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KUWAIT: Kuwait’s state-owned Petrochemical conspiracy theories Industries Co (PIC) said yesterday it reached a final set- tlement with US giant Dow Chemical and paid around $2.2 billion as a penalty for scrapping a joint venture. PIC said in a statement cited by the official KUNA news As usual, agency that the amount did not include $300 million of interest for delaying the payment awarded a year ago. “The settlement stipulates that PIC pays the value of halfway damages and costs as per the ruling of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) without the interest of $300 million,” the statement said. solutions The US company said on its website that it has received the cash payment, which “reflects the full dam- ages awarded by the ICC, as well as recovery of Dow’s costs”. PIC confirmed it had made the payment and that it had “exhausted all possible challenges to the award”. Last May, the ICC acting as an international arbitration granted Dow Chemical around $2.2 billion in compen- By Badrya Darwish sation for Kuwait pulling out of the $17.4 billion ven- ture. “Dow and Kuwait share a long history, and payment of this award brings final and appropriate resolution and closure to the issue,” Andrew Liveris, Dow chairman CLEVELAND, Ohio: Amanda Berry (center) is reunited with her sister [email protected] and chief executive officer said in a statement. “Our (left) on Monday after Berry and two other women who had been partnership with Kuwait includes several industry-lead- missing for a decade were found alive in a house not far from where ing joint ventures, which are valuable assets in Dow’s they were last seen. (Inset) Undated handout photos provided by fter many years and many parliaments have portfolio and have consistently returned accretive equi- the FBI show Berry (left) and Georgina ‘Gina’ Dejesus. — AFP come and gone, the housing allowance has ty earnings to Dow,” he said. “Receipt of this award Areached an almost decision-making stage. I enables Dow to accelerate actions that are in line with do not know why MPs waste our time and their time Three US women missing our stated priorities for uses of cash - foremost of which in solving problems halfway only. All of us in Kuwait, is paying down debt and remunerating shareholders,” including MPs, know that the KD 70,000 which the Liveris said. government grants to Kuwaitis to build a house, is for decade found alive In Dec 2008, the Kuwaiti government scrapped the not enough to build even a room. deal between PIC and Dow to create a petrochemicals The land is the actual problem in Kuwait joint venture due to pressure from opposition MPs cit- although everyone pretends to close their eyes on 3 brothers arrested in stunning case ing the global financial crisis. Under the deal, PIC was to this. Land in Kuwait is the most expensive on earth. CLEVELAND, Ohio: Three brothers have been arrest- the delicate task of interviewing Amanda Berry, Gina pay $7.5 billion to form a petrochemicals firm known as It has exceeded the prices of land in Japan too. Who ed in the US city of Cleveland in connection with the DeJesus and Michele Knight. Police did confirm that K-Dow. The parliament elected in December has asked decided to price land in Kuwait for as much? What kidnapping of three women found safe in a home Berry, now 27, has a six-year-old daughter, apparently its public funds protection panel to investigate the could somebody do with the land for such a price? after being missing for a decade, authorities said yes- born while she was in captivity. The three Ohio implications of signing and then cancelling the deal Should someone buy land in Salalah for this amount terday. There were more questions than answers the women were abducted separately in 2002, 2003 and with Dow. The panel has not yet completed its probe. of money? day after the stunning turn of events that began with 2004 but were found in the home of 52-year-old Ariel Dow and PIC currently operate four other joint ven- Parliament wants to do us a favour and tell us a frantic arm sticking out of a screen door, a woman Castro, not far from where each disappeared. Castro tures, including ME Global, EQUATE, Kuwait Olefins Co that they fight for us. They want to show us that screaming for help, and a neighbor kicking in the and his brothers - Pedro, 54, and Oneil, 50 - have been and Kuwait Styrene Co. “The question is: why didn’t they have increased the housing loan to KD 100,000. door to free her in a working-class neighborhood of detained, authorities said. Kuwait deal earlier with Dow?” Kuwait-based independ- They know very well that even if they increase the the city in the American heartland. It was not immediately clear why the women were ent oil analyst Kamel Al-Harami said, referring to the housing loan to KD 150,000, this money will not be Authorities said it will be some time before the abducted and how they were held. delay in paying the penalty, which resulted in interest useful for anything. A simple calculation shows that details of the ordeal come out, as FBI agents go about Continued on Page 13 costs. Even though the dispute is over, “a bitter feeling even a plot of land is more expensive. Even if some- will remain here”, he said. — Agencies one settles for a plot that is 350 sq m wide, which is the minimum to build a house, then how much PAGE PAGE would it cost him? I am not going to be picky and Morsi brings more Iranian presidential choosy saying: “I want Rawda or Khaldiya.” Land is a problem in Kuwait. When parliament Islamists to Cabinet first convened, we heard voices criticizing the price race gets underway of land in the country. They promised to have an inquiry and discuss the price of land. Then what happened was “the silence of the lambs”. We have not heard anything after that. I do not know who SARS-like virus kills 2 more Saudis told them to shut up on the topic. Obviously it is someone who has vested interest in land. GENEVA: Two more people in Saudi Arabia have died from a Other strains of coronavirus can cause common colds but Saudi Arabia has reported 23 confirmed cases in total, If you want to help young Kuwaitis and Kuwaiti new strain of coronavirus that has emerged in the Middle also the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Qatar two, Jordan two, Britain two and the United Arab families who want to build houses and who meet East, bringing the toll in the kingdom’s latest outbreak to sev- that emerged in Asia in 2003. There is no evidence yet of sus- Emirates one, according to the WHO. “WHO does not advise the requirements to take a loan, it has to be bundled en, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday. Six tained human-to-human spread of the new virus, but there special screening at ports of entry with regard to this event, with getting a plot of land. Otherwise, forget it! Do other people are infected, one of them critically ill, in an out- are concerns about clusters of cases reported by the WHO in nor does it recommend that any travel or trade restrictions not always settle with halfway solutions. This is the break centred on a healthcare facility in Al Ahsa governorate Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany and Britain. A retrospective be applied,” Thomas said. “Based on the current situation problem with every matter in Kuwait. I challenge all in Eastern Province, WHO spokesman Glenn Thomas said in study in Jordan found that there had been an outbreak of and available information, WHO encourages all member of you to discuss the price of land. I challenge you to Geneva. Worldwide, there have been 30 laboratory-con- the new virus there as long ago as April 2012, with two con- states to continue their surveillance for severe, acute respi- discuss why is land so expensive to buy. firmed infections with the new virus, including 18 deaths, firmed cases and 11 probable ones, including 10 health care ratory infections and to carefully review any unusual pat- since it came to scientists’ attention last September, he said. workers, Thomas told Reuters. terns,” he added. — Agencies Imran Khan injured in fall MP wants citizenship for non-Muslims too LAHORE: Pakistani politician and former cricketer Imran Khan was rushed to hospital with head injuries yester- day after falling off a lift taking him onto the stage for an Panel OKs raising housing loan election rally. He fell at least 5 m (15 ft), and it’s not clear By B Izzak the religious precondition for granting what type of surface he fell onto. Television footage citizenship contradicts the freedom of showed Khan, leader of the Pakistan Movement for KUWAIT: MP Khalil Al-Saleh yesterday belief and faith which is enshrined in the Justice party (PTI), bleeding from the head as he was car- submitted a draft law calling to amend Kuwaiti constitution. ried by aides through the crowd at the event in the nationality law in a way to allow Almost all the 1.2 million Kuwaiti citi- Pakistan’s second largest city Lahore. The dramatic granting citizenship to non-Muslims, say- zens are Muslims but there are around development came at the end of a day that saw 17 peo- ing taking the religion factor in nationali- 200 Christian Kuwaitis whose ancestors ple killed and dozens more wounded in bomb attacks in ty affairs amounts to a form of discrimi- had migrated to Kuwait many years ago. northwest Pakistan, taking the death toll in the bloody nation. The Shiite lawmaker said that the It is not known if there are Kuwaiti campaign for Saturday’s general election past 100. Kuwaiti nationality law, first introduced nationals who belong to other religions. Khan, who won only one seat in 2002 and boycotted in 1959, did not stipulate religious condi- To become effective, the amendment polls in 2008, has led an electric campaign, galvanising tions in granting citizenship to foreign- must be first passed by the legal and leg- the middle class and young people in what he has called ers. However, an amendment introduced islative committee, approved by the a “tsunami” of support that will propel him into office. in 1982 required that foreigners who National Assembly and then accepted by The 60-year-old, who has undertaken a punishing may be granted Kuwaiti citizenship the government. schedule of daily rallies but who is known for his physi- should be Muslim by birth or have In another development, the National cal fitness, tumbled from a riser along with several of his embraced Islam for at least five years. Assembly’s financial and economic affairs staff, seemingly after one of them lost their balance. “This condition involves a hated dis- committee yesterday approved propos- Witness Raza Zaidi told AFP that Khan was being lift- criminatory factor that we never experi- als to raise the housing loan to KD ed on a crane with five people but lost his balance and enced,” in Kuwait, Saleh, a former pilot at 100,000 from the current KD 70,000, fell when a sixth one tried to climb up. Khan hit the lifter Kuwait Airways, said. He said that his pro- head of the committee said. MP Youssef before falling on the ground. “Imran Khan has one head posals calls to scrap the religious precon- Al-Zalzalah also said the committee injury. We are conducting his CT scan and other tests. He dition in the nationality law so as to approved other proposals to raise the LAHORE: Suffering from head injuries, Pakistani politician and former cricketer is stable, he is conscious and he is recognising people. allow granting Kuwaiti citizenship to all monthly housing allowance for Kuwaiti Imran Khan is carried by rescuers as they rush to a hospital yesterday. — AFP Continued on Page 13 foreigners regardless of religion. He said Continued on Page 13 WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 LOCAL Makkah projects limit scope for raising pilgrim numbers Muted response to Kuwait request KUWAIT: A proposal by Kuwait urging Kuwait had hoped that a new quota the source who was not identified said. Cooperation (OIC) to limit the number of Saudi authorities to increase the number would allow for a higher number of non- “However, some operators have rejected pilgrims allowed by each country to 0.1 of its citizens and residents who can per- Kuwaitis to perform Haj this year, in the proposal, arguing that the Haj opera- per cent of its population. News form Haj this year from 8,000 to 14,000 is effect helping Haj operators take on tors with impressive capabilities will take Several countries have requested an in brief unlikely to receive a positive response. more applicants. With approximately 70 most of the applicants, leaving only a increase in their quotas, but Riyadh said “There will be no increase in the quota Haj operators catering to pilgrims cur- limited number to the more modest that construction work in Makkah has because of the extension work being car- rently, the competition to attract would- ones.” Another proposal calls for allocat- put heavy pressure on the possibility to Cooperaives elections ried out at the Haram Mosque in be pilgrims is particularly tense and the ing 100 would-be pilgrims to each of the accommodate more than the three mil- KUWAIT: Following several proposals by a number of Makkah,” sources from the endowments ministry wants to ensure all parties are Haj operators. “This proposal is still being lion pilgrims who congregate in the MPs to change the voting system of cooperatives, and and Islamic affairs ministry said. “The fig- satisfied with the arrangements and pro- studied and no final decision has been sacred city each year. to stick to one unified system, cooperative activists ure will most likely remain at 8,000 peo- posals put forward in the country. made yet.” Haj, based on the Muslim lunar calen- opposed the move and a new proposed law for cooper- ple and this means that the fees to per- Under one proposal, Kuwaiti pilgrims Under Saudi regulations, no Muslim, dar, is expected in mid-October this year. ative societies. The opposition came during a meeting of several coop representatives attended by MP Hani form Haj will increase tremendously,” the will be allowed to choose among Haj regardless of his or her nationality can Pilgrims begin their Haj journey in the Shams, who said the government was inclined to sources told local Arabic daily Al Rai. operators based on fees and quality of perform Haj without the sponsorship of tent city of Mena, on the outskirts of approve the one vote system. This will be decided by Under the current quota, 7,000 services. a Haj operator. The rule applies to Saudis Makkah, ending it four days later, on the members’ votes. Meanwhile, the President of Kuwaiti citizens are allowed to perform “An applicant planning to go to Haj and residents living in the kingdom as third day of Eid. Cooperatives Union rejected the one vote system, the pilgrimage while 1,000 places are first applies to the ministry and, once he well. A Haj quota was introduced in 1987 Islam requires all physically fit and claiming that electing the required number of members reserved for stateless residents and for- or she gets accepted, selects the Haj following an agreement by all member financially able Muslims to perform Haj in the board of directors was the right of shareholders. eign spouses of Kuwaiti nationals. operator and finalises his or her papers,” countries of the Organisation of Islamic at least once in their life. He also rejected some of the provisions in the new pro- posed law, including those that provided for stricter supervision and stiffer punishment against violators. Several cooperatives’ representatives spoke about the new law, and pointed to the inherent contradictions, Gulf Bank concludes sponsorship such as stipulating the age of a candidate as 25 years, while a person of 21 years of age is allowed to be among the founders. They also criticized the cap on of ninth annual AUK Career Fair members’ allowance at KD 6000, instead of leaving to the SAL. Twitter offense KUWAIT: State Security summoned Twitter user Musaab Shamsah to question him for his posts on the micro-blogging website that were deemed insulting towards Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Lawyer Duwaim Al-Rashidi filed a complaint against Shamsah at Zahraa police station and accused him of insulting the Prophet (PBUH) over his Twitter account. Places for small projects KUWAIT: Social Affairs and Labor Minister Thekra Al- Rashidi issued a decision asking coops to allocate places at the supermarkets for small and medium size projects, as well as cradles for cooperative workers. As per the decision, the allocated area must be at least six square meters to display products of small projects and workers’ cradles, and that coops must provide ensure that these are properly displayed. Al-Rashidi said rent KUWAIT: Gulf Bank hailed the success of ing the best new staff, as well as ensuring for these areas should be KD 50 per month including its premium sponsorship of the 9th that existing quality staff are retained the equipment. Annual Career Fair at the American and developed. Kuwaiti envoy in Sarajevo University in Kuwait (AUK). The Career The Bank’s Learning and SARAJEVO: Albanian President’s political advisor Fair took place at the university campus Development department believes in Prince Leka II praised here on Tuesday the deep-rooted whereby 28 companies participated. engaging its interns to use their creativi- ties between Kuwait and Albania.Kuwaiti Ambassador Gulf Bank’s participation provided stu- ty, potential, and dedication to stay on to Albania, Najeeb Abdulrahman Al-Bader, met with dents with information about the Bank, track and develop on a personal and pro- Prince Leka II at the embassy headquarters in Tirana. and discussions about future employ- fessional level, and the Career Fair was Prince Leka II expressed his desire to boost bilateral ment opportunities for AUK students. the perfect opportunity to talk to stu- relations with the state of Kuwait.He hailed efforts During the event, the Bank introduced its dents about their personal aspirations. exerted by the Kuwaiti embassy to enhance coopera- tion between the two countries politically, economical- latest ‘Sniperhire’ training course to all Gulf Bank’s sponsorship of AUK’s ly and socially. Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti diplomat in students. Sniperhire is a world leading Career Fair, is in-line with the Bank’s cor- remarks to KUNA said that the meeting tackled other recruitment program which has been porate social responsibility strategy that issues of common interest. Al-Bader lauded the distin- introduced to assist the Bank in recruit- aims to support youth development. guished relations between the two nations. Officers in street clothes to detect traffic violations

KUWAIT: A traffic police unit dressed their violations. ing on the street kerb and jumping in civilian clothes has been assigned “Maj Gen Al-Ali was helped by red traffic lights, noting at the same to detect violations as part of the traffic directorates in respective gov- time that the officers took photo- Interior Ministry’s efforts to enforce ernorates, but selected the squad graphs of the violators’ vehicles to the law on the roads around Kuwait. members personally,” said the source serve as evidence. This was reported by Al-Rai yester- who spoke on the condition of Traffic department officers have day quoting a security insider who anonymity. been busy in recent years with crack- indicated that General Director of the Meanwhile, the source indicated downs on violators, during which Traffic General Department, Major that the unit began its activity earlier more than 300 expatriates were General Abdulfatah Al-Ali, had ‘care- this week and has so far managed to reportedly arrested and subsequent- fully handpicked’ members of the detect “a large number of reckless ly deported for repeated serious vio- squad whose job will be to detect drivers, especially in Wafra.” lations that included driving without traffic violators, note down their cars’ He added that a majority of viola- a license, jumping the red traffic light license plate numbers and report tions detected were to do with driv- and ferrying passengers illegally.

Kuwaiti, Saudi border officials meet KUWAIT: Assistant Undersecretary Al-Hashash, Col Mohammad Ali Al- Acting Undersecretary General Lt Gen Anwar Al-Yaseen received at Azemi, Col Khalid Mnahi Al-Deehani Sulaiman Al-Fahad. Al-Yaseen the Nowaiseeb border a delegation and Col Jaddon Mandeel Al- emphasized that this meeting is the from Saudi Arabia headed by Khafji Adwani. As the meeting began, Al- first of its kind, as both parties meet border commander Brig. Saleh Bin Yaseen welcomed the brothers to coordinate and discuss the new Kaaban. The Kuwait delegation from Saudi Arabia, emphasizing the work mechanism, and formalities included borders administration strong ties between the two coun- observed especially during vaca- director Lt Gen Mohammad Idris Al- tries and conveyed to them the tions and official holidays to reduce Dawsari and his Assistant, Col greetings of First Deputy Prime the expected traffic jams and make Obaid Abdullah Abu Slaib, public Minister and Minister of Interior travel smooth at entry and exit relations director Col Adel Ahmad Sheikh Ahmad Al-Hmoud and points. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 LOCAL

Kuwait: His Highness the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah concluded a one-day official visit to Saudi Arabia yesterday. Ahead of his departure, he lauded relations with the neighboring coun- try, thanking the Saudi leadership and people for their hospitality, in a press statement. Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak said that he had met with Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, conveying to him the greetings of the Kuwaiti leadership to the Saudi Monarch. He also indicated that his meeting with Prince Salman also focused on means to bolster bilateral relations, GCC cooperation and means to reinforce stability in the region. Relations between the six states of the GCC - Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - have reached “exceptional heights” and “integration (between them) has reached its climax”, he said. “Thanks to the unity of its people and the wisdom of its leaders, the GCC has become an effective and driving regional and international force and a fundamental pillar for stability in the region,” he added.— (KUNA) Water consumption exceeds New factories in Shuaiba production in April KUWAIT: A Ministry of Electricity and Water megawatts. Electricity and water consumption to worsen situation official assured that water situation in Kuwait levels usually peak during June and July as tem- was stable notwithstanding the official figures peratures increase to as high as 50 degree confirming that consumption exceeded pro- centigrade. duction rates during most part of last month. In the meantime, the Minister of Electricity Um Al-Haiman problem continues The official, whose identity was not dis- and Water and Minister of Public Works, Abdul- closed in a statement made available to the Aziz Al-Ibrahim, chaired the first meeting of a By Nawara Fattahova were disappointed with the response of gov- rest on my neighbours - except one new tenant press on Monday, indicated that April 22 regis- committee set up to propose executive steps to ernment officials present there, who dismissed in the whole street,” added Al-Sherei. tered the highest rate of consumption at rationalize electricity and water consumption in KUWAIT: Residents of Ali Sabal Al-Salem (Um their concerns by citing a World Bank report. He accused the officials of MCI, PAI, VEC of 389545 million imperial gallons, adding that state departments. The meeting was basically Al-Haiman) are still complaining about the pol- “Unfortunately, the officials didn’t provide corruption and cooperating with the factory 356674 million gallons were produced the formal and discussed the plans of each depart- lution in their area, which has affected their any scientific explanation other than what the owners for gaining personal benefits. Al-Sherei same day. ment regarding proposed steps to save energy. health badly. This problem has been existing for report of the World Bank said. I see this as a pointed out that the owners could invest mon- In such cases, the ministry resorts to the It was attended by representatives from the more than 11 years, but it has not been solved trick, similar to the one used in 2004, when they ey to improve the safety of their factories, but state’s strategic water reserve in order to meet ministries of public works, information, defense, yet. The residents are concerned about the situ- first invited the Japanese environmental they do not do so. “There are many modern fac- the demand. In this regard, the insider indicat- oil, education, health, Islamic affairs, finance, ation getting worse with the establishment of experts and then invited the American experts. tories that don’t produce polluting gases and ed that the reserve stood at 2801948 million and social affairs, in addition to the Public more factories in the area. And now they have brought a report from the are safe, but these local factories don’t want to gallons by the end of that day. Meanwhile, the Authority for Youth and Sports, Kuwait Fire Ahmad Al-Sherei, Head of the Voluntary World Bank to misguide the public and deci- invest in such technologies, and they prefer to source noted that electricity consumption also Services Directorate, Directorate General of Civil Environment Committee (VEC), was informed sion-makers. I won’t be surprised if the report spend on improving their relations and connec- increased last month, reaching a high of 7760 Aviation, Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and that the Public Authority for Industry is plan- described our polluted area, which has highly tions with the officials so they won’t be penal- megawatts on April 7, while the lowest rate was Industry, the Public Authority of Industry and ning to build 30 new factories in the Shuaiba poisonous chemical composites, as meeting ized,” he explained. recorded the same day as well at 5780 the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. area, which is only 2 km away far from the Um European environmental standards,” Ahmad Al- As the residents do not see the current sit- Al-Haiman residential area. According to him, Sherei told the Kuwait Times. uation improving in the Um Al-Haiman area, the setting up of more factories in the area will He also expressed his disappointment with a many of them are considering leaving their Scientific Poster conference make it even more polluted and worsen the statement of EPA. “Dr. Salah Al-Mudhi, General houses and going somewhere else. “I filed var- KUWAIT: The 18th Annual Scientific Poster cal sciences, adding that there will be environmental situation there. Director of EPA, said EPA cannot determine ious cases against institutions and officials in Conference began here yesterday under around 236 posters featured at the confer- A meeting was held recently, which was what was an acceptable pollution level for Um charge, and didn’t get any result. There was patronage of Kuwait University’s (KU) ence. attended by the Minister of Commerce and Al-Haiman area because its residents are voy- no stopping the pollution in the area. Some President Prof Abdullateef Al-Bader. On his part, Dean of College of Medicine Industry (MCI), General Director of the Public agers and majority of them are temporary ten- cases are still going on, and the situation has After the opening of the conference, Al- Professor Adel Khadhar Aayed indicated that Authority for Industry (PAI), and the General ants, who only stay for one or two years at the not improved. I’m seriously thinking of mov- Bader told the press that the event, which most of the presented researches involved Director of Environment Public Authority (EPA). maximum. This statement is false as I have been ing to another area, far from this pollution,” he ends tomorrow, held at Health Sciences the basic medical sciences and common dis- Center Auditorium in Jabriya, will feature sci- eases in the community such as diabetes, Members of VEC who attended the meeting living here for over 11 years, as have been the concluded. entific research in the field of basic and clini- blood pressure and heart diseases.—KUNA WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 LOCAL

kuwait digest Letters to Badrya Commitment to Finding scapegoats constitution in expatriates

[email protected] By Abdullatif Al-Duaij Dear Badrya, he new opposition was a reaction to the govern- ment’s decision to sever ties with tribal and reli- I salute you for your eye-opening columns, but I will Tgious groups, which happened immediately after tell you where the problem is. Politicians and govern- the death of Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, and in ment functionaries are looking for scapegoats and they response to certain incidents unconnected with public have found them in the expatriates. I have a suggestion. affairs. Give all the expatriates a week off; ask them to stay When national democratic forces proclaim they were home for an entire week. I mean all the expatriates, the foundation of the political system, it was neither an starting from a lowly street cleaner to the chief execu- exaggeration nor injustice towards the right of others. tive of an organization. This will include skilled workers, These groups are the legitimate heirs of Kuwait’s demo- housemaids, drivers, waiters, cooks etc. Give me an hon- cratic system that was put together by the founding est answer. Will this country be able to function? fathers and approved by the late Amir Sheikh Abdullah I would like to share a parable. Snakes savor mice but Al-Salem. if by mistake a snake grabs a mole, it does not know Sheikh Saad had approved it alone, unlike other ruling what to do with it. It neither wants to swallow it nor family members who, according to the most common does it spit it back. This is exactly the situation of the interpretation, chose not to take that step ostensibly to expatriates in this beautiful country. avoid any “intervention” or imposing their opinion on the I appeal to the policy makers and planners: please Kuwaiti people. But this might have been a reasonable put on your thinking caps and be rational. Expatriates explanation if the Kuwaiti people had split on the ques- are not the reason for the problems that Kuwait faces. In tion of 1962 constitution and the political system. kuwait digest fact, they help you solve your problems and run the However, the Kuwaiti people remained united at the country like a well-oiled machine. No pun intended! time in their desire for democracy. That is why the only Sincerely, reasonable explanation that remained was that some members of the ruling family ‘refused’ to approve the I am a liberal Khalid M. Khan, PhD constitution because it did not serve their political ambi- Professor and Chair tions and plans. Department of Anatomy Fast forward to many years later, and one sees a clear By Dr Ibtihal Al-Khateeb Faculty of Medicine ‘political’ change among a large number of ruling family Kuwait University members. This change was by virtue of political and am a liberal, and I believe in the freedom of troublesome place, but it is one thousand times bet- social developments that Kuwait witnessed, as well as Hello Ma’am, being a direct result of the 1990 Iraqi Invasion. thought, belief and lifestyle. I believe that the only ter and more beautiful than walls that shade me with I read your article in the Kuwait Times. It was a good Many of the ruling family members started believing Iway towards peace is if we agree to disagree; to their own fear and selfishness. article but I don’t understand one thing: why are in the constitution and the democratic system as the way believe in the right of the other to express his or her I am a liberal, and I understand that I am more Kuwaitis so much against the expats? Everywhere forward to maintain the state’s stability and security, as opinion - not as a favor from you, but as a belief in ignorant about things than I am knowledgeable, but I around the world, there are expats living in every coun- well as a way to reinforce the ruling position of the Sabah people’s right when it comes to ideological and am never restless when it comes to addressing my try. I am sure there would be many Kuwaitis living family. Shortly after the Liberation, a group of young rul- abroad. What if those countries prohibit the Kuwaitis ing family members released a document to the public in lifestyle freedoms. I totally understand that accepting ignorance. I realize that human excellence is manifest- the other’s opinion means accepting an opinion that ed in these continuous attempts. In my mind and from entering? How would they feel? Anyway, it is only which they proclaimed commitment to Kuwait’s political my personal point of view, of course, and Kuwaitis do sometimes is against my beliefs, but I believe coexis- heart, humans are equal. No one has an advantage system and the 1962 constitution, while criticizing the not have to agree with me. practices of some senior members who had tried to tence can only happen by going beyond our differ- because of religion, race or social status. Every human My question for you is this: why did the Kuwait gov- evade committing themselves to the democratic system. ences. soul has its sanctity and unquestionable rights. I real- ernment ban visitor’s visa for families? My father has This document came as a reaction to the steps by some I am a liberal, and I live by a strict moral code. I do ize that revering the sanctity of our humanity and our been living there for about 25 years now and his son, senior family members who had refused to approve the not allow for any wasta (connections - the act of active attempts to protect it is what differentiate us that is me, cannot visit Kuwait to see his family. Why is constitution back in 1962. By now weighing on the side that? It would be nice if you can give me an answer. I am of the statute, they only added to its historic position, unlawful mediation or seeking people with influence from other beings, and what is going to maintain our for help) to interfere in my daily life activities. I never continuity as a species. I believe that we all want to a Pakistani national living in The Netherlands. Thank albeit a little late in the day. you. extend my hand towards something that is not mine; live, we all believe that we are right, and we all believe The document was aimed at ‘correcting’ the position Kind regards, of the ruling family vis-‡-vis the constitution and the even if it was a pen on my secretary’s desk. My liberal in our rights equally. We all make mistakes, and we all democratic system. But this step, which was nearly two morality is found in every detail of my life - I have to deserve forgiveness. We all are totally different and at Usama Malik decades late, was not enough; not after forty years during switch off the light when I the same time so much alike. which some ruling family members had a hand in tam- pass by an empty room, and I We came from ancestors who pering with the electoral process. Therefore, a second I strongly believe in my princi- cannot waste water even in evolved physically and men- step was required to correct the mistakes committed by ples, but my belief in my mistakes In my view the anti-democratic forces. public places. These are tally for us to become what The emergency decree released by HH the Amir human duties towards our are stronger because I learn more we are today. This very Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to adjust the voting land that are reinforced by from them. My liberalism taught thought puts me clearly in my mechanism came as a preliminary step and was an free and liberated thinking me that all humans are right - universal place, and keeps Right road attempt to stem the downward slide of our democratic which is based on strict prin- reminding me of how empty system. It was therefore natural for the decree to ciples. thatís what they think, and that is and naive our classifications encounter strong opposition from the very groups which what they defend strongly. This is were benefitting from playing around with the constitu- I am a liberal, and I believe and racial divisions are. It for reform tion. No wonder they demanded that status quo be in the rule which says that all their approach. forces me to stay alert about retained as they found it a ‘legitimate’ situation. It was so human beings are good, and how humble my presence is, simply because these groups were themselves the result that evil is the exception. I and how great its evolution is of such an unusual situation. believe that the human soul can recognize good and at the same time. The single vote decree came to rectify the situation even choose it. I never cross lines in feuds, and I real- I am a liberal, and I am oriental. I wear my father’s partially, and was an attempt to end the ‘constitutional ize that words can be as sharp as a sword which I name like I would wear an amulet around my neck, tampering’ temporarily. But those who benefited from By Labeed Abdal forging elections, questionable naturalization procedures make sure not to use to hurt others. And when other and my husband’s name is safe within my chest as my and manipulation of electoral lists did not wish to give up people wield their swords towards me, I defend name is safe within theirs. In my mind I hold strict eth- what they had gained through the years. That is why they myself by remembering that it is fear that drives peo- ical and life rules. I understand that honor, while launched a war against the decree which they termed as ple to draw their swords. It is living in the shadows. It being a human invention, it is the most beautiful ‘tampering with’ and ‘violation of’ the constitution. is moments of weakness. So I take their hits with love invention since it is a distinction of human superiority, The strangest thing in all of this is that the majority of if I could, and with mercy if I couldn’t love. and gives our existence a meaning that goes beyond [email protected] national groups who benefitted from the emergency I am a liberal, and I believe in goodness, justice, the physical dimension and towards being entities decree have chosen to side with the groups that are against it. This is a step that goes against their constitu- peace and brotherhood. I believe that humans are that not only want to survive, but also to live in digni- tional concepts and democratic principles. They stood as mortal; there is no doubt about that, and so is the uni- ty. I am a liberal, and my ideological freedom unleash- oming from the Minister of Social Affairs and mute witnesses when constitutional violations and unde- verse. Yes, the end of the universe is inevitable, but I es my mind to search, wonder and sometimes engage Labor, referring over 1,000 employers to the mocratic behavior were taking place, but strongly appreciate the time we are given on earth, and in self-struggles. I live by facts I believe in, and I leave Clabor court is a good move that underlined that opposed the decree which came to correct the election believe in our ability to create beauty. I believe that the door open for new ones I might be wrong about the labor law and ministerial decisions aimed at pre- process. everything in the universe leaves an impact or trail or unaware of. I strongly believe in my principles, but venting any undesirable threats to employees, will be When the government attacked the freedom of edu- behind. Therefore, I believe that our very existence my belief in my mistakes are stronger because I learn implemented. cation by releasing the law banning coeducation, I wrote and every action we do is going to leave an impact; more from them. My liberalism taught me that all Furthermore, fining them at a rate of KD 100 to KD to request that democratic national groups must resign which I hope reflects the goodness and beauty of our humans are right - that’s what they think, and that is 200 per fake employee meant there will be more from the parliament in protest. However, they ignored my pressure now on any company acting irresponsibly as souls. what they defend strongly. This is their approach. appeal and chose to ‘adapt’ their stance to the violations many such firms are not involved in any commercial I am a liberal, and believe that my true value is in Furthermore, I believe that salvation lies in under- committed against democracy. Today, I find it strange to activities but only sell visas and exploit the hapless see democratic groups strongly standing against the sin- what I can present to others, and that life gains mean- standing this difference and respecting it, for this is workers. gle vote decree, despite it enjoying apparent legitimacy. ing when I live in the middle instead of having my the only way by which we can live and survive our Also, increasing the inspection drives against com- The anti-democratic elements within the ruling back against its walls. I realize that the middle is a very very limited time on earth. authority allied themselves with the religious and tribal panies to check any violations of the labor laws will groups against the democratic system, civil society insti- strengthen the measures intended to clean up the tutions and principles of constitutional regime as identi- work environment. Also, it will allow us to direct our energies towards attracting new investment, boost fied by the 1962 constitution. Of course, their alliance hid kuwait digest under the garb of ‘commitment to constitution and prin- development and to ensure a shining Kuwait. ciples of democracy,’ but only when it served their per- One can only appreciate the efforts made by the sonal agendas and political vision. This alliance went on new minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Thekra Al- to besiege the democratic approach and limit its power. Unwise, biased govt decision Rashidi, who is also a good old lawyer, as also her new The ruling authority eventually realized the threat that vision and determination to fight the deep-rooted the tribal-religious groups posed to the political and eco- corruption. nomic domains. They started taking steps that can be By Dr. Bader Al-Daihani While applying any new laws made by the parlia- described as ‘civil’ including privatization attempts, limit- ment, the government’s decisions and administrative ing some people’s control on charity, reducing rentier bylaws, one needs to ensure a balance between the spending and planning to turn Kuwait into a financial otwithstanding the government’s earlier If that is actually the goal behind ‘increasing non- rights of workers and employers. hub. They saw Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad who gradu- denial about any plans to increase or impose oil revenues’ strategy, then the government should It is known that employees who live for and ated from Switzerland appointed as prime minister. All Nnew fees on public services, the finance minis- start re-pricing government property and lands depend on their salaries must be protected, especial- that led to severing the authority’s relationship with the ter once more reiterated plans to increase the cur- along the coastline, ‘The Sea Front’, Shuwaikh ly when they can be the weakest link in a system tribal-religious alliance, which in turn assumed the front- rently applicable charges and impose new ones Industrial area, Rai and in other areas that provide line role in the opposition and went on to attack the gov- commanded by big employers. using an overused excuse of ‘increasing non-oil rev- commercial craft services, and re-offer new lands in Also companies must not be over regulated by any ernment. At times, they also attacked the ruling authority enue.’ The minister made this clear in his missives to those areas for public auctions to ensure it earns and the democratic system. unnecessary regulatory measures that would cripple all the other ministers and heads of governmental huge and assured financial revenues. their commercial health. As the oppositionist movement finds itself losing establishments and organizations. He has sought What about those who violate commercial and today, the reason for this situation is closely related to the The cooperation by the Ministry in Kuwait with suggestions about increasing the current fees on industrial licenses connected to government proper- nature of this movement. The new opposition was a reac- International Labor Organization (ILO) to match the tion to the government’s decision to severe ties with trib- public services, as mentioned by Aljarida in a May 4 ty and lands and ‘legalizing’ the violations involved in international labour standards and discussing these al and religious groups. Unfortunately, the tribal-religious report. major tenders processes? Does it not result in depriv- in workshops and seminars can be described as the alliance is defeated but not before it left a huge crack in As we have repeatedly said in the past, there is no ing the state’s public budget of huge and constant right road for reform. the wall of national unity, and great frustration among doubt that the state’s public budget has been suffer- non-oil revenues? According to the annual auditing Coordination with and reporting to the ILO about the young people. ing from some structural imbalances resulting from bureau reports as well the grilling motion filed last improvement in work hours, state of the environ- The mistakes of the past years were a result of the mal-administration rather than caused by regular citi- year against the finance minister that led to his resig- ment, paid for holidays, night duty conditions for zens who are already overburdened due to such bad nation, the government has been incapable of stop- national groups’ support to the tribal-religious alliance, women workers, weekly off days, work place attrition policies. ping this endless waste of public funds and holding and according ‘democratic blessing’ to its movement. rate, social welfare schemes etc are the things we all Nobody can deny the necessity to explore and those responsible accountable for the considerable Correcting such mistakes today requires young members look for. of the democratic national forces to stand in the face of increase ways to earn non-oil revenue in order to fix financial violations they committed. It surely resulted Definitely, working shoulder to shoulder with this everyone who is against freedom, regardless of their posi- the state budget imbalance. Yet, the question here is in wastage of billions of dinars worth of non-oil rev- renowned organization will only mean that our labor tions, origins or claims. from whom will this revenue be collected and who enues. Therefore, there is no logical explanation for laws will surely match the best industry practices. All these classifications are irrelevant when it comes to will benefit from it? Will such new fees be collected the government’s current policy of increasing fees Surely, we will thus be able to safeguard the inter- judging those who claim to be supporting democratic from citizens with limited and medium level incomes and imposing new ones on goods or public services. ests of our employees as well as employers with such principles, but what is important is that their positions to serve the interests and benefits of gigantic capital The decision is economically unwise, biased and will best practice legislation, and avoid the imbalances must be in consonance with the public freedoms and full owners as per the general trend of the current state surely have very bad social and economic conse- sought to be created by competing stakeholders. political rights of the Kuwaiti people. —Al-Qabas budget? quences. —Al-Jarida WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 LOCAL Mobile companies heading for fierce competition Phone number transfer service KUWAIT: Fierce competition is expected would be lowering the price of services given offers by telecom companies in the country upon the official launch of the commercial to the customers, said Al-Shimmiri, noting were almost the same. He hoped that the new service that will allow clients to switch that the numbers transfer service would service would contribute to lowering the amongst telecom providers in Kuwait while hopefully lead to breaking any kind of price for phone calls per minute. The Ministry keeping the digits of their purchased num- monopoly on telecom services here. of Communication announced mid-April the bers intact. Speaking on separate occasions, Similarly, business owner Ahmad Al-Shatti test launch of the new service. The numbers clients viewed the service as a step that would said that he was very glad for the upcoming transfer service is expected to officially launch lead telecom providers in Kuwait to boost launch of the service. “It is very difficult to next June with the National Technology their efforts in pleasing their customers, pro- change my phone number to get better serv- Enterprises Company, funded by Kuwait KUWAIT: Badrya Darwish, the General Manager of Kuwait Times, received at viding the best services in order to keep their ices especially after years of using the same Investment Authority (KIA), being the one her office Charge d’Affaires and current Consul General of the Philippines to clients from transferring their numbers. digits for my business,” said Al-Shatti who responsible for numbers transfer system. Adel Al-Shimmiri, a client to one of the expressed his enthusiasm for the new service. Telecom companies are expected to bear Kuwait, Atty Raul Dado, accompanied by the Philippines’ Labor Attache to telecom companies in Kuwait, said that his On his part, Mohammad Zainelldin, an the expenses of transferring the numbers for Kuwait David Des Dicang. The two sides discussed a range of issues from service provider would surely be looking into employee at a private company, said that he clients with the service taking effect within a politics to labor besides many other topics of mutual interest. Dado has means to keep him pleased. One of the means would not be using the service, arguing that period of 24 hours. — KUNA been appointed Consul General to Kuwait but has been acting as Charge d’Affaires in the absence of the ambassador. Call to drop ‘racist’ clause in Kuwait citizenship law KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti lawmaker has that confines granting the Kuwaiti not believe in a divine religion, but called for dropping a “racist” clause citizenship to Muslims is to uphold those who do believe in a divine in the citizenship law that limits the spirit of the constitution. Islam religion should be able to apply for granting the nationality only to as a divine religion has invariably the Kuwaiti citizenship if they meet Muslims. promoted rapprochement between all the other requirements,” he said “Clause Five of Article Four of the all divine religions. I do not call for in the remarks published by the Citizenship Law which stipulates opening the door to people who do newspaper yesterday. that the nationality be given only to Muslims is unfamiliarly racist and abominable,” MP Khalil Al Saleh Health delegation visits said. “I have a filed a motion to cancel Slovakia, Belgium the clause related to the religion of BRATISLAVA, Slovakia: Talks with medically for several years. KUWAIT: NBK Public Relations team and Mohammed Akbar Assistant Professor of Communication the applicant for the nationality. In at AUK in a group photo with the students. between Kuwait’s Minister of The minister met with Kuwaiti the past, the conditions were con- Health Mohammad Barrak Al-Haifi patients receiving treatment in this fined to living legally in Kuwait, and officials from Slovakia and center and got familiarized with NBK hosts AUK mass having a steady source of income Belgium on promoting health care their needs and listened to their and possessing a good knowledge were “successful”, an official from comments. The minister signed of Arabic. In 1966, the clause of pro- the Ministry of Health said yester- with his Slovak counterpart Zuzana communication students fessional competence needed by day. Zvolenska a memorandum of the State of Kuwait was added to Assistant Undersecretary of understanding in the health and KUWAIT: As part of its corporate their academic and theoretical been given to gain a better under- the conditions. The clause stating Public Health Affairs Dr. Qais Al medical fields, which includes social responsibility, National Bank studies,” said Manal Al Mattar, NBK standing of the function of the that the applicant must be a born Duwairi described the meetings as exchange of expertise, visits and of Kuwait (NBK) arranged a field Public Relations Executive communication departments at Muslim or a convert to Islam for at fruitful and achieves the desired training programs. as well as train- trip at its Head Office for Mass Manager. the bank. least five year was introduced in goals. ing Kuwaiti doctors at the Slovak Communication Students at the “The program included a pres- The tour is part of NBK’s ongo- 1982,” the MP told local daily Al Rai. The three-day visit to Slovakia hospital and medical centers. American University of Kuwait entation about PR and advertising ing commitment to its corporate The lawmaker said that not came upon an official invitation to Al-Haifi extended an invitation (AUK). The visit aimed to introduce functions at NBK and a brief of the social responsibility program and granting competent non-Muslims bolster bilateral ties and enhance to Zvolenska to visit Kuwait which the students to the day-to-day different events, divisions and to promoting the education and the nationality would deprive the cooperation, especially in the med- the latter accepted gladly. duties of NBK’s Public Relations services that NBK’s PR and adver- development of the country’s country of outstanding assets or ical and healthcare services. The Kuwaiti Minister also made and advertising departments. tisingt departments provide,” Al youth. Other initiatives include impressive services. Al-Haifi, along with his accom- a similar two-day visit to Belgium panying delegation, made field vis- where he toured a number of hos- “The purpose of the field trip is Mattar added. providing summer training pro- “The religion criterion in fact its to number of health and med- pitals and medical institutions. He clashes with the freedom of creed to introduce the students to NBK’s Commenting on the conclu- grams for students, hiring fresh ical facilities in Slovakia, including a also held a number of meetings at different communication depart- sion of the visit, the students graduates and offering profes- which is clearly stated in Article 35 famous Physiotherapy center, health care organizations in the ments and the professional servic- expressed their sincere thanks to sional development programs for of the constitution,” he said. which the Kuwaiti ministry partners European country. — KUNA es they provide in order to enrich NBK for the opportunity they have new hires. “My motion to drop the clause Atlas of Awqaf documents Kuwait charitable acts

KUWAIT: Secretary General of Kuwait to show the spatial distribution of endowment) action under the resolu- Awqaf Public Foundation Dr. awqaf sites countrywide; secondly, tion of the ministers of awqaf of the Abdulmohsen Al-Jarallah Al-Kharafi the objective method for setting forth Organization of the Islamic unveiled the Atlas of Awqaf at a press the types and states of sites; and the Cooperation (OIC), held in Jakarta in conference Monday evening. historical context which shows the 1997,” Al-Kharafi affirmed. On her part, “This is the first atlas that docu- chronological order of the events as Foundation Deputy Director General ments the various charitable actions well as the coinciding political, eco- Iman Al-Humaidan said the atlas is in Kuwait and plots out the geograph- nomic and social events,” he one of the most important scientific ic locations of numerous projects explained. encyclopedic references that could undertaken around the world,” he The Awqaf Foundation is planning hold researchers reach any informa- said. to issue two publications of the Awqaf tion in this domain. “It’s the fruit of efforts made by a library namely the biographical dic- The documents cover the develop- congenial team of professionals and tionary of the awqaf icons around the ment of awqaf and charitable actions art designers who adopted three Muslim world and the dictionary of between 1825 and 2010; this period methods for data and graph presenta- awqaf idioms. “These two ambitious was divided into six stages each of tion,” Al-Kharafi pointed out. projects assert the status of Kuwait as which is 20 years with the first being “These are the geographic method coordinator of the awqaf (Islamic 75 years,” she added. —- KUNA WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 LOCAL KFAED pledges $88m loan to Tunisia

TUNIS: The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic that cause environmental pollution in the pro- Development will provide a loan worth KD 25 ject’s areas,” said a KFAED statement. million to Tunisia for support in the financing The project consists of establishing two gas the development of a transmission and distribu- compression capacity of about 600,000 cubic tion network for a natural gas project. meters per hour each and extending steel pipes Two agreements were signed including a of a total length of about 220 km to transport loan agreement and a project agreement for the gas, in addition to the necessary equipment for loan. The loan agreement was signed, on behalf the project. of the Government of the Republic of Tunisia, by It also includes networks for the distribution Minister of Development and International of gas customers from approximately 25 munici- Cooperation Lamin Al-Dughry, while the project palities in the northern region of Bizerte and agreement was signed, on behalf of the Tunisian eastern region of the country and near the trans- Company of Electricity and Gas, by its Chairman portation network, and land and real estate Tahar Aaaribi. KFAED Director-General ownership necessary for the project, it added. Abdulwahab Al-Bader signed both the loan and The agreement is the 32nd loan extended by project agreements on behalf of the fund. KFAED to Tunisia, having already provided loans “The project aims at the implementation and worth KD 139 million to finance projects accross development of a transport and distribution various sectors. In addition, the fund has also network of natural gas produced domestically, provided Tunisia with technical assistance worth considered one of the cleanest types of primary KD 100,000 to finance feasibility studies for a energy, instead of using other high cost types shore protection project in Agir-Gerba. — KUNA Asian woman held for drugs trading Al Tijari sponsors the Radisson Blu By Hanan Al-Saadoun 18th Annual Art Competition KUWAIT: Drugs enforcement agents arrested an Asian woman for possessing drugs meant KUWAIT: The Commercial Bank of and competed with the private sen this year highlights the impor- Tijari received a cash prize that for trading. Kuwait sponsored Radisson Blu’s schools and centers for children tance of protecting the environ- was deposited in their existing My Earlier information was received about her 18th Annual Art Competition that with special needs. ment and recycling and living a First Account while the rest activities, and based on that, preliminary was concluded on May 4 at the Commenting on this competi- healthy lifestyle.” received new My First Account or investigations were made. After obtaining Abdul Husain Marafie Grand tion which has been going on suc- Paul Daoud went on explain- @Tijari accounts with a cash legal permission, an under cover agent struck Ballroom. Children from numerous cessfully for the past eighteen ing that the selection committee deposit. a deal with the suspect to buy two grams of private schools in Kuwait from the years, Paul Daoud - AGM, Retail chose 20 of the best paintings, It is worthy noting that all of heroin. Once she delivered on the deal in Al- ages of 12 to 18 years old were Banking Division said “This com- including three from the special the paintings are available to be Firdous Area, agents arrested her red handed allowed to participate and the petition aims to encourage stu- needs schools and five from the bought and all the proceeds go to along with the numbered bank notes. A theme for this year was Think dents from different schools in participants who have the My First the World Childhood Foundation search of her residence led to the discovery of Nature. Al-Tijari customers of My Kuwait to develop their artistic tal- Account out of more than 300 founded by Queen Silvia of a nylon bag that contained two smaller bags, First Account have participated ent and creativity. The topic cho- paintings. The 5 winners from Al- Sweden. one in the name of a ministry with her name written on it. One of those bags further contained 11 smaller nylon packets containing white mate- Farwaniya cell phone shop rial suspected to be Ice drugs, each weighing 20 grams, while four nylon bags contained about 100 drug pills each. One bag contained 23 nylon packets each, stuffed with a sub- robbed a second time stance suspected to be about 120 grams of heroin. The suspect and drugs were sent to the concerned authorities. ‘Important documents’ missing KUWAIT: Search is on for a thief who robbed a statements, the suspects drove to a remote loca- less) man was pulled over for reckless driving, Economic committee cell phone shop in Farwaniya Sunday, just ten tion where they snatched KD200, a gold neck- but managed to drive away when he realized he days after a robbery at the same shop in which lace and a cell phone from her, before driving was going to be arrested for driving under the talks with Hungary the shop owner was injured. Local police were back to her employer’s house after she promised influence of alcohol. The patrol officers managed approached on Sunday by the Egyptian shop she will give them KD500 they had demanded to intercept him shortly afterwards and arrested BUDAPEST: Kuwaiti ambassador to Hungary The Kuwaiti delegation to the joint commit- owner who indicated that a person stormed his for her release. However, the suspects fled when him though he put up resistance and tried to Abdulhameed Al-Failakawi extoled the first tee meetings encompasses six groups of partici- store located on the Habeeb Al-Munawer Street, the woman rushed towards her employer’s driv- attack an officer with a knife. Police searched his round of meetings of the Hungarian-Kuwaiti pants representing different ministries such as and ran away with KD7000 worth of items. The er for help. car and found 56 rounds of AK47 assault rifle, as joint economic committee which started here the finance, foreign, commerce and industry, man was hospitalized with several stab wounds well as a bullet used in hunting rifles. They also yesterday and is scheduled to go on for two defense, education, electricity and water min- after he was attacked late last month by four Salmiya theft found a plastic bottle filled with homebrewed days. The Kuwaiti side to the meeting yesterday istries in addition to representatives from the suspects who managed to steal a number of cell Salmiya police are trying to crack the mystery liquor. The man was referred to the proper was presided by undersecretary of the ministry Kuwaiti public authority for investment, the phones and prepaid recharge cards. behind a case in which a man reported theft of authorities to face charges. of finance Khalifa Hamada and the Hungarian chamber of commerce, Kuwait Foreign Investigations revealed that the suspects were documents pertaining to the state’s security. side by state secretary for foreign affairs and Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC), and high school students, and police eventually Detectives headed to an apartment in the area Alcohol factory external economic relations Peter Szijjarto. the higher council for growth and development. managed to arrest one of them. to lift fingerprints and carry out investigations Three people were arrested and at least 38 In remarks to KUNA, Al-Failakawi noted that Kuwait and Hungary have signed a number after a tenant reported theft of important docu- liquor barrels were seized in an operation in the meetings of the committee afforded both of bilateral agreements, among them those on Search for thieves ments. The Egyptian man said that he discov- which the largest alcohol factory in Wafra was countries the opportunity to boost their rela- preventing double taxation, protection of invest- Two men kidnapped a domestic worker in Al- ered after returning home that the safe was bro- shut down. The operation took place late tions and create partnerships in several fields of ments, and cooperation in civil aviation. Roudha, snatched cash, jewelry and cell phone ken and documents “pertaining to national secu- Sunday night with a police unit raiding the place bilateral interest. Diplomatic relations between the two coun- on her person, and then, in a most daring twist, rity” which he had kept inside, were missing. based on information which confirmed illegal He said the Hungarian government has tries date back to 1964. In 1966 the Hungarian drove her back to extort more money from her. Investigations are on. activities were being carried out there. They shown keen interest in developing its ties with commercial bureau opened in Kuwait and in The Asian woman, who was escorted to the arrested three Bangladeshis who tried to escape, the Arab world and with Kuwait, in particular, 1975 the Kuwaiti embassy in Austria became a area’s police station by her Kuwaiti employer, Drunk driver and then searched the place only to find 38 bar- underscoring the fact that the committee meet- non-resident embassy of Kuwait in Budapest explained that two people forced her inside A motorist was arrested in Sulaibiya for pos- rels as well as 425 bottles filled with home- ings are the first of their kind between Hungary until 2007 when a permanent embassy for their car while she was taking out the trash out- sessing some ammunition and alcohol, as well as brewed liquor. Police also found paraphernalia and Kuwait. Kuwait opened in Hungary. — KUNA side her employer’s house. According to her driving under the influence. The bedoon (state- used for brewing alcoholic drinks. Tehran hosts Asian Cooperation Dialogue Dumping site at Subbiya

