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THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 RAJAB 23, 1435 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwait takes Mubarak gets Modi extends James, Wade part in UN 3 years jail for olive branch spark Heat bazaar for embezzling to Pakistan, win over world’s5 poor millions7 invites11 Sharif fired20 up Pacers Govt assures no cuts in Max 36º Min 27º subsidies before studies High Tide 06:14 & 17:10 Assembly asks govt to prepare report within 6 months Low Tide 11:42 40 PAGES NO: 16173 150 FILS By B Izzak

Iranian police KUWAIT: The government affirmed yesterday that it will not take any action on scrapping or cutting subsidies on arrest 6 over public services and commodities without adequate stud- ies and insisted that citizens’ income will not be compro- ‘Happy’ video mised. The assurance came following a two-day debate on the government’s policy to diversify the national economy, which is heavily dependent on income from TEHRAN: Police in Iran have arrested six young oil. people for posting a video online of them dancing “There is no plan to undermine the income of citizens. to Pharrell Williams’ hit song “Happy,” showing them The government is not talking about impacting people’s on state television as a public warning to youth in income. We just want to rationalize subsidies to make the Islamic Republic. The song has sparked similar sure that they reach those who need it,” Finance Minister videos all over the world, with people dancing Anas Al-Saleh told the Assembly at the end of the debate. down streets and smiling in choreographed crowds. “The aim is to safeguard national fiscal reserves,” the min- But in Iran, some see the trend as promoting the spread of Western culture, as laws in the Islamic ister added. Republic ban women from dancing in public or Oil Minister Ali Al-Omair insisted that the government appearing outside without the hijab. The govern- will not take any action on cutting subsidies without ade- ment also bans some Internet websites. quate studies and without negatively affecting people. In the Tehran video, three young men and three “No subsidy will be lifted before a study showing that citi- young women dance on a secluded rooftop, a stair- zens will not be negatively affected. The purpose is to lim- well, a walled-off driveway and a chic apartment, it consumption and in some cases smuggling,” Omair told wearing sunglasses and silly clothes while laughing MPs. Omair said that the government is paying KD 600 and smiling. The women wear no hijabs. Tehran million annually to subsidize gasoline and KD 260 million police chief Hossein Sajedinia confirmed on state for diesel. He however admitted that the government is television late Tuesday that the six people were currently studying ways to scrap subsidies on diesel. detained over the video. State television also aired Last week, the finance minister said that a ministerial blurred pictures of the video and then showed the committee was formed in October last year to revise all six with their backs turned toward the camera. KUWAIT: Lawmakers gather around Speaker Marzouq A-Ghanem during a session at the National Assembly state subsidies, which have soared to new high levels in Continued on Page 15 yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat the past few years. Continued on Page 15 THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 LOCAL

Ahmad Lari Dghaim Al-Saeidi Faisal Al-Armali More candidates submit nominations

Faisal Al-Saeid Khaled Al-Dihani Khaled Al-Enezi

Khalifah Al-Kharafi Mubarak Al-Najadah Nawaf Al-Anjari

KUWAIT: More candidates submitted nomination papers on the second day of candidacy for the National Assembly by-election, due to be held on June 26. By-elections will be held in the three constituencies for five vacant parlia- mentary seats after the resignations of five MPs early this month. — PhotoS by Fouad Al-Shaikh p3.e$S_Layout 1 5/21/14 10:30 PM Page 1

THURS DAY, MAY 22, 2014 LOCAL Low income consumers unaffected by subsidy cut Govt panel to discuss proposal

KUWAIT: A government committee studying annually on subsidies, including KD 2.5 billion yesterday that the Supreme Council of ways to reduce subsidies is set to discuss a to subsidize electricity. Subsidization eats up Privatization is studying a recommendation to proposal that categorizes consumers into five 26.2 percent of the 2013/2014 national budg- execute a program that transforms ownership categories based on their consumption rate et. The current plan is to reduce the total fig- of public projects to shareholding companies during its next meeting this week, a local daily ure by KD 1.5 million annually starting from within five years. The step comes as part of reported yesterday. The proposal is based on the 2015/2016 fiscal year, Annahar reported. moves to create new sources of income, setting up a category for people with very In other news, the government began rationalize spending and improve the private high income, another for people with high measures to start providing unsubsidized sector’s involvement in the state’s develop- income, while the remaining three categories energy to state departments beginning with ment process, said sources quoted in the would include people with average, below the upcoming fiscal year, according to a report. average and low income respectively. Ministry of Electricity and Water official. The The Supreme Council of Privatization is People under the third, fourth and fifth cat- ministry hopes that the project would prompt chaired by Prime Minister HH Sheikh Jaber Al- egories will relatively be unaffected by meas- other ministries and state departments to Mubarak Al-Sabah, and includes Deputy ures to reduce subsidization on services such rationalize consumption and save national Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Dr as energy and fuel, said sources familiar with funds, said Ali Al-Eidi, head of the executive Abdulmohsen Al-Mudej, Minister of Finance the discussions. Instead, the rationalization committee for rationalizing energy consump- Anas Al-Saleh, Minister of Electricity and system will focus on high-income consumers. tion at state establishments. Water and Minister of Public Works Abdulaziz The Finance Ministry committee will make A company that pays a monthly water bill Al-Ibrahim, Minister of Communications and sure that consumers will be categorized accu- of KD 1 million for example, receives KD 12 Minister of Municipality Affairs Essa Al- rately based on a realizable database, accord- million in subsidies from the government, Eidi Kandari, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor ing to the sources who spoke to Annahar dai- told Al-Jarida daily. Similarly, the government and Minister of State for Planning and KUWAIT: Duke of York Prince Andrew has left here, ending his visit to the State of ly on the condition of anonymity. pays KD 21 for every dinar that a ministry pays Development Hind Al-Subaih as well as Kuwait. He was seen off at the airprot by the chief of the mission of honor Ahmadi Kuwait pays an average of KD 5.4 billion for electricity. In other news, Al-Rai reported experts in various fields. Governor Sheikh Fawaz Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. No major changes in prices Textile Arts Association holds exhibition By Nawara Fattahova According to Hakam, Commercial Director of Khaldiya Co-op, the prices of KUWAIT: Kuwait Textile Arts Association Kuwaitis, a matter that can create a good KUWAIT: Kuwait Times is keeping tabs on some fruits and vegetables may show (KTAA) has launched its 15th annual exhibi- mixture of expertise and cultural back- the price changes of some basic com- slight changes due to a sale they hold tion showcasing many arts and crafts by its grounds in the meetings and workshops modities on a weekly basis. In the previ- every Wednesday. “On this day, the cus- 90 plus members representing many hosted periodically by KTAA” she said. ous two weeks, we published the prices tomer will find the cheapest price in the nationalities at Ahmad Al-Adwani Hall and Dr. Fouke assured that such mixture per kilo of five different commodities market for certain fruits and vegetables. will continue till next Saturday. would also give the audience an opportu- bought from one of the co-ops to com- But this only applies on boxes and not on “The exhibition is celebrating the end of nity to see many different designs and pare prices. These are the commodities loose produce. Also, the season matters a fruitful season for the association that is backgrounds reflected into these art the prices of which usually hike during and regulates the price. Supply and under the auspices of Sadu House, a local pieces. Ramadan. demand also affect the price,” he told art association that supports this tradition- “The National Council for Culture, Arts Buying the same samples of fruits and Kuwait Times. al art and commodity,” President of KTTA and Letters has been very supportive and meat as the previous weeks, Kuwait Times Hakam expected that prices will rise in Dr. Linda Fouke told Kuwait News Agency its Director General Ali Al-Youha’s assis- detected a drop in the price of local toma- Ramadan or even before it. “This is a tradi- (KUNA) during the opening ceremony. tance was instrumental in organizing this to. While one kilo of local tomatoes cost tion every year that prices of many com- She explained that the association looks exhibition that is held in the same hall for 330 fils in the previous weeks, this week modities go up, even if the supply is for and hosts workshops and lectures from the second year in a row,” she pointed out. the price was 245 fils. greater than the demand and it is in sea- specialists in weaving and quilting “as part Meanwhile, Scottish quilting expert Pat The prices of the rest of the items were son. People will always buy food whatever of the training and capacity-building for Archibald said that it is “impressive that the unchanged: the price is,” he added. our members throughout seasons that women in this exhibition have the ability • Half a kg of fresh minced meat (beef) Kuwait Times will be following the start in September and end in June,” adding and knowledge to showcase their creativity cost KD 1.375 prices of these foodstuffs to check if any that this year was no exception and the in many types of weaving and quilting plat- • One kg of fresh local chicken cost KD increase occurs until the beginning of the association hosted two designers from forms.” India, a Japanese themed “geisha” work- Archibald, who is supposed to be the 1.410 holy month of Ramadan. Follow Kuwait shop and also the traditional Arabic men’s final guest for the KTAA season this year in • One kg of Turkish lemons cost 770 fils Times next week to read the next inves- cloak the “bisht.” a workshop tomorrow, said that its exciting tigative report. Prices are the same in all • One kg of local cucumbers cost 210 fils, “The KTAA also draws the attention of to be exposed to the traditions of weaving the same as last week, but up from 145 fils co-ops for the same product and brand, women textile artist; from Germany, France, in this region and its unique designs and the previous week. but may differ in other supermarkets. Spain, England and the US, as well many features.—KUNA Court gives govt right to spend Jahra Hospital guarantee

KUWAIT: A summary judgment was month that BICC, which had initially to the government when the project released Monday to suspend a court won the $1.3 billion tender, had taken is canceled, under the consideration order that stopped the government legal action to stop the liquidation of that those funds have become public from going ahead with the liquidation the bank guarantee until a final ruling funds. The BICC failed to do so when process of a bank guarantee present- regarding their objection is made. The the tender was canceled, and instead ed by the Burhan International CTC launched legal procedures filed a grievance with the Cabinet that Construction Company regarding the through the Fatwa and Legislation is still being reviewed. After the sum- new Jahra Hospital project. Department against the court order mary judgment, sources quoted by Al- The projectís tender was canceled to stop the liquidation of the bank Aan news website yesterday urged in January. Central Tenders guarantee, he said. Kulaib to give instructions to CTC offi- Committee President Ahmad Al- The CTC law stipulates that a com- cials to liquidate the guarantee Kulaib explained in a statement last pany should pay the initial guarantee through the Ministry of Public Works. Kuwaiti political activist dies in Cairo KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti political activist died in Cairo yester- day after he spent three days in a coma following a medical error. Jaber Ali Al-Qahtani was admitted inside the inten- sive care unit at the Kast El Aini Hospital in Cairo, after he suffered circulatory collapse and went in coma short- ly after he received an anesthetics injection at a hair transplant clinic in the Egyptian capital. Kuwait embassy officials followed up with Qahtani’s case based on governmental instructions made through the Ministry of Health, an embassy official said Monday. The orders included transferring Qahtani to a special- ized hospital in Egypt or abroad if his medical condition allowed for the transfer to take place, said the source who was quoted by Al-Rai yesterday. Qahtani served at the State Security Service before KUWAIT: Firemen rescued two men who were resigning and focusing instead on completing his stud- entrapped by smoke following a fire in a Kheitan house Tuesday night. The fire was put out without injuries. ies. Al-Aan news website hailed Qahtani as a political —Photos by Hanan Al-Saadoun activist who participated in youth protests in Kuwait.

KUWAIT: Ahmai Governor Sheikh Fawaz Al-Khalid Al-Sabah met Rehab Buresli, Chairperson of the Kuwait Society For Guardians of the Disabled, who visited his office recently to congratulate him on being appointed to his new post. Buresli was accompanied by Board members Fahad Al-Sehali and Huda Al-Khaldi, as well as two society members with special needs. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 LOCAL

kuwait digest In my view

The street What goes around naming chaos comes around

By Ahmad Al-Sarraf

recent column I wrote on the process of naming streets in Kuwait received mixed Areactions. In the column, I mentioned two By Labeed Abdal examples of a man with a long career in public service but does not have a street named after him, and another man with limited public contri- butions who has a street named after him.. I spoke about the chaotic way in which streets are named. Some streets were named after unde- [email protected] serving people, or men who never even dreamed of passing through roads carrying their names, let alone having the street named after them. Al-Watan mbassador of Kuwait to Albania inaugurated The responses to the column also exposed the an educational and training center named strong contrast in society, which affected all cate- Aafter the late Kuwaiti philanthropist Abdurrahman Al-Sumait. The center was established gories, and enticed their hidden fanaticisms. The in the northern city of Koplik, and funded by Kuwaiti only thing they agreed on was their dissatisfac- philanthropists to reflect the charitable nature of tion on the names in general; whether new or Kuwaitis throughout history. old. Even the Arab poet Bin Laaboun was not safe Reaching out to people in need all around the from criticism, because of a small street named world is of Kuwait’s ethics, and is something that the after him in Nuzha! Kuwaiti leadership, government and public are I am glad that I am not responsible for street known for. Kuwaitis give unconditionally because naming, otherwise people would have put all we know that what goes around comes around, and that good things come to those who treat others the their frustration on my bald head! same way. The cause of the problem, according to a for- Meanwhile, we cannot accept fights and wars mer decision maker I spoke to, is that the govern- between countries that leave innocent civilians suf- ment has failed, for approximately five years now, fering from poverty, starvation, disease and home- to introduce written or spoken standards that kuwait digest lessness. Not only is it inhuman to encourage such regulate the process of selecting streets’ names. infightings, but it could also create troubles for All the government did was telling officials and countries that support wars, under the same rule of Municipal Council members something like this: Right of safety for all people what goes around comes around. That is why we highly appreciate Kuwait’s efforts “Go and debate, decide, select names, and argue that are based on goodwill and good deeds to those with the Minister of Municipality Affairs, then By Iqbal Al-Ahmad in need around the world, who are suffering due to bring your recommendations so that we can the loss of food safety, food, medicine or loved decide what goes through.” he Ministry of Interior launched a campaign to We have felt that security in Kuwait became ones, as a result of war or natural disaster. Both situ- Many people wanted to know the real name collect weapons titled “The safety of citizens threatened, after the increase in thefts and crimes ations lead to pain and misery, requiring all efforts from Kuwait and all over the world to support the of the person with poor contributions I referred and expatriates is a red line,” after an increase that are often settled by use of weapons. This situa- to in my previous column. I would have men- T people suffering as a result. in crimes committed by armed suspects in Kuwait. tion makes us, Kuwaitis, feel afraid and insecure, let tioned his name, if it was not for the fact that I raise the hat to the ministry for choosing this alone expatriates who are not even the children of most of them agree that there are hundreds of title, and I believe that many others share the same this land! streets named after people who match that feelings with me. The title gives the impression that Law abiding expatriates living in Kuwait are dear description. the safety of expatriate residents in Kuwait is equally brothers to us. Therefore, we must take care of them Personally speaking, as a Kuwaiti man with kuwait digest important with that of citizens. It is also important in the same way Kuwaitis are taken care of, because good reputation and wealth, and who has twenty light of practices carried out by some citizens with they contribute to the development of our country years of experience in writing that hopefully will arrogance against our expatriate brothers, which as they live on this land. continue for twenty more years, I hereby makes them feel frustrated due to being subjected Let me thank the Interior Ministry officials for the Fight against announce renouncing my ‘natural right’ in having a street named after me! This way, the govern- to injustice. high level of commitment they expressed in taking ment does not have to worry about my family’s Security is a goal that everyone looks for any- care of citizens and expatriates alike. Mentioning terrorism demands after my death! where he goes. It is also a standard by which nations expatriates in the title of an official campaign adds Translated by Kuwait Times —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Qabas are classified as safe and convenient locations . great value to the nation.— By Dr Shamlan Al-Essa

errorism has become among the issues that have hurt the human conscious, and civilized kuwait digest Tcountries have prepared strict laws to prevent the spread of terrorism in their countries. In Britain, the House of Lords approved the new law that allows the British government to revoke British The Chamber’s nationality from any citizen accused of involvement in terrorism. This move by the House of Lords came leading role after four months of arguments and discussions about the issue of immigration that removes the previous restrictions on leaving British citizens with- By Abdullatif Al-Duaij out a nationality after revoking it, and this way Britain becomes one of the few Western countries that allows revoking citizenship from dual citizens t is not fair to hold a certain political or social or even those born in Britain. group solely responsible for the problems and The new law allows for strict measures against Icrises that Kuwait faces. Putting the responsi- those accused of terrorism even if they have a bility on various groups also seems unjust and nationality other than the British one. This strict wrong. But despite all of this, I still believe that implementation of the law comes after reconsider- the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry ing the revoking of nationalities from 42 citizens in has abandoned its leading role in society, with all 2006, 20 of whom had their nationalities revoked due respect to current KCCI members. It is a fact last year. An Iraqi named Hilal immigrated from Iraq that the KCCI has lost its historical role in rational- in 2000, but this new British citizen was arrested in izing and controlling not only the public work, Iraq while carrying explosives. Hilal filed a com- but also the governmental and official one. plaint against the British government because he Perhaps the late Abdul-Aziz Al-Saqer - and I do became a “bedoon” without a nationality as Iraq not have any doubts regarding this - had an revoked his nationality, and won the case in Britain, exceptional way to lead the Chamber, and subse- because the government noticed that Hilal lost quently leading national political work. But we both British and Iraqi citizenships and this is not have to admit that Saqer represented a group acceptable. with classic political weight, and was a persistent The British government sent the law to parlia- extension of the National Democratic Movement. ment so the government can revoke British nation- That movement is supposed to have an exten- ality from those accused of terrorism even if they sion and presence today. become bedoons. The question is: What does this There have been attempts to besiege the means for the Arabian Gulf countries who are suffer- Chamber, distort its positions and put obstacles ing from terrorism, and those whose youth are in front of it. But that still does not acquit involved in jihadist action all over the globe? Chamber members, or the previously active com- There are no deterrent laws in the Gulf that mercial elite, from the accusation of abandoning revoke the nationality of anyone involved in jihadist activity, but Saudi Arabia and Kuwait took steps by its duties following the death of the late Abdul- revoking the Saudi nationality from bin Laden and Aziz Al-Saqer. the Kuwaiti one from his assistant Abu Ghaith, who The National Democratic Movement in its is jailed in America. Some Gulf countries took strict entirety has lost its leading role. In fact, it aban- measures in fighting terrorism by jailing any jihadist doned its responsibilities on multiple occasions and those who urge or support him financially for during the past number of years. After Saqer’s periods that reach 20 years. This law was adopted death, the movement diminished, and the KCCI, by Saudi Arabia only, while the rest of GCC countries after being the focus of nationalists and democ- remain as they were. rats’ attentions as well as the umbrella under The strange thing in this matter is of some Arab which they take shelter, has fallen easy prey to youth who came to Kuwait and are called bedoons. the siege it was subjected to. Some of them were born in Kuwait, went to its Parties that put the siege in place then schools and worked in it, but went for jihadist jumped to take leadership and fill the political action in Syria, and one of them was killed over a void that was left when the government took the month ago in Syria. He was one of the extremist Al- banner away from the national forces. Teamwork Nusra group, and was eulogized in Kuwait although and the collective democratic leadership are the he was not a citizen. Another Arab from Saudi essence of the national popular movement. But Arabia was killed in Syria and was eulogized in we have to admit that in the current phase of Kuwait with the support of a member of parliament. political growth, we still need ‘leaders’, whether What we want to simply say is that the issue of collective or individual, to follow their lead and fighting terrorism has become an international one, take shelter under their protection. so we must cooperate with the West, not by con- That is why I believe it is important that the centrating on the security aspects of terrorism, Chamber, or the national commercial elites, rather by concentrating on the intellectual issues retain their leading role that they played in the that created terrorism in our countries before past. The current situation and repeated calls for exporting it. We hope international procedures suc- reconciliation probably justify this necessity. ceed in fighting terrorism because our people in the — Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Qabas Gulf are hesitant in yanking its intellectual and cul- tural roots. —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Watan THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 LOCAL MP urges ministry to reveal names of fake companies Inspection campaigns soon By A Saleh and Agencies KUWAIT: Local labor authorities announced pressing Kuwait takes part in UN Bazaar for world needy charges against 17 fake companies for the second time this month, amid demands calling on officials to NEW YORK: Kuwait, along with some 100 oth- was satisfied that there was a record turnout. announce the names of firms involved in human traffick- er countries, participated yesterday in the first In her opening remarks, Mrs Ban thanked ing. The files of the 17 companies were referred to the ever UN International Bazaar “Shop for Charity” Souad and the other Committees’ Chairwomen public prosecution Tuesday after investigations carried organized by Ban Soon-taek, wife of UN Chief for their hard work in preparing the event out by the Public Authority for Labour revealed they reg- Ban Ki-moon, to benefit humanitarian projects which was attended by Deputy Secretary- istered employees despite not having offices, said worldwide. Souad Al-Otaibi, wife of Kuwaiti General Jan Eliasson on behalf of the UN Chief, Badriya Al-Mekaimi, the Deputy General Director for Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi and chair- who is on an official visit to China. Organizers Protection of Labor Forces. woman of the Bazaar’s Logistics Committee, said the first contribution announced was More companies are expected to be referred to pros- said she was happy and proud that Kuwait par- $5,000 from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. ecution as the Public Labor Authority continues to ticipated at the bazaar, with food, perfumes, Countries from all over the world and inspect company files to detect violations, Mekaimi and handicrafts, in an event aimed at helping organizations participated with exotic foods, those in need worldwide. handicrafts, as well as exciting raffle prizes added. “The authority is committed to ensuring that She said 65 percent of the bazaar’s pro- worth $70,000, including airline tickets to Fiji local companies adhere to labor regulations,” she said in ceeds will go to the Central Emergency and Dubai and other destinations. Eliasson said statements published by Al-Qabas yesterday. “Any viola- Response Fund (CERF), and 35 percent to chil- he was impressed by the international treats tions, especially those pertaining with human traffick- dren projects around the world, including and gifts displayed, but was even more ing, are referred to the public prosecution to face Syrian children. impressed by the crowd’s compassion, solidari- charges as specified by law.” Public Labor Authority She indicated that preparations for this ty, and care, adding that CERF will be able to inspectors are working as per instructions from General event by Mrs Ban and other committee chair- prevent delays and avoid an immeasurable NEW YORK: Some of the Kuwaiti women who participated in the UN International Director Jamal Al-Dousary as well as Chairperson Hind women assisting her began last December, and amount of human tragedy. —KUNA Bazaar “Shop for Charity.” Al-Subaih to show zero tolerance when it comes to law enforcement, Mekaimi indicated. MP Kamil Al-Awadhi urged the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor to reveal the names of fake companies discovered, the same way the ministry announced names of co-op societies whose boards were charged with embezzlement. The 17 companies bring the total num- ber of firms referred to the prosecution during the first quarter of 2014 to 2,486. In comparison, only around 250 companies were questioned based on the ministry’s rec- ommendation in the past few years, according to earlier reports. In other news, the Public Labor Authority plans to start inspection campaigns on June 1 to detect labor- ers working in the open during afternoon hours, said Husain Al-Mutairi, the inspection teams leader at the Department of Labor Inspection. Under the law, workers are not allowed to work in public and be directly exposed to the sun every day between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm, until Aug 31. This year’s work plan includes increasing the number of inspectors to carry out unscheduled daily campaigns around all of Kuwait’s six governorates, Mutairi told Al-Anbaa daily.

BERLIN: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah shakes hands with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier after a press conference yesterday. — AFP Official denies classified files smuggling report KUWAIT: The Kuwait Times spoke to the Maj Naser Buslaib, Head of Media Department at the Ministry of Interior regarding the reports published yesterday in one of the local Arabic dailies that suggested that an attempt to smuggle classified documents in a large container was foiled at Shuwaikh Port. Buslaib didn’t provide further information on this issue claiming he is not aware of this thing happening and refused to provide any further information. According a report Tuesday, state security officials car- ried out the operation in coordination with customs offi- cials following investigations about groups attempting to smuggle government, military and banking documents in a container heading to India. An anonymous source at the Ministry of Interior who was quoted by a newspaper yesterday said that the con- tainer did not contain any top secret documents. Instead, it contained waste paper that was being sent by a local mer- chant to India for recycling, said the official who spoke to Annahar daily on the condition of anonymity. “The ministry sells unneeded documents annually by weight to merchants that resell them to recycling factories outside Kuwait. Those documents do not include top secret papers or classified material,” the source confirmed. The earlier report had suggested that the documents included papers that belong to the interior and defense ministries, including police and military IDs, in addition to papers spec- ifying details about bank clients and their accounts in local banks. The report also indicated that five people were arrested in connection with the alleged shipment. GCC inspections at all border points

DOHA: Visits and inspections at sea, land, and air border points were conducted as part of steps towards initiation of the GCC customs union, expected in 2015, said a Kuwaiti official here yesterday. The head of the inspection team, Mohammad Al- Dousari, said that the visits began on May 3 and will con- tinue till May 22, adding that the inspection team visits cover border points in all GCC states. The visit aimed at making sure that operations at border points at each respective GCC state were going smooth and well, said Al-Dousari. He indicated that the team was focus- ing mostly on the exchange of goods and material between the GCC customs and its international counterparts to make sure all was in harmony with the guidelines of the GCC union. A report will be issued after completion of the visit program to provide necessary accurate data that would help along the launch of the customs union.—KUNA LOCAL THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 Man killed, brother injured in accident Woman charged with harassment

KUWAIT: A man died while his brother was Drug overdose hitting two cars parked outside. Police discov- severely injured in an accident on Fahaheel A man was hospitalized in a critical condition ered that the man was drunk, and searched his Expressway around 1:00 am Tuesday. after he overdosed on an unknown substance. car to find a liquor bottle, four pieces of hashish Paramedics and police rushed to the scene in The 29-year-old Kuwaiti man was admitted in and a gun. response to an emergency call, but discovered the intensive care unit as soon as he arrived at that the driver, a Kuwaiti man, had already suc- Sabah Hospital. Medical staff called police after Harassment case cumbed to his injuries. His brother was rushed tests revealed that the man went in coma after A man agreed to drop harassment charges to the Mubarak Hospital where he underwent overdosing on an unspecified medication. A against his ex-girlfriend after the women an emergency procedure to amputate his leg. A case was filed at the Qairawan police station. signed a document in front of police pledging case was filed to investigate the circumstances not to call him again. The Kuwaiti man had told behind the accident. Shooting case officers at Rumaithiya police station that he KUWAIT: The child who died after falling from the balcony of a Hawally apartment Jahra detectives are looking to identify and told the woman to leave him alone when she yesterday. Search for thieves arrest a suspect who fired gunshots at a car in called to ask him to rekindle their relationship Investigations are ongoing in a case involv- Saad Al-Abdullah. Police headed to a Kuwaiti that ended years ago. He explained to her that ing a man who accuses three people of kidnap, man’s house after he reported the shooting in he has married, settled and does not want to Mom charged with physical assault and theft. The bedoon man an emergency call. Three AK-47 rounds were relive the past. He decided to file a case with told police that he was driving on the Sixth recovered from the complainant’s car as well as police after she kept calling and texting him Ring Road near Saad Al-Abdullah when a car a vehicle parked beside it. Fingerprints were regularly, and going as far as threatening to negligence in forced him to stop at the side of the road. Three lifted from the scene. inform his wife about their old relationship, people came out of the car, then forced him to according to his statement. The woman con- accompany them at knifepoint. They drove him Drunk driving firmed making the calls when she was sum- toddler’s death to a remote location, where they beat him up, A man faces multiple charges after he was moned for questioning, but denied the harass- stabbed him with the knife and forced him to caught while driving under the influence of ment charges. She said that she only wanted to sign financial documents. They then stole KD alcohol, and police found contraband inside his see him to speak about an issue that is not By Hanan Al-Saadoun Similarly, two Municipality inspectors accused 250 he was carrying and escaped, leaving him car. Police had arrived to a building in related to their past together. Police released two men of insulting them at the Mina bleeding on the side of the road, according to Mahboula in response to an emergency call the woman after she agreed to their request to KUWAIT: A child died after falling from the Abdullah stables. The two, a Kuwaiti and an his statements. reporting that a man was trying to escape after avoid calling her ex-boyfriend again. balcony of a Hawally apartment yesterday. Egyptian, face charges of offending state The 3-year-old Egyptian boy was pronounced employees on duty. dead at the scene by paramedics who arrived shortly after an emergency call was made. VIVA sponsors ‘Kuwait Says The body was taken to the Forensic Department after criminal investigators examined the scene. Negligence charges were pressed against the mother, after pre- Thank You’ campaign liminary investigation revealed that she had left her child alone in the apartment. KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing while making every possible effort to ator in Kuwait. Launched in December 2008, telecom operator, announced yesterday its expand its corporate social responsibility VIVA makes things Possible for its customers Drug offender sponsorship of the second media campaign program and support the wellbeing of socie- by transforming communication, informa- A Syrian man was arrested in Khaitan for entitled “Kuwait Says Thank You”. The aim of ty as a whole. tion and entertainment experiences. The drug possession. The arrest happened follow- ing a car chase which started after the sus- the initiative is to honor and encourage With the launch of “Kuwait Says Thank- company has rapidly established an unri- pect raised patrol officers’ suspicions. He was national talents, Arab and Kuwaiti key fig- You” activities, several national influential valled position in the market through its cus- placed under arrest after police searched him ures whose ingenuity and excellent service personalities will be honored by the display tomer centric approach. VIVA’s quest is to be and found narcotic substances and drug has left a special mark in various sectors of of their achievements and works that they the mobile brand of choice in Kuwait by paraphernalia. He was taken to the authori- government in Kuwait and helped elevate its have presented at various international and being transparent, engaging, energetic and ties for further action. Meanwhile, an Iraqi name in regional and international events. diplomatic events. This recognition is an fulfilling. VIVA continues to take a consider- man was arrested in Kuwait City after police VIVA’s sponsorship of the second “Kuwait incentive to continue the great progress able share of the market by offering an inno- found narcotic pills in his possession. He was Says Thank You” media campaign is in line made that will positively reflect on the indi- vative range of best value products, services taken by police for questioning. with this initiative that seeks, through its vidual and the nation. and content propositions; a state of the art, KUWAIT: Narcotics officials arrested a message and activities, to send a thank-you VIVA will continue to look for unique nationwide network and world-class service. Officers insulted gang of three Asians, including a note to those who served society in an effec- opportunities to contribute to the welfare of VIVA offers internet speeds of more than 100 A police lieutenant and his partner filed a woman, with 300 grams of “shabu” and tive and noticeable way, and are valued as society as part of its ongoing corporate com- Mbps, due to the implementation of the case at Fahaheel police station accusing a citi- a machine which was used to pack the role models for future generations. mitment and support of various segments of most advanced fourth generation (4G LTE) zen of verbal assault. The policemen said that drugs before sellign them. 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KUWAIT: The Touristic Enterprises showcase their creativity, said Saqer Company plans to award innovative Al-Bader, the Acting Public Relations children who are set to participate in and Marketing Director. the first national contest for robot sci- The competition takes place at the ences, which is organized by the Arabi Sports Club under the patron- Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for age of the Ministry of Health. 229 Giftedness and Creativity today and teams representing elementary and tomorrow. middle schools around Kuwait are set The step comes as per directions of to compete in the contest. CEO Khalid Al-Ghanim as part of the The TEC allocated prizes for 24 TEC’s commitment to support activi- teams and a total of 72 innovators, ties that encourage gifted children to Bader added. Saqer Al-Bader

