inquire into the alleged the Higher Education Council, were Mr Kadhim said a good number of staff Israeli Defence Minister is Royal Highness Prime Min- issuance of academic degrees by fic - in the Health Ministry are not qualified Avigdor Lieberman said in ister Prince Khalifa bin Salman titious or unaccredited overseas’ uni- for the job. a statement the closure was HAl Khalifa has issued a directive versities. He wondered why the Education due to “violent incidents on to launch a comprehensive probe into Dr Al Nuaimi, also Higher Education Ministry approves many degrees ob - the border last Friday.” the issue of fake degree certificates al- Council (HEC) Chairman, hailed HRH tained by students after spending five or Border protests and clash- legedly obtained by even some senior the Premier’s directives which, he said, six years in countries like China while es on Friday saw two Pal- reflect keenness on promoting the edu- fake degrees are easily accepted. estinians killed by Israeli cational system in Bahrain. The MP demanded an impartial inves- gunfire. Israel’s army said He announced that the ministry and tigation into the issue to punish those firebombs and improvised Today, these dots must be the council would draw up the neces- who have been trying to spoil the repu- explosive devices were also sary mechanisms to implement HRH the tation of the Kingdom. hurled at the border fence, connected and it must be Premier’s directives. Tribune published a report on the in- while a number of Pales- admitted that many have He hailed the edict which was issued creasing number of fake degrees in the tinians briefly crossed into faked their competencies to by HRH the Premier on establishing the Kingdom in its July 30 edition. Israeli territory. No Israelis obtain such positions, which new-look academic accreditation com- Many other countries in the region were reported wounded. mittee, adding that the ministry and the including Kuwait and Egypt have al - they don’t deserve, at the cost Tribune published a report on the increasing of others. council will cooperate with the panel. ready begun probe and deployed spe- Speaking to Tribune, MP Jalal Kadhim number of fake degrees in the Kingdom in its cial squads to tackle the issue of fake MR KADHIM welcomed the directives of the Premier. August 4 edition. degrees.

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Degree mills on 03 the rise Eight years later, Palestinian mail arrives in West Bank Global report West Bank gesture and moves were under way to implement a 2016 agreement that would enable direct international praises Bahrain alestinians in the occupied West Bank are about mail links with the West Bank. 04 for social, to receive a special delivery of more than 10 At the Jericho facility, a wheelchair and toys were economic factors Ptonnes of mail that has been delayed by Israel among the items being sorted. for the past eight years. “A team was formed from across the city (Jericho) ‘Stop recruiting Postal workers have been sorting through thousands to deliver (the mail) to the people as soon as possible,” of mail sacks in the West Bank city of Jericho for the said Hussein Sawafta, director general of the Palestin- expatriates past several days after Israeli authorities allowed the ian Post Service. 05 as muezzins at entry of the letters and packages from neighbouring A Palestinian man inspects items sent by mail eight years ago But Ramadan Ghazawy, a Palestinian postal official, mosques’ Jordan. after Israel allowed the letters and goods into the West Bank said some material could be difficult to deliver because The 10.5 tonnes of mail had been held in Jordan since from Jordan. the contents had spilled out of damaged envelopes and 2010 because Israel would not permit direct transfer to boxes, while the addresses on others were unclear. the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, Palestinian of which are under Israeli control, first passes through “There are toys for kids. Maybe they were one year officials said. Israel, enabling it to perform security checks. old when those gifts were sent. Now they are eight,” Mail for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the borders Israeli authorities said the transfer was a one-time Ghazawy said. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 02 One-family spirit protecting Kingdom ‘against challenges’ Premier emphasises the importance of national unity for the overall development of the nation

HRH the Premier receives senior officials, citizens, intellectuals and journalists.

officials, journalists, media persons, intellectuals national unity against all challenges. HRH the Prime Minister reviewed local issues, HRH the Prime Minister and citizens. He said lessons drawn from what is going around stressing that the directives are clear to all min- • He congratulated His Majesty King Hamad show that targeting any country requires sowing isters and officials to keep their doors open to underlined the government’s bin Isa Al Khalifa and the Bahraini people on the division and sedition to incite chaos and anarchy. citizens to cater for their needs. open-door policy, lauding the one- advent of Eid Al Adha, lauding national unity, so- Therefore, he added, “we must hold on to national He praised the role of the press and columnists family spirit binding the Bahraini cial harmony and coexistence characterising the unity and always strengthen it by promoting toler- in highlighting national achievements and the people and immunizing national Bahraini community. ance and coexistence.” efforts made to preserve hard-won gains despite He stressed that the nation derives its power HRH the Premier praised the efforts of the King- all challenges. unity against all challenges. from people’s unity, cohesion and keenness to deter dom of Saudi Arabia in serving Islam and Muslims He stressed the need for the national media to challenges and deal with them patriotically. He af- and providing all care for pilgrims to perform Hajj back the development efforts and plans and high- Manama firmed resolve to continue reaching out to citizens rituals easily and safely. light to citizens and the world national accomplish- and catering for their needs and aspirations. He also commended its role, under the leader- ments brought about despite economic challenges. is Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince HRH the Prime Minister underlined the govern- ship of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King HRH the Premier expressed solidarity with India Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received ment’s open-door policy, lauding the one-family Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, in serving Arab and after the floods in Kerala which resulted in many Hat Gudaibiya Palace yesterday senior spirit binding the Bahraini people and immunizing Islamic issues. victims and injured people. Bahrain Summer Festival concludes

His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, yesterday received the Royal Guard Commander, Brigadier-General His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa at Riffa Palace. The Royal Guard Commander introduced Lieutenant Abdullah Al-Sayyed Ateya to mark the Lieutenant’s recent graduation from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. Lieutenant Ateya is the only officer in the history of the Royal Military College to receive the Sword of Honour Award, the Military and Academic Excellence Award and the Award for Sport Excellence, representing an unprecedented achievement for the Kingdom of Bahrain. During the meeting, HRH the Crown Prince highlighted Lieutenant Ateya’s success as an example of one of the many achievements of Bahrain’s citizens on the international and regional level.

An event held as part of the concluding ceremony.

Manama Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, diplomats, officials he curtain has fallen representing sponsoring com- on the tenth edition of panies and establishments Tthe two-month Bahrain 300,000 which contributed to this year’s Summer Festival (2018). people visited iconic edition. Bahrain Authority for Culture Nakhool 2018 star Sarra Mo- Nakhool Tent during Southern Governor Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa and Antiquities (BACA) hosted a the festival. hammed, who emerged as the ceremony at the Nakhool Tent winner out of fifty candidates, Al Khalifa stressed the governorate’s keenness to hold near the Arab Fort in Muharraq, performed songs on the stage religious and cultural functions to all age categories, pointing out the scientific benefit of those functions. He being celebrated this year as the of the Nakhool theatre. Sec- was speaking as he opened yesterday the pilgrimage Capital of Islamic Culture. ond-placed Maram Jaffer also trip exhibition which was organised by the Southern The iconic Nakhool Tent has thanked government and pub- took part in the final ceremo- Governorate in cooperation with Bahrain Society for attracted more than 300,000 lic establishments, as well as ny, displaying her talent in the Women’s Development at the Oasis Centre in Riffa. During visitors who attended different embassies for supporting the mental completion which was a tour of the exhibition, the Southern Governor praised the events which were line-up for Bahrain Summer Festival lined up for the first time. valuable information and presentation method in explaining this year’s edition. 2018. Third-placed Mona Mahjoub the Hajj rituals to children and youngsters. He underlined BACA President Shaikha Mai The ceremony was attend- also participated in the event the importance of holding religious and cultural events to bint Mohammed Al Khalifa ed by BACA museums director and perform on the accordion. boost religious values and Islamic concepts among children. 03 MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 big story Degree mills on the rise Many prominent citizens including government officials have fake degrees, sources say

All certificates, The Education especially that Ministry should of professionals frequently should be update the list strictly of black-listed attested by universities the embassies offering fake concerned to certificates to prevent fraud. students. MR AL NASSER MR TURKI

The authorities in the DID Kingdom• have begun a clean- up drive following a similar campaign by Kuwaiti authorities KNOW against fake-degree holders.

The Council of Higher Education An investigation has• decided to ban the Master of revealed that Business Administration offered nearly 150 forged by the Arab Open University certificates and following claims of serious fraud. successfully obtained good jobs at the American TDT|Manama Thamer Tayfour Space Agency Nasa.

n his upcoming play ‘Zamana Kharaab Hai’, Programmes and Graduate Studies, said, “All Bahraini director Hussain Al Owainati certificates, especially that of professionals Ihighlights the issue of fake degrees, which should be strictly attested by the embassies reflects the real situation in the Kingdom, concerned. This seems to be the only way where even prominent members of the society to prevent fraud.” buy degrees for dinars. He highlighted the presence of mafia Fake degrees have become a matter of big which can not only forge certificate, but worry in the Kingdom with many opting it also thesis, dissertations, research works against hard work and acquiring knowledge. and academic papers. In the past three years, over 1,000 students He warned that faculty members were were suspended from different universities in also engaging in such fraudulent activities the Kingdom because they had obtained their to get promotions. “To obtain a fake research basic qualifications through fraudulent means. academic papers, they pay up to BD1,000 and According to the figures issued by the Gener- easily go up the ladders in the professional al Organisation for Social Insurance, there are journey.” 1,408 Bahrainis who hold postgraduate or doc- He added that fraudsters should be se - toral degrees and work with the government, verely punished. “This is not limited to and 5,613 equally qualified foreigners working Bahrain or Arab countries. An investigation in the public sector earning an average monthly revealed that nearly 150 forged certificates salary of BD1466. and successfully obtained good jobs at the And sources say a good number of them could American Space Agency Nasa.” be holding fake certificates as there no proper Speaking on the same tone, Parliament mechanism to verify their degrees, especially member Isa Turki said that the Higher Edu- those from abroad. cation Council can only hold the universities The authorities in the Kingdom have begun in the Kingdom accountable. a clean-up drive following a similar campaign “The Education Ministry should frequent- by Kuwaiti authorities against fake-degree ly update the list of black-listed universities, holders. who offer fake certificates to students and The Council of Higher Education has decided academicians.” to ban the Master of Business Administration “There are many reputed private univer- offered by the Arab Open University following sities in the region, which offer fake certif- claims of serious fraud. icates or degrees that are not recognized. The Council has ordered to refer all those And this should be stopped.” who are engaged in the forgery of certificates Many degrees offered by the institutions to the Public Prosecution to penalise them in including the Delmon University, Arab Open accordance with the Bahrain Penal Code. University, George Washington and Brunell Speaking to Tribune, Wahib Al Nasser, Uni- Universities have been unauthorized by the versity of Bahrain Vice-President for Academic Council for Higher Education. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 04 Global report praises Bahrain for social, economic factors Kingdom outperforms other countries in the region in many aspects including education and employment |Manama TDT with a similar starting level of Mohammed Zafran well-being, Bahrain is in the first quartile of change and amongst global study about in - the various dimensions, educa- come and infrastructure tion, infrastructure and govern- Arevealed that Bahrain ance showed the most change outperforms many regional throughout the past ten years,” countries in several aspects. said Tuerpitz. The study ‘Striking a Bal - “Bahrain is making stronger ance Between Well-Being and progress in the education and Growth: The 2018 Sustainable infrastructure dimensions, less- Economic Development Assess- er progress in economic stability ment’ conducted by The Boston and employment, and the coun- Consulting Group (BCG) showed try is receding in the dimension that Bahrain did well in many of governance. Over the last ten aspects notably education and years, Bahrain has improved employment. most in the dimensions of in- However, when it comes to frastructure and education at converting wealth into well-be- 20 points and 18 points respec- ing the country is not up to mark, tively. falling below global average, ac- “To a much lesser extent, Bah- cording to the findings. rain has shown improvement in “The report found that wealth- the dimensions of environment ier countries show higher at 4 points, employment at 3 well-being levels; overall, Bah- points, equality at 2 points, and rain’s well-being performance is civil society, economic stability good and improving. However, and income at 1 point each,” the the country is below global aver- report stated. age when it comes to converting “BCG has been a strong advo- wealth into well-being, and of cate of the need for countries countries with a similar starting to focus policies and develop- level of well-being, Bahrain is ment strategies on improving in the 2nd quartile of change,” well-being. But there remains a researchers of the report stated. belief that policies aimed at im- The report placed Bahrain Bahrain is making proving well-being may lead to on the second quartile global- weaker GDP growth. Our anal- ly for well being. According to stronger progress ysis finds this tradeoff can be the report Bahrain is “good and in the education avoided. improving in the dimension of and infrastructure “In fact, an approach that employment and economic sta- dimensions. balances both well-being and bility”, and steadily improving in MR TUERPITZ growth is not just advisable un- education, equality, and to some der normal circumstances—it is degree health and infrastructure. equally important during times Overall Bahrain was ranked 46th. However Bahrain has out- ployment. For countries that al- prepare citizens—and therefore “Bahrain remains a top per- of crisis. In such periods, coun- 43rd among all the countries as- performed the regional countries ready enjoy a relatively high level society as a whole-- for the chal- former in terms of conver - tries must resist the temptation sessed. Some of the countries in in many key aspects, including of well-being, our analysis points lenges presented by globaliza- sion of wealth into well-being of pursuing policies that come the region received higher over- education and employment. to the importance of prioritizing tion and relentless technological among its GCC peers over the at the expense of promoting all rankings; Qatar was Ranked “Bahrain performs particular- education and employment. change,” said Alexander Tuer- past decade; however, the coun- well-being,” said Joao Hrotko, 26th, UAE 28th, Kuwait 39th, ly better than its GCC peers in the “Progress in these mutual- pitz, Partner and Managing Di- try continues to perform below a BCG partner and coauthor of Saudi Arabia 44th and Oman dimensions of income and em- ly reinforcing areas can better rector at BCG Middle East. the global average. Of countries the report.

Sand walls block sailors’ access Hiya Biya celebrations to coastal areas in Karababad

Sand walls blocking access to sea in Karababad.

TDT|Manama er to establish a port in Karababad. the fishermen in Karababad and the number of sailors were The proposal was made by MP Adel surrounding areas. The Public Security Officers Club has held a Hiya Biya celebration for the club members’ children shocked over sand walls Hameed and HRH the Premier has The owners of boats in Karababad and children of the martyrs of duties in cooperation with the Muharraq Governorate. The event was Ablocking their access to var- tasked the Ministry of Works, Mu- earlier said they received an order part of the club’s social activities and promotion of cultural programmes among its members and ious coasts in Karbabad. nicipal Affairs and Urban Planning from the Department of Marine Re- revive Bahrain’s deep-rooted heritage for children to be proud of their country’s past. The Hiya Biya This follows the government to study the possibility of establish- sources to remove all their boats and celebration which was held on the Busaiteen coast in Muharraq featured folkloric songs, with the agreeing to a proposal by a lawmak- ing a port that meets the needs of their cabins from the coast. participation of Bahraini singer Khalil Al Romaithi. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 05 ‘Stop recruiting expatriates as muezzins at mosques’ Religious figures urge authorities to increase the salaries of muezzins, making the job attractive to Bahrainis They have also urged the board stop criminals from entering the Many clerics and to increase the salaries of muez- profession.” • zins by raising it from the present Shaikh Abdulla said muezzin religious figures have BD150 a month. should be someone who would already urged the Sunni Speaking to Tribune, Shai- set a model for the whole society Awaqaf Board to fix a kh Salah Al Jowder, preacher to emulate. “His character should set of criteria before at Jameae Al Khayr Mosque in be clean and he must be a true Qalali, said people having crim- man of God.” recruiting muezzins inal background should not be “I think Bahrainis will be the and this should include allowed in activities related to best choice for the job because a background check religion. they know the society and people on their character. “It was an horrific crime by The Sunni Awaqaf The imam murder Many Bahrainis better.” any standards or measures. An Board should was a terrible are not willing Dr Shaikh Hesham Al Rumaiti, imam, who holds a high repu- preacher at Qalali Mosque, said TDT|Manama tation in the society, was killed carry out a crime and one to take up the the incident has badly affected Ashraf Al Saeed brutally. And he was attacked in strict scrutiny against humanity. job of a muezzin the reputation of whole Bang- the house of God and his body and background We need to stop because the ladeshi community in the King- alls have gone out from was disfigured. check before the criminals from salaries are very dom. leading religious figures “This is a terrible and inhuman appointment of entering the low and this “Many Bahrainis are not willing Cto limit the recruitment act and we demand strict punish- muezzins. profession. should change. to take up the job of a muezzin of muezzins (prayer callers) to because the monthly salary is as SHAIKH SALAH SHAIKH ABDULLA SHAIKH HESHAM Bahrainis only. low as BD150. The salary should The calls have intensified fol- be raised making the job attrac- lowing the brutal murder of an ment for the murderer according provide noble services should Abdulla Al Army, preacher at the tive to Bahrains who have clean imam in Muharraq allegedly by a to the laws of the land. not be given the opportunity to Islamic Society Mosque in Arad background.” Bangladeshi muezzin. 150 “In light of this incident, the perform that.” said henceforth there shouldn’t He also demanded the author- Many clerics and religious fig- Bahraini dinars is Sunni Awaqaf Board should Among other criterion, Shaikh be any muezzin in any of the ities to carry out inspections to ures have already urged the Sunni the average monthly carry out a strict scrutiny and Salah said muezzins should be mosques who got criminal back- find out members of the Bangla- Awaqaf Board to fix a set of cri- salary of a muezzin in background check before the ap- able to communicate in Arabic ground. deshi and other expat communi- teria before recruiting muezzins the Kingdom. pointment of muezzins and other fluently, pointing out the need to “All crimes are against human- ties who are engaging in criminal and this should include a back- mosque staff. Bahrainise the profession. ity. The murder of imam was a activities harming the peace of ground check on their character. “Those who are not eligible to Echoing a similar view, Shaikh terrible crime and we need to Bahraini society.

