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Kuwaittimes 10-5-2018.Qxp Layout 1 SHAABAN 24, 1439 AH THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018 Max 35º 32 Pages Min 25º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 17528 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net North Korea frees three US Walmart buys controlling Kuwait’s first soprano Djokovic dumped out of 11 detainees ahead of summit 17 stake in Flipkart for $16bn 31 brings Puccini to Gulf 16 Madrid Open by Edmund Manila to sign labor deal with Kuwait, may partially lift ban Kuwait to repatriate 600 runaways at its expense • 4 Pinoy ‘rescue’ drivers freed By Ben Garcia Duterte) and HH the Amir of Kuwait (before kept at the Philippine Embassy; and the the three-month crisis worsened). The provi- domestic helper will be allowed a day off KUWAIT: The Philippines and Kuwait have sions of the MoA have been cleared and final weekly and at least seven hours of sleep daily. finally reached an agreement for the protection discussions will be held (today),” Bello added. “The sponsor is obliged to provide decent of Filipino workers in the country. In a press The two countries have been working on the food to housemaids and a good place to sleep. conference yesterday at the Philippine pact to protect expatriate workers after the They are also allowed to have cellphones for Embassy, Philippine Presidential Spokesperson Philippines banned the dispatch of workers to communication purposes with their loved ones Harry Roque, along with Philippine Labor and Kuwait after reports of abuse. In February, or when needed. In our talks, the ministry also Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello, Duterte called on Filipino workers in Kuwait to promised to create a model contract which will announced that a final memorandum of agree- return home after the discovery of a domestic be implemented not just for Filipino domestic ment will be signed tomorrow (Friday, May 11). worker’s body in a freezer in an abandoned home. helpers, but all other nationalities. All these Earlier yesterday, the two Philippine offi- Last month, Kuwait expelled the Philippine provisions will be printed and specified in the cials met Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and ambassador and recalled its own envoy for contract,” Roque said. Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al- consultations after embassy staff tried to “res- “The ministry of interior will create a spe- Sabah, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor cue” Filipino domestic workers amid reports of cial unit which will coordinate 24 hours a day and Minister of State for Economic abuse. A day earlier, Manila had apologized for with the Philippine Embassy over cases of Development Hind Al-Sabeeh and Deputy what Kuwait viewed as a “flagrant” violation of maltreated housemaids. The ministry assured Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah. its sovereignty. After the Filipino envoy was us that since we only have very few maltreated According to Bello, a technical working expelled, Duterte announced that the tempo- housemaids and the majority of Filipinos in group from Kuwait met with their counterparts rary ban on workers going to Kuwait will be Kuwait are not in danger, anyone mistreating in Manila a month ago to work on the provi- made permanent. the helpers will be brought to justice and the sions of the agreement. “The draft of the MoA Duterte spokesperson Roque said all the laws will be followed. The unit which will be was initialed by both sides, and they were provisions which Duterte wishes to see are formed will be under the ministry of interior ready for it to be signed by the labor ministers present in the agreement. These include condi- and can be contacted at any given time, espe- KUWAIT: Philippine Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and Philippine Labor of Kuwait and the Philippines, and perhaps tions that employers will not be allowed to cially by the embassy, for any help. and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello meet Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister even be witnessed by our president (Rodrigo confiscate workers’ passports, which will be Continued on Page 11 and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah yesterday. — KUNA Kuwait’s democratic life, which began in News in brief MPs to vote on 1962. But all indications show that the Sheikh Nasser tours EPA two ministers are highly expected to sur- vive the voting and stay in office. Social media to be monitored two motions of Rasheedi said he is confident about the proceedings and reiterated that grillings KUWAIT: The finance ministry plans to procure no-confidence are the constitutional right of lawmakers. special software to monitor social media networks Besides the no-confidence motions, (Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat) by contracting a By B Izzak the Assembly is due to vote on forming company specialized in this field. The new program is an investigation committee to probe scheduled to be activated in the 2018-2019 fiscal KUWAIT: The National Assembly