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Emir attends QU graduation ceremony Jazeera warns life Temporary of jailed scribe in Egypt at risk LONDON: Al Jazeera has written to world powers ask- health papers ing them to secure the release of one of its journalists jailed in Egypt, accusing the authorities in Cairo of endangering his life. A lawyer acting for the net- for workers work said the health of Abdullah Elshamy, one of four Al Jazeera reporters being held in Egypt, was “of the gravest possible concern Eateries, salons to benefit and in need of immediate atten- DOHA: Foreign workers arriv- validity of the temporary health tion”. Elshamy, who has been on ing here afresh to work in food licenses shall not exceed three hunger strike since January 21 to industry, beauty parlours and months from the date of entry of protest against his detention, is barber shops, among other the worker in the country. being held in solitary confinement places, who need health certifi- The Council said that the valid- in dire conditions, the letter said. cate to begin their work, will be ity of the residence permit is a Recipients of the letter included given temporary health clear- key requirement for obtaining a US Secretary of State John Kerry, ance from next week. permanent health certificate and the European Union’s foreign pol- The idea is to make sure that its renewal in compliance with icy chief Catherine Ashton, British these workers don’t have to wait applicable laws in the country. Foreign Secretary William Hague, for weeks on end for a health The Medical Commission, The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah French Foreign Minister Laurent certificate issued by the Medical in collaboration with E-Health bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, QU President Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad and other dignitaries at the men’s Fabius, and UN human rights chief Commission to begin their work. Department and Information graduation ceremony of Qatar University’s Class of 2014 at Qatar National Convention Centre yesterday. A total Navi Pillay. REUTERS There are complaints from the own- Technology Department at SCH, of 280 male students graduated. See also page 2 ers of businesses like the eateries, had conducted the necessary tests hairdressing and beauty salons that for the new system. The new their newly-arriving workers have to project comes in coordination with sit idle for weeks on end, sometimes other competent authorities to for three months or so, until they are facilitate services for the owners of issued residency permit and health the food companies, QNA reports. More plots in Industrial Area for firms certification to begin working. Efforts are under way to set The Medical Commission takes up a separate unit at the Medical DOHA: To help meet the short- and 15 percent of the area of these been allotted for car dealers, be allotted in Aba Salil Industrial time to issue health certificates to Commission for those working in age of labour camps and ware- plots is reserved for labour camps. transport companies, construc- Area for food storage. these newly-arriving workers due food sector and the unit is expected housing facilities in the country At least 114 plots have been tion material companies and fur- In this very Industrial Area, 190 to procedural reasons. The certifi- to start operations by the end of amid an ongoing economic given away in Al Khor in the niture makers. plots will be allotted for automo- cate is issued only after the worker this year. The unit will have a 500 boom, the government has allot- north for companies to build The Ministry of Municipality bile garages, said the news agency. is given residency permit (RP). visitor capacity per day. A separate ted hundreds of plots of land in labour camps. and Urban Planning was quoted by There are a lot of applications The Supreme Council of Health building is being constructed to industrial areas for these pur- This apart, some 104 plots in QNA as saying that a total of 1,408 for allotment of the above plots (SCH) said yesterday it is all set house the said unit. Food handlers, poses on a priority basis. Umm Salal and 35 (each admeas- plots have been allotted for the var- and studies are being conducted to start from next week issuing hairdressers and beauty salon More plots are being readied uring 1,000 to 5,000 sq metres) ious purposes described above. The to finalise the allotment process. temporary health licenses for workers, among others, need to for allotment for the above use have been given away to private Ministry said that it has plans to There are directives from the the newcomers working in food be issued health certificate by the in the near future. Some 109 parties in Al Shamal for cement allot more plots in the days to come Minister of Municipality and sector, after being found medi- Medical Commission every year. plots of land, each admeasuring block manufacturing and 15 per- in different industrial areas for the Urban Planning to provide logis- cally fit. The SCH said that the THE PENINSULA 5,000 square metres, have been cent of the area of each of these above activities. tics for sustainable development allotted to applicants in the New plots will be used to build labour “Plans are afoot to make allot- and encourage industrial develop- Industrial Area (in Aba Salil). camps. ment of a total of 1,220 plots in the ment, said QNA. Allotments will Portable stadium In this Industrial Area, 30 plots Qatar News Agency (QNA) near future,” said QNA quoting the be made in a transparent and fair (each admeasuring 1,000 to 5,000 reported yesterday that in the civic ministry. At least 900 of these way to those who meet the terms sq metres) have been allotted for Industrial Area of Birkatul plots in Birkatul Awamir will be for and conditions. cement block making factories, Awamir, some 900 plots have building warehouses, while 30 will THE PENINSULA SEC nod for fee hike in some schools DOHA: The Supreme Education Council objective of this policy is to support the schools facilities,” said Al Ghali. He said the SEC had (SEC) has approved a slight increase in fees to cover their expenses while at the same time received 90 applications to set up new private — up to four percent — for several private controlling the fees to protect the interests schools. schools during the forthcoming academic of the parents,” said Al Ghali, in an interview “We gave them initial approval to make the year, a senior official has said. with a local Arabic daily published yesterday. necessary preparations from January to July 1 About 70 percent of the requests seeking fee “When increasing the fees we take into this year. Of the total applicants 26 managed hike have been rejected because the schools account the inflation rate in the country. to meet all requirements and their licensing failed to cite satisfactory reasons, according Under the new system, we have approved fee is under process,” said the official. The new to Hamad Al Ghali, Director of the Private increase ranging from 1.5 to 4 percent accord- schools include some international schools as Schools Office at SEC. The SEC has given ini- ing to the financial needs and the new stand- well. A Chinese school will be opened during tial approval to set up 90 new private schools ards,” he added. He said a number of schools the 2015-2016 academic year. An artist’s impression of the portable stadium, a unique dome-shaped and of this, licensing of 26 schools is currently had sought permission to hike the fees but “We are considering a proper geographical multi-purpose modular stadium which can also serve as greenhouse for under process, he said. their requests were not approved. distribution of private schools. In the coming conducting organic farming once the 2022 Fifa World Cup is over, unveiled “Recently we implemented a new policy “Seventy percent of the applications were year there will be one international school by Turkish sports company Sporsanyi at the World Stadium Congress linking the fee hike with the quality and finan- rejected because the schools failed to provide each in Al Wakra and Al Shamal,” he added. 2014 in Doha yesterday. Report on page 4 cial status of the school. This assessment will the required documents to prove that they are THE PENINSULA be based on data provided by the schools. The incurring losses or they have upgraded their Continued on page 4 WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with officials and graduates at the ceremony at Qatar National Convention Centre. Emir attends QU graduation ceremony H H honours top 32 achievers; 280 students receive degrees and diplomas from six colleges

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh in the presence of the Prime (CBE), 82 engineering (CENG), highlighted its commitment its research plan which supports participate in national life, have Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Minister and Interior Minister 28 law (LAWC), and 21 Shariah to uplift values of the national the national vision and develop- courage to make important graced the men’s graduation H E Sheikh Abdullah bin and Islamic Studies (CSIS). vision and nurture generations of ment strategies on environment, life decisions, and the need for ceremony of Qatar University’s Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Graduate degrees included one future leaders gifted with quality ICT, health, social change and accountability in their personal (QU) Class of 2014 yesterday Minister of Education and Higher CAS, 12 CBE, six CED, 17 CENG education, strong traditions and identity. and professional endeavours. at Qatar National Convention Education H E Mohammed Abdul and four CSIS. enthusiasm. Prof Al Misnad pointed to the Valedictorian Faisal Centre. Wahed Ali Al Hammadi, QU Four students received diplo- She praised the Emir’s vision- Best Research Office Award pre- Hamad Shafia from College of The Emir honoured 32 out- vice-presidents, guests, heads of mas in education. ary leadership, saying, “This sented to the Office for Academic Engineering highlighted the standing students who achieved department, faculty, staff, alumni Congratulating students on continues to drive QU’s strategic Research in the recent NPRP importance of education, saying a GPA of 3.51 and above. and students’ relatives. their achievements, Prof Al planning process which is geared research competition, in which it is critical for personal develop- A total of 280 students gradu- The graduates comprised 236 Misnad pointed to their hard to increase our competency and QU garnered the highest number ment and participating Qatar’s ating with bachelor’s, master’s, bachelors, 40 masters and four work and determination that competitiveness towards building of grants among the awarded growth and progress. and diplomas from six colleges diploma holders. resulted in their success which a modern Qatar. institutes. He encouraged all graduates to received certificates from QU Undergraduate degrees rep- she said was the “beginning of a “As well as developing our aca- She also reminded the grad- continue to strive for excellence President Prof Sheikha Abdulla resented 23 arts and sciences new phase of their future”. demic quality standards and rep- uates of their responsibili- in every aspect of their lives. Al Misnad and college deans (CAS), 82 business and economics She traced QU’s history and utation, the university advances ties to serve their community, THE PENINSULA Qatar signs instrument Mesaimeer tunnel work begins

DOHA: Engineer Nasser bin surface and ground water of accession to CICA Ali Al Mawlawi, President is one of the key drainage DOHA: Qatar yesterday signed Security Council in international of Public Works Authority — projects within Ashghal’s plans the instrument of accession to peace and security. Al Mahmoud Ashghal — yesterday inau- to upgrade Qatar’s drainage the Conference on Interaction and said Qatar and China enjoy a stra- gurated excavation works network. Confidence Building Measures in tegic relationship, and highlighted for Mesaimeer Surface and The tunnel will run under Asia (CICA) to become a member China’s role in bolstering cooperation. Ground Water Tunnelling, F-Ring Road, stretching 9.7km. state after having the observer Qatar is looking forward to further a significant project under- It will run 5.4km from status. developing cooperation with China in taken by Ashghal to enhance Al Thummama to the west It was signed by the Deputy Prime the fields of energy, economy, politics Qatar’s drainage network. and 4.3km to the east to the Minister and Minister of State for and investment, he added. The inauguration was held on planned pumping station near Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmad bin Meanwhile, Chinese Ambassador a work site in Al Thummama. new Hamad International Abdullah Al Mahmoud, who is head- Gao Youzhen congratulated Qatar on He was accompanied by Guido Airport. ing Qatar’s delegation to the two-day the membership. He said China and De Sanctis, Italian Ambassador, The tunnel will allevi- conference, which began in Shanghai Qatar enjoy friendly and cooperative and senior officials from ate Doha’s storm water by later yesterday. relations and China had supported Ashghal, including Jalal Yousef transporting it from a 170km After signing the instrument, Al Qatar in its bid to join CICA. Both Salhi, Director, Infrastructure of catchment area, covering Mahmoud expressed pleasure that will deepen cooperation in politics, Affairs, and Hamad Mohamed southern and western parts of Qatar had become a member of CICA. economy, energy, investment, culture Al Tamimi, Director, Asset greater Doha. He told a press conference that he and other fields. He said Qatar is an Affairs. It will be linked to existing believed that the conference, dur- Asian country with great vitality in Also present were repre- and planned drainage network ing the presidency of China, would development and growing influence sentatives from Ashghal’s in the areas it will traverse. positively contribute to building con- on international and regional affairs. Roads and Drainage To allow access for inspec- fidence and enhancing cooperation The CICA membership will enable it Operations and Maintenance tions and regular maintenance among Asian countries. to further contribute to peace, stabil- Department, CDM Smith, of the tunnel, an operations He praised China’s role as a coun- ity and development in Asia. Project Consultant, Salini and maintenance plan has been try and as a member of the UN THE PENINSULA/QNA Impregilo Construction developed to ensure satisfac- Company, project contractors, tory operation of all elements. and Herrenkenecht, German This will be facilitated through manufacturer of tunnel boring 21 access shafts linking ground machines (TBM) being used to level to 20-30m depth of the excavate tunnels. tunnel. Excavation is being car- Named after the areas where ried out by Al Thummama, the TBMs will operate, admeas- one of the two technologically uring 4.5-metre in diam- Engineer Nasser bin Ali Al Mawlawi, President, Ashghal, with the project advanced TBMs being used for eter and 121-metre in length team in front of ‘Al Thummama’ tunnel boring machine. the first time in Qatar and spe- (including support equipment), cially designed and developed ‘Al Thumama’ and ‘Al Rawada’ causing any adverse effect on The project is scheduled to be for the project. possess a significant capacity surrounding structures and completed by early 2017. The Mesaimeer tunnel for to excavate tunnels without disruption to traffic. THE PENINSULA Qatar’s water challenges reviewed DOHA: Focused on the press- gathered at each roundtable and programme includes interactive “All other challenges such ing issue of water scarcity, shared with state and private workshops like this, and offer- as network losses, inefficient Qatar Green Building Council organisations as well as the pub- ing the public the opportunity building design and operation (QGBC) yesterday hosted a lic as solutions to Qatar’s water to listen, evaluate solutions and and excessive irrigation in the seminar that brought together scarcity challenges. take part in conversation with public realm are not atypical public and private organisa- Under the umbrella of the experts. challenges all around the world. tions to find solutions to water QGBC’s Water Interest “Discussions revealed the They can be dealt with and are sustainability challenges in Group, representatives from interest in this pressing regional being dealt with in Qatar, one the country. Chartered Institution of challenge and depth of thinking step at a time.” The ‘Water: The Inconvenient Building Services Engineers, in Qatar around it. QGBC will El Mir stressed public educa- Truth’ event at Hamad bin Arup, Parsons Brinkerhoff, bring together the outcome of tion and the importance of local Khalifa University’s Student Texas A&M University at these discussions into papers solutions when tackling water Centre in Qatar Foundation’s Qatar, Kahramaa and Qatari which will be presented to deci- scarcity in Qatar. Education City was attended by Diar Vinci Construction gath- sionmakers to assist with devel- “Increasing awareness about over 50 sustainability and con- ered to rethink Qatar’s water opment of long-term solutions.” the importance of water saving servation technology experts. needs, share their organisations’ Jamila El Mir, Senior at an individual level is key to QGBC facilitated five round- insights and propose ways to Consultant of Environment the process, but will take time,” table discussions, each focus- change the region’s perceptions and Sustainability, Arup, said: she explained. ing on a different response to and behaviours towards water. “Qatar faces two main chal- “Local authorities can fur- addressing water scarcity in Engineer Meshal Al Shamari, lenges in terms of water: The ther increase the impact of Qatar. QGBC Director, welcomed the local climate and severe water their initiatives by making use Topics included ‘Policy, participants and highlighted the scarcity we cannot deal with of local expertise in the private Market Conditions’, ‘Education seminar’s aims and objectives. easily, and the government’s sector. This is one of the main and Public Awareness’, ‘Design Later, he said, “QGBC is ability to absorb all costs of pro- points: How can the private sec- and Construction Practices’, committed to bridging the gap viding sufficient water resulting tor support the government and and ‘Availability of Information’. between private sector indus- in Qatar having one of the high- contribute to optimising water Research papers will be try professionals and public est water footprints per capita conservation in Qatar?” developed from the information sector officials. Our awareness in the world. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Cargolux, Etihad begin cargo operations from new airport DOHA: Hamad International from HIA at 1620, continuing Airport (HIA) has announced onto Singapore Changi Airport that Cargolux and Etihad and arriving at 2100. Airways have moved their Abdulaziz Al Mass, Senior cargo operations from Doha Manager, Public Relations and International Airport (DIA) Communications, DIA/HIA, said: to HIA. Cargo flights began “Following the historic opening of yesterday and on Sunday, the Cargo Terminal Complex at respectively. HIA with the first Qatar Airways Etihad Airways began operat- Cargo shipment on December 1, ing freight services from HIA on 2013, today marks our expan- Sunday. Flight EY913 departed sion of cargo services at HIA as Abu Dhabi International Airport Etihad Airways and Cargolux at 1800 and arrived at HIA at commence operations for the FROM LEFT: Mohamed Abuaqla, Executive Director, Al Jazeera Media Network, Abdulrahman Al Malki, Assistant Director, Information Systems ISP, 1930. first time. Ministry of Interior, Mahmud Awad, Chief Business Officer, Vodafone, Jean Philippe Sohier, Chief Marketing Officer, MEEZA, David Schopper, General Etihad’s EY914, the first freight “This milestone is a stepping Manager, FischerAppelt, Renal Shaaban, Manager, QITCOM, Hussain A Sulatt, Chairman, ictQatar's QITCOM Steering Committee, Fatima Sultan Al flight to take off from HIA, stone in transferring all freight Kuwari, Director, Community and Public Relations, Ooredoo, and Nasser Khalifa Al Khalifa, Ministry of Finance, at the press conference at Hilton Hotel departed at 2130, and arrived at operations from DIA to HIA. yesterday. KAMMUTTY V P Abu Dhabi International Airport We cannot wait for our custom- at 2300. ers to experience the new swift, HIA will expand its cargo serv- convenient and efficient cargo ices today as Cargolux commences solutions at HIA, in what will operating from the new airport be one of the most sophisticated with the first freighter CV7842 and largest cargo terminals in Over 100 ICT companies to leaving Luxembourg Airport at the world that will make Doha 0645 and arriving at HIA at 1400. the preferred cargo hub in the The Cargolux freighter departs region.” THE PENINSULA Six Indian schools secure 100 take part in QITCOM 2014 DOHA: More than 100 Shaaban, QITCOM Manager, told and programmes. policies, as well as legal and regu- percent pass in CBSE exams Information and Communication a press conference yesterday. “QITCOM is a great incentive latory frameworks. Technology (ICT) compa- “QITCOM is part of the min- for the development of Qatar’s The second day will highlight nies are participating in ICT istry’s efforts to support Qatar’s ICT sector, and an exceptional the role of ICT in the business DOHA: Six Indian schools and six scored A1 in four sub- Conference and Exhibition development across all economic platform that brings together sector and its contributions to in Qatar secured 100 percent jects (CGPA 9.8). (QITCOM 2014), organised by sectors, due to the ability of ICT companies, providers, investors, achieving social and economic pass in CBSE (Central Board The seventh Class X batch the Ministry of Information and to make radical changes to the and end-users. development in keeping with of Secondary Education) Class of Birla Public School had 243 Communications Technology in rates of economic development, “It is also consistent with our Qatar National Vision 2030, par- X examinations held in March. students. collaboration with fischerApplet. and promote different aspects vision of founding a meeting ticularly that the government is Results were announced in Of them, 52 scored A1 in all According to organisers, over of sustainable development in venue to showcase steps Qatar the main beneficiary, taking into Delhi yesterday. subjects, with a CGPA of 10. 11,000 visitors are expected at accordance with Qatar National has taken towards pioneering account that it is the largest con- MES Indian School had the Of the 222 students of DPS- the event at Qatar National Vision 2030 that aims at boosting new ideas in ICT,” said David sumer of services offered by the largest number of students tak- MIS (Modern Indian School) Convention Centre on May 26-28. the role of oil-independent eco- Schopper, General Manager, ICT sector. ing the examinations. All its 710 who sat for the examinations, “Several Qatari and interna- nomic sectors. Undoubtedly, the fischerAppelt, Qatar. QITCOM’s third day will shed students qualified for admission 63 secured A1 in all subjects and tional high-profile experts are ICT sector is key to this vision,” The first day of QITCOM 2014 light on the ICT sector’s future to higher classes. 137 got CGPA 9 and above. participating this year as keynote said Hussain A Sulatt, Chairman, will focus on analysing Qatar’s prospects and Qatar’s competitive Seventy students secured Out of the 65 candidates of speakers and panellists, present- ictQatar’s QITCOM Steering ICT reality, including opportuni- edge, being an emerging country A1, Cumulative Grade Points Doha Modern Indian School , 15 ing case studies about the current Committee. ties and challenges. and one of the sector’s regional (CGPA 10), the highest grade secured a CGPA of 10 and A1 in ICT sector’s framework, projected He said ictQATAR is organis- It will discuss the role of ICT leaders. Experts will also focus on in the examination in all sub- all subjects. growth, and available opportuni- ing several QITCOM 2014 events in boosting Qatar’s ability to fulfil the issue of ‘Arabising’ electronic jects while 35 students scored Fifty-two percent of stu- ties in the Qatari market. and activities such as Innovation commitments of Qatar National websites by discussing ways to CGPA 9.8. dents got a CGPA of 9 and “Discussions will also cover Theatre, which includes com- Vision 2030, and what the country provide individuals, companies Of the 328 students of Ideal above. Fourteen students of ongoing construction and infra- petitions for young emerging should expect from future initia- and governments with the ability Indian School who took the Shantiniketan Indian School structure projects in line with entrepreneurs and talented stu- tives by tackling issues such as to promote the dissemination of examinations, 10 got grade point secured high CGPA. Qatar National Vision 2030 dents, in addition to introduc- broad band Internet, cyber secu- Arabic digital content. 10 with A1 in all five subjects THE PENINSULA and ICT Strategy 2015”, Renal ing the ministry’s new initiatives rity, satellites, communications, THE PENINSULA Ezdan backs Tarsheed campaign

DOHA: As part of a memoran- dum of understanding signed between Ezdan Holding Group and Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation — Kahramaa — to rationalise power and water consumption in Qatar, Nasser Mohammed Al Abdulla, Deputy CEO of the Group, yes- terday handed over a spon- sorship cheque for QR2.5m to Senior Engineer Abdulla Majed Al Khulaifi, Head, Conservation Technology, Conservation and Energy Efficiency Department, Kahramaa. “The Group is working dili- gently in cooperation and coor- dination with those in charge of the national programme for the Nasser Mohammed Al Abdulla (right), Deputy CEO, Ezdan Holding Group, rationalisation and energy effi- handing over the cheque to Senior Engineer Abdulla Majed Al Khulaifi, Head, ciency (Tarsheed) to apply all Conservation Technology, Conservation and Energy Efficiency Department, instructions of the programme and Kahramaa. use of their expertise concerning the reduction of energy consump- noting the Group is mulling to use coordinate with Kahramaa, pro- tion in all the Group projects,” said solar energy (clean energy) to gen- viding electronic electricity meter Al Abdulla. erate electricity in the compound. system for Ezdan Towers in Dafna “Adopting implementation of He said H E Sheikh Dr Khalid bin in line with the rationalisation of such programme will start with Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani was electricity consumption initiative. Al Shamal compound project, in keen to effectively translate the Kahramaa and the Group signed which we seek to reduce consump- agreement into reality for the ben- the MoU to strengthen coopera- tion of electricity and water in the efit of the Qatari society and the tion to support plans and initia- compound by 20 percent during future of the people. tives of ‘Tarsheed’. the next three years,” he said, He said the Group is about to THE PENINSULA

Lulu marks 12th anniversary

Lulu Hypermarket, D-Ring Road, yesterday celebrated its 12th anniversary. Celebrations were inaugurated by Group Director Mohamed Althaf and guests who cut a cake in the presence of other officials from the group and customers. WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Top officials Turkish firm unveils unique stadium appointed DOHA: The Minister Dome-shaped modular facility can be dismantled and moved or used as greenhouse of Justice H E Dr Hassan Lahdan Saqr BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB per the need of the client. Al Mohannadi issued “Isolators in the dome prevent a decision, appointing DOHA: Architects and system transmission of heat from inside or directors of depart- designers from across the world yes- outside. The facility is suitable for ments and their assist- terday unveiled attractive designs of extreme climatic conditions with ants at the ministry. world-class sporting infrastructure temperatures between -70 degrees Sheikh Mohammed on the first-day of the ongoing ‘of Celsius in polar regions and up to bin Abdulrahman Al World Stadium Congress 2014’. 60 degrees in arid regions such as Thani was appointed One of the designs was a unique Qatar. Even if one opts for glass in as Legal Adviser and dome-shaped multi-purpose modular the façade, it can maintain temper- Saif bin Saad Al Asiri stadium by a Turkish sports company, atures between 20 and 25 degrees Administrative Adviser which can also serve as greenhouse for inside the dome,” Meral added. He in the Minister’s Office. organic farming once the 2022 FIFA said this ideal temperature inside They will coordinate World Cup is over. light that workers can easily carry the dome makes it a multi-purpose and follow up works of “The portable stadium or the pro- on their shoulders,” he said. greenhouse facility, which can be the administrative units posed ‘Training Facility for Qatar Asked about response from used for afforestation and organic specified by the Minister 2022’ has been designed for Qatar Qatari authorities to the facility, he farming, such as growing fruits in accordance with reg- keeping in mind its geographic con- said: “We have just landed in Qatar. and vegetable inside the stadium ulations and procedures ditions,” said Yasar Meral, CEO, We are looking forward to meet- even during harsh weather condi- issued. Sporsanyi, a Turkish sport company. ing authorities. We are very posi- tions. This may help Qatar achieve Isa Jassim Al On the sidelines of the congress, tive about the product as it can be food security and reduce depend- Moudadi was Meral told this daily: “If approved by produced, transported and assem- ence on imports. The unique thing appointed as Director, authorities, this will be the first of its bled in a very short time between is that the facility is fixed with nuts Public Relations kind in the world. This aluminium- eight and 14 months, depending and bolts, avoiding wielding, which and Communication The design of the stadium unveiled by Sporsanyi. framed dome-shaped sports infra- on the size of the stadium. The makes it modular and easy to dis- Department, Noor structure, which can cover up to an company has built three training mantle when required,” he said. Ibrahim Al Meraikhi area of nearly 18,000sqm, is revolu- facility can be dismantled and trans- Comparing traditional stadiums facilities adjacent to the Ataturk Ali bin Nasser Al Khlifa, (pic- Director of Contracts tionary. Once the games are over, the ported to any part of the world.” with the innovative and lightweight Olympic Stadium on the outskirts tured) CEO, STAD Project Management infrastructure, he said each con- of Istanbul. Management company, a joint ini- Department, Abdulaziz crete block in traditional stadiums He suggested multiple options tiative of Qatar Foundation and Mohammed Al Braik can weigh up to 20,000kg, where for covering the façade of the dome, Qatar Petroleum, delivered a key- Director of Legal Affairs in Sporsanyi’s structure, there are which may include glass (UV), note speech, identifying challenges Department, Ahmed no concrete blocks. “We use only photovoltaic (PV) plates, alumin- in stadium-building. Ali Jaber Al Sulaiti composite materials, which are so ium panels and fabric (ETFE) as THE PENINSULA Director of Internal Audit Department, Saeed Abdullah Saeed Al Suwaidi Director of Financial and Administrative Affairs Real estate market sees revival again Department and Maitha Mubarak Al Nuaimi DOHA: After weeks of stagna- QR1.63bn, up from under QR1bn for real estate was high at the Director of Planning and tion, Qatar’s real estate mar- deals in the previous weeks. moment. Quality Department. ket has again begun showing Transactions totalled less than He expected the sector to wit- Ibrahim Abdul signs of revival, evidenced from 150 (133) in the week before the ness 25 percent growth in the Rahman Al Sulaiti was transactions concluded in the one under review (May 11 to 15), first half of this year over the cor- appointed as Assistant week ended on May 15, totalling figures show. responding period of 2013, fuelled Director of State’s QR1.63bn ($400m). A house admeasuring 5,114sqm by demand. Issues Department Some 242 transactions were in Nuaija area of Doha was sold According to him, banks were and Mohammed Ali recorded by the Real Estate for QR150m in the week, while providing soft loans for real estate Alerbuaa Assistant Registration Department at the another of 2,475sqm was sold for and that was aiding transactions. Director of Conventions Ministry of Justice in the week QR48m, figures show. High real estate prices hardly and International from May 11 to 15. Asked for comment, real estate have any negative impact on the Cooperation The total value, according to expert, Khalifa Al Muslemani, market, observers said. Department. Qatar News Agency (QNA), was told this newspaper demand THE PENINSULA QNA

School voucher plan may be expanded

Continued from page 1 Asked about complaints regarding the low salary of private school teach- ers, the official said, as per contracts approved by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, some schools are offering a monthly salary of QR6,000, without allowances. “One of the factors that forces us to approve requests for fee increases is to enable the schools to increase teachers’ sala- ries,” said Al Ghali. He said all private schools have been getting support from the SEC. They are not paying for electricity and water. The government also allots land to private schools to build premises when they complete two years. Asked about “additional fees” imposed by some schools, he said there is nothing called additional fees. “There are stationary fees of QR150 to QR200. It is the responsibility of the schools to provide services like photocopy (at no extra cost),” he added. He said each school has a fixed capacity of stu- dents and they are not permitted to enrol stu- dents beyond the permit- ted level. The official said the SEC is studying the possibility of expanding the school voucher programme to more private schools. Currently, 57 schools are included in the pro- gramme that provides financial support to Qatari students to study in pri- vate schools. There are 18 private schools in Qatar teaching the Qatari curriculum. The official said a new law governing private schools will be issued soon. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Argentine National Day marked Sheikha Mayassa Double-concert treat chairs WHC meet DOHA: Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, for fans by Katara Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Qatar Museums Authority, chaired in Paris the concluding session on the exchange of infor- mation between states parties to World Heritage Convention. This was a preparatory meet- ing for the 38th session of World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Doha from June 15 to 25. The committee comprises rep- resentatives from 21 states which are parties to the Convention. It’s meeting will be attended by more than 1,000 delegates, and will see the announcement of new World Heritage sites after participating countries complete the examination of applications to ensure they conform to the requirements of standards set by The ‘Escordando’ and (below) Sonja Park. The Minister of Environment H E Ahmed Amer Mohamed Al Humaidi (second left) and Argentinian Ambassador Rossana Suballe (centre) cutting a cake to mark Argentina’s National Day at a function hosted by the envoy at the panel. St Regis Hotel in Doha yesterday. With them are Ambassador Ibrahim Yousif Abdullah Fakhroo (second right), QNA DOHA: Katara will enthrall Director of Protocol, Foreign Ministry, and another guest. SALIM MATRAMKOT the Doha audience with succes- sive musical salvos featuring musicians from different parts of the world. Lovers of classic and roman- tic music will be enthralled by WCMC-Q team prepares atlas of genes South Korean pianist Sonja Park as she performs at a concert ‘An DOHA: A huge leap forward from our system. Genetically, eve- with international collaborators, Evening with Romantic Piano has been made by researchers ryone has these enzymes but no and Dr Suhre said the map is Master Pieces’ at 7.30pm tonight at Weill Cornell Medical College one is identical in what concerns the culmination of that, provid- at Katara Opera House. in Qatar (WCMC-Q) who have their genetic make-up, so we’re ing an extremely valuable tool for She will play masterpieces by produced a comprehensive atlas looking for differences in what scientists. classic and romantic composers identifying the genes that influ- an individual’s enzymes can do by It shows different pathways Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin. ence to the body to keep blood generating a comprehensive pic- between genes, enzymes and Park has a distinguished It is organised in collabora- levels of sugars, fats and amino ture of over 400 metabolites for metabolites, demonstrating that career, having graced the inter- tion with the Argentine embassy acids in balance. every blood sample we measure. a drug used to target one gene national stage playing in sold to mark Argentine National Dr Karsten Suhre (pictured), “Essentially, a single genetic may have different effects and out concerts in Tokyo, London, Day and will feature guitarists Professor of Physiology and difference in the way that an consequences on other pathways. Florence, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Escordando. Biophysics, worked with partners enzyme behaves may have positive Perhaps most importantly, it Egypt, Germany, Greece, Kuwait The duo will perform composi- at institutions in Europe to cre- or negative benefits for that indi- shows how human metabolism and Russia. She has also featured tions of well-known Argentinean ate the map, which has recently vidual. It may make them more works as a system and can poten- in festivals, including Andrey and Latin American musicians featured in the Nature Genetics prone to certain diseases or pro- tially be modified to counteract Sakharov International Art such as Alberto Ginastera, Astor magazine. tect them from some illnesses by, what a disease has done. Festival as well as in Slovenia, Piazzolla, Leo Brouwer, Radam6s A total of 7,824 people took part analysis, it was found that there for example, efficiently processing Dr Suhre said: “To treat a dis- Tunisia, Turkey and the UAE. Gnatalli, Remo Pignoni and in the study, with scientists deter- are 145 genes that have a signifi- a certain vitamin or being unable ease, such as diabetes or cancer, if Born in Seoul, Park received Sergio Assad, among others. mining 2.1 million genetic variants cant effect on the body’s metabolic to process it. you want to change the levels of a her education in Vienna and has The group was formed in in each participant. capacities. “This is an atlas of how every- certain metabolite, the map would been a recipient of many inter- 2008 and since then has made The researchers then measured Dr Suhre said, “Many of the body is metabolically different,” tell you which enzyme to target, national awards. name for themselves playing the levels of over 400 small mol- 145 genes we have identified are said Dr Suhre. “We can now but it would also tell you which With Katara’s keenness to in concerts and big festivals in ecules or metabolites found in the enzymes. Enzymes are there to understand the genetic part of other metabolites and enzymes meet the interest of its diverse Argentina. blood of every person. produce different metabolites — human metabolism as a whole; surrounding the target would be audience, it is presenting another Tickets for the ‘Escordando’ Relation between metabolite sugar, fats and amino acids that that is a first. It has never been affected, so that you can select concert tomorrow at 7.30pm at concert are available at Virgin levels and differences between are the building blocks the body achieved to this level before.” the right combination of drugs Katara Drama Theatre. Megastores. THE PENINSULA every individual’s genes was needs. They also eliminate toxic The research has been going to reach the desired effect.” recorded and, through statistical substances and excess metabolites on for several years at WCMC-Q THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Israeli troops killed 2 Palestinians in cold blood Security camera footage and rights group B’Tselem’s findings confirm fatal shooting in West Bank