Comprehensive traffic plan ready to Health alert call as second handle Eid rush Bahraini pilgrim dies in Saudi Manama We advise all pilgrims to drink He also urged pilgrims to irector-General of A 44-year-old plenty of water to avoid dehy- keep away from excess sunlight, Traffic Col. Shaikh man• died in Holy dration. All should get enough while suggesting to wear cotton DAbdulrahman bin Ab- The medical committee sleep and rest as well.” clothes. dulwahab Al Khalifa has an- Mecca on Thursday is working all round nounced that for Eid Al Adha after completing his the clock. We advise holidays the department had Umrah pilgrimage. prepared a comprehensive all pilgrims to drink plan to regulate traffic on all plenty of water to roads. TDT|Manama avoid dehydration. He said that traffic police Traffic police Thamer Tayfour All should get enough would be deployed at open would be deployed sleep and rest as well. grounds, mosques where peo- at open grounds, 49-year-old Bahraini DR OBAID ple perform Eid prayers, busy mosques where woman died of heart at- roads and highways, parks, people perform A tack after finishing her He said the medical com- malls and King Fahad Cause- Eid prayers, Umrah on Friday, becoming mittee of the Bahrain Hajj way throughout the holiday. the second Bahraini pilgrim Mission is always on alert as About the traffic services, busy roads and to die. there are many pilgrims who he said the work would con- highways, parks A 44-year-old man died in suffer from high blood sugar. tinue throughout the day to and malls. Holy Mecca on Thursday af- Dr Ibrahim Farouk Obaid, deal with traffic violations COL SHAIKH ABDULRAHMAN ter completing his Umrah pil- head of the medical commit- and accidents, while people grimage. tee, urged pilgrims, especially could process other traffic-re- Speaking to Tribune, Khalid those suffering from diabetes lated paperwork through the ate with the traffic police to Al Malood, Secretary-General to strictly follow their medi- e-traffic application and the ensure a smooth traffic flow. of the Hajj Mission, said the cations to avoid health com- e-Government portal www. He also urged people to woman was transferred to King plications during the time of Bahrain.bh. drive slowly in residential ar- Abdullah Medical City Hospital, pilgrimage. He urged road users to fol- eas to ensure the safety of pe- where she died after suffering “The medical committee is low traffic rules and cooper- destrians, especially children. the cardiac arrest. working all round the clock.

Services to autistic patients reviewed

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the National Institution for Human Rights yesterday in its 15th meeting reviewed the preparations for holding a round table to discuss services delivered to persons with autism. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 06 Restoring basic services ‘top priority’ Rescue and relief operations in full swing as Kerala recovers from flood ordeal TDT|Manama

he Indian Cabinet Sec- Bahrain residents’ daughter is hero of rescue mission retary P K Sinha, during Tthe review meeting of the Sruthi Sathish who is a part of the rescue operations National Crisis Management Sruthi along with her husband currently underway in Kerala, is the daughter of Bah- Committee (NCMC) yesterday, • rain resident Sathish Mudalayil and Leena Sathish. has directed that focus should Devraj Eyyani who is also a pilot could Sruthi along with her husband Devraj Eyyani who now be on provision of emer- save hundreds of people affected by is also a pilot could save hundreds of people affected gency supplies of food, water, the devastating floods in Kerala. by the devastating floods in Kerala. medicines and restoration of es- Sruthi is a former student of the Indian School sential services such as power, TDT|Manama Bahrain (ISB). fuel, telecom and transport links Amid the highly demanding logistic support op- as flood water recedes in Kerala. erations for the flood victims in Kerala, the young The NCMC met for the fourth n Indian expatriate’s daughter who is a pilot pilot-couple as part of the rescue operations of the time yesterday in four days to is actively involved in the rescue operations in Indian Coast Guard, were involved in air-delivering coordinate rescue and relief Athe flood-hit Kerala. the food packs to those in distress. operations among the Defence Forces, NDRF, MHA and other Central Ministries and Kerala and CAPFs are engaged in the tinue till the situation becomes provided to more than 23,000 kata originating from Thiruva- Government. rescue, relief and evacuation normal. people. 3,00,000 food packets nanthapuram and Ernakulam. Rescue and Relief Operations operations in Kerala with the So far they have rescued and have been supplied by the Food Train services are expected to are continuing in full swing. support of dozens of helicopters, evacuated more than 38,000 Processing Ministry. be restored on all lines by Mon- Thousands of personnel of Indi- aircrafts, hundreds of motor- people from the flood-affect- Railways are running two day evening. A special train with 300,000 an Navy, Air Force, Army, NDRF boats. The Operations will con- ed areas. Medical aid has been special trains tomorrow to Kol- 14,00,000 litres of water and a food packets have Navy ship with 8,00,000 litres been supplied to flood of water will reach Kerala by victims in the state. tomorrow. Air India steps up efforts to help passengers Commercial flights will start operating from Kochi Naval Base TDT|Manama Committee from Monday, 20th August. All The Railways will provide OP Sreesadan logistic arrangements for this blankets and bedsheets to meet The Executive Committee and have been put in place. the immediate requirements of ir India Country Manag- the Members of the Indian Club The Department of Food and State Government. Air India has er Kishore Joshi has said has extended its solidarity to the Public Distribution has made offered to airlift relief material AAir India has taken steps victims of the natural disaster available 50,000 MT of food without any cost. to help the passengers affected recently happened in Kerala. grains (rice and wheat) to meet The NCMC, which has com- by the devastating flood wreak- As a response to the call of the immediate requirements menced its meetings on the di- ing havoc in Kerala. the Chief Minister’s Relief Aid, with additional quantities in rections of the Prime Minister From the moment operations the clock through the official so- day & Friday. the club has constituted a com- the pipeline. The Department Shri Narendra Modi, will meet were suspended at Cochin Air- cial media platform and through As an exemplary initiative to mittee headed by Mohamed of Consumer Affairs has made again tomorrow to review the port, Air India along with its sub- the call centres of Air India and fly out stranded people, AI’s sub- Hussain Malim in association arrangements to airlift 100 met- situation. Today’s meeting was sidiary Air India Express swung Air India Express. sidiary Alliance Air operated a with the Indian Club Executive ric tonnes of pulses by tomorrow attended by Secretaries of Cen- into action and took the lead in Most Air India and Air India non-commercial “proving flight” committee to coordinate the re- with additional quantities to be tral Ministries including Home, announcing steps taken to help Express flights operating from on an ATR (turboprop) to Kochi’s lief activities. sent by train. Defence, Health, Civil Aviation, affected passengers through Kochi Airport to destinations to naval base with a team of DGCA, Kerala Flood Relief commit- The Petroleum and Natural Food Processing and Power, waiver of applicable penalties the Gulf, like Dubai and to oth- AAI and Flight Safety officials. tee constitutes twenty members Gas Ministry has made available Chairman, Railway Board and on re-issuance, date change, er stations like Delhi, Mumbai, Flight 9I 105 landed at Kochi at from different areas or com- 9,300 kilolitres of kerosene to Senior Officers of Army, Navy, no-show, cancellation and re- Chennai etc, were rescheduled 1240 hrs from Bangalore and the munities and shall coordinate Kerala. Additional 12,000 kiloli- Air Force, Coast Guard, NDRF, fund charges for travel from/to to operate from Thiruvanan- return flight 9I106 took off from all relief activities to rescue our tres of kerosene will be allocat- National Disaster Management Kochi, Kozhikode and Thiruva- thapuram. Kochi at 1345 hrs. brothers and sisters in Kerala. ed. LPG bottling plant in Kochi Authority (NDMA). nanthapuram for both Domestic From Bahrain, IX473/474 This whole exercise is aimed “We are collecting all essential has been reopened. Chief Secretary, Kerala par- and International flights, on con- (Bahrain/Kozhikode/Kochi) at confirming the feasibility of materials like blankets, clothing, The Ministry of Health and ticipated through video confer- firmed tickets issued on or before is rescheduled to operate to having Alliance Air operate more dry food, medicines etc and will Family Welfare is airlifting 60 ence. He informed that the situ- 17th August 2018. Kozhikode providing connection flights to Cochin’s defence air- be forwarded immediately to tonnes of emergency medi - ation is gradually improving. In- Regular updates of other relief to Thiruvananthapuram on Sun- base with turboprops to evacuate Kerala,” said Acting General cines on Monday. It has put six dia Meteorological Department measures were uploaded round day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednes- passengers. Secretary Siby Varghese. specialised medical teams on has forecast less rainfall from standby. tomorrow onwards for Kerala. Hearing date set in robbery bid case Respite for TDT|Manama and ran away. another robbery case, and she fireworks smuggler Ali Tarif Revealing the events of the denied her links to this incident. incident, the victim told pros- However, her involvement was he Asian man who ac - ecutors earlier when he filed I informed my sponsor confirmed after reviewing the The defendant was put on trial cused an Arab woman of the case against the Arab wom- immediately about CCTV cameras installed in the for• attempting to smuggle fireworks Tmolesting him will cross an: “The woman was wearing the robbery and shop. paths again, but this time at the a niqab (veil) when she entered he reported it to police. “I came to Bahrain with my through King Fahad Causeway. court on September 12, 2018. the shop. husband since seven months VICTIM This comes after the High “She asked me for water and ago and I have seven children. TDT|Manama Criminal Court ordered him to then requested me to enter the I usually go on begging to raise Ali Tarif take the stand on this date to toilet. I told her the shop didn’t her hand to deny her from doing money for us, but I was arrested reveal his version of events once have a toilet. Suddenly, she en- this. She stretched her other in connection with a robbery again after the woman pleaded tered my area and pressed her hand into another pant pocket incident,” the 32-year-old wom- GCC national man convicted of smuggling has had his not guilty. body against mine before she and she stole BD8,” he added. an said. jail sentence revised on appeal. The Arab woman, aged 32, is hugged me and touched my pri- The victim described the The defendant’s youngest A The defendant was earlier given two years in prison along said to have offered to have sex vate part,” the Asian employee events he endured a nightmare, children is a newborn baby who with a fine of BD50, but he received one year’s imprisonment after to the Asian man in a bid to rob said. stating that the woman had a is with her at the detention cen- challenging the initial verdict. The defendant was put on trial for him. The woman, a mother of While she was doing that, the large build. tre. attempting to smuggle fireworks through King Fahad Causeway. seven children, is said to have Arab woman allegedly reached “I informed my sponsor im- The Arab woman’s lawyer had “We asked him if he was carrying anything illegal, and he harassed her victim in a laundry her hand into the trouser pocket mediately about the robbery and earlier urged the court to extend denied. We inspected his car and we found a big quantity of shop, where the Asian man is of the victim in a bid to snitch he reported it to police,” he said. mercy on her, citing her respon- fireworks hidden behind the dashboard,” a customs officer serving before she robbed him his wallet. “I directly grabbed The woman was arrested in sibility to take care her children. told prosecutors. 07 MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 business Banking Arbitration Karak Break!

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emember the bank I spoke about over the past three weeks? The authority could RThe bank that made me go through so much inconvenience • and played Ping-Pong with me to retrieve and activate my credit function as ‘a court’ card. I thought of squeezing one more article about my bad experience and here it is. Will speed up “I am a customer service speaker and an author. I will write dispute• resolution an article about your bank. You will be in the news next week” I cautioned the bank’s customer service agent. I repeated the MoJ, BAB, and CBB same caution to several employees over the phone. They all • gave me the same response. SILENCE. Not a single employee to form joint committee tried to discourage me from writing. They could have engaged better with me. They seemed careless. The bank’s reputation To implement was not a concern to them at all. “Bankruptcy• Laws I think it was a case of employee disengagement. This means the employees were not motivated to fulfill their duties. They Awareness Campaign” only showed up every day to make sure they get their paycheck at the end of the month. In essence, they were doing just TDT | Manama Officials during the meeting held yesterday enough not to get fired. According to Gallup, 87% of employees around the world are disengaged. In the U.S. alone, the yearly n agreement has been banking transactions in Bahrain common issues that have been Bankruptcy Law that has been cost of actively disengaged employees ranges from a staggering made to create a bank- quickly and efficiently, “taking approved during their meeting. issued last May. $450 to $550 Billion. Aing arbitration authority into account privacy policies of On the issue of precautionary Presence at the meeting from On the other hand, employees with high level of engagement in the Kingdom, which could financial and banking issues and reservations to bank funds by MoJ side were Undersecretary will often go above & beyond their required duties. As a leader, be called ‘a court’ to acceler- the required precise expertise the court, the meeting agreed of Justice Affairs Wael Rashid this is important to you because numerous studies showed ate banking procedures and to speed up decisions and to that the association will develop Buallay, Undersecretary for that engaged employees, compared to disengaged employees, strengthening Bahrain’s posi- implement its provisions”. its practical vision and submit it court and Notarization Mo - are more productive, serve the customers better and close tion as a financial centre in the The meeting also agreed to to the Ministry of Justice. hammed Bucheeri, Director of more sales. This means profitability can go only one way: Up! region. request expert enrollment for a The meeting also decided Court Affairs Nayef Althawadi And when the profits are up, everyone is happy especially the The decision was jointly tak- training course at the Institute to collaborate between BAB, and Salman Alamiri. Dr Waheed shareholders. en by the Bahrain Association of the MoJ. BAB, however, sug- MoJ, and Ministry of Indus - Al Qssim CEO of BAB, Dr Hasan If I were responsible for Customer Service in this bank, I of Banks (BAB) and the Ministry gested providing a list of bank- try and Commerce (MoIC) to AlA’aly BAB’s counsellor, Hasan would team up with Human Resources to conduct an Employee of Justice and Islamic Affairs ing experts in the field. implement “Bankruptcy Laws Ali support coordinator, and HR Engagement Survey and make sure the responses are confi- during a meeting held yesterday. A proposal was also made to Awareness Campaign” to pro- officer Sediqa Shakir represent- dential to ensure we receive frank and open answers from our The move aims to resolve dis- form a joint committee between vide Banking sector with the ing their respective association employees. Then, in light of the results, devise action plans putes arising from financial and MoJ, BAB, and CBB to discuss all latest updates regarding the were present. to improve the level of engagement. Generally speaking, the bank or any company may consider using my 3 R’s Formula for Employee Engagement: From ‘farm to fork’ (1) Recognize your employees. Pat them on the back when they do a task exceedingly well. Be specific about it. Do this frequently. (2) Reward them well, whether financially or non-financially. Yes, everyone loves to have more cash but they will remember their incentive trip to Hawaii forever! (3) Recreation. Make it fun for them in the office. How about surprising them with ice cream on a hot summer day. You should strive to engage your employees in inspiring them to go above & beyond their duties when they serve your customers. This is a worthwhile investment. It will pay you huge dividends. And that’s a promise. Mohamed Isa is an Award-Winning Speaker & Best-Selling Author. Reach him at [email protected].