KUWAIT: Minister of Information, tion is derived by the forum’s objec- which would assist in increasing Ministry of Information for External KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality has allocated uring 10 million square meters at Al- Minister of State for Youth Affairs tive of cultural dialogue, which gath- cooperation among participating Media, Yusuf Mustafa, Assistant a site to dump the material retrieved as a Subbiya area to get rid of the material Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al- ers many countries that join Kuwait countries which share this geograph- Undersecretary of the Ministry of result of dredging operations at the sea. resulting from dredging operations at the Humoud Al-Sabah headed to Iran geographically in one continent, ic area in light of changing circum- Information for Radio Affairs, Adnan The dumping site was spread over an area Kuwait Bay for constructing Jaber Bridge yesterday to take part in the Asia Sheikh Salman said. Also, he stances that the world is witnessing. Al-Rashed, Director and Treasurer of of more than 10 million square meters at (the main part).” Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), set to expressed hope in that the forum Sheikh Salman’s accompanying dele- Kuwait Journalists Association (KJA), Subbiya. Dredging operations will take place dur- kick off today. attains its desired goals of converg- gation consists of Tareq Al-Merzam, and Jasem Mohammad Kamal, a KJA The General Director of Kuwait ing August 2013 and may last till February The significance of this participa- ing and knowing various cultures, to Assistant Undersecretary of the member. — KUNA Municipality, Eng. Ahmad Al-Subaih, said in 2014. The approval was subject to the nod his letter, which the technical committee from the environment authority with the will discuss, that the “ministry of public condition that the land be paved after the works applied for allocation of a site meas- project was over. Scholarships increased to avoid KU admission crisis KUWAIT: Kuwait will offer 1,200 more about the increase in scholarships,” he scholarships for those planning to told Al-Qabas on Monday. Al-Ahmad study abroad this year, compared to the also indicated that the ministry was number of scholarships available in awaiting the approval of a budget of 2012, as the Gulf state continues to KD7 million for the ‘Amiri Scholarships struggle to provide its high school Project’, under which students will be graduates with adequate higher educa- sent abroad to study specialist subjects. tion facilities. Meanwhile, MP Dr. Abdurrahman Al- Under the Kuwaiti constitution, the Jeeran said the recurrent “KU admission government is required to provide edu- crisis” was actually the result of “mis- KUWAIT: The Ahmadi governorate municipality has carried out an inspection in Fahaheel Industrial Area. The campaign started at 9 am cation to all citizens of the country. management in the education sector”. and continued until midday. The inspection team came with six trailers, as many lorries, a forklift and a crane in order to remove vehi- Although higher education is provided “It is wrong to say that all high school cles violating parking norms. The inspection was conducted in response to instructions from General Director of Municipality Ahmad Al- at Kuwait University, which was estab- graduates must be accepted into the Subaih to remove neglected cars and identify illegal vendors and garages in Fahaheel Industrial Area. Director of Cleaning lished in 1966, no other public universi- KU or otherwise be sent abroad with a Administration Nawaf Nahar Al-Hamal said the administration was continuously making efforts to clean up roadside areas and other ty has been opened since then. This has scholarship,” he told reporters during a public places, in line with municipality laws. —By Hanan Al-Saadoun resulted in increasing pressure on the recent visit to the Public Authority for university each summer as it tries to Applied Education and Training. find ways to admit thousands of high In other news, the director of the school students who opt for public uni- Sabah Al-Salem University project in versity education. Shaddadiya, Dr. Rana Al-Faris, revealed In a bid to solve this problem, the that six out of a total of nine colleges Kuwait government came up with a are currently under construction, Al- scholarship program a few years ago, Jarida reported yesterday. under which more students are sent off Speaking at a press conference held to prestigious universities abroad. In recently to discuss the project, Dr. Al- that regard, Undersecretary Assistant Faris said the construction of the for Administrative and Financial Affairs remaining three faculties is expected to at the Ministry of Higher Education be under way “in the upcoming few Sami Al-Ahmad announced that the weeks”. Dr. Al-Faris admitted that the number of scholarships will be builders were delayed by “the multi- increased from 3,300 to 4,500 in the tude of procedures required to execute coming educational year. “The govern- the project”, which when finished is ment has already informed cultural expected to provide seats for at least offices (in Kuwaiti embassies abroad) 40,000 students. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013

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ECATEPEC, Mexico: Burned cars are seen on a highway near Mexico City yesterday after a gas tanker exploded. — AFP MEXICO CITY: A gas tanker truck exploded on a highway in class area, said 20 homes and one school had been dam- the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early yesterday, killing aged in the blast. The explosion happened before class at least 19 people and injuring three dozen, according to hours, so there were no apparent injuries in the school. the Citizen Safety Department of Mexico State, which sur- “People are very shaken, above all because of the rounds Mexico City. injuries and the large number of dead,” said Bedolla. “I’ve Officials did not rule out the possibility the death toll spoken with the families of the victims, and they are just could rise more as emergency workers continued sifting sobbing.” through the charred remains of vehicles and homes built The explosion closed the highway between Mexico City near the highway on the northern edge of the metropolis. and Pachuca for hours. The pre-dawn accident exposed two Residents pitched in to rescue people from the wreck- recurrent public safety issues in Mexico: extremely heavy age of crushed and burned cars and shattered homes. trucks that are frequently involved in serious accidents, and Television footage showed plumes of flame shooting out of the construction of improvised homes just feet away from homes in the pre-dawn darkness. major highways. Authorities did not immediately report a cause for the Some of the cinderblock homes hit by the massive explosion. “We just pulled burned people, and put out the explosion were just steps away from the busy, four-lane fire in the houses, but we don’t really know what hap- highway. Other homes were mere shacks, built of sheet tin. pened,” said Rogelio Martinez, a resident of the neighbor- Mexican trucks, often overloaded or unsafely operated, hood where the crash occurred. have been involved in a number of spectacular, deadly acci- Emergency personnel at the scene pulled dead victims dents in recent years. from their homes, some apparently burned in their beds. An The truck involved in yesterday’s accident was a double Associated Press journalist at the scene saw rescue workers tanker: one cab pulling two gas tanks. The driver was take three bodies, covered with white sheets, from one injured in the crash, and was under detention at a local hos- home. pital. A huge piece of the truck’s gas tank was blown 50 yards One year ago, the Mexican government announced by the force of the blast, landing atop the wall of a house measures to tighten inspections and lower maximum and cars parked outside. Charred wreckage of cars littered allowed weights for freight trucks after protests over a the blast site. string of deadly accidents involving double-trailer trucks. One small passenger van had been totally gutted by Mexico had allowed trucks to travel two-lane roads with flames and tossed against the wall of one of the many loads of up to 80 metric tons and lengths exceeding 100 improvised houses built next to the highway. feet, compared to a US limit of is 80,000 pounds (40 tons) Hundreds of police, ambulance drivers, paramedics, sol- on interstate highways. It subsequently reduced that limit diers and firefighters gathered at the scene, where a giant by about 4.5 tons. In April 2012, a double-trailer truck on a plume of smoke rose over the area after the explosion two-lane road in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz lost its rear around 5 a.m. yesterday local time. trailer, which slammed into a bus carrying farm workers, Pablo Bedolla, the mayor of Ecatepec, a mainly working- killing 43 people. — AP Qaeda in N Africa urges hits on French interests

DUBAI: A leader of Al-Qaeda in North Africa has urged exhaust its capabilities, and push it into a recession and con- Muslims worldwide to attack French interests in retaliation traction.” Hollande offered a swift reaction to Annabi’s call. for France’s military intervention in Mali, a threat President “We are taking seriously the threat by AQIM,” Hollande Francois Hollande said is being taken seriously. told reporters in “It is your duty, all Muslims... to attack French interests Paris, adding that despite considerable losses inflicted on everywhere,” Abu Obaida al-Annabi said in a video message Islamists in Mali, “the terrorist threat has not disappeared.” posted online. Annabi, presented as the head of the council “So we believe we must continue the operation in Mali of dignitaries of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), for as long as it takes-even if we reduce our presence-and called for “full mobilisation” to combat the “new crusade of stay vigilant around Mali to continue the fight against terror.” France.” Hollande said he had ordered measures to protect French “Jihad (holy war) is now the duty of every capable among installations abroad. you,” he said in a recording dated April 25. France sent The AQIM threat comes after a car bombing at France’s troops in January to Mali to quash Al-Qaeda-linked groups embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli last month, which that had taken control of half of the country. French troops wounded three people. No group has claimed responsibility fighting alongside the Malian army and other African sol- for the attack. diers have largely succeeded in driving Islamist insurgents It also comes days after Mohammed al-Zawahiri, the from the north, but pockets of resistance remain, particular- brother of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, issued a simi- ly in the Gao region. lar threat. France has begun withdrawing some of its 4,000 troops “France is playing with fire... By attacking Mali, France lit and said it will leave 2,000 soldiers on the ground through- the fuse and will suffer the consequences,” Zawahiri told out the summer. Last month, Paris assured Mali that it was French weekly Le Point last month. not planning an overnight withdrawal and would provide a “The reaction of jihadi fighters is likely to be strong, be it permanent support forces of 1,000 soldiers after elections in Mali or on French territory. “France kills our children, we slated for July. must respond. We have neither bombs nor planes, but our “If the French president wants his crusade to be quick, resources allow us to take hostages to defend ourselves,” short and limited, to spare his country descending into a said the Egyptian Islamist. swamp like that faced by Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan, Ayman al-Zawahiri, who succeeded Osama bin Laden as it is your duty to foil his plan and drag him into an open war,” Al-Qaeda chief in 2011, had already warned France at the said Annabi. beginning of April that it would meet in Mali “the same fate He said such a war should “drain France’s economy, as America in Iraq and Afghanistan”. — AFP INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 US soldier who killed fellow servicemen wanted Army exit

TACOMA: A US soldier who pleaded guilty to shoot- At issue in his court-martial at Joint Base Lewis- carry out his attacks showed premeditation. and drove 40 minutes to the stress clinic area. ing dead five fellow servicemen at a military coun- McChord in Washington state is whether he acted “The accused had ... the design to bring about There, he smoked a cigarette, removed identifi- seling center in Iraq sought help from healthcare on impulse, as his defense attorneys argue, or with the deaths of five victims,” Stelle said, adding that cation tags and the gun’s optic, and slipped into the workers in securing an early exit from the Army but malice aforethought, as alleged by military prosecu- Russell was looking for “revenge, payback.” clinic through the back entrance closest to Jones’ was rebuffed before the killings, a military prosecu- tors. Russell faces up to life in confinement without In describing the day before the attack, Stelle office, and opened fire, Stelle said. Defense attor- tor said on Monday. the possibility of parole, forfeiture of pay and a dis- said Russell had exhibited “goal-oriented, conscious neys did not immediately make an opening state- Army Sergeant John Russell pleaded guilty last honorable discharge. At issue in the court-martial is behavior” as he sought a way out of the Army and ment but have said Russell suffered a host of mental month to killing two medical staff officers and three whether he “had the ability to premeditate his was angered by a mental healthcare worker who ailments after several combat tours and was suicidal soldiers at Camp Liberty, adjacent to the Baghdad intention to kill,” the judge, Colonel David Conn, said “that’s not you.” before the attack. airport, in a 2009 shooting the military has said said on Monday. “But, doc, what would it take?” Stelle said, sum- An independent forensic psychiatrist, Dr Robert could have been triggered by combat stress. Russell’s state of mind has been the focus of marizing a conversation between a persistent Sadoff of the University of Pennsylvania, concluded He faced the first day of an expedited court mar- legal proceedings over the past year at Lewis- Russell and the mental healthcare worker, that Russell suffered from post-traumatic stress dis- tial on Monday to determine the level of his guilt. McChord. Defense lawyers said Russell suffered a Lieutenant Colonel Michael Jones, the day before order and psychosis at the time of the shootings. Russell, who was attached to the 54th Engineer host of mental ailments after several combat tours the attack. Jones was not wounded in the shooting. Sadoff suggested Russell was provoked to violence Battalion based in Bamberg, Germany, struck a plea and was suicidal before the attack. Stelle said that Russell, angered after another, by maltreatment at the hands of mental health per- deal to avoid the death penalty in a case that During his opening statement, Lieutenant more heated exchange with Jones, stole a Ford sonnel at Camp Liberty. “My plan was to kill myself,” marked one of the worst episodes of soldier-on-sol- Colonel Robert Stelle, a military prosecutor, said the sport utility vehicle driven by his base escort, Russell said during his plea hearing. “I wanted the dier violence in the Iraq war. time, distance and actions required for Russell to loaded a 30-round magazine into an M16-A2 rifle, pain to stop.” — Reuters Egypt appoints nine new ministers in reshuffle Mursi brings more Islamists into cabinet

CAIRO: Nine new Egyptian ministers joined President Mohammed Morsi’s Cabinet yesterday, including two members of his Muslim Brotherhood, in a reshuffle that officials said was aimed at addressing the country’s financial woes and securing a much-needed international loan. Morsi supporters claim he wants to reach out to other political blocs, yet the Cabinet reshuffle is unlikely to ease Egypt’s political polarization. The opposition complained that they were not consult- ed on the appointments, and said it would only fur- ther the “Brotherhood-ization” of Morsi’s govern- SANAA: Pro-Syrian regime activists, one holding up a poster of Syrian President ment. Two of the nine new ministers hail from the Bashar Al-Assad, march against the Israeli attacks on Syria as they rally outside the Brotherhood political party. United Nations offices in Sanaa, yesterday. — AFP The latest reshuffle - the second since Morsi took office in June last year - increases to 10 the Israeli attack exposes Assad’s number of Brotherhood members in key posts in the 36-seat Cabinet. The previous reshuffle in air defence weakness: Rebels January nearly doubled the number of AMMAN: It was too late when air raid sirens said, adding that Syrian air defences, already Brotherhood members from five to eight. The wailed at one of Syria’s most fortified military weakened by the civil war “could not do any- Cabinet also includes a handful of Islamists and allies of the Brotherhood. CAIRO: A handout picture released by the Egyptian presidency yesterday, shows Egypt’s compounds. Israeli jets were already attack- thing”. Other opposition sources also said the President Mohamed Morsi (C) posing for a group photograph with his Prime Minister Hisham ing the Hameh complex and civilian employ- targets included air defences comprising In a statement, Morsi’s office said the Cabinet changes were made to “inject new blood,” includ- Qandil (5th-L) and nine new ministers during a meeting in Cairo. Morsi appointed nine new ees in nearby housing were scrambling for Russian-made surface to air missiles and ministers in a cabinet reshuffle in a shake-up that falls short of opposition demands. — AFP cover with their families. heavy anti-aircraft guns, deployed on ing young ministers, at a time when improving the Around Damascus the warplanes staged a Qasioun and overlooking the rebellious nation’s economic performance and security are a Egypt’s strategic Suez Canal region and port. under fire from leftists, liberals and others. Protests, series of raids in the early hours of Sunday Damascus district of Barzeh. priority for the government. The youngest minister “Change in this phase, we think, will be useful,” which now regularly turn into deadly clashes, feed including on President Bashar al-Assad’s air “The destruction appeared to be massive. in the reshuffled Cabinet is the new investment he said. Kandil, however, did not mention Egypt’s the country’s sense of lawlessness and crisis. defences, opposition and rebel sources said. We have heard that the army has asked rank minister, 35-year Yehia Hamed, a former Morsi aide negotiations for a loan from the International “The party understands the difficulties facing But none had more devastating results than and file personnel based in Qasioun and and member of the Brotherhood. “The challenges Monetary Fund, which have dragged on for more the formation of cabinets in transition periods, and at Hameh, a high-walled site linked to his those on leave to stay away. The military usu- Egypt faces require concerted and integrated than a year. The crucial $4.8 billion loan is expected that it might not be up to all aspirations,” said Saad chemical and biological weapons pro- ally does this sort of thing when there is a big efforts,” Morsi’s statement said. to usher in widely unpopular austerity measures, el-Katatni, head of the Brotherhood’s political arm, gramme. mess to sort out,” said one activist in His statement called on all to avoid wasting but could open the door for much needed invest- the Freedom and Justice Party. He said the party “Families ran to basements and stayed Damascus, who did not want to be named. time and look forward to the future to achieve ment. Freedom and Justice deputy leader Essam al- reached out to other groups because the “chal- there,” said one witness of the attack on Assad’s forces have fired on rebels from quick results for the Egyptian people. “The world Erian told Al-Jazeera Mubashir Misr TV network lenges facing our nation require collaboration of all Hameh that lit up the night sky and shook the Qasioun, which is largely a closed military we live in has no room except for the strong,” the that the most prominent feature of the new reshuf- efforts to lighten the negative impact of transition ground kilometres (miles) away. “We heard zone apart from a strip of restaurants, flatten- statement said. The new Planning and fle is the change to the economic portfolio in the periods.” ambulances. There were very few workers at ing areas of Damascus below. International Cooperation Ministry is now led by Cabinet, a move made to spur negotiations with However, the opposition said the shuffle did not the compound at that time but an attack of However, it was unclear whether Israel was Amr Darag, a top leader in the Brotherhood. There the IMF. The London-based consultancy Capital meet its demands. The opposition says it will boy- this scale must have killed a lot of soldiers effectively helping the rebels by raiding the are new finance and oil ministers, but the reshuffle Economics said the reshuffle is a “complete over- cott upcoming parliamentary elections if Morsi among the guards and patrols.” Qasioun sites, as Damascus has said, or did not affect security posts like the Interior haul of the government’s economic team,” which does not sack Kandil and form a national unity gov- The raids have raised fears that Israel could attacked the air defences purely to safeguard Ministry, which is in charge of police. Prime may add “fresh impetus” to the talks with the IMF. ernment along with other conditions. be drawn into Syria’s civil war, in which the its own operations against Iranian-supplied Minister Hesham Kandil kept his job despite calls The group said, however, that the reshuffle had “Is the new reshuffle a new step toward com- United Nations says 70,000 people have died missiles. The Syrian government has said that for his ouster from liberals and leftists as well as failed to realize broader political consensus that is plete Brotherhood-ization?” asked opposition since an uprising against Assad family rule Israel raided three military sites. Several some Islamists. needed to get approval on an economic reform leader Amr Moussa. The term is used by many began two years ago. Damascus has accused media published what they described as a Ahmed Suleiman is the new minister of justice. package negotiated with the IMF. Egyptians to indicate their fear that the Muslim Israel of effectively helping what it calls al photo supplied by the official Syrian news According to biographies published in the media, “The reshuffle of Egypt’s Cabinet ... doesn’t Brotherhood seeks to monopolize power in the Qaeda Islamist terrorists. agency showing a huge pile of collapsed con- Suleiman was a member of a group opposing a change the bigger picture that achieving support country. “Wouldn’t it be more effective to take a dif- Western intelligence sources said the crete at a flattened building in an unspecified judicial boycott on a controversial Morsi-backed from across the political spectrum for much-need- ferent step to reflect movement toward partner- attacks were designed to prevent Syria send- site they said was targeted by the Israelis. constitutional referendum in December. Morsi’s ed economic reform will be extremely difficult,” the ship and national reconciliation?” ing Iranian-supplied missiles to the Shi’ite Reuters could not verify the photo. government has tangled with the judiciary on sev- group said. “After all, the majority of Egyptian The opposition youth group April 6 called the Hezbollah group in neighbouring Lebanon Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, a eral occasions in the past year. politicians will be unwilling to sign up to the wide- reshuffle “disappointing.” The group said it failed to for possible use against Israel. An Israeli gen- strong opponent of Assad, said on Tuesday New Finance Minister Fayad Ibrahim is an spread reform measures required by the IMF, at include national or Islamist figures from the ultra- eral played down the consequences on the Israeli air strikes had given the Syrian gov- expert in sukuk, bonds that claim to be compliant least until parliamentary elections are out of the conservative Salafi groups, which emerged as the Monday, saying: “There are no winds of war”. ernment an opportunity to cover up its own with Islamic Shariah law. Morsi’s government is way.” No date has yet been set for these elections. second political force in earlier elections after the The witness said windows were blown out killings. “The air strike Israel carried out on pushing such bonds as a way to attract investment. Egypt’s economy has been hard hit by more than Brotherhood. in workers’ flats several hundred metres Damascus is completely unacceptable. There Kandil told reporters that the new economic team the two years of political turmoil that followed the “It’s a sham reshuffle. ... The Brotherhood now (yards) from Hameh’s perimeter, even though is no rationale, no pretext that can excuse this will build on what the outgoing ministers have overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in a popular uprising totally controls the economic portfolio,” the centre of the blasts was further away on operation,” Erdogan told parliament in accomplished, such as streamlining land invest- in 2011. Political polarization has deepened since Mohammed Adel, a leading member of the group, the huge site, which is surrounded by air Ankara. Opposition sources familiar with the ment laws and expediting investment proposals in last year, with Morsi and his Islamist supporters said in a statement. — AP defences. Hameh site said a large section of the com- Opposition sources said the warplanes pound housing missile systems appeared to also hit facilities manned by Assad’s have been hit. Mobile missile launchers, part Libya defence minister Republican Guards on Mount Qasioun, which of a Russian-supplied SA-17 air defence sys- overlooks central Damascus, and the nearby tem deployed elsewhere on Qasioun, also Barada River basin. appear to have been destroyed, they said The area is believed to be a supply route Western intelligence agencies suspect rescinds resignation to Hezbollah, according to residents, activists work on chemical weapons has been con- and opposition military sources. Their state- ducted at Hameh. Assad’s government and TRIPOLI: Libya’s defence minister resigned yester- thuwars (revolutionaries) and we want to correct “We ended our protest. After the adoption of ments could not be verified due to restric- the rebels have accused each other of carry- day but then changed his mind and the army the process of the revolution,” said one of the the law on political exclusion, we reached our tions on media operating in Syria. ing out three chemical weapons attacks, one chief of staff was sacked, as a political crisis deep- gunmen who identified himself as Mohamed Ben goal. We just expect a ministry official to formally One rebel commander said Assad’s forces near Aleppo and another near Damascus in ened over gunmen besieging government min- Neema. enter the building,” said one of them. have been fortifying their positions on March, and another near Homs in December. istries. “I find myself compelled, despite opposi- “The employees and officials of the former Questioned by AFP, Justice Minister Salah al- Qasioun since the uprising began in March The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, tion from my colleagues in recent days, to present regime who massacred the Libyan people contin- Marghani said officials from his department 2011. “The Israelis still managed to get to the an opposition monitoring group based in (my resignation) voluntarily and without hesita- ue to occupy important positions, especially the would not return to work “as weapons are still weapons stores. The secondary explosions Britain, said at least 42 Syrian soldiers were tion,” Barghathi said, quoted by the official Lana foreign ministry. The revolution has not come to there.” Marghani added that “if this siege con- indicate that they were right on target,” he killed and 100 others are missing. —Reuters news agency. this building.” tinues, we will study the possibility of moving “I cannot accept the policy of force used by Most of the gunmen had left the justice min- the department to another district or another armed groups in our new state,” he added. But istry, although five men in military fatigues pos- more secure city”. The controversial law passed Netanyahu curbing just hours later, the government issued a state- ing as former rebels were still milling around the by the GNC is expected to take effect within a ment saying Barghathi had changed his mind building’s closed front door. month. —AFP settlement expansion after Prime Minister Ali Zeidan asked him to stay on. “The chief of the government asked the JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin captured in the 1967 Middle East war. defence minister to rescind (his decision) and the Netanyahu has quietly curbed new build- In Jerusalem, a spokesman for minister said he understands, given the circum- ing projects in Jewish settlements, an Israeli Netanyahu, who is visiting China, had no stances the country is going through, that he watchdog group and media reports said immediate comment. Kerry is engaged in a should continue in office,” a statement said. yesterday, in an apparent bid to help US fresh US diplomatic campaign to revive Separately, members of the National General efforts to revive peace talks with the peace talks, which collapsed in 2010 over Congress (NGC), said it had sacked army chief of Palestinians. Israel’s continued expansion of settlements. staff General Yusef al-Mangoush, who has long “We see there are fewer approvals for Ariel, interviewed on Army Radio, been accused of delaying the formation of a new construction in the West Bank since declined to confirm or deny that a freeze proper army. President Barack Obama visited (in March),” was in place. “I am not commenting. A min- Other deputies said Mangoush would stay on Yariv Oppenheimer, head of Peace Now, ister sits with his prime minister. If they for another month until a replacement is named. which monitors settlement activity in the want to go public, they have ways to go Militiamen, mostly former rebels who fought occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, public. If they want for it stay between to oust Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, have surround- told Reuters. He said it was too early to give them, it will stay between them,” Ariel said. ed the justice and foreign ministries since last any numbers. Ariel was pressed to say whether he was week to demand the removal from public posts of Israeli Army Radio reported that unhappy with the freeze order. “You can former officials of the slain dictator’s regime. Netanyahu had met Housing Minister Uri understand whatever you want,” he replied. Initially, the gunmen intended to pressure the Ariel to order a freeze in issuing tenders for Ariel is a member of the far-right Jewish NGC, the highest authority in the country, to new housing projects in settlements in the Home party, whose leader, Naftali Bennett, adopt the law on political exclusion. But they West Bank, effectively delaying construc- has advocated annexing parts of the West remained camped outside the ministries despite tion of hundreds of homes. Bank. the adoption of the legislation, with some of The Haaretz newspaper, quoting The Palestinians, who demand a halt to them now calling for the resignation of Zeidan’s unidentified senior officials, said Netanyahu settlement activity as a condition for government. had promised U.S. Secretary of State John returning to peace negotiations, want to Yesterday, a dozen vehicles armed with anti- Kerry that he would refrain until mid-June BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki speaks to the press as Defense Minister Saadun establish a functioning state in the West aircraft guns and rocket-launchers were still from publishing new tenders in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as Al-Dulaim (R) and Minister of Human Rights Muhammad Shiya al-Sudani (L) listen on as he parked in front of the foreign ministry, an AFP cor- Bank and East Jerusalem, areas that Israel its capital. —Reuters talks about the flooding following heavy rains that hit the southern regions of Iraq and the respondent reported from the site. “We are Arabian Peninsular yesterday, in Baghdad. — AFP WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Kerry in Moscow mission to sway Putin on Syria Visit coincides with anniversary of Putin’s return MOSCOW: US Secretary of State John Kerry was end that the rebels may have used the deadly was “highly sceptical”. There are a host of other yesterday to hold talks in Moscow with Russian nerve agent sarin. issues on the agenda of the talks, including last President Vladimir Putin, seeking to narrow differ- But a commission of inquiry later said there was month’s Boston Marathon bombings blamed on ences over the conflict in Syria and persuade the no conclusive proof and the United States said it two brothers of Chechen descent.—AFP Kremlin to put more pressure on President Bashar al-Assad. Kerry is making his first trip to Russia since taking over as the chief US diplomat in February, on what is one of his most diplomatically delicate missions to date. Washington has long urged Moscow-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s most powerful ally-to use its sway to halt the bloodshed, accusing Russian leaders of continuing to arm the Syrian regime. The visit also coincides with the first anniversary of Putin’s return to the LONDON: This is a Thursday Oct. 29, 2009 file photo of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, Kremlin for an historic third term on May 7, 2012 which heralded a new chill in relations between left, and India’s President Pratibha Patil attend the launch of the XIX Moscow and Washington. Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Syria is likely to top the agenda when the two Games outside Buckingham Palace in London. Queen Elizabeth II will skip the men meet at around 1100 GMT with the 26-month Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Sri Lanka later this year — the conflict threatening to spill across the region. Later, first time she’s missed the biennial gathering since 1971, Buckingham Palace said Kerry will also meet Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. yesterday. — AP “I don’t know if we will get an agreement or not, but we certainly think it is worth testing and trying to find some ways forward,” a senior State Queen Elizabeth to miss Department official said Monday. With events mov- ing on the ground in Syria, it “is a time to talk to the Commonwealth meeting Russians to understand that from our side we remain committed (to a political solution), and if LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II will miss the primarily of former British colonies. they are as well then we need to think about how Commonwealth heads of government Her decision to stay away this year fol- to work operationally to make that happen,” the US meeting in Sri Lanka in November, sending lows a gradual move to cut down her long- official said. MOSCOW: US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Russian WWII veterans during a her heir Prince Charles in her place, the haul foreign trips, which last year saw some US officials were keen to emphasise the impor- wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, yesterday. — AP palace announced yesterday. of the younger royals represent the elderly tance of the one-on-one meeting with Putin, which It will be the first time the 87-year-old monarch on overseas tours to mark her will be a rare encounter between a top American monarch has missed such a meeting since Diamond Jubilee. official and the Russian strongman. Russia has long Deadlock, instability loom it was first held in 1971, and comes as she Hosts Sri Lanka said that Prince Charles, accused the West of worsening the Syria conflict by hands over some of her duties to younger who as heir to the throne will take over his seeking to topple the Assad regime, and says after Bulgaria election members of the royal family. mother’s Commonwealth role when she Moscow is solely interested in seeing a peaceful The queen was forced to cancel several dies, would be warmly welcomed to the solution to conflict that has claimed more than SOFIA: A winter of discontent in Bulgaria, when Union, monthly salaries in Bulgaria remain stuck public engagements earlier this year after November 15-17 meeting. 70,000 lives in since March 2011. mass protests forced out the government, could at less than 400 euros ($524) and pensions at being admitted to hospital suffering from “Whilst paying enormous tribute to Her The US and other Western states have in turn give way to a spring of political deadlock and 138 euros-a fraction of the European average. gastroenteritis, her first hospital admission Majesty’s continuing dedication and deep accused Russia of failing to use its influence with instability after elections Sunday in the EU’s Anger over falling living standards, deepen- in 10 years. “The queen will be represented sense of duty to the Commonwealth, Sri the regime to halt the bloodshed and keeping up poorest country. ing poverty, rising unemployment, corruption at this year’s Commonwealth heads of gov- Lanka warmly welcomes... the Prince of military deliveries to Assad. Kerry’s visit is taking The outcome is expected to be a fragmented and cronyism exploded into a nationwide ernment meeting (CHOGM) by the Prince Wales, to Colombo, Sri Lanka, for CHOGM place at a moment of particular tension after Israel parliament full of many of the same politicians protest movement in the winter. Seven people of Wales,” Buckingham Palace said in a short 2013,” the government said in a statement. launched air strikes in Syria which Israeli sources who have run Bulgaria since the end of commu- set themselves on fire. statement. Prince Charles accompanied his mother said targeted Iranian weapons destined for the nism two decades ago. Voters are stuck in a blind It was just the latest period of bitter political A palace source said the decision was to the heads of government meetings in Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. alley, facing a “choice between the same parties and economic crisis to rock 7.4-million-strong unrelated to the controversy over Sri Edinburgh in 1997 and Kampala in 2007, The Russian foreign ministry said it was “espe- they protested against this winter”, Ivan Krastev Bulgaria since the advent of democracy in 1989 Lanka’s human rights record, which has and also stood in for the queen at the cially” concerned by the attacks, warning the vio- from the Centre for Liberal Strategies think-tank and EU membership in 2007. Rather than serve prompted Canada to threaten to boycott Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in lence threatened neighbouring Lebanon. said. “The offer on the political market does not out the remaining four months of his premier- the meeting. There had been a question 2010. According to the Kremlin, Putin spoke to Prime correspond to the demand,” added Zhivko ship, Boyko Borisov threw in the towel on mark over British Prime Minister David Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week by tele- Georgiev from pollsters Gallup. Up to 18.5 per- February 20. Cameron’s attendance, but his office said the decision not to send the queen to Sri phone about the Syria conflict but details were not cent of people plan not to vote, a Scala poll But three months on, many voters still feel he would be making the trip, while deliver- Lanka had likely been taken “very, very disclosed. showed. reassured by the 53-year-old’s tough-guy charis- ing a “very tough message” that Colombo carefully, because I know the queen cares Lavrov has also sternly warned Washington not “Whatever the result of the elections, the ma, even if his slippery convictions make him must make progress on human rights. enormously for the Commonwealth”. to use claims that the Assad regime has used political crisis will continue,” said Ognyan difficult to place on the political spectrum. His The queen attended the last “We should respect that decision partic- chemical weapons as a pretext for launching mili- Minchev of the Institute for Regional and conservative GERB party is tipped to win the par- Commonwealth meeting in Australia in ularly because the queen has been so tire- tary action along the lines of the 2003 invasion of International Studies. “Forming a government in liamentary vote with 23.0 to 25.6 percent of the 2011 in her role as the symbolic head of the less in her service to the Commonwealth,” Iraq. Further complicating the picture, UN human the next parliament will be almost impossible,” vote, short of a governing majority and a far cry 54-member organisation, which is made up he told Sky News television. —AFP rights investigator Carla del Ponte said at the week- he added. Six years after joining the European from the 39.7 percent he scored in 2009.— AFP Italy came to brink before being saved by ‘King George’

ROME: On Saturday April 20, the leaders of Italy’s two biggest sis,” said political science Professor Gianfranco Pasquino from political forces climbed the Quirinal, highest of Rome’s seven Bologna’s Johns Hopkins University. ancient hills, and begged President Giorgio Napolitano to stay Napolitano’s phone started ringing on the night of Friday for a second term. Pier Luigi Bersani and Silvio Berlusconi were April 19, shortly after a major rebellion in Bersani’s centre-left followed into the presidential palace by outgoing Prime Democratic Party which sank his second candidate for presi- Minister Mario Monti, Northern League boss Roberto Maroni dent, former premier Romano Prodi, despite a unanimous party and finally the governors of Italy’s regions, in scenes that resem- vote in a Rome theatre only that morning to support him. bled schoolboys visiting the headmaster’s office. Bersani had the most electors after beating Berlusconi’s cen- The fact that Italy’s leading politicians had to implore an tre-right by a whisker in the February election but he had lost extremely reluctant 87-year-old grandfather to be the first pres- control of the party, which was close to collapse. ident in Italian history to serve a second term is a measure of Bersani resigned that night, after railing against around 100 the depth of the most turbulent and intractable crisis seen for “traitors” who voted against Prodi, and was the first to make the decades, even in a country synonymous with instability. pilgrimage to Napolitano. Sources with knowledge of the meet- Since an election in February that left no group with enough ing say Napolitano’s determination not to remain was weakened support to govern alone, one political disaster had followed by the sorry sight of the broken Bersani. He was finally con- another like a motorway pile-up, culminating in the failure of vinced by the pleas of the regional governors.He was also very 1007 “grand electors” from parliament and the regions to elect a worried that public anger against the politicians, fuelled by the new president after four attempts. diatribes of populist 5-Star Movement leader Beppe Grillo, could The political drama had implications far beyond Italy. The become violent. Napolitano had what one source described as euro zone’s third biggest economy had once before narrowly an “animated” lunch with his wife and 43-year-old son Giulio, avoided being sucked into the region’s financial crisis. Political and finally at 3 p.m. agreed to stay on. But the drama was far gridlock brought renewed danger. The group’s pleas flew in the from over. Napolitano went to parliament for his inauguration face of Napolitano’s repeated and fierce rejection of the idea, on the Monday morning, eschewing the normal pomp reserved going back months. With his 88th birthday two months away, for the occasion. He angrily excoriated the chastened politi- the former communist was looking forward to retirement, play- cians, accusing them among other charges of irresponsibility, ing with his two grandchildren and taking a holiday on the exploitation and sterile political battles. island of Capri with his wife Clio. s He said their failure despite his repeated urgings last year to Napolitano was so sure of leaving that removal men had repeal a flawed electoral law that was largely responsible for already taken away most of his personal effects. Sources with the poll result was “unforgivable.” knowledge of the events inside the former papal palace on the Then, unveiling his biggest weapon, he told them he would Quirinal hill said his office was so bare that there were not even not hesitate to resign, “if I find myself again confronted by the notebooks available when he received the delegations. kind of deafness with which I have collided in the past.” He had told his aides the night before that he expected to The reaction of the parliamentarians was little short of surre- hand over the presidency within days, the sources said. al. With the exception of Bersani, who held his head in his The presidential election was key to ending the two-month hands, the rest of the audience responded to their punishment deadlock and installing Italy’s 64th post-war government with with enthusiastic applause. some hope of passing reforms vital to counter a deep recession, The astonishing scene was caricatured in La Stampa news- but the politicians were incapable of finding a way out of the paper by columnist Massimo Gramellini who said the politicians impasse. were like motorists carrying a traffic policeman in triumph on Napolitano eventually agreed to stand again, was over- their shoulders after he had given them a sheaf of parking fines. whelmingly elected and has installed a right-left grand coalition One political official said Napolitano’s threat to resign was under centre-left politician Enrico Letta, bringing the crisis to an not an empty one. “His determination is very strong ...if the end, for now. While fragile, the government is given a reason- politicians try to mock him with their games,” he said. able chance of lasting for a while at least, thanks mostly to the It was not long before Napolitano had to use this weapon. president’s powerful protection, and his threat to resign imme- Two days after his own inauguration, he nominated Letta as diately if the politicians go back to playing games. But before he prime minister, but coalition horse trading with Berlusconi ran conceded out of what close associates say was an overwhelm- into trouble in a dispute over the position of economy minister. ing sense of duty and patriotism, Italy had come to the brink of Berlusconi wanted the job to go to his close ally, Renato disaster. Brunetta, a centre-right hardliner, but that was opposed by “Napolitano has been decisive. No other president would Letta’s centre-left. Political sources said Napolitano picked up have had enough authority to impose a government. If it had the phone and called Berlusconi. One source says he threat- not been for him we would now be in a major constitutional cri- ened to resign if the dispute prevented a government being formed. Berlusconi conceded, allowing the job to go to Bank of Italy director general Fabrizio Saccomanni. High on Letta’s prior- ities are constitutional changes to fix the skewed electoral law, which grants a giant winner’s premium in the lower house of parliament even if the margin is tiny. It will be a long process and before it happens Napolitano has powerful leverage with his threat to resign or call a new poll. So as in November 2011, when Napolitano rescued Italy from a perilous debt crisis by replacing the discredited Berlusconi with technocrat Mario Monti, Italy’s fate once again depends on the man affectionate- ly known as “King George.” But with the future deeply uncertain as far as the eye can see, Italians are wondering whether he will really be forced to stay for a full seven year term, by which time he will be 94, in order to keep the euro zone’s third-largest economy on track. — Reuters INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 Cuban agent begins renouncement of US citizenship

HAVANA: A Cuban agent who served 13 years behind When he first arrived at the US diplomatic post in a had to complete his full three years probation, the US Cuban government has made their release a national bars in the United States for his role in an espionage black government car, Gonzalez waved to the three government did not object. cause, plastering the country with pictures of the men, ring began the process of renouncing his US citizen- dozen or so onlookers and clasped his hands above his Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, speaking with the word “Volveran” - they will return - beneath ship on Monday so he can stay in Cuba. head in victory. He was dressed informally in a short- to reporters on Monday during a visit to Brazil, gave no their images. Rene Gonzalez was one of five men convicted in a sleeve blue plaid shirt and black pants. indication that the resolution of the case would effect Cuba says the agents were unjustly convicted and controversial 2001 trial of conspiring to spy on Cuban He was the first of what Cuba calls the “Five Heroes” the status of U.S. contractor Alan Gross, who is serving excessively punished because they were only collect- exile groups and US military activities in Florida as part to complete his sentence and return to the communist- a 15-year sentence in Havana for illegally installing ing information on Cuban exile groups planning of an espionage ring called the “Wasp Network.” The led island. The 56-year-old Gonzalez, who has a wife Internet service for Cuban Jewish groups. actions against the island 90 miles (145 km) from Key case has long plagued US-Cuba relations. and two children in Havana, left prison in October 2011 Some had hoped it might help Gross get more West, Florida. The trial was held in Miami, center of the Gonzalez, who was born in Chicago and held dual and has been serving a three-year probation in Florida. lenient treatment, but Rodriguez said Gonzalez had exile community and hotbed of opposition to the US-Cuba citizenship, told reporters after emerging He returned to the communist-led island temporarily served his sentence, while Gross, jailed since December Cuban government, particularly former leader Fidel from the US Interests Section in Havana that he had on April 22 to attend a memorial service for his 2009, has not. “It’s a case of application of the law. I see Castro and current President Raul Castro. filled out forms and answered questions, and that the deceased father. no relation therefore between the two cases,” he said in One of Gonzalez’s co-defendants is serving a dou- process was not yet complete. US District Judge Joan Lenard had granted the visit Brasilia. Cuba has hinted at a possible swap of the ble life sentence for his part in the shooting down of He will still have to formally renounce his citizenship a few weeks ago on condition that he return to Florida “Cuban Five” for Gross, but the United States has reject- two US planes in 1996 flown by an exile group that before officials at the U.S. diplomatic post and then within two weeks. But on Friday, in ruling on a motion ed the idea. Rodriguez, repeating what the govern- dropped anti-government leaflets over Havana. The await approval, which he said should happen before by his lawyer, she said he could stay in Cuba for good if ment has disclosed before, said Cuba has told other three are serving out sentences that range from May 16. “I feel happy to be in Cuba, to be with my fami- he renounced his US citizenship. Washington it is open to talks to find a humanitarian 18 years to 30 years. “One has to continue fighting to ly and incorporate myself to the society I belong to,” he By doing so, he foreswears the right to return to the solution to the cases of Gross and the four Cubans. get them out of jail. It’s an injustice, it’s a crime that said as bystanders in the streets and on apartment bal- United States, where he spent the first few years of his The Cuban Five case is little known outside the they are prisoners,” Gonzalez said. “We need them in conies above applauded and called his name. life. In a reversal of its previous position that Gonzalez Cuban exile community in the United States, but the Cuba,” he said. — Reuters US Senator says military plagued by sexual assaults ‘There are more than 70 sexual assaults every day’

WASHINGTON: The sexual battery arrest of the Air Force officer who led the service’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit under- scores how far the Defense Department has to go in addressing the plague of sexual crimes in the military, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said yesterday. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., told a committee hearing that a Pentagon report to be released later reportedly estimates that, on average, there are more than 70 sexual assaults involving WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama, right, and South Korean President Park military personnel every day. Geun-Hye, left, during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Authorities in Arlington County, Va., said Lt. Washington, yesterday. — AP Col. Jeffrey Krusinski was charged with groping a woman in a northern Virginia parking lot on Sunday. Krusinski was removed from his post in Disabled couple seek life the sexual assault unit after the Air Force learned of his arrest. He started in the post in together in group home February “While under our legal system every- one is innocent until proven guilty, this arrest PORT JEFFERSON: With the beaming smiles of business. “No one has a right to tell an adult speaks volumes about the status and effective- newlyweds, Paul Forziano and Hava Samuels what they can do,” Gelser says. “Sex is a healthy ness of (the Defense) department’s efforts to hold hands, exchange adoring glances and and full part of the human experience. I know address the plague of sexual assaults in the mili- complete each other’s sentences. Their first it makes some people uncomfortable to think tary,” Levin said. wedding dance, he recalls, was to the song people with intellectual disabilities are engag- The Pentagon report says that the number of “Unchained ...” “Melody,” she chimes in. They ing in sexual relations, but I don’t understand sexual assaults reported by members of the mil- spend their days together in the performing that.” A spokeswoman for the Catholic Health itary rose from 3,192 to 3,374 in 2012, while the arts education center where they met. But Systems, which runs the Maryhaven Center of department estimates that as many as 26,000 WASHINGTON: The Senate Armed Services Committee hears from top officials of the Air Force every night, they must part ways. Forziano Hope, has declined to comment, citing pend- service members were assaulted, based on during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, yesterday. From right are Sen. Roger Wicker, R- goes to his group home. His wife goes to hers. ing litigation. Maryhaven has 2,000 clients, anonymous surveys, according to officials who Miss., Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. Besides funding for next year’s The mentally disabled couple is not allowed ranging in age from 5 to 80, in facilities across spoke on condition of anonymity because they Pentagon budget, the Air Force is dealing with controversy over sexual assaults and how the to share a bedroom by the state-sanctioned Long Island. The facility in Manorville where were not authorized to speak publicly about the military justice system handles it. — AP nonprofits that run the group homes - a prac- Samuels lives is for women only. report. Gen. Mark Welsh, the Air Force’s chief of spoken with Donley about the matter and tapped to serve as vice commander of the US tice the newlyweds and their parents are now David Arntsen, attorney for the staff, told the committee that he and Air Force “expressed outrage and disgust over the trou- Space Command, until the Missouri Democrat challenging in a federal civil rights lawsuit. Independent Group Home Living program in Secretary Michael Donley were “appalled” by bling allegations and emphasized that this mat- gets more information about Helms’ decision to “We’re very sad when we leave each other,” Manorville, where Forziano lives, says that it Krusinki’s arrest. Although the case is being ter will be dealt with swiftly and decisively,” overturn a jury conviction in a sexual assault case. Forziano says. “I want to live with my wife, doesn’t have facilities for married residents and adjudicated by the Arlington County police, Pentagon press secretary George Little said in a Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin, commander of the 3rd because I love her.” The couple had been con- that there is no specific legal requirement forc- Welsh said the Air Force has requested jurisdic- statement. Two cases involving decisions by Air Force at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, over- sidering marriage for three years before tying ing the home to house them. The program’s tion. A police report said that the 41-year-old three-star generals to overturn guilty verdicts in turned the conviction against Lt. Col. James the knot last month, and they contend in their residences have between three and 12 men Krusinski was drunk and grabbed a woman’s sexual assault cases have outraged members of Wilkerson, a former inspector general at Aviano lawsuit that they were refused permission from and women; the home where Forziano lives is breast and buttocks. The woman fought him off Congress and propelled a bipartisan push to Air Base in Italy. Wilkerson had been found guilty their respective group homes to live together coed, according to his attorney. and called police, the report said. The Arlington change the military justice system to essentially last Nov. 2 of charges of abusive sexual contact, as husband and wife. The couple’s parents, also The lawsuit cites a letter from the director of County Sheriff’s office said Krusinski was strip commanding officers of their ability to aggravated sexual assault and three instances of plaintiffs in the lawsuit, said they have been program services at Independent Group Home released Sunday on a $5,000 personal recogni- reverse criminal convictions. conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentle- seeking a solution since 2010. Living, saying its homes “are not staffed or zance bond. An arraignment is scheduled for Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is holding up the man. The incident had involved a civilian “It’s not something we wanted to do, it’s designed to house and supervise married cou- Thursday. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has nomination of Air Force Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, employee. — AP something we had to do,” said Bonnie Samuels, ples or assist married couples with the dynam- the mother of the bride. The lawsuit contends ics of their relationships, sexual or otherwise.” Forziano’s facility refused because people Also named in the lawsuit is the state Office of Pope to visit Brazil slum, requiring the services of a group home are by Persons With Developmental Disabilities, which definition incapable of living as married peo- the couple claims sided with the agencies in ple, and it says Samuels’ home refused because refusing to accommodate their wishes and has meet prisoners, on first trip it believes she doesn’t have the mental capacity not done enough to find a solution. The office to consent to sex. has declined to comment on the lawsuit. VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will visit the poor in a of a community policing operation that has Rio de Janeiro, to visit the national shrine of Our Legal experts are watching the case closely Experts say it is difficult to estimate how favela and meet young prisoners when he travels reduced violence in the shantytowns of Rio de Lady of Aparecida, whom the Church honours at as a test of the Americans With Disabilities Act, many mentally disabled people are married, to Brazil on his first international trip as pontiff in Janeiro. the patroness of Brazil. which says, in part, that “a public entity shall since states ask no questions about a person’s July, the Vatican said yesterday. The pope will also meet young prisoners who That evening he visits a hospital in Rio that make reasonable modifications in policies, mental capacity on marriage licenses. Francis, who has said he wants to make concern will be brought to the archbishop’s residence for treats AIDS patients. nThe pope’s participation in practices, or procedures ... to avoid discrimina- Tiffany Portzer, a spokeswoman for the state for the poor a hallmark of his papacy, will visit the the occasion. The main purpose of the trip is for the World Youth Day events starts on the evening of tion on the basis of disability.” The group homes developmental disabilities office, says the Manguinhos slum in Rio de Janeiro on the fourth pope to preside at the Catholic Church’s World Day July 25 in Rio’s famed Copacabana Beach area and are licensed as nonprofits by the state and agency does not keep data on the marital sta- day of his July 22-29 trip to the world’s largest of Youth, an international gathering sometimes culminates with a huge open-air Mass in the receive Medicaid funding on behalf of their tus of its clients. “I can tell you that we know it’s Catholic country. dubbed a “Catholic Woodstock” that takes place in Guaratiba area of the city on July 28. clients. “This is a case that is moving into a small minority of everyone in a group home, Manguinhos is one of Rio’s most visible favelas, a different city every two years. During the trip he will also address Brazil’s polit- uncharted territory,” says George Washington she says. The couple’s parents say they have wedged between a busy highway and a former oil The World Day of Youth celebrations start on ical and business leaders. The trip is expected to be University law professor Jonathan Turley. “If a reached out to other state-certified group refinery and near the main airport and large mili- July 23 and end on July 28. Francis, the first non- the only one abroad for the pope this year. The for- state licenses the couple to be married, they homes to see if they had space. They were told tary bases. The shantytown, which the pope will European pope in 1,300 years on, arrives on the mer Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires is are afforded all of the protections and privi- that although other facilities welcome married visit on July 25, had a long history of drug-related afternoon of July 22 and will rest the next day to expected to visit his homeland early next year. leges of marriage. The most fundamental right couples, nothing was available anytime soon, violence, but a police occupation late last year overcome jet lag, according to the official pro- He is expected to travel to the central Italian city is to be able to live together as a married cou- according to the lawsuit. Their attorney says the kicked out many of the drug and gun traffickers. gramme of the trip released by the Vatican. of Assisi, birthplace of St. Francis, whose name ple.” The couple’s attorney, Martin Coleman, couple needs to live near their parents on east- Manguinhos, home to about 35,000 poor peo- On July 24, he will fly by helicopter to the city of Bergoglio adopted when elected pope on March says he has not come across any similar court ern Long Island, as well as the Maryhaven Day ple, is one of the communities that have been part Aparecida, about 240 km (150 miles) southwest of 13. — Reuters cases. “What the group homes are saying is that Program, which each has attended for years. for this class of people, you shouldn’t be mar- Forziano, 30, is classified in the mild to moder- ried. ... What point of intellectual disability is ate range of intellectual functioning, with US immigration reform too low for someone to be married?” recent IQ scores of 50 and 58. He has limited Sara Gelser, an Oregon state legislator and reading and writing skills and cannot manage member of the National Council on Disability money. board of directors, says Americans have Samuels, 36, is in the moderate range of would cost $6.3 trillion increasingly come to recognize the rights of the intellectual functioning, with recent IQ scores disabled to choose to live their own lives, and of 50 and 44. She has a significant expressive WASHINGTON: A US political battle raged But Heritage said the millions of immi- Report co-author Robert Rector warned marriage and sex is part of that. language disability, which can make it difficult Monday over the cost of Senate-proposed grants who would be legalized through that the costs jump to about $160 billion per She says the couple’s sex life is nobody’s sometimes for others to understand her. —AP immigration reform, with a conservative think- “amnesty” would generate massive fiscal year about 35 years from today, when the bulk tank warning the plan to legalize 11 million deficits over the long term, driven in large of the legalized immigrants reach retirement undocumented workers would soar to $6.3 part by extra pressures on health care for low- age. But pro-reformers immediately assailed trillion. income Americans, public education and serv- the Heritage plan as ignoring the prospect The Heritage Foundation, in a report ices like police, fire and roads. that millions of immigrants would become released shortly before amendments are pro- The bill creates a path to citizenship for substantial contributors to the nation’s eco- posed to the bipartisan bill, said legalized the estimated 11.5 million people living in nomic prosperity. immigrants’ costs such as Social Security, the country illegally, but under certain condi- Doug Holtz-Eakin, former director of the Medicaid health care for the poor, and unem- tions like tighter border enforcement and Congressional Budget Office who now heads ployment insurance would stack up dramati- after a 13-year wait, during which time they the American Action Forum, said the Heritage cally faster than many US lawmakers would will not be entitled to government aid. The report did “mislead people about the genuine realize. foundation’s study argued that while illegal budgetary impact” of immigration reform. The report is certain to galvanize some aliens will start to pay taxes once they regis- “The notion that 50 years from now all 12 conservatives in Congress who are opposed to ter legally, when they become citizens they million who are here illegally will be collecting the plan, seen as the most ambitious immigra- will be net recipients of government funds. full benefits is a vast overstatement,” he told tion reform effort in a generation and which It said the legalized immigrants would reporters, adding that under Heritage’s formu- was rolled out last month by a “Gang of Eight” receive those benefits for five decades, if their la, the immigrant experience begins and ends senators, four Democrats and four retirement pension is included, with their cost in poverty. Republicans. to government coffers pegged at $9.4 trillion, “There’s no American dream, there’s no President Barack Obama envisions immi- while they will pay just $3.1 trillion in taxes. upward mobility for anyone” according to gration reform as a major and viable second- “No sensible thinking person would read Heritage, Holtz-Eakin said. term accomplishment, after Republicans who this study and conclude that, over 50 years, The report more than doubles the cost esti- PORT JEFFERSON: Hava Samuels, left, reacts playfully with her husband Paul Farziano as lost last November’s election said it was cru- that it could possibly have a positive econom- mated in a 2007 Heritage study, which said a they visit a park on April 25, 2013 in Port Jefferson, N.Y. The developmentally disabled cial to reach out to minority communities ic impact,” Heritage president Jim DeMint, a Senate plan for immigration amnesty being couple brought a lawsuit against the group facilities where they live for violating the such as Hispanics, the largest beneficiaries of Republican former senator, said at a press con- considered that year-but which ultimately Disability Act, by refusing them residence as a married couple. — AP any immigration deal. ference. failed-would cost a net $2.6 trillion. — AFP INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013

