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TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 • 24 SHA’BAAN 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6813 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar

PM attends Mideast conference Emir to attend GCC Move to involve leaders’ meeting

DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will head companies in to the Kingdom of Saudi Ara- bia today to take part in the 16th Consultative Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) Lead- charity work ers due to be held in Jeddah. Emir holds phone call with Turkish PM need, funding of community train- ing programs, distribution of meals The Ministry of to workers and families, and contrib- DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim Economy and uting to the treatment of low-income bin Hamad Al Thani held a tel- patients. ephone call yesterday with Commerce, in Al Baraka is the fourth in a Turkish Prime Minister Binali collaboration series of initiatives launched by the Yildirim during which the Emir ministry to mark the holy month congratulated him on the occa- with Eid Charity, of Ramadan under the theme sion of his assumption as prime launches Al Baraka “#Aqal_Min_Al_Wajeb”, meaning Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani attending minister, wishing him success “#the_least_we_can _do” in Arabic. the opening of the Enriching the Middle East’s Economic Future Conference at Sheraton Doha Hotel, in his duties. initiative to raise The Al Baraka endowment fund yesterday. Qatar’s GDP is projected to achieve stable growth of about 4.3 percent during this year, They reviewed brotherly rela- will be established under the super- said Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani. tions and ways of enhancing them, QR36m in donations vision of Eid Charity which aims to and discussed a number of issues during Ramadan collect QR36m in donations. of common concern. Nawaf Abdullah Al Hammadi, with support of Eid Charity Executive Manager of companies. Resources Development and Media, said yesterday that more than 20 companies have already expressed Qatar may be first to launch 5G services their interest to join the initiative. The drive will continue even after The Peninsula Ramadan. By Mohammad Shoeb go on trial by the end of 2018, which is strive to provide a very high band- possible for people, things, and org- “This is an initiative open to eve- The Peninsula slated to be launched commercially by width on mobile broadband. And in naisations in Qatar to get connected ryone in the business sector, without 2020 worldwide. this regard, Ooredoo signed an agree- with the rest of the world. Being the any specific time limit. We have tied “We believe 2020 is very far away. ment with Huawei in Barcelona to only telecom service provider with DOHA: The Ministry of Economy up with the Ministry of Economy and So we are trying with manufacturers build the region’s first 5G R&D Centre high bandwidth capability, we are and Commerce, in collaboration Commerce because it is responsi- DOHA: Qatar is expected to become and other concerned entities such as in Qatar, aiming to conduct all kinds also working as a catalysts to attract with Eid Charity has launched ble for trade and business and as a the first country in the world to ITU and GSM Association (organiser of possible research studies related to businesses to invest in the country,” a new initiative, Al Baraka continuation of our partnership with launch 5G mobile network services, of Mobile World Congress) to bring the future technology and innovation. Al Sayed added. (Blessing), that aims to involve the ministry,” Al Hammadi told The said a top official of Ooredoo Qatar, the launch date forward,” Waleed Al The works on the Centre, accord- “Our company has signed agree- companies and businesses in Peninsula yesterday. country’s leading telecom services Sayed, CEO of Ooredoo Qatar told The ing to Al Sayed, is progressing in full ments with scores of organizations local charity projects. “Over the past 20 years of Eid provider. Peninsula. swing in a very high security area. in Qatar, including the Ministry of The initiative seeks to raise Charity, most of the donations were In this regard, Ooredoo, the Qatar- He added: “Although this is not in Once ready Ooredoo will announced Foreign Affairs to connect all the QR36m during Ramadan by from individuals. So we have decided based telecom giant, is negotiating with our hands but we are trying our level about it in a media gathering . embassies. We have also signed encouraging companies to donate to address the companies and busi- various stakeholders and organisations, best for this. We also want to prom- He said that the local engineers agreements with Al Jazeera Network a percentage of their profits to nesses directly to get them involved including the Geneva-based Interna- ise the people of Qatar that we will and students from Qatar-based uni- and beIN (sports TV network) to con- Eid Charity to be spent on charity in charity work,” he added. tional Telecommunication Union (ITU), be the first in the world to launch 5G versities will also be allowed to have nect their offices across the world.” projects inside Qatar. The projects to advance the launch date of 5G serv- services.” access to the R&D Centre for exper- include providing aid to families in → Continued on page 3 ices. The 5G technology is expected to He said that the company always iments. “We are doing everything → Continued on page 3

Al Kawari calls Kids protest Turkey slams use of force for solidarity in anti-terror fight on France protesters

QNA Anatolia forces, which keeps getting harsher, and call on officials to avoid using disproportionate force on the demonstrators. BRUSSELS: Qatar’s candidate to ANKARA: Turkey has slammed “We believe all necessary meas- the post of the Director-General the harsh treatment of labour pro- ures will be promptly taken by of the United Nations Educational, testers in France, calling on French French authorities to ensure that Scientific and Cultural Organiza- officials to avoid using “dispropor- peace is restored and the demon- tion (Unesco) and Cultural Adviser tionate force”. strations take place in a democratic at the Emiri Diwan, H E Dr Hamad “Since February, France has and peaceful manner,” he said. bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari stressed been the scene of street protests and A wave of strikes began in the the need for the cooperation and strikes over the labour law reforms country last year over the contro- solidarity of the international com- which are currently being debated at versial proposed labour reforms, munity to fight terrorism. the National Assembly and the Sen- which would give employers Terrorism is a common threat ate,” Foreign Ministry spokesman greater freedom to cut pay and of whole humanity and it does not Tanju Bilgic said yesterday, adding lay off workers. They would also differentiate between its targets, that the incidents are growing “more weaken unions’ power to negotiate he said, condemning all forms of violent”. over such issues as working hours, terrorism. Al Kawari laid a wreath Bilgic called on both the French which in France average 35 hours at the memorial of the victims of Palestinian children hold placards and images of their family members who are in Israeli jails, in front authorities and protesters to show a week. terrorist attacks at the Maelbeek restraint so that the situation can Strikes at the country’s oil of the Red Cross headquarters in the West Bank city of Hebron, yesterday. They are protesting against metro station along with Mayor of calm down as soon as possible. refineries in particular created a sig- the reduction of jail visits from bi-weekly to monthly. Brussels Yvan Mayeur and Qatar’s “We are concerned about the nificant shortage at petrol stations, Ambassador to Belgium Sheikh Ali intervention of French security most of which are now reopened. bin Jassim Al Thani who is also the Head of Mission of Qatar to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato). Dr Al Kawari expressed sym- Qatari women’s share in job market limited to govt sector: Academic pathy with the victims’ families from different nationalities and thanked the Mayor of Brussels for giving him By Mohammed Osman woman academic. Citing a 2016 report involvement of women in the job Al Mufath said that women in developed by the government to such a humanitarian opportunity. The Peninsula on the GCC job market, Hind Al Muf- market, their share is still limited to Qatar still do not have access to top encourage women to work, she added. For his part, the Mayor thanked tah, Vice President of Administration government sector and even in this and quality positions despite their Asked why Qatari women prefer to work Qatar’s Unesco candidate for his and Finance at the Doha Institute sector they are mostly in educa- qualification and high involvement in the government sector, Al Muftah said humanitarian initiative that would DOHA: Despite legal, institutional for Graduate Studies said that the tion and health, Al Muftah told The in the labour market, compared that it is because of secure work envi- have a profound impact on the and governmental support to Qatari Qatari women represent 50 per cent Peninsula. She was speaking on the to other GCC states. This is mainly ronment, less working hours, better families of the victims. working women, their share in the job of national labour market. sidelines of the first annual Family because of social and cultural reasons salaries, flexible management and less market is mostly limited to the gov- Despite government, legal and Policy Forum at the Qatar National and lack of proper implementation of work pressure. → Picture on page 3 ernment sector, says a noted Qatari institutional support and high Convention Center (QNCC) yesterday. the supporting rules and regulations → Continued on page 6

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Premier meets Kyrgyz envoy visits The Peninsula British Foreign Secretary

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DOHA: Prime Minister and Inte- rior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and his delegation. The meeting reviewed rela- Editor-in-Chief ofThe Peninsula, Dr. Khalid Al-Shafi, received tions between the two countries, Kyrgyzstan’s first Ambassador to Qatar, Nuran Niyazaliev, and means of enhancing and develop- Second Secretary Azamat Kaibaliev, in his office yesterday. Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with British Foreign ing them, and the latest regional Pic: Salim M / The Peninsula Secretary Philip Hammond in Doha yesterday. developments.

Deputy Premier meets Darfur Qatar to mark World No Tobacco Day today delegations By Sidi Mohamed in health centres to support smok- 3.4 percent of family members who 500 metres from schools and other The Peninsula ers to kick the habit. were smoking shisha. educational institutions. Doha: Deputy Prime Min- The Ministry of Public Dr Sheikha Al Anoud bint About 9.8 percent of students Dr Ahmad Al Mulla, Head, ister and Minister of Health, PHCC and Mohamed Al Thani, Director, Health surveyed were smoking cigarette Smoking Cessation Clinic, HMC, State for Cabinet Affairs Protection and Non-Communicable and the percentage of people who said studies show that smoking is H E Ahmed bin Abdul- DOHA: Qatar joins the rest of the HMC to hold activities Diseases at the Ministry, stressed never smoked but were exposed to the major cause of death around the lah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud world today to celebrate World No to raise awareness that the Ministry is keen to combat smoke rose to 23.1 percent com- world, and other diseases related to yesterday met Dr Martin Tobacco Day, with awareness activ- about the dangers of tobacco in all its types. pared to 13.1 in 2007. it create a large burden on health- Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, ities under the theme ‘Get ready for De Al Anoud said the Ministry, The Tobacco Control Unit at the care services. Joint Special Represent- plain packaging’ chosen by World smoking. in collaboration with the Ministry of Ministry of Public Health is con- “The clinic receives several ative and Joint Chief Health Organisation. Development Planning and Statis- ducting inspection and monitoring patients seeking support to get out Mediator AU/UN for Dar- The Ministry of Public Health, tics and under WHO’s supervision, campaigns at public and private of their addiction to nicotine and we fur, and Chairman of the Primary Health Care Corporation prepared an international survey on institutions, sports clubs, restau- help them to stop smoking not only mission of UNAMID, and (PHCC) and Hamad Medical Cor- be held from 8am to noon. adults consuming tobacco in 2013. rants and markets to ensure strict cigarettes but also shisha,” said Dr a delegation from Sudan poration (HMC) are organising Medical cadres from PHCC, The survey targeted individu- implementation of the ban on smok- Al Mulla. Liberation Army/Move- activities to raise awareness about including doctors from Smoking als living with their families and ing in public places. The Smoking Cessation Clinics ment led by Mini Arko the dangers of smoking. Cessation Clinics and social and aged 15 and above. It showed that Inspectors at the unit are also this year also received many peo- Minawi and another At HMC, the campaign, which nutrition specialists will also hold 12.1 percent of 8,571 families sur- monitoring the ban on sale of ciga- ple, mostly youth, seeking help to from Justice and Equal- targets employees and visitors, will awareness activities and lectures veyed were smoking, in addition to rettes and tobacco in stores less than stop smoking. ity Movement led by Dr Jibril Ibrahim. Talks dealt with the possibility of the two movements joining the Al Kawari pays tribute to terror victims Al Baraka initiative peace process on the basis of the Doha Doc- ument for Peace in Darfur. aims to raise QR36m Al Mahmoud and Dr Uhomoibhi will continue consultations with both in the initial phase movements to reach common grounds that Continued from page 1 could pave the way for Charity had urged all companies the movements joining to participate in the initiative. They the peace process. “We aim to raise QR36m in the may fill in the online application initial phase and will go the next available on Eid Charity’s website, or phases. Companies are free to decide visit the headquarters of the Charity Qatar-Turkey visa the amount that they are intending to where they can make their dona- donate, whether it be one-day rev- tions with the Human Resources waiver takes effect enue or one-month revenue,” said department and then obtain a cer- Al Hammadi. tificate of registration for Al Baraka. Doha: An agreement Tariq Abdul Aziz Al Sada, The ministry said will soon on the abolition of visa Director of Public Relations and launch the “Iktisadi” bank card requirements for hold- Communications at Ministry of campaign and another campaign ers of Qatari passports Economy and Commerce, said: to bolster the productivity of bak- took effect on May 28, “Through this initiative, the Minis- eries and regulate gold and jewellery said an official source at try of Economy and Commerce aims businesses, as part of its Ramadan the Department of Consu- to encourage companies to contrib- campaign. It will also intensify its lar Affairs at the Foreign Qatar’s candidate for the post of the Director-General of Unesco and Cultural Adviser at the Emiri Diwan, ute to community development and inspection campaigns to monitor Ministry. H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, along with Mayor of Brussels, Yvan Mayeur, and Qatari actively support sustainable pro- markets and business activities dur- The deal was signed Ambassador to Belgium and Head of Qatari Mission to the European Union and Nato, Sheikh Ali bin grams which benefit the society ing Ramadan. between Qatar and Tur- and Qatar. The success of compa- The ministry has invited the Jassim Al Thani, yesterday laid a wreath at the memorial for the victims of terrorist attacks at the key on December 2 last nies is no longer measured by their public to follow its various accounts Maelbeek metro station. year. profitability alone, but also by their on social media platforms including contribution to community develop- Instagram, snapchat and YouTube ment as part of their corporate social under the name MEC_QATAR and responsibility efforts.” to subscribe to its WatsApp account GCC Universities Funding Programme launched The ministry, along with Eid on the number: 66111400

The Peninsula Ooredoo ‘does not see apps as a threat’ DOHA: Qatar University (QU), in collaboration with eight GCC univer- sities, has announced the ‘GCC-wide Continued from page 1 Universities Funding Programme’. The programme aims at foster- ing collaboration between GCC higher Asked about the impact of the education institutions, facilitating pervasive use of Internet Protocol researcher and student exchange and Mode, such as WhatsApp, Skype and providing an easily, accessible plat- Viber, to make voice calls, especially form for research training to graduate Participants at the inaugural meeting of GCC-Wide Universities Funding Programme. overseas, on the Company’s revenue, students and PhD holders. he said that initially Ooredoo was It also aims at breaking down worried about it as the demand for barriers, creating a genuine single & Resources Sustainability; Social establish and enhance research col- researchers and research institutions traditional voice call and SMS serv- market for GCC grant challenges, Change and Identity; Population, laboration among GCC universities in the GCC and a cross-pollination ices started going down significantly, generating more research capabil- Health & Wellness; and Information and institutions; foster collabora- research platform to students and but the Company adapted the situa- ities and expertise within the bloc and Communication Technology cov- tion between researchers; develop researchers by creating exchange tion instead of fighting against it, by and further enhancing regional ering sciences, arts and humanities. research networks; optimally uti- opportunities. QU hosted the inau- transforming the challenge into an research networking. With up to Dr Hassan Rashid Al Derham, lise resources, infrastructure and gural meeting on the initiative during opportunity. four projects expected to be funded President, QU, said, “We have taken expertise to the joint advantage of the which University of Nizwa; Ameri- “We at Ooredoo do not see these annually, researchers from institu- the initiative to expand our leader- region; build trust; develop relation- can University of Sharjah; and Sultan apps as a threat. Nearly two years ago Ooredoo Chief Executive Officer tions in the region are encouraged to ship role among GCC universities as ships across institutions; learn from Qaboos University signed up. Others we started working on it taking it as a Waleed Al Sayed submit applications that align with knowledge and expertise-sharing each other’s experiences; and help include King Saud University; King new opportunity. We have migrated GCC research priorities, including is fundamental to solving regional the region advance scientifically in a Abdullah University of Science and our business to become a data ena- more than 60 percent,” he said. basic and applied research. Four problems and challenges as we concerted manner to fulfil the aspira- Technology; Kuwait University; Uni- bler. And today we sell more data Al Sayed cautioned that compa- priority areas have been outlined aspire towards a knowledge-based tion for a knowledge-based economy. versity of Bahrain; and DARIS Centre than selling voice and SMS services. nies that are continuing to stick with for the first round of collaborative society. The programme seeks to It will also provide opportunity for for Scientific Research and Technol- By the end of this year, the share of voice and SMS services, are going to proposals — Energy, Environment build national human capital in GCC; collaboration among outstanding ogy Development. revenues from data is expected to be face a very big failure in the future. 04 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 HOME Over 350 health professionals complete MRI course

University of Toronto. The intensive course included sessions focused on the optimisation The three-day intensive of MRI protocols, updated MRI applications for training covered abdominal hepatobiliary diseases (associated with the liver and biliary system), pancreatic diseases, and pelvic imaging for gastro-intestinal, kidney, prostate, adrenal participants from Qatar and gynaecological disorders, as well as case- based reporting and panel discussions. and the region. Dr Ahmed Omar, Chairman, Clinical Imaging; and Chairperson, Qatar Clinical Abdominal MRI Course (QCAM) 2016, high- The Peninsula lighted the importance of such meetings for HMC professionals and their impact on the service quality provided by the clinical imag- ing department. DOHA: More than 350 radiologists, technol- Dr Adham Darweesh, Senior Consult- ogists and other allied health professionals ant and Head, Body Imaging Section, Hamad from Qatar and the region have completed a General Hospital, and QCAM Course Director, three-day intensive MRI (magnetic resonance stressed the importance of the course. He said imaging) course covering abdominal and pel- such events are a fundamental component of vic imaging. ensuring HMC’s clinical imaging professionals The training course in progress. Organised by Hamad Medical Corporation remain up-to-date with the latest international (HMC) in collaboration with Canadian-based standards in MRI practice. “It is about helping clinical imaging profes- imaging services and innovative solutions,” Dr. to HMC staff, representatives from the Pri- University Health Network and Massachu- “The intensive programme is designed to sionals provide the best possible patient care Darweesh said. This is the second time HMC mary Health Care Corporation and the private setts General Hospital, the course featured enhance and strengthen skills in MRI abdom- and improving the overall health of Qatar’s has held the QCAM course, with the inaugu- healthcare sector, as well as GCC medical cen- speakers from Harvard University and the inal imaging and intervention. population through state-of-the-art medical ral event taking place in May 2015. In addition tres, also participated in the course. Doha Bank CEO wins ‘Green Economy Visionary Award’ QU reviews studies among kids with The Peninsula respiratory problems

DOHA: Dr R Seetharaman, CEO, Doha The Peninsula Bank, was honoured with the ‘Green Econ- omy Visionary Award’ at the 2016 Union of Arab Banks (UAB) International Banking Summit held under the auspices of Italy’s DOHA: Three clinical studies among children with res- Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Italy from piratory problems were discussed at a recent seminar at May 29 to 30. Qatar University (QU). The studies were held for babies Dr Seetharaman received the award aged 18 months and less with bronchiolitis and children from Mohammed Jarrah Al Sabah, Chair- with asthma, aged 2-14 years. man, Union of Arab Banks, in the presence The Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at QU hosted of Wissam H Fattouh, Secretary-General a seminar ‘Research in Paediatric Emergency Depart- of the union; Mohammad Machnouk, Leb- ment – Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC),’ to inform anon’s Minister of Environment; Sarkis QU Health Cluster researchers and academics about Yoghourtdjian, Adviser, Federal Reserve research activities running at the Paediatric Emer- Board, Washington, DC; Mustapha Bak- gency Centre. koury, President du Directoire, MASEN, The seminar delivered by Prof Khaled Al Ansari, Morocco; and Michele Caparello; Adviser Director, Paediatric Emergency Centres, HMC, and Asso- to the Executive Board, European Cen- ciate Professor of Clinical Paediatrics at Weill Cornell tral Bank. Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q), brought together partici- The award was given for Dr Seethar- pants from the Health Cluster and HMC, Dr Asmaa Al aman’s contribution for close to two Doha Bank CEO Dr R Seetharaman (fourth right) receiving the award during the summit. Thani, Director, BRC, and Dean, College of Health Sci- decades to environment friendly activi- ences, and other faculty and staff. ties and promoting Green economies. “Green Banking promotes environ- capital subject to a cap of 10 percent of risk He highlighted the initiatives under- Prof Al Ansari briefed the audience on the five pae- Dr Seetharaman said he would like to mental-friendly practices and reduces weighted capital towards green banking taken under his leadership as part of green diatric emergency centres in Qatar and services they dedicate the award to Sheikh Abdulla bin carbon footprint from banking activities. or clean development mechanism (CDM) banking by the bank provide to the community. He also spoke about the three Saoud Al Thani, Governor, QCB, and the The global financial crisis has made me or any sustainable development projects, “Doha Bank has promoted paperless clinical studies. He compared the efficiency of saline Board of Directors of Doha Bank, and his rethink on green banking,” he said. taking into consideration carbon emis- banking, Internet banking, SMS bank- solution in pre-hospital treatment of acute bronchioli- colleagues for support for pursuing envi- He said every bank should ear- sions prevailing in the economy in which ing, phone banking and ATM banking tis on the first study ‘Nebulised 5 percent or 3 percent ronment friendly activities. mark minimum 10 percent of Tier 1 the bank operates. and online channels such as Doha Souq, Hypertonic or 0.9 percent Saline for the Treatment of The greenhouse gas emissions need to E-Remittances and Online Bill Payments. It Acute Infant Bronchiolitis: A Randomised Trial’. be estimated for major economic sectors has launched Green Credit Card and Green “The study showed the importance of hypertonic in areas of operation to determine car- Account. saline nebulisation in the improvement of the severity bon footprint. Based on carbon footprint “It also has a Green Banking Website of bronchiolitis in children suffering from viral bron- in economic sectors, initiatives should be which integrates the bank’s initiatives in chiolitis,” he said. proposed to promote green economies promoting environmental safety with the On the second study ‘Oral Dexamethasone for Bron- such as lending for green projects, CDM community by reaching out to the public chiolitis: A Randomised Trial’, he highlighted the effect scheme and paperless banking. and private sectors,” he added. of dexamethasone treatment administered with salb- utamol for patients with bronchiolitis and asthma. On the third study ‘Inhaled Magnesium for Mod- erate and Severe Paediatric Asthma: A Randomised Controlled Trial,’ he pointed to the efficiency of inhaled magnesium for the treatment of moderate and severe paediatric asthma. “The use of nebulised magnesium sulfate with combined nebulised bronchodilator and systemic steroids can be effective for the treatment of children with moderate or severe asthma,” he added.

GCC meeting on civil retirement begins

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DOHA: The 37th meeting of the Standing Technical Committee of the GCC Civil Retirement and Social Secu- rity started yesterday. Qatar is hosting the meeting represented by the Gen- eral Retirement and Social Insurance Authority (GRSIA), Qatar News Agency reports. The two-day meeting will review progress of apply- ing insurance protection extension system for GCC nationals and latest developments in qualifying train- ers specialised in retirement issues, among others. It will also discuss joint programmes and projects and exchange experiences and expertise. Ali Al Kuwari, Director, Contributors Department, GRSIA, stressed the keenness of the GCC retirement authorities to provide all means for decent livelihoods for members and hailed continued cooperation and coordination among them. He said the meeting is part of regular meetings of the committee to review pension procedures and fol- low up progress of the application of modern insurance systems. He thanked committee members and represent- atives of the retirement and social insurance in GCC countries for accepting the invitation and said GRSIA is keen to host such meetings on regular basis to pro- mote GCC cooperation and relations. HOME TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 05

Retaj Hotels & Hospitality wins 3 awards

The Luxury Family Hotel; Best Website; and Best General Manager awards were presented at 2015 World Luxury Hotel The Vodafone Qatar booth at College of Business and Economics Awards ceremony in Building H08 on female campus. Hong Kong. Vodafone opens booth The Peninsula at Qatar University DOHA: Retaj Hotels & Hospitality has won three awards at 2015 World Lux- ury Hotel Awards Gala ceremony in Hong Kong. The Peninsula platform for the exchange of infor- Retaj Al Rayyan Hotel won the mation and best practices to benefit Luxury Family Hotel Award; Retaj our students and is part of the vital Royal Doha won the Best Website academic role the faculty plays at Award and Retaj Residence Al Cor- DOHA: Vodafone inaugurated its QU.” niche won the Best General Manager new booth at Qatar University (QU), Vodafone is working with stu- Award. The awards recognise luxury in College of Business and Econom- dents to help them enjoy their hotels for their world-class facilities ics, Building H08, female campus. student life on campus, and develop and service excellence provided to It is a new platform in line with their career paths off campus in guests. Retaj Hotels & Hospitality Mostafa Abu El Soud, General Manager, Retaj Al Rayyan Hotel, with Ahmed Khorshed, General Manager, Retaj the first-year anniversary of the workshops and trainings provided by thanked its valued customers for their memorandum of understanding professionals. Students also have the trust and contribution to receiving the Royale Doha; Omar Mehanna, General Manager, Retaj Residence Al Corniche; the corporate team headed Vodafone and QU signed in 2015. benefit to enjoy Vodafone services awards by casting their votes on the by Mohamed Darwish, Regional Director of Marketing & E-commerce in charge of Business Development; Aimed at offering a wide range without having to go to the compa- award website. and Amr Ghazi, Regional Director of Sales, with the awards. of products and services to students, ny’s retail stores. the booth also serves to engage with Vodafone also plans entertain- students and provide them with ment and engagement activities led career advice, entertainment and and produced by students. a lot more. Vodafone and QU signed the Qatar Chamber and Qatar Businesswomen Forum back Heya Mohamed Al Sadah, Chief Oper- MoU to collaborate in education ating Officer, Vodafone Qatar, said: and research areas, and exchange “The idea of a booth at QU stemmed scientists and researchers for The Peninsula promoting sustainable development deliver business events where inno- positive attitude towards female entre- from the concept that students know instructional and training initiatives in Qatar and the region,” said Sheikha vators and entrepreneurs can promote preneurship by empowering them with what they want, and empowering in business, finance and informa- Alsulaiti, spokesperson for Design Qatar as a business destination.” new opportunities and acknowledging them to reach their potential and tion technology. Both sides organised Creationz. Ibtihaj Ahmed Al Ahmadani, Board them as powerful drivers of economic achieve the extraordinary was the joint conferences, seminars and DOHA: The ninth edition of Heya “We are delighted with the strong Member, QC, and Chairman, QBWF, development.” important thing to do. The booth is workshops. Arabian Fashion Exhibition will be support extended by exhibition part- said the organisations are keen to Organisers confirmed that book- a pleasant area for students to enjoy Vodafone has assigned stu- supported by Qatar Chamber (QC) and ners QC and QBF. Their encouragement take part in the exhibition as strategic ings for exhibition stands are in final free time between classes and dur- dents to run the Vodafone Falla Qatar Businesswomen Forum (QBWF) is vital for boosting skills of female partners to support the development stage and only a few spots remain avail- ing break.” Club on campus where students help as strategic partners. designers working to become entrepre- of opportunities for businesswomen able. Organised by QTA and delivered Dr. Nitham Hindi, Dean, Admin- spearhead programmes and initia- Both institutions believe that neurs in their field. With Qatar Tourism to showcase their work in local and by Design Creationz, the exhibition will istration and Economics Faculty, tives to help each other achieve the harnessing the potential of woman Authority’s (QTA) support, we hope to regional platforms. Our support for be held from June 2 to 6 at Doha Exhi- QU, said, “The booth will serve as a extraordinary. entrepreneurs is important in work together with these partners to the exhibition is a rallying call for a bition and Convention Centre. RAF and Lulu launch ‘Shop & Donate’ project

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DOHA: For the third consecutive year, Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Serv- ices (RAF) and Lulu Hypermarket yesterday launched a Ramadan Mar- keting Qatar Project, ‘Shop & Donate’. The Lulu Group will donate up to 10 percent of profits on over 300 products to RAF to support RAF projects implemented for poor and needy people. The project was launched in all branches of Lulu Hypermarket as part a cooperation agreement, which Dr Mohammed Salah Ibrahim, General Manager, RAF, with Shaijan M is renewed annually and includes this O, Regional Director, Lulu Group; Shanavas P M, Regional Manager; year a charity market for hundreds of and Sanju Philip, Commercial Executive, during the contract renewal products, starting from the last week of Shaaban until the end of Ramadan. ceremony. The renewal of the deal was announced at a press conference, branches of Lulu Hypermarket in over the success of the partnership attended by Dr Mohammed Salah Qatar. The project has also been with RAF and said the project, which Ibrahim, General Manager, RAF; expanded in terms of the numbers has gained popularity across Qatar, Shaijan M O, Regional Director, Lulu of goods. We seek to realise a part- will feature more quality products, Group; Shanavas P M, Regional Man- nership based on goodness and including electrical items and home ager; and Sanju Philip, Commercial cooperation to continue charity work accessories. Executive. in Qatar.” He praised efforts of the Shanavas said: “Our custom- Dr Ibrahim said: “It is one of the Lulu Group and its execution of the ers are the driving force behind the distinguished projects and has wit- initiative, which is testament to its success of the initiative, with their nessed steady growth. Two years eagerness to participate in humani- acceptance and generosity towards ago, we launched it at one branch, tarian services in Qatar. the social cause, which has been but today we haver started it at all Shaijan expressed happiness instrumental in its expansion. Domasco offers free AC check-ups

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DOHA: Now that the very hot summer months are here, Domasco is offering free AC check-ups on any Honda, Volvo, GAC or Proton model that is more than a year old. The campaign runs until July 31. Faisal Sharif, Managing Director, said, “We want to ensure the best AC performance for all our customers during this sweltering weather. “The campaign is part of our commitment to deliver the best customer care serv- ice that creates a one-of-a-kind customer experience.” The complimentary AC inspection includes 18-point AC and cooling system check-ups and will recommend The campaign covers any Honda, Volvo, GAC or remedial measures if needed to attain optimum cool- Proton model that is more than one year-old and ing performance. runs until July 31. Padmanabhan Narayanan, National Aftersales Man- ager, said, “We continue our commitment to provide the booster will enhance our customers’ driving experience best value-based customer experience through this cam- during this summer.” Customers are invited to get their paign. Comprehensive free AC check-ups and exclusive vehicles checked and can book the service on (toll free offers on anti-bacterial treatment and AC performance phone 8008123) or by visiting the nearest service centre. 06 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 HOME / MIDDLE EAST

Damaged buildings Kuwait upholds Bahrain raises death sentence for mosque oppn leader’s jail blast ringleader term to nine years AFP

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s Supreme clashing with police. Court yesterday upheld the death Occasional small bomb attacks sentence handed down to the main Sheikh Ali Salman, the have killed police officers in the convict in the Islamic State (IS) Secretary-General of Al country, which hosts the US Navy’s group bombing of a Shia mosque Wefaq, now faces nine 5th Fleet. that killed 26 people. The case against Salman relates The court confirmed the sen- years behind bars, up to speeches he gave between 2012 tence of capital punishment passed from an earlier four, on and 2014, though Al Wefaq has said on Abdulrahman Sabah Saud, a charges that included his words were taken out of context. stateless man who drove the Saudi He was convicted and sentenced by suicide bomber to the mosque in incitement and a lower court in June. June last year. insulting the Interior Both sides appealed that verdict, The court also upheld jail Ministry. with the court ruling yesterday in terms of between two and 15 years favor of the prosecution while reject- for eight people, including four ing Salman’s appeal, according to women, and acquitted 15 others a statement carried by the official including three women. Bahrain News Agency. The court did not hear the AP Salman was sentenced to seven Residents walk past buildings which were damaged during operations and clashes between Turkish appeals of five others -- four Sau- years in prison on three charges security forces and Kurdish militants, in Yuksekova in the southeastern Hakkari province, Turkey, dis and a stateless man -- who had that included “promoting forceful yesterday. been sentenced to death in absen- change of the political regime” and tia by a lower court. DUBAI: A Bahraini appeals court inciting disobedience. A two-year Under Kuwaiti law, sentences yesterday more than doubled the sentence related to the comments issued in absentia are not reviewed prison term for the country’s top Shia against the Interior Ministry, which by higher courts until those con- opposition figure in a ruling that his oversees the police forces, was also victed appear in person. political bloc blasted as “unaccept- upheld, according to BNA. Witnesses Kuwait jails 3 royals for insulting Emir The four Saudi men still at able and provocative.” reported heavy security outside the large include two brothers who Sheikh Ali Salman now faces courthouse ahead of yesterday’s smuggled the explosives belt used nine years behind bars, up from an ruling. Reuters Kuwaiti courts do not speak to the open political systems in the Gulf in the attack into Kuwait from earlier four, following his conviction Salman’s lawyer, Jalila Al Sayed, media and the government does not and elected lawmakers and media neighbouring Saudi Arabia. The last year on charges that included expressed disappointment with the comment on ongoing court cases commentators often attack the gov- fifth man is a stateless Arab. incitement and insulting the Inte- decision. Her client only sought to unless it is directly involved. ernment and senior ruling family Twenty-nine defendants, rior Ministry. exercise his right to free expres- DUBAI: A Kuwaiti court sentenced One of the convicted men is members over policy. including seven women, had been Salman is the secretary-general sion and call for “peaceful means three members of the country’s ruling Sheikh Athbi Al Fahad Al Sabah, a But the Emir has the final say in charged with helping the Saudi of Al Wefaq, the country’s largest Shia to achieve Bahraini people’s goals family to five years in jail yesterday former intelligence chief and brother political matters and criticising him is suicide bomber attack a Shiite political group. He was a key figure in to implement a true constitutional for insulting the Gulf state’s ruler and of influential sports power broker forbidden. It is not the first time that mosque in the capital, which was Bahrain’s 2011 Arab Spring-inspired monarchy and political, social and judiciary on an internet messaging Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, the ruling family members have been pros- the bloodiest in Kuwait’s history. uprising, which was dominated by economic reforms,” she said. service, a defendant in the case said, defendant said. Sheikh Athbi is also a ecuted for sensitive remarks. Sheikh An IS-affiliated group call- the island nation’s Shiite majority and She will consult with her client confirming local media reports. nephew of Kuwait’s Emir, H H Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad was given a sus- ing itself Najd Province claimed sought greater political rights from the before deciding to challenge the The court handed out jail terms Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah. pended prison sentence and a fine in the bombing as well as suicide Sunni monarchy. ruling in the Court of Cassation, the to three other men as well as to the All but one of the convicted men December 2015 for quoting remarks by attacks on two Shia mosques in Authorities crushed the initial highest court of appeal. Al Wefaq three royals, the defendant, one of were found guilty of sending the the emir without permission. In 2012 Saudi Arabia in May last year. uprising in a matter of weeks with said yesterday’s decision “indicates seven people acquitted in the case, insulting messages on a Whatsapp police released a ruling family mem- Najd is the central region of Saudi help from Saudi Arabia and the the regime’s insistence to ignore the said. The defendants convicted intend group. The court judged this a public ber after holding him for several days Arabia. The Sunni extremists of IS United Arab Emirates. Localised calls for a solution to the crisis and to appeal their sentences, he added. space and its contents therefore pun- over remarks on Twitter in which he consider Shias to be heretics and protests continue in Shia communi- entrenches the exacerbating politi- The defendant declined to be ishable by law, the defendant said. accused the authorities of corruption have repeatedly attacked Shia tar- ties, with young activists frequently cal crisis in Bahrain.” named because the case is ongoing. Kuwait has one of the most and called for political reforms. gets in the region. Jordan heads to polls in September Egypt court sentences Brotherhood leader to life

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AFP Mohamed Badie, the Brother- his ouster by the army in 2013. Hun- supporters set up protest camps and hood’s supreme guide, has already dreds have been sentenced to death, demonstrated against his overthrow. AMMAN: Jordan is heading into parliamentary elections by September, been sentenced to death and prison although many have appealed and The police killed hundreds of his after King Abdullah II dissolved the current legislature. terms in other trials. won retrials. supporters in clashes, including more The monarch also appointed a new prime minister, Hani Mulki, who CAIRO: An Egyptian court yesterday The court also sentenced 48 Yesterday, the court convicted than 600 on August 14, 2013 as they will oversee preparations for new elections. sentenced the Muslim Brotherhood’s defendants to jail terms ranging from Badie and the other defendants of dispersed a Cairo protest camp. Political analyst Bassam Badareen said Monday that the appoint- leader and 35 other people to life in three to 15 years, and acquitted 20 involvement in clashes in the Suez Mursi, a senior Brotherhood ment of Mulki, a prominent economist, signals that “the king wants prison over violent clashes after the others. Canal city of Ismailiya that killed leader, had won the country’s first to see a government that puts the economy as a first priority.” army overthrew Islamist president The authorities have arrested three people. free election in 2012, more than a Jordan’s monarch dissolved parliament on Sunday, paving the way Mohamed Mursi, a judicial official thousands of Brotherhood leaders The country was rocked by year after a popular uprising ousted for new elections within four months, as required by the constitution. said. and members, including Morsi, since violence for weeks after Morsi’s veteran strongman Hosni Mubarak. Two women dead in Tunisia mine blast

AFP said the two were killed while gathering herbs mountains have been ongoing for several days. when the home-made device exploded near Demining formed part of the military oper- the base of Mount Sammama in the Kasser- ation, Oueslati said. ine region, where a military operation is under On Sunday, media reported “bombard- TUNIS: A landmine blast killed two women and way. The third woman was seriously wounded ments” in the area, which is close to the border wounded a third yesterday near Mount Sam- and flown to hospital by military helicopter, he with Algeria. mama, Tunisia’s defence ministry said, blaming added. The mine was probably laid by “terror- A soldier was wounded earlier this month “terrorist elements”. ist elements”, Oueslati added. Intense military when a mine exploded on Mount Sammama Ministry spokesman Belhassen Oueslati operations against jihadists holed up in the which is adjacent to Mount Chaambi.

The First Annual Family Policy Forum on “Rethinking the Work-Family Reconciliation Policies in GCC” at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha yesterday. Picture: Salim M / The Peninsula Qatari working women face many challenges

→ Continued from page 1 Qatari women during the nineties have ena- There are many challenges facing Qatari bled them to obtain good level of education and working women including long working hours The two-day forum is being organized by take part in the comprehensive development of and short maternity leave, said Al Jehani. The Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), a the country, speakers at the forum observed. situation is worse for those working in the pri- member of Qatar Foundation in collaboration Noor Al Malki Al Jehani , Executive Director vate sector which is discouraging them to join with the Ministry of Administrative Devel- of the DIFI, told this daily, that the aim of the private companies, Al Jehani added. opment, Labor and Social Affairs, and the forum is to enhance the knowledge base in fam- Dr Said Al Masri, a sociologist from Cairo Executive Bureau of the GCC Council of Min- ily related issues in the Arab world, exchange University drew a comparison between the isters for Social Affairs under the theme of views and experiences and to make family societies of GCC states and European countries. “Rethinking the Work-Family Reconciliation issues a priority for policy-makers. However, Both face the challenges related to demography Policies in the GCC”. setting up policies is the responsibility of gov- because of foreign work force and migration The government’s significant support to ernments in the respective countries. and low number of national work force. MIDDLE EAST TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 07 Iraqi army storms to edge of IS-held Falluja

Explosions and gunfire were suicide bombings against Shi’ite civil- Muslim tribes who resent the Shia- pledged not to take part in the The latest offensive is caus- ripping through Naimiya, a largely ians and government targets inside led government in Baghdad, was assault on the mainly Sunni Mus- ing alarm among international aid Explosions and rural district of Falluja on its south- the capital. the first Iraqi city to fall to Islamic lim city itself to avoid aggravating organisations over the humanitar- gunfire were ripping ern outskirts. As government forces pressed State in January 2014. Months later, sectarian strife. ian situation in the city, where more An elite military unit, the Rapid their onslaught, suicide bombers the group overran wide areas of the Between 500 and 700 militants than 50,000 civilians remain trapped through Naimiya, a Response Team, seized the district’s driving a car and a motorcycle blew north and west of Iraq, declaring a are in Falluja, according to a US with limited access to water, food and largely rural district of police station at midday, state TV themselves up in the capital. Along caliphate including parts of neigh- military estimate. The US-led coa- health care. Falluja on its southern reported. with another bomb planted in a car, bouring Syria. lition conducted three air strikes Falluja is the second-largest Iraqi The unit advanced another mile they killed more than 20 people and On Monday, army units were near Falluja over the past 24 hours, city still under control of the militants, outskirts. northward, stopping about 500 meters injured more than 50 in three dis- “steadily advancing” to Falluja’s destroying fighting positions, vehi- after Mosul, their de facto capital in (yards) from the al-Shuhada district, tricts of Baghdad, police and medical southern outskirts under air cover cles, tunnel entrances and denying the north that had a pre-war popula- the southeastern part of city’s main sources said. from a US-led coalition helping to the militants access to terrain, it said tion of about 2 million. built-up area, army officers said. Separately, Kurdish security fight against the militants, accord- in a statement. It would be the third major city in Reuters The battle for Falluja is shaping forces announced advances against ing to a military statement read out Falluja has been a bastion of the Iraq recaptured by the government up to be one of the biggest ever fought Islamic State in northern Iraq, cap- on state TV. Sunni insurgency that fought both the after Saddam’s home town Tikrit against Islamic State, in the city where turing villages from militants outside A Shi’ite militia coalition known US occupation of Iraq and the Shi’ite- and Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s vast US forces waged the heaviest battles Mosul, the biggest city under militant as Popular Mobilisation, or Hashid led Baghdad government that took western Anbar province. BAGHDAD: The Iraqi army stormed of their 2003-2011 occupation against control. Shaabi, was seeking to consolidate over after the fall of dictator Saddam Falluja is also in Anbar, located to the southern edge of Falluja under the Sunni Muslim militant group’s The Iraqi army launched its oper- the siege by dislodging militants from Hussein, a Sunni, in 2003. between Ramadi and Baghdad, and US air support yesterday and cap- precursors. ation to recover Falluja a week ago, Saqlawiya, a village just to the north American troops suffered some capturing it would give the govern- tured a police station inside the city Falluja is Islamic State’s closest first by tightening a six-month-old of Falluja. of their worst losses of the war in two ment control of the major population limits, launching a direct assault to bastion to Baghdad, and believed to siege around the city 50 km (30 miles) The militias, who took the lead battles in 2004 to wrest Falluja back centres of the Euphrates River valley retake one of the main strongholds be the base from which the group has west of Baghdad. in assaults against Islamic State in from Al Qaeda in Iraq, the insurgent west of the capital for the first time in of Islamic State militants. plotted an escalating campaign of Falluja, in the heartland of Sunni other parts of Iraq last year, have group now known as Islamic State. more than two years.