JERUSALEM: An investi- denied live fire was used in last Thursday time stamp, captures and a stills photographer who backed. Zayed said he heard four She noted that the army’s own gation of a fatal West Bank Thursday’s clash on the outside of two moments that purportedly were at the scene confirmed that shots being fired. regulations only permit the use clash between Israeli forces the West Bank town of Beitouniya show the fatal shootings. the scenes in the video show the The slain teens were later of live fire when soldiers’ lives and Palestinian stone-throwers and that troops only shot rubber- In the first, a figure with a fatal shootings. identified as Nadim Nawara and are in danger. She said the video indicates that troops used live coated metal pellets. Lt Col Peter backpack walks across a street The owner of the security cam- Mohammed Salameh. affirmed B’Tselem’s conclusion fire without justification and in Lerner, a senior army spokesman, toward a group of others stand- era, Fakher Zayed, also confirmed Michaeli, of B’Tselem, said that the soldiers were “in zero violation of the army’s rules of said an investigation is continuing. ing next to a wall. Suddenly, he the authenticity of the footage. the group’s investigation “indi- danger” at the time of the shoot- engagement, an Israeli human The rights group B’Tselem said slumps to the ground. One hour Zayed said he was watching the cates that the soldiers fired live ings. The military said soldiers rights group said yesterday. its findings are based on witness and 13 minutes later, another fig- events from his balcony. ammunition at the upper bod- faced a violent protest. Two Palestinian teens were accounts and medical records. ure crosses the street from the He said they began when sev- ies of these youths in conditions The Israeli military said the killed and one was wounded Spokeswoman Sarit Michaeli opposite direction and also falls eral dozen Palestinians threw where there was no feasible jus- “video clip which was released in last week’s confrontation. said security camera footage of to the ground. stones toward Israeli troops who tification for using lethal force today has been edited and doesn’t Palestinian hospital officials have the incident that surfaced late The video does not show the were dozens of meters (yards) against persons.” document the full extent of the said the three were shot in the on Monday supports the group’s source of the gunfire or the away. He said that at the time Michaeli said the circum- event nor does it reflect the vio- upper body by live rounds. findings. shooter. of the fatal shooting, the stone- stances “raise the suspicion of lent nature of the riot.” The Israeli military has The video, which had a An Associated Press cameraman throwers had already pulled wilful killings.” REUTERS

Saudi king on Time to embrace the holiday, crown prince in charge

Internet, Rowhani says DUBAI: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin DUBAI: Iran should embrace methods.” Iran has long had a as heavy filtering. Still, they can Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia left for a the Internet rather than see it contradictory attitude towards evade controls by using virtual private visit to Morocco yesterday as a threat, President Hassan the Internet. Access to sites like private networks which provide and appointed his younger brother, Rowhani has said, in remarks Twitter, Facebook and Youtube encrypted links that allow a com- Crown Prince Salman, to run the that challenge hardliners who is blocked for most Iranians, but puter to behave as if it is based affairs of the world’s top oil exporter have stepped up measures to Khamenei himself joined Twitter in another country, giving them in his absence, the royal court said. censor the Web. Rowhani, a and Facebook in 2009 and is now access to blocked sites. The movements and health of the comparative moderate elected a prolific user of both. In his speech, Rowhani com- elderly monarch and other senior last year, said trying to win the These days the Supreme Leader pared the effort to restrict access royals in the US-allied, kingdom battle for public influence by often sends out more than a dozen to the Internet to an earlier, failed are closely watched because of their restricting the Internet was like tweets a day in English, Farsi and attempt to combat the spread of immense executive power. bringing a wooden sword to a Arabic. His latest informed his satellite television. “Due to our intention to travel gunfight. 53,900 followers that “Despite “First, our entire obsession was outside the kingdom today, we The weekend speech distances industrial progress in the #West, video — how to keep it out of our have appointed, by this order, his Rowhani from rival conservative negligence & humiliation of #fam- youth’s access and protect our royal highness brother Salman bin clerics, some close to Supreme ily & its values will cause West to faith and identity. Then satellite Abdulaziz, the crown prince, to run Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, collapse in the long run.” dishes shot up on roofs,” Rowhani the affairs of the state and look after who promote censorship as a tool said. “Today, the Internet and the interests of the people during our for protecting the 1979 Islamic INTERNET USE HIGH smart phones have become the absence from the kingdom,” the royal revolution which brought the Shia On his Facebook page, where foremost woe.” court said in a statement carried by clergy to power. he has 82,000 “likes”, Khamenei Rowhani said Iran could not state news agency SPA. It was also his most force- offers spiritual guidance, telling develop without embracing the The agency later said that King ful signal yet of a break with those seeking a spouse to accept digital world and criticised the Abdullah had departed the Red the social media policy of pred- compromise: “a perfect flawless idea that students should just take Sea port city of Jeddah, where the ecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wife or a perfect flawless husband notes from books rather than go monarch had been staying since last who rounded up bloggers and cannot be found anywhere in the online. “Are our PhD students still month as is customary in the sum- tightened online controls in an world.” expected to use library archives mer, for Morocco. eight-year term, especially after Yet Abdolsamad Khoramabadi, like in the old days to take notes King Abdullah last year also spent protesters used social media to secretary of a state committee for research?” time in Morocco on a private holi- organise mass street demonstra- tasked with monitoring and filter- Internet censorship has eased day, before developments in the cri- tions in 2009. ing sites, last year called Facebook somewhat under Rowhani’s new sis in Syria’s civil war forced him to “We ought to see (the Internet) a US espionage project. government, Iranians say, but cut his holiday short. The monarch, as an opportunity. We must rec- Iran’s leadership cracked down he lacks the power to open it up Iran’s President Hassan Rowhani walks down from the aircraft as he who is thought to be 91, has been ognise our citizens’ right to con- hard against Internet users in completely. At the apex of Iran’s arrives at Pudong International Airport, ahead of the fourth Conference making fewer public appearances in nect to the World Wide Web,” 2009 following Ahmadinejad’s power structure, caution abounds. on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit recent months, leaving Crown Prince said Rowhani according to the disputed 2009 re-election that Decisions on key strategic mat- in Shanghai, China, yesterday. Salman to chair most of the weekly official Irna news agency. year, when a violent crackdown ters fall under the authority of cabinet meetings. The king had an “Why are we so shaky? Why on street protests led to the worst Khamenei, who set up an internet network and its important role in personal and social life.” operation in November 2012, one of have we cowered in a corner, unrest in the Islamic Republic’s oversight agency, the Supreme Iranian media have said the agency includes the president, the several in recent years, which kept grabbing onto a shield and a history. Council of Virtual Space, two information and culture ministers, and the heads of the police and him in hospital for nearly a month. wooden sword, lest we take a bul- Many bloggers were jailed and years ago. In a decree, he said the conservative Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a King Abdullah in March appointed let in this culture war?” he said at least one person was sentenced the agency would shield Iran powerful military organisation close to Khamenei. Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, a in his weekend speech. “Even if to death for running a website from harm from “the increasing Iran has also been the target of cyberwar attacks, including a former Saudi intelligence chief, there is an onslaught, which there seen by the authorities as sub- spread of information and com- computer virus that corrupted software in nuclear centrifuges and as deputy crown prince, making is, the way to face it is via modern versive. Iran’s Internet users face munication technologies, partic- caused them to self-destruct. Security experts believe the United him second-in-line for the throne. means, not passive and cowardly slow, patchy connections as well ularly that of the global Internet States and Israel were behind it. REUTERS REUTERS Expo 2020 will have positive impact on region: Survey

DOHA: An overwhelming majority of young Arabs believe Expo 2020 will improve the international image of the Arab world, with 89 percent agreeing that it will have a positive effect, according to the findings of the 6th Annual ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey. When asked if they thought the UAE’s successful bid to host the Expo 2020 would positively impact the way the international community views the Arab world, 62 percent of respondents said ‘yes it would’ while 27 percent said ‘possibly’. Only a tiny minority (4 percent) said they didn’t expect it to have any impact while 7 percent said they “didn’t know”. ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller’s sister agency, interna- tional polling firm PSB completed the largest survey to date for the sixth annual edition of the Arab Youth Survey. PSB conducted 3,500 face-to-face interviews with exclusively Arab national men and women aged 18-24 in the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Yemen and, for the first time in 2014, Palestine. Sunil John, Chief Executive Officer of ASDA’A Burson- Marsteller, said: “The UAE’s success with Dubai becoming the first city in MENASA (Middle East, North Africa and South Asia) to host Expo 2020 marked a clear turn- ing point in its vision to become a leading global city and is a true mark of the world’s confidence in Dubai to be able to host world-class events that celebrate its unique mix of cultures, its world-class infrastructure and its clear vision for the future. It is optimistic to see that the region’s youth expect the global event to have a positive effect on the region and its international image.” In November 2013, the UAE won the right to host Expo 2020 in Dubai, beating off competition from the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, Yekaterinburg in Russia and Izmir in Turkey, to become the first city from region to host the event. The six-month world exhibition is expected to attract 25 million visitors from around the globe and will create an estimated 277,000 new jobs in the UAE. Unsurprisingly, young people in the UAE are the most optimistic about the impact Expo 2020 will have on the international image of the Arab world with 85 percent saying they expect it to be positive. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Russia will veto move to refer Syria to ICC China to back Russia in Security Council

LONDON: Russia has said it side. Syria is not a party to the Kuwait Emir to will veto a UN resolution to statute that established the ICC, refer the Syrian conflict to the so the only way it can be referred visit Iran amid International Criminal Court to the tribunal at The Hague is by (ICC) if it comes to a vote in the the UN security council. security council, after nearly 60 The council has previously thaw in ties countries announced their sup- referred conflicts in Darfur and TEHRAN: Kuwait Emir will port for the measure. Libya to the ICC. visit Iran at the end of the Moscow’s position, announced Richard Dicker, director of month to help turn a “new page” yesterday by Gennady Gatilov, the international justice at Human in bilateral ties, Iran’s foreign deputy foreign minster, is consist- Rights Watch, said the mobilisa- ministry said yesterday, in the ent with previous moves to pro- tion of countries far beyond the latest sign that Tehran seeks to tect Bashar Al Assad, the Syrian five permanent and 10 rotating Armed men loyal to elite Libyan unit’s commander Colonel Wanis Abu Khamada patroling in the eastern city of improve relations with its Arab President, from international members of the security council Benghazi. Khamada said his troops were joining paramilitaries of the National Army in Benghazi, Libya’s second neighbours. Emir H H Sheikh censure in more than three years did not happen in the cases of city, commanded by retired general Khalifa Haftar. Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al of a war that has cost 160,000 lives Darfur and Libya. Sabah (pictured), will visit Iran and displaced millions of people. “This engagement will raise from May 31 to June 1 at the “The draft that has been sub- the political price tag for Russia invitation of Iranian President mitted to the UN security coun- or China should they decide US does not condone or Hassan Rowhani, a foreign min- cil is unacceptable to us, and we to obstruct justice for Syria istry spokeswoman said. The will not support it,” Gatilov was through casting a veto,” Dicker trip will be his first to Iran since quoted as saying by Interfax news said. “Referral to the ICC is the becoming emir in 2006. agency. “If it is put to a vote, we best means to bring justice to Kuwait, home to a sizeable will veto it.” France first circu- those who have suffered and sig- back Haftar in Libya Shia minority, is seen by some as lated the proposal last month nal that the space for impunity a potential bridge between Shia after briefing the security coun- for those crimes is shrinking.” WASHINGTON: The US State The mission, which was badly power Iran and Sunni Muslim cil on photographic evidence, The draft resolution takes note Department said yesterday it National election damaged in a fire, was closed Gulf countries. The visit “will provided by a defector, of mass of reports by an independent does not support, condone or in the wake of the attack, and usher in a new page of Kuwait- killings of detainees by the Syrian commission appointed by the UN assist in recent actions by forces on June 25: TV embassy staff in Tripoli were Iran relations,” Foreign Ministry government. It calls for the ICC Human Rights Council to inves- loyal to renegade Libyan general reduced to emergency levels. spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham to be given a mandate over crimes tigate violations in Syria. In its Khalifa Haftar, including the New ambassador Deborah told a televised news conference against humanity and war crimes latest report last September, the attack on Libya’s parliament. TRIPOLI: Libya will hold a Jones arrived in Libya in mid- in Tehran. The office of Kuwait’s committed in Syria. commission said there had been “We have not had contact with national parliamentary elec- 2013, but tweeted on Monday emir has not confirmed the trip. The security council is expected at least eight massacres perpe- him recently. We do not con- tion on June 25, local televi- that she was “on family travel. Sheikh Sabah, a former for- to vote tomorrow. China is trated by Assad’s government and done or support the actions on sion station al Nabaa said on Watching #Libya with heavy eign minister, is often described expected to follow Russia and use its supporters and one by rebels the ground, nor have we assisted Tuesday, quoting the election heart and praying enduring solu- by analysts as one of the region’s its veto. Britain, the US and the in the previous year and a half. with these actions,” department commission. tions emerge.” most important diplomats, often other governments that back the A confidential list of suspected spokeswoman Jen Psaki told Parliament had said in “Compromise required (but acting as a mediator and peace- referral say the resolution still criminals is being produced by reporters at her daily briefing. February that it would call #NoRoomForTerrorism),” she maker. He has maintained good has symbolic and moral value. the commission and kept by the “We are continuing to call on all early elections, bowing to added in her Twitter message. ties with Iran, directly across the The 58 countries, led by UN high commissioner for human parties to refrain from violence pressure from many Libyans A State Department official Gulf waterway, as well as with Switzerland, appealed to all 193 rights, Navi Pillay. and to seek resolution through frustrated over the country’s confirmed that the ambassador Kuwait’s large neighbours Saudi UN member states to co-spon- Meanwhile, police investigating peaceful means.” chaotic transition towards had left before the weekend’s Arabia and Iraq. Iran’s Rowhani, sor the resolution, under which the death of a British teenager Gunmen shelled Libya’s democracy since the 2011 unrest and that the embassy was a relative moderate elected last the ICC would be authorised to who was killed fighting in Syria General National Congress on uprising that ousted Muammar currently operating “normally” year, has repeatedly vowed to investigate allegations of heinous last month raided his family’s Sunday in an attack claimed by Gaddafi. REUTERS and was not on any authorised improve relations with neigh- crimes by the Syrian govern- home yesterday with warrants forces loyal to renegade gen- or ordered departure. bouring countries. ment, pro-government militias, issued under anti-terrorism leg- eral Khalifa Haftar, who said it Jones, a veteran diplomat and The planned meeting follows and armed opposition groups. islation. Abdullah Deghayes, 18, was part of a campaign to purge said: “We have made no decisions former ambassador to Kuwait, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad They condemned “widespread died after travelling to Syria with the North African country of to move any of our personnel out vowed during her swearing-in Zarif’s tour of the Middle East in violations of human rights and his two brothers to fight along- Islamists. Washington is closely of Libya.” last June to stand with Libya as December after Tehran signed an international humanitarian law side rebel forces against President monitoring an upsurge of violence The United States has been it moves towards democracy. interim nuclear deal with world committed in a pervasive climate Bashar Al Assad. Police and coun- in Libya, but has not decided yet closely watching events in Libya “The Libyan people endured powers. Kuwait welcomed the of impunity by the Syrian author- ter-terrorism forces said they whether to order the closure of ever since the late ambassador, 42 years of rule by intimidation. agreement, saying it hoped it ities and pro-government militias were searching four houses in its embassy in Tripoli. Chris Stevens, and three other They courageously defeated a dic- would help to preserve stability as well as by non-state armed southeast England as part of an While Saudi Arabia on Monday Americans were killed in a 2012 tator and are now determined to and security in the region. groups.” The draft resolution investigation into the teenager’s closed its embassy in Tripoli and militant attack on a US diplo- experience governance by repre- REUTERS deliberately does not target one death. GUARDIAN NEWS evacuated its diplomats, Psaki matic mission in Benghazi. sentation,” she said. AGENCIES

Eight killed in End of mandate for EU’s Ashton clashes between raises questions over Iran talks Yemeni sects SANA’A: At least eight BRUSSELS: As Iran and people were killed north international negotiators work of Yemen’s capital yes- towards a July deadline to com- terday after Shia tribes- plete an accord with Tehran men fought with Sunni on its nuclear programme, a rivals and the army, practical issue may be on their local sources said. There minds — the looming changeo- have been months of ver of the European Union’s for- intense sectarian fighting eign policy chief. since last year, threaten- Catherine Ashton, the British ing attempt at national baroness who has held the EU’s reconciliation in Yemen, top foreign policy post for the past a neighbour of major oil five years, may not be the critical exporter Saudi Arabia and decision-maker in the talks, but home to one of Al Qaeda’s she has been the prime coordina- most active wings. tor of the negotiations since 2010. The fighting yester- The role requires her to work day was between Shia with the United States, Russia, Houthis and Sunni tribes- China, Britain, France and men who back the Yemeni Germany to present a clear and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton (left) and army. There were no details united position, while trying to Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif prior to the talks between the E3+3 immediately available on build trust with the Iranians to (France, Germany, UK, China, Russia and USA) and Iran in Vienna recently. the victims or the reasons keep the sensitive talks trundling for the fight in Omran prov- along. Ultimately, it is Iran and sensitivity of the talks, constant Despite those shortcomings ince. Violence last erupted Washington who will determine if concerns raised by outside par- and a difficult time early in her there on Saturday, killing a deal is done. But Ashton’s shep- ties like Israel and deep divisions tenure as she battled to establish three, when a group of armed herding of the process has won between the sides, delays are pos- herself, she is said to have forged Houthi fighters marched to her accolades and helped silence sible: a round of negotiations in a close personal relationship with the provincial capital and some of her many detractors. Vienna last week made less head- Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad demanded to hold a dem- She may not be an interna- way than hoped. Javad Zarif, her counterpart in the onstration, but were refused tional stateswoman in the mak- A delay would mean a new EU talks. Zarif occasionally addresses entry by the army. ing, but her upcoming departure foreign policy chief taking over, her as Cathy. Fighters loyal to the could complicate diplomacy at a someone with less familiarity with While it may be a small mat- Shia Houthi tribe, who critical time, potentially expos- the issues or rapport with the ter in an incredibly complex set have repeatedly fought ing the talks to risks. “Her Iranians. Alternatively, although of negotiations, Ashton’s com- government forces since departure will create a gap, even it is unlikely, it could result in the mon touch — she has a north- 2004, are trying to tighten if temporarily,” said Ali Vaez of baton being handed to another, ern English person’s aversion to their grip on the north as the International Crisis Group, non-EU party, which might reset high ceremony — appears to have Yemen moves towards a a think-tank. “Personal relations the clock from Iran’s perspective. helped her engage with Zarif. federal system that will matter too, in fact enormously.” Ashton, 58, a former nuclear It may not clinch a deal, but it give more power to regions. All sides are still hoping a deal campaigner, social worker and allows the parties to stay engaged. Earlier this month at can be finalised by July 20, poten- hospital administrator who “At the root, these talks will least 40 people were killed tially making history. If that’s was made a baroness for life by be decided on national inter- in clashes between Houthis the case, Ashton would be able to Britain’s Labor party in 1999, had est, not personality,” said Cliff and tribesmen near Sana’a. see the diplomacy through - her no foreign policy experience when Kupchan, Middle East analyst at Gulf Arab states and the mandate does not finish until the she was unexpectedly named to the Eurasia Group, a risk consul- US are concerned about end of October. But given the her post in December 2009. tancy. REUTERS rising violence. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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NUMBER of accidents involving different modes of transport recently have drawn worldwide attention. First, it was the disappearance of Malaysia Airline AMH370 that rivetted international attention to the plight of the 239 passengers and crew members. The flight Vietnam and the US versus is still untraced. Then, the sinking of a ferry in South Korea claimed close to 300 lives, most of them children. Last week, scores of people were killed in Bangladesh when a ferry capsized in a river. In Colombia, 33 children were charred to death on Sunday when their bus suddenly went up in flames, sending the China over oil in the sea Latin American nation into mourning. BY JONATHAN POWER to day practice. It does the same with the Besides attracting global headlines, what these accidents Law of the Sea. have in common is that they are involved administrative HO makes the law of the Still, failing to ratify makes the US laxity before or after the disaster, and there was a perceived sea as China and Vietnam position rather weak when it tries to lean As is often the case with laxity in enforcing rules. MH370, which would probably clash over China mov- on China to get off Vietnam’s back. become the only aircraft in commercial aviation’s history to Wing an oil rig close to an David Kaye writes in Foreign Affairs the United States, it island only 25 miles from the mainland that the Senate “rejects treaties as if it go missing without any clue, has intrigued the world like no of Vietnam? was a sport”. After the First World War supports the International other incident. Theories abound about the loss of the Malaysia One would hope that China, which has it rejected the US joining the League of Criminal Court’s work in Airline Boeing 777. A newly-written book says that the aircraft ratified the Law of the Sea Treaty that Nations, the precursor to the United was accidentally shot down during a military exercise and the has, among its other virtues, an arbitrat- Nations. day to day practice. It does Malaysian government tried to suppress the fact. ing court for such disputes, would seek Perhaps membership would have the same with the Law The scale of the South Korean ferry disaster was substantial. international, but disinterested arbitra- helped avert the rise of Nazi Germany tion. It refuses to. by forging a more sensitive and united of the Sea. What made the tragedy all the more galling was that the Has this got something to do with policy over German reparations, one of lives of close to 300 children were sucked out. It has now been the fact that the US has not ratified Germany’s sore points that Hitler played revealed that prompt action by coast guard would have saved the Treaty? The Chinese don’t say so upon. Who knows? But maybe. support the right to have a job, educa- many lives. President Park Geun- explicitly, but if the world’s one and In more recent times the US rejected tion and health (as it used to be until Transport hye was in tears on Monday while only superpower refuses to sign up why the Rights of Persons with Disabilities President Barack Obama won his health apologising to her countrymen and should China pay Treaty, the Kyoto Protocol on climate reform bill). disasters are the Treaty due change, the Comprehensive Nuclear- But all cannot be blamed on the acknowledging that better rescue by regard? Is that Test-Ban Treaty and the Convention Senate. In 1979 President Jimmy Carter a result of the authorities wouldn’t have made what China is on the Rights of the Child (which only decided to file a suit against Iran before weak links in scores of children meet such a dreadful thinking? It is two other countries besides the US have the International Court of Justice (the fate — Park recounted amid sobs how The US rejected the not a very good failed to sign, Somalia and South Sudan). World Court) for taking US diplomats as administrative some teenagers perished trying to help reason, but con- The Convention on the Prevention and hostage. Yet, only four years later, when Rights of Persons ceivably an under- Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Nicaragua took the US to the Court for one another. structures with Disabilities standable one. (later used to justify the US’s military the mining of the harbour of its princi- Boat capsizes in Bangladesh are not As for the US campaign against the “ethnic cleansing” pal port, the US under President Ronald that lead to lax uncommon. Not many months pass Treaty, the Kyoto itself it has an policies of Slobodan Milosevic, president Reagan withdrew its membership of the enforcement of when we hear of one boat tragedy or Protocol on climate awful track record of Yugoslavia) was ratified by the US in Court. in ratifying inter- 1988, forty years after it signed it. But In 1998 the World Court ordered safety norms. the other claiming scores of lives in the change, the impoverished Ganga delta country that national treaties, this was only because right wing presi- that the execution of a Paraguayan citi- Comprehensive usually thanks dent Ronald Reagan made a supreme zen in the US be suspended. It argued is criss-crossed by numerous rivers Nuclear-Test-Ban to the Senate’s effort to convince his fellow Republicans that under the Vienna Convention on and where water transport is a popular but highly unorganised Treaty and the habitual blocking in the Senate, as he also did successfully Consular Relations, to which the US is a activity. Years of neglect by the government and a failure to behaviour. It takes with the Anti-Torture Convention. party, the accused had the right to seek learn from so many ferry disasters have made thousands of Convention on the only one third It was 26 years — after 109 other assistance from Paraguayan consular commuters vulnerable. However, Dhaka has failed to take Rights of the Child. of the Senate to states had signed up — before the US officials, which he had been denied. Five adequate measures to stop boat operators taking on more stymie a treaty. ratified the International Convention on days later, ignoring the Court, the state Even though, to Human Rights, an instrument which it authorities in Virginia proceeded with passengers and violating basic safety norms. give one example, waged a long campaign for China to sign the execution. Colombia is mourning the death by burning of 33 children the US played an important, and usually up to, and which it now uses to upbraid Some of the above has only a tan- in a bus fire reportedly sparked by the driver trying to tank constructive, role in bringing into the China’s human rights abuses. The US gential relationship with what is going up with a jerry can. The driver did not have a driving licence world the International Criminal Court has still not ratified the other princi- on between Vietnam and China at the and the bus did not pass the mandatory technical inspection. for prosecuting war crimes and crimes pal treaty enshrined in the Universal moment. But much relates to it. The US against humanity and the-then US presi- Declaration of Human Rights, the has failed to be credible in a good many President Juan Manuel Santos, who is running for a second dent, Bill Clinton, wanted the US to sign International Covenant on Economic, parts of the international arena. term in an election on Sunday, has been caught on the wrong up, the threat of the Senate, that “it Social and Cultural Rights. The omis- The US has lived with its moral and foot by the opposition. The opposition says the accident showed would be dead on arrival”, in the words sion allows many countries, including diplomatic ambiguities over the applica- the backwardness of the country. Transport tragedies show of Senator Jesse Helms, meant that it China, to accuse the US of having double tion of international law for too long. If weaknesses in structures of governance and laxity in enforcing was never submitted for ratification. standards on human rights. The US, it it wants other countries to toe the line rules at the ground level. So, it is for taking remedial action Nevertheless, as is often the case with is said, supports human rights such as it has to toe the line itself. the US, it supports the ICC’s work in day democracy or habeas corpus but doesn’t THE PENINSULA that South Korea has decided to disband its Coast Guard. Letters The Peninsula has indulged in character assassination of Narendra Modi

lease refer to the front page Prime Minister-Elect of India and pro- unity among her people, and for the resil- the State of Qatar to Shri Narendra Modi the world, India’s just-concluded parlia- our right to highlight both the euphoria stories in The Peninsula dated jected gloomy scenarios for our country. ience, strengths and achievements of on 16 May when the results of Indian ment elections and their outcome have and the sense of pessimism. 17 May and 19 May, 2014, Your newspaper has, inter alia, cited India. Your selective highlighting of such elections were declared. The Peninsula received unprecedented global media For example, in our India page yester- Pand the editorial on 17 May the disgusting views of certain news ill-informed sources of opinion is, there- had reported it on page 4 on 17 May. coverage. Not all of this coverage has day, there is a picture of Muslim women related to the outcome of the general portals who obviously have no com- fore, unprofessional and condemnable. It is indeed unfortunate that even as been positive nor has it been obsessively in niqab distributing sweets to celebrate elections in India. We strongly condemn prehension and appreciation of India’s We also wholeheartedly reject the the leaders in our two great countries negative. the victory of Mr Narendra Modi. Does it the negative coverage and the perverse multi-cultural, multi-religious and multi- concerns expressed in your newspa- were reaffirming our close relations, your As a newspaper, The Peninsula too make us pro-Modi? views expressed in the columns of your lingual society with a pluralistic and per regarding India’s relations with the newspaper chose to denigrate India and has looked at the process from various India is a democratic country where esteemed newspaper. inclusive civilisational ethos of over 5000 Arab world. India’s friendship with Arab her Prime Minister-Elect! angles – which could be interpreted as media freedom is considered sacro- At a time when India and her over 1.2 years, and a secular polity with liberty countries is steeped in history and is Sanjiv Arora, Ambassador of India positive, negative or neutral. sanct. Modi himself has been excoriated billion people are being congratulated by of thought, expression, belief, faith and time-tested. Successive governments in to Qatar. But it’s churlish and preposterous to by Indian media for several reasons. A peoples and leaders around the world for worship guaranteed by the Constitution India have nurtured our strong ties and (The letter has been edited due to accuse this newspaper of bias against representative of such a country ‘con- the successful completion of yet another to all its citizens. multi-dimensional cooperation with the space constraints) the new government in India or for that demning’ the free expression of views free and fair election in the world’s larg- For every cynical voice, you would find Arab world. matter any government anywhere in in foreign media would only serve to est democracy, it is deplorable that The a myriad views reflecting deep admira- We deeply appreciate the congratu- The Peninsula replies: the world. diminish the lofty ideals the country is Peninsula has engaged in vicious charac- tion and robust optimism for India’s latory call made by His Excellency the Our stories reflect the views of the known for. ter assassination of Shri Narendra Modi, spectacular diversity and the underlying Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of As the biggest democratic exercise in people quoted in them and it’s within Editor WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 A look at Asian seas and European history