Pakistan election violence forces candidates behind high walls PESHAWAR: Mian Hussain is fighting for his political The Taleban say they are targeting “secular” parties sluggish economy, endemic corruption and power with blood from nearby butcher shops. life from a deserted party headquarters, where two and that elections only “serve the interests of infidels shortages that have cost millions of jobs over the five Shah said voters would elect him despite the cam- telephones sit silently beside him and the footsteps of and enemies of Islam”. years of the last government. Many say it is that lega- paigning restrictions because his party had defied the a tea boy echo down the corridor. However, they have mostly not attacked right-wing cy, and not the Taleban threat, that makes them Taleban and helped the poor get free healthcare. One of Pakistan’s most high-profile anti-Taleban religious parties that have joined the election race, or inclined to vote for a new guard in Islamabad. Some of the poor he is counting on for votes are politicians, Hussain hasn’t been to a single public former cricketer Imran Khan’s party, which advocates The main opposition party is led by two-times doubtful. event since campaigning for the May 11 election shooting down US drones and withdrawing the prime minister Sharif. It is widely seen as the front-run- A dialysis centre Reuters visited near Peshawar pro- kicked off. A fiery orator who once electrified big ral- Pakistani military from insurgency-infested Pashtun ner for Saturday’s polls, portrays itself as business- vides quality treatment for free. But at the state-run lies, he now makes short speeches by telephone to areas along the Afghan border. friendly and has promised to fix the country’s serious Khyber Teaching Hospital, grimy walls are crumbling, a small huddles of supporters meeting in secret. A blast at a rally organised by the Jamiat Ulema-e- economic woes. mangy cat lurked in the trauma ward and a doctor said For the spokesman of the Awami National Party Islam (JUI) religious party on Monday killed 26 people. His party denies that it is soft on the Taleban or mil- the hospital was dangerously short of basic intra- (ANP), it’s just too dangerous to go out. Since April, The Taleban claimed responsibility but said their quar- itancy but says a new approach is needed, including venous equipment. the Pakistani Taleban have killed more than 70 people rel was not with the party but with the candidate who an overhaul of the country’s anti-terrorism courts. This is where the injured and dying were brought in attacks targeting three major political parties, pre- the rally was for, who they said had betrayed Arab The PPP and its coalition partners are the first civil- after one of Peshawar’s recent string of bomb blasts. venting many of their most prominent candidates fighters to US agents. ian government to complete a full five-year term in a “No one is secure. There is bloodshed everywhere. The from openly campaigning. Another blast at a JUI rally near the Afghan border country whose history has been punctuated by mili- government should do something,” said Fazle Hayat, Hussain worries the Taleban want to rig the elec- killed four people yesterday, said a party official. It was tary takeovers. Despite power shortages, tax shortfalls dabbing at an eye injured in the attack. tions in favour of parties that will take a softer line with not clear who was responsible. The Taleban have not and corruption, they blame the shortcomings of their He said he had not decided if he would vote. A their determination to stamp a radical brand of Islam attacked the main opposition party led by former administration squarely on the Taliban. short drive away, the remnants of another bombing on the country. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, which has courted sup- “Terrorism is the biggest problem, it took up so are displayed in a glass case at Bilour House. They are He says that is why the Taleban are targeting the port from groups accused of supporting sectarian much of our resources,” said Zahir Shah, a former the shoes and spectacles that Bashir Bilour, an ANP ruling coalition that backed military operations attacks across the country. health minister and candidate for the PPP in the north- stalwart, was wearing when a Taliban bomb killed him against them - Hussain’s ANP, the Pakistan People’s “It’s pre-poll rigging,” Hussain says bitterly. The western provincial capital of Peshawar. “We have done in December. Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Quami Movement Taleban killed his only son three years ago, just before reforms and we will do more.” Another Taleban bomber targeted his brother and (MQM), whose offices have been repeatedly bombed. his wedding. The next day, militants attacked Shah said the Taleban threat meant he has only his son in April. They survived, but 18 others died. The ANP has borne the brunt of the attacks Hussain’s home, killing seven. held small meetings in walled compounds. His sister Some other parties did not even offer condolences, because it is staunchly opposed to the Taleban. As a “They will either have to elect the terrorists or elect and party activists are also holding clandestine gather- Bilour said angrily, because they were afraid of offend- nationalist party, it competes with the militants for the those who oppose the terrorists,” he said, the studious ings. At one recent meeting, 40 women and children ing the Taleban. support of ethnic minority Pashtun people along the face of his dead son staring up from campaign posters garlanded them with marigolds on a rooftop. “The Taleban are targeting us because they want an Afghan-Pakistan border. on a nearby table. “Long live Zahir Shah!” they cheered. Two armed administration that is soft on terrorism,” he said. But The PPP and the MQM see themselves as liberal But many voters do not see the contest simply as police stood guard in the alley below, so narrow that parties afraid of offending the Taliban should watch parties, long opposed to the influence of conservative one that pits pro- and anti-Taleban parties against politicians’ convoys could barely squeeze past each out, he said. “They are targeting us today but they will religious forces and Islamist militancy. each other. Insecurity worries them, but so does the other without falling into the open drains running be targeting them tomorrow.” — Reuters Pakistan suicide bomber kills nine, poll candidate injured Pakistani Taleban claimed responsibility

PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber killed at least nine people and wounded a candidate cam- paigning in northwest Pakistan yesterday, taking the death toll in the nation’s bloody election build-up to more than 100. The latest attack in the town of Hangu, a flashpoint for violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, came a day after the deadliest bomb- ing so far in the campaign for Saturday’s national and provincial polls. Ishtiaq Ahmed, a senior police official, told AFP that nine people had been killed and 40 wounded, though a senior civilian official in the KANDAHAR: Afghan men march through downtown Kandahar, Afghanistan, yester- district, Tahir Abbasi, said 10 had died. day chanting ‘Death to Pakistan’ and ‘Death to the ISI,’ a reference to Pakistan’s Inter- Authorities said it was a suicide attack but Services Intelligence, the country’s spy agency. Relations between Afghanistan and presented different accounts over whether the Pakistan have been severely strained in recent months and the mountainous region bomber had been on foot or riding a motorcy- in eastern Afghanistan has seen acrimonious exchanges of fire between the two cle. sides over the demarcation of their border. — AP “He blew himself up near the vehicle of (par- liamentary candidate) Syed Janan. He was Pakistan summons Afghan injured but he is safe,” Abdul Hameed Khan, a senior government official in Hangu said. diplomat over border firing The bombing raises to 101 the number of people killed in attacks on politicians and politi- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned the most Constabulary were wounded in the firing on cal parties since April 11, according to an AFP senior Afghan diplomat in the country yesterday Monday morning, the ministry statement said. tally. Janan is seeking re-election to the assem- to protest over border skirmishes that it said left Both countries have blamed each other for start- bly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province for the five security personnel wounded and strained ing the firing on the border, which is a crucial right-wing Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, a religious par- relations. battleground in the fight against Taleban mili- ty in the outgoing government coalition. HANGU: Pakistani men push a strecher carrying an injured blast victim after a bomb explosion Exchanges of fire and ensuing protests are tants who operate in both countries. The border He told AFP he had received injuries to his at an election rally in the northwestern town of Hangu yesterday. Bombs killed 17 people and threatening to worsen already fractious ties is unmarked in places and a key battleground in head and shoulder. “I was on my election cam- wounded dozens more including an election candidate in Pakistan yesterday, raising to more between Kabul and Islamabad, despite renewed the fight against Taleban violence plaguing both paign and coming to my vehicle when the than 100 the death toll from attacks on the campaign for Saturday’s polls. — AFP efforts last month by US Secretary of State John countries. “The Afghan charge d’affaires was bomber blew himself up. I received some The insurgents have condemned Saturday’s province of Baluchistan, in Pakistan’s biggest city Kerry to get them to work more closely on peace conveyed that in case of any further escalation injuries but survived. Two of my guards were efforts. Cross-border clashes flared on Monday as a result of this situation, the responsibility elections as un-Islamic and directly threatened of Karachi and in southern Hyderabad. between Afghan and Pakistani security forces would be on the Afghan Government”, the said seriously wounded,” Janan said. the main parties in the outgoing coalition, the The vote marks the first time that a civilian for the second time in five days with Kabul sum- statement. A joint rally for two other candidates from the Pakistan People’s Party, the Muttahida Qaumi government in Pakistan has served a full-term in moning the Pakistani charge d’affaires to protest Pakistan, which backed Afghanistan’s 1996- same faction of the party was bombed in the Movement and the Awami National Party (ANP). office and handed over to another at the ballot the “unprovoked attack by Pakistani forces”. 2001 Taleban regime, is seen by the West as hav- tribal district of Kurram on Monday, killing 23 JUI-F and its leader, cleric Maulana Fazl-ur- box. The nuclear-armed country has been ruled The war of words over the porous frontier ing a central role in negotiating a political settle- people in the deadliest single attack on the cam- Rehman, have been mediators between the half its life by the military. continued yesterday, with the foreign ministry in ment with Taleban insurgents who shelter in paign so far. authorities and the Taleban, blamed for killing The race has been dominated by the centre- Islamabad summoning the Afghan charge d’af- Pakistan’s border districts. But ties have wors- The Pakistani Taleban claimed responsibility, thousands of Pakistanis in a domestic insur- right-opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, head of faires to warn against any repetition of what it ened this year with the Afghan government saying the target had been Munir Orakzai, a law- gency over the past six years. the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) and too called “unprovoked firing”. accusing Pakistan of dropping its support for maker in the national assembly who was in 2008 Elections have been postponed in three con- cricket star Imran Khan, looking to make a break- Five members of the paramilitary Frontier the peace process. — AFP elected as an independent but allied to the out- stituencies where candidates have been killed. through for his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) going government. Those constituencies are in the southwestern party. — AFP India agrees to Chinese demands to end standoff Bangladesh factory SRINAGAR: India has agreed to a Chinese were dismantled after we acceded to demand to demolish bunkers near their de Chinese demand in the last flag meeting. death toll passes 700 facto border in the Himalayas, Indian mili- These bunkers were live-in bunkers,” the tary officials said, as part of a deal to end a army officer told Reuters on Tuesday. standoff that threatened to scupper slowly India said up to 50 Chinese soldiers DHAKA: Hundreds of survivors of Bangladesh’s improving relations. intruded into its territory on the western worst industrial disaster blocked a main highway Indian and Chinese soldiers faced off 100 rim of the Himalayas on April 15. Some to demand wages yesterday as the death toll metres (330 feet) apart on a plateau near Indian officials and experts believed the from the collapse of a nine-storey building the Karakoram mountain range, where they incursion signalled Chinese concern about passed 700, officials said. fought a war 50 years ago, for three weeks increased Indian activity in the area. More than 3,000 garment workers were on until they reached a deal on Sunday for India said the Chinese soldiers were 19 shift at the Rana Plaza complex at the time of both sides to withdrew. km (12 miles) beyond the point it under- the collapse on the morning of April 24, making The tension had threatened to overshad- stands to be the border in the Ladakh clothing for Western retailers such as Britain’s ow a visit by the Indian foreign minister to region of Kashmir, a vaguely defined line Primark and the Spanish label Mango. Beijing on May 9. China’s Premier Li Keqiang called the Line of Actual Control, which nei- Many of the staff were earning only around is expected to visit India later this month. ther side agrees on. 38 dollars a month, a salary condemned as “slave Details of the deal have not been made China denied it had crossed into Indian labour” by Pope Francis. But with work having public but a senior official from the Indian territory. China won the border war they come to a complete halt, the employees are now army’s northern command said India had fought in 1962, which soured relations for demanding payment from factory owners, both agreed to abandon and destroy bunkers in decades, but ties between the Asian giants for their wages and as compensation for injuries the Chumar sector, further south along the have been improving in recent years. China suffered when the complex caved in. disputed border. “The bunkers in Chumar is India’s top trade partner. —Reuters While employees promised that money was on its way, survivors said they had still to receive any cash. Police said around 400 survivors blocked a highway connecting the capital with the country’s south and southwest yesterday by staging a sit-down protest. The workers were chanting slogans, demand- ing “unpaid salaries and compensation”, local SAVAR: Bangladeshi rescue personnel carry stretchers with the remains of garment workers police chief M. Asaduzzaman told AFP. from the site of a collapsed building as heavy machinery clear the debris in Savar on the out- Shahidullah Azim, a vice president of the skirts of Dhaka, yesterday. Hundreds of survivors of Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and have received wages yesterday as the death toll from the collapse of a nine-storey building Exporters Association (BGMEA), told AFP the passed 700, officials said. — AFP group would start paying out money in a matter of hours. “We will pay about 3,400 workers or from the scene that garment workers had been Efforts to identify the victims are being ham- their beneficiaries in line with our labour laws,” asked to provide details about their employ- pered by the decomposition of bodies. Recovery he said, adding that the average worker would ment record to officials in Savar to qualify for workers, who are drawn from the ranks of the receive around three months’ salary from the payments but no one had received any money. army and fire service, have to wear masks and organisation, which is the umbrella body for the The wage protest came as the army revealed use air freshener. country’s 4,500 garment factories. that dozens more bodies had been pulled from Fearful that Western brand names may turn The BGMEA is also bearing the medical cost the rubble. Army spokesman Captain Shahid their back on Bangladesh, the government of more than 1,000 workers who were injured in Ahsan Bhuiyan told AFP the number of bodies announced a new high-level panel on Monday the disaster and has promised to compensate recovered stood at 715 and warned the toll to inspect thousands of garment factories for the families of those who died in the tragedy. could rise further as the recovery teams had building flaws. The government made a similar NEW DELHI: Indian Sikhs listen to a speaker, unseen, as they protest the acquittal of Western retailers whose brands were being “only cleared the fourth floor”. announcement after a devastating fire swept a ruling Congress party leader Sajjan Kumar, in New Delhi, India, yesterday. An Indian made at Rana Plaza have also promised to com- Authorities say 2,437 people were rescued garment factory in November last year, killing court acquitted Kumar on April 30, of charges he incited mobs to kill Sikhs during pensate the families of those who died. alive from the ruins of the building, which 111 workers, but subsequent inspections were the country’s 1984 anti-Sikh riots. — AP Mohammed Ibrahim, a union leader, told AFP housed a total of five garment factories. widely derided as insufficient. —AFP WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 INTERNATIONAL

China rejects US Pentagon charges of military espionage

WASHINGTON: China is using espi- it said, adding the main purpose of the said: “We firmly oppose any groundless has ongoing territorial disputes with the research, development and acquisition.” onage to acquire technology to fuel its hacking was to gain information to ben- criticism and hype, because groundless Philippines, Japan and other neighbors. Dean Cheng, an analyst at the conser- military modernization, the Pentagon efit defense industries, military planners hype and criticism will only harm bilater- Beijing’s publicly announced defense vative Heritage Foundation think tank, said on Monday, for the first time accus- and government leaders. al efforts at cooperation and dialogue.” spending has grown at an inflation- said he was surprised by the number of ing the Chinese of trying to break into A spokeswoman said it was the first Despite concerns over the intrusions, adjusted pace of nearly 10 percent annu- cases of human espionage cited in the US defense computer networks and time the annual Pentagon report had cit- a senior US defense official said his main ally over the past decade, but Helvey report. “This is a PLA (People’s Liberation prompting a firm denial from Beijing. ed Beijing for targeting US defense net- worry was the lack of transparency. said China’s actual outlays were thought Army) that is extensively, comprehen- In its 83-page annual report to works, but China dismissed the report as “What concerns me is the extent to to be higher. China announced a 10.7 sively modernizing,” Cheng said. “...China Congress on Chinese military develop- groundless. The US Defense Department which China’s military modernization percent increase in military spending to is also comprehensively engaging in ments, the Pentagon also cited progress had repeatedly “made irresponsible com- occurs in the absence of the type of open- $114 billion in March, the Pentagon espionage.” in Beijing’s effort to develop advanced- ments about China’s normal and justified ness and transparency that others are cer- report said. Publicly announced defense China tested its second advanced technology stealth aircraft and build an defense build-up and hyped up the so- tainly asking of China,” David Helvey, spending for 2012 was $106 billion, but stealth fighter in as many years in aircraft carrier fleet to project power fur- called China military threat,” Chinese deputy assistant secretary of defense for actual spending for 2012 could range October 2012, highlighting its “contin- ther offshore. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua East Asia, told a Pentagon briefing on the between $135 billion and $215 billion, it ued ambition to produce advanced fifth- The report said China’s cyber snoop- Chunying said. report. He warned of the “potential impli- said. US defense spending is more than generation fighter aircraft,” the report ing was a “serious concern” that pointed “This is not beneficial to US-China cations and consequences of that lack of double that, at more than $500 billion. said. Neither aircraft of its stealth aircraft to an even greater threat because the mutual trust and cooperation,” Hua told transparency on the security calculations The report highlighted China’s contin- was expected to achieve effective opera- “skills required for these intrusions are reporters. “We are firmly opposed to this of others in the region.” uing efforts to gain access to sophisticat- tional capability before 2018, it said. similar to those necessary to conduct and have already made representations The annual China report, which ed military technology to fuel its mod- Last year also saw China commission computer network attacks.” to the US side.” Congress began requesting in 2000, ernization program. It cited a laundry list its first domestically produced aircraft “The US government continued to be China’s defense build-up was geared comes amid ongoing tensions in the of methods, including “state-sponsored carrier. China currently has one aircraft targeted for (cyber) intrusions, some of towards protecting its “national inde- region due to China’s military assertive- industrial and technical espionage to carrier bought abroad and conducted its which appear to be attributable directly pendence and sovereignty,” Hua said. ness and expansive claims of sovereignty increase the level of technologies and first takeoff and landing from the ship in to the Chinese government and military,” On the accusations of hacking, Hua over disputed islands and shoals. Beijing expertise available to support military November. —Reuters Philippine volcano spews rocks, killing 4 climbers ‘It rained like hell with stones’

MANILA: Three German tourists and their Filipino Filipino guides had begun hiking up Mayon just a He said rescuers were forced to start climbing tour guide were crushed to death when one of few hours before the eruption, which sent a thick the mountain to reach the injured, and it was the Philippines’ most active volcanoes spewed a column of ash 500 metres (1,600 feet) into the air. unclear when they would be brought down. giant ash cloud and a hail of rocks yesterday, Three Germans aged in their 30s, two men and Calleja said the foreigners paid about $100 authorities said. one woman, and one of the guides from his each for an overnight adventure on the 2,460- Twenty-seven people, including at least nine group were killed, he said. metre (8,070-foot) Mayon, which is famed for its foreigners, were climbing picturesque Mount A 22-year-old Spanish woman also sustained near-perfect cone but has a long history of dead- ly eruptions. A six-kilometre (3 and 3/4-mile) radius “per- manent danger zone” is supposed to be enforced around the volcano. But Calleja said the local government allowed people to climb when there were no signs of an eruption. PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim answers a question dur- “Between 300 and 1,000 climbers go here dur- ing a press conference at his party head office in Petaling Jaya yesterday. ing the peak season from May to August,” Calleja Anwar called for a rally today, to protest at a victory he said was achieved said. Salceda confirmed the arrangement, but said tourists hiking up should still inform the via the “worst electoral fraud in our history” and which saw the ruling camp authorities beforehand. win with a minority of the vote. —AFP “Mayon is just like any other mountain, and mountaineers assume the same risk as anywhere. Anwar calls mass rally to But while we allow them to go, they should noti- fy us and seek our approval. In this case, they did not,” he said. back charges of poll fraud Volcanologists described the eruption as a 73- KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian opposition tion’s claims, saying the result which second “steam-driven minor explosion” that was leader Anwar Ibrahim vowed yesterday to returned Najib to power with about 57 per- not expected to be repeated anytime soon. lead a “fierce movement” to reform the cent of the seats in parliament was in line Chief state seismologist Renato Solidum said country’s electoral system and challenge with opinion polls in recent weeks. Najib’s people living around Mayon did not need to the results of an election he lost, starting BN, however, won only 47 percent of the evacuate. He said the explosion was triggered with a rally of supporters this week. popular vote, compared with the opposi- when rainwater made contact with hot ash Anwar has contested the results of the tion’s 50 percent. deposits on the crater mouth. most closely fought election since Malaysia “The opposition has made a host of Residents in towns around the volcano said was engulfed in race riots in 1969, accusing unsubstantiated allegations about the elec- they were taken by surprise. “It was so sudden the ruling party of fraud, including use of tions,” a government spokesman said. that many of us panicked,” Jun Marana, a 46-year- immigrants as proxy voters, charges the The country’s Election Commission, old bus driver and father of two, told AFP by tele- government denies. which is a unit of the prime minister’s office phone. He has called for a mass rally outside the and has been criticised by the opposition ALBAY: Rescuers place Nicas Mabao Jr. on a spine board after surviving a steam-dri- “When we stepped out we saw this huge col- capital today. But his mobilisation of sup- and civil society groups as biased, is unlike- ven explosion of Mayon volcano, one of the Philippines’ most active volcanoes, yes- umn against the blue sky.” Mayon, about 330 porters, echoing the “reformasi” movement ly to investigate Anwar’s charges. terday in Albay province, about 450 kilometers (285 Miles) southeast of Manila, kilometres (200 miles) southeast of Manila, has he led 15 years ago, is unlikely to prevent The opposition alliance won 89 seats in erupted dozens of times in recorded history. Philippines. —AP Prime Minister Najib Razak’s Barisan parliament compared to the BN’s 133, In 1814, more than 1,200 people were killed Nasional (BN) from extending its unbroken despite the ruling coalition receiving a Mayon when it erupted without warning, and “life-threatening” injuries, while the Austrian when lava flows buried the town of Cagsawa. In run as Malaysia’s government following minority of votes nationally for the first bad weather meant some of them would have to woman suffered minor bruises, according to Calleja. December 2009 tens of thousands of villagers independence from Britain in 1957. time in 44 years. Bersih has said it will hold spend the night on its slopes, officials said. Regional police spokesman Superintendent Renato were displaced when Mayon spewed ash and By yesterday afternoon, about 20,000 a “peoples’ tribunal” to investigate evidence “It rained like hell with stones,” local tour oper- Bataller confirmed the four fatalities, with seven lava. people had confirmed on a Facebook page of fraud before deciding whether to hold ator Marti Calleja quoted an Austrian woman who others injured, including four Thais. The volcano also erupted in August 2006. that they would attend the rally. But the another major protest. was among the injured in the ordeal as saying. Provincial governor Joey Salceda told AFP that There were no direct deaths caused by the gathering is not backed by the Bersih The rally offers a reminder of Anwar’s “The rocks that came crashing down on them while the volcano had calmed down, rescue heli- explosion, but the following December a pass- (clean) civil society group that has past efforts to challenge one of the world’s were as big as dining (table) sets,” he told AFP by copters were unable to land due to heavy rain ing typhoon unleashed an avalanche of vol- mobilised tens of thousands of people in longest-serviving governments after his phone. and only four survivors had been taken off the canic mud from its slopes that killed 1,000 peo- protests that have shaken the government meteoric career came crashing down in Calleja said five foreigners and three of his mountain. ple. —AFP in recent years. 1998 when he fell out with the then-prime The rally, which Anwar emphasised was minister, Mahathir Mohamad, his mentor not a protest, is to take place in a stadium and Malaysia’s longest-serving leader. Myanmar charges six for sectarian violence with a capacity of about 40,000 in Selangor He was sacked as deputy prime minister state near Kuala Lumpur, retained by the and imprisoned on what he says were polit- YANGON: A court in Myanmar has charged six Mobs of Buddhists armed with machetes razed thou- Muslim community in other regions. The latest vio- opposition in state elections held along- ically motivated charges of sodomy and Muslims with murder for their alleged role in the death sands of Muslim homes, leaving hundreds dead and lence flared last week when several Muslim villages side the national poll. corruption after clashing with Mahathir of a Buddhist monk during an outbreak of sectarian forcing 125,000 people to flee, mostly Muslims. north of Yangon were burned to the ground. The rally “will be the beginning of a over his handling of the Asian financial cri- violence that shook the country in March, authorities New York-based Human Rights Watch has accused Thein Sein vowed Monday that his government fierce movement to clean this country from sis that battered Malaysia. said yesterday. authorities - including Buddhist monks, local politi- would do everything it can to protect the rights of election malpractices and fraud”, the 65- Many saw the events as a premature The charges issued Monday mark the latest legal cians, government officials, and state security forces - minority Muslims. In a speech broadcast on state tele- year-old former finance minister told a power play that failed badly for Anwar, action against minority Muslims in the central city of of fomenting an organized campaign of “ethnic cleans- vision late Monday, Thein Sein said his “government news conference. Anwar said the opposi- who critics say is still motivated by intense Meikthila, one of several recent flashpoints for anti- ing” against the Muslims in Rakhine state. The govern- will take all necessary action to ensure the basic tion had ample evidence to challenge the personal ambition. However, his arrest Muslim violence that rights groups say includes an ment has denied the charges. The Rohingya living in human rights of Muslims in Rakhine state, and to election result in up to 29 seats, enough to sparked street protests calling for “refor- organized campaign of “ethnic cleansing” in the Rakhine state are widely seen as foreign intruders from accommodate the needs and expectations of the call into question the overall national masi”, or reform, that still resonate today, Buddhist nation. At least 43 people, most of them neighboring Bangladesh, and are largely denied citi- Rakhine people.” result. especially for a younger generation eager Muslims, were killed in Meikhtila, some of them hunt- zenship even though many of them have lived in “In order for religious freedom to prevail, there The government rejected the opposi- for change. —Reuters ed down and burnt to death by Buddhist mobs. Myanmar for generations. must be tolerance and mutual respect among the Authorities have detained Buddhists allegedly Since the Rakhine violence, religious unrest has members of different faiths,” he said. Only then, he involved in the ttacks, but so far none have been morphed into a campaign against the country’s added, “will it be possible to coexist peacefully.” —AP charged with crimes. Containing the violence has posed a serious chal- Obama, S Korea to show lenge to President Thein Sein’s reformist government as it attempts to institute political and economic liber- united front on N Korea alization after nearly half a century of military rule. It has also tarnished the image of opposition leader WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama “In dealing with North Korea, it’s vital we Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been criticized for failing to and South Korea’s new leader Park Geun- show unity,” Russel told reporters. Park speak out strongly in defense of the country’s embat- hye will seek to present a strong front touched down in New York Monday, meet- tled Muslim community. against North Korea’s nuclear threats when ing first with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki- All six men charged Monday face the death penalty they meet at the White House today. But moon - a former South Korean foreign min- if convicted, said Advocate-General Ye Aung Myint. He they also want to leave the door open to ister - who praised her “firm but measured” said the men were among 50 people detained in con- talks with Pyongyang. response to North Korean provocations. nection with several days of violence in Meikhtila that Park has had something of a baptism of Park, the first democratically elected also displaced more than 12,000 people, most of them fire since she took office in February, two female leader in Northeast Asia, is no Muslim. The March violence started after a dispute weeks after North Korea’s latest atomic test stranger to Seoul’s Blue House, as the resi- between a gold shop owner, who is Muslim, and some that has ratcheted up tensions on the divid- dence of the chief executive is known. She’s of his customers, who are Buddhists. The argument ed Korean Peninsula and undermined her the daughter of the late South Korean dic- triggered a wave of anti-Muslim violence across the hopes of forging a more trusting relation- tator Park Chung-hee and in her 20s took city that left entire Muslim neighborhoods in flames ship with a difficult neighbor. over the duties of first lady for five years and charred bodies in the streets. The government In Washington, Park’s assured of a warm after a gunman claiming orders from North declared a state of emergency and deployed the army reception on a visit that also marks the Korea killed her mother in a botched attack to restore order. 60th anniversary of the US-South Korean targeting her father. The gold shop owner and two employees, all alliance. Her Oval Office meeting, working While focused squarely on the North Muslims, were sentenced by the same court in April to lunch and joint press conference with Korean threat, Park’s visit will be a chance to 14 years in prison on charges of theft and causing Obama will be followed today by an build a rapport with Obama, who enjoyed grievous bodily harm. Among those killed in the riots address to a joint meeting of Congress. an unusually close bond with the previous was a Buddhist monk who was reportedly pulled off White House senior director for Asian South Korean leader, Lee Myung-bak. The his motorbike, attacked and burned. The six men affairs, Daniel Russel, said Obama would two presided over the adoption of a US- accused of attacking him were part of a larger group, NAYPYITAW: In this photo taken Monday, May 6, 2013, Myanmar President Thein Sein delivers reaffirm the US commitment to the defense South Korean free trade pact in 2012 that and authorities are searching for four more men, said a televised speech in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Thein Sein vowed that his government would do of South Korea. expanded the scope of an alliance largely Ye Aung Myint. everything it can to protect the rights of minority Muslims in the speech broadcast on state He said the joint appearance of the two built on security ties and deterring an The sectarian violence in Myanmar first flared near- television. A court in Myanmar has charged six Muslims with murder for their alleged role in leaders at the White House would make it attack from the North. Some 28,500 US ly a year ago in western Rakhine state between the the death of a Buddhist monk during an outbreak of sectarian violence that shook the coun- crystal clear to Pyongyang that the allies troops are still based in South Korea for that region’s Rakhine Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya. try in March, authorities said yesterday. —AP stand shoulder-to-shoulder. purpose. —AP NEWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013

Russian fighter jets fly over the Kremlin cathedrals during a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow yesterday. Russia celebrates the 1945 Soviet victory over Nazi Germany on May 9. — AFP Iranian presidential race gets underway

TEHRAN: Iran’s presidential race got spots on the June 14 ballot. The has peaceful objectives. “Therefore, it severe blows in the backlash over wait until the last days of the regis- tion period. Opposition leaders Mir underway yesterday as authorities news website nasimonline.ir quoted shouldn’t remain in the Security Ahmadinejad’s failed attempts to tration period, which ends Saturday Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi officially opened the registration Khatami yesterday as saying he Council, and the continuation of encroach on the Khamenei’s powers. evening. Some presidential hopefuls, Karroubi have been under house process for candidates in next won’t run, which fits with his previ- sanctions doesn’t make sense,” he Mashaei has been denounced as mostly little known, rushed to regis- arrest since early 2011. Along with month’s election that will pick a suc- ous hints of staying out. said. part of a “deviant current” opposing ter yesterday morning. Among them Khatami, another former president, cessor to President Mahmoud That leaves opposition and liberal Inside Iran, the ruling clerics seek Islamic rule and some critics even were former housing minister Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, is not Ahmadinejad and offer a critical test groups the option of boycotting the an end to the political battles claimed he used magic spells to Mohammad Saeedikia, former health expected to seek comeback bids. for reformists battered after years of election or falling behind one of the opened by Ahmadinejad and more cloud Ahmadinejad’s mind. It’s possi- minister Kamran Bagheri Lankarani The main liberal-leaning candi- crackdowns. The campaign is also candidates cleared by the ruling cler- coordination with the presidency in ble Mashaei would be rejected for and former Vice President Sadegh date considered by the Guardian taking shape as open season on ics, who will vet all hopefuls who strategies on nuclear talks and the ballot and force Ahmadinejad - Vaezadeh. Reformists in Iran remain Council could be former Vice Ahmadinejad’s legacy and his com- submit their names during the five- efforts to confront international who still has considerable support in disarray after the relentless crack- President Mohammad Reza Aref, bative style that bolstered his stature day registration period. Only a hand- sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear pro- around the country - to align himself downs in the wake of the 2009 who served in Khatami’s administra- among supporters but brought ful of candidates are expected to be gram. All key policies are made by with another candidate. protests over claims their victory was tion. Another pro-reform hopeful, increasing alarm from critics. approved when the final list is the theocracy and its inner circle, In a live TV broadcast, Interior stolen by vote rigging. In recent former parliament member Mostafa Ahmadinejad is barred by law from unveiled later this month by the including the powerful Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar weeks, controls and blocks on Kavakebian, said he picked his cam- seeking a third term due to term lim- Guardian Council, the group that Revolutionary Guard. But the presi- urged presidential hopefuls to regis- Internet traffic appeared to be boost- paign color as green in a clear link to its under Iran’s constitution. supervises the election. dent is the international face of the ter quickly and not wait until the last ed in possible attempts to limit the now-crushed Green Movement Many of the expected frontrun- The slate is almost certainly to be country and is responsible for moment. Leading candidates usually opposition voices during the elec- of Mousavi. — AP ners have promised to seek more heavily stacked with candidates con- increasingly important sectors, such measured diplomacy with the West sidered loyal to Supreme Leader as the nation’s stumbling economy. and work to end Iran’s nuclear stand- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has Most of the main candidates have off with world powers although such been angered by challenges to his vowed to shun Ahmadinejad’s bom- major policies are ultimately decided authority by Ahmadinejad and the bastic style and seek to reduce ten- by the country’s ruling clerics. In his president’s allies. Among the pre- sions with the West and its allies. But first comments after filing his candi- sumed front-runners is senior all strongly support Iran’s ability to dacy, former nuclear negotiator Khamenei adviser Ali Akbar Velayati, maintain a full-scale nuclear pro- Hasan Rowhani, pledged “construc- Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher gram, including uranium enrich- tive interaction with the world” to try Qalibaf and Rowhani, who registered ment. The US and others fear Iran to address concerns that Iran could his candidacy in the first hours as the could eventually develop nuclear move toward an atomic weapon - a process got underway yesterday. weapons, but Iran insists it only seeks charge Tehran denies. Rowhani also said he wants a reactors for energy and medical Meanwhile, the leaders of the “government of prudence and hope” research. reform movement four years ago are that will seek “reconciliation” with the Another major subplot in the now under house arrests and liberal West and ease sanctions that target- election is the fate of Ahmadinejad’s groups have faced relentless pres- ed Iran’s vital oil exports. He added top political protege, Esfandiar sures since major unrest to protest that he wants to put Iran’s nuclear Rahim Mashaei, who is expected to Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election “case on the right track” through seek a spot on the ballot. in 2009. Prominent pro-reform fig- more active contacts with the UN’s Ahmadinejad has endorsed Mashaei ures, such as former President International Atomic Energy Agency as his personally groomed heir. But Mohammad Khatami, will not seek to bolster Tehran’s claims that it only Mashaei’s reputation has faced

Three US women missing for decade found alive Continued from Page 1 Berry went into a neighboring home and called police, begging them to come as soon as they could, The city heaved a sigh of relief at the happy ending “before he gets back”. “I’m Amanda Berry. (...) I’ve been to a horrible story. The women were released from a kidnapped and I’ve been missing for 10 years and am Cleveland hospital early yesterday. “For Amanda’s family, here. I’m free now,” a frantic Berry says in the recording for Gina’s family, for Michele’s family, prayers have finally of her 911 call to emergency services. When police been answered,” FBI special agent Steve Anthony told a arrived, she said two other women were being held press conference. “The nightmare is over. These three captive. Berry was last seen on April 21, 2003, when she TEHRAN: Iranian Behrouz Vossoughi Rad, who claims to work in the film industry, poses for photographers as young ladies have provided us with the ultimate defini- left work at a fast food restaurant just a few blocks from he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election at the interior ministry yesterday. — AFP tion of survival and perseverance. The healing can now her home. DeJesus was 14 when she vanished while begin,” Anthony said. walking home from school on April 2, 2004. Knight, who Cleveland Director of Public Safety Martin Flask said was 20 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen MP wants citizenship for non-Muslims too police had not been alerted to anything untoward hap- at a cousin’s house on Aug 23, 2002, according to the Continued from Page 1 has not implemented the decision. former opposition MPs including pening at the house on Seymour Avenue. Police came Cleveland Plain Dealer. Regarding the housing allowance, the Musallam Al-Barrak on charges of to the house twice over the years - once in 2000 when There was no word on the fate of a fourth missing families waiting to get government government currently pays KD 150 insulting the Jordanian monarch King the detained owner Ariel Castro reported a fight in the girl, Ashley Summers, who disappeared from the same houses from KD 150 to KD 250. monthly to every Kuwaiti family that is Abdullah II. The insults were reported- vicinity in July of 2007 aged 14 and who police investi- street, and again in 2004 because in his job as a school Zalzalah said the government had no waiting for its turn to receive a govern- ly made at an opposition demonstra- bus driver, he had inadvertently left a child on board gated as possibly linked to the Berry and DeJesus cases, objection to raising the housing loan ment house. The committee decided tion staged in November last year. The when he parked the vehicle at a lot. No charges were according to the Charley Project website, which docu- but said it will have to study the other to raise this to KD 250. Zalzalah said foreign ministry protested at the filed, Flask said. ments more than 9,000 missing-persons cases. proposal. the government has been told to insults and took the case to court. The What went on in the house for the past decade or so Details about Ariel Castro started to emerge. The proposal entails Kuwaitis who supervise the real estate market to court also struck down a suspended will come out in time from the women themselves, Jannette Gomez, 50, who often visited family and had only got the KD 70,000 loan to prevent landlords from exploiting the one-month jail term against opposi- deputy police chief Ed Tomba said. “They are going to friends on the street, said Castro would park his motor- seek the difference of KD 30,000. The expected raise to increase rents. tion activist Abbas Al-Shaabi and have to tell us that,” he said. “Obviously, there was a long cycle and red pickup truck behind the house, lock the Cabinet had already decided to raise The criminal court yesterday post- acquitted him on charges of taking period of time where nobody saw them. So we have to gate and enter the house through a back door, the Plain the housing loan to KD 100,000 but poned until Sept 17 the case of several part in illegal protests. wait until we interview them and hopefully they are Dealer said. Sometimes he would turn on a dim porch going to tell us exactly what went on in there. They light, but the house was always dark, Gomez said. were the only ones there along with the suspects,” he Windows were blocked by shades and at least one win- Imran Khan injured in fall added. Tomba said he has seen the women Monday dow was boarded up, she was quoted as saying. night and they seemed to be in fairly good health, The case immediately recalled some of the most Continued from Page 1 wife Jemima Khan tweeted: “He’s in hospital & conscious although he said “they needed a good meal”. notorious child kidnappings. Jaycee Dugard turned up now.” The long nightmare ended when Berry - kidnapped 18 years after she was kidnapped at the age of 11 in the He is alright,” Faisal Sultan, the director of Shaukat Khan earned legendary status in the country when he 10 years ago at the age of 16, just shy of her 17th birth- US state of California. She had been kept in a hidden Khanam hospital, told reporters. People at the rally ven- led the underdog national team to the 1992 cricket day, - reached her arm through a crack in the front door backyard behind the house of her captor, Phillip ue, where thousands had gathered, expressed sadness. World Cup to a victory. He later joined politics but it was- and called for help. “I heard screaming... And I see this Garrido, and had two children with him. Elizabeth Smart “Passion and love for Imran Khan brought all these peo- n’t until just a few years ago that his PTI party gained a girl going nuts trying to get outside of the house,” was 14 when she was taken from the bedroom of her ple here. We are still here, all we can do is pray now,” said widespread national following. Hundreds of well wishers neighbor Charles Ramsey told the local ABC news affili- home in June 2002 and repeatedly raped by a self- Sobia Khan, a PTI supporter. and party supporters gathered outside the hospital, ate. “I go on the porch, and she said, ‘Help me get out. styled prophet during nine months of captivity. Smart PTI spokeswoman Shirin Mazari told AFP Khan was chanting “Long Live Imran Khan”, an AFP reporter said. I’ve been here a long time’.” Ramsey, a bystander now was rescued in March 2003 less than 30 km from her injured on his forehead, but was conscious. Party offi- Khan’s main rival, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif hailed as a hero, said he tried to get her out through home. Her abductor, Brian David Mitchell, was jailed for cials had initially said Khan would be back to address the tipped to win the election, conveyed his sympathies the door but could not pull it open, so he kicked out life in 2011. Austrian Natascha Kampusch was kid- rally, but he was later transferred from a small private over Khan’s fall and was praying for his early recovery, his the bottom and she crawled through, “carrying a little napped at age 10 by Wolfgang Priklopil, who held her hospital to the Shaukat Khanam cancer hospital he set Pakistan Mulsim League-N party spokesman Siddiqul girl”. Authorities later confirmed the six-year-old child captive in a cellar for eight years before she managed to up in honour of his mother for specialist treatment. Farooq told AFP. Interim Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan was hers. They gave no information about the identity escape in 2006. He threw himself under a train the night Television images showed Khan being transported on a Khoso expressed concern over Khan’s injury and wished of the father. she got away. — Agencies stretcher, his head swathed in bandages. Khan’s former him a quick recovery. — Agencies WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 ANALYSIS14

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By Dan Martin

alaysia’s Chinese minority has for decades gone about its business and left leadership Mto a Malay-dominated regime, but in week- end polls they deserted it in what the premier called a “Chinese tsunami”. Prime Minister Najib Razak’s term has since gone viral, touching off a debate over whether Sunday’s bitter election battle presages a deepening divide between increasingly assertive urban Chinese and the country’s majority Muslim Regional players openly engaging in Syria war Malays. “Overall, the results show a trend of polarisa- tion which worries the government,” Najib said after By Sara Hussein choice but to admit their interventions and have little to lose After an emergency cabinet meeting on Sunday, the Syrian declaring victory Monday, ruefully noting a “tsunami by doing so, experts said. “Hezbollah has already declared that government warned that the air raids had made the situation from the Chinese community.” egional players are intervening more and more openly it is operational and active in Qusayr” in central Syria, in the region “more dangerous”. “I don’t think Hezbollah’s Malaysia has enjoyed relative harmony among its in Syria, some emboldened by the chaos created by the Hezbollah expert Amal Saad-Ghorayeb told AFP. “The Iranians going to respond to this,” Saad-Ghorayeb said. “What’s prob- conflict, others desperate to prevent the fall of the have admitted in the past that they have advisors there and lematic is how Syria’s going to respond,” she said, adding that main ethnicities for decades under the authoritarian R regime, experts say. The conflict between President Bashar Al- yesterday we heard them say they were ready to train the Damascus was unlikely to respond “conventionally” but would template of the Barisan Nasional (National Front) Assad’s government and rebel forces has divided the Middle Syrians... the involvement of these actors has become more feel forced to produce some reaction to avoid emboldening coalition, but the mere mention of racial tension East, with his allies - Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah - lined up open,” she said. “But I also think that it has increased.” Israel. “I think what’s required now is for them (Syria) to find a remains a sensitive issue. The political and economic against Gulf states which back the uprising. Israel has publicly The intervention raises the prospect of a dangerous way to respond in an unconventional way that wouldn’t drag system is built on decades-old policies that prop up refrained from backing one side or the other, but warned that “regionalisation” of the conflict, the analysts warned. “With all the region into a war.” Malays to prevent dominance by the Chinese, who the turmoil must not result in the transfer of advanced his problems, Assad does not want to start a war, but he could For Shaikh, the crisis has already drawn in much of the immigrated under British colonialism and control weapons to arch-foe Hezbollah. fire missiles at Israel,” the Jewish state’s former National region, and the opposing stands of the United States, which much of the economy despite making up just a Over the past week, the Jewish state has reportedly twice Security Council head told Israeli radio. “Maybe we’re treading backs the uprising, and Russia, the regime’s strongest ally, quarter of the 28-million population. carried out air strikes against Syrian military sites, with senior a very fine line.” Israel’s air strikes also raise the spectre of new pose an even greater threat. “The danger is that we may get The ruling United Malays National Organisation Israeli sources saying they targeted Iranian weapons bound violence between it and Hezbollah, which fought a devastat- into a global proxy war because we also have great powers... (UMNO), which has towered over Barisan and the for the Shiite group. The strikes followed an admission by ing war in Lebanon in 2006, or a Syrian response that could on opposing sides,” he said. “Containment should not be seen country since independence in 1957, routinely refers Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah that the group’s members swiftly escalate. as an option here, it’s not a containable crisis.” —AFP to deadly 1969 racial riots as a warning against are fighting in Syria. The leader also pledged that Assad’s “true friends” would not allow his regime to fall. “Many people are minorities threatening this status quo. But minority now starting to see this as a zero-sum game,” said Salman Chinese and Indians increasingly reject their “sec- Shaikh, director of the Brookings Doha Center. “If you look ond-class” status, egged on by an opposition that around the region, whether it’s the Jordanians, the Israelis, made its best showing ever Sunday. “For the very Hezbollah and the Iranians... this is becoming much more of first time in Malaysia’s political history... the Chinese an existential struggle.” have decided to vote as a bloc and they have decid- Since the start of the conflict, the sectarian fault lines divid- ed to vote the opposition,” said James Chin, a lectur- ing the Sunni-led opposition from the regime, which hails er with Monash University. Chinese are angry about from the Alawite minority, a Shiite offshoot, have made the Barisan corruption and feel “marginalised”, he said. civil war an attractive target for regional intervention. Sunni After an often racially divisive campaign by Arab states in the Gulf have openly backed rebel forces, while Barisan, which the opposition says was tainted by Shiite Iran and its partner Hezbollah have rallied to Assad’s massive fraud, the regime largely held firm in the side. Israel has watched with concern, reluctant to lose a reli- able enemy in Assad while increasingly worried both by the 222-seat parliament, retaining a solid majority as Salafist role in the revolt and by the involvement of Iran and core rural Malay support held. But several urban, Hezbollah, its biggest regional foes. “We’re in a regional proxy Chinese-heavy seats tumbled to the three-party war in Syria, it’s quite clear, particularly between the key Gulf opposition, whose Chinese-dominated Democratic states and the Iranians and its partners such as Hezbollah,” Action Party (DAP) was the alliance’s big winner, Shaikh said. gaining nine seats to end at 38. Israel’s intervention in the conflict may be more oppor- The results were a snub to Najib, who reached out tunistic, analysts there said. “Israel is actually changing the to minorities after a 2008 election setback with a equation and saying ‘From now on, I won’t allow what’s being much-touted racial-unity program that is now in tat- going on for 20 years - the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah,” ters. It is considered imperative in Malaysia for gov- Syria expert Eyal Zisser told Israeli army radio. “I am exploiting ernment to project at least a facade of diversity, and the weakness of Bashar who really has his hands tied and who Barisan’s mix of 13 parties, several ethnic-based, really can’t do anything to Israel, and every time that I hear were its claim to legitimacy. But voters continued to that Iran is transferring weapons to Hezbollah, I won’t allow it.” For Hezbollah, which relies on Damascus as a weapons desert its minority parties, which political analysts supply route and key regional backer, the fall of the Assad said increasingly reveals Barisan as a Malay camp regime would be disastrous. Iran, which has invested heavily under UMNO’s thumb. “We’re lucky to still be in gov- in the Syrian government, is equally intent on maintaining its Spanish UN peacekeepers pass a poster of Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, as they patrol ernment at the federal level,” said Saifuddin key foothold in the Arab world. With the stakes so high and the Lebanese side of the Lebanese-Israeli border in the southern village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon yester- Abdullah, a Barisan reform voice who lost his seat their roles increasingly exposed, regional players have little day. — AP Sunday, citing the “Chinese tsunami”. “There needs to be a new BN (Barisan),” he told online media, adding it was worrying that Barisan won with only a Kampusch, a scarred child kidnap survivor minority of the popular vote. It held power thanks to a system of seat allocations that, critics say, unfairly By Simon Sturdee her ordeal. Taking advantage of a momen- Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight, normal life, saying she has “grown apart” favours Barisan strongholds. tary lapse of concentration by Priklopil - he Kampusch also emerged into a media from her parents. She lives alone in Vienna But analysts said Najib faces an uphill task wooing he first words of the young Austrian was talking on his mobile phone about storm, making headlines around the world. with her pet fish and orchids, and likes back a Chinese community that UMNO has routinely woman who emerged in 2006 after selling the same white van he had kid- She has since written a book about her watching crime series on TV. made a bogeyman to shore up Malay support. Teight years held captive in an under- napped her with - Kampusch ran away on a experience, given several television inter- Having missed out on an education, Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has for years called ground bunker were eerily similar to those summer’s day in 2006. Priklopil committed views and earlier this year a movie, “3096 Kampusch worked to complete her school for reform of policies that give Malays advantages in of Amanda Berry when she called police in suicide by throwing himself under a subur- Days”, named after the length of her impris- studies and began training to be a gold- business, education and home-buying, which he Ohio on Monday. “My name is Natascha ban train the same day. He was 44. onment, was released. But Kampusch smith, which she then abandoned. In 2011, says are abused by a rich Malay elite. Sensing the Kampusch. You must have heard of my Just like Berry and her fellow prisoners appears to have struggled to readjust to she opened a children’s hospital in Sri public mood, Najib also has promised some reforms. case,” she told incredulous police more Lanka, funded by the many donations she But top opposition figure Lim Kit Siang, an ethnic than 3,000 days since disappearing on her has received and money earned from her Chinese who heads the DAP, said the country was way to school. “I’m Amanda Berry. I’ve been autobiography. Her best friend, she said in set for deeper racial trouble if Najib does not funda- kidnapped. I’ve been missing for 10 years,” an interview with German television this mentally change the regime’s ways. “So long as he said Berry, found on Monday with two oth- year watched by 4.7 million people, is her refuses to admit that, so long as he wants to polarise ers missing for years, according to a record- hairdresser. “The time I am most happy is and racialise (the vote results), then they themselves ing of her frantic 911 call. when I am sitting in the chair and she is are guilty of a racist outlook and they are incapable In perhaps the most notorious case of doing my hair,” she said in her tiny voice. “I of any national reconciliation,” he said. — AFP its kind, unemployed telecoms engineer try to go about every day in a positive way, Wolfgang Priklopil grabbed Kampusch to deal with what happened to me,” she from a pavement in Vienna and bundled said. “A carefree youth is something I will her into his van on March 2, 1998. There he never be able to get back again. What All articles appearing on these shut her in an underground room of less helps me now is to communicate with oth- pages are the personal opinion of than six square metres he had constructed er people and that these people share with the writers. Kuwait Times takes no under his garage at his house in nearby me experiences from their youth.” responsibility for views expressed Strasshof. He told Kampusch that the doors Kampusch has also spoken of her con- and windows of her dungeon were booby fused feelings about mummy’s boy therein. Kuwait Times invites read- trapped and that her family had forgotten Priklopil, saying she cried when she heard ers to voice their opinions. Please about her. he was dead. “With my escape, I hadn’t only send submissions via email to: opin- Over the following years, he hit her freed myself of my tormentor. [email protected] or via snail repeatedly, gave her very little to eat - I’d also lost someone who was inevitably sometimes nothing for days on end - and very close to me,” she wrote in her book. mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. forced himself upon her once she reached Kampusch said that Priklopil, “the man who The editor reserves the right to edit puberty. “I never screamed... My body was beat me, locked me in his cellar and let me any submission as necessary. unable to scream. It was a silent scream,” This May 15, 2008 file photo shows former kidnapping victim Natascha almost starve to death, wanted to be cud- Kampusch, now 25, said earlier this year of Kampusch as she arrives at the main court in Graz, Austria. — AFP dled”. — AFP SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013

Next Chelsea boss is an Shuttlers to get two Pacquiao returns to open secret, says Benitez challenges per match take on Rios in Macau MUMBAI: Shuttlers will be allowed two challenges when badminton SINGAPORE: Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring to fight American Brandon Rios in LONDON: Rafa Benitez, one win away from sealing a top-four finish for Chelsea in the Premier uses technology to rule on contentious decisions for the first time at League and one more from a European trophy, ruled out extending his stay at Stamford a 12-round welterweight clash in Macau on Nov. 24, the Filipino’s publicist told Reuters next month’s Indonesia Open, the governing body of the sport said. yesterday. It will be Pacquiao’s first fight since he was knocked out by Juan Manuel Bridge yesterday, saying the identity of his successor was an open secret. The Spaniard, still The system, featuring ultra-slow motion cameras, will allow play- Marquez in December, a defeat that prompted many to suggest the 34-year-old should unpopular with a section of Chelsea’s support from his days with Liverpool, has impressed as ers to review line calls and umpire overrules, the Badminton World retire after being left unconscious, face down on the canvas by his Mexican rival. the club’s interim manager and victory at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday would Federation (BWF) said in a statement. However, Pacquiao, winner of world titles at eight different all but secure a place in at least the qualifying round for the Champions League. “Challenges must be made immediately after the shuttle has land- weight divisions, has ignored the calls to quit and after the “You know that next year another manager will be here and I think every ed and the call made by the line judge and before the commence- lengthy break will fight at the Cotai Arena in The Venetian one knows who will be here,” Benitez said in a televised news conference, ment of the serve for the next rally,” the BWF said. Macao-Resort and Hotel, Fred Sternburg said. when asked if his success at the club could lead to a longer stay. Self-pro- Badminton has joined tennis, rugby and cricket in adopting a It will be a first bout outside the United States since claimed “Special One” Jose Mourinho is the hot favourite to return to review system. A successful appeal will mean the player retains the 2006 for Pacquiao 54-5-2 (38 knockouts), who also lost to Chelsea from Real Madrid, having won two Premier League titles for the challenge while two failed reviews will leave the shuttler without another for the remainder of the match, the BWF said. Timothy Bradley in his only other bout last year. club during his first stint in charge which ended in 2007. “It’s not my con- The back-to-back defeats have seemingly ended all cern what will happen here next season, I’m just concentrating on doing Tennis players are allowed three successful challenges per set, with another one permitted in tiebreakers. hope of a lucrative clash against undefeated American Floyd my job,” Benitez, who will lead the side against Portuguese club Benfica in Mayweather Jr. Rios 31-1-1 (23 knockouts) is also coming off the Europa League final in Amsterdam this month, said. Top shuttlers including Lee Chong Wei, Taufik Hidayat and Saina Nehwal, have already welcomed the use of the new system, which a loss, Mike Alvarado claiming a unanimous points deci- Interim manager since the sacking of Roberto di Matteo in sion in their March contest in Las Vegas. November, Benitez said he would not be considering his next they feel will help eradicate heated line-call disputes from the sport. “Sometimes at crucial moments it is absolutely required, when Pacquiao’s trainer Freddy Roach predicted a move until his Chelsea mission was complete. swift end to the non-title bout. “Manny is defi- “I’m just thinking about Tottenham now,” he said. “ Chelsea you know that the decision has surely gone against you,” India’s dou- bles specialist and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist, nitely going to get his mojo back with this fight,” will have Eden Hazard available after he missed Sunday’s 1-0 win Roach told ESPN.com. —Reuters at Manchester United through injury.—Reuters Ashwini Ponnappa, told Reuters last month. —Reuters Blue Jays down Rays

ST. PETERSBURG: JP Arencibia hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning off Fernando Rodney as the Toronto Blue Jays completed their comeback from a seven-run deficit, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7 on Monday night. The last time Toronto rallied from at least seven runs down to win was June 5, 2007, when it overcame an 8-1 margin to beat Tampa Bay 12-11, according to STATS LLC. Tampa Bay last lost a lead of at least seven runs was May 25, 2009, when Cleveland came back from a 10-0 deficit to win 11-10. This time, Evan Longoria hit his third career grand slam as Tampa Bay built a 7-0 lead that Jeremy Hellickson and four relievers failed to protect before a season-low crowd of 9,952 at Tropicana Field. Toronto trailed 7-6 when Adam Lind drew a leadoff walk against Rodney (1-1). Pinch-run- ner Emilio Bonifacio stole second and contin- ued to third on catcher Jose Molina’s throwing error with no outs. Rodney retired the next two batters before Arencibia lined a 2-2 pitch into the left-field seats. Darren Oliver (1-1) got the win and LOS ANGELES: Cody Ross No. 7 of the Arizona Diamondbacks slides past catcher AJ Casey Janssen worked a perfect ninth for his Ellis No. 17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers to score a run in the ninth inning. — AFP eighth save.