Kremlin expects Turkey to Erdogan accuses apologise

Anatolia Russia of arming

MOSCOW: Russia has asked Tur- key to take the first step in efforts PKK militants to normalize ties between the two countries. Addressing a press brief- Reuters a three-decade insurgency against the ing in Moscow Monday, Kremlin state that has left more than 40,000 spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: people dead, mostly PKK militants in “No working group can tackle the the largely Kurdish southeast. question between Turkey and Rus- ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Two Turkish government officials sia unless Turkey takes step first.” Erdogan has accused Russia of pro- confirmed Erdogan’s comments, but About his Turkish counter- viding anti-aircraft weaponry and Russia said Turkey must show proof part’s offer to create a working rockets to militants of the outlawed for its claims. group to resolve issues between Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), While Erdogan has previously both sides, Peskov said: “The move government officials said yesterday, castigated Russia for its support of to sort out trouble should come confirming reports in local media. Kurdish fighters in Syria, the latest from Turkey, as Russian president Speaking to reporters on board his comments appear to be the first time Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan greet supporters during a rally to mark put it in Athens Sunday as well.” airplane after a visit to the southeast- he has accused Moscow of supplying the 563rd anniversary of the conquest of the city by Ottoman Turks, in Istanbul, yesterday. During his recent official visit ern province of Diyarbakir over the arms to the PKK, seen as a terrorist to Athens, Putin said: “In this issue weekend, Erdogan accused Moscow group by Turkey, the United States and we have some remarks from Tur- of transferring weaponry to the PKK Europe. Responding to the accusation, afford to sacrifice their relationship considers the Syrian Kurdish YPG memory after Turkey shot down the key, but the apology didn’t come via Iraq and Syria, the pro-govern- Russian Deputy Foreign with each other,” Kurtulmus, the gov- fighters to be terrorists and has been Russian plane over Syria last year, through at all. We are willing to ment Star newspaper said. Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was ernment’s official spokesman, told a enraged by both Russian and US prompting a raft of sanctions from mend relations with Turkey. “At this moment, terrorists are quoted by Interfax news agency as news conference. backing for the militia in its battle Russia. “We didn’t break [ties]. Words using anti-aircraft guns and missiles saying: “When someone says some- “I wish such tensions had never with Islamic State in Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin are not enough. Nothing comes supplied by Russia. The separatist ter- thing, let them show evidence.” emerged, but I believe that Turkish- Nato member Turkey is part of the in April promised support for Syrian but we are in communication with rorist organisation is equipped with However, Deputy Prime Minis- Russian ties can be fixed in a short US-led coalition against Islamic State Kurds, saying they were a serious Turkish authorities. There are many these weapons. They have been trans- ter Numan Kurtulmus was relatively while. These two countries have no in Syria and is also a vocal opponent force in the fight against terrorism. ways to stay in touch. We expect ferred to them via Syria and Iraq,” upbeat on Monday about the out- problems that cannot be overcome. I of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. Moscow has accused Ankara of Turkey to step further in this mat- the newspaper reported Erdogan as look for relations with Russia, a rare hope that these issues will be solved Moscow backs Assad but says it also hindering Kurdish forces in their bat- ter, yet no concrete move seen.” saying. departure from months of tough rhet- through dialogue.” supports the Syrian Kurds in the tle against Islamic State and of using Following Putin’s call for The “separatist terrorist organ- oric after Turkey shot down a Russian He did not directly address Erdog- struggle against Islamic State. the fight against terrorism as a pretext action, Turkish foreign minis- isation” is a Turkish government warplane last year. an’s comments about Russian military Relations between Ankara and to crack down on Kurdish organisa- ter said Sunday: “We respond to term for the PKK, which has waged “Neither Russia nor Turkey can support for the PKK. Ankara also Moscow hit their worst point in recent tions in Syria and Turkey. Putin’s call, and say, let’s come and do a group working together. They should discuss the matter about what kind of actions to take whether official or non official, we Turkish FM in Libya Leadership row in Turkey’s will consider the Russian concerns and find the mutual way.” Turkey and Russia for years nationalist opposition have had different policies on Syria and Ukraine.Turkey did not rec- Reuters Yalcin said the MHP would stick ognize the Russian annexation of to July 10 as the congress date, set Ukraine’s autonomous republic of by Bahceli who will seek re-elec- Crimea in 2014 and has repeatedly tion. “If the desire is not chaos and accused Moscow of supporting the ANKARA: Turkey’s national- if there aren’t different objectives Bashar Al Assad regime in Syria. ist opposition yesterday blocked a here then everyone should abide by move by party dissidents to hold a MHP’s decision to hold the congress special congress next month to try on July 10,” Yalcin told a news con- Turkish security to oust its veteran leader, dragging ference in Ankara. out a dispute that is key to President He said Bahceli supporters forces kill 12 Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions would not attend the June 19 con- for greater powers. gress. “To convene a congress PKK terrorists Opinion polls suggest the without the headquarters would not removal of Devlet Bahceli as leader lead to a legal result.” of the Nationalist Movement Party Following weeks of legal limbo, ANKARA: Twelve PKK terrorists (MHP) could lead to a surge in the Court of Appeals unanimously were killed in security operations support for his party, weakening approved a local court ruling last in Turkey’s southeast, the military Erdogan’s chances of securing strong week allowing the MHP to go ahead command said yesterday. parliamentary support for the intro- with its party congress. The Turkish General Staff duction of a full presidential system Erdogan’s ruling AK Party has said three were killed in Nusay- in Turkey. been hoping for MHP support in par- bin, a town on the Syrian border A court-appointed organising liament to change the constitution in Mardin province, eight in the committee yesterday said the par- and introduce an executive presiden- neighboring province of Sirnak Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (left) speaks during a joint news conference with Libya’s ty’s extraordinary congress would tial system or, as an interim measure, and another in Hakkari province, Foreign Minister Mohammed Siyala in Tripoli, yesterday. take place on June 19. a system whereby the head of state is which borders Iran and Iraq. All However, deputy leader Semih allowed to retain his party ties. the incidents took place on Mon- day, the statement said. In Nusaybin, the “total number of terrorists neutralized reached 498”, according to the statement, UAE acquits three foreigners of militancy charges while 22 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were destroyed. In Sirnak province, seven IEDs Reuters yer and a family representative said. Kamal and son Mohamed were from custody. Alaradi “was appre- offences, but the prosecutor in March were destroyed and arms and “The United Arab Emirates (UAE) arrested at their home in the UAE in hended back in August 2014, held in changed the charges to providing sup- explosives captured. Terrorists Abu Dhabi Supreme Court State 2014, according to the family. a secret prison and the state security port to Libyan militants and collecting set fire to a building in an attempt Security Chamber found American Paul Champ, a human rights didn’t even acknowledge they were donations without state permission. to escape the security forces. The DUBAI: A security court in the United businessmen Kamal and Mohamed lawyer representing Canadian co- holding them for months, so we won’t The UAE official news agency statement said a total of 174 terror- Arab Emirates yesterday acquitted Eldarat not guilty, after nearly two defendant Salim Alaradi - who was be comfortable until he’s on a plane WAM said the court had acquitted all ists had been killed in Sirnak, 1,388 two Libyan-American businessmen years of arbitrary detainment and a arrested while visiting the UAE - said back home”, Champ told Reuters by the defendants in the case, without IEDs destroyed and 145 buildings and a Libyan-Canadian charged with four-month trial,” a statement from that although the three men had been phone from Canada. They were ini- naming them. Authorities had begun set alight. supporting Libyan militants, a law- the Eldarat family said. acquitted, they had yet to be released tially charged with terrorism-related procedures to release them. 08 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 ASIA

Record drug Japan on alert seizure worth $35.5m in for possible Myanmar N Korea firing Reuters

YANGON: Authorities in Myanmar its fourth nuclear test in January and seized roughly 21 million metham- followed that with a satellite launch phetamine pills with a street value Japan ordered naval and test launches of various missiles. of around $35.5m near the border destroyers and Japan ordered naval destroyers with China, state-owned media and anti-ballistic missile Patriot bat- said yesterday, the country’s sec- anti-ballistic missile teries to be ready to shoot down any ond largest haul of the contraband. Patriot batteries to projectile heading for Japan, Japan’s Although better known for its NHK state broadcaster said. opium production, Myanmar, a be ready to shoot A Japanese official, who country with restive and porous down any projectile declined to be identified as he is not borders, is a major producer and authorised to speak to the media, exporting hub of low-purity pills heading for Japan. Japan Self-Defence Forces soldiers are seen near Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles at the Defence confirmed the order. A spokesmen made primarily of caffeine and for Japan’s defence ministry declined Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday. methamphetamine. to comment. The pills, which deliver a cheap A Patriot missile battery on also declined to be identified. Last Friday, leaders of the Group of border off the west coast of the Korean high, are taken both by recrea- Reuters the grounds of Japan’s Ministry of North Korea tried unsuccessfully Seven industrialized nations, includ- peninsula. tional users and labourers toiling Defence had its missile tubes ele- to test launch the Musudan three times ing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Japan has advanced Aegis ves- for long hours who need to stay vated to a firing position. in April, according to US and South Abe and US President Barack Obama, sels in the Sea of Japan that are able awake. The South Korean defence offi- Korean officials. Japan has put its anti- met in Japan and demanded that North to track multiple targets and are armed The seizure was made in TOKYO: Japan put its military on cial declined to comment on what ballistic missile forces on alert at least Korea comply with a UN Security with SM-3 missiles designed to destroy Kutkai township, in northern Shan alert yesterday for a possible North type of missile might be launched twice this year after detecting signs of Council resolution to stop all nuclear incoming warheads in space before State, on Saturday, the Kyemon Korean ballistic missile firing, but South Korea’s Yonhap News launches by North Korea. and missile tests and refrain from pro- they re-enter the atmosphere and fall newspaper said, adding that Aung while South Korea also said it had Agency said officials believe it would North Korea’s nuclear and missile vocative action. to there targets. Aung, a truck driver, told police he detected evidence of launch prep- be an intermediate-range Musudan tests this year triggered new UN sanc- On the same day, North Korea Patriot PAC-3 missile batteries, had been paid to deliver the cargo arations, officials from Japan and missile. tions but it seems determined to press threatened to retaliate against South designed to hit warheads near the of tablets to Mandalay, Myanmar’s South Korea said. “We’ve detected a sign and are ahead with its weapons programmes, Korea after it fired what it said were ground, are deployed around Tokyo second largest city. Tension in the region has been tracking that. We are fully prepared,” despite the sanctions and the disap- warning shots when boats from and other sites as a second and final Investigation showed the high since North Korea conducted said the South Korean official, who proval of its sole main ally, China. the North crossed the disputed sea line of defence. seized drugs belonged to a fugitive connected with another seizure of drugs in Mandalay on March 5, it added. The seizure was Myanmar’s China angry over seizing of fishing boat Japan probing photo second largest drug bust, follow- ing a seizure with a street value of $100m last year in the com- mercial capital of Yangon, said AFP legally. “The Chinese fishermen were towed the vessel to shore. Jakarta of scribe held by Syria Police Col. Zaw Khin Aung at conducting normal fishing operations responded furiously, lodging a protest police headquarters in Naypy- in the relevant waters,” she told a and summoning China’s top envoy in itaw, the capital. Myanmar has press briefing. Indonesia. become an exporting center for JAKARTA: Beijing insisted yester- “We have made stern represen- Indonesia does not have over- Anatolia The source said the photo was the drug, and police believed the day a Chinese boat detained close to tations with Indonesia concerning lapping territorial claims in the sea taken Saturday by the Al Nusra latest seizure was meant to be dis- Indonesian islands had been fishing this matter.” with China, unlike other nations, but Front, the group that is allegedly tributed outside the country, Zaw legally, in a fresh flare-up of tensions Achmad Taufiqoerrochman, the it objects to Beijing’s claims as they now holding Yasuda and has report- Khin Aung said. between the countries in the South commander of Indonesia’s Western overlap with the exclusive economic TOKYO: Tokyo announced yester- edly threatened to hand him over to “The final destination of these China Sea. Fleet, said the vessel -- the Gui Bei Yu zone around the Natunas. day that efforts to gather information Daesh if the Japanese side does not big hauls of stimulants is not the The Indonesian navy seized the -- was “strongly suspected” of hav- An increasing number of foreign have been accelerated after the begin negotiations with them. domestic market,” he added. Chinese boat in waters near the ing carried out illegal fishing because trawlers have been detained in Indo- release of a photo believed to show Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Myanmar was the point of Natuna Islands on Friday for alleg- of the catch that was found onboard. nesian waters after Jakarta in 2014 a Japanese journalist reportedly held Kishida told reporters yesterday that origin of methamphetamine pills edly fishing illegally, the military The military said the boat was launched a tough crackdown on ille- by Al Qaeda-affiliated militants in authorities were “continuing to ana- found across Southeast Asia and said. detained in Indonesia’s “exclusive gal fishing. Syria. lyse the image”, confirming that they beyond, the United Nations Office The boat was towed to shore and economic zone”, waters where a state The clampdown involves sinking In the image, a long haired and believed the man in the image was on Drugs and Crime said in a eight Chinese crew members have has sole rights to exploit resources. foreign boats caught fishing without bearded man wearing an orange indeed the freelance journalist. report last year. been detained. The boat’s detention shows Indo- a permit after impounding the boats shirt holds a handwritten Japanese “Securing the safety of Japanese “Reports of methamphetamine Jakarta and Beijing have clashed nesia “will enforce the law against and removing the crews. message saying, “Please help. This overseas is the Japanese govern- tablets originating in Myanmar before over the islands on the south- boats that commit violations in Indo- This incident has added up the is the last chance. Jumpei Yasuda.” ment’s most important responsibility and seized in China and Thailand western fringe of the disputed South nesia’s jurisdiction”, it added. mess in the disputed South China Sea Japanese news agency Kyodo and we are using various informa- indicate that increasing quantities China Sea, where China is also at log- The most serious recent row over which various countries have a cited yesterday a source familiar tion networks to deal with the matter are being trafficked from Myan- gerheads with several other countries between Jakarta and Beijing hap- claim. The new Philippine President with Yasuda’s case as saying that with utmost efforts,” Kyodo quoted mar across their joint borders,” it because of its overlapping claims. pened in March when Chinese Rodrigo Duterte expressed his will- an alleged mediator for a group that him as saying. France-based Report- added. Chinese foreign ministry spokes- coastguards rammed a Chinese ingness to have open talks with China captured the 42-year-old last year ers Without Borders said Yasuda had Police figures show 49.95 mil- woman Hua Chunying insisted the boat detained near the Natunas and over sea row and it brings hope to sent copies of the photo to several traveled to Syria to write about the lion of the pills were seized in 2,815 detained vessel had been operating helped it escape as the Indonesians have a settlement. media outlets. beheading of his friend. busts across Myanmar last year. Big cats removed from Thailand Tiger Temple

Reuters Reuters. “International pressure them to a state-owned sanctuary. ivory. Exotic birds, mammals and concerning illegal wildlife traf- Previous attempts to inspect reptiles, some of them endan- ficking is also part of why we’re the tigers have largely been gered species, can often be found acting now.” blocked by the temple’s abbots on sale in markets. THAILAND: Wildlife authorities in Officials from the Depart- but in January and February The government introduced Thailand yesterday raided a Buddhist ment of National Parks, Wildlife wildlife officials removed 10 of new animal welfare laws in 2015 temple where tigers are kept, taking and Plant Conservation said the tigers. aimed at curbing animal abuse, away three of the animals and vowing they planned to confiscate and Thailand has long been a hub but activists accuse authorities to confiscate scores more in response remove more tigers from the for the illicit trafficking of wild- of not enforcing the legislation to global pressure over wildlife traf- temple on Tuesday and send life and forest products, including properly. ficking. The Buddhist temple in Kan- chanaburi province west of Bangkok has more than 100 tigers and has become a tourist destination where visitors take selfies with tigers and bottle-feed their cubs. The temple promotes itself as a wildlife sanctuary, but in recent years it has been investigated for suspected links to wildlife trafficking and ani- mal abuse. Wildlife activists have accused the temple’s monks of illegally breeding tigers, while some visitors have said the animals can appear drugged. The temple denies the accusations. Yesterday’s raid was the latest move by authorities in a tug-of-war since 2001 to bring the tigers under state control. Adisorn Nuchdamrong, deputy director-general of the Department of National Parks, said the team had been able to confiscate the tigers thanks to a warrant obtained a few hours before the operation. “We have a court warrant this time, unlike previous times, when we A sedated tiger is stretchered as officials start moving tigers from Thailand’s controversial Tiger only asked for the temple’s coopera- tion, which did not work,” Adisorn told Temple in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. ASIA / PHILIPPINES TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 09 Duterte snubs his proclamation as president

more than six million votes. Duterte coming from one of the nation’s declined to attend the nationally tel- richest families. Since the elec- Duterte said he evised event, preferring to remain tions, Duterte has refused to travel planned to spend more than 900km away in his south- to Manila and promised to remain ern hometown of Davao that he has in Davao until he assumes the pres- as little time as ruled as mayor for most of the past idency. This has forced politicians, president in the two decades and he admits is his powerbrokers, business leaders comfort zone. and courtiers to fly to Davao for an capital as possible, “I am not attending the proc- audience. and that he hoped lamation. I’ve never attended any In further blows for so-called proclamation (in) all my life,” Duterte, “Imperial Manila”, Duterte has named to be able to fly each Duterte, 71, won the elections many politicians from the southern day to and from largely due to an incendiary law-and- Philippines to cabinet posts. Davao. order platform headlined by a vow to Duterte has also repeatedly wipe out crime within six months. expressed his disdain for spending He pledged to give security forces time in Manila, describing it last week shoot-to-kill orders, and vowed that as a “dead city” overrun by slums. tens of thousands of criminals would He also said he planned to spend AFP die. Since the election Duterte has as little time as president in the cap- continued to encourage police to ital as possible, and that he hoped to kill drug suspects, and said he would be able to fly each day to and from bring back the death penalty. Davao. Duterte’s absence at the MANILA: Rodrigo Duterte snubbed Another key message of Duterte’s Manila ceremony delivered a mes- Philippine presidential candidate and Davao city mayor Rodrigo ‘Digong’ Duterte during a “Miting de Avance” his proclamation as the next Philip- campaign was his pledge to take on sage that he would not be beholden pine president yesterday, reinforcing the nation’s political and economic to lawmakers, said Ramon Casiple, (last political campaign rally) before the national elections at Rizal Park in Metro Manila. his image as a maverick outsider elite, selling himself as an explosive executive director of the Institute of intent on challenging the nation’s political outsider that could shake up Political and Economic Reforms. calendar. “We tried to convince him only thing that’s going to change.” Leni her three daughters and raised her political establishment. a power structure overseeing one of “As a symbolism he simply to change his mind but unfortunately, Robredo was also declared the win- hands in victory alongside the House A joint session of the House of Asia’s biggest rich-poor divides. doesn’t want to be confined by Con- he did not,” Vitaliano Aguirre, who ner of the vice presidential election, of Representatives’ speaker and the Representatives and the Senate in Duterte railed against the elites gress,” Casiple said. Duterte has named as the next justice narrowly edging out Ferdinand Mar- Senate president. Manila endorsed the official count and promised to fight for the poor, However even some of Duterte’s minister, told CNN Philippines tele- cos Jnr, the son and namesake of the But in anti-climactic scenes, the of this month’s election, which saw despite having created his own supporters were disappointed that vision, while warning it was a sign of late Philippine dictator. house speaker then congratulated the trash-talking politician who rev- political dynasty in Davao and his Duterte shunned such an important things to come. Robredo, a member of Aquino’s Duterte and, with no-one there to els in threats to kill criminals win by own vice presidential running mate date on the Philippines’ democratic “I can assure you this is not the Liberal Party, climbed to the dais with accept. 54 rebels dead MILF peace panels in Muslim south clashes reaffirm commitment

Anatolia Anatolia optimism that “the roadmap pro- vided for in the CAB will be fully ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philip- accomplished under his term.” The pine military announced yesterday CAB was signed in 2014 under out- that 54 militants have been killed ZAMBOANGA CIY: The peace pan- going President Benigno Aquino III in a series of clashes between a els of the Philippine government and after 17 years of negotiations to end a Daesh-linked group and govern- its one-time largest Muslim rebel decades-old armed conflict in south- ment troops in the predominantly group have signed a declaration ern Mindanao island -- from where Muslim south, with shelling and expressing commitment to a 2014 Duterte hails. airstrikes continuing yesterday, it peace deal ahead of the inauguration It would have been sealed by was informed. of Rodrigo Duterte as the country’s a proposed autonomy law, but the Maj. Filemon Tan, Western next president. Bangsamoro Basic Bill (BBL) was Mindanao Command spokesman, The sides said that the Declara- stalled earlier this year as Congress said two government troops were tion of Continuity of the Partnership adjourned for campaigning for the also killed since the military began “seeks to ensure the full imple- election. Last week, MILF leaders People search for a seven-year-old boy, who went missing two days earlier, in Nanae town on the operations last week against the mentation of the Comprehensive said they have been left perplexed northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido yesterday. “Maute group” in Lanao del Sur Agreement on the Bangsamoro [CAB] by remarks made by a political province. “The troops continue in the next administration.” ally of Duterte about the BBL. The to towards the enemy stronghold The peace panels of the gov- bill proposes to replace the cur- and defeat the LTGs [local terror- ernment and the Moro Islamic rent Autonomous Region in Muslim Forest search expanded ist groups] in the area,” GMA News Liberation Front (MILF) also con- Mindanao, establish a more inclusive for missing boy in Japan quoted him as saying. gratulated Duterte and expressed Bangsamoro autonomous region. Heist: Panel finds insider role AFP forest on Saturday, but the parents a helicopter hovered overhead. became angry when the boy threw Police searched in the dark stones at cars and people, Japanese Sunday night with torches in hand Reuters of the transactions were blocked but findings were different from a pre- police said. and calling out for the boy, who four went through, amounting to vious one that mainly held SWIFT, TOKYO: Japanese rescuers scoured On the way back home, they was wearing a black jacket, navy $81m, sparking allegations by Bang- the international banking payments thick forest yesterday in search of a made Yamato get out of the car and blue pants and red sneakers when ladeshi officials that both the Fed and network, responsible for one of the seven-year-old boy whose parents left him alone in the forest, driv- he disappeared, according Kyodo DHAKA: Officials of Bangladesh SWIFT had failed to detect the fraud. world’s biggest cyber thefts. left him in mountain woods inhab- ing the car about 500 metres (some news agency. “I feel very sorry for Bank may have been involved in a “Earlier we thought no one from He reiterated that SWIFT could ited by bears as a punishment, in a 550 yards) away, TV Asahi and other my child,” the father told an NTV brazen theft of $81m from its account Bangladesh Bank was involved, not avoid responsibility, however. case that has infuriated the public. reports said. reporter. “I am so sorry for causing with the New York Federal Reserve but now there is a small change,” He has earlier said SWIFT made a The parents originally told police “They said they went back to the trouble for many people.” Bank in February, the head of a Mohammed Farashuddin, a former number of mistakes in connecting up the boy got lost on Saturday while site immediately, but the boy was no Police said they will look into fil- government-appointed panel inves- governor of the Bangladesh central a local network in Dhaka, the Bang- they were hiking to gather wild veg- longer there,” a local police spokes- ing neglect charges against the boy’s tigating the cyber heist told reporters bank, said, after handing his final ladeshi capital. etables — but later admitted they had man earlier told AFP. About 180 parents, according to Kyodo. yesterday. report to the finance minister. SWIFT has denied the accusa- left him in the forest to punish him. rescuers and police officers widened Japanese reacted with outrage on Hackers broke into the compu- He declined to say what the tions. Bangladesh Bank spokesman The boy, Yamato Tanooka, went the search area on Monday, mobi- social media, condemning the actions ter systems of the Bangladesh central change was. Subhankar Saha said its officials had missing in mountains on Japan’s main lising sniffer dogs and horses to go of the parents. bank and issued instructions through Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul yet to read the report or receive gov- northern island of Hokkaido, which deeper into the woodlands, according “This is not punishment but the SWIFT network to transfer $951m Muhith said the report would be ernment instructions. is inhabited by wild bears. to broadcaster NTV. Footage showed abuse!” one Twitter post read. of its deposits held at the New York made public in 15 to 20 days. “The Bangladesh Bank manage- Yamato, his older sister, mother scores of officers clawing through Another added: “The parents are so Federal Reserve Bank to accounts in Farashuddin declined to pro- ment will follow all instructions given and father came to a park near the overgrown forest and tall bushes as stupid that I am speechless.” the Philippines and Sri Lanka. Most vide details of the report, but said its by the government,” Saha said. Cambodian parliament approves action against oppn leader

Reuters opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party “The CNRP wants Cambodia to be ruled (CNRP). Party leader Sam Rainsy, a former by rule of law and a multi-party democracy,” finance minister, lives in self-exile to avoid Son Chhay, a senior CNRP lawmaker, told arrest for an old defamation case he was par- a news conference. “We will continue our PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s parliament doned for. His party has denounced the new fight.” voted yesterday to allow a court investi- warrant as politically motivated. The party said yesterday’s vote was gation into an opposition leader accused of All 68 members of parliament from Hun unconstitutional. procuring a women, a vote that could push Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party voted The last election in 2013 marked Hun the country closer to political turmoil. to allow a court to proceed with an inves- Sen’s toughest electoral challenge in three The case of the opposition leader, Kem tigation into Kem Sokha stemming from a decades of rule and the opposition is Sokha, and his alleged assignation has dom- secretly recorded, and leaked, telephone con- expected to mount a sterner test next time inated politics for weeks and has raised versation between him and a woman. as younger voters seek change. tension in the run-up to a 2018 election Kem Sokha has neither confirmed nor Hun Sen has warned that an election vic- that could prove to be veteran Prime Minis- denied having an affair with the woman tory for the opposition would see a return ter Hun Sen’s most serious test at the ballot and has dismissed the action against him to civil war. box. Opponents of Hun Sen say the self-styled as politically motivated. He has ignored court The United Nations on Sunday voiced strongman is using the judiciary to neutralise summonses, most recently last Thursday. alarm at the escalating tension between Hun Cambodian police officers block a street during a rally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, his opponents. The government denies that. Trade unions allied with the CNRP have Sen’s party and the opposition, in particular Kem Sokha is acting chief of the main called for protests if Kem Sokha is arrested. the arrest or attempted arrest of politicians. yesterday. 10 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 VIEWS

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EDITORIAL Normalising Islamophobia Fraught relations

he uproar over European Commission President citizens. This semi-criminalisation of of the expression of Muslimness of Islamism itself. Islamism has Muslims is not altogether a new phe- has become so focused and so been successful in asserting itself Jean-Claude Juncker’s plan to visit Russia and meet nomenon. European colonial states, intense as a result of three main throughout the Islamosphere; it President Vladimir Putin reflects the reality of communist countries, and, alas, Mus- factors. Firstly, the end of the Cold has broken the secularist-nation- Trelations between the 28-nation bloc and Moscow. lim tyrannies have all, at various War meant not only the demise of alist hegemony. However, it has On a day European Union President Donald Tusk points in their histories, sought to the Soviet alternative to Western not been able to provide an alter- spoke against unrealistic assumptions about a supra-state in make it a virtual crime to be a Muslim hegemony, but it also destroyed native pathway to establishing a Europe, Juncker was swamped by criticism about the impending in a meaningful way. However, what the idea of the “Third World”. The stable infrastructure which could rendezvous with Putin who is seen by the West as a leader given is a new and disturbing development Third World was not only a geo- replace the loss of the “Third World” is the way in which Islamopho- political category in which it was network. Evidence of this comes to aggression and geopolitical conflicts. bia is being openly embraced by possible for issues of concern to from the way so many media enter- European Union imposed heavy sanctions on Russia after By Dr Salman Sayyed self-declared contemporary lib- the global South to gain leverage prises owned by Muslims (many Putin’s adventurism in former Soviet Republic Ukraine led eral democracies. The evidence of by adroit maneuvering between Gulf potentates and their progeny) to the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by Moscow. The this embrace is manifold: It can be Washington and Moscow. It was are no less involved in the ped- annexation, which came after a revolt in Ukraine threw out seen in media representations, in also a cultural and philosophical dling of Islamophobia. For example, the pro-Russia president, touched a raw nerve across the lmost 30 years ago, government policies ranging from space in which to launch an episte- News Corporation and 21st Cen- Edward Said followed up bans on headscarves to the pass- mological challenge to the continual tury Fox – which owns Fox News Western hemisphere in which several nations see Moscow as an his path-breaking book ing of laws that take children away shaping of the world by uncritical – is one of the main disseminators adversary. The Russian government has stood by its stance of Orientalism with another from Muslim parents suspected of Eurocentrism. The existence of the of Islamophobia despite the fact purported righteousness, saying that Apioneering account that looked in being extremists, to getting health- Third World provided an infrastruc- that a Saudi prince, Al Waleed bin Crimea historically belonged to Russia detail at the way in which Western care workers and educators to spy ture of resistance which spanned Talal, has been one of the compa- and should stay with it. Juncker has media portrayed Islam and Muslims. on Muslims for signs of extremism... continents and included men and ny’s largest shareholders for over a Resistance to called for a “practical relationship” The context of Covering Islam was The question is why, given the media women not only from former colo- decade and has shown unwavering with Moscow and last year suggested provided by the upheavals asso- resources now available to a Mus- nised countries but also, to a limited support for the Murdoch family the chief of ciated with the Islamic revolution lim public opinion, is it so difficult degree, some of the marginalised throughout the recent scandals. EU executive’s closer business ties to the Russian in Iran. Said showed how much of to check the ceaseless propaganda and dispossessed in the developed Islamophobia is not something that plan to meet leader. the coverage on Muslims and Islam against Muslim expression. Why is world. In this regard, the conver- only exists among non-Muslims; it Russia’s estranged former Soviet was either ill-informed or hostile. it that Muslims continue to be har- gence of anti-colonial struggles is also found among Muslims and Putin would Republics to the north, better known His analysis generated considerable assed and demonised? Why is there with anti-racist struggles, pioneered not just those who think they are deepen the as the Baltic states, have come out impact both academically, cultur- a collective silence among so many by civil rights in the US, was cru- secularists. Islamism has had to against the planned visit. Moscow’s ally, and politically. Not only was public intellectuals who are will- cial. The critique of Orientalism operate through civil society as, rift with Said one of the early pioneers in ing to speak about “Islamofascism” gained whatever traction it had with a handful of exceptions, state fraught ties with Lithuania, Latvia Kremlin. the analysis of Islamophobia ((re-) but are unable to mention Islamo- because it appeared in the context structures have remained hostile and Estonia have resulted from the coining the term in 1985), but he was phobia? Why is it that Muslims, who of these networks and associations to it and have been active in efforts Kremlin’s aggressive policy against the also one of the most prominent glo- publicly assert themselves as Mus- which formed the Third World. In to depoliticise issues by enveloping small nations who have been living in bal figures in advancing the case lims in Western liberal democracies, many ways, one could argue that them into an agenda of moralisa- constant fear of the Russian military. Fighter jets belonging to for Palestinian justice. His inter- are accused of being either violent the Islamic revolution in Iran was tion, and as a consequence, Islamist Russia have been known to fly precariously close to the air space ventions helped expand a space extremists or anti-Semites? the last “Third World” revolution. capacity for analytical and strate- of the Baltic states in an attempt to intimidate them. Hard as it where it was possible in the West To understand this turn of The second factor is that Western gical reflections is stunted. not only to sustain criticism of Zion- events, we need to get away from elites have not emotionally adapted The result of these three factors has always been with Russia to accept the reality of a post-Soviet ism as a political ideology and of conventional categories of analy- to the post-Western world. This is (the demise of networks and infra- global order, Moscow tries to throw around its weight in the European colonialism, but also to sis which are often the part of the why so many of them have rushed to structures of resistance occasioned region often described as the ‘Russian sphere of influence’. view the subjugation of the Pales- problem. In particular, we need to embrace policies that seek colonial by the loss of the “Third World,” the The reaction to Juncker’s planned visit doesn’t come as a tinian people as a continuation of temper the belief that this is all the solutions to what are postcolonial crisis of Western identity in the wake surprise but puts into perspective the failure of the West and the logic of European colonial rule. fault of Western media. The media is predicaments. Thus, the hostility of the coming of the post-Western, Kremlin to come to terms with a new reality. The Western It is important, however, to not an independent agent. It reflects towards expressions of Muslimness and the attempts to de-politicise acknowledge that Said’s achieve- not so much the views of those it is is a means of shoring up the West’s Islamism) have meant that Muslims powers have been hobbled by their wobbly economies, sharply ments were not just the result of an beholden to – either financially or sense of its own destiny. The choice are more visible, but also less able turning political tides and other new socio-economic realities. It individual’s heroic endeavor. The administratively – but rather the of Islam and Muslim as the antag- to exercise any coordinated control is hard for them to close ranks against a Russia where Putin still current spread of Islamophobia is culture of its constituency. onistic-other, i.e. as the figure that over how they are being narrated. commands popularity. Though the Russian economy has been not down to the fact that there are Western media certainly ped- subsumes, in itself, the traumatic Dominant currents within Western hit by low oil prices and a falling rouble, Putin’s hubris hasn’t now only a few public figures that dles Islamophobia, and does this kernel that prevents the West from societies are denying Muslims the withered. have sufficient moral authority and by the way it frames its coverage. being a fully realised harmonious possibility of being actively engaged Juncker, who is going to Russia to attend a conference intellectual integrity to be able to This framing is partly the result of and prosperous whole, is not purely in articulating their own identity and challenge this tide of hatred against the way in which the editorial proc- arbitrary. The figure of the Muslim therefore are also denying the pos- shouldn’t be discouraged from meeting the Russian leader. Muslims and those associated with ess reflects not just professional encompasses all the attributes of what sibility for Muslims to generate other As in politics, there are no permanent friends or enemies in Muslims. The ability to challenge the journalistic standards, but also ide- the West likes to think it is not: misog- possible futures. Islamophobia is not diplomacy. Despite differences that have showed up in sanctions dominant discourse of Orientalism ological and cultural values. There ynist, racist, violent… That is, Western just the fear and loathing of Muslims and strained relations, the path of talks shouldn’t be abandoned. was a product of a complex conjec- is a grammar of media representa- narratives of itself are increasingly but denial of their ability to project tural development and not just the tion of Muslims. This grammar is not reliant on articulating the Muslim as themselves into the future. result of a contingent coalition of a openly announced but it is largely the figure which represent the very A new international order is number of like-minded public intel- accepted in silence. This is despite impossibility of the West being equal emerging based on the normali- lectuals. It is this conjecture that we the fact that even though there is a to itself. The inability of the West to sation of the logic of the “war on have to examine if we are to respond large and growing Muslim presence in live up to its own version of what it terror”. Central to this order is the to the campaigns of marginalisa- many major European cities, there is should be is explained by the scan- regulation and subordination of Quote of the day tion and denigration that have been a general ignorance about Islam and dal of the Muslim presence – both expressions of Muslimness. Unless unleashed in the West against most Muslims among European elites. This geographically and temporally. The Muslims are able to mount and sus- People talk about birth expressions of Muslimness. general ignorance remains forever crisis of social cohesion in the West tain coordinated efforts to counter control, about family Islamophobia is being institu- frozen in the nineteenth century tales has become explicable by reference these developments by building tionalised throughout the world, of when Europe was on a mission to to the existence of a Muslim presence inter-sectional and transversal planning. No Muslim and any way of expressing Muslim civilise and Muslims were consid- which prevents the full closure of infrastructures of resistance, Islam- family can understand and demands for justice is treated with ered to be “fanatical” and irrational these societies around core liberal ophobia will continue to flourish, accept that! hostility and suspicion. So much so because they dared to resist this colo- values. The failure of liberal values is and Said’s critique will become not that being a Muslim in a banal sense is nial mission. This ignorance is not externalised to the surface of Muslim only passé but simply disappear almost becoming a criminal act, e.g. merely empirical but also concep- bodies rather then something intrinsic from our collective consciousness. wearing a headscarf, wanting to eat tual: Orientalism gets in the way of to liberalism itself. This externalisation The writer is scholar at the Centre for Recep Tayyip Erdogan halal food... Governments – includ- understanding Islam and Muslims. cannot cause but bewilderment, grief, ing stalwarts of liberal democracy It blocks any sustained attempt to and unsettlement as well as resistance Ethnicity and Racism Studies at Uni- Turkish President such as the British government – have know them which is not seeped in from Muslims. versity of Leeds and also co-editor launched clandestine propaganda prejudice and suspicion. The final factor that I want of Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial operations against their own Muslim Western media’s denigration to draw attention to is the crisis Horizons Book Series.