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Three top Russian space execs held for ‘fraud’ Moscow, Russia his subordinates were arrested and charged with attempted hree top executives of the fraud,” the Investigative Com- TRussian space company mittee of Russia said in a state- Energia, which designs and ment. manufactures the Soyuz and The arrests come as part Capital Club hosted a thank you luncheon for local farmers in the presence of Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) officials. A six-course menu was served on the Progress spacecrafts, have of a probe conducted “with occasion by the Capital Club Head Chef, Chef Miklos using locally grown produce. The lunch, according to the Club, was a means to showcase the agricultural been arrested for alleged fraud, the active assistance” of the potential in Bahrain. “Our goal is to encourage other Food and Beverage operators and hoteliers walk with us towards sustainable farming”, says Capital Club investigators said yesterday. main Russian intelligence Bahrain General Manager, Sumeet Jhingan, “and grow ‘farm to fork’ concept in Bahrain.” The use of local goods and aiming for 60 per cent menu to be created “Energia’s deputy director agency, the FSB, the statement using Bahraini products would also result in the reduction of dependence on international produce, he adds Alexei Beloborodov and two of added. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 08

BMW mulls raising stake in China venture EWA helpline gets top rating Reuters | Beijing Dr Abdulhussain Mirza thanks call center employees for reducing customer response times MW will give the possi- Bbility of raising its stake Sheikha Fakhro, received the in its Chinese joint venture Call centre now minister. careful consideration, Chi- • The minister said the call cen- na’s official Xinhua news works 90 per cent faster tre was been able to complete agency reported on Sunday, all queries and requests either citing a company executive. Centre processed KNOW WHAT through direct call or through Potential for the German 176,000• calls in 4 months the e-mail service. carmaker to boost its Chi- Last month, the centre pro- nese stake was opened up Number of calls cessed 15,000 emails. During when the National Devel- • The centre the past four months, the cen- opment and Reform Com- reached 56,000 in July statistics tre received 176,000 calls, most mission said in April that showed that 37 of them during the summer. In the country would scrap 37pc calls were per cent of the July, the number of calls reached foreign ownership limits on related• to electricity calls received 56,000, while in June the num- commercial vehicle man- were related ber of calls reached 45,000. ufacturers in 2020 and lift emergencies The centre statistics showed restrictions on passenger to electricity that 37 per cent of the calls re- vehicle companies in 2022. TDT | Manama emergencies ceived were related to electricity BMW and its partner in Dr Abdulhussain Mirza during the visit to authority’s call centre emergencies, 43 per cent were the Shenyang-based joint uick response is crucial related to the services of sub- venture, Brilliance Automo- when it comes to improv- es at the Electricity and Water scribers, while 15 per cent were tive Group Holdings (1114. Qing customer satisfac- quests of subscribers by 90 per The Minister was speaking Authority Adnan Mohammed other issues. HK), last month agreed to tion. Now, Electricity and Water cent. during an inspection visit to the Fakhro was present. Chairman The minister and the officials expand production capacity Authority says it has significant- According to the Electricity authority’s communications of Invita Rashad Akbari, Vice toured the centre’s sections and at the venture’s two Chinese ly reduced that response time. and Water Affairs Minister, Dr centre in accordance with the Chairman Yousuf Ali Mirza, listened to a detailed explana- sites to a total of 520,000 Thanks to the authority’s Abdulhussain Mirza, “95 per directives of HRH Prince Khalifa Chief Executive Officer Rahul tion of its work as well as the BMW brand vehicles in 2019. call-centre staff, they now have cent of the respondents con - bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Bhalla, along with Head of the mechanism to respond to the reduced the time required to tacted to gauge the services had Minister. Deputy CEO of Distri- Communications Center Ahmad communications and modern respond to the inquiries and re- rated them as ‘very high’.” bution and Customer Servic- Al Jamea and Director of Invita systems it uses. Maduro unveils raft of economic reforms AFS, BIBF ink cashless fee ICTGC showcases Caracas, Venezuela payment deal using bwallet IT projects worth ncertainty reigned in UVenezuela on Saturday after President Nicolas Ma- BD3 million duro unveiled a major eco- nomic reform plan aimed at halting the spiraling hyper- inflation that has thrown the oil-rich, cash-poor South American country into chaos. Ahead of a major cur - rency overhaul on Monday, when Caracas will start is- suing new banknotes after slashing five zeroes off the During the ICT Governance Committee meeting. crippled bolivar, Maduro detailed other measures he hopes will pull Venezuela TDT | Manama dressed projects during the out of crisis. meeting amounted to more At the signing are, seated, B Chandrasekhar, CEO, AFS (first from left) and Dr Ahmed Al Shaikh, Director, BIBF (second Those measures -- re - he ICT Governance Com- than BD3 million which in- from left), with other officials from both organisations vealed in a speech to the Tmittee (ICTGC) held its cluded the Transportation nation late Friday -- include 21st meeting chaired by Mo- Licensing System, Network a massive minimum wage TDT | Manama Bwallet, AFS said, is the first using their mobile phone and hamed Ali AlQaed, Chief Ex- Infrastructure Refreshment, hike, the fifth so far this digital wallet to provide peer- experience digital payments.” ecutive of the Information & Network Infrastructure Re- year. rab Financial Services to-peer money transfers and The BIBF’s Director, Dr eGovernment Authority (iGA), placement & Enhancement But analysts say the rad- A(AFS), a leading FinTech was launched earlier this year Ahmed Al Shaikh said, “We are at Authority’s headquarter in along with other projects. ical overhaul could only enabler & payment service by AFS in partnership with pleased to partner with Arab Isa Town. During the meeting, The committee also recom- serve to make matters provider, has teamed up with Batelco. Financial Services to enable the ICTGC committee show- mended utilizing the outcomes worse. Bahrain Institute of Banking On this occasion, B. Chan- students to have an easier and cased a set of important IT pro- and recommendations from & Finance (BIBF) to enable fee drasekhar, CEO of AFS said, more convenient way to make jects - provided by ministries the projects by implementing payment for various courses “Students will now have the op- payments on and around cam- and governmental entities. them on similar future pro - offered through bwallet. tion to pay for their education pus.” The total cost of the ad - jects. ECB on course to normalise monetary policy In Uganda, ‘Rolex’ means time -- for an eggy snack Reuters | Beijing AFP | Kampala, Uganda 23 euro cents), it was not only It comes in various sizes, too, he European Central nourishing, but very affordable with the super-sized “Swa - TBank is on course to - hen people talk about a as well. Its appeal spread rapidly zzneggar Rolex” -- cheekily wards a less expansive mon- W“Rolex” in Uganda, one from there. named after Hollywood mus- etary policy, and the pro - of the last things they probably “Most people took it to be a cleman Arnold Schwarzenegger jected inflation rate of 1.7 have in mind is a luxury watch. poor man’s food. But with the -- using between six and 10 eggs percent for 2020 is in line So at Kampala’s third annual festival, it is being accepted by and big enough to feed an entire with its medium term sta- Rolex festival on a hilltop in the the elites as ... a national delica- family. bility goals, the head of Ger- Ugandan capital yesterday, there cy,” Muhire said. At the festival, Indian, Mexi- many’s Bundesbank said. were no stalls to be seen selling “Ever since we started the can and Kenyan chefs all offer Jens Weidmann, a candi- pricey wrist wear. annual Rolex festival, there are their own special takes on the date to succeed current ECB In Uganda, the Rolex is the restaurants which have started sandwich. President Mario Draghi, country’s favourite snack, a doing the Rolex and some ho- There’s also a whiff of poli- told the Frankfurter Allge- sandwich made up of an ome- tels have embraced it, too,” he tics in the air, with the music meine Sonntagszeitung that lette and chapati bread, and it continued. of Bobi Wine blaring from the interest rates would likely derives its name from a play on A person makes a rolex during the Kampala Rolex festival in Kampala There are already many re- loudspeakers as the queueing rise gradually now that the the words “rolled eggs”. gional variants of the “Rolex”. customers wait for their food. ECB has shifted gears. “Af- Organisers hope the festival In eastern Uganda, for exam- Wine is the stage name ter the latest decisions, a will turn what many regard as a da,” Tourism Board official Pat- quickly became popular among ple, bamboo sprouts are mixed of Robert Kyagulanyi, a pop - normalisation of monetary poor man’s supper into a tourist rick Muhire said. students at Makerere Universi- in with the chapati, while in the star-turned-politician who is a policy is foreseeable,” Weid- attraction. The dish, which originated ty in Kampala: at around 1,000 north, cooked vegetables are fierce critic of President Yoweri mann said. “Rolex is a delicacy in Ugan- in the eastern town of Busoga, Ugandan shillings (26 US cents, added. Museveni. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 09

Satellite to measure winds set for launch Paris, France Dubai ends losing streak satellite designed to Ameasure Earth’s glob- al wind patterns is set to be hoisted into orbit Tues- day from the Arianespace launch site in French Gui- as Turkey impact eases ana. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Aeolus mission -- named for the Many regional guardian of wind in Greek • mythology -- promises to markets closed for improve short-term weath- Eid-al-Adha holidays er forecasting and our un- KNOW WHAT derstanding of manmade Trading volumes climate change. very• low; Egypt sees “Meteorologists urgently need reliable wind-profile lowest in years Many fund managers data to improve accuracy,” think Gulf bourses the ESA said in a statement. Dubai’s Emirates may ride out the Tropical winds in particu- ENBD• rebounds after Turkey crisis more lar are very poorly mapped steep slide on Turkey comfortably because of the almost com- plete absence of direct ob- servations. Abu Dhabi slips; on the Gulf, it had raised its al- Once in orbit, Aeolus has• been little locations to cash to 10pc because can retrieve data from an- affected by Turkey of the global uncertainty. ywhere on the planet, in- “We believe investors should clude remote regions. Egyptian Iron & eventually start to differentiate The satellite will carry a • between our markets and other large telescope measuring Steel falls sharply emerging markets given their 1.5 metres (five feet) across, Traders on the floor of UAE stock exhcnage (Courtesy of Finance.co.uk) low long-term correlation...” an ultra-sensitive receiver, AFP | Dubai said Vrajesh Bhandari, portfo- and a Doppler wind lidar, lio manager at Al Mal. “We plan nicknamed Aladin. ubai’s stock market previous nine trading days, re- of the Gulf, the Abu Dhabi mar- than most emerging markets to redeploy this cash in our core snapped a nine-day bounded by 0.4pc in one of the ket has largely moved sideways because of their currency pegs names once there is some stabil- Dlosing streak yesterday lowest daily volumes this year. since Turkey’s financial crisis to the U.S. dollar and this year’s ity in the market.” that was triggered by Turkey’s Emirates NBD, which had erupted, partly because lenders strength of oil prices, which has In Egypt, the index edged S. Korean families economic crisis, but trade was plunged nearly 16pc because it such as First Abu Dhabi Bank, left most economies in the re- down 0.2pc in its smallest trad- thinned drastically by the onset is in the process of acquiring which lost 0.7pc on Sunday, gion with current account sur- ing volume for several years. gather for rare of Eid al-Adha holidays in the Turkey’s Denizbank for $3.2 bil- have relatively little exposure pluses. Egyptian Iron & Steel tumbled reunion region. Egypt’s bourse remained lion, climbed 2.3pc. Overall, 17 to Turkey. Dubai’s Al Mal Capital said 8.1pc to a five-week closing low. soft. Dubai stocks rose and nine fell. Many fund managers think in a note, however, that even Most other major Middle Sokcho, South Korea The Dubai index, which had Abu Dhabi’s index fell 0.5pc Gulf bourses may ride out the though Turkey was having a Eastern stock markets were shut dropped 5.9 per cent over the in thin trade. In contrast to most Turkey crisis more comfortably minimal fundamental impact for the Eid holidays. ozens of elderly and Dfrail South Koreans gathered excitedly Sun- day on the eve of their first meeting for nearly seven decades with family mem- bers in North Korea. Nissan The three-day reunion -- the first for three years -- begins Monday at the Bahrain Mount Kumgang resort in North Korea, following a rapid diplomatic thaw on launches the peninsula. Millions of people were swept apart by the 1950-53 Korean War, which divided new brothers and sisters, parents and children and husband and wives and perpetuated Patrol the division of the peninsu- la. Since 2000 the two na- tions have held 20 rounds Titanium of reunions. 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Officials of Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) and General Electric (GE) Power having a group photo session on Wednesday at Al Dana Hall, Alba. Led by the President and CEO of GE Gas Power Systems (GPS) Chuck Nugent, the delegation comprised the CEO of GE Turkey Canan Ozsoy, President and CEO of GE GPS Projects MEI Mohamad Ali and the CEO of GAMA Holdings Evren Unver. The delegates were received by Alba’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) Ali Al Baqali, Chief Marketing Officer Khalid A. Latif, Chief Power Officer Amin Sultan, Chief Administration Officer Waleed Tamimi along with other officials from Alba. The delegation was briefed about Alba’s historical background, its achievements and importance to Bahrain’s economy then accompanied in a tour to Power Station 5 site. CONTINUOUS EFFORT - NOT QUOTE STRENGTH OR INTELLIGENCE OF THE - IS THE KEY TO UNLOCKING DAY OUR POTENTIAL. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 WINSTON CHURCHILL Would my family pass an ‘Australian Values Test’?

followed by a suggestion that Australia may add a “values test” for permanent residents. The minister for citizenship and multicultural affairs, Alan Tudge, was less subtle. He trav- BO SEO eled to London in July to report on the challenges facing Aus - hen I was growing up, tralian multiculturalism. “Our there were times when ship is slightly veering toward Wmy corner of Sydney a European separatist multicul- The government did not feel all that Australian. tural model,” he claimed, “and As newly arrived immigrants, we want to pull it back to be focuses on my family got our start sharing firmly on the Australian inte - the house of a Korean minis - grated path.” ‘integration’ ter in Campsie, a working-class When Tudge vowed a “mus- suburb with a large immigrant cular ongoing promotion of and insists on population. My parents set up our values,” I thought about their businesses in Eastwood my family. My parents are well the strength and Chatswood, and served a positioned for the kind of in - predominantly Asian client base. tegration that this Australian of Australian On weekends, we shared the ta- government seems to envision: ble with Korean friends and sang They are skilled professionals; multiculturalism, Korean hymns at church. they speak English. Like many This was a fact that I, with migrants who have lived under but seems to a teenager’s allergy to outsid - authoritarian rule, they believe worry that it erness, resented. I measured in “the West,” its civilization and our successful integration as its values. is vulnerable. migrants by our proximity and Despite this, my parents resemblance to the majority of rely on a small, insular, Kore - My parents tell Australians — and by this meas- an-speaking immigrant com- ure, we were failing. munity in nearly every aspect of another story Recent events in Australian their lives. As we began settling politics suggest that my younger down in Sydney, relationships self was not alone in his view. forged only of distant connec- Ahead of the July 28 “Super tions brought us temporary Saturday” by-elections, Prime housing, home-cooked meals Minister Malcolm Turnbull in- and more advice on navigating Those who are most con - the majority culture. As a result, religious fervor. They arise from voked the need to balance diver- public school districts than we cerned about ethnic segrega - they overlook all of the good essentially human needs: eco- sity with “integration” around could manage. When my par- tion tend to conceive of minority things that ethnic communities nomic opportunity, knowledge “Australian values.” He made his ents opened their business, their communities in almost entirely provide. The benefits of belong- networks and relief from the point through a couple of impli- immigrant neighbors came with negative terms — as groups built ing to migrant communities stresses of migrant life. cations: first, a warning about lucky bamboo in clay pots and around the rejection of the val- are, in a vast majority of cases, The government’s recent push Sudanese gangs in Melbourne, became their first clients. ues, lifestyles and networks of unrelated to criminal intent or on integration at once insists The mysterious landscapes of heat-scorched Britain Prompted by the dry, hot summer, ancient ghosts have emerged from the earth. They are both unsettling and strangely soothing