RED SOX 6, TWINS 5 Diamondbacks In Boston, Stephen Drew doubled in the winning run with two outs in the 11th inning as the Red Sox snapped a season-high, three- thrash Dodgers game losing streak. Drew, who entered the game batting .182, homered and had four LOS ANGELES: Trevor Cahill drove in Miami was shut out for the fifth time this hits. Dustin Pedroia hit a solo shot in the Arizona’s first two runs with his first major season, tying Atlanta and Philadelphia for eighth for a 5-4 lead, but Joel Hanrahan gave league triple as the Diamondbacks sent the most in the majors. The Marlins are last in up Brian Dozier’s homer in the ninth and left Los Angeles Dodgers to their fifth straight the big leagues with a .226 team batting one out later with right forearm tightness. loss, 9-2 on Monday night. average and 98 runs this season. Wade Clayton Mortensen (1-2) earned the win Cahill (2-3) allowed two runs and six hits LeBlanc (0-5) allowed four runs - three with 2 1-3 innings of scoreless relief. Pedroia in seven innings, improving to 5-0 with a earned - and four hits over five innings in and Shane Victorino had three hits apiece, 2.10 ERA in eight starts against the his first career start against his former team. and David Ortiz doubled in the eighth to Dodgers. He is 0-7 with a 6.35 ERA in his last 12 extend his hitting streak to 26 games. Jared Chris Capuano (0-2) gave up six runs - appearances dating to last season. Burton (0-1) retired his first two batters in the five earned - and eight hits in four-plus 11th, then gave up a swinging bunt single to innings as Los Angeles dropped to a sea- BRAVES 7, REDS 4 Jarrod Saltalamacchia when the pitcher’s ST. PETERSBURG: Pitcher Casey Janssen No. 44 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches the ninth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. — AFP son-high five games under .500 at 13-18. In Cincinnati, Andrelton Simmons throw pulled first baseman Justin Morneau off Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Ross hit homered twice and drove in a career-high the bag. Will Middlebrooks singled, and Drew The White Sox avoided a three-game sweep was intentionally walked to load the bases. consecutive homers in the fourth after a four runs, helping stop Cincinnati’s three- hit a line drive to the base of the Green and won for only the fifth time in 18 tries in Alexei Ramirez followed with an infield single glaring error by left fielder Carl Crawford, game winning streak. Monster in left-center. Kauffman Stadium. up the middle that made it 1-all, but Danks helping Arizona to just its second win in Paul Maholm (4-3) allowed four hits and The White Sox trailed 1-0 before loading was caught in a rundown between third and seven games. two runs in 5 2-3 innings, and Craig Kimbrel INDIANS 7, ATHLETICS 3 the bases with no outs in the ninth. After Paul home and tagged out, ending the rally. Jesse gave up a pair of singles in the ninth before Konerko grounded into a home-to-first dou- Crain (1-1) got the win and Addison Reed PHILLIES 6, GIANTS 2 fanning Joey Votto for his 10th save. In Cleveland, Asdrubal Cabrera homered ble play, Danks entered as a pinch runner at worked the 11th for his 11th save in 12 oppor- In San Francisco, Cliff Lee (3-2) allowed Cincinnati stranded five runners in scoring twice and Mark Reynolds hit one to the deep- two runs and five hits in eight innings, position. Atlanta scored in four of five est reaches of Progressive Field, leading the second base for Adam Dunn. Conor Gillaspie tunities. —AP struck out six and walked none to outpitch innings against Bronson Arroyo (2-4), who Indians to the victory. fellow southpaw Madison Bumgarner. Lee gave up four runs, eight hits and two walks Jason Kipnis and Cabrera hit consecutive is 5-0 with a 0.88 ERA in six regular-season in his shortest outing this season. homers in the first inning off Jarrod Parker (1- MLB results/standings starts against the Giants. 5). In the fifth, Cabrera homered again and Michael Young hit a two-run double, CUBS 9, RANGERS 2 Reynolds launched a 460-foot shot - his 10th Hunter Pence hit a solo homer, double and In Chicago, Scott Feldman (3-3) allowed this season - that nearly cleared the left-field Chicago White Sox 2, Kansas City 1 (11 innings); Cleveland 7, Oakland 3; Boston 6, Minnesota 5 single against his former club and Domonic two hits in seven scoreless innings against bleachers. (11 innings); Atlanta 7, Cincinnati 4; Toronto 8, Tampa Bay 7; Chicago Cubs 9, Texas 2; Arizona 9, Brown hit a solo home run as the Phillies his former team before leaving with a The four homers backed Ubaldo Jimenez LA Dodgers 2; San Diego 5, Miami 0; Philadelphia 6, San Francisco 2. stopped the World Series champion’s sea- cramp in his pitching hand. (2-2), who had his second straight solid out- American League National League son-best six-game winning streak. Chicago Cubs came within three outs of ing. Jimenez struck out a season-high eight in Eastern Division Eastern Division Bumgarner (3-1) gave up five runs and its first shutout since Aug. 26. Texas scored 5 2-3 innings as Cleveland won for the sev- W L PCT GB Atlanta 19 12 .613 - eight hits in six innings. He is 0-1 in four a pair of unearned runs in the ninth after a enth time in eight games. Boston 21 11 .656 - Washington 17 15 .531 2.5 outings following a 3-0 start. throwing error by third baseman Luis Jason Giambi hit a clutch, two-run single NY Yankees 18 12 .600 2 Philadelphia 15 18 .455 5 Valbuena. Anthony Rizzo had three hits, and Ryan Raburn doubled home a run in the Baltimore 19 13 .594 2 NY Mets 12 16 .429 5.5 PADRES 5, MARLINS 0 four RBIs and his ninth home run as the Tampa Bay 14 17 .452 6.5 Miami 10 23 .303 10 In San Diego, Andrew Cashner (2-2) Cubs stopped a four-game losing streak. seventh for the Indians, who had their six- game winning streak stopped Sunday. Yoenis Toronto 12 21 .364 9.5 Central Division pitched a career-high 7 1-3 innings of four- and set season highs for runs and victory Central Division Cespedes homered and hit a sacrifice fly for St. Louis 20 11 .645 - hit ball and combined with Dale Thayer on margin. Tepesch (2-3) gave up six runs - five Detroit 19 11 .633 - Pittsburgh 17 14 .548 3 a five-hitter in front of a season-low crowd earned - six hits and four walks in four Oakland, which had won eight in a row over Kansas City 17 11 .607 1 Cincinnati 18 15 .545 3 of 14,596 at Petco Park. innings. —AP the Indians. Cleveland 15 14 .517 3.5 Minnesota 13 15 .464 5 Milwaukee 14 16 .467 5.5 WHITE SOX 2, ROYALS 1 Chicago White Sox 13 17 .433 6 Chicago Cubs 12 20 .375 8.5 England to play Ashes tour In Kansas City, Jordan Danks atoned for a Western Division Western Division baserunning blunder in the ninth inning by Texas 20 12 .625 - San Francisco 19 13 .594 - match in town called Alice hitting a solo home run in the 11th that lifted Oakland 18 15 .545 2.5 Colorado 18 13 .581 0.5 the White Sox to the win. Seattle 15 18 .455 5.5 Arizona 17 15 .531 2 SYDNEY: England will play a two-day sure of the town to promote the Territory as Danks connected with two outs off Kelvin LA Angels 11 20 .355 8.5 San Diego 14 18 .438 5 match against a Chairman’s XI in Alice a holiday destination in one of our key Herrera (2-3) for his first homer of the season. Houston 8 24 .250 12 LA Dodgers 13 18 .419 5.5 Springs between the first and second tests international markets, the United on their Ashes tour of Australia later this Kingdom.” year, Cricket Australia announced yester- Situated in the geographic centre of day. The match, originally scheduled for Australia, Alice Springs is a town of 25,000 Zimbabwe look for rare Canberra, will take place on Nov. 29-30 people and hosts the annual Imparja Cup with the England team travelling to and cricket tournament which attracts indige- from the Northern Territories by specially nous teams from around the country. arranged direct flights. Canberra was unable to host the match series win in ODI decider It will be the first match in the town for because the Manuka Oval ground will be the full England side, although an England undergoing resurfacing work at the time. BULAWAYO: Zimbabwe and Bangladesh go Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, A fixture is among a handful of internation- “When we were informed that Canberra into today’s third and final one-day internation- Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan remain al fixtures previously played at Traeger could not host this year’s Chairman’s XI fix- al in Bulawayo locked at one match apiece, yet some of the most dangerous batsmen on either Park. ture, we wanted to bring the match to an it is the hosts who know they will need to side, yet none have passed 34 in the series thus The last touring side to play in Alice was iconic part of Australia,” said Cricket improve their game if they are to claim a rare far. “They are always a side that is very threaten- a West Indies team led by Jimmy Adams, Australia’s Andrew Ingleton. series victory. ing,” Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor said. who beat a Northern Territory Invitation XI After being humiliated by 121 runs in the “Some of their big players have not fired so by 57 runs in 2000. England tour schedule: first match last week, Zimbabwe drew level with that’s a concern for us. “It’s been 13 years since Traeger Park Oct 31-Nov 2 Western Australia XI Perth a six-wicket victory on Sunday, preventing “However if we can bowl well like we have hosted an international cricket team and Nov 6-9 Australia AHobart Bangladesh from extending their unbeaten run been bowling up front it’s always going to be I’m delighted this drought will now be bro- Nov 13-16 New South Wales XI Sydney in bilateral one-day series to three. tough to score. Hopefully we can execute our ken in November,” Northern Territory Nov 21-25 First test Brisbane However Zimbabwe have enjoyed the bene- skills better and get over the line.” Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism Nov 29-30 Chairman’s XI Alice Springs fit of bowling first in both matches so far, with Having shared the two-Test series 1-1, Matt Conlan said. Dec 5-9Second test Adelaide early morning starts giving their seam bowlers both sides will see today’s match as an “We’ll be encouraging England support- Dec 13-17 Third test Perth an advantage against Bangladesh’s strong top opportunity to confirm a modicum of superi- ers to make the trip to Alice Springs for the Dec 26-30 Fourth test Melbourne order - none of whom have registered telling ority ahead of two Twenty20 internationals at game, and Tourism NT will use the expo- Jan 3-7Fifth test Sydney. —Reuters scores as a result. the weekend. — AFP Tamim Iqbal SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 McGaughey wins his way — the right way

LOUISVILLE: It’s always tougher on a native son. Grow good mounts McGaughey saddled in-between, he was Someone asked McGaughey whether he was question about his colt’s chances at the Triple Crown up in the heart of horse country the way Shug too respectful of the race and too good a horseman to screaming when Orb hit the finish line. popped up.McGaughey made the case by listing all McGaughey did, and there’s only one race that ever show up without a real contender. He came back “I’m not a screamer,” he replied. “Even after this?” the things Orb had to overcome to win the Florida really matters. McGaughey won big stakes all over the exactly once after 1989, with Saarland in 2002, and fin- came a follow-up. “Well,” McGaughey replied, “when I Derby, the most impressive being how patient the colt place for the better part of three decades, enough to ished 10th. Empty as it made him feel, McGaughey fig- wake up in the morning, I might scream.” If anything, was before he put down the hammer. fashion a Hall of Fame career in the meantime. But all ured it was less painful to be somewhere else on the that would have been most appropriate for the first 90 “Then to see what I saw today was just ... was some- that success meant only so much without the first Saturday than walk back to the Churchill barns seconds of the race, as Orb idled in 16th place, appar- thing different. I think,” McGaughey paused again, “I Kentucky Derby. with just another loser. But as the rain fell steadily on ently much calmer than his jockey. think we’ve got our hands on a pretty special horse.” “I may not have let anybody know about that but those same barns throughout the morning and much “I was really far back,” Rosario acknowledged after- Orb made winners of two of the sport’s most presti- inside, inside that thought was always there,” of the afternoon, McGaughey took it as an omen. ward. “I said hopefully he can go faster than that.” “I gious clans, the Phipps and the Janneys. Neither are McGaughey said. “I said, ‘A day like today might have cost me one was saying maybe I was too far back,” the jockey Kentucky natives - both made their money long ago Moments earlier, a colt named Orb kicked up the Kentucky Derby. Maybe it will turn around and help us added, “but it was so easy.” on Wall Street - but they never gave up on spray with a stretch run through the slop and erased today,” he recalled. The colt’s move around the final turn - when he McGaughey, mostly because they liked the way he that worry forever. For the longest time, though, the The pause that followed almost made it seem like picked off 11 horses and put himself in the race - said approached the sport. big bay didn’t seem to have a chance. Under jockey McGaughey was wrestling with his good fortune, like plenty about his trainer, too. McGaughey has been And so, when someone asked McGaughey if there Joel Rosario, Orb settled way back in the pack early the pragmatist in him wasn’t ever going to let go. “This good at picking his spots, at least everywhere but in was a right way to run a stable, Ogden Mills “Dinny” and seemed content to stay there. In an odd way, his whole trip has been something that’s different for me,” the Derby. Phipps interjected, “Can I answer that instead of Shug? patience was a reflection of everything McGaughey is he resumed. “I don’t know, the last five or six weeks has He’s second among active trainers in Breeders’ Cup He does it the right way.” about. been as exciting a five or six weeks as I’ve ever had. wins and 10th among trainers on the career earnings Asked to explain the “right way,” Phipps didn’t hesi- The trainer brought his first challenger to Churchill And to come here the last 12 days and experience list, having just passed Whittingham. tate. “Take your time,” he said. “Let the horse bring you Downs in 1984, nearly won it with Easy Goer on a simi- what we did, from the fans to the people that have And just like Orb rolling down the stretch Saturday, to the race.” It couldn’t have been tougher for larly slippery strip five years after that - losing to watched him thrive, and then come over today and once McGaughey gets going, he can be tough to stop. McGaughey to do it that way, but for once, it didn’t Sunday Silence and Charlie Whittingham - and then see the horse run the race he did, well, it’s something I “I’ve seen some things that make me think there is matter. The right way is the only way he knows. — AP practically disappeared from the scene. For all the can’t put into words.” more there,” the trainer replied when the inevitable O’Sullivan bags fifth world title

SHEFFIELD: Ronnie O’Sullivan outclassed match. You just don’t here. You have to face Barry Hawkins 18-12 on Monday to win his your demons and that’s why it’s such a hard fifth world snooker championship and tournament.” become only the third man to claim back-to- O’Sullivan, 10-7 up overnight, watched his back titles at the Crucible Theatre. The 37- opponent win the opening frame of the day. year-old Englishman, returning to the sport Breaks of 76 and 55 lifted O’Sullivan to a four- after a year-long absence, showed no signs of frame lead at 12-8 but the gritty Hawkins pro- rustiness over the two weeks of competition, duced a break of 90 to take the following culminating in a comfortable win over world frame before O’Sullivan responded with a number 14 Hawkins. 133. Hawkins reduced the deficit to four “I thought it was a brilliant final,” O’Sullivan frames at 14-10 before O’Sullivan produced a told reporters after making a final-record six clearance of 124. The unfancied Hawkins century breaks. “Overall, the snooker was compiled a century of his own with a 127 and really good. “In January/December, I’ll have a then made it 15-12 with a break of 66. Hawkins threatened to move to within two frames of O’Sullivan in frame 28 before a missed red on the cushion proved costly and O’Sullivan punished the error with a break of 77 to lead 16-12. A run of 88 enabled O’Sullivan to claim the following frame and he clinched the title with a fine break of 86. The 34-year-old Hawkins, who has won only one ranking tournament in his career, paid tribute to his fellow countryman O’Sullivan. “There’s no shame in losing 18-12 to him because he’s got to go down as the greatest ever player,” Hawkins said. “He’s a phenome- nal talent. “The way he makes it look so easy SHEFFIELD: Ronnie O’Sullivan of England is frightening. He’s unbelievable. I think I DETROIT: Jimmy Howard No. 35 of the Detroit Red Wings makes a second period save on a shot by Emerson Etem No. 65 of the Anaheim Ducks poses with the trophy after winning played well but I just made a few mistakes.” next to Jonathan Ericsson No. 52 in Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. — AFP against Barry Hawkins of England in the Hawkins believes O’Sullivan could go on final match of the World Snooker to beat Stephen Hendry’s record of seven Championships at The Crucible. —AFP world titles. “If he wants it, I’m sure he could do it if he carries on playing like that,” he said. Rangers hold off Caps, better idea of whether I will return to play “I’d like to see him stay because the game is here. I enjoyed my year out and I intend to better with him in it.” play in some smaller events for the love of the Six-times world champion Steve Davis game. became the first man to win back-to-back Red Wings down Ducks “I do appreciate what snooker has done titles at the Crucible in 1983 and 1984 before for me and what it’s given me but it’s the Hendry won five in a row in the early 1990s. build-up I struggle with. It’s hard to keep a lid Hendry holds the record of seven world titles NEW YORK: The New York Rangers clawed on what I go through sometimes. since the tournament moved to its perma- back a much-needed 4-3 win against the “At no stage did I feel relaxed in any nent base at the Crucible in 1977. — Reuters Washington Capitals, while the Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in over- time to draw even in their first round playoff Kuwait ready for series Monday. The Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 to lead their series 2-1, and shooting tourney the Los Angeles Kings edged the St. Louis Blues 4-3 to draw level at 2-2. By A Sharaa New York’s Derek Stepan and Arron Asham both scored tiebreaking goals in the third KUWAIT: A large number of Kuwaiti shoot- period of Game 3. The Rangers still trail 2-1 in ers registered to participate in HH The Amir the Eastern Conference series ahead of Game Annual Shooting tournament to start 4 in New York today. tomorrow at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Stepan gave the Rangers the lead for good Olympic Shooting Complex. with 6:25 remaining when he deftly tipped in Kuwait Shooting Sports Club Assistant a pass in front from Rick Nash. Asham had put Treasurer head of the financial committee, New York in front 3-2 at 2:53, but Jay Beagle Adnan Nasser Al-Ibrahim said all partici- got the Capitals even again 4:26 later. pants have equal opportunity to win, as a Derick Brassard had a goal and two assists large number of them had the honor to for the Rangers, who managed only one goal represent Kuwait in various categories dur- Adnan Al-Ibrahim in the first two losses in Washington and had- ing international, regional and Arab cham- n’t scored since the first period of Game 1 - a pionships during the 2012/2013 season. agement is the strongest motive to go after more achievements in the name of Kuwait. scoreless stretch of 124 minutes, 6 seconds. Meanwhile Deputy Technical Director That streak was broken by Brian Boyle’s first- for Rifle and Pistol said HH The Amir cham- period goal that made it 1-1. pionship is dear to all those involved in Damien Brunner scored with 4:50 left in Kuwait shooting, in addition to being the overtime to lift Detroit its series-evening win last tournament of a successful local sea- over Anaheim. Detroit defenseman Jakub NEW YORK: Derek Dorsett No. 15 of the New York Rangers fires a shot against the Washington son, under HH The Amir. He said all prepa- Kindl started the winning sequence, passing Capitals in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley rations for the tournament are ready, as the puck from behind Detroit’s net up the ice Cup Playoffs. —AFP well as training schedules. Al-Dahesh to Joakim Andersson. He tried to connect Gardiner and Phil Kessel replied for Toronto in Quick made 19 saves. expect the competition to be strong as sev- with teammate Gustav Nyquist only to have a physical game. TJ Oshie scored his first two playoff goals eral new shooters have showed great skills. Hiller poke the puck away. Brunner, playing in At Los Angeles, Anze Kopitar equalized for the Blues, who had the champs on the Head of Rifle and Pistol referees Bader Al- his first NHL season, was in perfect position in with 12:46 to play, Justin Williams tipped brink of serious trouble before Kopitar and Tannak said “all systems are go”, as the front of the net and swatted in the puck to home the go-ahead goal 76 seconds later in Williams beat Brian Elliott, who stopped 25 schedule is complete. He expected new end the game. Game 5 is today in Anaheim Los Angeles’ win over St. Louis. shots. Game 5 is today in St. Louis, with Game records as more than 100 skilled shooters and Game 6 is back in Detroit on Friday night. Jeff Carter and Dustin Penner also scored 6 back at Staples Center on Friday. Mike are participating, from the club, police, mili- Pavel Datsyuk scored a second tying goal tary and national guard associations. for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Richards had two assists for Los Angeles, for the Red Wings with 6:33 left in regulation. They erased an early two-goal deficit and a which dropped the first two games of the Shooter Mariam Erzouqi Head of shotgun referees Hamad Al- Brendan Smith made it 1-1 early in the third. Ruwaisan said his department played a third-period deficit to earn their ninth consec- series in St. Louis and barely survived for a 1-0 Matt Beleskey gave the Ducks their first utive home victory since March 23. Jonathan victory in Game 3. — AP Al-Ibrahim thanked HH The Amir Sheikh major role in preparing for this dear event. He said that 180 shooters registered in the lead 5:07 into the game and David Steckel put Sabah Al-Ahmad for his support of the them ahead midway through the third period. shooting community, through moral and trap, skeet, and double trap events. Al- Ruwaisan welcomed the participation of Boston spoiled the return of playoff hockey material incentives, to continue making to Toronto, scoring two quick goals in the sec- their achievements, because his encour- Gulf shooters in this tournament. Swiss stun Czechs ond period to beat the Maple Leafs. Adam McQuaid, Rich Peverley, Nathan STOCKHOLM: Switzerland scored three quick- Oscar Lindberg levelled the scores when he Horton, Daniel Paille and David Krejci, with an fire goals in the third period to beat the Czech netted five minutes into the second. Fredrik empty-net goal with 1:17 remaining, scored Republic 5-2 on Monday and continue their Pettersson scored the winner for Sweden with for Boston The win came before 19,746 fans stunning start to the ice hockey world champi- eight and a half minutes left. inside the Air Canada Centre. Outside, a blue- onships. Co-hosts Finland endured a frustrating first and-white throng watched on a big screen in Andres Ambuhl gave Switzerland the lead period against France in Helsinki but Maple Leaf Square as playoff hockey returned with a powerplay goal at the end of the first Juhamatti Aaltonen created one goal and to Toronto for the first time since 2004. period before Nino Niederreiter doubled their scored another to turn the game in their favor After being beaten 4-2 in Boston on advantage in the second. and they ran out 3-1 winners. Pierre-Edouard Saturday night, the Bruins upped their game. Jiri Hudler scored twice to bring the Czech Bellemare pulled a goal back for France at the The Leafs, meanwhile, made mistakes and Republic back into the game, but the Swiss start of the third period but Ville Viitaluoma were punished, although they tried to close turned up the heat in the third, firing three netted eight minutes later for the Finns to put the gap with a busy third period in which they goals without reply to move to the top of the the game beyond reach. In the early game in outshot the visitors 18-6. The Leafs finished group on eight points. Helsinki, Germany twice threw away the lead with a 47-38 edge in shots. In the day’s second game, an ineffective before losing 3-2 to Slovakia, Tomas Zaborsky Game 4 is today in Toronto, with Boston Sweden limped to a 2-1 victory over Belarus. scoring twice in the third period to help his The Swedes fell behind in the first period but team to victory. — Reuters Shooter Salah Al-Mutairi leading 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. Jake SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 Should Newman be fined for comments?

CHARLOTTE: Ryan Newman had to open his check- “That’s no way to end a race. That’s just poor boundaries on what drivers can and can’t say, and Criticism of a call. Allowed. Move along, Kasey. book the last time he spoke out at Talladega. Fed up judgment in restarting the race, poor judgment,” the new car and the quality of racing are out of Newman? Eeek. That one is trickier. Everything he about the style of racing, he said in 2010 fans Newman said. “I mean, you got what you wanted, bounds. said is technically allowable under France’s guide- shouldn’t even bother going to the track. He was but poor judgment and running in the dark and “I have been crystal clear in the meetings with all lines, and after all the incidents Newman has experi- punished with a secret fine that didn’t come to light running in the rain. That’s it, thank you.” of the drivers and all of the owners about the fact enced at plate tracks, his comments might even be for months, and the true amount has never been Logic would say those comments are going to that we are going to give them more opportunities justifiable. revealed. But it’s precedent that could cost him fol- cost Newman some cold, hard cash this week. Only to criticize more things than any other professional But he had a message he wanted to deliver in lowing his strong rebuke of NASCAR on live televi- logic doesn’t apply anymore and NASCAR’s deci- sport in America,” France told The Associated Press front of a live television audience. It was a similar sion Sunday. sions seem to be changing on a daily basis. after Hamlin’s fine. “Having said that, there is one message to the one IndyCar’s Will Power was trying Newman, no stranger to harrowing accidents at Remember, it was just two months ago that line that we are not going to tolerate and that’s to deliver with his two-handed obscene gesture at restrictor-plate tracks, had just witnessed Kurt Denny Hamlin was slapped with a $25,000 fine for going to be criticizing the quality of the racing race control in 2011. Now we see if NASCAR is going Busch’s car barrel-roll on top of his at the end of a the fairly mild assessment that NASCAR’s new car at product in any way, form or fashion. to take it or shrug it off. long and dreary day. The closing laps of a Talladega Phoenix “did not race as good as our generation five “No other professional sport lets you have at it, NASCAR has been heavy-handed the last month race are frantic by nature, and on Sunday it was wet cars. This is more like what the generation five was criticize anything, criticize me personally, calls we with technical penalties, and senior management and cold and getting darker by the second when at the beginning.” make, decisions we make, because those are judg- has a busy week of appeals. Penske Racing goes the 12-car accident erupted on the backstretch with Roughly six weeks later, defending champion ment calls that we make week in and week out. The before chief appellate officer John Middlebrook on six laps remaining. Brad Keselowski escaped punishment for essentially other sports don’t allow that - they look at it as Tuesday to argue its $200,000 in fines and suspen- Newman was as frustrated as anybody would be accusing NASCAR of unfairly targeting his team infringement on the integrity of the officials. But we sion of seven crew members for the Texas inspec- after a 3,400-pound car had just landed on top of after inspectors confiscated parts from both Penske allow that, and only want them to be careful on one tion. Then today, Joe Gibbs Racing begins the their hood. But he was also fed up. So he stepped Racing cars before the Texas race. “The things I’ve topic.” Under those guidelines, Kasey Kahne is safe. appeals process when it goes before the three- up to the live television camera and let it all out. seen over the last seven days have me questioning Kahne is the driver who reminded everyone on member committee seeking relief from the severe “They can build safer race cars, they can build everything that I believe in, and I’m not happy Saturday that NASCAR is terribly inconsistent in call- penalties NASCAR levied for a rod three grams too safer walls. But they can’t get their heads out of about it. I feel like we’ve been targeted over the last ing the last lap of races. An accident behind the light in Matt Kenseth’s race-winning engine at their (expletive) far enough to keep them on the seven days more than I’ve ever seen a team target- leaders on the last lap of the Nationwide Series race Kansas. There’s been sympathy in the garage for JGR race track, and that’s pretty disappointing,” Newman ed,” he said. at Talladega brought out the yellow flag that gave - and that’s fairly unheard of in this cutthroat series - said. “I wanted to make sure I get that point across. NASCAR also let Keselowski slide in February Regan Smith the win, but Kahne would have gone because the NASCAR penalties against the team Y’all can figure out who ‘they’ is.” when he made wide-ranging and critical comments to Victory Lane had NASCAR let the drivers race to were so harsh even though the infraction was man- He continued on to criticize NASCAR for restart- about the direction of the sport in a USA Today pro- the finish line. ufacturer Toyota’s fault and did not create a com- ing the race with 10 laps remaining despite the file. He was, however, summoned to a meeting at “I was really surprised they threw that caution, so petitive advantage. But again, it’s a case of NASCAR looming darkness. Rain had forced a three hour, 36 NASCAR headquarters with chairman Brian France many times they wouldn’t in that situation,” Kahne having the power to rule as it pleases. And now minute delay midway through the race and and International Speedway Corp. chairwoman Lesa said. “NASCAR always switches it up, you never Newman waits to see which way the wind is blow- Talladega doesn’t have lights. France Kennedy. France has attempted to put know what’s going to happen.” ing. — AP Battaglin wins Giro thriller

ITALY: Enrico Battaglin claimed his maid- dents in the final three kilometres are not en Giro d’Italia stage yesterday with fel- penalised. low Italian Luca Paolini retaining the However the race jury said after the leader’s pink jersey and race favourite stage that Wiggins had not been hin- Bradley Wiggins losing time after an epic dered by the crash, thus attributing him 246km of racing from Policastro to Serra with his actual finishing time. San Bruno. “The crash was inside three kilometres Battaglin, who rides for the Bardiani to go so hopefully they will recognise team, surged out of a small group of sur- that,” Sky’s sports director Marcus vivors from the day’s second and last Ljungvist told teamsky.com. “It’s one of climb to sprint to a well-earned victory those things that happens in bike racing. after nearly 6hr 15min of racing to the It’s certainly not the end of the world.” southernmost point of the Giro’s 96th Wiggins began the race’s second- edition. longest stage in second place overall at Minutes earlier, Danilo Di Luca, the 17sec. But despite a dominant display of Giro winner in 2007, belied his 37 years riding by his Sky team on the 12.8km to launch an audacious attack towards climb to the Croce Ferrata summit and, the end of the final climb and race into notably, the treacherous 7km descent to the lead with young Colombian the finish, he lost time to his rivals, which Robinson Chalapud on his wheel. could prove costly. The pair came over the summit with Former Tour of Spain winner Nibali barely 20secs on the main peloton but, (Astana) turned his 14sec overnight despite Di Luca’s efforts on the rain-hit deficit to Wiggins into a 3sec lead, while finale, they were agonisingly caught both Hesjedal and, notably, Evans, also inside the final kilometre. claimed back lost time. Katusha veteran Paolini, who took the “Everything was good today and race lead with victory on stage three on that’s a good indicator,” said Evans, who Monday, was just behind and crossed the had a strong finish also on Monday, a day finish line in the company of overall vic- after losing time in the team time-trial. SAN ANTONIO: Spurs’ Tony Parker, right center, of France, drives against Golden State Warriors’ Andrew Bogut (left center) during second half of tory hopefuls Vincenzo Nibali, Cadel “Most importantly, I got through the Game 1 of a Western Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series. — AP Evans and Ryder Hesjedal. stage without any trouble or time loss.” “I’m glad to still have the pink jersey Paolini now leads another Team Sky but it was a tough day of racing,” said rider, Colombian Rigoberto Uran, by Bulls cool Heat in Game One Paolini. Main race favourite, Team Sky 17sec with Nibali at 31sec, Hesjedal and leader Wiggins, however, lost time to his Wiggins fifth and sixth respectively at MIAMI: The Chicago Bulls stunned the Miami Heat 93-86 on Monday night before Ginobili hit his 3-pointer off a cross-court inbounds pass from main rivals in the run-in. 34sec and Evans sitting 10th at 42sec. to take Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Trailing 86-83 Kawhi Leonard. Tour de France champion Wiggins was Today’s fifth stage is held over 205 km with 2 minutes left, the Bulls scored the final 10 points of the game to beat “It’s only the second one I made all day,” Ginobili said. “Good timing held up by a crash involving Italian from Cosenza to Matera and, although the Heat once again. though.” Golden State had one final chance but Jarrett Jack’s 3-pointer Cristian Salerno on the approach to the mainly flat, it ends on an uphill which will At San Antonio, Manu Ginobili scored a 3-pointer from the wing with from the top of the key was off. After trailing by so many points late final kilometre. Race rules normally dic- suit the ‘punchers’ and other specialist 1.2 seconds left in double overtime to lift the Spurs to a thrilling 129-127 Ginobili wasn’t sure how his team rallied for the improbable victory.— AP tate that riders caught up in such inci- climbers of the peloton. —AFP victory over the Golden State Warriors in the West. Chicago’s Nate Robinson scored 27 points, and Jimmy Butler added 21 points and 14 rebounds while playing every second for the third straight game. Joakim Noah added 13 points, Taj Gibson had 12 and Marco Belinelli added 10 for the Bulls, who snapped a 27-game Miami winning streak dur- ing the regular season, and handed the Heat their first loss in their last 13 games in this one. LeBron James scored 24 points for Miami, which got 14 from Dwyane Wade. Game 2 is tonight in Miami. The Bulls were without Derrick Rose, as they’ve been all season. Kirk Hinrich was out again with a calf injury. Luol Deng isn’t even expected to rejoin the team until Tuesday, after dealing with an illness apparently so severe that a spinal tap - and other tests since - were needed to rule out things like meningitis. “I think when you’re facing adversity, you have to be mentally tough,” Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. “But this is just one game. We have to play a lot better in our next one.” A pair of three-point plays by James - one of them coming when he just broke through a tackle attempt by Butler and muscled the ball to the rim anyway - gave Miami a 76-69 lead midway through the fourth quarter, the biggest deficit Chicago faced all night. The Bulls, predictably, were undeterred. Coming off a Game 7 road win in Brooklyn two nights earlier just to get into a series with Miami, the Bulls just kept grinding. When Ray Allen made a 3-pointer to give Miami an 80- 78 lead, Butler came back with one of his own to put the Bulls back on top. When the Heat went up by three after James made a free throw with 2:22 left, Belinelli connected for 3 - on a second-effort possession - to level the game. Then when Robinson connected on a 20-footer with 1:18 left, the Bulls had the lead and plenty of swagger. James was honored before the game, with a brief on-court ceremony to commemorate his fourth NBA MANILA: A handout photo taken by the Office of the Vice President MVP award. The Spurs trailed by 16 points with 4 minutes left in regulation shows Philippine vice president Jejomar Binay (left) welcoming - thanks largely to Stephen Curry’s 44 points - before going on an 18-2 run China’s Yao Ming (right) during a courtesy call at the Coconut Palace. ITALY: Italian Enrico Battaglin celebrates on the podium winning the 246km fourth to close the fourth quarter and force overtime. Yao Ming with his Shanghai Sharks basketball team are in Manila for a stage of the 96th Giro díItalia. — AFP They trailed 127-126 with 3.9 seconds left in the second overtime friendly visit. —AFP Al Zarooni appeals eight-year doping ban

LONDON: Former Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al revelations how ‘appalled and angry’ he was that he and of which were entered into races in April and May. from Dubai, where horses in training can be given anabol- Zarooni has lodged an appeal to reduce the length of his Godolphin had been tainted by such a scandal. The 63- “The panel considered there was no excuse for Al ic steroids and race 28 days later. In a brief statement eight-year suspension for doping offences, the British year-old Sheikh - who was present at Newmarket last Zarooni to be in any doubt as to the illegality of adminis- released yesterday, the BHA said Al Zarooni had decided Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced yesterday. The Saturday to see Godolphin’s crack Irish-trained colt Dawn tering anabolic steroids... to contest the length of his ban, adding that a date for the 37-year-old Emirati was found to have given banned ana- Approach win the English 2000 Guineas had ordered al “Al Zarooni’s assertion that he did not know such appeal hearing would be announced in due course. bolic steroids to 15 horses — who have been barred from Zarooni’s 200-horse stable to be locked down until further administration was not permitted in the UK was simply Al Zarooni’s appeal, though, may force a rethink of racing for six months — at his stables at British racing notice and was in no hurry to appoint a trainer as his not truthful.” Sheikh Mohammed’s desire to stay in the sport as his rea- headquarters in Newmarket, eastern England, at a BHA replacement. Al Zarooni, who had made a good start to Since the scandal broke the BHA have conducted tests sons for being involved differ markedly from his rivals, hearing last month. his tenure as a Godolphin trainer with victory in last year’s on all the horses at Al Zarooni’s stables and their results who treat it as a business. Godolphin told AFP that it was a matter between Al Dubai World Cup and English St Leger, looks to have little should be revealed early next week. “It has to be fun for him, or it ceases to be worthwhile,” Zarooni and the BHA. “He is no longer a Godolphin reason for optimism given the BHA’s stern assessment of In his appearance before the BHA hearing, Al Zarooni Godolphin’s racing manager Simon Crisford said at the employee and the appeal is a matter between himself and his behaviour when they released their full judgement also implicated a junior vet and two Godolphin stable weekend. Dawn Approach, though, remains the bright the BHA. Godolphin has no involvement with this appeal,” last week. “This was a widespread systematic misuse of foremen, while the BHA said that they had no plans to for- note for Godolphin and will attempt to add the Epsom a spokesperson said. Al Zarooni’s surprising decision to illegal substances which are absolutely prohibited under mally interview Sheikh Mohammed. Al Zarooni — who Derby to his Guineas win on June 1 and if successful it appeal will nevertheless not be music to the ears of the rules,” they said. had all but superseded original Godolphin trainer and for- would be the first time the Derby winner has sported the Godolphin’s founder, Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin “Nearly a quarter of the 45 horses tested at the stables mer policeman Saeed bin Suroor as the Sheikh’s favored Godolphin blue silks, which has seen 203 Group One races Rashid al-Maktoum, who made it clear at the time of the had positive samples. These were horses in training, some handler - had brought the steroids into Britain on a flight fall to them in the 21 years of their existence. —AFP WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 SPORTS

Bayern boss Hoeness again Photo of the day shows survivor’s instincts BERLIN: Having survived a serious car acci- enjoyed with 14 titles in four years at dent and walked away from a plane crash, Barcelona. Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has Hoeness was instrumental in pulling off again shown his ability to overcome adver- arguably the biggest signing in the club’s sity, this time in the face of the tax scandal history in January when it was announced which had threatened to engulf him. they had lured the Spaniard to Munich In Monday’s meeting of Bayern from under the collective noses of several Munich’s supervisory board, his offer to English Premier League clubs. stand down as president and board chair- Since his arrival as an 18-year-old in man of the Champions League finalists, 1970, Hoeness has never tolerated criticism while he is investigated for tax evasion, was of his beloved Bayern and many a reporter rejected by his peers. has received a blast of his unforgiving It was effectively a vote of confidence tones after a negative comment against his after the 61-year-old was arrested last team. With 35 appearances for West month, then bailed for five million euros Germany, Hoeness, alongside Franz ($6.5 million), as part of an ongoing investi- Beckenbauer and goal-scoring ace Gerd gation into unpaid tax on a Swiss account Mueller, was at the heart of the Bayern in his name. team which won the European Cup in three With Bayern bidding to become the first consecutive seasons between 1974-76. German club to win the treble of European, Spending nearly nine years as a Bayern league and cup titles, facing Borussia player, Hoeness won eight titles with the Dortmund at Wembley on May 25 in the Bavarian giants, until a persistent knee Champions League final, keeping Hoeness injury forced him to retire when still just 27. at the helm is sure to attract more off-field When his career finished in 1979, he controversy for the Bavarians. carried the same passion for success he had The 1974 World Cup winner became an shown on the pitch to his new role as gen- election-year lightning rod in a debate on eral manager and when Beckenbauer tax sinners since news broke on April 20 stood down as Bayern president in 2009, that he had admitted to stashing millions Hoeness was ready to succeed him after a of euros in a Swiss bank account. 30-year apprenticeship. Chancellor Angela Merkel summed up Under Hoeness, Bayern have devel- the nation’s feelings when she let it be oped a culture of helping teams in financial known she was “disappointed” in Hoeness, trouble by setting up friendlies and when a public figure who had often called on current rivals Dortmund faced bankruptcy FIFA president Sepp Blatter to do more in 2005, Hoeness saw to it that Bayern lent against corruption in world football’s gov- them the two million euros to pay their erning body. players. Ronnie Renner (USA) speaks with a local during a freeriding session in the Nazwa Desert outside of Dubai. www.redbullcontentpool.com Hoeness, who also co-owns a succesful Hoeness has gone out of his way to help bratwurst sausage factory, has long pre- players in distress: he made sure Gerd sented himself as an honest businessman Mueller was treated in a clinic when hear- and a man of character, not shy in criticis- ing the ex-Bayern goal ace was battling O’Shea rescues point to ease ing the way other European teams run their alcoholism after he had retired in 1982. finances. Newspaper headline writers have Mueller later became a reserve team coach now characterised Hoeness, known for his at Bayern. many acts of charity, as a fallen moral apos- Similarly, Hoeness intervened to get Sunderland relegation fears tle who “preaches water and drinks wine,” a Sebastian Deisler professional help when German phrase that suggests double stan- he discovered the rising Bayern star was LONDON: John O’Shea scored a second-half dards. Hoeness admits the scandal has suffering from depression in 2003. equaliser as 10-man Sunderland rescued a 1-1 been “hell”, at a time when Bayern are Hoeness twice narrowly escaped death, draw at home to Stoke City on Monday that enjoying unprecedented success, having first from a car accident in 1975 and then a moved them three points clear of the Premier won their 23rd league title in record time, plane crash in 1982, which killed three of League relegation zone. Jonathan Walters gave with Hoeness as the driving force behind his friends, while a dazed Hoeness was later the visitors an early lead when he reacted smart- their rise as a European powerhouse. found walking in nearby woods, suffering ly in the box to poke home from close range on With Pep Guardiola to start as head from shock. He may have survived the first nine minutes after his header had been blocked. coach on July 1, the same day Germany star round of calls for his resignation, but with Sunderland had a player sent off for the sec- Mario Goetze arrives from rivals Dortmund, the investigation set to take months to be ond week running when Craig Gardner was fans hope Bayern will reach the same level concluded, his off-field ordeal is far from shown a straight red card for a lunging, studs- of success which the ex-Barcelona coach over. — AFP first tackle on Charlie Adam with only 33 min- utes on the clock. Stoke looked to be cruising to victory in a one-paced and slightly subdued encounter before defender O’Shea equalised after 63 min- utes when he shifted his balance quickly to side- foot home a dangerous Sebastian Larsson cor- ner at the far post. Sunderland climbed to 15th, level on 38 points with north-east rivals Newcastle United and Norwich City and three clear of Wigan Athletic who are in the relegation zone but have a game in hand. “In some way we are a masochistic team,” said new Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio who also watched Stephane Sessegnon being sent off against Aston Villa last time out. “It is a massive point for us but it wasn’t easy. After 10 minutes we gave an easy goal away even if we knew before kick-off that they had five or six who are giants compared to our physi- cal presence,” the Italian told Sky Sports. “The first corner kick we conceded we give a goal away. Then you saw Craig’s bad challenge. “We have to be careful and to handle our aggression. We have to make sure we don’t repeat the same mistakes otherwise we are in SPAIN: British player Andy Murray returns the ball to German player Florian Mayer real trouble.” during their tennis match at the Madrid Masters. — AFP After slumping to a 6-1 defeat by Villa when playmaker Sessegnon was sent off, Sunderland dug deep to find a route back into the match. Murray battles past They had looked to be dead and buried after the first half when they created little, but came close to winning the match late in the second Mayer in Madrid half when a low shot from Danny Rose grazed the outside of post. Stoke stayed 11th on 41 MADRID: Andy Murray said he was happy to five set points before Murray eventually points and should be safe. have found his feet on the clay and in the alti- claimed it 13-11. “We are pleased that we’ve got that point,” tude of Madrid after coming through a gru- The Scot had looked to be struggling manager Tony Pulis said. “That takes us to 41. elling two-hour encounter with German physically towards the end that set, however, There are a lot of teams down there this time Florian Mayer 7-6 (13/11), 7-6 (7/3). he believes that was just a combination of around. “I’m amazed it isn’t sorted out yet. It’s The World No.3’s only previous outing on some gruelling points and dealing with the one of those funny seasons. It seems to have the clay this season came last month in altitude. “Yeah, I was struggling. I think both happened at all levels, not just the Premier LONDON: Sunderland’s English midfielder Craig Gardner (right) vies with Stoke City’s English Monte Carlo, where he was disappointingly of us were at the end of the first set, there League.”— Reuters striker Cameron Jerome (left) during an English Premier League football match. — AFP beaten by Stanislas Wawrinka in the third were so many long points. “I was finishing a round, and despite being let down by his usu- lot of the points very out of breath, and I ally lethal returns, he felt his movement on think that’s a combination of the way the Mourinho ignores Real the surface was much better on his first out- points were going, but also it’s different play- ing in the Spanish capital. ing in altitude. It takes time to get used to “I felt like I hit the ball very well today, very that.” The US Open champion then finished few mishits. I just didn’t return so well. That the stronger of the two in the second set as president’s call for unity was the only thing I would have liked to have he came back from an early break to take the done better.” he told a press conference on second tie-break comfortably 7-3. MADRID: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has “You just have to be a normal person like me or Asked about his relationship with Casillas, Tuesday. And he believes his game on his least refused to tone down his rhetoric in response to a like almost everyone in this room to know that we Mourinho reiterated that he believed Lopez, who “I had a lot of chances on his service favoured surface is beginning to come call from club president Florentino Perez for unity are talking about frustration,” he said. was brought in ostensibly as cover when Casillas games, especially in the first set. A lot of 15- together ahead of the French Open later this in an obviously divided dressing room during the “His problem has a name: Raphael Varane. It’s broke a bone in his hand in January, was the better 30s, love-30s, 30-all points. He served well month. “It’s a surface that I didn’t grow up on, final few weeks of the season. not easy for a man of 31 years, with status and his- keeper. Casillas has been Real and Spain keeper for and hit a lot of aces on those points, but also I so I don’t feel as comfortable on it. But it’s not After some unsavoury sniping between tory, to be trampled over by a kid of 19. “But that’s more than a decade and is a hero to fans of the wasn’t reading the serve. So even when I was to say that without the right attitude and Mourinho and members of his squad in recent the law of life. On a sporting level Pepe’s life has club and the national team. getting to it I was a little bit late and missed a work ethic and the right mindset going into weeks, Perez made a rare foray into the limelight changed. “I have no problem with him. I under- “Let’s see if you understand it once and for all, I few too many returns. “Apart from that, I these events that I can’t play well at them. on Monday when he called for the club to be “unit- stand that it’s not an easy situation but I have to try am a soccer coach,” Mourinho told reporters. “They moved very well, which I didn’t do in Monte “I think my game should suit clay well. I ed for the fans” as they prepare for this month’s to be honest and I think that there are very few hired me to be a soccer coach and a soccer coach Carlo, so that’s a big improvement.” just need to play a lot on it. I’d like to play a King’s Cup final against city rivals Atletico Madrid people who don’t think that the future of Real has certain responsibilities, one of which is to pick With neither man able to break the other’s lot on it. So I would like to play more on it and seek to secure second place in La Liga. Madrid in defence is Varane with Sergio Ramos.” the team. serve in the first-set it was decided in a during the year. I think that would help me Mourinho raised eyebrows on Friday when he “I don’t do it by flipping a coin. I do it after dis- marathon tie-break in which Mayer passed up for the French Open.” — AFP made a thinly veiled attack on goalkeeper Iker cussion and lengthy analysis of my decisions. “For Casillas, whom he has dropped in favour of Diego me, I like Diego Lopez better as a goalkeeper than Lopez, prompting club heavyweights Sergio Iker Casillas. I don’t do it to harm anyone. Ramos and Pepe to speak out in support of their “I accept it if someone says that Casillas is better Benfica held by Estoril captain. than Diego Lopez but you have to accept that I am The sense that all is not well has been height- the coach of Real Madrid.” LISBON: Portuguese Premier League were wasteful up front. ened by speculation that Mourinho is poised to Mourinho, who almost walked out of the news leaders Benfica were held to a 1-1 draw at Benfica had to play with 10 men in the leave at the end of the season and the outspoken conference after repeated problems with the home to Estoril on Monday that left sec- last 10 minutes after midfielder Carlos Portuguese has said little to contradict reports he is sound system, was again asked about his future at ond-placed Porto in touching distance Martins was dismissed for a second yellow on his way back to Chelsea. Real, where he has a contract until June 2016, and ahead of a mouth-watering “Classico” card. “The important thing is that we are At a news conference yesterday previewing whether he was trying to provoke the club into between the teams next weekend. leaders. That is what counts. We go to today’s La Liga match at home to Malaga, he sacking him so he could pocket a substantial pay- Sixth-placed Estoril, promoted this sea- Porto to win the championship,” coach responded to Portuguese compatriot Pepe’s off. “So that there is absolutely no doubt, I want to son, kept cool and resisted the home Jorge Jesus told Portuguese television expression of support for Casillas, made after say that I will earn a salary until the final day I work side’s early pressure before striking from a SportTV. Saturday’s 4-3 La Liga victory at home to Real for Real Madrid,” he said. “I don’t want a single euro Jefferson free kick 15 minutes into the With two matches left, Benfica failed to Valladolid. more.” second half. take a decisive step towards their 33rd Pepe had spoken out because he was frustrated If defending champions Real fail to beat Malaga Uruguay right back Maxi Pereira lev- championship title and champions Porto that team mate Raphael Varane had edged ahead today, leaders Barcelona will have an unassailable elled through a neat volley 10 minutes lat- ar just two points behind going into the of him in the pecking order to partner Ramos in lead and will secure their fourth La Liga title in five er but Europa League finalists Benfica “Classico” on Saturday. — Reuters central defence, Mourinho said. Real Madrid’s coach Jose Mourinho years. — Reuters SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 Ref’s death a consequence of lack of sportsmanship