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speech he gave at Rutgers on May 15. With- out ever naming the Republican candidate, Obama gave a point by point rebuttal to Trump’s positions on trade, the economy and immigration and told the graduates that “ignorance is not a virtue”. “You got a little preview of what he’ll be doing out there: reminding people of what the presidency requires,” said David Axelrod, a former senior Obama adviser. No single set of data can predict the outcome of a presidential election. In fact, the only two presidents since World War II By Mike Dorning more popular at this phase of their presi- Bloomberg dencies than Obama both saw the White House go to the opposing party. Dwight Eisenhower, with a 64 percent Gallup job approval rating in May 1960, pre- ILLARY Clinton and Donald sided over an economy that fell into recession Trump are running neck- that spring. Eisenhower also did little to help and-neck in the polls, but the campaign of his vice president, Richard Clinton’s chances look Nixon, famously being unable to answer when much stronger based a reporter asked for one Nixon achievement another set of numbers: during his administration. Nixon narrowly HPresident Barack Obama’s approval ratings. lost the election. A president’s popularity, combined Bill Clinton had a 57 percent approval with strong US economic data, histori- rating in May 2000. But the Democratic cally have proven better predictors than candidate, Al Gore, distanced himself from horse-race polls this far from the general the incumbent, who was dogged by the election. “Elections are a choice but a lot of Monica Lewinsky scandal. Gore ended up that choice is about whether or not people winning the popular vote but losing the want to stay the course,” said Christopher electoral college to Republican George Wlezien, a University of Texas political sci- W Bush over a ballot dispute in Florida. ence professor who co-authored a book Obama’s rising popularity hasn’t on how voters’ presidential preferences immediately transferred to Clinton, whose US President Barack Obama, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Joseph Dunford (left) and US Defence Secretary evolve over a campaign. “The referendum favorability rating has declined from 42.3 Ashton Carter listen to the US National Anthem at the conclusion of remarks at the Amphitheater at Arlington National choice is going to be based a lot on what percent on Jan. 1 to 37.2 percent on May 22 people think of the president and how the Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA, yesterday. as the Democratic nomination race has economy is doing.” dragged on and she’s been under fire from That’s good news for Clinton, who 50 percent or higher for 11 of the past 12 4.3 percent on a resurgence of the area’s professor at Emory University in Atlanta, both Sanders and Republicans, accord- served as Obama’s secretary of state and weeks, a level he hadn’t hit in more than manufacturing industry, best known for gives Democrats even-money odds of over- ing to the Real Clear Politics average of has clung tightly to his record while cam- three years. His current rating -- 51 per- making recreational vehicles and musi- coming voters’ traditional resistance to polls. Trump fares even more poorly, at paigning for the Democratic presidential cent for the week ended May 22 -- is two cal instruments. allowing a political party to control the 35.2 percent average favorability. nomination against Vermont Senator Bernie points higher than Ronald Reagan’s was The national economy shows signs of White House for three consecutive terms. “Her numbers will drift back up and the Sanders. Although Clinton comfortably at this phase of his presidency, according strengthening further despite continued dis- The surge in Obama’s job approval president’s popularity will help it happen led Trump in hypothetical match-ups for to Gallup data. content over slow wage growth. The US jobless is “by far” more important in forecast- faster and I think make it more enduring,” most of the year, three recent national polls Going back to 1952, the incumbent rate this year has remained a historically low ing the election outcome than the current said Steve McMahon, a Democratic strat- showed the two essentially in a dead heat party won the largest share of the popu- 5 percent — at or near full employment. Job- poll standings of likely nominees, he said. egist and an adviser for Howard Dean’s if the election were held today. lar vote in nine out of 10 elections in which less rates have been this low heading into Abramowitz said an added advantage for 2004 presidential campaign. But amid what has become a vicious the sitting president had an average job only three of the previous 14 presidential Democrats this year is that he believes Obama’s rising public standing partic- 2016 campaign, the public is growing fonder approval rating of at least 48 percent in elections going back to 1960. Retail sales last Trump will underperform compared to ularly boosts the impact of an emerging of Obama. His approval ratings have been the second quarter of the election year, month surged the most in a year, indicat- a more traditional Republican candidate. White House strategy for the election: Using according to data gathered by Wlezien and ing consumers are confident enough to rev The surge in Obama’s popularity is “crit- the presidential platform to help frame his co-author, Robert Erikson of Colum- up spending. And purchases of new homes ically important” to the election campaign the choice voters face in a way that raises bia University. shot up 16.6 percent in April, the strongest “particularly when you’re talking about an doubts among persuadable moderates about The exception was Richard Nixon’s pace since January 2008. official in the Obama administration being Trump’s temperament and qualifications But amid what has become a vicious narrow loss to John F Kennedy in 1960. It’s not only a truism of American pol- the nominee,” said Republican pollster Whit for the office. Among political independ- Democrat Al Gore won the popular vote itics that the state of the economy usually Ayres. Still, he said, the potential political boost ents, Obama’s job approval rating soared 2016 campaign, the public is growing in 2000 but lost the election after a bal- sets the tone for presidential elections — “It’s to Clinton’s candidacy “may be undercut” by to 50 percent from 42 percent the week fonder of Obama. His approval lot dispute in Florida. The incumbent the economy, stupid”, was the blunt inter- “overwhelming” public dissatisfaction with ended January 3. party lost the White House in all six elec- nal slogan of Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign. the overall state of the country. Sixty-per- An ABC News/Washington Post poll ratings have been 50 percent or tions in which presidential job approval Studies by political scientists have repeat- cent of Americans say the country is on the taken May 16-19 showing Trump leading higher for 11 of the past 12 weeks, a was lower. edly shown a strong correlation between wrong track, according to a May 13-17 CBS Clinton 46 percent to 44 percent illustrates Helping to boost Obama’s job approval election outcomes and the economy’s per- News/New York Times poll. the impact that opposition from Sanders level he hadn’t hit in more than three numbers is the state of the economy, which formance. When pollsters ask Americans While the president remains officially supporters is having on Clinton in poll- years. His current rating — 51 percent the president will address tomorrow in a the most important issue facing the coun- neutral in the Democratic race, he and his ing against Trump. Among self-declared for the week ended May 22 — is two visit to Elkhart in northern Indiana. It was try, the economy routinely leads the list, advisers have already laid plans to make Sanders supporters, 20 percent said they the first place he visited as president, and as it does this year. full use of his political capital once the would support Trump over Clinton in a gen- points higher than Ronald Reagan’s he’ll return to highlight the progress the If Obama can hit 52 percent job approval nomination is settled. His rising popularity eral election match-up, up from 10 percent was at this phase of his presidency, country has made since he took office at over the summer and the economy grows makes him a more effective campaigner. who said so in a March poll. Among 18- to the bottom of the worst recession since at a 2.5 percent annual pace in the second Obama has been offering a taste of what’s 29-year-olds, Clinton barely led Trump, according to Gallup data. World War II. The area’s unemployment quarter, a forecasting model developed to come: Talking up the economy and taking by 45 to 42 percent, compared with a 64 rate hit 20 percent that spring but is now by Alan Abramowitz, a political science jabs at Trump, as he did in a commencement to 25 percent lead in March. It’s raining men! Sweden sees historic gender balance shift

is president of the European Associ- men will be in the majority by 2050. Valerie Hudson, director of a pro- a sensitive subject in the Nordic ation for Population Studies. Researchers don’t have a clear gram on women, peace and security country. The tipping point in Sweden idea of what happens to a society at Texas A&M University, said this Elsewhere in Europe, the gender happened in March last year, when when the population becomes more should make Swedes concerned, balance is stable or tipping further in population statistics showed 277 more masculine. Tomas Sobotka, of the because her research has linked favor of women in some countries, men than women. The gap has since Vienna Institute of Demography, skewed sex ratios in China and India including Italy, Spain and Greece. grown to beyond 12,000. While that’s said in theory a male surplus could to more violence against women and But overall, the proportion of men still small in a population of almost increase the bargaining power of higher crime levels. in the 28-nation European Union is 10 million, it’s “not unreasonable” to women by allowing them to be choos- What’s happening in Sweden, increasing slowly, according to the suspect that Sweden will have a big ier when picking a partner. But they Hudson said, “is one of the most dra- bloc’s statistics agency, Eurostat. male surplus in the future, said Tomas could also face an increased risk of matic alterations of demography over Last year there were 12 million Johansson, a population expert at the harassment from frustrated males such a short period of time that I’ve more women than men in the EU, By Karl Ritter national statistics agency, SCB. struggling to find a mate. ever seen.” She called it ironic that a which has a population of just over AP Despite a natural birth rate of Sweden’s rapid shift to a male country considered a beacon of wom- 500 million people. That gap is pro- about 105 boys born for every 100 majority — which experts didn’t see en’s rights isn’t paying more attention jected to narrow in coming decades girls, European women have histori- coming just 10 years ago — has trig- to the issue. “mainly because of the decreasing Sweden’s rapid shift cally outnumbered men because they gered debate among some feminists Other feminist researchers dis- gap in life expectancy,” said Euro- AMOUS for its efforts to put live longer. An Associated Press anal- about the potential impact on women agree. “Hogwash,” said Jacqui True, stat spokeswoman Baiba Grandovska. to a male majority women on an equal footing ysis of national and European Union in one of the world’s most egalitar- a professor of politics and interna- Experts say men, particularly in — which experts with men, Sweden is expe- population statistics suggests women ian countries. tional relations at Monash University western Europe, are living healthier riencing a gender balance will remain in the majority in most Statistics officials say Sweden’s in Australia. lives than their fathers, drinking and didn’t see coming shift that has caught the European countries for decades to demographic shift is mainly due to How many men there are in a smoking less, and benefiting from better just 10 years ago Fcountry by surprise: For the first time come. But the number of men per men catching up with women in terms population matters less than how treatment of heart disease. In wealthy since record-keeping began in 1749, 100 women, known as the sex ratio, of life expectancy. But the arrival in much a society is shaped by “hyper- countries, men have moved away from — has triggered it now has more men than women. is increasing, slowly in Europe as a recent years of tens of thousands of masculine” gender characteristics mining and other dangerous occupa- debate among some Swedes don’t quite know what to whole and quickly in some northern unaccompanied teenage boys from such as aggression and hierarchies tions to safer white-collar jobs. feminists about the make of this sudden male surplus, and central European countries. Afghanistan, Syria and North Africa where males are preferred, True said. Eurostat projects the male-female which is highly unusual in the West, Norway swung to a male surplus is also having a significant impact. Annick Wibben, of the University gap will dip below 1 million in 2080. potential impact where women historically have been in 2011, four years before Sweden, Sweden’s biggest male surplus is of San Francisco, said gender equality But such projections are highly uncer- on women in one in the majority in almost every coun- while Denmark and Switzerland are in the 15-19 age group, where there is so “deeply embedded” in Swed- tain, as the Swedish example shows. try. But it may be a sign of things to nearing a sex ratio of 100. Germany, are 108 boys for every 100 girls. ish society that comparisons with In 2003, Sweden’s SCB projected of the world’s come in Europe as changes in life which had an unnatural deficit of men That imbalance could grow to 115- China or India, where sex-selective that a male surplus wouldn’t happen most egalitarian expectancy and migration transform after two world wars, has seen its sex to-100 this year when the impact abortions have resulted in unnatu- until 2050. Three years later it moved demographics. ratio jump from 87 in 1960 to 96 last of last year’s record number of asy- ral surpluses of men, don’t tell you up the date by 10 years. It barely had countries. “This is a novel phenomenon for year. Meanwhile, Britain’s sex ratio lum-seekers — including more than much. In Sweden, there’s been little time to recalibrate its projections Europe,” said Francesco Billari, a Uni- rose from 93 to 97 in the same period. 35,000 unaccompanied minors — is discussion about the surplus, perhaps before the moment arrived last year versity of Oxford demographer who British statistics officials project that reflected in the population statistics. because of the link to immigration, when men outnumbered women.

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Gbagbo Chad ex-dictator gets life sentence prepares for

Upon hearing the verdict, Habre raised his second trial arms into the air, shouting “Down with France- Upon hearing the verdict, afrique!” referring to the term used for France’s Habre raised his arms into continuing influence on its former colonies. AFP The case was heard at the Extraordinary the air, shouting “Down with African Chambers (CAE) -- a special tribunal France-afrique!” referring to set up by the African Union under a deal with ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast’s former Senegal - and is the first time a country has first lady Simone Gbagbo will be the term used for France’s prosecuted a former leader of another nation tried for crimes against human- continuing influence on its for rights abuses. ity starting today, having already former colonies. Reed Brody, a lawyer for Human Rights been jailed for 20 years for her part Watch who has spent the last 15 years work- in 2010’s post-electoral violence. ing with victims to bring Habre to justice, said The wife of former Ivorian the conviction was a warning to other despots. president Laurent Gbagbo is cur- “This verdict sends a powerful message that rently being held in Abidjan after AFP the days when tyrants could brutalise their peo- being convicted of “attacking ple, pillage their treasury and escape abroad to state authority” over her role in a life of luxury are coming to an end,” Reed said the post-election violence that in a statement yesterday. left more than 3,000 people dead. DAKAR: A special court in Senegal sentenced Known as a skilled desert warrior who often The International Criminal former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre to life in wore combat fatigues to fit the role, Habre fled Court (ICC) in The Hague had prison yesterday for war crimes, crimes against to Senegal after his 1990 ouster by Chad’s cur- wanted to prosecute Gbagbo in humanity and a litany of other charges, includ- rent President Idriss Deby. the case, issuing a warrant for ing abuse. Witnesses recounted the horror of life in her arrest but Ivorian authorities The verdict brings a long-awaited day of Chad’s prisons, describing in graphic detail abu- refused to hand her over, claim- reckoning to up to 40,000 people kidnapped, sive and often deadly punishments inflicted by ing that she would face a fair trial raped and tortured under his rule as president Habre’s feared secret police, the Documenta- at home. of Chad from 1982-1990. tion and Security Directorate (DDS). Ivorian prosecutors had origi- “Hissene Habre, this court finds you guilty Victims were subject to electric shocks and nally held off trying her for crimes of crimes against humanity, abuse, forced slav- waterboarding while some had gas sprayed in against humanity while negotia- Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre gesturing as he leaves a Dakar courthouse after ery, and kidnapping,” as well as war crimes, said their eyes or spice rubbed into their genitals, tions were ongoing with their an identity hearing, in Senegal yesterday. Gberdao Gustave Kam, president of the spe- the court heard. counterparts in The Hague. cial court. Habre’s defence team unsuccessfully sought She will now answer allega- “The court condemns you to life in prison,” to cast doubt on the prosecution argument that lived freely in an upmarket Dakar suburb with its authority. “What we have seen today is not tions of crimes against prisoners Kam added. their client was an all-knowing, all-powerful his wife and children, swapping his military garb justice. It is a crime against Africa,” said Maha- of war, crimes against the civil- The court also heard that Habre had abused head of the DDS, suggesting he may have been for white robes and a cap. mat Togoi, part of a Habre supporters group. ian population as well as crimes a woman named Khadija Hassan Zidane on sev- unaware of abuses on the ground. He declined to address the court through- “It’s the dirty work of mercenaries in the pay of against humanity, according to a eral occasions. For more than 20 years, the former dictator out the 10-month trial, refusing to recognise Françe-afrique.” charge sheet obtained.

High-stakes security DR Congo Crocodile takes woman oppn leader during swim in Australia in London AFP trying to drag her to safety. “They decided to take a swim in the ocean just in waist-deep water and at that AFP point, we believe that a crocodile has SYDNEY: A woman is feared dead taken one of the women, taken hold after being seized by a crocodile of her,” he told the Australian Broad- during a night-time swim with a casting Corporation. KINSHASA: Moise Katumbi, the friend at a beach in northern Aus- “Her friend tried valiantly to embattled DR Congo opposition tralia, with reports that she yelled “A drag her to the shore but unfortu- leader who quit the country last croc’s got me!” before disappearing. nately wasn’t able to do so and the week ostensibly for medical treat- The women went for a stroll on woman subsequently disappeared. ment, has now flown from South Thornton Beach on Sunday evening “Now her friend raised the alarm Africa to London, one of his law- in the far north of Queensland state with a nearby business and they sub- yers said yesterday. before making a fateful decision to sequently contacted the police.” Katumbi, a football magnate take a dip in an area known to be A rescue helicopter was sent up seen as the leading challenger to infested with the reptiles. with thermal imaging equipment but President Joseph Kabila for the “The woman was swimming was unable to find her. Marine police top job in the mineral-rich coun- with a female friend, also in her also failed to do so when the search try, needs “rest” and it is not clear 40s, at 10.30pm when the inci- resumed. Parker added that the sur- when he will be heading home, dent occurred,” police said. Nine viving woman was “very shaken Georges Kapiamba said. News cited witnesses as hearing and shocked” but appeared to have Riot police performing a drill during a 100-day countdown launch event for the Group of 20 (G20) With political tensions soar- the woman yell “A croc’s got me, escaped with only grazes. The Bris- 2016 summit at Yiwu Meihu Sports Center in Yiwu, east China’s Zhejiang province, yesterday. ing over expectations that Kabila a croc’s got me!” Senior Constable bane Courier-Mail said Thornton wants to extend his rule despite Russell Parker said the women — Beach was next to a creek where being barred from a third term, Australians visiting the area — were croc-spotting tours were organised, Katumbi has been all but forced in the water when one of them was and there were plenty of warning into exile as he faces charges of grabbed, with her friend desperately signs throughout the vicinity. undermining state security. UN chief denies presidency speculation The 51-year-old owner of the Tout-Puissant Mazembe football club had this month announced plans to stand in the election due AFP when he returns to South Korea as not offer a direct denial of his pres- later this year, but was swiftly hit an ordinary citizen, was jumped on idential ambitions, and speculation with an investigation into claims by local media as the clearest indica- over his intentions will only inten- he hired foreign mercenaries. tion yet that he is considering the role. sify in South Korea as his term as UN Katumbi flew to South Africa SEOUL: UN Secretary General Ban But yesterday, Ban said he was chief nears its end. on May 20 and was admitted to Ki-moon denied yesterday that his “baffled” by the “exaggerated” spin Ban enjoys high popularity rat- hospital in Johannesburg, with current South Korea visit was testing put on his remarks and insisted there ings in South Korea, where his UN followers saying he was injured the waters for an eventual presiden- was no personal or political element position is a source of substantial during clashes between police tial bid, saying his comments on the to his visit. “I hope you will refrain national pride. and his supporters a week earlier. subject had been exaggerated. from over-interpreting or speculat- Recent opinion polls show him “Moise Katumbi left Johan- Ban arrived in his home country ing about my actions here,” Ban told a with a clear lead over any poten- nesburg on Friday and landed in last week for a six-day visit that has press conference in the southern city tial rivals should he decide to run London on Saturday,” said law- been dominated by speculation over of Gyeongju, where he is attending a for president. A career diplomat, yer Kapiamba. Another member a possible run for the South Korean UN conference of NGOs. Ban never joined any South Korean of Katumbi’s team, speaking from presidency in 2017 — after he steps “Actually, I’m the person who best political party, although he served as Johannesburg, added: “He is out of down from his UN post at the end of knows what I plan to do and I will foreign minister under the late lib- hospital. He is well, but because of this year. An initial statement that he have to do the decision-making,” he eral president Roh Moo-Hyun from the disorder in Congo, he prefers Rex, the world’s largest crocodile at 700kg, in Sydney. might seek “advice” on what to do added. However, the 71-year-old did 2004 to 2006. to rest for the moment. Cool, cheap and green: Polystyrene homes catch on in Kenya

Reuters through March, he added. This rela- walls. being derived from crude oil, he polystyrene is easier to move around including apartments in the western tively new construction technology, The tiny air bubbles trapped in believes, especially in water-scarce and put in place, he noted. city of Kisumu built by Malaysian firm using polystyrene, is gaining a foot- the foam mean polystyrene houses urban and semi-arid areas. Polystyrene homes are also Koto Corp. But the technology has yet hold in Kenya’s fast-expanding can control climatic conditions bet- For Dennis Muli, an architect quicker to build, which could play a to be fully embraced by homeowners, KENYA: Justus Opiyo lives in one of housing sector. ter than buildings made of timber or with Gem Archplans in Nairobi, the key part in reducing housing deficits, tenants and other housing develop- around 50 polystyrene houses in a The panels for building are made concrete. Because air is a poor con- most important green benefit of pol- he added. ers who remain sceptical about the new development in Kajiado County, of a light cellular plastic, a by-prod- ductor of heat, the house stays cool ystyrene is its lightness, meaning In Ole Kasasi, a few kilometres strength of polystyrene panels. southeast of Nairobi, and says it has uct of oil refining, which consists of when external temperatures are high less wood is needed to support the from Kandisi where Opiyo lives in But, as the technology is still new, a major advantage over his previous mini spherical particles containing and warm when it is cold outside. building. That could help reduce the privately owned housing devel- there is a need for better workman- homes. about 98 percent air. Romanus Otieno, an urban plan- deforestation, he said. opment, is another polystyrene ship to avert potential problems such “Its temperature remains con- To make houses, polystyrene foam ning lecturer at the University of Otieno said a standard two-bed- building, comprising 20 apartments as the collapse of poorly constructed stant, even in extreme weather, unlike is sandwiched between two slabs of Nairobi, said construction with pol- room polystyrene house costs about on five floors. buildings, experts opined. And there the houses I have lived in before,” he steel wire mesh. Once these have been ystyrene is ecologically friendly as it $6,700, while one made of bricks can They are among a raft of poly- must also be a focus on how to recy- said. It is a real refuge from the heat joined together, they are sprayed with uses very little water. That advantage cost twice as much. The difference is styrene construction projects started cle polystyrene waste from building of the Kenyan summer from January cement to support and strengthen the outweighs the negative of polystyrene mainly due to lower labour costs, as in Kenya by different companies, sites and demolition. PAKISTAN TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 13 Restoration work starts at Kabul’s war-hit palace

Up to $20m will be spent on restoring the former glory of the palace, built by Afghan King Amanullah Khan in the 1920s.

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KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani yesterday launched restoration work at Kabul’s historic Darul Aman Palace, whose bombed out ruins have long symbolised the suffering caused by decades of conflict. The once-grand hilltop palace at the edge of Kabul was also the venue of Ghani’s cabinet meeting yesterday, the first such official gathering there LEFT: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani prays during the inauguration of the renovation of the ruined in nearly a century. Darul Aman Palace in Kabul yesterday. RIGHT: An Afghan security official stands on a balcony of the ruined The building’s lion-headed but- palace yesterday. tresses are broken, its colonnades pockmarked by bullets, the metal sheets of its roof crumpled. national pride. “Today we are return- the budget of the Afghan government.” troops from Afghanistan. “It comes at a time when the econ- activist, also pleaded against the Up to $20m will be spent on ing to our past... to set the foundation The palace fell victim to the Despite Ghani’s rhetoric, some in omy is in free fall and security is restoration, though from a different restoring the former glory of the for our future,” Ghani said at the inau- carnage of the early 1990s as rival Kabul were against the restoration, deteriorating. That money could have perspective. “President @ashrafghani palace, built by Afghan King Aman- guration of the project. mujahideen groups fought for power however — albeit for different reasons. been spent to create jobs as thousands keep #DarulamanPalace like this, let’s ullah Khan in the 1920s, Ghani’s office “We are determined to recon- following the fall of a Soviet-backed “I think it is a waste of money,” of people flee the country.” remind our younger generation (of) said, calling the project a symbol of struct the historical structure from regime after Moscow withdrew its Daud Hotak, a Kabul shopkeeper, said. Omaid Sharifi, a civil society the brutality of war,” he said.

Kabul wants New sampling shows Zardari rubbishes reports of compromise refugees to with Nawaz Sharif on Panama Papers stay in Pakistan progress against polio till 2020 Internews “A parliamentary committee has AP campaigns have been planned in already been set up which is engaged PESHAWAR: The Afghan gov- vulnerable areas starting in July, in drawing up the Terms of Refer- ernment has formally requested after the end of the Islamic fasting ences (ToRs) for investigations and Pakistan to give four years exten- month of Ramadan. KARACHI: It appears that Pakistan’s how to proceed in the matter and sion to 1.5 million registered ISLAMABAD: For the first time in Past immunisation campaigns largest two parties — led by former there is no question of ignoring it,” refugees to legalise their stay till Pakistan’s history all the previous have been met with resistance by president Asif Zardari (pictured) and he said. 2020. The legal stay of the regis- month’s environmental samples extremists, who have spread con- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif – will Zardari said the PPP evolved tered Afghans will expire by the for polio have tested negative — a spiracy theories that the vaccines not come closer any time soon. a well-considered stance on the end of June. sign of progress in the campaign to are part of a plot to sterilise chil- Reiterating his party’s commit- Panamagate scandal after detailed Official sources here say that eradicate the virus, an official said dren or gather intelligence for ment to pursuing the Panamagate discussions “not only within the party a high level delegation headed by yesterday. Western nations. Islamic militants scandal to its logical conclusion, but also with all political parties”. Alemi Balkhi, Afghanistan’s Minis- A total of 40 samples were col- have attacked vaccination centers Pakistan People’s Party Co-Chair- “Media reports calculated to give ter for Refugees and Repatriation, lected from 14 cities in mid-April and health workers taking part in man Zardari has rejected as ‘baseless’ any impression that Zardari has a dif- had requested to extend the stay under the supervision of the World the campaigns. reports that he has reached an ferent stance on the issue are untrue of refugees for another four years. Health Organization and analyzed at But Safdar said outreach pro- ‘understanding’ with Pakistan Mus- and baseless and seem motivated to The government had yet to the National Health Institute, said Dr. grams supported by religious lim League-N President Sharif on create confusion,” the statement said. decide whether to accept or reject Rana Safdar, the head of the National scholars have helped to combat the the issue that has triggered a politi- understanding on the issue of Pan- The PPP has been spearhead- the Afghan’s government request, Emergency Operation Center. WHO propaganda, bringing the refusal cal storm in the country. ama Leaks with the prime minister ing the opposition’s efforts to thrash the source said. “Afghanistan officials could not immediately be rate down from 1.5 percent to 0.05 Reports of a recent meeting in is untrue, baseless and motivated,” out ToRs for a probe into the Pan- wants its citizens to remain in reached for comment. percent over the last two years. London between MaulanaFazlurReh- it read. ama Papers. Pakistan till 2020,” he added. Last year 22 percent of environ- Pakistan and Afghanistan are man, chief of his eponymous faction Zardari contradicted media The papers contain a trove of The request for yet another mental samples tested positive, and among the only countries in the of the JamiatUlema Islam, and the reports which implied that some documents leaked from Panama- extension from the Afghan gov- 9 percent tested positive in the first world where polio is endemic. Eleven PPP co-chairman were also refuted. understanding had been reached nian law firm Mossack Fonseca which ernment came at a time when quarter of 2016. polio cases have been reported so In a statement issued by the party, with Nawaz in the spirit of detail some 200,000 offshore hold- relations between the two coun- Safdar said the negative samples far this year in Pakistan, compared Zardari refuted media reports which reconciliation. ings set up by the world’s rich and tries are uneasy because of mutual represent a “significant achieve- to 54 last year. suggested that a compromise may “The party (PPP) has already powerful, including three of Nawaz’s suspicions, especially border dis- ment” but that complete eradication The highly infectious virus have been reached. decided to pursue the Panama leaks children and some PPP members, to putes and cross-border activities would require more “consistent mainly affects small children, and “The assertion in a section of the issue to its logical conclusion,” Zard- hide their wealth in international tax of the militant groups. efforts.” He said new immunisation can cause paralysis. media that Zardari has reached some ari stated categorically. havens. Pakistan, which is hosting more than three million doc- umented and undocumented Afghan nationals, had been grant- More than 50 ing stay to the registered refugees Chinese worker wounded in bomb attack since 2009 on the request of policemen dead in Afghanistan. Another official said that Paki- stan was ready to give extension Helmand fighting Reuters to registered refugees till 2017. He said that the offer was made dur- ing tripartite commission meeting LASHKAR GAH: More than 50 in Kabul that discussed draft strat- Afghan policemen have been KARACHI: A Chinese worker and his egy for the repatriation of refugees. reported killed over the past two driver were wounded in Pakistan yes- The ministry for state and frontier days in heavy fighting around the terday in a bomb attack claimed by region had prepared the strategy. capital of the southern province of ethnic nationalists opposed to plans Legal stay of registered ref- Helmand, officials said yesterday. for extensive Chinese investment, ugees had expired in December Helmand has been the scene of police said. 2015 and Prime Minister Nawaz major offensives over the past year The attack is likely to raise con- Sharif while using his discre- by Taliban insurgents seeking to cern about a planned China Pakistan tionary powers gave six months overthrow the government, forc- economic corridor (CPEC), involving temporary extension to refugees in ing the Nato-led military coalition $46bn in Chinese investment in roads, January. Afghanistan and UNHCR to deploy hundreds of additional power plants, railway lines and a new favour that refugees should not be troops to shore up crumbling port in Pakistan. forced to return to their country Afghan security forces. Pakistan, battling militants as and that the process should be As many as 24 police were well as separatist guerrillas in parts of completed through UN-sponsored killed yesterday, and another 33 the country, has promised to ensure voluntary repatriation programme. killed on Sunday, with nearly 40 security for the project. However, officials said that injured, regional police commander The Chinese man and his Paki- four to five families were returning Esmatullah Dawlatzai said. At least stani driver were slightly wounded under the voluntary repatriation 22 police and army checkpoints fell in the attack in the southern prov- plan on daily basis. It would take to Taliban forces in the recent fight- ince of Sindh, provincial police chief decades to complete the process ing, said another police official. The Allah Dino Khawaja said. if it was left to voluntary repatri- areas hit by the latest fighting are “Apparently, the attack was aimed Security officials inspect a damaged vehicle in which a Chinese national was travelling, following a roadside ation, they added. Greshk, Nad Ali, and Nahr-e Saraj, at the Chinese national,” Khawaja bomb attack in Karachi, yesterday. Officials said that prime minis- which neighbour the provincial said, adding that the man was trav- ter was likely to extend stay of the capital of Lashkar Gah to the north elling with his driver and a security refugees for another six months by and west. Residents in the capital guard. a group called the Sindhudesh Rev- photograph. “They want to attack working on a CPEC project. using his discretionary powers if city said they could hear heavy A low-intensity bomb went off olutionary Army, an ethnic Sindhi Sindh and enslave its people.” CPEC is part of China’s “One Belt, the case was not referred to the artillery and machine gun fire by the road in a suburb of Karachi, separatist group, was found at the The group was apparently refer- One Road” initiative, aimed at eas- cabinet for approval. “If the gov- throughout the night, with a char- shattering the windows of the van site, police said. ring to the China-Pakistan corridor, ing the passage of Chinese exports ernment does make final decision ity hospital saying it had treated at the men were travelling in. Television “The world’s most plunder- which was announced last year, to foreign markets by connecting then 1.5 million refugees would least 40 injured, among them 30 footage showed construction helmets ous nation has set its eye on Sindh,” though it was unclear whether the southwestern China to the Arabian become illegal after June 30,” said civilians and 10 security forces. in a rear seat. A pamphlet signed by the pamphlet said, according to a unidentified Chinese national was Sea, through Pakistan. the official. 14 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 INDIA Reliance seeks to enter defence equipment sector

Modi has made defense a big part of his two in 2005 after a bitter feud between Anil Defence Systems of Israel, to bid for Indian “Make in India” programme. As part of any Ambani and his older brother, Mukesh. The government contracts as they come up. Anil Ambani’s Group fights defence contract, he is demanding foreign latter got the flagship Reliance Industries, with An Israeli defence industry source said scepticism over ability to companies tie up with a local partner, trans- interests in petrochemicals, oil and gas explo- for Rafael the idea is that if it wins tenders, rifle into sensitive sector. fer technology and move some manufacturing ration, refining and textiles. Reliance will produce some components for to India. Anil got telecoms, power, entertainment missiles and other systems. At stake is $250bn in defence contracts and financial services businesses. But some Ambani has said that lack of experience the government is expected to award over the of his businesses struggled, especially an ill- is being held against his company. Reuters next 10 years as it looks to upgrade the mili- timed foray into infrastructure, and debt piled “Despite a committed reformist mindset tary’s aging equipment. up. at the top, we are still seeing opportunities “We hope to have a significant share of this Its Reliance Infrastructure arm, which being denied to new players on grounds of pie,” said R K Dhingra, chief executive of Reli- includes the defense operations, aims to be lack of experience,” Ambani told a ‘Make in NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Anil Ambani’s ance Defence. He predicted the company will debt free in the current financial year end- India’ summit on defence in March. (pictured) Reliance Group has never made “emerge as a key player in the defence sector ing March 2017, according to Lalit Jalan, who Reliance Defence has been building an a military helicopter, missile system or sub- over the next few years.” is acting CEO of the unit. experienced team. Dhingra earlier headed marine in its history but that isn’t stopping the Reliance’s ambition is greeted with scep- To get there it plans to sell assets, includ- Lockheed Martin’s India operations, and the Indian tycoon from seeking to win contracts ticism by many in the defence world. ing road projects and a stake in a power company has hired a slew of senior army and to manufacture all of that military hardware An Indian military official involved in distribution company for about 180 billion navy officers who have executed large defence and more. defence procurement said Reliance is over- rupees, according to another senior Reliance projects from conception to delivery, the Reli- Known for taking some ambitious bets reaching in wanting to make everything from questions about its ability to handle sensitive executive. ance executive said. over the past decade, some of which have ships to planes. Some rivals and potential technology and intellectual property counted Ambani entered the defence sector last The group’s experience in managing com- failed to deliver, Ambani’s plans to turn Reli- partners for the contracts said Reliance will against it in its bid to partner with the Russians year, when he took a controlling stake in a plex projects in India, including building roads ance into a major defence company may be struggle to master the manufacture of such a to build 200 Kamov helicopters, said a Rus- company that made warships and energy and power plants should help it, the executive one of his boldest yet. It has already bid for wide range of sophisticated military hardware. sian diplomat in New Delhi, who declined to exploration vessels, in Modi’s home state of said. For design, technology and complicated `840bn ($12.5bn) in Indian government con- “There is no quick money in this branch,” be identified in this story because they weren’t Gujarat, called Pipavav Defence and Offshore weaponry, Reliance would have a foreign part- tracts, senior executives said, though it hasn’t said Jan Widerstrom, head of Saab India Tech- speaking in an official capacity. Engineering Co Ltd, for about `20bn. ner, he noted. yet won any of those. nologies, a unit of Saab AB . “It requires a lot The contract, estimated to be worth a little That became Reliance Defence and Engi- Reliance expects to spend up to `20bn The success of the strategy will depend of experience, high tech culture, investments over $900m went instead to Indian state-con- neering Ltd. Since then, Reliance has bought rupees over the next three years in upgrad- partly on whether he can persuade govern- and a long-term business plan.” trolled company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. hundreds of acres of additional land to build ing facilities as it gets business, keeping its ment officials and international partners that Still, Saab and Reliance are working Ambani should identify core areas and an aerospace facility and another shipyard in outlay low as it waits for contracts, the exec- he can build sophisticated equipment and together in developing the next generation concentrate on them rather than “be an inch other parts of the country. utive said. partly on whether Prime Minister Narendra Combat Management System for the Indian deep and a mile wide,” said Nitin Gokhale, It has also signed more than half a dozen Thanks to its Pipavav shipyard, Reliance Modi can get India’s notoriously slow procure- Navy and Coast Guard. founder of defence website Bharat Shakti. joint venture agreements with foreign com- expects the naval part of its business to be the ment process to work. Recently, Reliance’s lack of experience and The Reliance conglomerate split into panies, including one with Rafael Advanced first to take off, he said.

Awareness drive SC stays military about Apex Court order in parched panel order on Bundelkhand senior officer IANS TIKAMGARH (Madhya Pradesh): The Bundelkhand region of Mad- hya Pradesh is reeling under a IANS which he wanted to be put on hold, severe crisis following drought he said that whether Mehta “sinks or and unemployment. swims” in the matter, Rathore stood Despite a Supreme Court no chance of becoming a lt. general directive to provide the people NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court as he was retiring on Tuesday. of drought-hit regions five kg of yesterday stayed an Armed Forces Rohatgi told the court that both sudsidised food grain per person Tribunal (AFT) order directing the Rathore and Mehta were prompted and employment opportunities, no reversion of Maj-Gen N K Mehta from brigadier to major generals and such measures are visible on the (now lt. gen.) of the Army Ordnance it was only in 2015 when the former ground here. Corps to the rank of brigadier. realised that he would not rise to the Taking serious note of the cri- A vacation bench of Justice next rank that he sought to eclipse sis, four NGOs have got together to Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Justice the chances of Mehta by digging learn first-hand about the grav- Amitava Roy also stayed the AFT up the issue of then Brig. Mehta’s ity of the situation and to make Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (left) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a meeting in New Delhi order imposing a cost of `50 lakh reporting officer not filling the two people aware of the apex court’s on the defence secretary, the army columns of his ACR. yesterday. directions. chief and the military secretary. Appearing for Rathore, counsel The campaign being run by Besides this, the court also Aishwarya Bhati urged the court the NGOs Swaraj Abhiyan, Ekta stayed the cost of `5 lakh that the not to stay the AFT order as it would Parishad, National Alliance of Lucknow bench of AFT had imposed amount to Rathore, after succeeding Microsoft seeks to empower People’s Movement (NAPM) and on Mehta. Besides others, the court on merit, law, concealment of fraud, Jal Biradari (water conservation- issued notice to Maj. Gen. Rathore, and the collusion of other side, yet ists) is called ‘Jal Hal Yatra’. who had moved the AFT, on the cen- going home empty-handed. She said After a tour of Maharashtra’s tral and Mehta’s plea challenging the what was at stake was the `20,000 every Indian: Satya Nadella drought-hit Marathawada region tribunal’s May 13 order. crore budget of the ordinance corps. for five days, the group visited It also put on hold observations Bhati told the court that it was Aalampura, Bela and Gaurali in the AFT order that adversely erroneous to say that the marks of IANS me, and, obviously I grew up here computer science,” said the India- villages in Tikamgarh district to impacted the authority of the cen- the officer at the brigadier level were and I come back here often, but born Nadella, who started his speech examine the ground reality. tral government to examine the not counted for promotion as Lt Gen- every time I come back, I go back quoting Mirza Ghalib, the noted The ‘Jal Hal’ activists inter- annual confidential reports (ACRs) eral. An earlier order of reversion of energized and it’s phenomenal. It’s Urdu and Persian poet of the 19th acted with the distraught people of of high-ranking defence officers. The Mehta by the AFT passed on Febru- NEW DELHI: Microsoft’s focus on important to dream big and create century. the villages who revealed that they court order staying the reversion of ary 17, 2016 was stayed by the apex India is to empower every citizen and big,” said Nadella, who is on his third He met developers, as also entre- have not been receiving the apex Mehta, imposing of costs and other court on March 18, 2016 as it asked organisation so that they can per- visit to India since assuming charge preneurs and students before the court-directed five kg of food grain observations came as Attorney Gen- the tribunal to consider a plea for form better than their potential and as Microsoft CEO. event. Later in the day, Nadella met per person and even the schools eral Mukul Rohati urged the court to review of its February 17 order. achieve more for themselves and the He was addressing the ‘Tech- Prime Minister Narendra Modi. were not providing free mid-day stay the operation of the AFT order However, the AFT, by its May country, the US giant’s chief executive nology for good, Ideas for India’ “Discussed various issues per- meals to their children. as such an order had far reaching 13 order, reiterated its earlier order Satya Nadella said here yesterday. conference organised by Microsoft. taining to the IT sector with Microsoft Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogen- consequences for the armed forces. of reversion of Mehta and also “It’s such an immense pleas- “In my life there have been two CEO Satya Nadella,” Modi tweeted. dra Yadav informed the villagers On being asked by Justice Roy imposed a cost of Rs500,000 on ure for me to be here in India and passions that have driven at least Nadella also met Communi- about the Supreme Court directive as to what would remain if court him and Rs5m on the top defence to see the energy, the creativity of my dreams, and I think back and cations Minister Ravi Shankar on subsidised food grain. He said was to “trim” the parts of the order functionaries. this place. It’s infectious really for one of the catalyst -- it’s poetry and Prasad. that besides the free mid-day meal in schools, the state government should also provide eggs or milk at least thrice a week and employ- ment opportunities to adults Rolling out ill health through the MGNREGA scheme. Turmoil in new Kerala govt: Congress It came as a shock to the activ- ists when they found that children were not given any mid-day meals IANS Vijayan, who was sworn in along with an 18 member during the summer holidays and cabinet last Wednesday, made the startling disclosure that villagers had not received any while in Delhi last week that there was no immediate food grain. need for a new dam to replace the Mullaperiyar dam and The villagers told the activists THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Congress party in through talks with Tamil Nadu, issues can be resolved. that there was no arrangement for Kerala has said that trouble has broken out in the less Kerala and Tamil Nadu have been at loggerheads drinking water for them or fodder than one week old Left Democratic Front government over the dam, built under an 1886 accord between the for their animals. between the two leading parties — Communist Party then Maharaja of Travancore and the erstwhile Brit- The activists learnt that peo- of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India-Marxist ish regime. ple had begun to migrate to other (CPI-M). Though the dam is located in Kerala, it is owned, regions to earn their livelihood and Addressing reporters here on Monday, newly elected maintained and operated by Tamil Nadu and the former for basic necessities. Leader of Opposition in the Kerala assembly Ramesh has for long been demanding de-commissioning of the Water conservationist Rajen- Chennithala said that generally for any new government dam that has developed leaks. dra Singh advised people to work there is a honeymoon period of six months. While the Kerala government said that the dam is unitedly to fight for their rights and “But fissures have already surfaced between the posing a serious threat to lives and property in five dis- use their democratic right of vote CPI-M and the CPI over the arbitrary manner in which tricts of the state taking into account its age, Tamil Nadu to “teach a lesson” to those who Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that there is no wanted the water level of the dam to be increased. ignore their plight. immediate need for a new dam to replace the Mulla- But the Supreme Court directive that came in May Jal Jan Jodo activist Sanjay periyar dam, which is totally against the unanimous 2014, allowed Tamil Nadu to increase the water level Singh appealed to people to take A woman makes bidi or local cigarette hand-rolled with tobacco resolution passed by the Kerala assembly, which sought from 136 feet to 142 but in no case it should exceed 142 adequate measures to conserve leaf, on the eve of World No-Tobacco Day, in Agartala, yesterday. a new dam,” said Chennithala. feet. rain water during the monsoon and not rely on the government. INDIA TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 15

Bid to allay African Modi to start five-nation students’ safety fears tour on June 4