war ships. And they did so for a few and eventually carving up the China’s apparent centuries, before grudgingly pass- ancient empire. ing the baton to the United States As Peter Dutton, the director embrace of in the early 20th century. of the China Maritime Studies This all matters today, because Institute at the US Naval War like a zombie Selden’s ideas are College, told Congress earlier Selden’s ideas clawing their way out of the grave this year, China is now seeking thanks to China. Its appropria- to secure its seaward flank by is leading to tion of many of the same legal grabbing an offshore belt of terri- arguments that Selden made for tory. That explains, in large part, King Charles to wield against the aggressive moves to place oil a head-on the Dutch are now being turned rigs in Vietnamese waters, build against Beijing’s neighbours in the military installations on islands collision. western Pacific — and against the off the Philippines, and establish United States. air defence zones over islands run BY KEITH JOHNSON Chinese leaders increasingly by Japan. “The Chinese have long speak of “territorial integrity” felt vulnerable from the sea, and ne of the men ulti- when talking about the South their current maritime strategy mately responsible China Sea, which they pretty seeks to reduce that vulnerability for the diplomatic much claim in its entirety with by extending a ring of maritime and military show- the “nine-dashed-line,” a vague control around China’s periphery,” down taking place map that seems to label most Dutton testified. Oright now in the South China Sea of that sea as Chinese territory. Chinese foreign ministry offi- is an English lawyer, famed for a For years, Chinese scholars have cials and scholars have since the massive treatise he wrote by hand People walk out of the “Wuzhishan” passenger boat that arrived at a port after picking up Chinese citizens from pushed the notion of “blue terri- beginning defended the placement in Latin and mysteriously acquir- Vietnam, in Haikou, Hainan province, yesterday. tory,” or offshore islets and sur- of the oil rig on the grounds that ing a now-famous Chinese nauti- rounding waters that should be it is close to an island that they cal map. Though he’s been dead as much a physical part of China say is an integral part of China, for 360 years, the legal arguments this month because of Beijing’s business, the Dutch jurist Hugo back at the Dutch and expand as what’s behind the Great Wall. though Vietnam claims the that John Selden laid out to justify dispatch of a deep-water oil rig Grotius wrote The Open Sea royal power and reach at a time Last week, China’s top general islands, too. Similar arguments countries snatching up oceans as to waters 120 miles off the coast in 1609. He argued that no one when Parliament was getting said as much at the Pentagon. prevail in Beijing over the legal- if they were swaths of land are of Vietnam that both countries nation can own the high seas, uppity (it would behead him just “I want to underscore, finally, ity of building airstrips next to very much alive and kicking. claim. Chinese and Vietnamese because they are the common a few years later). “The King of that for the territory, which has the Philippines or aggressively And that’s a very big deal, ships have repeatedly clashed; inheritance of all mankind. Great Britain is Lord of the Sea passed down by our ancestors into patrolling the Senkaku islands because China’s apparent violent riots have erupted in “Every nation is free to travel flowing about, as an inseparable the hands of our generation, we that are in dispute with Japan. embrace of Selden’s ideas is lead- Vietnam targeting Chinese- to every other nation, and to trade and perpetual Appendant of the cannot afford to lose an inch,” Official Chinese media now uses ing to a head-on collision between owned businesses. with it,” he insisted. It was a bla- British Empire,” Selden wrote. Gen Fang Fenghui said of the dis- the phrase “territorial integrity” America’s belief that the world’s The United States has admon- tantly self-interested legal argu- It wasn’t an entirely novel idea: putes in the South China and East to describe China’s efforts to exert waterways should be open to all ished Beijing for “provocative” ment for a trading power stuck in Older empires including Rome, China seas. His US counterpart, control over things that aren’t and China’s insistence that it can and “aggressive” behaviour, and a tiny bit of land off the North Sea, Spain, and Portugal had also Gen Martin Dempsey, the chair- really territory and which aren’t, take exclusive control of portions the incident is souring relations but it packed a legal punch. tried to fence off bits of the sea man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, technically speaking, an integral of them. That is to say, what’s at between the two biggest powers in England sought a legal answer to keep out military and commer- said the US move to the Pacific part of China. stake in the fight over China’s dis- the world. So what’s all these have to Grotius, and by 1635 it had one cial rivals. But Selden’s treatise is designed to protect freedom of And that explains the mount- patch of an oil rig to waters off to do with the long-dead English when John Selden finally pub- stood for centuries as the ulti- navigation and trade. ing unease in Washington, which the coast of Vietnam is not a few lawyer? It goes back to a sordid lished a direct rejoinder: “The mate attempt to rebut Grotius, Beijing’s interest in trying to for decades has sent warships into barrels of oil but rather whether legal duel between the English Closed Sea.” Selden argued that whose ideas essentially form the turn its near seas into Chinese ter- waters claimed by friends and foes the global system that has driven and Dutch in the early 1600s. The waters off the coast of a king- basis for modern international ritory is, at root, all about security. alike to assert the international the rise of the West lives or dies. Dutch were the pre-eminent glo- dom, such as the waters that the law and the law of the sea. For centuries, leaders in Beijing right to freedom of navigation, “Chinese behaviour calls into bal trading and naval power of the Dutch and English were supposed Ironically, the British them- worried mostly about securing which is the linchpin of America’s question the core principle of the day; the English were not. And to share, could in fact be claimed selves abandoned Selden’s notions their flanks on land from barbar- ability to be a global superpower. freedom of navigation to favour nobody was more threatened by as national territory. “The Sea, by in favour of Grotius’s as soon as ians, Mongols and the like. No real “What the Chinese are doing a conservative, continental the Dutch rise than the English the Law of Nature or Nations, is the Dutch took over the British threat came from the sea until the here is effectively going after a approach to the sea,” said Alessio — in 1667, the Dutch would sail up not common to all men, but capa- crown in the Glorious Revolution. British and other Europeans sud- core, stated, US national inter- Patalano, a specialist on East the Thames River and burn the ble of private Dominion or propri- After that, Britain was as inter- denly showed up in gunboats in the est,” said Gabriel Collins, a secu- Asian maritime issues at King’s whole fleet. ety as well as the Land,” he wrote. ested in anybody as promoting free mid-1840s and opened a century of rity analyst and an expert on College London. Wanting to make sure that the King Charles I loved the idea, and open seas underpinned by the humiliation by seizing Chinese ter- Chinese maritime issues. All this has come to a head world’s oceans were kept open for because it gave him a way to push unhindered passage of traders and ritory, grabbing trading privileges, WP-BLOOMBERG Ukraine not a narrative of Russia versus US Did Jeb Magruder tell

wrest control of their country Journalists who from the oligarchs of Donetsk, all about Watergate? Dnepropetrovsk and elsewhere grew up in a who – with help from east and BY JONATHAN BERNSTEIN west – have robbed them for 23 years. The left should be cheering eb Magruder, who died on May 11, was one of the central figures world when them on. of the Watergate scandal. The east against west story Magruder was key to the original Watergate operation because, Moscow and the does have one beneficiary: the Jas operational manager of Richard Nixon’s re-election commit- Kremlin. In Ukraine Moscow tee, he was the direct supervisor of G Gordon Liddy and E Howard is trying to preserve a crooked Hunt, who organised the break-in and orchestrated campaign intel- West were equal regime against the wishes of ligence and dirty tricks. Ukrainians who want to live with Magruder, 79, was the last surviving attendee of the meeting where adversaries feel dignity, because the old ways made (according to Magruder) the “Gemstone” Liddy/Hunt operation was it money. It also fears a united approved by campaign director and former Attorney General John and stable Ukraine would join Mitchell, though Mitchell never accepted responsibility. In a 2003 inter- comfortable in Nato. That’s why Russia is shel- view, Magruder also claimed he had heard Mitchell receiving orders from tering Yanukovych, and threaten- Nixon to go after Democratic National Committee Chairman Larry A group of Maidan guards outside the parliament building in Kiev. this narrative. ing not to recognise the elections O’Brien’s office in the Watergate. I’m sceptical there’s very much to that on 25 May. Russia is deploying its story. Magruder’s role in the cover-up and its breakdown was second only This was not Russia against had run against him as president, propaganda apparatus to present to John Dean’s. When the original cover story began to collapse in early the west; everyone piled in. Just to show how tough he was. this as an ideological struggle 1973, Dean and Magruder raced to cut the best deal with prosecutors. BY OLIVER BULLOUGH look at the needless intermedi- In the parallel reality of some rather than a mercenary one. Magruder lost, though both wound up in federal prison and both spilled ary company created by Dmitry commentators, she was pro- RT, the channel formerly known the beans on important pieces of the puzzle. nyone who tells you Firtash in 2004 to buy gas from western and Yanukovych was as Russia Today, addresses the Magruder takes with him some of the hope of solving some of the Ukraine is a battle Russia and sell it to Ukraine, pro-Russian. In fact she is from outside world, while state televi- remaining Watergate mysteries, though I don’t think he knew much between Russia and making more than $600m a year. Dnepropetrovsk, and he is from sion channels bombard Russian- about Nixon’s personal involvement or knowledge before the arrests in Athe west is wrong. It is RosUkrEnergo was a west-east Donetsk, and they are both speakers with denunciations of June 1972. He certainly knew (at least within the limits of memory) what a lazy narrative told by ignorant joint venture: half owned by pro-themselves. Ukraine’s real the “fascists” in Kiev. happened in the authorising meeting that included himself, Mitchell and people, but is helping create a Russia’s Gazprom, half owned via political split has always been Journalists who grew up in Frank LaRue, but we’ll never know if he told the truth about it. genuine tragedy that we should an Austrian bank. Every dollar it between different industrial a world when Moscow and the Magruder also may have known more about the decision to target all be concerned about. earned was a dollar less for ordi- clans, whose placemen dominate west were equal adversaries feel the Watergate. If Liddy told the truth, however — and on this there’s no The history of Ukraine’s cri- nary Ukrainians. parliament. Now Yanukovych comfortable in this narrative. It’s particular reason to think he hasn’t — the burglars chose Democratic sis began not in February, with Some would have you believe has fled, Donetsk has lost power far easier to sell Ukraine if it’s headquarters principally out of expediency. It was easier to get into Viktor Yanukovych’s flight, but in that Yanukovych was a demo- and, by default, Dnepropetrovsk Czechoslovakia 1968, rather than than George McGovern’s campaign offices. 1991, with independence. Desperate cratic, pro-Russian president has taken over. Ukrainians did a messy failed state, a European However, other than the overheard phone call, there’s no reason to to break communism, privatisers driven out by western spies – yet not revolt to swap one business Congo. believe that Magruder knew anything about Nixon. Our last opportu- sold state assets as quickly as they he held his palaces and hunting clan for another, however, so they With media on all sides forcing nity to learn more from a first-person witness probably ended with the could. They didn’t care who got estate via British shell compa- insist on immediate elections. Ukraine into a west v east narra- death of Chuck Colson two years ago. It is possible, but less likely, that them; they just wanted private nies, and his son’s assets were (Tymoshenko is polling in the tive, Ukrainians keep hearing that Magruder may have had second-hand information he never told, such property to exist. They thought the owned through the Netherlands single figures.) this battle is geopolitical and inter- as a conversation with Mitchell or Bob Haldeman. The only remaining new owners would insist on their and Switzerland. Ukraine was a The protesters are still on the ethnic, rather than an attempt by hope for learning more about Nixon’s “pre-” role will be from physical rights, and thus build a stable soci- modern Prometheus, chained to Maidan in central Kiev because ordinary people to take control of evidence. Perhaps some day engineers will manage to recover more ety, governed by the rule of law. the ground, while vultures of all this isn’t their first revolution. their destinies. There is enough information from the tapes. It was the west that killed geopolitical persuasions compan- Back in 2004-5 they ousted truth in the caricature – west On the other hand, though we never did learn the whole story of that dream. By moving their ionably pecked at its liver. Yanukovych and elected a presi- Ukrainians do speak Ukrainian, Nixon’s involvement, I don’t think it’s that big a deal. We know that wealth offshore – to Austria, The corruption was obscene. dent who appointed Tymoshenko east Ukrainians do speak Russian he personally supervised the original cover-up, and that the cover-up the Caribbean or the various Ukraine has Europe’s second- to head his government. They – that Ukrainians have started of the cover-up was practically a one-man affair on his part. We know UK-owned tax havens – Ukraine’s highest HIV rate, with 230,000 trusted her to make things bet- believing it, and started fighting that he was aware of criminal activity before the Watergate break-ins, property owners could enjoy west- Ukrainians infected with the ter and went home, but corrup- about it. And people got killed. even if we don’t know whether he knew about that particular operation. ern property rights, while ben- virus, yet in 2012 and 2013 more tion continued. This time they’re And the propaganda is turning We know that he ordered his staff to commit crimes, even if we don’t efiting from chaos at home. That than a fifth of the budget for anti- keeping the pressure on. into the truth. know whether he ordered any of the crimes they actually committed turned the privatisers’ calcula- retrovirals was embezzled through Whisper it, but it’s working. Journalists have a responsibility (we know that his staff ignored some of his orders). And we know that tions on their head. rigged auctions. Anti-corruption A new procurement law scraped at a time like this. They should he was personally responsible for the general atmosphere of illegal- Insiders snatched Ukraine’s campaigners estimate 30 percent through the corrupt old parlia- learn what’s really happening ity in the White House and in his campaign, and that he personally industries, with particularly pow- of the annual procurement budget ment and removes the loopholes before making sweeping conclu- cultivated the obsession with obtaining political information that led erful business clans in the cities was stolen: that’s $15bn a year, the that allowed the annual $15bn to sions. They should remember this directly to Watergate and other crimes. of Donetsk and Dnepropetrovsk. same amount Ukraine is now beg- be stolen. Punishments for cor- is about ordinary Ukrainians, not Magruder wasn’t the worst of Nixon’s men. As far as I know, his They fought for control of the ging from the IMF. In the three ruption are tougher, registers on about Moscow or Washington. post-Nixon life as a minister was respectable and responsible. He was, government in Kiev, but all had years of Yanukovych’s rule, his son property are better, checks on And they should be aware that like Dean, an ambitious guy in the wrong place, who then made the the same basic interest: to perpet- became Ukraine’s second richest officials’ expenditure are tighter. their lazy judgments are tomor- wrong decisions. He’ll always be known as a criminal and an important uate chaos. The longer Ukraine man. And Yanukovych jailed Yulia This is what the revolution row’s incendiary propaganda. figure in perhaps the greatest political crime in US history. was a mess, the richer they got. Tymoshenko, a political rival who is about: Ukrainians trying to THE GUARDIAN WP-BLOOMBERG WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Bombings kill Ukraine oligarch calls for anti-rebel rallies MARIUPOL/DONETSK: Factories sounded their sirens in two cities of eastern Ukraine yesterday and steel workers 118 in central held a peace rally in support of a call by Ukraine’s richest man for protests against armed sep- aratists who plan to disrupt a May 25 presidential election. In his strongest condemnation Nigerian city yet of rebels who have seized stra- tegic points in towns in the heavily industrialised Russian-speaking Back-to-back blasts increase toll east, Rinat Akhmetov urged peo- ple to unite “for Donbass without JOS: Back-to-back bomb blasts about 3.30 while people gathered weapons! For Donbass without killed at least 118 people and to help the victims,” he said by masks!” wounded 45 in the crowded telephone. Akhmetov, a coal and steel business district of the central Jos has been relatively free of magnate who has an estimated Nigerian city of Jos yesterday, attacks by Boko Haram, but it 300,000 employees on his payroll emergency services said, in an claimed responsibility for a bomb and enjoys huge authority in the attack that appeared to bear the in a church in the highland city, region, said Ukrainians should hallmarks of the Boko Haram as well as two other places, on stage a “peaceful warning protest” insurgents. Christmas Day in 2011. at their companies from noon yes- There was no immediate claim The city is in the heart of terday when sirens would sound of responsibility. But the militant Nigeria’s volatile “Middle Belt”, across the region. group Boko Haram, which has set where its largely Christian south The initial response to his call, off bombs across the north and and mostly Muslim north meet, however, was modest. centre of Nigeria in an increas- and surrounding Plateau state Kiev’s pro-Western authorities ingly bloody campaign for an is often a flashpoint for violence, hailed Akhmetov’s move, hoping Islamic state, was likely to be the although the Christmas bombing it would trigger a groundswell of prime suspect. failed to trigger any. support from ordinary workers The Jos attack was likely cal- But in a sign it could, a mob to change the dynamics on the culated to stoke civil strife in of Christian youths armed with ground ahead of Sunday’s election. Ukrainian businessman, politician and presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko meets supporters in Cherkasy, Nigeria’s most combustible eth- clubs advanced toward a Muslim Separatist rebellions, fuelled central Ukraine. Confectionery tycoon Poroshenko is on track to win Ukraine’s presidential election in the first nic and sectarian tinder box. Jos part of Jos before police held them by cross-border propaganda round of voting due on Sunday, according to a poll published yesterday. and the surrounding Plateau state back, police spokeswoman Felicia from Russia, erupted in the east have seen thousands killed in tit- Anselm said by telephone. after Moscow-backed Viktor Donetsk and the Sea of Azov port He said the action should (DPR) and have called for it to be for-tat violence between largely President Goodluck Jonathan Yanukovich was toppled by mass city of Mariupol, where the oli- continue daily “until peace is absorbed into Russia. Christian Berom farmers and condemned the blasts, calling the street protests in Kiev in February. garch operates two of Ukraine’s established” and he also urged “Does anyone in Donbass know Muslim Fulani cattle herders over perpetrators “cruel and evil.” Separatists, who have set up biggest steel mills. motorists to join in the pro- at least one representative of this the past decade. “The government remains fully checkpoints and barricades in About 300 workers in white test by sounding their horns. DPR? What have they done for “We’ve now recovered 118 bodies committed to winning the war major towns and have held refer- hard hats and the red and grey The sharpness of Akhmetov’s our region? What jobs have they from the rubble,” said Mohammed against terror,” he said in a state- endums of their own, have indi- overalls of Akhmetov’s Metinvest attack on the separatists, whom created? Abdulsalam, coordinator of the ment. He announced heightened cated they will do all they can to company were first bussed to a he accused of waging a “genocide “Does walking around Donbass National Emergency Management measures to tackle the insurgents, prevent the election taking place. football stadium from the Ilyich of the Donbass”, confirmed he towns with guns in hands defend Agency in Jos. “This could rise by including a multinational force Election workers in the east and steel factory where they heard was now committed to support- the rights of Donetsk residents morning, as there is still some rub- around Lake Chad, comprising a a senior UN official have said sepa- speeches calling for Donbass to ing the government after months in front of the central govern- ble we haven’t yet shifted.” battalion each from Chad, Niger, ratists are carrying out intimida- be rid of weapons and then taken of hesitation. ment? Is looting in cities and “The first explosive went off Cameroon and Nigeria. tion and harassment, including on to Azovstal, also owned by the Akhmetov, whose fortune is taking peaceful citizens hostages around 3 pm. The second was REUTERS abducting election officials to block oligarch. estimated by Forbes magazine at a fight for the happiness of our the poll. In some parts of the region, cars $11.4bn, zeroed in on those separa- region? No, it is not! It is genocide In response to Akhmetov’s call, slowed in cities to show their sup- tists who have proclaimed an inde- of Donbass!,” he said. UN Al Qaeda committee asked to sirens sounded from factories in port for Akhmetov’s call. pendent Donetsk People’s Republic REUTERS blacklist Boko Haram UNITED NATIONS: Nigeria has formally asked the UN Security Council Al Qaeda sanctions committee to blacklist the Islamist militant group Boko Haram after the kidnapping of British preacher guilty on US terror charges hundreds of schoolgirls. If there is no objection by the 15-member council committee, NEW YORK: A New York was the second high-profile terror One member of the jury, who Hamza was found guilty of provid- which operates by consensus, Boko Haram will be sanctioned as of jury has convicted British hate trial in New York in three months. did not want to disclose his iden- ing the Islamist kidnappers with a 1900 GMT tomorrow. The sanctions would include an international preacher Abu Hamza on 11 kid- Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, better tity, said they tried to follow the satellite phone, acting as an inter- asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo. napping and terrorism charges, known in Britain as Abu Hamza judge’s guidelines in reaching a mediary and dispensing advice by Boko Haram kidnapped more than 250 girls from a secondary opening the way for a judge to Al Masri, was charged with the verdict. The Yemen counts were telephone from home. school in Chibok in northeastern Nigeria on April 14. Eight other impose what will almost cer- 1998 abduction of Western tour- “easier” to decide, the juror said, The jury also convicted him of girls were taken from another village earlier this month. tainly be a life sentence. ists in Yemen, providing material describing Abu Hamza’s views on trying to set up a terror training The draft UN listing entry describes Boko Haram as an affiliate Of The hook-handed imam showed support to Al Qaeda, assisting 9/11 as “very disturbing.” camp in Oregon in 1999 and, from Al Qaeda and the Organization of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. no reaction as the guilty verdict the Taliban and sending terror Abu Hamza’s defence lawyer his London base, of promoting “Boko Haram has maintained a relationship with the Organization was returned on all counts follow- recruits to Afghanistan. Jeremy Schneider vowed to appeal, “violent jihad” on a global scale. of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb for training and material sup- ing a four-week trial. Of the 16 tourists that were kid- questioning the speed of the jury’s Abu Hamza denied all the port purposes,” according to the draft narrative summary accom- Judge Katherine Forrest will napped, four were killed. deliberations and said they had charges, though he acknowledged panying the proposed listing. return to the Manhattan court- It took the 12-member jury just “focused on his words, not on his he occasionally used strong words REUTERS room on September 9 to sentence 12 hours over two days to reach acts.” in his sermons and fiery speeches. Abu Hamza, 56, and wrap up what the unanimous verdict. In the hostage-taking, Abu AFP

Bermuda swears in new premier Serbia declares mourning, flood death toll rises HAMILTON: Michael Dunkley was sworn in as acting pre- mier of Bermuda yesterday following the surprise resignation BELGRADE: Serbia yesterday days of the heaviest rainfall since In northern Bosnia, the Sava flood defences at the Kostolac of Premier Craig Cannonier over allegations that he accepted declared three days of national records began 120 years ago caused broke sandbag defences overnight coal-fired power plant east of $300,000 in campaign funds from a US real estate developer. mourning and reported another rivers to burst their banks and and flooded several villages near Belgrade. “Nothing illegal was done, but I accept there was a failure over death in the worst rainfall to triggered hundreds of landslides. the town of Orasje. Officials said they believed the time to be completely transparent,” Cannonier said on Monday night. hit the Balkan region in living On Serbia’s border with Bosnia, The government in Bosnia says Nikola Tesla plant in Obrenovac, Dunkley, the former deputy premier and national security min- memory, even as the rising River the mayor of Mali Zvornik said more than a million people, or a 30 km southwest of Belgrade, was ister of the British Overseas Territory was sworn in by Governor Sava threatened more havoc. an “entire hill” was threatening quarter of the population, have largely out of danger. The plant George Fergusson. Prime Minister Aleksandar to slide into the River Drina and been affected by the flooding covers roughly half of Serbia’s Vucic said the death toll in the flood the town and neighbouring and landslides, comparing the electricity needs, but has been Vaz wins Guinea-Bissau vote town of Obrenovac, southwest of Zvornik. Obrenovac was almost destruction to that of the coun- working at only partial capac- Belgrade, alone had reached 14. deserted, evacuated by police and try’s 1992-95 war. ity, forcing the country to boost BISSAU: Former Finance Minister Jose Mario Vaz won a high- At least 40 people have died in soldiers on fears of a new flood Soldiers, volunteers and energy imports. stakes presidential run-off election in Guinea-Bissau meant to Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia, after wave. workers continued to reinforce REUTERS draw a line under a 2012 coup, the elections commission said yesterday, but the losing candidate rejected the result. Vaz, the candidate of the dominant African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, took 61.9 percent of votes, according to results announced by elections commission president Six die in Russia Augusto Mendes. He defeated Nuno Gomes Nabiam, an independent candidate from the Balanta ethnic group — the country’s largest — train crash and is seen as close to the army. He garnered 38.1 percent of ballots. NARO-FOMINSK: A freight Five convicted of killing journalist train jumped the tracks and collided with a passenger train MOSCOW: A Moscow jury convicted five men yesterday in the near Moscow yesterday, ripping 2006 murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the side off one of the carriages Russian news agencies reported, including three defendants who and killing at least six people. had been acquitted in a previous trial. Dozens were injured and The defendants included three Chechen brothers, one of whom Russian officials said the death was accused of shooting Politkovskaya in the lobby of her Moscow toll could rise. All of the windows apartment building on October 7, 2006, as well as their uncle and a and most of the side of one green former police officer. Politkovskaya’s killing drew attention to the carriage had gone. risks faced by Russians who challenge the authorities and deepened The train had been on its way Western concerns for the rule of law under President Vladimir Putin. from Moscow to Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, before the War crimes suspects escape collision at around 12.30 pm near the town of Naro-Fominsk, 55 km PRISTINA: Police in Kosovo launched a manhunt yesterday for southwest of the Russian capital. three high-profile war crimes suspects who appeared to have fled An official from state-owned a hospital where they were each being treated under guard while Russian Railways told reporters standing trial. They include Sami Lushtaku, a close ally of Kosovo’s at the scene that five people had prime minister and former guerrilla commander, Hashim Thaci. been killed immediately and a “The Kosovo Correctional Services have informed the presiding sixth had later died in hospital. judge that they cannot locate three out of seven defendants in the Russian Railways said the col- so-called Drenica case,” said a spokesman for the European Union’s Rescuers walk in front of a damaged carriage of a passenger train after an accident, some 80 km west of Moscow, lision occurred after 15 freight- police and justice mission. near the town of Naro-Fominsk, yesterday. train carriages derailed. REUTERS REUTERS WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 ASIA / PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Thailand’s military declares martial law Anti-government protesters say would continue fight

BANGKOK: Thailand’s army at 2.00pm, an army spokesman court found them guilty of abuse declared martial law nation- said. Provincial governors and top of power. wide yesterday to restore order officials were summoned to meet The crisis, the latest instal- after six months of street pro- the army at regional centres. ment of a near-decade-long power tests that have left the country Both pro-and anti-government struggle between former telecoms without a proper functioning protesters are camped out at dif- tycoon Thaksin and the royalist government, but denied that ferent places in the capital and, to establishment, has brought the the surprise move amounted to prevent clashes, the army ordered country to the brink of recession a military coup. them to remain where they were and even raised fears of civil war. While troops patrolled parts of and not march anywhere. The The military, which put down a Bangkok, the caretaker govern- army also called on media not to pro-Thaksin protest movement in ment led by supporters of self- broadcast material that would 2010, has staged numerous coups exiled former premier Thaksin affect national security and ordered since Thailand became a constitu- Shinawatra was still in office, 10 satellite TV channels, including tional monarchy in 1932. The last military and government offi- both pro-and anti-government sta- one was in 2006 to oust Thaksin, cials said. Ministers were not tions, to stop broadcasting. who has lived abroad since 2008 informed of the army’s plan before The caretaker government, but wields political influence and the announcement on television wary of the army given its past commands huge support among at 3.00am. interventions on the side of the the poor. Thai soldiers next to a portrait of King Bhumibol Adulyadej after the declaration of martial law in Bangkok yesterday. Army chief General Prayuth establishment, welcomed the Anti-government protesters Chan-ocha said the military was move to restore order. It said it want a “neutral” prime minis- taking charge of public security had not been informed but it was ter appointed to oversee elec- their fight despite the imposition “For this to be a success the Army chief Prayuth had warned because of violent protests that still running the country. toral reforms aimed at ending of martial law yesterday and the army needs to act like a neutral last week, after three people were had claimed lives and caused “The government doesn’t have Thaksin’s influence. The govern- army chief’s call for talks between force and not be seen to side with killed in a gun and grenade attack damage. Nearly 30 people have a problem with this and can gov- ment views an early general elec- rival groups. the anti-government protesters. on anti-government protesters in been killed since the protests ern the country as normal,” care- tion it would likely win as the best “Martial law does not affect It needs to offer an election date Bangkok, that troops might have began in November last year. taker Justice Minister Chaikasem way forward. our civil uprising ... We still retain and start a political reform proc- to be used to restore order if the “We are concerned this violence Nitisiri, said. The army tried to mediate in our right to demonstrate against ess at the same time.” violence continued. could harm the country’s secu- An aide said caretaker Prime the crisis late last year, bringing this tyrannical government,” The United States, which cut “The army chief was moving rity in general. Then, in order Minister Niwatthamrong together then premier Yingluck Thaugsuban said in a speech to aid to its military ally after the towards imposition of martial to restore law and order to the Boonsongphaisan had sum- and anti-government protest supporters. 2006 coup, said it was monitoring law ever since his announcement country, we have declared martial moned a government meeting leader Suthep Thaugsuban. It But one analyst called yester- the situation closely. last week,” said a senior army law,” Prayuth said. “I’m asking all at an undisclosed location to has played down fears of a coup, day’s army action a “phantom “We expect the army to hon- official, who spoke on condition those activist groups to stop all discuss the situation. Thailand stressing that politicians must coup.” “There was no consultation our its commitment to make this of anonymity. “He now feels that activities and cooperate with us has been stuck in political limbo resolve the dispute. with the government and I think a temporary action to prevent the police cannot handle security in seeking a way out of this crisis.” since Prime Minister Yingluck The leader of protesters the military will slowly expand violence, and to not undermine and is alarmed by grenade attacks Prayuth invited directors of Shinawatra, Thaksin’s younger who have been trying to oust its powers and test the waters,” democratic institutions,” US and other incidents and the fact government agencies and other sister, and nine of her ministers Thailand’s government for six said Kan Yuenyong at the Siam State Department spokeswoman neither side looks like it will back high-ranking officials to a meeting were dismissed on May 7 after a months said they would continue Intelligence Unit think-tank. Jen Psaki said in a statement. down.” REUTERS North Korea may be closer to developing nuclear missile: Experts