KUWAIT: Training course on counter-trafficking at the United Nations House in progress. Counter-trafficking training course for diplomats

KUWAIT: Director of the Department of Follow-up and Coordination at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Khaled Al-Mughamis said Monday his ministry adopted a program for promoting Kuwait’s efforts to protect human rights. “The national team concerned with the development of the country’s human rights report has added the final touches on the report which deals with the implementation of the international laws and conventions on the combat against human traffick- ing,” he declared during the closing ceremony of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ second training course on counter-trafficking at the United Nations House, hosted and conducted by the International Organization for in accordance with relevant Kuwaiti the mission of the organization in Migration. laws. The two-day event was part of Kuwait. During the course, entitled “The the close cooperation between the Ambassador Al-Maghames further Role of Diplomats in Combatting IOM and the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry, commended the growing cooperation Human Trafficking”, experts from IOM IOM Kuwait Chief of Mission Iman between the Ministry of Foreign delivered lectures on the concepts of Ereiqat declared, appreciating the Affairs and the IOM in preventing traf- human trafficking and human rights ministry’s support to the initiatives of ficking in human beings. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014

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CAIRO: A supporter of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak cries as another holds his poster yesterday. — AP Mubarak gets 3 years in prison

CAIRO: Deposed former Egyptian presi- court also fined Mubarak and his sons Mubarak spent 23 months in jail from dent Hosni Mubarak was sentenced yes- 21.197 million Egyptian pounds ($2.98 the uprising until August 2013, when he terday to three years in prison for embez- million) and ordered them to repay about was transferred to house arrest. It was not zling millions in public funds for lavish 125 million Egyptian pounds of funds immediately clear how much of that time renovations to family properties. The ver- they were accused of siphoning off. served would be applied against yester- dict may please some Egyptians who Mubarak has been under house arrest day’s sentence, but judicial sources told lived through three decades of autocracy at a military hospital since August pend- Reuters that they did not expect Mubarak under Mubarak before a 2011 uprising ing retrial in a case of complicity in to serve the entire three years as punish- toppled him. But business executives still killings protesters during the 2011 revolt. ment for the corruption charges. They loyal to him remain influential and rights He is further accused in two other cases said his sons, who have already done groups say the abusive security practices of corruption that have yet to reach court. three years in jail, will also probably not of his era remain alive and well today with “He (Mubarak) should have treated peo- serve their complete sentences. Four oth- another former military man set to win a ple close and far from him equally,” said er defendants were acquitted. Mubarak’s presidential election next week. Judge Osama Shaheen as the 86-year-old former military intelligence boss, Abdel Mubarak’s two sons were sentenced fallen leader watched from a cage flanked Fattah Al-Sisi, is poised to be elected pres- to four years in jail on the same charges by sons Gamal and Alaa. “Instead of abid- ident next week in a vote that could of stealing state funds that had been ear- ing by the constitution and laws, he gave boost the legitimacy of a military-backed marked for the renovation of presidential himself and his sons the freedom to take government. palaces but were instead diverted to from public funds whatever they wanted Since ex-army chief Sisi toppled elect- sprucing up family residences. The Cairo to without oversight and without regard.” ed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July in the face of mass unrest over his rule, courts have met- ed out tough sentences prima- rily on members of Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood and secu- lar activists. Yesterday’s Mubarak ruling was for a finan- cial crime, not a criminal one. However, many prominent activists have recently been given harsher sentences for street protests than Mubarak received for embezzling mil- lions while serving as presi- dent. Senior members of the Brotherhood, including the spiritual guide of the Islamist movement, have been sen- tenced to death. A court in the Nile Delta province of Mansoura sentenced 155 Brotherhood supporters, some of them students, to jail terms yesterday, giving 54 of them life sentences. The case was related to violence after Morsi’s ouster, and charges included membership in a banned group and instigating violence. Police fired tear gas at demonstrators chanting against the verdict outside the Mansoura court. In Alexandria, police also used tear gas against students protesting at its university, some of them over a jail term imposed on a fellow student. Reacting to the Mubarak verdict on Twitter, some activists compared the sentence for him and his sons to a Tuesday ruling against Mahienour Al-Masri, a young revolutionary activist given two years in jail for protesting with- out a permit. — Reuters p8_Layout 1 5/21/14 10:14 PM Page 1

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Egypt’s Sisi: An autocrat in the making?

CAIRO: Egypt’s presidential frontrunner Sisi himself served as Mubarak’s mili- Nasser, the charismatic colonel who may come across as a polished civilian tary intelligence chief, the youngest offi- deposed King Farouk in 1952 and led after shedding his military uniform, but cer to hold the post. Mubarak’s successor Egypt until his death in 1970, both rode his brutal crackdown on opponents has Morsi promoted Sisi to defense minister to popularity overseeing crackdowns on raised fears of a slide back into autocra- in what was seen at the time as an asser- the Islamist movement. cy. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, who toppled tion of civilian control over the military, But unlike Nasser, a champion of pan- elected Islamist president Mohamed which ruled between Mubarak’s over- Arabism whose speeches brought peo- Morsi last July, is so sure of victory in the throw and Morsi’s election in June 2012. ple onto the streets, Sisi has kept a lower May 26-27 election that he has not even Since the government was installed profile. His supporters see him as a unveiled his election program. by the military last July after Morsi’s tough leader able to restore stability and The 59-year-old became Egypt’s most ouster, more than 1,400 people have kick-start an economic recovery after popular political figure and de facto been killed in a crackdown on Morsi’s years of unrest. But his opponents in the head of state after leading the July 3 Muslim Brotherhood. More than 15,000 Brotherhood despise him. ouster of Morsi following massive rallies people have been jailed, with hundreds “CC (Sisi’s name in graffiti shorthand) demanding the Islamist’s resignation. A sentenced to death after cursory trials, is a killer” reads one slogan scrawled on subsequent brutal crackdown on Morsi’s triggering widespread international out- walls in Cairo by Morsi supporters. supporters killed at least 1,400 people rage. The crackdown has also seen secu- However, such slogans are dwarfed by and jailed thousands. Since campaigning lar-leaning activists who revolted against the ubiquitous image of a uniformed Sisi began on May 3, Sisi has preferred to Mubarak jailed for organizing unlicensed plastered on walls, car windows and address the people through television protests. even on cakes in bakeries. interviews, appearing in crisp suits and To his supporters, Sisi is a pious and often smiling. A nationalist icon humble man of the people, who Sisi has said that for him, “national Sisi said that Egypt cannot be com- addresses them in colloquial rather than CAIRO: A veiled supporter of Egyptian ex-army chief and leading presidential security” takes precedence over demo- pared to Western democracies, and that classical Arabic. An aide told AFP that Sisi candidate Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi holds up his image yesterday. — AFP cratic freedoms. It could take “20 to 25 it could take more than two decades to prays five times a day in accordance with years to achieve true democracy,” he told achieve “true democracy” in the Arab Islamic practice and that his wife, like wrote a thesis saying that support from pare him to a pharaoh and to villains of Egyptian newspaper editors in an inter- world’s most populous nation. His most Egyptian Muslim women, covers Islamic opinion makers was crucial for Islamic lore. Sisi, who has four children, view. Such remarks have sparked con- actions against the Brotherhood have her hair with a headscarf. democratic governance in the Middle was born in 1954 near the Hussein cern of a return to autocracy worse than seen Sisi emerge as a nationalist icon in Sisi often invokes religious sentiments East. This has won him the support of the mosque, a pilgrimage site in Cairo’s old under Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted the mould of Egypt’s first modern mili- in his speeches, and during studies at Salafist Al-Nur party, a former city, and entered the military academy in by a popular uprising in early 2011. tary ruler, Gamal Abdel Nasser. Sisi and the US Army War College in 2006, he Brotherhood ally. Morsi supporters com- 1977. —AFP Jihadists seek Islamic state on Syria border

BEIRUT: Jihadists have launched a Islamist rebels. The campaign cor- gateway to Iraq.” fresh bid to take over the Syria-Iraq nered ISIL fighters in Raqa province, border area and set up a so-called its bastion in northern Syria. ‘Oil, money, weapons’ Islamic state they can control, rebels, Once welcomed into the rebellion Activists and the Syrian activists and a monitoring group say. against President Bashar Al-Assad, Observatory for Human Rights group “Their name is the Islamic State of Iraq ISIL’s aim to dominate and its horrific said violence is escalating in Deir and the Levant (ISIL). Their goal is to abuses of civilians and rival fighters Ezzor, with daily battles pitting ISIL link together the two areas (Syria, sparked the wrath of much of Syria’s rebels against Al-Nusra fighters, and a Iraq) to set up their state and then to opposition, including former ally Al- spike in car bombings. One such continue spreading,” said activist and Nusra. Rooted in Al-Qaeda in Iraq, ISIL attack by ISIL on Friday killed 12 peo- citizen journalist Abdel Salam split from the network after overall Al- ple, including three children, the Hussein. Speaking from Albu Kamal Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri Observatory said. on the Iraq border, Hussein said ISIL ordered it to stop fighting Al-Nusra. The watchdog’s director, Rami seeks to crush Al-Nusra Front, Al- In February, ISIL withdrew from Abdel Rahman, confirmed ISIL was Qaeda’s Syria affiliate, and control the most of Deir Ezzor after pitched bat- expanding. “They are pressing their eastern, energy-rich province of Deir tles with Al-Nusra and other Islamist bid by pushing tribes to swear oaths Ezzor bordering Iraq. groups, said rebel spokesman Omar of loyalty to them, and by fighting “ISIL are trying to end Al-Nusra Abu Layla. But ISIL has since deployed rival factions in an attempt to ensure Front’s power in the area, and if they “3,000 fighters from Raqa to Deir they emerge the strongest,” he said. do they will take over” the whole Ezzor”, Abu Layla told AFP. “Most of “ISIL have oil, money and weapons,” province, he said. ISIL’s long-time them are foreigners, including he added. Over the past year ISIL CAIRO: Female family members flashing the four finger symbol known as “Rabaa”, meaning four in Arabic, which is ambition of creating an area under its Europeans, Tunisians and Saudis,” he fighters have seized regime weapons associated with those killed in the crackdown on the Rabaa Al-Adawiya protest camp gather outside the criminal control stretching across Syria and said.”ISIL have orders from their leader depots even after they were captured court yesterday. —AFP Iraq was undermined by a massive Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi to focus on Deir in joint battles with other groups, said January offensive against it by rival Ezzor, to take it over. It’s their main Abdel Rahman.—AFP Mass death sentences in Egypt’s modern history Can Sisi deliver judicial reform? MINYA: Relatives of Egyptians sen- jail for stealing clothes from a shop and wrongfully.” She said she is now waiting tenced to death in recent mass trials are possessing a knife, judicial sources say. for the election of a president to right urging former army chief Abdel Fattah On the same day Attallah learned his that wrong. “He will, surely, have a role Al-Sisi, days before an election he is fate, judge Youssef affirmed death sen- in appealing the judiciary to be just. If expected to win, to save their loved tences on 37 others in a separate case. my husband had not been jailed, I ones as proof of his commitment to jus- The rulings were part of a final judg- would have voted for Sisi.” Others, like tice. In April, a judge in the southern ment on 529 Muslim Brotherhood sup- Ahmed Zaghloul, whose son Hatem, 17, governorate of Minya condemned to porters condemned for killing a senior was sentenced to death along with 36 death the leader of Islamist organization police officer in the town of Matai near others, have less faith that Sisi will help, the Muslim Brotherhood and 682 sup- Minya. The violence in Minya came even though he says there are proce- porters in connection with the killing of shortly after security forces stormed a dural irregularities in his son’s case. a policeman after the briefest of trials. pro-Morsi protect camp in Cairo and Hatem should have been tried in juve- The punishment shocked the mother of killed hundreds of people last August. nile court under Egyptian law, but was defendant Yasser Atallah. She was also Almost all police stations were not. Sisi says Egyptians have concluded baffled. She said her son, like other attacked in Minya governorate. Many the Brotherhood has no place in society. Christians, was deeply distrustful of the churches were targeted, too, in “I fear that Sisi could issue decrees Muslim Brotherhood, and backed the response to Christians’ backing of against these people or something,” said army takeover that removed it from Morsi’s ouster. The biggest mass trials in Morsi supporter Zaghloul, a 55 year-old power last year. Egypt’s modern history reinforced fears employee of a state electricity company. “He is Christian. We have no relation- that the authorities were again using all Egypt says the Muslim Brotherhood and ship with these things,” Yasser’s mother, levers of power to crush dissent, three other Islamists are a threat to its securi- who asked not to be named, told years after hopes of greater freedom ty, and the security forces have impris- Reuters. Egypt’s Western allies and flourished with the toppling of autocrat oned thousands of them. That in turn human rights groups who condemned Hosni Mubarak, who had ruled Egypt for has fuelled attacks by Islamist militants the trials will be watching closely to see 30 years and kept a tight rein on oppo- that have killed hundreds of police and if Sisi, who ousted the country’s first nents including the Brotherhood. soldiers. freely elected president, Mohamed While many hope the election will Morsi of the Brotherhood-linked Even lawyers at risk begin the long process of returning Freedom and Justice Party, after huge Even defending Islamists can be Egypt to stability after years of turmoil, protests against his rule, will promote risky. Lawyer Ahmed Eid was represent- others fear an enduring legacy of divi- democracy and the rule of law as prom- ing more than 65 defendants in the sion. Omar Ahmed, the partially sighted ised. Matai case, when his wife said he sud- father of Abdullah Omar Ahmed, who is The government says it respects the denly found himself in jail on charges of on the run after being accused of a link independence of the judiciary and attacking a police station. He faces a life to the killing of a policeman when he denies accusations that it influences sentence. His wife, Maha Sayed, said the was 17, dismisses the election as a farce. court decisions. Though some govern- father of two had disagreed with the “I will not vote for anybody. I feel ment officials have complained in pri- ouster of Morsi, arguing the Islamist none of them will help me, and it is just vate about the mass death sentences, leader should have been given longer a play being acted out. I have hope only Sisi is expected to say he cannot inter- for the sake of democracy. in God. Whoever wins, the important fere with the judiciary. The judge in the “I will not go and vote,” she said. “The thing is to declare my son innocent,” mass trials cases, Saeed Youssef, has a government and the country did not said Ahmed, a Morsi supporter. “My con- reputation for draconian sentencing. In give me my rights. My rights have been victions are that I should never vote for 2013, he sentenced a man to 30 years in violated. My husband is detained Sisi because he wronged me.” — Reuters Thousands rally for Yemen independence

ADEN: Thousands of separatists ral- govern us,” the protesters chanted. posed a federal constitution to lied in Yemen’s main southern city “Twenty years of oppression and address southern grievances but Aden yesterday demanding renewed resistance.” Southern leaders pro- southern leaders have rejected the independence for the region on the claimed their abortive breakaway planned six-unit federation. 20th anniversary of a secession bid state on May 21, 1994, just four years In a speech broadcast from Beirut that was crushed by northern troops. after the south merged with the on Aden Live television channel, The demonstrators waved the flag of north, ending 23 years of independ- owned by Baid, the exiled leader said the formerly independent south and ence in a union that rapidly turned southerners were “determined to cre- pictures of exiled separatist leader Ali sour. The civil war ended with the ate an independent state.” He called Salem Al-Baid as they commemorated occupation of the south by northern on the “occupying regime to begin the short-lived Democratic Republic troops and the dismissal of thousands negotiations” with southern leaders of Yemen that was crushed in the of southerners from their jobs, sowing “overseen by the Arab League and the 1994 civil war. grievances that have festered ever international community... to prevent “We swear to God Sanaa will not since. The Sanaa authorities have pro- further bloodshed.” — AFP THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Prince Charles ‘compares Putin to Hitler’ Royals ‘should be seen and not heard’ LONDON: British politicians defended the Opposition Labor leader Ed Miliband later interview with the BBC. right of Prince Charles to speak his mind went even further, saying: “I think he has got She added that it was “just a little remark-I yesterday after he reportedly compared the a point about President Putin’s actions, and I didn’t think it was going to make such a big actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin think he is absolutely entitled to say that uproar”. Members of the royal family by con- in Ukraine to those of Adolf Hitler. The heir there are real concerns about that.” However, vention do not comment on political affairs, to the throne made the apparently Labor lawmaker Mike Gapes, a member of and Queen Elizabeth II is famous for keeping unguarded comment during a trip to a the House of Commons foreign affairs com- her own counsel. However, her 65-year-old museum in Canada, in private conversation mittee, said the royals “should be seen and son Charles has come under criticism in the with a Polish-born woman who had fled the not heard”. past for his outspoken remarks about every- Nazis as a child. “If Prince Charles wants to make contro- thing from genetically modified food to “I had finished showing him the exhibit versial statements on national or internation- architecture. There was no official reaction in and talked with him about my own family al issues, he should abdicate and stand for Moscow to his comments, but the popular background and how I came to Canada,” 78- election,” he said on Twitter. The prince’s daily Moskovsky Komsomolets said the tim- year-old Marienne Ferguson told the Daily office would not confirm the remarks but ing was “badly chosen” ahead of the D-Day Mail newspaper. “The prince then said: ‘And said he would not have intended to make a commemorations. On its website, it also said now Putin is doing just about the same as political statement. “We do not comment on the remarks “risk triggering an international Hitler’.” The remark made headlines around private conversations. But we would like to scandal and complicate the already clouded the world, and Russian media said it threat- stress that the Prince of Wales would not seek relations between Great Britain and Russia”. ened to further “complicate” relations to make a public political statement during a Ties between London and Moscow were between Britain and Moscow. private conversation,” a spokeswoman said. plunged into deep freeze following the 2006 Charles and Putin are both attending murder of Alexander Litvinenko, a Russian commemorations marking the 70th ‘Just a little remark’ dissident, in London. Relations began to WINNIPEG: Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall arrive anniversary of D-Day on June 6, although The prince reportedly made the remark improve in 2011, but the crisis over Ukraine in the rain at a Canadian Forces Base airport yesterday. -— AP royal aides said no formal meeting was during a tour of the Canadian Museum of has led to fresh tensions as the United States similar comparison at a private event in the 30s.” The Russian foreign ministry last scheduled. Prime Minister David Cameron Immigration in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as part of and the EU imposed sanctions on Russia for March, according to a local newspaper month complained to the German ambas- declined to comment on a private conversa- a four-day trip to Canada with his wife its intervention in the former Soviet state. report. Describing how Moscow justified sador after Finance Minister Wolfgang tion, but said: “Of course, everyone is enti- Camilla. Ferguson, who moved to Canada A spokeswoman for Britain’s Foreign sending more troops into Crimea as a way Schaeuble reportedly drew parallels tled to their private opinions.” Deputy Prime with her Jewish family when she was 13 and Office told AFP that “it is not for us to com- to protect Russian speakers from a pro- between Moscow’s annexation of Crimea Minister Nick Clegg said the future king was who lost relatives in the Holocaust, con- ment” on the prince’s remarks. Former US Western government, Clinton said: “If this and Hitler’s aggression in Czechoslovakia on “free to express himself”. firmed her account of their conversation in a secretary of state Hillary Clinton made a sounds familiar, it’s what Hitler did back in the eve of World War II. -— AFP Ukraine vote will ‘deepen’ divisions Punish Russia if it meddles in Ukraine: Biden BUCHAREST: US Vice President Joe Biden warned Russia yesterday that undermining a May 25 presidential election in Ukraine would bring greater costs for Russia - already subject to Western sanctions since its annexation of Crimea. Biden arrived in Bucharest on Tuesday as part of a US campaign to reassure east European allies, including ex-communist Romania which joined NATO a decade ago, of JOS: Rescuers carry a body recovered from a burnt shop at the scene of twin bomb America’s backing in the West’s confrontation blasts at terminus market yesterday. — AFP with Russia over Ukraine. “(We) have agreed that if Russia undermines these elections on Sunday we must remain res- Nigeria extremists olute in imposing greater costs on Russia and we must be equally resolute to invest in the NATO alliance,” he told reporters after meeting attack more villages Romanian President Traian Basescu. Kiev’s inter- im authorities hope Sunday’s vote will help JOS: Nigeria yesterday probed its dead- who were caught up in the Jos bomb- restore calm after five months of upheaval that liest ever bomb attack, with Boko Haram ings. As they tended to the injured from has included violent street protests, the Crimea blamed for the atrocity that killed at least the first blast, the second detonated. annexation and pro-Russian separatist rebellions 118 people and fresh attacks near the Improvised explosive devices were hid- in the east of the former Soviet republic. Putin town where more than 200 schoolgirls den in a minibus and truck, the military said earlier the election could be “a step in the were kidnapped. Emergency services said. right direction” but aides have signaled Moscow picked through the burnt-out remains of Nigeria’s National Emergency may not recognize the outcome, especially if vehicles and collapsed buildings in the Management Agency (NEMA) said late Kiev continues to use its armed forces against New Abuja Market area of the central city on Tuesday that 118 were killed and 56 separatists in the east. KIEV: An elderly woman walks by a placard of presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko yester- of Jos, where two car bombs exploded injured but warned that the death toll A senior Russian official said on Tuesday the day. — AFP within 20 minutes of each other on could rise further. NEMA spokesman vote would deepen divisions in Ukraine if there nected energy market would be the next step of three provinces bordering Ukraine have packed Tuesday. Manzo Ezekiel said the agency’s chief vis- is no end to hostilities and a “road map” to end European integration, Biden said after meeting up and are preparing to return to their perma- The attack was the latest affront to the ited the scene and would give a revised the crisis is not implemented. Western observers Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta. EU states nent bases. But NATO and the United States said Nigerian government’s internationally toll after an assessment. say the election can bring stability and are seeking to cut their dependence on Russian they saw no signs of a withdrawal. Biden said an backed security crackdown in response Faced with escalating violence, Germany’s foreign minister Frank-Walter gas. US anti-missile shield at Romania’s Deveselu site to the mass abduction of more than 200 Nigeria’s army announced a major new Steinmeier has said the days left must be used to “We commend the Ukrainian government for was on track to become operational in 2015 and schoolgirls on April 14 that has sparked recruitment drive, with spokesman ensure polling stations can open and people can the steps they have taken to engage Ukrainians praised Bucharest’s plans to increase defense vote free from intimidation. global attention. The United States Olajide Laleye warning that fresh recruits from all parts of their country, including the East budget to 2 percent of GDP in the next years Biden echoed this stance. “All countries described the Jos carnage-and a suicide will be sent to the frontline with Boko and South on the issues of constitutional from about 1.5 percent. The United States have should use their influence to promote a stable reform,” Biden said. said that the missile interceptors could be car bombing in the northern city of Kano Haram. “If there is anybody who wants and positive environment so that Ukrainian citi- on Sunday-as “vicious attacks on to join the Nigerian Army and who does Russia’s state-run news agency RIA, citing the launched from the site in Romania to defend zens can cast their vote freely,” he said. The defense ministry, said yesterday that Russian NATO in the case of a missile attack from the defenseless Nigerian civilians”. Two more not want to end up in the northeast... development of a secure, diverse and intercon- troops that took part in military exercises in Middle East. — Reuters attacks in villages near the girls’ home- such a person need not volunteer,” the town of Chibok in northeastern Borno army spokesman said. state were meanwhile reported, with wit- Parliament on Tuesday approved a nesses saying that 30 people were killed request for a further six-month extension Clashes erupt in on Monday and Tuesday. of a state of emergency in Borno and neighboring Yobe and Adamawa states Libyan capital Boko Haram blamed with the caveat that non-military means In Jos, where Boko Haram have should also be explored to end the vio- TRIPOLI: Explosions and fighting erupted in Libya’s capital attacked before, Plateau state governor lence. Jonathan is adamant that there yesterday, killing at least two people after the top air com- Jonah Jang’s spokesman said the bomb- will be no negotiations with Boko Haram mander signaled support for a renegade general who is ing bore the hallmarks of the Islamist on swapping the girls for militant fight- campaigning to dissolve parliament and wipe out Islamists. extremists. “The investigation is still ers held in Nigerian jails but the govern- It was not immediately clear who was behind the fighting, ongoing but this is clearly an extension ment has maintained it is open to dia- but the government has become increasingly alarmed by of the terrorist activity that has affected logue on wider issues. signs of growing support for General Khalifa Haftar. Forces the northeast of the country, the Boko who said they were loyal to him stormed parliament and Haram insurgents,” Pam Ayuba told AFP. More attacks likely clashed with other soldiers on Sunday. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of In New York, Nigeria submitted a Western powers fear Haftar’s bid to persuade army units Jos, who also blamed Boko Haram, said request to the United Nations to pro- to join his campaign will split the military and trigger more the insurgents were trying to sow “chaos” scribe Boko Haram as an international turmoil in the oil producer which is struggling to restore in the religiously divided city, hit by terrorist group, while the country’s order three years after the fall of strongman Muammar waves of deadly sectarian clashes over neighbors have vowed to step up co- Gaddafi. Compounding the political chaos, state news KHARTOUM: Sudanese soldiers rally yesterday. — AFP the last 15 years. Kyari Mohammed, a operation to prevent a regional confla- agency LANA said yesterday the interior ministry had also Boko Haram specialist and chairman of gration. The UN special envoy for Central joined Haftar - a report that was dismissed minutes later by Rapid Support troops dig in the Centre for Peace Studies at Modibbo Africa Abou Moussa, speaking in Gabon, the acting interior minister. Tripoli residents reported several loud explosions early Adama University in Yola, Adamawa said the Islamists “have no fear, they have DALDAKO: The rains have already come to Al-Mahdi reportedly made similar com- yesterday near the Al-Yarmouk air defense barracks after air state, said Boko Haram were “the only no shame. They do whatever they want”. Daldako, where Sudan’s Rapid Support ments, NISS agents arrested him on defense top commander Juma Al-Abani released a video ones capable of doing this”. The international attention on the Forces are digging in. Troops from the con- Saturday for alleged treason. Distinct from message saying he was joining “Operation Dignity” - Haftar’s troversial unit are on alert for rebel retalia- the regular Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), “Every other rebel or fringe group can plight of the missing girls has seen spe- campaign against Islamists. use bombs but not of this scale or cialist teams from the United States, tion, two days after they say they seized this NISS has command over Rapid Support. Heavy fighting involving anti-aircraft machine guns strategic area about 20 kilometers (12 Mahdi’s arrest was a power play by ele- sophistication,” he added. “I have the Britain, France and Israel sent to Nigeria mounted on trucks also broke out overnight near an army feeling that what they want to achieve is to help in the search effort. Mohammed, miles) northeast of South Kordofan’s state ments of the security service, said Magdi El camp in Tajoura, an eastern suburb, witnesses said. The city capital Kadugli. They are digging trench Gizouli, a fellow at the Rift Valley Institute. to escalate things because of the interna- however, said that while on the one hand was quiet by dawn. At least two people from Mali died in the tional pressure which has built up international pressure was forcing the defenses among the trees and shrubs The NISS, as an institution, seems to fear fighting, a health ministry source said. Libya has been turned green from seasonal rains which being sacrificed in any future political (because of the kidnapping).” government in Abuja to act, it was also plunged into turmoil since its 2011 uprising ended have just begun. arrangements, he said. Mahdi’s arrest On the day of the mass abduction, emboldening Boko Haram to mount fur- Muammar Gaddafi’s one-man rule. Sudan’s National Intelligence and undermined a dialogue between the ruling Boko Haram launched a car bomb attack ther strikes. Many have grown frustrated with the interim govern- Security Service (NISS) on Tuesday allowed National Congress and other political par- on a bus station in a suburb of the capital “They have sleeper cells all over the ment’s failure to contain Islamist groups and other militias journalists a rare visit to South Kordofan, ties aimed at ending Sudan’s multiple wars, Abuja which killed 75. They are suspect- northern part of the country and they’re and commanders who took part in rebellion, and who have where access is tightly restricted. Ethnic economic crisis and political divisions. ed of a similar attack in the same location activating them. That’s what they’re since openly defied the authorities to demand more oil minority rebels have been fighting govern- “In presenting itself as a fighting force on May 1 which left 19 dead. Four people going to do,” he said. “We should antici- wealth and power. Western governments are concerned ment forces for three years in a largely-hid- capable of challenging insurgencies, the were killed in Sunday’s attack in Kano, pate more attacks, especially if they (the Libya’s instability may worsen and spill over into its North den war which the UN says has affected NISS is obviously boosting its stature with although it was unclear whether the government and the international com- African neighbors, who are still emerging from the political more than one million people. the ambition to achieve the kind of political attack was linked to Boko Haram, despite munity) are unable to solve the Chibok unrest following the 2011 “Arab Spring” revolts. The visit to an area “liberated” by Rapid recognition that the SAF continues to the militants having attacked the city problem... “If they have allies across the On Sunday, militiamen stormed the General National Support follows accusations that its sister enjoy,” Gizouli said. More than 1,000 troops, before. Sahel or beyond they can get more sup- Congress (GNC), Libya’s parliament, and fought for six hours unit in Sudan’s western region of Darfur had many of them in light brown NISS combat port... We have succeeded in giving them with other armed groups on the airport road. They claimed abused civilians. In an April report, UN chief uniforms, are spread across a three-kilome- Death toll may rise the kind of profile that they didn’t have. loyalty to Haftar - who had retired from the army - and called Ban Ki-moon said Rapid Support elements ter (two-mile) zone in Daldako with tanks, Rescue workers were among those They are now a bigger player.” — AFP for the suspension on parliament in a bid, they said to rid had attacked and burned villages in Darfur. artillery, anti-aircraft guns and recoilless Libya of hardline Islamist lawmakers and fighters. — Reuters After Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq rifles. — AFP INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 EBay client information stolen in hacking attack NEW YORK: E-commerce company eBay Inc said ed,” eBay spokeswoman Kari Ramirez said. “However, two weeks ago. “The real key question going forward ing group Syrian Electronic Army breached and client identity information including emails, addresses we believe there may be a large number of accounts will be if any money has been stolen, or any unautho- defaced websites belonging to PayPal UK and eBay. and birthdays was stolen in a hacking attack between involved and we are asking all eBay users to change rized activity been performed,” Wedbush Securities One of the biggest breaches at a US company was at late February and early March. EBay urged users to their passwords.” analyst Gil Luria said. retailer Target Corp, where hackers stole data from up change their passwords after the attack on a database EBay said it was investigating the breach and “As long as this is not the case, this thing will come to 40 million credit and debit cards of shoppers who that also contained encrypted passwords, physical working with law enforcement agencies. The compa- and go and will not be an issue for eBay,” Luria said. visited its stores during the first three weeks of the addresses and phone numbers. The company said it ny also said it had not seen any indication of EBay earlier issued a notice on its PayPal website ask- holiday shopping season. found no evidence of any unauthorized access to increased fraudulent account activity on eBay and ing users to change their passwords, but took down Last month, US web media company AOL Inc financial or credit card information, which is stored that there was no evidence that its online payment the message a short time later without explanation. urged its tens of millions of email account holders separately in encrypted formats. service PayPal had been affected in the attack. The message, issued at 1:30 a.m. ET (0630 GMT), was to change their passwords and security questions EBay shares fell as much as 3.2 percent yesterday The attack on eBay was made through compro- headlined “eBay Inc. To Ask All eBay Users To Change after a cyber attack compromised about 2 percent morning after the latest high-profile hacking attack mised employee accounts that allowed unauthorized Passwords” but had no other information other than of its accounts. EBay shares fell as low as $50.30 in on a US company. “For the time being, we cannot access to its corporate network, the company said in a the words “place holder text”. morning trade on the Nasdaq before recovering to comment on the specific number of accounts impact- statement. It said the breach was first detected about EBay has been attacked before. In February, hack- $51.68. — Reuters Airlines should disclose seat fees