the lost lines of houses and set- inspiration from the locals in the tlements, barrows and henges, swampy Hampshire fens, who the street plans of ancient towns used moisture on the landscape from Roman times to the Pale- to help them locate buried bog olithic and the Middle Ages — oak — partly fossilized trees — everywhere the past is returning, which could be used for fuel. PAUL M M COOPER written on the landscape. Could such marks, White wrote, These phenomena are known also be used to aid in “the discov- he past few months in the as cropmarks. They are caused by ery of old obliterated drains and British Isles have been tur- variations in how different depths wells about houses; and in Roman Tbulent ones. Key ministers of soil hold water, and are a result stations and camps lead to the have resigned from a government of the presence of ancient archi- finding of pavements, baths and that is always seemingly on the tecture and earthworks. Where graves, and other hidden relics of brink of collapse. Brexit negoti- an ancient wall lies buried, water curious antiquity?” ations with the European Union is channeled away, so the grass Since White’s first musings, the have stalled. And for much of sum- gets less water. Ancient ditches, use of cropmarks among profes- mer, the whole country has baked by contrast, create areas of deeper sionals has developed to incor- beneath the kind of heat wave that soil that hold water more effec- porate modern technologies like hasn’t been seen for decades. tively, giving the grass a deeper infrared and thermal imaging The heat has changed the green. Scarcity heightens differ- from the air. This year, however, landscape. For weeks, Britain ences: During a drought, the effect the combination of exception- has seemed like another place, of cropmarks deepens until they al visibility — the parch marks its parched fields more suited to become parch marks. The phe- have been at their most prominent southern Italy. Wildfires have nomenon is unmistakable: Wher- since the drought of 1976 — the burned in the moors around Man- ever ancient people built their proliferation of small drones that chester; roads in Wales have melt- houses, penned their animals or allow for amateur aerial photogra- aerial photos showing cropmarks changing global climate. palimpsest, the page of a book ed. The effects of the drought can boundaried their land, stark lines phy and social media, which al- etched into the drought-ridden “The ancient ones have come!” written and erased and rewritten be seen in satellite images, which and patterns of green grass now lows such images to spread, has Welsh landscape. one user commented in Love - over and over, a mess of cross- show the green hills and rolling stand out in fields of tawny hay. meant that the phenomenon Surveying people’s responses craftian pastiche. “On their lips a hatches and scribbles. These signs fields of the British countryside Archaeologists have long rec- has captured the imagination of on social media shows the variety single phrase, an ill wind rustling remind us of the complexity of now scorched the color of lion fur. ognized the potential uses of the general public like never be- of readings of these strange hier- through a field of wheat. ... ‘Brexit the landscape we inhabit and the The drought has had anoth- cropmarks in reading the shape fore. Researchers from the Royal oglyphs. Some people saw omens means Brexit but it still means overlaying nature of history. The er surprising effect: All over the of the ancient landscape. One of Commission on the Ancient and of impending doom, connections Brexit.’” field that slopes down to the river country, ghosts have been rising the earliest written references Historical Monuments of Wales with the increasingly apocalyptic Others read a strange kind behind the shipping depot might up out of the earth. In the fields to them was in 1789 by the natu- set off a flurry of media atten - feel of the current news cycle: of hope. These lines and rings look like an untouched strip of of England, Wales and Ireland, ralist Gilbert White. White drew tion in July when they released Brexit, the rise of the far right, the showed the landscape to be a land, but it was something else

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China comprehensively fulfils WTO commitments Would my family pass an ‘Australian Values Test’? TOP followed by a suggestion that As Australians, we should In light of this history, the sin- TWEETS4 Australia may add a “values test” turn our attention to gular emphasis on integration for permanent residents. the question facing us signals that some Australians are The minister for citizenship unwilling to discuss our multi- 01 MR. ANWAER and multicultural affairs, Alan as a nation: Does our culturalism on equal terms. The Tudge, was less subtle. He trav- multiculturalism, and the proposal for an Australian values n June 28, the White Paper on China and the BO SEO eled to London in July to report politics that surround it, live test, despite its best intentions, World Trade Organisation was released. The on the challenges facing Aus - up to our values? We might follows a pattern of displacing OWhite Paper is published to give a full account hen I was growing up, tralian multiculturalism. “Our then pass the Australian responsibility for our society’s of China’s fulfillment of its World Trade Organisation there were times when ship is slightly veering toward Values Test. shortcomings onto migrants. (WTO) commitments, to explain China’s principles, Wmy corner of Sydney a European separatist multicul- I want to be fair. I have lived in stances, policies, and propositions regarding the mul- The government did not feel all that Australian. tural model,” he claimed, “and countries (most recently China) PresidentKovind tilateral trading system, and to describe China’s vision As newly arrived immigrants, we want to pull it back to be where belonging to a nation re- #spoke to the Gover- and actions in advancing higher-level reform and focuses on my family got our start sharing firmly on the Australian inte - quires that you were born there, nor and the Chief Minis- opening-up. the house of a Korean minis - grated path.” often to a specific ethnicity. ter of Kerala and inquired In 2001, China acceded to the WTO. This was a mile- ‘integration’ ter in Campsie, a working-class When Tudge vowed a “mus- What we have in Australia is as about the flood situation. stone in China’s integration into economic globalization, suburb with a large immigrant cular ongoing promotion of rare as it is imperfect. He acknowledged the marking a new historic stage of reform and opening-up. and insists on population. My parents set up our values,” I thought about But to advance as a multicul- grit and resilience of the Since its accession to the WTO, China has been a strong their businesses in Eastwood my family. My parents are well defend against those “who not tural society, we must focus not people of Kerala in com- advocate for free trade. China has comprehensively ful- the strength and Chatswood, and served a positioned for the kind of in - only reject our values but want on the entitlements or responsi- ing together in this trying filled its commitments to the WTO, substantially opened predominantly Asian client base. tegration that this Australian to use violence to destroy them.” bilities of migrants alone but on hour. Assured the people its market to the world, and delivered mutually benefi- of Australian On weekends, we shared the ta- government seems to envision: This strategy, which combines the collective task of building of the state that entire cial and win-win outcomes on a wider scale. Through ble with Korean friends and sang They are skilled professionals; the rhetoric of supremacy with an inclusive society. Migrants nation was with them these efforts, China has lived up to its responsibility as multiculturalism, Korean hymns at church. they speak English. Like many that of emergency, has long been to Australia are familiar enough @rashtrapatibhvn a major country. but seems to This was a fact that I, with migrants who have lived under a feature of Australian immi - with tests. Growing up, I saw im- China firmly observes and upholds the WTO rules, and a teenager’s allergy to outsid - authoritarian rule, they believe gration politics: In 2001, Prime migrant families huddle togeth- 02 supports the multilateral trading system that is open, worry that it erness, resented. I measured in “the West,” its civilization and Minister John Howard ushered er at libraries and community transparent, inclusive and non-discriminatory. China our successful integration as its values. in a new era of alarmism over centers to prepare for their citi- has participated in all aspects of WTO work, made its is vulnerable. migrants by our proximity and Despite this, my parents unauthorized immigration by zenship quiz. My parents speak voice heard and contributed its own proposals on im- resemblance to the majority of rely on a small, insular, Kore - declaring that we, in the “best of the daily trials of moving a proving global economic governance. China is an active My parents tell Australians — and by this meas- an-speaking immigrant com- country in the world in which to young family to a new country participant, strong supporter and ure, we were failing. munity in nearly every aspect of live,” will “defend our borders.” and of growing old in an adopted major contributor in the multilateral another story Recent events in Australian their lives. As we began settling The 2005 Cronulla race riots ral- home. China has trading system. politics suggest that my younger down in Sydney, relationships lied around twin slogans: “Aussie As Australians, we should turn ome members of the participated in all Accession to the WTO has boosted self was not alone in his view. forged only of distant connec- pride” and “Save ‘Nulla.” our attention to the question Smedia are very Angry aspects of WTO China’s development and benefited Ahead of the July 28 “Super tions brought us temporary Whether migrants are wiling facing us as a nation: Does our at the Fake Story in the work, made its the rest of the world. Propelled by a Saturday” by-elections, Prime housing, home-cooked meals to integrate depends, in my ex- multiculturalism, and the poli- New York Times. They voice heard and new vision of development, the Chi- Minister Malcolm Turnbull in- and more advice on navigating Those who are most con - the majority culture. As a result, religious fervor. They arise from on the strength of Australian perience, on their perception of tics that surround it, live up to actually called to com- nese economy is transitioning from voked the need to balance diver- public school districts than we cerned about ethnic segrega - they overlook all of the good essentially human needs: eco- multiculturalism and warns of the majority’s attitudes toward our values? We might then pass plain and apologize - a contributed its rapid growth to high-quality develop- sity with “integration” around could manage. When my par- tion tend to conceive of minority things that ethnic communities nomic opportunity, knowledge its vulnerability. “Australia has them. For many of us Australi- the Australian values test — not big step forward. From own proposals ment. China has become a major sta- “Australian values.” He made his ents opened their business, their communities in almost entirely provide. The benefits of belong- networks and relief from the arguably been the most success- ans, that perception is refracted some written exam, but the test the day I announced, on improving bilizer and driving force for the world point through a couple of impli- immigrant neighbors came with negative terms — as groups built ing to migrant communities stresses of migrant life. ful country in the world,” Tudge through the living memory of that in the ordinary course of the Times has been Fake global economic economy. China stays committed to cations: first, a warning about lucky bamboo in clay pots and around the rejection of the val- are, in a vast majority of cases, The government’s recent push claimed of our multicultural decades of divisive dog-whistle events we face every day. News, and with their dis- governance. the strategy of opening-up for win- Sudanese gangs in Melbourne, became their first clients. ues, lifestyles and networks of unrelated to criminal intent or on integration at once insists model but said we must now politics. gusting new Board Mem- win results, vigorously promotes the (Bo Seo is a journalist and writer.) China is an active ber, it will only get worse! participant, strong Belt and Road Initiative, and shares @realDonaldTrump opportunities and benefits with other supporter and countries and their people while de- 03 major contributor veloping China itself, enhancing glob- in the multilateral al wellbeing and common prosperity. trading system. At the historic starting point of a The mysterious landscapes of heat-scorched Britain new era, China’s door of opening-up will not be closed and will only open even wider. Opening-up was key to China’s economic Prompted by the dry, hot summer, ancient ghosts have emerged from the earth. They are both unsettling and strangely soothing growth over the past 40 years. In the same vein, high-qual- ity development of China’s economy in the future can only evin Richard: “The be achieved with greater openness. The White Paper gives Kidea that differences a whole picture of China’s comprehensive fulfillment of the lost lines of houses and set- inspiration from the locals in the once — a church, a mill, the en- Surveying people’s with the omnipresence of guaran- among people naturally its WTO commitments, firm support for the multilateral tlements, barrows and henges, swampy Hampshire fens, who campment of a Roman legion — responses on social media teed oblivion.” bring them together is sim- trading system, proactive embacement of economic glo- the street plans of ancient towns used moisture on the landscape and before that, it was something This oblivion has felt closer ply untenable; there has balization and polices adopted to promote high-standard from Roman times to the Pale- to help them locate buried bog else again, a clutter of roundhous- shows the variety of than ever over the past few years, to be more to it than that. liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment. olithic and the Middle Ages — oak — partly fossilized trees — es where people dug for peat and readings of these strange and this perhaps explains how The world, after all, is a China will continue adhering to the fundamental national everywhere the past is returning, which could be used for fuel. lived in fear of terrifying gods. hieroglyphs. Some people firmly this year’s cropmarks have highly diverse place, more policy of reform and opening-up and will work together PAUL M M COOPER written on the landscape. Could such marks, White wrote, In times of turmoil, it has always saw omens of impending taken hold of people’s imagina- so than Canada, and yet it with other countries to build a community of shared future These phenomena are known also be used to aid in “the discov- given us an eerie hope to know doom, connections with the tions. A repeated comparison I stands terribly divided.” with extensive converging interests and a high degree of he past few months in the as cropmarks. They are caused by ery of old obliterated drains and that others have come before us, increasingly apocalyptic feel saw people draw was to the land- @MaximeBernier interdependence. British Isles have been tur- variations in how different depths wells about houses; and in Roman that they disappeared and that the scape as a starved body, how in the Friendship between China and Bahrain dates back to stations and camps lead to the of the current news cycle: Tbulent ones. Key ministers of soil hold water, and are a result world kept going without them. Brexit, the rise of the far later stages of scurvy old scars on 04 ancient times and will be everlasting. Since the establish- have resigned from a government of the presence of ancient archi- finding of pavements, baths and While the number of reemerg- the body are said to reopen. It’s ment of diplomatic ties in 1989, under the guidance of the that is always seemingly on the tecture and earthworks. Where graves, and other hidden relics of ing ancient settlements has caught right, the changing global a painful fact to remember: Our leaders of our two countries, high level exchanges have brink of collapse. Brexit negoti- an ancient wall lies buried, water curious antiquity?” the public’s attention, other more climate. wounds are never fully healed. It become more frequent, political mutual trust has been ations with the European Union is channeled away, so the grass Since White’s first musings, the modern relics of British history forces us to reimagine, in a coun- constantly strengthened, cultural exchanges have been have stalled. And for much of sum- gets less water. Ancient ditches, use of cropmarks among profes- are also returning from oblivion. try and world increasingly divid- greatly expanded and economic cooperation has been mer, the whole country has baked by contrast, create areas of deeper sionals has developed to incor- In Lancashire’s Gawthorpe Hall, ed, healing as an ongoing effort, a significantly promoted. China and Bahrain have become beneath the kind of heat wave that soil that hold water more effec- porate modern technologies like gardeners were astonished to see holding together that the body en- friendly partners of mutual understanding and trust and hasn’t been seen for decades. tively, giving the grass a deeper infrared and thermal imaging the geometric patterns of the old the Republic of Ireland’s County acts only while it’s strong enough. espite the failures cooperative partners of win-win result. The heat has changed the green. Scarcity heightens differ- from the air. This year, however, ornamental gardens resurface, the Wicklow exposed a text sign writ- The apparition of these traces Dof peacemaking, the Both China and Bahrain are WTO members. By joining landscape. For weeks, Britain ences: During a drought, the effect the combination of exception- land still remembering the pat- ten into the landscape in white- has caused the same questions to conflicts around the world hands to uphold WTO spirits and rules, the trade coop- has seemed like another place, of cropmarks deepens until they al visibility — the parch marks terns taught to it by its Victorian wash, reading “Eire,” the Irish be asked over and over: What do and the scenes of suffer- eration between our two countries has become closer its parched fields more suited to become parch marks. The phe- have been at their most prominent gardener, Sir Charles Barry, long word for Ireland. More than 80 these strange signs mean? Are they ing that in some ways are and boarder in recent years. The billateral trade volume southern Italy. Wildfires have nomenon is unmistakable: Wher- since the drought of 1976 — the after his death. of these signs were written along signs of hope or omens of doom? worse now than when he between China and Bahrain reached a new high at $1.97 burned in the moors around Man- ever ancient people built their proliferation of small drones that Britain’s wartime past has the Irish coast during World War Are they ruins or runes? When ran the UN, Kofi Annan billion in 2017, 15% up on that of 2016, of which imports chester; roads in Wales have melt- houses, penned their animals or allow for amateur aerial photogra- aerial photos showing cropmarks changing global climate. palimpsest, the page of a book reemerged, too, evoking a time II, signaling to Allied and German we’re gone, how will the land re- said he remained hopeful from China amounted to $1.65 billion, making China the ed. The effects of the drought can boundaried their land, stark lines phy and social media, which al- etched into the drought-ridden “The ancient ones have come!” written and erased and rewritten when Britain’s fate was tied inex- aircraft that they were flying over member us? If these ghosts in the “I am a stubborn optimist, largest import source of Bahrain. be seen in satellite images, which and patterns of green grass now lows such images to spread, has Welsh landscape. one user commented in Love - over and over, a mess of cross- tricably to that of the European neutral territory and should not grass have the answers to our ques- I was born an optimist and The Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China and show the green hills and rolling stand out in fields of tawny hay. meant that the phenomenon Surveying people’s responses craftian pastiche. “On their lips a hatches and scribbles. These signs continent. Near Lasham in Hamp- drop their bombs by mistake. tions, they are not telling us. They will remain an optimist.” Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030 are compatible in de- fields of the British countryside Archaeologists have long rec- has captured the imagination of on social media shows the variety single phrase, an ill wind rustling remind us of the complexity of shire, taxiways and runways from The ruin, the philosopher Max sit in mute witness as we try to @JamesPRudolph velopment concept, areas and model. I firmly believe now scorched the color of lion fur. ognized the potential uses of the general public like never be- of readings of these strange hier- through a field of wheat. ... ‘Brexit the landscape we inhabit and the a World War II airfield suddenly Pensky writes, “is rune: a cipher understand, waiting to disappear that, with the synergy of the Belt and Road Initiative and The drought has had anoth- cropmarks in reading the shape fore. Researchers from the Royal oglyphs. Some people saw omens means Brexit but it still means overlaying nature of history. The reappeared in the fields that had or mark.” Its “enigmatic character again with the coming of the rain. Disclaimer: (Views expressed Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030, the all-around friendly er surprising effect: All over the of the ancient landscape. One of Commission on the Ancient and of impending doom, connections Brexit.’” field that slopes down to the river been returned to farmland 50 qualifies it both for occult signifi- by columnists are personal and relations between China and Bahrain will surely enter a country, ghosts have been rising the earliest written references Historical Monuments of Wales with the increasingly apocalyptic Others read a strange kind behind the shipping depot might years before. cance and as a sign of the constant (Paul M M Cooper is a historical novelist need not necessarily reflect our new beautiful era. and a researcher working toward a PhD up out of the earth. In the fields to them was in 1789 by the natu- set off a flurry of media atten - feel of the current news cycle: of hope. These lines and rings look like an untouched strip of In places the inscriptions on threat of an insignificant social in ruin and memory studies.) editorial stances) of England, Wales and Ireland, ralist Gilbert White. White drew tion in July when they released Brexit, the rise of the far right, the showed the landscape to be a land, but it was something else the landscape are literal. Fires in world threatened at all moments (Mr Anwaer is the Chinese Ambassador to Bahrain)