NEW YORK: Pete McCabe was sickened, but not or boundaries outlined in chalk. Netherlands, the Dutch FA responded to Richard surprised, by Saturday’s tragic death of Ricardo Talk to any CEO or other successful person, Nieuwenhuizen’s death with a “Respect” cam- Portillo, a week after the youth football referee and odds are he or she can trace the lessons paign targeted at players of all levels. was punched in the head by a 17-year-old player they learned about teamwork, fair play, leader- And at i9 Sports, sportsmanship is valued so angry over a yellow card. McCabe knows only ship and overcoming challenges back to Little highly there are weekly rewards for it. The recre- too well the dangers of officiating. League, Pee-Wee football or some other youth ational youth league, which has programs in 280 Four years ago, two American Football teams sport. communities in 28 states, designates a specific were still on the field exchanging the traditional But just like passing, dribbling and hitting, value of sportsmanship - being a good friend, postgame handshakes when McCabe walked by. those skills don’t come with the uniform and the humility, leadership - for coaches to emphasize The veteran referee heard another official call his practice schedule. They have to be taught and each week. At the end of the week, the player on name and turned, only to be smashed in the reinforced by league administrators, coaches each team who best exemplified that value gets face with a helmet by one of the players. and, of course, the parents who signed their kids recognized. Almost every bone in McCabe’s face was bro- up for a team in the first place. Parents also have to pledge to display good ken, his skull fractured in several places and his “Most Americans really want their kids to sportsmanship, and not use negative or deroga- nose nowhere close to where it belonged. As he learn values through sports. And research has tory language with officials, coaches, other par- lay on the ground in Rochester, New York, the found we can teach kids to be good sports and ents or kids. They also pledge to keep fun as the semi-pro player who assaulted him stood over enhance their moral development through main emphasis of the league. him yelling, “Take that. Take that. This is what I’m sports if it’s done correctly,” Gould said. “But the “We believe there’s great value in competi- all about.” big myth is it just happens.” tion, healthy competition,” said Frank Fiume, “I have said since this happened to me that Even referees and officials can do a better job, founder and CEO of i9 Sports. “But learning how it’s going to happen again,” McCabe said, “and Mano said. Watch any college basketball game, to win with grace and lose with dignity is key.” someone is going to get killed.” and odds are you’ll see a coach not only stalking That’s a lesson that’s been ignored for too long, Just as Portillo’s family in Utah is now plead- ing for athletes to control their tempers, McCabe has spent the last four years preaching the importance of sportsmanship in and around Rochester. To limited success. “There’s no respect for offi- cials now,” McCabe said Monday. “Go look at any game, and they’re yelling at the official. Pick a Steven Gerrard high school event, and go watch a couple of games. I guarantee you, you’ll see a coach get Gerrard out for season out of control on the sideline. Or a parent. Or a kid. It’s so rampant. LIVERPOOL: Liverpool and England cap- However, he still stayed on the field for “What happened in Utah, I knew it was going tain Steven Gerrard is to have an operation the full 90 minutes. But given Liverpool, to happen. It was just a matter of time,” he on his left shoulder which will rule him out after another disappointing campaign, added. “Whether it was New York state, of the rest of the season, it was announced have little left to play in their final two Massachusetts, Florida, it was going to happen yesterday. league matches against Fulham and QPR, somewhere in this country.” But the problem The operation means midfielder Gerrard Anfield chiefs have decided now is the best isn’t limited to this country. will also miss England’s friendly interna- time for star man Gerrard, 33 later this Several Dutch teens are awaiting trial in the tionals against the Republic of Ireland at month, to go under the knife. beating death late last year of a volunteer lines- Wembley on May 29 and 2014 World Cup “Liverpool have confirmed Steven man who was working his son’s youth football hosts Brazil on June 2. Gerrard will undergo surgery on a recurrent game. In Brazil last month, a referee was kicked Gerrard will undergo surgery later this shoulder problem this week,” said a in the chest after the final whistle of a third-divi- week and is due to return in time for Liverpool statement. sion match of the Sao Paulo state championship. Liverpool’s pre-season programme. Gerrard “The captain’s injury has progressively A referee in Kenya has filed a lawsuit against has played with the shoulder injury for sev- worsened in recent weeks and requires an the national football federation, contending he eral months but following an early collision operation to cure it. “Gerrard will now miss is impotent after a coach grabbed his testicles in with Everton midfielder Leon Osman was in the final two games of 2012-13, but he is protest over a call. A Spanish football player was SALT LAKE CITY: In this May 5, 2013, file photo, Johana Portillo-Lopez, daughter of Ricardo clear discomfort during the goalless draw expected to be fit for the start of pre-sea- banned for three months last year after throwing Portillo speaks about her father’s death during a news conference in Salt Lake City. — AP at Anfield on Sunday. son training this summer.” — AFP a plastic water bottle at a referee. Also last year, a football player in New Zealand was banned indefinitely after he punched a referee and the sideline but coming onto the floor to protest McCabe said. With devastating consequences. Preview broke his jaw. And at hockey’s Under-18 World a call. That’s a violation, Mano said, yet it’s almost Four years after he was assaulted, McCabe Championships in Estonia last month, a never called. “We’ve softened too much by let- still gets migraine-like headaches every day, has Lithuanian player hurled his stick at a referee, ting bad behavior go escaped,” he said. limited hearing in his left ear and has lost his Tottenham out to crash hitting him in the upper body. It may not seem like much. But add up all the sense of taste and smell. Yet he continues to ref- “Part of this isn’t a sport problem, part of it is little transgressions that have been overlooked eree - “I just love doing it so much” - hoping he Chelsea’s top-four party a societal problem,” said Dan Gould, director of or excused, and sports now has a big problem. can instill lessons of sportsmanship with the the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports at “I really believe in the power of sport for coaches and players he encounters. LONDON: Juan Mata’s decisive strike at of the season Gareth Bale. Michigan State University. “You watch TV, and changing people,” Gould said. “But it’s not going But he wonders if it has any impact. Though Manchester United at the weekend means Wednesday’s game will mark manager the trash talking that’s accepted. If you’re to happen if we just hope it happens. We need his assault was big news in Rochester when it Chelsea can all but guarantee Champions Andre Villas-Boas’s first trip to Chelsea famous, you’re almost supposed to get into trou- to train coaches, and the leagues need to be happened and again when his attacker was sen- League qualification by beating fifth-place since he was sacked by the club in March ble. Why is everyone infatuated with Lindsay organized and have pretty defined rules of tenced to 10 years in prison, McCabe sees the Tottenham Hotspur at home today. last year, but he says he has not given Lohan when she seems like a spoiled brat?” what’s tolerable and what’s not tolerable. same poisonous behavior everywhere he goes. The Stamford Bridge showdown looked much thought to the emotional implica- Added Barry Mano, the founder and presi- “You also need to recognize good sporting At a state championship football game he destined to be a straight shootout for a tions of his return. dent of the National Association of Sports behavior,” he added. “It’s not just about fixing the worked recently, one of the coaches complained top-four place until Mata struck with three “I’m not sure (what it will be like),” said Officials, “We’ve become so loud and so brash. problem.” The US Anti-Doping Agency has devel- constantly and threw his clipboard. At a boys’ minutes remaining at Old Trafford on the Portuguese, who also worked at It’s about me and about being in the spotlight. oped a “True Sport” campaign to help parents, lacrosse game, McCabe heard a coach tell one of Sunday to give Chelsea a precious 1-0 vic- Stamford Bridge as a member of former All of those things play out in the games we coaches and administrators return the emphasis his players to “bury” an opponent. tory. The Spaniard’s goal, via a telling manager Jose Mourinho’s backroom staff. play.” in sports to the life lessons that don’t show up in “Every time I try to talk to somebody I hit a deflection off Phil Jones, lifted Chelsea “I’m not sure if enough time has passed Part of the beauty of sports - and youth the won-loss column. The program includes brick wall,” McCabe said. “Unless something’s three points above Spurs and means they for me to feel anything. I was just another sports in particular - has always been its power educational materials, codes of conduct and done in this country, it’s going to happen will be virtually guaranteed a place in next manager that passed by. to educate and transform. To instill in athletes good behavior pledges, and the approach is again,” he said. “Until we teach kids how to play season’s Champions League if they defeat “Obviously I spent three great years skills and values they can use for the rest of their individually tailored for athletes in elementary and respect officials, it’s going to happen their London rivals. there when I was on the staff but when I lives, in arenas that don’t have hardwood floors school, middle school and high school. In the again.” — AP The win over United was Chelsea’s 65th was given more responsibility, I wasn’t giv- game of the season, but with Champions en enough time. League qualification at stake and a Europa “I have great friends who I don’t want to Serie A’s fight for Europe begins in earnest League final against Benfica still to come, undermine by what I am saying and the Mata says there is simply not enough time players gave everything for me. “It’s fine MILAN: Juventus may have won their 29th for mental fatigue to creep in. because sometimes the only option is for a Scudetto but the battle for Serie A’s lower placings, “Three points here (at Old Trafford) is manager to go and I have discussed this at and the rich pickings they could offer at the end of amazing, because now we are in third length. the month will begin in earnest today. position. If we win against Tottenham we “It would be excellent if we got the A full programme of Serie A action is on the will be in the Champions League,” he said three points. At the moment it means cards and while Juventus travel to Atalanta know- following Sunday’s match. absolutely nothing; it’s just another oppo- ing the Scudetto is theirs for the second successive “Mentally you don’t have time to dis- nent in our quest to try to get the nine year, for a handful of other clubs the season is far connect. We play Sunday, Wednesday, points that we have to play for.” from over. Saturday, so mentally you are always Spurs are expected to confirm on Napoli, 11 points adrift of Juve with three games focused. “We need to rest, to train and get Tuesday whether midfield trio Scott Parker, remaining, travel to Bologna hoping to grab the ready. We want and need to win against Mousa Dembele and Aaron Lennon will be three points that would secure the runners-up spot Tottenham.” Had Mata and his team-mates fit to play a part at Stamford Bridge. which guarantees Champions League football next failed to overcome United, Spurs would Parker missed the Southampton game season. have travelled to west London knowing after injuring his ankle in training, while AC Milan, who are seven points behind the that victory would have taken them into Lennon and Dembele both had to come Neapolitans, are away to already-relegated Pescara the Champions League places at Chelsea’s off during the match due to muscle prob- knowing any kind of slip-up could give Fiorentina a expense. lems. chance of eventually pipping the Rossoneri to third In any case, Spurs must win to take up a Chelsea, meanwhile, hope Belgian place, for which the reward is a spot in the place in the top four. Victory would come attacking midfielder Eden Hazard will be Champions League play-off round. with the added satisfaction of knocking able to feature after he sat out the trip to For Roma, any such dreams faded months ago. eternal rivals Arsenal out of the Champions Old Trafford with a calf complaint. But Aurelio Andreazzoli’s men, who remained fifth League qualifying berths, but Tottenham “I think he could be available, but it is on Saturday thanks to a late 1-0 win at home to have not won at Stamford Bridge since not easy to say now,” said interim manager Fiorentina, have it all to do if they are to finish either ITALY : Napoli’s Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani (center) celebrates after scoring with team February 1990 — a run of 25 matches. Rafael Benitez. “The physios are working fourth or fifth and claim a place in next season’s mates in this file photo. — AFP Europa League. Their momentum has also slowed of late with him, so we will see.” Alberto Aquilani for at least a week after he picked In-form Udinese have won their last five league Roma have a total of 58 points, and a cushion of with just two wins in six games prior to Benitez may also hand starting roles to up a knee injury against Roma, and they suffered a outings, during which time veteran striker Antonio one point on Udinese, three on city rivals Lazio and Saturday’s 1-0 defeat of Southampton, captain John Terry and Fernando Torres, further blow on Monday when influential forward Di Natale has jumped up to second in the league’s five on Inter Milan, who have dropped to eighth. which was only secured in the 86th minute both of whom occupied the bench at the Adem Ljajic was handed a two-match ban for scoring charts with 20 goals behind only Napoli’s Milan will kick off proceedings in today’s earlier through another stunning goal from man weekend. — AFP insulting the referee at the weekend. Although Edinson Cavani (26). Inter, meanwhile, look to have match, and coach Massimiliano Allegri has called Roma’s dreams of an unlikely late charge for a the toughest task of the lot. Andrea Stramaccioni’s for nothing less than a win. “We picked up three Champions League spot were reined in by Milan’s side has been decimated by injury in recent weeks very important points against Torino and now we 1-0 win over Torino, Andreazzoli’s side need a win and months and host a Lazio side that put six unan- have a match ball against Pescara in what is anoth- Sociedad CL hopes dented over Chievo if they are to hold off Udinese, who swered goals past Bologna on Sunday, five coming er crucial game,” Allegri said. travel to lowly Palermo. courtesy of German veteran Miroslav Klose. — AFP MADRID: Real Sociedad’s hopes of qualify- Under French coach Philippe Montanier, “It won’t be easy ... but if we win in Pescara then ing for the Champions League for the first Sociedad have played some of the most we really stand an excellent chance of finishing time in a decade suffered a setback when entertaining football of the season and are third because we will have a four-point lead with they surrendered the lead and lost 2-1 at the only team apart from Real Madrid to just two games to play.” Matches on TV fellow European hopefuls Getafe in La Liga have beaten leaders Barcelona. The thought of seven-time European champi- on Monday. They lacked inspiration in their latest ons Milan not qualifying for Europe’s premier club (Local Timings) The Basque club’s reverse at Getafe’s outing, however, and were fortunate not to competition has riled club owner and president Coliseum stadium in Madrid means they concede a third goal in stoppage time Silvio Berlusconi to the point that reports claim English Premier League Inter v Lazio ...... 21:45 still occupy fourth and Spain’s final qualifi- when Angel Lafita skewed a shot wide with Allegri will be sacked if they finish outside the top Chelsea v Tottenham ...... 21:45 Al Jazeera Sport +1 cation berth for Europe’s elite club competi- the goal at his mercy. three. Abu Dhabi Sports HD 3 tion but their lead over fifth-placed Valencia “We played really badly but there are Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella, meanwhile, Abu Dhabi Sports HD 5 Palermo v Udinese ...... 21:45 has been cut to two points after Valencia’s always days like this,” Sociedad forward gave Allegri a much-needed boost. “When you con- Al Jazeera Sport +9 4-0 win at home to Osasuna on Saturday. Antoine Griezmann said in an interview sider where we are right now, the Champions Spanish League San Sebastian-based Sociedad have 58 with Spanish television broadcaster Cuatro. League looks tough for us,” said Montella. “All we Celta v Atletico ...... 20:30 Bologna v Napoli ...... 21:45 points with four matches left, Valencia are “We are still two points ahead (of can do is try to win our three remaining games.” Al Jazeera Sport +2 Al Jazeera Sport +7 on 56 and Malaga 53 in sixth. Getafe are Valencia) and we have a crucial game com- Fiorentina have played some of the league’s eighth on 47 points and still have a chance ing up” (at home to Granada next Monday), most entertaining football this season and have a Real Madrid v Malaga ...... 22:30 Siena v Fiorentina ...... 21:45 of securing a place in the Europa League. the Frenchman added. relatively easy run-in with matches against Siena Al Jazeera Sport +2 Al Jazeera Sport +5 Carlos Vela gave Sociedad a fourth- Sociedad’s golden period came in the (away), Palermo (home) and Pescara (away), while minute lead but the home side turned the 1980s when they twice won La Liga and Italian League Milan’s final two games come against Roma (home) Torino v Genoa ...... 21:45 match around thanks to goals from Pedro reached the European Cup semi-finals in Pescara v Milan ...... 19:00 and Siena (away). Leon in the 18th minute and Abdelaziz 1982-83, where they fell to eventual win- Al Jazeera Sport +1 Al Jazeera Sport +6 However La Viola will be without forward Barrada six minutes before halftime. ners Hamburg SV. —Reuters O’Sullivan bags Battaglin wins fifth world title Giro thriller

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LONDON: Manchester City’s Bosnian forward Edin Dzeko (center) vies with West Bromwich Albion’s Swedish defender Jonas Olsson (left) and West Bromwich Albion’s English defender Craig Dawson during the English Premier League football match. — AFP Man City edge West Brom

35th minute with a cross that was goalkeeper Joe Hart after City failed City were rampant, Milner hitting the dispatched by Edin Dzeko. to clear their lines from a free-kick. post shortly before half-time, but EPL results/standings Man City 1 Tevez will now hope to get the Gradually, however, the hosts began West Brom flew back at them early in Manchester City 1 (Dzeko 35) West Bromwich Albion 0; Wigan Athletic 2 (Espinoza 45+1, McCarthy nod on Saturday when City tackle to assert themselves. the second period. 53) Swansea City 3 (Rangel 50, Shechter 59, Tiendalli 76). Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup final at Jack Rodwell hooked a shot over Markus Rosenberg saw a brilliant Wembley Stadium. the bar after West Brom goalkeeper free-kick from 25 yards come back off English Premier League table after yesterday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals West Brom 0 Victory took City seven points Boaz Myhill fumbled a free-kick, the crossbar and from the rebound, against, points): clear of Chelsea in second place, 10 while Tevez shot just over and James Hart sprang to his right to parry a Man Utd 36 27 4 5 79 37 85 Aston Villa 36 10 10 16 44 65 40 points below champions Milner lashed wide from a Samir Nasri header from Billy Jones. Hart then - champions Southampton 36 9 12 15 47 58 39 Manchester United, while West cross. had to turn a low shot from James Man City 36 22 9 5 62 31 75 Sunderland 36 9 11 16 40 52 38 MANCHESTER: Carlos Tevez Brom, who have not won in seven Tevez was at the heart of City’s Morrison around the post before City Chelsea 35 20 8 7 69 35 68 Norwich 36 8 14 14 34 56 38 advanced a compelling case for a games, remain eighth. best football, and shortly after rat- reacted, with Rodwell narrowly failing Arsenal 36 19 10 7 67 36 67 Newcastle 36 10 8 18 43 66 38 place in Manchester City’s FA Cup West Brom manager Steve Clarke tling the bar with a shot from 25 to convert a cross from Tevez and Tottenham 35 19 8 8 61 43 65 Wigan 36 9 8 19 44 67 35 Everton 36 15 15 6 52 38 60 final team with an effervescent dis- sent his team out in an unfamiliar 3- yards, he teed up Dzeko for the open- then testing Myhill in an ensuing Reading 36 6 10 20 41 67 28 Liverpool 36 14 13 9 67 42 55 play in his side’s 1-0 win at home to 5-2 formation, but the visitors were ing goal. Nasri robbed Youssouf scramble. Thereafter, Myhill thwarted - relegated West Brom 36 14 6 16 48 48 48 West Bromwich Albion yesterday. nonetheless the first team to settle. Mulumbu in midfield and after Tevez Milner, while Hart saved a bobbling QPR 36 4 13 19 29 57 25 The Argentine was one of eight On-loan Chelsea striker Romelu was released down the right, the effort from Rosenberg, and West Swansea 36 11 13 12 46 46 46 West Ham 36 11 10 15 41 49 43 - relegated players drafted into the team by Lukaku carried the early menace, Argentine looked up and picked out Brom substitute Shane Long spurned Stoke 36 9 14 13 32 42 41 Note: Top four teams qualify for Champions shooting narrowly wide from 25 Dzeko, who steered a difficult side- a good chance to equalise when he manager Roberto Mancini and he Fulham 36 10 10 16 46 57 40 League; bottom three teams relegated created the game’s only goal in the yards and then heading straight at foot volley past Myhill from 15 yards. shot into the side netting. — AFP Chievo stun Roma Drop nears for Wigan Wigan’s Scottish star Shaun Maloney MILAN: Frenchman Cyril Thereau scored a 90th- Totti then unleashed a drive from 20 metres found the target in the 41st minute with a minute volley for Serie A minnows Chievo to secure a which took a deflection before hitting the crossbar, Wigan 2 trademark free-kick but unfortunately for him 1-0 win over Roma and upset the capital club’s hopes and Puggioni thwarted Destro from close range after it was straight into the arms of Vorm. of Europa League football next season. a corner by Miralem Pjanic. However, Vorm could do nothing right Roma remain in fifth place on 58 points but risk Roma looked to be edging closer to the opener on half-time as Honduran Roger Espinoza - being overtaken by Udinese (57) if the northerners when Dodo combined well with Destro on the left Swansea 3 who had come into the side for the injured win at Palermo today when Lazio, in seventh on 55, but a superb sliding tackle by defender Marco Jean Beausejour - produced a superb volley will look to draw level with their city foes. Andreolli came to Chievo’s rescue. for his first goal for the club. Roma had a number of changes to contend with Lamela finally made an appearance, replacing Swansea came out with a bit more ambi- before bidding to boost their lead over their Europa Pjanic in the 72nd minute, and Destro made way for tion in the second-half and mounted some League rivals ahead of the rest of the 36th match day Bradley minutes later, however, Roma soon began to WIGAN: Wigan’s hopes of pulling off another early pressure and it paid off in the 50th today. Reserve ‘keeper Bogdan Lobont started despite lose momentum. Andreazzoli’s men appeared great escape act in preserving their Premier minute. fracturing his nose in the 1-0 away win to Fiorentina fatigued when Chievo began to counter-attack and League status suffered a huge blow yesterday Wayne Routledge put a superb ball into on Saturday because number one Maarten were given a first warning when Chilean midfielder as they lost 3-2 at home to League Cup win- the area finding Angel Rangel and the Stekelenburg is still injured. Felipe Seymour stung Lobont’s palms with a drive in ners Swansea. Spanish player, one of the few remaining Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli, meanwhile, left some the dying minutes. As the match wound down to a Wigan — who play Manchester City in the players at Swansea from the Martinez days, regulars on the bench, including striker Erik Lamela close Roma crucially failed to pick up Senegalese FA Cup final on Saturday — only had them- volleyed it home brilliantly, although he kept and American midfielder Michael Bradley, as he test- defender Boukary Drame as he charged down the left ITALY: AS Roma Argentine forward Erik Lamela selves to blame as they twice let Swansea his celebrations muted out of respect for his ed a 3-4-1-2 system and a new front pairing of Pablo and when he whipped in a cross from the left it beat (left) fights for the ball against Chievo’s mid- equalise and handed the visitors, who were former boss. Osvaldo and Mattia Destro. the Roma defence and allowed Thereau to poke fielder of Kosovo Perparim Hetemaj during winning their first game in nine, their third on It took just three minutes for Wigan to Chievo, who were looking to pull away from the home into the net. — AFP the Italian Serie A football match. — AFP a plate. regain the lead with a delightful goal, relegation zone, came out on top, at least in defensive Defeat leaves Wigan - whose manager Caldwell striding forward and producing a terms, after a fairly balanced first half in which Roma Italian League results/standings Roberto Martinez made his name managing superb pass for the onrushing James shaded the visitors for the few real scoring chances Swansea - third from bottom, three points McCarthy, who shot from the edge of the area created. Chievo ‘keeper Cristian Puggioni was alert to Roma 0, Chievo 1 (Thereau 90). adrift of Newcastle, Sunderland and Norwich beating the diving Vorm. prevent a threatening cross from reaching Destro, with two games remaining. It should have been 3-1 three minutes lat- Italian Serie A standings after yesterday’s match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): while Ivan Piris’s cut-back from the by-line following Wigan had the better of the first half hour er as Kone played a superb ball into the Francesco Totti’s smart through-ball set up Osvaldo, Juventus 35 26 5 4 67 20 83 Bologna 35 10 10 15 44 49 40 against a Swansea side shorn of their leading penalty area but James McArthur, from only only for Puggioni to get low to smother the striker’s - Champions Atalanta 35 11 8 16 36 51 39 scorer Michu, who was out injured. yards out, failed to connect. snap shot. Napoli 35 21 9 5 67 33 72 Sampdoria 35 10 9 16 39 46 38 However, despite dominating their only That looked ever more costly as Caldwell In the dying seconds of the half Totti sent a free- AC Milan 35 19 8 8 61 38 65 Torino 35 8 13 14 43 52 36 Fiorentina 35 18 7 10 65 43 61 Genoa 35 8 11 16 38 52 35 clear cut chance fell to Ivorian striker Arouna passed sloppily to Routledge and the ball kick through a hole in the defensive wall to force Kone, whose shot came back off the legs of eventually fell to Itay Schechter whose shot Puggioni to block. Roma 36 17 7 12 69 55 58 Palermo 35 6 14 15 31 47 32 Udinese 35 15 12 8 49 40 57 Siena 35 9 9 17 34 52 30 Swans’ goalkeeper Michel Vorm. took a deflection off Emerson Boyce and flew Thereau came close for the visitors moments after Lazio 35 16 7 12 46 40 55 Pescara 35 6 4 25 26 74 22 Swansea’s best effort came from a free- past Robles for his first goal for the club. the restart, but it was Roma who were most frustrated Inter Milan 35 16 5 14 52 49 53 - relegated kick inside the Wigan penalty area - after Joel Wigan were denied retaking the lead for a after missing a hatful of chances. Catania 35 14 9 12 46 43 51 Note: Sampdoria (one point), Torino (one point), Robles picked up a back pass by Gary third time in the 68th minute as Vorm pro- Destro showed great control on the edge of the Parma 35111014414343 Atalanta (two points) and Siena (six points) all Caldwell - but from only a few yards out cen- duced a superb save to tip over Caldwell’s area by avoiding two tackles, but Puggioni did well to Cagliari 35 11 10 14 41 53 43 docked points for involvement in the tre-back Ashley Williams blasted it high over header which was going towards the top cor- Chievo 36 12 7 17 34 49 43 “Calcioscommesse” illegal betting scandal. collect the striker’s shot. the bar. ner. — AFP Africa powerhouses try to improve patchy ties Page 22

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HANOI: Motorcyclists and cyclists ride on a street inside a newly developed residential quarter in Hanoi yesterday. High inflation and interest rates along with a government-imposed credit squeeze led to a fall in property prices. But Vietnam cut interest rates in March, 2013 for the seventh time in little more than a year, in a bid to spur bank lending and boost consumption after economic growth fell to a 13-year low of 5.03 percent in 2012. — AFP Saudi subsidies distorting economy Kingdom finalizing rules for foreign stock ownership

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia should cut energy subsidies that are bur- “Subsidy is becoming a big part of the government budget ... which will allow foreigners to directly own stocks in the kingdom, dening public finances, the economy minister and the head of Subsidy should be revised and done in a different way. It should though the market has no need for liquidity from international News the state-run utility said, a move that would also tackle the issue be smarter and support low income people,” state-run Saudi investors, the head of the country’s market regulator said. “There in brief of erosion of crude exports. Rock-bottom prices for gas, power Electricity Co Chief Executive Ali al-Barrak said. Jasser also said are a number of government entities, including CMA, that are and gasoline have turned the world’s 20th biggest economy into Saudi Arabia should also resolve imbalances in its labour market, looking at that (direct foreign investment). We’re finalizing a regu- its sixth-biggest consumer of oil, producing less than $3.70 of including the low level of private-sector employment among latory framework with certain parameters,” Mohammed bin Airbus ‘beats’ Boeing economic output for every kilogram of oil equivalent that it used Saudi citizens, particularly women. He said it was important for Abdulmalik Al Al-Sheikh, appointed head of the Capital Market PARIS: French aerospace giant Airbus has shot in 2010, compared with the global average of $6.20, according to the country to diversify its economic base and develop more Authority in February, said yesterday. “We are attracting foreign ahead of US group Boeing in terms of net orders World Bank data. medium-sized companies. investment to come to the market for the technical expertise and booked in the first four months of the year, taking “This has become an increasingly important issue as these There has been talk before about raising low fuel prices, human capacity,” he said without giving any time frame for the almost twice as many, company data showed yes- subsidies have become increasingly distorting to our economy. including domestic natural gas prices, for years, but there is no reform, which officials have been considering for years. terday. Airbus, given a big boost by a deal last This is something we are trying to address,” Economy and clear sign that it will happen. The government is wary of provok- Currently, foreign investors can only buy shares in the largest month with Turkish Airlines, said in a statement Planning Minister Mohammed Al-Jasser said yesterday. ing social unrest by hiking gasoline or power prices, especially Arab market through swap deals involving international invest- that it recorded 493 orders between January and “Rationalization of subsidies, particularly on fuels for non-target- since the Arab Spring, or of scaring off gas-hungry industries that ment banks, and via a small number of exchange-traded funds. April, compared with the 255 announced on ed participants”, is needed to improve Saudi productivity, he told create jobs for a youthful population. The regulator is also trying to limit “high levels of speculation” in a financial conference in Riyadh. Jasser did not give details of Reducing subsidies available to higher income groups while the stock market, Al-Sheikh, previously a World Bank official, said Boeing’s website. The orders represent seven years how Riyadh would tackle fuel subsidies. maintaining cheap power supplies for millions of Saudis who are on the sidelines of a conference. “The CMA should put a limit on of production, Airbus said. The deal with Turkey’s Saudi Arabia keeps its domestic energy prices low for every- relatively poor could help lighten the burden on Riyadh without this manipulation to safeguard investors. We are currently trying flag-carrier centers on Airbus’ A320 medium-haul one, regardless of income levels, paying the subsidies out of the sparking unrest. “Over the last two years we have seen a real to address this issue.” Al-Sheikh said the CMA and other govern- family of aircraft, mostly on the new fuel-efficient hundreds of billions of dollars that the kingdom makes from debate happening in government and among the wider public, ment bodies intended to encourage institutional investment in Neo versions, and includes firm orders for 82 planes exporting crude oil. This practice limits the potential long-term so that’s a definite step forward,” John Sfakianakis, chief invest- the market by diversifying investment instruments and funds, and an option for 35 others, to be delivered by returns from oil exports. Nearly 40 percent of Saudi electricity is ment strategist at Masic in Saudi Arabia, said. “But now we need including sukuk (Islamic bonds) and other debt tools. “CMA is 2020. During the period, the European aeroplane still produced by burning oil. Energy-hungry industry has to look at how this can be addressed in terms of actual decisions.” developing a strategy to promote institutional trading on the maker also said it had delivered 202 aircraft, a 10- boomed over the past decade, thanks to energy costs that are a tadawul,” he said, adding: “While out of the total 47 billion stocks percent increase compared with the same four fraction of those in most countries. This growth increases the cost FOREIGN STOCK OWNERSHIP listed 45 percent are held by individuals, nearly 93 percent of dai- months a year ago. burden on state-run companies that supply fuel, power and gas. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is finalizing a regulatory framework ly trading is done by retailers.”— Agencies IMF criticizes US cuts AMSTERDAM: International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde criticized the US government’s China’s struggling automakers jump on SUV boom budget policies as too tight yesterday, in an appearance in Amsterdam that was interrupted by SHANGHAI: BYD is known for electric cars but this year’s flag- smaller engines in response to government taxes based on gic weakness. Rising gasoline demand as auto ownership student protesters. Lagarde said the US govern- ship model is the S7, a gasoline-powered SUV. It comes with engine size. Ford Motor Co plans to manufacture two of its spreads pushed China past the United States to become the ment’s debt reduction plans are too abrupt, includ- an air purifier, radar to help with backing and digital TV. An four SUVs, the EcoSport and the Kuga, in the southwestern world’s biggest energy consumer. In 2009, Chinese leaders set ing the $85 billion in federal budget cuts known as onboard hard drive can hold 1,000 films. This is China’s Year of city of Chongqing. Its Edge SUV will be imported from Canada a goal of producing up to 5 million electric vehicles a year by the sequester. She said the current policies, if main- the SUV. Whatever their specialties used to be, automakers and the Explorer from the United States. “We now have our 2020 but have informally backed away from that after devel- tained, could lead to a contraction of 1.5 percent in ranging from global brands to China’s ambitious rookies are full range of the SUV family here,” said David Schoch, Ford’s opment proved tougher than expected. BYD, the Chinese the US economy. The US “should consolidate less in scrambling to cash in on the explosive popularity of sport util- president for the Asia-Pacific region. leader in electric vehicles, sold just 1,700 electric cars and 700 the short term, but give...economic actors the cer- ity vehicles. Italy’s Fiat SpA, a latecomer to China, is hoping an SUV will electric buses in 2012 and says it expects to triple that this tainty that there will be fiscal consolidation going “We are selling vehicles that have extensive technologies,” help it gain a foothold in a market where it set up its first joint year. forward,” she said. Lagarde had just begun speak- said Isbrand Ho, BYD’s director of export sales. “These are all venture just three years ago. The Freemont, based on the “They’re going to continue to push it. But it hasn’t taken off ing to students at the University of Amsterdam on ... premium models for European marques but we are mak- Dodge Journey, was unveiled at last month’s Shanghai auto like they had planned,” said GM’s Socia. “Progress has been a when the protestors began an organized, chanting ing it available to the everyday person.” The SUV boom clashes show. Also at the auto show, global automakers including little slow.” A few Chinese SUV buyers drive off-road, but most disruption. One would call out “mic check!” and with Beijing’s efforts to push automakers to develop electric Mercedes Benz and Nissan and local brands such as Geely see them as protection against traffic. “Chinese consumers dozens more would yell back “Madame Lagarde!” cars and to sell smaller vehicles to help curb smog and Holding Group, which owns Sweden’s Volvo Cars, and Great love SUVs. They see them as safe family cars,” said Chow of IHS Then individual students challenged her as believ- demand for imported oil. But the SUV’s image of safety Wall Motors Co showed new SUVs or SUV concept vehicles. Automotive. “The idea is, If I buy the best I can afford, I am ing “technocracy better than democracy” and appeals to prosperous Chinese drivers who face chaotic city The SUV boom is a detour from Beijing’s automotive master buying the safest.” The SUV boom could be especially impor- mocked for saying that Greeks should “help them- streets while electrics from BYD and other producers struggle plan for China to become a leader in electric cars. tant to China’s own automakers, who are struggling as global selves...by paying all their tax.” to attract buyers. Chinese leaders want to clean up smog-shrouded cities rivals launch new models aimed right at their traditional low- The fatter profit margins for SUVs are a financial lifeline to a and rein in reliance on oil and gas imports they see as a strate- price market segment.—AP Chinese industry that is being squeezed as global brands IPIC profit surges make inroads into their market for smaller cars. “You’ve got ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum almost everyone targeting SUVs,” said analyst Namrita Chow Investment Co (IPIC) said 2012 net profit surged on of IHS Automotive. SUV sales in China rose 20 percent last year the back of better operational performance and a to 2.5 million vehicles, more than double the 8 percent recovery in the market value of listed equities. The growth of the overall auto market, according to LMC government-owned investment vehicle, with a Automotive. SUVs made up 18 percent of all vehicles sold. main mandate to invest in energy-related assets, That market share could rise as high as 25 percent in com- said net profit for 2012 jumped to 6.4 billion ing years, according to Yale Zhang, managing director of Auto dirhams ($1.74 billion) from 164.1 million dirhams Foresight, a research firm in Shanghai. That would be double in 2011. IPIC has interests in a number of European- the size of SUVs’ 12.5 percent share of the US market last year. based companies, including Spain’s CEPSA and Overall, Chinese drivers bought more than 19 million cars last Austrian oil group OMV. Through its Aabar year while Americans bought 14.5 million. The United States Investments unit, it also owns a stake in Italian still is the biggest market in financial terms, though China is bank Unicredit. Past financial results have been expected to pass that soon. By 2020, automakers and analysts hurt by losses on stakes tied to companies owned expect China’s annual sales to rise from current levels by 13 to by Aabar. In 2011, IPIC booked a $3.42 billion loss 14 million vehicles - more than all growth in the U.S., Brazil, on stakes in automaker Daimler and UniCredit. India, Russia and the Middle East combined. Aabar has since sold its Daimler stake. “The profit In China, General Motors Co expects annual SUV sales to increase was attributable to the robust operational reach 4 million by 2020, said Bob Socia, president of GM’s performance of CEPSA, NOVA Chemicals and Chinese arm. “We are focusing on two key markets - luxury Borealis along with the recovery of certain listed cars and SUVs,” said Socia. “They used to be considered niche equities held by Aabar,” IPIC said in a statement. markets but now they are mainstream.” SHANGHAI: In this file photo, visitors try various SUVs at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition Global automakers are redesigning SUVs for China with (AUTO Shanghai) in Shanghai, China. — AP WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 BUSINESS Powerhouses Nigeria and Ministry of Awqaf S Africa aim to boost ties honors FASTtelco KUWAIT: FASTtelco, the leading provider of best internet services and solutions for internet services and innovative communica- Kuwait”. tions solutions in Kuwait, has been recently Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, from Leaders try to improve patchy relations honored and awarded by the Ministry of their side, thanked FASTtelco for their valu- Awqaf and Islamic Affairs for its support in able support and the efficiency of streaming CAPE TOWN: The leaders of Africa’s two largest ing outside the National Assembly where Fund estimates. Total two-way trade has risen to providing the Ministry with free internet con- this competition online on the website of the economies, South Africa and Nigeria, were meet- Jonathan is due to make an address at 1200 GMT. $4.1 billion, with a surplus in oil-rich Nigeria’s nection and online streaming service for the ministry. they noted that the services con- ing yesterday in an effort to improve sometimes “I think symbolically it’s very important to indicate favor, according to South Africa’s department of latest 16th Edition of the Annual Kuwait tributed by FASTtelco played an essential patchy ties. South African President Jacob Zuma a growing closeness between the leadership of trade. Nigeria is the continent’s most populous Major Competition for Memorization & role for the progress of this contest and and his Nigerian counterpart Goodluck Jonathan the two countries,” said Dianna Games, honorary country and its biggest oil producer. The two Recital of the Holy Quran. are expected to sign several pacts in a display of chief executive of the South Africa-Nigeria states, which both want seats in an expanded UN Based on its commitment to provide the Security Council, were at loggerheads last year ultimate support for all the constituents of over who would become head of the African the society, from households to businesses Union’s commission. and government institutions, FASTtelco’s “It created a very frosty relationship between contribution to the Ministry of Awqaf and the two countries,” said Alfredo Tjiurimo Hengari, Islamic Affairs facilitated flow of the competi- analyst at the South African Institute of tion, and helped raise the awareness levels of International Affairs. “My view is also that South this presitigeous competition. Africa has also been trying to overstretch its role FASTtelco expressed its deepest gratitude on the continent by trying to play a very impor- to the ministry for having put its trust in its tant role” in countries in Nigeria’s backyard such solutions, and emphasized that it will never as Ivory Coast and Mali. An embarrassing tit-for- back down on such important, fruitful, and tat row also broke out over yellow fever vaccina- prestigious event that contributes to the tions that saw passengers turned away at airports Kuwaiti society’s enrichment. FASTtelco also in both countries in March last year. noted that this step stems from its responsi- The fact that there had not yet been an official bility towards the society it operates in, as it state visit between the two countries was “abnor- has to offer as much support as possible to mal for two continental powerhouses”, said all the events. Hamad Saleh Al Selmi Hengari. “Ordinarily in his first year in office, Commenting on this occasion, Hamad Jonathan Goodluck should have been to South Saleh AlSelmi, Public Relations Manager at hoped that both parties will have more suc- Africa and President Zuma should have been to FASTtelco, said “We thank the Ministry of cessful collaborations in future projects and Nigeria. That is a symbol of a very very strong Awqaf for such honorship and award. We are events. FASTtelco is always in the vanguard bilateral relationship.” South Africa’s “charm offen- very proud to have contributed in facilitating to contribute to all events and activities that sive” pointed the way to a more cordial relation- the flow and awareness of the 16th Edition are interesting and beneficial for the Kuwaiti ship where cooperation could be deepened and of Holy Quran competition Recitle and society, for it believes that its success stems contentious issues discussed, he said. Memorization Competition, due to its impor- not only from the high quality of its services While courting the emerging BRIC markets- tance and beneficial aspects to the society. but also from the role it plays in the develop- CAPE TOWN: South African President Jacob Zuma (right) and Nigerian President, Brazil, Russia, India and China, South Africa has not FASTtelco spares no effort to provide full ment of the society, assisting it to achieve its shown the “same political eagerness on the conti- support for all the ministries and govern- goals and highlight its the leading role in the Goodluck Jonathan, shake hands after a press conference at the South African mental institutions, and is keen to bring the Internet and Data Communications sector. Parliament in Cape Town. —AFP nent” with Nigeria an obvious target, said Games. “If this is the start of a closer relationship, then I warming relations between the two African pow- Chamber of Commerce. “There is a kind of a rival- think that would be a very good thing all around erhouses on the heels of a trip last month by ry that has dogged the relationship over some for both countries and the continent as a whole Zuma to Lagos. Zuma welcomed Jonathan-on the time, and as a result the two countries are not because they are the two big powers in Africa,” she South African Airways first state visit to South Africa by any Nigerian speaking with a united voice on issues affecting said. The two leaders will attend a meeting of a leader since 2009 - with red carpet pomp and cer- Africa, let alone issues in the relationship itself.” bilateral business forum, while Jonathan will also emony including a 21-gun salute, navy band and While South Africa is still the continent’s hold separate talks with the South African-based fights to keep flag flying guard of honor. biggest economy, Nigerian business activity is set MTN telecommunications company, as well as JOHANNESBURG: South African Airlines is would be investors that would be willing to Nigerian and South African flags lined the road to grow more than twice as fast, by 7.2 percent, representatives of car manufacturers Toyota and one of the continent’s leading carriers, but risk substantial amounts of money in the to parliament in Cape Town and were also hang- this year, according to International Monetary Nissan in South Africa. —AFP financial battles and seemingly endless short term when a reasonable return on changes of leadership have put its future at investment is so uncertain and probabili- risk. The loss-making state-owned airline ties are against it,” Vermooten said. The air- has been stumbling from one crisis to line recently submitted a 20-year turn- Bank of China closes key N Korea account another in recent years, with calls for priva- around plan to government, its tenth in 13 tization routinely rejected by its sole share- years, detailing ways to steer it into prof- BEIJING: Bank of China Ltd has shut the account of licly on the bank. Experts have said Washington’s Bank, whose assets and investments are a state holder, the South African government. itability. Vermooten says 20 years is too North Korea’s main foreign exchange bank, which move was designed to make foreign banks that do secret. But foreign embassies, non-governmental On Monday the company announced it long a period from a normal investment was hit with US sanctions in March after business in the United States think twice about organizations and UN agencies in Pyongyang all would borrow about $170 million under a perspective. Washington accused it of helping finance dealing with the Foreign Trade Bank, in much the use it. Germany and France have expressed con- state guarantee to cover operating costs. “In the meanwhile SAA continues to Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program. The state- same way that banks have become wary about cern about the possible impact on aid groups as This month, the beleaguered carrier wel- incur losses and expand its activities utilizing run Foreign Trade Bank had been told its transac- having ties with financial institutions in sanctions- well as European embassies should the EU place comed its fourth chief executive in six loans backed by government guarantees... tions had been halted and its account closed, Bank hit Iran. sanctions on the bank, sources with knowledge of months, after a string of walkouts and to achieve profitability of the nature taken of China, the country’s biggest foreign exchange China is North Korea’s traditional ally and its the matter have previously said. interim replacements. The government by its peers in similar circumstances.” bank, said in a brief statement yesterday. biggest trading partner. It is unclear how much of Washington has targeted North Korea’s limited insists the airline is a strategic national Independent analyst Linden Birns also dis- It gave no reason for the closure and the bank the $6 billion in annual bilateral trade goes through financial links to the global community before. In asset, not a liability, and should not into fall missed privatization as a “red herring”, argu- declined to comment further. The closure is the first the Foreign Trade Bank. Among China’s other large 2005, some $25 million in North Korean money private hands. ing that all the airline needs is the right lead- significant, publicly announced step taken by a banks, a spokesman at China Construction Bank was frozen in a US Treasury-inspired raid on But that policy comes at an increasingly ership. “The issue here is not about being Chinese entity to curb its dealings with North Korea said the bank did not do any business with the Macau-based Banco Delta Asia (BDA), which steep price. Over the years, the South privately owned or state owned. It’s about in the wake of international pressure to punish Foreign Trade Bank. Industrial and Commercial Washington alleged handled illicit funds for African treasury has dug deep to keep the having the right mandate, solid strategy and Pyongyang over its banned nuclear and ballistic Bank of China and Agricultural Bank of China were Pyongyang. Reuters reported in April that Chinese airline afloat, and there is little sign the being adequately financed,” Birns said. missile programs. not immediately available for comment. banks had to rate their clients’ risk of criminal con- bleeding will stop soon. In its latest phase “If you don’t have all of those, you are “I think it is indeed a very noteworthy action,” China has become increasingly frustrated with duct on a scale of 1-5 as part of the central bank’s of financial turbulence, SAA reported oper- never not going succeed,” he said adding said Zhang Liangui, a North Korea expert at China’s North Korea in recent months. It agreed to new UN moves to curb money laundering and fraudulent ating losses of $147 million for the financial that there was nothing unusual about a Central Party School, adding Bank of China was sanctions after Pyongyang conducted its third transactions estimated at hundreds of billions of year 2011-2012, due to souring fuel prices business going back to shareholders for probably concerned about its reputation and thus nuclear test in February. Those sanctions, dollars a year. and reduced passenger volumes. The min- cash. Birns mentioned Singapore Airlines closed the account. “In taking this action I think announced on March 7, target the North’s attempts The new rules come as some experts cite China istry of public enterprises, which is han- and Ethiopian as proof that state-owned there are political considerations as well as consid- to ship and receive cargo related to its nuclear and as the world’s biggest source of “dirty” funds and as dling the affairs of the flag carrier, has carriers can achieve profitability. Despite its erations about its own interests.” The US sanctions missile programs and tighten financial curbs, it faces growing foreign pressure to scrutinize its admitted that “further government sup- woes, SAA is head and shoulders above prohibit any transactions between US entities or including the illicit transfer of bulk cash. The UN financial links with North Korea and block cash port to SAA cannot continue.” Still privatiza- many airlines on the continent, which are individuals and the Foreign Trade Bank. measures did not address the Foreign Trade Bank. transfers tied to Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. tion, partial or whole, may not be a grounded by debt and poor safety records. Japan has followed suit while Australia is expect- Washington imposed its own sanctions several South Korea’s Yonhap news agency in March said panacea. Its African network, boasting 28 destina- ed to do the same soon. Washington has also urged days later. Beijing had warned North Korean banks to stay According to aviation analyst, Joachim tions makes it one of the few airlines offer- the European Union to impose sanctions on the within the remit of their permitted operations in Vermooten, privatisation is not “a quick fix ing direct links within a continent notori- Foreign Trade Bank and has raised the issue with EMBASSIES, NGOS USE BANK China or risk penalties. Chinese regulators have not for SAA.” “It is doubtful whether there ous for limited air travel. —AFP China, although Beijing has not commented pub- Not much is known about the Foreign Trade commented on that report. —Reuters EXCHANGE RATES