SEOUL: North Korea, which mount on a ballistic missile. of flames, defends its nuclear pro- head of research at the state- “Given the number of years A South Korean government this month threatened to No one outside the inner cir- gramme as a “treasured sword” run Korea Institute for Defence that North Korea has been work- official involved in monitoring carry out a fourth nuclear test, cle of North Korea’s nuclear to counter what it sees as US-led Analyses. Diplomatic sources said ing at it, my assessment is that the North’s nuclear capabilities may be closer than previously programme likely knows what hostility. And there was now “tre- that China, North Korea’s lone they can mount a warhead on said miniaturisation was “within thought to putting a nuclear advances the country has made. mendous technological motiva- major ally, had used diplomatic a Rodong,” Mark Fitzpatrick, sight”. “It is likely there has been warhead on a missile, some But there has been a shift in tion” to conduct a nuclear test as channels to warn North Korea director of the nonproliferation progress, but on the question experts say, making a mockery thinking by some who study North it races to perfect the technology against a nuclear test, another at the International Institute for of whether they have actually of years of UN sanctions aimed Korea full time since it conducted to miniaturise warheads, a South possible sign that Pyongyang is Strategic Studies, said. achieved it, I’d have to say not at curbing such a programme. a nuclear test in February last Korean nuclear expert said. considering such a move. “Also, there is no doubt that yet,” he said. North Korea has long boasted year and amid on-off indications “The field deployment of a Experts say the delivery vehi- Pakistan can mount a nuclear In March, the North fired two of making strides in acquiring a it is preparing another. nuclear missile is imminent,” cle of choice for the North’s first warhead on its version of the Rodong missiles which flew about “nuclear deterrent”, but there The isolated and poverty- said Kim Tae-woo, former head nuclear warhead would most Rodong, It is reasonable to 650 kilometres before splashing had been general scepticism that stricken state, which regularly of South Korea’s state-run likely be the mid-range Rodong assume that North Korea can into the sea off the east coast, it could master the step of min- threatens to destroy the United Korea Institute for National missile, which has a design range too. How reliable the warhead well short of their full range. iaturising a nuclear warhead to States and South Korea in a sea Unification, who also served as of 1,300 kilometres. would be is another question.” REUTERS

Japan govt firm World Economic Forum to dispose of nuclear waste

TOKYO: Japan’s govern- ment has decided that a state-owned company will be responsible for the disposal of contaminated soil and other radioactive waste outside Fukushima Prefecture. The government plans to purchase land plots in Futaba and Okuma towns in Fukushima Prefecture in order to build interim storage facili- ties there, according to Japan’s (NHK WORLD) website. The interim facilities will store soil and other waste from cleanup work in areas con- taminated by the Fukushima nuclear accident in March Filipino rubbish scavengers rest inside a makeshift tent at a dump site near Manila’s international airport in the Philippines 2011. yesterday. A World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia under the motto ‘Leveraging Growth for Equitable Progress’ But local people fear the will be held in Manila from today to Friday. facilities will become final dis- posal sites. Russia’s Putin arrives in China ‘US spying on phones in Philippines’ SHANGHAI: Russian MANILA: The Philippines time stamp, source and desti- by Snowden, provides a NSA President Vladimir Putin is among the countries being nation information collected by Special Source Operations’ arrived in Shanghai early secretly monitored by a tel- MYSTIC that may be author- description of MYSTIC as a yesterday to start his state ecommunications spying pro- ized by the host country and “programme for embedded col- visit to China and attend gramme of the US National even by the telecommunications lection systems overtly installed the upcoming Asian security Security Agency (NSA), as firms. A 2013 budget justifica- on target networks predomi- summit. revealed by whistle-blower tion of the US intelligence com- nantly for collection and Putin will attend the fourth and fugitive Edward Snowden. munity cites the need to fund processing of wireless/mobile Summit of the Conference on Online publication The MYSTIC capable of provid- communications networks.” Interaction and Confidence Intercept, a platform releas- ing “comprehensive metadata Philippine laws prohibit wire Building Measures in Asia ing Snowden’s leaks, alleged access and content against tar- tapping and related violations scheduled in Shanghai. in a post yesterday that NSA’s geted communications in ___, not authorized by all parties Chinese President Xi Jinping cutting-edge surveillance pro- Kenya, Caribbean, Mexico, and concerned. RA No 4200 or the and Putin will hold talks and gramme MYSTIC collects the Philippines.” Anti Wire-Tapping Law, how- make a “substantial” state- “metadata” and content and The programme also offers ever, only covers the monitoring ment, and also witness the from mobile networks in the “near real-time, complete and interception of content. signing of a series of impor- Caribbean, Mexico, Kenya, access to the additional tar- In February, the Supreme tant bilateral cooperation the Philippines and another get country’s GSM networks,” Court upheld penalties under the agreements. unnamed country. according to the document assailed Republic Act 10175 or AGENCIES Metadata are information leaked by Snowden. Another the Cybercrime Prevention Act. revealing message or call’s classified document, provided THE PHILIPPINE STAR WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN Geo TV ‘threatened’ over blasphemy Popular Pakistan channel scrubbing logos off its vans and limiting staff movements, says president ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s “This is a well-orchestrated hurt for any reason can file a case. accusations with evidence and song was sung about the marriage with the radical Red Mosque in biggest television station said campaign,” he said. “This could Scores of people accused of later backpedaled. of Prophet Muhammad’s [PBUH] the capital. it was ramping up security lead to mob violence.” blasphemy have been lynched But a national poster cam- daughter at the same time a pair Advocate Tariq Asad said his yesterday after it became the The accusations pit Pakistan’s by mobs and Aslam said despite paign was launched proclaim- of shoes was raised. suit named the singers and writ- object of dozens of blasphemy most popular private television broadcasting apologies, the sta- ing support for the military and Both elements are traditional ers of the song, cable operators, accusations for playing a song channel against increasingly vocal tion had received threats to kill denouncing the station. Cable in a wedding ceremony but the television regulators, a national during an interview with an religious conservatives, just as journalists and their families. operators pulled Geo from their timing was insulting to Islam, council of clerics and ARY, a rival actress. the station was emerging from a The accusations follow content. dozens of petitioners have alleged. television station. “Geo Television is scrubbing bruising battle with the country’s Geo’s high-profile tussle with That controversy had barely Others allege the song itself was ARY repeatedly broadcast clips logos off its vans and limiting spy agency. Pakistan’s powerful spy agency, died down when Geo was engulfed insulting. of the morning show, alleging it staff movements after receiving Blasphemy carries the death whom it accused of shooting one by a flood of blasphemy accusa- On Monday, Islamabad High was blasphemous, an action that scores of threats over allegedly penalty in Pakistan but is not of its most popular anchors last tions over a show it carried last Court accepted a petition Asad said was blasphemous in blasphemous content,” said chan- defined by law; anyone who says month. week. brought by a lawyer represent- itself. nel president Imran Aslam. their religious feelings have been The station did not support its The cases allege a traditional ing a group of clerics affiliated REUTERS

Arms surrendered Six rebels die Taliban rebels kidnap in Afghanistan KABUL: Six Taliban mili- tants were killed in joint Chinese cyclist on tour operations launched by Afghan security forces DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The searching for the man. and the International Pakistani Taliban have kid- Kidnaps are rising in Pakistan, Security Assistance Force in napped a Chinese tourist on although it is unusual for Chinese Afghanistan (ISAF) during a cycling tour of the country, to be targeted. Gunmen in January the past twenty-four hours police and Taliban sources said shot dead six guards protecting a in different regions of the yesterday, the latest in a series Spanish round-the-world cyclist in country. of abductions aimed at raising a remote area of western Pakistan. Afghanistan’s Interior money for rival Taliban factions. He escaped unhurt, his family said. Ministry said in a statement The man was kidnapped on The Pakistani Taliban, who today that Afghan forces Monday in Daraban, near the are seeking to set up an Islamic carried out with ISAF sev- western city of Dera Ismail Khan. state, have split over tribal rival- eral joint operations killing Abdullah Bahar, a senior ries, control of extortion revenue, six Taliban militants, injur- Taliban commander, said the man peace talks with the government, ing five others, and arresting was in their custody. and who should succeed leaders seven others. “We kidnapped the Chinese killed by US drone strikes. The statement added that tourist. He is now in our hands,” It is allied to but not the same the operations took place in he said. “We will demand the as the Afghan Taliban, who Kunar, Zabul, Logar, Helmand release of our fighters who are in have repeatedly called on their and Uruzgan provinces. government custody.” Pakistani allies to resolve their Former Taliban militants pose for the camera after surrendering as part of the US-backed Afghan government Daraban police said they were differences. REUTERS Blasts kill five amnesty programme in Herat yesterday. Afghan soldiers KABUL: At least five Afghan national army (ANA) service Balochistan insurgents Hussain to address parliament on June 2 members were killed in the past 24 hours, defence offi- cials said yesterday. urged to rethink approach ISLAMABAD: President Article 56(3) read as “at the The government intends to General Zahir Azimi, Mamnoon Hussain will address commencement of the first ses- present the federal budget for spokesman for the ministry the mandatory annual joint sit- sion after each general election 2014-15 during the following of defence of Afghanistan, ISLAMABAD: Balochistan And I’m sure my efforts will yield ting of both houses of parlia- to the National Assembly and week, but not later than June 6, said the Afghan soldiers has been mired in a low-key results,” he said. ment on June 2. at the commencement of the a government source said. were killed following impro- insurgency since 2004 which He candidly admitted that so “In exercise of the powers con- first session of each year the It will be first address by vised explosive device (IED) has become deadlier following far his administration’s efforts to ferred by clause (1) of the Article president shall address both President Hussain, a PML-N explosion, the Khaama Press the killing of Jamhoori Wattan bring the Baloch separatists to 54 read with clause (3) of Article houses assembled together and loyalist from Karachi who got reported. Party leader Nawab Akbar the negotiating table have been 56 of the Constitution, the presi- inform the Majlis-e-Shoora elected as the 12th head of the There has been a spike rise Bugti in 2006. unsuccessful. dent has been pleased to sum- (parliament) of the causes of its state in July last year and replaced in Afghan national security Security situation has been vol- “But a strategy is being devised mon both the houses together in summons.” former president Asif Ali Zardari forces casualties after taking atile, with militant and sectarian to convene an all parties’ confer- Parliament House,” a notification With the joint sitting will in September. lead in security responsibili- violence, snap search operations ence (APC) soon,” he added. issued yesterday by the media commence the second parlia- Zardari had addressed parlia- ties from the Nato-led coali- and alleged rights abuses afflict- “The ruling National Party wing of the National Assembly mentary year of the PML-N ment for a record six times. tion forces. ing the local populace. wants to organise a meaningful yesterday said. dominated National Assembly. INTERNEWS According to the defence A medley of Baloch insurgent APC where every stakeholder will officials, Afghan army casual- groups keep the embers of insur- be invited.” ties in 1392 were 3.8 percent gency burning. Asked about the achievements Soccer factory daily on average basis which is And the worst sufferers of this during his year-long rule, the mainly caused due to impro- fighting are the Baloch people. chief minister said that the secu- vised explosive device (IED) Chief Minister of Balochistan rity situation has comparatively attacks. Abdul Malik Baloch advises improved. insurgent groups to ‘revisit their “There has been a considerable PTI moves court approach’ in order to lessen the decline in incidents of targeted sufferings of their brethren. killing and kidnapping-for- over blockade “Historically, insurgency has ransom as well as street crimes given the Baloch people noth- in Quetta and other parts of ISLAMABAD: Pakistan ing save death and destruction Balochistan,” he said. Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) and triggered forced migrations. “Highways were not safe a year Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) This 12-year-long insurgency ago but now people can travel government has approached has destroyed the economy without fear,” he added. “One can the Supreme Court (SC) and disrupted social services in compare the statistics with those against the Punjab govern- Balochistan,” Dr Malik said in an of the previous government and ment for blocking the supply exclusive interview. see the difference.” of wheat. Since coming to power as a However, he said there were An application submitted by result of the 2013 election, Dr still some troubled spots where the K-P government through Malik has been conciliatory in the government was trying its Advocate General Latif his tone and tenor. best to maintain law and order. Yousafzai says that the Punjab He believes in putting out the “The projects to lay 20 KV government has imposed unan- insurgency through dialogue and Khuzdar-Dadu and Loralai-DG nounced restrictions for the healing the scars of war. Khan transmission lines are in past 20 days with regard to the “I’ve been mandated by the full swing and one of them will movement of wheat. federal government to bring all complete by May 20 while the The application further Baloch leaders into the politi- other in July. These projects will states that checkposts have cal mainstream. I want to per- help in curtailing load shedding in been established, stopping suade them to attain their rights Balochistan,” Dr Malik said. trucks loaded with wheat on through a democratic struggle. INTERNEWS routes leading to KP. An employee adjusts outer panels on a soccer ball inside a soccer ball factory that is producing balls for 2014 AGENCIES World Cup in Brazil, in Sialkot, Punjab province. Governor forms another commission for reforms in tribal region

PESHAWAR: As if the rec- a comprehensive report within 10 The commission may corporate will develop strategic and detailed making it more effective, efficient It will also plan introduction ommendations of previous task months. another member with the approval action plans for realizing strate- and responsive to the needs of peo- of MIS system for good including forces and reforms commissions The successive governors had of the governor, said a notification. gic objectives of reforms agenda ple and propose options. trade and immigration govern- were not enough, Pakistan’s formed several commissions and The body will submit short and in different sectors including eco- Under the ToRs, the FRC ance whereas possible. northwestern province of task forces for the purpose but long term reforms initiatives to nomic in Fata. will make recommendations for It will also review border man- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor administrative and legal reforms the governor for his approval. The FRC has been tasked to introducing accountability proc- agement regime including trade Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan are missing in Fata. Mandate of the FRC is to for- revisit and define the state/citi- ess in the financial management, and immigration in consultation has set up another Fata Former chief secretary Ejaz mulate and propose strategic zen relations, identify key reforms introduction of governance and with Prime Minister Secretariat. Reforms Commission (FRC) to Qureshi has been appointed objectives, strategic policies and areas and options for institutional introduction of grievances redres- It will re-examine the existing frame strategic objectives for chairman of the FRC, whose action plans which will be submit- development and strengthening, sal system based on study of best legal an institutional systems in the volatile tribal areas for the other members are Lt Gen Syed ted to the governor for approval. and good governance in the area. practices in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Fata and will propose improve- next 25 years. Sabahat Hussain, former bureau- The FRC will overview the imple- It has been tasked to review and other areas. ment/ amendments in the exist- The five-member commission crat Mir Laiq Shah, former mentation of the reform initia- structure of the existing Fata Civil With the technical assist- ing laws, rules, business process comprising retired civil and mili- provincial minister Mossarat tives and propose ‘mid-course Secretariat, Governor’s House, ance of the National Database and develop legal regime for the tary officers, a former provin- Qadeem, who runs an NGO, and corrections’ as and when required. Governor’s Secretariat and political Registration Authority, the panel implementation of the approved cial minister and a serving civil additional secretary to the gover- The commission has been given administration in tribal areas with will suggest one-window facilita- reforms initiatives. officer has been asked to produce nor Muddassir Riaz Malik. 18 terms of reference (ToRs) and a view to strengthen the system for tion centre for various services. INTERNEWS WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Modi to take oath as 14th PM on Monday This is beginning of hope: Modi

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday formally appointed Narendra Modi as the next Prime Minister of India after the lat- ter met him, along with senior leaders of his party and the National Democratic Alliance, and staked claim to forming a government. He will take his oath next Monday, May 26, as India’s 14th Prime Minister. The oath-taking will take place in the expansive forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan and will be telecast live to the nation. It would be the first time, as Modi himself pointed out, that someone from the post-Independence gen- eration would lead the country. “Narendra Modi, Leader of the BJP parliamentary party, called on the President today. As The Prime Minister-designate, Narendra Modi, bows down in respect at the steps of the Parliament house upon his arrival to attend the BJP parliamentary party meeting in New Delhi yesterday. Narendra Modi has been elected Modi (left) receiving a letter from President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi yesterday. leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party and BJP has the major- would not disappoint his party vendor in a small town in his my mother just as India is my by that of the party-led National ity support in the House of the or the country. native Gujarat, stressed he should mother,” said Modi, almost break- Democratic Alliance in which PMO changes People, the President appointed Addressing the party MPs and not be seen above the party and ing down. “The party has done me several of the 29 allies felicitated Narendra Modi as the Prime other leaders in the Central Hall, credited the electoral victory to a favour by giving me an opportu- Modi. Modi said the full major- Twitter handle Minister of India and requested which he visited for the first time its organisational strength. nity to serve.” ity accorded to the party means him to advise the names of others and on the steps of which he went Modi became emotional and “The celebrations, excitement “hope and trust”. “This is begin- NEW DELHI: The Prime to be appointed members of the down on his knees in reverence to broke down when he responded will go on but the era of respon- ning of hope,” he said. Minister’s Office yesterday council of ministers,” a communi- the ‘temple of democracy’, Modi to party veteran L K Advani’s sibility has begun.” Modi remembered former changed its Twitter handle, que from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, said the majority given to the BJP remarks that he had done a Modi’s name was proposed by Prime Minister Atal Bihari six days before BJP leader the presidential palace, said. in the Lok Sabha was “a vote for favour by leading the BJP in the party elder Advani and seconded Vajpayee, who is ailing, the free- Narendra Modi takes oath, “The President will administer hope and faith” and said his rise election, a move that Advani had by other senior leaders includ- dom fighters and leaders who had provoking the BJP to term the Oath of Office and Secrecy from humble origins was a tribute initially opposed. “Please don’t use ing Murli Manohar Joshi, M drafted the constitution. it “disgraceful, unethical and on May 26, 2014 at 6pm at to the greatness of Indian democ- the word ‘kripa’ (favour),” Modi Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari, Modi said he never felt illegal”. The Twitter han- Rashtrapati Bhavan,” the state- racy. “A government should be one said, referring to Advani’s earlier Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley. dejected. “Only optimistic people dle, @PMOIndia, which was ment added. that works for the poor and this is remark that Modi had done a As Modi spoke, he was repeat- can enthuse others. We have to begun during the tenure of Earlier, in an emotional yet why the new government is com- favour to the party in helping in edly cheered with thumping of leave pessimism,” he said. Prime Minister Manmohan euphoric moment at the Central mitted to the poor of the country its impressive win. desks. There were moist eyes with Calling himself a disciplined Singh, was changed to @ Hall of Parliament House, Modi and dedicated to the youth of the He paused for a few minutes, Advani also admitting that he was soldier and vowing to work for PMOIndiaArchive. The orig- was unanimously elected leader country as well as our mothers had a sip of water and then con- overwhelmed by the occasion. The the “poorest of the poor”, Modi inal @PMOIndia was left of the BJP parliamentary party and daughters,” said Modi. tinued. “A son doesn’t do a favour BJP is returning to power after 10 said he would present his govern- blank, minus text or any dis- where he talked of “era of respon- In his 30-minute speech, Modi, to his mother. A son works with long years. The BJP parliamen- ment’s report card in 2019, exactly play picture. IANS sibility and hope” and said he who helped his father as a tea dedication. I treat the BJP as tary party meeting was followed five years from now. IANS Modi thanks Maninagar US hopes partnership with India will grow AHMEDABAD: On the eve wishes are with me. Maninagar’s of resigning as Gujarat Chief wishes will not go in vain.” WASHINGTON: Calling India a “very the issue. “I’m not going to get into the tick-tock, declining to say if the US had talked to Modi’s Minister, Prime Minister- Speaking in Gujarati, Modi important strategic partner”, the US hopes but heads of government and heads of state are team on the issue. designate Narendra Modi yes- said the people of Maninagar that its “enduring partnership” with India will eligible for an A-1 visa and must travel to the Asked if she read anything in Modi not tweet- terday thanked the people of elected him three times “and that only grow under the new government led by United States on an A-1 visa regardless of the ing his thanks to Obama’s congratulations, Psaki his Maninagar assembly con- too with record margins”. The Narendra Modi despite the flap over his visa. purpose of the trip,” Psaki said when asked if the said: “I don’t have any Twitter analysis today stituency for their support and Gujarat assembly will meet today “Obviously, we have a long, enduring partner- US visa ban on Modi had ended. to share. We look forward to welcoming him to said he would ensure that their at 11 am to bid farewell to Modi as ship with India. That will continue and hope- “As Prime Minister of India, obviously Modi the United States when that visit is scheduled. I dreams are fulfilled. Chief Minister. At 3 pm, Modi will fully only grow in the future,” State Department would be a head of state, and you saw the think our relationship between the United States Addressing a mammoth, wildly hand over his resignation. spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters referring announcement from the White House this and India is so strong and enduring we won’t cheering gathering in Maninagr, While the BJP has not made an President Barack Obama’s invitation to the weekend, after the President’s call, that they worry about the Twitter rank order.” hours after President Pranab official announcement about who prime minister elect. But despite the direct invi- have invited him and would welcome him to Asked who would be the new US point person Mukherjee formally invited him to will succeed Modi, party sources tation from Obama ending the over decade-long the United States,” Psaki said. But Modi have for dealing with the new Modi government once take oath as the Prime Minister, said that Anandiben Patel, the US boycott of the Bharatiya Janata Party leader, to apply for the visa to come to the US? “Again, the US ambassador Nancy Powell leaves later Modi said: “I will succeed in my revenue minister, was set to be whose US visa was revoked in 2005 for his alleged I’m not going to get into the tick-tock of the this month, Psaki noted that the US has “an new assignment as your best the next Chief Minister. IANS role during the 2002 Gujarat riots, the State logistics, but obviously heads of state come to extensive team on the ground, given the impor- department continued to play word games over the United States on A-1 visas,” she repeated tance of our relationship.” IANS

Kashmir bids farewell to soldier Jayalalithaa drops one more minister Kejriwal meets LG,

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa yester- wants to form govt day dropped one minister from her cabinet, a day after she NEW DELHI: The AAP the AAP to form a government rejigged her ministry dropping yesterday told Lt Governor in Delhi. three ministers and inducting Najeeb Jung that it wants to Some news reports had sur- three new faces. form the government in Delhi, faced that three Congress leg- According to a statement and asked him not to dissolve islators reportedly expressed from the Raj Bhavan, Governor the legislative assembly. their desire to extend outside K Rosaiah has accepted “We have told the Lt Governor support to the AAP. Jayalalithaa’s recommendation that we want to form the gov- With 31 legislators, the to drop Labour Minister K P ernment in Delhi. We asked him Bharatiya Janata Party emerged Munusamy. not to dissolve the assembly and as the single largest party in the P Mohan, minister for rural sought two weeks’ time,” a senior Delhi assembly polls. industries, will hold additional leader of the Aam Aadmi Party It has the support of one leg- charge of the labour portfolio and said. The leader, however, said islator from the Akali Dal, its be redesignated as minister for since the Congress has ruled out ally in the National Democratic rural industries and labour, the outside support to the Arvind Alliance. statement said. Kashmiri people carry the coffin of Mushtaq Ahmad Mir, a soldier, during his funeral in Qazipora in the Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party “We will not support the Aam IANS Budgam district of Kashmir yesterday. Mir was killed in a gunfight between soldiers and suspected militants , there was not much the party Aadmi Party at any cost. When in Budgam district on Monday, police said. could do. we gave them the opportunity, The Aam Aadmi Party has 27 they ran away. We are ready for legislators while the Congress fresh elections,” Delhi Congress has eight in a house of 70. chief Arvinder Singh Lovely said In a letter to the Lt Governor, here. the AAP said it will hold pub- “There is consensus in the Manjhi: Once a soft-spoken shepherd, now CM lic meeting in Delhi to obtain party over this issue. It is up to people’s opinion on forming the the Bharatiya Janata Party to PATNA: Humble and honest, 68-year- According to relatives, Manjhi joined the Manjhi’s love for simple food and cotton government. form the government,” Lovely old Mahadalit leader Jitan Ram Manjhi, telecom department in his home district Gaya dhoti-kurta is well known in his native vil- Meanwhile, Delhi Congress told reporters. who was yesterday sworn as the new Chief after graduation, but was not satisfied with his lage Mahkar as well as to supporters in Gaya chief Arvinder Singh Lovely said Meanwhile, Congress general Minister of Bihar, began his life working as job and entered politics. and Patna. that the party will not support secretary Ajay Maken tweeted: a shepherd for a farmer. He started his political career with the It was he who successfully distributed lakhs the AAP. “Under no circumstances the Manjhi, who is from the Mushahar com- Congress in the late 1970s. He first contested of radios among Mahadalits and initiated sev- After the Lok Sabha polls, Congress will support the Aam munity, earned his own livelihood and funded the assembly election from Fatehpur as a eral welfare schemes in the last six years. the Aam Aadmi Party and the Aadmi Party to form a govern- his own education to become a graduate. His Congress candidate in 1980 and won. Manjhi was SC/ST welfare minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party began ment in Delhi.” father Ramjeet Ram Manjhi was a landless Manjhi served as minister in the Congress Nitish Kumar cabinet. He is legislator from exploring possibilities to form Earlier, a section of AAP leg- labourer. “It is a fact that Manjhi in his child- government headed by Chief Minister the Makhdoompur assembly constituency in the government in Delhi, which islators — not in favour of re- hood worked as a shepherd for a farmer in his Bindeshwari Dubey in 1985. He was also a Jehanabad district. has been under President’s rule elections — wanted the party to native village,” a close relative of Manjhi said. minister in the Rashtriya Janata Dal govern- “For the first time, a leader from the since February 17. form the government with the Widely seen as a man of integrity, Janata ment of Chief Minister Rabri Devi in 2000. Mushahar community, poorest and at the “Kejriwal held a meeting with help of the Congress. The Aam Dal-United leaders say Nitish Kumar chose In 2005, he joined the JD-U and became a bottom of the socio-economic category, has Jung and the issue of govern- Aadmi Party officially declined the soft-spoken Manjhi as his successor as minister in the government of Chief Minister become Chief Minister,” JD-U spokesperson ment did figure in the talks,” a to do so. he is a non-controversial leader with a clean Nitish Kumar. He was dropped after the oppo- Nawal Kumar Sharma said. party source said. In February, Chief Minister image. He is the third Dalit to become Chief sition said he had faced a corruption case. Manjhi also contested the Lok Sabha poll The development occurred on Kejriwal resigned over his fail- Minister after Bhola Paswan Shastri and Ram Nitish Kumar re-inducted him in the ministry from Gaya constituency but lost. a day when the Congress reit- ure to pass the Jan Lokpal bill Sundar Das. after he was given a clean chit. IANS erated that it will not support in the assembly. IANS

WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Kashmir lifts 18 killed in two Jammu road accidents ban on SMS At least 44 injured in the region on prepaid JAMMU: Eighteen people were The accident occurred when killed and at least 44 injured the bus driver lost control of the in two road accidents in the vehicle at Digdol on the Jammu- cell phones Jammu region yesterday, offi- Srinagar highway. cials said. “Seventeen passengers have One person was killed and 17 died so far, while 27 are injured,” SRINAGAR: The Jammu and were injured in the first road the official said, adding that the Kashmir government yesterday accident in Kathua district, about seriously injured were air-lifted decided to lift the ban on short 65km from Jammu, police said. on helicopters to Jammu. messaging services (SMS) on Four passengers, who were Most of the passengers in the prepaid mobile connections injured in the accident that bus were youths going to the with effect from today. occurred when a bus going from Kashmir Valley from Poonch and “On the instructions of Chief Batal village to Bilawar town Rajouri districts for a recruit- Minister Omar Abdullah, the fell into a gorge, are in a serious ment rally. restriction on SMS to the prepaid condition. A few other passengers were cell phones in the state has been In the second road accident, 17 from Gujarat. revoked,” said an official state- people were killed and 27 injured Army personnel posted in the ment issued here. “Subscribers when their bus fell into a deep area are assisting the civil admin- of prepaid cell phones had made gorge in Ramban district, 170km istration in relief and rescue oper- requests to the chief minister in An injured man is taken to hospital in the Jammu region yesterday. from Jammu, an official told. ations, the official added. IANS this regard and he issued instruc- tions to the concerned agencies to lift the said restriction.” SMSes on mobile phones were suspended in Jammu and UGC declares 21 Kashmir in June 2010. Girls outdo boys in Five militants killed in In 2013, however, the ban on these services was lifted on post- universities fake paid mobile connections, but con- tinued on prepaid accounts. Class 10 CBSE exams NEW DELHI: The University Meghalaya, plot foiled Sources in various service pro- Grants Commission yesterday viders confirmed that they have NEW DELHI: Girls once again capital, 3,17,163 appeared for the notified 21 universities as “fake”, SHILLONG: Five UALA to indiscriminate firing from the received instructions from the have outperformed boys in the examination and 311,818 passed. with the highest (nine) being rebels were killed and a police rebels,” he said. state government to resume short Central Board of Secondary The highest pass percent- in Uttar Pradesh, followed by officer was injured in a gun bat- Marak said a police sub-inspec- messaging services on prepaid Education (CBSE) Class 10 age, 99.96 percent, was from Delhi (five). tle yesterday, even as security tor sustained bullet injuries and mobile phones as well. examinations, the results of Thiruvananthapuram where Apart from the nine, there is forces foiled a terror plot in was rushed to Williamnagar gov- In response to a Right to which were declared yesterday. girls recorded a 100 percent pass one more university in Lucknow Meghalaya, a police officer said. ernment hospital where his con- Information (RTI) plea, the cen- “Girls have done better this percentage while the boys’ pass whose matter is being heard A police spokesperson said dition is stable. tral government had clarified year as well. The girls have a pass percentage was 99.94. before court. three AK rifles, one pistol, five The dead militants have been that the decision to impose ban percentage of 99.06 percent, com- Guwahati at 92.63 percent According the University magazines and 108 rounds of identified as Kalam R Marak, on SMS on prepaid cell phones in pared to the boys, which is 98.74 had the lowest pass percentage Grants Commission web- ammunition were seized from Batnagar R Marak, Dikdik Jammu and Kashmir was taken percent,” CBSE public relations of students. A total of 93.1 per- site, in Delhi, the Commercial the site of the encounter, while Momin, Sengnang Sangma and by the state government and not officer Rama Sharma said. cent of girls passed their exami- University Ltd, Daryaganj, United Achik Liberation Army Walle N Marak from their iden- the central government. The overall pass percentage nations while the figure for boys United Nations University, (UALA) chief Singbirth Marak tity cards. Intelligence agencies said in was 98.87 percent — a marginal was 92.19 percent. Of the 4,348 Vocational University, ADR- alias Norrok X Momin managed “Our men are still tracking 2010 that prepaid mobile phone increase from last year’s 98.76 candidates who appeared in the Centric Juridical University to escape. Norrok. We have no idea if he SIM cards were issued by vari- percent. A total of 1.32 million examinations in Guwahati, 7.37 in Rajendra Place, and The gun battle broke out at was injured but we suspect he is ous service providers in the state students appeared in the exami- percent appeared for re-exami- Indian Institute of Science the UALA’s hideout in Chiokgre hiding in the Sampalgre area,” without foolproof verification nation this year, which is an nation, which was the highest in and Engineering were notified area, 10km from Williamnagar, Marak said. and this service was being used increase by 5.51 percent over 2013. the country. as fake. the district headquarters of East UALA is a splinter group of the by separatist guerrillas to send In the national capital, boys Delhi was second as 1.63 per- The remaining seven that Garo Hills, police officer Davies N breakaway faction of the Achik messages to their cadre. recorded a pass percentage of cent of the 5,160 candidates have been declared fake include R Marak said. National Volunteers Council Following orders from the state 97.88 percent, while girls recorded who appeared for the examina- one institution each in Bihar, “Five UALA rebels died on the (ANVC-B) and is fighting for a home department, the service a pass percentage of 98.81 percent. tions, gave a re-test. The low- Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya spot after the Special Weapons separate Garoland, seeking that a providers have been now adopt- Delhi’s total pass percentage was est percentage was recorded Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil and Tactics (SWAT) and Combat state be carved out of Meghalaya ing a strict verification procedure 98.31 percent. Of the 317,534 reg- in Thiruvananthapuram at Nadu and West Bengal, the UGC Battalion for Resolute Action comprising the five impoverished before issuing prepaid or post- istered candidates in the national 0.03 percent. IANS said yesterday. IANS (CoBRA) commandos retaliated districts of Garo Hills. IANS paid SIM cards. 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‘Lost’ snake species found Film on mother’s fight for job wins plaudits CANNES: A Belgian film star- “Solidarity is a sort of moral ring Oscar-winning French commitment, it’s based on a moral again in Mexico actress Marion Cotillard as a decision,” Dardenne said. WASHINGTON: The Clarion mother who must convince co- While it is sometimes hard nightsnake, a reptilian species workers to forgo a bonus to save today to see the kind of solidar- believed lost, has resurfaced in her job and her family home ity that drove social movements Mexico, a US museum said on won immediate rave reviews in the 1960s, “I think there are Monday. at the 67th Cannes film festival still people, as you see in the film, Brownish black in colour yesterday. who show solidarity — that’s the and sporting spots on its head Two Days, One Night by brothers story line,” he said. and neck, it was found on the Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Cotillard, who won a Oscar for Mexican island of Clarion in the who are Cannes regulars and pre- her 2007 portrayal of Edith Piaf Pacific, some 700 kilometres off viously won the top Palme d’Or in La Vie en Rose, said she enjoyed the mainland. It was rediscovered prize, came across at a press the challenge of playing the work- by a researcher at the National screening as a “feelgood film” ing-class Sandra who becomes Museum of Natural History in the despite a plot that deals with haggard as she wins over some US capital, the institution said in people on the lower rungs of the colleagues but others refuse and a statement. middle class who risk slipping even threaten her physically for The snake — a lone specimen of into poverty. proposing to take away the bonus. which is part of the museum’s col- “Cannes favourite Marion “I’m really moved by people lections — was first discovered in Cotillard teams up with festival who cope despite circumstances, 1936 by naturalist William Beebe veterans Jean-Pierre and Luc despite handicaps,” she said. “I while on an expedition to western Dardenne for a brilliantly taut learn a lot about the human con- Mexico. and telling redundancy drama,” dition when I explore these peo- While never formally declared critic Peter Bradshaw wrote for ples’ souls.” extinct, it was struck from the sci- The Guardian newspaper. Nature, and especially the entific record after scientists were With five days to go before power of a typhoon threatening unable to detect any trace of it in the top awards are announced a remote island, plays a central the decades that followed, leading on Saturday, one industry critic role in Japanese director Naomi Directors Jean-Pierre Dardenne (left) and Luc Dardenne (right), cast members Marion Cotillard and Fabrizio them to negate the validity of the praised the 12-day-long festival Kawase’s Still the Water, another original findings, the museum said. for being “well rounded”. Rongione pose on the red carpet as they arrive for the screening of the film Deux jours, une nuit (Two Days, One Palme d’Or contender. Working in collaboration with “We’ve seen some very good Night), in competition at the 67th Cannes Film Festival, yesterday. Kawase, a Cannes regular who a researcher from a Mexican movies, I’d say, in all the sections ... served on the prize jury last year, institute, Mulcahy carried out an and a fair number of ones that just among critics and professionals Turner, and the psychological another side in people. said her film — showing a bud- expedition to Clarion island where make you shrug your shoulders,” attending the prestigious festival portrait Winter Sleep by Turkish “It wasn’t easy to show soli- ding relationship between a teen- their team identified 11 snakes Variety critic Jay Weissberg said. held in the Mediterranean seaside director Nuri Bilge Ceylan. darity... because there’s a drop of aged boy and girl whose respective that matched Beebe’s description. “I think it has been a well- town. Luc Dardenne said the broth- income,” he said of the situation families are beset by a collapsed A series of DNA tests confirmed rounded festival, I think that’s a Also highly ranked, according ers’ film shows how personal faced by the people Sandra asks marriage and a dying mother that the Clarion nightsnake is good word,” he added. to a survey conducted by Screen contact with co-workers by the one by one over a weekend for — had been in part inspired by indeed genetically distinct from The Dardenne film quickly International magazine, are distraught young mother Sandra, their support in a vote at a solar the tsunami that hit Japan three others found in mainland Mexico. jumped into the top rankings of British director Mike Leigh’s Mr who has recovered from depres- panel factory on Monday morning years ago, causing the Fukushima It is now recognised as a full spe- contenders to win the crown- Turner about the last years of the sion but risks suffering a relapse that will decide whether they get nuclear power plant disaster. cies, according to the museum. ing Palme d’Or for best picture pre-Impressionist painter JMW due to the crisis, can bring out a bonus or she keeps her job. REUTERS “Proper identification is the first step toward conserving this snake, and we plan to continue monitoring this species to learn more about the role it plays in the delicate Clarion Island eco- Want to marry Prince Harry? Fox spins a twist with new show system,” Mulcahy said in the museum’s statement. LOS ANGELES: An English they were vying to date the fun- Southampton University, gradu- guards and a facade of wealth. Hicks, who never once calls AFP country manor, a gaggle of gig- loving royal. ating with a degree in geology and His quest, over five weeks and a himself Harry and is referred to gling bachelorettes, a slew of Premiering yesterday, Fox’s oceanography, a different path series of dates, is to persuade the throughout the show as “Sir” or butlers and one very mysterious “I Wanna Marry Harry” spins a from his royal look-alike’s mili- girls that he really is the 29-year- “The Gentleman,” said he never ginger-haired Prince Charming twist on the televised dating for- tary career. old prince, and at the end, to thought the show’s premise was are at the centre of Fox’s new mat used most notably by ABC for In “I Wanna Marry Harry,” reveal his true identity to the one mean or deceiving to the girls, dating show, where the bachelor “The Bachelor,” where one man is Hicks was sought by the show’s girl left, and hope that she accepts despite him masquerading as the is not quite what he seems. charged with finding love from a producers after being spotted him for his real self. prince. “They put themselves in Meet Matt Hicks, the 24-year- group of 25 women, honing it down on a celebrity look-alike web- The female contenders for this situation,” he said. “They’re old British environmental consult- to the lucky one over a series of site, and was given the ultimate Hicks’ affection range between not weak, mentally fragile girls ant who bears more than a passing glamorous and drama-filled dates. makeover. They dyed his blond Rose, a 22-year-old pre-school who especially might break down, resemblance to Britain’s Prince Hicks, brought up in hair red, gave him intensive train- teacher to 25-year-old Karina, and at the end of the day we’re all Harry, and was given the task of Hertfordshire, a neighbour- ing on royal family history and studying for a PhD in physical there for a laugh.” persuading 12 American girls that ing county to London, went to put him in a manor house with therapy. REUTERS Wednesday 21 May 2014 22 Rajab 1435 Volume 19 Number 6072 Price: QR2

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DETROIT: General Motors older-generation Chevy Malibu dealers to stop selling the newer Co said yesterday it is recalling and Pontiac G6 mid-sized sedans; models until they are repaired. another 2.42 million vehicles and newer versions of the Cadillac The other large recall covers in the United States, raising Escalade SUV and heavy-duty almost 1.1 million older-gen- the number of vehicles it has Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra eration mid-sized sedans with recalled so far this year to more full-size pickup trucks. 4-speed automatic transmissions than 15 million. Last week, GM announced where a shift cable could wear The No. 1 US automaker also five recalls covering almost three out. GM said it is aware of 18 said it is doubling the charge it million vehicles globally and said crashes and one injury related to expects to take in the second it would take a second-quarter this issue. quarter to about $400m, mostly charge of about $200m. It also was GM also put a stop-sale order for recall-related repairs. GM did fined by the US National Highway on the 2015 Cadillac Escalade not immediately indicate whether Traffic Safety Administration a and Escalade ESV full-size SUVs, vehicles outside the US market record $35m for its handling of recalling about 1,400 vehicles were affected. the defective ignition switch. because the passenger side air The Detroit company said the GM is under investigation by bags may not deploy properly in latest affected vehicles are cov- the US Department of Justice, an accident. The company said ered by four recalls, raising the Congress, the US Securities and it has emailed the 224 custom- number of US recalls this year to Exchange Commission and sev- ers who had taken delivery of the 29. That includes the high-profile eral states for its handling of the vehicles, telling them not to let recall of 2.6 million vehicles to faulty ignition switch, which engi- passengers sit in the front pas- replace defective ignition switches neers first discovered in 2001. GM senger seat until the repair has linked to at least 13 deaths. has been criticised for failing to been made. In the first quarter, GM took a detect the faulty part and for not The company also recalled 58 charge of $1.3bn, mostly related to recalling the vehicles earlier. heavy-duty versions of its 2015 German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkey’s Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister the ignition switch recall. The automaker expects to com- full-size Chevy and GMC pickup Lutfi Elvan (second right) hold scissors after cutting the ribbon in front of an Airbus A350 plane during the The latest actions cover pos- plete an internal probe of its han- trucks for potential fire issues. It ceremony opening the ILA Berlin Air Show in Selchow near Schoenefeld south of Berlin yesterday. sible faulty seat belts, transmis- dling of the issue within the next said no crashes or injuries have sions, air bags and fire issues. two weeks. been reported associated with this GM said there have been no The largest of the four new issue. fatalities associated with the recalls announced on Tuesday GM shares were down 1.8 per- latest recalls. The actions affect covers almost 1.4 million full-size cent at $33.63 yesterday after- the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet crossovers from model years 2009 noon on the New York Stock Traverse and GMC Acadia through 2014 to replace potential Exchange. full-size crossover vehicles; defective seat belts. GM has told REUTERS

Emirates could buy more A380s Oil prices steady above if Airbus revamps superjumbo $109 on Libya unrest LONDON: Brent oil held steady and it leads me to believe that if BERLIN: Emirates, Dubai’s above $109 a barrel yesterday as Libya was exporting as much as it flagship airline, would be inter- unrest and low output in Opec could, we would be closer to $105.” ested in buying more A380s exporter Libya offset downward French oil major Total said from Airbus if the planemaker pressure from expectations of a on Monday it had cut its pres- brought a revamped version of weekly build in US crude stocks ence in Tripoli to a minimum the superjumbo onto the mar- to a record high. due to security concerns fol- ket, much like it has done with Libyan output has dwindled lowing weekend clashes and an its A320neo, an executive said. to about 210,000 barrels per day attack by a renegade general on Airbus head Fabrice Bregier (bpd), far below pre-crisis levels parliament. Algerian state energy said on Monday that the A380 closer to 1.4 million bpd, with firm Sonatrach is also evacuating would have to evolve in order to western fields still shut after the workers. meet the challenges presented by government said it had reached “The latest events have no Boeing’s rival 777x jetliner, but he a deal with protesters to reopen doubt quashed any hopes of oil did not provide further details. them. production rising noticeably from “We can just encourage Airbus Brent crude was down 16 cents its current level of a good 200,000 to continue and speed up the pos- at $109.21 a barrel at 1330 GMT, barrels per day,” Commerzbank sible improvements, especially the having reversed gains made ear- said in a research note. fuel efficiency and a Neo version,” lier in the session. US commercial crude stocks Emirates Chief Commercial officer US crude for June delivery was were expected to have risen by Thierry Antinori told Reuters at 29 cents lower at $102.32 a barrel. 1 million barrels in the week to the Berlin ILA Airshow yesterday. The contract expired yesterday. May 16, a preliminary Reuters “If the Neo version is coming US crude for July delivery was poll of four analysts showed. we could consider ordering more down 18 cents at $101.93 a barrel. That would take crude invento- planes,” he said, without specifying “It failed to hold over $110 yes- ries to a new record after inven- how many the airline, already the terday and there has been no fur- tories hit 399.4 million barrels in A380s largest customer, could be ther deterioration in Libya ... We the week to April 25, the highest interested in. Antinori also said are in a broad range of $105-$110,” since the US government’s Energy the airline was well financed this said Christopher Bellew, a trader Information Administration year and did not currently intend at Jefferies Bache. (EIA) began collecting such data to place any bonds in the market. “The situation in Libya is in 1982. REUTERS essentially not a major change, REUTERS

Gulf Air halves losses after restructuring

DUBAI: Bahrain’s national retiring aircraft, closing eight the political unrest and the carrier Gulf Air said yesterday routes, reducing staff expenses government’s refusal to com- its annual losses fell by 52 per- and renegotiating over 2,000 con- pensate it. cent in 2013 as it neared the end tracts with suppliers, it said. Gulf Air has cut about 27 per- of a five-year restructuring. Competition from other Middle cent of its staff as part of the Gulf Air, which has cut routes East airlines such as Dubai-based restructuring. It retired 14 air- and staff, said its losses fell by Emirates, Abu Dhabi’s Etihad and craft in 2013 and now has a fleet more than BD100m ($265.25m) Qatar Airways, and damage to of 26 Airbus wide and narrow- resulting in its strongest earnings Bahrain’s tourism industry from body jets. in eight years. The airline did not anti-government protests, have The airline said it was targeting give the actual profit or revenue reduced its passenger numbers. a further reduction in losses of figures in its statement. Budget airline Bahrain Air approximately 10 percent in 2014. The losses were reduced by shut down last year, blaming REUTERS WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Refining assets Support for still key despite weak profits: ADIB purchase Shell boss

LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell will hold on to its refining busi- of Barclays unit ness despite shedding many under-performing downstream assets, its chief executive said yesterday. Regulatory approval from central bank The global refining sector has suffered over the past year from ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi 25 percent of Indonesian Islamic weak profit margins due to rising Islamic Bank has received regu- lender Bank Panin Syariah for an capacity and increasing competi- latory approval from the United undisclosed amount. tion and Shell’s downstream busi- Arab Emirates central bank for ADIB was studying the pos- ness has been a drag on its 2013 its purchase of Barclays’ retail sibility of making acquisitions in and first quarter 2014 results. operations in the country, its South East Asia but no decisions But Ben van Beurden said chief executive said yesterday. had been taken, Mahmoud said, despite “unacceptable” returns The largest Shariah-compliant declining to elaborate. the unit nonetheless benefited lender in the emirate agreed a Southeast Asia is attractive for Shell’s overall performance. Dh650m ($177m) deal with the Gulf-based Islamic banks, given “If you look at the oil products British bank last month following the significant Muslim popula- performance, indeed the returns a competition in which both local tions in centres such as Malaysia Charles H Rivkin with other officials during the meeting. are unacceptably low. To some and international players showed and Indonesia but the relatively- extent it has to do with the very interest. underdeveloped Islamic finance poor refining environment,” van ADIB received regulatory industry in the region. US to strengthen trade ties with Qatar Beurden told Shell’s annual gen- assent ten days ago and the proc- Mahmoud also said ADIB had eral meeting in The Hague. ess of migrating Barclays’ 110,000 reached a “tentative agreement” “Does that mean we may as customers in the country to the with a creditor committee set up DOHA: United States is com- and challenges of working in Previously, AmCham Qatar well take a rather simple view Abu Dhabi lender would begin to help negotiate a debt restruc- mitted to further strengthening Qatar firsthand from repre- hosted US Secretary of Commerce and just spin off the entire down- on September 1, Tirad Mahmoud turing of Dubai-based Amlak bilateral commercial relation- sentatives of American compa- Penny Pritzker at a special edi- stream because that is indeed an told reporters. Finance. ship with Qatar, said Charles H nies and to exchange ideas on tion of its ‘Distinguished Speaker area where we have quite a few “We are highly confident that a Amlak has been in talks with Rivkin, Assistant Secretary of how to strengthen the burgeon- Series,’ held in partnership with of the underperforming assets? I super-majority of customers will a creditor committee which State for Economic and Business ing US-Qatar bilateral trade the National US-Arab Chamber don’t believe so.” migrate from Barclays to ADIB,” includes two government entities Affairs while speaking to busi- relationship. of Commerce. Shell has been reviewing its he said when asked if people — the Dubai Financial Support ness leaders and American Rivkin’s meet and greet is the “On behalf of AmCham downstream assets alongside its would remain with the lender Fund and National Bonds — as Chamber of Commerce in latest in AmCham Qatar’s ongo- Qatar’s members, I extend our involvement in US shale assets as post-acquisition. well as commercial banks includ- Qatar’s (AmCham Qatar) board ing programme of supporting deepest gratitude to Assistant the two least performing areas in its “We are optimistic because ing ADIB for the restructuring of members. He also highlighted and providing its members and Secretary Rivkin for taking the global portfolio. It plans to divest we have 80 branches, lots of Dh7bn of debt. the importance of embassies the wider Qatar business commu- time to meet with members $15bn worth of assets in 2014/15 to services and we have overseas Mahmoud said yesterday the and consulates in promoting nity with a forum to discuss key of the business community in improve profitability and payouts. offices,” Mahmoud added. ADIB agreement would see repayment business and economic opportu- industry related topics, to pur- Qatar at a time when US-Qatar But van Beurden insisted the has a branch in Knightsbridge of the mortgage lender’s debts nities for US companies abroad. sue common commercial interests bilateral relations are vibrant company will hold on to the in London, as well as offices in postponed for a period of time, “Qatar remains one of the between Qatar and the US. and growing. Such insights refining segment as part of an Egypt, Qatar and Iraq. although he declined to provide world’s fastest growing economies US-Qatar total bilateral trade and a thorough understanding integrated model which he said, UAE banks have been expand- specifics. It was hoped the exten- in the world and we are commit- in goods reached $6.3bn in 2013, of business opportunities and “although it is fundamentally dif- ing at a time of intense compe- sion of principal repayments ted to further strengthening our an increase of over $1bn com- challenges serve as a key plat- ferent from what it was 50 years tition in the Gulf Arab country, would help the firm regain sol- bilateral commercial relationship pared to 2012 and $6.7bn greater form for American and domestic ago, is very well alive and very with some focusing on domestic vency and allow for a recovery in and to supporting business and than bilateral trade in 2000. businesses to continue to pursue necessary and relevant.” opportunities and others going its fortunes which would prevent innovation,” Assistant Secretary Additionally, goods and serv- common commercial interests He added: “It doesn’t mean it is abroad. the need for creditors to take Rivkin said. ices from the US now account and further strengthen rela- a safe haven for underperforming Last week, Dubai Islamic haircuts on the debt, he added. The event, hosted by AmCham for nearly 20 percent of Qatar’s tions between the two nations,” assets and what you have been see- Bank (DIB), ADIB’s main rival A spokesperson for Amlak Qatar, provided an opportunity imports worldwide, making it said Robert A Hager, Chairman, ing is a clear determination to take in Shariah-compliant lending in could not be reached for comment. for the Assistant Secretary to Qatar’s number one import trad- AmCham Qatar. underperforming assets to task.” the UAE, said it had agreed to buy REUTERS hear about the opportunities ing partner. THE PENINSULA REUTERS

Glencore Xstrata to appoint Cameron signals concerns over Britain’s red-hot property LONDON: Prime Minister world’s most expensive property government’s ‘Help to Buy’ mort- acceptance that something needs the scheme to reduce its upper female director David Cameron yesterday gave markets. gage guarantee scheme if Carney to be done to cool the market, borrowing limit, Cameron said: his strongest signal yet that But Bank of England Governor advised such a step would be especially in London where even “Of course. We will consider any by year-end Britain may need to cool its Mark Carney warned on Sunday prudent. some estate agents admit the changes that are proposed by red-hot property market, say- that the housing market posed Carney, who has repeatedly soaring prices are unsustainable. Mark Carney.” LONDON: Glencore Xstrata ing he agreed with the Bank the biggest domestic risk to the refused to be drawn on whether Cameron’s coalition govern- ‘Help to Buy’ allows people plans to appoint a female board of England that the housing financial stability of Britain’s $2.5 he sees signs of a property bub- ment has faced calls from the to buy property worth up to member by the end of the year, market was the biggest risk to trillion economy. ble in London, said the British opposition Labour party to scale £600,000 ($1.01m) with deposits its chairman told shareholders financial stability. “I agree with everything he said housing market has “deep, deep” back its ‘Help to Buy’ mort- as low as 5 percent. yeserday, and rid itself of the House prices are soaring in in his interview,” Cameron told structural problems, chief among gage guarantee scheme which Carney said the BoE was check- dubious distinction of being the London and have risen by a tenth BBC radio. “It is absolutely right them insufficient construction of Cameron launched last year on ing the programme, which he said only British blue-chip company over the past year in Britain that we are alert to any dangers new homes. the eve of the Conservative Party was targeted and relatively small with an all-male board. as the economic recovery and and problems.” Such stark warnings from conference. though he cautioned it could grow The mining and commodities- record-low interest rates tempt Cameron also said he would Carney and now Prime Minister When asked if the govern- a lot. trading group and its chairman, purchasers back into one of the consider scaling back the Cameron indicate a growing ment would consider changing REUTERS Tony Hayward, have come under fire from some investors over its apparent failure to embrace the recommendations of a 2011 gov- Credit Suisse CEO not to step down ernment report into the lack of diversity at the top of Britain’s World share markets leading companies. The British government’s 2011 Davies Review set a target for all companies in the FTSE 100 decline, dollar falls index to have a quarter of their board positions held by women by NEW YORK: Global stock or 0.60 percent, at 1,873.85. The 2015, stating that “inclusive and indices were lower yesterday Nasdaq Composite Index was diverse boards are more likely to after weaker-than-expected down 25.99 points, or 0.63 per- be effective boards, better able to earnings, while the dollar fell cent, at 4,099.83. understand their customers and for a fifth straight session Shares of TJX tumbled 7.1 per- stakeholders and to benefit from against the yen. cent to $54.27 while the S&P retail fresh perspectives, new ideas, US stocks were pulled down index lost 0.8 percent. Within the vigorous challenge and broad by retailers, including TJX retail space, “unless they are solely experience”. Companies, which posted lower- focused on the East Coast... that Though the review stopped than-expected quarterly revenue. is kind of disturbing,” said Kim short of advocating enforced A persistent fall in US Treasury Forrest, senior equity research quotas, the percentage of women yields, reflecting uncertainty about analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group board members at FTSE 100 com- global economic growth, has under- in Pittsburgh, noting other parts panies had risen to 20.7 percent mined the dollar recently. But US of the country were not as affected by March this year, from 12.5 per- Treasuries were mostly flat. by the winter weather. cent in 2011. “There’s a little bit of risk-off Investors will soon turn their When Chilean mining company sentiment given the declines in focus to minutes from the last Antofagasta appointed A traffic light in front of an office building of Swiss bank Credit Suisse in Zurich yesterday. Credit Suisse Chief stocks,” said Kim Rupert, man- Federal Reserve policy meeting, REUTERS Executive Brady Dougan said yesterday he remained “very committed” to the Swiss bank and had never aging director for fixed income due today, and whether that will considered stepping down. at Action Economics in San shed light on the likelihood and Francisco. Concerns surrounding timing of rate rises. Ukraine remained an “undercur- At the same time, markets are rent,” she said. optimistic over support from the MSCI’s all-world equity index, European Central Bank, one of SpiceJet in advanced talks to get funding which tracks shares in 45 nations, the few central banks still keeping was down 0.4 percent, while monetary policy loose. European shares closed down 0.1 The dollar was down 0.3 per- NEW DELHI: SpiceJet clean up our arrears and rebuild Last week, it reported net loss an order for 42 Boeing Co) 737 percent. cent against the yen to 101.26 . Ltd said yesterday it was in with confidence,” SpiceJet said in widened for the three months MAX jets worth more than $4bn Vodafone shares fell after the The pair traded below the 200-day “advanced” talks to get funding, a statement, without naming any to March, and posted a record at list prices, had said earlier company wrote down the value of moving average, a key technical days after the country’s fourth- company. full-year net loss of Rs10.03bn that it had received interest from some of its European businesses, gauge, for a second straight day. biggest carrier by domestic SpiceJet, controlled by bil- ($171.5m). potential investors, but has not citing fierce competition and reg- The Australian dollar was the market share reported its big- lionaire Kalanithi Maran’s Sun All but market leader IndiGo in named any. ulatory changes in Europe. biggest mover of the day, falling to gest annual loss. Group, has been seen as a poten- India’s six-player airlines industry SpiceJet also said in a state- On Wall Street, the Dow a two-week low against the green- “We are in very advanced tial target by foreign airlines after are losing money, hit by high fuel ment that it would be “going after Jones industrial average fell back on a slide in prices for iron stages of a capital infusion dis- rules were eased in 2012 to allow prices, and below-cost sales in a cost optimisation on a war footing 117.26 points, or 0.71 percent, at ore, the country’s biggest export cussion with an external entity foreign carriers to buy up to 49 highly competitive market. now”, without giving details. 16,394.60. The Standard & Poor’s earner. that when completed will help us percent in local airlines. SpiceJet, which this year placed REUTERS 500 Index was down 11.23 points, REUTERS WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Rupee snaps Oman banks gains on dollar demand from can withstand oil companies

MUMBAI: The rupee snapped a four-day gaining streak severe shocks yesterday, retreating from 11-month highs hit in the pre- vious session after oil importers rushed in to buy dollars, while a Central bank conducts stress tests rally in domestic shares slowed after powerful recent gains. DUBAI: Oman’s banks have and securities as of the end of Traders said the dollar buy- enough capital to withstand December. ing by state-owned banks, which the impact of severe shocks to “Once the liquidity crisis sets they said was likely on behalf of the country’s economy, the cen- in, the banking sector would need the central bank, also aided the tral bank said, after conduct- liquidity supply to the tune of 2.3 rupee’s fall. The intervention was ing stress tests on the banking billion rials to sustain for one spotted around Rs58.60 levels, system. month,” it said. traders said. “Thanks to the comfortable In absolute terms, a credit Intervention from the Reserve capital levels in the banking shock could deplete banks capi- Bank of India has been capping sector in Oman, even after the tal by RO447.3m, or about 14.2 broader gains for the local cur- application of severe shocks, the percent of the pre-shock regu- rency, dealers said, as the central system as a whole appeared quite latory capital, the stress tests bank builds up currency reserves resilient,” the central bank said found. and is drafting a game plan to on Tuesday in its financial stabil- The central bank also urged protect the rupee against the sort ity report. banks to diversify their funding of rout that alarmed policymakers Oman, which pegs its rial to base as government and pub- An employee keeps a record after counting banknotes and coins received as tickets fee at a bus company in and investors last year. the US dollar, has a conservative lic sector enterprises contrib- Haikou, Hainan province. China faces an arduous task to achieve its 7.5 percent trade growth target this year. “Rupee should consolidate gains approach to financial regulation ute roughly one third of total around 58.69/70 per dollar levels and many banks operating in the deposits. with two-way interest keeping the country are mainly focused on “Such a trend posed a covert China could miss trade target currency range-bound,” said Vikas the sultanate or the Gulf region, though critical risk should these Babu Chittiprolu, chief foreign which limits exposure to external groups decide to make significant exchange dealer with state-run shocks. withdrawals from the banking BEIJING: China could miss “The economic recovery of be done in May and June. Andhra Bank. The partially con- The country is also grappling sector or shift deposits to (the its target for trade growth for a developed countries remains slow China’s exports and imports vertible rupee closed at 58.63/63 per with rising pressure on its pub- central bank)” it said. third consecutive year in 2014 as while growth of emerging econo- returned to slight growth in dollar versus 58.59/60 on Monday. lic finances after it ramped up The bank also said that fore- higher labour costs and weaker mies is weakening,” Zhang said. April as orders to the United The retreat from the 11-month spending by more than 27 percent casts of rising fiscal deficits after global demand hurt what has China missed its trade growth States and European Union high of 58.32 per dollar hit on from 2011 to 2013, mainly on wel- 2015 highlighted the need for been one of the economy’s main targets of eight percent in 2013 surged, offering some positive Monday could mark a period of fare and thousands of new state measures to contain non-devel- engines, a senior commerce and 10 percent in 2012. signals for the world’s second- consolidation after a rally sparked jobs. Its finance minister said this opmental current expenditures ministry official said yesterday. Annual economic growth largest economy. by hopes that Narendra Modi’s month that the government was and increase non-oil revenues The government has a target slowed to an 18-month low of 7.4 Analysts said the trade picture Bharatiya Janata Party would looking closely at cutting costly from 2013 onwards. The bank said of 7.5 percent growth in exports percent in the first quarter, rais- was better in April than the data handily win the country’s elections. subsidies, with petrol an obvious it saw scope to refine its macro- and imports this year. After a soft ing the risk that China could miss suggested, as export figures last Those expectations were more target. prudential tools. start to 2014, the ministry says its economic growth target — set year had been inflated by fake than met on Friday, with the BJP “When assessed with respect The International Monetary combined exports and imports at 7.5 percent in 2014 — for the invoices before a mid-year crack- gaining a big majority, which mar- to the international benchmarks, Fund has painted a bleak pic- need to grow by an average annual fist time in 15 years. down by authorities. kets hope will translate into major most of the banks were found to ture of Oman’s public finances. rate of 11.3 percent each month Last week, the government China’s foreign trade grew economic and fiscal reforms. be in a comfortable position to It has said the sultanate was from May to December. announced a raft of measures to an annual average 15.9 percent Still, traders warn opportunistic face the liquidity shocks under likely to slide into a deficit of “The foreign trade situation is support the wobbly trade sector, between 1978 and 2013, account- buying of dollars by the RBI and the assumed scenarios,” the cen- 3.0 percent of gross domestic complex and grim this year. It’s including giving more tax breaks, ing for a fifth of economic growth companies could cap broader gains tral bank’s report said. product in 2015, which would a very arduous task to achieve credit insurance and currency in recent years and creating mil- in the rupee for now. In the offshore Banks in the small non-Opec widen to 11.4 percent in 2019 as the annual target of 7.5 percent,” hedging options to its exporters. lions of jobs, Zhang said, adding non-deliverable forwards PNDF, the oil exporter would be able to weaker oil prices eroded export Zhang Ji, head of foreign trade Zhang said the ministry has set the sector directly employs more one-month contract was at 58.94, sustain an average 19 days with receipts. department at the commerce up a special task force to imple- than 100 million people. while the three-month was at 59.53. cash and 21 days with cash REUTERS ministry, told a news conference. ment the measures, with most to REUTERS REUTERS Commerzbank nears $5bn sale of Spanish property loans FRANKFURT/MADRID: lenders into state bailouts. financial sources said. Germany’s Commerzbank is Foreign investors have flocked The loans had a face value of finalising the sale of Spanish to Spain in search of real estate between ¤4bn and ¤4.5bn when property loans to US investors bargains, but many banks were Commerzbank took them on, for up to ¤3.9bn ($5.4bn), sources initially reluctant to sell at big sources have previously said. said, in what would be one of the discounts, and large portfolio auc- The sale of the “Octopus” port- biggest deals of its kind since tions have been rare. folio should pave the way for more Spain’s 2008 real estate crash. In the past year, however, more disposals of packages of loans and JPMorgan and private equity deals have emerged as Spanish properties, bankers in Madrid firm Lone Star have been picked banks, and some in other coun- said, adding that some deals had as the winning bidders for the tries, have booked hefty provi- been held up because investors portfolio — in a deal codenamed sions against losses and are in a were focusing on this one. “Project Octopus” — the three stronger position to sell loan port- The Commerzbank package was sources close to the matter said folios at discounts. particularly attractive for buyers yesterday, adding that the deal Investors such as Blackstone as it includes loans backed by com- had yet to be formally signed. and Cerberus Capital mercial buildings such as hotels “The main parts of the agree- Management have also started and shopping centres, rather than ment are already done ... the buying real estate management the residential mortgages banks final closing will be in the coming divisions from banks, to help them usually try to shift. The loans weeks,” one of the sources said. manage the loans and housing. include ones to the luxury Ritz Commerzbank, Lone Star and Commerzbank, Germany’s hotel in Madrid, for example. JPMorgan declined to comment. second-biggest lender, is taking That helped it draw offers The portfolio is one of the larg- advantage of the renewed appetite from banks as well as funds, and est sold in the wake of Spain’s for the Spanish real estate market JPMorgan was up against bidders real estate market collapse in as it cleans up its finances, but it including Deutsche Bank. Banks 2008. House prices have fallen will still have to sell the package were attracted by the perform- around 40 percent since then, at a discount, the sources said. ing loans in the portfolio, sources hurting banks exposed to the The sale price is between have said. sector and pushing some Spanish ¤3.7bn and ¤3.9bn, two of the REUTERS