WASHINGTON: Going to bat for confused line industry business strategy since 2008, passengers, the government is proposing when carriers started taking services out of that airlines be required to disclose fees for the price of tickets, beginning with basic items like checked bags, assigned checked bags. seats and carryon bags so consumers know More recently, some airlines have begun the true cost of flying. Under new regula- offering consumers not only a stripped- tions proposed yesterday by the down “base” airfare, but also a choice of Transportation Department, detailed fee several packages with some of the once- information - including for a first and sec- free services added back into the cost of a ond checked bag - would have to be pro- ticket, but at higher prices. With packages vided wherever passengers buy tickets, and a la carte fees multiplying, comparison whether online, on the phone or in person. shopping for airfares is becoming more dif- Any frequent-flier privileges would also be ficult, consumer advocates say. factored into the price. The department also proposes expand- Now, airlines are only required to dis- ing the pool of airlines required to report close bag fees, and even then they don’t performance measures like late flights, lost have to provide an exact price. Some pro- bags and passengers bounced from flights vide a wide range of possible fees in com- due to overbooking. Currently, only airlines plex charts. The rule would also require air- that account for at least 1 percent of the lines to share fee information with travel market must report performance measures, agents and online ticketing services, which which the department posts online in its Air account for about 60 percent of ticket sales. Travel Consumer Report. Fee information is now usually available The proposed regulations would include only through airlines. carriers that account for little as 0.5 percent The rule doesn’t cover fees for early of the market. That would bring in discount NEW YORK: In this file photo, a quote from Virgil fills a wall of the museum prior to the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 boarding, curbside check-in and other serv- carrier Spirit Airlines and many regional air Memorial Museum. — AP photos ices. The government also wants to expand carriers. Charlie Leocha, who lobbies for its definition of a “ticket agent” so that con- passenger rights on behalf of the Consumer sumer regulations like the fee-disclosure Travel Alliance, welcomed the proposal. “We Tissues, counselors help requirement apply to online flight search are getting most of what consumers have tools like Kayak.com and Google’s Flight been requesting for more than five years,” Search even though they don’t actually sell he said. tickets. Many consumers are unable to The proposal also would Require large determine the true cost of a ticket because travel agencies to adopt “minimum cus- ease pain at 9/11 museum fees are often hard to find or decipher, the tomer service standards,” such as respond- government says. ing promptly to customer complaints and providing an option to hold a reservation Business strategy at the quoted fare without payment for 24 Inspiring ‘but really upsetting’ “A customer can buy a ticket for $200 hours if made more than a week ahead of and find themselves with a hidden $100 the flight. NEW YORK: There are prominent videos of the round the densely packed historical exhibit that presentation, but I think it’s a dramatic moment,” baggage fee, and they might have turned Require airlines and ticket agents to dis- twin towers collapsing and photos of people follows the timeline of 9/11, set off by a revolv- explained Barton, whose firm, Local Projects, down a $250 ticket with no baggage fee, close whether the ticket being sold is for a falling from them. Portraits of nearly 3,000 vic- ing door. Elsewhere, a room where visitors can handled the multimedia components. Other but the customer was never able to make flight operated by another carrier under a tims and voice mail messages from people in call up recorded recollections about individual museums have faced difficult choices presenting that choice,” Transportation Secretary partnership arrangement. For example, hijacked planes. But behind the wrenching victims was designed as a quiet sanctum for the horrors of history. The US Holocaust Anthony Foxx said in an interview. “The United Airlines sells tickets for flights oper- sights and sounds of the National Sept 11 feelings, with tissue dispensers embedded in the Memorial Museum in Washington, for example, more you arm the consumer with informa- ated as “United Express” by several regional Memorial Museum lies a quiet effort to help visi- benches and acoustically padded walls, Hennes decided to display photos of hair shorn from tion, the better the consumer’s position to airlines. But the planes and crews belong to tors handle its potentially traumatic impact, said. people in death camps, but not the hair itself, make choices,” Foxx said. the regional carrier. Prohibit “unfair and from silent spaces and built-in tissue boxes to a The historical exhibit - crafted by another and ensconced some graphic film footage in The public has 90 days to comment on deceptive” practices by airfare search tools, layout designed to let people bypass the most firm, Layman Design - envelops visitors in “privacy walls” too tall for children to see over. the proposal. Foxx said he hopes the rule such as ranking flights by some airlines intense exhibits. images, information, objects and sounds, but Beyond content choices, the Sept 11 museum will become final within the next year. The ahead of others without disclosing that Discreet oak-leaf symbols denote items con- designers sought to avoid emotional overload. hopes a human touch can help visitors grapple effort is partly a response to changes in air- bias to consumers. —AP nected to the dead, and the images of falling Ambient sounds of emergency radio transmis- with their reactions. Dozens of psychologically victims are in an alcove marked with a warning sions and victims calling home are interspersed trained volunteers for the Red Cross and other sign. Designers made sure rooms have ample with the calmer tones of survivors recounting disaster-aid groups have been stationed at the exits, lest people feel claustrophobic in the the day. The hijackers are included, but carefully, museum over its first days. The Red Cross said it underground space. And American Red Cross in grainy airport-security video and unobtrusive has no current plans for them to stay beyond counseling volunteers will even be standing by individual photos. yesterday. Retired social worker Georgine Gorra as the museum opened to the public yesterday. helped people find their way around the muse- “There’s a lot of thought given to the psychologi- Human touch um after Thursday’s dedication ceremony. They cal safety of visitors,” said Jake Barton, who Still, the display doesn’t shy from large pro- didn’t seem traumatized, she said, just tearful. helped create the exhibits. jections of the towers crumbling. “It’s a dramatic “We all were, frankly.” — AP It’s the latest in a series of memorials-as- museums that seek to honor the dead while pre- senting a full, fair history of the event that killed them. And the Sept 11 museum strives to do that at ground zero while the attacks are still raw memories for many. Patricia Smith, 14, found herself looking at her late mother’s police shield while touring the museum last week when it opened to victims’ families. She found it inspir- ing, but also “really upsetting, at points.”

Recorded recollections Museum planners realized early on the chal- lenge of trying not to shatter people “while at the same time being true to the authenticity of ATLANTA: This file photo shows an airline passenger waiting for his rescheduled the event,” said Tom Hennes, founder of exhibit flight to Orlando under the departure board showing hundreds of cancellations at designer Thinc Design. Trauma specialists told Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. — AP museum leaders that sounds of voices and images of hands and faces could be particularly distressing and that visitors should get to choose what to see. Gay Peru politician The goal: “to keep it feeling alive and present without making it so alive and present that it’s unbearable,” says psychologist Billie Pivnick, who breaks new ground worked with Thinc. To allow visitors an emotion- al breather, silent spaces with few artifacts sur- NEW YORK: A steel beam from the World Trade Center stands at the center of Foundation Hall. — AP LIMA: A Peruvian politician has announced ings, killings by blunt force and firearms, he is gay-a first in one of Latin America’s suggesting they are crimes motivated by most conservative countries. He is Carlos the sexual orientation of the victims,” said Bruce, a 57-year-old member of congress Maribel Reyes, the secretary general of Red and former minister and also one of the Peruana TLGB. The Catholic Church in Peru Missouri inmate’s hopes main drivers of debate on civil unions for and its leader, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, a same-sex couples in Peru. “Yes, I am gay and member of the ultra-conservative group proud to belong to a group of people who Opus Dei, says civil unions “destroy the insti- are so valuable to Peru,” Bruce said in an tution of marriage.” rest with Supreme Court interview over the weekend with the news- paper El Comercio. ‘A legend’ BONNE TERRE: A Missouri inmate with a rare condition cautioned against reading too much into Alito’s inter- permissible amount inherent in all executions.” “The His announcement drew a mix of praise, A bill to allow same-sex civil unions is to that affects the blood vessels got a reprieve less than vention. Alito handles emergency matters for states state does not have the right to inflict extreme, tortur- criticism and insults on social media. Peru’s go before congress by the end of the two hours before his scheduled execution, but the state covered by the 8th Circuit, and two of the six inmates ous pain during an execution,” Bucklew’s attorney gay and lesbian community has been more month. But 61 percent of Peruvians are may end up killing him later if the US Supreme Court Missouri has executed since switching to a single-drug Cheryl Pilate said. “We still hope that Mr. Bucklew’s assertive in recent years in defending its opposed to the idea, although 33 percent says it can. Russell Bucklew was scheduled to be exe- system in November had appeals that stretched well grave medical condition and ompromised airway will rights, but it faces an uphill battle in a say they support gays and lesbians owning cuted at 12:01 am for the 1996 killing of a romantic into the state’s 24-hour execution window before the persuade the governor or a court to step back from deeply conservative society where homo- property together, according to a poll rival. He would have been the first US inmate put to Supreme Court allowed the state to proceed. One of this extremely risky execution.” sexuality is frowned upon. At least 17 released by Ipsos in April. Bruce, who has death since last month’s botched execution in them was executed nearly 23 hours after he originally Bucklew won’t be getting help from Missouri Gov. homosexuals were killed between January received several death threats, insisted that Oklahoma, in which the prisoner’s vein collapsed while was scheduled to die. Bucklew suffers from a rare con- Jay Nixon, a Democrat and death-penalty proponent 2013 and March 2014 in Peru and the only three countries in Latin America have the lethal drugs were being administered. genital condition - cavernous hemangioma - that caus- who rejected Bucklew’s clemency request late Tuesday. crimes went unpunished, said a recent not approved civil unions for gay couples: Bucklew, 46, has a condition that causes weakened es weakened and malformed blood vessels, as well as European companies cut off supplies of certain execu- report by Red Peruana TLGB, an association Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru. “It is a prob- and malformed veins, and his attorneys say this and the tumors in his nose and throat. He told The Associated tion drugs because of opposition to capital punish- of gays, lesbians, transsexuals and bisexuals. lem to be gay in a society as conservative as secrecy surrounding the state’s lethal injection drug Press by phone last week that he is scared of what ment, leading Missouri and other states to turn to US The study notes the horrific case of 19- that of Peru. State security has had to dou- combine to make for an unacceptably high chance of might happen during his execution. sources. The states refuse to identify the sources of their year-old Joel Molero, who was killed in ble the number of agents assigned to me something going wrong during his execution. During Oklahoma’s April 29 execution, inmate execution drugs, saying secrecy is necessary to protect November 2013 in northeastern Peru. because they feel I am in danger,” he said. After an 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals panel sus- Clayton Lockett’s vein collapsed, and he writhed on the sources from possible retaliation by death penalty Molero was strangled, had his genitals, feet Flanked by his two sons Alex and Paul, who pended the execution Tuesday, only to be overruled the gurney before eventually dying of a heart attack opponents. and hands cut off, and his body was burned, support their father and criticize what they hours later by the full court, Supreme Court Justice more than 40 minutes after the start of a procedure Death penalty opponents say the secrecy makes it the report said. call Peru’s intolerance, Bruce said in the Samuel Alito issued his own stay, setting the stage for that typically takes roughly one-fourth of that time to impossible to ensure that the drugs couldn’t cause an “Once again, this case shows the newspaper interview that “many people the full high court to weigh the appeal. If the Supreme complete. In its 2-1 ruling, the 8th Circuit panel ruled inmate to endure an agonizing death that rises to the extreme level of violence that is practiced, believe it is impossible to be a good father Court rejects the appeal, Missouri would have until that Bucklew’s “unrebutted medical evidence demon- level of unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punish- from strangulation to mutilations, to beat- or serve your country if you are gay.” —AFP midnight to carry out the execution. Mike O’Connell, a strates the requisite sufficient likelihood of unneces- ment. Missouri switched from a three-drug protocol to spokesman for the Missouri Department of Corrections, sary pain and suffering beyond the constitutionally the single drug pentobarbital late last year. — AP THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 INTERNATIONAL 60 dead as Pakistan air strikes target militants

MIRANSHAH: Pakistani air force jets pounded including some of the important commanders and town of Mir Ali, and local tribesmen had been that the dialogue is more or less dead,” he added. Taleban targets in a restive tribal area near the foreigners were also killed in the strikes and around ordered to evacuate. Since the TTP launched their insurgency in 2007, Afghan border yesterday, killing at least 60 people 30 were injured,” a statement from the military’s An intelligence official added that the Datta Khel more than 6,800 people have been killed in bomb including insurgent commanders, officials said. The media wing said, without elaborating on who the and Ghulam Ali areas were also targeted. North and gun attacks around Pakistan, according to an strikes will come as a fresh blow to stop-start peace commanders were. The number and identity of the Waziristan is one of the seven rugged semi- AFP tally. There have also been clashes between talks between the government and the Tehreek-e- dead could not be verified independently because autonomous tribal areas along the Afghan border, supporters of TTP commander Khan Said Sajna and Taleban Pakistan (TTP), which have made little fighting is ongoing and journalists cannot enter the an area long tagged by Washington as the most followers of the late TTP leader Hakimullah Mehsud. progress since they began in February. area. dangerous place in the world. The group has long been riven by infighting and There have been a number of insurgent attacks Local intelligence officials and residents said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government the feud began after Sajna, a senior commander, on security forces in recent weeks and the air raids civilians were among the wounded. The military began negotiations with the Tehreek-e-Taleban was rejected for the leadership following the killing fit a familiar pattern of the armed forces responding said those targeted in yesterday’s operation were Pakistan (TTP) through intermediaries in February, of then-leader Mehsud last November, militants say. by hitting the insurgents’ bases in the tribal areas. linked to recent bomb and suicide attacks around with a ceasefire beginning March 1 but breaking Sajna had been seen as a strong candidate to Targets in North Waziristan district, a stronghold of the country. It also said that a “huge cache” of muni- down a month later. Analyst Hasan Askari said the become TTP chief following Mehsud’s death. But Taleban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants, were hit in tions were destroyed in the strikes. An AFP reporter strikes were in line with the military’s policy of retal- the movement’s ruling council at the last minute the early hours yesterday morning. in the district said helicopter gunships and ground iating to attacks the militants’ headquarters. elected Mullah Fazlullah, who hails from Swat and is “As per reports so far, 60 hardcore terrorists troops were firing on targets in and around the “There is also realization among government believed to be hiding in Afghanistan. — AFP India’s Modi invites Pak PM to inaugural Modi expected to usher in muscular foreign policy NEW DELHI: Indian prime minister- in a more muscular foreign policy, elect Narendra Modi has invited insisting on the campaign trail other Pakistan’s premier Nawaz Sharif to his countries would respect India only if it swearing-in next Monday in a bold showed strong political leadership. diplomatic statement that he intends to improve strained relations. A gov- Hopes for thaw ernment official said yesterday invita- Sharif, who is himself a centre-right tions to the ceremony had been sent leader, has hailed Modi’s “impressive to all heads of government from the victory” and many diplomats hope the South Asian Association for Regional two men can thaw ties between the Cooperation (SAARC) which includes nuclear-armed neighbors. Sharif has Pakistan. cited his working relationship with “These communications have just Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India’s last prime gone off in the afternoon and we are minister under the BJP, as a reason for now awaiting a response,” said foreign optimism, according to diplomatic ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin. sources. The invitation signals Modi’s intention In 1999, during Sharif’s second to tackle India’s most troubled bilater- term in power, Vajpayee rode a bus to al relationship at a time when Sharif is the Pakistani city of Lahore to sign a AHMADABAD: India's next prime minister and Hindu nationalist also keen on talks, analysts say. peace accord and raise hopes of nor- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi receives a garland “It’s a very important gesture,” said malized ties. But three months later, during a rally in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. India's Manoj Joshi, a fellow at the Observer the neighbors embarked on the Kargil president on Tuesday invited Modi to form a new government and set Research Foundation, a New Delhi- conflict in the Himalayan region of next Monday as his swearing-in date. — AP based think-tank. “It definitely shows Kashmir that almost became a full- their disputed Kashmir border. that talks could not be held with Modi’s intentions to focus on immedi- fledged war. Singh’s Congress party, which Pakistan until all violence ceased. Key ate neighbors and it’s a realistic sig- India and Pakistan have fought crashed to its worst-ever defeat in the issues remain the disputed Kashmir nal: realism in the sense that unless three wars since independence in elections, brushed aside political hos- region as well as Islamist militancy you have good relations with neigh- 1947 and bilateral ties broke down tility and welcomed the invitation to inside India, which New Delhi fre- bors you can hardly focus beyond,” he after 2008 attacks by Pakistani gun- SAARC leaders. “It’s the prerogative of quently accuses Pakistan of backing. said. men on India’s commercial hub the prime minister who he wants to While Pakistan’s civilian leaders and Modi will take the oath as prime Mumbai in which 166 people were invite,” Congress spokesman Abhishek business community favor closer ties, minister 10 days after his right-wing killed. Relations warmed slightly Manu Singhvi told a news conference. many ordinary Pakistani revile Modi. NEW DELHI: Indian Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi (left) and her son and Hindu nationalist BJP scored a land- toward the end of the term of outgo- “We hope this positive initiative will He is tainted by 2002 religious riots in Congress Party vice-president Rahul Gandhi pay tribute during a memorial ceremo- slide victory, securing the first majori- ing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, translate into something substantive.” his home state of Gujarat that killed ny for slain former Indian prime minister, husband and father, Rajiv Gandhi, on his ty by a single party in 30 years. The but still remain frosty amid mutual dis- Modi warned during campaigning 1,000 people, mostly Muslims. — AFP 23rd death anniversary yesterday. — AFP hardline leader was expected to usher trust and regular skirmishes along India anti-graft campaigner jailed in defamation case

NEW DELHI: India’s anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal was sent to jail yesterday for refusing to pay a bond, just hours after declaring he was ready to fight fresh elections in Delhi to revive his party’s fortunes. A Delhi court ordered Kejriwal be taken into judicial custody for refusing to pay 10,000 rupees ($170) in bail after he was sued for defamation by a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which is set to come to power. Kejriwal included BJP leader Nitin Gadkari in a list of politi- cians released earlier this year that he branded the country’s most corrupt. The list included Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi and the then finance minister. Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) denied that his refusal to pay the bail after appear- ing in court was a publicity stunt, shortly after saying he would seek a new round of polls in the Delhi state assembly. “Yes, this is a case against corruption. How else will we fight corruption? If we have to pay this price (going to jail), it is OK with us,” AAP leader Ashutosh, who goes by one name, told news channel CNN-IBN. Kejriwal, who has gained a rep- utation for taking on the country’s political and business elite over corruption issues, will remain in jail until Friday when the next court hearing is scheduled. Kejriwal and his AAP (“Common Man”) party won only four seats at the country’s just-concluded general election, in a dismal showing after securing mass support last year for his fight to clean up graft-ridden politics. The former tax-offi- cial-turned-politician, who personally failed to win a seat, admitted yesterday that he had made a mistake in quitting as Delhi chief minister to contest the general election. “We made a mistake by quitting earlier and we apologize for that,” Kejriwal told reporters. “We told them to get ready for AHMEDABAD: Indian Aam Admi Party leader Arvind the (state) elections. We will go to the people in the city and Kejriwal looks on as he attends a public meeting in tell them about the situation and also seek their forgive- Ahmedabad. — AFP ness.”— AFP Afghan election body sacks thousands over fraud

KABUL: Afghanistan’s election com- “Some fraud was reported from election is both polarising and the mission said yesterday it had fired those polling stations,” he added, refer- results are not accepted by one of the more than 3,000 staff accused of fraud ring to the sites where the fired staff candidates and that has the potential in the first round of the country’s presi- had worked. Independent election to lead to conflict,” Nicholas Haysom, dential election, as it sought to quell monitors say many complaints were deputy head of the UN mission, told fears that it might fail to deliver a legit- ignored in the effort to meet deadlines journalists this week. imate outcome. Afghans voted on and the decision making process “The remedy to that is to make the April 5 in the first round of the election lacked transparency. election as transparent as possible.” to pick a successor to President Hamid “The Complaints Commission must More than 900 complaints classed in Karzai, who is barred by the constitu- ensure to look into all the complaints the most serious category were record- tion from standing for a third term so that the results are acceptable to all ed in the April 5 vote, more than in the after more than a decade in power. sides,” said Jandad Spingar, director of previous election, when more than a The winner will take charge at a the Free and Fair Election Foundation million votes were thrown out. Around crucial time, with most foreign troops of Afghanistan. The run-off will be held 300,000 were excluded this time due to withdraw by the end of the on June 14 and the results will be around. year, the Taliban insurgency still raging announced on July 22. Runner-up former World Bank econ- and a pact with Washington permit- Both frontrunners, former opposi- omist Ashraf Ghani said most fraudu- ting some U.S. forces to stay hanging tion leader Abdullah Abdullah and ex- lently cast votes were included in the in the balance. Spokesman Noor World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani, final tally because of threats from rival Mohammad Noor said the complain that widespread fraud candidates. “Threats of violence, where Independent Election Commission had undermined the first round, reinforc- the opposing team promised rivers of blacklisted the fired staff, so that they ing concern that the loser on June 14 blood, created a chilling environment,” would not be hired in the second may reject the run-off result. “The Ghani said in a statement after the final round. worst-case scenario would be if the results were released. — Reuters THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Thai army chief holds rare meeting

BANGKOK: Thailand’s military hosted ground- to find the best solution for the country,” said risked inflaming tensions unless the outcome is breaking talks yesterday between warring politi- army spokesman Werachon Sukhonthapatipak. accepted by all sides. “The next few days are cru- cal rivals after imposing martial law to prevent “Of course, the very first day we are not able cial because if the army is going to play a broker the deeply divided kingdom degenerating into to come up with the solution. But we give them role, it has to do so quickly,” said Thitinan another “Ukraine or Egypt”. The opposing camps some homework to go back and consult with Pongsudhirak, political analyst at Bangkok’s and other top officials met for more than two their supporters, with their team,” he told Chulalongkorn University. hours under heavy guard in Bangkok in what reporters. The meeting included representatives “We will see some resistance to martial law- one hardline supporter of the elected govern- of the government, the ruling and opposition martial law will be tested so the longer it waits, ment called a good atmosphere-a rare glimmer parties and of the election commission and the worse it will be for the military.” Caretaker of detente in the long-running political conflict. Senate, as well as the heads of the pro- and anti- Prime Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan, The crisis broadly pits a Bangkok-based royal- government protest camps. “The atmosphere at who replaced Yingluck Shinawatra after a con- ist elite and its backers against the billionaire the meeting was good. At least we had a chance troversial court ruling ousted her this month, has family of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, to talk to each other,” said Thida Thavornseth, a called for fresh elections on August 3. But the who was ousted by the military in 2006 but still core leader of the pro-government “Red Shirt” opposition wants vaguely defined reforms first enjoys strong support in northern Thailand. movement. to tackle graft and has vowed to stay on the There was no breakthrough at the talks chaired streets until it has eradicated the influence of the by army leader General Prayut Chan-O-Cha, who ‘Coming days crucial’ “regime” it says is led from abroad by Thaksin, invoked martial law Tuesday, and another meet- But observers warned that the military’s who lives in self exile to avoid prison for a cor- BANGKOK: Thai soldiers (left) pose for a photograph yesterday. — AFP ing was called for today. “They’re all determined efforts to end the crisis through martial law ruption conviction. — AFP Philippine death squad killed 298