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Ltd Jamaican Dollars 0.0028494 0.0038494 Euro .3680000 .3760000 GCC COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 0.0027987 0.0029787 Swiss francs .3020000 .3170000 Saudi Riyal 76.137 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Kenyan Shilling 0.0033519 0.0035819 Canadian Dollar .2780000 .2920000 Qatari Riyal 78.450 US Dollar 285.000 Malaysian Ringgit 0.0908586 0.0978586 Omani Riyal 741.590 Nepalese Rupee 0.0031345 0.0033345 Australian DLR .2940000 .3020000 Canadian Dollar 286.360 Bahraini Dinar 758.340 Pakistan Rupee 0.0028721 0.0029121 Indian rupees .0040000 .0069000 Sterling Pound 444.895 Sri Lanka Rupee .0020000 .0035000 UAE Dirham 77.744 Philippine Peso 0.0065194 0.0069894 Euro 374.265 Sierra Leone 0.0000728 0.0000758 UAE dirhams .0771240 .0778990 Swiss Frank 305.150 Bahraini dinars .7513970 .7589480 ARAB COUNTRIES Singapore Dollar 0.2278404 0.2338404 Egyptian Pound - Cash 40.350 Bahrain Dinar 754.545 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.0022133 0.0022553 Jordanian dinar .3930000 .4110000 UAE Dirhams 77.570 Saudi riyals .0720000 .0770000 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 40.570 Thai Baht 0.0092410 0.0098410 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.332 Qatari Riyals 78.230 Arab Omani riyals .7366120 .7440150 Tunisian Dinar 176.830 Saudi Riyals 75.965 Bahraini Dinar 0.7500723 0.7585723 Egyptian pounds .0370000 .0440000 Jordanian Dinar 403.190 Jordanian Dinar 401.755 Egyptian Pound 0.0385556 0.0405856 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.915 Egyptian Pound 40.465 Ethiopeanbirr 0.0128886 0.0193886 CUSTOMER TRANSFER RATES Syrian Lier 3.102 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.254 Ghanaian Cedi 0.1484588 0.1502488 US Dollar/KD .2841000 .2862000 Morocco Dirham 34.180 Indian Rupees 5.294 Iranian Riyal 0.0000793 0.0000798 GB Pound/KD .4338920 .4370990 Pakistani Rupees 2.894 Iraqi Dinar 0.0001735 0.0002335 Euro .3707360 .3734770 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Bangladesh Taka 3.652 Jordanian Dinar 0.3966874 0.4041874 Swiss francs .3043390 .3065880 US Dollar Transfer 285.400 Philippines Pesso 6.952 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.0000000 1.0000000 Canadian dollars .2795430 .2816100 Euro 374.870 Cyprus pound 699.120 Lebanese Pound 0.0001749 0.0001949 Danish Kroner .0497330 .0501010 Sterling Pound 445.080 Japanese Yen 3.875 Moroccan Dirhams 0.0220469 0.0460469 Swedish Kroner .0443660 .0446940 Canadian dollar 284.550 Thai Bhat 9.680 Nigerian Naira 0.0012114 0.0018464 Australian dlr .2963730 .2985640 Turkish lira 158.720 Syrian Pound 4.060 Omani Riyal 0.7297687 0.7407687 Hong Kong dlr .0365940 .0368650 Swiss Franc 305.570 Nepalese Rupees 3.395 Qatar Riyal 0.0776821 0.0784651 Saudi Riyal 0.0755200 0.0761600 Singapore dlr .2291130 .2308060 US Dollar Buying 284.200 Malaysian Ringgit 93.855 Japanese yen .0029600 .0028810 Sudanese Pounds 0.0463721 0.0469221 Syrian Pound 0.0031824 0.0034024 Indian Rs/KD .0000000 .0052870 GOLD Bahrain Exchange Company Sri Lanka rupee .0000000 .0022880 20 Gram 298.000 Tunisian Dinar 0.1743832 0.1803832 Pakistan rupee .0000000 .0029190 10 Gram 150.000 UAE Dirhams 0.0762221 0.0776721 5 Gram 77.500 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT Yemeni Riyal 0.0012866 0.0013866 Bangladesh taka .0000000 .0036810 Europe UAE dirhams .0773800 .0779520 British Pound 0.4362210 0.4452210 Bahraini dinars .7538810 .7594530 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Czech Korune 0.0061642 0.0181642 Al Mulla Exchange Jordanian dinar .0000000 .4048090 Danish Krone 0.0460352 0.0510352 Saudi Riyal/KD .0757800 .0763400 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Euro 0.3680424 0.3755424 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Omani riyals .7382100 .7436660 Australian Dollar 299.45 298.000 Norwegian Krone 0.0448336 0.0500336 US Dollar 284.900 Philippine Peso .0000000 .0069870 Canadian Dollar 285.97 285.000 Scottish Pound 0.4334380 0.4409360 Swedish Krona 0.0395321 0.0445321 Euro 375.350 Swiss Franc 306.21 307.000 Swiss Franc 0.2991667 0.3061667 Pound Sterling 445.000 Euro 376.06 374.500 Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. Australasia Canadian Dollar 284.450 US Dollar 284.60 285.500 Australian Dollar 0.2811058 0.2931058 Japanese Yen 2.920 Sterling Pound 444.81 449.000 New Zealand Dollar 0.2349915 0.2449915 Indian Rupee 5.265 ASIAN COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 2.98 3.300 Uganda Shilling 0.0001130 0.0001130 Egyptian Pound 40.540 Japanese Yen 2.881 Bangladesh Taka 3.675 3.720 America Sri Lankan Rupee 2.252 Indian Rupees 5.259 Indian Rupee 5.263 5.450 Canadian Dollar 0.2765657 0.2855657 Bangladesh Taka 3.652 Pakistani Rupees 2.899 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.245 2.430 Colombian Peso 0.0001451 0.0001631 Philippines Peso 6.965 Srilankan Rupees 2.253 Nepali Rupee 3.313 3.400 US Dollars 0.2830500 0.2852000 Pakistan Rupee 2.900 Nepali Rupees 3.291 Pakistani Rupee 2.896 2.953 Asia Bahraini Dinar 758.350 Singapore Dollar 232.220 UAE Dirhams 77.55 78.000 Bangladesh Taka 0.0036123 0.0036673 UAE Dirham 77.550 Hongkong Dollar 36.778 Bahraini Dinar 757.78 756.800 Cape Vrde Escudo 0.0031636 0.0033939 Saudi Riyal 76.000 Bangladesh Taka 3.651 Egyptian Pound 40.62 40.500 Chinese Yuan 0.0451801 0.0501801 *Rates are subject to change Philippine Peso 6.980 Jordanian Dinar 405.45 410.000 Eritrea-Nakfa 0.0164800 0.0195800 WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 BUSINESS

Brands risk image in varying Bangladesh responses

MUMBAI: Global clothing brands has become so notorious that the reputa- Bangladesh production altogether. Only a short memories of Western consumers, good safety records are now at risk of involved in Bangladesh’s troubled gar- tional risks of doing business there may few companies, including Britain’s Primark who tend to focus on price and may not being lumped in with the problems that ment industry responded in starkly differ- have become too great even for retailers and Canada’s Loblaw Inc., which owns the even check where a piece of clothing has are rife in Bangladesh’s garment industry, ent ways to the building collapse that and brands that didn’t work with facto- Joe Fresh clothing line, have acknowl- been made. But that’s a risky strategy, he said. Sharma said that if he were advis- killed more than 600 people. Some quick- ries in the collapsed Rana Plaza building edged production at Rana Plaza and said Rahul Sharma, public affairs execu- ing any retailer doing business in ly acknowledged their links to the or the Tazreen Fashions factory that Bangladesh, he would recommend swift tragedy and promised compensation. burned late last year. “I don’t think it’s action in the form of a concrete plan to Others denied they authorized work at enough anymore to say ‘We’re not overhaul the entire industry, working with factories in the building even when their involved in these particular factories,’” government, factory owners and labor labels were found in the rubble. The first Sapriel said. unions. “They need to send out the mes- approach seems to deserve plaudits for Many clothing brands were quick to sage that they are addressing this prob- honesty and compassion. distance themselves from the five facto- lem - and then they need to actually do it,” The second seems calculated to mini- ries that were housed in Rana Plaza. The he said. mize damage to a brand by maximizing dis- building, which was not designed for In the wake of the Rana Plaza collapse, tance from the disaster. Communications industrial use and had three illegally there have been tentative moves to do professionals say both are public relations added levels, collapsed April 24. Benetton that. Last week, the Bangladeshi garment strategies and neither may be enough to said none of the factories were its author- association met with representatives of protect companies from the stain of doing ized suppliers, although Benetton labels 40 garment buyers including H&M, JC business in Bangladesh. Such experts say were found in the rubble. Spain’s Mango Penney, Gap, Nike, Li & Fung and Tesco. that with several deadly disasters and fires in said it hadn’t bought clothing from Rana Others have called for retailers and Bangladesh’s $20 billion garment industry in Plaza factories but acknowledged it had brands to now embrace a union-pro- the past six months, possibly the only way been in talks with one factory to produce posed plan for all retailers to fund factory retailers and clothing brands can protect a test batch of clothing. upgrades and independent inspections their reputations is to visibly and genuinely German clothing company KiK said it that would cover the entire industry in work to overhaul safety in Bangladesh’s gar- was “surprised, shocked and appalled” to Bangladesh. ment factories. learn its T-shirts and tops were found in That plan has previously been rejected A factory fire killed 112 workers in the rubble. The company said it stopped by all but two major brands as too expen- November and a January blaze killed sev- doing business with the Rana Plaza facto- sive for the corporations and Bangladesh’s en. “Just public relations is not going to ries in 2008. It promised an investigation. ATLANTA: Lana Nguyen (right) holds up a shirt while helping friend responsibility to fix its own problems. do it,” said Caroline Sapriel, managing Wal-Mart said there was no authorized Chris Ghiathi (left) shop in an H&M store in Atlanta. Global clothing PVH, the parent company of Calvin Klein director of CS&A, a firm that specializes in production of its clothing lines at Rana brands involved in Bangladesh’s troubled garment industry responded and Tommy Hilfiger brands, and German reputation management in crisis situa- Plaza but it was investigating whether in starkly different ways to the building collapse that killed more than retailer Tchibo were willing to sign up. But tions. Over the past decade, major players there was unapproved subcontracting. people. —AP with the latest disaster, a potential loss of in the fashion industry have flocked to Swedish retailer H&M, the single largest reputation could be far more expensive in Bangladesh, where a minimum wage of customer of Bangladeshi garment facto- promised compensation. Loblaw’s CEO tive with the India-based public relations the long run. “There is a perception when about $38 a month has helped boost ries, said none of its clothes were pro- said there were 28 other brands and firm Genesis Burston-Marsteller. something terrible like this happens, that profits in a global business worth $1 tril- duced there. retailers using the five factories and urged “Reputation is built over a long period of crisis communication is going to fix it,” lion a year. Clothing and textiles are 80 The Walt Disney Co. in March respond- them to end their “deafening silence.” time. But to lose it, it can take seconds,” Sapriel said. “But no, no. You have to go percent of Bangladesh’s exports and ed to publicity from last year’s fire at the Companies that are downplaying Sharma said. and fix the problem. And then, only then, employ several million people. Tazreen factory, where its branded cloth- involvement in Bangladesh’s factory safe- Even companies that do make efforts can you can communicate that you’ve Yet the country’s worker safety record ing was found, by pulling out of ty problems may be counting on the to ensure they use only factories with done something to fix the problem.” —AP Britain ‘should quit EU’ Ex-finance minister says UK better off out

LONDON: Britain should leave the European Cameron’s attempts to repatriate powers Both sides on the debate over Britain’s EU Union because Prime Minister David Cameron’s from Brussels would probably only secure future have been setting out their stalls since plan to claw back powers from Brussels is “inconsequential” results, Lawson said, echoing Cameron’s referendum pledge in January. More doomed, former finance minister Nigel Lawson warnings from France and Germany. Britain than 500 business leaders backed Cameron’s said yesterday. Lawson’s intervention piles pres- would be better off outside a 27-nation bloc that renegotiation policy in April, saying a new, loos- sure on Cameron just days after his Conservative has become a “bureaucratic monstrosity”, he er relationship with Europe would boost the Party was shaken in local elections by the surg- wrote in Monday’s Times newspaper. “I strongly British economy. Others fear the referendum ing anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP). suspect that there would be a positive economic pledge has created years of dangerous uncer- Cameron came to power in a coalition gov- advantage to the UK in leaving the single mar- tainty that will deter foreign investment in ernment in 2010 with a plea to his party to “stop ket,” Lawson wrote in an article that stirred mem- Britain and upset allies in the EU, Britain’s banging on about Europe”, an issue that has ories of a Conservative civil war over Europe that biggest trading partner. divided the Conservatives for decades and raged for large parts of the 1980s and 1990s. Cameron, trailing in the polls by around 10 helped bring down two of his predecessors, “In my judgment the economic gains would points, supports Britain’s continued membership Margaret Thatcher and John Major. But his substantially outweigh the costs.” Lawson, who of a club it joined at the third attempt in 1973. promise in January to renegotiate the terms of voted to stay inside the EU’s forerunner in Responding to Lawson’s article, Cameron’s DED, SIBA unveil ‘Visions Britain’s EU membership and to hold an “in-out” Britain’s last referendum on Europe in 1975, said spokesman said the prime minister wants the EU referendum if he is re-elected in 2015 has failed the euro zone debt crisis had fundamentally must change and “wake up to the modern world 2 Reality’ second edition to stop party squabbling over Europe or halt changed the EU and he would choose to leave if of competition”. “Europe has to reform,” his office UKIP’s rise. Lawson, who served as Thatcher’s another vote is held. Some Conservatives have said in a statement. “But our continued member- KUWAIT: The Business Excellence Department abreast of latest information. The confer- finance minister from 1983 to 1989, is the most called on Cameron to bring forward legislation ship must have the consent of the British people, at the Department of Economic Development ence aims to turn ambitions into reality in senior member of Cameron’s Conservative Party enshrining his referendum pledge in law from which is why the PM has set out a clear (DED), Dubai, in collaboration with the Sharjah the near future.” to call for Britain to withdraw from the EU. the next parliament to this one. timetable on this issue.” —Reuters Islamic Bank Academy (SIBA), will organize the Mohammed Abdullah, Chief Executive second edition of the ‘Visions 2 Reality’ confer- Officer of Sharjah Islamic Bank, said: “The ence at the Dubai World Trade Centre on 22 Visions to Reality comes in line with the May 2013, with the aim of promoting great ‘Absher’ initiative launched by China new leaders to Emiratisation. President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Themed ‘Building Tomorrow’s Leaders Zayed Al Nahyan last November, and in quicken yuan reform Today,’ the one-day conference is a strate- response to the announcement by His gic joint initiative of DED and Sharjah Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al BEIJING: China’s new batch of leaders may quicken the Islamic Bank to proactively seek, develop, Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime process of making the yuan fully convertible over the next and engage high potential UAE nationals in Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to few years to boost the currency’s global clout and support support of the government’s efforts to cre- make 2013 the year of Emiratisation. wider financial reforms, but the pace of market opening ate a readily available pool of Emirati talent Creating jobs for UAE nationals is a could disappoint as caution remains. A cabinet meeting on in the local job market. His Excellency national duty that requires all of us to join Monday called for “operational plans” to achieve yuan con- Abdullah bin Mohammed Ghubash, UAE forces and unite energies in dealing with vertibility under the capital account, a seemingly bolder Minister of State, said: “The UAE relies on Emiratisation as a national priority at all lev- push for change after a new administration took the helm in the Emirati citizen to be a catalyst for the els. Emiratisation is a national priority and March. As the world’s second-largest economy grapples continued growth and development of the investing in human capital is the best with slowing growth, the government is keen to accelerate nation. We want to encourage young investment, urging all private businesses to reforms to sustain momentum and boost investment nationals to assume this mantle of respon- join Emiratisation initiatives and support opportunities. sibility, and to live up to the challenges the government in its quest to strengthen A tightly controlled yuan only impedes overall financial ahead. Emiratisation. The conference, which will reforms and progress toward a market-oriented economy. This is the essence of the directives of feature a series of sessions, seminars, and Analysts’ best guess is that China will make the yuan con- Their Highnesses the UAE President, Vice workshops will bring together business vertible within five years but still retain some controls on President, Members of the Supreme and government leaders, consultants, short-term fund flows. The central bank could lead efforts to Council and Rulers of the Emirates. “This heads of human resource departments and map out plans on yuan convertibility, which may even imply SYDNEY: People walk past a sign advertising home loans as Australia’s cen- approach has made the country and its citi- the academia in discussions on proven and a deadline, although it will not be made public, according to tral bank cuts interest rates to a record low 2.75 percent yesterday. —AFP zens shining example of successful human innovative strategies in developing nation- Chinese economists familiar with internal policy discussions. development in the region and the entire al talent. Chinese officials, including central bank chief Zhou Australia slashes interest world. The Visions 2 Reality conference is an Sponsored by Emirates Transport, Xiaochuan, have never given a specific timetable on yuan initiative that brings the public and private Spearhead Training, AAFAQ, Hind Al Oud convertibility, even though the government’s 12th five-year sector together to support the vision of and Dana Gas, the conference will present rate to record low 2.75% plan (2011-15) vaguely called for the yuan’s basic convert- developing the capability of UAE nationals new interactive models that will facilitate ibility. In the near term, the government may boost two-way SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank cut inter- sources of growth will be needed to avoid in the job market.” sharing of knowledge and business best capital flows especially emphasizing outbound investment est rates to a record low 2.75 percent yes- a significant overall slowdown.” Ali Ibrahim, Deputy Director General for practices. Reputed CEOs and award win- by Chinese individuals, they say. The People’s Bank of China terday, citing weak domestic inflation cou- Stevens said inflation was currently Planning and Development in DED, com- ning organizations will share their collec- (PBOC) may further relax its tight grip on currency trading pled with a persistently high dollar as running “lower than expected”, with the mented: “The Visions 2 Reality initiative is tive expertise with the attendees in an by widening the daily trading range for the yuan. In April investment in the key mining sector hits its exchange rate, on the other hand, “little part of the UAE strategy towards exploring effort to encourage successful business 2012, Beijing doubled the yuan/dollar band to 1 percent peak. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s shock changed at a historically high level over and developing the various capabilities of approaches. Last year, DED and SIB signed either side of a midpoint. decision to slash 25 basis points takes the the past 18 months”. “(That) is unusual giv- its citizens in a challenging world. The ini- an agreement to launch a series of confer- Deputy PBOC governor Yi Gang said at a forum in official cash rate to never-before-seen en the decline in export prices and inter- tiative reflects the country’s keenness to ences, seminars, workshops, and other ini- Washington in April that conditions were now appropriate lows, and is aimed at priming those areas est rates during that time,” he said. sustain its achievements and groom lead- tiatives related to major regional and inter- to further open China’s capital account and widen the yuan’s struggling as the economy transforms “Moreover, the demand for credit remains, ers who believe in the importance of com- national issues to help the business com- trading band. “Yuan convertibility is an important link in away from mining. “With the peak in the at this point, relatively subdued.” Stevens prehensive development and staying munity pursue excellence and innovation. level of resources sector investment likely said domestic growth had slowed in the financial reform which needs to be quickened, or it could to occur this year, there is scope for other second half of 2012 and was running hamper other financial reforms and the yuan’s international- areas of demand to grow more strongly below long-term averages, with unem- ization,” said Xiang Songzuo, chief economist at Agricultural EU targets universal over the next couple of years,” said RBA ployment rising to 5.6 percent in March, Bank of China. “They will probably get it done by the end of governor Glenn Stevens. its highest level in more than three years. the tenure of the current government, or in the next five “(The bank) judged that a further The economy expanded 0.6 percent in years.” bank account access decline in the cash rate was appropriate to the three months to December and 3.1 The yuan is convertible under the current account, the encourage sustainable growth in the percent through 2012, with analysts warn- broadest measure of trade in services and goods. But the BRUSSELS: The European Commission will set refuse to open a payment account guaranteeing economy, consistent with achieving the ing that the key mining sector was cover- government maintains tight restrictions on the capital out today plans for universal access to current the minimum essential payment services to a inflation target.” The Australian dollar ing up broader weakness as the resources account, particularly debt and portfolio investments, wor- accounts with banks-seeking to remedy an exclu- consumer with poor credit history or any other slumped to US$1.0184 from $1.0238 boom nears its peak. Stevens said there ried that freeing up the yuan too quickly could leave the sion that Brussels calculates affects nearly 60 mil- type of financial difficulty,” the Commission doc- immediately prior to the bank’s meeting, were “prospects for some increase in busi- economy vulnerable to rapid movements in capital in and lion adults across the European Union. Legislative uments state. Exceptions to these rights would where it had been widely expected to ness investment outside the resources out of the country. A restricted yuan, however, may hamper proposals on payment accounts also aim to make be where individuals are found guilty of breach- leave rates on hold at 3.0 percent, reached sector over the next year”, with productivi- China’s drive to internationalize the yuan as foreign it easier to switch banks, similar to EU measures es of money-laundering or anti-terror legisla- in December. Rates have not been this low ty improving and labor costs down. investors who hold the currency have limited access to the to open up utility markets in recent years. And tion, or if a similar account already exists in the since the establishment of the reserve Globally, he noted that growth was domestic capital market. finally, according to proposals seen by AFP yes- country concerned. bank in 1959. expected to come in a little below trend, terday, they will insist on transparent costs infor- Consumers should be able to switch banks Analysts said the Australian economy with the United States on a “moderate” tra- BROADER REFORMS mation for consumers. Turning the proposals within 15 days if they chose one in the same needed stimulus as mining exports to jectory and China at a “more sustainable At the cabinet meeting, Premier Li Keqiang sent a clear into law will require the approval of EU member country, and within 30 days if they look across Asia, which helped it dodge recession dur- but still robust pace”, but Europe weighing signal that his administration will push forward key reforms, governments and the European Parliament, and borders, as political leaders seek to create a true ing the global downturn, recede. “Mining on the outlook. The Australian govern- including market-oriented liberalization of interest rates and only after detailed industry submissions. EU-wide banking union. In some countries, the investment has been the main driver of ment downgraded its annual revenue exchange rate regimes, to help revitalize the economy. China Payment, or current accounts, will, however, proportion of citizens without current accounts growth in recent years, but it is set to start forecasts yesterday, warning income had leaders have pledged to unleash fresh “reform dividends” to offer limited functionality-the ability to transfer is especially high-the Commission estimates, for declining within the next couple of quar- plunged Aus$17 billion due to a China-dri- underpin the economy as annual growth unexpectedly money, but no credit-card and no overdrafts, as instance, that 25 million people in Bulgaria and ters,” said Capital Economics analyst Daniel ven commodity slowdown and pressures slowed to 7.7 percent in the first quarter from 7.9 percent in is frequently the case at present where banking Romania do not have payment accounts, mean- Martin, adding that he expected a further from the dollar, paving the way for spend- the previous quarter despite a credit boom. —Reuters restrictions are imposed on individuals with ing they operate largely on a cash or barter cut before the end of the year. “Other ing cuts. —AFP poor credit ratings. “Banks will not be allowed to basis. —AFP WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 BUSINESS Oil heads towards $106 on data, bank policy

LONDON: Brent crude oil reached its highest in nearly a other risk-sensitive assets, such as equities, were boosted by and helping to brighten a rather gloomy demand outlook. of weekly inventory reports from the American Petroleum month yesterday, heading towards $106 a barrel, supported renewed optimism about the global economy, thanks in Institute (API) and the US Energy Department’s Energy by strong German data, central bank policy and tension in part to supportive measures from central banks. The Reserve CHINA FOCUS Information Administration (EIA), forecast on average that the Middle East. The benchmark also gained on Monday, on Bank of Australia cut its cash rate by 25 basis points yester- Attention focused again on China, the world’s second- crude stocks increased by 1.8 million barrels in the week fears of supply disruption after the Israeli air strikes on Syria day to a record low of 2.75 percent. On Monday European largest economy, ahead of preliminary April trade data due ended May 3. Prices may rise in the second half of 2013, close to Damascus, though the effect of this has subsided Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi said that the ECB today. China’s crude oil imports last month were expected to Morgan Stanley said in a research note. The bank said that somewhat, analysts said. would cut rates again if needed. “There’s a glow of comfort have held near March levels, which were 2.1 percent lower the global oil balance looked much tighter this summer, Brent crude rose 15 cents to $105.61 a barrel by 1253 for investors, with central banks in Europe and the United than a year earlier. Chinese inflation data tomorrow and with Brent likely to trade up to $110 to $115 in the second GMT, having earlier reached $105.94, the highest since April States more supportive across the board,” said Bjarne money supply and loan growth figures expected from Friday half. In the week to April 30, hedge funds and other large 11. Brent has rebounded nearly $7 a barrel since falling Schieldrop, chief commodities analyst at SEB in Oslo. Positive will also be watched. Expectations of a further build in US speculators increased bets on higher Brent prices, upping below $99 last Wednesday. US oil fell 57 cents to $95.59 by data also helped to lift prices, with German industrial orders commercial crude oil stocks, after hitting a record high, net long positions by 9,614 contracts to 108,741, data from 1253 GMT, after ending 55 cents higher on Monday. Oil and rising again in March, confounding expectations for a drop dragged on prices. A preliminary Reuters poll, taken ahead the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) show. —Reuters

FRANKFURT: A display showing the German Stock Market Index DAX is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany yesterday. Germany’s blue-chip DAX 30 stock index topped an all-time intraday high yesterday, propelled by a raft of favorable corporate earnings reports, traders said. —AFP World shares near 5-year high on growth optimism

LONDON: World shares hit their highest lev- a crop of better than expected corporate el in almost five years yesterday as last week’s earnings and with the German DAX index strong US jobs report continued to fuel opti- closing in on its own record high of 8,151,57 mism about the health of the global econo- set back in 2007. Monday’s comments from my. Japanese stocks jumped in a delayed Draghi that the ECB would cut rates again if reaction to the data because Tokyo had needed, including pushing its key deposit been closed for a public holiday on Monday. rate into negative territory, kept downward The head of the European Central Bank pressure on the euro as it hovered little added to the positive mood by saying it was changed on the day at $1.3075. The ready to cut rates again if needed. Australia’s prospect of negative euro zone rates contin- central bank also did its bit to help the econ- ued to underpin the bloc’s bond markets too omy, cutting rates to a record low yesterday with the benchmark German Bund a tick and signaling it could do more, helping lower on the day at 146.15. shares. The main focus for Asian currency mar- “I think the markets are going to continue kets was the Reserve Bank of Australia’s going higher, the S&P hit another record high policy meeting, at which the bank decided yesterday, the DAX is getting closer,” said Neil to lower its cash rate by 25 basis points to Marsh, strategist at Newedge. “From a very a record low 2.75 percent. Markets had low base, everyone is fairly optimistic that priced in a 50-50 chance of a rate cut, and things are going to improve and if they don’t, the decision sent the Australian dollar you’ve got the added backdrop from (ECB down to a two-month low of $1.0810 and President Mario) Draghi that he’ll do whatev- helped Australian shares trim earlier losses. er it takes to push the euro zone economy Investors are now waiting for a batch of forwards.” The Nikkei stock average soared 3.7 April data from China, the world’s second- percent and the MSCI global index, which largest economy, for more clues on global tracks stocks in 45 countries, rose 0.3 percent, growth. Chinese trade data will be both the highest since June 2008. released today, inflation tomorrow and European equities also nudged up as money supply and loan growth expected trading gathered momentum, bolstered by from Friday. —Reuters Gold ticks lower Equities gain, ETFs plunge

LONDON: Gold eased yesterday, as its investors and prompted them to slash appeal as an alternative investment faded holdings of exchange-traded funds. after stock markets rose on hopes for a The price drop ignited a buying frenzy steady US recovery and as exchange- in Asia and other parts of the world, lead- traded funds slipped to their lowest in ing to a shortage of gold bars, coins and more than three years. It also came under nuggets in Hong Kong, Singapore and pressure as Britain and Japan returned Tokyo, and helping the metal stage a from a long weekend and looked to rebound. But gold’s failure to revisit the assess European Central Bank (ECB) $1,500 level suggested that funds’ confi- President Mario Draghi’s comments on dence was unlikely to be restored easily. Monday when he said the bank would be Investment in exchange-traded funds ready to cut rates further, including the (ETFs) has fallen more than 12 percent in deposit rate currently at zero. 2013 after rising for each of the past 12 Lower interest rates usually favor gold years. as they encourage investors to put mon- ey into non-interest-bearing assets such ETFs OUTFLOWS CONTINUE as the metal, but cyclical assets including Holdings of SPDR Gold Trust, the equities seem more attractive at the world’s largest gold-backed exchange- moment, analysts said. “The monetary traded fund, fell a further 0.3 percent to easing news will continue to support liq- 1,062.30 tons or 34.15 million ounces on uidity, favoring more cyclical assets like Monday - the lowest since August 2009. stocks rather than defensive ones like “ETF outflows continue to be gold’s key precious metals,” Credit Suisse analyst downside risk,” MKS Capital said. Karim Cherif said. “Moreover, the techni- Meanwhile, hedge funds and money cal picture seems weak and $1,480 managers increased their bullish bets in seems difficult to break,” he added. gold futures and options in the week to Gold eased 0.6 percent to $1,460.60 April 30 as the price of the precious met- by 0950 GMT. It rose to a near three- al rallied 4.5 percent during the period, a week high of $1,487.80 on Friday on report by the Commodity Futures safe-haven buying spurred by a cut in Trading Commission (CFTC) showed on interest rates by the ECB and the US Friday. Interest for gold bars and coins Federal Reserve’s decision to stick to its remained at elevated levels, with the stimulus program. But it failed to hold Chinese and Indian markets helping onto gains. “Gold is struggling against drive premiums higher, traders said. the important resistance range at Hong Kong’s gold exports data $1,469.8 and $1,504.33, the 50 percent showed flows to mainland China rose to and 62 percent retracements of the 223.519 tons in March, more than dou- March 21 to April 16 sell-off,” UBS techni- bling the 97.1-tonne level in February. cal analysts said in a note. “Physical supply is still a bit tight. The US gold for June delivery was at world is happy to buy gold, especially $1,460.40 an ounce, down 0.5 percent. when prices were below $1,400. But gold European shares rose, bolstered by a is reluctant to go above $1,475 because crop of better-than-expected corporate of the ETFs,” said a dealer in Hong Kong. earnings, while the euro remained under In other precious metals, platinum fell 1 pressure versus the dollar. Gold plunged percent to $1,486.99 an ounce. Palladium to $1,321.35 an ounce on April 16, its dropped 0.7 percent to $686,50, having lowest in more than two years, after a hit a two-week high of $702.50 on Friday, drop below $1,500 and fears of central and silver lost 1.4 percent to $23.65 an bank sales led to a sell-off that stunned ounce. —Reuters WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 BUSINESS

Samsung launches its 2013 Samsung Smart TV lineup Transforming the Home Entertainment Experience

KUWAIT: Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd, a that they can take advantage of the inno- ty to update their models with some of the The easy-to-navigate interface enables series, which is available in40-inch, 46-inch global leader in digital media and digital vative features, such as its Smart latest features from 2013 without having content to be managed from one central and 55-inch models. convergence technologies yesterday Interaction and Smart View capabilities. We to buy a new set. A quad-core CPU location and organizes it into three dynam- The F series offers cutting-edge tech- launched its 2013 Samsung Smart TV line- anticipate the lineup to do very well in our enables quick app launching, web brows- ic panels. These panels include: nologies that deliver more vibrant and up that continues to push the boundaries market.” ing and multi-tasking. Smart View lets PHOTOS, VIDEOS & MUSIC - allows richer colors, higher contrasts and a of technology, with larger screen sizes and The 2013 Smart TV lineup represents consumers move content seamlessly from consumers to organize personal content brighter picture quality than ever before. In superior picture quality. The new F7500 Samsung’s third generation of Smart TVs. the TV to connected devices and back in and files on Samsung Smart TVs and other addition to the Micro Dimming Ultimate and F8000 LED TVs are set to simplify how consumers search for and discover their preferred content, while raising the bar in picture quality, allowing them to enjoy a seamless, integrated and immersive enter- tainment experience. Commenting on the launch, Vinod Nair, General Manager TV Business, Samsung Gulf Electronics, said: “With the launch of our new range of SMART TVs in the Gulf, we are bringing a more immersive and intuitive TV experience to our consumers in the region, and continuing our commit- ment to introduce technology that not only enriches, but simplifies consumers’ lives. The F7500 and F8000 LED TVs offer more intuitive features, endless connectivi- ty and content options, and larger screen sizes with true-to-life picture quality. Consumers can now enjoy the ultimate home entertainment experience, richer and easier than ever before.” Highlights of the 2013 features include: A real-time, so consumers never miss a linked devices technology, a slim bezel and a quad-core Raed Bashir, General Manager of Al redesigned Samsung Smart Hub that moment of their favorite shows using SOCIAL - highlights user-created con- processor lets users toggle between apps, Andalus Trading Company said, “We are offers three dynamic menu panels to help AllShare. Advanced Smart Interaction tent from friends and family, popular online services and on-air TV quickly and very excited about bringing Samsung’s consumers manage and navigate different allows consumers to use everyday lan- videos from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, easily without missing a moment of their 2013 SMART TV line up to our consumers types of content. Outstanding picture guage and casual gestures to control the and video call services. The apps - organiz- favorite entertainment. Samsung’s new in Kuwait. Both the F7500 and F8000 have quality across the 2013 lines. Samsung’s TV. es downloaded Samsung Apps and rec- Smart TVs are now available in all major been widely anticipated here, we have new TVs offer brighter, more vibrant color. PERSONALIZED VIEWING CONTENT: ommendations for easy access. The F8000 electronics stores across all major retail seen an increased demand from con- Smart Evolution Kit gives owners of Samsung’s redesigned Smart Hub makes it series comes in size classes ranging from stores in Kuwait and prices start from sumers wanting the latest SMART TVs so flagship 2012 Samsung TVs the opportuni- easier for consumers to discover content. 46-inch to55-inch models and the F7500 KD449.9 up to KD1099.9. Iran faces fresh trade heat as more shipping firms exit A further blow to Tehran’s vital seaborne trade LONDON: Foreign container shipping lines are government considers as providing financial Moller-Maersk’s Maersk Line, the world’s biggest giving up on Iranian business ahead of new US support to a sanctioned party,” it said. container company, pulling out entirely from sanctions in July, dealing a further blow to In a company memo seen by Reuters, UASC Iran last year, joining an exodus including the Tehran’s vital seaborne trade. Iran’s economy is added: “With the passing of the NDAA ... the dif- world’s number two and three MSC and CMA already reeling from the effect of measures ficulties in shipping cargo to and from Iran have CGM and smaller groups like Germany’s Hapag- imposed by the West to curb Tehran’s nuclear only increased.” Mark Dubowitz, who has Lloyd. BMI forecast annual container throughput program. Its currency has lost two thirds of its advised President Barack Obama’s administra- growth at Bandar Abbas would average 2.7 per- value since late 2011, inflation is soaring, and tion and US lawmakers on sanctions, said con- cent between 2013 and 2017, below the 13 per- unemployment is rising fast as manufacturing, tainer lines transporting humanitarian goods cent average between 2007 and 2011 before starved of parts and international finance, has would not face measures. “You may be seeing a sanctions took their toll. contracted. Many of Iran’s imports, including short period of adjustment as these companies India’s exports to Iran could also be hurt food and consumer goods, arrive on container, seek clarity on the new rules, but this trade because of the new measures. A source at bulker and other ships. Feeder services, which should face minimal disruption,” he said. “The TransAsia, based in India, told Reuters the com- transport ship containers to Iran especially from container lines can operate easily under the pany would not go to Bandar Abbas from July. larger ports in the United Arab Emirates, are broad humanitarian exemptions available in Three Indian freight forward firms, which also used. every sanctions law.” declined to be identified, said separately they The US National Defense Authorization Act Nevertheless, companies are uncomfortable. were finding it difficult to arrange vessels from (NDAA), which comes into effect on July 1, black- Dubai-based Simatech Shipping said this month July for journeys from India to Iran. India, which lists Iran’s shipping, shipbuilding, energy and it would cut services to and from Iran from June is Iran’s second-biggest oil client after China, has ports management sectors. While it has an because of the new sanctions. A spokesman aimed to boost exports to Tehran in order to bal- explicit exemption for food, medicine and other with Hong Kong-headquartered Orient ance out a huge trade deficit and help to humanitarian goods, foreign shipping firms are Overseas Container Line said its feeder service smooth payments for oil. It has exported goods pulling out to avoid falling foul of its provisions. to Iran from the UAE would cease from June that do not come under sanctions including rice, “Iran will become increasingly dependent on after ending direct business from Asia two years sugar, tea, some engineering goods and medi- feeder services from nearby Gulf states for the ago. A source at Hong Kong’s Wah Hai Lines said cines. import of its goods as major container shipping it would no longer send its vessels to Iran. APL, This could mean that Hafiz Darya Shipping, companies become ever more wary of trans- the container unit of Singapore’s Neptune which Washington says is a front company for 90% of Kuwaitis gressing against the numerous sanctions,” said Orient Lines , said it would ensure “all applicable Iran’s Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, Daniel Richards, with Business Monitor regulations governing shipments to Iran are which is subject to sanctions by the United International (BMI). adhered to”. Nations, the United States and the European trust Hyundai AC Kuwait-headquartered United Arab Shipping Union, could be the only option left for Indian Co (UASC), which is among the world’s biggest PORT VOLUMES HIT exporters, trade sources said. “Sanctions are 20 container lines, said last month it had sus- Iran’s cargo trade has already faced earlier coming to define both the country’s economy KUWAIT: Hyundai Electronics Co recently easily depicted from the exceptionally pended all services to and from Iran. “We now ruptures after the United States in 2011 blacklist- and its container shipping sector, and we do not conducted a survey amongst a large gigantic growth of our annual sales”, he find ourselves in the peculiar situation where ed major Iranian port operator Tidewater Middle envisage this changing to any great degree until group of air conditioners’ consumers in underlined. even if we are carrying non-sanctioned cargo to East Co, which operates seven terminals in the the Islamic Republic bows to international pres- Kuwait which showed that 90 percent of He also named some of these outlets non-sanctioned entities, the cargo will eventual- country including the biggest container port sure with regard to its nuclear program,” BMI’s them know, trust and use Hyundai air con- who included Al-Ayyar and Asaker Co, Al- ly have to be handled by a party which the US Bandar Abbas. Tougher conditions led to AP Richards said.—Reuters ditioners in addition to other Hyundai Tamran and Al-Sha’bi Co, Mohammed products. Accordingly, Hyundai Electronics Assman Co (Jahra), Hetteen Establishment, marketing, sales and operations manager, all branches of Wahat Al-Bostan, Danat Al- Alamah said that ever since their emer- Kuwait (Fahaheel), Aqmar Al-Khaleej Co Iraq-Kurd oil talks break gence to Kuwait’s market, Hyundai had felt (Kuwait, Hawalli), No’man Al-Humaidan and shared a great challenge and compe- Co, Al-Fuazan Co, Yousif Ahmed Al-Ghanim tition with various international brands on Co, Electrozan, Best, Eureka , Carrefour, ice, long-term fix unlikely local markets. “Therefore, we have been Geant and Abyat. doing our best to win our clients’ trust and “Hence, we, the Standard Arabian BAGHDAD: A lasting solution to Iraq’s dis- 2003. Previous efforts to resolve their dis- differences with Baghdad to be buried the message we received from Kurdish increase our market share through meet- Business and Electronics Co, the sole agent pute with its Kurdish north is unlikely agreements have amounted to little. “We “overnight” and the Kurds had alterna- officials,” an Iraqi government official said ing clients need for quality goods, com- of Hyundai products in Kuwait, wish to even if recent talks between the two sides have had agreement after agreement tives if negotiations were unsuccessful. “I on condition of anonymity. petitive prices and our two-year warranty thank all our resellers for their great coop- lead to a resumption of oil exports from and no action on implementation. So hope we will be able to solve them with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki is that stands as proof of the quality of our eration in marketing and selling and the autonomous region. Kurdish crude even if we do get a signed agreement, we Baghdad and that is what we prefer, but also expected to pay a visit to Kurdistan, products”, he said installing Hyundai A/Cs within 24 hours of used to be shipped to world markets need to be skeptical based on history that we will not stand by with our arms folded which he last came to in 2010, leading to Alamah added that Hyundai managed purchase as well as providing the best through a Baghdad-controlled pipeline, it will be implemented,” said a Kurdistan- and we have other options”. the “Arbil Agreement” that paved the way to get a large market share of air condi- after-sale services”, Alamah stressed, point- but exports via that channel dried up last based industry source. Even if a compro- for him to form a power-sharing govern- tioners’ sales in Kuwait in such a short peri- ing out that Hyundai A/Cs were almost the December due to a row over payment for mise were to be found, Kurdistan is HISTORY OF MISTRUST ment after months of wrangling. od compared to other international only ones equipped with cutting-edge oil companies operating in the northern already pursuing an increasingly inde- Iraqi Oil Ministry sources said a techni- Although that agreement, like others, brands. “Thanks to the high quality , com- genuine Japanese compressors that can enclave. The spat intensified in March pendent oil policy and is building the last cal delegation from the Kurdistan failed to last, politicians and analysts say petent cooling capability and the availabil- function at up to 60 degrees centigrade when the Iraqi parliament passed the leg of its own export pipeline, in defiance Regional Government (KRG), including conditions may now be favorable for a ity of our air conditioners at various major and are accordingly very suitable for country’s 2013 budget despite a boycott of Baghdad and the United States, which finance and energy officials, would meet rapprochement between Baghdad and electronics outlets in Kuwait, this can be Kuwait’s weather. by Kurdish lawmakers, who withdrew fears it will precipitate the break-up of their counterparts in Baghdad this week. Arbil, at least in the near-term and possi- from the assembly in protest at the Iraq. At a news conference in Arbil follow- “Oil payments for the Kurdish region will bly up to parliamentary elections next amount they were allocated. Kurdish law- ing the meetings, Kurdish Prime Minister have priority in talks before a deal to year. Facing an uprising by Iraq’s Sunni makers returned to Baghdad on Monday Nechirvan Barzani said he did not expect resume exports can be reached - that’s minority, Maliki’s Shiite-led government as part of an agreement that includes could prove more willing to make conces- amending the budget and forming a sions to the Kurds so as to strengthen its committee to study the oil and gas law, GM makes $1.3 bn Cadillac own position. “Iraq’s Shiites cannot be which has been stuck in parliament for fighting on two simultaneous fronts years due to a lack of consensus. bet on China luxury sector (Sunnis and Kurds), and it is in their inter- “It was a visit to break the ice and start SHANGHAI: US auto giant General Motors will build a $1.3 billion ests to defuse one of them, even if tem- a new phase for serious talks,” Kurdish law- Cadillac plant in Shanghai after China approved the project, it said porarily,” said a KRG source. Political maker Mahmoud Othman told Reuters. yesterday as it seeks more luxury sales in the world’s biggest car mar- sources said Shiite Iran encouraged the “No final agreement was reached to ket. Construction of the plant-which will have annual capacity of latest dialogue to reinforce Maliki against resume oil exports from the Kurdistan 150,000 vehicles-will start in June, GM said in a statement. The factory, the fallout of the conflict in neighboring region yet, but I can confirm that both the first in China dedicated to making Cadillacs, will come under Syria, where mainly Sunni rebels are fight- parties are very close to resolving this Shanghai GM, a joint venture with China’s SAIC Motor. “Shanghai GM ing to topple a leader backed by Tehran. problem very soon.” In recent years, the has received the NDRC’s (National Development and Reform Leaders in Iraq and Iran worry a Kurds have antagonized Iraq’s Shiite-led Commission’s) approval to build a Cadillac plant,” the statement said. demise of Syrian President Bashar Al- central government by signing deals on The huge investment marks a bet that GM, the largest US auto Assad will make way for a Sunni regime their own terms with international oil maker, will be able to win a larger piece of China’s rapidly-growing lux- hostile to their interests and weaken companies including Exxon Mobil, Total ury vehicle market, in which German brands hold an estimated 80 Shiite influence in the region. Wathiq Al- and Chevron Corp. percent share. Analysts say GM is a laggard in the segment, one of Hashimi, the Baghdad-based chairman of Baghdad says it alone has the right to China’s fastest growing and most profitable given rising incomes in the Iraqi Group for Strategic Studies, control exploration and export of the the country. “GM needs to build a relatively high-end brand in China doubted the “history of mistrust” world’s fourth largest oil reserves, while in order to improve its overall product line,” said Jia Xinguang, manag- between Baghdad and Arbil could be the Kurds insist their right to do so is ing director of industry group the China Automobile Dealers overcome, and said an agreement was enshrined in Iraq’s federal constitution, Association. —AFP certain to break down as soon as Maliki drawn up following the US-led invasion in felt less vulnerable. —Reuters WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 BUSINESS

BMW turns the ordinary into the extraordinary Strikingly sporty M-Powered version joins the M6 family

KUWAIT: Through expert engines, sport-tuned and everyday practicality. Combining customary Differential and model-specific chassis technolo- weight by 25kg compared to that of a conven- cally operated sun blinds and the new genera- suspensions, and exceptional technology, BMW M performance characteristics with extra help- gy, all of which ensure you get the drive of your tional glass sunroof. It also helps to improve the tion of the Professional navigation system. has once again turned the ordinary into the ings of luxury and aesthetic appeal, the BMW M6 life. Delivering 412kW/560hp, it propels the BMW car’s handling even further, making the drive Available as an option, the M Carbon extraordinary with the development of the all- Gran Coupe is immediately recognizable as an M6 Gran Coupé from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.2 even more dynamic. Ceramic Brake System is an innovative new fea- new BMW M6 Series Gran Coupe, which goes on elegant and sporty 6 Series, but with enhanced seconds. Inside the cockpit of the BMW M6 Gran ture for all M6 model variants. Its brake disks, sale in Kuwait this month (May). Following in the M styling design cues that make it look sportier On the exterior, classical proportions and the Coupé, ground-breaking ergonomic design manufactured from an extremely durable and tracks of the BMW M6 Convertible and Coupe and more powerful. sporty yet elegant lines of the BMW 6 Series guarantees perfect mastery of the vehicle in heat-resistant carbon-ceramics compound, are that were launched last year, the third body vari- These elements include wider air intakes, Gran Coupé form the foundations for the new M every situation. Standard equipment includes considerably more lightweight, wear-resistant ant of the BMW M6 high-performance sports car stunningly contoured headlight units, the newly model’s striking body. Combining superior ele- leather trim, heated driver and front passenger and corrosion-resistant than conventional com- is the new flagship of BMW M GmbH, a sub- designed M kidney grille, which bears an “M6” gance with the comfort and functionality of a seats, automatically dimming rear-view and ponents. This makes steering on the front axle sidiary of the world’s leading premium automo- badge, and 20 inch M light-alloy wheels avail- four-door saloon and the prowess of a top-class exterior mirrors, an alarm system and the BMW even more precise. When it comes to BMW tive manufacturer for sports and high perform- able with two different design choices. Under its high performance sports car, its dimensions and Professional radio with hi-fi loudspeakers. ConnectedDrive assistance technology, the ance vehicles. bonnet, BMW’s motor sport technology ensures equipment features ensure that luxury does not Available as an alternative to the standard 2- BMW M6 Gran Coupe boasts an impressive Representing the ultimate in four-door high that the new model raises the bar in perform- come at the price of everyday usability. zone automatic climate control is a 4-zone sys- range of features which, when combined, performance sports CoupÈs, the new model ance. The interplay of the high-revving 4.4 liter The roof of the BMW M6 Gran Coupé is made tem with a control panel in the rear compart- enhance comfort and safety. Technologies occupies an exclusive position in the premium V8 engines and M TwinPower Turbo technology of carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic, a unique fea- ment. Other highlights of the options list include include BMW Park Assistant, High Beam segment thanks to a unique combination of out- is accompanied by a seven-speed M Double ture in this segment. This extremely lightweight M multifunction seats, Comfort Access, the Soft Assistant, Lane Change Warning, and Lane standing dynamics, hallmark M model harmony Clutch Transmission with Drivelogic, Active M design provides superior stiffness and reduces Close Automatic function for the doors, electri- Departure Warning. HSBC profits nearly double as costs and bad debts fall Bad debts charge halve; Costs fall 10%