Ukraine steel industry solidarity

Employees of the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works hold a rally to protest against actions of armed sepa- ratists in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, yesterday. Factories sounded their sirens in two cities of eastern Ukraine yesterday and steel workers held a peace rally in support of a call by Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat Akhmetov, for protests against separatists who plan to disrupt a May 25 presidential election. WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Barclays Qatar Exchange head of spot index loses gold trading leaves LONDON: Barclays’ head of 54.08 points spot gold trading is leaving as part of the bank’s restruc- turing and its exit from the commodity business, sources Dubai tumbles to six-week low familiar with the situation said yesterday. DOHA: Qatar Exchange index status, effective June 1. “A lot of Marc Booker’s exit leaves lost 54.08 points, or 0.42 percent the earlier buying was by specula- Martyn Whitehead, Barclays’ to close at 12,734.15 points yes- tors ahead of MSCI,” said Jaouni. global head of metals and min- terday from the previous clos- He said high valuations were ing sales, as the bank’s only ing of 12,788.23 on Monday. likely to deter foreign funds that representative listed with the The volume of shares was track MSCI’s emerging index London Gold Market Fixing up to 21,957,578 from Monday from buying UAE stocks imme- company. Barclays is one of the 21,221,373 and the value of shares diately after the upgrade comes four banks that contributes to increased to QR961,439,030.31 into effect. the twice-a-day price setting from QR947,162,141.89 on Monday. “We might see a further down- process for the globally recog- Among the top losers were side to levels where prices can be nised benchmark. Industries Qatar whose share was justified,” said Jaouni, adding this But there has also been specu- down 1.10 percent to QR179.00 would likely be around 4,200 to lation about Whitehead’s future while Commercial Bank of 4,300 points. “Investors will be at the bank. Qatar lost 1.62 percent to QR67. much pickier — volatility will “I have a job for the year. I have Vodafone Qatar fell 0.77 percent remain high and we’ll still see been working for Barclays for 13 to QR18.05 and Electricity and some speculation, but it will be years, and I will continue to do Water decreased by 1.64 percent much less than before and vol- An exterior view of Vodafone’s Germany headquarters in Duesseldorf, Germany, yesterday. Vodafone Germany my job at Barclays,” he said when to QR180. umes may decline dramatically presented the telecommunicaton company’s business figures and sketched out the future strategy. asked about the speculation. Meanwhile, Dubai’s index tum- in the coming months.” Barclays said in April it was bled to a six-week low yesterday Most of yesterday’s activity was exiting most commodities busi- as investors booked profits from aimed at property-related stocks, nesses but would continue in pre- a near 18-month bull run, while which are a favourite target for Vodafone sees 2015 earnings cious metals. Saudi Arabia’s bourse was again day-traders. A spokeswoman for Barclays lacklustre and is seen stuck in Builder Arabtec fell 8.6 per- declined to comment on the mat- the doldrums until July’s results cent, Emaar Properties dropped hit by network investment ter. Booker could not immediately season. 3.7 percent and Union Properties be reached. Dubai’s benchmark dropped 4.1 lost 2.8 percent. His exit follows the departure percent to 4,656 points, its lowest Abu Dhabi fell 2.5 percent to a LONDON: Britain’s Vodafone Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom and over the next two years for invest- earlier in the year of Jonathan finish since April 7. two-month low of 4,750 points. It said next year’s earnings would Orange to boost its investment ment in Europe and across its Spall, product manager for met- It fell 5.5 percent the day before is up 10.7 percent in 2014. be hit by vital investment in plans. All have all reported lower emerging market operations in a als at the bank, and that of other and rebounded in early yesterday Elsewhere, Saudi Arabia’s its network, as it again wrote profits due to competition and the bid to get ahead of its rivals, after commodity staff. trade, but buying pressure was index rose 0.07 percent to 9,731 down the value of some of its need to rebuild. selling its US business in a $130bn With regulatory scrutiny show- brief and it has fallen 12.6 percent points, but is down one percent European business — this time But before the spending and deal. ing no signs of abating and cost in a week, trimming 2014 gains to from Wednesday’s six-year high, by £6.6bn — owing to tough improvements can kick in, It has bought cable opera- pressures still elevated, the com- 38.2 percent. having failed to break above 9,830 market conditions. Vodafone has suffered particularly tors in Germany and Spain to mitment of banks to the precious “A revaluation of the market points. Shares in the stock dropped poor revenues in Germany, Italy increase the range of services it metals benchmarks is being ques- has been happening for the past “It gives the possibility for new 4.3 percent, wiping £2bn off and other European markets and can sell —betting, like its rivals, tioned by the industry. week — the fundamentals haven’t cash to come into the market,” the market value of Vodafone — said yesterday it had been forced on fibre-optic networks and pack- The other banks involved in the changed, it’s pure profit-taking said Hesham Tuffaha, a Riyadh- which has reported record falls in to write down the value of its ages of services combining mobile gold-setting process are HSBC, by speculators,” said Samer Al based portfolio manager. underlying revenue in the last 18 assets across Europe due to lower and fixed-line phone, high-speed Societe Generale and Bank of Jaouni, a Gulf-based trader. “When there’s a continuous months, and made several multi- projected cash flows. internet and TV to attract cus- Nova Scotia. A former fifth mem- Dubai’s measure is up 187 per- rally, there’s usually money on the billion impairment charges as it “Vodafone continues to spin tomers and boost future growth. ber of the fix, Deutsche Bank cent since the start of 2013 as sidelines waiting for a correction.” grapples with fierce competition, the plates with mixed success,” In its mobile business, it has , resigned on May 12 without a renewed confidence in Dubai’s He said Saudi’s stuttering per- regulator-imposed price cuts and Richard Hunter, head of equi- pinned its hopes on the sale of replacement. property sector and a retail and formance in the past week was consumers who are making fewer ties at Hargreaves Lansdown superfast fourth-generation Meanwhile, the 117-year old tourism boom brought traders due to a glut of local share sales calls to save money. Stockbrokers, said. mobile networks, or 4G, and said London silver price fix set by back to the emirate’s beleaguered in the offing. These include floata- The latest charge takes the “The writedowns across sev- on Tuesday it had 4.7 million 4G Deutsche Bank, HSBC and stock market. tions from National Commercial total impairment figure for eral European regions are further customers across 14 countries. Bank of Nova Scotia will cease But analysts had warned that Bank, the kingdom’s largest Vodafone in the last four years to proof of the challenges the com- Europe has lagged regions like the on August 14. The London such a surge was unsustainable, lender, and hotel and leisure £24.4bn. pany is facing, with underlying United States in rolling out 4G Bullion Market Association has even with index compiler MSCI group Abdul Mohsen Al Hokair. To fight back, Vodafone has profit continuing to move in the and much of Vodafone’s spending launched consultation on a pos- upgrading the United Arab QNA/REUTERS stepped up spending on its net- wrong direction.” will go on this development. sible alternative. Emirates to emerging market work — the first among its rivals Vodafone has earmarked £19bn REUTERS REUTERS

QATARI MARKET Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Homeserve looks to US, Spain for further growth Qatar Govt 3.13% 1/20/2017 USD 105.56 1.01% Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 121.25 1.97% Aa2 AA LONDON: British repair and CEO Richard Harpin, who said. He also plans to sign more numbers to 800,000 in the past Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 115 2.40% Aa2 AA insurance company Homeserve founded the company more than partnerships with utility provid- year. Qatar Govt 4.50% 1/20/2022 USD 110.25 2.99% Aa2 AA plans to double the size of its 20 years ago, said he planned to ers in the United States, having Group pretax profit fell to Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 162.75 4.30% Aa2 AA US sales force in its new finan- expand the US business, where signed 12 last year, after profit £84.1m from £105m, impacted by Qatar Govt 6.40% 1/20/2040 USD 125.13 4.70% Aa2 AA cial year, after strong growth it provides repair and insurance there rose by 36 percent to 13 a £30.6m fine imposed by the UK’s Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 116.13 4.70% Aa2 AA there and in Spain helped to lift services to 26 million of the 128 million pounds. financial regulator, after the com- Qatari Diar 3.50% 7/21/2015 USD 103.44 0.54% Aa2 AA annual revenues by four percent. million households, by doubling “We would hope that we are pany was found to have commit- Homeserve, which sells cover the number of people looking for signing a similar sort of number ted a series of failings including Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 112.25 2.82% Aa2 AA for household emergencies such partnership opportunities with of utilities over the coming 12 mis-selling policies in 2012. Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 102.25 0.36% A1 A- as boiler breakdowns and burst utility companies. months ... but that will take time It was expected to report a Comqat 3.38% 4/11/2017 USD 104.63 1.73% A1 A- water pipes, said yesterday it “We’ve made a decision that we to come through,” he added. profit of between £82.78m and had seen a marked increase in need to be investing more busi- The company said it had also £84.74m, with an average esti- QIB 3.86% 10/7/2015 USD 104 0.93% NR NR customer numbers in both mar- ness development people in the seen strong growth in Spain, mate of £83.95m, according to a QNB 3.13% 11/16/2015 USD 103.13 1.00% Aa3 A+ kets, helping group revenues to US, so we are doubling the size of from its partnership with util- Thomson Reuters poll of seven QNB 3.38% 2/22/2017 USD 104.63 1.65% Aa3 A+ £568.3m ($956.3m)for the year the sales force from 10 to 20 peo- ity company Endesa, which analysts. ended March. ple over the course of the year,” he had helped doubled customers REUTERS Doha Bank 3.50% 3/14/2017 USD 104.5 1.85% A2 A- Qtel 3.38% 10/14/2016 USD 105.25 1.15% A2 A- Qtel 7.88% 6/10/2019 USD 125.25 2.52% A2 A- Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 109.25 3.21% A2 A- Sriracha’s smelly woes Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 106.63 4.26% A2 A- Rasgas 5.50% 9/30/2014 USD 101.75 0.53% Aa3 A Kuwait’s Global Rasgas 5.83% 9/30/2016 USD 106.63 2.90% Aa3 A Rasgas 5.30% 9/30/2020 USD 109.5 3.61% Aa3 A swings to SOVEREIGNS profit in Q1 Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 122.38 1.93% Aa2 AA KUWAIT: Global Investment Dubai Govt 6.70% 10/5/2015 USD 107.63 1.06% NR NR House, the Kuwaiti firm which completed a second debt Dubai Govt 4.90% 5/2/2017 USD 108.88 1.80% NR NR restructuring last year, swung Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 125.75 3.25% NR NR to a first-quarter net profit as Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 119.88 3.56% NR NR fees from its asset management, Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 102.25 0.57% Aa2 AA investment banking and bro- Bahrain Govt 6.27% 11/22/2018 USD 115.88 2.52% NR BBB kerage businesses grew. Bahrain Govt 5.50% 3/31/2020 USD 109.25 3.73% NR BBB Global, which counts the gov- ernments of Kuwait and Dubai as Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 103.38 5.08% Caa1 B- shareholders, said its net profit Morocco Govt 4.50% 10/5/2020 EUR 107.63 3.17% NR BBB- in the three months to March 31 was KD3.1m ($11m). This com-

*Periodic Distribution Amount pares with a loss of KD3.9m in IMPORTANT NOTE: the prior-year period. Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which Global said its total quarterly is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services revenue rose 86 percent to KD6.1m. Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary Fee-based revenue, which includes data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not asset management, investment take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds banking and brokerage, increased can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant by 30 percent to KD3.4m, accord- liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not ing to a filing on Bahrain’s stock a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. exchange. “We are delighted to have returned on a path of profit- ability after achieving a sustainable solution to our capital structure Sriracha hot chilli sauce is made at the Huy Fong Foods factory in Irwindale, California, yesterday. The maker of during 2013,” Chief Executive the popular Sriracha hot pepper sauce does not intend to move his factory out of California, despite complaints Maha Al Ghunaim said. over the smell that have prompted local officials to consider declaring it a public nuisance, according to NPR. AFP WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Minimum wage hike: A Europe slides towards bad solution to poverty BY RAMESH PONNURU next Minsky moment

hen the federal minimum wage was last raised, in BY NEIL UNMACK The richer states tend to be in the West; current 150 basis points is still well above 2007, all but three Republican senators voted for it. some of the Central and Eastern European the negative spread in 2004. The typical pattern for Republicans on minimum- here’s little doubt that markets economies are still emerging from the col- Current prices of Spanish debt still imply Wwage increases is to hold out for a while, sometimes think the euro crisis is over. lapse of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. a roughly one in five chance of a restruc- even a few years, then acquiesce. In recent days, several prominent Bond yields have fallen below Confidence is certainly returning. turing or a euro break-up over the next 10 Republicans — Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Rick Santorum pre-crisis levels for most of the Investors now demand a smaller premium to years, according to Breakingviews estimates. — have suggested that it’s time to cave again. countries formerly known as hold bonds sold by companies in the periph- But good news and signs of market mod- Instead of taking that advice, Republicans should talk about Tperipherals; the grab for southern European ery over those in the northern European eration are typical in the middle phase of better ways to expand opportunity. assets is a crowded trade. Could this be the “core” than they did before the 2008 financial the Minsky cycle. The question is whether President Barack Obama wants to raise the minimum wage prelude to the next Minsky moment? crisis, according to Credit Suisse. the markets are steaming ahead towards a by roughly 40 percent, to $10.10 an hour. That would probably The last crisis fit perfectly the pattern Banks in Spain are trading at a bigger danger point. destroy a lot of jobs at the low end of the labour market. The described by the American economist premium to book value than their US peers, There are good reasons to worry over Congressional Budget Office estimates that as a result about Hyman Minsky. Investors’ exaggerated according to Starmine. And the interest the medium term. The European Central 500,000 fewer people would be employed — and it’s not as though belief in stability leads them to price assets rates paid by the formerly problem case Bank may run into trouble with the German we’re coming off years of robust job growth. At the same time, the for perfection – for example no defaults by governments of Spain, Portugal and Italy Constitutional Court or it may simply be increase would do surprisingly little to reduce poverty, because eurozone sovereigns. are at record lows. unable to help the eurozone get out of its most minimum-wage earners aren’t poor. Then some imperfection arrives – a seri- Still, while markets may be exuberant, economic torpor. I assume that Romney and company are familiar with these ous possibility of default – and there is a vio- they are not in a bubble. For one thing, Governments’ rush to cut deficits and points and largely agree. Most of Romney’s comments on the issue lent outbreak of instability – the euro crisis. there are good reasons for optimism. Trade hesitancy to pass reforms or write down concerned its political symbolism: “The key for our party is to be The excessive euro-confidence lasted for imbalances and fiscal deficits within the sin- excessive debt has held back the recovery. able to convince the people who are in the working population, about a decade, from 1998 to 2008, although gle currency zone have shrunk. Mediocre economic news is fostering voter particularly the Hispanic community, that our party will help the crisis took a further two years to prop- Banking union is closer and commitments discontent. them get better jobs and better wages.” erly get going. During most of that time, of mutual support are firmer. The latest The rise of anti-euro or radical parties in Romney and the others are certainly right that the Republican investors demanded a mere 0.2 percentage 0.2 percent quarterly increase in GDP is many countries is creating what Deutsche Party’s main political weakness is the perception that its economic points higher interest rate on Portuguese meagre, but at least the direction is positive. Bank dubs a “big soft centre” of weak or agenda would serve the interests only of rich people and big busi- than on comparable German debt, down And the European Central Bank is clearly coalition governments, favouring compro- nesses. They’re also right that opposition to a higher minimum from over 5 percentage points in 1995. At determined to help, despite the challenges mise and half-measures. wage can strengthen that impression. A Bloomberg poll in March the height of the crisis in 2012, the spread of trying to make monetary policy in a frag- And if a downturn does come in the next found 69 percent of adults favoured the increase. was 15 percentage points. mented region. few years, it will strike still indebted coun- There is, then, a cynical political case for Republicans to sup- As a continent, the economy of Europe is Also, the enthusiasm is still relatively tries, a central bank with little room to port a higher minimum wage: It might close off opportunities for currently the largest on Earth and it is the restrained. While the gap between Spanish manoeuvre, and disenchanted populations. some people, sure, but the party can still use it to advertise its richest region as measured by assets under and German 10-year bonds has fallen over For blindly confident investors, the result concern for the economically struggling. (And the people who management with over $32.7trn compared 50 basis points this year, and about 4.5 could easily be a Minsky level of instability. will lose jobs are disproportionately Democrats.) The choice, then, to North America’s $27.1trn in 2008. percentage points from the 2012 peak, the REUTERS seems to be between looking bad and doing bad. There may be a way out of that trap, however. The political power of the minimum wage comes from its appeal to Americans’ values. It doesn’t come from their self-interest: Most voters don’t benefit from it directly. They favour raising the minimum wage because it seems like a way of giving people a leg up and making the economy fairer. Opposition is politically dangerous because it signals indifference to those goals. If that’s right, then Republicans can mitigate the political harm they incur from opposing an increase. They just need to find dif- ferent ways to associate themselves with those goals. One way to do so is to support expanding the earned income tax credit, an earnings subsidy that targets poor households much bet- ter than the minimum wage does and poses no threat of destroying jobs. That credit may not be as easily understood as the minimum wage, but it would give Republicans a way to show that they want to help the poor — and that their stated objections to raising the minimum wage are sincere. They should also broaden the discussion beyond the take-home pay of the lowest earners. Many middle-class families feel as though they’re running in place, at best. Wages have been flat for some time, and many costs that weigh heavily on people’s minds, such as college tuition, keep going up. These trends have convinced many people that the economy has gone badly wrong and become fundamentally unfair. Republicans should attack both ends of the problem. Rising health-insurance premiums are a big reason wages have stagnated. Scaling back the tax break for the most expensive policies, as part of a market-based reform of health care, could help wages rise again. And wages would stretch further if costs were lower. Higher education seems ripe for reforms that make financing easier and create lower-cost alternatives to a traditional four-year degree. Energy costs could be restrained through increased exploration and decreased regulatory mandates. The cost of raising children would fall if the tax code did more to recognise it as an invest- ment in the future. Republicans are on the defensive, stuck debating whether to oppose an increase in the minimum wage or accept it, because they aren’t advancing compelling ideas of their own. They should answer the president’s push for the increase, and the larger cam- paign against economic inequality, by changing the subject to something more important: how to create broad-based prosperity. WP-BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

Nothing can stop Cameron’s race to ‘weightless state’

BY POLLY TOYNBEE value of public-sector outsourc- and pace of the changes are customers is a disgrace, but if bad contracts for complex serv- and G4S lasted a very short ing has shot up by 168 percent, very challenging” following the commercial probation services ices are endemic, and not a Tory time, though both are still under he most terrible power as monitored by the specialist “Ministry of Justice’s extremely cut corners for profit by monitor- preserve. Plenty of privatisations investigation. Avarto notes that the state can wield is Arvato’s outsourcing index. poor track record in contracting ing offenders less intensively, that failed under Labour – the worst despite the committee calling for to take children away A quarter of these contracts out”. would be a public danger. being Gordon Brown’s London diversity, the dominant position Tfrom their parents for went to offshore companies – Backed by the full weight of a Only ideology drives this priva- Underground debacle. Labour of the “big four” – Serco, G4S, ever. The idea that companies state funds flying abroad, of no government majority on her com- tisation, as the committee points had to abolish individual learning Capita and Atos – is under no such as Serco and G4S, already benefit to UK employment or tax mittee, her excoriation of the plan out that all 35 existing probation accounts in a hurry when mas- threat. David Cameron says he under investigation by the Serious revenues. The UK has a partially is formidable. “High-profile fail- services to be abolished are rated sive scams were found in training will “release the grip of state Fraud Office, should be invited to regulated market economy. Based ures” of MoJ electronic tagging “good” or “exceptional”. If seri- companies. control”, but he is replacing the make a profit from these agonis- on market exchange rates the UK and court interpreter contracts ous crimes committed by offend- Labour’s intermediate treat- state with a few firms that could ingly sensitive judgments horrifies is today the sixth-largest economy “give rise to particular concern”, ers while on probation start to ment centres, outsourcing NHS become beyond anyone’s control. the leading experts who wrote to in the world and the third-larg- Hodge says, noting that there are rise, this will be embarrassingly surgery to private companies, did The government is deaf to the Guardian last week. est in Europe after Germany and no contingency plans for failure. newsworthy. cut waiting lists, but at hugely warnings, as Cameron, Oliver In writing commercial con- France The committee says that “this Just consider the multiple pri- inflated cost. Letwin and Francis Maude’s pro- tracts there can only be perverse From prisons to the NHS, complex, untested” system of pay- vatisation failures so far: Iain The public account committee’s pel their plan for “the weightless financial incentives either to take from the work programme for ment by results and fee for service Duncan Smith’s outsourced Work report has a weary, seen-it-all- state” at breathtaking speed. more or fewer children into care. the unemployed to running mili- needs more transparency to stop Programme firms miss their tar- before tone about many previous The sweeping scale of this Last week I reported on a pri- tary bases, from training RAF “contractors gaming the system, gets by miles, while A4e’s contract privatisation failings. ambition is barely remarked on vate equity company promising an pilots to Serco’s management of as has happened in the past”. for mandatory work activity was Contracts, they say, “have in the reporting of politics. For 18 percent return on investment Yarl’s Wood immigration removal The committee expresses pro- terminated as “too great a risk”. been too large and too complex”. now it passes unnoticed by most in children’s care homes, the sales centre,”the outsourcing industry found scepticism that privatisa- Yet A4e is passed as fit to take Experts in contract writing are citizens, few seeing how fast firms representative relishing how the is in good health”, reports Arvato. tion will yield such savings that on a probation contract – despite being rushed in by the MoJ to like Virgin Care are devouring “naughtier children pay more”. From 1 June the probation within its existing £835m budget, having zero experience in the negotiate the private probation new contracts, as they cannily Everything can be monetised, service will be abolished and par- companies will be able to treat field. Another Work Programme contracts, shoring up a depleted keep the NHS branding. even acute distress. celled into 21 community rehabili- an additional 50,000 offenders contract crashed last week when civil service that is usually out- The pace of this outsourcing But this one is the ultimate tation companies to be sold off to released from short sentences. Bright International was disquali- smarted by the private sector. revolution is set by the fear of test: if Michael Gove can privatise private businesses, partnered by The month when a man nick- fied for “malpractice”. The committee warns that being a one-term administration. child protection then anything fig-leaf voluntary groups. named Skullcracker and two The company, retraining the “Large companies such as Serco As Margaret Thatcher sold off and everything goes. But today the parliamentary other murderers went on the run unemployed for £1.3m, boasted and G4S hold major contracts, the nationalised industries, so her This government’s privatisa- public accounts committee flashes from prison is a moment to con- a 100 percent pass rate but is creating the problem of over- political heirs are intent on leav- tion revolution is accelerating at a red-light warning. Margaret sider that probation is a serious accused of handing out qualifi- dependency”, so a few contractors ing an even more radical legacy breakneck speed. In just the first Hodge, the committee’s chair, matter. cations to those who failed or risk becoming “too big to fail”. – selling off the state itself. three months of this year, the warns that “the scale, complexity Utility firms cheating their never completed courses. But The temporary ban on Serco THE GUARDIAN WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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0.3 280342 Dhampur Sugar-/D 52.45 5.05 188089 Hous Dev Fin-A/D 940.75 25.2 1184280 Lloydsfin.-T/D 0.5 -0.01 29491 S Bk Bikaner-B/D 460.55 19.55 51040 Pearson/D 1165 -10 1017889 Alok Indus-B/D 8.93 0.52 5686473 Dr. Reddy-A/D 2318 34.85 36329 I F C I-A/D 32.85 1.5 2641524 Lok.Hous&Con-B/D 15.2 0.65 476337 Saur.Cem-B/D 24.2 2.2 42263 Prudential/D 1398.75 3.5 1154207 Apollo Tyre-A/D 174.05 -0.3 384738 E I H-B/D 87.2 4.95 103001 Idbi-A/D 86.65 0.2 669129 Lupin-A/D 929.5 14.3 66928 Thirumalai-B/D 89 3.15 27975 Rank Group/D 156.3 0.3 8573 Asahi I Glass-/D 66.05 1.1 32618 E.I.D Parry-B/D 187 9.3 453480 Ifb Agro-B/D 183 -4.25 7965 Lyka Labs-B/D 12.8 0.64 41912 Til Ltd.-B/D 212.3 14 11320 Rentokil Initi/D 120.4 0 420934 Timexgroup-B/D 12.75 1.23 110935 Ashok Leyland-/D 28.3 -0.8 1720938 Eicher Motor-A/D 6708.3 373.05 6427 Ifb Ind.Ltd.-B/D 102.7 -2 21380 Mafatlal Ind-B/D 129.6 6.25 16821 Rolls Royce Pl/D 1006.5 -15 953360 Ballarpur In-B/D 18.98 2.27 2341328 Eimco Elecon-T/D 296.6 14.1 5838 India 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5168548 Kalyani Stel-B/D 76.35 3.45 354287 Oudh Sugar-T/D 24.75 1.15 27379 Cipla-A/D 390.05 4.35 251449 Himat Seide-B/D 66.35 5.8 445309 Kanoria Chem-B/D 36.85 0.15 31948 Pacific Indu-B/D 118.8 19.8 20637 Kingfisher/D 408.6 0.9 1175637 WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 NBA formally charges Spurs rout Ibaka-less Sterling, convenes hearing on June 3 NEW YORK: The National about the controversy last week, Basketball Association (NBA) Sterling apologised in a CNN Thunder in Game One stepped up its drive to oust interview for his “terrible mis- Donald Sterling (pictured) take”, while insisting he was as owner of the Los Angeles “baited” into making provocative Winners get a ‘little bit’ help from key player’s absence Clippers, formally charging yes- remarks and accusing the media terday that his racist remarks of inflaming his predicament. damaged the league and paving But he stoked further outrage NEW YORK: San Antonio Kevin Durant led Oklahoma the way for fellow team owners during the interview by saying Spurs made the most of home City with 28 points and Russell to decide his fate next month. Magic Johnson was a poor role court advantage as they deliv- Westbrook put up 25 and seven The league said Sterling has model for children and suggesting ered a superb offensive display assists but the Thunder trailed until May 27 to respond to its that Johnson and other blacks do to beat the Oklahoma City for most of the game, a couple charge and may present his side little to support their own com- Thunder 122-105 yesterday of narrow leads late in the third at a special hearing before the munities, a comment the NBA in Game One of the Western quarter representing their brief NBA Board of Governors set for cited in its notice yesterday. Conference finals. high points. June 3, after which the league’s In a summary of its charge Though the Spurs had lost all Kawhi Leonard and Danny 29 other owners who make up against Sterling, the league said four of their regular season games Green tallied 16 points apiece for the board could vote his conduct under- to the Thunder, they lived up to the Spurs. to remove him. mined the NBA’s their status as the top seeds in Oklahoma City’s defence sorely Sterling, 80, efforts to promote the conference and dominated in missed the shot-blocking skills of who has owned the diversity and inclu- the paint to take a 1-0 lead in the forward Serge Ibaka, who is likely Clippers for 33 years, sion; damaged best-of-seven series. to miss the rest of the playoffs came under fire more its relationship All-Star forward Tim Duncan because of a calf injury suffered than three weeks with fans; harmed scored a team-high 27 points and during last week’s series-clinch- ago when TMZ.com other NBA own- Manu Ginobili weighed in with 18 ing win over the Los Angeles posted an audio ers, players and off the bench as San Antonio had Clippers. recording of him Clippers personnel; five players in double-figures. The Asked how much the Spurs berating a female and impaired the Spurs outshot their opponents by had benefited from the absence of friend for publicly league’s relation- 57 percent to 46 from the field. Ibaka, Parker replied: “It helps a associating with ship with marketing “It was a great team win,” All- little bit. I thought our ball move- black people, includ- and merchandising Star guard Tony Parker, who con- ment was great. We’ve just got to ing former NBA partners, as well as tributed 14 points and 12 assists keep on doing that.” great Earvin “Magic” Johnson. with government and community for San Antonio, told reporters. Roared on by their vocal home The recording sparked an leaders. “Everybody played well. Defence fans at AT&T Center, the Spurs uproar from fans, NBA players The NBA also said its inquiry was pretty good so hopefully we made an explosive start by rac- and commercial sponsors. The into the scandal revealed that can keep it going.” ing 20-9 ahead on a Duncan bank furor led NBA Commissioner “evidence was destroyed” and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich shot before the Thunder hit back Adam Silver to ban Sterling for that “false and misleading evi- was delighted with the form and cut the lead to 30-27 after the life from the NBA and to call on dence” was provided to league shown by Parker, who left last first quarter. the other owners to force Sterling investigators. week’s second-round clincher Meanwhile, Steve Kerr, who to relinquish team ownership. Those acts, the NBA said, over the Portland Trail Blazers won three of his five NBA titles Such an unprecedented move provide grounds for Sterling’s early in the second quarter due to as a Chicago Bulls teammate requires a three-fourths vote of termination under the NBA con- a strained left hamstring. of Michael Jordan, was as the the board. stitution and bylaws. “I think he feels pretty good, new coach of the Golden State Sterling has refused to pay a Sterling’s wife, Shelly, who co- a little winded probably but Warriors. $2.5m fine levied against him by owns the team through a family he didn’t seem to have a prob- The American will replace the league. trust, said she would fight attempt lem with his leg tonight,” said Mark Jackson, who was fired post Oklahoma City Thunder’s Steven Adams (left) tries to block a shot against The disgraced owner threat- to force her to give up her interest Popovich. Warriors’ loss to Clippers in the San Antonio Spurs’ Manu Ginoblili in the second half of their Western ened through his attorney to take in the club. Her lawyers released “I thought he executed offen- first round of the NBA play-offs. Conference Finals Game One at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas legal action against any forced a statement saying they saw no sively really well to start the The deal is reportedly worth yesterday. sale of the Clippers. reason why she should be forced game.” $25m over five years.AGENCIES Breaking his own silence to sell. REUTERS NFL owners to discuss Resurgent Rangers overcome key issues about league