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Egyptian accused of hijacking plane extradited Cairo, Egypt More bodies found in n Egyptian man ac - Acused of hijacking a plane and diverting it to Cyprus has been sent back from the Mediterranean is- land to his homeland after a Kerala as toll hits 370 two-year extradition battle, officials said yesterday. Seif al-Din Mohamed Mo- The overall death toll in the stafa, 61, allegedly used a Rescuers fear the state since the start of the mon- fake suicide belt to seize an • soon on May 29 had reached EgyptAir airliner from Al- death toll will rise 370, the spokesman said. exandria to Cairo in March Forty-six of them were found 2016. 46 bodies were found dead in just the last 24 hours. “Cypriot authorities yes- in• the last 24 hours In Thrissur, rescuers search- terday handed over to the ing inundated houses discov- Egyptian authorities, Egyp- Dam levels remain ered the bodies of those unable tian detainee Seif al-Din • to escape as the floodwaters Mohamed Mostafa,” a state- dangerously high and quickly rose. ment from Cyprus’s justice more rain is forecast. “They didn’t think that it ministry said. would rise this high -- 10 to 15 Estimated $3 billion feet at some places -- when the • initial warnings were issued,” in damage but the said Ashraf Ali K.M, who is lead- Genoa toll hits 43 bill is likely to rise ing the search in the small town of Mala. Genoa, Italy Chief minister has “Some of them later gave dis- requested• extra funding tress calls when the water rose he toll of Genoa’s bridge high and fast,” he said at the Tcollapse rose to 43 yes- View of a flooded area is pictured in the north part of Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala scene Sunday. terday as rescuers con- AFP | Thrissur, India firmed they had found the remains believed to be of a escuers searched sub- taken shelter in relief camps, missing family, a day after merged villages in south- state government spokesman Italy held a funeral for the Rwest India yesterday in Subhash T.V. said yesterday. disaster victims. a desperate hunt for survivors “They were the scariest hours ‘Pray for Kerala’ Firefighters discovered after floods killed at least 370 of our life,” 20-year-old Inder- the three bodies, reported people and drove more than jeet Kumar said at a church dou- housands of army, navy and Fishermen have sailed inland In the hilly district of Idukki, to be those of a couple and 700,000 from their homes. bling as a relief shelter in the Tair force personnel have from Kerala’s coast to join the rescuers told the Press Trust of their nine-year-old daugh- Entire villages in Kerala have hard-hit Thrissur district. fanned out across Kerala. search, as volunteers erected India of working through the ter, overnight inside a car been swept away in the state’s The army said yesterday that soup kitchens and appeals went night to save a newborn boy extracted from the rubble worst floods for a century. Res- 250 people had been evacuated out worldwide for donations. and his mother from the rising of the viaduct. The findings cuers fear the death toll will rise from Pathanamthitta district, At St Peter’s Square in the waters. mean that all those report- as they reach areas almost en- many of them sick after days Vatican on Sunday, worship- ed missing after Tuesday’s tirely underwater. in the pounding monsoon rain. pers held aloft signs reading Rain forecast tragedy have now been ac- Thousands remain trapped Food, medicine and water “Pray for Kerala”, a state with But dam levels remain danger- counted for, although rescu- -- often without food or water has been dropped from heli- a large Christian population. ously high, swollen by mon- ers said the would continue -- in towns and villages cut off by 725,000 copters to isolated areas. “Our solidarity and the con- soon deluges, and more rain is people have taken shelter crete support of the interna- combing the wreckage. the floods, and heavy rain fore- in relief camps A train from Pune in Maha- forecast. cast in coming days threatens to rashtra state headed south on tional community should not The Indian Meteorological compound the disaster. Saturday for Kerala laden with lack for our brothers,” said Department has warned of rain Nearly 725,000 people have more than one million litres Pope Francis on Sunday. until August 23 across Kerala, Aid arrives in (two million pints) of drinking Many panic-stricken flood including heavy downpours water. victims have resorted to ap - in the districts of Kozhikode, Afghan city Roads and 134 bridges have peals on social media, saying Kannur and Idukki. been damaged, cutting off re- they cannot get through to res- Idukki has received more Ghazni, Afghanistan mote areas in the hilly districts cue services. than 321 centimetres (126 inch- of Kerala which are worst af- In Mala, desperate villagers es) of rain since June and is id trickled into Ghazni fected. had to improvise as the flood- now virtually cut off from the Ayesterday, residents Rising torrents of murky waters rose, using kitchen pots rest of the state. and relief workers said, days brown water swallowed the as rafts to reach their stricken The floods have caused an after security forces pushed only remaining road into the neighbours. estimated $3 billion in dam- Taliban militants from the town of Mannar, where an es- “They used these huge cook- age but the bill is likely to rise eastern Afghan city follow- timated 10,000 residents are ing pots to rescue around 100 as the scale of devastation be- ing nearly a week of heavy trapped, The Times of India people in the first wave of flash comes clearer. fighting. newspaper reported. floods, as no one was prepared Vijayan, the chief minister, Residents suffered food The state’s Chief Minister (for a rescue),” one local res- has requested extra funding as and water shortages along Pinarayi Vijayan vowed Sunday cuer said. well as 20 more helicopters and with rising prices for basic “to save even the last person There have been moments of 600 motorised boats to step up provisions after insurgents Kerala and Tamil Nadu Fire Force personnel carry children on their shoulders stranded”. cheer amid the tragedy. the rescue efforts. overran the city, torching through flood waters buildings and destroying in- frastructure in a battle that killed hundreds of people. “We need this aid to sur- vive,” said Gul Badshah, one of many in Ghazni who Indonesian president a hit after motorbike stunt made their way to distribu- tion centres Sunday, who Reuters | Jakarta ping onto a motorbike and ap- on a YouTube posting by official said his home had been de- parently leaping obstacles and broadcaster SCTV. stroyed by two rockets dur- ndonesian President Joko navigating alleyways before rid- It has also been a hit on Twit- ing the onslaught. IWidodo has created a buzz ing into the stadium. ter, with the hashtags #proud- Siraj Ahmad, another res- on social media after a video A seemingly unruffled Wido- tobeindonesian and #stuntman ident, said he was collecting sequence shown at the open- do then took his seat before trending in the Southeast Asian aid for a neighbour whose ing ceremony of the 18th Asian opening the Games on Saturday country, where many of the 260 husband -- a police officer Games culminated with the evening at a spectacular cere- million people are avid social -- and young son were killed 57-year-old leader roaring into mony involving around 4,000 media users. One Twitter user by the Taliban during the Jakarta’s main stadium on a dancers and a 600-tonne tropi- with the handle @dethabun fighting. “They had no one powerful motorbike. cal landscape stage set complete even likened the performance else left in their family so After his motorcade is held up with volcano. of the president, who is often I decided to come here for by Jakarta’s notorious traffic, the By Sunday, the video of the known by his nickname Jokowi, them and get any donations tongue-in-cheek video showed a president’s dash across the city to actor Tom Cruise in the movie to take for them,” he said. formally dressed Widodo hop- An actor impersonating Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo rides a motorbike had more than 800,000 views “Mission: Impossible”. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 13

Strong earthquake hits off Fiji, no tsunami threat Quake hits Indonesia Sydney, Australia

strong 8.2-magnitude Aearthquake struck off Fiji yesterday, the US Geo- logical Survey said, but it triggering landslides was too deep to generate a tsunami and there were no East Lombok resident Agus Sal- reports of damage. It was the third major im told AFP. The tremor hit at 12:19 • The tremor was also felt in the pm (0019 GMT) local time quake in less than a island’s capital Mataram and on 361 kilometres (224 miles) month to rock the island the neighbouring resort island east of the Pacific nation’s of Bali. capital Suva, at a depth of Deadly tremors on “Everybody ran outside their 563 kilometres, the US seis- July• 29 and August 5 house. They’re all gathering in mologists said. an open field, still terrified,” The Hawaii-based Pacific killed 480 people said Endri Susanto, a children’s Tsunami Warning Center rights activist in Mataram. said there was “no tsunami AFP | Mataram, Indonesia “People are traumatised by threat because the earth- the previous earthquakes and quake is located too deep strong earthquake rocked aftershocks never seem to stop.” inside the Earth”. the Indonesian island of The latest tremor comes two The quake, and several ALombok yesterday, trig- weeks after a shallow 6.9-mag- aftershocks ranging up to gering landslides, damaging nitude quake on August 5 dam- magnitude 6.8, were felt as buildings and sending people aged tens of thousands of homes, a rippling effect in the outer fleeing just two weeks after a mosques and businesses across Lau islands group but resi- tremor killed more than 480 Lombok. dents in Suva, on the main people there. At least 481 people died and island of Viti Levu, said they The 6.3-magnitude quake, thousands were injured. did not feel a thing. centred in East Lombok, struck The hardest-hit region was in The government’s Seis- at a relatively shallow depth of the north of the island, which mology Unit issued a state- seven kilometres (four miles) has suffered hundreds of af - ment saying the earthquake and was felt across the island, A toddler looks on as people wait for food supplies on Gili Air island, west Nusa Tenggara tershocks. A week before that “does not pose any immedi- officials said. quake, a tremor surged through ate threat to the Fiji region It was the third major quake the island and killed 17. due to its deep depth”. in less than a month to rock the people are traumatised.” agency spokesman Agung Pra- exact number of damaged build- The August 5 quake left more The quake occurred in island, after deadly tremors on At least one person suffered muja said several houses and ings was still being checked. than 350,000 displaced, with the so-called Pacific Ring July 29 and August 5 and numer- minor injuries while two more other structures in the district Residents said the latest many sleeping under tents or of Fire, a region of frequent ous aftershocks. fainted from shock, he added. of Sembalun, on the slopes of earthquake was felt strongly in tarpaulins near their ruined seismic activity due to col- “The earthquake caused Landslides were reported in a Mount Rinjani, collapsed on East Lombok. homes or in evacuation shel- lisions between continental people to panic and flee their national park on Mount Rinjani Sunday after being damaged by “I was driving to deliver aid ters, while makeshift medical plates. houses,” national disaster agen- where hundreds of hikers had the previous two quakes. to evacuees when suddenly the facilities were set up to treat cy spokesman Sutopo Purwo been briefly trapped after the The structures included electricity pole was swaying. I the injured. The economic toll Nugroho told Metro TV. quake in late July. The park has checkpoints once used by trek- realised it was an earthquake. of the quake is estimated to be “There have been no reports been closed since then. kers climbing the mountain, “People started to scream and at least five trillion rupiah ($348 of death or (serious) damage but Local disaster mitigation Pramuja said, adding that the cry. They all ran to the street,” million). Trump adviser arrives for talks in Israel Trump lashes out at Russia China nabs suspects after $87 million bitcoin theft enquiry as ‘McCarthyism’ Beijing, China ported. The transfer of the units provided police with a Washington, United States hinese police have arrest- virtual trail, the Shaanxi Daily Ced three suspects alleged said, leading them to a suspect S President Donald Trump to have stolen assets worth surnamed Zhou in the central Uyesterday angrily de - 600 million yuan ($87 mil - province of Hunan. nounced the federal probe of lion) through hacking, state Zhou’s communications led Russia’s 2016 election meddling media reported yesterday, as to two more alleged accom- as “McCarthyism at its WORST!,” cyber criminals target holders plices. Altogether, the three John Bolton insisting he had authorized his of bitcoin and other virtual suspects are thought to have White House counsel to testify currencies. stolen 600 million yuan by to bring the matter to a close. Police in the northern city hacking the computers of in- Jerusalem, Undefined Trump’s Twitter storm was of Xian began investigating dividuals and companies. set off by a front-page report in March when a victim sur- The police investigation is S President Donald in the New York Times that named Zhang complained that still underway, it said, with UTrump’s national secu- said White House counsel Don hackers had taken control of officers in three provinces rity adviser arrived in Isra- McGahn had provided Special his computer to steal 100 mil- working together last week to el yesterday for talks with Counsel Robert Mueller with US President Donald Trump lion yuan ($15 million) worth take the suspects into custody. Prime Minister Benjamin an unusually detailed account of cryptocurrency, the Shaanxi In February an official Chi- Netanyahu at a time of of Trump’s thinking during key Daily reported. nese publication announced shared concerns over Syria, episodes under investigation. tweets, slamming The New have demanded transparency The 100 million yuan haul plans to stamp out all remain- Iran and the Gaza Strip. Trump stepped up his at - York Times for implying that so that this Rigged and Disgust- was made up of the popular ing cryptocurrency trading in John Bolton said on Twit- tacks on the story and the probe McGahn had turned on him. ing Witch Hunt can come to a bitcoin and ether currencies, the country by blocking access ter he was “looking forward in a series of angry morning “I have nothing to hide ... and close. state news agency Xinhua re- to overseas-based websites. to meeting with PM Net- anyahu and other officials beginning today to discuss bilateral concerns and a range of national security issues”. Man swaps bitcoins for 2 mn euros in fake notes He also said in an inter- view with ABC News in AFP | Nice, France of Nice, the South Korean real- Police are still looking for his the United States that he ised the 500-euro notes he had alleged accomplice. planned to discuss Iran’s he deal sounded murky from been handed were crude, photo- The South Korean said he had presence in Syria with Net- Tthe start: in exchange for copied fakes, police sources said. been approached by the men in- anyahu when they meet on bitcoin worth two million euros After the victim filed a crimi- itially over a possible investment Monday morning. ($2.3 million), the wealthy buyer nal complaint at the end of July, KNOW WHAT in his company. “Certainly the objective would hand over the equivalent the Serbian man was arrested The discussions led instead to of the United States, of Is- sum in cash in a luxury hotel on at a top-end hotel in the glitzy the transaction that would see rael -- President Putin said the French riviera. town of Cannes in the south of the South Korean transfer the it was Russia’s objective -- is The seller, a South Korean France, apparently living the The Serbian man was bitcoin to a foreign account in to get Iran, Iranian forces, businessman with a company high-life with a luxury car and arrested at a top- exchange for the cash. Iranian militias, Iranian specialised in the crypto-cur- a 100,000-euro watch. end hotel in France, Regulators worldwide are surrogates out of the of - rency in Singapore, accepted the After appearing in court, he apparently living grappling with the boom in fensive operations they’re proposition nevertheless and was remanded in custody on the high-life with crypto-currencies like bitcoin, in both Syria and Iraq and met the Serbian buyer in July. charges of fraud and being part a luxury car and a which are known to be used by frankly, to end Iran’s sup- But once the transaction was of a organised crime network, 100,000-euro watch criminals for transactions and port for (Lebanon’s) Hez- completed in a hotel in the city his lawyer Gerard Boudoux said. Representative picture money-laundering. bollah,” Bolton said. 14 MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 features Riding the robotic wave An employee from Festo displays a bionic bat robot China shows off automated doctors, teachers and combat stars