Foreign secretary meets a group of African stu- IANS Ola cab driver thrashed by six dents,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted. Africans in Delhi. “Foreign secretary to students: Ensuring safety and security of foreign students is an article of faith NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Naren- for us,” he added. dra Modi will embark on a five nation The spate of rising attacks on African nationals tour from June 4 that will see him travel IANS has caused outrage among the community, sev- to Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, the eral thousands of who study in India. The African US and Mexico. envoys had last week threatened to boycott the Modi will first go to Afghanistan Africa Day event over the murder of Olivier. on June 4, where he will visit Herat to NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar yes- The Indian government stepped in to assure inaugurate the Salma Dam that has terday assured a group of African students that the African envoys of the safety and security of been funded by India. the Indian government is committed to ensur- their nationals after which they attended the May He will then head to Qatar for a ing their safety and security even as an Ola driver 26 event. visit where he will hold talks with Emir was allegedly thrashed by a group of Africans after Sushma Swaraj is personally monitoring the H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. he refused to take more than four passengers in outreach to the Africans. Economic ties, especially the hydrocar- his cab. Meanwhile, an Ola cab driver was allegedly bon sector, will be high on the agenda. In a related development, the family members assaulted by a group of Africans — five men and This is the first prime ministerial of Congolese national Masonda Ketada Olivier, who a woman — after he refused to allow more than visit from India to Qatar in eight years was beaten to death on May 20 by some locals after four passengers to travel in his vehicle, police said. since the visit of Manmohan Singh to an altercation, arrived in the Indian capital to take The incident took place in Mehrauli area in Doha in 2008. back his body. A senior official of the Ministry of south Delhi around 4am. A total of 630,000 Indians form the External Affairs was at the airport to receive his The Ola taxi driver, identified as Nooruddin largest expatriate community in Qatar. kin. Ali, suffered cuts and bruises near his left eye in From Qatar, Modi will head to A group of African students also held a protest the attack. Switzerland. at Jantar Mantar here, holding aloft placards that “Nooruddin was attacked when he refused to “During the visit, the Prime Min- read ‘Racism Ruins Lives’, and demanded that the carry more than four passengers in his car... he was ister and the President of the Swiss Indian government act swiftly to stop attacks on thrashed by the six people, including a woman,” Confederation Johann Schneider- the community. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Nupur Ammann will hold discussions on A two-hour peaceful protest has been planned Prasad told IANS. bilateral, regional and multilateral at the same venue today by the Association of Afri- The woman attacker has been arrested while issues of mutual interest,” an official can Students in India (AASI) and Association For her other five associates managed to escape before statement said. Community Research and Action (ACRA). Exter- police reached the spot following a PCR call, she From Switzerland, Modi will travel nal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Minister said. to the US on June 7 and 8 at the invi- of State V K Singh are expected to meet African Police registered a case at the Mehrauli police tation of US President Barack Obama, students here today to assure them of their safety station against the Africans under Sections 323 with whom he will review the progress and security. (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 made in key areas of defence, security Yesterday morning, Jaishankar met a group of (wrongful restraint) and 506 (punishment for crim- and energy. African students at the Jawaharlal Nehru Bhavan inal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. On the last leg of his visit, Modi will here and assured them of the safety and security In Panaji, Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar reach Mexico on June 8 at the invita- Relatives of Congolese national Masonda Ketada Olivier, who was allegedly of the community in India. said that Nigerian nationals not just “create prob- tion of President Enrique Pena Nieto. “Continuing outreach to African community. lems” in Goa, but across the country too. beaten to death, leave the Embassy of Congo, in New Delhi, yesterday. Two arrested Everest rescuers abandon recovery of Indian climbers’ bodies for assault and AFP Friday near the South Col, located the dead bodies of Indian climb- Subhash Pal was the third moun- Only one climber reached the top hanging of at an altitude of 8,000 metres and ers Goutam Ghosh and Paresh Nath taineer to die on Everest this season in 2014 after an avalanche killed 16 marking the beginning of the “death because of bad weather,” Sherpa said. after an Australian and a Dutch Nepali guides that year. teen girl in UP KATHMANDU: Nepali rescuers zone”. “We hope to recover (them)... next climber succumbed to altitude Despite the risks and recent abandoned plans to retrieve the bod- Ghosh’s body was also spotted the season.” sickness. All three bodies were trans- disasters, Everest’s allure remains ies of two Indian climbers missing same day on the Balcony — a mid- The cause of their deaths has not ported to Kathmandu last week. undimmed, with Nepal issuing 289 AFP on Mount Everest yesterday, hoping way stop between the South Col and been established. But the “death zone” Some 400 people, including more permits to foreigners for this year’s instead to bring them down next year, the summit, before strong winds is notorious for its difficult terrain and than 150 foreigners, have summited spring climbing season. an expedition operator said. forced back rescuers, Wangchu thin air, as low levels of oxygen raise Everest this season after two con- Mountaineering is a major rev- LUCKNOW: Police have arrested The two men — identified as Sherpa of Trekking Camp Nepal said. the risk of altitude sickness. secutive years of deadly disasters enue-earner for the impoverished two men over the gang-rape of Paresh Nath and Goutam Ghosh With the short window for climb- The missing climbers were part of that led to almost all attempts being Himalayan nation. a teenage girl whose body was — were near the summit of the 8,848- ing on the mountain now closing and a team of four, one of whom — Sub- abandoned. The successful summits this sea- found hanging from a tree, a sen- metre (29,029-foot) mountain on May bad weather setting in, rescuers said hash Pal — died after falling ill on Hundreds fled Everest last year son are expected to boost the industry, ior officer said yesterday, a grim 21 when they lost contact with the rest they could not recover the corpses. Sunday while the fourth member, a after an earthquake-triggered ava- which was left reeling after an earth- reminder of a similar case in the of their team. “Rescue workers have called woman, was rescued and taken to lanche at a base camp killed 18 quake last year killed almost 9,000 same state. Rescuers found Nath’s body last off their operations to bring back hospital. people. people nationwide. The girl, reportedly 15 and from one of India’s low social castes, was strangled — allegedly by three men — on Friday night outside her village in the north- Lull after the storm YouTube asked to ern state of Uttar Pradesh. Her body was found the next morning hanging by her scarf from a tree about a kilometre from her block parody video home in Bahraich district, said police Superintendent Salik Ram Verma. AFP capital of Maharashtra state, spokes- Two men were arrested and man Sangramsingh Nishandar said. “the third accused is on the run”, “We have sought a legal opinion. Verma told AFP. MUMBAI: Indian police said yes- In the meantime we have written to The girl had left her sleeping terday they had asked YouTube and YouTube and Facebook to block the family to secretly meet one of the Facebook to block a video poking above-mentioned video,” Nishan- men, only to discover that he had fun at cricket great Sachin Ten- dar told AFP. brought along two of his friends dulkar, sparking the country’s latest In the two-minute clip Bhat, a who attacked her. row over freedom of expression. member of online comedy group “When the girl resisted their Comedian Tanmay Bhat posted AIB, mimics a conversation between bid, she was raped and later stran- the clip, which also mocked famous Tendulkar and Mangeshkar. gled. To make it look like a case of Indian movie singer Lata Man- He said Mangeshkar, who is suicide, they hung her body from geshkar, on his Facebook page last 86, looked like she’d been kept in a tree and left the spot,” Verma week, angering right-wing politi- water for eight days and suggested told AFP. cians in Mumbai who complained she should die. Bhat posted a com- Four local police constables to police. ment with the video describing it as have also been suspended after Police in the western Indian “nonsense”. an initial lack of action over the city received two complaints — one “Also I obviously love Lata and incident sparked outrage among from a local politician belonging to Sachin, just having some fun,” he villagers. Narendra Modi’s ruling Bhartiya wrote. AIB fell foul of authorities last “I have suspended four con- Janata Party who said the clip was year when they were at the centre of stables for laxity and have issued defamatory. an obscenity investigation over some A man rests on a bench surrounded by tree branches that fell during strong winds and heavy rain in stern instructions to the inspec- The other was from Maharashtra sexually explicit jokes in a comedy tor concerned to book the third Amritsar yesterday. Navnirman Sena, a fringe pro-Mar- “roast” show featuring several Bol- accused soon,” Verma said. athi party in Mumbai, which is the lywood stars. “The medical report has con- firmed rape and strangulation,” he added. The case comes two years after two girls from a low caste Govt weighs delivering Ganga water to Hindus by post were found hanging in a village in Uttar Pradesh. Their families said they had AFP from the river has the power to wash made available through post. “They have assured that they will India Post, the state-run postal been gang-raped before being away their sins and religious cere- “I have directed (the postal take proactive step to address cul- network, has in the past two years lynched. monies are considered incomplete department) to utilise e-commerce tural needs. If a postman can deliver, tied up with some 400 e-commerce The families said the cousins, NEW DELHI: Devout Hindus may without a generous sprinkling of the platforms and make arrangement mobile phones, sarees, jewellery, companies including Amazon and aged 12 and 14, had been attacked soon receive water from the River holy water. for providing pure Gangajal (Ganga apparels, then why not Ganga water?” Indian giant Flipkart to deliver a after they went outside after dark Ganga by post, a minister said yes- Communication and Information water) from Haridwar, Rishikesh to Around 80 percent of India’s 1.2 diverse range of goods. to relieve themselves because their terday, as India moves to tap booming Technology Minister Ravi Shankar people,” Prasad was quoted as say- billion population is Hindu, but the The tie-ups have reaped rich ramshackle homes did not have e-commerce platforms. Prasad said he had been inundated ing by the Press Trust of India news country is also home to large numbers results, with parcel deliveries increas- a toilet. Many Hindus believe the water with requests for Ganga water to be agency. of Muslims, Christians and Buddhists. ing 15-fold to 75,000 daily deliveries. 16 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 EUROPE / UK

Paris and Berlin Cameron & Khan join hands for pro-EU rally ready new EU plan after with some Tory MPs demanding he quit even if the country voted to remain in While the British the bloc at the June 23 referendum. Brexit vote Prime Minister was Andrew Bridgen and Nadine Dorries—both pro-“Brexit” and building bridges with longstanding opponents of the prime AFP former adversaries, minister—said they could stage a lead- dissent within his own ership coup in event of a tight result. “If ‘remain’ win by a narrow BRUSSELS: European Union heav- ranks escalated. majority, or if ‘leave’ win, he’s toast yweights France and Germany are within days,” Dorries said, while readying a joint plan for future of Bridgen said there were 50 Tory MPs the bloc after Britain’s June 23 ref- who could force a no-confidence erendum, irrespective of whether AFP vote on Cameron—a claim doubted Britons vote to remain or leave, by senior Tories on both sides of the sources said. referendum debate. Cameron also While the EU insists there is came under fire from senior pro- no “plan B”, officials from several LONDON: Prime Minister David Brexit Tories Boris Johnson and key countries including France, Cameron put aside recent animos- Michael Gove, who said his pledge to Germany and Italy quietly met in ity with London Mayor Sadiq Khan to reduce immigration had “corroded Brussels to discuss aftermath of make a joint call yesterday for Brit- public trust” as latest figures showed the vote, a source said. ain to stay in the European Union, as a marked increase. They were joined by the personal attacks from within his own Speaking yesterday, Cameron chief aide to European Commis- party intensified. praised the “incredibly broad range” sion chief Jean-Claude Juncker, Cameron told a campaign event in of support with the “remain” camp. Martin Selmayr, who earlier this London that he and the new Labour Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron (third right) makes a joint appearance with London Mayor Sadiq “It’s a campaign that include trade week caused a stir by warning of mayor backed Britain’s EU member- Khan (second left) as they launch the Britain Stronger in Europe guarantee card at Roehampton University unions and business, the Labour the “horror scenario” of populist ship because “we love our country in West London, yesterday. party, the Green party, the Liberal leaders taking power in Europe and we want our country to be the Democrat party and a Conservative and the US. best it possibly can,” just weeks after it makes an important point about our parliament he was “concerned” about “when it’s in London’s interest for the government,” he said. “The subject was mainly com- accusing Khan of repeatedly appear- country: in one generation someone Labour’s mayoral candidate who had mayor of London and the government Cameron admitted he himself munication, namely what will be ing with Muslim extremists. who is a proud Muslim, a proud Brit “appeared again and again and again” to work closely together, we will work was “a eurosceptic”, but said his cam- said officially by who, and in what “I’m proud to be here with the and a proud Londoner can become on stage with “extremists”. closely together”. paign’s criticisms of the EU were a way” on June 24, depending on Labour mayor of London,” said mayor of the greatest city on earth.” Khan admitted there were there While Cameron was building strength because “we are levelling which way the referendum goes, Cameron. Last month, Labour MPs had “many things upon which the prime bridges with former adversaries, dis- with people, which is something the the European source told AFP. “He is the son of a bus driver and branded Cameron racist after he told minister and I will disagree,” but said sent within his own ranks escalated other side refuses to do”. The source said there had not been “deep discussions of con- sequences” of the vote on the 28-nation club. In Berlin, the German gov- Suspect held at Germany Novel protest ernment refused to comment on the meeting. “I can’t confirm or deny anything—if there have airport after security breach been confidential meetings, they are confidential,” said government spokesman Hans-Georg Streiter. Reuters The man arrested wanted to take The EU’s next scheduled major the quickest route to the Faro-bound discussion on the “Brexit” issue plane he was due to board, the police will not be until the summit of spokeswoman said, adding that he European leaders on June 28-29, DUESSELDORF, GERMANY: was still being questioned. which has already been pushed German federal police yesterday Cologne-Bonn airport said in a back several days as it was due to arrested a 62-year-old Spanish statement that a person had appar- coincide with the referendum. man suspected of entering security ently entered the security area But in the meantime Paris and area of Terminal 1 at Cologne-Bonn without being checked. Berlin have already started to lay airport without being checked, a In March a policewoman in plain down markers for a common initia- spokeswoman said. The breach led clothes managed to get into one of tive, sources said, even as the recent police to clear the security area of the terminals without being checked, wave of crises engulfing the EU had the departure floor in Terminal and leading to the building being cleared. seemed to have put the bloc’s old to ground five planes in their parking Concern over security has grown Franco-German axis in the shade. positions, the airport said. at European airports since March 22, The EU is grappling with a The airport reopened the secu- when three suicide bombers killed series of emergencies ranging rity area and said operations were 32 people in Brussels in attacks that from migration crisis to return of returning to normal at Terminal 1 shut down the airport. Greek debt issue and, of course, but some departures were delayed. Islamic State has posted pic- the possibility that Britain could It said no planes took off or tures on the Internet calling on become the first country to crash landed at that terminal while the German Muslims to carry out Brus- out of the EU. security area was closed, though sels-style attacks in Germany such An activist with the Federal Association of German Dairy Cattle Owners sits with a sign reading ‘Farmers One diplomatic source said the operations continued as normal as at Cologne-Bonn airport, the SITE need a fair price’ among rubber boots at the Brandenburg Gate during a demonstration for fair milk two capitals had started to discuss from Terminal 2. intelligence group reported in March. prices in Berlin, Germany, yesterday. the joint plan, without going into details of the content. UK cops charge two after migrant boat rescue operation

AFP off the Kent coast, southeast England. Home Office said. employment, according to French An interior ministry spokesman “The castaways, who were and British charities. said that two British men, aged 33 and migrants, called their families, who Officials warned last month that LONDON: British police yesterday 35, had been charged with immigra- then alerted the authorities and res- migrants from the so-called “Jun- charged two men after 20 people, tion offences and were due to appear cue missions were triggered on both gle” camp in Calais were stepping most of them migrants, were res- in the court. sides of the Channel,” said SNSM up efforts to reach Britain with sum- cued from English Channel when Calais coastguard organisation president Bernard Barron in a state- mer on its way, with a sharp increase their inflatable boat began to take SNSM assisted the British coastguard ment issued to the media. reported in migrant attempts to stow on water. in the rescue operation, which ended Thousands of people have away in the back of lorries. Two children and a woman were around 2am (0100 GMT) on Sunday. been massed in northern France High winds, strong currents, among the group of 18 Albanians and The passengers were taken to for months, trying to reach Brit- heavy traffic and low water tem- Delayed passengers wait following a security alert at Cologne airport, two Britons aboard the rigid-hulled the nearby port of Dover to be inter- ain where they believe they will peratures all make the Channel a in Cologne, Germany, yesterday. inflatable boat, which got into trouble viewed by Border Force officers, the have a better chance of finding treacherous stretch of water.

Brother of Paris attacker on Wings on show trial over militant training

Reuters of them died, officials said. weapons but said they did so All but one of them returned under duress, the officials said. to France in early 2014. The one The group’s defence team says who stayed behind was Foued the seven were duped and when PARIS: Seven people went on trial in Mohamed-Aggad, who took part they realised they had fallen into Paris yesterday accused of travelling in the three-man team that killed the hands of a militant network they to Syria to train as militant fighters, 90 people at the Bataclan concert looked for a way out. among them the brother of one of the hall during the multiple attacks “They were told they could be militants who killed 130 people in the in Paris. useful,” said Martin Pradel, defence French capital last November. Two of the three killed them- lawyer to one of the defendants, The seven, aged from 24 to 27, selves by exploding their suicide vests told Reuters ahead of the hearing. face up to 10 years in jail if found and another was shot dead by police. “Their mistake was to believe the guilty of taking part in an Islamist Foued’s brother, Karim propaganda.” recruitment network and receiving Mohamed-Aggad, is among the seven His colleague Xavier Nogueras training in Syria from the Islamic accused. said: “This is the trial of seven State militant group. The defendants initially told youths who came back after three The accused, a gang of friends investigators they had believed they months. That will allow us to high- from eastern France, were part of were going to Syria on a humanitar- light the difference between those The replica of a Lilienthal glider hangs in a glass pavilion at the ILA Berlin Air Show in Schoenefeld, a larger number who in December ian mission. who decided to come back and the Germany, yesterday. 2013 travelled to Syria, where two Several admitted to handling one who stayed.” EUROPE TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 17 EU’s Juncker set to meet Putin on Russia trip

AFP minister Juncker “will use this optimism and look for signs of a by the G7 summit in Japan last week opportunity to convey to the Rus- fracture in every move. that the lifting of sanctions depends The Kremlin sian leadership as well as to a wider “The descent into the sanctions on Russia implementing the Minsk welcomed the EU’s audience the EU’s perspective regard- rhetoric, the rejection of dialogue and peace agreements and respect for BRUSSELS: European Commission ing the current state of EU-Russia cooperation on many fronts, all these Ukraine’s sovereignty, the spokes- chief Jean-Claude Juncker will meet “readiness” for relations.” of course have negative consequences. man added. President Vladimir Putin (pictured) in dialogue after two Asked if he would hold direct Avoiding these consequences in one “Sanctions can be rolled back Russia in June, officials said Monday, talks with Putin, Schinas said it hour will be impossible.” when Russia meets its commitments, in the first visit by a senior EU offi- years with relations was “evident that the two lead- The West accuses Moscow of but also we stand ready to take further cial since it imposed sanctions against at their lowest ebb ers being there will have to meet, backing pro-Russian rebels in east- actions to increase costs in case that Moscow in 2014. since the Cold War, because they will be there attend- ern Ukraine. Russia’s actions should so require,” Brussels insisted that Juncker’s ing the same forum.” Juncker’s spokesman denied that he said. June 16 visit to St Petersburg does but warned against In Moscow, Putin’s foreign pol- the visit would be at odds with the The Minsk accord, signed in Feb- not conflict with an upcoming Euro- expectations of any icy advisor, Yuri Ushakov, confirmed EU’s stance on Russia, with EU lead- ruary 2015 with French and German pean Union decision on whether to Putin would meet Juncker “within ers expected to renew sanctions on mediation and in the presence of renew sanctions over the annexation breakthrough. the framework” of the forum. Russia’s banking, defence and energy Putin, calls for a ceasefire along with a of Crimea and the conflict in eastern Kremlin spokesman Dmitry sectors that expire in July. range of political, economic and social Ukraine. Peskov said that “we of course “We don’t see inconsistency measures to end the conflict in east- The Kremlin welcomed the EU’s any breakthrough from the Putin- invited “and plans to participate in the welcome this readiness” for dia- with the decision of the President ern Ukraine. “readiness” for dialogue after two Juncker meeting. St Petersburg International Economic logue with the 28-nation European to attend the St Petersburg Interna- EU foreign ministers decided in years with relations at their low- Juncker’s spokesman Margaritis Forum on the 16th of June”, the local Union. tional Economic Forum,” Schinas March that there could be “selec- est ebb since the Cold War, but Schinas, at a daily briefing in Brus- media reported. But Peskov added: “I would told reporters. tive engagement” with Russia on warned against expectations of sels, confirmed that Juncker has been Former Luxembourg prime probably not give in to excessive Juncker backed the position taken certain issues.

Workers at French Rubble trouble oil port terminal Racist slur on star extend strike Boateng flayed

Reuters AFP around the stadium reading: “Jerome, move in next to us” or PARIS: Workers at the CIM oil “Jerome, be our neighbour”, which terminal that handles about 40 the Bayern Munich star spotted. percent of French crude imports BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela “I think there were enough pos- have voted to extend their strike Merkel’s spokesman yesterday con- itive answers in the stadium. I saw at the Le Havre oil port hub until demned ‘vile’ comments made by a a few placards,” said Boateng, who 1000 GMT tomorrow, a CGT union right-wing politician that most Ger- was a key part of Germany’s World official told reporters. mans would not want World Cup Cup winning squad. “There will be another vote winning footballer Jerome Boateng There was plenty of support for tomorrow afternoon,” the official as their neighbour. Boateng from amongst the German said after yesterday’s vote. “This sentence, which has come FA (DFB). Le Havre is France’s second- out, is vile and sad,” Merkel’s spokes- Reinhard Grindel, president of biggest oil port and the action by man Steffen Seibert said in the the world champions, condemn- workers, part of nationwide strikes government press briefing in Berlin. ing Gauland’s comments as “simply against a planned labour reform, “Jerome Boateng summed it up tasteless”, while the German team has disrupted the delivery of crude when he said it’s sad that such things released a video under the motto to refineries and refined products still occur.” “We are Diverse” showing the play- clients. However, managers took Seibert was reacting after Alex- ers’ faces in unison. over operations at the CIM terminal Cars buried under debris in Braunsbach, Germany, yesterday Torrential rainfalls caused two smalll ander Gauland, the deputy leader of “We are a very diverse team,” late last week and reopened pipes. brooks to burst their banks and flood streets. The floods have claimed four lives and left ten people right-wing party Alternative for Ger- said team manager Oliver Bierhoff A source at Le Havre port said injured, officials said. many (AfD), told a national Sunday with many of the Germany squad 17 managers and engineers have newspaper: “people find him good, coming from different ethnic been operating the plant round but they don’t want to have a Boat- groups. the clock since last week after the eng as a neighbour”. “Such unqualified statements are government ordered pipes to be Boateng himself admitted he was therefore dismissed as what they are. reopened to allow supplies to flow. saddened that Gauland had made “It doesn’t bother Jerome, but it’s “They have been working non- Three Ukrainian soldiers dead in fresh fights such comments in this day and age. not pretty, because he is drawn into stop, sleeping on site,” an official “I can only smile about it. In all a discussion he doesn’t want to join. told reporters. “Sometimes, picket- honesty, it’s sad like something like “It’s also stupid that his fam- ing union members have gone out AFP “Over the past 24 hours, as a sending in regular troops across the that is said these days,” said Boateng, ily will be burdened, because there to get some food items for them.” result of the hostilities, three Ukrain- border, claims Moscow has repeat- who was born in Berlin to a German will be questions about their neigh- A CGT union member official ian soldiers have been killed and edly denied. mother and a Ghanaian father, after bourhood and these are all things said that there was security risk eight more wounded”, he said. Ukrainian Defence Minister Germany’s 3-1 friendly defeat to Slo- one doesn’t want in their private life.” with 17 people doing what would KIEV: Three Ukrainian soldiers were The spokesman said the fighting Stepan Poltorak said last month it vakia in Augsburg on Sunday. AfD party chief Frauke Petry normally be done by a team of 38. killed and eight wounded in a fresh took place around the eastern rebel could take years to end the conflict, “I am happy to be a German, had tried to calm the storm, telling “Of course these are senior “escalation” of fighting between hub of Donetsk and the government- which has claimed more than 9,300 I’m proud or I wouldn’t be here in the mass-circulation daily Bild that guys and engineers who know pro-Russian rebels and government controlled town of Mariupol. lives since it erupted in April 2014. the team. “I believe I am well inte- Gauland “cannot recall whether he what button to push, but there is forces, Kiev said yesterday. There has been an uptick in Earlier this month, France and grated and there is nothing more I made that statement.” a risk with so few people,” he said. Military spokesman Andriy violence in the east of Ukraine, Germany held fresh talks with Kiev need to say. “I apologise to Mr Boateng for CIM, which supplies nearby Lysenko said fighting had intensi- with seven troops reported dead and Moscow as part of efforts to try “I think enough people have said the impression that arose,” she said. Exxon Mobil’s 240,000 barrel- fied compared to a month ago and yesterday and five more over the to seek a lasting peace deal but no something about it.” Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, per-day Port Jerome-Gravenchon accused rebels of “actively using weekend. consensus was reached over elec- Germany fans in Augsburg chairman of Boateng’s club Bay- refinery, is central to France’s oil heavy weapons” including a Grad Kiev and the West have accused tions in the separatist regions of made their feelings known about ern Munich, said racism needs to sector. rocket launcher. Russia of buttressing the rebels and eastern Ukraine. Gauland’s comments with banners be shown a red card. Drowned baby’s picture Hungary bolsters anti-migrant fence captures week of tragedy on Serbia border in Mediterranean AFP

Reuters In an email, the rescuer, who gave his name as Martin but did not SZEGED, HUNGARY: Hungary said want his family name published, said yesterday it has begun reinforcing its he had spotted the baby in the water anti-migrant fence on the Serbian ROME: A photograph of a drowned “like a doll, arms outstretched”. border following increase in arrivals migrant baby in the arms of a Ger- “I took hold of the forearm of the after the evacuation of Idomeni camp man rescuer was distributed by a baby and pulled the light body pro- on the Greece-Macedonia frontier. humanitarian organisation yester- tectively into my arms at once, as Last week, Greek officials moved day aiming to persuade European if it were still alive ... It held out its some 8,400 people from makeshift authorities to ensure safe passage to arms with tiny fingers into the air, Idomeni encampment to reception migrants, after hundreds are feared the sun shone into its bright, friendly centres elsewhere in the country. to have drowned in the Mediterra- but motionless eyes.” But Hungarian authorities said nean last week. The rescuer, a father of three some people had managed to make The baby, who appears to be no and by profession a music therapist, their way up the migrant route, despite more than a year old, was pulled added: “I began to sing to comfort border closure imposed in mid Febru- from the sea on Friday after the cap- myself and to give some kind of ary by many Balkan states. sizing of a wooden boat. Forty-five expression to this incomprehensi- “Following last week’s closure of A woman rescued at sea receives medical assistance as the Italian Navy ship Vega arrived with more than bodies arrived in the southern Italian ble, heart-rending moment. Just six Idomeni refugee camp, the number port of Reggio Calabria on Sunday hours ago this child was alive.” 600 migrants and refugees in the port of Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. of migrants trying to cross Hungary’s aboard an Italian navy ship, which Like the photograph of the three- barrier has increased,” said Gyorgy picked up 135 survivors from the year-old Syrian boy Aylan lying lifeless was a boy or a girl and it is not known events it becomes obvious to the allow migrants safe and legal pas- Bakondi, chief advisor of Hungarian same incident. on a Turkish beach last year, the image whether the child’s mother or father organisations on the ground that the sage as a way of shutting down people Prime Minister Viktor Orban. German humanitarian organisa- puts a human face on the more than are among the survivors. calls by EU politicians to avoid further smuggling and further tragedies. The daily number of illegal entries tion Sea-Watch, operating a rescue 8,000 people who have died in the Sea-Watch collected about 25 death at sea sum up to nothing more At least 700 migrants may have had risen from 70 to 90 people, to boat in the sea between Libya and Mediterranean since the start of 2014. other bodies, including another child, than lip service,” Sea-Watch said in a died at sea this past week in the bus- between 100 and 150, Bakondi said. Italy, distributed the picture taken Little is known about the child, according to testimony from the crew statement in English distributed along iest week of migrant crossings from As a result, the government will by a media production company who according to Sea-Watch was seen by a section of media. The Sea- with the photograph. Libya towards Italy this year. The install “permanent barriers” in places on board and which showed a immediately handed over to the Ital- Watch team said it unanimously “If we do not want to see such pic- boat carrying the baby left Libya near where the barbed wire is considered rescuer cradling the child like a ian navy. Rescuers could not confirm decided to publish the photo. tures we have to stop producing them,” Sabratha late on Thursday, and then “no longer sufficient” to keep the sleeping baby. whether the partially clothed infant “In the wake of the disastrous Sea-Watch said, calling for Europe to began to take on water. migrants out, he said. 18 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 AMERICAS

American Trump rakes charged over police car attack in Paris protests up veterans’ AFP

PARIS: A 27-year-old American man has been charged in con- care at rally nection with torching of a police car while two officers were inside during a protest in Paris last week, prosecutors said. to Washington each Memorial Day Four other men, who were weekend. members of an anti-fascist group, The Republican Trump has repeated his compar- have been charged with attempted frontrunner said ison of the treatment of immigrants murder over the incident on May people in the US and veterans frequently during the 18, which was caught on camera campaign. Congress and many states and widely shared on social media. staying illegally often have written an assortment of laws The American has been are cared for better and policies designed to restrict gov- charged with attempted voluntary ernment services to people living in Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump jokes about how difficult he says it is for him to listen to manslaughter of a person holding than the nation’s the country illegally. public office, as well as destruc- Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s voice as he holds a rally with supporters in Fresno, California. military veterans. The Veterans Affairs Depart- tion of property, group violence ment, meanwhile, has come under and participating in a masked criticism and congressional scrutiny said he liked “people who weren’t cap- overhaul the Department of Veterans Memorial and the Reflecting Pool on armed group. Prosecutors said for a number of failures, from cutting tured” in wars. That had been a dig Affairs. He also held a fundraiser for the National Mall had large, empty he was unemployed and stay- AP off benefits of thousands of veterans at Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the par- veterans’ causes in place of an Iowa pockets with no long lines for security, ing with friends, having arrived who were wrongly declared dead to ty’s 2008 nominee, who had been debate that he skipped. despite thousands of bikers in town only recently in France. He is sus- chronically long wait times for med- captured and held for more than five Still, Trump, who avoided the draft for the group’s ride from the Pentagon pected of taking part in the attack ical services at VA health care sites. years during the Vietnam War after his through a series of deferments, drew and through the streets of Washington. by throwing a metal street bollard WASHINGTON: Republican Don- As many as 40 patients died while plane was shot down. Trump claimed scrutiny for not immediately distrib- Trump, who frequently boasts at the car’s windshield. ald Trump told a motorcycle rally awaiting care at the Phoenix VA hos- that McCain was a “war hero because uting the $6m he’d claimed to raise, about his crowd size, however, claimed The footage shows a small that people in the US illegally often pital alone. he was captured.” including $1m he’d pledged himself. He that 600,000 people were outside try- group of masked protesters ham- are cared for better than the nation’s The Rolling Thunder event Trump quickly tried to walk back is expected to hold a news conference ing to get in. mering the car with iron bars, military veterans, without backing is organised to draw attention to the comment but has refused to apol- to announce names of the charities “I thought this would be like Dr smashing its windows before hurl- up his allegation. veterans’ issues and dedicated to ogise to McCain. selected to receive the money. Martin Luther King, where the peo- ing in an explosive device that “Thousands of people are dying remembering prisoners of war and Many veterans groups were furi- Rolling Thunder spokeswoman ple would be lined up from here all quickly fills the car with smoke waiting to see a doctor. That is not service members missing in action. ous, but since then Trump has worked Nancy Regg estimated the event drew the way to the Washington monument, and engulfs it in flames. going to happen anymore,” Trump “We’re with you 100 percent,” to try to repair the damage. He fre- about 5,000 people—smaller than right? Unfortunately, they don’t allow The policeman and police- told veterans gathered in front of Trump told the crowd. quently honours veterans at his rallies, the crowds Trump typically attracts. ‘em to come in,” Trump complained as woman inside were able to escape Lincoln Memorial as part of annual Trump, now the presumptive and he has come out with a plan to The large plaza between the Lincoln he finished up his speech. unharmed. Rolling Thunder event, which Republican nominee for president, brings thousands of motorcyclists angered veterans last year when he Arm of law White House back to normal after At least 6 dead & 2 partial lockdown missing in floods Reuters AP US over the last few days, and led to numerous evacuations in south- WASHINGTON: The White House east Texas, including two prisons. returned to “normal operations” But threat of severe weather has after a partial lockdown triggered HOUSTON: Authorities in central lessened over long Memorial Day when an individual threw a metal Texas found two more bodies along holiday for many places, though object over the fence, a US Secret flooded streams, bringing the death Tropical Depression Bonnie contin- Service spokesman said yesterday. toll from flooding in the state to six. ued to bring rain and wind to North “An individual threw a metal It’s unclear whether a body found and South Carolina. object over the north fence line at in Travis County near Austin is one of Near Austin, a crew aboard a the White House. Secret Service the two people still missing in Texas. county STAR Flight helicopter found Uniformed Division officers imme- An 11-year-old boy is still missing in a body on end of a retention pond diately apprehended the individual central Kansas, too. near Circuit of Americas auto rac- without incident. The latest flooding victim iden- ing track, which is close to where The partial lockdown occurred tified by authorities was a woman two people were reported to have while President Barack Obama who died when the car she was rid- been washed away by a flash flood, was home. All protective sweeps ing in was swept from the street by Travis County sheriff’s spokesman Riot police clash with a protester during a demonstration against bullfights outside a bullring in Mexico of the metal object were met with the flooded Cypress Creek, Kendall Lisa Block said. No identification has City, Mexico, yesterday. negative results,” spokesman County sheriff’s Cpl. Reid Daly said. been made. Shawn Holtzclaw said. The car, with three occupants, To the southeast along the rain- was in Comfort, about 45 miles north swollen Brazos River near Houston, of San Antonio. The driver made it to prison officials evacuated about shore, and a female passenger was 2,600 inmates from two prisons rescued from a tree. But Daly said to other state prisons because of 23-year-old Florida Molima was expected flooding, Texas Depart- Suspected shark attacks in Florida & California missing until her body was found ment of Criminal Justice spokesman about 8 miles downstream. She Jason Clark said. Inmates in a low- becomes sixth flood-related death level security camp at a third prison Reuters her arms, according to police. being a huge holiday weekend.” this holiday,” Halphide said. in Texas this Memorial Day weekend. in the area are being moved to the “Though we can’t confirm it was Officials closed a 8-km stretch In Florida, Neptune Beach In Bandera, about 45 miles of San main prison building, Clark said. a shark attack, we’re treating it as a of beach in Newport Beach but reo- remained open after the 13-year-old Antonio, an estimated 10 inches of All three prisons are in coastal shark attack,” Newport Beach Fire pened a 3-km piece as lifeguard was attacked by what was described rain overnight led to the rescues of Brazoria County, where the river NEW YORK: Two people were Department Lifeguard Battalion Chief patrol boats and police helicopters as a 5-feet shark, police said. nine people. The rain caused wide- empties into the Gulf of Mexico. injured in suspected shark attacks Michael Halphide said of the Califor- searched for sharks, Halphide said. If Cell phone video on NBC’s spread damage, including collapse “TDCJ officials continue to mon- in Florida and California over the US nia attack. any are found, they will be observed “Today” programme showed blood of roof of the Bandera Bulletin, the itor the situation and are working Memorial Day holiday, but beachgo- “I don’t think there’s a doubt that but not caught or killed, he said. spattered sand as the boy was treated weekly newspaper, KSAT-TV in San with our state partners as the river ers returned to nearby ocean waters these will be considered unprovoked Still closed yesterday was Corona by rescuers. Antonio reported. Photos from the level rises,” Clark said, noting that yesterday, officials said. shark attacks,” said George Burgess, a del Mar State Beach, located in New- Shark attacks in 2016 were area showed campers and trailers additional food and water has been A 13-year-old boy was bitten on shark expert at the University of Flor- port Beach, where the incident expected to reach an all-time high, stacked against each other, but no delivered to prisons that are getting the right leg in Neptune, Florida, east ida. “These are entirely predictable occurred, as well as some adjacent according to Burgess, director of the injuries were reported. the displaced inmates and sandbags of Jacksonville, and a woman in New- things just as you can predict drown- coastline. “We expect good crowds, International Shark Attack File at the Torrential rains caused heavy have been filled and delivered to the port Beach, California, was bitten on ings or car accidents as a result of this probably more than 75,000 people university. flash flooding in some parts of the prisons where flooding is anticipated.

Brazil’s transparency chief under Clouded fun pressure to leave over tap

AP The recording broadcast early President Dilma Rousseff, putting the yesterday also shows Transpar- government in Temer’s hands. ency Minister Fabiano Silveira Temer had not made any com- criticising the investigation itself, ments about the recordings and RIO DE JANEIRO: Leaked recordings which has implicated some of Bra- Silveira said that he was not involved of conversations of heavyweight pol- zil’s most prominent politicians and in any wrongdoing. iticians are causing more headaches businessmen. But many of Silveira’s staffers for Brazil’s acting President Michel TV Globo also said that Silveira blocked his entry to their building Temer. His new anti-corruption chief repeatedly contacted investigators in capital Brasilia yesterday. The O was under pressure to resign yes- in the Petrobras case to seek infor- Globo newspaper printed an extra terday after TV Globo broadcast a mation on the accusations against editorial to demand Silveira’s resig- recording of him giving legal advice Senate chief Renan Calheiros, but he nation, echoing calls by allies of the to the head of Brazil’s Senate, a man did not succeed in getting any spe- suspended president, who argues that People try to take a photo of Manhattanhenge, which was not visible due to clouds, New York. under investigation in a sprawling cifics. The conversation at Calheiros’ her foes ousted her because she had Manhattanhenge, happens twice a year, occurs when the setting sun aligns with the east-west streets kickback probe involving the state residence came some time before the allowed the Petrobras investigation of Manhattan. oil company Petrobras. Senate voted to impeach and suspend to go forward. AMERICAS TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 1917 Fujimori says ready for presidency in final debate

his self-created party Peruanos por Kuczynski, who goes by the nick- Kambio (Peruvians for Change), is lag- name PPK, said a Keiko Fujimori Keiko Fujimori, a ging with 40.6 percent support. presidency would be a return to wide- right-wing populist Fujimori, daughter of the dis- spread graft and abuse of power. graced ex-president Alberto Fujimori, “We need an experienced pilot to with the Popular used the debate to underscore how in fly this jet through turbulent skies,” Force party, has 46 the past five years she had built her Kuczynski said. party into the Andean nation’s leading Since winning 39 percent of the percent of public force; it controls 73 of 130 congres- vote to 21 percent for Kuczynski in the backing going into the sional seats. first round on April 10, Keiko Fujimori June 5 vote. “I have done the work. And I am has sought to distance herself from ready,” she said. “We know what we her father’s authoritarian image and want to do... I have the strength to work has vowed to work to unite a deeply for a country at peace with itself,” she polarized Peru. said, aiming jabs at her rival. She appears not to have been hurt AFP Former World Bank executive so far by allegations of money laun- Kuczynski spoke forcefully about dering during her first run for the economic plans but did not quickly presidency in 2011. Her campaign also respond to many of Fujimori’s attacks. has been accused of dirty tricks, after LIMA: Peru presidential hopeful Fujimori, who would be Peru’s her vice presidential candidate Jose Keiko Fujimori touted her political first woman president, is the politi- Chlimper was accused of sending a leadership skills yesterday in a final cal heir to her father’s controversial doctored video to a television station debate with centre-right rival Pedro rule from 1990 to 2000. Alberto Fuji- in an alleged bid to smear their polit- Pablo Kuczynski one week before a mori, 77, is serving a 25-year sentence ical enemies. runoff vote. for massacres committed by an army Kuczynski, a former prime min- Fujimori, 41, a right-wing popu- death squad during his rule. ister, has had a colorful career as an Supporters of presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori shout slogans during the presidential debate in Lima, list with the Popular Force party, has His decade-long tenure saw the international businessman and finan- Peru, yesterday. 46 percent of public backing going economy grow but was also plagued cier, according to his official website. into the June 5 vote, polling firm by corruption and brutal human rights He says his father, a doctor, was ended up in Peru treating lepers. in Latin America for the World Bank. America’s fastest-growing economies Ipsos found in a survey. Her rival, 77 abuses, committed in the name of an officer in the German army in Kuczynski was educated at a school Kuczynski has vowed to create despite a recent fall in commodity year-old centre-right economist Kuc- wiping out the communist guerrilla World War I, but fled his native coun- in England and then at Oxford Uni- jobs if elected by boosting business prices and a slowing under outgoing zynski, running under the banner of group Shining Path. try when Hitler came to power and versity and Princeton before working and growth. Peru has one of Latin President Ollanta Humala.

‘Rescuing’ the veterans FBI’s most wanted Venezuela extends short fugitive caught on workweek decree Mexican border

AFP world’s largest oil reserves, it is reel- AP ing from the collapse in global crude prices. The government has resisted using oil to generate electricity, call- LOS ANGELES: Authorities say CARACAS: Venezuela’s government ing it inefficient. The announcement one of the FBI’s ten most wanted extended by two weeks a decree comes as Maduro faces increasing fugitives was captured on border reducing public sector workweek pressure from the opposition, who with Mexico, a man wanted in the to Mondays and Tuesdays in a bid are pushing for a recall referendum. death of his pregnant girlfriend. to tackle the oil-rich country’s elec- Meanwhile, a poll said that more Bureau spokeswoman Laura tricity crisis. than 80 percent of basic consumer Eimiller said in a news release The enforced leave was first products including food and med- yesterday that border agents took announced in late April, a drastic icine are now in short supply in Philip Patrick Policarpio into cus- move for a government also grap- Venezuela. tody at a San Diego port of entry pling with an economic crisis that Stores are facing greater short- Sunday as he crossed into the US has Venezuelans queuing for hours ages than households, president of from Tijuana. to buy scarce supplies. pollster Datanalisis Luis Vicente Policarpio is accused of flee- President Nicolas Maduro’s Leon said. But the company’s lat- ing Los Angeles after shooting and administration blames power short- est study, with data from April, saw killing his live-in girlfriend, Lauren age on a drought caused by the El a jump in that index as the oil-rich Olguin, in April. The FBI says they Nino weather phenomenon, which it country grapples with political and got into an argument at a friend’s says has caused water used by coun- economic crisis. home. He was on parole for a 2001 try’s hydroelectric plants to run low. “The deterioration has been conviction for assault with a fire- The authorities had hoped rain exponential over the last two arm and other violations. would replenish reservoirs while the months,” Leon said. “We are seeing Veterans and community members help clean up a Veterans Memorial containing the names of 2,273 Authorities had added Policar- restrictions were in place. indices worsen in a really dramatic unaccounted and missing in action (MIA) Vietnam war soldiers after vandals covered the mural with pio to the most-wanted list earlier But Erika Farias, governor of way.” silver paint graffiti prior to Memorial Day in Venice Beach, California. this month. Cojedes state, said while announc- Datanalisis expects inflation of ing the extension of the decree by 450 percent, and predicts purchas- 15 days that “the rains we expected ing power will drop by at least 40 were not enough.” Speaking at Mira- points compared to 2015. flores presidential palace in Caracas, The latest official inflation fig- Daughter supports Depp in marriage dispute she said elementary and high school ures from December 2015 reported classes would continue to be canceled a 180.9 percent increase in prices. on Fridays under the extended decree. The combination of shortages The opposition, who hold a and inflation plaguing Venezuelans AFP The 30-year-old actress-model Lily-Rose Depp posted a photo on “I believe with all my heart these majority in the legislature, say the has forced at least two-thirds of the submitted pictures to the court show- Instagram apparently showing her- recent allegations are outrageous, in power shortage is result of economic population to rely on the black mar- ing a bruise on her face that she self as a baby, with Depp holding her all the years I have known Johnny, mismanagement and inefficient run- ket for basic goods. claims was inflicted during a fight hands and helping her walk. he has never been physically abusive ning of the energy network. Around 86 percent of Vene- WASHINGTON: Johnny Depp, facing on May 21 and said she feared the “My dad is the sweetest most lov- with me and this looks nothing like Faced with what Maduro says zuelans polled pinned blame on abuse allegations from his estranged 52-year-old former Pirates of the Car- ing person I know, he’s been nothing the man I lived with for 14 wonder- is the worst drought in 40 years, President Nicolas Maduro’s leftist wife Amber Heard, has received ibbean star might harm her. A judge but a wonderful father to my lit- ful years,” the note says. his government has also imposed a government. prominent backing from his daughter subsequently imposed a temporary tle brother and I, and everyone who The letter is signed by Paradis, series of other measures. Maduro claims that a conspiracy and former partner Vanessa Paradis, restraining order on Depp, ordering knows him would say the same,” the who is also mother of Depp’s son They include daily blackouts, of entrepreneurs are waging “eco- with others rushing to his defence. him to stay away from Heard. 17-year-old said in the caption. Jack. Others coming to Depp’s defence shifting country’s time zone forward nomic war” on his country, and also Heard, who filed for divorce in But now some close to Depp— Celebrity news website TMZ posted a include famed actor, director and 30 minutes and cutting the workday says the collapse of prices of oil—a Los Angeles last week and appeared including daughter Lily-Rose and photo of a handwritten letter that it said Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam. for Venezuela’s two million public commodity that accounts for 96 per- in court with a black eye, has accused longterm partner Vanessa Paradis— it obtained from Paradis, in which she “Like many of Johnny Depp’s friends sector employees to six hours. cent of Venezuela’s hard currency the Oscar-nominated Hollywood star are speaking out in support of the describes her former partner as “a sen- I’m discovering that Amber is a better Although Venezuela has the revenue—has provoked the crisis. of assaulting her. actor. sitive, loving and loved person.” actress than I thought..,” he tweeted.