holds allegations made by the grillers against year. Informed sources said the ministry had already a special session today to vote on two the oil minister. Assembly speaker listed this project in its purchase plan with a total cost no-confidence motions against Oil Marzouq Al-Ghanem said yesterday that of KD 75,000, which means the project does not Minister Bakheet Al-Rasheedi and Social voting to form the committee does not need to be sent to the Central Tenders Committee. Affairs and Labor Minister Hind Al- cancel the no-confidence motion, which The sources said the ministry wants to follow up and Sabeeh, which were filed last week fol- will take place according to procedures. directly respond to whatever is circulated on social lowing marathon grillings. The two min- Ahead of the two votes, which will take media, especially rumors that might affect Kuwait’s isters were accused in the grillings of place separately, two lawmakers sup- financial status. — A Saleh various administrative and financial vio- porting the grilling and two opposing it lations and for squandering public funds, will speak, and the minister will be allowed to defend himself. KUWAIT: First Deputy PM, Defense Minister and Chairman of the Supreme besides misusing their powers. The oil Malaysian opposition wins election minister in particular was charged of Islamist MP Osama Al-Shaheen said Environment Council Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad visits the yesterday that he will not support the no- Environmental Protection Authority yesterday. — KUNA squandering hundreds of millions of KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition alliance dinars by delaying major projects or confidence motion against Sabeeh, adding headed by veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, that he believes the grilling involved con- By Meshaal Al-Enezi Council Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al- allowing top oil executives to make ill- has won a historic election victory, official results flict of interests. The main issue in the Ahmad Al-Sabah at his office. Sheikh advised investment decisions. showed today, ending the six-decade rule of the The motions require 25 votes in the grilling was the minister’s decision to shut Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. The results from the KUWAIT: Environmental Protection Nasser later toured various EPA a Shiite charity society headed by MP Authority Chairman and Director departments, where he was briefed 50-member Assembly to pass. Cabinet Election Commission showed the opposition group- ministers are banned from voting on Saleh Ashour, who grilled the minister. On ing, Pakatan Harapan, plus a party in the Borneo state Sheikh Abdullah Ahmed Al-Humoud about the systems followed in each Tuesday, Ashour challenged the minister Al-Sabah yesterday received First department as well as EPA’s efforts in such motions, and only elected MPs can of Sabah they are allied with, winning 115 seats - giv- take part. If the motions are passed, the to prove her allegations that the society ing them a simple parliamentary majority. — AFP Deputy PM, Defense Minister and boosting public awareness about envi- took a KD 100,000 loan. Chairman of the Supreme Environment ronmental issues. ministers will be dismissed immediately, something that had not happened in Continued on Page 11 Skies to clear after storms Kuwait cautious as nations vow to save Iran deal KUWAIT: Gulf countries were yesterday bracing for the economic and security fallout after US President Donald Trump announced the United States was exiting the Iran nuclear deal. Three countries led by Saudi Arabia immediately backed Trump, while Qatar reacted cautiously. Oman and Kuwait also gave circumspect positions. Kuwait yesterday said it followed up with great interest Trump’s announcement of withdraw- ing from the Iran nuclear deal. A foreign ministry source said in a statement that Kuwait had welcomed the agreement when it TEHRAN: Iranian MPs burn a US flag in parliament yesterday. — AFP was announced in 2015, especially since it KUWAIT: A pedestrian shields himself from the rain with a supermarket flyer was endorsed by UN Security Council reso- yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat lution 2231. worries and concerns of countries in the to take a certain stance toward the pact, At that time, Kuwait underlined the neces- region resulting from Iran’s negative conduct Kuwait understands and respects the US sity of Iran honoring its full commitments in with these states. move, the source noted. The foreign ministry KUWAIT: The Sarrayat season is in full the dust storm, which reduced horizontal line with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Kuwait has always emphasized the neces- stressed Kuwait’s unwavering stance calling swing as dust storms and heavy rain hit vision to less than 1,000 m, Abdulaziz Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive sity of non-interference in the internal affairs for turning the Middle East into a zone free Kuwait yesterday, but weather condi- Al-Qarawi told KUNA.
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