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obots that can diagnose dis- eases, play badminton and wow audiences with their musical skills are among the machines China hopes Rcould revolutionise its economy, with visitors to a Beijing exhibition offered a glimpse of an automated future. The popular stars of this year’s World Robot Conference, which ended yes- terday, were undoubtedly the small, amateur-made “battle bots” which smashed, hammered and sawed their way through their opponents to a ca- cophony of cheers and shouts from a rapt audience. “With this robot, I can fully express myself. I love the sparks,” said Huang Hongsong, one of around a dozen Chinese youths whose creations went head-to-head. But while the battle bots are designed A group of men look at a exoskeleton robot A boy looking at a robot arm at the 2018 World Robot Conference in Beijing largely to entertain onlookers, China is deadly serious about riding the robotic wave with an eye on its economy. industrial robots sold in the country He notes that China still has huge identify up to 150 diseases and ailments Cheap manufacturing propelled the to be made by Chinese companies, up room for growth given that competi- -- even passing a national medical qual- populous giant to become the world’s from 27 percent currently -- with a tors like Japan and Germany have four ification exam with a high score. second largest economy in just a few target of 70 percent by 2025. times the level of robotisation in their The robot, which operated in con- decades. “Robots are the jewel in the crown factories compared to the Asian giant. junction with a doctor, asks patients a But the country’s population is age- for the manufacturing industry... a new KNOW WHAT Qu Daokui, president of local firm series of diagnostic questions and can ing, leaving it facing a double whammy frontier for our industrial revolution,” Siasun, which was showing off a snake- also analyse X-rays. of a worker shortage and increased said Xin Guobin, China’s vice minister like robot that can operate in narrow “It’s already being used in hospitals labour costs as it gets wealthier. of industry, as he opened the confer- passages, said China needs to increase since March and has made some 4,000 Automated machines offer a possible ence. By 2020, China the quality and sophistication of its diagnoses,” company president Liu way out with President Xi Jinping in But it is a delicate balancing act for is aiming for half robots, particularly in the field of AI. Qingfeng said, adding such a device 2014 calling for a “robot revolution”. Chinese policy-makers due to the po- of the industrial “We used to focus on the accuracy, could be particularly useful for clinics Under the ruling Communist Party’s tential for human job losses -- a 2016 robots sold in the reliability and speed of robots -- now in more remote parts of China. road map for its industrial future -- World Bank report said automation country to be made it’s their flexibility, intelligence and ad- Chindex, a subsidiary of the con - dubbed “Made in China 2025” -- state could threaten up to 77 percent of jobs aptability that makes the difference,” he glomerate Fosun, also distributes the subsidies are pouring into the sector. in China’s current labour market. by Chinese com- said, adding robots needed to interact “Da Vinci System” in China, an Ameri- And at the robot show, a vast array Nonetheless a great robotic leap for- panies, up from 27 and adapt to their environments and can built robot with arms and high-tech of machines demonstrated how tech- ward has already been made. percent currently -- “make independent decisions”. cameras to aid surgeons in the operat- nology may eventually replace human China is now the world’s number one with a target of 70 ing theatre. workers. market for industrial robots with some percent by 2025 Doctor Bot “It transcends the limits of the (hu- In one corner, a mechanical arm -- 141,000 units sold last year, accounting Outside China’s factories, robots are man) eye,” chief operating officer Liu designed to teach children -- painted for a third of global demand, accord- becoming a more visible presence, de- Yu enthused. an elegant Chinese character while a ing to the International Federation of ployed in restaurants and banks and But like the diagnostic robot, it still robotic fish explored its tank and a bat Robotics, which says demand could even delivering parcels. needs a helping human hand. flapped its mechanical wings overhead. rise an additional 20 percent per year China’s iFlytek, a specialist in speech “It only helps the doctor, it cannot until 2020. tion (and) industrial robotisation,” said recognition systems, presented a new replace them. It would not be ethical, Delicate balance “China has huge opportunities to in- Karel Eloot, an expert at consultancy “medical assistant” robot at the Beijing the human body is still too complicat- By 2020, China is aiming for half of the crease the level of its industrial automa- firm McKinsey. show which it said was able to help ed,” he said. 15 MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 entertainment

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION Aries Step out of your usual role. Doing this every now and then can add knowledge and expand your life. The day’s planetary aspects favour such growth. Your willingness to walk a different path can give you far more than you imagine. Try something you’ve never considered before. Go to a new place. Change your desk around. Taurus Are you satisfied with your current career? If not, start by making a plan. There are specific steps that you can take to give you the greatest advantage in the opportu- nities available. Consider visiting online career sites. There are wonderful articles and tips for the taking. Don’t settle for less than you deserve. Gemini 51- That is to say...; 54- Unskilled; 60- Future tulip; 61- ___ fours Don’t fear change. Even if you think you don’t adjust (crawling); 62- Draft classification; 63- Bibliography abbr.; 64- well, you have far more adaptability than you realize. Actress Taylor; 65- “Cheers” regular; 66- Basic unit of heredity; Without change, life would become stagnant and life- 67- Weeping; 68- Elation; less. It wouldn’t be long before you grew unsatisfied and bored with the same old thing. Down 1- Macho man; 2- Author Morrison; 3- Stable staple; 4- Person Cancer Across with new parents; 5- Breastbones; 6- Hastens; 7- Name on a razor; Make your dreams valuable tools for insight. Back in 8- Letters, e.g.; 9- Compass point opposite WSW; 10- Letter opener; the old days, great rulers believed so strongly in the 1- Greek portico; 5- Disgrace; 10- “___ you dare!”; 14- Tailless 11- ___ account (never); 12- Profits; 13- Family portrait?; 21- Ages insight of dreams that they employed interpreters. amphibian; 15- Saturn’s largest moon; 16- Cabinet dept.; 17- and ages; 22- Gore and more; 24- Slippery fish; 25- Yoga posture; Whether you think dreams are mystical insights or Golden rule preposition; 18- Creepy; 19- Poker pot starter; 20- 26- Travels on; 27- Snob; 28- Dwelt; 29- “Tiny Bubbles” singer; 30- random thoughts, you can gain a lot from them. Breakup; 22- Got up; 23- Imperial unit of weight; 24- Overhead Charlotte ___; 31- Actress Verdugo; 32- Bus station; 35- Paris’s Pont trains; 25- Weapons supply; 29- Wanted; 33- Trig functions; ___ Arts; 38- 2002 erupter; 41- Remarkable; 43- Scream; 44- Soon; Leo 34- Billy ___ had a hit song with “White Wedding”; 36- Domin- 46- Vase; 48- Depression between hills; 51- ___ to differ; 52- Silent; Follow your instincts. Even if you have a tendency to ion; 37- Hoo-ha; 38- 2, 4, 6, 8, etc.; 39- Equinox mo.; 40- It’s a 53- Vivacity; 54- Dagger; 55- Japanese syllabic script; 56- Robert of listen more to your reason, put that aside. While your gas; 42- New Ager John; 43- Type of question; 45- Shock with “The Sopranos”; 57- Hydroxyl compound; 58- Shrivelled, without ears can hear words, your intuition can hear what’s wonder; 47- Stuff oneself; 49- Song syllable; 50- Draft choice; moisture; 59- Identical; 61- Table scrap; between the lines and provide you with a much bigger picture. If something sounds right but feels wrong, you’ll be better off trusting your feelings. Virgo Feed your mind with new knowledge. Visit a bookstore BEETLE BAILEY or read some interesting information online. If you have more time, visit the library or explore courses that you might like. There is knowledge to be had everywhere you look, provided you’re open to receiv- ing it. People are often the best resource. Libra Try to see nightmares as safe ways to understand feelings. No one likes to experience them, and we’d sooner forget them once awake, the quickest way to ensure they don’t return is to understand what they’re saying. Fear, pain, and anxiety are the most common ingredients of nightmares. What frightens you? Do you feel insecure? Scorpio Are you living your dreams? Are you still in touch with them? The energy from today’s planetary aspects can lend strength and encouragement to this part of your life. Take hold of the things you want most of all. Ask yourself, “What do I want people to say about me when I’m gone?” Sagittarius Today’s a good day to check into advancing your career or education. The energy favours expansion and growth. When was the last time you learned a new skill? It doesn’t have to be work related, either. If arranging flowers, skydiving, or proramming websites SUDOKU is something that appeals to you, go for it. YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION Capricorn Do you recognize your intuition as a valuable asset? Some people do and some don’t. Which group are you in? It can be easy to trust more in concrete, factual reality than in the things you can’t touch, yet your intuition can serve you more than you may realize. Aquarius Use your creativity to make things happen today. This doesn’t have to take the form of a finished product. You can come up with new and innovative ways to approach a task, project, or problem. Trust your ability to discover such things. You’re known for your sharp thinking and creative abilities. Pisces Find new ways to expand your horizons. The web has How to play an infinite number of resources and information to Place a number in the empty boxes in explore. Not only that, but your community and local such a way that each row across, each colleges offer various courses to choose from. Think column down and each 9-box square about what you’d enjoy learning - perhaps a new job contains all of the numbers from one skill or craft. to nine. 16 MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018

THE EQUALIZER- 2 + 9.30 + 11.30 PM CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 5.00 (15+) (ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER) NEW SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + + 9.15 PM DENZEL WASHINGTON, PEDRO PASCA 8.00 + 10.00 PM + 12.00 MN SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 12.45 + 2.45 + CINECO (20) DAILY AT (IMAX 2D): 6.30 + 9.00 4.45 + 6.45 PM + 11.30 PM BLACKKKIANS MAN (15+) (CRIME/COMEDY/BIOGRAPHY) NEW THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME Ariana cries over CINECO (20) DAILY AT (VIP I): 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON, ADAM DRIVER, (15+) (ACTION/COMEDY) MILA KUNIS, SAM HEUGHAN, KATE MCKINNON CINECO (20) DAILY AT (ATMOS): 11.30 AM + CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 8.15 + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN 11.00 PM CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 2.45 + 7.00 + 11.15 PM CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN + (1.00 AM THURS/ OCEAN’S EIGHT FRI) WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 7.15 + 9.15 + 11.15 PM Manchester attack (PG-15) (COMEDY/CRIME) SEEF (II) DAILY AT: (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) MONKEY KING RELOADED *- SANDRA BULLOCK, CATE BLANCHETT SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.30 + 5.00 + 9.30 PM (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) NEW IANS | Los Angeles + 9.15 + 11.45 PM NEIL BUCKSFIELD, TRISTAN KELZAI, JOHN AAVA SAAR DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + THE INCREDIBLES 2 CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.15 + 2.00 inger Ariana Grande says 9.00 + 11.30 PM + 3.45 PM (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) CRAIG T. NELSON, SAMUEL L. JACKSON she is battling with anxi- WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 12.45 + 2.45 PM + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 4.00 + ety, more than a year after 8.30 PM S PLOEY: YOU NEVER FLY ALONE 22 people were killed in a ter- GOLD (18+) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) NEW AL ABLA TAMTAM rorist attack following her con- (PG-13) (HINDI/DRAMA/SPORT/HISTORY) NEW JAMIE ORAM, HARRIET PERRING, IAIN STUART AKSHAY KUMAR, FARHAN AKHTAR, MOUNI ROY (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY) cert in Manchester, England. CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.15 + 4.15 + YASMIN ABDULAZIZ, HAMDI ALMIRGHANI During a sit-down interview CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 6.15 PM 8.30 + 11.30 PM + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 2.00 + 6.30 + 11.00 PM with Ebro Darden on Apple’s SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.30 + 3.30 + DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 Beats 1 Radio Friday, Grande SEEF (I) 5.30 PM DUCK DUCK GOOSE PM + 12.00 MN was overcome with emotion (PG) (ANIMATION/COMEDY/ADVENTURE) SAAR DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 THE MEG JIM GAFFIGAN, ZENDAYA, GREG PROOPS - crying over the pain she car- + 11.00 PM (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER) SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 + ries in the wake of Manchester, WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 2.45 + 5.45 JASON STATHAM, RUBY ROSE, BINGBING LI 5.15 PM + 8.45 + 11.45 PM reports variety.com. CINECO (20) DAILY AT (IMAX 3D): 11.00 AM + WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 The topic came up when 1.30 + 4.00 PM + 5.15 PM CRAZY RICH ASIANS CINECO (20) DAILY AT (VIP I): 11.00 AM + 1.30 + Darden mentioned “Get Well (15+) (ROMANTIC/COMEDY) NEW 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM Soon”, the Sweetener track that CONSTANCE WU, HENRY GOLDING, GEMMA CHAN HARB KARMOZ CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 12.30 + 2.30 + (PG-15) (ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER/DRAMA) addresses the tragedy. 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CHRISTOPHER ROBIN WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 11.15 PM “You know, there is some dark (PG) (FAMILY/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) NEW + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM s*** out there, man. And we just EWAN MCGREFOR, HAYLEY ATWELL, BRONTE COCO Ariana Grande CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.45 + 4.00 + MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE FALLOUT (TAMIL) NEW 6.15 + 8.30 + 10.45 PM (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER/CRIME) NAYANTARA, SARNYA PONVANNAN, YOGI BABU SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.45 + 4.00 + TOM CRUISE, HENRY CAVILL, VING RHAMES SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 8.45 + 11.45 PM have to be there for each other (And) you feel bad, you tweet 6.15 + 8.30 + 10.45 PM CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + as much as we can. Because you (about) it, you post a picture, SAAR DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 2.00 + 4.15 + 6.30 9.00 PM + 12.00 MN ORU PAZHAYA BOMB KADHA It’s just about being never f***ing know, you know. you send your condolences, you PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8. (MALAYALAM) NEW *- BIBIN GEORGE, PRAYAGA MARTIN, HAREESH there for each other So I wanted to do something to say something and then you WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 30 + 11.30 PM make people feel good and less move on... (But) people are per- + 7.15 PM WADI AL SAIL DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 2.45 + 5.45 SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 12.15 + 3.00 + 5.45 + 8.30 and helping each + 11.15 PM alone,” she added. manently affected by this s***,” + 8.45 + 11.45 PM other through scary DOWN A DARK HALL AL HAMRA DAILY AT: 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 PM + Grande found herself at the said Grande. (15+) (THRILLER/HORROR) NEW SKYSCRAPER (12.00 MN THURS/FRI) times and anxiety. centre of tragedy on May 22 “Perspective, it changes ANNASOPHIA ROBB, ISABELLE FUHRMAN, KRISTY MITCHELL (PG-13) (ACTION/THRILLERA/DRAMA) We just have to last year when an improvised everything. It changes your life DWAYNE JOHNSON, NEVE CAMPBELL KARWAAN CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 2.45 + 7.15 + 11.45 PM be there for each explosive device was detonated quite a bit,” she said. CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 (PG-13) (HINDI/DRAMA/COMEDY) SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 PM + 12.00 MN IRRFAN KHAN, DULQUER SALMAAN, MITHILA other as much as we outside her concert at the Man- “I really want to be present, 9.00 + 11.15 PM SEEF (II) DAILY AT: 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM SEEF (I) DAILY AT: 7.30 + 9.45 PM + 12.00 MN can. I wanted to do chester Arena, killing 23 people and follow happy impulses, and something to make and injuring 250. figure that out later. You want NAWARET MASR GEETHA GOVINDAM Grande went on to explain to just stay in the moment. You (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY) NEW (TELGU) NEW people feel good and BAYOUNI FOUAD, MOHAMMED THARWAT, HOTELTRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VIJAY DEVERAKONDA, RISHMIKA MANDANNA that the Manchester attack try not to give into fear because HESHAM ISMAIL less alone (PG) (ANIMATION/COMEDY/ DRAMA) AL HAMRA DAILY AT: 12.00 NOON changed her perspective on life. obviously that is the whole CINECO (20) DAILY AT: 1.30 + 3.30 + 5.30 + 7.30 ADAM SANDLER, ANDY SAMBERG ARIANA GRANDE “We see this on the news. point of being here.”