LONDON: HSBC aims to keep the pressure on ed the euro zone economy to contract during 737.4 pence, their highest level since mid-March, costs after first-quarter earnings nearly doubled 2013 and that UK economic growth remained helping to drive the European benchmark nearly due to the bank’s three-year efficiency drive and muted. three percent higher. A $1.1 billion gain from a halving in bad debts charges. The jump in prof- Across Europe, HSBC’s smaller rivals are play- disposals aided HSBC earnings as did a halving its reinforces HSBC’s position as one of the ing catch-up with cost cuts to help offset rising of bad debt provisions to $1.2 billion - its lowest strongest global banks after the financial crisis bad debts and weak loan demand. French banks quarterly level since before the financial crisis. partly as a result of a radical overhaul to simplify Societe Generale and Credit Agricole yesterday The bad debt charge fell across all regions and in its sprawling structure and improve profitability. said they would keep making cuts to cope with a particular in the United States, where HSBC is Its strong focus on Asia, which generated weak domestic economy. In Germany, the cost winding down its consumer business. around two-thirds of profit in the first quarter, of thousands of job cuts contributed to a net The US consumer book saw a decline in loan- has also helped offset a harsh business environ- first-quarter loss at Commerzbank, which loss provisions of $430 million to $544 million. ment, particularly in the euro-zone. Europe’s warned that earnings would be under pressure Costs in the first quarter were down 10 percent largest bank moved faster and more aggressive- this year as loan-loss provisions rise. from a year ago and the bank is now saving $4 ly than many of its peers to cut costs after the In contrast, HSBC posted a pretax profit of billion a year on an annualized basis, above the crisis. And it will continue to wield the knife - $8.4 billion, up from $4.3 billion a year ago and top end of its own target range of $3.5 billion. with a further 6,000 job cuts expected this year above the average forecast of $8.1 billion from HSBC wants to get costs below 52 percent of Aspinal of London opens from businesses already put up for sale, on top analysts polled by the company. “We see these income by the end of the year from just over 53 of 40,000 already culled. HSBC has closed or sold results as an endorsement of the strength of the percent on an underlying basis currently. first international more than 50 businesses since 2011. franchise and its ability to generate earnings Analysts say the bank should be able to raise “We’re moving into calmer waters but there even in a sluggish macro environment,” said its cost savings target by $1 billion a year. The are still challenges ahead,” Chief Executive Stuart Chirantan Barua, analyst at Bernstein. He said bank’s investment banking division posted a store at Avenues Gulliver told reporters on a conference call. HSBC’s strong capital position and capital gener- 16.5 percent increase in first-quarter pretax prof- Gulliver declined to say whether he would ation meant it could increase its dividend by at it from a year ago, helped by a strong perform- KUWAIT: Aspinal of London, an elegant, stand out signature look. announce any additional cost savings at a strate- least 30 percent this year. ance at its equities division. This mirrors strong sophisticated and uniquely distinct UK With several flagship stores now in gy update for investors on May 15. But he said: results from Europe’s other major investment brand for luxury leather creations has London including Bond Street and “Clearly you can expect us to continue to focus COSTS banks such as Deutsche Bank, Barclays, UBS and on our cost base.” The CEO said HSBC still expect- HSBC shares rose more than 3.3 percent to Credit Suisse. —Reuters chosen the Middle East to open its first Aspinal handbag shops in Harrods and international store. This quintessentially Selfridges, Aspinal is now expanding their English brand offers hand crafted hand- mission of providing customers the most bags, wallets, jewelry boxes, vanity cases, beautiful leather objects of unsurpassed Global macroeconomic developments cufflinks, business bags and cases, gloves quality. The first international store of KUWAIT: The global outlook has American economies are likely to positive, with MSCI World Index Kuwait performed well support- and other accessories for both men and Aspinal of London has opened at the become less uniform and risks to the remain the growth engines, as both growing +2.90% during the month ed by small cap stocks as volumes women. Avenues mall in Kuwait in partnership outlook have increased as the IIF grew by 5.7% and 4.0% respectively of April. Performance was driven by recovered. The KWSE Price Index In addition the brand also has an with the Liwa Trading Enterprise, an expe- global risk measure increased 12.1 in Q1 2013. Developed markets as EM lagged surged +10.55% making in one of impressive collection of travel, office and rienced retail operator having exclusive points to 46.8 in March, as reported returning only +0.44% (MSCI EM the best performing indices during business accessories plus some remark- franchise rights on many leading interna- the year; YTD, the KWSE Price index by Capital Economics. Slower growth GCC MACROECONOMIC Index). Performance of GCC equity able leather stationary. Aspinal’s range of tional brands in the region. in China, from 7.9% y-o-y during Q4 Applying time series analysis to markets was marked by exceptional has climbed +25.21%. The KWSE 2012 to 7.7% in 1Q 2013, may look GCC data that cover the period performance by the UAE that lead Weighted Index rose +5.13% during exquisitely crafted products in sumptuous This milestone of the brand and the depressing to the global economy. 1970-2011, GIC has produced fore- gains in the region. Overall, the S&P the month, mostly driven by the classic and chic contemporary designs and addition of one more prestigious interna- However the consequent decline in cast estimates of the likely future GCC Index added +3.46% during the Banks and Real Estate Sectors that the brand’s personalization and engraving tional brand to Liwa’s portfolio were cele- commodity prices have helped to path of oil and non-oil sectors in the month as the largest market, Saudi rose +4.28% and +14.11%. service, make them ideal gifting ideas for brated with the local media and guests in keep inflation low and leave space for economies of the GCC. The findings Arabia’s Tadawul lagged, weighing Global commodity prices contin- men and women for all occasions. a traditional yet chic manner through an monetary policy easing to spur global suggest that oil will remain a signifi- down on the index. The markets ued to be under pressure amid con- Mariya Dykalo - Creative Director invite only high tea event. The grand recovery in Developed economies. cant contributor to GDP in the reacted positively to better than cerns about the pace of economic working with English and Italian artisans opening of the store was presided by His The global economy grew by 2.3% q- region on the back of resilient prices expected results from business seg- recovery. Oil prices were under pres- o-q, saar in Q1 2013 after a 1.3% mod- and fairly solid demand and espe- ments focusing on domestic sure as Brent crude declined by - have created covetable fashion classics Excellency, Frank Baker OBE, British erate growth in Q4 2012, driven large- cially supported by exports to economies. YTD gains on the S&P 6.67% to close at USD 102.4/bbl; WTI which have been carried by a growing Ambassador to Kuwait. The evening took ly by the robust growth in Emerging Emerging markets. GCC index stands at +9.93% driven crude dropped -4.13% to close at number of celebrities and icons. off with an avant-garde saxophonist play- economies, at 4.4%, with anemic However, there remain inter- largely by the UAE markets. USD 93.5/bbl, further narrowing the Catherine, Duchess of York has regularly ing in the background and profound growth of 1.3% in Developed country differences: The share of oil UAE’s DFM (Dubai) was the top spread between the two benchmark carried her Aspinal bag on numerous design and art related conversation at the economies. in Kuwait’s GDP is forecast to gainer during the month as it grew prices. Gas prices recovered with public occasions as has her sister Pippa forefront. True to the nature and heritage The US economy seems to have increase to 78% in 2015, compared by +16.74% during the period under Henry Hub rising +6.81% during the Middleton. Aspinal of London’s, veg- of the Aspinal brand, the store looked ele- entered a soft patch in March, to 63% in KSA, 66% in Qatar, 61% in consideration. Abu Dhabi’s ADSM month. Major Metals declined dur- induced by the substantial fiscal Oman while the share in Bahrain is Index also witnessed strong growth, ing the month with Gold, Silver and etable tanned rich premium leather, set gant, serene and inviting, providing a tightening. The bold measures 41%. The Mining & Manufacturing climbing +8.21% during the same Copper declining -7.63%, -14.50% off with exquisite contrasting suede and wonderful and inviting atmosphere to announced by the Bank of Japan to sectors in Bahrain are forecast to be period. Large-cap Banks and and -6.85% respectively. silk lining has established the Brand’s browse and shop the collection. double the holdings of government the fastest growing sectors in the Telecoms were the main contributor UAE Banks have witnessed a bonds and equity funds in the next upcoming three years, growing at to the gains made by both markets. rerating and are currently trading year should help in ending 15 years 8.5% and 8.8% respectively in 2013, Dubai’s Banking sector rose by an close to their consensus (Reuters) of deflation and further support but will likely slow down to 6.6% unprecedented +27.06% during the long term fair values. With the growth in 2013. The Euro-area and 7.5% respectively in 2015. month, mainly driven by better than results season behind, the rallies wit- remains caught up in recession. Construction & Transportation sec- expected Q1 2013 earnings. UAE nessed in UAE may lose steam in the Interestingly, the EC and the IMF tors are expected to grow at 6% and Banks earnings grew primarily due short term. As investors look to book warned of the dangers of excessive 6.7% respectively by 2015. to improved non interest income profits and rotate for value, Saudi austerity, arguing that the negative Kuwait’s Mining, Manufacturing & and declining credit costs; accord- Arabia could benefit in the short effects of fiscal tightening on eco- Construction sectors lead the way in ingly, market seem to have rerated term with Saudi banks likely to be nomic growth have been bigger terms of sector growth at forecast rates banks that were priced at a deep the beneficiaries of such an event. In than anticipated. of 9.2%, 5.2% and 6.7% respectively. discount to fair value estimates. addition, growing impatience with The Euro area’s GDP fell by 0.5% During 2015, most sectors in Kuwait Saudi Arabia Tadawul was a mixed Qatar’s lack of performance could in Q1 2013 after a 2.3% fall in Q4 are expected to grow at a much slower bag of decent performers, including also trigger reallocation to Saudi 2012, and show little signs of pace than in 2014, with the Cement and Agriculture and the Retail Arabia. growth revival, with German IFO Transportation & Communication sec- sectors. Underperformers included Oil prices may continue to wit- business confidence dropping for a tors expected to grow by 3.7% in 2014 the Petrochemicals and Energy sec- ness weakness during the summers. second straight month in April. In and 4.4% in 2015. Oman’s non-oil sec- tors. Softening oil prices seem to have Any stability will be welcomed by turn, the ECB has cut its key rate by tors will continue to witness significant irked investors who sold petrochemi- investors and could benefit the 25bps on May 2, as inflation growth, especially the manufacturing, cal stocks despite improved earnings regional stock markets. Investors are remained largely muted, but the construction and transport sectors for Q1 2013. Banking stocks was likely to take cue from oil prices in rate cut is unlikely to be adequate to averaging 8.5% in 2013. However, they under pressure amid concerns about the short term for direction in the get credit flowing back to corporate will likely slowdown to an average of faster than expected decline in sector Saudi Petrochemicals sector that has and SMEs, according to Capital 7% in 2015, with manufacturing slow- margins. Saudi Banking sector grew lagged the index in performance Economics. Emerging economies ing to 7% in 2015. merely +1.22% despite healthy Q1 and could play catch-up. In Kuwait, are expected to accelerate in Q2 earnings. Overall the Saudi Arabia speculative activity may continue to 2013, growing at 5.7% from a 4.4% GCC MARKETS Tadawul Index rose +0.76% extending benefit the market, specifically for in Q1 2013. Asia Pacific and Latin Global equity markets remained YTD gains to +5.57%. small and mid-cap stocks. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 technology Huffington Post launches Japan edition

TOKYO: US news website and aggregator conference in Tokyo, highlighting eco- transformational moment for Japan,” online conversations towards constructivi- efficient home delivery system. The Huffington Post launched a Japanese nomic changes under Prime Minister Huffington said. ty. “It might be difficult. But it doesn’t However, despite a well-developed edition yesterday, the company’s first site Shinzo Abe, whose big-spending and The launch-a tie-up with the mass cir- mean it cannot be done,” said Shigeki Internet system throughout urban Japan, in Asia, hoping to shake up the media easy-money policies have brought opti- culation Asahi Shimbun came after parlia- Matsuura, 39, the editor-in-chief of The newspapers and other publications have landscape and generate discussion with mism to Japanese markets and cheered ment lifted a ban on Internet electioneer- Huffington Post’s Japanese edition. been slow to make the shift to digital, and readers. investors in recent months. ing, permitting candidates and their sup- “I want people of my generation to their websites remain relatively under- Founder Arianna Huffington said the Abe has also decided to join a major porters to tweet, use Facebook and write participate in conversations.” developed. site would offer a forum for “civil” debate free trade pact despite loud opposition blogs on the campaign trail. Although they are slowly losing read- Commentators note they have tradi- on social, political and economic issues at from powerful farm lobbies and has The first national elections under the ers, Japan’s newspapers have suffered less tionally done little to promote two-way what she said was a time of societal pushed to amend Japan’s constitution- new rules are expected in the summer, attrition than their counterparts in other communication with readers and have change. both subjects of lively conversation. when half of the upper house seats will be developed countries, with four out the been slow to react to the changing “This is truly a pivotal moment in the “We are particularly happy to be contested. Editors and corporate officers world’s top six newspapers by circulation demands of younger, more wired genera- history of Japan,” Huffington told a press launching The Huffington Post at a such a behind the site said they aspired to direct being Japanese, thanks in large part to an tions. —AFP New technology propels ‘old energy’ boom World awash in hydrocarbons NEW YORK: Technology created an energy revolution and bring it to the surface economically. Papa thought the Eagle Ford might hold 500,000 over the past decade - just not the one we expected. Large oil companies such as Exxon, Chevron, Shell barrels of oil. The Department of Energy now predicts By now, cars were supposed to be running on fuel and BP turned up huge discoveries offshore in ultra- it holds 3.4 billion. Some even expect 10 billion, which made from plant waste or algae - or powered by deep water with the help of faster computers and bet- would make it the biggest oil field in US history. hydrogen or cheap batteries that burned nothing at ter sensors that allowed them to see once-hidden oil But even after drillers figured out how to find oil all. Electricity would be generated with solar panels deposits. and gas deep offshore and in onshore source rock, and wind turbines. When the sun didn’t shine or the Onshore, small drillers learned how to pull oil and they still needed to develop technology that would wind didn’t blow, power would flow out of batteries gas out of previously inaccessible underground rock make it economical. the size of tractor-trailers. formations. At the tip of every oil or gas drill is a rotating Fossil fuels? They were going to be expensive and For most of the oil age, drillers have looked for large mouth of sharp teeth that chews through rock. In the scarce, relics of an earlier, dirtier age. underground pools of oil and gas that were easy to past, these drill bits could only dig straight down. Now But in the race to conquer energy technology, Old tap. These pools had grown over millions of years as oil they are agile enough to find and follow narrow hori- Dan Smith Energy is winning. Oil companies big and small have and gas oozed out of what is known as source rock. zontal seams of rock. used technology to find a bounty of oil and natural gas Source rock is a wide, thin layer of sedimentary rock - And behind the drill bit, attached to a long line of so large that worries about running out have melted like frosting in the middle of a layer cake - that is inter- steel known as the “drill string,” is an array of sensors Xerox’s DocuShare Mobile away. New imaging technologies let drillers find oil spersed with oil and gas. that collect data about the rock and underground flu- and gas trapped miles underground and undersea. Oil An engineer named George Mitchell and his com- ids. The data, which is sent to engineers via fiber-optic creates virtual office for rigs “walk” from one drill site to the next. And engi- pany, Mitchell Energy, spent years searching for a way cables, is run through supercomputers as powerful as neers in Houston use remote-controlled equipment to to free natural gas from this source rock. He finally suc- 30,000 laptops to create a picture of the earth thou- on-the-go employees drill for gas in Pennsylvania. ceeded when he figured how to drill horizontally, into sands of feet below the surface. The result is an abundance that has put the United and then along a layer of source rock. That allowed “To the layman, it looks like dumb iron, but you’d DUBAI: The average number of connected ing notes and business documents. They States on track to become the world’s largest producer him to access the gas throughout a layer of source be shocked about what’s inside,” says Art Soucy, presi- devices per knowledge worker in 2014 will can then easily share them with colleagues, of oil and gas in a few years. As domestic production as rock with a single well. Then he used a process known dent of global products and services at Baker Hughes. reach 3.3 devices, up from 2.8 in 2012.1 To or publish them to a secure DocuShare soared, oil imports have fallen to a 17-year low, the US as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” to create tiny When the drilling is done, the rig itself can “walk” a accommodate the explosion of smart- website. Mobile workers also have the government reported Thursday. cracks in the rock that would allow natural gas to flow hundred feet or so to another location and start phone, tablet and other mobile device use option to print documents from And the gushers aren’t limited to Texas, North into and up the well. drilling again. In the past, rigs had to be taken down in the workplace, Xerox DocuShare(r), a DocuShare, with Xerox Mobile Client for Dakota and the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The United States, which was facing a gas shortage and reassembled, which could take days. Xerox enterprise content management DocuShare, when they have an email- Overseas, enormous reserves have been found in East five years ago, now has such enormous supplies it is “It has made possible things that were unthinkable (ECM) offering focused on content man- based print solution such as Xerox Mobile and West Africa, Australia, South America and the looking to export the fuel in large volumes for the first 10 years ago,” says Claudi Santiago, managing director agement and business workflows, intro- Print or Xerox Mobile Print Cloud installed Mediterranean. time. The common wisdom in the industry was that at First Reserve Corp., a private-equity firm that invests duces DocuShare Mobile, an offering that on their DocuShare server. “Suddenly, out of nowhere, the world seems to be the process Mitchell had invented for natural gas in energy companies. allows its existing customers the ability to The new Xerox Mobile Client for awash in hydrocarbons,” says Michael Greenstone, an wouldn’t work for oil. Oil molecules are bigger and Renewable technologies have had their successes. edit, search and share business content in DocuShare will be available in the App environmental economics professor at the stickier than gas molecules, so petroleum engineers Solar now generates six times more electricity in the DocuShare from a mobile device. store second-quarter of 2013. A future ver- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. believed it would be impossible to get them to flow US than it did a decade ago, and wind produces 18 Mobile workers can access a DocuShare sion on an Android client offering is The consequences are enormous. A looming ener- from source rock, even if the rock were times more. Most major automakers offer some type ECM repository securely from their mobile planned. gy crisis has turned into a boom. These additional fossil cracked by fracking. But Mark Papa, the CEO of a of electric vehicle. device to search, view and download docu- With sales approaching $23 billion, fuels may pose a more acute threat to the earth’s cli- small oil and gas ompany called EOG Resources, didn’t But the outlook for wind, batteries and biofuels is ments, or share content as part of a busi- Xerox (NYSE: XRX) is the world’s leading mate. And for renewable energy sources, the sunny accept that. as dim as it’s been in a decade. Global greenhouse gas ness process. Owners of iOS devices will be enterprise for business process and docu- forecast of last decade has turned overcast. “The numbers were too intriguing, the prize was so agreements have fizzled. Dazzling discoveries have the first to enjoy this great new offering on ment management. Its technology, expert- Technological advances drove a revolution no one big,” he remembered. been made in laboratories, and some of these may yet both their iPhones and iPads. DocuShare ise and services enable workplaces - from in the energy industry expected. One that is just begin- He thought there could be as much as a billion develop into transformative products, but alternative plans to provide an Android offering in the small businesses to large global enterprises ning. barrels of oil within reach in Texas, North Dakota and energy technologies haven’t become cheaper or more future. - to simplify the way work gets done so The new century brought deep concerns the elsewhere - if only he could squeeze it out. useful than fossil fuels. “Business activities increasingly take they operate more effectively and focus world’s oil reserves were increasingly concentrated in In 2003, he had a “eureka!” moment while poring It’s certainly possible the world will change direc- place outside the four walls of a company’s more on what matters most: their real busi- the Middle East - and beginning to run out. Energy over pictures of rock. Sections of a 40-foot-long col- tion again in the next five years. After all, experts office, and around the clock,” said Dan ness. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., prices rose to record highs. Climate scientists showed umn of source rock had been run through a CT scan- didn’t see the oil and gas boom coming five years ago. Smith, Head of Integrated Marketing for Xerox offers business process outsourcing that reliance on fossil fuels was causing troubling ner, the same type used to peer into the human body. There are hundreds of companies, including fossil the Middle East and Africa region of Xerox’s and IT outsourcing services, including data changes to the environment. He saw something in the source rock sections the fuel giants, working on renewable-energy projects. Developing Markets Operations. “Our cus- processing, healthcare solutions, HR bene- “The general belief was that the end of the oil era rest of the industry didn’t know was there: a network And despite growing supplies of oil, prices remain tomers have confirmed that the ability to fits management, finance support, trans- was at hand,” says Daniel Yergin, an energy historian of passageways big enough for oil molecules to pass high because developing nations are consuming tap into their documents in DocuShare portation solutions, and customer relation- and author of “The Quest: Energy, Security and the through. Papa believed the passageways could act more. from a mobile device, anywhere and any- ship management services for commercial Remaking of the Modern World.” like rural roads for the oil to travel through. Fracking But EOG’s Papa says oil and gas companies will just time, dramatically improves their efficien- and government organizations worldwide. As a result, Wall Street, Silicon Valley and govern- could then create superhighways for the oil to gather invest in even more sophisticated technology. He esti- cy.” This is validated by Gartner who pre- The company also provides extensive lead- ments were pouring money into new companies and feed into a pipe and up to the surface. mates that current techniques pull only 6 percent of dicts that by 2015 more than half of work- ing-edge document technology, services, developing alternative forms of energy that promised EOG began drilling test wells, and in 2005, Papa the oil trapped in source rock to the surface. Learning ers will access their content from a mobile software and genuine Xerox supplies for to supply the world’s needs without polluting. But got some results from one in North Dakota that made to double that would yield yet another enormous device.2 graphic communication and office printing while the national focus was on alternatives, the oil him realize oil could flow fast enough to pay off. trove of hydrocarbons. With the Xerox Mobile Client for environments of any size. The 140,000 peo- and gas industry was innovating too. “It was kind of like holy cow,” he says. “My first “Now we go into the next phase of technology,” he DocuShare feature people can use their ple of Xerox serve clients in more than 160 New technology allowed drillers to do two crucial thought was we need to replicate this, make sure it’s says. “How are we going to get the rest of it out of the phone or tablet to capture images, meet- countries. things: find more places where oil and gas is hidden not a freak result.” It wasn’t. ground?” —AP Microsoft touching up Windows 8 to address gripes

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft is retooling and raised questions about their futures. complaint has centered on the lack of a product is a flop. Reller is trying to frame the latest version of its Windows operat- Despite the troubling signs, “start” button in the Windows 8 menu. the changes as evidence that Microsoft ing system to address complaints and Microsoft insists it’s pleased with Other critics have pined for an is becoming more agile and nimble as it confusion that have been blamed for Windows 8’s performance. option that would allow the system to responds to a rapidly evolving technolo- deepening a slump in personal comput- The company, which is based in begin in a desktop mode suited for run- gy market. Smartphones and tablet er sales. Redmond, Wash., says more than 100 ning applications designed for earlier computers have been at the epicenter The tune up announced yesterday million Windows 8 licenses have been versions of the operating system. of the upheaval, diminishing the won’t be released to consumers and sold so far, up from about 60 million Windows 8 currently starts off showing demand for PCs as more people and businesses until later this year. The licenses in January. The licensing vol- a mosaic of interactive tiles tailored for businesses opt for the convenience of changes, part of a software package giv- ume “is in the same general ballpark,” as swiping through programs with a finger increasingly powerful mobile devices. en the codename “Blue,” are a tacit Microsoft’s previous operating system - instead of using a computer mouse. The mobile computing movement is acknowledgment of the shortcomings Windows 7 - at a similar juncture of its Blue also might make it easier to find the main reason that Microsoft made NEW DELHI: In this photograph taken on Feb 15, 2012, Delhi Metro passen- in Windows 8, a radical overhaul of sales cycle, according to Tami Reller, who a set of controls - known as “charms” in the most dramatic redesign of its gers watch a policeman as he patrols with a sniffer dog on a train platform at Microsoft Corp.’s ubiquitous operating serves as the marketing and financial Windows 8’s parlance - that currently Windows operating system since 1995. system. With the makeover it released chief for Microsoft’s Windows business. must be pulled out from the right side Given how different that Windows 8 is a station during a mock drill conducted by the Delhi Police and Delhi metro last October, Microsoft hoped to play a In an interview, Reller said Microsoft of a display screen. from its predecessors, Reller said authorities in New Delhi. New Delhi metro commuters will be breathalysed more prominent role in the growing still realized changes need to be made Besides responding to customer Microsoft always knew it might have to to detect whether they are drunk under a pilot scheme planned by the state- mobile device market while still main- to make Windows 8 easier to navigate feedback, Blue also will improve make some adjustments less than a year run transport network. —AFP taining its dominance in PCs. But and capable of taking full advantage of Windows 8’s ability to work on smaller after the software came out. “It had to Windows 8’s design, which emphasizes technology improvements that have tablets with 7- and 8-inch display be a very big change to take advantage Delhi metro to breathalyse interactive tiles and touch controls, come out since October. screens, Reller said. She declined to say of the mobile opportunity,” she said. seems to have befuddled as many peo- “Are there things that we can do to whether Microsoft intends to make Analysts say one reason Windows 8 got commuters to weed out drunks ple as it has impressed. One leading improve the experience? Absolutely,” smaller version of its own Surface off to a slow start is because there research firm, International Data Corp., Reller said “There is a learning curve (to tablets. In a conference call with analysts weren’t enough devices designed to NEW DELHI: Some New Delhi metro com- problem on the metro, especially in the says Windows 8 contributed to a 14 per- Windows 8) and we can work to address last month, Microsoft Chief Financial take advantage of the system’s touch- muters will be breathalysed to detect late evening, the spokesman said. cent decline in worldwide PC sales dur- that.” For now, Microsoft isn’t saying Officer Peter Klein said the company screen features. But that is about to whether they are drunk under a pilot Singh said the CISF which is in charge ing the first three months of the year - what kind of changes will be introduced was working with other manufacturers change as HP, Dell and other PC makers scheme planned by the state-run trans- of metro security would only breathalyse the biggest year-over-year drop ever. with the release of Blue, which the com- to make smaller tablets. prepare to roll out a wide variety of lap- port network, an official said yesterday. people who show signs of being under Meanwhile, sales of smartphones pany plans to anoint with a different One thing that Blue won’t fix: the rel- tops and tablets with displays that Officers of the Central Industrial the influence of alcohol. The scheme will and tablet computers are booming. The name when the update is available. atively small selection of mobile applica- respond to touch. More than 2,400 Security Force (CISF) will use breathaly- be launched on an experimental basis to biggest beneficiaries have been Apple Microsoft also isn’t saying whether it will tions tailored for Windows 8. Reller said devices have now been certified to run sers to screen travellers in the Indian capi- start with. Inc., the maker of the iPhone and iPad, charge existing owners of Windows 8 the Windows 8 store now has more than on Windows 8, up from 2,000 in January, tal and identify those under the influence Delhi’s rapid mass transit network was and Samsung Electronics Co., which devices to get the fixes in Blue. The 60,000 apps. By contrast, there are more Reller said. —AFP of alcohol, said CISF spokesman launched in 2002. It has proved hugely sells the most devices running on company plans to release Blue in time than 800,000 apps available for Apple’s Most of the touch-screen laptops Hemendra Singh. popular with commuters and has expand- Google Inc.’s Android software. Google is for the holiday season. mobile’s devices and nearly that many will sell at prices $50 to $250 below the If the test “confirms the commuter is ed to all parts of the city and suburbs. also benefiting from Android’s populari- Reller said more details about Blue for Android devices, too. In one of the first wave of comparable machines run- drunk, he will not be allowed to board the The hand-held breathalyser gadgets ty through increased traffic to its servic- will be released before Microsoft holds a most glaring omissions on Windows 8, ning on Windows 8, reductions that train” to avoid disturbing other passen- will generate slips of paper with the es, creating more opportunities for the developers conference in San Francisco Facebook Inc. still hasn’t designed an Microsoft hopes will prod more people gers in the often congested carriages, names of those whose alcohol levels are company to display ads. in late June. Some of Blue’s features are app to make its online social network to check out the system. Singh said. found to be high and this will help the By contrast, leading PC makers such expected to be previewed at that con- more accessible on that system. “As we look at Windows 8, it’s impor- “Drunkenness is an unnecessary nui- CISF build a database of potential trou- as Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc., ference. If Blue is meant to make people Facebook has about 750 million mobile tant to remember a lot of its full poten- sance to other passengers. It’s uncomfort- blemakers, Singh said. New Delhi has which primarily sell Windows-powered more comfortable, the changes may users. Microsoft’s decision to tweak tial won’t be realized until there are able if you have to share space with already started a programme to breathal- machines, have been mired in a finan- incorporate more of the elements from Windows 8 so soon after it went on sale more touch devices on the market,” someone who is reeking of alcohol,” Singh yse drivers to crack down on drunken cial funk that has battered their stocks earlier versions of Windows. A common may reinforce perceptions that the Reller said. —AFP said. driving and reduce the high number of Also drunken brawls have become a road accidents each year. —AFP WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE 300,000 day-old babies die each year in India Report blames political will, lack of funds NEW DELHI: More than 300,000 babies die with- health care professionals, leading to infections India must invest in creating a pool of paramed- in 24 hours of being born in India each year from and complications. ical staff trained in childbirth to take the load off infections and other preventable causes, a In far-flung areas, doctors and hospitals are doctors “who often don’t have time or patience report said yesterday, blaming a lack of political rare and villagers often put the health of their to explain simple life-saving measures to expec- will and funding for the crisis. India accounts for children in the hands of poorly trained substi- tant mothers”. 29 percent of all newborn deaths worldwide, tutes. But even in cities such as New Delhi with The charity said the problem of infant mortal- according to the charity Save the Children which relatively better healthcare facilities women are ity could be addressed by closing the equity gap published the findings at the launch of its annu- delivering at home, said Sharmila Lal, a Delhi- in a developing country like India where eco- al State of the World’s Mothers report. based gynecologist. nomic benefits have been shared unequally. “If The report on 186 countries showed South “Even if hospitals are near at hand, the all newborns in India experienced the same sur- This photo released courtesy of Sundance Channel showing Isabella Asia-which accounts for 24 percent of the women are having babies at home in a highly vival rates as newborns from the richest Indian Rossellini in the Sundance Channel original short “Mammas”. — AP world’s population-recording 40 percent of the unsafe and unhygienic environment just families, nearly 360,000 more babies would sur- world’s first-day deaths. Bangladesh and because of lack of awareness,” Lal added. Lal said vive each year,” the report said. —AFP Pakistan also have large numbers of yearly first- ‘Mammas’ is study day deaths at 28,000 and 60,000 with chronic malnourishment of mothers one of the major factors for the fatalities in the region. “Progress in maternal instinct has been made, but more than 1,000 babies die every day on their first day of life from preventa- LOS ANGELES: Isabella Rossellini’s search Sarah Barnett said. “Isabella gives you a dif- ble causes throughout India, Pakistan and for the meaning of maternal instinct in ferent perspective and a sort of delicious Bangladesh,” said Mike Novell, the regional direc- “Mammas” looks at nine animals where new way of engaging with the idea of tor of the charity. things like polygamy, lying and dying con- being a mother.” The charity identified three major causes of vince her that “anything goes.” The pro- “Mammas” is a work of visual art told by newborn deaths-complications during birth, gram timed to air Mother’s Day on the “a distinct and remarkable story teller. She prematurity and infections-and said access to Sundance Channel is just the latest offbeat has this unorthodox form and at the same low-cost, life-saving interventions could cut offering from the model-actress, who gets time it’s incredibly accessible and surpris- down the figures by as much as 75 percent. in costume and plays the parts of the ani- ingly funny,” Barnett added. Rossellini is “What is lacking is the political will and funding mals. In “Mammas,” Rossellini dresses as a the daughter of Oscar-winning actress to deliver these solutions to all the mothers and mother spider, wasp, hamster, toad, cuck- Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto babies who need them,” it said. oo, dunnock, oil beetle, piping plover and Rossellini. Mother’s Day in Italy when A decade of rapid economic growth has cichlid fish to show how each brings her Rossellini was a child wasn’t a big deal. The allowed India to boost spending on poor and young into the world. The shorts also big holiday was Woman’s Day on March 1. rural communities but Save the Children said launch on sundancechannel.com on “It was not just for mothers but for all most such programmes had not benefited those Mother’s Day. women,” she said. most in need. More than half of all Indian “Mammas” is suggestive, but the Despite two children of her own and women give birth without the help of skilled KOLKATA: A newborn baby lies inside a private hospital in Kolkata. —AFP episodes are mostly for comedy and enter- dual citizenship, things haven’t changed tainment, Rossellini said. They are also much for Rossellini. “I am lucky if my chil- food for thought, the 60-year-old New dren say ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ and bring Yorker believes. Several women biologists, me some flowers,” she said. Rossellini did New satellite working flawlessly challenging popular thinking about mater- pay tribute to her mother in the “Mammas” nal instinct, recently studied how animals story of the piping plover. It starts with SIOUX FALLS: A new satellite hovering nearly 450 ture readings, he added. “It should really make a despite a faulty scan line corrector that leaves behave, Rossellini said. Many people Rossellini (as a human) doing a dying miles above the Earth appears to working flawless- difference in our ability to map and characterize zigzag gaps in some images. believe all mothers are altruistic, nurturing, scene on stage and getting pelted by ly as it embarks on a 10-year mission to document changes going on in the surface of the Earth,” Landsat 5, which dates back to 1984, worked protective and unselfish but they are not, tomatoes. It switches to her as a piping the planet’s surface, scientists and engineers at the Loveland said. NASA launched Landsat 8 into space decades past its expected mission end but began she said. plover, fooling a fox by pretending to have US Geological Survey’s Earth Resources in February. Since then, teams have been running it failing in November. Landsat 6 never reached orbit “Some mothers eat their babies if there a broken wing and leading the predator Observation and Science Center said Monday. through a barrage of tests before placing the satel- after its 1993 launch because of a ruptured mani- are too many in a litter, other mothers away from her nest. Landsat 8 is sending more than 400 data-filled lite into orbit 438 miles above the planet’s surface. fold. Nelson said the EROS Center has been prepar- abandon their babies into other birds’ The camera returns to the human, images per day back to the EROS center north of “The spacecraft has been extremely healthy,” ing for the wave of new data, upgrading its ground nests for mothers who are not even of the where it appears more tomatoes are Sioux Falls, where they will be archived and made said Jim Nelson, ground systems manager. “The station near Sioux Falls as well as partner facilities same species to raise; mothers do not get hurled at Rossellini from the moving paper available for free download by scientists or anyone instruments have performed really well.” The EROS in Alaska and Norway. pregnant always with the belly, but some- audience. She hides behind a stage curtain else who’s interested. Center, the main federal repository for satellite It also overhauled its data processing and stor- times hold the babies in their mouth, they and says: “If I were as talented at pretend- The center’s mission requires images to be pub- images, will officially take over the mission May 30 age systems, “so we can get as much data as possi- are cheek pregnant or back pregnant,” she ing as the piping plover, I would be a Sarah licly available within 48 hours of their capture, from NASA. Since 1972, Landsat satellites have ble online for the users to get direct access to,” said. Bernhardt, an Ingrid Bergman.” those most will be ready within 24 hours, said proj- been continuously snapping pictures across the Nelson said. Loveland said there’s a huge demand “This is what I am telling in the films. I’m She used Bernhardt’s name because she ect scientist Tom Loveland. The new orbiter has globe as part of a 40-year mission to document the for the images in the scientific community, giving saying that conventional idea we have that wanted a name that was familiar to people several advantages over its still-functioning prede- planet. an example of a recent Brazilian Remote Sensing mothers are ready to sacrifice themselves in several countries. She used Bergman’s cessor Landsat 7, which captures just 250 images a Landsat 8, which is about the size of UPS truck Symposium that drew more than 800 people look- has been proven incorrect.” Rossellini is name “because I thought mom would be day. Landsat 8 also boasts two new spectral bands, with a 30-foot-long deployed sheet of solar panels, ing to tap into the data. “There’s a great deal of enrolled at Hunter College in New York, offended” if she didn’t. The simplicity of the one to see deeper into oceans, lakes and rivers and is stocked with a 10-year supply of fuel. It travels at planning going on from people ready to use the working toward a master’s degree in ani- bright, handmade costumes and paper another to detect cirrus clouds and correct for a speed of 17,000 miles per hour. Landsat 8 will images,” Loveland said. The center used to charge mal behavior. “I have been interested in props and the complexity of the tech- atmospheric effects, Loveland said. work in tandem with Landsat 7, launched in 1999, for the images, but for years now, they’ve been animals since I was a child,” she said. heavy delivery system added to the appeal The new satellite’s infrared band is split into to take pictures of each inch of the planet’s surface free. “When you put all this free stuff in universities, “Mammas” did not start out as a Mother’s of Rossellini’s first two series, Leff said. two, allowing for more accurate surface tempera- every eight days. Landsat 7 continues to operate innovation happens,” Loveland said.” —AP Day project, Rossellini said. It was shown at She hopes Rossellini will turn to the the Berlin Film Festival in February. It usu- Wolfsonian if she decides to put “Mammas” ally takes about two months after a debut on display. “She’s a real provocateur, which to get it out and that happened to be real- we love,” Leff said. Rossellini has done FDA eyes cancer ly close to Mother’s Day, which seemed like about 40 shorts now and hopes she can perfect timing, she said. continue to do them. First though is her warnings on “Mammas” is the third in a series one-woman biology-themed tour through requested by Robert Redford for his Europe and the United States in 2014. The tanning beds Sundance Film Festival in Utah. “People actress lives near Long Island and has two were completely seduced by the series,” dogs, a cat, chickens and a vegetable gar- WASHINGTON: Indoor tanning beds would come with museum director Cathy Leff said. “From a den. She also volunteers at the nearby new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject scientific point of view, we learned a lot. Guide Dog Foundation and for a couple of to more stringent federal oversight under a proposal She did a lot of research about mating. It weeks is fostering a mother dog that just unveiled Monday by the Food and Drug was humorous and incredibly charming,” had 10 puppies. With so much focus on Administration. The FDA has regulated tanning beds she added. motherhood, does Rossellini have a mes- and sun lamps for over 30 years, but for the first time There’s a playful connection to Mother’s sage for “Mammas” viewers? “Yes,” she said: ever the agency says those devices should not be used Day, Sundance Channel General Manager “Happy Mother’s Day.” — AP by people under age 18. The agency wants that warn- ing on pamphlets, catalogues and websites that pro- mote indoor tanning. And regulators are also propos- Have scientists found ing that manufacturers meet certain safety and design requirements, including timers and limits on radiation emitted. The government action is aimed at curbing Brazilian ‘Atlantis’? cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, which have been on the rise for about 30 years. An RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian geologists on our hypothesis. We will have final (scien- estimated 2.3 million US teenagers tan indoors each Monday announced the discovery, 1,500 tific) recognition this year when we con- HELSINKI: This photograph shows a mother and her children at home in year, and melanoma is the second most common form kilometers (900 miles) from Rio, of what duct drilling in the area to retrieve more Helsinki. The Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday gained the unenvi- of cancer among young adults, according to the could be part of the continent sub- samples of these rocks,” the G1 news able distinction of being the worst place in the world to be a mother. —AFP American Academy of Dermatology. merged when the Atlantic Ocean was website quoted Ventura as saying. Recent studies have shown that the risk of formed as Africa and South America drift- Initially, the scientists thought they were melanoma is 75 percent higher in people who have ed apart 100 million years ago. Roberto mistaken, Ventura noted. But last month, Congo named worst been exposed to ultraviolet radiation from indoor tan- Ventura Santos, a top official at Brazil’s their case was bolstered when team of ning. While most cases are diagnosed in people in Geology Service (CPRM), said granite Brazilian and Japanese scientists aboard place to be mother their 40s and 50s, the disease is linked to sun exposure samples were found two years ago dur- Japan’s manned research submersible at a young age. Physician groups have been urging the ing dredging operations in an area Shinkai 6500, observed the underwater US government to take action on tanning beds for LONDON: The Democratic Republic of vive and thrive - and so are the societies known as “Rio Grande Elevation”, a moun- geological formation located opposite years, citing increases in the number of cases of skin Congo yesterday displaced fellow African they live in,” she added. tain range in Brazilian and international the Brazilian coast, he added. “From an cancer among people in their teens and 20s. nation Niger to gain the unenviable dis- “Huge progress has been made across waters. analysis, were began to see that the area “As a dermatologist I see the consequences of tinction of being the worst place in the the developing world, but much more can Granite is seen as a continental rock. could be a piece of the continent that indoor tanning. I have to diagnose too many young world to be a mother, according to the be done to save and improve millions of “This could be the Brazilian Atlantis. We disappeared into the sea millions of years people with melanoma and see the grief that it causes annual report of Save the Children. the poorest mothers and newborns’ lives.” are almost certain but we must bolster ago,” Ventura said. — AFP to these families,” said Dr Mary Maloney of the Countries in sub-Saharan Africa took up After the DRC, the next worst countries American Academy of Dermatology, on a call with FDA each of the bottom 10 places for the first were listed as Somalia, Sierra Leone, Mali officials. Maloney said the FDA action is an important time in the 14 years that the report has and Niger. first step, but that her group would continue to push been produced. The report blamed the high death for a ban on the sale and use of tanning beds for peo- In contrast, Finland took the top spot, rates for babies in sub-Saharan Africa on ple under age 18. with its Nordic neighbours filling the oth- the poor health of mothers-citing figures Earlier this year, a study of Missouri tanning salons er leading positions. The London-based which show 10 to 20 percent are under- found that 65 percent of 250 businesses surveyed charity’s “State of the World’s Mothers” weight. It also highlighted the number of would accept children ages 10 to 12, often without compared 176 countries in terms of mothers giving birth “before their bodies parental permission. The study was conducted by der- maternal health, child mortality, educa- have matured”, the low use of contracep- matologists at the Washington University School of tion and levels of women’s income and tion, poor access to satisfactory health- Medicine in St Louis. Currently the machines are classi- political status. care and a dearth of health-workers. fied as low risk devices, in the same group as bandages The group called for investment to The study identified four potentially and tongue depressors. The proposal would increase close the “startling disparities” in maternal lifesaving products which it claims could their classification to moderate risk, or class II, devices. health between the developed and devel- be rolled out universally. They are corti- That would allow the FDA to review their safety and oping world and for a push to fight costeroid injections to women in preterm design before manufacturers begin selling them. “They inequality and malnutrition. The report labour; resuscitation devices to save don’t have to provide any data in advance before they found that a woman or girl in the DRC has babies who do not breathe at birth; go on the market, so we have no way of providing a one in 30 chance of dying from mater- chlorhexidine cord cleansing to prevent assurance that the tanning beds are performing up to nal causes-including childbirth. umbilical cord infections and injectable specifications,” said Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, FDA’s director In Finland the risk is one in 12,200. “By antibiotics to treat newborn sepsis and for medical devices. Safety standards are important investing in mothers and children, nations pneumonia. The top countries after because recent studies show that many devices can are investing in their future prosperity,” Finland were Sweden, Norway, Iceland cause sunburn even when used as directed. A 2009 said Jasmine Whitbread, Save the and the Netherlands, with the USA trail- study found that 58 percent of adolescents who tan Children International’s Chief Executive. ing in 30th place behind Slovenia and indoors had sunburn exposure. “If you get an indoor “If women are educated, are represented Lithuania. The report blamed the poor tan you shouldn’t be burning,” Shuren said. The Indoor GUATEMALA CITY: Two Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) — of 12 politically, and have access to good quali- placing on its “weaker performance on Tanning Association said it supported any changes donated by France’s ZooParc de Bauval — swim at the Aurora Zoo in ty maternal and child care, then they and measures of maternal health and child- that improve its customers’ safety.— AP their children are much more likely to sur- wellbeing”. — AFP Guatemala City. — AFP WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE Get CT screening for lung cancer

NEW YORK: Stepping into the debate cluded in 2011 that CT scanning American Cancer Society to the is really suspicious for cancer.” smokers slightly outside the (chest over who should be screened for lung reduced mortality from lung cancer in American Urological Association now physicians’) new guidelines is an issue cancer, a leading medical specialty this high-risk group by 20 percent agree, should not be routinely offered Leading killer we’ll face,” said Dr Peter Mazzone, a group issued new guidelines yester- compared to no screening or to X- to most men, since it leads to biopsies Lung cancer kills more people in lung specialist at the Cleveland Clinic. day recommending that doctors offer rays. CT finds small cancers, which and surgeries that can cause impo- the United States than any other can- “All you can do as a physician is try annual low-dose CT (computed can be cured with surgery, that X-rays tence and incontinence but prevents cer, claiming just under 160,0000 lives your very best to stick to the parame- tomography) scanning to people cannot. few deaths from prostate cancer. each year, more than breast, colon, ters.” Doing otherwise, by offering CT whose age and smoking history puts But other medical groups that “Where we have to be wary,” said Dr prostate and pancreatic cancer com- screening to people at lower risk for them at significant risk of lung cancer. have weighed in on annual CT screen- Frank Detterbeck, chief of thoracic bined. Only 16 percent of patients lung cancer, will find many more sus- That means current smokers aged 55 ing for lung cancers cast a wider net. surgery at Yale University School of live five years after their diagnosis, an picious nodules but prevent many to 74 with more than 30 pack-years of Last year, for instance, the National Medicine, who helped develop the indication of how ineffective treat- fewer lung cancer deaths, tipping the smoking, or former smokers with that Comprehensive Cancer Network screening guidelines for the College ments are. By the time most patients balance toward greater risk than ben- profile who have quit within the last (NCCN) recommended that people 50 of Chest Physicians, “is with entrepre- are diagnosed, the cancer has spread efit. “You find a lot of things and most 15 years, said the American College of (not 55) or older who have at least 20 neurs who decide to offer CT screen- to such organs as the bones and of them are nothing,” said Detterbeck. Chest Physicians. (not 30) pack years of smoking plus ing for free,” as some medical centers brain. In contrast, early-stage lung Nevertheless these can cause worry, That was the population in whom one additional risk factor, such as hav- are already doing. cancers “have not metastasized, so additional testing and an invasive the largest-ever lung-cancer-screen- ing chronic obstructive pulmonary That may seem like a generous surgery is more likely to bring a com- biopsy, which is often done via a long ing study, the National Lung disorder or a close relative with lung public service, but Detterbeck says plete elimination of disease,” said needle inserted through the chest Screening Test, found CT screening cancer, also be screened. there is an “inherent conflict” in taking Mayo’s Midthun. wall. Another risk is that CT itself can cuts deaths from lung cancer. A pack- Experts are divided on how pri- a loss up front and planning “to make CT screening is not without risks, itself cause lung or breast cancer. year is a measure defined as smoking mary care physicians will implement up for it with profits from tests and however, which is why some experts On the benefit side, the NLST 20 cigarettes a day for a year or any the recommendations. One concern is procedures on things that you find. are concerned about mission creep. found that the number of high-risk equivalent, such as two packs a day that CT screening for lung cancer will The problem is that you find a lot of Physicians expect worried smokers smokers who had to be screened with for six months. That describes an esti- proliferate like PSA tests for prostate things with screening,” but about 97 who fall just outside the new guide- CT to save one person from dying of mated 7 million people, says chest cancer, which are often given for free percent “are nothing. line - a 54-year-old with 30 pack- lung cancer was 320. physician David Midthun of the Mayo in such non-medical settings as So (free screening) creates pres- years, for instance - to press their This compares to 780 women who Clinic. sports events. Marketing for such sure to intervene more frequently, physicians for CT screening, which need to get a screening mammogram The NLST, which studied 53,000 mass screenings encourage men to whereas doing the right thing dic- costs several hundred dollars. for one to be saved from dying of current or former heavy smokers, con- get a test that, experts from the tates that you only intervene when it “Requests for CT screening from breast cancer. — Reuters WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 Equate continues its visits SEND US YOUR to schools and diwaniyas INSTAGRAM PICS

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The TIES Center’s ‘trip’ he TIES Center cordially invites those who are interested in its trip to the Historical, Vintage and TClassic Car Museum, which is the first museum in Kuwait specializing in old cars on May 30th at 6:00 pm. Revisit past memories or learn something new. If you love cars then this is the trip for you. Even if you don’t love cars, come anyway; you will enjoy the trip. For QUATE Petrochemical Company has Sabahiya area and “Saad Bin Abi Waqas” importance of attention to our daily outside the home, besides the empha- more information/registration, log onto: www.tiescen- conducted many lectures in in Sabah Al Salem area, where multiple home behavior. size of the need to use fire detectors in ter.net. Eschools and diwaniyas in several events established with the students to The Vice-President for Technical Affairs all homes floors.” GRAMOLSAV on May 10 provinces in Kuwait to raise the aware- raise their awareness about maintaining in EQUATE Mohammed Al Bin Ali: “ Stay The campaign is still conducting its ottayam Association, Kuwait is conducting ness of home safety standards, through their safety and the safety of their fami- Safe “ is working to deliver significant activities through Kuwait major malls, Malayalam Arts competitions - Gramolsav’ 2013 the various activities of its campaign “ lies in their homes. messages, as to abide the most impor- schools and diwaniyas to deliver its Kon 10th May 2013 at United Indian School by Stay Safe”. “Stay Safe” also visited diwan Eng. tant practices related to safety in the important awareness messages to all 4:00pm. The winners of this prestigious competition will The campaign continued meeting Fawaz Al Anizi in Jahraa area and Khaled home, such as use of kitchen equipment families, to have a safer life at our homes be awarded with trophies and medals. The competi- hundreds of students through visits to Al Bedan in Eshbilia area to be in touch and power tools, escalators, foods & liq- with our families and kids. tions are for Solo Nadan Pattu, Poetry Recitation and schools like “Cambridge english school “ directly with citizens and residents to uids, observe the children always and Kadaprasamgam. The competitions are meant for chil- in Mangaf area,”Lubna Bint Alhareth” in raise awareness of all the families of the installing adequate lighting inside and dren as well as adults. The group is divided as Sub- Junior, Junior, senior and Super Senior where as Kadaprasamgam is only for Junior and Senior groups. The closing date of receiving entry forms is 7th May, Riyadh Marriott Hotel unveils new look rooms 2013. For entry forms please email to iyadh Marriott Hotel is pleased to “This renovation provides today’s per- [email protected] and the entry forms are announce the completion of Phase I formance-driven travelers with the most available at Family Super Market and Al-Watan Rof its newly renovated rooms, repre- up-to-date and desirable ambiance and Restaurant, Abbassiya. senting one third of the hotel’s total room amenities that they look for in a hotel when count. This follows the recently renovated planning their trips,” said Khaldoun NAFO ‘Samanwayam’ hotel lobby, the hotel’s popular Najd Hayajneh, General Manager of Riyadh he 10th anniversary of NAFO Kuwait will be Ballroom, and the opening of signature Marriott Hotel. Strategically located from steak restaurant Terrace Grill. downtown districts, Riyadh Marriott Hotel celebrated on May 10 at the American In an effort to better serve leisure and offers 391 rooms, is just minutes away from T International School Auditorium from 6pm business travelers, the rooms have been major shopping malls, and is within easy onwards. Indian Ambassador Satish C Mehta will designed to offer the highest levels of com- access to the King Khalid International inaugurate the event. Former Indian Ambassador fort and convenience for guests. Every Airport. Leisure facilities include a heated to the US and the United Nations T P Sreenivasan room has been equipped with a unique indoor pool and a health club with a sauna jack pack technology which utilizes Picture and tennis court. With its Makarim and NSS Director Board Member Pandalam in Picture (PIP) functionality allowing the Convention Centre consisting of 2 levels “A Sivankutty will be guests of honor. NAFO will also guest to watch television and use the TV a & B” respectively, it offers 1074 square present an eclectic dance drama ‘Krishna’ which is laptop monitor at the same time. The ultra- meters of space on each level which can be conceived and choreographed by Padmashri compatible plug it all in room from Marriott divided into 3 sections with sound proof Shobana. She will be accompanied by a 15-mem- is fully compatible with the way the guest partition systems. In total, Riyadh Marriott works, plays and get things done. The Hotel offers 22 meeting rooms which can ber troupe from Kalarpana Chennai and supported guests can check in, then plug in and be set up in various styles, accommodating by Oscar winner Rasool Pookkutty. It has voice- watch as the room adapts to their own anywhere from 10 to 1350 persons. There overs in English by film personalities such as Irrfan style. The LCD TV screens in the new rooms are also 2 magnificent ballrooms with a Khan, Konkonasen, Shabaana Azmi, John Abraham, are 32” with a swiveling base and IP fea- seating capacity of up to 1500 guests, 2 Prakash Raj, Stephen Devassy and P Rajeevan. tures. The internet has been upgraded with large foyer areas for pre-event activities new fiber optic cables allowing super-fast and coffee breaks, as well as state-of-the connectivity in every room. art audio-visual equipment. Konkani musical show nited Friends Club - Kuwait presents Kuwait Trio’s Konkani Songit Sanz (a Konkani musi- U cal evening) with fun filled comedy and Al-Jothen Academy holds training course songs, starring: Gracy Rodrigues, Clemmie Pereira, Irene Vaz, Lucy Aranha, Espy Crasto, Bab. Agnel, Katty de Navelim, Salu Faleiro, Gasper Crasto, Braz de Parra, Anthony D’Silva, Agnelo Fernandes, Seby & Seby, Zeferino Mendes, Lopes Bros., Comedian Nelson, Laurente Pereira & Cajetan de Sanvordem- Michael D’Silva-Mario de Majorda (Kuwait Trio). The show will be held on Friday, 10th May 2013 at 4 pm at the Indian Community School (Senior), Salmiya, Kuwait. Music will be provided by Maestro Shahu.