MANILA: A US-based human rights group said yesterday and their bosses to literally get away with murder,” Kine that a “death squad” targeting criminal suspects in a said in a statement released by Human Rights Watch southern Philippine city was organized by a former may- after it released its 71-page report. The statement said or and was responsible for nearly 300 killings in recent Uy, his close aides and police officers had “hired, years. Human Rights Watch said in a report that it had equipped and paid for an operation that at its height documented at least a dozen of the 298 killings from consisted of 14 hit men and accomplices” since his first January 2007 to March 2013 based largely on accounts of term as mayor in 1998. His son lost the election to suc- former hit men, witnesses, relatives of victims and police ceed him after he stepped down in 2013. officers in Tagum City, the capital of Davao del Norte Aquino has “failed to condemn local anti-crime cam- province. paigns that promote or encourage the unauthorized use Former Mayor Rey Uy denied the allegations and said of force to rid city streets of ‘undesirables,’” the human they were based on testimony coerced and paid for by rights group said. The group said that according to a for- drug dealers and illegal gamblers. Human Rights Watch mer death squad member, hit men were paid 5,000 said President Benigno Aquino III has largely ignored the pesos ($110) for each killing. Uy personally paid the hit killings. Presidential spokesman Herminio Coloma said men on at least two occasions, Human Rights Watch said. Aquino had “affirmed the government’s commitment to Uy laughed off the claim. “Everybody knows the render justice to victims of extrajudicial killings dating house of the mayor, and they come soliciting help for this back to those that were perpetrated in previous adminis- and that problem. It is easy to point to the mayor,” he told trations.” The Associated Press. He suggested that the killings were Coloma said cases that were dismissed by prosecutors “vengeance” from the victims of the criminals and rivalry were ordered refiled by Aquino and that “interagency between crime gangs. “Certain individuals here coerced work to complete case buildup that will meet the stan- the so-called witnesses, gave them money to make up dards of judicial proof will be pursued vigorously.” Phelim stories,” he said. Kine, Human Rights Watch’s deputy Asia director, said “They don’t want me to return to power because if I there was “compelling evidence” against Uy, who report- come back, they will lose their businesses,” he said, edly called the targets - suspected drug dealers, petty adding that he plans to run again in the next election. criminals, street children and others - “weeds” that had to Human Rights Watch said the death squad also was SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping (front row, second left) poses with leaders (front row from left) be uprooted in a “perverse form of crime control.” Death responsible for the killing of a journalist, a judge, two Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Afghan President Hamid squad members who have quit were also targets, Kine police officers, a tribal leader, local politicians and busi- Karzai, and others yesterday. — AP said. nessmen. Uy apparently was unaware of these killings or “The Tagum death squad’s activities imposed a fear- was told by “handlers” of the gunmen that the victims enforced silence in Tagum City that allowed the killers were involved in drugs to justify the attacks, it said. — AP China warns US over in the news Singapore Asia security issues braces for Cannabis cat foils Vietnam asks world to condemn China purr-fect crime SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping Measures in Asia (CICA), a relatively United Services Institute for Defense and WELLINGTON: Police in New Zealand have praised a worst ‘haze’ issued a veiled warning to the United obscure forum which exists alongside oth- Security Studies. “It’s more about China try- crime-fighting cat that delivered a bag of cannabis to States , saying countries should not build er more prominent regional groupings. ing to build their regional relationships... in its nonplussed owner. Rather than leaving a bird or SINGAPORE: Singapore is approaching its yearly “haze” season, up military alliances in Asia, even as Beijing Vietnam belongs to the forum, but Japan a part of the world where they’ve made a mouse on the doorstep, the cat left a small plastic when smoke from forest clearing in Indonesia chokes the air, with feuds with neighbors in territorial disputes. is only an observer while the Philippines is very active push,” he said. bag filled with drugs as a gift on Sunday night, this year likely to be worse than 2013’s record pollution thanks to Speaking at an Asian regional forum on not a member. The United States has prompting its owner to call police in the South Island lack of action in Jakarta and an expected El Nino weather pattern. security, Xi said a rising China would seek observer status, preferring to work Manila talks city of Dunedin. Officers said they found five grams The prosperous city-state, which prides itself on its clean air, was “peaceful” means to resolve territorial dis- through the Asia-Pacific Economic Meanwhile, Vietnam’s prime minister (0.2 ounces) of cannabis, with an estimated value of shrouded in heavy smog from slash-and-burn clearances on the putes. Beijing has sought to counter Cooperation (APEC) forum. on Wednesday called on the world to con- NZ$150 ($130). “You hear of cats bringing dead birds neighboring Indonesian island of Sumatra last June which sent its Washington’s foreign policy “pivot” to Asia, demn China for causing what he called an and rats home but certainly in my career I’ve never air pollution index to a record high. but it has also irritated Vietnam, Japan and Push to assert interests “extremely dangerous” situation in the dis- One year on, and an election-distracted government in seen anything like this before,” Sergeant Reece Munro the Philippines-the latter two allies of the Xi, who became president last year, has puted South China Sea, citing Beijing’s Indonesia has still not ratified the Association of Southeast Asian told the Otago Daily Times. “I guess you never really US-with what those countries say are overseen a foreign policy which has recent deployment of an oil rig near an Nations (ASEAN) 2002 Agreement on Transboundary Haze know who’s keeping you honest these days, do you?” aggressive moves in separate territorial sought to assert China’s interests in both island that both countries claim. Prime Pollution, and fires continue to burn in Sumatra. That is despite disputes. continental Asia and the Pacific Ocean. He Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, standing Munro said the owner of the cannabis had not been outrage in Singapore as well as environmental groups putting found, although police were planning to check the “To beef up an entrenched or military told the forum that China was interested in beside the Philippine president after they pressure on Jakarta. Fires are used to clear land on plantations and alliance targeted at a third party is not con- a regional security code, but gave no held talks in Manila, said both of their plastic bag for fingerprints. He said the marijuana- can burn for weeks because of peat deposits below the surface. ducive to maintaining common security,” details. Earlier this month, Southeast Asian countries would strengthen defense sniffing moggy could become a new weapon in the There is also a growing likelihood of an El Nino weather pattern Xi said, without naming names. leaders expressed “serious concern” over cooperation and were determined to fight against illicit drugs. this year, meaning Singapore, as well as parts of Indonesia and Washington’s traditional allies in the Asia- worsening territorial disputes in the South oppose Chinese violations of international Malaysia, could be set for months of intense haze with a knock-on Pacific region include Japan, where it has China Sea, calling for a peaceful resolution law. He cited Beijing’s May 1 deployment China father beats effect on health and business, especially tourism. A strong El Nino, of an oil rig in waters near the Paracel daughter to death marked by a warming of the surface of the Pacific, can cause military bases and whose security it guar- and presenting a rare united front against BEIJING: An 11-year-old girl in China was beaten to severe drought in Australia, Southeast Asia and India, while antees by treaty, and Australia. China’s offi- Beijing. Several countries have overlap- Islands, also claimed by Vietnam. death by her father for copying a classmate’s home- drenching other parts of the world such as the US Midwest and cial Xinhua news agency on Tuesday ping claims in the South China Sea, which Chinese and Vietnamese vessels have work, state-run media said yesterday. The man Brazil in rain. urged countries from outside Asia not to is home to key shipping lanes and thought had repeated confrontations in waters “ordered the girl to kneel down, tied her hands and “If we get four to six months of dry period in Southeast Asia foment tensions. to contain vast energy reserves. near the oil rig since it was deployed. beat her”, the official Xinhua news agency reported. starting from June, we could be in for a very difficult period, if com- Before the start of the forum, Xi shook China’s action also triggered angry The father took her to hospital after she stopped panies’ and people’s behavior do not change,” Singapore China stays committed hands with other state leaders attending, protests in Vietnam that killed two “Players from other parts of the world including Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Hassan Chinese workers and wounded more than breathing but she died the next day, Xinhua said. Environment Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told a conference. need to play a constructive role. They Rouhani of Iran and Afghanistan’s Hamid 100 others. The “president and I shared Doctors at the hospital in Hangzhou found bruises Frustrated by the lack of progress, Singapore is taking matters into should refrain from starting fires and stok- Karzai. But the live television broadcast the deep concern over the current and injuries on the girl’s neck and back and signs she its own hands by proposing a new law that aims to punish individ- ing flames,” it said in an editorial. Relations appeared to cut away when Vietnamese extremely dangerous situation caused by had been choked for as long as five minutes, the uals and companies outside its borders that are responsible for pol- between China and Vietnam have wors- Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan shook China’s many actions that violate interna- Xiandai Jinbao said. The incident is the latest in a luting its air. ened after Beijing sent a deep-water oil hands with Xi. The move by China’s heavi- tional law,” Dung said in a news confer- series of child abuse incidents in China that have That’s expected to be tabled in parliament later this year. Legal experts hail the bill as a bold move, but question how it will be drilling rig into contested waters in the ly-censored state television drew some ence. drawn widespread outrage. Earlier this month, graph- South China Sea earlier this month, spark- laughter from Chinese journalists in the “The two sides are determined to ic photos of a 10-year-old boy in Guangdong implemented. Finding who is responsible for the haze is hard given the lack of evidence like maps showing who owns the land where ing violent Vietnamese protests in which media centre, with one saying: “You can’t oppose China’s violations and called on province who had allegedly been beaten by his step- fires are burning. Both Indonesia and Malaysia have refused to at least two Chinese were killed. see that.” countries and the international communi- mother went viral on Chinese social media, with share clear and updated land use and concession maps so far. China and Japan have a long-running On Tuesday, Xi and Putin launched ty to continue strongly condemning many users calling for stricter laws against child Bringing a prosecution in Singapore courts will be even feud over disputed islands in the East naval exercises off Shanghai and held talks China and demanding China to immedi- abuse. Last year, a six-year-old boy in the northern tougher. “The basic evidential inquiry needed to resolve the prob- China Sea, while the Philippines accuses but failed to seal a long-awaited deal for ately end the above said violations,” he Chinese province of Shanxi was found near his home lem i.e. to find out who is setting fires to whose land - cannot even China of reclaiming land on a disputed Russia to export natural gas to an energy- said. China and the Philippines are also covered in blood and with his eyes removed. The be conducted,” said Alan Tan, professor at the Faculty of Law and reef within its exclusive economic zone hungry China. Analysts said China is trying locked in a standoff over another South boy’s aunt, who was a suspect in the case, killed her- Centre for International Law at the National University of under a United Nations convention. But Xi to raise the importance of the conference, China Sea reef, the South China Sea shoal. self days later. Chinese parents often put heavy pres- Singapore. “Let alone the more complex tasks of actually prosecut- said: “China stays committed to seeking which in some respects competes with Chinese coast guard ships have thrice sure on their children over their schooling, and a ing perpetrators or managing land use conflicts for the longer peaceful settlement of disputes with other APEC and the Association of Southeast attempted to block Filipino vessels deliv- study last week blamed the country’s exam-driven term.” Two of the world’s largest palm oil companies - Wilmar countries over territorial sovereignty, and Asian Nations a(ASEAN). ering new batches of military personnel education system-where progress depends on key International Ltd and Golden Agri-Resources Ltd have been maritime rights and interests.” “Everyone is a bit surprised it’s being and food supply to Philippine marines tests-for the vast majority of pupil suicides. applauded for committing to no deforestation policies after criti- He was speaking at the Conference on made such a big deal,” said Raffaello keeping watch on the disputed area on cism in the past. — Reuters Interaction and Confidence Building Pantucci, research fellow at the Royal board a long-grounded ship. — Agencies Four killed, 21 wounded in Taiwan stabbing spree

TAIPEI: A knife-wielding attacker went on a on a subway train outside Taipei, sending long knife and a smaller one at a supermar- stabbing spree aboard a Taipei subway train hundreds of people screaming and fleeing ket in Taipei in preparation for the attack, yesterday, killing four people and wounding for help. Chen said. 21 others, police said. Cheng Chieh, a 21- When the train pulled into the next sta- Television images showed pools of year-old college student, was immediately tion, Cheng fled and was chased by police blood in the train and passengers who sur- arrested after the incident, the first fatal before being kicked to the ground by a pas- vived the stabbings giving witness attack on the city’s subway system since it senger and overwhelmed by security offi- accounts. began operations in 1996, police said. The cials. Cheng spoke of his motives during “He started his attack from the last car- police, who had earlier put the number of police questioning. “He told the police that riage of the train,” a woman said as she gave injured at 25, said 22 travelers were wound- he had wanted to do a ‘big thing’ such as her tearful account in an interview with the ed and hospitalized. Half of the wounded this since his childhood,” Chen Kuo-en, chief cable news network TVBS. Another passen- were in a serious condition, they said. of the New Taipei City police bureau, told ger said: “I was terrified when I saw an elder- Three people were initially reported to reporters. ly man covered with lots of blood walking have died in the attack and a fourth victim, “He said he had planned to do this after out of a carriage when the train arrived at a 62-year-old woman, died later in hospital. his graduation, but last week decided to act the Chiangzitsui station and.” After being The other three victims were a woman and ahead of his schedule,” Chen said, adding alerted to the attacks, authorities immedi- two men. The stabbing spree happened that the attacker had no medical record of ately reinforced police deployment on the around 0800 GMT when the student, wear- mental disorder. The student bought two busy subway system, which transports TAIPEI: Paramedics remove a victim from a subway station exit after a knife ing a red T-shirt, began attacking travelers knives, including a 30-centimetre (12-inch) around 1.85 million visitors per day. — AFP attack yesterday. — AP THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Cyber case puts more strain on US-China relations WASHINGTON: The indictment of five Chinese military offi- Dempsey. The two generals stressed the importance of mili- cials on cyber espionage charges will intensify friction tary cooperation for regional stability. between Beijing and Washington that has been growing as But as China’s power rises, and the US attempts to broad- China gets bolder in asserting its territorial claims in disputed en its footprint in Asia as part of its attempt to rebalance its seas in East Asia. That doesn’t mean there will be a fracture in foreign policy after a decade of war in the Middle East, there the US-China relationship, which remains vital for both of the are growing areas of disagreement. China has taken an world powers, but it raises major doubts about the ability of increasingly strident approach in disputes with US allies US and China to manage their differences. Japan and the Philippines over disputed islands and reefs in “This adds to the mounting list of hugely problematic the East and South China seas. Washington has called out issues between the US and China,” said Jonathan Pollack, a China over its “provocative” actions. specialist on East Asian politics and security at the Brookings Most recently, and just a couple of days after Obama com- Institution think tank. “Barring a level of candor and disclo- pleted a high-profile visit to Asia, China deployed a massive sure from China on some of these issues that we haven’t seen oil rig with dozens of supporting vessels to drill in a disputed to date, it seems to me we’re heading for very troubled area off the coast of Vietnam, near islands controlled by waters.” China but claimed by both nations. That sparked an offshore China reacted swiftly to the indictment that accuses the confrontation with Vietnamese vessels and triggered angry military officials of hacking big-name American makers of protests inside Vietnam that killed two Chinese workers and nuclear and solar technology. It rejected the allegations as wounded 140 more. “ungrounded and absurd” and denied its military or govern- ment personnel had ever participated in cyber theft of trade Tracing hacking activity secrets. On Tuesday, China warned the United States was Douglas Paal, an Asia expert at the Carnegie Endowment SEPANG: Feng Yi, one of two giant pandas from China, sits in a cage on its arrival at cargo terminal of Kuala jeopardizing military ties and demanded Washington with- for International Peace, said that while the indictment of the Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, yesterday. — AP draw the indictment. military officials is the culmination of two years of increasing US pressure on China on cyber issues, “a lot of Chinese will Positive tone think the administration is doing this now as they are looking 2 pandas arrive in China also pulled out of working discussions on cyber for some way to get a hook into China.” security - an issue that loomed large when President Barack American concern over the Shanghai-based military unit Obama met last June with Chinese President Xi Jinping. That to which the five indicted officials are said to belong has summit, held in California, was intended to set a positive tone been public knowledge for more than a year. The US Internet Malaysia from China for the relationship, what Beijing likes to call a “new model of security firm Mandiant issued a report in February 2013 trac- great power relations.” But the cracks in that model are ing hacking activities against 141 foreign entities in the US, already showing. Canada and Britain to that unit. KUALA LUMPUR: Two giant pandas arrived in Malaysia from breed in their new home. Officials said the two pandas were born The two governments have tried, with limited success, to A month later, the Obama administration upped the China yesterday after a one-month delay due to the missing on the same day but are not related. Any offspring born in find common cause in resisting North Korea’s development diplomatic ante by directly calling for China to take serious Malaysian jetliner. Male Fu Wa and female Feng Yi are on a 10- Malaysia will have to be returned to China under the loan agree- of nuclear weapons. They made strides last year toward steps to stop cyber-theft. Talks on the issue, now suspended year loan from China to commemorate the 40th anniversary of ment. Feng Yi gave birth to a male cub last year in China. negotiating a bilateral investment treaty that would deepen by China, have gained little traction. Analysts say Beijing does diplomatic ties between the two countries. Upon their arrival in a China has long used “panda diplomacy” to make friends and an economic relationship in which two-way trade already not draw the same distinction as the US between spying for special plane, the 8-year-old pandas were taken to a specially influence people in other countries. Some of the relatives of exceeds $560 billion. national security reasons, which Washington views as defen- built complex at Malaysia’s national zoo outside Kuala Lumpur, Flight 370’s passengers and other Chinese have expressed anger State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the US sible, and economic espionage to gain market advantage, where they’ll be quarantined for a month before receiving visi- over Malaysia’s perceived mishandling of the plane’s disappear- expects China to understand that the indictment relates to which it views as unacceptable. tors. Their scheduled arrival last month was postponed out of ance. The kidnapping of a Chinese woman from a Malaysian law enforcement, and that the two nations can still have a respect for relatives of passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight island resort in early April was also a blow to the country’s image “constructive and productive relationship.” She said she New source of friction? 370. The plane vanished while flying from Kuala Lumpur to in China. expected a high-level US-China security and economic dia- The administration’s message has also been diluted by the Beijing on March 8 with 239 people on board, mostly Chinese, At least 30,000 Chinese tourists have canceled vacation plans logue to go ahead as planned in about two months’ time. revelations of former National Security Agency analyst and the search for the jet is ongoing. to Malaysia since the plane disappeared. About 1.6 million Edward Snowden over US eavesdropping on foreign com- “May the arrival of these two precious icons of China con- Chinese tourists visited Malaysia last year. Malaysia’s government Military cooperation munications - even against allies. “The Chinese for the past tribute to building an everlasting friendship and sustainable says satellite data showed the jet crashed into the southern Michael Pillsbury, a former senior US defense department year have been blowing off US charges on cyber by pointing cooperation” between the two countries, said Malaysia’s environ- Indian Ocean, but no wreckage has been found despite an official and China specialist, noted that Washington only to Snowden. The indictment now gives the US side a very ment minister, Palanivel Govindasamy. Palanivel said 60 million exhaustive multi-nation search. Authorities believe the plane was announced the indictment nearly three weeks after it was concrete example to show to the Chinese, that what your ringgit ($18.6 million) had been allocated for the pandas, to cover flown deliberately off course, but are still investigating the cause guys are doing is different,” said Michael Green, a former a 25 million ringgit ($7.7 million) air-conditioned conservation of the disappearance. The search has moved into a new phase, made by a grand jury in Pennsylvania. That means it did not complex at the zoo, their maintenance costs and a rental fee to with an underwater hunt led by Australia. A Chinese navy survey cloud the visit to Washington last week by China’s People’s White House director for Asian affairs in the George W Bush China. ship will start mapping the seabed off the west Australian coast Liberation Army’s Chief of the General Staff, Gen Fang administration. “It will lead to a new source of friction but one He said he hoped the two pandas would be able to mate and this week. — AP Fenghui, who met Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen Martin that is unavoidable in US-China relations,” he said. — AP THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 ANALYSIS

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aunting political and fiscal traps lie in wait that could ensnare new centre-right leader Narendra DModi as he embarks on the gargantuan task of ful- filling India’s undoubted economic potential, observers say. The landslide election win by Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could be a game-changer, they say, but any economic transformation will take time in the emerging-market giant of 1.25 billion people where com- peting interests abound. “Expectations have built up very quickly, too quickly,” Sidharth Birla, president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Thai army holds key to unlocking impasse (FICCI). Mumbai’s headline share index extended a heady rally By Daniel Rook enhanced power by the iron heel of the army,” said Paul fessor at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto on Tuesday to a new closing high and one of India’s top Chambers, director of research at the Institute of University in Japan. “But certainly the military is trying to investors, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, forecasts the “mother of hailand’s army chief could be lining up the pieces Southeast Asian Affairs at Chiang Mai University. He take power from the government.” all bull runs”. The prime minister-elect has stoked the for an end-game to a deadly political crisis, but risks described it as a “creeping coup, a pre-coup, a half-way “Red Shirt” supporters of Yingluck and her brother expectations by saying he could make the 21st century Traising the stakes even higher given the threat of a coup” that might lead to the installation of an arch-royal- Thaksin, who was toppled as premier in a 2006 coup, “India’s century” within 10 years. But Modi “will need to violent backlash from government supporters, experts ist prime minister in the kingdom, which has been with- have warned the country could descend into civil war if exercise reality management” to temper investor and voter say. Prospects for an end to the nearly seven-month cri- out a fully functioning government since December. power is handed to an unelected leader. Some experts hopes, Birla said, as the 63-year-old finalises his ministerial sis could hinge on talks between the kingdom’s main The intervention of the generals took security control believe that a struggle is unfolding to decide who will team before taking office on Monday. political rivals hosted yesterday by General Prayut Chan- out of the hands of the government, reinforcing its run the country when the more than six-decade reign of The BJP ousted the left-leaning Congress, riding a tide O-Cha, a day after he imposed martial law. If the military image as largely powerless following the recent dis- revered but ailing 86-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej of public anger over tepid growth, high inflation, rampant can succeed in brokering a compromise then Thailand missal of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra - Thaksin’s eventually ends. The succession is a taboo topic in graft and a sclerotic political system. Modi oversaw dou- might be able to claw itself out of the turmoil, said sister - in a controversial court ruling. Soon after martial Thailand and its discussion is restricted by harsh royal ble-digit annual growth in a dozen years as chief minister Thitinan Pongsudhirak, director of the Institute of law was declared, the government’s opponents stepped defamation laws. of Gujarat state, and campaigned for national leader on his Security and International Studies at Bangkok’s up their push to invoke a vaguely worded clause in the “Modinomics” mantra of “less government, more gover- Chulalongkorn University. constitution to remove caretaker Prime Minister Fears of Backlash nance”, pledging to spread his economic model nation- But “this is a very dangerous role the army is playing”, Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan and appoint a new The last coup eight years ago unleashed a cycle of wide. Top of a 12-point business wish list issued by the FIC- he added. “If they don’t do it well, we could see an out- leader. So far Niwattumrong, like Yingluck, has resisted political violence and rival street protests that have left CI is a call to sweep away the remainders of the so-called pressure to step down. deep fault lines running through the Southeast Asian “Licence Raj”. right military coup and protests against the military, and That refers to bureaucratic controls dating from British all kinds of worst-case scenarios in Thailand.” The enfee- nation. The imposition of martial law could be aimed at colonial rule that have stalled multi-billion-dollar projects bled government has called for fresh elections on Aug 3. ‘Taking Power’ warding off any backlash by the Red Shirts, whose mass as well as small investors wishing to start up businesses. But the opposition wants vaguely defined anti-corrup- A group of unelected lawmakers in the upper house rallies against the previous government in 2010 ended Analysts say India is also in dire need of more roads, ports tion reforms first and has vowed to stay on the streets of parliament, the Senate, said they would ask the in a bloody military crackdown that left dozens of peo- and other infrastructure to boost productivity if it hopes to until it has ended the long-standing political dominance Constitutional Court to rule whether the cabinet broke ple dead, experts said. “The declaration of martial law is emulate rival China’s economic miracle, along with a sim- of ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. the law by declaring a state of emergency earlier in the likely designed to pre-empt any Red Shirt uprising in the plified tax system and reform of a cumbersome land acqui- crisis. The lawmakers argue that the move was for the capital following the Senate’s nomination of a new gov- sition process for industrial projects. ‘Creeping Coup’ benefit of the ruling party. If the court rules against the ernment, which is likely in the next weeks,” said Alecia Despite strenuous denials by the military that the government it could lead to its removal from office. “I Quah, senior analyst at consultancy IHS Country Risk. Exporting ‘Modinomics’ invocation of century-old legislation on Tuesday was would not be surprised if the next step is a military coup “Given the heavy army presence in Bangkok, Red Shirt In Gujarat, Modi centralised control and gained a repu- tantamount to a coup, observers said the army chief is or the military taking charge with the advice of the protesters are unlikely to turn violent or confront oppo- tation for browbeating India’s notoriously slow bureau- now firmly in control. “The martial law act of 1914 is Senate and leading to the appointment of a new prime sition protesters, as the military would swiftly suppress crats. He was known as a tough taskmaster and reports say beginning to illuminate a shadowy route toward much- minister,” said Pavin Chachavalpongpun, associate pro- this,” she added. — AFP his office has already begun sounding out chief secretaries in various ministries asking them why stalled infrastructure or industrial projects have been held up. But the challenge is greater on the national stage, where high consumer inflation has kept interest rates elevated, discouraging con- Israel tries to woo Christians, split Arabs sumer spending and investment. Meanwhile, a hefty fiscal deficit means the new BJP administration has no fiscal firepower to spur an economy By Philippe Agret ting involved in the country in which they live and which within Netanyahu’s coalition of playing the “sectarian- growing at 4.9 percent - half the level notched up as protects them”. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which ism” card and seeking to create a divide between recently as 2011. Serious structural economic problems n a region marked by sectarian division, Israel is trying represents the Roman Catholic Church, protested against Christians and Muslims. “I don’t think that Israel is serious complete Modi’s difficult hand, as highlighted in a new to bring its Christian Arab population on side in a move the army’s decision to seek a tenfold increase in the num- about integrating Arab Christians in Israeli society on the World Bank “Ease of Doing Business” survey that ranked Iaimed at splitting them from their Muslim compatriots, ber of Christian recruits annually. basis of full, equal-rights citizens. This is a clear attempt India at a lowly 134th among 185 nations - below its BRICS experts say. This Israeli charm offensive has recently led to “The issue is that these Christians are Palestinian,” said to split the Arab-Palestinian minority in Israel,” said politi- peers Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa. “We have got the army calling for the first time on Arab Christians to sign Michel Sabbah, patriarch between 1988-2008 and the first cal analyst Wadie Abu Nasser. “If Israel is serious, why to change how India is perceived,” said Birla, citing years of up for military service, and in a newly-passed law which Palestinian to hold the post for centuries. “If you accept does discrimination continue vis-a-vis the Druze who project clearance delays, graft and red tape which have tar- formalises a distinction between Christian Arabs and yourself as Palestinian, you must be logical with yourself serve in the army? And why it doesn’t allow Palestinian nished India as an investment destination. Muslims. “We and the Christians have a lot in common,” MP you don’t go into an army which maintains occupation on refugees of Christian background to come back?” said An average infrastructure project, for instance, needs Yariv Levin said at the time. “They’re our natural allies, a Palestinians, or kills Palestinians. You have to be a good citi- Abu Nasser, a former spokesman for the Latin approval from around 20 federal ministries. A convenience counterweight to the Muslims who want to destroy the zen inside the state of Israel, but being a good citizen does Patriarchate. If the strategy succeeds, it will only be “in a store needs close to 30 licences to sell milk, bread and oth- country from within,” said Levin, a member of Prime not imply that you are ordered to kill your brothers who very limited way,” he said. “Israel’s strategic mistake is not er goods, the Retailers Association of India says. “The low- est-hanging fruits (to improve the investment environ- Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rightwing Likud party are Palestinians,” he said. to reply to regional instability in positive ways. “Making ment) are fast-tracking of projects in the pipeline,” said which sponsored the bill. peace with the Palestinians and offering full equality to Roopa Kudva, managing director of rating agency CRISIL. It is a discourse in keeping with the neo-conservative Playing the Sectarian Card all of its citizens are the best guarantees for Israel’s future world view of a “clash of civilisations” between the Judeo- Opponents accuse nationalist right-wing elements in the region.” — AFP Sacred Cows Christian West and Islam which has been embraced by But even with the BJP’s lower house majority, “the gov- Netanyahu - a close ally of both the US Republican right ernment won’t have everything its way since power is dis- and the Zionist evangelicals. It is not the first time Israel has persed in India”, said Capital Economics analyst Mark tried to align itself with its “natural allies” in the predomi- Williams. Many reforms, such as introducing the wish-list nantly Muslim Middle East. It did so in Lebanon in the 1980s proposal of a simplified national tax, require state approval by backing the Christian Phalangist militia and its ally the under the nation’s federal system, Williams noted. The BJP South Lebanon Army against their Muslim opponents. and its allies control only eight of the 29 state govern- “There is indeed a significant decline in the condition of ments. Congress remains in control of the upper house of the Christians in the Middle East,” said professor Gabriel parliament, which must sanction legislation. Ben-Dor, head of national security studies at Haifa Business leaders would also like India to relax strict hire- University. “In Israel, this is perceived as the moment to and-fire labour laws they say discourage industry from cre- improve the standing of the Christian minority in Israel,” he ating jobs for its youthful population, but this is not on the explained, saying it would also “significantly improve” “to-do” list as easing job protection is seen as unpopular Israel’s international standing. But ahead of a key visit to with voters. Nervousness about jobs is also a reason the the Holy Land by Pope Francis which begins on Saturday, BJP says it will not allow foreign supermarkets into the this apparent strategy of divide and rule has Israel’s Arab lucrative retail market dominated by small convenience stores - overturning a Congress government policy.—ÅFP community worried. ‘They are Palestinians’ Israel’s Arab population - descendents of some 160,000 Palestinians who remained after the Jewish state was All articles appearing on these pages established in 1948 - today numbers 1.4 million, 130,000 of are the personal opinion of the writ- whom are Christians. Military service is not compulsory for ers. Kuwait Times takes no responsibil- Israel’s Arabs, except for the tiny Druze community, and only around 100 Christians volunteer for service each year, ity for views expressed therein. Kuwait army figures show. But last month, Israel said it would start Times invites readers to voice their sending enlistment papers to all Christian Arabs of military opinions. Please send submissions via service age, angering Arab MPs who accused the govern- email to: [email protected] or ment of seeking to divide Christians from Muslims. The reaction of the Christian Churches was not slow in via snail mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, coming. In Nazareth, the largest Arab city in Israel, the Kuwait. The editor reserves the right Greek Orthodox Church sacked one of its priests after he to edit any submission as necessary. publicly encouraged young Arab Christians to join the Arab-Israeli Christians attend an Arabic mass led by parish priest Father Abdou (unseen) in the Saint Joseph’s army to understand “the importance of serving and get- Latin Parish in the Mediterranean coastal city of Haifa in northern Israel on May 18, 2014. — AFP NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014

Brazilian gospel singer and pastor Fernanda Brum sings during the shooting of her music video clip at a road decorated for the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. — AFP Govt assures no cuts in subsidies before... Iranian police arrest 6 over ‘Happy’ video Continued from Page 1 and recommendations that may require decisions and Continued from Page 1 ple under pretexts such as acting or singing,” he said. legislation to be passed by the National Assembly, On Twitter, Williams posted a link to a story about the The finance ministry told the Assembly on Tuesday adding that such measures must not overburden citizens. Sajedinia said the video clip “hurt public chastity” and arrests and wrote late Tuesday: “It’s beyond sad these that subsidies increased from KD 1.16 billion in the Other recommendations called on the government to prompted police to launch a swift investigation. “They kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness.” The 2004/2005 fiscal year to as much as KD 5.05 billion in the develop the fish industry, agriculture, small scale indus- were identified and arrested within six hours,” Sajedinia arrest of the six young people come as hardliners last fiscal year, a fourfold increase or an average annual tries and take measures to attract foreign investments said. The online video includes the participants’ first increasingly challenge moderate President Hassan rise of 23 percent. into Kuwait. names in a credit roll with outtakes. Those arrested said Rouhani as the country negotiates a nuclear deal with MPs who spoke in the past two days strongly criticized In another development, 10 more candidates regis- on the TV broadcast that they were deceived and that world powers. Rouhani campaigned for greater cultural the government’s presentation and accused the govern- tered their nominations to run in the by-elections next the video was not meant to be posted online. “They had and social freedoms during the presidential election last ment of failing to manage the country’s huge foreign month for the five seats that fell vacant after five MPs told us that this video won’t be released anywhere and year and spoke Saturday about the Internet as well. investments estimated at KD 146 billion. At the end of resigned. In the first two days, 24 candidates filed nomi- that it was for our own joy,” one of the women said. “We should see the cyberworld as an opportunity,” the debate, MPs unanimously voted to approve a recom- nations, including one woman. The election will be held Another detainee said: “They invited us to appear on the said Rouhani, according to the official IRNA news mendation calling on the government to prepare a com- June 26 for two seats each in the second and third con- video to practice acting.” agency. “Why are we so shaky? Why don’t we trust our prehensive study on diversification of the sources of stituencies and one in the fourth. Prominent among can- It wasn’t immediately clear if the six arrested faced youth? “ Hardliners accuse Rouhani of failing to take the income and submit it to the Assembly within the next six didates were former MP Ahmad Lari, member of the Dec criminal or civil charges or had lawyers. Sajedinia warned necessary actions to stop the spread of the “decadent” months. 2012 scrapped Assembly Mubarak Al-Nijada and former Iranian young people on the broadcast that police will Western culture in Iran. Last week, hardliners marched The recommendation, which was accepted by the municipal council member Khalifa Al-Khorafi. confront those who challenge Islamic and social norms. over women not wearing hijabs and dressing provoca- government, said the study should include proposals Registration of candidates closes on May 29. “The youth should try not to be deceived by these peo- tively. — AP THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 SPORTS