Vigil at Cincinnati Zoo in tribute to Shootings at Houston auto shop leave gunman & customer dead slain gorilla AP from the hospital early yesterday. Stephen Dittoe, 55, lives in the Police, who said they have no indi- house right behind the shooting scene, cation yet of a motive, said they got their separated by a fence and tall shrub- CINCINNATI: Animal rights activ- first call about the shootings around bery at the end of cul-de-sac. ists held a Memorial Day vigil for HOUSTON: A man came into a 10:15 a.m. The customer described as “I heard the first shot and I the gorilla killed at the Cincinnati Houston auto detail shop and began a man in his 50s had just driven in to thought it was a transformer” explod- Zoo after a 4-year-old boy slipped shooting, killing a man known to be the auto shop. Within a minute or two, ing, he said. His wife said it went on into an exhibit and a special zoo a customer and putting a neighbour- the gunman came in and started shoot- too long for that and described the response team concluded his life hood on lockdown before being killed ing. Others in the shop ran out to take series of staccato sounds. was in danger. by a SWAT officer, police said. cover nearby and call for help. She took their two children, aged Anthony Seta (SAY’-tuh) Several people were shot and Neighbours described hearing 6 and 7, into the bathroom, told them called the 17-year-old endan- injured, including a man authorities many gunshots, and some of the vic- to eat breakfast in there, and called gered gorilla’s death “a senseless initially described as another suspect tims taken to the hospital were shot 911. About an hour after the shoot- tragedy” saying the gathering is because he was present and armed. while driving their vehicles. Police ings began, a SWAT officer killed the meant as a memorial to Harambe Police said later they were inves- say they believe a fire at a gas sta- gunman, said Police spokesman John (huh-RAHM’-bay). tigating further whether he played tion next door began when gunfire Cannon. There has been a strong out- any role. hit a pump. At least three police vehi- “If he hadn’t taken that action that pouring on social media of people Three others—two of them male cles were damaged by gunfire, one quickly, this likely would have been a upset the gorilla was killed. A and one female—were hospitalised of them struck 21 times, and a police lot worse than it was,” Cannon said. Facebook page called “Justice for with injuries police said were not helicopter was shot at with a “high- The county medical examiner A Houston Police Department patrol car with bullet holes in its Harambe” created Saturday night believed to be life-threatening. Two powered” weapon and was hit five may identify the gunman, Cannon has drawn wide attention. officers who were shot were released times, authorities said. said. windshield in Houston, Texas, US, yesterday.

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Listening to music before eye Marine wonder surgery may cut anxiety www.thepeninsulaqatar.com IANS

MOST READ LONDON: Listening to soothing music just before an eye sur- gery can ease patients’ anxiety as well as help reduce the level 5 most realistic center-back of sedation required, finds a new study. 1 targets for Arsenal this summer “Listening to music may be considered as an inexpensive, non-invasive, non-pharmacological method to reduce anxiety Turkish shelling kills 28 Islamic State for patients undergoing elective eye surgery under local anaes- 2 fighters north of Aleppo-TV thesia,” said Gilles Guerrier from Cochin University Hospital in France. According to the researchers, being awake during sur- Car bomb blew up in Shaab Shia gery is particularly stressful for patients. The findings showed 3 district of Baghdad: Police a significant reduction in anxiety among patients who listened to music (score 23 out of 100) compared to those who didn’t (score 65 out of 100). Patients who listened to music received significantly less TWEET OF THE DAY sedatives during surgery compared with the non-music group. Further, the postoperative satisfaction was significantly higher in the music group (mean score 71 out of 100 versus 55 for the non-music group). The team evaluated a total of 62 patients who heard relaxing music or no music for around 15 minutes just before cataracts surgery. The selected 16 pieces of music of various styles including jazz, flamenco, Cuban, classi- Children react to the sea life at a display called “Blue Conner”, named for the famed cal and piano, aimed at preventing and managing pain, anxiety diving spot in Palau, Micronesia, at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, and depression. The results were presented recently at Euroa- California yesterday. naesthesia 2016 in London. X-Men: Apocalypse on top with $65m

AP drew the audience many expected over of Disney’s “Alice Through the Looking biggest stars, albeit with a recently the holiday weekend. Glass” turned Friday afternoon when checkered box-office history — as the Disney’s “Alice Through the Look- news of Heard’s allegations spread. Mad Hatter. “Alice in Wonderland,” fea- ing Glass” had more than bad reviews “I think the reviews had more to turing then-novel 3-D, made more than NEW YORK: Johnny Depp’s “Alice to deal with. On Friday, as the film was do with the film’s performance than $1bn worldwide in 2010 after opening Follow us on Through the Looking Glass” bombed hitting theaters, Amber Heard, Depp’s any personal drama for Depp,” Der- with $116m domestically. Snapchat over the Memorial Day weekend with wife, was granted a restraining order garabedian said. “It’s a disappointing result,” said just $28.1m through Sunday in North after alleging the actor previously Before Heard’s court appearance on Dave Hollis, distribution chief for Dis- Open Snapchat and American theatres, while “X-Men: assaulted her. She appeared in Los Friday, Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonder- ney. “We have embarked on a branded Apocalypse” debuted on top with an Angeles Superior Court on Friday with land” sequel had been expected to open tent-pole strategy that makes big bets. scan the Snapcode estimated $65m. a bruise on her right cheek. Some fans above $60m. Disney estimates that the But when you make big bets, there are to add The Peninsula The anticipated showdown of the called for a boycott of “Alice Through film, which cost $170m to produce, times when you have results that are account. two big-budget films turned out to be the Looking Glass.” will gross $35.6m over the four-day disappointing.” little contest for 20th Century Fox’s Paul Dergarabedian, senior media weekend. Hollis declined to speculate on the latest “X-Men” installment. Both films analyst for comScore, said it was diffi- It’s a staggering fall for a sequel that impact the allegations against Depp had were lambasted by critics, and neither cult to quantify how much the fortunes returned Depp — one of Hollywood’s on the film’s opening. Comets did deliver life’s Bosnia pays Hollywood’s golden tribute to ingredients on Earth David Bowie age alive and kicking

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SARAJEVO: A group of art- AFP Pickford, the MPTF’s mission was LONDON: Even if comets did not ists unveiled a huge mural of initially focused on helping stars play as big a role in delivering David Bowie in Sarajevo to com- unable to make the transition from water as once thought to the Earth memorate the British musician’s silent film to ‘talkies.’ The charita- they certainly had the potential to humanitarian work during the LOS ANGELES: Johnny Weissmuller ble organization began with coin deliver the ingredients of life, new Bosnian war. was said to walk the grounds of boxes that were placed at the stu- research has found. To the sound of Bowie’s “Space this retirement home letting out his dios, where actors could drop spare The possibility that water and Oddity,” up to 300 people attended trademark Tarzan yell. change to help industry profession- organic molecules were brought the inauguration of the mural, Another resident wistfully recalls als who often worked as freelancers to the early Earth through impacts which bore the inscription: “Fash- missing out on a date with Marilyn and had no job protection. of objects like asteroids and com- ion changes, but you’ll always be Monroe, while a third has stories Nearly a century later, the MPTF ets have long been the subject of my heroes.” about “Walt” or “Frank” — that is continues to take care of its own debate. The mural — 43 feet high and Walt Disney or Frank Sinatra. through donations, albeit on a much The European Space Agen- 34 feet wide — is painted on a Hollywood’s golden age may be bigger scale, with the likes of George cy’s (ESA) Rosetta probe has now building on the university campus, long gone but it’s still very much alive Clooney, Kirk Douglas and Steven shown a significant difference a short distance from the street and kicking at this retirement com- Spielberg lending their support. in composition between Comet once known as Sniper Alley, and munity north of Los Angeles, where “No other industry in the world 67P/C-G’s water and that of Earth. is intended to symbolise the way a who’s who of the industry reside. has done something like this and “The multitude of organic Bosnia has changed since the end Here, you can meet a set direc- this is what makes it so remarka- molecules already identified by of the 1992-95 war. tor who worked on “Doctor Zhivago” ble,” Beitcher said. ROSINA, now joined by the excit- Sketches were done by Marvel or “Mutiny on the Bounty”, a film “People who work in the indus- ing confirmation of fundamental comics illustrator Enis Cisic and researcher who worked on “Star try are like gypsies,” he added. “They ingredients like glycine and phos- turned into the mural by painter Trek,” “Chinatown” and “Fiddler on move from place to place, uproot phorus, confirms our idea that Zoran Herceg, who took a month the Roof,” or a 103-year old actress their families to move to Louisiana, comets have the potential to and half to complete it. The plan who knew Sinatra and recently audi- to New York or to Europe ... and deliver key molecules for preb- to immortalize Bowie, who died tioned for a horror flick. many do physical labour on a film iotic chemistry,” explained Matt of cancer at age 69 on Jan. 10, was “The people here have done or TV set that is hard on them.” Taylor, Rosetta project scientist of initially put forward by local musi- every kind of job you can imagine About half of the 165 residents This image of Comet 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko was captured by the European Space Agency (ESA). cian Vedad Trbonja. associated with film and television,” at the retirement home pay for their While more than 140 different Rosettas OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on July 26, 2015 from a distance The project was supported by said Bob Beitcher, president and CEO room and board, which ranges from molecules have already been iden- of about 170km. thousands of Bosnians, who have of the Motion Picture and Television $3,400 to $6,100 a month, and the tified in the interstellar medium, been posting Bowie-style pho- Fund (MPTF), which runs the home Fund pays for the other half unable amino acids could not be traced. detections at a comet have been con- of Bern. tos on social networks, as well as located in Woodland Hills. to afford the cost. However, hints of the amino firmed by Rosetta in Comet 67P/C-G’s At the same time, the researchers some of Bowie’s co-workers. “You have everything from pub- Though a few of the retirees acid glycine, a biologically impor- fuzzy atmosphere or coma. also detected the organic molecules Bowie was moved by the suf- licists, to animators to character on the sprawling 40-acre campus tant organic compound commonly “This is the first unambigu- methylamine and ethylamine which ferings of Bosnians and he used actors to directors, writers, ward- are well-known in the industry, the found in proteins, were found dur- ous detection of glycine in the thin are precursors to forming glycine. his fame to increase awareness robe, costume, hair and makeup.” majority are cast and crew members ing NASA’s Stardust mission that atmosphere of a comet,” says Kath- Unlike other amino acids, glycine about the war and raise money for Founded in 1921 by cinema pio- who spent their careers working qui- flew by “Comet Wild 2” in 2004. rin Altwegg, principal investigator of is the only one that has been shown to humanitarian purposes, although neers Charlie Chaplin, Douglas etly behind the scenes and never got Now, for the first time, repeated the ROSINA instrument at University be able to form without liquid water. he did not visit Sarajevo. 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QNB ‘cautiously optimistic’ on GCC equities

ment. QNB’s outlook for GCC equities hope for a political settlement in Fixed Income so far which may get “Until more fundamental supply prices higher. Overall, the growth for is ‘positive to neutral’ . some issues which will boost inves- pulled back going forward with the adjustments take place, we continue the whole GCC is expected to be in Recent reversal of the “Recent reversal of the crude oil tor confidence, the report said. emergence of better economic indi- to expect oil price to range of $35-$45/ the region of 1.5-2.0 percent in 2016. crude oil prices from prices from the lows in January has Globally, QNB remains Neutral cators. In the regional space too the bbl during Q2 2016, and to rise above PMIs in Saudi Arabia (54.2 percent) the lows in January injected a much need shot of opti- equities in the near term (over three above phenomenon along with new $35/bbl and close to $45/bbl by year- and the UAE (52.8 percent) edged mism. However, we remain guarded months) and Overweight over 12 supply may have some price pressure end. We are Neutral over 12 months down in April despite the pick- up in has injected a whether the current price levels months. In its view, valuations are not as investors tend switch to new issues and believe a flattening of the forward oil prices. The unveiling of the Saudi much needed shot will be maintained,” QNB noted in cheap due to the recent rally but earn- from the existing ones in an attempt curve in H2 2016 will signal adjust- National Vision 2030 generated its “Investment Outlook” released ings forecast have been downgraded. to lock in at better yields. Further ments are taking place. This should much optimism, but implementa- of optimism. yesterday. “Wait and see for more stable regional spreads can be expected to drive stabilising oil prices and pos- tion will be key. In terms of 1Q’2016 earnings, growth and higher inflation expec- widen going forward with growth itive carry for commodity investors On the Global outlook, QNB said a majority of the sectors such as tations, we believe equities will slowdown and continuous rating as the curve moves into backwarda- fears about a global recession trig- banks, petrochemical and retail struggle to see a decisive rally. Over down grade pressures. However tion. Until then, we believe negative gered by a Chinese currency crisis By Satish Kanady companies in GCC has reported 12- months, we believe equities selective opportunities are availa- roll yields will continue to weigh on have receded with the stabilisation The Peninsula an increase in earnings above the remain relatively attractive given ble for investors intending to be long returns”, the report said. of the yuan and the recovery of for- market expectations. The recent return forecasts and our belief that on Bonds with intermediate duration QNB continues to expect indus- eign - exchange reserves. economic and stock market reforms growth and inflation should pick up focus of 3-5 years. trial metals price weakness due to The US economy slowed down DOHA: QNB, the region’s largest announced by the highest authori- eventually, with reflation gaining QNB, which is negative in its out- a combination of excess supply and in Q1, but is expected to rebound lender, said yesterday it was cau- ties in Saudi would have an overall momentum.” look for Commodities said it remains weak demand. it maintains its bearish driven by strong private consumption. tiously optimistic about the short positive impact on all the regional QNB is neutral and negative on Underweight on commodities over 3 view on gold, which has rallied due to Growth in the Euro Area is stabilis- term investment outlook in the markets. In the geopolitical front, Bonds. Discounting of investors of a months as it believe the recent com- lack of conviction in US growth and ing. Capital has continued to flow into GCC capital markets following the the recent efforts to resolve the rate hike postponement has yielded modity rally might be self-defeating a weaker USD. Better US growth and emerging markets (EMs) notwith- recent changes in macro environ- regional conflicts have also raised a strong rally in USD denominated and thus short-lived. higher real rates should drive gold standing political uncertainty.

EU and Berlin oppose Chinese Oil prices edge lower bid for German robotics maker as Iraq raises exports

AFP Reuters Arabia are unlikely to be ready to take any such step.” BERLIN: Top officials in Brus- Brent crude futures were at sels and Berlin oppose a Chinese $49.27 a barrel at 1222 GMT, down takeover bid of German industrial LONDON: Oil prices edged lower 5 cents, while US West Texas Inter- robotics supplier Kuka, a newspa- towards $49 a barrel yesterday as mediate (WTI) crude futures was per reported yesterday. Iraq raised its crude exports target down 6 cents at $49.27. “Kuka is a successful company ahead of an Opec meeting while Strengthening of the dollar on in a strategic sector that is of key Canadian production was set to higher expectations for a near-term importance for the digital future restart after huge wildfires. US interest rate rise also weighed on Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Development Bank, with Michiel Kool, of European industry,” European Attention turned to a meeting of commodities priced in the currency. Digital Economy Commissioner Managing Director and Chairman of Qatar Shell Companies, during a press conference yesterday. the Organization of the Petroleum Trade was subdued because Guenther Oettinger told the Frank- Pic: Abdul B/The Peninsula Exporting Countries (Opec) in Vienna of public holidays in Britain and furter Allgmeine Zeitung. on Thursday, though most analysts the United States, where Monday’s Oettinger also questioned did not expect any changes in the Memorial Day is seen as the tradi- whether China would allow a for- QDB and Qatar Shell announce group’s production. tional start of US summer driving eign company to take a stake in While Opec has been unable season. such a strategic company and said to agree on an output freeze in an Vienna-based consultancy JBC “I’m afraid not”. effort to support prices, Iraq was Energy said that global oil demand The German politician added opportunities worth QR70m the latest Middle East producer to between January and April rose by that “since there was no call for raise its export quota ahead of the 1.5 million barrels per day from a help to China, it is reasonable to ask meeting, supplying 5 million bar- year earlier. That was stronger than whether a European solution -- such rels of extra crude to its partners many forecasts and was driven by as an offer from one of the other two By Sachin Kumar business opportunities that will ena- ‘Translation Services’, ‘Compressor in June. strong consumption in the United major shareholders, or capital input The Peninsula ble local SMEs to join Qatar Shell’s Dry Gas Seals Refurbishment and “We do not expect any (Opec) States, China and India. from other European companies -- supply chain. Testing Services’, ‘CO and Industrial agreement on a specific production US crude output also dropped would not be the better solution”. During the workshop, more than Gases –Manufacturing’, ‘Plastic and target to be achieved,” Commerz- to its lowest since September 2014 Chinese appliance giant Midea 250 Qatari SMEs and entrepreneurs Glass Sample Bottles – Manufac- bank analysts said in a note. after oil drillers cut rigs for a ninth -- best known for its washing DOHA: Qatar Development Bank were presented with the upcoming turing’ and ‘White Metal Bearing “Iraq plans to discuss freezing week in 10 despite the recent rally machines and air conditioners (QDB) and Qatar Shell yesterday tenders, and pre-qualification proc- Refurbishment – Services’. oil production, but Iran and Saudi in oil prices. -- last week launched a takeover announced business opportunities ess to become suppliers to Pearl GTL, “The fourth annual workshop offer for Kuka. It is seeking at least valuing QR70m for local Small and the world’s largest gas-to-liquids reflects our ongoing commitment, a 30 percent stake in a deal that Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The plant, delivered by Qatar Petroleum alongside our strategic partner QDB, values Kuka at €4.6bn ($5.2bn). value of six contracts for 2016 is more and Qatar Shell. to supporting the growth of Qatar’s pri- Midea already holds a 13.5 per- than the combined value of contracts “For the fourth consecutive year, vate sector. Since 2013, we have offered Sabic agrees petrochem cent stake in Kuka. offered in the past three years. our partnership with Qatar Shell 14 business opportunities specifically German Vice Chancellor and “In 2013, 2014 and 2015, we have continues to bear fruit as we remain to Qatari SMEs because we have every Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel awarded contracts with total value of steadfast in providing valuable busi- confidence in the quality and capabil- project with Shenhua had also voiced concern about the QR35m. This year we are offering six ness opportunities to Qatari SMEs,” ity of local suppliers in the market, who proposed deal at a cabinet meet- contracts with a combined value of said Abdul Aziz bin Nasser Al Kha- we believe can add value to our oper- Reuters and would help the Saudi company ing last week, the daily reported in QR70m -- thus the total is at QR105m. lifa, Chief Executive Officer of QDB. ations in Qatar,” said Kool. diversify its feedstock sources. an excerpt of an article to be pub- The value of contracts has increased “Since local business represents the During the workshop, Qatari SMEs “The joint venture would bene- lished Tuesday. (every year). We are completely com- backbone of any sustainable econ- owners and entrepreneurs were briefed DUBAI: Saudi Basic Industries Corp fit from its location in Ningxia and On the record, Gabriel’s minis- mitted to continue to give stream of omy, QDB is proud of its commitment on Qatar Shell’s tendering process, as (Sabic), one of the world’s largest pet- utilize locally available coal feed- try says the government does not opportunities to local economy,” said to supporting the Economic Pillar of well as the advisory support and finan- rochemicals groups, said yesterday it stocks to be supplied by SNCG,” involve itself in business affairs, Michiel Kool, Managing Director and the Qatar National Vision 2030 by cial incentives provided by QDB. had signed an agreement with Shen- Sabic said. The Chinese company said the report. Kuka, based in the Chairman of Qatar Shell Companies bolstering the growth of the private Local SMEs have now been hua Ningxia Coal Industry Group to is a unit of Shenhua Group Corpo- southern German city of Augs- at the press conference organised on sector and empowering local SMEs invited to register their interest to build a petrochemical complex in ration Limited. burg, describes itself as one of the sidelines of a workshop organ- and their contribution towards eco- tender until June 7, 2016. Registered China. No financial details or time the world’s leading manufactur- ised yesterday at Four Seasons Hotel. nomic development” he added. SMEs will then be invited to qualifi- Sabic said in a statement the frame for the project were given. ers of industrial robots but also QDB and Qatar Shell hosted their Qatar Shell presented new busi- cations stage by third week of June, joint project would be a “greenfield Sabic said the companies would now offers automated systems for fourth annual ‘SME Business Oppor- ness opportunities Active and Healthy and successful SMEs will be awarded petrochemical complex” located work on getting approvals from Chi- manufacturing. tunities Workshop’ to reveal six new in ‘Lifestyle, CSR Program Delivery’, contracts by December 2016. in the Ningxia Hui Region of China nese authorities for the complex. 22 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 BUSINESS Bedaya hosts workshop on project financing

The workshop focussed on the latest funding resources and methods available to support and develop local startups.

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DOHA: The Bedaya Center for Entre- preneurship and Career Development An employee writes on a register inside the Tata Motors car showroom in Ahmedabad, India. (BedayaCenter), a joint initiative by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and Walid Saleh Hadeid and Amna Jassim Sultan speaking at the workshop. Silatech recently hosted its monthly Tata Motors Q1 profits soar on workshop. This month’s theme was about finance with special focus services are supported by the Bank entrepreneurs to develop small and on the latest funding resources and by offering up to 70 percent of the medium-sized enterprises through methods available to support and total cost. a number of services and initiatives. strong Jaguar Land Rover sales develop local startups. From his side, Walid Saleh QDB will cater to all their needs The workshop received good Hadeid, Relationship Manager, Al under one single platform, and also response from entrepreneurs and Dhameen Department at QDB, spoke offers single-window services, he startups, keen on understanding the about the Al Dhameen program that said. AFP estimate in a survey of 25 analysts business,” Tata said in its statement best ways and methods to finance aids in procuring funding from the Reem Al-Sowaidi, General Man- by Bloomberg News who predicted yesterday. their projects and businesses. The banks participating in the program. ager of Bedaya Center, commented: that the car manufacturer would Tata said in November that it had group met with several experts from “Al Dhameen” covers the risks that “At Bedaya Center, we strive to conduct report net profits of Rs35.3bn for lost 5,800 cars in the explosion last the field of finance. they may be exposed to, including the such monthly gathering in order to sup- MUMBAI: India’s largest carmaker the fourth quarter. August. Amna Jassim Sultan, Head of project’s failure to repay the funding port and develop entrepreneurs. Such Tata Motors reported a three-fold Tata said its profits had been Tata Motors is hugely reliant on Advisory at Qatar Development Bank or part of it. The Bank considers it as workshops provide a means to inter- increase in quarterly profits yester- lifted by strong worldwide sales of revenues from JLR, which it bought (QDB) focused on the diverse toolkits an incentive to finance entrepreneurs act with expertise and specialists in all day, boosted by strong sales of luxury Jaguar Land Rover as well as money for $2.3bn from Ford in 2008 at the and comprehensive services offered and help them start their projects and fields. The objective of today’s meeting British unit Jaguar Land Rover and a recouped from a massive chemical height of the global financial crisis. by the bank for small and medium achieve their dreams. was to connect them with financing one-off insurance payment. blast in China’s Tianjin last year that It said JLR net sales jumped by projects. These included account- Nizar Radwan Darwish, Man- authorities who will help them start Consolidated net profit for the killed 161 people. 19 percent. ing services, know-how to conduct ager of Investment-Equity Fund, their projects or develop them. QDB, three months to the end of March “Exceptional items for the quar- Investors were upbeat ahead of a feasibility study for new projects, talked about the capital invest- is considered the most important sup- 2016 rose to Rs51.8bn ($771m) from ter includes further insurance and the earnings announcement with as well as services that aimed to ment fund for innovative start-ups porter of entrepreneurs as well as small 17.2 billion rupees a year ago, the other recoveries of Rs555 crores shares of Tata Motors, part of sprawl- support & promote their growth and and small and medium enterprises, and medium enterprises, and also Mumbai-based company said in a (Rs5.55bn) on account of the vehi- ing tea-to-steel conglomerate Tata, development within the private sec- which was launched by QDB last year. serves as a strategic partner in facil- report. cles damaged at Tianjin Port rising 4.3 percent on the Bombay tor entities in the State of Qatar.These The Fund supports and encourages itating access to financing.” That was well above the explosion in Jaguar Land Rover Stock Exchange yesterday. KIA Motors set to introduce all-new Cadenza Ford recreates historic march to Aqaba with The Peninsula As well as focusing on luxury and comfort, the Cadenza’s devel- opment teams sought to endow the truck and SUV line-up latest model with impressive conven- DOHA: The all-new, second-gener- ience and practicality. With an eye on ation Kia Cadenza sedan has been intelligent packaging, interior design- The Peninsula Ford is retracing the steps of designed and engineered to build ers lowered the front and rear seats by the march of Aqaba with seven of on the international success of itsa- 11 mm, for a more comfortable seat- the strongest SUVs and trucks in ward-winning predecessor, setting ing position and liberating additional DOHA: Ford is recreating one of the its stable: The F-150, Ranger, Edge, new standards for comfort, dynamics headroom. most daring and memorable military Expedition, Explorer, Escape and and in-car technologies in the large The all-new Kia Cadenza is built campaigns in history, employing its EcoSport. sedan segment. upon a strong foundation with a body built Ford tough truck and unstoppa- The seven-nameplate convoy Set to go on-sale globally in the structure composed of more than 50% ble SUV lineup to follow the footsteps will converge on the Seven Pil- second half of 2016, the new Cadenza Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS) of Lawrence of Arabia across the lars Mountain in the otherworldly boasts a precisely crafted cabin, cut- – more than twice the proportion desert. Wadi Rum desert, for which Law- ting edge technology for connectivity found in the outgoing model. One hundred years ago in rence’s “Seven Pillars of Wisdom” and driver assistance, a stronger body Kia engineers are targeting today’s Jordan, T E Lawrence led is named. structure, and powertrain enhance- the highest possible safety ratings, a grueling, two-month march “At Ford we are incredibly proud ments for a more premium driving including an overall five-star rating through a desert many believed of that we make the best trucks and experience. from the USA’s National Highway to be impassable to capture the SUVs in the world and what better ‘The simplicity of the straight line’ Traffic and Safety Administration, a Red Sea city of Aqaba. Even then, way to demonstrate the capability – Cadenza’s luxurious and refined day or night.The overall impression is Kia designers lifted the sense of ‘Top Safety Pick+’ designation from Ford vehicles navigated the desert and performance of Ford’s trucks design Designed at Kia’s California one of modernity, power and refine- interior space with a wraparound the Insurance Institute for Highway terrain –archive footage shows and utility vehicles, than recreating design studio, birthplace of the 2012 ment, achieved by visually shearing dashboard that flows into the door Safety, and the highest possible scores Lawrencedriving a Ford Model T the historic march to Aqaba,” said Track’ster and 2014 GT4 Stinger con- away surface areas to create a more panels and features real stitching.The inthe Global New Car Assessment throughout the region. Ford pro- Jim Benintende, president of Ford cepts, as well as the iconic Soul, the angular form. door panels themselves have been Programme (Global NCAP). vided 40,000 Model T’s, used as Middle East and Africa. Cadenza’s precision-sculptedexterior The Kia Cadenza is available adorned with higher quality soft- Cutting-edge driver assistance ambulances, tanks and transport- “T E Lawrence and the Arab exudes confidence, with clean lines with a choice of sevenmetallic and touch materials, while soft leather features are also available, with ers, to the WWI effort. army rode two months through the and expressive details. The design is pearl paint finishes, and three new envelopes many surfaces.Nappa Kia bringing a suite of DRiVE WISE Fast forward one century, and desert to take Aqaba by surprise. heavily influenced by the design phi- aluminum alloy wheel designs, vary- leather is available with optional Advanced Driver Assistance Systems customers in Middle East and Africa, We’re doing it in only a few hours, losophy of Kia’s Chief Design Officer ing from 17- to 19-inches in diameter, quilted seat bolsters that dress up the (ADAS) to the sedan. DRiVE WISE and indeed around the world, con- with ten-fold more horsepower, off Peter Schreyer’s,which focuses on ‘the with one of the 19-inch wheel designs Cadenza’s attractive cabin. embodies Kia’s philosophy to realize tinue to appreciate the capability and road capability, comfortable seat- simplicity of the straight line’. sporting a chrome sputtering finish. For 2017, buyers have greater intelligently safe vehicles and improve utility of Ford’s legendary trucks and ing and storage for all passengers, The Cadenza’s design is defined The interior of the all-new Kia opportunity to customize the inte- safety for all road users. For buyers of SUVs, whether in the desert or on the individual climate controls and a by a single gestural contour, creating Cadenza is thoughtfully redesigned rior of their Cadenza, with a choice the new Cadenza in various markets, daily commute. Built Ford Tough is host of other great technologies a sleek profile which draws the eye with even higher quality materials of four interior color combinations. Advanced Smart Cruise Control more than a slogan, it’s the DNA of that make driving enjoyable and along the length of the car.This line than the preceding model, and higher As well as a black interior, buyers can with stop-and-go functionality will Ford’s truck and unstoppable SUV easy. Jordan is an incredibly pictur- visually links matching Z-shaped light levels of craftsmanship throughout. also choose from a black and beige be available from the car’s launch, lineup, and it informs the capability, esque, safe and historic backdrop signatures in the headlights and LED Like the exterior, the Cadenza’s soft two-tone interior, as well as black allowing the car to maintain a safe comfort and innovation Ford cus- in which to showcase our SUV and tail lights, giving the all-new Cadenza interior contours are offset by sheared and white. A new dark brown inte- distance from the vehicles in front at tomers expect. truck fleet.” a highly distinctive road presence, surfaces and bold lines. rior color isalso available. cruising speeds and in traffic. Carbon Holdings gets backing for up to $5bn funding

Reuters to increase by about 50 percent the now agreed to direct funding, Baz The start of Tahrir’s construc- amount of such products made by the told Reuters in Dubai without stat- tion has also been delayed from the North African country in the first 10 ing for how much the agreement timetable given last year. Baz said years after becoming operational. was worth. that work is now expected to begin DUBAI: Egypt’s Carbon Holdings has The financing was expected to “We are optimistic that we should at “the back end of this year” and last secured agreement with one of the close by the end of 2015 and be pro- be in a position to wrap this up this for about 48 months. four export credit agencies expected vided by five agencies, but talks were year,” Baz said of the full finance Societe Generale is advising on to provide financing worth between put on hold because the Export- package. the Tahrir project, Baz said. $4bn and $5bn for its massive Tahrir Import Bank of the United States (US Carbon Holdings expects three Other petrochemical projects petrochemicals project, its chief exec- EXIM) couldn’t lend new cash until other agencies to contribute to the with links to the main scheme have utive said yesterday. its licence was renewed by Congress, 17-and-a-half-year debt facility, progressed much further. A polypro- The $7bn scheme at Ain Sokhna according to Carbon Holdings CEO either through direct lending or guar- pylene plant had been online since at the southern end of the Suez Canal Basil El-Baz. antees for commercial bank loans. September and a $570m ammonium The Ford Edge, one of the SUVs that will retrace the steps of the will be one of the largest petrochem- However, the US Overseas Pri- They are US EXIM, Sace of Italy and nitrate facility is expected to be fully icals projects in Egypt. It is projected vate Investment Corporation has UK Export Finance. operational in July. march of Aqaba. BUSINESS TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 23 Fitch affirms Ooredoo at ‘A+’ with stable outlook

The rating affirmation reflects the category and offsets risks associated percent of its consolidated revenue Ooredoo’s reported consoli- and place leverage on a more stable continued strength of Ooredoo’s links with diversification into weaker rated in 2015 from Qatar (and 31 percent of dated net debt/EBITDA ended 2015 footing. The rating affirmation with the State of Qatar (AA/Stable). emerging markets, slowing sector EBITDA) and we expect the contri- at 2.2x, within the company’s target Fitch said it reviewed Ooredoo’s reflects continued Ooredoo’s ratings are two notches growth and M&A. bution from the domestic business of 1.5x-2.5x. Fitch expects Ooredoo Sukuk documentation, structure, strength of lower than the Qatar’s, in accordance Ooredoo’s revenue fell 2 per- to remain significant in the coming to continue to operate within its tar- terms and conditions and said there with Fitch’s Parent and Subsidiary cent and 3 percent in 2014 and 2015, few years. Its EBITDA margin in Qatar get as leverage gradually declines has been no material change since Ooredoo’s links Rating Linkage methodology. Qatar respectively, as the company came improved in 2015 but may weaken in over the next three years. The div- the certificate programme was with the State of directly and indirectly owns 69 per- under pressure from both FX fluctua- 2016 due to a softer economic envi- idend cut announced with the 2015 assigned its rating of ‘A+’ in Decem- cent of Ooredoo. tions and weaker economic conditions ronment, and as competitive pressure results highlights management’s con- ber 2013. Qatar (AA/stable). Fitch continues to apply its parent in some key markets. The on-going continues unabated. servative approach to the company’s The Stable Outlook reflects Fitch’s and subsidiary rating linkage meth- political tension in Iraq has caused Underlying performance in Indo- balance sheet. assessment that upside and downside odology in rating Ooredoo. Ooredoo’s significant revenue declines in 2014 nesia (23 percent of 2015 revenue) Nevertheless, leverage may risks to the sovereign ratings are cur- ratings reflect Fitch’s Ooredoo’s strong and 2015. In 2016, we expect con- and Oman (8 percent of 2015 reve- increase significantly due to a large rently well balanced. Ooredoo has a The Peninsula operational and strategic ties with tinued FX weakness to hold back nue) was good, while EBITDA losses acquisition, even though we believe solid liquidity position. The group Qatar. Legal ties are underpinned Ooredoo’s financial results reported in Myanmar have narrowed signifi- this is unlikely in the near term. How- ended 2015 with QR18.2bn of cash by the presence of a change of con- in QAR, even though international cantly. Ooredoo’s operations in Iraq, ever, we believe that if the group and cash equivalents and a QR3bn DOHA: Fitch Ratings has affirmed trol covenant in Ooredoo’s financing growth in local currency terms may Kuwait and Tunisia continue to face breaches these levels and struggles undrawn revolving credit facility Ooredoo Long-term Issuer Default documentation should Qatar cease to continue. challenging conditions. Fitch expects to deleverage within the next 18-24 available until January 2017. Oore- Rating (IDR) at ‘A+’ with a Stable control the group. This implied state According to the ratings agency, this year to see a continuation of the months, forthcoming equity support doo’s cash is enough to meet all debt Outlook. support underpins the strong rating Ooredoo generated approximately 25 trends in 2015. from Qatar would help reduce debt maturing until end-2019.

Africa won’t fall Ericsson and Ooredoo Oman present back into multi-gigabit backhaul capacity 1990s-style debt trap: AfDB

Reuters The Peninsula increased capacity requirements for Technology Officer, Ooredoo Oman, both backhaul and fronthaul. said: “Ooredoo is constantly work- The world’s highest-capacity ing toward responding to changes in LUSAKA: Africa is unlikely to fall E-band radio, the new Ericsson MINI- customer needs and providing them into the type of unsustainable debt DOHA: Ericsson and Ooredoo Oman LINK 6352 was successfully trialed, with the products, services and offers trap seen in the 1990s despite a spike have joined forces to demonstrate the providing 5.7Gbps over one carrier. they want, through both mobile and in borrowing and widening budget viability of microwave backhaul to Four carriers in traditional frequency fixed offerings. deficits, the African Development provide multi-gigabit capacity for bands and narrower channels were “Our partnership with Ericsson Bank (AfDB) said yesterday. fixed and mobile networks. bonded together to provide 1.6Gbps. allows us to inspire and innovate new Falling commodity prices and Ooredoo Oman and Ericsson The success of the trial proves the methods to meet the ever-chang- slowing global growth have ham- trialed a range of solutions that can capability of microwave to address ing needs of our customers and mered African economies in the deliver gigabit backhaul capac- growing data traffic demands and businesses in all sectors across the past year, prompting many gov- ity, supported by the availability of support operators in offering supe- Sultanate of Oman.” ernments to sharply increase new radio access spectrum. E-band rior mobile broadband experiences Rafiah Ibrahim, Head of Region borrowing, drawing comparisons (70/80GHz) spectrum is the key to to their customers. Middle East and East Africa, Ericsson, Abdulrahman Al Hoori, Assistant Manager (Warehouse), GDI, receiving with the crippling debt trap many supporting microwave and meeting Wolfgang Wemhoff, Chief commented: “Microwave backhaul the award. countries faced in the 1990s. will represent up to 20 percent of new The AfDB said last week that deployments in 2020, with traditional African governments must take bands accounting for 70 percent. Gulf Drilling International urgent steps to ensure they can “Our collaboration with Oore- finance their debt after borrowing doo Oman showcases the benefits of heavily when interest rates were low. microwave backhaul for operators wins MEED Quality Award In 1996, international donors around the region. It also empow- cancelled tens of billions of dollars ers Ooredoo Oman to pave the way in debt owed by African countries for innovative traffic management The Peninsula The award was conferred on through the Heavily Indebted Poor solutions.” GDI for its outstanding achieve- Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Network demands and maturity ment in projects delivery and as “Clearly the increase in debt vary around the world, and differ- a result of the company valuable coupled with serious budget def- ences exist even within individual DOHA: Gulf Drilling International contribution towards continuing icits are putting a lot of pressure countries. (GDI) has been awarded the MEED development of the project sectors on African countries,” AfDB vice- Regardless of the situation, Quality Awards for Projects -2016 in the GCC. president Charles Boamah told operators want to achieve the same in association with Mashreq for the The criteria for selection of the Reuters on the sidelines of a meet- goal – to provide the best possible ‘Industrial Projects of the Year’. winners was based on engineer- ing on debt management. “But we performance and quality of experi- GDI participated with their com- ing and construction excellence as don’t think it is going to put us back ence in the most cost-efficient way. pleted project for their Warehouse well as economic, social and envi- into the pre-HIPC type of era.” Microwave is an important back- facilities in Dukhan. ronmental impact. Though Africa still relies heav- haul solution to address an increase This project was recognized as Abdulrahman Al-Hoori, Assist- ily on commodity exports, most of in traffic for both mobile and fixed a “National Winner in Qatar, for the ant Manager - Warehouse, received the continent’s economies are far Rafiah Ibrahim, Head of Region Middle East and East Africa, Ericsson. networks for Ooredoo Oman. year 2016. the award on behalf of GDI. more diverse and developed. UDC signs MoU for sale of commercial tower German inflation back in positive territory The Peninsula

AFP Johannes Gareis. DOHA: United Development Com- “Still, today’s report won’t have pany (UDC), a leading Qatari public a big impact on the outcome of this shareholding Company, has recently week’s ECB meeting this week as signed a Memorandum of Under- FRANKFURT: Inflation in Germany the bank is still far away from its standing (MoU) for the sale of AQ-02 was back in positive territory in May target.” office tower, one of two iconic on the back of rising prices for rents The ECB calculates that annual commercial towers situated at the and services, data showed yester- inflation rates of close to but just entrance of The Pearl-Qatar within day, in a welcome development for below 2.0 percent are most condu- the Abraj Quartier precinct. the European Central Bank ahead cive to healthy economic growth. The completion of these towers of its policy meeting later this week. Its governing council, meeting is documented to have been at an Nevertheless, the rate of infla- in Vienna instead of its home venue astonishing pace and as such have tion in Europe’s biggest economy is of Frankfurt, is not expected to commanded great attention, leading still a long way below the ECB’s tar- announce any new stimulus meas- to the signing of the said MoU with a get, analysts noted. ures as it continues to implement prominent property investor. The federal statistics office the range of measures announced UDC President & CEO, Ibrahim Destatis calculated that Germany’s in March. Al Othman, said: “The development national inflation yardstick, the con- Commerzbank economist Marco of Abraj Quartier AQ-01 and AQ-02 sumer price index, edged up by 0.1 Wagner said the tentative pick-up in towers, along with the recent success- percent in May after falling by 0.1 inflation was largely because energy ful tower plot sale in Viva Bahriya, percent the previous month. prices fell less steeply than in April. reflect investors’ confidence in The Using the Harmonised Index “From autumn onwards, energy Pearl-Qatar project, being a preferred of Consumer Prices (HICP) -- the prices in particular should drive the investment destination for residen- barometer used by the European inflation rate upwards. An accelerat- tial, commercial and retail/business Central Bank -- the inflation rate ing core rate of inflation on the back investors. stood at zero percent in May after of rising wages should also contrib- “Considered as the most luxuri- minus 0.3 percent in April. ute to this development,” Wagner ous location in Qatar, residents and The inflation data were a prelim- predicted. visitors to The Pearl-Qatar are pro- inary flash estimate calculated from Meanwhile, Germany’s economy vided with all the amenities and consumer price data for six of Ger- minister lashed out at Chancel- services one could need,” said Al many’s 16 regional states. lor Angela Merkel for her “wrong” Othman.“Now with the completion of Abraj Quartier Commecial Tower. Final data based on all 16 states stance on a huge EU-US free trade the Abraj Quartier commercial devel- will be published on June 10. pact in an interview to be published opment, it reinforces UDC’s vision of amenities designed to provide the The two towers offer first class country and the first to offer freehold Analysts said the fact that Ger- Monday, signalling a deepening rift The Pearl Island as a mixed-use city best possible working environment office spaces of different sizes, along and residential rights to international many has exited deflation -- the within the government over the con- to live, work and be entertained, he amongst the best facilities such as a with panoramic views of Doha’s West investors. The Pearl includes five- term used to describe falling prices troversial accord. added. full service café and restaurant that Bay, and direct access to the Island’s star hotels, marinas, a yacht club, -- would likely be welcomed by the Sigmar Gabriel, also the vice The AQ-01, property of UDC, is overlook the Gulf waters, a high-tech premier restaurants, retailers as well schools and other services as well ECB, which is holding its regular pol- chancellor, said that his Social Dem- now available for leasing. Standing as fitness center for the use of office ten- as the upcoming rail network. as luxury residential property and icy meeting on Thursday. ocratic Party “doesn’t wish to be part the tallest architecture on The Pearl ants, in addition to abundant parking The Pearl-Qatar is one of the larg- upscale retail, restaurant and life- The data were “good news for of a bad deal”, as he warned against Island, this 42-storey tower offers spaces. est real estate developments in the style amenities. the ECB,” said Natixis economist a hastily negotiated agreement. 24 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 BUSINESS

HSBC boosts Global markets oversight of safety boxes in Hong Kong

‘ready’ for rate Reuters

HONG KONG: HSBC has intro- hike: Fed official duced stricter rules for the use of safety-deposit boxes in Hong Kong, which customers use to store valu- ables but which are at risk of being gradually over time,” Bullard told a abused for money laundering and news conference after speaking at terrorism financing. James Bullard an academic conference in Seoul. Safety boxes offer clients who reserves opinion “So my ideal is that if all lease them the possibility to store on whether the Fed goes well this will come off very items such a jewels, art or any smoothly.” other valuable in a private and should hike in June Bullard added a rebound in US highly secure place, for instance or July for the next GDP growth seems to be materi- a bank’s vault. alising in the second quarter, but “The nature of a safe deposit policy meeting at the reserved his opinion on whether locker means it has the potential US central bank. the Fed should hike in June or July for misuse for criminal purposes,” for the next policy meeting at the US HSBC, Hong Kong’s biggest bank, central bank. said in an emailed statement His comments followed revised yesterday. Reuters data on Friday that showed first “We have introduced sev- quarter growth in the US was not eral clauses to the conditions of as weak as initially expected. Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Ju-yeol (left) shakes hands with James Bullard, President and CEO of lease for safe lockers to further SEOUL: St. Louis Federal Reserve Responding to the GDP data, the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, during BOK’s annual international conference at a hotel in Seoul, strengthen our defences against President James Bullard said yes- economists said strong income South Korea, yesterday. The two-day conference, titled ‘Employment and Growth, Roles of Macroeconomic financial crime and to enable us to terday global markets appear to be growth, together with signs the Policy and Structural Reform,’ brings together dozens of leading economists from around the world. co-operate with law enforcement “well-prepared” for a summer inter- economy was picking up steam agencies when required.” est rate hike from the Fed, although in the second quarter, could give HSBC, which is also Europe’s he did not specify a date for the pol- the Federal Reserve ammunition particular political prescription. outlooks recently, saying they may months would be appropriate. biggest bank by assets, did not icy move. to raise interest rates as early as “I don’t think a change in the be giving too much forward guidance, The Korean won extended losses elaborate on the changes that it “My sense is that markets are next month. White House either way will affect removing the Fed’s ability to make after Bullard’s comments, trading was introducing or whether the well-prepared for a possible rate Answering a question on Fed policy,” he said. “My hope is that data-dependent decisions. down 0.9 percent against the dollar new terms were being changed increase globally, and that this is whether he thought US presiden- neither campaign is interested in The dollar rallied against Asian as of 0142 GMT. elsewhere. But it said the new, not too surprising given our liftoff tial candidate Donald Trump would politicising the Fed.” currencies early on Monday after the The Fed most recently raised stricter rules, would apply also to from December and the policy of bring change to monetary policy if Meanwhile, Bullard noted he had revised GDP data and on Fed Chair interest rates in December last year, old-time customers who started the committee which has been to elected, Bullard said the Fed was been critical of the Fed’s “dot plot” Janet Yellen’s comments on Friday which was the first rate hike in nearly to lease the safety locker before try to normalise rates slowly and independent and did not follow any summaries of policymakers rate that a rate hike in the US in coming a decade. December 18, 2014. A report commissioned by the federal government of Switzerland highlighted in December how in cer- tain circumstances safety boxes can ADFG and Bahrain’s GFH to launch Islamic bank be vulnerable to financial crimes. HSBC agreed in 2012 to pay $1.92bn in US fines for failing to stop hundreds of millions of dol- Reuters Market (ADGM), the second financial He added ADFG plans to have its capital. The firm, which has built up already has investments. lars in drug money from flowing free zone in the United Arab Emirates own presence in the financial free $3.5bn of assets under management But it has no specific investment through the bank in Mexico, and after the Dubai International Finan- zone, declining to give further details. since it was set up in 2010, sees this target in terms of value. has promised to fix the problems. cial Centre (DIFC). ADFG recently raised its stake to figure doubling by the end of 2016 and “We have the firepower. If we find The bank, which has also been ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Financial It will be the first new bank set 11.74 percent in Islamic investment trebling by 2020, according to Alsed- opportunities for $2bn we will invest, caught up in a tax evasion scan- Group (ADFG) and Bahrain’s GFH up at the recently-launched ADGM, bank GFH from 10 percent, and Alsed- diqi, as it pursues a number of new but if we don’t find (anything), it will dal at its Swiss unit, has since been Financial Group are jointly setting up which has so far attracted Aberdeen diqi said the two firms were seeking investments. be zero investment,” he said. carrying out a thorough exercise to an Islamic bank in Abu Dhabi’s new Asset Management and Macquarie other joint opportunities. “There are several deals (real estate ADFG’s capital markets arm, Inte- upgrade its compliance and risk financial free zone with initial capi- Capital to open offices. ADFG is best known outside and financial services) in the pipeline grated Capital, which acted as co-lead globally. tal of $100m, ADFG’s chief executive “The bank will be opening very the emirate for its $541m purchase we are working on, as when activi- in the $500m bond issued by Etihad HSBC said it was reaching told Reuters yesterday. soon, it will be run as a commercial in December 2014 of New Scotland ties slow, we thrive,” he said, adding, Partners last week, will play a similar out to customers asking them not Privately-owned investment bank accepting offshore deposits and Yard, the former headquarters of Lon- “expect the second half of 2016 to be role on an upcoming regional sukuk to deposit any property of ille- management firm ADFG and GFH dealing in dollars,” ADFG Chief Exec- don’s Metropolitan Police, as well as more active”. The firm is eyeing acqui- offering for a financial group, Alsed- gal nature such as illegal drugs, have received preliminary approval to utive Jassim Alseddiqi told Reuters in developing luxury flats at a plot next sitions at home as well as abroad, diqi said, declining to name the firm offensive weapons, stolen prop- launch the bank at Abu Dhabi Global an interview. to Buckingham Palace in the British including in eastern Europe where it as it is a listed entity. erty or guns.