CHANGE OF NAME Gomez believes Lovato’s backup dancer denies supplying her drugs I, NOORULLA, S/O, ABDULA KHUDUS, holding Indian in paying the love Passport No.K0791000, NAME CHANGE IANS | Los Angeles dated 07/03/2012 issued I,VINOI MOORKOTH, S/o , forward at BAHRAIN, having VIJAYAN EDAKKADAVATH, holding emi Lovato’s long-time permanent residence at Indian Passport No. G8545435, Dbackup dancer and friend (full address in India) Dated on 28/09/2008, issued IANS | Los Angeles Dani Vitale is denying rumours KODIGENA HALLI, at BAHRAIN having permanent that she provided drugs to the MADHUGIRI, TUMKUR – residence at MOORKOTH HOUSE, inger Selena Gomez is hap- singer. 572 127, KARNATAKA INDIA MUZHAPPINGAD P O, KANNUR py to “pay the love forward” In an emotional essay DT, KERALA 670662, presently S presently residing at FLAT residing at FLAT NO 22,BLD NO after receiving immense love shared on Vitale’s Instagram, #12, BLDG.76, ROAD NO. 84, 845, ROAD NO.415, BLOCK and support from fans follow- the dancer made it clear that SHEIKH KHALID AVENUE, 704, SALMABAD, BAHRAIN will ing her kidney transplant. she was not responsible for AREA 905, EAST RIFFA, henceforth be known as (Given The 26-year-old disclosed “Échame la Culpa” singer’s BAHRAIN will henceforth Name ) VINOI (Surname ) last year that she underwent relapse, reports variety.com. be known as (Given name) MOORKOTH. Objection(s), if a kidney transplant, and that “I have never touched nor NOORULLA (surname) any, may be forwarded to Em- her friend Francia Raisa had even seen a drug in my en- ABDULA KHUDUS. bassy of india, P.O Box No 26106, donated her own kidney for tire life. I do not do drugs nor Objection(s) if any may be Bldg.1090, Road 2819, Block 428, Al Seef, Bahrain. the operation, would I ever encourage or forwarded to Embassy of Demi Lovato India, P.O Box 26106, Al A speech filmed by Gomez supply them to anyone I love,” Seef, Kingdom of at WE Day in April, when she Vitale wrote. Bahrain. spoke about her kidney trans- Vitale, 28, went on to re - sion, fear, anxiety, sadness, plant, has now been released, count how she had been out anger, disgust, numbness and Eva Longoria wants reports Metro.co.uk. Selena Gomez celebrating her birthday with many more adjectives that She spoke about her person- friends on July 23. The next I’ve been feeling that I sadly to hit the gym again al health struggles and how morning, she woke up to a call can’t even put into words,” she SITUATIONS people motivated her to battle and they offered their support. about Lovato’s overdose. wrote on Instagram. IANS | Los Angeles the health issues. “And others told me how “My whole being was ridden “After days of countless VACANT “You are focusing on making hearing my story helped them with sadness, confusion, love nights not being able to sleep, ctress Eva Longoria the world a more hopeful place find their own courage and and hopelessness,” she said. or waking up in a full sweat Asays she can’t wait to and you encourage me and all helped other people want to Later rumours that Vitale and soaking in my own tears, Mobile technician cum start exercising again. of my friends to do the same. get involved and donate. They had supplied Lovato with I was forced to put my phone Salesperson required for a The star -- who gave birth As maybe some of you know, reminded me how lucky I am drugs sent Vitale into turmoil. in a drawer. Terrified to open newly opened Mobile Shop to a boy two months ago I had a kidney transplant this to have a platform where I can “I wound up not leaving my a blind or to get out of bed, my in Zinj. Call or Whatsapp -- spoke about it in an in- year and so many people from share with you guys and I can house nor my bed for 3 weeks. house remained just as dark 3666-1533 terview. across the country reached out pay the love forward,” she said. Ridden with severe depres- as my mind daily,” she added. 17 MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 sports

Shaikh Khalid meets dignitaries Knockouts rock Brave 14 in Morocco TDT | Manama The Moroccan superstar be hosted on September 7 at TDT | Manama thrilled the nation with a show- Coliseo Bicentenario Stadium at rave Combat Federation stopper. After the main event, Bucaramanga, Colombia. H Shaikh Khalid bin hosted a massive fight the arena erupted in celebration. HHamad Al Khalifa, Su- Bcard in Tangier, Morocco Jeremy Kennedy showcased Main Card preme Council for Youth & which lived up to its expecta- his dominance in the feather- Ottman Azaitar defeats Dani- Sport First Vice Chairman tions. weight division calling out to jel Kokora by KO (Round 1 - 0:32) and Bahrain Royal Equestri- The fight card showcased ex- the matchmaker for a title op- - Welterweight an & Endurance Federation plosive bouts filled with knock- portunity. The terrifying elbows Jeremy Kennedy defeats President, visited Morocco outs. 7 out of 9 fights ended up silenced the game plan of Danyel Danyel Pilo by KO (Round 1 - on occasion of Brave Com- knockouts while 3 of the knock- Pilo within the first round. 2:02) - Featherweight bat Federation hosting the outs came within the first round Abdoul Abdoulraguimov Abdoul Abdoulraguimov de- first global mixed martial of action. stopped Sidney Wheeler in the feats Sidney Wheeler by TKO - arts in Africa. Djamil Chan showed off first round to a TKO via ground (Round 1 - 3:20) - Welterweight Minister of Youth and his wrecking power with a and pound. Felipe Efrain defeats Arnold Sports, Rasheed Al Talibi spine-chilling knockout over Velimurad Alkhasov took the Quero by KO (Round 1 - 0:40) - Al Alami greeted HH Shaikh Alejandro Martinez. After epic fight to the distance and Bantamweight Khalid at the venue. The landing the loaded one, Djamil unleashed a barrage of leg kicks Velimurad Alkhasov defeats event was held under pa- walked off in victory taking his at his grounded opponent, Sean Sean Santella by unanimous de- tronage of King Mohammed eye off the opponent, certain Santella. The fight was a wakeup cision - Flyweight VI, King of Morocco. Ath- that there will be no recovery for call for the veteran to level up Ikram Aliskerov defeats Joey letes from 12 nations par- his grounded opponent. to thrive in the tough terrain of Berkenbosch by TKO (Round 1 - ticipated in the first mixed Felipe Efrain returned to the Brave Combat Federation. 02:15) - Middleweight martial arts event hosted in title race for the bantamweight Ikram Aliskerov defeated Joey Morocco. championship with a dominant Berkenbosch in the first round Under card HH Shaikh Khalid met performance against Arnold as by TKO. Ikram Aliskerov is Jeremy Pacatiw defeats Keith with athletes and employees Quero was a clear crowd fa - currently dominating the mid- Action from Brave Lee by Split Decision - Bantam- of Brave CF before the event vourite. dleweight division with four weight and instructed on hosting The fight lasted a mere 40 straight wins. tion which was decided by split Suleiman defeated Artur Gusey- Artur Guseynov defeats Tarek the largest mixed martial leaving Quero on the mat. And Jeremy Pacatiw and Keith decision. nov by TKO due to Guseynov not Suleiman by TKO (Round 1 - arts event hosted in the the highlight of the night was Lee showcased one of the most Jeremy Pacatiw became the displaying intelligible defence 04:43) - Catchweight continent of Africa. The in- stolen by Ottman Azaitar who exciting bouts of the night. Bot only other fighter from the Phil- during ground and pound. Djamil Chan defeats Pato itiative was praised by mar- lived up to his nickname - Bull- the fighters showed their heart ippines to have three wins in The upcoming event from Martinez by knockout (Round tial artists and athletes in dozer. and skill in three rounds of ac- Brave Combat Federation. Tarek Brave Combat Federation will 1 - 0:29) - Lightweight Morocco. Federer to meet Djokovic Pandya sparks England collapse AFP | Nottingham, England in Cincinnati Masters final ardik Pandya took five Hwickets and debutant wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant hoping it will be third time claimed five catches as England Halep sets up clash lucky in Cincinnati after book- were dramatically dismissed • ing finals berth with a 6-3, 6-4 inside a session for just 161 in with Bertens for third victory over Aryna Sabalenka. the third Test at Trent Bridge Cincinnati final The Romanian lost a title bid on Sunday. in Cincinnati in 2015 against That left India with a com- Serena Williams and came up manding first-innings lead of AFP | Cincinnati short a year ago to Garbine Mu- 168 runs at tea on the second guruza. day after they had earlier made oger Federer and Novak On Sunday she’ll try again 329. Djokovic will be fighting against Dutch outsider Kiki All-rounder Pandya took R Hardik Pandya celebrates after dismissing Chris Woakes, his fourth wicket of for records when the all-star Bertens, who will be playing five for 28 runs in six overs, the afternoon pair clash in Sunday’s final at her third final of the season af- including a stunning spell of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Mas- ter wearing down a tiring Petra four for eight in 11 balls, as he ters. Kvitova 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. revelled in the swing-friendly New Zealand in Auckland in ditions that saw the floodlights Federer, a seven-time cham- Roger Federer in action “If I fight like I’ve done here, conditions. March. switched on were not the eas- pion here, will be bidding to I will have a big chance,” Halep England only narrowly avoid- The irony was that England iest in which to bat, but Eng- increase his tournament lead- The Belgian needed treat- said. “It will be a challenge for ed the follow-on total of 130 but had enjoyed a solid opening land’s top-order problems run ing total, while Djokovic is keen ment for a shoulder problem me to play another final here India had strengthened their stand to be 54 without loss. deeper than that. to win the only Masters 1000 after losing the opening set. and try to win it.” grip on the game as they looked But the exit of left-handers Cook edged paceman Ishant tournament missing from his Djokovic beat 2016 winner World number 17 Bertens, to recover from 2-0 down in the Alastair Cook (29) and Kea - Sharma to give Pant an easy trophy collection. Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to earn who played and won two five-match series. ton Jennings (20) on that to- first Test catch. Second seed Federer was his place. matches on Friday after rain It was the second time this tal sparked a collapse that saw Cook’s exit meant England’s leading 7-6 (7/3), 1-1 when Da- interruptions this week, looked year that England had been eight wickets lost for 74 runs. all-time leading Test run-scorer vid Goffin retired with an inju- Halep eyes ‘big chance’ fitter that two-time Wimbledon dismissed inside a session of Only Jos Buttler’s 39 briefly had made 252 runs at a meagre ry from their semi-final match On the women’s side, world winner Kvitova in hot, humid Test cricket following their kept India at bay. average of 19.38 in Test cricket after 62 minutes on Saturday. number one Simona Halep is conditions. humiliating 58 all out against Admittedly, the overcast con- this year.

BOC signs agreement with Dartfish TDT | Manama Sports assistant secretary general and ciations from Bahrain and abroad. We Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) are so proud of having someone like he Bahrain Olympic Committee secretary general Abdulrahman Askar Mahmood Fakhro to qualify national T(BOC) has signed five-year agree- signed the agreement with Mahmood competencies in the field of sports,” ment with Swiss firm ‘Dartfish’, which Fakhro, representing the Dartfish added Askar. develops patented and Emmy Award in Bahrain, in the presence of Bah- “Dartfish is the most advanced vid- winning solutions, built to unleash rain Academy director Nabeel Taha eo analysis technology on the market the full potential of video analysis for and training programmes specialist and is utilized by thousands of educa- at Seef District too coaches, athletes, healthcare special- Mahmood Yateem. tion, coaching and professional sport- ists, teachers and students. Askar said the move is part of the ing organisations across the world,” Um al Hassan +973 17728699 The deal, made at the committee committee’s strategy to cope with said academy director Nabeel Taha. Seef District +973 17364999 offices in Seef, aims to further boost scientific technical programmes being “This agreement will help those administrative and technical outputs carried out by the BOC through the interested in taking part in dartfish of the Bahrain Academy, which is un- Olympic Academy. courses to benefit from the develop- der the BOC. “We seek to develop national sports ment featured at the programme,” Supreme Council for Youth and officials within sports clubs and asso- he said. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 18 Bahrain’s shooting team to begin quest Punia takes India’s first wrestling gold AFP | Jakarta

ommonwealth champion Bajrang Punia gave In- Cdia its first Asian Games gold in 65kg wrestling yesterday after veteran Sushil Kumar suf- fered a shock first-round exit in Jakarta. Punia, who won a silver at the 2014 edition in Incheon, battled past Japan’s Daichi Takatini 11-8 Bahrain’s shooting team during a practice session in a hard-fought final bout. Punia attacked from the word go to lead by 6-0 in the first min- TDT | Manama ute of play, before the Japanese wrestler closed the gap through ahrain’s national shoot- a series of counter attacks. Bing team will begin their But the Indian, who lost to campaign at the 18th Asian Takatini in the quaterfinals of Games, being held in Jakarta the Asian Championships in and Palembang until Septem- March, prevailed to give his ber 2, today when they com- country the first gold of the 18th pete in the 10m rifle event in edition of the Asiad. Palembang. “I have taken revenge of my Hussain Abduljabbar and Asian Championship loss and I Mahmood Haji will be the dedicate my gold to late prime India’s Bajrang Punia carries the tricolour after winning in the Finals against Japan’s Daichi Takatani at the Asian Games Bahraini hopefuls in today’s minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee qualifying round, which com- (who passed away on August mences at 4.30am (Bahrain 16),” an emotional Punia told am not the one who takes pres- technical superiority but was Championships (in September). time). The finals will be held reporters. sure, rather believe in concen- tested in the final with a deter- I have improved on my tech - in the evening session. necessary support for sports “There was no pressure on trating on my performance,” he mined Takatini holding him till nique and game along the way In the women’s section, federations participating in me to perform (after other In- added. the last with a challenge. and will try my best for India in Hanan Rahma and Safa Al the games to achieve the best dians had lost their bouts). I Punia won all his bouts on “My next aim is the World the coming years.” Dossary will be the first Bah- possible results. raini to compete in a women’s The Secretary General of the shooting events in the Asian Bahrain Olympic Committee Games as the duo hope to Abdulrahman Sadiq Askar and make a remarkable start for Board Member of the com - Sun shines with first gold at games the kingdom. mittee Shaikh Mohammed bin Meanwhile, Secretary Gen- Ibrahim Al Khalifa, attended Reuters | Jakarta Lee Ha-sung’s title defence eral of the Supreme Council in the 37th General Assembly ended in disappointment with for Youth and Sports, Vice meeting held Sunday morning un Peiyuan won the first gold the Korean finishing a poor 12th President of the Bahrain Olym- at the Mulia Sinaayan Hotel. It Sof the 18th Asian Games in with 9.31. pic Committee Shaikh Salman was chaired by Shaikh Ahmed Wushu to give powerhouse Chi- It was a happy return to In- Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa said Al Fahad AlSabah, president na a perfect start to their cam- donesia for Sun, who won the the 18th Asian Games is a new of the Olympic Council of paign on Sunday. changquan 2015 World Cham- challenge for the Kingdom of Asia. The 29-year-old clinched the pionship gold in Jakarta, a year to strengthen assert its leading They praised the opening men’s changquan gold with 9.75 after claiming the daoshu gold reputation continentally. ceremony of the 2018 Asian points after impressing with his in the Incheon Asian Games. He added that with the di- Games, saying it was a success. acrobatic moves at the Jakarta China are the undisputed rectives of Shaikh Nasser bin “Yesterday we witnessed the International Expo at Kemayor- leaders in wushu, having won 12 Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman first success of the Games, the an in the sport developed from of the 15 world titles, including of the Supreme Council for opening ceremony,” OCA Pres- ancient Chinese martial arts. the last four. Youth and Sports, president of ident Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Hosts Indonesia also opened They won 12 wushu medals, the Bahrain Olympic Commit- Al-Sabah said during the open- their account with Edgar Mar- including 10 gold, at Incheon tee, the Bahrain Olympic Com- ing of the 37th OCA General velo (9.72) claiming silver ahead which is a record for a single mittee is keen to provide the Assembly here on Sunday. of Tsai Tsemin (9.70) of Taiwan. Sun Peiyuan of China competes National Olympic Committee.