ATLANTA: The future of the including stretching it out to draft, play-off expansion, the four days and, as suggested by Canadiens to grab 2-0 lead site of the 2018 Super Bowl and Goodell, moving it from location workplace conduct are among to location. MONTREAL: The visiting items on the agenda when NFL The league has been discussing New York Rangers overcame a NHL Play-offs owners gather here today for for a couple of years the possible spirited start by the Montreal their spring meeting. expansion of the play-offs from 12 Canadiens with some brilliant Final Result With the sports world talking to 14 teams. goaltending and a string of 1 2 3 T about Los Angeles Clippers owner The 2018 Super Bowl city will three goals for a 3-1 win yes- NY Rangers 2 1 0 3 Donald Sterling’s ban for his rac- be revealed today. The finalists terday to seize a commanding Montreal 1 0 0 1 ist remarks, the owners expect are New Orleans, Minneapolis 2-0 lead in the NHL Eastern (NY Rangers lead the best-of-seven series to have a discussion about the and Indianapolis, all of which Conference Finals. by 2-0) league’s culture and responsibil- have past experience in hosting Rangers netminder Henrik ity among owners, management, the game. Lundqvist stopped 40 of 41 shots, changed the dynamics of the coaches and players. The Chicago Bears announced frustrating a slew of scoring game.” The swarming, deter- The meetings also mark be the Monday that they agreed to a chances with a rock-steady per- mined Canadiens, playing with first appearance of Indianapolis three-year contract extension formance in the face of relentless untested rookie Dustin Tokarski Colts owner Jim Irsay since with wide receiver Brandon pressure. in the net for injured goalie Carey he was arrested on charges of Marshall. Goals by Ryan McDonagh, Price, peppered Lundqvist with DUI and four felony counts this Marshall had one year left Rick Nash and Martin St. Louis shots from the start and took offseason. on his contract. The new deal answered an intial score by the a 1-0 lead at 6:14 on a ricochet Irsay has not been disciplined runs through 2017. The team did Canadiens to send the series goal in front of the net by Max by the NFL, but commissioner not release financial terms but back to New York’s Madison Pacioretty. Roger Goodell has said Irsay is Marshall announced on Twitter Square Garden for Game Three Seventeen seconds later the subject to discipline. He spoke that the extension is worth $30 m on Thursday. Rangers equalized on an unas- with the media for the first time Meanwhile, Wide receiver Odell Rangers coach Alain Vigneault sisted goal by McDonagh, whose Monday but said little about his Beckham Jr. was one of four draft gave Lundqvist a lot of credit for blast bounced off Montreal’s Josh legal woes or his subsequent time picks who signed with the New the victory. Gorges and past the 24-year-old in a rehab facility. York Giants. “He’s the only reason why we Tokarski, starting his eighth NHL This year’s draft was pushed The Giants also came to terms were still in the game. After a tre- game and first playoff contest. back two weeks in May for the with center Weston Richburg mendous push they had control The Rangers took lead with one first time, but the draft netted the (second round, 43rd overall), and possession of the game when minute left in first period as Chris highest ratings ever, with nearly linebacker Devon Kennard (fifth they scored,” Vigneault said. Kreider whipped a pass to Nash, 46 million viewers tuning in. round, 174th overall) and cor- “Obviously the turning point who one-timed it past Tokarski Rangers’ players celebrate during Game Two of the NHL Eastern The owners are expected to nerback Bennett Jackson (sixth was we ended up scoring to tie to make it 2-1 for Rangers, who Conference Finals against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal yesterday. discuss the future of the draft, round, 187th overall). REUTERS it up off a lucky bounce and that were outshot 14-9. REUTERS MLB: Doumit, Upton spur Atlanta to win

ATLANTA: Pinch hitter Ryan Indians to a 5-4, walk-off victory Sox rallied to beat the Kansas Doumit and left fielder Justin Baseball Results over the Detroit Tigers. City Royals 7-6. Upton hit eighth-inning home Cleveland 5 Detroit 4 The win snapped Cleveland’s The White Sox rallied from a runs to highlight the Braves’ Cincinnati 4 Washington 3 four-game losing streak and five-run deficit in the first inning. biggest offensive output since Detroit’s six game winning streak. This was their biggest come- Atlanta 9 Milwaukee 3 April 14, and Atlanta earned The Tigers also saw their 11-game from-behind victory this season a 9-3 win over the Milwaukee Chicago White Sox 7 Kansas City 6 road winning streak end. Right- against any team. Brewers. Houston 5 LA Angels 2 hander Al Alburquerque (1-1) While Ramirez’s home run in Atlanta tallied 15 hits, its first 6 2/3 innings, striking out five and retired the first two batters of the third started the comeback, time in double digits since April walking two. the 10th inning, but Brantley, designated hitter Paul Konerko’s 25, and won its second consecu- The Braves took a 4-3 lead into Cleveland’s left fielder, lined a two-run blast in the fifth put tive game. It was the most runs the bottom of the eighth when pitch over the right field wall for them ahead. Left fielder Dayan scored by the Braves since a 9-6 they found their power starting his ninth home run. Viciedo homered to lead off the win over the Philadelphia Phillies when Doumit lifted his 100th Detroit tied the game with White Sox fourth. After starter Brewers’ Carlos Gomez (left) loses his batting helmet while swinging more than a month ago. career home run and first of the a dramatic home run to JD Scott Carroll yielded six runs on through a pitch from Atlanta Braves’ relief pitcher David Hale in the The run support helped Mike season into the left field seats. Martinez in the ninth inning. nine hits, three walks and a hit seventh inning of their MLB baseball game at Turner Field in Atlanta Minor (2-2) win his second con- Michael Brantley’s home run Shortstop Alexei Ramirez hit batter in four innings, Sox reliev- yesterday. secutive start as the left-hander with two outs in the bottom of the a three-run homer and drove in ers shut down the Royals the final allowed two runs on five hits over 10th inning lifted the Cleveland four runs as the Chicago White five innings. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Double-bidder Busch unhurt Langdon advances to the after Indy crash INDIANAPOLIS: US stock car racer Kurt Busch escaped unharmed after a hard crash into the outer wall yesterday during a practice session for quarter-finals on rainy day Sunday’s 98th Indianapolis 500. Busch is trying to become only the fourth racer to compete on With all the difficult circumstances, Al Anabi did well: Shawn Langdon the same day in two US oval clas- sics that total 1,100 miles -- the Indy 500 and US stock car rac- COMMERCE, GEORGIA: ing’s Coca-Cola 600 night race. Some 12 hours of rain can cre- While running in a group of ate racing circumstances that cars, Busch lost control coming are difficult at best, but the Qatar Al-Anabi out of turn two at the Indianapolis Qatar Al-Anabi Racing Top driver Shawn Motor Speedway and slammed Fuel Team, the three-time and Langdon, near into the outer wall, the rear of defending World Championship lane, leads his car erupting into flames as it team owned by Sheikh Khalid spun to a rest on the infield grass. NHRA Mello bin Hamad Al Thani, did every- Busch climbed out of the car Yello Top Fuel thing it could to make the best himself and was checked out at of a difficult situation at the just points leader the track medical center and completed 36th annual Summit Doug Kalitta released with approval to drive Racing Equipment NHRA during their once again. Southern Nationals yesterday, second-round “I was starting to feel comfort- the seventh of 24 races that matchup able, and that’s when I made the make up America’s 2014 NHRA yesterday in mistake of just letting my guard Mello Yello Drag Racing season. Commerce, down or settling into that long Reigning World Champion Georgia, just run-type mentality,” said Busch. Shawn Langdon, the No. 8 quali- north of Atlanta. “With an Indy car you have to fier, was in the first pair of cars Kalitta won the be on edge. You have to keep track to run after the eight-hour rain race by three of where you are at all times and delay yesterday evening. thousandths the adjustments in the car. Maybe Both Langdon’s and Richie of a second. I just didn’t keep up with keeping Crampton’s cars smoked the PHOTO COURTESY: the car underneath me.” tires early in the run yesterday, RON LEWIS Fellow Americans John and fortunately, Langdon did a Andretti, Tony Stewart and masterful job lifting his foot on Robby Gordon are the only others and off the throttle until the sil- who have done the “Double Duty” ver Al-Anabi car settled down in past years, with Gordon the and hooked up to the race track most recent to achieve the feat allowing the 2013 champion to Mello Yello Top Fuel point conditions. Today, we made a than stellar conditions. When Top said. “Lane choice was very in 2004. Busch is set to start on take the win light. standings. really good run against Doug but Fuel racing resumed this morn- important. We were not in the the outside of the fourth at Indy. After five pairs of cars had run, “Everyone dealt with some just lost a very close drag race by ing, alBalooshi, like his teammate best lane today so it was tough for Qualifying for the stock car event the first round was suspended due unfortunate circumstances this three thousandths of a second. yesterday, was in the first pair of our Al-Anabi team. We did our at Charlotte Motor Speedway will to unsafe racing conditions and weekend with all the rain on With all of the difficult circum- Top Fuel cars on the race track. best, but it was not good enough take place Thursday night. resumed this morning. Sunday and some decisions that stances, I thought the Al-Anabi The team made a valiant effort, to beat Tony because he made a Busch’s plan is to put his car In the second round, Langdon were made,” Langdon said. team did a great job. We’ll be but seven-time World Champion very good run. This race is over in the field in North Carolina, fly faced No. 1 qualifier Doug Kalitta, “Things did not work out well ready next weekend in Topeka.” Tony Schumacher won the round so we are hoping for better things to Indianapolis in time for the and the Al-Anabi driver left the for track conditions yesterday. Third-year Top Fuel driver and advanced. for Al-Anabi Racing and Sheikh final Indy 500 practice session starting line first. They kept trying, but it didn’t Khalid alBalooshi was the No. 12 With alBalooshi’s first-round Khalid next weekend in Topeka.” Friday morning. Should Andretti However, Kalitta’s car was a work out. It’s just tough to get qualifier, and fortunately for alBa- loss, he dropped one spot to sixth The Al-Anabi Racing team will Motorsport team mechanics be touch quicker and reached the the racing surface back after it looshi and the rest of the team, place in the NHRA Mello Yello be back in action May 23-25, 2014 unable to repair Busch’s IndyCar, starting line three thousandths rains for 12 hours, and yester- the gold Al-Anabi dragster did Top Fuel point standings. at the 26th annual Kansas NHRA he would have to go with a backup of a second before Langdon who day, we were fortunate to get the not have to race yesterday evening “It was a tough weekend for Nationals, in Topeka, Kansas. car and start at the rear of the remains fourth in the NHRA round win under very difficult when the race track offered less everyone in Atlanta,” alBalooshi THE PENINSULA 33-car field. REUTERS England captain New Zealand’s retired all-rounder Cook worried by match-fixing row Cairns denies he is ‘Player X’ WELLINGTON: New Zealand great “I acknowledge that recently I WELLINGTON: England captain Alastair Cook (pictured) Chris Cairns (pictured) yesterday denied have upset some powerful people revealed his growing concern regarding the prevalence of spot-fix- he is alleged match-fixing kingpin “Player in the world of cricket, including ing within cricket yesterday, as fresh evidence of corruption came X”, instead blaming “dark forces” for plac- raising my own concerns about to light. ing him at the centre of an International the state of the game. I believe Cook’s comments followed hot on the heels of reports in the British Cricket Council investigation. I am playing the price for that media that Brendon McCullum, the captain of New Zealand, had told Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum and now.” the International Cricket Council, he’d been approached to underper- former batsman Lou Vincent have both told New Zealand Cricket has form by “a hero” in matches back in 2008. ICC investigators that Player X approached clarified that McCullum is not “You know the tell-tale signs,” Cook said in an interview with the them to fix matches, according to leaked testi- under investigation for match- London Evening Standard published on Monday. mony from the pair, but the mystery cricketer fixing, while also expressing “But you can always do more, can’t you, if it is still going on now? has not been publicly named. dismay his testimony was made It is a worry,” the opening batsman added. McCullum testified that he rejected Player public and calling on the ICC to Cook played in the controversial Lord’s Test of 2011 which led to three X’s overtures in 2008, while Vincent has investigate how it was leaked to Pakistan players -- Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif and Mohammed reportedly agreed to provide evidence about the media. Aamer -- being banned and jailed for their roles in a spot-fixing scam. his part in a match-fixing plot in a bid to avoid The batsman, who gained “I’ve been involved already in a high-profile game which has been prosecution. the national captaincy in late changed by (corrupt practices), and it cheapens the sport. Vincent described Player X in his testi- 2012 and this year became the “Clearly, there are more and more cases that seem to be coming mony as “a world-famous international”, while wrongdoing and challenged the ICC to produce first Kiwi to hit a Test triple century, said he up now. McCullum said he was “a hero who became its evidence so he can respond, accusing the was “shell-shocked” after the approach from “It makes you incredibly worried. I know from how I play the game, a friend” and had offered him up to £107,000 game’s governing body of orchestrating media Player X and he had never fixed a match. you’re trying to protect the values, the traditions and history of the $180,000 a match to underperform. leaks to smear his reputation. “(X) said that the ‘Big Boys’ in international game -- and play it in the right way. Amid widespread speculation about the The 43-year-old retired from international cricket were doing it and he didn’t want me “I’ve never been exposed to it personally and I don’t know how deep identity of Player X, Cairns issued a state- cricket in 2004 after becoming one of only 12 to miss out,” Britain’s Daily Mail online on it goes, but it’s obviously a very serious situation. ment to the Dominion Post newspaper denying players in Test history to score the all-round- Monday reported him as saying. “I am sure “People have said it’s the tip of the iceberg -- and if that’s the case it was him. ers’ double of 200 wickets and 3,000 runs. that he mentioned names to me but I cannot and more and more comes out, it will damage the sport.” “It is well known that the ICC/ACSU (Anti- In 2012, he won £90,000 in a libel action remember, although I seem to think that X Earlier, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) insisted McCullum was not Corruption and Security Unit) has been against former Indian Premier League chair- mainly mentioned Asian cricketers.” under investigation for corruption. investigating allegations of corruption and man Lalit Modi in London over a tweet alleg- The match-fixing allegations involving NZC said it was “dismayed” that McCullum’s testimony to the my name has been linked by others to these ing he was involved in match-fixing. Vincent allegedly occurred from 2008-2012 International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption unit had been allegations. I am being asked whether I am Cairns said he had already proved in court in at least five countries. leaked to the British media, saying he was committed to cleaning up Player X,” he said. that he was not a match-fixer and urged peo- The ICC has provided few details beyond the game. “Based on the limited information I have ple to reserve judgement on him until all facts confirming an investigation is underway, “We can confirm that Brendon is NOT under investigation by the received during this investigation, I believe it were out in the open. while NZC chief executive David White said ICC and his testimony has actually been applauded by them,” it said is being alleged that I am that player. These “I believe there are dark forces at play. on Monday that he could not go into specif- in a statement. allegations against me are a complete lie.” These forces have long arms, deep pockets ics for fear of jeopardising the investigation. Britain’s Daily Mail reported Cairns has repeatedly denied any and great influence,” he told the Dominion Post. REUTERS online Monday that McCullum told investigators he was approached by a “world renowned former crick- eter” twice in 2008, first in Kolkata ahead of the inaugural Indian Rogers shines in county cricket Premier League, then during New Zealand’s tour of England later that LONDON: Australia’s Chris Rogers hit Northamptonshire’s first innings total of 283. control, with Essex could only move from 52 year. his second century of the English County Alfonso Thomas’ five-wicket haul handed for two overnight to 203 all out. McCullum reportedly said the Championship season as Middlesex domi- Somerset the initiative in their First Division But England left-arm spinner Panesar former star, player X, whom he nated at Northamptonshire on Monday. clash against Durham at Taunton. responded with a tight spell which restricted described as “a hero who became In-form opener Rogers scored 106 and team- The 37-year-old South African pace Worcestershire to 105 for eight in their second a friend”, offered him up to 107,000 mate Dawid Malan blasted 92 as Middlesex bowler took five for 41 as Somerset restricted innings at the close of day two. pounds ($180,000) to underperform ended the second day of their First Division Durham to 155 all out on day one, with Scott Worcestershire, who scored 291 in their in matches. clash on 262 for three. Borthwick’s 59 one of few highlights for the first innings, lead by 193 but will not yet be “(X) said that the ‘Big Boys’ in Rogers’ century continued a fine streak visitors. fully confident of victory. West Indies bats- international cricket were doing it for the left-hander, who has also scored 241 Spin dominated at New Road, where Monty man Ramnaresh Sarwan scored 60 in his first and he didn’t want me to miss out,” not out against Yorkshire and 82 against Panesar’s four for 18, including six maidens, Second Division innings of the campaign for the Mail quoted McCullum, who Warwickshire. Malan, who had smashed an kept Essex in contention in their Second Leicestershire against Hampshire at Grace this year became the first Kiwi to unbeaten 85 in Twenty20 defeat against Essex Division fixture against Worcestershire. Road. Leicestershire closed day two on 296 for hit a Test triple century, as saying. at Lord’s on Saturday, was also in good form Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal’s six nine in their first innings to trail Hampshire REUTERS again as Middlesex moved within 21 runs of for 75 looked to have put Worcestershire in by 36 runs. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

Asian Five Nations Rugby

The Asian Five Nations Rugby Division 2 tournament is being played at the Al Arabi Sports Stadium in Doha. The Qatar Rugby Federation is hosting the event. Apart from the hosts, the tournament features teams from Thailand, Iran and Malaysia. The play-off fixtures which were held yesterday will be followed by the final on May 23. The Rugby Federation Director George Hore praised Qatar’s team for holding the fantastic record in this tournament – winning three consecutive titles since 2011. PICTURES: BY ABDUL BASIT China cruise at Thomas Cup Aussie swimmers NEW DELHI: China kept fashion his side’s easy win. The and Malaysia booked the two world champion Lin Dan on the Chinese women, seeking their quarter-final spots from group C. sidelines as they cruised into eighth Uber Cup title in the last The South Koreans conceded the quarter-finals of the men’s nine competitions since 1998, the second and third singles to Thomas Cup in New Delhi yes- moved into the knock-out rounds India, but won both the doubles terday soon after the women with a 5-0 drubbing of England. ties after Son Wan-Ho had taken train at Aspetar had made the grade in the Uber It was the second successive the opening singles against K. Cup. win for the favourites, who boast Srikanth in three games. The Chinese men, aiming for the world’s top three women’s Malaysia, who thrashed India Giants prepare for Commonwealth Games a record sixth successive title in players in their ranks, having 4-1 on Sunday, beat Germany by badminton’s premier team cham- beaten Russia by a similar margin the same scoreline after world pionships, overpowered Russia on Sunday. number one Lee Chong Wei toyed DOHA: Members of Australia’s 5-0 to record their second win in England will join China in with Marc Zwiebler 21-14, 21-8 in 2014 Commonwealth Games group D. the quarter-finals from group a dominant performance. swimming team are currently Lin, who had played the third W if they beat winless Russia Debutant France came from undergoing an intensive train- singles in the 5-0 rout of France in their last preliminary match behind to stun Taiwan 3-2 and ing programme at Aspetar in on Sunday, made way for Tian on Wednesday. South Korea’s keep their hopes alive of a quar- preparation for the Glasgow Houwei, who whipped Anatoliy men, runners-up to China in the ter-final spot from group D games in July. Yartsev in straight games to Thomas Cup final two years ago, behind China. AFP Utilising the Hamad Aquatic Center for their training sessions, the team has committed itself to a nine day ‘live-high train-low’ pro- gramme at Aspetar in conjuction with the use of altitude tents prior to their arrival, in order to take advantage of Aspetar’s advanced altitude-inducing normobaric hypoxic (oxygen reduced) rooms. Commenting on the train- ing camp Dr Khalifa Al Kuwari, Director General of Aspetar, said: “We are delighted to welcome Australia’s 2014 Commonwealth Games team to Aspetar to use our many services designed to enable athletes to reach their maximum potential. He added: “the normobaric hypoxic chamber is but one exam- ple of the progressive facilities on offer here at Aspetar.” Australia’s swimming team poses as they train at Aspetar for this year’s Regarded as one of world’s Commonwealth Games. strongest swimming teams, the Australian selection is comprised of internationally recognised ath- dry land training at sea level. 4,000 metres. This process tra- letes including Belinda Hocking, Aspetar’s purpose-built normo- ditionally requires athletes to Ellen Gandy, and Travis Mahoney. baric hypoxic dormitory features spend significant amounts of time The swimmers are spending 25 rooms and a large communal at high altitudes in order to reap up to 14 hours-a-day in the nor- living area. The chamber, which the benefits of improved physi- mobaric chambers at Aspetar in utiliises a complex filtration sys- ological capacity. order to ensure proper exposure tem, reduces the concentration That leads to the overall China’s Chen Long returns a shot to Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen during the Thomas Cup Badminton championship to a high altitude environment of oxygen in the air to replicate enhancement of their athletic game yesterday. while conducting all swim and altitudes ranging from 100 to performance. THE PENINSULA Norman inspiration for World No. 1 Scott Thailand Open cancelled SYDNEY: Adam Scott’s ascen- a lot. I somehow managed to stay and derring-do. “I honestly feel number one ranking. “I think it’s over political turmoil sion to golf’s world number one in each shot when I needed to. I can follow Greg’s footsteps as a nice feather in the cap,” he said. spot is in sync with his goals to “He has devoted so much far as his achievements,” Scott “I mean, if I was never world emulate the feats of his boyhood time to myself and other young once said. number one when I’m this close, BANGKOK: This year’s $1 mil- hold it when the environment is idol Greg Norman. Australian players who came “I feel that’s kind of a goal of I’d be disappointed. lion Thailand Open has been stable,” President of the Thailand Scott (pictured) has over- after him. Incredibly mine. Greg has a “But I’d also much rather win cancelled because of the deepen- Golf Association (TGA) Rungsrid taken Tiger Woods in the latest generous.” charisma about him the US Open and not be number ing political crisis in the divided Luxsitanonda said in comments rankings to become golf’s world Norman had pre- and an aura that he one at all this year. That’s what kingdom where martial law was released by the organisers. number one for the first time. dicted Scott would carries and I don’t it comes down to.” declared yesterday, organisers Thailand’s army early yester- He is the first Aussie to claim topple Tiger Woods know if that comes Scott, described by female fans said. day imposed martial law to quell the top spot in the rankings since from the world with success or if as “golf’s dreamboat” and who one The OneAsia tournament unrest across the country which ‘the Great White Shark’ Norman number one spot you’ve just got it, time dated glamour tennis star was meant to have taken place has been shaken by deadly vio- reigned for 331 weeks in the 1980s and has been vin- and I don’t know if Ana Ivanovic, broke hearts when at Bangkok’s Thana City Golf & lence since anti-government dem- and 1990s. dicated by his pro- I’ve got that. he announced in May that he had Sports Club in March but was onstrations erupted six months Scott has often spoken about tégé reaching the “But my goal is to married his long-time girlfriend postponed after a 60-day state of ago. the inspirational effect Norman pinnacle ranking achieve Greg’s feats Marie Kojzar in a small ceremony emergency was declared in the Patrick Feizal Joyce, a vice had on his formative golfing years after spurning four so I’m on my way.” at his Bahamas residence. capital. president at event promoter and paid tribute to the two-time chances to overtake Now Scott, who The 33-year old new number The event was due to be World Sport Group said: “We major winner after capturing the Woods in recent enraptured his one provided one of Australia’s rescheduled but organisers said needed some certainty in the Masters at Augusta last year. months. homeland with cherished sporting moments with it would not take place in 2014 situation so it has been agreed by “Part of this is for him Scott has often spoken about his sudden-death playoff win to his euphoric victory at last year’s with hopes it will return to the all relevant parties to cancel this (Norman) because he’s given me his ambition to follow in the trail- become the first Australian to Masters at Augusta, uniting all calendar next year. year’s Thailand Open. “It is our so much time and inspiration and blazing path of Norman, who once capture the Masters, will become Australians behind his historic “The Thailand Open is a world- hope that the tournament will be belief,” Scott said. “I drew on that dominated golf with his charisma only the 17th player to hold the achievement. AFP class tournament and we want to staged next year.” AFP WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Hodgson warns England players Coach urges players to sacrifice their egos for the good of the team at World Cup