Ribery: My last World Cup Supreme court restores Horse therapy for Costa PARIS: France winger Franck Ribery will play in his last World Cup in Brazil, the Sethi as Pakistan head MADRID: Atletico Madrid is making a desperate bid to have Diego Costa Bayern Munich player said yesterday. The 31-year-old, who also featured in the available for Saturday’s Champions League final by sending him for treat- 2006 and 2010 tournaments, wants to sign off in style by winning the trophy. KARACHI: The Supreme Court yesterday restored Najam Sethi as ment using horse placenta. “First off it will be my last World Cup,” he told French radio station RTL. “Then chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) just four days after the we have to go (to Brazil) to do something, to try to win the World Cup, quite The Atletico striker is doubtful for Saturday’s match against Real Madrid simply.” Ribery, who has scored 16 goals in 80 games for France, has not Islamabad High Court (IHC) had reinstated his predecessor, Zaka in Lisbon due to a nagging right thigh injury, but Atletico is not giving up. announced his international retirement, however, and will hope to figure in the Ashraf, as head of the organisation. The club sent the Brazilian-born Spain striker to Belgrade to seek treat- plans for Euro 2016 which France hosts. A three member bench of the apex court, while hearing a peti- ment from Marijana Kovacevic, who uses fluid derived from horse placenta Ribery broke into the France team just before the 2006 World Cup in tion filed by the government’s Ministry of Inter-Provincial to repair damaged cells. Germany and scored his first international goal in a 3-1 second-round win over Coordination against the reinstatement of Ashraf last Saturday, “It all depends on the horse treatment used, but I have no idea about it Spain. He played in every match including the final which France lost on annulled the lower court’s order but set May 27 as the next date of as I’m not a doctor,” Atletico president Enrique Cerezo said. “If it doesn’t penalties to Italy. He featured again at Euro 2008 but suffered hearing for the case. help him, then it’s best he doesn’t play.” an injury early in France’s final group match as they finished “It is not a decision but a stay order and we will be vigorously Kovacevic has previously treated Robin van Persie bottom. The 2010 World Cup in South Africa also ended in pursuing this case because I am the legally elected chairman of the and Frank Lampard, among a number of football play- failure with Raymond Domenech’s squad torn apart by inter- board,” Ashraf told reporters in Lahore. ers. Costa led Atletico with 36 goals in all competi- nal squabbling as they managed only one point and one Ashraf, who was restored as PCB chief for the third time in a year tions but limped out early in a 1-1 draw at Barcelona goal in the group stage. Following an argument between last Saturday, said he would personally state the facts before the on Saturday. Domenech and Nicolas Anelka that led to the striker being apex court, adding that Pakistan cricket needed stability and a clear “Hopefully it can help him recover in time sent home the squad refused to train and Ribery was later direction. Following the IHC orders, Ashraf declared null and void all because he is such an important player for us,” suspended along with Anelka, captain Patrice Evra and decisions taken by Sethi and his management committee which Atletico fullback Juanfran Torres said. “We’d like Jeremy Toulalan for their part in the revolt.—Reuters included the appointments of chief selector, manager, head coach, to be able to count on him.”—AP batting and spin bowling coaches of the national team.—Reuters Blue Jays defeat Red Sox

BOSTON: Edwin Encarnacion hit a pair of two- run homers as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 7-4 on Tuesday, handing Boston its fifth straight loss. Melky Cabrera and Erik Kratz also homered for the Blue Jays, who won their second straight and sixth in eight games. JA Happ (3-1) struck out six in the first three innings and picked up his third win in four starts since joining the rota- tion. Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer for Boston. The losing streak is the longest for the Red Sox since 2012. Casey Janssen picked up his fourth save, getting Mike Napoli to ground into a dou- ble play and end it. Felix Doubront (2-4) left the game after Jose Reyes and Cabrera opened the fifth with back-to-back doubles. ATLANTA: Milwaukee Brewers’ Jonathan Lucroy (20) slides into second base safe as Atlanta ATHLETICS 3, RAYS 0 Braves third baseman Ramiro Pena (14) bobbles the ball in the eighth inning. —AP Drew Pomeranz won his third consecutive start since moving from the bullpen into the rotation and Coco Crisp drove in two runs before Braves blank departing with an injury as the surging Oakland Athletics beat the Rays. Pomeranz (4-1) allowed three hits, two walks and had three strikeouts slumping Brewers over five innings. He has not given up a run in his three starts, all of which lasted five innings. ATLANTA: Julio Teheran pitched a six- ond game in a row to put the Crisp hit a two-run double and John Jaso had hitter for his second shutout of the sea- Philadelphia ahead to stay. The Phillies an RBI single off Jake Odorizzi (2-4) as Oakland son and Justin Upton had three RBIs as began the night ranked 26th in the took a 3-0 lead in the second. The AL West-lead- the Atlanta Braves won their third in a majors in homers, but they’ve hit seven ing Athletics have won 10 of 11, outscoring their row, beating the slumping Milwaukee in the past three games - all wins - while opponents 74-18 over the stretch. Brewers 5-0 Tuesday night. scoring 26 runs. It was another laugher in the matchup AJ Burnett (3-3), who pitched for the INDIANS 6, TIGERS 2 between first-place teams, the Braves Marlins from 1999-2005, won his first Trevor Bauer outpitched former Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander and tamed start at Marlins Park despite struggling jumping ahead with three runs in the Detroit’s menacing lineup, leading the Indians to third and cruising to victory after open- with his command. He walked four and a win over the Tigers. ing the series with a 9-3 rout. The needed 96 pitches to get through five Bauer (1-1) was recalled earlier in the day for BOSTON: Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes (7) and right fielder Jose Bautista (right) cele- Brewers have lost four in a row overall, innings. The Phillies’ Jonathan Papelbon his second start this season, and the right-han- brate their 7-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game at Fenway Park.—AP their longest skid of 2014. Teheran (3-3) gave up an RBI single by Garrett Jones in der held the AL’s top hitting team to just two bounced back from the shortest start of the ninth before notching his 12th save. runs and seven hits in six-plus innings. Mike games, while Gillaspie increased his average to three RBIs in his second game of the season as a his career at San Francisco, where he last- Anthony DeSclafani (1-1) allowed five Aviles hit a two-run double in the second when .347. Royals rookie right-hander Yordano Ventura designated hitter, helping the Angels win for the ed just 3 1-3 innings in a 10-4 loss. Upton runs in 5 1-3 innings for Miami. the Indians scored four runs off Verlander (5-3), (2-4) took the loss, allowing four runs and seven ninth time in 12 games. had a two-run single in the third and his who didn’t settle in until the damage was hits, including a Tyler Flowers home run, in six Freese played for the first time since May 2, 12th homer in the fifth, a solo shot. DODGERS 9, METS 4 already done. David Murphy homered in the sev- inning. when he sustained a non-displaced fracture in Yovani Gallardo (2-2) took the loss. Adrian Gonzalez homered again in his enth for last-place Cleveland. the middle finger of his right hand after getting second consecutive three-hit game and ANGELS 9, ASTROS 3 hit by a pitch from Texas’ Colby Lewis. David Freese had a season-high four RBIs Skaggs (4-1) allowed five hits, struck out six Yasiel Puig reached base five times to MARINERS 6, RANGERS 2 ROCKIES 5, GIANTS 4 after getting reinstated from the disabled list and walked one, helping end Houston’s three- Nolan Arenado hit a two-out, two-run lead Los Angeles. Kyle Seager had three hits, including a two- run single that sparked a four-run third inning as and Tyler Skaggs pitched seven solid innings as game winning streak. Feldman (2-2) was double off the wall in the ninth inning for Josh Beckett (2-1) helped himself with the Mariners beat the Rangers. the Angels scored five unearned runs against charged with eight runs and nine hits in four- Colorado. It was the second straight an RBI single in his second straight victo- Seager, a career .256 hitter in four seasons, is Scott Feldman to beat the Astros. Mike Trout had plus innings.—AP game the Rockies have won in walkoff ry after 14 winless starts. But the fiery hitting .329 against the Rangers. Robinson Cano, fashion, with Justin Morneau hitting a right-hander left frustrated after failing Dustin Ackley and recent call-up Nick Franklin two-run homer in the 10th against San to get an out in the sixth inning. Carl added two hits each as the Mariners, last in the MLB results/standings Diego on Sunday. Crawford scored three times and stole American League in hitting, had every member The NL West-leading Giants took a 4-3 two bases. Gonzalez connected for a Cleveland 6, Detroit 2; Washington 9, Cincinnati 4; Baltimore 9, Pittsburgh 2; Toronto 7, Boston 4; Atlanta 5, Milwaukee of the batting order reach base during the first 0; LA Dodgers 9, NY Mets 4; Philadelphia 6, Miami 5; Oakland 3, Tampa Bay 0; Seattle 6, Texas 2; Chicago Cubs 6, NY lead in the top of the ninth on an RBI two-run shot in a four-run fifth, when Los four innings, Yankees 1; Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City 6; St. Louis 5, Arizona 0; Colorado 5, San Francisco 4; LA Angels 9, Houston double by Tyler Colvin against closer Angeles chased Rafael Montero (0-2) That backed the pitching of right-hander 3; Minnesota 5, San Diego 3. Hisashi Iwakuma (3-0), who allowed both runs LaTroy Hawkins (2-0). Arenado hit a 2-2 from his second major league start. American League National League pitch off closer Sergio Romo (3-1) that Dodgers third baseman Juan Uribe and six hits through eight innings. Iwakuma had Eastern Division Eastern Division glanced off the top of the fence in left limped off with an injury after his ninth- a streak of 17 consecutive scoreless innings end W L PCT GB Atlanta 25 19 .568 - and bounced back into the outfield, easi- inning double. Puig, who had three hits with a home run by Adrian Beltre leading off the Baltimore 23 20 .535 - Washington 24 21 .533 1.5 ly scoring Troy Tulowitzki and then a hus- and scored twice to extend his recent second inning that made it 1-0. NY Yankees 23 21 .523 0.5 Miami 23 23 .500 3 Toronto 24 22 .522 0.5 tling Carlos Gonzalez with the winning tear at the plate, delivered an RBI single Philadelphia 20 22 .476 4 WHITE SOX 7, ROYALS 6 Boston 20 24 .455 3.5 run. during a three-run ninth. NY Mets 20 24 .455 5 Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer as the Tampa Bay 19 27 .413 5.5 Central Division Central Division White Sox defeated the Royals. Andre Rienzo (4- Milwaukee 27 19 .587 - Detroit 27 14 .659 - CARDINALS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 0 INTERLEAGUE 0) limited the Royals to two runs and five hits St. Louis 24 21 .533 2.5 Minnesota 22 21 .512 6 Adam Wainwright allowed one hit as CUBS 6, YANKEES 1 Cincinnati 20 24 .455 6 over six innings. He struck out a career-high Chicago White Sox 23 24 .489 7 the St. Louis Cardinals ended an eight- Nasahiro Tanaka had his regular-sea- eight. The Royals’ record dropped to 5-15 against Kansas City 22 23 .489 7 Pittsburgh 18 26 .409 8 game home run drought with long balls son unbeaten streaked broaken at 42 American League Central opponents. Gordon Cleveland 21 25 .457 8.5 Chicago Cubs 16 27 .372 9.5 from Matt Adams and Jhonny Peralta. starts, allowing a career-high four runs in Beckham and Conor Gillaspie, who each had Western Division Western Division Working on six days rest because of a six innings as last-place Chicago beat three hits, singled before Dunn homered in the Oakland 29 16 .644 - San Francisco 28 18 .609 - rainout and day off, Wainwright (7-2) New York. eighth off right-hander Aaron Crow, who had LA Angels 25 20 .556 4 Colorado 26 20 .565 2 LA Dodgers 24 22 .522 4 retired the first 11 batters before Paul The Cubs honored the retiring Derek allowed two three-run homers in his past two Seattle 22 22 .500 6.5 appearances. Texas 21 24 .467 8 San Diego 21 25 .457 7 Goldschmidt doubled off the wall in cen- Jeter before the game, then handed Houston 17 29 .370 12.5 Arizona 18 29 .383 10.5 ter with two outs in the fourth. Tanaka his first loss in nine major league Beckham has hit safely in 13 of his past 15 Peralta hit his team-leading ninth of starts. Tanaka (6-1) had been 34-0 in the season in the sixth and added one of Japan and North America the last two the Cardinals’ five doubles for a second seasons. He did drop Game 6 of the California Chrome arrives for Triple try RBI against Bronson Arroyo (4-3). Arroyo Japan Series last year before earning the had been 3-0 with an 0.39 ERA in May save in Game 7. He hadn’t lost a regular- NEW YORK: California Chrome arrived in New York ton of money to buy him or breed him. This goes with his horse and son the week before the and hadn’t allowed a homer his last four season game since the Seibu Lions beat on Tuesday to begin preparations for his bid to to show you never know what can happen in this Belmont. starts. Arroyo gave up five runs in seven the Rakuten Golden Eagles on Aug. 19, become horse racing’s first Triple Crown winner in game.” Sherman assists his 77-year-old father, Art, “I’m so proud of my dad for him to be able to innings. 2012. 36 years. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness win- who returned to Southern California after the do this towards the end of his career,” Alan Jason Hammel (5-2) pitched solid ball ner arrived at Belmont Park after an uneventful Preakness. The elder Sherman plans to reunite Sherman said. “He’s very deserving.” —AP NATIONALS 9, REDS 4 into the sixth and Hector Rondon retired four-hour journey by van from Baltimore. Denard Span was at his disruptive Jeter on a grounder with the bases He was backed off the van - he doesn’t like best, getting three hits off the major’s loaded in the ninth to end it. walking straight off like most horses - and then led into the barn by assistant trainer Alan Sherman. top pitcher and forcing a pair of throw- California Chrome walked several laps around the ing errors to lead Washington over ORIOLES 9, PIRATES 2 barn before being taken outside to pose on the Cincinnati. Chris Davis hit three home runs, dou- grass for a media horde. He later settled into his Span finished 5 for 5 with two runs, bling his season total, and drove in five stall. two doubles, two RBIs and a stolen base runs to lead Baltimore. Davis hit a two- “He likes to stand out here and pose,” Sherman as the Nationals accomplished a first for run blast during a four-run fifth inning said. “He loves to get his picture taken. He’s a very 2014: They made Johnny Cueto (4-3) look that put the Orioles ahead 6-1 then hit a inquisitive horse. He’s always checking out what’s mortal. solo shot in the seventh and two-run going on around him. He’s actually been so The Reds’ ace allowed more than two homer in the ninth. It was Davis’ second straightforward to train; he’s made our jobs easy.” runs, more than five hits and failed to career three-homer game - the other California Chrome will start training on the track pitch at least seven innings - all for the came on Aug. 24, 2012 against Toronto - daily beginning late yesterday. first time this season. The final line for and seventh multi-homer game. The 3-year-old colt is set to run in the Belmont Cueto: 5 1-3 innings, six hits, eight runs After leading the major leagues and Stakes on June 7. He owns a six-race winning (six earned), six strikeouts. He also hit setting a franchise record with 53 streak, including the Derby by 1 3/4 lengths and two batters in the same inning. Doug homers last season, Davis hit three in his the Preakness by 1 1/2 lengths. No horse has swept the Derby, Preakness and Belmont since first 30 games. Miguel Gonzalez (2-3) Fister (1-1) worked seven innings and Affirmed in 1978. earned his first win for the Nationals. pitched sixth innings for Baltimore. “I think the industry could really use a Triple ELMONT: Assistant trainer Alan Sherman (left) leads exercise rider Willie Delgado and Francisco Liriano (0-4) allowed six runs Crown winner right now, especially with a story California Chrome onto the track at Belmont Park in Elmont. California Chrome arrived in New PHILLIES 6, MARLINS 5 and nine hits in five innings for like this,” Sherman said. “This horse didn’t cost a York on Tuesday to begin preparations for his bid to become horse racing’s first Triple Crown Jimmy Rollins homered for the sec- Pittsburgh.—AP winner in 36 years. —AP THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 SPORTS

Redemption seekers Photo of the day Russia call up Malkin

MINSK: Russia, seeking redemption for nament for the Swedes as they struggled to their Sochi Olympics failure, face France in put on the red light in 2-1 wins over min- the ice hockey world championships quar- nows Norway and France. ter-finals today. Preliminary Group B win- They have also blown away a 2-0 lead ners Russia, the only team with a perfect against Canada in a battle for top spot in record, have strengthened their line-up Group A, which could wind up meaning a with the inclusion of Pittsburgh Penguins possible dangerous semi-final confronta- sharpshooter Yevgeni Malkin. Russia failed tion with the Russians. to reach the semi-finals at the last world Belarus manager Glen Hanlon mean- champs. while said: “I’m really, really proud of our “When (Russia’s manager) Oleg Znarok players. The whole country should be called me I was really delighted to be invit- proud. ed to his team,” two-time Art Ross trophy “That was a real gutsy, courageous per- winner Malkin said on his arrival in Minsk. formance here at our home ice. And we’re “After Pittsburgh were eliminated I was looking forward to a quarter-final with the feeling very down, but now I’m ready to Swedes hoping to bring more joy to our battle again. “I’ve come here to help my supporters.” team and I’ll give it everything I’ve got. I Olympic champions Canada, Group A hope I can show my best hockey here.” winners who are seeking their first gold France, through to the knockout stages since 2007, tackle two-time world champi- for the first time since 1995, will try to ons Finland for a place in the semi-finals. repeat their 2-1 win over Russia, their first Canada, who came to Minsk after taking ever success over the former Soviet gold in Sochi with a completely new line- Republic, in last year’s preliminary round. up, are seeking their first world champi- The team’s first line Pierre-Edouard onship’s medals since finishing runners-up Bellemare, Antoine Roussel and Stephane in 2009. Da Costa are leading the troops as their trio Finland were unimpressive in the pre- have scored 15 of the French team’s 25 liminary round, earning a knockout stage goals at the event, while star goalie place courtesy of Switzerland’s 3-2 win over Cristobal Huet conducted well the team’s Latvia. defence. The United States, who won their last The French team coach Dave Henderson world title back in 1960, will open the said he was happy both with his team’s per- knockout round action against 2010 world formance and their achievements. “This is champions Czech Republic. In the last huge for French hockey,” Dave Henderson game of Group A, the Czech Republic beat said afer France booked their quarter-final France in a wild contest that saw Jan Kolar spot. “It’s been a long time since it last hap- scoring the game-winning 5-4 goal in over- pened. I’m totally happy with the team.” time to avoid Russia in the last eight. Participants compete during the Wings for Life World Run in Verona, Italy.— www.redbull.com Reigning world champions Sweden, “With the US, maybe it’s a better start off runners-up in Group A, will take on hosts to the play-offs than the Russians, with Belarus in the late quarter-final match. Malkin, (Alexander) Ovechkin, and their The Swedes will have to overcome other big stars,” said Czech defender Ondrej Pacquiao likely to return to Belarus, in the last eight for the first time Nemec who is playing in the Russian-based since 2009, to match their 1992 exploit Continental Hockey League KHL. “We when the Scandinavians last managed to didn’t want to meet Russia in the quarter- retain the title. finals. With Malkin and Ovechkin, it’ll be a the ring in Macau in Nov However, it hasn’t been a perfect tour- really tough game for France.”—AFP LAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring in November, most likely in Macau, and has signed a new two-year contract with pro- Rogers wins 11th stage moter Bob Arum that could take him to the end of his career. SAVONA: Australia’s Michael Rogers won Bastogne-Liege classic in April. Arum said Tuesday that Juan Manuel the 11th stage of the Giro d’Italia yesterday His victory continues Australia’s fine Marquez is his first choice for Pacquiao’s next as his compatriot Cadel Evans retained the record in this year’s Giro. The Orica- fight, but other fighters - including Amir Khan - leader’s pink jersey. GreenEdge team won the opening stage could be in the mix. A lot, he said, depends on Rogers, riding for the Tinkoff team, team time trial and Michael Matthews tri- whether Oscar De La Hoya emerges victorious in came home 10 seconds ahead of the pack umphed on the sixth stage, while a power struggle within Golden Boy Promotions at the end of the 249km ride from Matthews held the pink jersey from the with his estranged CEO, Richard Schaefer. “If Collecchio to Savona after breaking clear second stage until it was seized by Evans Oscar takes over the company like he’s talking on the final descent, 20km from the finish. after stage eight. about, we’re open to those guys also,” Arum told Simon Geschke of Germany claimed Evans will now hope to extend his lead The Associated Press. “The other guy (Schaefer) second place in front of Italy’s Enrico of 57 seconds down to Colombia’s says he won’t deal with me, so we’ll see what Battaglin and Wilco Kelderman of the Rigoberto Uran of the Omega Pharma Oscar says.” Netherlands. team in Thursday’s 12th stage, a 41.9km Marquez moved into the picture for a fifth For the 34-year-old Rogers, it was a first individual time trial from Barbaresco to fight against Pacquiao with an impressive deci- stage win in a Grand Tour and his first suc- Barolo. sion win Saturday over Mike Alvarado. Marquez, cess since his return to the sport following However, there were several falls on who knocked out Pacquiao the last time they a positive test for clenbuterol last year. yesterday’s stage, and Germany’s Fabian met, is 1-2-1 against the Filipino fighter. Rogers had always claimed that his pos- Wegmann was forced to abandon the race Pacquiao last fought April 12, beating itive test was due to eating contaminated along with Luke Durbridge of Australia. Timothy Bradley in a rematch of Bradley’s con- food and he was later cleared to return to Switzerland’s Steve Morabito, a team-mate troversial decision win in their first fight. He racing by the International Cycling Union of Evans, was also hurt but was able to fin- began his comeback from the Marquez loss last (UCI) in time to compete in the Liege- ish the stage.—AFP November, when he beat Brandon Rios in the Manny Pacquiao first major fight card in Macau, the Chinese gam- “Manny is the kind of guy who is extraordi- contract may mean it will never happen. Floyd bling enclave. narily loyal and he’s had a great career with us” Mayweather Jr. says he won’t fight Pacquiao as “We’re talking Macau tonight, that’s our first Arum said. “We had to work out the different long as Arum is his promoter, the latest in a choice,” Arum said. “But there are other options. terms and that sort of stuff, but we got it done.” series of conditions Mayweather has put on a We’ll see what Vegas has to offer and there could Pacquiao is 35, an age where a lot of fighters possible fight. be an offer from the Mideast. But it will probably begin slowing down, and will be 38 when the But Arum said the two could fight in 2016 be Macau.” Arum, who has promoted Pacquiao latest contract with Arum’s Top Rank Promotions when Mayweather’s deal with the Showtime since 2005, said the new two-year contract will expires. He has been fighting professionally network has expired, or next year if begin after Pacquiao’s next fight and will likely since age 16 and is now 56-5-2 and on the Showtime and rival network HBO agree to bring him to the end of his career in 2016. rebound with wins in his last two fights. host the bout together. “HBO is willing to do Pacquiao normally fights two times a year, The one fight boxing fans have wanted for it,” Arum said. “And you never know, anything meaning he would have five more fights. years, though, hasn’t happened, and the new can happen in 2016.”—AP Former NFL players say teams offered pain pills ‘like candy’

NEW YORK: Former NFL lineman ing effects, from chronic muscle and health - and in violation of federal buttocks of their pants - a telltale sign Jeremy Newberry often hobbled into bone ailments to permanent nerve controlled substance laws, as well as they’d taken a pre-game injection. the 49ers locker room on game days and organ damage to addiction. state laws. You don’t order hundreds “There was a room set up near the using a walking boot and crutches, “Our attorneys have not seen the of narcotic painkillers in their names locker room and you got in line,” said then lined up behind as many as two lawsuit,” said NFL Commissioner without telling them.” Kyle Turley, who played for three NFL dozen teammates, in his case to get a Roger Goodell, in Atlanta for the The lawsuit covers the years 1968- teams in an eight-year career. shot of the painkiller Toradol in the league’s spring meetings, “and obvi- 2008. Silverman said a number of “Obviously, we were grown adults butt. Ten minutes later, he sprinted ously I have been in meetings all day.” clients reported teams had “tight- and we had a choice. But when a out of the tunnel and onto the field. The lawsuit’s main burden is prov- ened up” dispensing procedures team doctor is saying this will take The toughness of pro football ing cause and effect - that use of since then, including one incident in the pain away, you trust them.’ players may be legendary, but a law- painkillers long ago is responsible for which a player said a trainer waited Newberry said he regrets that suit filed Tuesday on behalf of more chronic problems the players face until the team plane on a flight home decision now, but never considered than 600 former players contends it now. was 10,000 feet in the air before not taking the drugs during his was abetted by team physicians and The claims are for a wide variety of handing over a narcotic “to avoid vio- career because he feared he’d be out trainers across the NFL who routinely problems that are common in older lating any state laws.” of a job if he didn’t play. After his - and often illegally - dispensed pow- people, such as high blood pressure, McMahon and Van Horne were retirement, a specialist who reviewed erful narcotics and other controlled knee replacements, arthritis, kidney among several players wqho said his medical records concluded the substances on game days to mask problems, heart attacks and abnor- they were never told about broken protein levels in his urine had been the pain. mal heart rhythms. The diversity of bones and fed pills to mask the pain elevated - a precursor to kidney prob- Among them were the painkillers these problems, affecting so many instead. Toradol, which players called lems - for years. Newberry said he got Percodan, Percocet and Vicodin, anti- different parts and body systems, a “full-body number” and “the current blood work during a team-sponsored inflammatories such as Toradol, and tends to argue against a single cause, game-day drug of choice of the NFL” physical every year but was never sleep aids such as Ambien - “handed such as painkiller use. was prevalent enough that Newberry told about any problems. “They said, out like candy at Halloween,” accord- The players also would have to described frequently seeing both ‘You’re good to go, you passed ing to lead attorney Steven show that they are suffering these teammates and opponents during another one. You’re cleared to play,’” SIlverman. Sometimes, the lawsuit problems at a greater rate than other warm-ups with blood spots on the he recalled.—AP also charges, the drugs were given in people their age, and that it’s not due combinations as “cocktails.” “The stuff to other risk factors such as obesity, works,” Newberry, who played seven smoking and family history. Six of the of his nine seasons in San Francisco plaintiffs in the new lawsuit filed in before retiring in 2009, told The federal court in San Francisco, includ- Associated Press in an interview. “It ing McMahon and Van Horne, were works like crazy. It really does.” also parties to the concussion-related But only for so long. Newberry, class-action lawsuit less than a year now 38 and one of the eight plaintiffs ago. The NFL agreed to pay $765 mil- so far named in the lawsuit, says that lion to settle that case - without because of the drugs he took while acknowledging it concealed the risks playing, he suffers from kidney fail- of concussions from former players. A ure, high blood pressure and violent federal judge has yet to approve the headaches. settlement, expressing concern the Others - including three members amount is too small. of the NFL champion 1985 Chicago “The difference is that the concus- BALTIMORE: Attorney Steve Silverman stands in a hallway outside his Bears: quarterback Jim McMahon, sion case claimed the NFL knew or office Tuesday in Baltimore. A group of retired players accused the NFL Hall of Fame defensive end Richard should have known,” Silverman said. in a lawsuit of cynically supplying them with powerful painkillers and ITALY: Australian rider Michael Rogers of Tinkoff team celebrates as he crosses the Dent and offensive lineman Keith Van “We’re saying this was intentional, other drugs that kept them in the game but led to serious complica- finish line to win the 11th stage of the 97th Giro d’Italia cycling race. —AFP Horne - reported a range of debilitat- putting profits ahead of players’ tions later in life. —AP THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 SPORTS Age really does know no limits in golf

NEW YORK: Billy Payne wore a smile as fier had belonged to Lexi Thompson, off. I didn’t even make the cut. I was And who can forget Guan Tianlang, the in the US Women’s Amateur as the wide as the Augusta National fairways as who was 12 when she made it to the probably ill-prepared to be playing. But 14-year-old from China who made the youngest qualifier at age 10. She also he watched eight kids file out of the 2007 Women’s Open at Pine Needles. It’s the next year, I was low amateur.” cut at the Masters last year? was the youngest in the US Women’s room with their trophies from the inau- only fitting that when Li signed up for Teenagers in the US Women’s Open Even so, two numbers are enough to Amateur Public Links to reach match gural Drive, Chip and Putt the Drive, Chip and Putt, she listed are nothing new. Morgan Pressel, who get anyone’s attention - “11” and “sixth play, losing in the first round to a college Championship on the Sunday before the Thompson as among her favorite play- went on to become the youngest major grade.” “This is ridiculous,” Dottie Pepper player. Masters. “We’re going to be hearing from ers. champion in LPGA Tour history at 18, said Tuesday, more amazed than con- “For people with talent, regardless of some of these kids again,” he said. Yes, Li, from the suburbs south of San qualified for the US Women’s Open in cerned. Earlier in the day, Pepper was on age, today’s equipment is making the but six weeks later? An 11-year-old girl Francisco, still won’t be the youngest 2001 when she 12. Michelle Wie was 12 Twitter and tried to get her head around game a lot easier to learn,” Rankin said. who won her age group in the youth player. Beverly Klass was 10 when she when she qualified for her first LPGA an 11-year-old teeing it up at Pinehurst “For talented people, they are learning competition before the Masters has played in 1967, but that was when the Tour event, and she was in the final No. 2 when she noted that Li’s date of the game quicker and easier. That has a played her way into the US Women’s US Women’s Open didn’t have qualify- group at a major when she was 13. birth was “this century. Whoa!” big bearing on it.” Rankin also points to Open next month at Pinehurst No. 2. ing. Lydia Ko was 15 when she won the Rankin and Pepper both attributed the very best in golf being on television Lucy Li, a sixth grader with braces Judy Rankin was a 14-year-old prodi- Canadian Women’s Open two years ago, the increasing achievements by teens - so often, and the fact that kids copy and a sharp short game, made history gy from Missouri when she entered the making her the youngest winner in pre-teens in Li’s case - to modern equip- what they see. “No one in the world is Monday at Half Moon Bay with rounds 1959 US Women’s Open at Churchill LPGA history. Now she’s in range of ment and coaching. better at mimicking than children,” she of 74-68 to become the youngest player Valley Country Club in Pittsburgh. becoming No. 1 in the world. Li began playing when she was 7 by said. “I can go way back to a friend of to qualify for the US Women’s Open. Not “When I went to register, they asked In men’s golf, Matteo Manassero won whacking a few golf balls on the range mine from US Amateur days, Helen Sigel only did she earn a spot at the biggest me if I was registering for my mother,” twice on the European Tour before he while waiting for her brother and cousin Wilson. She always said the way to teach event in women’s golf, she won the 36- Rankin said Tuesday. “I weighed 80 had his driver’s license. Ryo Ishikawa to finish a golf tournament. She now a kid how to play good golf is only let hole qualifier by seven shots. pounds. I remember the first tee was won his first professional tournament works with Jim McLean. And this is not them see great players. They can figure it It’s another example that golf has no way up high. I was shaking. I was so when he was 15. Jordan Spieth nearly the first time Li has written herself into out.” Sooner than later, that’s what age limits. The record for youngest quali- scared, so nervous. I thought I could fall won the Masters last month at age 20. USGA history. She set a record last year they’re doing. —AP Distraught McIlroy calls off Wozniacki wedding