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Wednesday: n collaboration with the Ministry of Information, Al- Jothen Academy Manager, Nedhal Asa’ad and Mona Al- tinue. He also expressed gratitude for the ministry’s ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups Jothen Academy recently held a training course on Shara’ from the Information Ministry. valuable trust in the academy. Notably, Al-Jothen To The Arctic 3D 10:30am ITV makeup, which was attended by several of the Speaking on the occasion, Al-Shara’ thanked Al- Academy, that is fully accredited by the Public Authority Tornado Alley 3D 11:30am, 6:30pm, 9:30pm ministry’s makeup artists who graduated with flying col- Jothen and expressed her highly appreciation of the up- for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), is the first Flight of Butterflies 3D 12:30pm, 7:30pm ors and were awarded special graduation certificates. to-date training trainees received at the academy. of its kind in Kuwait that specializes in professional cos- Journey to Mecca 5:30pm A special graduation ceremony was held and attend- On his part, Nedhal Asa’ad expressed wishes that metics and provides specialized diplomas on hair care, ed by Al-Jothen’s General Manager, Hazem Hasneh, Al- cooperation with the information ministry would con- skin care and makeup arts. Born to be Wild 3D 8:30pm

Thursday: ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups McDonald’s Kuwait continues Flight of Butterflies 3D 10:30am, 5:30pm, 8:30pm Born to be Wild 3D 11:30am tastes of World Promotion Tornado Alley 3D12:30pm, 7:30pm, 9:30pm cDonald’sKuwait announced paign to date. To The Arctic 3D 6:30pm thenext destinationon its Tastes of George Khawam - Marketing M the World Tour with a visit to Director,said: “The fourth phase of our Notes: France. The highly anticipated fourth sand- Tastes of the World campaign began with All films are in Arabic. For English, headsets are wich - the French - is now available in stores the debut of The French. This is a new prod- available upon request. across Kuwait. The French promises a satis- uct for our Kuwaiti customers, and we are “Fires of Kuwait” is in English. Arabic headsets are fying taste of France with its 100% pure confident they’ll enjoy the balance of its available upon request. Halal beef patty dipped in black pepper simplicity and bold punch of flavour from Film schedule is subject to changes without notice. sauce, garnished with slivered onions and the delicious black pepper sauce. Our third nestled in a sesame seed bun. The French Tastes of the World sandwich, The Mexican, will be available in all McDonald’s Kuwait’s was so well-received that we surpassed our restaurants until stocks last. McDonald’s projected targets, and we expect the French Write to us Kuwait also brings back its Camembert to be no different. Bites, one of the most famous of French soft “Our most popular Tastes of the World cheeses. Rich in flavour and taste, the Promotion to date, McDonald’s has success- Send to What’s On Camembert Bites would be the perfect com- fully paid tribute to exotic flavour profiles plement for the French sandwich. by offering a limited time range of sand- upcoming events, birthdays or Arriving on the heels of the recently wiches inspired by unique destinations celebrations by email: launched The Asian, The Turkish and The around the world.” [email protected] Mexican, The French sandwich now joins Fax: 24835619 / 20 the line-up of what has been the brand’s most successful Tastes of the World cam- WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 Embassy Sebamed on Information

EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA Instagram The Australian Embassy Kuwait does not have a visa or immigration department. All processing of visas and immigration matters in conducted by The Australian Consulate-General in Dubai. Email: info.aus- [email protected] (VFS) [email protected] (Visa Office); Tel: +971 4 355 1958 (VFS) - +971 4 508 7200 (Visa Office); Fax: +971 4 355 0708 (Visa Office). In Kuwait applications can be lodged at the Australian Visa Application Centre 4B 1st Floor, Al-Banwan Building Al-Qibla Area, Ali Al-Salem Street, opposite the Central Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait. Working hours and days: 09:30 - 17:30; Sunday - Thursday. Or visit their website www.vfs-au-gcc-com for more informa- House of Blessings Ministry headed by Sr.Pastor Arun.I.Dsouza marked its 2nd tion. Kuwait citizens can apply for tourist visas anniversary by holding a get together on 3rd May 2013 in Salmiya. The function on-line at www.immi.gov.au/e visa/e676.htm. started at 7 am in which they all prayed and thanked God for this country and its e are glad to inform you that we launched our site on instagram. n n n n n n n Follow us on @sebamedkuwait and (hashtag)#sebamedkuwait and rulers, members of the congregation and for everyone so that God may bless EMBASSY OF CANADA send us your shots involving all family members and be the lucky them with peace and prosperity. The function was ended with a small celebra- W The Embassy of Canada in Kuwait does winner of a valuable prize from Sebamed products. tion with Sr.Pastor Arun.I.Dsouza proposing the vote of thanks by thanking not have a visa or immigration depart- everyone for attending this 2nd anniversary function. ment. All processing of visa and immi- gration matters including enquiries is conduct- ed by the Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, The Gell creative writing seminars and workshops UAE. Individuals who are interested in working, studying, visiting or immigrating to Canada should contact the Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, website: www.UAE.gc.ca or www.going- tocanada.gc.ca, E-mail: abdbi-im- [email protected]. The Embassy of Canada is located at Villa 24, Al-Mutawakei St, Block 4 in Da’aiyah. Please visit our website at www.Kuwait.gc.ca. The Embassy of Canada is open from 07:30 to 15:30 Sunday through Thursday. The reception is open from 07:30 to 12:30. Consular services for Canadian citizens are provided from 09:00 until 12:00, Sunday through Wednesday. n n n n n n n EMBASSY OF CYPRUS In its capacity as EU Local Presidency in the State of Kuwait, the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus, on behalf of the Member States of the EU and associated States participating in the Schengen cooper- ation, would like to announce that as from UST English Department hosted Creative Ikram for her efforts. 2nd October 2012 all Schengen States’ Writing seminars and workshops under the Dr Ikram El Sherif then explained that this Creative Consulates in Kuwait will use the Visa tutelage of Cairo-based scholar, presenter and Writing event is inspired by last year’s GELL interna- G Information System (VIS). The VIS is a central writer Sahar El-Mougy and London-based poet, artist tional Conference and the enthusiasm it inspired in database for the exchange of data on short- and psychotherapist SeniSeneviratne. They were assist- students as well as the attendance it attracted; and it stay (up to three months) visas between ed by young Kuwaiti writers Nada Faris and Dhari comes as part of the continuous efforts of the English Schengen States. The main objectives of the Jassem Bu Yabes both of Kuwait University. The event Department to provide GUST students and the Kuwaiti VIS are to facilitate visa application proce- was organized by Dr Ikram El Sherif, professor of community with opportunities of exposure to interna- dures and checks at external border as well English and American Literature at the department, tional academics and writers, especially that last year’s as to enhance security. The VIS will contain all and was funded by The Kuwait Foundation for the conference showed that many students have creative the Schengen visa applications lodged by an Advancement of Sciences (KFAS). writing potentials and skills which the departmentand applicant over five years and the decisions At the opening ceremony, Dr Piers Smith, Chair of the university are keen to promote and support. The taken by any Schengen State’s consulate. This the English Department, and Dr Ali Ansari, Dean of the event was attended by a large audience and partici- will allow applicants to establish more easily College of Arts and Sciences welcomed the audience pants from GUST, KU, AUK and The Kuwait Writing Club the lawful use of previous visas and their and participants, thanked KFAS for its support and Dr and was a huge success. bona fide status. For the purpose of the VIS, applicants will be required to provide their biometric data (fingerprints and digital pho- tos) when applying for a Schengen visa. It is a Pakistan School & College celebrates graduation day simple and discreet procedure that only takes a few minutes. Biometric data, along with the data provided in the Schengen visa applica- tion form, will be recorded in the VIS central database. Therefore, as from 2nd October 2012, first-time applicants will have to appear in person when lodging the application, in order to provide their fingerprints. For subse- quent applications within 5 years the finger- prints can be copied from the previous appli- cation file in the VIS. The Cypriot Presidency would like to assure the people of Kuwait and all its permanent citizens that the Member States and associated States participating in the Schengen cooperation, have taken all necessary technical measures to facilitate the rapid examination and the efficient process- ing of visa applications and to ensure a quick and discreet procedure for the implementa- tion of the new VIS.

n n n n n n n EMBASSY OF SOUTH AFRICA The Embassy of the Republic of South Africa will be closed on Tuesday, 28 May 2013, for an official event. The Embassy will resume it’s normal working hours on Wednesday, akistan School & College Salmiya celebrated its Majida Rabbani followed by the co-host Mrs Hina. The Graduation Day for the kinder garten section in Principal Mrs Zarina in her brief address thanked the 29 May 2013, from Sunday to Thursday. Please Pthe Scouts auditorium, Hawally. The purpose of chief guest Ziad al Sharhan, Chairman Kuwait British note that the Working hours will be from 8h00 to the ceremony was to flourish the potentials of young Educational Company and Vice Chairman Dr Esarr, 16h00 & the Consular Section operation hours will graduates. The encouragement of new talent is the tra- Abdul Nasir, Mrs Amal, Ministry of Private Education, be from 8h30 to 12h30, for any emergencies dition of Pakistan School Salmiya. The institution is Shakir Mohammad director of Pakistan School Salmiya please contact: 94924895. making speedy progress in all of its departments after and the parents whose participation encouraged the coming under the management of Kuwait British young graduated. Shields were awarded among the n n n n n n n Educational Company which is already running honourable guests. The little laurels of UKG presented EMBASSY GREECE renowned educational institutions in the Gulf state. beautiful and colourful items. The audience fully The Embassy of Greece in Kuwait has the The program was prepared under the kind and keen appreciated their performance. The special surprise of pleasure to announce that visa applica- supervision of Mrs Zarina Ghulam Mohammad Khan. the event was a beautiful shield which was awarded to tions must be submitted to Schengen Visa She is very conscious about the academic and extra Mrs Azra Hafeez titled “life time achievement” as she Application Centre (VFS office) located at 12th cirrucular activities. This is her first session in the joined the school. All the LKG and UKG teachers and floor, Al-Naser Tower, Fahad Al-Salem Street, Al- school as a principal and it is her moto to bring back hosts of the program were awarded by the apprecia- Qibla area, Kuwait City, (Parking at Souk Watia). For the old glory of the Pakistan school. tion certificates. The program finished leaving a lot of information please call 22281046 from 08:30 to The program started by the welcome speech of Mrs pleasant memories. 17:00 (Sunday to Thursday). Working hours: Submission from 08:30 to 15:30. Passport collec- tion from 16:00 to 17:00. For visa applications Konni Nivasi Sangamam conducts please visit the following website eighth annual day celebration www.mfa.gr/kuwait. onni Nivasi Sangamam conduct- delivered by Rev. Fr. C.V. Simon - Vicar, n n n n n n n ed its eighth annual day celebra- St. John’s Marthoma Church, Hamza EMBASSY OF SOUTH KOREA Ktion on May 2. The program start- Payyannur, Sathar Kunnil & Oommen The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in ed with various cultural events, such as, George (President Pathanamthitta Kuwait will organize 2013 K-POP Contest on Kavitha ‘Kannaki’ by Ms Gayatri Devi, District Association). Annual activity Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:00 pm. The aim cinematic dance by Ms Sandra Susan, report was presented by Mathai of the contest is to provide an opportunity to the Kolkali by Saradhi Kuwait Hasawi Unit, Varghese (Secretary). Regi N. Samuel participants to showcase their exciting talents to the Nadodi Nritham by Ms Gayatri Devi, (General Secretary welcomed the gath- audience. Everyone is encouraged to participate in solo song by Ms Sandra Anna Jerry, ering & Anandraj (Cultural Convener) the contest. Application forms can be downloaded group song by Rijo Mathew & Ritty rendered vote of thanks. from the Embassy’s website: http://kwt.mofa.go.kr Mathew and funny questions by Musical concert by Heart Throbes (Select English from the menu at the top of the Thomas Mathew (Moncy). was performed as part of anniversary page then Bilateral Relations) or visit the “Korean The public function was presided celebration. The programs were well Culture Diwaniya” Facebook Group. Interested appli- over by Samkutty George (President) compared by Rajan P. George. The pro- cants must send their application forms to and inaugurated by Raju Varghese gram ended up with a delicious dinner. [email protected] by 24 May 2013. (Patron). Felicitation speeches were TV PROGRAMS WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013

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ACCOMMODATION Kuwait KNCC PROGRAMME FROM THURSDAY TO WEDNESDAY Sharing accommodation (02/05/2013 TO 08/05/2013) available for decent bache- lor/family, non-smoking, one big room, Amman SHARQIA-1 WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 9:00 PM THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 2:45 PM Street, opposite to Al- NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 11:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 4:45 PM Rashid Hospital. Contact: NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 2:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:45 AM THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 6:30 PM 66232356. (C 4408) NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 4:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 8:30 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 6:45 PM MARINA-2 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 10:15 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 8:45 PM THE CALL (DIG) 1:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:15 AM Sharing accommodation WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 10:30 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 3:45 PM NO SUN+ TUE+WED available for ladies or bach- NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:30 AM FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 6:15 PM elor Filipino only near Big THE CALL (DIG) 8:15 PM AL-KOUT.3 Jamiya Farwaniya. Available SHARQIA-2 THE CALL (DIG) 10:15 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 1:45 PM from May 10, 2013. Contact: TAD, THE LOST EXPLORER (DIG-3D) 12:30 PM THE CALL (DIG) 12:15 AM THE CALL (DIG) 4:15 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 2:30 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 6:15 PM 66158188. SPIDERS (DIG-3D) 5:00 PM MARINA-3 THE CALL (DIG) 8:45 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 7:00 PM TAD, THE LOST EXPLORER (DIG-3D) 2:00 PM THE CALL (DIG) 10:45 PM Accommodation available IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 9:30 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 4:00 PM THE CALL (DIG) 12:45 AM for non-smoking decent IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 12:05 AM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 6:30 PM bachelors, with separate IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 9:00 PM BAIRAQ-1 SHARQIA-3 IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 11:45 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 1:30 PM bathroom and C-A/C, shar- OBLIVION (DIG) 1:45 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 4:00 PM ing with Sri Lankan family FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 4:15 PM AVENUES-1 IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 6:30 PM in Khaitan near Carmel THE CALL (DIG) 6:15 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 1:15 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 9:15 PM School. Contact: 66704630. THE CALL (DIG) 8:15 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 3:30 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 12:05 AM (C 4409) THE CALL (DIG) 10:15 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 5:45 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 12:15 AM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 8:00 PM BAIRAQ-2 7-5-2013 WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 10:15 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 12:45 PM MUHALAB-1 WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 12:30 AM THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 3:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:45 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 5:15 PM MATRIMONIAL NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 2:45 PM AVENUES-2 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 7:30 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 4:30 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 12:45 PM WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 9:30 PM Proposals invited for a NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 6:45 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 3:15 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 11:30 PM Jacobite Christian girl, 27 WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 8:45 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 5:45 PM years, 160cm, masters in NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 10:45 PM THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 8:15 PM BAIRAQ-3 OBLIVION (DIG) 10:30 PM THE CALL (DIG) 1:45 PM occupational therapy, from MUHALAB-2 THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 1:15 AM THE CALL (DIG) 3:45 PM parents of professionally THE CALL (DIG) 2:00 PM OBLIVION (DIG) 5:45 PM qualified boys working in OBLIVION (DIG) 4:00 PM AVENUES-3 THE CALL (DIG) 8:15 PM India or Abroad. Contact: GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 4:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 2:15 PM THE CALL (DIG) 10:30 PM [email protected] (C 4404) THE CALL (DIG) 7:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 4:15 PM THE CALL (DIG) 12:30 AM THE CALL (DIG) 9:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 6:15 PM 5-5-2013 THE CALL (DIG) 11:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 8:15 PM PLAZA CHANGE OF NAME SITUATION WANTED NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 10:15 PM SHADOW (DIG) (TELUGU) 7:00 PM MUHALAB-3 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:15 AM SHADOW (DIG) (TELUGU) 10:00 PM FOR SALE IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 12:30 PM GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 4:00 PM Rajaraman Sundarraj son Indian experienced gener- TAD, THE LOST EXPLORER (DIG-3D) 3:00 PM 360º 1 GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 7:00 PM of Sundarraj and Janaki ator operator/ mechanic IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 5:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 1:15 PM NO THU Jeep Mitsubishi (ASX) bearing an Indian Passport seeking suitable job. IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 7:30 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 3:15 PM GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 10:00 PM 2011, dark gray color, full No. K2091792 and having Contact: 66368027. IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 10:00 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 5:15 PM options, excellent condi- an address No. 4A-1, (C 4405) NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 7:15 PM LAILA 7-5-2013 FANAR-1 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 9:15 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG) 5:45 PM tion, 68000km, price KD Moongikollai Street, THE CALL (DIG) 1:30 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 11:15 PM NO MON+TUE+WED 3,300/-. Contact: 66729295. Kumbakonam PO, Tanjore OBLIVION (DIG) 3:30 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 1:15 AM IRON MAN 3 (DIG) 8:15 PM (C 4406) DT, Tamilnadu 612001 - Storekeeper, experience 4 THE CALL (DIG) 6:00 PM NO MON+TUE+WED had embraced Islam and years, Civil ID expiry THE CALL (DIG) 8:00 PM 360º 2 IRON MAN 3 (DIG) 10:45 PM KIA Sorento - SE Jeep, changed the name as Raja 4/8/2013. Contact: sanalku- THE CALL (DIG) 10:00 PM FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 2:30 PM NO MON+TUE+WED model 2006, full options, [email protected] / OBLIVION (DIG) 12:05 AM FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 4:45 PM Mohammed. (C 4401) sky blue color, excellent 4-5-2013 69966306. (C 4403) FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 7:00 PM AJIAL.1 condition, price KD 1,750. FANAR-2 FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 9:15 PM SHADOW (DIG) (TELUGU) 6:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:45 PM FIRE WITH FIRE (DIG) 11:30 PM SHADOW (DIG) (TELUGU) 9:45 PM Contact: 50994848. NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 2:30 PM GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 3:45 PM (C 4407) THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 4:15 PM 360º 3 GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 6:45 PM 7-5-2013 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 6:15 PM EMPEROR (DIG) 1:00 PM GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 9:45 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 8:00 PM EMPEROR (DIG) 3:15 PM Nissan Infiniti G37, 2009 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 9:45 PM EMPEROR (DIG) 5:30 PM AJIAL.2 model, 6 cylinder, automat- THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 11:45 PM EMPEROR (DIG) 7:45 PM SOODHU KAVVUM (DIG) (TAMIL) 6:00 PM ic, 6 CD changer, mobile EMPEROR (DIG) 10:00 PM SOODHU KAVVUM (DIG) (TAMIL) 9:00 PM 112 FANAR-3 EMPEROR (DIG) 12:15 AM connectivity, rear view THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (DIG) 2:00 PM AJIAL.3 camera, sunroof, sand col- WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 4:30 PM AL-KOUT.1 ETHIR NEECHAL (DIG) (TAMIL) 4:00 PM or, GPS, excellent condi- Prayer timings WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 6:30 PM TAD, THE LOST EXPLORER (DIG-3D) 1:00 PM FRI+MON tion, 60,000 Kms. KD 7,000. WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 8:30 PM SPIDERS (DIG-3D) 3:00 PM ETHIR NEECHAL (DIG) (TAMIL) 7:00 PM Contact: 99742340. Fajr: 03:34 WINTER OF DISCONTENT (DIG) 10:30 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 5:00 PM ETHIR NEECHAL (DIG) (TAMIL) 10:00 PM (C 4394) Shorook 05:02 THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (DIG) 12:30 AM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 7:30 PM 4-5-2013 IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 10:00 PM AJIAL.4 Duhr: 11:45 MARINA-1 IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 12:30 AM SHOOTOUT AT WADALA (DIG) (HINDI) 3:30 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 1:30 PM NO SUN+ TUE+WED FRI+MON For sale car Corolla model Asr: 15:20 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 3:30 PM SOUND THOMA (DIG) (MALAYALAM) 6:30 PM 2000, price KD 700/-. THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 (DIG) 5:15 PM AL-KOUT.2 THU+FRI+SAT Contact: 99017342. Maghrib: 18:28 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 7:15 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 12:45 PM SHOOTOUT AT WADALA (DIG) (HINDI) (C 4402) Isha: 19:53 2-5-2013

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CROSSWORD 183 STAR TRACK

Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

Talking, writing, keeping a finger on the pulse of all that’s happening is fun Someone older today may threaten your own inner need for change and and fast moving. A reporter or writer type of job keeps you very busy. Practice growth. Be watchful and look for a motive; there could be some confusion behind the scenes. diplomacy when dealing with the public. Try to be fair. Of course, keeping with the truth is Tension of a psychological or political nature may be present. Financial responsibilities and where you feel the best. You enjoy your job the best when you can obliterate any narrow- investments need close attention. Play it safe where such things are concerned or you could mindedness and again, that is done with truth and facts. There is personal confidence and opti- find yourself in a hole. You may feel you are making slow progress, but remember that patience mism regarding the subject of your attention today. This afternoon you may set up your own and hard work really does pay off in the long run. You could be most persuasive with others, website or begin to learn about writing a computer program that could help make things through your intelligent ways of communication. A good conversation with close friends can more convenient for the things you do on a computer. Energies are building toward a new or be enjoyed when the workday is at an end. You draw emotional nourishment from ideals, deeper love relationship—pay attention. friends and social involvement.

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

Conversations may be hard to understand today; people keep forgetting to This fast moving day may require a bit of wit to navigate. You are able to include the subject matter. It doesn’t hurt to ask questions, unless someone is impatient. Give influence someone that needs encouragement. Clear decisions affecting others could also be the difficult people feedback with a sentence that asks them to repeat instructions or com- successful. This is a period of great mental activity and heightened communication with others. ments differently. And then mimic back the instructions or comments the way you understand Intellectualism and the exchange of ideas are the things that have special appeal today. Put them. This will help draw out anything out that you may have missed. Make it a point to be as your mind to work and take care of any details that you may have—mental discipline should low-key as possible and limit decision making until much later this afternoon. You may have come easily. You have lots of enthusiasm today and can easily accomplish anything you put animals to care for this afternoon and they are wonderful distractions to lift the mood and they your mind to now. It is fortunate that you are capable of keeping up with all the activities today. are a great way to relax. A quiet evening can create a more rewarding end to a most busy work- There are opportunities for outdoor activities and perhaps some group sports with your friends day. later in the afternoon.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

There is a desire to free yourself from the hard work you may have set up for Your attention to detail makes today a perfect day for working out con- yourself this week. You will, however, need to pay attention to your mood so tracts or other complex business negotiations. Difficulty comes with emo- that you do not become impatient with others. If you can just focus on the business at hand, tional plunges. The facts will usually clear up any confusion. Make sure the written word is you may learn some new techniques that you can use for yourself. The more you learn, the understandable. If someone is just annoying, you try to get along, particularly if there are ACROSS 5. A port and tourist center in southwestern more opportunities open up for you to help you step up the corporate ladder. Monetary multiple distractions. Avoid needless stress to either body or psyche, whenever possible. You may find plans are being changed for some social affair this evening. Offer to do what 1. A dark-skinned member of a race of people Italy. rewards are forthcoming. Talking and writing keep you informed and you enjoy the connection with others that comes with writing—it draws out everyone’s imaginative talents. A social you can to help. You are sure to make some new friends as well as a few new business living in Australia when Europeans arrived. 6. (informal) Of the highest quality. contacts through this effort. There are special moments in a romantic involvement or in a 4. Not asked for. 7. A dreamy romantic or sentimental quality. event involving friends and associates is quite fun this evening. You may be dancing to exotic music. Do not hesitate to network this evening. marriage this evening. 11. An officer who acts as military assistant to a 8. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga peo- more senior officer. ple in northern Tanzania. 15. An informal term for a father. 9. The persistence of a sound after its source has 16. The branch of military science dealing with stopped. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by 10. An honorary degree in science. CAPRICORN strategy. 11. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great dis- You show a propensity to engage in hard work and to obtain financial security Project in the workplace today will benefit from your input. You feel strongly 17. The rate of flow of energy or particles across tance. these days. If you do not have a family to care for, you may find yourself working at a about expressing your thoughts and you might consider a quick memo to the a given surface. 12. A lake in northwestern Russia. couple of jobs. Setting up a good foundation is something you actually have fun doing. You may also person in charge. Keep a record of your memo. Remember, no good deed goes forward with- 18. A particular geographical region of indefi- 13. Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the perceive how to proceed with plans and decisions regarding your life goals. This is a good time to out some responsibility. You may find yourself in charge of the next project if your ideas are nite boundary (usually serving some special Persian Gulf. examine and think about what is important and of lasting value. This may be one of those times approved—think about it. You find yourself talkative and quick-witted. Ideas are clear and easy purpose or distinguished by its people or cul- 14. Praise, glorify, or honor. when you can be home early enough to enjoy a sunset. You enjoy your home and the friends that to process. This afternoon, enjoy a bit of time in seeing the world through a child’s eyes. It is ture or geography). 19. A mechanical device that prevents a vessel are around you. Any emotional bridge has a short stay with your positive attitude. Movies and music wonderful how true his or her thinking can be. 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he 26-year-old model feels “physically sick” larly “overwhelmed” with happiness at a recent acting career. She told Grazia magazine: “I wish I’d when she sees the fastenings and was left show because she thought the clothes were so gotten into acting earlier. I started modeling Tparticularly traumatised when she hugged a beautiful. Asked when she last felt really happy, because I wanted to make money and then I really friend without checking her outfit first. She said: “I she said: “At the Chanel show in December. I want- fell in love with it. “But I forgot about what I’ve have a phobia of buttons - they make me feel ed to wear every look on the catwalk and felt over- always wanted to do, which is make films, so I wish physically sick. A girlfriend of mine once wore a whelmed by the whole experience. The Scottish I had done it earlier. It’s never too late, I hope.” pair of jeans with multicoloured buttons on the reeling and the clothes were out of this world. I’d pockets. I was hugging her. I thought, ‘Oh my God, like to float around my house in one of those what’s that?’ When I saw them, I went green.” babies.” Though Poppy enjoys modeling, she wor- Poppy loves her work as a model, and was particu- ries she has now left it too late to embark on an

he actresses are close friend have it all,’ and I don’t think you can. I and Drew loves spending time think some things fall off the table. Twith Cameron because they The good news is, what does stay on have so many adventures together. the table becomes much more She told Life and Style magazine: important.” Talking about taking time “She’s my sister but we bro out and off from acting, she added: “I would have adventures. Most people don’t miss out on my daughter. I can’t do know this but she’s very eddy.” Drew - it... It was heartbreaking to let go [of who is married to art consultant Will acting], but it was a clear choice. “As Kopelman - has had to cut down on my daughter gets older, I’ll slowly get both work and the amount of time back into it. I’m never not going to be she spends with friends like Cameron who I am. I’ll never abandon ship since giving birth to her first daugh- completely. Life does take different Henry Cavill ter, Olive, last September, but knows turns and it’s really wild.” the sacrifices are worth it. She said: “Unfortunately, I was raised in this was called ‘Fatty Cavill’ like generation of like, ‘Women can he Hunky actor - who plays Superman in new superhero movie ‘Man of Steel’ - admits he had a constant battle with This weight as a child and was targeted by bullies because he was so overweight. Henry said: “I was overweight when I went to school. In fact, I was overweight when I left, just taller. Fatty Cavill was the nickname. And nobody wants to be Fatty Cavill. “Yes, I was bullied. But I’m not going to sit here and say, ‘Woe is me’... Kids are kids. Kids are mean.” The 29-year-old confessed he struggled to shake off the fat jibes after he left school, despite dating girls who were impressed with his new muscular physique. He he 38-year-old soccer star will receive the Global Gift said: “Yeah, it stuck with me for a Philanthropist Award from Global Gift Gala honorary chair while, actually. I was always con- TEva Longoria at the Global Gift Gala at the Four Seasons scious of my weight afterwards. Hotel George V Paris on May 13 in recognition of his work with the I’ve had girlfriends in the past Malaria No More UK Leadership Council, UNICEF and his role as who have said, ‘No, really, your patron for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Eva said; “The Global weight’s fine, you look great.’ But Gift Gala Philanthropist I just didn’t believe them.” Henry Award recognises prominent claimed the real turning point figures who dedicate their for him was when he auditioned time and energy to helping for a role in ‘The Count of Monte those in need. David has Cristo’ and producers told his worked extensively with a mother that he would need to number of charities and we lose weight to win the role. He are delighted to be able to explained to GQ magazine: “I honor his humanitarian work was like, ‘If I’m overweight, why at this special event.” The can’t they tell me themselves?’ 2013 Global Gift Gala Paris But I managed to lose a stone- will be hosted by Eva and and-a-half in a very short time.” event co-chairs Nikos Aliagas and founder of charita- ble organization he ‘Heart Attack’ singer admits that her ‘X Factor’ USA boss - who was once dubbed TV’s The GREAT Mr. Nasty - is really nice behind the scenes and she has a huge amount of respect for Initiative, Karen Tthe British music mogul despite having disagreements with him on the show. The 20- Ruimy. All money year-old star told Company magazine: “He’s a grump. An old fart. But he has a heart that raised at the event will benefit The Eva Longoria nobody gets to see. If he walked into this room, he’d treat everybody the same - he shakes Foundation and The GREAT Initiative. The Paris gala - which everyone’s hand.” Demi, who will take on her second season as a judge on the talent show will feature a cocktail reception, entertainment, dinner, a live this summer, previously claimed that she might have taken on the role too soon after check- auction, special performances and tribute to award winners ing out of rehab. She said: “I don’t think I was ready when I started on the ‘The X Factor’. In an - will be the first in a series of events planned throughout ideal situation I would have maybe waited a year or more. I dived into work really quickly and the year. Other Global Gift Galas taking place include maybe that wasn’t the best idea at the time, but the place I am in today is so much better Marbella on August 4, Los Angeles in September - with the than I could have ever imagined, so I’m really glad.” Demi also revealed that checking in to a exact date still to be confirmed - in London on November 23 treatment facility to help her overcome her struggles with bulimia and self-harming in 2010 and Punta Mita in Mexico on December 7. was a life-changing move, especially because it proved who actually cared about her. She said: “A couple of months before I went to rehab, I had a birthday party, and there were a cou- he model is currently dating her bodyguard ple of hundred people there. It was full of people who I considered my closest friends. “When Martin Kirsten and revealed she finds his casual I turned my phone on after being in rehab for three months, I expected lots of text messages Tstyle sexy. Heidi told People: “I love straightfor- and phone calls. I had four texts. That was a wake-up call.” ward, ripped, washed-a-hundred-times jeans that just fit really well, and a cool t-shirt. I don’t like a guy when he’s overdressed or over-styled. I like it better rugged.” Heidi, 39, who raises kids Leni, eight, Henry, seven, — Bangshowbiz Johan, six, and Lou, three, with Seal, who she split from last year after seven years of marriage, also revealed Martin has given her a ring with his name partially inscribed on it. She said: “This is a ring I got from my boyfriend. It’s a present.” Heidi previously admitted she has learned to be more guarded about her private life in the wake of the separation and now thinks she and Seal were too open about their mar- riage. She said: “I feel good. I’ve learnt from my mis- takes a bit. That I’ve been very, very open with the relationship to my husband. And I think that will be more private in the future.”

he brunette beauty wishes she was less well behaved in public, and thinks it would be easy to Tchange and become a bad girl as people are so “rude” to her. She said: “I wish I was interesting enough to say I’d been arrested. Maybe I need to put more work into being drunk and disorderly; at least you get a good night out of it. Some people are so rude when we’re out and I’ve never punched anyone, so maybe that’s what I should do. “People just want to take it out on you in public to make them look bigger in front of their friends. Whatever happened to manners?” Frankie’s band, The Saturdays, recently landed their first UK number one single, ‘What About Us’, after six years together and Frankie, 24, thinks it will be a long time before they top the charts again. Asked how long she thinks the next number one will take, she told Q magazine: “I’ll probably be 100 at that point.” And asked how she thinks her death will be marked, she added: “I don’t really think it will, will it? I’ll most likely be a has-been pop star by then. Nobody will care. Maybe I’ll get my second number one though, posthumously.” LIFESTYLE37 WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013

n a rare public appearance, respected Japanese can sympathize and identify with others. he appeared in public in Japan was at a book reading writer Haruki Murakami said his latest novel was an “If a reader sympathizes with my story, then there after a disastrous 1995 earthquake in Kobe, near Iexperiment and grew longer than expected as he is a network of empathy,” he said. The novel is the first where he grew up. developed a desire to expand on side characters in three years for Murakami and is only available in Monday’s event in his birthplace, Kyoto, was tight- while writing. “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and the Year of Japanese for now. Japanese media said his appear- ly controlled. He was interviewed by a veteran literary His Pilgrimage” has sold more than 1 million copies a ance Monday at Kyoto University was Murakami’s first critic, and no recording or filming was allowed by the week since it went on sale last month. The novel, public appearance in Japan in 18 years. The writer media or the audience of 500 who won seats by a lot- whose story was a well-kept mystery up until the said he could sympathize with Tsukuru’s pain because tery. Murakami, dressed casually in a plaid shirt, brick- book’s release, is about a man healing from a sudden he had a similar experience, although not as bad. colored jeans and navy sneakers, appeared relaxed, rejection by his friends. Murakami said it reflects his “I can understand how painful it is to be rejected,” but admitted he is media shy. deep interest in real people and relationships rather Murakami said. “When you get hurt, you may build an “When I woke up this morning I almost thought of than allusions. emotional wall around your heart. But after a while taking a bullet train home,” he joked. “It’s not because “At the beginning, I was planning to write some- you can stand up and move on. That’s the kind of sto- I have a mental condition or purple spots all over my thing allusive, as in my past works. But this time I ry I wanted to write.” Murakami, often mentioned as a body. I’m just an ordinary person who lives an ordi- developed a great interest in expanding on real peo- Nobel Prize contender, has written such international- nary life.” He said his job is to write and he prefers to ple. Then the characters started to act on their own. I ly known works as “Norwegian Wood” and “The Wind- concentrate on that. Chiyomi Hirosawa, a 43-year-old was intrigued by the relationships between people,” Up Bird Chronicle.” architect in the audience, said she was delighted to Murakami said. The protagonist, Tsukuru Tazaki, a 36- Also an accomplished translator of contemporary see Murakami in person. “It was great to be able to see year-old railway station architect, returns to his home- American literature, Murakami counts among his the real Murakami that we can never know from his town of Nagoya in central Japan and travels as far as influences F Scott Fitzgerald and Raymond Chandler. novels. He has a great sense of humor and seemed Finland trying to learn why he was rejected 16 years Murakami taught as a visiting scholar at Princeton more upbeat than the kind of person I was imagining,” earlier by his best friends - two boys and two girls - in University in the early 1990s. He is also a prolific non- she said. — AP hopes of making a fresh start in life. fiction writer and has published a collection of inter- In the book, Tazaki’s girlfriend plays a key role in views of survivors and bereaved families of a gas urging him to try to come to terms with his past trau- attack on Tokyo’s subways in 1995 by an apocalyptic ma. Murakami said the girlfriend character, Sara cult, Aum Shinrikyo. Kimoto, also led him to write more about the four A vocal opponent of atomic weapons, Murakami friends. Murakami said the significance of storytelling has been a critic of Japan’s pro-nuclear energy poli- Haruki Murakami is to portray something invisible and deep inside in cies since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Murakami’s each person and help create a place where people reclusiveness has added to his appeal. The last time

he heavy metal-loving governor of Indonesian capital Jakarta has surrendered a guitar that was a gift from TUS band Metallica to anti-corruption authorities, an official said yesterday. A beaming Joko Widodo appeared on TV last week strumming the maroon bass guitar gifted to him by Metallica’s Robert Trujillo, which was auto- graphed and bore the words “Giving Back!.. Keep Playin’ That Cool Funky Bass!”. But the powerful Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that Widodo, widely considered clean in a noto- riously graft-ridden country, had now handed the gift to them. “We will check if there is any conflict of interest or if there was an exchange of favours,” commission spokesman Johan Budi told AFP “The screening process takes up to 30 days, and after that we will decide whether to return the guitar to him or confiscate it.” During the TV appearance Widodo, an anti-establish- ment figure who was elected in September, said he was a huge fan of Metallica, whose hits include “Enter Sandman” and “Nothing Else Matters”. He also listed Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Napalm Death as among his favourite bands. His spokesman Eko Hariadi said the guitar was the first gift Widodo had received since becoming governor, he had handed it over voluntarily to be checked and there was no conflict of interest. “The governor loves rock music. So he was certainly happy to receive it, it’s like getting a tennis racket from Boris Becker,” the spokesman told AFP, referring to the German tennis great. “To him, it was a souvenir and there was no exchange for favours.” Corruption remains David Butorac rampant in Indonesia, particularly among public servants, SN, the leading pay-TV network in the Middle East and North This picture shows Jakarta’s governor Joko Widodo holding a maroon bass guitar gifted and the country last year slid to 118th of 176 countries in to him by Robert Trujillo of US band Metallica. — AFP Africa, recorded more than 30 percent subscriber growth in 2012 Transparency International’s annual graft index. — AFP Oand similar growth levels are expected this year. Bringing exclusive content first to the region, OSN’s robust growth was also led by the launch of several industry leading innovations including OSN Play, the region’s first digital TV platform. David Butorac, CEO of OSN said: “The strong growth recorded in 2012 is a clear testament to the success of our compelling content offering, advanced digital innovations and our focus on leveraging the reach of the internet to offer customers more control, choice, content and conven- ience. OSN’s success is also fuelled by our steadfast commitment to invest in the latest technology to deliver the widest choice of premium and exclusive entertainment that reflects the varied preferences of viewers across the region.” He added: “Our goal for 2013, which has already started yielding he sign above the bar in Baumgartner’s Whitney - also known as “Larry the Cable Guy” - glass of beer. Prohibition hurt sales of the smelly results, is to sustain the growth momentum by enhancing our retail pres- Cheese Store and Tavern warns visitors spit out a Limburger sandwich at Baumgartner’s cheese as much as sales of beer and production ence, providing more premium English and Arabic content and expanding about the perils of sampling the $3.25 while filming for the History Channel, declaring - of Limburger dwindled. The Monroe cooperative T the OSN HD line-up. We will also strengthen our OSN Play and OSN Plus house specialty - a slab of Limburger cheese on with a string of colorful expletives - that it tasted now makes about 700,000 pounds (317,514 kilo- HD digital services, which are a perfect fit to the changing requirements of rye bread slathered with onions and mustard. like a dead possum. grams) a year. the region that has a high and growing penetration of Internet. “Limburger: don’t eat it with your nose.” The sign But here in Monroe people love it. They take Olson, the master cheesemaker, introduces a “These innovative services have made television even more accessible, might well add: Don’t eat it in close proximity to enormous pride in the fact that their town is the visitor to the cheese gently. He offers a small providing customers the convenience of watching their favourite pro- anyone you wish to remain friends with. only place in the country where Limburger is still piece of week-old Limburger on a cracker with grammes anytime, anywhere.” OSN recorded the highest growth in the Monroe is a tranquil town of 10,000 nestled in produced. It’s also the only place to have its own strawberry jam. It’s mild and crumbly, the texture Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at 35 percent, underlining the strong inroads the rolling hills of southern Wisconsin, where pale master Limburger cheesemaker - Myron Olson, of feta. At two months, it’s rich and creamy, made in the fast-growing market. OSN’s current retail network spans over brown cows graze soulfully from fields and silos 60, who started working in the Chalet resembling brie. At six months, after fermenta- 420 touch points across the region and significant investments are being dot the landscape. Settled by Swiss and German CheeseCooperative at age 17 and has managed tion has kicked in, it assaults the senses with an made by OSN to expand its presence by 20 percent this year, particularly in immigrants, it boasts a brewery, a cheesemaking the plant for more than two decades. odor so overpowering that to compare it to Saudi Arabia. The network is also focused on strengthening its presence in museum, and a historic town square dominated “It takes time, but it grows on you,” Olson says smelly feet seems too kind. (In 2006 a study new growth markets including Qatar and Libya. by a 1891 Romanesque-style courthouse with a wryly, of the pungent, ammonia-like stench waft- showing that the malaria mosquito is attracted Highlighting its demonstrated market leadership, OSN has the region’s clock tower and bell that chimes on the hour. This ing through the plant, where huge vats of steam- equally to the smell of Limburger and to the largest number of HD channels at 36, which helped drive the subscriber charming place is also home to the stinkiest ing curds eventually become blocks of smell of human feet won a prize called the Ig base across all key markets. Offering an unparalleled entertainment expe- cheese in the world. Limburger. Employees then rub the fresh blocks Nobel, a parody of the Nobel prize, awarded for rience, OSN is sustaining its growth momentum with five new channels, In 1880, Limburger, which is smeared with a by hand on aged pine boards coated in the humor as much as science.)—AP already launched in January this year, including two OSN Arabic HD chan- foul-smelling bacteria to make it age quickly, was prized 100-year-old bacteria that is recycled daily nels. Building its unique value proposition through a focus on premium described by local author John Luchsinger as “a to ensure the flavor stays true. Visitors can’t tour content, OSN works with regional production houses to create original premeditated outrage on the organs of smell.” the plant but there is a small store. and fresh Arabic concepts. This has helped boost subscriptions, particular- Mark Twain wrote about “a most evil and search- The washed-rind cheese, made from cow’s ly, in markets such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt. ing odor” in his 1882 tale, “The Invalid’s Story.” In milk, was first concocted by 19th century monks The network’s investment and partnerships with local production the 1918 silent movie “Shoulder Arms,” Charlie in the Duchy of Limburg, an area now divided houses will add more regional flavour with innovative programming such Chaplin played a soldier at the front who, after among Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. as the Discover KSA Season 2 documentary series and Loubat Al-Shaitan, opening a package of Limburger, flings it into Later in New York, Limburger sandwiches the first Saudi action thriller series. Further consolidating its leadership in enemy lines, forcing the Germans to surrender. became a favorite working man’s lunch, cheap providing premium Arabic content, OSN has introduced a special prime- And in 2011, comedian Daniel Lawrence and nutritious and usually washed down with a time that telecasts the latest Arabic films within two weeks of their theatri- cal release, and has the biggest library of Arabic and Turkish series. Underscoring its unmatched content, OSN guarantees viewers a line- up of the biggest and latest movies and series from Hollywood and beyond through the network’s exclusive deals with all seven major studios - Warner Brothers, Paramount, Fox, Disney, Sony, MGM and Universal. In 2012, OSN telecast 98 percent of the Top 100 box office hits, a trend that is set to continue in 2013, with a scheduled line-up of over 900 exclusive pre- mieres, most of them reaching its viewers within three months of the films’ theatrical release. The value of the films telecast by OSN translates to over a billion dollars in box office receipts per month. Home to exclusive HBO content, OSN will also telecast over 40 new shows and 50 new seasons this year - several air- ing at the same time as the US - demonstrating its compelling content strength. Last year, OSN’s initiatives to bring the excitement of the London Olympics and the Paralympics also strengthened customer engagement, with subscriber numbers recording a strong increase during prime sport- ing events. In the coming months, OSN will telecast the 2013 Lions Tour live and exclusive; bringing all the excitement of the much-anticipated return of the British & Irish Lions to Australia for a series that has been 12 years in the making. Also lined up in the sports entertainment bouquet This photo shows a sign above the bar in Baumgartner’s this year is the Double Ashes and Champions League cricket series, the Cheese Store and Tavern in Monroe, Wis. Rugby Championships and PGA tour, to name a few.

This photo shows owner Tony Zgraggen posing for a photo at the Alp and Dell artisanal cheese store in Monroe,Wis. — AP photos lifestyle WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013

A general view of the paintings.

By Ben Garcia Ministry of Information. Hundreds of students, principals, head teachers and art enthusiasts from various schools in Kuwait KUWAIT: Kuwait Times received major appreciation on Monday attended. for its positive media campaign aimed at enhancing awareness Over 10,000 students from public and private schools sub- about caring for and protecting Kuwait’s environment by hold- mitted their work under the theme ‘Keep Kuwait Beautiful and ing an art competition. Green’. Before the program started, the undersecretary was led In a speech at the awards ceremony held to honor the stu- around the painting exhibition put up at the venue, accompa- dents who participated in the recent Kuwait Times art competi- nied by the Kuwait Times Editor-in-Chief Abd Al-Rahman Al- tion, Yousef Mustafa Abdullah, the Assistant Undersecretary for Alyan and Kuwait Times Marketing Director Adnan Saad. Broadcasting Affairs, Ministry of Information, lauded the Kuwait He was also introduced to 10-year old Kuwaiti artist Al-Marri Times for the initiative and best efforts to help empower the who is gradually being hailed as the youngest Leonardo da youth of Kuwait by honing their talent and making them aware Vinci of Kuwait, and who painted what Adnan Saad termed and of their role in protecting Kuwait’s environment. described as the ‘Kuwaiti Monalisa’. The ceremony was held at the Al-Baraka Ballroom of Crowne The panel of judges, who were all professionally inclined Plaza Hotel in Farwaniya. artists in their own right, was headed by Abul Karim Al-Enezi. “Protecting the environment is everyone’s duty, but we need Other judges were Svitlana Arndt, Abulazis Arti and Ellen Khabasi. The four judges admitted that selecting winners from thousands of paintings was the hardest part, as many of the paintings deserved awards and recognition. The art competition was divided according to age groups; 6- 8, 9-11, 12-14 and 15-17 years. Each student was provided with a special recyclable sheet of paper (70x90 pristol 240 gm) to draw on, bearing in mind the subject about saving the environ- ment, green lands and preventing human destruction of plants. The painting contest that started on March 5 and lasted till April 11 was sponsored by Chevron, a Saudi Arabia-based oil Adnan Saad, Marketing Director, explains the paintings to Yousef Mustafa Abdullah, the company, along with the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Assistant Undersecretary for Broadcasting Affairs, Ministry of Information while Kuwait Adnan Saad, the man behind the Kuwait Times project, said Times Editor-in-Chief Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan looks on during the event. the initiative would not have been possible without the sup- port of Chevron and Crowne Plaza besides several other institu- tions including both, the private and public schools, in Kuwait. He said the schools, around 70 of them, received special cer- tificates from the Kuwait Times, which were handed over during the ceremony. The 10,000 students, who submitted their work, will also receive individual certificates. “We are going to present the certificates complete with their names and these will be distributed by their teachers and prin- cipals. We recognized the efforts and contributions of the schools and students to this highly successful art competition,” Yousef Mustafa Abdullah, the Assistant Undersecretary for Broadcasting Affairs, Ministry of he added. Information is pictured in conversation with Kuwait Times Editor-in-Chief Abd Al-Rahman The awards ceremony was held under the patronage of Al-Alyan. Sheikh Salman Al-Hmoud Al-Sabah and was also attended by Ahmed Al-Omar, the CEO of Chevron Saudi Co, and Rami Haikal, such initiatives for our young people today to send a clear mes- General Manager of Crowne Plaza Hotel. sage to everyone on a greater scale about how to care for and “Thank you all for patronizing and sponsoring the awards protect our environment. I thank the Kuwait Times and their ceremony for the winners in the painting competition. We also sponsor, Chevron, for this laudable initiative,” he said. appreciate your attendance which will have a good impact on “The art competition is a perfect opportunity for young peo- participating students and encourage them to work harder for ple to express their creative side and showcase their talents. The a better and brighter future,” he added. event is just one example of positive media practices and Adnan said Kuwait Times believed that media and journal- Kuwait Times has been playing this role for long as it underlines ism was one of the pillars of any society. “Therefore we feel our the importance of green and clean environment,” he added. obligation to contribute towards enhancing communal aware- The well-attended gathering was graced by Yousef Mustafa ness activities, namely those promoting environmental issues Abdullah, the Assistant Undersecretary for Broadcasting Affairs, and concerns in order to protect our nature and resources,” he A special winner is pictured receiving her prize.

The judges and officials are pictured at the event. A view of the event. lifestyle WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013

Kuwait Times Editor-in-Chief Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan is pictured with other Kuwait Times officials, judges, and special inviteest a Al-Baraka Ballroom of Crowne Plaza Hotel in Farwaniya. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat and Joseph Shagra said. He stated that KSA’s Chevron Co, Crowne Plaza Hotel and the Kuwait Times have been organizing this painting competi- tion for students of public, private and foreign schools in addi- tion to those from Special Needs Schools for the past six years. “The competition aims at enhancing new generations’ awareness about the significance of all forms of environmental protection, the best use of the environment around us and shifting towards more environmentally-friendly options,” he mentioned. He said since countries around the world were now com- pletely aware of the impact of global warming, it has become necessary for Kuwait to play its role by enhancing their environ- mental awareness, developing their ability to appreciate beau- ty, nature and creativity and eventually promoting public Ahmed Al-Omar, CEO of Chevron Saudi Co awareness of environmental issues in Kuwait as part of every- Yousef Mustafa Abdullah, the Assistant Undersecretary Adnan Saad one’s duty towards beloved homeland. for Broadcasting Affairs, Ministry of Information “Environmental protection is the responsibility of all the individuals living on this land. Parents should set a good role many ideas and solutions that would eventually help limit the waters. “We had very inspiring creative paintings under the General Manager for Motiva Advertising Agency who provided model for their children and bring them up with good values, impact of pollution. “All 10,000 participants in the competition, theme of ‘A Beautiful & Green Kuwait’ and want to recognize the audio-visual tools during the ceremony. including the significance of environmental protection,” he who were below 17 years of age, expressed this awareness everyone of them,” he stated. Adnan also thanked the team of Kuwait Times also thanked Khalil Mubarak, Chevron Vice added. through their artistic paintings that showed the kind of desert Crowne Plaza for their great hospitality accorded to over 500 President for Administration and Anuradha Kari, Marketing PR “Schools come next after families in shouldering the respon- they are dreaming of - a green one with bright colorful roses students/teachers who attended the event, and to Ehab Sadeq, of Crowne Plaza. sibility for developing students’ awareness about environmen- and rivers”. tal issues through well-set curricula,” he said. Some painted Kuwait’s flag, map or skyscrapers surrounded He noted that the Kuwait Times art competition provided by roses and tall palm trees that proudly overlook the Gulf The three winners for each category are:

Category 6-8 yrs old Category 12-14 yrs old

1. Haneen Fares Othman 1. Vasanthi Hariharan Nafeesa Bent Al-Hassan School Fahaheel Al-Watanieh Indian Private School 2. Layali Ahmad Al-Harbi 2. Abeer Ali Al-Nuzha School Indian Central School 3. Zainab Hussain Meerza 3. Ameesha Talukdar Gulf English School Fahaheel Al-Watanieh Indian Private School Category 15-17 yrs old Category 9-11 yrs old 1. Immanuel Adriana Rakshana 1. Nandhakrishnan Mukundan Kuwait English School IES Bhavans School 2. Ruchitra Dinesh 2. Fatima Foud Al-Radwan Indian Community School Meshref Primary school 3. Fatima Reda Nasser Mohammad 3. Deevya Swain Al-Esraa Secondary School for Girls Fahaheel Al-Watanieh Indian Private School The winners’ reactions and thoughts about the art contest will be featured tomorrow. Watch this space! A special winner is pictured receiving her prize.

The winners of the Ages 15-17 category are pictured. The winner of the Ages 6-8 category is pictured. A winner of the Ages 9-11 category is pictured.

The proud school principals are pictured. Murakami: Relationships in new book intrigued me

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unk rockers wanted anarchy. They wound up with a $565 T-shirt. Thats the story told in a big new exhibi- Ption at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York called Punk: Chaos to couture. The exhibit, which opened to a crowded preview Monday, traces the unlikely merger of a movement known for primal music, drug-abuse and anti-establishment yells, with the glittering world of high fashion. The collection in the elegant halls of the Met, just down from a gallery of ancient Greek sculptures, presents a veritable time capsule of the deliberately destructive, often self-destructive musical genre. Shaky video clips of Sid Vicious and other rockers play

A Versace evening dress from the spring/summer col- lection of 1994 sports huge safety pins. A chain-draped Balenciaga mini dress from autumn/winter of 2004 can be found near a pink silk chiffon Givenchy dress with gold zips from spring/summer 2011. The scene seems a far cry from the soundtrack to the exhibit where visitors are treated to the likes of the Sex Pistols band musing on the on giant screens. The air fills with snippets of music and need to shock people and to be obscene and pointless as pearls of wisdom from punks gurus. Theres even a life-size possible. replica of the bathroom at the famed Manhattan night- However, as the exhibit points out, commercialization club CBGB, circa 1975. The room comes complete with the and fashion were never far from the punk experiment. Ramones on the loudspeakers, DEAD BOYS RULE graffiti, Legendary impresario Malcolm McLaren is credited with and cigarette butts on the floorsomething youll never see virtually launching UK punk from the boutique SEX that in New Yorks smoke-free clubs today. he and his partner Vivienne Westwood ran on Londons The authentic smell and, of course, the people are Kings Road. And she went on to become a major designer. absent: they wouldnt fit in at the Met, even if they were After half a dozen rooms, the Mets exhibit ends much in allowed past the door. Chaos to couture isnt about gritty, the same way as punk itself ended: with a gift shop. Here, revolutionary punk. Its about pretty punk, about how a the modern punk rocker can get kitted out in a $565 nihilistic subculture died, then came back to life as a cat- Givenchy T-shirt emblazoned with grafitti-style lettering, walk fashion show. The exhibit argues that punks love of or one from Westwood herself, a relative steal at $100 for low-cost, impromptu fashion statementslike a rip in a T- a white background and the words climate revolution. shirt, or a toilet chain as jewelrywas in tune with the way Want that safety pin accessory? Theres an out-sized one modern designers work. hanging on a chain for $165. Prefer your safety pins with In a bizarre twist of fate, their do-it-yourself ethos has pearls? For $775, theyre yours. — AFP become the future of no-future, according to notes for the exhibit. While the punk ethos might seem at odds with the couture ethos of made-to-measure, both are defined by the same impulses of originality and individuality. Mannequin after mannequin appears in the Met galleries wearing high-end, punk-inspired clothes.

Fashion mannequins are on display during the “Punk: Chaos to Couture” exhibition preview of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, May 6, 2013. — AFP photos