Mexico-EU trade talks CSC and HP Enterprise plan to merge to create a tech giant

Bloomberg serving federal agencies. HP also pharmaceuticals, technology, media divided itself, creating one business and telecom. CSC has a cloud com- centered on the enterprise market puter partnership with Amazon Web and one around printers and com- Services, and HP Enterprise has one NEW YORK: For months now, there’s puter hardware. After the merger, with Microsoft’s Azure offering. been a huge shakeout among compa- HP Enterprise would be centered on (Amazon.com CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos nies that provide technology services software, servers and a cloud com- owns The Washington Post.) to corporations, government agencies puting platform. Lawrie told analysts that the new and large organisations, and the big- “The industry is consolidating,” company would be able to operate gest may have come last week, with Lawrie said in an interview, “and “independent of any single hardware broad ramifications for businesses we’re beginning to see that the old provider, establishing the right part- in the Washington area. conglomerate model in technology is nerships for success.” Tysons Corner, Virginia-based not as much in favor as a much more “The financial engineering side Computer Sciences Corp. announced focused set of technology companies.” of this (deal) is brilliant,” said Dar- it is merging with the services busi- The companies, which have yet rin Peller, senior IT services analyst ness of Hewlett Packard Enterprise to say where the merged company at Barclays. “They’re able to find two Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal (left) and European Commissioner for Co. out of Plano, Texas, in what exec- would be based, said they expect entities that have both struggled to Trade Cecilia Malmstrom during a press briefing at the start of negotiations for an updated trade and utives for the companies said would reduced costs in the combined entity ditch areas that have been commodi- investment agreement between Mexico and the EU, in Brussels, yesterday. create the world’s largest pure IT to the tune of $1bn, largely by consol- tized and reinvest in digital offerings. services company with $26bn of idating real estate, data centers and “I think when you put the two revenue. procurement activities. together, you get almost the same The deal would make both com- Less clear is what might happen profile as CSC with a lot more scale. panies’ shareholders 50-50 partners to the part of HP Enterprise’s services They can do a lot more now for a lot in the new goliath, which has yet to business focused on the federal busi- more customers.” China fixes its currency at over be named, and install CSC’s chief ness. As part of its decision to split The deal, structured to be tax- executive Mike Lawrie as chairman, itself in two, CSC agreed not to com- free, is valued at $8.5bn and would president and CEO. Meg Whitman, pete for two years against its former give HP Enterprise shareholders a five-year low against dollar the head of HP Enterprise, would take government-facing arm, now called $4.5bn stake in the new company, a seat on the board. CSRA (after the former CSC spinoff a cash dividend of $1.5bn and the The agreement comes as the tech- merged with SRA International.) assumption of $2.5bn of debt and nology services industry has been “HP Enterprise Services has a other HP Enterprise liabilities. The AFP China Foreign Exchange Trade Sys- “The main driver for the decline scrambled by corporate shake-ups, very strong business in the federal transaction is slated to be finalized tem. The level was the lowest level would be a stronger dollar on the back spurred on by the business world’s shift government, and what I’d say is post- by the end of March. since February 2011. of the expectation that the Fed will to Internet cloud computing and the close all options, and I underscore the “By bringing together the best of China only allows the yuan to raise interest rates.” arrival of upstarts that can offer sim- word ‘all options,’ would be on the these two organizations, we will cre- SHANGHAI: China’s central bank rise or fall two percent on either US Federal Reserve Chair Janet ilar services for far less cost. table,” Lawrie told analysts. ate a pure-play services leader ready yesterday set the value of the yuan side of the daily fix, one of the Yellen last week implied that inter- Dell, for instance, has announced In the meantime, executives said to compete and win against all the currency at a more than five-year low ways it maintains control over the est rates could be lifted soon. plans to acquire EMC for $67bn. they are excited about the prospects current players,” Whitman told ana- against the US dollar, according to the currency. Yellen, speaking at Harvard Uni- McLean-based SAIC split itself in of creating a computer-services lysts. “The new company will have national foreign exchange market, in At 4:30 pm (0830 GMT) yes- versity on Friday, said a US rate hike two, spinning out a company called giant, serving 5,000 organizations greater agility, focus and the abil- a pattern of weakness in anticipation terday, the yuan stood at 6.5825 to “probably” would be justified “in the Leidos. And CSC and HP Enterprise in 70 countries. Lawrie said CSC is ity to drive faster outcome for our of higher US interest rates. $1.0, down 0.35 percent from Fri- coming months” if economic data are themselves the product of earlier an $8bn IT services company with customers.” The People’s Bank of China day’s close. continued to strengthen. China rattled corporate maneuvering. global strengths in insurance, health Since Lawrie arrived at CSC in (PBoC) put the yuan -- also known “The yuan will depreciate grad- global investors with a surprise deval- CSC recently split itself in two, care and financial services. 2012, the company has righted its as the renminbi (RMB) -- at 6.5784 to ually,” Song Yu, China economist for uation last August, when it guided the forming one company focused on HP Enterprise is an $18bn IT balance sheet after $4bn in losses $1.0, down 0.45 percent from its fix Goldman Sachs/Gao Hua Securities, normally stable yuan down nearly five commercial customers and gov- business that has a strong presence caused by a string of troubled on Friday, according to data from the told Bloomberg News. percent over a week. ernments globally, and the other in industries such as transportation, contracts. BUSINESS TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 25

Air travel demand slows as Aerospace Exhibition airlines confront security

following other attacks on popular in early 2016 and are expected to Weakening travel destinations is likely to fea- decline further, says IATA, which ture high on the agenda at the annual represents around 260 airlines economies and falling IATA meeting from June 1 to June 3 accounting for 83 percent of glo- ticket prices are also in Dublin. bal air traffic. “There’s quite a lot of Airlines are also under pressure capacity growth despite the weaker posing problems for a to reduce carbon dioxide emissions pricing environment, especially from sector. and CEOs will discuss proposals by the European legacy carriers, and I UN agency ICAO for a global market- would have expected to see more dis- based measure to offset emissions. cipline on that,” aviation consultant The industry favours a global John Strickland said. scheme, rather than a patchwork Delta Air Lines, British Airways- Reuters across the world, IATA Director Gen- owner IAG and Lufthansa are among eral Tony Tyler told journalists ahead major carriers to have trimmed of the meeting. growth plans to protect prices. BERLIN: Air passenger demand in A possible British exit from the Tyler, attending his last meeting April rose at its slowest rate since European Union and the US elec- as director general before handing Mechanics mount a propeller on a ‘Heron’ drone from Airbus Defence & Space at the site of the 2016 January 2015, weighed by the March tions are also areas of concern, with over to Alexandre de Juniac, the out- International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA), in Schoenefeld, Germany, yesterday. Some 1,200 exhibitors attacks on Brussels airport and high- European carriers already warn- going CEO of Air France-KLM, will from 40 countries are expected at the fairgrounds of the Berlin ExpoCenter Airport. lighting safety as one of the main ing a “Brexit” could dampen travel give an industry profit outlook on challenges facing top airline exec- demand. Thursday. utives meeting this week. While airlines’ cost bases bene- IATA has previously forecast While airlines are enjoying a fited from the lower price of fuel, oil net profits will reach record levels boost from lower oil prices, weak- has been creeping back up to under of $36.3bn in 2016, for a net profit Kuwait signs $4.4bn airport project deal ening economies and falling ticket $50 per barrel and the low oil price margin of 5.1 percent, with North prices are also posing problems for is hurting economies in Latin Amer- American carriers accounting for a sector which operates on thin profit ica, the Middle East and Russia, and over half of the total. Jonathan Wober, AFP The new terminal, due to be com- The project has been repeatedly margins. oil firms cutting back on corporate chief financial analyst at CAPA-Cen- pleted in six years, will raise capacity delayed because of claims of highly The International Air Transport travel has led to lower demand for tre for Aviation, still expects industry at Kuwait’s only airport to 25 million inflated costs and after technical and Association’s (IATA) latest air pas- seats in premium cabins. margins to rise this year thanks to the passengers annually from around financial objections by state account- senger figures, released yesterday, “It’s still set reasonably fair for the low price of oil. KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s Public seven million now, the minister said. ing watchdog the Audit Bureau. showed demand rose by 4.6 percent airlines’ financial performance, but “Demand is still broadly healthy, Works Minister Ali Al Omair yester- It will accommodate all aircraft The state’s cabinet intervened in in April, following the suicide bomb the bigger worry is the fragility of the but there is also growing uncertainty day signed a $4.4bn contract with types at 51 gates, an addition of 30 the row between the public works attacks in Brussels that killed 16 peo- global economy,” IATA chief econ- at the macro level with cuts to world Turkish firm Limak Construction new gates, and will be able to serve ministry and the Audit Bureau two ple at the end of March. omist Brian Pearce said yesterday. GDP forecasts and geopolitical ten- for a new airport terminal that will 21 Airbus 380 superjumbos simulta- weeks ago and gave the go-ahead for How to improve security Air fares fell around 4 percent sions,” he said. more than triple passenger capacity. neously, Omair said. the project to proceed.

Bad loans a ‘significant’ Frustrated Juncker urges EU leaders to back TTIP talks trend in Turkey: Reuters vocal opposition from anti-globalisa- would ask them at the summit on The Commission spokesman said Isbank CEO tion, ecological and consumer groups. June 28-29 to reconfirm the Com- talks were advancing and entering a Juncker, who has set a balanced mission’s mandate. It is not the first crucial phase. The two parties are Reuters trade deal with the United States as a time that Juncker has sought back- aiming to have a text agreeing on as BRUSSELS: The European Commis- priority, is said to be exasperated that ing for the talks. many issues as possible by the end of sion President Jean-Claude Juncker some of the EU leaders who approved German Vice Chancellor Sigmar July, with the most difficult points left ISTANBUL: Non-performing (pictured) will urge EU leaders at a the initial negotiating mandate in 2013 Gabriel criticised Chancellor Angela to the final months of 2016. loans in Turkey’s banking sector summit next month to back free trade have become increasingly critical of the Merkel in a newspaper interview A sense of urgency to clinch an have been on a “significant” ris- talks with the United States in the talks on the Transatlantic Trade and published on Sunday for saying that accord before Obama leaves office in ing trend as of late, although banks face of growing scepticism in mem- Investment Partnership (TTIP). a trade deal was possible this year and January is building on both sides of have so far successfully managed ber states. “If we are deliver on this commit- questioned whether it was worth con- the Atlantic amid concerns that his their bad debts, the head of Tur- The Commission, which negoti- ment, we have to make sure that we tinuing negotiations with Washington. successor may not be as committed key’s largest listed lender, Isbank, ates on behalf of the 28 EU members, are all rowing in the same direction,” French President Francois Hol- to free trade deals. An opinion poll said yesterday. and US President Barack Obama’s a spokesman told a news conference. lande said last week there could be published last month showed plung- Adnan Bali is the latest bank- administration want to conclude He said Juncker felt EU leaders no agreement unless all the EU’s ing public support for the TTIP in both ing executive to sound a note of talks by the end of this year, but pub- needed now to establish what they requirements were met, while urg- Germany, the EU’s largest economy, caution about rising bad debts at lic debate is dominated in Europe by wanted from the TTIP talks and ing Washington to offer more. and the United States. Turkish banks, which face slow- ing growth in an economy where private investment is weak and many companies are already overleveraged. Mazda plant India caps dollar-buying “It is clear that we have entered a significant rising trend,” Bali told reporters at a news conference in to pay Iran oil dues Istanbul when asked about non- performing loans (NPLs). “But I think NPL ratios are Reuters Last week, on the basis of an RBI being managed well. The problem advisory, India’s oil ministry wrote to seems bigger than it is because the refiners saying the remaining dues loan base is not growing.” can be settled in three months from The average NPL ratio rose to NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of May 30 and told companies to ensure 3.3 percent in the first quarter from India has capped weekly dollar pur- demand for foreign exchange is lim- 2.8 percent in the same period a year chases by oil refiners to pay off their ited to $500m per week, the sources ago, regulatory data showed, while debts to Iran in order to avoid pres- said. “RBI wants to stagger payments the biggest jump in bad loans was to sure on the rupee, three sources said to Iran to pre-empt any undue vola- small and medium-sized businesses, yesterday. tility in the domestic forex market,” which rose to 4.4 percent. India is one of the biggest buyers said one source. The actual NPL ratio is close of Iranian crude and built up a pay- The rupee touched a near three- to double the average ratio once ments backlog when Iran was under month low of 67.77 to the dollar last write-offs and restructured loans Western sanctions, with its refiners week, partly due to dollar purchases are included, the head of the Turk- owing about $6.5bn to Iran. to settle a portion of the Iranian oil ish Banking Association, Huseyin They have cleared $770m in dues the week before. Aydin, said last week. euros through Turkey’s Halkbank India’s oil ministry has asked Both Aydin and Bali said to National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC). state refiner Mangalore Refinery the current level of bad loans State-run Union Bank of India facil- and Petrochemicals Ltd to coordi- was manageable. However they itated the payments. nate with other firms to ensure that warned that measures needed to The refiners had been holding weekly payments do not exceed be taken to ensure the banking back 55 percent of payments to Iran $500m. sector remained healthy. after a channel through Halkbank “A $500-$700m per week kind “Measures that are hitting was closed in 2013, although pay- of flow should be easily absorbed capital adequacy ratios and high An employee of Mazda Motor Corp works on the assembly line of engines at the company’s Ujina ment of some of those funds was by the market,” said a senior foreign transaction costs on banks have plant in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. allowed after an initial temporary exchange trader at a state-owned to be reconsidered,” Bali said, deal to lift the sanctions. bank. referring to a raft of regulatory measures introduced in 2011 to curb loan growth and cut the cur- rent account deficit. The outlook for bank regula- Pharma sector set for wave of mergers and acquisitions tion has become less certain after new Prime Minister Binali Yildirim trimmed some of the powers of Dep- uty Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek, AFP investments and divestments in the divisions or buy new ones in order would have been even better if the tie- $5bn. It is also interested in Mediva- including removing oversight of cap- pharmaceuticals sector in the coming to strengthen their position,” said up between Pfizer and Allergan had tion, a California-based biotechnology ital markets and commercial lenders years,” said Gerd Stuerz, analyst at EY. another expert Siegfried Bialojan. materialised. firm specialising in cancer treatments from his portfolio. In April, Pfizer and Allergan In face of fierce competition, Bialojan predicted that the total that is also coveted by French group Yildirim is a close ally of Presi- FRANKFURT: The pharmaceuticals called off a $160bn tie-up to create external growth is now key for many market value of M&A deals could soon Sanofi and US firm Amgen. dent Tayyip Erdogan, who favours sector is facing an intensive period of a new world leader in pharmaceuti- companies. “Pharmaceutical groups reach around $200bn each year. Also in the United States, Abbott growth through consumption mergers and acquisitions in the com- cals ahead of Switzerland’s Novartis can only present innovations quickly A number of major deals have Laboratories and St. Jude Medical, and wants cheap credit to fuel ing years, even if US firms Pfizer and due to a US crackdown on tax-saving if they buy these from outside,” Bialo- been signed in recent years. After leading makers of heart care and that. Simsek, an anchor of foreign Allergan recently failed to tie the knot, mergers. But that is unlikely to sig- jan argued. its failure to acquire Allergan, Pfizer coronary devices, announced a $25 investor confidence, is seen as an the corporate consultancy firm EY nify the end of a wave of major deals After a record year for M&A recently announced plans to buy Ana- billion merger to better target the ris- advocate of fiscal prudence and said yesterday. in the sector, EY said. (mergers and acquisitions) in the cor Pharmaceuticals, a specialist in ing levels of cardiovascular disease in orthodox economics. “We’re going to see a high level of “Companies will sell off entire pharmaceuticals sector in 2014, 2015 eczema treatment, for more than ageing populations. 26 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 BUSINESS

QE INDICES SUMMARY QATAR STOCK EXCHANGE QE Index 9,552.04 1.28 % QE Total Return Index 15,454.57 1.28 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 3,753.11 1.07 % QE All Share Index 2,676.31 1.21 % QE All Share Banks & Financial Services 2,578.35 1.55 % QE All Share Industrials 3,007.71 1.01 % QE All Share Transportation 2,444.12 1.34 % QE All Share Real Estate 2,349.85 0.84 % QE All Share Insurance 4,076.19 0.31 % QE All Share Telecoms 1,039.08 2.39 % QE All Share Consumer Goods & Services 6,418.15 0.81 %

QE MARKET SUMMARY COMPARISON 30-05-2016 Today 29-05-2016 Previous day Index 9,552.04 9,675.66 Change 123.62 40.82 % 1.28 0.42 YTD% 8.41 7.23 Volume 3,587,120 1,959,947 Value (QAR) 134,529,673.89 64,683,545.66 Trades 2,601 1,512 Up 02 | Down 40 | Unchanged 01

WORLD STOCK INDICES Index Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low All Ordinaries 5473.563 3.841 0.07 5489.8 4762.1 Cac 40 Index/D 4525.65 10.91 0.24 4607.69 3892.46 Dj Indu Average 17873.22 44.93 0.25 18190.3 15370.3 Hang Seng Inde/D 20629.39 52.62 0.26 21794.84 18278.8 Iseq Overall/D 6492.07 -11.67 -0.18 6791.68 5611.89 Karachi 100 In/D 36234.69 -459.57 -1.25 36848.02 29785 Nikkei 225 Index 17068.02 233.18 1.39 18951.12 14865.77 S&P 500 Index/D 2099.06 8.96 0.43 2132.82 1810.1

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Eicher Motor-A/D18720.95 -30.35 1788 Jktyre&Ind-A/D 83.25 0.15 78135 S Bk Bikaner-B/D483.35 9.6 4444 United Util Gr/D 967.817 16 1623514 Petrochem- Oil-linked shares Eimco Elecon-T/D362.25 17.15 2013 Jmc Projects-T/D 268.1 -2.9 2356 Saur.Cem-B/D 66.25 1.55 37002 Vodafone Group/D232.00306 0.55 44470590 ical shares were Gulf International Electrosteel-B/D 17.45 -0.3 41365 Kabra Extr-B/D 94.25 0.75 5872 Timexgroup-T/D 30.9 -0.4 22714 Whitbread/D 4258.3684 7 562256 the main drag with Saudi Basic Indus- Services and Qatar tries, the largest Gas Transport listed producer, fell 3.4 and 1.9 dropping 1.8 per- Tokyo leads Asia stocks higher after Yellen comments cent, taking its losses percent. to 3.0 percent since Brent prices fell back below $50 a barrel. Yellen hinted that a US interest rate an email commentary. Media reports over the week- Frankfurt climbed 0.2 percent Banking shares failed to hold onto earlier gains, increase was looming. “Traders will take confidence end said Prime Minister Shinzo around midday, with traders look- with the sub-index edging down 0.4 percent. Banque Janet Yellen’s Yellen said on Friday she from the fact that stock markets Abe had told his close aides that ing ahead to the afternoon release Saudi Fransi fell 2.5 percent, its sixth session of losses remarks on Friday believed growth and the strength- are firm in the face of this confir- he intends to push back a sales tax of inflation data. out of the last seven. ening of the labour market would mation. As far as the markets are increase to October 2019 on fears Germany weighs heavily on Elsewhere, Dubai’s index fell 1.6 percent, ending five confirm that at least continue, and in that case, “prob- concerned, the timing of the next it could damage the already fragile the consumer price developments session of gains as investors lacked impetus to build fur- one increase in the ably in the coming months such a Fed increase now becomes the cen- economy. Hong Kong rose 0.3 per- in the eurozone as a whole, and ther positions. Emaar Properties lost 2.2 percent and move would be appropriate”. tral issue.” cent, while Shanghai and Sydney the data comes ahead of a mone- Dubai Islamic Bank, which was a top gainer on Sun- Fed rate is likely this That timeframe, which other Tokyo led the charge in Asia, were flat. Seoul shed 0.1 percent, tary policy of the European Central day, slumped 4.1 percent. year. Fed policymakers have also ending up 1.4 percent and above but Jakarta and Taipei gained 0.5 Bank on Thursday. Abu Dhabi’s index erased earlier gains and dropped referred to in recent weeks, would 17,000 points for the first time in a and 0.9 percent respectively. Ultralow inflation has 0.9 percent in the heaviest volumes in seven weeks. Abu put the Fed’s action at its June 14-15 month as the dollar surged against Meanwhile, China’s central prompted the ECB to maintain Dhabi Islamic Bank and First Gulf Bank, whose com- or July 26-27 meeting. The US cen- the yen. Hopes the government bank on Monday set the value of interest rates at low and even neg- bined market value is a fifth of the total market, fell 1.1 AFP tral bank has repeatedly stated its would delay a consumption tax the yuan currency at a more than ative levels and pump billions in and 2.0 percent respectively. intention to continue raising rates hike also powered shares higher. five-year low of 6.5784 to the US stimulus into the eurozone econ- Qatar’s index dropped 1.3 percent to close at a 3 this year after December’s first hike The dollar rose to 111.15 yen in dollar, according to the national omy to avoid falling prices and ½-month low. Oil-linked shares Gulf International Serv- in nine years. Asian trading from 110.37 yen Fri- foreign exchange market, in a pat- boost growth. The CAC 40 in ices and Qatar Gas Transport fell 3.4 and 1.9 percent. In HONG KONG: Tokyo stocks led “Janet Yellen’s remarks on day in New York—the yen’s weakest tern of weakness in anticipation of Paris dipped 0.02 percent despite Egypt, the main index edged down 0.4 percent, as for- Asia higher yesterday, boosted by Friday confirm that at least one level in about a month. A weaker higher US interest rates. the first quarter growth rate for the eigners exited positions, stock exchange data showed. hopes the government will delay a increase in the Fed rate is likely currency is good for exporters as European equities trading was French economy being revised up Last week, international investors were net buyers of sales tax hike and by a weaker yen this year,” Ric Spooner, chief mar- it inflates the value of their over- lacklustre given that London was by a tenth of a percentage point to Egyptian shares. after Federal Reserve boss Janet ket analyst at CMC Markets, said in seas profits. closed for a bank holiday. 0.6 percent. 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June jitters rouse fund From Apple to super-powers, managers to cast their everything’s against Taiwan’s dollar hedging nets wide

By Anooja Debnath and A short position is a bet that an Marianna Aragao asset will lose value. Concern that the Bloomberg outlook may weaken for the US, Europe and China, as well as mixed policy sig- nals from central bankers around the world, have contributed to what UBS hen you’re global head Group AG Chief Executive Officer Sergio of rates at a $1.7 trillion Ermotti called a “paralyzing volatility” Wfund, you can’t spend a that’s scared away clients and caused month on the sidelines to avoid industry-wide trading revenue to tum- risks, no matter how big. Britain’s ble to the lowest since 2009. European Union referendum, a Even with meager yields, sover- Federal Reserve policy decision, eign debt will “play a role in client an OPEC meeting and the pros- portfolios as a hedge asset,” said pect of another muddled Spanish Richard Turnill, global chief invest- general election are all due in June. ment strategist at BlackRock, which Like it or not, the biggest investors had $4.7 trillion of assets at the end must take positions, particularly of March. He said the yen is among to spread their risk, according to currencies that may be used to diver- David Tan at JPMorgan Asset Man- sify portfolios and hedge positions. agement in London. The pound’s one-month implied “We can’t hide,” said Tan, add- volatility versus the dollar, which ing that government bonds are in captures the days following the demand for their track record of crucial EU vote, surged to its high- weathering market volatility better est in six years Monday. This move than many asset classes. “The key far surpassed jumps seen before the is in the calibration of our expo- Scottish referendum in 2014 and last sures, as well as ensuring that year’s U.K. general elections. portfolios are well-diversified.” Even if the vote on June 23 sees Money managers struggling to the pro-EU voters prevail, as Lon- develop a clear market view beyond don bookmakers are predicting, three June say they’re turning to gold and days later Spain holds fresh elections the Japanese yen, which tend to ben- after a first ballot in December failed efit when investors become more to produce a government. Polls sug- conservative. Sovereign bonds from gest an outright winner will prove major economies are being used as elusive again, meaning the euro- By Lilian Karunungan issues across the strait.” Taiwan’s currency foreign-exchange strategist in Singapore a hedge even though yields are close area’s fourth biggest economy may Bloomberg has eked out a 1.2 percent gain in 2016 to at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group to historic lows. They’ve slipped to continue longer with a caretaker gov- NT$32.68 per dollar at the close on Monday, Ltd., which sees the Taiwan currency end- below zero on $8.3 trillion of debt, or ernment whose powers are restricted following three straight years of declines. ing 2016 at NT$34. “Taiwan continues to about one-third of the total, based in passing laws and regulations. The forecast losses show the vulnerability be quite volatile in terms of the portfolio on the Bloomberg Global Developed Across the Atlantic, much-awaited AUGHT between China on of an island which, despite having an econ- flows. Economic numbers from Taiwan Sovereign Bond Index. Fed meetings before and after the the one side and the U.S. on omy bigger than Malaysia’s or Hong Kong’s, remain very weak.” Even so, many bond funds are British referendum have kept inves- the other, Taiwan’s dollar is in is reliant on exports for two thirds of its out- The island’s links to Apple may also showing positive returns this year. tors and traders guessing. The odds of danger of greater losses than put. Taiwan’s $355 billion gross domestic weigh on the Taiwan dollar after the U.S. The JPMorgan EU Government Bond a rate increase in June implied by fed- any other emerging-market product shrank for the past three quarters, company reported its first quarterly sales fund Tan manages has earned 3.3 eral funds futures more than doubled currency in Asia. and concern is building that President Tsai decline in 13 years. Local firms including percent in 2016, beating 83 percent this month to 30 percent, as markets CStrategists see the central bank cutting Ing-wen’s landslide election win in January Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. of its peers, according to data com- digested recent hawkish remarks from interest rates to the lowest in the region out- only worsens its prospects. and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. build piled by Bloomberg. US policy makers. They rise to 74 per- side Japan to combat a shrinking economy, The allure of Taiwanese assets will be iPhones, helping explain the 0.7 monthly Risk events for investors start cent by year-end. just as the Federal Reserve considers tight- further dented if the local central bank correlation between the island’s dollar as soon as this week, with OPEC’s While stocks have recovered ening monetary policy. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s cuts and the U.S. raises rates in coming and Apple’s share price in the past year, ministers gathering in Vienna to their losses this year, with the broad new president has antagonized its neighbor— months. There’s now an almost 60 per- according to data compiled by Bloomb- discuss oil output levels and prices, MSCI ACWI index up 0.9 percent in and biggest export market—by refusing to cent chance the Fed will tighten policy erg. A reading of 1 would mean the two a European Central Bank meeting the period, gains in haven assets affirm the “One-China” principle. And fall- by its July meeting, up from 26 percent were moving in lockstep. and the US payrolls report for May. signal investors remain relatively ing sales at Apple Inc. are threatening to hurt a month ago, according to futures prices. “This is something to watch,” said ANZ’s June may produce “risk-off cat- cautious. Gold futures have climbed some of the island’s big- Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP has Cheung. “It’s quite a good tracking rela- alysts in global financial markets,” 14 percent, while the yen appreci- gest exporters. increased its short positions on some Asian tionship.” Taiwan’s exports shrank for a as options already are pricing in ated 8 percent versus the dollar and To Scotiabank, the currencies, including the Taiwan dollar, 15th straight month in April, the longest “materially higher” volatility for developed-market sovereign bonds currency’s most-accu- according to a May 27 note. slump on record, with electrical equip- the end of the month, said Mark returned 7.7 percent. rate forecaster in the Seventeen of 22 analysts in a Bloomb- ment and machinery comprising half of Dowding, a London-based money Beyond June, money managers latest Bloomberg rank- erg survey expect at least a 12.5 basis-point all outbound shipments. manager at BlueBay Asset Manage- say exceptional events also are stack- ings, this adds up to a reduction in Taiwan’s discount rate by The economy has contracted on an ment LLP, which oversees $58bn. ing up. Investec Wealth & Investment 4 percent drop in the December after the benchmark was low- annual basis over the last three quarters, “There clearly will be an elevated Ltd is looking beyond that month to Taiwanese dollar by ered for a third consecutive quarter in March the longest slump since 2009. Output fell sense of risk in the month of June.” the political risks stemming from the year-end to NT$34 per to a near record-low 1.5 percent. The Cen- a revised 0.68 percent year-on-year in Dowding said he’s staying away US presidential elections in November. Strategists see the US dollar. The median tral Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) the first quarter, the only major econ- from riskier corporate bonds. Unlike They are buying gold as a protection, estimate of 23 strate- next meets in late June. omy in Asia that started 2016 by shrinking. fixed-income markets — where it’s according to Darren Ruane, a fixed- central bank cutting gists is for a 2.5 percent Taiwanese residents will seek to invest President Tsai, who took office on May 20, difficult to predict how an asset will income manager at the company, interest rates to the slide to NT$33.5 -- still more in higher-yielding assets abroad, said pledged to boost the island’s prospects react under various scenarios — he’s which oversees £26bn ($38bn). more than the declines Scotiabank’s Gao. The island’s life insurers through trade deals, upgrading industry using foreign currencies as the “clear- The precious metal now repre- lowest in the region anticipated for any have increased overseas investments to and fostering innovation. est way” to hedge. “There is universal sents 3 percent of its funds compared outside Japan to emerging-Asia peer. meet their liability costs. Overseas assets “Taiwan may soon be running out of agreement if we see a Brexit you will with zero a month ago. “Gold could “We are bearish on of Taiwanese insurers rose to NT$11 tril- options to shore up the economy and a initially see a very sharp fall in the do very well as people look to have combat a shrinking the Taiwan dollar,” said lion ($337bn) as of March 31, from NT$8.8 weaker currency may ensue,” said Christy pound,” Dowding said, referring to a store of value if their own currency economy, just as Qi Gao, a strategist in trillion a year earlier, data from the Finan- Tan, head of markets strategy in Hong Kong Britain potentially voting to exit the is under attack,” Ruane said. “One Hong Kong at Scotia- cial Supervisory Commission show. Foreign at National Australia Bank Ltd., whose fore- EU. “In as much we are trying to fear is that if Donald Trump gets in, the Federal Reserve bank. “Downside risks funds pulled a net $2.7bn from Taiwan’s cast for the local dollar is in line with the hedge and protect the portfolios we he might be much more protection- considers tightening are the Fed’s potential stock market in May, paring this year’s net median in Bloomberg’s survey. “Recent are taking short sterling positions with ist. If trade barriers go up, the path of monetary policy. tightening, Taiwan’s purchases to $3bn, as of Friday in Taipei. macro indicators have continued to show the view to reflecting that thinking.” currencies then becomes uncertain.” rate cuts and uncertainty “The market is underpricing the sluggish prospects and little boost impact relative to geopolitical hike by the US,” said Irene Cheung, a from the rate cuts in the past three quarters.” ‘Tourists go home’: Spain tourism surge brings backlash

By Sarah White place you close the doors on at night because March shows visitors to the archipelago were leaning if not towards limiting tourism, at Reuters no-one lives there,” said Luis Clar, who heads up nearly 50 percent from 2015 in that month least towards controlling it. an association in the La Seu neighbourhood alone, swelled by arrivals from Britain in par- Next year the smallest of the Balearics’ of Palma de Mallorca, home to its main mon- ticular. All-inclusive holidays for the peak four main islands, Formentera, could intro- uments. Here the city council has recently summer months are selling out. duce taxes on cars entering the area, and the n the walls of the grand old houses of banned parking near the sandstone cathedral, In Palma, residents know there are days region is looking into capping accommodation the Balearic port which attracts mil- where vehicles on its sea-facing esplanade to avoid the city centre, especially when for tourists, said Biel Barcelo, the local tourism Olions of foreigners every year, a new were deemed an eyesore. cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers minister. In July, the left-wing government in kind of graffiti has flourished: “Tourists go But losing that parking space has forced mass in the harbour, and some worry entire charge of the archipelago since 2015 will bring home”. many families living in the area’s narrow alleys neighbourhoods will turn into holiday lets. in a tourism tax of up to 2 euros for overnight Although still a minority protest, it points to park much further afield or spend hours cir- Similar concerns led to angry protests in stays, though measures such as these have to tensions in Palma de Mallorca and else- cling, Clar said. Most streets are narrow and Barcelona two years ago, where residents in also sparked an outcry among travel firms where in Spain over rising numbers of visitors often filled with sightseers. One couple had beachfront areas rallied against the rise in and hoteliers. “We already live well enough The surge in visitors who are propelling the economy but also recently left the area as a result, Clar said. drunk and disorderly holidaymakers that from tourism — we should not be demand- disrupting the lives of locals and straining In the Balearics off Spain’s eastern Medi- coincided with a blossoming trade in tour- ing a top-up,” said Monica Garcia, a worker at has helped the country services from transport to water. terranean coast, nearly a third of employment ist apartments. the small Ritzi guesthouse in central Palma. recover from recession With tourism accounting for 12 percent depends on the sector. It accounts for nearly half For Gaspar Alomar, a temporary worker in Hotel groups have warned it could hurt of economic output and 16 percent of jobs, the economic output, more than in any other a bookshop in one of Palma’s medieval quar- revenues in the long run, and dismay at any and alleviate a jobs crisis. Spain can ill afford a backlash. region. The local economy has just recovered ters, the recent spate of anti-tourist graffiti in attempts to curb tourism is also evident among But, for many Spaniards, Long a popular beach destination, this to its pre-crisis level after a five-year downturn. the city has at least appeared to stoke a debate many people who depend on the trade in Mal- the jump in tourism has a year Spain is drawing record numbers of vis- Yet unease over the boom is spreading over whether this type of growth is desirable. lorca, from taxi drivers to souvenir sellers. itors who are shunning destinations where among the population. In drought-prone “The resources we have are finite, it’s log- Barcelo argued improved regulation and downside. security is a concern, notably Tunisia, Egypt island Ibiza water reserves are getting tight ical that there should be a finite number of planning — from more efforts to attract vis- and Turkey. The surge has helped the country and in rural Menorca fears are mounting that people coming,” 30-year-old Alomar said. “If itors out of season to better management of recover from recession and alleviate a jobs natural beauty-spots risk being spoiled. we build our whole economy around tour- the glut of visitors disembarking all at once crisis. But, for many Spaniards, the jump in On one day last August, the population ism we’ll have nothing to hold onto if trends from cruise ships — would help protect the tourism has a downside. across the Balearics nearly doubled, reach- change, in the long run it’s not sustainable.” industry from the risk of a backlash if resi- “They want to turn us into a theme park, a ing a record 2 million. The latest data from In some respects local authorities are dents become overwhelmed. 28 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 BUSINESS

BACK TO BUSINESS sight China bets on duty-free paradise Oil pessimists exit market as supplies to keep luxury spenders at home seen closer to balance

By Farah Master By Mark Shenk a day of production in Canada’s Reuters Bloomberg oil-sands region. Analysts from the Inter- national Energy Agency to Goldman Sachs Group Inc say HINA’S efforts to lift HE oil market doomsay- the crude glut is dissipating local consumption, spur ers are beginning to as supply and demand move domestic tourism and capitulate. Speculators back into balance. Goldman keep within its borders reduced bets on falling increased its 2016 forecast for citizens that splurge Tprices to the lowest level in 11 WTI to $44.60 a barrel, from in Milan or Seoul have months as oil briefly breached $38.40 in a report dated May 15. Cspawned a duty-free paradise on $50 a barrel on signs supplies “The confidence of the shorts the southern island of Hainan that are coming into balance. has been shattered,” said Phil it hopes will satisfy a lust for luxury. Crude climbed 7.4 per- Flynn, senior market analyst at Firms such as the owner of the cent this month in New York Price Futures Group in Chicago. world’s biggest duty-free shopping amid lower US production and “A lot of bears continued to bet centre, China International Travel unplanned disruptions in Can- that prices would fall well into Service Corp Ltd (CITS), are capi- ada and Nigeria. Prices are up the rally. When relatively bear- talising on a relaxation of duty-free almost 90 percent since February. ish banks like Goldman Sachs spending restrictions in February, Money managers’ short position changed to a more bullish out- with HNA Group Co Ltd reporting a in US benchmark crude reached look, bears noticed.” 160 percent surge in sales. the least since June, according to US crude output fell to 8.77 Government initiatives, including data from the Commodity Futures million barrels a day in the week 19 more duty-free shops nationwide, Trading Commission. ended May 20, the least since come as sales of the types of luxury “If you’ve been short since September 2014, an Energy goods that line duty-free shelves fell February this has been a very Information Administration 2 percent last year. Market watchers up to 8,000 yuan ($1,220) worth of Hainan’s balmy climate and over on products that are more or less in painful ride,” said Kyle Cooper, report showed. The number of pin the blame on a campaign against duty-free goods, twice a year. From 60 beaches is a draw for developers, reach on a daily basis. On one week- director of research with IAF active oil rigs in the US slipped demonstrations of wealth among February 1, they have been able to with Sanya on the island’s southern day afternoon in CITS’ mall, queues Advisors and Cypress Energy by 2 to 316 last week. public officials, as well as a slow- make purchases any time of the year tip dotted with luxurious resorts com- snaked out of beauty stores from Capital Management in Hou- The short position in WTI down in economic growth. provided the total does not exceed pleted or under construction. That city Chanel SA, Estee Lauder Companies ston. “There are always a few fell by 3,047 futures and options As things stand, the Chinese buy 16,000 yuan. At the same time, stores - three times the size of Singapore - Inc and L’Oreal SA, while the outlets die-hards but otherwise you’d combined to 60,932, CFTC data close to 80 percent of their luxury have also been able to sell goods has over 1,000 hotels with 30 more of upmarket watchmakers appeared want to get out. This is indicative show. Longs slipped 2.6 per- goods abroad in cities such as Paris, online for collection at airports. due to open in its Haitang Bay area in near-empty. “I just want to buy cos- of the improving fundamentals.” cent, while net-long positions London and Tokyo, Bain Consultancy In Hainan’s provincial capital the coming years. metics,” said He from Chongqing. “For West Texas Intermediate dropped 2.1 percent. In other estimated. “Whether it is Burberry or Haikou in the north of the island, One of those is the $1.7bn other things like bags, I will just take a futures rose 0.6 percent on the markets, net bullish wagers on Richemont recently, many brands in HNA’s duty-free sales have since Alantis project of Chinese conglom- look.” In agreement was Huang Cheng New York Mercantile Exchange US ultra low sulfur diesel more the space have noted that the future rocketed. In the island’s city of Sanya, erate Fosun International Ltd and from Shanxi province. “We don’t during the CFTC report week, than doubled to 13,378 contracts, of luxury demand will be about the state-controlled CITS opened the the owner of South Africa’s Sun City really want to buy the big brands,” and fell 3 cents to $49.30 a bar- the highest since July 2014, as Chinese and incrementally at home,” country’s first duty-free shopping casino resort, Sol Kerzner. he said, gesturing to the empty watch rel at 11:52am Singapore time futures climbed 1.5 percent. said HSBC analyst Erwan Rambourg centre in 2014. The skylit, flower- Near the capital Haikou, property shops. “The main reason is just to buy yesterday. The Organisation of Petro- in Hong Kong, who recommends buy- shaped edifice is about nine soccer and aviation conglomerate HNA plans daily necessities.” Oil has surged amid a spate leum Exporting Countries is ing CITS shares. pitches in size and filled with shops to develop a deep-water port, inter- Hong Kong-based CLSA analyst of disruptions. Nigerian crude unlikely to reach any agree- In Hainan, which is closer to stocking over 300 brands including national sports stadium and motor Aaron Fischer said the limited number output has dropped to the low- ment to limit output when it Hanoi than Beijing, duty-free shops from Burberry Group PLC and Com- racing circuit, as well as an artificial of duty-free zones is unlikely to mate- est level in 27 years as militants meets on June 2 in Vienna, as the offering products priced as much as pagnie Financiere Richemont SA, as isle similar to Dubai’s Palm Islands. rially boost domestic spending on increased attacks on pipelines in group sticks with Saudi Arabia’s 30 percent less than the mainland well as goods such as baby formula. Its aim is to become the country’s luxury goods. He also said price was the Niger River delta. Fires that strategy of squeezing out rivals, have been operating since 2011, under “It’s definitely much cheaper,” first duty-free retail brand, HNA said not the only reason for shopping out- began early May in Fort McMur- according all but one of 27 ana- a trial program aimed at developing said 20-something handbag shop- in emailed comments. But for all the side of China. Buying luxury goods in ray shut about 1.2 million barrels lysts surveyed by Bloomberg. the island as a tourist destination. per Zhang Pei Pei, “But the choice of glamour, there are plenty of Chi- the country of origin gives “a greater Customers could initially only buy products is less.” nese ready to spend holiday money feeling of satisfaction,” he said.