VIRGINIA WATER: A glum-looking Rory McIlroy admitted it would be tough to focus on golf at this week’s BMW PGA Championship after call- ing off his engagement to tennis player Caroline Wozniacki yesterday. Just days after sending out invitations to their planned wedding, the 25- year-old Northern Irishman said he was not ready for marriage. “There is no right way to end a relationship that has been so important to two people,” the twice major winner said in a statement on the eve of the European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth. “The problem is mine. The wedding invita- tions issued at the weekend made me realise I wasn’t ready for all that marriage entails. “I wish Caroline all the happiness she deserves and MONACO: Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, of Germany, waves as he arrives for a press con- thank her for the great times we’ve had.” ference in Monaco. The Monaco Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. —AP The couple, known as ‘Wozilroy’ to fans, announced their engagement on Twitter in January when McIlroy proposed following a Mercedes might meet New Year’s Eve fireworks show in Sydney. World number 10 McIlroy, looking clearly dis- their match in Monaco traught, told a news conference later on Wednesday that he never had any thoughts of MONACO: After dominating the first five History backs that up: On the last three withdrawing from the 60th anniversary edition races of the Formula One season, with four occasions that a team has started a season of the Wentworth event. “I’m not going to lie,” he successive one-two finishes, Lewis Hamilton with five straight wins - Ferrari in 2004 and said. “It’s going to be really difficult but when I and Nico Rosberg may not have it all their Williams in 1996 and 1992 - the run has bust get inside the ropes I’m going to have to try and own way on the streets of Monaco on in Monaco. concentrate on the matter in hand. Sunday. This year, it may just be Hamilton’s rather “I made a commitment to be here and I If the sound of Mercedes’ rivals clutching than Mercedes’ winning streak that comes to thought my duty was to play in this event,” at straws has become more audible, unlike an end as the championship-leading Briton added McIlroy who had been in a relationship the cars, a flutter on a different winner could chases his fifth in a row. Rosberg won from with Denmark’s 23-year-old former world num- still be a better bet than many placed in the pole last year and grew up in the principality. ber one Wozniacki for 2-1/2 years. “Obviously it’s imposing casino this weekend. “I think Monte The German knows every kerb and corner, quite a difficult time for Caroline and myself and Carlo will be one of the few opportunities to every turn and twist, from his boyhood jour- I think the statement really said it all this morn- challenge Mercedes, especially for Red Bull,” ney from home to school and is determined ing. It was mutual and we both thought it was the best for both of us. AUGUSTA: In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hugs his caddie Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso told reporters after to use that familiarity to good effect after tennis player Caroline Wozniacki. —AP Spain where Hamilton chalked up his fourth falling three points behind his team mate in “It’s time to move on and I think I’ve said all I win in a row for the German manufacturer Spain. need to say. I just want to get my head into golf party confirmed the break-up. Last year was a “This is a beautiful golf course and I’ve got with team mate Rosberg second. “To re-gain the advantage at my home this week and concentrate on the tournament troubled one all round for McIlroy who suffered great memories of the place from watching the “On the corners they (Red Bull) are very race would be fantastic, so I’ll be pushing and try and do well. a slump in form after ending his equipment con- World Match Play here in the early 2000s as a fast and on the straights they seem to lose a harder than ever to make that happen,” he “I’ve been playing well and the form’s been tract with Titleist. kid,” he said. lot of lap time. In Monte Carlo there are no said. It is also a favorite of the Briton, also a good. I want to dive straight into it and keep He started 2013 as number one in the world “I’m trying to go in this week with the mind- straights so maybe Red Bull could challenge Monaco resident and winner with McLaren in myself somewhat busy and just try and have a rankings and in January signed a 10-year con- set of not getting frustrated and not to be frus- Mercedes there. We’ll see,” said Alonso. Alonso 2008 when he took the championship. good week on the course.” tract with Nike that, according to media reports, trated that I might only get to hit my driver two has won twice in Monaco, once for Renault “I honestly never expected I’d win four is worth $250 million. or three times a round and feel like my advan- and once for McLaren, and would become consecutive Grands Prix in my career and I’d BRIEF SMILE McIlroy was also involved in a lengthy legal tage of my length is taken away from me. the first driver to win the most glamorous love to continue that run here,” said Hamilton. One reporter tried to lighten the mood at the dispute last year after splitting from his manage- “I’m just going to try and accept that you’ve race on the calendar with three separate Red Bull have won Monaco three times in news conference by suggesting McIlroy was at ment team and was embroiled in a disagree- got to plot your way around this course and not teams. four years, twice with now departed least returning “to a golf course that you love”. ment with American sportswear company be overly aggressive ... just sort of rein it in a lit- Monaco, with its narrow streets ringed by Australian Mark Webber whose successor and Laughter broke out around the room and the Oakley. tle bit,” added McIlroy. unforgiving metal fences, may be a proces- compatriot Daniel Ricciardo is raring to go. Northern Irishman produced a brief smile before The Northern Irishman, winner of the 2011 “It’s a great event. This tournament deserves sional race with little overtaking but it can If racing around Monaco is, as Brazilian pulling down his cap and covering his face with U.S. Open and 2012 U.S. PGA Championship, has the best players and the best field and it gets never be predictable. The fickle weather, and triple champion Nelson Piquet once his hands. missed the cut at the BMW PGA Championship that. Hopefully I can put in a performance that’s the ever-present risk of safety cars and colli- observed, like cycling around your living Media reports seven months ago suggested in three of the last six years and is looking to a little better than it has been the last few sions, sees to that. room then Ricciardo is up for it. the pair had ended their relationship but neither improve that record this week. years.”—Reuters However Ferrari, the most glamorous “When I was a kid I used to love riding my team, have not threaded their way to victory little bike around inside the house. It was in the year’s most alluring race since Michael more fun, there were more obstacles and a Schumacher’s triumph in 2001. bit more danger. That really is what this is ‘Devastated’ ICC to probe like,” he said. TOUGHEST RACE The new V6 turbo hybrid engines, with Red Bull, with Australian Daniel Ricciardo more torque and wheelspin, also threaten to and quadruple champion Sebastian Vettel liven things up with drivers likely to be more cricket matchfixing leaks third and fourth at the previous race in Spain, on the ragged edge than ever. “I think look to be picking up speed. Monaco will be a very, very difficult race,” WELLINGTON: The International Cricket Council three or four jurisdictions and involves liaison “They are still the benchmark,” recognised commented Brazilian Felipe Massa. will investigate how evidence given to a match- with other stakeholders, law enforcement agen- Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff. “The “We drive with the car a lot more side- fixing probe had been leaked to the media and cies, players who have been interviewed,” power unit (in Monaco) is not so important,” ways. The torque we have from the engine is take action against anyone employed by them if Richardson said. “Of course we are devastated said the Austrian. “Monaco is always different maybe double what we had last year, and the involved, chief executive Dave Richardson said with these leaks, but it is premature to say exact- and I guess there is a team that has clearly an grip from the tyre is not very high, so Monaco yesterday. ly where that leak came from and whether any- advantage at the moment and probably on a will be a very easy race to crash,” added the The latest matchfixing scandal broke last one involved in the ACSU was involved. “But cer- street circuit like Monaco everything can be Williams driver. “I think it will be the toughest December when New Zealand media reported tainly if we are able to find out where the leak different.” race of the season.”—Reuters that three former international cricketers had came from that person will be removed from the been linked to an investigation by the ICC’s Anti- situation.” Corruption Security Unit (ACSU) into alleged England emulate France matchfixing. PLAYER X Last week, British newspapers published The statements by Vincent and McCullum excerpts of confidential statements from former detailed being approached by a former interna- to enter quarter-finals New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent, who had tional player about the possibility of matchfix- earlier said he was co-operating with the ACSU, ing. The excerpts of McCullum’s statements iden- NEW DELHI: England’s women joined the we have exceeded expectations.” England and current captain Brendon McCullum. tified the former international as ‘Player X’. French men as the only unseeded teams finished second in group W behind Richardson said the ICC “deeply regretted” the The New Zealand Herald newspaper then to cruise into the quarter-finals of the defending champions China, who leaks and re-iterated that McCullum was not identified ‘Player X’ as former New Zealand all- Thomas Cup and Uber Cup badminton blanked Taiwan 5-0 to record their third under investigation. “We are taking all steps rounder Chris Cairns, who has consistently team competitions yesterday. straight win. available to us to urgently investigate how cer- denied being involved in any matchfixing. A day after France entered the last Indonesia, who won the last of their tain information in the form of statements has “I am aware that former cricketer Lou Vincent eight in their maiden Thomas Cup record 13 Thomas Cup titles in 2002, over- come to find its way into the media,” he said in a and current New Zealand captain Brendon appearance, the English women too came a shock defeat for world number statement. “Of course, we recognise that this is a McCullum have made a range of allegations moved up in the Uber Cup with an five Tommy Sugiarto to top group A with deeply concerning development for the stake- against a cricketer dubbed Player X,” Cairns said emphatic 4-1 win over Russia in their last a 4-1 win over fellow qualifiers Thailand. holders in the fight against corruption in the in a statement to Fairfax Media. league match. A fresh draw for the knock- Sugiarto fell to the eighth-ranked sport of cricket, and we wish to emphasise that “It is well known that the ICC/ACSU has been out rounds will be made ahead of Boonsak Ponsana 14-21, 21-13, 21-17 in Brendon McCullum is not under investigation in investigating allegations of corruption and my Thursday’s quarter-finals, with 14th- the opening singles, but the Indonesians this matter.” name has been linked by others to these allega- ranked France and 13th-ranked England did not drop a game in the remaining four New Zealand Cricket said earlier this week tions. I am being asked whether I am Player X. competing alongside the top seven men’s matches. Five-time Thomas Cup winners they were disappointed that McCullum’s state- “Based on the limited information I have and women’s teams. Malaysia won group C after a 3-2 win over ments had been made public and would ask the received during this investigation, I believe it is England’s third singles player Panuga 2012 finalists South Korea, who also quali- world governing body to investigate the source being alleged that I am that player. These allega- Riou, who won her match, said the young fied ahead of Germany and hosts India. of the leaks. tions against me are a complete lie.” Cairns, who squad was excited to be playing in the World number one Lee Chong Wei put Richardson told Radio New Zealand on won a defamation case against India cricket quarter-finals. “We knew we had a real Malaysia ahead with a 21-17, 21-17 win Wednesday that the investigation into the leaks administrator Lalit Modi for making similar accu- hard group with China, Taiwan and over Son Wan-Ho, before Yoo Yeon-Seong had already been launched but said it was pre- sations on Twitter in 2010, added he had yet to Russia,” she said. “Ours is a young team, and Lee Yong-Dae made it 1-1 by winning mature to suggest they had come from within be interviewed by the ACSU and not had the so to beat both Taiwan and Russia means the doubles.—AFP the ICC. “This is an investigation that crosses chance to respond to the allegations.—Reuters Brendon McCullum THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 SPORTS Ghana’s Accam goes from non-league to World Cup GHANA: As his country Ghana marched “I’m playing really well,” Accam told Evesham United, Accam left England in your country - (Sulley) Muntari, soccer. He is friendly but cautious as to the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals in Reuters in Stockholm before he joined in 2012 and came to Sweden, where (Asamoah) Gyan, (Andre) Ayew, he answers questions, careful not to South Africa, striker David Accam was up with the squad. “I think it’s one of my he joined third-tier side Ostersund. (Kevin-Prince) Boateng. I learnt a lot in say anything that could be taken out playing non-league football in England best seasons so far and I just need to It was there that his career took off that one week I was on the bench,” he of context but still full of self-belief. where even his electrifying pace was continue into the World Cup.” and nine goals in 14 games meant he said. One of several players often curtailed on the muddy pitches. Accam is as softly-spoken and friend- only stayed for a matter of months referred to by local media as “the Four years later, after a move to ly off the pitch as he is dangerous on it with the club before moving to DIFFICULT GROUP African Messi,” not surprisingly he sin- Sweden and a superb run of form for but his humility is not to be confused Helsingborgs in the Swedish top With Group G favourites Portugal gles out Portugal’s captain when asked Helsingborgs IF, the 23-year-old is on with a lack of self-confidence. He flight. and Germany bristling with world- who to look out for in Ghana’s section. the verge of representing Ghana at the believes he has earned his chance, The 500,000 euros ($684,800) trans- class talent, Ghana and the US will “Obviously Ronaldo. He is one of the World Cup in Brazil, where they face the although it is still a tall order to make fer fee was the highest ever paid for a have their work cut out to reach the best players in the world but Germany United States, Germany and Portugal in the final squad. player from the Swedish third tier. He last 16. But Accam has been doing his have a lot of good players also, such as Group G. “Yeah it’s difficult. I know my talent, I was due to be loaned back to homework in case he gets the chance (Philipp) Lahm, so it would be nice to Discovered on the gravel pitches of know I have the ability but I didn’t have Ostersund for the rest of the season to face either team. play against them,” he says. Accam’s Ghana’s capital Accra by the Right to the chance because of work permit but was recalled by Helsingborgs for a “Most of them (Germans and years of struggle in non-league foot- Dream Academy, which provides sports, problems in England,” he said. Champions League qualifying match Portuguese) play in the Champions ball have taught him to be patient and education and leadership training for “I had to come to Sweden to work against Celtic and stayed. League, so we’ve been watching that if he makes Ghana’s final squad he underprivileged young talent in Africa, my way up, but if you’re good enough Accam’s combination of searing every Tuesday and Wednesday. It won’t focus on using the World Cup to Accam has made the country’s provi- and you work hard you’ll get a chance, pace and clinical finishing saw him would be nice to play against them. put himself in the shop window. “For sional 26-man World Cup squad. and that’s what happened.” called up for Ghana’s World Cup quali- “It’s a difficult group but Ghana me it’s not about thinking about clubs. The 23-year-old’s speed has seen him fier against Sudan in March 2013 and have a lot of good players, and on a It’s about doing really well for my linked to some of the world’s top clubs, HIGHEST FEE even though he did not get to make good day we should be able to qualify country and lifting the name of Ghana like Manchester United and Borussia Having averaged better than a goal his debut on that occasion he was in from the group,” he says. higher,” he said. “That’s the main thing Dortmund, and the World Cup could every two games during his time at no way disappointed. “It was amazing, Accam is still getting used to his for me, and if I do that the other things provide his ticket to the big time. non-league sides Ledbury Town and playing with some of the best players new-found status as a hot property in will follow.” —Reuters Atletico inspired by spirit of Aragones

MADRID: Atletico Madrid face Real Madrid Even after clinching the title with a hard- in the Champions League final on Saturday fought 1-1 draw away to Barca on Saturday, attempting to put to bed one of the club’s Simeone thanked all those at the club who most painful nights. had helped bring about the success. Los Rojiblancos missed out on the Among that list he included Aragones, European Cup by a matter of seconds to who he said “was surely defending in our what became an all-conquering Bayern box during the second half.” Defeat to Munich side 40 years ago. Bayern in the ‘74 final was not just heart- Bayern, featuring Franz Beckenbauer breaking. It helped mould a culture of pes- and Gerd Mueller, went on to win three simism around the club that was generally European Cups in a row, and yet they sustained despite the odd trophy for the almost never won the first, as they went following four decades. Yet, under the into the final minute of extra time 1-0 Simeone revolution, the tide is turning down. within the Spanish capital. The goal had been scored by Atletico’s Since the Argentine’s arrival two and a greatest player of all-time, Luis Aragones, half years ago, Atletico have won more tro- just six minutes from the end of extra time, phies than Barcelona or Real Madrid. Far but the Spaniards were denied when from being the self-confessed “cursed Miguel Reina-father of current Napoli goal- ones”, Atletico beat Real in their own back- keeper Pepe Reina-let Hans-Georg yard to end a 14-year hoodoo in the Madrid Schwarzenbeck’s hopeful effort slip derby and win the Copa del Rey final little through his grasp. more than a year ago. The day after In the days before penalty shoot-outs, Aragones’ death, they went top of the Bayern went on to win 4-0 in the replay in league for the first time in 18 years and, Brussels just two days later. On Sunday an despite being briefly knocked off their estimated 200,000 Atletico Madrid fans perch, had the mental fortitude to get back SPAIN: Barcelona Sports director Andoni Zubizarreta (left), Barcelona’s president Josep Maria Bartomeu (second left), Barcelona’s vice-presi- crowded round the Neptuno fountain and and stay there. dent Jordi Mestre (right) and Luis Enrique (second right) shake hands during the official presentation as new coach of FC Barcelona at the Camp surrounding streets in the centre of the “The capacity to motivate comes from Nou stadium. —AP Spanish capital to celebrate their side’s first showing them the shirt of this club. The La Liga title in 18 years. However, amongst motivation is to play for Atletico Madrid chorus upon chorus of chanting, it wasn’t not against whoever is in front us,” says inspirational manager Diego Simeone or Simeone. Enrique signs on as top scorer Diego Costa who was the most However, the chance to not only win prominent name, but that of Aragones. their first Champions League title but also The man who also coached Spain to the continue Real’s 12-year wait for their treas- first of three successive major tournament ured 10th European crown would be the Barcelona coach victories at the European Championship in strongest signal yet that the balance of 2008, died on February 1 this year aged 75. power has tipped to the red and white side Since then he has become an inspiration of Madrid. for arguably the most successful season in Yet, Atletico’s need is also urgent. Any BARCELONA: Former Barcelona player Luis month. Luis Enrique is the club’s eighth former Neymar. And he won’t be measured - at least not Atletico’s 111-year history. A picture of such power shift is likely to be fleeting. The Enrique signed a two-year contract to become captain to coach the club, joining such greats as immediately - against Guardiola, who won an Aragones adorned the plane that took the motivation to play for that shirt is complete coach yesterday, a hire the club hopes will Laszlo Kubala, Cesar Rodriguez, Cruyff and unprecedented six titles in his first season and players to the away leg of their Champions right now, but unlikely to last long as resemble the success stories of Johan Cruyff and Guardiola. 14 of a possible 19 in four years. League last-16 tie against AC Milan. Europe’s big spenders circle to pluck off Pep Guardiola. Although Luis Enrique was never in the same Luis Enrique acknowledged his other chal- their best players and possibly Simeone Luis Enrique signed the deal with club presi- class as them, he will be only the second former lenge is helping Messi rediscover the competi- ‘WIN, WIN AND WIN’ himself. dent Josep Bartomeu two days after it was captain to coach the club’s B side and first team. tive spirit that the club’s all-time leading scorer Once the seven-time European champi- Saturday’s date in Lisbon represents announced by the club. That was two days after Guardiola is the other. appeared to lack during some matches after ons had been easily disposed of 5-1 on their best shot of European glory for 40 coach Gerardo Martino stepped down when Luis Enrique asked not to be compared with recovering from nagging muscle injuries last aggregate, it was one of Aragones’ famous years. Given the harsh financial realities Barcelona finished its first season without a Guardiola, and said his best quality as a coach season. decrees “win, win and win again” that met that affect performance at the top level major trophy in six years. was being a leader, not as an expert in tactics, “I am thrilled to have the best player in the the players in a spectacular display by the of the Champions League, it could take “We believe that this is the beginning of a despite his insider knowledge of Barcelona’s world on my team,” Enrique said. “It’s obvious Vicente Calderon crowd as they hosted them 40 years or more to get another new Barcelona, a Barcelona that will excite ball-control approach. “I don’t rely too heavily on that Messi’s output this season wasn’t as incredi- Barcelona in the last eight. chance. —AFP again,” Luis Enrique said. “When I left Barca the tactical knowhow, instead I focus on managing a ble as in past years ... I hope that with me he can club told me that it was a ‘see you later’ and they group, managing egos,” he said. “There is work find his best version, but not only him, also have kept their word. I can’t wait to hear the that goes on during the week, work based on Iniesta and Neymar and the rest.” hymn of Barcelona in the Camp Nou.” knowing each player. I try to be everything a Luis Enrique can draw on links with three The 44-year-old Luis Enrique won two league leader is.” Luis Enrique’s immediate goal is to generations of players, having played alongside titles as a Barcelona player from 1996-2004 and work with sports director Andoni Zubizarreta veteran Xavi Hernandez, coached former B team coached its B team from 2008-11. He also and rebuild a squad that has experienced a slow player Sergio Busquets, and taken rising talent coached at Roma, and led Celta Vigo to a slide over the past two years. Rafina Alcantara from Barcelona to Celta on loan respectable ninth-place finish this season after “He is a coach that knows our way of playing, and now back. installing an attractive passing attack on the our philosophy. We believe that we have put the Luis Enrique is one of the few players to have Barcelona model. squad that we are going to build for next season enjoyed successful stints at both Barcelona and Luis Enrique’s hiring continues a recent tradi- in good hands,” said Zubizarreta, who also Madrid. He occupies a special place among tion of in-house coaches recently represented in recalled that Enrique had “put a goal or two” past Barcelona’s faithful as the one recent player to Guardiola and Tito Vilanova. That string was bro- the former Barcelona goalkeeper when Enrique have left Madrid for Barcelona, in contrast to a ken when Martino was hastily brought in last played for Real Madrid. Under Luis Enrique, group of former stars who left for the Spanish year after Vilanova resigned to focus on his bat- Barcelona will be expected to bring in reinforce- capital, including Luis Figo, Bernd Schuster and tle with throat cancer that he eventually lost last ments to help Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Michael Laudrup. —AP Germany to tune World Cup challenge at Alpine retreat

ALPS: Germany launched their World Cup prepara- obviously the biggest possible success which is the gling to find stability in the past months. Loew has yet Diego Simeone tions yesterday with the start of a 10-day training World Cup trophy.” to settle on a central defensive partnership with Per camp in the Italian Alps aimed at fine-tuning a team Loew will also be without first choice keeper Mertesacker, Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels the bidding for a first international title in 18 years. Manuel Neuer at the start with the Bayern Munich strongest candidates for the two positions. Lahm’s Do not sell young stars, Germany coach Joachim Loew, in charge for his fourth player wearing a sling following a shoulder injury in own contribution is still unclear with the right back tournament and second World Cup since taking over the same game. wanting to move permanently to a midfield position, ex-chairman tells Saints in 2006, has invited 27 players in his provisional squad The coach’s biggest concern, however, is his where he played in their friendly 1-0 over Chile in which will be cut back to 23 by June 2. Their cool and defence with the once solid German backline strug- March.—Reuters LONDON: Southampton’s England stars “I can tell you that I didn’t have that fear tranquil South Tyrolean mountain retreat deep in the Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana would be to the last day I was at the club. I was confi- Alps is a far cry from the hot and humid tropical condi- safely secured at the south coast Premier dent about plenty of conversations I had tions they will have to weather in Brazil as the three- League club if former chairman Nicola with the players. times winners seek to end their title drought. Cortese were still at the helm, the Italian “I knew the players themselves wanted But the focus is firmly on becoming the first non- said yesterday. “We created those talents — to stick together because this vision was South American team to win a World Cup on that con- it was key to keep them,” he said in an inter- something they believed in, too. I didn’t see tinent. “The greed for the World Cup trophy is there,” view with the BBC, his first since quitting in any reason for them to go. captain Philipp Lahm said ahead of their departure for January. “You don’t produce them just to “I didn’t have written offers, but I obvi- northern Italy, site of their pre-World Cup preparations sell, otherwise you give away your ambi- ously had phone calls. My answer was that in 1990 when they last won the trophy. “We have the tion.” Left-back Shaw is believed to be the it was not going to happen for at least the punch to win the title but we have to be careful that subject of a 27 million pounds ($45.49 mil- next two seasons. The other chairmen the talent and ego of each of us serves the team. We lion) offer from Manchester United, while respected that. Until the day I left, there need heart and passion in Brazil,” he told Bild newspa- Liverpool have targeted creative midfielder were no offers.” Shaw and Lallana’s stock per. Lahm will skip training at the secluded football and Saints skipper Lallana with what is has risen considerably in the last six pitch surrounded by a high cloth-covered fences at reported to be a 20 million pounds ($33.70 months, however - not least because the the five-star hotel for at least five days as he recovers million) bid. pair are in England manager Roy Hodgson’s from an ankle injury picked up in the German Cup Cortese, who became chairman when squad for the World Cup, along with team final on Saturday. Southampton were a League One (third mate Rickie Lambert. division) club five years ago, said that he Cortese cautioned Southampton’s in- BRAZILIAN SUN BERLIN: In this picture taken May 17, 2014 Bayern Munich’s team physician Hans-Wilhelm was confident the big names at the side demand young manager Mauricio “I do not want to be eliminated in the semis or trav- Mueller-Wohlfahrt (left) treats Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Bayern Munich says would not have left during his watch, and Pochettino from having his head turned by el to Brazil for the sun,” said the 30-year-old, preparing Germany captain Philipp Lahm and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will be fit in time for the World that he had never feared losing players. clubs with deeper pockets.—Reuters for his third World Cup. “I have a clear goal and that is Cup despite sustaining injuries. —AP Distraught McIlroy Enrique signs on as calls off Wozniacki Barcelona coach wedding

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Pacquiao likely to return to the ring in Macau in Nov Page 17 Gatlin smashes best 100m time Campbell-Brown wins BEIJING: US sprinter Justin Gatlin smashed the season’s best 100m time he set less than a week ago as he claimed victory at the IAAF World Challenge in Beijing yesterday. It was also a memorable night for Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell- Brown, who went some way to putting her doping controversy night- mare behind her by winning the women’s 100m. Gatlin comfortably won his race with a time of 9.87, slicing five- hundredths of a second off the 9.92 he clocked to win last Sunday’s Diamond League meet in Shanghai. INDIANAPOLIS: Miami Heat forward LeBron James (left) fouls Sunday’s result was the first time this season the veteran sprinter Indiana Pacers guard CJ Watson during the fourth quarter of Game had dipped under ten seconds, and bettering it in Beijing gave Gatlin 2 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals. —AP his second successive victory at the world challenge, which is held at China’s iconic National Stadium. The venue, which is also known as the ‘Bird’s Nest’, is set to stage next year’s World Athletics Championships. Heat beat Pacers Meanwhile, Olympic champion Ivan Ukhov cleared 2.36 metres to win the high jump event ahead of homegrown talent Zhang Guowei INDIANAPOLIS: Beating the Miami Heat once is difficult enough but taking (2.29) and compatriot Daniil Tsyplakov, who cleared 2.25. two playoff games in a row from the defending National Basketball Association Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott recaptured some of his old champions is mission impossible as the Indiana Pacers found out on Tuesday. magic by winning the javelin event with a throw of 83.94m. Dormant most of the night, LeBron James sprung to life in the final quarter The London 2012 gold medallist finished a disappointing 7th in scoring 12 of his 22 points, while Dwyane Wade dropped 10 of his team high Shanghai on Sunday, behind Ihab Abdelrahman El Sayed who cleared 23 to lift the Heat to a battling 87-83 victory and even the Eastern Conference final at a game apiece. 89.21m. Imposing their will on the contest, James and Wade combined for 22 The Egyptian could only manage a throw of 74.03m in Beijing, fin- points in the final quarter, including Miami’s final 20 points over the last 7:51 ishing tenth. Chinese 110m hurdler Xie Wenjun claimed his second vic- of the game. tory in less than a week, finishing first in Beijing with a time of 13.31 “That’s what it is about, it isn’t going to be pretty,” said James. “It’s never seconds after he won his first Diamond League race in Shanghai. pretty basketball in the Eastern conference, it’s about who can sustain runs. US athletes Ryan Wilson and Kevin Craddock finished second and “Who can get the defensive stops, who cannot turn the ball over and who third, while last year’s winner and current world champion David can get great shots and I think we did that in the fourth. “I needed to do some- Oliver withdrew with an injury, but expects to be at the Diamond thing in fourth...I needed to make a few buckets in the fourth quarter and was League meeting in Eugene on May 31. able to come through for us. In the women’s disciplines, Campbell-Brown claimed victory with a “We’re never satisfied until we close out a series so have a lot of work to do.” time of 11.14 seconds, ahead of compatriots Simone Facey and Trisha- The best-of-seven series now shifts to South Beach for Game Three on Ann Hawthorne. Saturday, giving the Pacers plenty of time to ponder a missed opportunity. After rolling to an impressive win over the Heat in Game One on Sunday, The former Olympic champion spent 10 months on the sidelines the Pacers finally flashed the form that had been expected from the East’s top before having a two-year ban overturned in February. World champi- seed as Indiana looked ready to seize control of the series. But the Heat have on Brianna Rollins won the women’s 100 metres hurdles with a time of developed a habit of bouncing back after a playoff loss and continued that 12.58 seconds. trend at a raucous Bankers Life Fieldhouse. London 2012 bronze medallist Kellie Wells came second with a time With the victory, the Heat have now gone 40 playoff games without suffer- of 12.89 seconds, while Yvette Lewis of Panama finished third at 12.96. ing consecutive losses, a run that stretches back to the 2012 East final against The winning time equalled the world leading time shared by Rollins the Boston Celtics. and fellow US hurdler Kristi Castlin. The World Challenge is the fifth leg Since James, Wade and Chris Bosh joined forces in Miami, four times the BEIJING: Justin Gatlin, of the United States, celebrates after he won the Men’s 100m com- of the second-tier tour organised by the International Association of Heat have lost the opening game of a playoff series and each time recovered to petitions at 2014 IAAF World Challenge Beijing held at China’s National Stadium. — AP Athletics Federations (IAAF). — AFP win the series. — Reuters Wataniya Telecom becomes Ooredoo Page 26

Osborne and Labor clash Business over UK business policy Page 25 THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 French trains ‘too Philippines to showcase economic comeback at ‘Asia’s Davos’ wide’ for stations Page 25 Page 26

SCHOENEFELD: Co-pilot Angelika Barufke poses in the cockpit of an Airbus A380 from Emirates airlines during the International Air Show ILA in Schoenefeld near Berlin yesterday. — AFP Dash for cash drives Airbus v Boeing jet revamps After Dreamliner and A350, planemakers focus on derivative jets