LONDON: England coach Roy a statement on the club web- Hodgson has warned his play- site (www.whufc.com), following ers to sacrifice their egos for the lengthy talks with Allardyce. good of the team at the World “Although not everybody Cup lest they end up like the understands the West Ham way, strife-torn France side of the we do and we respect it as we 2010 finals. have been supporters all our lives. France endured a dismal World We believe this is about a philoso- Cup at South Africa, crashing out phy that is not just about the style of the group stage after the expul- of play, but the whole ethos that sion of forward Nicolas Anelka surrounds the club. from the squad following a heated “Sam was asked to give us a clash with then-coach Raymond detailed presentation on his vision Domenech and a subsequent play- for next season and during this ers’ revolt. he assured us that he can deliver Hodgson said he would be quick that ethos to West Ham United to knock any threats to team har- and we have agreed to support mony on the head in Brazil where him with the resources that he England will play Group D rivals needs.” Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica The club will hire a new attack- when the tournament kicks off ing coach and overhaul the scout- next month. ing and recruitment operation. “One thing is for certain: Funds will be available for invest- there’s no chance for any team in ment in the squad. the World Cup if they’re not in it Allardyce joined West Ham together,” he told British media. in June 2011 and guided them to “We’ve seen that in the past, promotion from the second-tier examples where teams who were England manager Roy Hodgson (right) and captain Steven Gerrard attend a media conference at a hotel in Championship before securing a not together, like France in the Watford in this file picture of September, 2013. 10th-place finish in the Premier last one where all the problems League the next season. were coming out. time and say: ‘Listen, the only way such a superb captain, a very good their second season back in the They were hampered this “If you want to win any tourna- we’re going to win this is by being catalyst for the others, someone top flight, but came in for criti- season by a number of inju- ment, if you want to win a league a team’, you’ll find 20 of them will they all look up to as a player but cism from fans for the manner in ries, including a lengthy layoff for that matter, you’d better make say: ‘Yeah, yeah, you’re right’. also as a person, somebody who which the team played. to record signing Andy Carroll, certain that you as a team are all “But then, if they don’t start has very much the right attitude. The team was booed by sup- and were in the relegation zone together. That you’re all singing doing it as a team in the course “And when he’s not been avail- porters after a 2-1 league win around the turn of the year. off the same hymn sheet, that you of the tournament, you’re quite able, then (vice captain) Frank over Hull City in March, having They ultimately pulled away Cole bids all have the same aspirations and entitled to say: ‘You didn’t ... say Lampard has done a very similar failed to dominate the opposition from the drop zone and Sullivan that you’re all prepared to make anything about it before, you were job, and after that you’d count despite playing against ten men and Gold said they had to balance sacrifices for each other. the first to say you agreed, and Wayne Rooney as a young senior: for over an hour. ensuring their Premier League farewell to “... The thing you can control is now you’re out of the team it’s my senior players have been very They also faced jeers after survival with entertainment on your teamwork, making sure you a big problem, it’s not about the good in demanding: ‘This is the defeat by West Bromwich Albion the pitch ahead of a move to choose a group of players who are team any more, it’s all about you.’ mood we want, this is the type of the following month, with London’s Olympic Stadium in Chelsea prepared to work as a team, that “I’ve never been afraid to say camp we want.’” Allardyce’s supposed long ball tac- 2016. you deal with any problems that those things. But luckily I’ve not Meanwhile, Sam Allardyce tics failing to satisfy those craving “I look forward to taking the LONDON: Former England come up from individuals that are had to say it too often.” will remain as West Ham United more eye-catching methods at a club forward and improving the defender Ashley Cole (pictured) trying to eat away at the fabric Hodgson said he had been manager next season, the Premier club once noted for its enterpris- squad for next season to try and has tweeted that his eight- of your team and maybe destroy “lucky” in having a group of sen- League club said yesterday, ing style. achieve the plans we have set year spell at Stamford Bridge your teamwork. ior players that set the right tone although he will be expected to “We have a very clear vision of out in our very productive meet- is almost certainly over and he “I’ve always been very clear for the more youthful members deliver a more entertaining style how we want West Ham United ing last week,” former Bolton, will not be playing for Chelsea on that. I don’t have any hesita- of his squad, singling out captain of play. to operate under our joint own- Newcastle and Blackburn man- next season. tion. When you stand in front of Steven Gerrard for praise. The 59-year-old steered the ership,” joint-chairmen David ager Allardyce said. Cole, who called time on his a group of players for the first “Gerrard has turned out to be east London side to 13th place in Sullivan and David Gold said in AGENCIES 107-cap England career earlier this month after being offered a standby spot in Roy Hodgson’s Manchester GoalControl-4D squad for the World Cup, will be Quaresma dropped out of contract next month. City invest in “I am weighing up my options for playing next season with my Japanese club agent and sadly it does not look from Portugal squad like chelsea will be one of them,” the 33-year-old posted. YF Marinos LISBON: Real Madrid super- Massachusetts. They will take “Thank u Chelsea FC for mak- star Cristiano Ronaldo head- on Ireland on June 10 at MetLife ing my 8 years there a pleasure LONDON: English champions lines Portugal’s 23-man squad Stadium -- home of the Jets and to work all the staff and players, Manchester City have bought a named yesterday for the 2014 the New York Giants. we’ve been through a lot, good stake in Japanese J-League club World Cup finals with veteran Portugal squad: and bad. Yokohama F-Marinos, expand- striker Ricardo Quaresma Goalkeepers: Rui Patricio “And now I’ll be looking for ing their links with overseas overlooked. (Sporting), Beto (Sevilla/ESP), another journey in my life hope football clubs. Coach Paulo Bento slimmed Eduardo (Braga) it can be like my others full of fun City, owned by Abu Dhabi’s down the original 30-man squad Defenders: Andre Almeida and of course WIN something.” Sheikh Mansour, have already named last Tuesday with FC (Benfica), Bruno Alves Although a divisive figure in bought Australian club Melbourne Porto’s Quaresma, 30, who had (Fenerbahce/TUR), Fabio England because of some of his Heart and are launching the New been expected to make his return Coentrao (Real Madrid/ESP), off-field antics and pronounce- York City Football Club next sea- to the national side, failling to Joao Pereira (Valencia/ESP), ments, Cole was considered one son as part of their commercial make the cut. Also dropped were Neto (Zenith St-Petersburg/ of the best left backs in the world expansion from their base in Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes, RUS), Pepe (Real Madrid/ESP), at his peak. northern England. defenders Antunes (Malaga) and Ricardo Costa (Valencia/ESP) Chelsea manager Jose “We’re thrilled to be able to Rolando (Inter Milan), midfield- Midfielders: Joao Moutinho Mourinho has said he would like play a role in investing and build- ers Andre Gomes (Benfica) and (Monaco/FRA), Miguel Veloso to keep Cole for next season even ing on the ongoing success of YF Joao Mario (Vitoria Setubal) and (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Raul though he preferred Spaniard Marinos,” City chief executive striker Ivan Cavaleiro (Benfica). Meireles (Fenerbahce/TUR), Cesar Azpilicueta in his defence Ferran Soriano said in a state- Portugal have been drawn in Ruben Amorim (Benfica), for much of the recently con- ment yesterday. Group G at the World Cup and William Carvalho (Sporting) cluded campaign. City are taking a stake of less will face Germany on June 15 Strikers: Cristiano Ronaldo A watch for the goal line technology GoalControl-4D at Tivoli in Aachen, Cole joined Chelsea from than 20 percent in the Japanese in Salvador, the United States a (Real Madrid/ESP), Eder Germany, yesterday. The goal technology hasn’t been introduced to the Arsenal for £5m ($8.41 m) and club, which has long established week later in Manaus and then (Braga), Helder Postiga (Lazio/ Bundesliga in Germany, but Tivoli is now the first stadium in Germany William Gallas in 2006 and has ties with the Nissan car company Ghana on June 26 in Brasilia. ITA), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas/ with the system. GoalContol-4D at the home of Alemannia Aachen has won one Premier League title, who remain its main backer. Portugal will face Mexico in TUR), Nani (Manchester United/ been officially certified by FIFA. German-based GoalControl GmbH will four FA Cups, a Europa League The Premier League club will a friendly on June 6 at Gillette ENG), Rafa (Braga), Varela (FC be the official provider of goal-line technology at the 2014 World Cup as well as the 2012 Champions provide support in areas like Stadium, home of the NFL’s New Porto), Vieirinha (Wolfsburg/ League with the west London in Brazil. training methods, coaching and England Patriots in Foxboro, GER). AFP club. REUTERS medical care to YF Marinos who have not won the J-League since 2004. In return City will get addi- tional revenues and a chance to boost their brand in Japan. World Cup lesson from ‘worst team ever’ The deal was described as the first significant foreign invest- WELLINGTON: As the best loss to the Socceroos in 2001, the mickey’ -Brett and Jamison the mickey,” Brett said. “We were have the spirit of a woman. While ment in a Japanese J-League footballing nations on the planet when striker Archie Thompson were keen amateur footballers but genuinely in awe of these guys, a transgender player may attract team. “The YF Marinos is an prepare for the World Cup, a contributed 13 goals to the most ended up filming advertisements who were clearly in love with the prejudice in some western teams, excellent soccer club with a rich new documentary celebrates lop-sided scoreline ever recorded for sports brands such as Nike game so much that they’d play for Saelua’s Samoan teammates who history which has grown hand in how the game’s worst team, in an international. and Adidas. 17 years straight without winning grew up with fa’afafine simply hand with Nissan,” said Carlos American Samoa, bounced back Nevertheless, American Samoa After working with top clubs a single match. accepted her as another member Ghosn, Nissan President and from a record 31-0 defeat. kept turning up at tournaments including Barcelona, Arsenal and “It says something about the of the squad. CEO. The film, “Next Goal Wins”, even as their roll of shame length- Manchester United, Brett admit- purity of their commitment to the “I’m just a soccer player, even “This partnership will contrib- tells how an unlikely group ened -- including an 11-0 loss to ted they became jaded as the game and their utter unwilling- though I run like a girl,” she says ute to the growth of the club, the including international football’s Fiji in 2004, 15-0 to Vanuatu in commercial side of football lost ness to give up, even in the face in the movie. “I’m not a male or a club’s hometown and Japanese first transgender player, a psycho- 2007 and 12-1 to the Solomon its lustre. of defeat after defeat.” female, I’m a soccer player.” soccer,” he added. logically scarred goalkeeper and Islands in the same year. “We slightly fell out of love Once they had gained the And then there was Nicky City, English champions a chain-smoking Dutch coach Brett and co-director Steve with the game that we remem- team’s trust, the filmmakers Salapu, the goalkeeper trauma- twice in the past three seasons, restored the tiny Pacific nation’s Jamison became intrigued by the bered from when we were kids encountered a fascinating group tised by the 31-0 defeat, who have been fined and had their footballing pride after the 2001 Pacific Island amateurs who kept and when this came along it was of individuals desperate for foot- would wake up at night a decade Champions League squad size humiliation against Australia. coming back, despite the heavy an opportunity to really go back balling redemption. later reliving the experience of capped for next season after fall- When London-based film- defeats and scorn poured on them to our roots,” he said. Among them was defender picking the ball from the back of ing foul of Financial Fair Play maker Mike Brett began work by many in the footballing world. But first they needed to per- Jaiyah Saelua, born John Saelua his net time after time. rules. The club say that they are on the project in 2011, American “That 31-0 result is like the suade the American Samoans and recognised by FIFA as the Other squad members included on course to move into profit Samoa had languished at the bot- punchline to a joke or the answer they were not planning a moc- first transgender player in inter- a overweight midfielder named from next season after Sheikh tom of the FIFA rankings for the to a pub trivia question,” Brett kumentary that would take national football. Rambo and a player who smoked Mansour ploughed hundreds of team’s entire 17-year existence, told AFP. “We wanted to go cheap shots at the team’s already Saelua is a fa’afafine, part of during training. America Samoa millions of pounds into creating losing all of the 30-plus matches behind the headlines and tell the wounded pride. a Polynesian tradition which -- is currently ranked 197 in the a team capable of competing with they had contested. human story.” “We had to explain to them in her words -- recognises that world, 10 places from the bottom the best in Europe. AFP The low point was the 31-0 - ‘We’re not looking to take that we weren’t looking to take someone who is born male can of the FIFA rankings. AFP WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

Simeone Man City chairman vows refuses to rule Costa out of Champions to make transfer impact League final

Pellegrini’s side faces UEFA’s spending cap sanctions MADRID: Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has said he will give Diego Costa (pictured) LONDON: Manchester City areas that need is doing exactly us as we look at the next couple of and Arda Turan every chance to chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak to be strength- what he intended years,” Al Mubarak added. prove their fitness ahead of the (pictured) insists the Premier ened, the players it to do in terms “I am absolutely delighted for Champions League final against League champions will still be that we intend of performance him, for the fans, for the club, for Brazilian former football star Real Madrid on Saturday. major players in the transfer to bring in to fill across the board everyone involved at Manchester Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Both players were forced off market despite UEFA’s recent these areas,” Al - on the field, off City. poularly known as Pele during with injuries inside the first 25 sanctions. Mubarak told field, trophies, “It is a perfectly justified deci- a press conference about the minutes as Atletico claimed their City face a spending cap after City TV yesterday. championships sion. I think the results speak for first La Liga title in 18 years with Banco Santander scholarships European football’s governing “I can tell our and wins, but themselves.” a 1-1 draw away to Barcelona at at the Universidad Anahuac body limited the club’s net out- fans to expect, as also commercial One of the next targets for City the weekend. lay on players during this trans- last year, an effi- success, and the will be to carry their domestic in Huixquilucan, Mexico, Spanish media reported on fer window to £49m ($82m, 60m cient and swift fans’ support has pre-eminence onto the European yesterday. Monday that Costa will miss the euros) as one of their punish- execution plan. been unwaver- stage. final after suffering the recur- ments for breaching financial fair “We will have, ing,” Al Mubarak Some progress on this front has rence of a hamstring problem, play regulations. after the World said. been made under Pellegrini, with Pele fears whilst Turan has a hip injury. But City said last week that Cup, a good “Genuinely, the club reaching the Champions “We are just starting the week. figure would have no “material pre-season and Sheikh Mansour League last 16 for the first protests will There are still a few days to go impact” on manager Manuel we will go into is absolutely time before bowing out against and we are not going to jump the Pellegrini’s transfer activity and the season very delighted with Barcelona. hurt World Cup gun because I think it is too early Al Mubarak expects new signings ready, as we the way this club, “This year we have made some for such an important game, but to arrive imminently. did last year, to this company, progress. We have played much we need the players to be in the The Eastlands outfit have been compete for four this business is better football, been a lot more HUIXQUILUCAN, Mexico: right condition. strongly linked with moves for trophies.” performing.” competitive and I think the expe- Brazilian football legend Pele “We will wait to see how Costa Porto’s French defender Eliaquim Al Mubarak said that City’s City attracted criticism after rience coming through the two expressed concern yeserday that and Arda recover until the end Mangala and his Brazilian team- Abu Dhabi-based owner Sheikh parting company with Mancini, games against Barcelona will be social protests in his country of the week and we will look for mate Fernando, while Arsenal Mansour has been delighted with as the Italian had led the club to invaluable for us,” Al Mubarak could prompt nervous fans from alternatives right-back Bacary Sagna, out of the team’s progress in the past their first title in 44 years in 2012. said. abroad to cancel their trips to if they don’t contract at the end of the season, 12 months, which saw Pellegrini But Chilean coach Pellegrini “Let’s be clear - Europe has the World Cup. recover.” is also reportedly a target. win the Premier League and has proved a popular replacement always been an integral part of Pele, speaking at a press con- Atletico “We know exactly what needs League Cup in his first season at and the club feel their decision our strategy, an integral part of ference in a Mexico City suburb, go into the to be done. We know exactly the Eastlands after replacing sacked has been vindicated. the success we want to achieve said he had no doubt that dem- game full players that need to go and the predecessor Roberto Mancini. “The decision to hire Pellegrini for this club. We will continue to onstrations that have reemerged of confi- players that need to come in, the “Sheikh Mansour feels this club was a very important decision for progress.” AFP in recent weeks would affect the dence hav- tournament if they continue. ing ended “We already know that 25 per- Real and FA to take no cent of foreigners who were going Barcelona’s to Brazil are worried by the pro- 10-year action against test movement, and I think they domina- have cancelled,” said the 73-year- tion of La under-fire old honorary ambassador to the Liga and tournament. having lost “This is a great loss for the just twice Scudamore country,” said Pele, who won his in 10 meet- third World Cup in Mexico in ings against LONDON: The Football 1970. the two this Association will take no action With less than a month to go season. against Premier League chief until the first kick-off on June However, Simeone played down executive Richard Scudamore 12, Brazil is facing a new wave of the influence winning the league over emails leaked by a former protests from people angry at the could have in Lisbon. personal assistant, the govern- cost of the World Cup and lack- “Winning is always good, but ing body said yesterday. luster spending on public services. you have to move on straight Scudamore, 54, was forced to Some protests have turned vio- away. We need to be 100 percent apologise after the comments, lent, but they are smaller than the concentrated and I am sure the made in a private email, were demonstrations that brought one players will respond as they have leaked to a Sunday newspaper million people to the streets last always done in the biggest games.” by the female employee who had year during the Confederations Victory on Saturday would a temporary job at the Premier Cup, a warm-up to the World deliver the fifth trophy of a glo- League. Cup. rious two-and-a-half year spell The Premier League announced Pele, who was criticized last since Simeone took over in yesterday that Scudamore would year for urging Brazilians to leave December 2011. keep his job after acting on the the streets and focus on football, And the Argentine dispelled findings of an inclusion advi- said he agreed with the protest- rumours that he could leave the sory board that said there was ers’ grievances, like the need for club at the end of the season. no discrimination in its working more schools and hospitals. “I am very happy where I am. environment. FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke (third left), Brazil’s former football player and member of the Local But “O Rei” (King) Pele said There has been a great progres- Scudamore had faced heavy Organizing Committee Ronaldo (right) and local kids attend with the launch ceremony of the Football for Hope the Brazilian national team sion. We won the Europa League criticism, including from Sports Festival 2014 in Caju slum in Rio de Janeiro, yesterday. The Social World Cup to be held from June 29 to July should not have to pay for “the and the European Supercup Minister Helen Grant, who 10 will bring together 32 teams of young leaders from FIFA-supported social community projects from Brazil corruption and politics.” then the Copa del Rey final and called the comments “completely and around the world for a football tournament, organisers said. BOTTOM: Belgium’s national team player “We have nothing to do with reached the Champions League. unacceptable”. Adnan Januzaj attends a training session in Genk, yesterday, in preparation for the upcoming World Cup. The corrupt politicians and thieves. Now we have won La Liga and the In a statement FA chairman 2014 World Cup will be held in 12 cities in Brazil from June 12 to July 13. It is not our fault,” the former team continues to grow. Greg Dyke reiterated that as Santos great said, arguing that “If we maintain a competitive Scudamore was not an employee, players should not be lumped team we are going to fight with the organisation could not take a chairman of the Premier League, of discrimination.” The statement together with “the thieves who the best despite the economic position in terms of employment explained to Dyke how the inves- added that FA board member stole to make stadiums.” differences. I will stay here next policy or take disciplinary action. tigation into Scudamore’s com- Heather Rabbatts, who accused Pele also voiced dismay that year.” “We were of the view that was ments was carried out. the Premier League of having a some of the 12 World Cup sta- Both sides are likely to be weak- a matter for the Premier League “He assured me they had fol- “closed culture of sexism” and diums have yet to be finished 24 ened as Real also have doubts over and we asked them to keep us lowed proper process under their said Scudamore should give “seri- days from the first game. the fitness of Cristiano Ronaldo informed of the actions they were own employment and disciplinary ous consideration” to his position, Turning to the national team’s and Karim Benzema. taking,” he said. rules and had conducted a thor- would follow up with the Premier chances of winning its sixth World However, Simeone believes the “In terms of wider FA discipli- ough investigation. League on how the organisations Cup, Pele said he saw weaknesses absence of the suspended Xabi nary action, it was advised that “We said last week that we con- can work together on its inclusion in the attacking side and voiced Alonso in the Real midfield could The FA does not as a matter of sidered the contents of the emails agenda. concerns about putting too much be the biggest setback of all. policy consider private commu- in question to be totally inappro- Scudamore has helped make pressure on young star forward “He is one of the best, but nications sent with a legitimate priate and are still of that view, the Premier League the most Neymar. (Carlo) Ancelotti has alterna- expectation of privacy to amount as is the Premier League. lucrative league in the world since “We have confidence in the tives. Whether it be (Asier) to professional misconduct. The “It is important to reiterate the taking over as chief executive in Brazilian team. The only prob- Illarramendi, (Sami) Khedira FA has applied this policy on an significant focus The FA gives to 1999. The competition now has a lem I see is that Brazil has more or Casemiro. One of those three ongoing basis and in relation to equality, not least through the global TV rights deal worth more World Cups than everybody else will play. It is an important loss numerous other cases.” work of its Inclusion Advisory than £3bn ($5.05bn). and people think it is obligated to for them for what he means as a Peter McCormick, the acting Board, and to tackling all forms REUTERS win” at home, he said. AFP player.” AFP Toure could leave Man City over birthday snub, says agent

LONDON: Midfielder Yaya the president of (Russian side) him, then easy - Yaya will leave. “No. Money is not important. hands of the bankruptcy tribunal of us”. Paparesta was investigated Toure is upset with Manchester Anzhi (Makhachkala) gave him No problem.” He has enough money,” he said. since March. during the calciopoli scandal City after an apparent birth- a Bugatti,” Seluk told BBC Sport. Toure, who joined City in 2010 “It is more important he plays If his bid is confirmed as suc- which rocked Italian football in day snub and could leave the “I don’t expect City to present as part of the owner Sheikh for a club that respects him more cessful by the court, a new club 2006 but never faced charges. Premier League champions, his Yaya with a Bugatti, we only Mansour’s vast outlay on world- than having a few thousand called Football Club Bari 1908 will He was suspended as a ref- agent said yesterday. asked that they shook his hand class players, moved to reassure pounds added to his salary. take their place in the league. eree in 2008 and after a lengthy According to Dimitri Seluk, and said ‘we congratulate you’. Man City fans via his Twitter “I have spoken to him about “This is a great project for a and unsuccessful appeal proc- who represents the Ivory Coast It is the minimum they must do page yesterday. leaving and we will see what hap- great club and a grand fan base,” ess resigned in 2010. Bari, who international, Toure was dis- when it is his birthday and the “Thanks for all the birthday pens but, at the moment, Yaya is Paparesta told reporters. are sixth in Serie B and bidding mayed that, despite the club giv- squad is all together. messages today. Card from City really upset.” The Bari-born former referee for a return to the top flight via ing him a 31st birthday cake, the “Of course Yaya is upset about just arrived... Must have got lost Meanwhile, Former referee turned television pundit and ex- the playoffs, finally announced owners did not personally con- this. It is his birthday and nobody in the post. Haha” he Tweeted. Gianluca Paparesta, who was Bari city councillor, who turns 45 bankruptcy earlier this season gratulate him at a post-season said anything or shook his hand, “Jokes aside. Please do not take investigated in the infamous on Sunday, refused to say who was after years of financial problems party in Abu Dhabi. so he does not feel comfortable,” words that do not come out of Calciopoli match-fixing scandal, providing the financial backing, left the club with debts of 30m Former Barcelona powerhouse added Seluk, who said City sent a MY mouth seriously. Judge my won the right to buy troubled but Italian daily La Repubblica euros. Good recent perform- Toure, whose goals were instru- Twitter message wishing Toure a commitment to @MCFC by my Serie B club Bari for 4.8 mil- reported that an Irish consortium ances on the pitch have meant mental in City’s second title in happy birthday. performances.” lion euros ($6.6m) in an auction was behind his bid. that the team have been playing three seasons, could even seek a “The most important thing is Toure signed a new four-year yesterday. A group of around 50 Bari fans in front of bumper crowds with move, Seluk said. a human relationship and maybe contract last year and Seluk Paparesta beat off three other gathered outside the tribunal and around 35,000 spectators watch- “He got a cake but when it this is his opportunity for Yaya denied that he was looking for a bidders for the club’s sporting the ANSA news agency reported ing the 1-0 win over Cittadella on was Roberto Carlos’s birthday, to find that. If City don’t respect better deal with the club. licence, which has been in the that they chanted “Gianluca one Monday. AGENCIES Wednesday 21 May 2014 Sport 22 DAYS TO GO

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Scoreboard Messi ‘happy’ to SRI LANKA Sri Lanka edge past T M Dilshan b Gurney ...... 14 M D K J Perera c Bopara b Jordan ...... 10 K D K Vithanage c Carberry b Woakes ...... 38 sign fresh contract H D R L Thirimanne c Hales b Gurney ...... 40 L D Chandimal c Hales b Root ...... 7 A D Mathews c Root b Tredwell ...... 13 England in T20 tie N L T C Perera (run out-Gurney) ...... 49 K M D N Kulasekara (not out) ...... 9 with FC Barcelona Extras (LB-2, W-1) ...... 3 Total (for 7 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 183 Perera, Malinga shine in nine-run win Fall of wickets: 1-24, 2-24, 3-78, 4-85, BARCELONA: Lionel Messi Argentina captain would also 5-122, 6-141, 7-183. signed a new contract with regain control of his image rights. Bowling: J E Root 2-0-16-1; C R Woakes Barcelona yesterday that will One report said, further boost- LONDON: The T20 World 4-0-31-1; H F Gurney 4-0-26-2; C J Jordan reportedly make the four-times ing the income of a man Forbes Champions, Sri Lanka reas- 4-0-43-1; J C Tredwell 4-0-41-1; R S Bopara World Player of the Year soc- magazine estimates is the 10th serted their dominance in the 2-0-24-0 (1w). cer’s best-paid player with a highest-earning athlete, with shortest version yesterday by ENGLAND net annual salary of 20m euros annual revenues of $41.2m includ- overcoming England by nine M A Carberry c Kulasekara b Mathews ...... 7 ($27.4m). ing wages and endorsements. runs in the only T20 match of A D Hales b Malinga ...... 66 In a statement the La Liga club Messi, who had been earning their tour in England here at I R Bell c M D K J Perera b Malinga ...... 13 said that “Barcelona announces a net 13m euros per season, will The Oval. J E Root c Chandimal b Lakmal ...... 5 the signing of the agreement for top football’s earnings list ahead After winning the toss England E J G Morgan c Lakmal b N L T C Perera ....5 the readjustment of Lionel Messi’s of Real Madrid forward Cristiano set Sri Lanka to bat at the his- J C Buttler c Dilshan b Kulasekara ...... 26 (current) contract” which is due Ronaldo on 18m euros and Zlatan torical venue. R S Bopara (not out) ...... 28 to expire in June 2018. Ibrahimovic of Paris St Germain With Lahiru Thirimanne’s 40, C J Jordan b Malinga ...... 5 The statement did not publish on 14.7m, sports daily Marca said. Kithuruwan Vithanage’s 38 and C R Woakes (not out) ...... 2 details of the deal but Spanish Since Messi made his debut in Thisara Perera’s 49, Sri Lanka Extras (B-1, LB-5, W-11) ...... 17 media said that the 26-year-old the 2004-05 season, Barca have managed to post an impressive Total (for 7 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 174 could earn around five million won 21 titles, including three total of 183 losing seven wickets. Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-45, 3-58, 4-85, euros more per season in per- Champions Leagues and six La In reply England chasing 184 5-124, 6-139, 7-158. formance-linked bonuses. Liga crowns. However, they managed to reach 174 in the 20 Bowling: K M D N Kulasekara 4-0-39-1 “I am happy to continue at my failed to win league title this sea- overs. Captain Lasith Malinga (4w); A D Mathews 2-0-7-1; R A S Lakmal home like I have always said,” son that saw changes in club’s took three wickets to limit 4-0-44-1 (2w); S M S M Senanayake 3-0-26- Messi said on his twitter account. management. England. 0; S L Malinga 4-0-28-3 (1w); N L T C Perera “The people of Barcelona are He joined Barca’s academy Sri Lanka will play the first of those that decide what do with at the age of 13 after a spell at Sri Lanka’s Suranga Lakma celebrates the wicket of Joe Root yesterday. 3-0-24-1. five one-day matches tomorrow Player-of-the-Match: Perera (Sri Lanka). my future.” Newell’s Old Boys in his native before the two Tests. AGENCIES He added saying, “my choice is Rosario. always to continue as long as I feel Messi and his father last year the support from them. If I didn’t paid five million euros to the then I would look for a solution Spanish authorities as a “correc- KKR claim big victory over Chennai because I always want the best tive payment” after they were for this club.” accused of filing false tax returns. KOLKATA: Continuing their Scoreboard Barcelona failed to win any of The pair, who both denied dream run, Kolkata Knight the top trophies this season and wrongdoing, allegedly hid more Riders (KKR) moved closer to CHENNAI SUPERKINGS Messi accepted that they have not than four million euros by filing the knock-out round by gallop- D R Smith b Cummins ...... 5 been at their best in the season incomplete returns for the years ing to a eight-wicket win over B B McCullum c S A Yadav b Narine ...... 28 that is about to end. 2006 to 2009. Chennai Super Kings as their S K Raina c ten Doeschate b Chawla ...... 65 “I can only say sorry everyone The sale of Messi’s image rights batsmen led by Robin Uthappa F du Plessis (run out-Chawla) ...... 23 at Barcelona and promise that had been hidden using a com- put up a sparkling show in an M S Dhoni (not out) ...... 21 next year we will be back at the plex web of shell companies in Indian Premier League match R A Jadeja (not out) ...... 9 level this club deserves, we will Uruguay, Belize, Switzerland and here yesterday. Extras (W-2, NB-1) ...... 3 achieve important things,” he the United Kingdom, the pros- Playing their first match at Total (for 4 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 154 said. ecutor’s office for tax crimes in the home ground Eden Gardens Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-60, 3-122, 4-129. Under the new contract the Catalonia said. REUTERS before a near capacity vocifer- Bowling: Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-30-0 (1w); P ous crowd, the Knights chased J Cummins 4-1-29-1; U T Yadav 4-0-29-0 Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo down CSK’s 154/4 with two overs (1nb, 1w); S P Narine 4-0-24-1; P P Chawla warms up as he attends a training remaining. 4-0-42-1. session during open media day For the Knights, Uthappa top KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS at Valdebebas sports ground in scored with blistering 67. The R V Uthappa c du Plessis b Jadeja ...... 67 Madrid yesterday. batsman’s knock was laced with G Gambhir b Pandey ...... 21 ten fours and a six. All-rounder M K Pandey (not out) ...... 18 Shakib Al Hassan played a cameo Shakib Al Hasan (not out) ...... 46 of 21 ball 46. Extras (LB-3, W-1) ...... 4 With their fifth win on the Total (for 2 wkts in 18 overs) ...... 156 trot, KKR have nearly sealed Fall of wickets: 1-64, 2-98. their berth for the playoffs. Bowling: B W Hilfenhaus 3-0-38-0 (1w); I C They now have seven wins Pandey 4-0-31-1; M M Sharma 3-0-28-0; R from 12 matches and are cur- Ashwin 4-0-24-0; R A Jadeja 3-0-23-1; S K rently ranked fourth in the points Raina 1-0-9-0. KKR’s Pat Cummins celebrates after dismissing Dwayne Smith yesterday. table. AGENCIES Hyderabad register Injured Ronaldo hopes thrilling win over RCB to recover before final BARCELONA: Real Madrid “Playing during the week and HYDERABAD: Sunrisers fours and four sixes in his 46-ball forward Cristiano Ronaldo is weekends means it is normal that Hyderabad spiced up the race knock. confident he will have recovered the body has a negative response. for the Indian Premier League The duo took Sunrisers to the from a persistent thigh injury in Unfortunately I have had a few (IPL) play-offs with a thrilling threshold of a win with their 100- time for Saturday’s Champions problems but if you look around seven-wicket win over Royal run stand and it was then left to League final. Europe the same thing is hap- Challengers at the Rajiv Gandhi Naman Ojha (24), Aaron Finch The FIFA Ballon d’Or winner, pening and players are getting International Stadium, at (11 not out) and skipper Darren top scorer in La Liga this season injured. Uppal, here yesterday. Sammy (10 not out) to take the with 31 goals, has been suffering “Nobody wants to miss a final, Virat Kohli attacks on his way to a 41-ball 67 against Hyderabad yesterday. Sunrisers win has opened up team home safely. recurring thigh problems since a final we have been aiming for an interesting race for the fourth Chris Gayle once again failed early April and has spent the last and it is obviously important. If place in the play-offs and also and Parthiv Patel (4) fell early too. two weeks concentrating on being the body can’t do it then it is not Scoreboard assured Super Kings’ place in the Captain Virat Kohli took it ready for the Lisbon showdown the end of the world but I will be last four. upon himself and along with India against Atletico Madrid. there, I am confident.” ROYAL CHALLENGERSBANGALORE Pathan 3-0-28-1; D J G Sammy 1-0-19-0 (1w). Electing to bat, Royal partner Yuvraj Singh (21) strung His last match was away to There is more concern over C H Gayle c Parvez Rasool b Sharma ...... 14 SUNRISERS HYDERABAD Challengers scored 160 for six in together a 57-run stand for the Valladolid on May 7 where a 1-1 whether defender Pepe and P A Patel lbw Kumar ...... 4 S Dhawan (run out-Y Singh/Patel) ...... 50 20 overs thanks largely to skipper third wicket. draw practically ended Real’s striker Karim Benzema, with calf V Kohli c Steyn b Pathan ...... 67 D A Warner c Y Singh b Aaron ...... 59 Virat Kohli’s 67 off 41 balls. Kohli and AB de Villiers (29) La Liga title hopes and Ronaldo and adductor injuries respectively, Yuvraj Singh c Steyn b Parvez Rasool ...... 21 N V Ojha c Y Singh b Aaron ...... 24 In reply, a 100-run opening gave the innings the much needed lasted less than 10 minutes before will be ready in time. A B de Villiers b Kumar ...... 29 A J Finch (not out) ...... 11 stand between Shikhar Dhawan impetus and at 141 for three in limping off. “They are the only two players S Rana (not out) ...... 12 D J G Sammy (not out) ...... 10 (50) and David Warner (59) the 17th over, it seemed Bangalore “I feel good but still not 100 over whom we have doubts,” Real M A Starc (run out-Ojha) ...... 6 Extras (B-2, LB-2, W-3) ...... 7 helped Sunrisers stroll to 161 for were on their way to an imposing percent. I hope to be ready for coach Carlo Ancelotti told a news Extras (B-2, LB-1, W-4) ...... 7 Total (for 3 wkts in 19.4 overs) ...... 161 four with two balls to spare. total. Saturday,” the Portuguese told conference. Total (for 6 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 160 Fall of wickets: 1-100, 2-126, 3-150. Dhawan, who was removed But both Kohli and de Villiers Real Madrid TV yesterday. “I am not optimistic or pessi- Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-23, 3-80, 4-141, Bowling: M Muralitharan 4-0-26-0; M A Starc from captaincy Sunday, found fell in the space of four balls The Portuguese missed the last mistic. Right now they wouldn’t 5-146, 6-160. 3.4-0-31-0 (1w); V R Aaron 4-0-36-2 (1w); A N back his form hitting a quick- to take the momentum off the two games of the season and is be able to play but we are not Bowling: B Kumar 4-0-27-2; D W Steyn 4-0- Ahmed 2.2-0-22-0; Y S Chahal 4-0-32-0; Yu- fire 39-ball knock that was stud- Bangalore innings. still not back to full training. taking the decision now,” he com- 23-0; Parvez Rasool 4-0-26-1 (2w); K V Shar- vraj Singh 1.4-0-10-0 (1w). ded with seven fours and a six. Sachin Rana struck a couple of “It is my first day out on the mented before saying: “If Pepe ma 3-0-27-1; Y Venugopal Rao 1-0-7-0; I K Player-of-the-Match: D A Warner (SRH). Dhawan found an able ally in boundaries to take Bangalore to a pitch and I feel ok and happy,” he isn’t ready then Varane would Warner, who smashed three fighting total. AGENCIES said. take his place.” REUTERS