‘Ronaldo got a bullseye,’ jokes Chievo keeper Mohoric wins BinckBank Tour AFP | Verona, Italy

ristiano Ronaldo may not Chave scored in his Serie A debut for Juventus but he got a “bullseye” joked Chievo goal- keeper Stefano Sorrentino who suffered a broken nose and whiplash after being knocked out in a clash with the Portu- guese superstar. Sorrentino, 39, was hospital- ised overnight after losing con- sciousness on the pitch after his clash with the five-time Ballon d’Or winner in the 87th minute Matej Mohoric of his team’s 3-2 defeat to cham- pions Juventus. AFP | Brussels the Czech Republic to land The veteran lay motionless the closing day’s honours in a on the pitch of the Bentego - Juventus’, Cristiano Ronaldo (C) stands next to Chievo’s goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino (Bottom) after they collided lovenia’s Matej Mohoric bunch finish to the 209.5 kilo- di Stadium in Verona where Swon the BinckBank Tour metre ride. he received treatment before didn’t so much brush me as get ital ‘C’ who can decide matches mouth to take out my tongue in the biggest win of his career Mohoric began Sun - being transported to Verona’s a bullseye!” at any moment,” Sorrentino told and then slowly I began to re- on Sunday after Australia’s Mi- day’s stage from Lacs de Borgo Trento Hospital where Chievo said in a statement Sky Sport Italia. gain consciousness. chael Matthews claimed the l’Eau d’Heure to Gram - he spent the night under that Sorrentino suffered a “nasal “Before the game I told myself “Usually it is him to take a sixth and final stage. mont half a minute clear of observation. bone fracture, contusive trauma that I should try to stop him in foul, I can say that I’m one of Mohoric’s landmark World Matthews. “THANK YOU for all your mes- to the left shoulder and cervical any way I could. the few to have taken a foul from Tour stage triumph came at He had led approaching the sages of affection and respect,” whiplash.” “I only found out that the him!” Sorrentino joked. the main expense of Matthews final climb but his challenge Sorrentino posted on Twitter The former Torino and Paler- clash was with Cristiano Ron- Ronaldo came over to see who took second in the overall faded, crossing 14sec behind on Sunday. mo goalkeeper said he felt pride aldo, because I don’t remember what was happening and standings. Matthews who picked up bo- “We are a fantastic squad at having prevented the Portu- anything of what happened af- moved away as the medical The Sunweb rider fended off nus points to cut the gap in the and yesterday we had a brush guese star from scoring. ter going to get the ball only that staff tried to revive the Chievo Belgian’s Greg Van Avermaet general classification to five with greatness: meanwhile, CR7 “He is a champion with a cap- someone put his hands in my goalkeeper. (BMC) and Zdanek Stybar of seconds. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 19

English Premier League Burnley 1 3 Watford Manchester City 6 1 Huddersfield Town Aguero bags treble as Brighton & Hove Albion 3 2 Manchester United

French Ligue 1 Strasbourg 1 1 St Etienne City beat Huddersfield Toulouse 2 1 Bordeaux Italian Serie A AFP | Manchester Torino 0 1 Roma ergio Aguero hit a hit-trick as Manchester City’s re- Scord-breaking forward in- spired a 6-1 demolition of Hud- dersfield on Sunday. Saudi football chief quits, Pep Guardiola’s champions opened their home campaign with a pre-match display of tick- eyes Asia’s top job er tape and exploding fireworks AFP | Riyadh elections of the Asian Football and Aguero continued the pyro- Confederation, which will be technics on the field. audi Football Federation held next year.” Aguero, who turned 30 in the Schief Adel Ezzat resigned Ezzat’s deputy Nawaf al- close-season, has now scored 14 on Saturday, expressing his Timyat has been named the times in his last eight Premier intention to run for the pres- Saudi federation’s interim League games at City’s Etihad idency of the Asian Football chief until fresh elections are Stadium. Confederation. held. The Argentina star -- City’s “I presented to (Saudi sports Ezzat was last week elected all-time leading scorer -- joins authority chief ) Turki al- as the first president of the former Liverpool forward Rob- Sheikh... my resignation from South West Asian Football bie Fowler on nine Premier my position as of today,” Ezzat Federation, a new regional League hat-tricks. told a Saudi sports broadcaster. bloc of federations comprising Only ex-Newcastle and Black- “I will begin preparing... for 14 nations. burn star Alan Shearer has scored more in the competi - tion’s history with 11. City’s rampant display under- lined why they are such strong Messi double powers favourites to retain their title. Manchester City’s Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero (C) takes on Huddersfield Town’s Danish midfielder Philip Billing (L) Such is City’s strength in yards. Silva, who became the third depth, Guardiola was able City player after Joe Hart and Barcelona to victory to leave Kyle Walker, Riyad Majestic City Richard Dunne to appear in 250 Mahrez and Raheem Sterling David Silva had set the tone Premier League games for the AFP | Madrid on the bench. I’m very happy. with a majestic opening half- club, made way for Mahrez after And even though City learned I didn’t realise I hour, torturing the Hudders- 64 minutes but there was no let- wo goals from Lionel Mes- this week that playmaker Kevin was about to be field defence and allowing the up for the visitors. Tsi either side of a Philippe De Bruyne will be out for up to City supporters to forget about Aguero might have claimed Coutinho strike allowed Bar- 6000 substituted before three months with a knee injury, the absence of De Bruyne. his hat-trick earlier, with a 56th celona to start their defence Lionel Messi has been I got the hat-trick. making history again the fact Guardiola was able to But, incredibly, Huddersfield minute shot that struck the of the Spanish title with a 3-0 with Barcelona, netting name substitutes which cost his Mendy’s crossing is scored from their first attack of Huddersfield post, while Ham- win over Alaves at the Camp so good. I train hard in a 15th straight La club £230 million ($293 million) the game, three minutes before er also turned around his shot Nou on Saturday night. Liga campaign while in transfer fees, was a sobering and then the decision the interval. around a post after 70 minutes. Wearing the captain’s arm- bringing up 6,000 goals thought for their rivals. is the manager’s as to Philip Billing’s long throw-in Five minutes later, Aguero band following the departure for his team After relentless City pressure, whether I play was helped on by Steve Mou- had his third -- and his 31st of Andres Iniesta to Japan, which featured Guardiola’s nie and Jon Gorenc Stankovic league game in which he has Messi stepped up to send a team having 80 percent pos - SERGIO AGUERO responded quickly, forcing the scored multiple goals. cheeky second-half free-kick opening result for Ernesto session, the champions finally ball in from six yards. The striker met yet another under the jumping wall and Valverde’s side, who are hop- took the lead on 25 minutes, the had advanced to the edge of his If that gave Guardiola some- dangerous left-wing cross from into the net for the opener, ing to once again see off the start of a three-goal blitz inside area, from the edge of the area. thing to ponder at the interval, Mendy, twisting acrobatically to and Barca’s 6,000th La Liga challenges of Real Madrid and 10 minutes. Six minutes later, Benjamin it required just three minutes of shoot across his body and into goal. Atletico Madrid in the battle Ederson, Guardiola’s Mendy attacked down the left, the second half for Silva to re- the goal from six yards. Coutinho, who had come off for the title. ball-playing goalkeeper, struck a exchanging passes with Gabriel store City’s three-goal cushion. That allowed Guardiola to the bench, lashed in the second While Cristiano Ronaldo magnificent pass over 60 yards, Jesus, who enjoyed a fortunate The former Spain internation- take off Aguero, replacing him goal before Messi added gloss has left Real for Juventus, isolating Aguero against defend- ricochet off a defender before al, who this week announced his with Leroy Sane who helped to the scoreline in stoppage Messi remains as the figure- er Christopher Schindler. drilling the ball home. retirement from his national wrap up the scoring after 84 time, with the clock having head at Barcelona and he The Argentine skilfully held And the rout continued team, curled a magnificent 25- minutes with a run and shot ticked past midnight in Cat- won his 33rd trophy with the off his marker, twisting and when Hamer fumbled a rou - yard left-foot free-kick into the which took a fortunate rebound alonia. club in the Spanish Super turning before lobbing the ball tine Mendy cross and Aguero top right-hand corner of the off Terence Kongolo on its way While they took their time Cup victory over Sevilla last over keeper Ben Hamer, who pounced, tapping in from six Huddersfield goal. into the net. to get going, it was an ideal weekend.

Brighton pile misery on Mourinho’s woeful Man United AFP | Brighton, United Kingdom and had the first chance when of Pogba leading United out of he dashed inside two Brighton the mire as he and summer sign- ose Mourinho’s fears over defenders before seeing his shot ing Fred, who cost a reported Jfailing to sign a new cen - blocked by Duffy. £52.5 million (57.9 million euros, tre-back were realised as a The story could have been $66.3 million) struggled to con- shambolic defensive display saw very different for the visitors trol the game in midfield. his Manchester United side lose had Lukaku not wasted a huge Brighton’s failure to defend 3-2 at Brighton on Sunday. chance to open the scoring when set-pieces cost them in a 2-0 For the first time in near - he pulled his shot wide of the defeat to Watford last weekend ly two years, Mourinho’s men near post 10 minutes in. and threatened to undo their conceded more than twice with good work again when Lukaku all three Brighton goals arriving Classy finish was left unmarked just five yards before half-time through Glenn Instead, Brighton went in front out to nod home Luke Shaw’s Murray, Shane Duffy and a Pas- when veteran striker Murray deflected cross and give United cal Gross penalty. caught Lindelof ball watching a lifeline. Romelu Lukaku briefly to flick home Solly March’s cross That reprieve lasted just 10 brought United back into the with a classy finish. minutes, however, before more game at 2-1. But there was little Two minutes later, the hosts rash defending by Bailly allowed reaction after the break until led 2-0 as Duffy was given the Brighton to restore their two- Paul Pogba’s penalty deep into space to control and fire past goal lead. stoppage time as United fell a helpless David de Gea after Dale Stephens beat Fred to three points behind defending Pascal Gross scores from the penalty sport to make it 3-1 Brighton United failed to clear a corner. a loose ball in midfield and re- champions Manchester City, Despite suggesting he is un- leased Gross before the German Chelsea and Tottenham just two League clubs closed before the afternoon on England’s south pre-season tour of the United happy at Old Trafford after scor- was brought down by a lunge games into the new campaign. opening weekend of the season. coast. States after the birth of his sec- ing in last weekend’s 2-1 win inside the area by the Ivorian. Mourinho warned of a “dif- Strengthening the heart of his In a tempestuous pre-season, ond child. over Leicester, Paul Pogba was De Gea got a touch to Gross’s ficult” season when he wasn’t defence was Mourinho’s priority Mourinho also clashed with An- But Martial was recalled to the again handed the captain’s arm- penalty but couldn’t keep it out backed in the transfer market and it showed as Victor Lindelof thony Martial when the French- starting line-up in the absence band by Mourinho. to compound a miserable first 45 before the deadline for Premier and Eric Bailly endured a torrid man failed to return to the club’s of the injured Alexis Sanchez However, there was little sign minutes for United. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 20 Sun flags off Chinese

Indonesia’s Defia gold rush Rosmaniar

AFP | Jakarta ment. South Korea, who hosted the 2014 wimmer Sun Yang led China to a Games in Incheon, picked up two taek- clutch of gold medals yesterday as wondo gold medals in the men’s indi- Sthe regional heavyweights start- vidual and team poomsae. ed the 2018 Asian Games where they In Palembang, the Games’ co-hosting left off in 2014 -- on top of the medals city in Sumatra, India’s teen shooting table. star Manu Bhaker missed out on the The triple Olympic champion was final as China’s world-record holders left fuming by a flag malfunction in Ji Xiaojing and Wu Jiayu won the 10m his victory ceremony, but not be - mixed air pistol. fore he cruised to 200 metres free - Taiwan’s Lin Ying-shin and Lu Shao- style victory over Japan’s Katsuhiro chuan narrowly beat Chinese pair Zhao Matsumoto. Ruozhu and 22-year-old Yang Haoran In chaotic scenes Sun, 26, demanded to win the 10m air rifle mixed team a re-run of the ceremony when the pole title. carrying the national flags fell down Vietnam’s men’s football team upset as he was proudly singing the Chinese Japan 1-0 to finish top of Group D, while anthem. China beat UAE 2-1 to complete their His victory capped a strong first-day Group C campaign with three wins performance by China, who dominated out of three. with 151 golds in 2014 and will aim to In badminton, newly crowned world top the Olympic medals table in Tokyo with three and South Korea on two. champion Kento Momota beat Daren in 2020. But the hosts soon reached the top of Liew 21-13, 21-14 as Japan reached the China swept four of the seven swim- the podium when Defia Rosmaniar won men’s team quarter-finals at the ex- ming titles and also won in shooting, taekwondo gold in the women’s indi- pense of Malaysia. fencing and wushu, a Chinese martial vidual poomsae, watched by President And the day after the two Koreas art, as the 18th Asian Games opened in Joko Widodo. marched together at the opening cer- Jakarta and Palembang. “Congratulations to Defia and the emony, a joint North-South rowing Late on Sunday, China led the table coaches. The Indonesian people are team finished last in their heat in the with seven gold medals, ahead of Japan China’s Sun Yang reacts after winning the final of the men’s 200m freestyle swimming event proud of you,” Widodo said in a state- lightweight men’s fours. Bahrain’s Batirov stuns Bahrain face Iran in second stage opener India’s Sushil Kumar

Bahrain’s football team during training

TDT | Manama Medal list ahrain will face Iran today Bahrain’s Adam Batirov after defeating India’s Sushil Kumar Bin the main round of the Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total handball championship, part of PTI | Jakarta dian out for a win. of the competition, after going the ongoing 18th Asian Games 1 China 7 5 4 16 “I was also not expecting down to Japanese Yuhi Fuji- in Jakarta and Palembang. 2 Japan 3 6 5 14 n a major upset, two-time this result. I had prepared, but nami 2-8 in the quarter-final tie The match kicks off at 10am 3 Korea 2 3 6 11 IOlympic medallist Sushil Ku- wins and losses are all part and to put Batirov out of the com- (Bahrain time) at GOR Popki 4 IR Iran 2 2 1 5 mar was on Sunday stunned by parcel of sport,” Kumar told petition. Batirov is the Asian Cibubur sports hall in Jakar- 5 Kazakhstan 1 1 2 4 Bahrain’s Adam Batirov in the reporters, saying he does not champions of the Asian Indoor ta, where the nationals look 6 Indonesia 1 1 0 2 7 Taipei 1 0 3 4 74 kg category, as the Indian take criticism to heart. Games held in Turkmenistan to extend their head-to-head 8 Uzbekistan 1 0 2 3 wrestling team’s campaign at “There is no loss of stamina last year. advantage with Iran to improve 9 India 1 0 1 2 the 18th Asian Games began. at this age. And no pressure as It was Uzbekistan’s Bekzod their chances of reaching the 9 Mongolia 1 0 1 2 Sushil lost his qualification well. I come far from all that. I Abdurakhmonov who ruled competition’s semi-finals. round 3-5 to Batirov. enjoy sports and will continue the 74kg category after pin - Bahrain had their concluding The London Olympics silver to do that,” he added. ning down Daniyar Kaisanov training sessions before their goalkeeper Mohammed Abdul- a heartbreaking 0-6 defeat to medallist created two oppor- Batirov earned a 15-5 win of Kazakhstan 3-2 to clinch match today and will have big hussian. South Korea in group opener, tunities to score in the second over Afghan athlete Abdul gold. hopes on some of their best In football, Bahrain will face will have to claim full points in period but could not convert Ghafar Qaderi in the pre-quar- Meanwhile Mongolia’s Bekh- handball talents, including Malaysia in a must-win situa- today’s concluding group match while Batirov did not miss his ter-finals. bayar Erdenebat thrashed Kum Hasan Shehab, Mohammed tion in Group ‘E’ tie today. Bah- should the keep any chances of chances. He led 3-2 with a take- The Bahraini athlete was de- Song Kang of North Korea 8-2 Abdulreda, Hasan Madan, Mo- rain, who have one point from a qualifying as the best third team down and then pushed the In- nied a place in the semi-finals to claim the 57kg gold. hammed Habib, Ai Mirza and 1-1 draw with Kyrgyzstan after in the competition.