BERLIN: Drained by their contest to create the Airshow. The “A330neo” could enter service in izing new R&D spending that might hamper a A330 and prevent the A380, Europe’s iconic but carbon-fibre wonder jet, Airbus and Boeing are 2018. Complicating the decision is an unresolved broader drive for improved margins, but said on slow-selling superjumbo, from hampering prof- News observing a truce in futuristic new developments internal debate on whether to offer one choice Monday he was warming to the idea of overhaul- its. “On our estimates, almost half of the prof- while they refill their coffers with makeovers of of engine or two, with Rolls-Royce and General ing the A330. Less advanced, but starting to itable dollars at Airbus are represented by the in brief older but reliably profitable models. The two Electric in the race. A single choice of engine is gather pace, are proposals to place new engines A330, and more than half when adjusting for companies have gone head-to-head with their cheaper and easier to produce, since the engine on the 525-seat A380 superjumbo to boost the A350 losses and R&D,” said Nick Cunningham, Saudi Telecom sets up costly carbon-fibre experiments - the wide-body maker will take more of the risk, but it is less pop- economics of the world’s largest passenger jet managing partner at UK-based research firm $1.33b sukuk program Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 - but are ular with airlines. Negotiations between Airbus from 2020-2021 - a timetable that would need a Agency Partners. On the US side, Boeing recently DUBAI: Saudi Telecom Co (STC), the Gulf’s largest now recognizing the need to take stock. and engine makers are expected to intensify in decision within one to two years. An executive at launched a more detailed revamp of its cash- telecommunications operator by market value, has Airbus Group Chief Executive Tom Enders coming weeks. leading A380 customer Emirates said it would generating 777 mini-jumbo. The 406-seat 777X established a 5 billion riyals ($1.33 billion) riyal denomi- showcased the A350 to Chancellor Angela place more orders if Airbus made such a move, will combine new engines with carbon-fibre nated sukuk program, it said in a bourse statement yes- Merkel at the Berlin Airshow this week, but has High stakes which could be carried out in conjunction with wings and is due to enter service in mid-2020. terday. The program will be by way of a local private warned the industry can no longer afford to “bet The head of the Airbus planemaker division, Rolls-Royce. The two proposals are designed to The proliferation of makeovers has led to a placement, STC said. The operator did not state when it its shirt” on game-changing projects that “lead to Fabrice Bregier, is seen as cautious about author- prolong a vital source of cash in the case of the change in tone. “Disruptive” technology has planned to issue a sukuk, but Reuters reported in April a crazy game of chicken with the competition gone from the PR lexicon, judging by this week’s that STC had picked three banks to manage its debut and leave nothing to pay the bills”. US rival Berlin event, to be replaced by “incremental”. Islamic bond offer, according to sources. These are JP Boeing is also trying to juggle the blistering pace That doesn’t signal any let-up in the companies’ Morgan Chase, Standard Chartered and the investment of technology that gave birth to the world’s first fierce rivalry, however, as what is ‘cash positive’ banking arm of Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial carbon-fibre jetliner with a sober message for for one is often ‘cash negative’ for the other, in Bank, the sources said. investors. the duopoly between the world’s largest plane- Investors have responded positively, pushing makers. The more an A330neo generates cash for shares to record levels after both planemakers Airbus, the more harm it could do to the 787 by Commerzbank suspends successfully applied a similar revamp strategy to forcing Boeing to discount, analysts say. And the ‘suspected’ forex traders their top-selling narrowbody jets. “The pendu- 777X poses the same threat to the A350 and FRANKFURT: Commerzbank, Germany’s second- lum is swinging back from high science to return A380. It appears no accident, therefore, that biggest bank, said yesterday it has suspended two on investment, and nothing provides almost Berlin also saw another burst of rhetoric in the foreign exchange traders suspected of being guaranteed returns like derivatives of successful world’s largest trade row, with Bregier slamming involved in the rigging of exchange rates. jets,” said Richard Aboulafia, vice president of Washington state tax credits for the US aero- Commerzbank “confirms the suspension of two indi- analysis at Virginia-based Teal Group. Airbus is space industry on the eve of the show. Airbus viduals in its foreign exchange division after discov- fine-tuning plans to put new engines on the says the “unacceptable” $8.7 billion package ering a breach of internal rules,” the bank said in a A330 long-haul jet - its second main cash cow would alone cover the costs of the 777X. Boeing statement. “Commerzbank has zero tolerance for after the A320. A surge in A330 orders triggered denies this and says Airbus benefits from unfair by delays to the 787 has slowed down, threaten- government loans in Europe. non-compliance with rules and regulations, and has ing a drop in deliveries from 2016 if Airbus takes Senior industry strategists say the planemak- taken immediate action upon the discovery of inap- no action to improve fuel efficiency. ers’ decade-old and ill-tempered World Trade propriate conduct,” the statement said. “We believe Its cash pipeline has already been squeezed Organization dispute over mutual allegations of this incident was an isolated event and one from by the $15-billion A350 and heavy overspending illegal government subsidies is not just about which the bank and the individuals concerned in no on earlier programs such as the A380 and mili- politics but is just another leg of their battle to way profited.” On Tuesday, the German financial sec- tary A400M. Airbus is expected to make a deci- SCHOENEFELD: A stewardess poses in the bar of the business class of an Airbus restrict the other’s funding. Both companies tor watchdog, BaFin, said it had found concrete evi- sion later this year, though there is a slim chance A380 from Emirates airlines during the International Air Show ILA in Schoenefeld insist it is purely about restoring a ‘level playing dence that traders attempted to manipulate the it will come as early as July’s Farnborough yesterday. — AFP field’ for competition. — Reuters global currency market.

Renault inks battery deal with LG Chem China, Russia ink 30-year gas deal SEOUL: French auto giant Renault has signed an agreement with South Korean chemical firm LG Chem SHANGHAI: China signed a deal yesterday to buy Russian nat- reliable strategic partnership with China.” Russia’s economy dependence on Russia because of the Ukraine crisis, said to jointly develop batteries for its electric cars, compa- ural gas worth up to $400 billion, giving a boost to diplomati- has been bruised by its dispute with the West over Ukraine’s Alexander Lukin, a deputy head of the Russian Diplomatic ny officials said yesterday. A memorandum of under- cally isolated President Vladimir Putin and expanding tilt toward the European Union, a shift that inflamed Moscow’s Academy under the country’s Foreign Ministry, quoted by the standing was signed in Seoul on Tuesday by Thierry Moscow’s ties with Asia. Price negotiations on the 30-year deal insecurities about declining influence and sparked its annexa- RIA Novosti news agency. “We will be able to show to Europe Bollore, Renault’s chief competitive officer, and LG continued into the final hours of a two-day visit by Putin to tion of Crimea in March. The supplies will help to ease gas that we have other customers,” Lukin said. The US treasury sec- China, during which both sides had said they hoped to sign a shortages in China, the world’s second-largest economy, and retary, Jacob Lew, appealed to China during a visit last week to Chem president Kwon Young-Soo, an LG spokesman deal. Putin was in Shanghai for an Asian security conference. curb reliance on coal. avoid taking steps that might offset sanctions. However, said. “LG will develop new batteries for next-generation The deal gives Moscow an economic boost at a time when The agreement calls for Russian government-controlled American officials have acknowledged China’s pressing need electric vehicles to be produced by Renault,” the Washington and the European Union have imposed visa bans Gazprom to supply state-owned China National Petroleum for energy. spokesman said, declining to say whether the lithium and asset freezes on dozens of Russian officials and several Corp. with 38 billion cubic meters of gas annually, Gazprom CNPC announced it had signed a deal but it gave no ion batteries could be used for other vehicles. LG said companies over Ukraine. It allows Russia to diversify its mar- spokesman Sergey Kupriyanov told The Associated Press. That details. Putin met Tuesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping the batteries would boost the travelling range of kets for gas, which now goes mostly to Europe. The agreement would represent about a quarter of China’s current annual gas while gas negotiations continued in private. The Russian Renault’s electric cars, addressing a key concern about “opened the door for Russia to enter into Asia’s gas market,” consumption of nearly 150 billion cubic meters. The contract leader’s visit is a “major step toward a strategic partnership of the zero-emission vehicles touted as a potential solu- said Keun-Wook Paik, senior research fellow at the Oxford is worth a total of $400 billion, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller told the two nations,” said Mikhail Margelov, head of the foreign tion to the exhaust gases that blight busy cities world- Institute for Energy Studies. Politically, the deal has provided Russian news agencies. Gas is due to begin flowing to China as affairs committee in the upper house of the Russian parlia- wide. Bollore said the agreement would help Renault “a breathing space for Russia,” Paik said. “Russia, and Putin, can early as 2018. ment, according to RIA Novosti. The Ukraine crisis and Western develop a diversified group of electric vehicles, accord- demonstrate it’s not completely isolated because of the The contract “particularly important” at a time when sanctions on Russia had raised expectations Moscow would ing to a statement from the company’s South Korean Ukraine crisis. Russia has demonstrated that they have a very Europe has threatened to cut gas imports and reduce its compromise to secure the gas deal. —AP unit, Renault Samsung Motors. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 BUSINESS How Russian money flows through banks in Europe

MOSCOW: Two Putin associates, Nikolai ‘Putin’s palace’ Shamalov and Dmitry Gorelov, struck lucrative Reuters asked Cirillo, through Medea’s lawyer deals to supply medical scanners and other gear in Switzerland, about the contract, his owner- for Russia’s state health program. Some of the ship of Medea and his role as architect in the proceeds from those deals, Reuters found, ulti- Black Sea development. Cirillo replied with a mately wound up helping to finance the luxuri- brief statement in which he confirmed his role as ous mansion on the Black Sea popularly known architect in the project. He said a Russian com- as “Putin’s palace.” The money trail is a convolut- pany had “assigned me the work” because of his ed one. A UK-registered company owned by the skills. “I am specialized and focused in the cre- two men, Greathill, received at least $195 million ation of high standing objects in many countries from sales of medical equipment to Russia. of the world,” he said. He declined to go into In total, Greathill sent some $84 million to detail. accounts at the former Dresdner Bank in Zurich. The Russian company Cirillo identified as his According to bank statements reviewed by client is named Stroygazconsulting. Corporate Reuters, more than $56 million went from records indicate no tie to Shamalov and Gorelov. Greathill to the Swiss accounts after 2006, when Asked whether it had hired Cirillo to work on the Putin’s national health project began. Those Black Sea estate known as “Putin’s palace,” a Swiss accounts were controlled by a Belize-regis- spokeswoman for Stroygazconsulting said: “The tered company called Lanaval - a firm that was story in question is an invention.” She added that also owned by Shamalov and Gorelov, accord- the “only thing we can confirm” was that ing to Sergei Kolesnikov, a former business asso- Stroygazconsulting and Cirillo had had a joint ciate of the two men. The claim that Shamalov company “many years ago.” In any case, the con- and Gorelov own Lanaval is supported, in part, tract documents reviewed by Reuters show that by documents reviewed by Reuters. The docu- Cirillo’s firm Medea was paid by Lanaval, the ments set out an arrangement under which company owned by Shamalov and Gorelov. Greathill agreed to act as an agent for Lanaval, Kolesnikov possesses a tape recording of WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama meets with business leaders about creating and investing in jobs in US. (From left) Carsten Spohr, remitting profits to Lanaval from business con- what he describes as a 2009 meeting in St. Chairman and CEO, Deutsche Lufthansa AG; Ravila Gupta, president, Umicore USA; president Obama; Joe Hinrichs, executive vice president and ducted by Greathill. Shamalov did not respond Petersburg. There, he says, Shamalov, Gorelov president of the Americas, Ford Motor Company; Sanjay K Jha, CEO, Globalfoundries; Michael Penner, President, Richelieu. —AP to written questions. No one from Lanaval could and Cirillo - as well as Kolesnikov himself - dis- be reached for comment. A spokesman for LGT cussed details of the Black Sea property and Group, the successor bank to Dresdner, said that Medea’s involvement. On the tape, which was under Swiss and Liechtenstein laws the bank reviewed by Reuters, a man addressed by the Lufthansa’s CEO: State-owned was unable to respond to Reuters’ questions. others as “Lanfranco” talks in Russian about importing materials for the luxury estate via carriers ‘global game-changer’ Lanaval bank statements Medea Investment. The man says: “If I need to Reuters reviewed more than 140 pages of import through Medea Investment, then I need WASHINGTON: Deutsche Lufthansa AG is recover- owned status meant they do not compete on a lev- outside Europe. At the release of its first-quarter Lanaval bank statements, covering 2003 to 2010. to open an official representative office for ing from a pilot strike in April and views competi- el playing field with privatized carriers. Those air- results the airline said routes to the region were not The statements indicate that between June and Medea Investment in Russia to receive permis- tion from state-owned carriers as one of its biggest lines have grown rapidly in recent years, adding performing as well as previously. “This year there’s a October 2009, Lanaval sent at least $48 million sion for customs clearance, to receive money challenges, its new chief executive told Reuters in routes and planes as they seek to fly more passen- little bit more capacity on the markets. We need to from its Zurich accounts to an account in here for investment programs and to pay rou- an interview on Tuesday. Carsten Spohr, in gers through hubs in Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi. see how the summer goes,” Spohr said. Still, Spohr Liechtenstein. The Liechtenstein account was bles and to pay here.” Washington to attend a meeting with President Lufthansa’s relationship with its pilots is also a chal- said the North Atlantic was not a big concern. “The controlled by a firm called Medea Investment, Barack Obama and other executives about foreign lenge. The recent three-day pilots’ strike led to a US economy is picking back up. We see more invest- which is registered in Washington, DC, accord- ‘Black money’ investment in the United States, took over as head drop in passenger numbers and cargo volumes, ment in the United States, not just from our side, ing to contract documents and corporate When Kolesnikov talks of paying for the of Europe’s largest airline by revenue earlier this but Spohr said traffic had bounced back since then. from our customers, creating more traffic,” he said, records. Medea supplied Italian building materi- goods, “Lanfranco” asks whether paying “with month. “The biggest challenge for a chief executive “We are looking for a summer in line with our adding he hoped a trade agreement being negoti- als to the property known as “Putin’s palace,” black money to an American company” would of a European airline, just as for my counterparts in expectations,” he said. Spohr declined to comment ated between Washington and the European Union according to an agreement dated June 2009 be problematical. It is not clear what was meant the United States, is running privatized companies on the status of talks with the union about pay and would also help his business. Low-fare airlines are between Lanaval and Medea Investment. by the reference to “black” money. Cirillo, who in an industry where government-owned airlines benefits. “Obviously we have come back to the also putting pressure on Lufthansa, but Spohr said Under that agreement, which was reviewed speaks Russian, declined to answer questions are gaining more and more market share,” Spohr negotiating table, which is the right place to put the airline was in good shape in that area through by Reuters, Lanaval agreed to buy goods from about Kolesnikov’s tape and did not say who the said in one of his first interviews since becoming the discussions,” he said. “We all know how impor- its wholly owned subsidiary Germanwings, a low- Medea worth 37.5 million euros (about $52 mil- Black Sea property belonged to. He said in his CEO. “That’s the global game changer to our indus- tant this is for the labor side, for us, so I think there cost carrier based in Cologne. “We have increased lion at the time). The contract says the goods written statement: “Every meeting held with my try we need to find the right answers to.” will be a constructive element in this.” the size of our subsidiary Germanwings, which is were for a “big building project (resort)” in the counterparty and any act connected thereto, Spohr’s predecessor, Christoph Franz, often very successfully acting against other low-cost carri- region of Novorossiysk, on the Black Sea. that you may be aware of, was exclusively direct- spoke out against Gulf carriers like Emirates, Qatar North America ers in Europe, so I think we have found answers Novorossiysk is a town near the palace, about 40 ed to define the construction work, its status Airways and Etihad Airways saying their state- North America is Lufthansa’s biggest market there.”—Reuters km (25 miles) away. The “big building project” and development, as well as payments to me for and the “Putin palace” estate are one and the the services rendered.” same, said Kolesnikov. The owner of Medea The tape also includes a man identified as Investment is Lanfranco Cirillo, an Italian archi- Shamalov by Kolesnikov - and referred to by oth- Floods inflict grievous blow tect, Kolesnikov said. It was Cirillo, who has often ers as “Nikolai Terentievich,” Shamalov’s first and worked in Russia, who designed the “Putin patronymic names. On the tape, this man refers palace” property, Kolesnikov said. to Lanaval as “our company.” —Reuters on frail Balkan economies Berlusconi issues warning Damage from flooding seen at billions of euros MAGLAJ: When the waters receded, hundreds of Raiffeisen Bank said on Tuesday its forecast of 1.5 and the European Bank for Reconstruction and over euro-zone’s future employees at the paper and pulp factory in the percent economic growth this year was under pres- Development (EBRD) visit the region this week to Bosnian town of Maglaj turned up for work. Armed sure. Already struggling with very high unemploy- see the damage first-hand. As a candidate for EU LONDON: Former Italian Prime Minister smear campaign. “I have never had any with shovels, they began to clear the mud that ment, lower growth will only make it harder for the membership, Serbia qualifies for the bloc’s Silvio Berlusconi yesterday warned the euro problems with Angela Merkel,” he said. “In caked the Natron Hayat mill, where machinery had countries’ populations to find regular work. Bosnia’s Solidarity Fund, providing the damage amounts to currency could fail without a radical shake- 20 years of politics I have never insulted sat for days submerged under three meters of jobless rate is running at around 40 percent and at least 0.64 percent of gross domestic product up of the European Union. Talking to the anyone and this accusation was made up by water. The factory was wrecked, and barely a house Serbia’s at 25 percent, according to official esti- (GDP), or around $240 million. Serbia plans a donor BBC’s Newsnight program, Berlusconi also someone who wanted to turn Angela in the town around it was left untouched by the mates, with many workers scratching out a basic conference on Thursday. railed against former French president against me.” worst floods to hit the Balkans in living memory. living in the grey economy. Nicolas Sarkozy and denied reports that he But Berlusconi, who was kicked out of Maglaj was a picture of destruction, and of the eco- Bosnia’s presidency has asked the central gov- Lost everything had made vulgar insults against German parliament following last year’s conviction nomic toll on a region woefully unfit to foot the ernment to request reprogramming of the coun- Bosnia, however, is yet to qualify for candidacy Chancellor Angela Merkel. The controversial for tax fraud, criticized fellow European bill. try’s international loans and for commercial banks due to years of foot-dragging by a political elite still politician told presenter Jeremy Paxman heavyweight Nicolas Sarkozy over his efforts “We all live off this factory, and the sooner pro- to adjust loan repayments for Bosnians hit by the split along ethnic lines. A spokesman for the EU’s that the EU’s “imbalanced economic policy” to remove veteran Libyan leader Muammar duction resumes, the sooner the town will return flooding. The government says they number in the mission in Bosnia said the bloc’s executive arm, the posed an existential threat to the euro-zone, Gaddafi in 2011. “He (Sarkozy) feared that to life,” said mill worker Mirza Mahic, shovel in hundreds of thousands, and that more than Commission, was urgently looking at how to pull just days before the European Union goes my friendship with Gaddafi would stop Libya hand. Two decades after the wars that tore apart 100,000 buildings are unusable. In Serbia, sandbag together a support package for the country. “The to the polls to decide the make-up of its from supplying France with oil and gas,” he Yugoslavia and put much of the region on Western barriers largely kept the waters from the country’s flooding destroyed not only the houses and busi- parliament. said during the BBC interview, conducted in financial life support, Serbia and Bosnia must again biggest power plant, Nikola Tesla, but the largest nesses but also the infrastructure, inflicting huge “We need radical changes otherwise the Milan. “So he moved before the other coun- look to Europe for the money to recover from days coal mine that supplies it was turned into a lake 60 damage to roads, bridges, railway tracks and water- economic situation will force us and other tries to attack Libya and Gaddafi and I think of devastating floods. In Bosnia alone, forecasts of metres deep in some parts. Prime Minister works, which will need major investment,” said European countries to abandon the euro it was a big mistake.” The 77-year-old also the damage top 1 billion euros ($1.37 billion). Aleksandar Vucic says the clean-up at the complex Aleksa Milojevic, director of the Economic Institute and go back to our national currencies,” he repeated comments made last week to a Given the destruction inflicted on agricultural land will cost more than 100 million euros. in the flood-hit town of Bijeljina in eastern Bosnia. cautioned. When asked about allegations German newspaper, in which he cautioned and the energy network, imports are set to rise, Energy production, already down 40 percent, Milojevic said the agriculture and cattle stock in that he had used a deeply offensive term against the imposition of EU sanctions on impacting economic growth and inflation. Food could be limited for months. “It will take us a year Bosnia’s northern Semberija region, the country’s insulting Angela Merkel’s sex appeal, which those close to Russian leader Vladimir Putin prices could soar. to recover production here and take the water out,” granary, was completely destroyed because of the appeared in Italian newspapers in 2011, over the Kremlin’s role in the Ukraine Estimating the damage in Bosnia at 1.3 billion Kolubara mine general manager Milenko Grgic told failure of authorities to react quickly to warnings of Berlusconi claimed he was the victim of a crises.-—AFP euros, or roughly 10 percent of national output, state television. Envoys from the European Union the impending floods.—Reuters EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. UAE Exchange Centre WLL Syrian Pound 2.900 Sierra Leone 0.000069 0.000075 Nepalese Rupees 3.880 Singapore Dollar 0.222208 0.228208 South African Rand 0.021140 0.029640 ASIAN COUNTRIES Malaysian Ringgit 87.040 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Chinese Yuan Renminbi 45.395 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001866 0.002446 Japanese Yen 2.791 Australian Dollar 268.84 261.84 Thai Bhat 9.680 Taiwan 0.009244 0.009424 Indian Rupees 4.805 Canadian Dollar 262.66 263.66 Turkish Lira 134.045 Thai Baht 0.008372 0.008922 Pakistani Rupees 2.855 Swiss Franc 321.42 319.42 Arab Srilankan Rupees 2.162 Euro 390.18 391.18 Bahraini Dinar 0.742351 0.750351 Nepali Rupees 3.024 US Dollar 281.70 284.70 Egyptian Pound 0.036440 0.039540 Singapore Dollar 225.930 Sterling Pound 478.47 481.47 Bahrain Exchange Company Iranian Riyal 0.000078 0.000079 Hongkong Dollar 36.414 Japanese Yen 2.85 2.87 Iraqi Dinar 0.000181 0.000241 Bangladesh Taka 3.630 Bangladesh Taka 3.631 3.901 CURRENCY BUY SELL Jordanian Dinar 0.393943 0.401443 Philippine Peso 6.455 Indian Rupee 4.800 5.100 Europe Kuwaiti Dinar 1.0000000 1.0000000 Thai Baht 8.693 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.161 2.596 Belgian Franc 0.007336 0.008336 Lebanese Pound 0.000138 0.000238 Irani Riyal transfer 0.271 Nepali Rupee 3.004 3.539 British Pound 0.467482 0.476482 Moroccan Dirhams 0.025298 0.049298 Irani Riyal cash 0.273 Pakistani Rupee 2.861 2.790 Czech Korune 0.006053 0.018053 Nigerian Naira 0.001135 0.001770 GCC COUNTRIES UAE Dirhams 76.76 77.23 Danish Krone 0.047714 0.052714 Omani Riyal 0.727214 0.732894 Saudi Riyal 75.310 Bahraini Dinar 749.77 751.84 Euro 0.381074 0.389074 Qatar Riyal 0.076831 0.078044 Qatari Riyal 77.598 Egyptian Pound 39.57 40.17 Norwegian Krone 0.043463 0.048663 Saudi Riyal 0.074643 0.075343 Omani Riyal 733.630 Jordanian Dinar 400.93 406.58 Romanian Leu 0.087091 0.87091 Syrian Pound 0.001751 0.001971 Bahraini Dinar 750.100 Omani Riyal 732.60 739.90 Slovakia 0.008073 0.018073 Tunisian Dinar 0.170179 0.178179 UAE Dirham 76.911 Qatari Riyal 77.79 78.34 Swedish Krona 0.038713 0.043713 Turkish Lira 0.139008 0.146008 ARAB COUNTRIES Saudi Riyal 75.25 75.65 Swiss Franc 0.309624 0.319824 UAE Dirhams 0.075878 0.077027 Egyptian Pound - Cash 39.650 Turkish Lira 0.139008 0.146008 Yemeni Riyal 0.001282 0.001362 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 39.583 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Australasia Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.318 Australian Dollar 0.253804 0.265304 Tunisian Dinar 174.800 New Zealand Dollar 0.236627 0.246127 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Jordanian Dinar 398.810 America Al Mulla Exchange US Dollar 281.500 Canadian Dollar 0.253943 0.262443 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.895 Canadian Dollar 259.510 US Dollars 0.278200 0.282550 Syrian Lira 2.013 Sterling Pound 475.750 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Morocco Dirham 35.156 Euro 391.810 US Dollars Mint 0.278700 0.282550 US Dollar 281.700 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Swiss Frank 320.975 Asia Euro 388.300 US Dollar Transfer 282.300 Bahrain Dinar 749.235 Bangladesh Taka 0.003330 0.003930 Pound Sterlng 476.100 Euro 388.300 UAE Dirhams 76.620 Chinese Yuan 0.044066 0.047566 Canadian Dollar 260.000 Sterling Pound 476.660 Qatari Riyals 78.200 Hong Kong Dollar 0.034326 0.037076 Indian Rupee 4.798 Canadian dollar 259.590 Saudi Riyals 75.340 Indian Rupee 0.004480 0.004881 Egyptian Pound 39.530 Turkish lira 133.380 Jordanian Dinar 396.715 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000020 0.000026 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.160 Swiss Franc 317.910 Egyptian Pound 40.115 Japanese Yen 0.002694 0.002874 Bangladesh Taka 3.628 Australian Dollar 261.550 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.154 Kenyan Shilling 0.003211 0.003211 Philippines Peso 6.440 Indian Rupees 4.679 US Dollar Buying 281.100 Korean Won 0.000265 0.000280 Pakistan Rupee 2.852 Pakistani Rupees 2.852 GOLD Malaysian Ringgit 0.083589 0.089589 Bahraini Dinar 750.200 20 Gram 245.000 Bangladesh Taka 3.622 Nepalese Rupee 0.003002 0.003172 Philippines Pesso 6.322 UAE Dirham 76.650 10 Gram 124.000 Pakistan Rupee 0.002670 0.002950 Cyprus pound 691.420 Saudi Riyal 75.250 5 Gram 64.000 Philippine Peso 0.006333 0.006613 Japanese Yen 3.750 *Rates are subject to change BUSINESS THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 China’s April oil imports from Iran hit record high

BEIJING: China’s imports of Iranian crude Forum. “This month’s imports are very high, in April more than doubled from a year but don’t necessarily mean that this is the ago to a record near 800,000 barrels per trend for the rest of the year,” he said. day (bpd), again pushing Asia’s monthly China’s oil arrivals from Iran in the first four intake from the OPEC member above what months of this year were at 618,170 bpd, is allowed under the temporary deal eas- up 54.5 percent from a year ago. ing sanctions on Tehran. China’s imports, China’s high oil imports and moderate added to India’s shipments of about growth in oil demand could suggest stock- 225,000 bpd in April and South Korea’s piling in both commercial and strategic 135,000 bpd, put Asia’s purchases of reserves as some of its second phase tanks Iranian crude for last month over the 1 mil- for strategic reserves have finished construc- lion bpd limit - with Japan still to report its tion, analysts have said. China’s imports from oil import data later in May. Iran have also been higher this year due to Under the temporary deal that went new volumes of condensate, a super light into effect in January, Iran’s exports are crude, and because top refiner Sinopec Corp supposed to be held at an average 1 mil- may have boosted liftings under a long- lion bpd for the six months to July 20, but term agreement, traders said. Condensate shipments arriving in Asia have topped imports are likely to be between one to two that mark since November, according to very large crude carriers (VLCCs) per month, customs and ship tracking data. China’s or between 67,000 and 133,000 bpd, said a crude imports from Iran in April rose 115.3 Chinese crude oil trader. percent to 799,865 bpd, customs data Condensate is included in China’s crude showed yesterday, accelerating a rise in its oil imports, but a US State Department intake from the OPEC member after the spokeswoman confirmed in April that the November nuclear deal that eased some light oil is exempt from sanctions. China sanctions on Tehran. On a daily basis, may have trouble holding down its Iranian China’s April imports of Iranian oil rose 44 oil imports in 2014 as state-run trader percent from March’s 555,182 bpd. Zhuhai Zhenrong Corp is negotiating a The jump in the Iranian oil purchases new condensate contract to supply an CAIRO: Posters of Egyptian ex-army chief and leading presidential candidate Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi are seen outside Cairo University in the capital was part of a 21 percent rise in China’s total independent petrochemical firm Dragon yesterday. — AFP crude imports in April from a year ago to a Aromatics, Reuters has reported. Dragon record of 6.78 million bpd, official data Aromatics has since the second half of 2013 showed earlier. The increases have come on been buying condensate from Iran as feed- Subsidies could pose higher seasonal demand and indications of stock. Sinopec, under a new push to cut stockpiling, according to analysts. “Imports crude purchase costs, may have stepped from Iran are likely to be higher this year ... up Iranian oil lifting since late 2013 as the part of (China’s) stockpiling efforts,” Michal supplies are deemed competitive versus huge challenge for Sisi Meidan, Director of independent consul- similar grades from Saudi Arabia, traders tancy China Matters told Reuters Global Oil have said. — Reuters Egypt business pushes for energy subsidy cuts Qatari CBQ, Doha Bank CAIRO: Former army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has The political and economic turmoil since Mubarak in the streets and your production and everything will kept Egyptians guessing about how he will handle fell in 2011 and last year’s removal by Sisi of President go chaotic.” Many business leaders argue that eventu- may raise new capital energy subsidies, one of the most explosive issues Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood has exac- ally the poor will benefit from the scrapping of a sub- coming his way if, as seems certain, he is elected presi- erbated problems for a state budget, a whopping 13 sidies system that has long failed to serve them, while DUBAI: Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) and think cutting growth is an option for the dent next week. Cautious campaign language shows percent of which is spent on letting businesses and eventually also adding to the profits of magnates Doha Bank may need to increase their capital banks. So, we expect Qatar National Bank and he is well aware subsidy cuts that would help repair consumers buy energy at well below market prices. whose factories have run on cheap fuel. “We should next year by $412 million each to abide by Doha Bank to pare divis, while Commercial ruinous government finances might also spark the The business leaders interviewed by Reuters have not continue being lazy. We cannot live with the gov- expected central bank regulations, US invest- Bank of Qatar and Doha Bank may also opt to kind of unrest that helped topple two presidents in concluded that an economic system, suffering from a ernment subsidizing everything,” said Hussein Sabour, ment bank Morgan Stanley said in a report. raise capital,” it said. Qatar’s central bank, three years. Yet he may find his resolve to stem the weakening currency, massive unemployment and a a 77-year-old real estate and engineering mogul who While Qatari banks have formally adopted which set the minimum Basel 3 capital level expense stiffened from an unlikely quarter - some of widening budget deficit, is no longer sustainable and made his money in part through a joint venture with Basel 3 international regulations as of early for local banks at 12.5 percent versus 10 per- Egypt’s wealthiest, whose businesses have benefited poses a greater risk to stability - and to their own prof- the largest state-owned bank. this year, the investment bank expects Qatar’s cent under Basel 2, may require new capital greatly from state largesse. its - than does the upheaval of cutting subsidies. Sabour, who cruises to his Nileside Cairo office in a central bank to impose higher capital require- buffers as early as next year, effectively raising Several leading business figures, including in the German luxury car powered by fuel costing him little ments that could go up to 16 percent of risk- the minimum ratio to 14 percent by the fourth energy sector and in energy-intensive manufacturing Fear of streets more than bottled water, said inertia on the energy weighted assets in 2019. Qatari banks will quarter of 2015 and 16 percent by early 2019, industries, have said they hope Sisi grasps the nettle Toying with the gold band around his cigar as he cushion was undermining the interests of business: “In choose to raise capital, rather than curtail the report said. While Qatar National Bank’s and reins in subsidies on fuel and electricity even at sits behind his desk and reflected on his empire, the long term, it’s bad for all of us if we continue like growth or cut dividends to zero, and might (QNB) organic capital generation will be suffi- the risk of anger on the street, in order to avert a col- Egypt’s “fertilizer king” Sherif El-Gabaly embodies for this,” he said. The basic grade gasoline on which most also look at further overseas expansions to cient to cover capital requirements, Morgan lapse in public finances. As a long-standing bulwark of his critics the “crony capitalism” that led allies of poor Egyptians rely can be had for about 12 US cents beat limited growth prospects in a country of Stanley expects that both CBQ and Doha Bank the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak, during which the Mubarak to dominate the economy - though Gabaly a liter - less than a tenth of the cost of a standard 1.7 million people, the report said. “Investors will need to raise 1.5 billion riyals ($412 mil- subsidy regime was entrenched, Egypt’s big business insists all his business has always been above board. equivalent in Europe. Ahmed Abou Hashema, chair- have yet to appreciate the full implications of lion) each in Tier 1 capital to keep pace with establishment has a voice that is likely to count with “We need the masses to be also stable,” he said. “We man of Egyptian Steel, is another who sees the sub- Qatar’s move to Basel 3,” said Morgan Stanley growth. CBQ and Doha Bank could not imme- Sisi, whose probable victory in a vote to be held on in an emailed report dated May 19. diately be reached for comment. Morgan cannot work in the situation where we live on our sidy regime as having outlived its usefulness: “Today I “We think the Qatar Central Bank will Stanley upgraded CBQ to “overweight” with a Monday and Tuesday will restore a military man to own and just grow and make money and live our own ride in my car - I’m a man with a factory, I’m a busi- require 14 percent capital from FY15. We don’t price target of 80 riyals. —Reuters Cairo’s presidential palace after the brief hiatus of lives in closed compounds and the rest of the country nessman,” he said. “Why does the country subsidize Islamist control. is in shambles. “Because the next day they’ll turn out me? “Don’t subsidize me.” —Reuters BUSINESS THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 Wall Street gloom stifles Asian shares, dollar dips Spreadbetters see a softer open for European shares