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Pre-quarter-finals FIRST WASHOUT IN 16 YEARS postponed but more rain likely today as Djokovic and Serena wait to win $100m in prize money if he makes the quarter-finals for the 10th time. The top seed tackles Spain’s 14th seed Rob- erto Bautista Agut, boasting a 4-0 career lead AFP over the 28-year-old Spaniard. In other men’s last-16 ties still to be played, Belgian 12th seed David Goffin faces unpre- dictable Latvian Ernests Gulbis, a semi-finalist in 2014. PARIS: The French Open suffered its first com- Austrian 13th seed Dominic Thiem faces plete washout since 2000 yesterday when Spain’s Marcel Granollers with both men try- all scheduled matches were cancelled due to ing to make the last eight of a Slam for the heavy rain. first time. “Due to weather, there will be no matches Granollers reached the last 16 without hit- played at #RG16 today,” said the Roland Gar- ting a ball when nine-time champion Nadal ros Twitter feed. pulled out of the tournament with a wrist There could be more problems today with injury. further rain forecast throughout the day before In the women’s last 16, top seed and conditions brighten tomorrow. defending champion Serena Williams will con- Eight last-16 matches planned for Monday tinue her bid for a record-equalling Open era plus two more which had already been held 22nd Grand Slam title. over from Sunday night will now be played The 34-year-old takes on Ukraine’s Elina today. Svitolina who is being advised in Paris by Three quarter-finals are also due to take Justine Henin, one of Williams’ former great place to – Andy Murray against Richard Gas- rivals on the tour and a four-time French Open quet and defending champion Stan Wawrinka champion. in the men’s event while Shelby Rogers was Spanish 12th seed Carla Suarez Navarro to face Garbine Muguruza in the women’s faces unseeded Yulia Putintseva. singles. In-form Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens, who Play had been set to get under way at 1100 knocked out Australian Open champion (0900GMT) yesterday but was eventually A spectator yesterday waits in the stands of Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros in Paris on day nine of the French Open Angelique Kerber in the first round, faces called off just before 1400 (1200GMT). which was washed out due to rain. America’s Madison Keys, the 15th seed. “All cancelled for today -- rain, rain go Venus Williams, who was runner-up to away,” tweeted Czech seventh seed Tomas sister Serena in 2002, faces Swiss eighth seed Berdych who was due to face former runner- Tuesday. There was a two and a half hour stop- number one Novak Djokovic, who is chas- take the third set and lead in the fourth when Timea Bacsinszky, a semi-finalist in the last up David Ferrer of Spain for a last-eight spot. page on Saturday followed by another hour on ing a first French Open to complete the career play was halted. year’s edition. This year’s Roland Garros was hit by rain Sunday which meant that the planned last-16 Grand Slam, could end up playing his last-16 The final was suspended until Monday The two fourth round ties that were delays on the opening Sunday when just 10 matches remained unfinished. tie tomorrow, quarter-final on Thursday and when Nadal raced to victory in just a further suspended saw second seed Agnieszka Rad- of the scheduled 32 opening round ties were Under the original schedule, all of the semi-final Friday. 50 minutes. wanska 6-2, 3-0 up on Bulgaria’s Tsvetana completed in a little over four hours of play. fourth round was to be completed on Mon- Djokovic has suffered at the hands of the Roland Garros organisers are planning a Pironkova. The second day was then hit by another day, leaving the next two days for the weather in Paris in the past. roof for the showpiece Philippe Chatrier Court Sixth seed Simona Halep of Romania was two and a half hour delay. That in turn pushed quarter-finals. In the 2012 final against Rafael Nadal, he but that will not be ready until 2020. leading Australian veteran Samantha Stosur 12 of the scheduled 66 matches back to the first But if there are further delays today, world had fought back from two sets to love down to Djokovic is poised to become the first man 5-3. Terry backs Mourinho to succeed at United beIN brings first 4K Ultra-HD receiver ahead of Euro 2016 Reuters managers who’ll be eager to start well so I think it will be interesting times.” United midfielder Michael Car- The Peninsula much more vibrant and varied. Col- rick has urged Mourinho to prioritise our representation with 4K is closer LONDON: Chelsea captain John Terry results over an attractive style of play to real life and more realistic as well expects Jose Mourinho to be a suc- despite British media reporting Van as the frame rates are much higher cessful at Manchester United, saying Gaal lost his job because of his side’s DOHA: The beIN television chan- enabling viewers to enjoy the best the Portuguese is the right manager poor quality of football during his nel yesterday announced it has TV experience. to lead the 13-time Premier League two-year reign. launched its Ultra-High Definition beIN launches it’s 4K UHD champions back into contention for “There is going to be change, (UHD) 4K receiver in MENA ahead receiver in time for football fans to major honours. without doubt. He is coming in and of the upcoming Euro 2016 football be able to enjoy this year’s top sport- Mourinho, who was named as he is his own man, he’s got an unbe- championship. ing event, UEFA Euro, in 4K. beIN Louis van Gaal’s successor on Fri- lievable track record. I know there is beIN is the first pay-TV plat- will broadcast the opening match, day, will hope to usher in a return to a lot of talk about styles, but it is about form in the region to introduce the all four quarter-final matches, semi- the glory days the club’s fans took for winning,” Carrick told British media. 4K technology that is quickly taking final matches and the final of Euro granted until Alex Ferguson ended his “You have to be number one, you over the mainstream video ecosys- in 4K. trophy-laden 26-year tenure with his have to be winning trophies, and if tem. 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they probably felt like ‘we’re not deliv- ering’ but they have been delivering. British Formula One driver Hopefully it will Today must be a great relief for them Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes be a boost for my and I am grateful for them for sticking AMG GP prior the 2016 mechanics who have through it, sticking with me. Monaco Grand Prix at Monte “Hopefully this win will give them Carlo Circuit in Monaco on been nervous all year. the confidence to know that I am just Sunday. Hopefully this win will as strong as I’ve always been and I will be for the rest of the year.” give them confidence, Hamilton had been 43 points says Lewis Hamilton behind Rosberg before Monaco, the showcase race that every driver wants to win, but ended the weekend only 24 adrift and with everything to play for. With 25 points for a win, and 15 Reuters rounds remaining, the Briton now heads to one of his favourite races in Canada with high hopes of reducing MONACO: Winning the Monaco the deficit further. Grand Prix transformed Lewis Ham- Despite Sunday’s unexpected ilton’s Formula One season and also bonus, Hamilton said Mercedes were provided a timely boost for those under more pressure than ever. working on the triple world champi- Red Bull triumphed in Spain, on’s side of the Mercedes garage. 18-year-old Dutch driver Max Ver- The reigning champions switched stappen becoming the sport’s the group of engineers and mechan- youngest winner, and were favour- ics around at the end of last year, with ites to win again in Monaco before a most of those who had worked with calamitous pitstop cost Australian the Briton now assisting his German Daniel Ricciardo first place. team mate Nico Rosberg. Ferrari, off the podium in Monaco, With Rosberg winning the first are also hoping to come back much four races of the season to build a stronger in Montreal in what is shap- substantial lead in the championship, ing up as a three-way battle despite Mercedes have already had to deny Mercedes winning five of six races. conspiracy theories and the pressure “There are still issues, mistakes fourth ever podium appearance to aspects, qualifying, race pace, bet- had joined Mercedes, but his arrival when he will be 37, there could be a was building. are being made,” Hamilton added. absent co-owner and principal Vijay ter experience,” he added. “So if the coincided with the former world vacancy at the Italian team and Perez Sunday’s race, with Hamilton “You are starting to see some Mallya. opportunity ever comes (with a top champions’ dramatic decline. is a former member of the ‘family’. making the right strategy call and more buckles here and there. What “I had a really tough time at team), I will be ready for it and I’m McLaren, who have not won a race Sunday’s podium, making no mis- clearly faster than Rosberg, who was is really important is that we pull McLaren and it seems that this is up for it. If not, all I can keep doing since 2012, replaced the Mexican with takes and managing the tyres to beat asked to move aside after struggling to together... we need to refine a few what everyone remembers... but no is my job.” Denmark’s Kevin Magnussen for 2014 Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel after start- get the tyres up to temperature, was areas.” one remembers my time at Sauber, Perez was a member of Ferrari’s and Perez’s future in the sport looked ing seventh, did him no harm. the Briton’s first success of the season. Meanwhile, McLaren reject Sergio my time at Force India,” he said after academy and started out with Swiss- in doubt until Force India threw him “Under normal conditions we “Hopefully it will be a boost for Perez hopes his impressive third place enjoying the podium celebrations. based Sauber in 2011, with two second a lifeline. wouldn’t make it to the podium in my mechanics who have been nerv- for Force India at the Monaco Grand “All I can do is keep doing my places and a third in 2012 showing The Mexican has amply rewarded normal pace. We don’t have the pace ous all year,” Hamilton told reporters. Prix will remind Formula One’s top job, keep doing as well as I can, keep he was much more than just a driver that faith, with Sunday’s podium his to do it,” the 26-year-old added. “It’s not easy coming from one side teams of his talent. improving as a driver. bringing important sponsorship dol- third for the team as well as their best “I felt I had Vettel under control, of the garage (Rosberg’s) to the world The Mexican hailed Sunday’s race “I think in the last years I have lars to the team. He moved to McLaren ever result in Monaco. and it is a fantastic result. Everyone champion’s car. as one of the best of his career, while improved a lot. for 2013 with high hopes as replace- With Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen out at my team deserves this one... for us “Because of the issues we’ve had, dedicating the British-based team’s “I’m a more complete driver in all ment for Britain’s Hamilton, who of contract at the end of the season, it means a win.” Rossi’s F1 dream on hold after unlikely Indy 500 win

Reuters with the 24-year-old American set to be jet- “The reason I went to Europe was I won Indy and Monaco, which are traditionally run A winning IndyCar driver and son of ted around the United States on a whirlwind a test with BMW Sauber F1 after winning the on the same day and with his F1 connections former Formula One world champion Mario, post-500 media junket that will include doz- Formula BMW World Finals in 2008. Went and desires, Rossi could yet find himself on Michael made an ill-fated move to the glam- INDIANAPOLIS: Only three men have ever ens of appearances on early morning and late over there, started racing in Europe.” the Monte Carlo starting grid. But a return to our circuit in 1993 joining McLaren as Ayrton won both the Indianapolis 500 and Monaco night talk shows. Last year, Rossi realised his lifelong dream F1 may now be on hold. Senna’s team mate but lasted just one season, Grand Prix and Alexander Rossi is halfway to While nearly every driver in the 33-car when he moved into a seat with minnows “I can certainly say I’m not in a Grand Prix earning a single podium finish with a third becoming the fourth after the rookie scored field had grown up dreaming of winning what Manor and started five Grand Prix. car anytime soon,” smiled Rossi. “I’m a reserve place at Monza before returning home. an unlikely win at the Brickyard on Sunday. American’s label the ‘Greatest Spectacle in But this season the reality of Formula One driver. I sit around and pretend to look impor- “I guess there are some things we can def- Better known in Formula One circles than Racing’, Rossi grew up in California dream- hit home when he found himself on the out- tant. There is no driving involved. initely relate to,” said Andretti. the IndyCar circuit before Sunday, Rossi will ing of racing Formula One and at 16 left home side looking in after Indonesian Rio Haryanto’s “I drive to the track in a rental car. “The thing that I tried to explain to him, now be forever remembered as the winner of for Europe to pursue that ambition. backers had offered the struggling outfit more “Things worked out incredibly well for when you come over here, you’re going to the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, his “It isn’t. It isn’t at all (where I expected to money. me to come here and work with Andretti really enjoy the racing. likeness engraved onto the Borg Warner Tro- be). That’s no secret,” admitted Rossi follow- Running out of time and options, Rossi Autosport. “Over there it’s a lot more politics and it’s phy alongside a host of motor racing greats ing his stunning win. “I left California when signed on with one of IndyCar’s top teams, “Four months later, here we are.” just not as fun. Over here, it’s all about racing like Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Mario Andretti, I was 16 to go to Europe. The goal was to get Andretti Autosport, although he remains a Certainly team owner Michael Andretti and its fun if you’re a driver. Emerson Fittipaldi and AJ Foyt. to Formula One. It was that way ever since I reserve driver for Manor. and Rossi share star-crossed Formula One “I think he sees what I was talking about Many who do not know Rossi soon will, was 10 years old. Only Montoya, Clark and Hill won both experiences. now.” Rugby: Jones backs jeered Ford for test on June 11

Agencies months and turned into Grand Slam the world champions.” winners can more than compete with Meanwhile, the Saracens players the Wallabies. in the England squad for the three-test LONDON: Eddie Jones remains defi- He insisted: “I’ve no doubt we can series in Australia next month will not ant that George Ford will be his No.10 win the series against Australia. I had lack the mental appetite to compete in the first test against Australia in no doubt before this game. I was just after their double-winning campaign, Brisbane on June 11 despite the player surprised we won this game so eas- lock Maro Itoje said. enduring a confidence-knocking ily but we are moving in the right Itoje is one of seven Saracens Twickenham kicking nightmare. direction. players along with flyhalf Owen Far- Bath player Ford got the head “But we’re under no illusion, rell, lock George Kruis, fullback Alex coach’s full support to start the Cook Australia is going to be much more Goode, hooker Jamie George, number Cup battles despite incurring the difficult. The sort of attack they will eight Billy Vunipola, prop Mako Vuni- wrath of some frustrated England fire at us will be much more difficult pola in Eddie Jones’s 32-man squad to fans who heckled and booed as he to handle than this one today. tour Down Under. left the field at the end of the 27-13 “To win the World Cup you need The 21-year-old, who played a key England’s win over Wales. 28 real quality players. And there role in the 28-20 Premiership final The 23-year-old was Jones’s first Dylan Hartley were guys today who really put up win over Exeter on Saturday, said the choice fly-half throughout the victo- celebrates with their hands to push for a permanent players will be raring to go. rious Six Nations campaign despite the Old Mutual position.” “If you need to get up for it, I think his club Bath’s poor Premiership and Wealth Cup Jones must decide who replaces you are in the wrong sport because European showing, preferring him after the game the injured centre Manu Tuilagi in his playing for England is an honour. there with Owen Farrell at inside at Twickenham squad with Burrell and Ollie Devoto Whoever is in the 23 that is picked centre. Stadium, keeping their fingers crossed. will be raring to go,” Itoje told British Ford also suffered the disrup- London, on He said sarcastically: “May be media. “They (Saracens’ team mates) tion of father Mike being sacked Sunday. I should chat to the crowd as well never want to take a backward step as Bath head coach and could well about what they think and who I in anything that they do and whether move to another Premiership club didn’t hear the reaction of the crowd him because he’s a tough boy and he coach following England’s home should pick!” they have just won or lost, the hunger this summer. but that’s not very nice is it. I actu- will be fine. World Cup humiliation. As for Wales, they travel to New is always there.” But Jones, whose squad get on the ally thought George was brilliant. I’ve “He’s a good player and he will The Aussie was in bullish mood as Zealand today for an even tougher Saracens became the first Eng- plane to Australia on Tuesday, hit out seen Tiger Woods miss putts. I’ve seen work it out himself. Good players do. his team put behind them a poor first- task on the back of another defeat at lish club to do the European-domestic at those who targeted Ford and even Michael Jordan miss jump shots. Eve- I don’t talk to him about his kicking half to overwhelm Warren Gatland’s Twickenham but head coach Gatland double since Wasps in 2004, and Itoje, heaped praise on a player who man- ryone has a bad day and his kicking but if he wants advice he can always side with Luther Burrell, Anthony insisted: “It’s disappointing to leave on who was named as European player aged just one successful kick from wasn’t on song but the rest of his game ask Jonny Wilkinson.” Watson, Ben Youngs, Jack Clifford the back of a result like this but not the of the year, was optimistic about the seven attempts in the game with was brilliant. Jones was certainly in no mood to and Marland Yarde. end of the world. We will still go over club’s future. Wales. “We scored five tries to one so the let any negativity creep into his side’s He feels strongly that the England there and give it a real go. We are still “It means a lot to win the double. Asked what he thought about fly-half must have been doing some- sixth win out of six games since he squad he has managed to drag from in good shape and I know the team is There’s a bit more to come from this the crowd’s booing, Jones insisted: “I thing right. I am not worried about succeeded Stuart Lancaster as head the depths of despair over the last six more than prepared to compete with club,” Itoje added. SPORT TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 31 Djokovic set to become $100m man

last seven meetings with top 20 play- ers at the majors. With $99,673,404 Austrian 13th seed Dominic Thiem banked in prize faces Spain’s Marcel Granollers with both men trying to make the last eight money at the start of a Slam for the first time. of the French Open, Granollers reached the last-16 Djokovic can cross without hitting a ball when nine- time champion Nadal pulled out of the $100m barrier by the tournament with a wrist injury. making last-eight In the women’s last-16, top seed and defending champion Ser- ena Williams continues her bid for a record-equalling Open era 22nd Grand Slam title. AFP The 34-year-old takes on Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina who is being advised in Paris by Justine Henin, one PARIS: World number one Novak of Williams’ former great rivals on the Djokovic is poised to become the first tour and a four-time French Open man to win $100m in prize money champion. “That doesn’t really matter. today when he targets a place in the It’s just really about going out there French Open quarter-finals for the and playing your best,” said Williams, 10th time. shrugging off the Henin connection. Djokovic, chasing a first Roland Spanish 12th seed Carla Sua- Garros title to complete a career rez Navarro faces unseeded Yulia Grand Slam, tackles Spain’s 14th seed Putintseva. In-form Dutchwoman Kiki Roberto Bautista Agut. Bertens, who knocked out Australian The top seeded Serb has a 4-0 Open champion Angelique Kerber in career lead over the 28-year-old the first round, faces America’s Mad- Bautista Agut including a victory on A tarpaulin covers the central ison Keys, the 15th seed. clay in Madrid this season where the court as rain falls in Paris. Venus Williams, who was run- Spaniard won just three games. ner-up to sister Serena in 2002, faces Djokovic is also bidding to reach Swiss eighth seed Timea Bacsinszky, the quarter-finals for the 28th A place in the quarter-finals is dominating the tour and winning can actually get to the top four of Ferrer, the 11th seeded Spaniard, a semi-finalist last year. straight Grand Slam and take sole worth 294,000 euros ($326,722) and most of the major titles in the last the world, it’s a process. It’s not like also meet today. Also today, two fourth round ties occupancy of second place ahead that will just take the Serb into the ten years or so will not stay there for- that’s going to happen overnight or Ferrer leads their 12-year rivalry that were suspended when heavy rain of Jimmy Connors for the most con- $100,000,000 bracket. ever,” cautioned Djokovic. over two, three months. 8-6 although Berdych won the pair’s started to fall late Sunday evening will secutive last-eight appearances at Roger Federer is Djokovic’s clos- “New generations are coming up, “They need to play very well and most recent clash on clay in Madrid. be completed. the majors. est rival in the prize money stakes on and you can see already guys like consistently well and stay healthy Belgian 12th seed David Goffin Second seed Agnieszka Radwan- With $99,673,404 banked in prize $98,011,727 but the Swiss is sitting out Dominic Thiem, Borna Coric, Nick throughout the entire year in order faces unpredictable Latvian Ernests ska was 6-2, 3-0 up on Bulgaria’s money at the start of Roland Garros, Roland Garros through injury. Kyrgios establishing themselves in to challenge the top spots. Let’s see Gulbis, a semi-finalist in 2014. Tsvetana Pironkova and sixth seed the 29-year-old Djokovic can cross “I know that the top four guys the very top of the men’s game. Can if they can do that.” Goffin had never made the last- Simona Halep of Romania was lead- the $100m barrier by making the (himself, Federer, Rafael Nadal definitely expect to see those faces Czech seventh seed Tomas Ber- eight at a Grand Slam while world ing Australian veteran Samantha last-eight. and Andy Murray) that have been more in the future. How quick they dych and former runner-up David ranked 80 Gulbis has won six of his Stosur 5-3.

‘Roof essential’ as French Open suffers first washout in 16 years Gasquet carrying the French flag AFP

PARIS: The French Open suffered its first rain washout in 16 years yester- AFP his potential, as the last card to play. On a gloomy, War II. That is a long time to wait for a country that day, leaving tournament chiefs venting their frustration at Roland Garros’s rainy day in Paris he finally made it to the last invests a huge amount of money into tennis and a isolation as the only Grand Slam without a covered stadium. eight at Roland Garros by defeating the fifth seed public that thirsts for the 1930’s days of the fabled There could be more problems today with further heavy rain forecast PARIS: Richard Gasquet salvaged French pride Nishikori and now goes up against second seed Mousquetaires -- Rene Lacoste, Jean Borotra, Henri throughout the day in Paris before conditions brighten tomorrow. with his four sets win over Kei Nishikori in the Andy Murray for a place in the semi-finals. Cochet and Jacques Brugnon. Yesterday’s washout left the French tennis federation having to refund fourth round of the French Open on Sunday and “I think that he is one of the biggest fighters on Gasquet credits much of his re-emergence as around 30,000 ticket holders. now he wants to take it three steps further and end the court. He’s fighting so good. He’s the best phys- a challenger at Roland Garros to his coach of the It also prompted tournament director Guy Forget, a former player and a 33-year long drought. ical condition on the tour with (Novak) Djokovic,” last year -- Sergei Brugera, the Spaniard who won Davis Cup winner, to warn that France is getting left further behind the The 29-year-old from the southern town of Bez- Gasquet said of the Scot. back-to-back Grand Slam titles in Paris in 1993-94. sport’s three other majors -- Wimbledon, the Australian and US Opens. iers started the day as the sole French player -- male “Of course he’s in confidence. He played well “I think these guys have amazing experience, All three tournaments have stadiums with roofs. or female -- still standing after a disappointing first this year, winning in Rome. I know what I need to much more than coaches who have never played But Roland Garros will not see a roof built over its showpiece Philippe week for the big home contingent. do. I need to play very offensive, because if not, it tennis,” he said. Chatrier Court until 2020 at the earliest. Gael Monfils did not even start the tournament, will be difficult for me to win. “They can see how the game play is doing, they “It is very frustrating but it is proof that the roof is a necessity and that laid low by a mystery virus, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga “So of course I need to play a good match. Of can see when my balls are too short or they can see we have to do it,” said Forget. was forced to abandon while leading in the first set course he will be the favourite, but I have nothing when I’m playing too far, and they try and fine- “We cannot be like this for many more years. We hope to have the roof of his fourth round match against Ernests Gulbis to lose and I want to try to win this match.” tune that. by 2020. People have to realise that nobody can stop the process. with a leg injury. Adding to the pressure on Gasquet’s, at times, “The pace of the balls. They see tennis. They “The world is moving fast -- we were talking about the roof 15 years ago.” All the Frenchwomen went out on Saturday frail shoulders is the fact that no French man has know what it’s about. Eight last-16 matches planned for yesterday plus two more which had which left Gasquet, the one-time great hope of won the singles title in Paris since Yannick Noah in “That’s what I really like about him. It’s this been held over from Sunday will now be played today. French tennis but who, to date, has failed to realise 1983 -- just the second French winner since World huge experience.” Gasol considering skipping Olympic Games in Rio

AP “Their health should come first,” he said. ‘ Blade Jumper’ Rehm says Brazil has been badly hit by Zika, MADRID: Pau Gasol is considering the mosquito-borne virus linked to study shows no advantage not playing at the Olympics because severe birth defects and possible neu- of the Zika virus. rological problems in adults. Reuters The Spanish basketball player said Gasol said officials involved in the yesterday there is too much uncer- games must come forward with “more tainty about the situation in Brazil and clear information” about the risks ath- COLOGNE: Paralympic long jump champion Markus Rehm enhanced his anyone going to Rio de Janeiro for the letes could be facing if they decide to claim for a spot at the Rio Olympics yesterday when the German revealed Games should “think about” whether compete in Rio. that a wide-ranging study indicated prosthesis-wearing athletes had no clear it’s worth the risk. “I hope the national Olympic com- advantage over able-bodied competitors. He said other Spanish athletes mittees and the health organizations Nicknamed “Blade Jumper”, the 2012 Paralympics gold medallist and 2014 have also expressed their concerns can be as clear as possible about the national long jump champion hopes to become the second athlete with a car- about the virus and are also consid- risks in Brazil so athletes can decide bon fibre prosthesis to compete at the Olympics after South Africa’s Oscar ering skipping the Games. whether or not to take risks,” he said. Pistorius in 2012. “It wouldn’t surprise me to see “I don’t think we’ve been told enough However, a recent International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) some athletes deciding not to par- about it.” ruling requires amputee competitors to prove they do not have an advantage ticipate in the games to avoid putting Gasol mentioned the call from over able-bodied athletes. their health and the health of their 150 health specialists to consider “One could not determine an advantage through the prosthesis and that families at risk,” Gasol said, adding postponing or moving the August makes me happy,” Rehm yesterday told a news conference during a presen- that he was among the athletes mak- 5-21 Olympics, something the World tation of the study that examined three long jumpers with a prosthesis and NBA team ing such considerations. Health Organization rejected last three without. “I’m thinking about (whether or week. Chicago Bulls’ “I have not given up hope of making it to Rio. It is not about medals but not to go),” he said. “Just like every “We need to understand the seri- basketball about presenting Paralympic sport.” athlete, or any other person consid- ousness of the situation,” Gasol said. player Pau Scientists said the study had shown amputees like Rehm, who lost his ering going to Rio, should be thinking “Even though there are some sooth- Gasol, from lower right leg in a boating accident as a teenager, had a less efficient start about it.” ing words being said, we know that Spain, speaks but a more efficient jump. Without giving names, Gasol said there are different opinions about the at a media “We saw disadvantages in the run-up for athletes with amputations of he talked to other athletes who told subject.” conference in the lower thigh that we could determine were due to the prosthesis,” Profes- him they may not participate in the Gasol said he is being proac- Madrid, Spain. sor Wolfgang Potthast of the Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics at Games. tive and has been trying to gather as the German Sport University Cologne said. “Some of these athletes are plan- much information as possible about “But in the movement techniques, we noted an advantage due to the ning to have children in the near the virus and the risks it could pose improved jump efficiency. These are two completely different movements future and this could affect them, it for himself and his family. “I feel responsible to know more about this. It’s a very delicate and cannot be offset.” could affect the health of their kids He said he has contacted experts about the situation and to inform eve- situation.”Gasol helped Spain win The study was conducted in association with the German Sport University and their wives,” he said at an event in the area to try to know more about ryone about it,” he said. the silver medal at both the 2008 and Cologne, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology for one of his sponsors in Madrid. the virus. “It’s important to talk openly 2012 Olympics. in Tokyo, the University of Colorado Boulder as well as a Japanese broadcaster. 32 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 SPORT

Police arrest Skrtel, PSG’s Aurier Hamsik to Reuters lead PARIS: Paris St Germain defender Serge Aurier, suspended last Feb- ruary for insulting the soccer Slovakia team’s coach, was arrested and placed in custody yesterday after a brush with police in the French AFP capital, a police official said. The incident in the Champs Elysees area shortly before dawn BRATISLAVA: Slovakia coach Jan involved what one police offi- Kozak named a 23-man squad for cial described as minor violence. Euro 2016 yesterday, led by captain It occurred as the Ivory Coast and Liverpool centre-back Mar- national, 23, left a nightclub, tin Skrtel and Napoli midfielder Europe 1 radio station said. Real Madrid’s head coach Zinedine Zidane Marek Hamsik. Coach Laurent Blanc briefly holds the Champions League trophy in Kozak said he had cut a provi- suspended Aurier in mid-Febru- the balcony of the Madrid Autonomous sional 27-man squad to 23 players ary after he posted a video online Government headquarters during the after Sunday’s friendly in which in which he insulted Blanc and fel- celebrations in Madrid on Sunday following Slovakia stunned Germany 3-1 in low PSG players, including Zlatan their victory against Atletico Madrid in the Augsburg. Ibrahimovic and Angel Di Maria. UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday. “I could see all players were healthy enough to go to the tour- nament,” the 62-year-old said after saying good-bye to Almaty defender Lukas Tesak, midfield- Clyne plays ers Matus Bero of Trencin and Erik Sabo of PAOK, and Slovan Bratisl- down Victorious Real get hero’s ava striker Adam Zrelak. “There’s a backup for each position and some players can burnout fears play in several positions,” Kozak told reporters. At their first Euro finals ever, ahead of Euro Slovakia will face Wales, Russia welcome in Spanish capital and England in Group B in France. Reuters SLOVAKIA SQUAD: local rivals Atletico Madrid in a pen- “To win two Champions Leagues team won, but it could have been any alty shootout in Milan. “How can I in three years shows that our efforts of the two teams.” GOALKEEPERS: Matus Kozacik (Vikto- LONDON: Right back Nathaniel Thousands of fans not love you!,” shouted the ecstatic have had their reward,” said Real cap- However, Gonzalez’s boyfriend ria Pilsen/CZE), Jan Mucha (Slovan Bra- Clyne has played down fears he gather at Madrid crowd at the Plaza de Cibeles -- a tain Sergio Ramos. Jaime de Francisco, an Atletico fan, may suffer a burnout during Eng- traditional meeting point for Real’s “We are the best club in the world.” couldn’t hide his disappointment as tislava), Jan Novota (Rapid Vienna/AUT) land’s European Championship streets and Santiago trophy celebrations. The football-mad Spanish capital once again the red and white half of Defenders: Peter Pekarik (Hertha Ber- campaign in France after playing Bernabeu Stadium The Real players, who arrived of 3.2 million people had been dom- Madrid was forced to life in Real’s lin/GER), Milan Skriniar (Sampdoria/ a lot of games in his first season as EUFA champions home from Milan around 6:00 am inated by the two clubs crests and shadow. Just 500 metres (yards) ITA), Martin Skrtel (Liverpool/ENG), Nor- at Premier League club Liverpool. (0400 GMT), headed directly for colours in a frenzied build-up to the away from wild scenes of celebra- bert Gyoember (Roma/ITA), Jan Durica Clyne, who joined from South- return home Cibeles where the fans had been cel- final, which attracted a worldwide tion at Cibeles, the Neptuno fountain (Lokomotiv Moscow/RUS), Kornel Salata ampton in 2015, made 52 starts ebrating since midnight. audience of 180 million people in more -- where Atletico fans go to celebrate (Slovan Bratislava), Tomas Hubocan for the Merseyside team as they The squad snapped photos of than 200 countries. their triumphs -- was empty. (Dynamo Moscow/RUS), Dusan Svento reached the League Cup and the raucous crowd from a platform Praise poured in for Real Madrid, Spanish daily sports newspaper (Cologne/GER) Europa League finals under man- AFP specially erected at Cibeles before including from Spain’s acting Prime Marca captured the mood, describing ager Juergen Klopp. captain Sergio Ramos waved the Minister Mariano Rajoy. Real as “the king of Europe”, adding MIDFIELDERS: Viktor Pecovsky (MSK The 25-year-old was named in large silver trophy for the cheering “Epic final in the League of Cham- that manager Zinedine Zidane had Zilina), Robert Mak (PAOK/GRE), Juraj the 26-man provisional England supporters. pions,” he tweeted. “Congratulations been “touched by a magic wand”. Kucka (AC Milan/ITA), Patrik Hrosovsky squad for Euro 2016. Manager Roy MADRID: Thousands of Real Madrid Later after being greeted by to all... for the 11th.” “He was born to play for Real (Viktoria Pilsen/CZE), Jan Gregus (Jab- Hodgson will drop three players fans pilled into the streets of the Madrid mayor Manuel Carmena and However, there were mixed emo- Madrid... and to lead them,” wrote lonec/CZE), Marek Hamsik (Napoli/ITA), when he names his final selection Spanish capital and filled the club’s heads of local government, the team tions for fans in the city as Atletico the paper. Ondrej Duda (Legia Warsaw/POL), Miro- today for next month’s tournament 80,000 capacity Santiago Berna- returned to a full Bernabeu for a spec- -- who have never won the Cham- “A supreme derby, exhausting, sti- slav Stoch (Bursaspor/TUR), Vladimir in France. beu stadium on Sunday to welcome tacular light and fireworks show. pions League -- lost in the final for fling,” wrote the AS sports newspaper. “I still have a lot left in the tank home their heroes after an historic Three-time World Player of the a third time. Spain’s bestselling El Pais Weiss (Al Gharafa/QAT) to continue through the tourna- 11th European Cup win. Year Cristiano Ronaldo struck the “I am delighted. Two Champi- newspaper described the final as ment. I am young and fresh and An open top bus emblazoned winning spot-kick after the two sides ons League titles in three years, it is “unforgettable and gruelling”, with FORWARDS: Michal Duris (Viktoria hopefully I can get more experi- with the word “Campeones” (Cham- couldn’t be separated with the score incredible,” said Monica Gonzalez, a an editorial arguing that Atletico have Pilsen/CZE), Adam Nemec (Willem II/ ence by playing in this tournament pions) carried the team, who showed at 1-1 after 120 minutes of play. It is the 25-year-old Real fan. nothing to regret, saying that they NED), Stanislav Sestak (Ferencvaros/ as it is my first tournament,” Clyne off the trophy to fans, just after sun- second time in three years that Real “They (Atletico) deserved it. They were “far superior at the start, (and) HUN) told British media. rise on their return from beating have defeated Atletico in the final. almost played better. I am happy my must be gritting their teeth”. Ronaldo not missed as superb Portugal French transport to be sink Norway 3-0 in Euro warm-up hit ahead of Euro 2016 AFP face more cancellations and delays. After weeks of trading insults, Reuters CGT leader Philippe Martinez revealed he had received a phone PARIS: France braced Monday call from Prime Minister Manuel for severe disruption to trains and Valls to discuss the bitter standoff. PORTO: Portugal made sure the flights less than two weeks before Martinez refused to reveal what absence of top scorer Cristiano Euro 2016, as unions called fresh they had discussed in Saturday’s Ronaldo, resting the day after Real strikes in their battle to have labour call but told BFMTV: “The fact that Madrid’s Champions League tri- reforms scrapped. he deigns to call the spokesman of umph, went unnoticed as they The fresh industrial unrest which France’s biggest union rather than thrashed Norway 3-0 in a Euro 2016 caused petrol shortages and travel denigrate him is a good sign.” warm-up on Sunday. delays across the country last week The union leader insisted he had Ronaldo would have been was set to hit transport just days been ready to negotiate “from the impressed with the finishing of his before fans begin arriving for the start” but stressed that the reform international team mates as Ricardo start of the football championships must be withdrawn before talks Quaresma and Raphael Guerreiro on June 10. could begin. netted spectacular goals before Eder Meanwhile, Paris tourism chiefs Six of France’s eight oil refin- added a clinical third at the Dragao voiced fears that the strikes and eries were still halted or running stadium. mass demonstrations that have at reduced capacity due to union The Portuguese started in an frequently descended into violence action. adventurous 4-3-3 formation and it were putting off visitors to one of the However, despite parts of west- soon paid off as 32-year old winger world’s top tourist destinations. ern France still suffering from severe Quaresma fired them ahead against “The scenes of guerilla-type shortages, supplies were gradually Norway, who failed to make the action in the middle of Paris, beamed returning to petrol stations after Euros, with a viciously swerving shot around the world, reinforce the feel- police cleared blockades on Friday. from the edge of the area in the 13th ing of fear and misunderstanding” Strikes continued at oil termi- minute. among potential visitors still anx- nals in the southern city of Marseille Giving his markers a roasting all ious after the November 2015 terror and at the terminal in the northern night with dazzling footwork before attacks which killed 130 people in port of Le Havre, which supplies ker- he was substituted on the hour, the Paris, the tourist board said. osene to Paris’s two main airports. unsettled and often inconsistent President Francois Hollande and A skeleton service is allowing some Quaresma rolled back the years to the Socialist government are stand- supplies to get through. Norway’s defender Martin Linnes (left) vies with Portugal’s midfielder Joao Mario during their friendly show why he was once regarded ing firm against the hardline CGT Aviation unions have called for as one of European football’s hot football match at Dragao Stadium in Porto on Sunday in preparation for the upcoming EURO 2016 union’s demand that it withdraw stoppages next weekend and Air prospects. tournament. the planned reforms. France pilots voted Monday to go It was then Guerreiro’s turn to the 65th minute, with Norway goal- The performance set a perfect denied by goalkeeper Anthony Lopes After failing to paralyse the on strike for at least six days in June impress as the 22-year old left back keeper Rune Jarstein clutching thin stage for Portugal’s visit to Wem- and Veton Berisha hit the bar when country with blockades of refineries in a separate dispute over productiv- curled in a delightful free kick in air. bley on Thursday, when they meet the visitors were trailing 1-0. and fuel depots last week, the union ity targets, which could spark added Portugal continued to press and England in their final warm-up for Portugal are strong favourites has responded by calling for strikes chaos for visitors to Euro 2016. their towering striker Eder made next month’s European Champion- to advance to the Euro 2016 knock- on the national rail network begin- Despite the disruption caused to EURO FRIENDLIES: it 3-0 five mintues later, sweeping ship in France. out stages from Group F which ning Tuesday and on the Paris Metro their daily lives, nearly half of French NORWAY VS PORTUGAL home a perfect low cross from the The Norwegians missed two gilt- also includes Austria, Hungary and from Thursday. people still support the union’s call, right by midfielder Joao Mario. edged chances as Joshua King was Iceland. Air travellers are also set to a poll showed. SPORT TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 33

Spain’s Carvajal doubtful for Euro Rising star ‘Gabigol’ off the

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MADRID: Spain defender Dani Carvajal is in danger of mark as Brazil down Panama missing the European Championship after tests revealed a leg muscle injury. Carvajal started for Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League final victory over Atletico Madrid -- before racing to the Bra- but left the pitch in tears six minutes into the second half. The 19-year-old zil dugout to hug manager “After the tests carried out today at the Sanitas La Dunga. Moraleja University Hospital, the player Daniel Carva- wastes no time Earlier, Benfica striker jal has been diagnosed with a grade 2 injury to the right in making his Jonas had given Brazil the iliopsoas. His recovery will continue to be assessed,” lead after only two minutes Real said in a statement yesterday. mark after being to continue his rich vein of Spain coach Vicente del Bosque included the introduced in the form from the European club 24-year-old right back in his provisional Euro 2016 second half season. squad but Carvajal is facing at least two weeks on the Jonas, recalled to the Bra- sidelines, local media reported. INTERNATIONAL zil squad in March after four Carvajal earned his first cap for Spain in August FRIENDLY RESULTS years in the wilderness fol- AFP 2014 and has made four further appearances for the At Hartberg, Austria lowing his last cap in 2012, two-time defending European Champions. swept home a low cross from Albania 3 (Ajeti 23, Lenjani Del Bosque faces a dilemma ahead of announcing Atletico Mineiro’s Douglas 40, Sadiku 64) Qatar 1 (Has- his final 23-man squad on Tuesday. If Carvajal is left Santos to make it 1-0. out, Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin will be his likely san 2) LOS ANGELES: Rising teen- The 32-year-old forward replacement. At St Gallen, Switzerland age star Gabriel scored on his -- who finished this season A regular in Spain’s Under-21 squad, Bellerin made Spain 3 (Nolito 11, 18, Pedro international debut as Bra- with one of the best goalscor- his senior debut in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Bosnia and 90+4) Bosnia-Herzegovina zil warmed up for the Copa ing records in Europe with 34 has remained with the squad. 1 (Spahic 29) America Centenario on Sun- in all competitions -- was a Bellerin had a strong season with Arsenal, starting At Augsburg day with a 2-0 victory over late addition to Brazil’s Copa 45 games in all competitions, including 36 in the Pre- Germany 1 (Gomez 13-pen) Panama. America squad after an injury mier League. Slovakia 3 (Hamsik 41, Duris Gabriel -- affectionately to Ricardo Oliveira earlier this The 20-year-old was named in the Professional 44, Kucka 52) known as “Gabigol” -- under- month. Footballers’ Association (PFA) team of the year. At Klaipeda scored his precocious talent But aside from Jonas and Spain begin their European title defence against the Lithuania 2 (Valskis 30, by calmly finishing Brazil’s Gabriel’s goals it was a frus- Czech Republic on June 13 in Toulouse. Cernych 45) Estonia 0 second goal on 73 minutes trating evening for Brazil, who At Bad Erlach, Austria soon after replacing veteran were unable to convert long Azerbaijan 1 (Ismayilov 72- striker Jonas as a second-half periods of dominance into pen) FYR Macedonia 3 substitute. goals. Santos forward Gabriel, Penedo denied Barcelona (Radeski 20, Pandev 33, 19, is regarded as the natu- fullback Dani Alves midway Wanyama salvages Nestorovski 90+2) ral heir to Neymar, who also through the first half, tipping At Turin, Italy played his club football for the over the defender’s venomous draw for Kenya Romania 3 (Torje 23, Alibec iconic Brazilian side before free-kick from 25 yards. 74, Stanciu 84) Ukraine 4 his transfer to Barcelona in Chelsea midfielder Wil- (Zozulya 43, Zinchenko 48, 2013. lian also threatened the AFP Konoplyanka 54, Yarmolenko The teenager, who has Panamanian goal, linking up 59) scored 19 goals in 74 appear- with Jonas only to see his shot At Antalya ances for Santos since 2013, blocked with a desperate cov- JOHANNESBURG: Southampton midfielder Victor Turkey 1 (Topal 90+4) Mon- had been called up to Brazil’s ering lunge by Felipe Baloy on Wanyama converted a penalty to earn Kenya a 1-1 home tenegro 0 senior squad in March but was 27 minutes. draw with Tanzania on Sunday in a warm-up match At Ta’Qali, Malta an unused substitute. Renato Augusto also went ahead of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Italy 1 (Pelle 57) Scotland 0 However he wasted no close with a header that hit A crude tackle just inside the box led to the spot- At Porto, Portugal time in making his mark the side netting while sec- kick and although the Tanzanian goalkeeper correctly Portugal 3 (Quaresma 13, after being introduced by ond half substitute Hulk guessed the direction of the penalty, it was too hard and Guerreiro 65, Eder 71) Nor- manager Dunga for his first should have done better with high for him to stop. way 0 senior appearance at Denver’ a header from point-blank Captain Wanyama equalised close to half-time Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on range that Penedo parried and six minutes after Elias Maguli had put the visi- Sunday. away. Brazil open their Copa tors head at Moi International Sports Centre stadium The teenager pounced on America campaign against Defender Dani Alves (right) of Brazil heads the ball against midfielder Ricardo Buitrago of Panama in Nairobi. a loose ball in the area, took Ecuador at the Pasadena Although outnumbered after lackadaisical defending during the first half of their friendly soccer match played at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Denver, one touch to control and then Rose Bowl on Saturday, before allowed the ball to be crossed, Maguli reacted quickest Colorado, USA on Sunday. Brazil will face Ecuador in the opening round of the Copa America Centenario drilled a low finish past Pan- games against Haiti and Peru to nod past goalkeeper Boniface Oluoch. on June 04. ama goalkeeper Jaime Penedo in Group B. Sturridge returns to Pelle strikes as Azzurri beat Scots

England training AFP negatively, we’ll get nowhere.” Scotland’s sole victory over Italy’s Graziano Pelle (top) Italy came in 1965 and this was the celebrates after scoring a AFP sides’ first meeting since a Euro 2008 goal against Scotland in their TA’ QALI, MALTA: Southampton qualifier. international friendly played striker Graziano Pelle hit a second- Almost immediately, Gordon at National Stadium, Ta’ Qali half winner as an injury-depleted Strachan’s men were under threat, in Malta ahead of Euro 2016 WATFORD: Liverpool Italy beat Scotland 1-0 in a disjointed Marshall producing saves to stop tournament. striker Daniel Sturridge Euro 2016 friendly in Malta on Sun- Antonio Candreva’s fierce free-kick (pictured) made a timely day. and Giaccherini’s follow-up. return to England training With his midfield decimated Deploying his preferred 3-5-2, yesterday, the day before through injuries to Claudio Marchi- Conte saw Italy create chances but manager Roy Hodgson sio and Marco Verratti, and Thiago he will be disappointed with the lack submits his final 23-man Motta and Riccardo Montolivo rest- of return. squad for Euro 2016. ing due to calf problems, Italy coach Yet he added: “I couldn’t fault Sturridge missed Antonio Conte gave Roma’s Daniele the lads’ commitment and we didn’t England’s 2-1 win over De Rossi a chance to impress before concede, or give Scotland any real Australia in Sunderland announcing his 23-man Euro 2016 chances.” on Friday after sustaining squad on Tuesday. Giaccherini was wasteful twice a calf strain during Liv- Inter Milan striker Eder was in more, ballooning over from 12 yards erpool’s Europa League a similar position, having failed to from Candreva’s assist and, after the final defeat by Sevilla. spark for the Nerazzurri following Lazio man’s volley flew wide, spin- But the 26-year-old his move from Sampdoria. ning a great chance beyond post emerged for training with Thankfully for both, Eder and and bar having sprinted behind the the rest of his team-mates De Rossi were involved when Pelle defence to meet De Rossi’s smart at Watford’s training pounced to beat David Marshall in delivery. Candreva and Roma’s Ales- ground yesterday. the 57th minute with a clinical strike sandro Florenzi, whose shot fizzed Sturridge’s place in from the edge of the area. just off target, came close again but it the squad is thought to But before then, the Azzurri flat- was a frustrating half for the Azzurri. be under threat, with tered to deceive in a largely messy An early return to the pitch three 18-year-old Manches- first half punctuated by three near minutes before kick-off was a sign of ter United striker Marcus misses from enterprising Bologna Italy’s intentions and the hosts visi- Rashford having marked midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini. bly moved up a gear before breaking his debut with a goal After complaining about the the deadlock. against Australia. state of the “poor” pitch, Conte told De Rossi threaded a great ball Southampton left- Rai: “We put a lot into the match, but through for Eder, who did well to back Ryan Bertrand, who the pitch didn’t help. Giaccherini is hold off his markers and push the is nursing a knock, was expected to travel to France this ball into the path of Pelle, whose the only injury-enforced summer where he could fill in at powerful strike gave Marshall no absentee on Monday, central midfield, but he said: “We chance. which left 24 players have a lot of great wingers so the Conte made a series of changes training. coach sees me more in the middle, which likely left Conte with more Chelsea centre-back Gary Cahill trained after missing Friday’s game but I’ll play where he asks me to.” questions than answers as Italy because of a hip problem. He added: “I think we played failed to build on their opener. Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph has already dropped to the well, but this won’t be enough for Norwich striker Steven Nai- standby list due to a groin injury. us at Euro 2016. smith’s tame shot went just wide of England play Portugal at Wembley on Thursday in their final warm-up “We have quite a few things to the upright and although the visi- game before travelling to France next week. iron out but I think we’re on the tors pushed for a late equaliser, Italy They open their Euro 2016 campaign against Russia in Marseille on June right road. We have to be posi- were firmly in command and happy 11 and will also face Slovakia and neighbours Wales in Group B. tive. If we get to France thinking to sit on the win. 34 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 SPORT Captain Cook becomes first English Don’t call me Warney, batsman to score 10,000 Test runs says upcoming Zampa Reuters which has further fuelled the hype, but the New South Welshman says AFP that is where the similarities end. 10,000 RUNS SCORERS “There’s only ever going to be Sachin Tendulkar (India) 15,921 MELBOURNE: Australia’s search one Shane Warne,” Zampa told Aus- Ricky Ponting (Australia) 13,378 for a successor to Shane Warne aka tralian media. CHESTER-LE-STREET, UK: Alastair Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 13,289 Warney is yet to bear fruit nearly “The attributes he had, how Cook became the first England bats- a decade after he retired, so Adam strong he was, his leg-spinner was man to score 10,000 Test runs when Rahul Dravid (India) 13,288 Zampa is naturally wary about com- unbelievable and to be able to bowl he made five against Sri Lanka on the Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 12,400 parisons with the leg-spinning great. that leg-spinner for as long as he did fourth day of the second Test at the Brian Lara (West Indies) 11,953 The 24-year-old has been picked for five days for his whole career was Riverside yesterday. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) in Australia’s squad for the triangular something unbelievable. The England captain became just 11,867 one-day international tournament “People do look at me and think the 12th batsman – and the only one Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 11,814 in the Caribbean and will battle I look a lot like him but I think the still playing Tests – in history to reach off-spinner Nathan Lyon and slow- only thing that would be similar is Allan Border (Australia) 11,174 the landmark when the left-handed bowling all-rounder Glenn Maxwell the smoother run-up. It’s a nice com- opener clipped Nuwan Pradeep for Steve Waugh (Australia) 10,927 for a place against West Indies and parison but I don’t really think about four through mid-wicket. Sunil Gavaskar (India) 10,122 South Africa. it that way.” He was also the youngest to do Alastair Cook (England) 10,042 Unheralded only a few months Since Warne’s retirement after so at 31 years and 157 days old, beat- ago, Zampa first made his mark in the final Ashes Test against England ing the previous record of India great the most unusual of circumstances in 2007, Australian selectors have Sachin Tendulkar (31 years and 326 in 200 Tests remains to be seen. Bats- when he ‘ran out’ a batsman with his barely flirted with leg-spin. days). men to have scored 10,000 runs in nose when playing for Melbourne Zampa, however, hopes to This was Cook’s 128th Test and Tests player, team, span, matches, Stars in Australia’s ‘Big Bash’ league. impress ahead of next year’s tour of 229th innings at this level. innings, not outs, runs, highest score, A good performance in the that India, where he has shown his com- The Essex batsman scored a hun- average, 100s, 50s. tournament led to a spot in Aus- fort with South Asian pitches. dred on debut against India at Nagpur Indian batting legend Sachin Ten- tralia’s World Twenty20 squad and “The white ball at the moment in 2006 and has now made 28 Test dulkar (15,921 runs ) who announced after making his ODI debut against is probably something I’m concen- centuries. his retirement a couple of years ago is New Zealand in February, Zampa trating on but if I keep improving, I At 31, Cook could have several the leading runs scorer in the longer impressed in the Indian Premier feel like it doesn’t matter what for- more years as an international crick- format followed by former Aus- League (IPL) at new franchise Ris- mat you’re playing,” he said. England’s captain Alastair Cook celebrates after he reaches 10,000 Test eter left in him, but whether he will sie captain Ricky Ponting (13,378 ing Pune Supergiants. Australia play the first ODI break Tendulkar’s all time aggre- runs) and South Africa’s all-rounder runs on the fourth day of the second match against Sri Lanka at the His bowling action and run-up against West Indies in Providence, gate Test record of 15,921 runs made Jacques Kallis (13,289 runs). Riverside in Chester-le-Street, northeast England, yesterday. have been compared to Warne’s, Guyana on June 5.

Hussain backs Cook to keep England rout SL to win series breaking records

80 for one. Left-handed opener Cook AFP was 47 not out and Nick Compton, Record-breaker Cook who hit the winning runs 22 not out. leads hosts to victory His innings saw Cook score the CHESTER-LE-STREET: Eng- five he needed to become just the 12th land captain Alastair Cook’s feat as Chandimal’s player of all time to make 10,000 Test in becoming the youngest player fighting century fails runs. to score 10,000 Test runs won’t to save tourists from Fellow opener Alex Hales was 10 be the only record he sets in his not out. Cook reached the landmark career, according to former skip- huge defeat when he clipped Nuwan Pradeep per Nasser Hussain. for four through mid-wicket, hav- Cook became the first Eng- ing got off the mark with an edged land batsman to score 10,000 Test single against left-arm spinner Ran- runs when he made five against AFP gana Herath. Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the At 31 years and 157 days he was second Test at the Riverside on the youngest player ever to achieve Monday. CHESTER-LE-STREET, UK: Alastair the feat, beating the previous record The England captain became Cook became the first England bats- of India great Sachin Tendulkar (31 just the 12th batsman -- and the man to score 10,000 Test runs as his years and 326 days). only one still playing Tests. side sealed a series win over Sri Lanka Earlier, Dinesh Chandimal’s excel- He was also the youngest to at the Riverside yesterday. lent hundred kept England waiting do so at 31 years and 157 days old, England won the second Test by as Sri Lanka made 475 in their sec- beating the previous record of nine wickets with more than a day to ond innings. India great Sachin Tendulkar (31 spare to go an unassailable 2-0 up in Chandimal’s 126 was his sixth years and 326 days). England’s James Anderson (left) takes the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Shaminda Eranga during the fourth day of the three-match series. hundred in 27 Tests but first outside “His greatest thing is his stub- Set 79 for victory after making Sri Asia. their second Test at the Riverside in Chester-le-Street, northeast England, yesterday. bornness and taking the hard path. Lanka follow-on, England finished on He received excellent support I really don’t think there’s ever been an England player mentally from Rangana Herath (61) in seventh- behind point for another boundary. to claim his 450th scalp in the five- stronger than Alastair Cook,” said SCOREBOARD wicket stand of 116. But he was lucky on 69 when day game. Hussain. Sri Lanka resumed on 309 for he got an inside edge off Anderson Anderson, already England’s all- Cook’s career has not been one England (I innings): 498-9 decl Fall of wickets: 1-38, 2-79, 3-100, 4-182, five, 88 runs adrift of England’s 498 only for diving wicket-keeper Jonny time leading Test wicket-taker, then of uninterrupted triumph, how- Sri Lanka (I innings): 101 5-222, 6-314, 7-430, 8-442, 9-453, 10-475. for nine declared built around Moeen Bairstow to spill the catch despite get- bowled Shaminda Eranga. ever. His position as captain was Ali’s Test-best 155 not out. ting both gloves to the ball. His return of five for 58 was the called into question two years ago Bowling: Anderson 27-9-58-5; Broad 24-6- Sri Lanka (II Innings): Chandimal was 54 not out over- Chandimal went into the 90s 21st time Anderson had taken five or as England suffered a 5-0 Ashes D Karunaratne c Root b Woakes 26 71-1 (2nb); Woakes 27.2-8-103-2 (1w); Finn night and Milinda Siriwardana when he hooked fast bowler Steven more wickets in an innings his 115 whitewash in Australia. K Silva c Bairstow b Finn 60 19-0-78-1 (1nb); Ali 28-5-136-1 (3nb); Vince unbeaten on 35 after Sri Lanka Finn to the fine leg boundary. Test-career. Chandimal’s more than “After that 5-0 Ashes loss 1-1-0-0; Root 2-0-13-0. K Mendis c Bairstow b Anderson 26 captain Angelo Mathews (80) and An edged boundary off Woakes to five-hour innings ended when he was Down Under, when he was a England (II innings): Kaushal Silva (60) initially kept Eng- third man saw the 26-year-old Chan- bowled driving at Stuart Broad. But Sri broken man and everyone was

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A Cook (not out) 47 land at bay. Play began yesterday dimal to a 172-ball hundred including Lanka’s batsmen had at least restored applauding Michael Clarke’s cap- A Mathews c Bairstow b Anderson 80 under a heavily grey sky. 11 fours. some pride. taincy, the easiest thing would A Hales b Siriwardana 11 D Chandimal b Broad 126 The cloud cover promised ideal Chandimal ended the session in Their first innings 101 all out have been to say, ‘I just want to N Compton (not out) 22 M Siriwardana c Hales b Anderson 35 conditions for England pacemen style by cover-driving Woakes for four meant they became the first side concentrate on my batting. Never Total (for 1 wkt) 80 James Anderson and Stuart Broad, off the last ball before lunch. since New Zealand in England back mind this captaincy lark, everyone R Herath lbw Anderson 61 Did not bat: J Root, J Vince, J Bairstow, M Ali, who were just four overs into a spell Herath, dropped in the deep by in 1958 to be bowled out for under 120 keeps giving me stick’,” Hussain S Eranga b Anderson 1 C Woakes, S Broad, S Finn, J Anderson with the new ball. James Vince off Anderson on 46, com- in three successive Test innings. said. “But he said ‘no, I’m going to S Lakmal c Broad b Woakes 11 Siriwardana had not added a run pleted an 87-ball fifty with six fours. Sri Lanka managed meagre totals prove people wrong’. Since then Fall of wicket: 1-35. N Pradeep (not out) 13 to his overnight score when he edged The 38-year-old, who earlier in of 91 and 119 during an innings and he’s won the Ashes back, he’s won Bowling: Herath 10-3-18-0; Pradeep 2-0-12- Extras (B-5, LB-11, W-1, NB-6) 23 Anderson straight to Alex Hales at this match took his 300th Test wicket, 88-run defeat in the series opener at in South Africa and he’ll continue 0; Siriwardana 7.2-0-37-1; Lakmal 3-0-9-0; gully to end a stand worth 92. eventually fell when Anderson, tak- Headingley. to have that stubborn streak. It’s Total (all out) 475 Eranga 1-0-4-0. Chandimal, however, cover-drove ing the fielders out of the equation, The third and final Test starts at what makes him the magnificent Broad for four and late-cut Anderson had him lbw from round the wicket Lord’s on June 9. cricketer that he is.” 2016 IPL edition corruption-free, says chairman Shukla

AFP local police and the expertise of a at the ninth edition of the IPL, which and said that if we need any assist- match-fixing scandal, involving had under performed in return for former top cop. The IPL is the most featured 60 matches in 57 days across ance, they should be ready for it,” former South Africa captain Hansie cash from bookmakers. Criminal popular domestic league in the world 11 venues. “All precautions were taken Shukla added. Cronje back in 2000 and the 2013 IPL charges were dropped but the play- but has been plagued by controver- in order to curb corruption and we In earlier editions the Board of scandal involving Shanthakumaran ers were banned for breaching the BANGALORE: Indian Premier sies since its inception in 2008, with have been successful in that,” Shukla Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sreesanth. BCCI’s code of conduct. League chairman Rajeev Shukla said corruption and match-fixing cases said in Bangalore, before Sunrisers which runs the IPL, has not always Sreesanth, a Rajasthan Royals fast The Rajasthan Royals were sus- that this year’s edition of the cash- often taking centre-stage. Hyderabad’s eight-run victory over called upon the ICC’s Anti-Corrup- bowler, was banned for life along with pended while the Chennai Super rich extravaganza had been free of A spot-fixing scandal in 2013 led Royal Challengers Bangalore. tion Unit. team-mates Ankit Chavan and Ajit Kings were also temporarily barred corruption thanks to a multi-pronged to two teams -- Chennai Super Kings “We engaged the International Kumar is a former commis- Chandila for their involvement in the for misconduct by its officials from approach to tackling fixing. and Rajasthan Royals -- being sus- Cricket Council’s anti-corruption sioner of Delhi police and an ex-joint spot-fixing and betting scandal few the event. In an interview shortly before pended last year for two seasons. unit. We also relied on the expertise director of India’s leading investi- years back. Shukla resigned as IPL chairman Sunday’s final, Shukla said organis- Shukla said an aggressive of our board’s anti-corruption unit gating agency, the Central Bureau of They were arrested in 2013 along as the spot-fixing controversy threat- ers engaged the anti-graft unit of the approach to tackling fixing meant led by Mr. Neeraj Kumar. Investigation. with scores of bookies as part of the ened to destroy the Twenty20 league, International Cricket Council (ICC), there had been no signs of corruption “We also spoke to Mumbai police He investigated cricket’s biggest probe into allegations that players but he was re-appointed in 2015. SPORT TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 35 Warriors know game 7 won’t be easy

personal accomplishments they set the Thunder having the last say in the during this special season won’t Warriors’ summer plans. “We got a Defending champions matter a bit unless they repeat as big one last night to stay alive, and Warriors need one champions. now we’ve got some momentum. But They need one more victory to it can work in reverse,” Kerr said. “One more win to become become the 10th team to rally from game changes everything, and we’ve the 10th team to rally a 3-1 postseason deficit. got to come out and play our game from a 3-1 deficit and “I’ve learned that our players are and play well to finish the series out.” tough, they’re mentally tough,” Coach Golden State hardly considers reach NBA Finals of the Year Steve Kerr said Sunday, this a gimmee just because the team when his team took a day off from film is playing at deafening Oracle Arena, and practice. where the Warriors have lost just “I don’t know if I really learned three times this season. They have AP that. I already knew that. But they’ve had their problems against Durant, firmly confirmed that. It’s been a great Russell Westbrook and the towering comeback. Now we still have to play. Thunder. We still have another game.” Oklahoma City is fueled by try- OAKLAND, California: After a record Kerr just wanted his Warriors to ing to reach its first NBA Finals since 73 wins and a memorable Game 6 grab back some momentum from losing to LeBron James and the Miami comeback on the road, the Golden Kevin Durant and the Thunder. Now, Heat in 2012. James and Cleveland are State Warriors’ goal of getting back they have it, all right, heading into the waiting on Monday’s winner. to the NBA Finals and defending their decisive game of the Western Confer- “It’s going to be a hard game. If we title comes down to Game 7 at home ence finals after winning two straight. thought tonight was hard, Game 7’s against the powerful Oklahoma City When his team won Game 5 on going to be even tougher,” Curry said. Thunder. Thursday night, MVP Stephen Curry “Everybody on both sides of the All along, the Warriors have said hollered “We ain’t going home!” — ball is going to leave it all out on the the numerous team milestones and and Golden State wants no part of floor. It’s win or go home. So we can’t expect just because we’re at home that we can just show up and win.” As has been the case all play- offs with Curry ailing, Golden State got a huge performance from Klay Thompson. He made a playoff-record 11 3-pointers and scored 41 points in a 108-101 win at Oklahoma City on Sat- urday night, and will need an encore Monday. “Lot of people probably counted us out,” Thompson said. Kerr said last week that his group might be different than the all the Kevin Durant (35) of the Oklahoma City Thunder shoots the ball against Andre Iguodala (9) of the Golden other teams that have tried to come State Warriors during the first half of game six of the Western Conference Finals during the 2016 NBA back from 3-1 down: because the Play-offs at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Saturday. Warriors won it all last year. The Thunder certainly would have preferred to close out the series No matter where you play, you’ve still said. “We’re disappointed about not share of pain this postseason. He has at home over traveling back across got to play. That’s how we look at it.” having a different outcome. But we to push that aside for what he hopes is the country to the Bay Area for the That’s partly because first-year haven’t lost the series, and we have an one more game this series and then a deciding game. Thunder coach Billy Donovan has opportunity again. I think just being second straight trip to the Finals and Yet they never expected it to be talked to his team about the mental- around these guys, they’re a resilient another championship. easy against the 2015 champs. ity it takes to win in a hostile venue group.” Curry and the Warriors expect “I actually kind of like it, “This is what you dream about, like raucous, sold-out Oracle Arena, another entertaining, great game. because you understand the moment Golden State Warriors player Stephen Curry walks across the court getting this opportunity. We’ve got and Oklahoma City came in and did From an ankle injury that side- of the playoffs and just kind of gets to take advantage of it,” Durant said it in Game 1. lined him in the first round against you going,” he said. “I’ll be ready to during the first half of the NBA Western Conference Finals game six Sunday. “Go up into their building, and “We lost Game 6, and it was a Houston to a sprained right knee and go and give it everything I’ve got for against Oklahoma City Thunder in Oklahoma, on Saturday. it’s going to be great atmosphere. ... tough, hard-fought game,” Donovan puffy elbow, Curry has dealt with his Game 7.” Pedroia leads Red Sox past Blue Jays Strauss to captain South

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AFP Vermeulen with Coetzee saying “it TORONTO: A tough weekend for Clay was not ideal to have your captain Buchholz ended with a win and an based abroad”. appreciative handshake from man- Whiteley has been in outstand- ager John Farrell. STELLENBOSCH, South Africa: ing form and an inspirational leader Dustin Pedroia hit an RBI double Adriaan Strauss will captain South of the Johannesburg-based Lions, the in the 11th inning, and the Boston Red Africa in a three-Test home series most successful South African fran- Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on against Ireland during June, new chise this season in Super Rugby. Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. national coach Allister Coetzee But he was not guaranteed a Boston recorded its 13th come- announced yesterday in Stellen- starting Test place with Vermeulen back victory one day after losing 10-9 bosch near Cape Town. widely considered the best South on an infield single in the ninth. The The hooker succeeds veteran African No. 8. Red Sox lost 7-5 Friday. centre Jean de Villiers, who retired The appointment of Strauss cov- “On the heels of two really tough from Test rugby after being injured ers only the internationals in Cape days up here I thought we battled during the Rugby World Cup in Eng- Town, Johannesburg and Port Eliza- back, took the lead, gave it up and land last year and later joined the beth as Coetzee seeks to avoid a trap kept coming,” Farrell said. “I couldn’t Leicester Tigers. that entangled his two immediate be more proud with the energy and Northern Bulls skipper Strauss predecessors. effort.” made his Test debut against Aus- Peter de Villiers and Meyer made Blake Swihart drew a one-out tralia in 2008 and has been capped hooker John Smit and centre Jean de walk against Gavin Floyd (2-4) and 54 times. Villiers long-term skippers in deci- moved to third when Floyd threw He will lead the Springboks sions that came back to haunt them. a wild ball four to the next batter, into a new era with nearly half the De Villiers continued to choose Mookie Betts. World Cup squad not chosen to face Smit leading up to the 2011 Rugby Drew Storen came on to face the Irish due to retirements, age or World Cup when it was widely Pedroia, who hit a ground-rule dou- Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez (23) singles allowing two runners to score during the locals being preferred to those play- accepted that understudy Bismarck ble to right-center. Pedroia went 2 for ninth inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on Monday. ing abroad. du Plessis was the top performer. 6 with two RBIs. Coetzee has spelt out what he The same problem beset Meyer Xander Bogaerts followed with Friday after losing his previous two Blue Jays manager John Gibbons “That felt good, for sure,” Price expects from the 30-year-old for- ahead of the World Cup in England an RBI groundout. He went 1 for 6, starts, Buchholz (3-5) worked one said Floyd is “worn down” after pitching said. “A standing ovation is always ward who will captain the country last year with centre De Villiers extending his hitting streak to 22 inning for the win in his first relief three times in four days and suggested good. It’s not very common to get one that were the 1995 and 2007 world starting Tests ahead of superior games. appearance since Aug. 17, 2008. Toronto would make a move to rein- whenever you’re away from home.” rugby champions. rivals. Removed from Boston’s rotation “He handled it very well,” Farrell force its bullpen on Monday. Bautista opened the scoring with “I would like to make sure that South Africa play Ireland on June said. “He had a good cutter, a good “There’s a good chance some- a drive off the left-field foul screen the captain of the national side 11 (Cape Town), June 18 (Johannes- BASEBALL RESULTS fastball.” thing’s got to happen, I would think,” in the fifth, his 11th. It was Bautista’s should be there to make sure that burg) and June 25 (Port Elizabeth). Boston 5 Toronto 3 As Buchholz dressed in the club- Gibbons said. sixth career homer off Price, the most we win Test matches.” It is the first Irish tour of the house afterward, Farrell stopped Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer by any opposing batter. The coach last Saturday chose 12 republic since 2004 when new Baltimore 6 Cleveland 4 by his locker for a congratulatory for Toronto, which had won a sea- Toronto was the opponent the last blacks in a 31-man squad amid gov- Springboks coach Jake White plot- NY Yankees 2 Tampa Bay 1 handshake. son-high four straight. It was the time Buchholz pitched in relief, work- ernment pressure for the national ted a 2-0 series triumph with his side Washington 10 St Louis 2 “He understands how I’ve felt 14th loss of the season for the Blue ing one inning against the Blue Jays at team to reflect the demographics of a winning 31-17 in Bloemfontein and Milwaukee 5 Cincinnati 4 about the whole situation,” Buchholz Jays’ bullpen, matching Atlanta and Fenway Park. Buchholz allowed one country whose population is 90 per- 26-17 in Cape Town. Kansas City 5 C White Sox 4 said. “I don’t think anybody would be Cincinnati for most in the majors. run that day, giving up an RBI double cent non-white. Meanwhile, Northampton cen- Chicago Cubs 7 Philadelphia 2 human as a baseball player if they Toronto trailed 3-2 before Edwin to future teammate John McDonald. His predecessor, Heyneke Meyer, tre Luther Burrell has been called didn’t take it as a slap in the face or as Encarnacion tied it with a leadoff Red Sox: DH David Ortiz was stubbornly refused to embrace racial into England’s squad for the three- Texas 6 Pittsburgh 2 ‘You’ve got to get better.’ That’s sort of homer against Heath Hembree in the scratched with a sore left foot. He was transformation, consistently picking test series in Australia next month Houston 8 LA Angels 6 how I took it and he understood that.” eighth, his 11th. hit on the foot by a pitch in the fifth 12 whites in his first choice starting after Manu Tuilagi withdrew with a Oakland 4 Detroit 2 Eduardo Rodriguez will replace Making his first start in Toronto inning of Saturday’s 10-9 loss and line-up for four years. Other cap- hamstring injury last week. Minnesota 5 Seattle 4 Buchholz in Boston’s rotation since helping the Blue Jays reach struck out on the play. X-rays were taincy candidates included Bath Burrell, who has won 14 caps, Arizona 6 San Diego 3 beginning with Tuesday’s game at the American League Champion- negative and Ortiz is day to day. flanker Francois Louw and two No. scored a try and impressed in Eng- San Francisco 8 Colorado 3 Baltimore. ship Series last October, David Price “He woke up this morning more 8s, Golden Lion Warren Whiteley land’s 27-13 victory over Wales at Koji Uehara finished for his first gave up two runs and five hits in 6 sore than when he left here last night and Duane Vermeulen of Toulon. Twickenham on Sunday, his first Miami 7 Atlanta 3 save as Boston became the first AL 1/3 innings, leaving to a loud ovation after being hit by the pitch,” Farrell Playing outside South Africa international match since August LA Dodgers 4 NY Mets 2 team to reach 30 wins. from the crowd of 47,916. said. counted against Louw and 2015. 36 TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 QSL: Al Wakra ready to recruit five new signings

Al Khor to play three friendlies during pre-season training camp in Germany

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DOHA: Al Wakra plan to recruit five new local players with the new foot- ball season in mind, a top official of the Qatar Stars League (QSL) club said here yesterday. “I see that Al Wakra need five local players to strengthen the ranks for the new season, which will be harder and more difficult for all the teams, and we look forward to play- ing at a better level than we did in the last season,” Abdullah Saqr, Deputy The players of Al Sailiya and Al Wakra vie for ball possession during the Round 18 match of the Qatar Stars League (QSL) in this file picture of March 2016. RIGHT: Action from the Head of Football at Al Wakra has been quoted in a report posted on the QSL QSL match between Al Kharaitiyat and Al Khor at Al Khor Sadium in this April 4, 2016 file picture. website. Wakra finished in the 11th place Mohamed Arafa for a further two sea- he was one of the main pillars of the same time we have not signed any upcoming season by undergoing tech- pre-season training in Doha on July in the 14-team QSL, which Al Rayyan sons and there are other players who team, and wished him and all the new players so far.” nical and physical training, as well as 10, with all players participating under won. will be renewing their contracts as players luck. Regarding the needs of AL Wakra friendly matches. the leadership of coach Fernandez, Al Wakra club management is well, including Mohammed Al Sulaiti, “Mohammed Arafa’s contract will in terms of new talent, he continued, The players will be training under who will decide along with the offi- also seeking to resolve all the con- Saqr disclosed. now expire after five seasons. As his Saqr reiterated his assertions that French tactician, Jean Fernandez, who cials of the team as to which players tracts in the coming days with the “Mohammed Al Sulaity is one of contract is extended for two more talks are under way to renew the is looking to take full advantage of the will be heading to the training camp. existing players and also with the the important players of Al Wakra, his seasons.” contract of their top scorer, Sasha. training period. A few days ago, Al Khor acquired new signings. contract is being renewed because of He also commented on the possi- Al Wakra have made a final offer for Al Khor is scheduled to play three the Moroccan player Mouhcine Iagur The clubs will also decide on the his loyalty to the club, stressing at the bility of Al Wakra signing some new the player but he has not yet reached friendly matches while in Germany , for one season to join their Brazilian venue of the foreign pre-season train- same time that the rest of the player’s players after a few names were linked an agreement with the team, he said. the opponents which have yet to be duo Madison and Marco Antonio as ing camp, as they prepare for the new contracts are valid,” he added. with the club. Meanwhile, Al Khor will be tak- decided. they look to strengthen their team for season. The deputy head of football also “Certainly we are moving in this ing part in a foreign training camp in An agreement regarding friendly next season. In terms of player contracts, Al praised defender Arafa, after the direction in coordination with the Germany from July 31 to August 19 in matches will be inked with some of Al Khor finished the 2015-2016 Wakra club management has decided player came up with some great per- coaching staff, led by Uruguayan preparation for the 2016-2017 season. the teams in the coming days. Qatar Stars League season in tenth to extend the contract of defender formances in the last season, where coach Mauricio Larriera, but at the The team will be preparing for the The team will start their place with 33 points.

German FA hit Wolfsburg with Meeting on anti-doping in sport kicks off in Doha record fine QNA/The Peninsula in sport, as well as the challenges presence of WADA Director-General held under the theme ‘Anti-Doping in The aim of the symposium is they face, especially in view of the Davis Howman. Humans and Animals: Parallels and to compare and contrast the regu- AFP great development made in discov- He added that the meeting Divergences. lations and regulatory bodies, the ering and reducing cases as well as touched on the anti-doping efforts, The symposium will discuss top- consequences to health of dopants, DOHA: The 13th Asia/Oceania region the role of these countries in financ- dope tests at foreign and domestic ics related to the theme, especially in concluding with focusing on the BERLIN: The German FA (DFB) on intergovernmental ministerial meet- ing studies carried out in this field. It tournaments, instructions for dope view of great competition in camel nature and detection of the dopants Monday fined VfL Wolfsburg a club ing on anti-doping in sport chaired also discussed all procedures related inspectors, as well as the specific pro- and horse racing which are gaining themselves and their metabolites, in record 90,000 euros ($100,210; by HE Minister of Culture and Sports to anti-doping, and issues concern- cedures that must be followed in this interest and popularity from the pub- animals as opposed to humans. £68,494) after a flare fired by Salah bin Ghanim Al Ali kicked off in ing pharmaceutical manufacturers. matter, especially in screening pro- lic from across the world. ADLQ is one of the few labo- one of their fans hit the Hanover Doha yesterday. The participants reviewed the grams, in addition to education and Scientists and doctors from and ratories that will analyse animal bench during a Bundesliga match The meeting is organised under international agreements in the anti- awareness efforts at both community outside Qatar, among others, will samples for doping. As with doping in in March. the supervision of the International doping field, as well as coordination and academic levels. attend. Scientists from laboratories, humans to enhance sporting perform- The firework was one of sev- Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). among them regarding this scourge Meanwhile, the two-day annual international and regional organ- ance, similar interventions to ensure eral fired by visiting Wolfsburg The meeting is attended by a and the fight against it the field of symposium hosted by Anti-Doping isations and local entities will give outcome in competition are also fans from the away section at number of ministers of youth and sports. Lab Qatar (ADLQ) will begin at Mar- presentations on the latest in the field apparent in animals (horses, dogs, Hanover’s HDI Arena on March 1 sports and representatives from 34 Chairman of the Qatar Anti-Dop- riott Hotel. of anti-doping. camels). Practices such as administra- when the visitors romped to a 4-0 countries as well as WADA officials. ing Commission (QADC) Dr Nasser Ali Experts in the field of anti-doping The focus will be on doping in tions of steroids, inorganic substances victory. The intergovernmental meeting Al Ansari said in a statement that the and veterinary medicine will attend animals and how far it has reached; such as cobalt, as well as, gene doping Just before kick-off, one of the discussed several points related to meeting is held annually and this year the annual symposium, conducted and challenges and solutions as com- may be far more prevalent amongst flares hit the roof of the Hanover each country’s efforts in anti-doping it is hosted by the State of Qatar in the for the sixth successive year, to be pared to doping in humans. competing animals. bench and exploded, forcing the home substitutes to scatter. The DFB say 40,000 euros of the total fine must be used by Wolfsburg to improve the club’s security arrangements, infrastruc- Tanveer stars as Al Feroz win QCA Super Cup ture and anti-violence measures. The German FA has also threatened to ban home supporters from parts of Wolfsburg’s ground The Peninsula Besides Tanveer’s thrilling knock, for home matches should there be Qalandar made 23, while Inam and any repeat and the club are on pro- Noman contributed 20 each. bation until June 2017. Mughees, Ajantha and Joseph The club have accepted the DOHA: An all-round display from bagged a wicket each. fine and said they will not appeal. Tanveer helped Al Feroz Youngsters HBK failed to negotiate with the “Such a high penalty has to steer his team to a comprehen- deadly bowling of Tanveer and they never been previously imposed on sive victory in the final of the QCA collapsed at 112. Wolfsburg,” said one of the club’s Super Cup 2016. Dilshari and Ajantha put up the directors, Thomas Roettgermann. At the Asian Town Cricket Sta- strongest resistance, hitting 36 and “We were able to demonstrate dium in Industrial Area, Tanveer first 22, respectively. Nimantha got 15 and conclusively to the DFB that there smashed a scintillating 74. During Joseph made 10. had not been such a blatant mis- the chase later, he emerged as the Apart from Tanveer, Mujeeb, conduct of our fans to date and wrecker-in-chief grabbing five HBK Inam, Nadeem and Noman scalped there shouldn’t be in the future.” wickets, which fetched him the Man- a player each. The March incident was not of-the-Final Award. Brief scores: the first time the use of pyro- The Qatar Cricket Association Al Feroz Youngsters beat HBK technics marred a Bundesliga (QCA), President MA Shahid, organ- by 52 runs match between the north Ger- ised the tournament for the top four Al Feroz Youngsters: 164 for 5 in man neighbours. teams of the Qatar Airways Division 20 overs (Qalandar 23, Tanveer 74, In December 2014, Wolfsburg A League. Inam 20, Noman 20, Mughees 1 wkt, fans fired four flares and set off a QCA General Secretary Manzoor Ajantha 1 wkt, Joseph 1 wkt) smoke bomb in the away section Ahmad and Gul Mohammad Khan – HBK: 112 all out in 20 overs of Hanover’s stadium and both Head of Domestic Cricket presided (Dilshari 36, Nimantha 15, Joseph clubs were fined 6,000 euros at over the closing ceremony and pre- 10, Ajantha 22, Mujeeb 1 wkt, Inam the time. sented the awards. He congratulated 1 wkt, Nadeem 1 wkt, Noman 1 wkt, Hanover were relegated at the the winners, especially Tanveer for Tanveer 5 wkts) end of the season just ended after his stellar showing. Man of the Match: Tanveer of The players and officials of Al Feroz Youngsters, winners of the Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) Super Cup, finishing bottom of Germany’s top Batting first, Al Feroz Young- Al Feroz Youngsters (74 runs & 5 flight. sters hit up 164 for five in 20 overs. wickets). celebrate during the victory ceremony in Doha.