TOKYO: Asian shares caught Wall Street’s gloom yes- percent, and France’s CAC 40 down as much as 0.4 US stocks fell in a broad selloff. Asian investors con- 3:30 pm, after the Tokyo market close. benchmark US 10-year notes inched terday, while the dollar was on track for a sixth losing percent. “Following a session of minimal economic tinued to keep a wary eye on the situation in The BOJ held policy steady as up to 2.51 percent in Asia from its US session against the yen after the Bank of Japan data and dismal retail earnings from both sides of the Thailand, where the army declared martial law on expected at the conclusion of a two- close of 2.50 percent on Tuesday, but upgraded its view on capital expenditure. The shad- pond, European markets look set to open lower,” Tuesday after months of civil and political unrest. day meeting and maintained its overall remained close to half-year lows. Later, ow was likely to fall over the European open, with Jasper Lawler, market analyst at CMC Markets, wrote Japan’s Nikkei stock average ended down 0.2 per- upbeat economic assessment while the US Federal Reserve will release the financial spreadbetters expecting Britain’s FTSE 100 in a note to clients. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia- cent, as investors awaited post-meeting comments raising its capex view. “The market is minutes of its latest policy meeting, to open down 0.2 percent, Germany’s DAX off 0.3 Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.1 percent, after by Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda from already jittery about falling US bond though most market participants did yields leading to a weak dollar-yen. not expect any substantial clues to Kuroda’s comment dismissing the pos- emerge on the timing of a future hike sibility of further easing again won’t do to interest rates. any good to the mood,” said Hiromichi New York Federal Reserve President Tamura, chief strategist at Nomura William Dudley said at an event on Securities. Japanese trade data for April Tuesday that the US central bank will released shortly before the market likely be “relatively slow” in hiking inter- opened showed that the country post- est rates. The euro was steady on the ed a record 22nd month of trade day at $1.3706, but remained not far deficits. While last month’s rise in from a nadir of $1.3648 touched on exports beat forecasts, shipments to Thursday, which was its lowest since the major US market slowed. late February. In commodities trading, The dollar lost about 0.1 percent US crude rose 0.5 percent to $102.85 against the yen to 101.22 yen, not far per barrel, supported by a disruption in from Monday’s low of 101.10 yen, Libya’s oil output and an unexpected which was its weakest level since early draw in US crude oil inventory, accord- February. The recent downtrend in US ing to industry data. Spot gold was Treasury yields continued to under- steady on the day at $1,293.80 an mine the dollar’s appeal. The yield on ounce. — Reuters

TOKYO: A women looks at an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in the rain in Tokyo, yesterday. Asian stock markets were muted yesterday as investors watched for cues from central banks in Japan and elsewhere. — AP Brent rises near $110 Libyan oil fields still shut

SINGAPORE: Brent futures edged higher broke out in the North African country towards $110 per barrel yesterday, sup- late last week. “The price response to the ported by industry data showing an unex- Libyan violence was perhaps a little less pected draw in US crude inventories and than expected and suggests much of the new violence in OPEC oil producer Libya. negative geopolitical news may have US crude stocks fell last week as refineries already been priced,” analysts at ANZ said boosted output, while gasoline invento- in a note. Production at the country’s ries increased and distillate stocks built, western El Feel and El Shahara oilfields is data from industry group the American still shut more than a week since the gov- Petroleum Institute showed. Investors will ernment said protests there were over. now be watching closely to see if official National output was around 210,000 bar- data from the US Department of Energy’s rels per day (bpd). Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirms the drop. Soaring US production “We are ramping up for the summer Crude inventories in the United States driving season, so a draw in crude stocks fell by 10.3 million barrels in the week shouldn’t come as a surprise,” said Tony ended May 16, with stocks at the Cushing, Nunan, oil risk manager at Mitsubishi Oklahoma, delivery hub falling by 261,000 Corp in Tokyo. “We went from a strong barrels according to the API data. A winter more or less right into the summer Reuters poll of analysts had shown expec- driving season, so I think this will continue tations that stockpiles likely rose last week to support crude oil,” he said. Brent crude by 800,000 barrels to their highest in more gained 8 cents to $109.77 a barrel at 0658 than 20 years. “With US shale (production) GMT, after it settled 32 cents higher. growing at a million barrels per year, that US crude for July delivery rose 53 cents has been keeping a lid on a market full of at $102.86 a barrel, after it settled 22 cents geopolitical uncertainty and the main rea- up in the previous session. US crude for son oil prices haven’t gone up more,” said June delivery, which expired Tuesday, set- Nunan. US commercial gasoline stocks tled 17 cents lower at $102.44, after hit- were also seen rising in the week to May ting its highest price in nearly a month on 16, while distillate inventories declined, Monday. The fragile situation in Libya con- the Reuters poll of nine analysts showed. tinued to provide support for global oil The more closely watched EIA data will prices, with new fighting breaking out in come out later. The conflict in Ukraine also the capitol Tripoli early yesterday, accord- continued to support oil prices, after a ing to witnesses. The reports by Tripoli res- senior Russian official said the upcoming idents of gunfire and explosions near two presidential election in Ukraine on May 25 military camps came two days after gun- could deepen political divisions, casting men stormed parliament in the worst vio- doubts on whether Moscow will consider lence in months. the election legitimate. The West has Libyan authorities have proposed a imposed sanctions against Russia, the June national election as the government world’s biggest oil producer, over its seeks to resolve a standoff involving pow- involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. A erful brigades of former rebel fighters dispute between Moscow and Kiev over who defy state authority. Still, Brent is gas prices could impact shipments of trading only slightly higher since fighting Russian natural gas to Europe. —Reuters Gold flat; palladium at near 3-year high

LONDON: Gold was little changed yes- on track for a sixth losing session terday, failing to capitalize on a weaker against the yen and down 0.1 percent dollar and lower equities, while against a basket of currencies. A lower investors remained cautious ahead of dollar makes gold cheaper for foreign minutes of the US Federal Reserve’s investors, but interest in the metal was April policy meeting due later in the still lacklustre in the absence of major day. Platinum rose to near a two-month economic events. high, and palladium touched a near “For the past few weeks, gold has three-year high as labor strikes in top been struggling for direction,” Butler producer South Africa dragged on for a said. “We have seen occasional spikes 17th week and after an industry report when some news out of Russia has said a shortage of both metals was set happened, but this geopolitical risk to widen this year. factor is already in the price to a large “For palladium, it is the perfect degree, and in the absence of that and storm of conditions. It’s the South any other macroeconomic news, African supply side, which in our esti- investors are just lacking conviction.” mate cost 600,000 ounces of lost palla- As a gauge of investor interest, hold- dium since the start of the strike, Russia ings of the SPDR Gold Trust, the top and also the investment demand story,” gold-backed exchange-traded fund, fell Mitsubishi Corp analyst Jonathan by 1.79 tons on Tuesday. Investors were Butler said. Spot gold was down 0.1 also keeping an eye on the Fed’s April percent at $1,292.56 an ounce by 1016 policy meeting minutes due later in the GMT, while US gold futures were day. While the central bank is not unchanged at$1,294.30 an ounce. expected to raise rates until at least the Platinum rose 1.2 percent to $1,477.74 middle of next year, market players will an ounce, not far from a two-month be keen to learn whether officials dis- high of $1,483.50 hit last week, while cussed the myriad issues about policy palladium was up 0.2 percent at normalisation. In news from the plat- $815.30 an ounce, having touched its inum group metals, refiner Johnson highest since August 2011 at $828.20 Matthey said on Tuesday that the plat- in earlier trade. inum market was expected to post a European shares were under pres- deficit of 1.218 million ounces this year, sure yesterday, spooked by overnight the largest shortfall since it began com- falls on Wall Street, while the dollar was piling data in 1975. —Reuters BUSINESS THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014

Philippines to showcase economic comeback at ‘Asia’s Davos’

MANILA: The Philippines will launch a neighbors, the Southeast Asian nation has tional plaudits for his economic steward- the spotlight on a country which has region’s economies, a timely topic given high-profile sell of its surging economy as in recent years won investment-grade rat- ship and a bruising anti-corruption cam- turned itself around remarkably after the growing tensions over competing ter- it welcomes hundreds of business chiefs ings and recorded stock market highs as paign, is now intending to use the three- years of unfulfilled promise,” Rao wrote in ritorial claims in the South China Sea and and government leaders for Asia’s edition its economy has expanded at one of the day WEF on East Asia as a form of coming- a WEF blog. After yesterday’s social events East China Sea. China’s increasingly of the World Economic Forum. After fastest rates in the region. President out party for the Philippines. to open the forum, the first official session assertive efforts to stake its claim to near- decades of lagging behind many of its Benigno Aquino, who has learnt interna- “Holding WEF East Asia in our country on Thursday morning will focus on the ly all of the South China Sea have been is a clear recognition of the strong macro- hosts and is entitled: “Philippines: The one of the most dominant issues in Asia economic fundamentals in the Next Asian Miracle”. in recent years. Vietnam, the Philippines, Philippines, brought about by the many Malaysia and Brunei, as well as Taiwan, reforms in our society and governance,” Flaws in growth model also claim parts of the sea. The Philippines presidential spokesman Herminio Coloma Nevertheless, economists say the has accused China of being a diplomatic said. About 600 political and business Philippines’ growth model still has many and security bully in its efforts to control heavyweights from around Asia and flaws, with the elite soaking up much of the more territory, and called on the United beyond will gather in Manila’s increasing- country’s new wealth while roughly a quar- Nations to declare that the Chinese claims ly glitzy financial district of Makati for the ter of the nation’s 100 million people con- to most of the sea are invalid. event, which will focus on sustainable and tinue to live in deep poverty. Within a few In Vietnam, two Chinese nationals died equitable growth for Asia’s dynamic kilometers of the five-star hotel that is host- this month amid riots triggered by China’s economies. ing the WEF event, brutal slums are home decision to send a deep-water oil drilling Indonesian President Susilo Bambang to hundreds of thousands of desperate rig into a part of the sea claimed by both Yudhoyono and Vietnamese Prime people who have largely missed the coun- countries. The head of the US Pacific Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will also try’s economic boom. Achieving more Command, Admiral Samuel Locklear, will attend what is commonly known as “Asia’s inclusive economic growth in the be one of the panel members for the Davos”, in reference to the WEF’s annual Philippines and elsewhere in Asia is one of security session. Rao said China would global gathering in Switzerland. WEF the key themes of this year’s WEF talks. not be officially represented at the WEF Southeast Asia head Sushant Palakurthi Another is the goal of economic integra- event, although he insisted the absence Rao endorsed the Philippines’ economic tion by next year for the 10 members of the had nothing to do its row with the credentials, citing policies promoting Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Philippines and this week’s gathering was good governance that he said were an not intended to focus heavily on the mar- example for the region as well as eco- Security concerns itime disputes. “We’ll look at the other MANILA: Motorists speed past a billboard of the ‘World Economic Forum (WEF) on nomic growth bettered in Asia only by A high-profile session tomorrow will dimensions of the relationships of these East Asia’ displayed along a street near the airport in Manila yesterday. — AFP China. “This is the right moment to shine look at how security issues can affect the countries,” he said.— AFP Chevrolet Trailblazer adds more standard features

KUWAIT: Chevrolet Alghanim is proud to present the Interactive MyLink experience Chevrolet Trailblazer which is the brand’s toughest, yet The Trailblazer comes with Chevrolet’s award-winning most refined midsize sport utility vehicle, which offers the MyLink infotainment system, that brings connectivity, leading off-road and towing capabilities combined with smartphone integration, multimedia playback and capaci- premium ride and handling dynamics. The 2014 Chevrolet tive touch controls all to a beautiful 7-inch high-resolution Trailblazer is the smartest, most rugged and safest touch screen. Additionally, the Trailblazer gives the driver Trailblazer ever built, and is equipped with more standard “eyes in the back of their head” thanks to the rear-view features. camera. This combination shows exactly what is behind the vehicle when reversing. Stand out with style A perfect harmony of design and luxury makes Most Enjoyable Chevrolet Trailblazer an ideal choice for those who are Available in two- and four-wheel-drive configurations, looking for something different. It offers strong perform- the use of coil springs throughout provides the Trailblazer ance, ultimate comfort and safety for up to seven people. with better suspension articulation, a useful trait in off- Whatever lies ahead, you’ll be more than ready road conditions, in addition to providing the passenger car-like handling dynamics on the road and exceptional responsiveness. The Trailblazer is also powered by a 3.6- liter V6 with Variable Valve Timing matched with a six speed automatic transmission, which delivers an optimal balance of power (236 hp), performance and fuel economy. TOKYO: Shipping containers are loaded onto an international freighter from trailer trucks at the international cargo ter- minal yesterday. — AFP Five-star Safety It is within Chevrolet’s priority and vision to equip the 2014 Trailblazer with a rear-view camera, but the safety sto- BOJ offers brighter ry doesn’t end there. Comfort and traction have been opti- mized with the addition of an independent double wish- bone suspension on the front and half-oval steel leaf springs on the rear, not to mention the gas shock view on economy absorbers and the advanced four-wheel disc brake system, which ultimately gives you the desirable and class-leading sense of superior security. BOJ keeps policy steady as widely expected

Chevrolet Care TOKYO: The Bank of Japan kept policy steady yesterday and academics feel the central bank should start considering how An elite design All customers who purchase a Chevrolet will receive the painted a slightly more optimistic view of the economy, drop- to exit its stimulus program. Discover a different side of the Chevrolet Trailblazer benefits of the Chevrolet Care program. Chevrolet Care is a ping a reference to the country being in deflation and further “They should be talking about tapering at a minimum, and and take it on a ride. It will be an enjoyable journey in a high level customer service experience based on four pil- dashing expectations it will offer more stimulus any time they should begin preparing financial markets for a regime spacious interior with seating comfort on patterned seats lars: To provide customers with the best in service pricing soon. Governor Haruhiko Kuroda voiced confidence that after 2 percent, a shift from stimulating aggregate demand to for up to seven people. Seated in three rows they will find and cost transparency; booking service with same day Japan is on track to meet the bank’s 2 percent price target, stimulating aggregate supply,” Dale W. Jorgenson, professor of all the accessories needed perfectly in reach. Spacious delivery; quality service by certified technicians as well as a stressing that the economy will emerge from a temporary economics at Harvard University said yesterday. Many main- and accommodating, the interior also offers a foldable regional 3 year/100,000 km warranty and 24x7 regional slowdown caused by last month’s sales tax hike around sum- stream Japanese economists, however, agree with the BOJ 2nd and 3rd row providing you with additional storage roadside assistance Drop by any Chevrolet Alghanim show- mer as wages and jobs rise. The upbeat comments came after that talking about an exit now is premature with the recovery room. room and experience first hand this elite vehicle. the BOJ revised up its assessment on capital expenditure, still fragile and bound with uncertainty. For one, exports, long a soft spot in the economy, and removed a reference which hold the key to whether Japan can sustain its recovery, that Japan was in deflation for the first time since it deployed have failed to pick up to the disappointment of the BOJ, a massive stimulus programme last April. which kept its view unchanged to say shipments have recent- “Our quantitative easing policy is exerting its intended ly “leveled off more or less.” effects,” Kuroda told a news conference, adding that house- Exports rose 5.1 percent in the year to April, trade data hold spending will remain firm despite the pain from the tax showed on Wednesday, exceeding a median market forecast hike. “Most of the wage negotiations have concluded, which and a 1.8 percent increase in March. But they rose a meagre shows that not only big firms but smaller firms are raising 0.6 percent in April from the previous month on a seasonally wages including regular pay. Improvements in job market adjusted basis. Analysts say the BOJ may act if the trade per- conditions are continuing.” The yen rose to a 3-1/2 month high formance falls short - a side effect of many firms moving pro- against the dollar and the euro after Kuroda’s rosy projections duction facilities offshore to escape years of the yen’s on the outlook, which gave no hint of further monetary eas- strength. Private-sector economists also remain deeply skep- ing in the near term. tical about the BOJ’s rosy projection on prices, arguing that “From today’s comments, I feel that the BOJ is very confi- consumer inflation won’t accelerate as quickly as the central dent,” said Takuji Aida, chief economist at Societe Generale bank expects in a country long mired in deflation.— Reuters Securities in Tokyo. “We cannot expect any easing this year, Osborne and Labor clash but next year the BOJ will be able to confirm that the actual trend of consumer prices is weaker than expected and they Singapore central will have to ease.” As widely expected, the BOJ maintained its monetary policy framework put in place last April, under bank cautions on over UK business policy which it pledges to increase base money by 60-70 trillion yen ($593-$691 billion) per year via aggressive asset purchases, foreign property LONDON: The two contenders to win Britain’s national elec- AstraZeneca, a deal the latter has so far rejected. Labor said it largely of Japanese government bonds (JGBs). tion next year traded blows over their business policies yester- might block the tie-up on the grounds of national interest if it In a statement issued after the decision, the BOJ removed investment day after finance minister George Osborne accused the oppo- were in power, and accused the government of cheerleading a phrase describing Japan as being in deflation, underscoring sition Labor party of “pulling up the drawbridge” on foreign for a takeover that could result in job losses and facility clo- its confidence about meeting its price target without addi- SINGAPORE: Singapore’s central bank yesterday warned investment. Labor said Osborne was guilty of hypocrisy, argu- sures. The government denied that, saying its stance was neu- tional stimulus. Kuroda sounded unfazed by recent rises in the citizens of the risks attached to buying properties over- ing that his own Conservative party’s promise to hold a refer- tral and that it wanted assurances over jobs and research. yen that were hurting Japanese stock prices, saying he saw no seas, after data showed a surge in Singaporeans’ invest- endum on Britain’s membership of the European Union by reason for the currency to keep rising as the BOJ maintains its ment in real estate abroad. The Monetary Authority of the end of 2017 was spooking business by raising the Anti-business ultra-loose policy even as the Federal Reserve tapers its asset Singapore (MAS) said local real estate agencies had han- prospect of a “Brexit”. The disagreement underlined a burgeoning political purchases. dled overseas property deals worth Sg$2 billion ($1.6 bil- The clash reflects an emerging trend. With only a few per- debate over how government should handle big business, Some market players, however, took Kuroda’s bullish com- lion) last year a 43 percent rise since 2012. “MAS would centage points separating the two parties in the opinion polls, and comes ahead of an election where polls show that per- ments as more a strategy to keep the positive psychology like to remind potential investors to be mindful of vari- both are trying to persuade the business community that ceptions of economic competence will be a crucial factor in alive, since his stimulus program relies heavily on sentiment. “I ous risks associated with overseas property purchases,” they have the better policies for the economy. Osborne, in a deciding how the public cast their vote. Labor argues that the think they want to keep maintaining the inflation expecta- the central bank said, citing foreign exchange and inter- speech at the Confederation of British Industry later on Conservatives, along with their junior coalition partners the tions and the growth expectations so that the Japanese econ- est rate risks as examples, along with less stringent rules Wednesday, will say Britain’s economy is recovering, but that Liberal Democrats, have failed to tackle a decline in living omy will not lose momentum,” said Tadashi Matsukawa, head governing foreign property developers. his decade-long plan to fix it is less than half-completed. His standards. Labor has announced policies to freeze energy of Japan fixed income at PineBridge Investments. “He just “Risks are more difficult to assess or manage when speech, which his office previewed to reporters, comes on the prices, cap housing rents and to link increases in the mini- continued to be hawkish, and I think the difference between investors are unfamiliar with conditions in overseas mar- eve of elections to the European Parliament and takes aim at mum wage to the nation’s average earnings. It has also the market economists and Kuroda remain wide.” kets, such as the prospects for oversupply of properties, both Labor and the UK Independence Party (UKIP), which pledged to raise tax rates for high earners and said it would or of a deterioration in economic conditions,” it added. wants Britain to leave the European Union. consider the option of renationalizing the rail industry. In his Risks loom MAS said it was closely monitoring overseas purchases “Political parties on the left and the populist right have this speech, Osborne will say that such promises by Labor are Japan’s economy clocked its fastest pace of growth in “with a view to ensuring financial stability as well as finan- in common: they want to pull up the drawbridge and shut examples of an agenda that he will call “deeply pessimistic” more than two years in the first quarter as consumer spend- cial prudence among Singaporeans”. Advertisements for Britain off from the world,” Osborne will say, according to and “anti-business”. “Price and incomes controls, re-nationali- ing jumped and business investment turned surprisingly overseas properties-particularly in Britain, Australia and extracts of his speech. “It takes advantage of the understand- sations and erecting the government as the enemy of busi- strong ahead of a sales tax hike last month to 8 percent from 5 New Zealand-are a common sight in Singapore, one of able anxieties of a population unsettled by the pace of global- ness and wealth creation will lead Britain down a path of rela- percent. Some economists and politicians have argued the the world’s wealthiest countries, with an average per capi- ization, and peddles a myth that Britain can stop the world tive economic decline,” he will say. “(The) consensus that we tax hike could dent the success achieved so far under premier ta income of $55,183 in 2013. and get off.” Labor rejected that, pointing the finger back at put the national economic interest first - ahead of opportunist Shinzo Abe through aggressive monetary easing and big fis- But the city-state of 5.4 million people is also the most the Conservatives, arguing that their plan to hold a referen- party advantage - is under threat for the first time in 25 years.” cal spending. But there is growing evidence that any damage expensive place to buy a luxury home in Asia after Hong dum on leaving the European Union if they win next year’s Labor says its policies offer a fairer strategy of reform for socie- will be limited. Kong, property firm Knight Frank said in a report in election was causing huge uncertainty. ty however. Earlier this week, Labor leader Ed Miliband denied A Reuters survey showed companies expect sales to March. Singapore last year imposed new measures to “The biggest threat to British business would be walking his party had an anti-business agenda. Britain’s economy has bounce back and are more willing to raise wages. Businesses cool the red-hot local property market, including raising away from our biggest market - the European Union,” said started to recover, outperforming international peers, after a also raised machinery orders by the most ever in March, stamp duty-which made it costlier for foreigners to buy Labor spokesman Chris Leslie. The two parties’ contrasting prolonged recession induced by the global financial crash in underscoring the BOJ’s view that firms, many of which saw property-and sharply increasing minimum cash down- approaches to business were highlighted when drugmaker 2008 left the country hugely indebted and borrowing heavily profits rise thanks to a weak yen and robust domestic payments for buyers applying for loans for second Pfizer bid to take over British-based pharmaceutical company to fund its deficit.— Reuters demand, will finally ramp up spending to replace old facilities. homes. —AFP With consumer inflation having exceeded 1 percent, some BUSINESS THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 Wataniya Telecom becomes Ooredoo

KUWAIT: Wataniya Telecom, Kuwait’s first pri- that delivers tangible results.” Ooredoo in customers.” ambassador for Ooredoo as he is recognized adopted by Ooredoo companies across its vately owned telecommunications company Kuwait will introduce a revamped portfolio of The core values of Ooredoo in Kuwait will for his social media influence and promi- footprint, and has received international announced yesterday that it has fully adopt- services. Among its new services is Kuwait’s be focused on supporting the needs of the nence with young people in Kuwait. recognition with a series of awards at major ed the new global brand; Ooredoo. The first comprehensive e-commerce range of community via connectivity. Ooredoo Kuwait Ooredoo Group officially announced its global events. The company won several launch of Ooredoo in Kuwait emphasizes the services, whereby Ooredoo customers will be will continue committing itself to supporting new brand name in February 2013 at the awards since the rebrand and was named company’s commitment to promoting able to access and buy online exclusive offers life-changing initiatives including the current GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, “Best Mobile Operator” at the World human growth and offering its customers on the latest electronic products. support for Bayt Abdullah, the first privately- Spain. Since then, the new brand has been Communication Awards in 2013. best-in-class services that enrich their lives. Dr Nasser Marafih, Group CEO, Ooredoo owned Braille printing for the Kuwait Blind Eng Abdulaziz Fakhroo, General Manager and CEO of Ooredoo in Kuwait, launched the brand in the presence of senior management and employees at the company’s new head- quarters in Kuwait City this morning. Additionally, the company hosted an event last evening for key media representatives and press in Kuwait to officially unveil the new brand. said: “Kuwait has always been a core market Association, and pioneering in sponsoring a Abdulaziz Fakhroo, General Manager and for Ooredoo, and we are committed to pro- sports arena, which includes three indoor CEO of Ooredoo in Kuwait, said: “We are very viding the best networks and latest tech- soccer fields to be launched during 2014. proud today to become part of a community- nologies for our customers here. As we adopt Ooredoo intends to launch a range of ini- focused global brand that has a strong desire the Ooredoo brand, we will continue to stim- tiatives to support social development across and sense of responsibility to make a differ- ulate human growth, reaching out to the Kuwait and will promote them through brand ence in the markets where its customers live people and enabling them to achieve their ambassadors that are considered role models and work. In Kuwait, we will be known not hopes and aspirations. There is a bright in the lives of thousands. Abdulla Buftain, the just by the things we do, but how we do future for Ooredoo in Kuwait, and we will renowned Kuwaiti TV presenter, was them and the unique customer experience strive to offer the very best services for our announced in September 2013 as a brand Dr Nasser Marafih Group CEO Ooredoo Abdulaziz Fakhroo, General Manager and CEO of Ooredoo in Kuwait Australia’s Tinkler sells horse stud in coal comeback bid Tinkler sells horse-racing business to Mideast investors

SYDNEY: Nathan Tinkler, a former pit electrician ven coal boom, his fortunes peaked in 2012, with ed on a A$10.5-million bank guarantee in March. who became Australia’s youngest billionaire by rid- the $5-billion merger of his Aston Resources and Local reports say he is also readying to sell the ing the country’s mining boom before losing it all, Boardwalk Resources with Whitehaven Coal Ltd. Newcastle Jets soccer team after belatedly paying is narrowing his focus as he attempts a comeback. Tinkler rocketed up the rich list and his name was off millions in unpaid taxes to end legal action Tinkler said yesterday he had found a buyer for his routinely mentioned in the same breath as iron brought the Australian Tax Office. Other assets, beloved thoroughbred racing and stud empire, ore heiress and Asia’s richest woman, Gina such as the private jet and helicopter, are long one of many sidelines on which he splurged mil- Rinehart, and Fortescue Metal Group Ltd’s Andrew gone. Tinkler has also been a star witness at a state Isam Al Sager Yasser Hassan lions of dollars after making his fortune. Forrest. hearing into political corruption, flying in to The deal comes just a week after Tinkler Celebrating his success, Tinkler acquired the Sydney from his Singapore base to give evidence announced his return to mining, with the purchase trappings of a rich young man, including multimil- about whether donations he made to a political NBK-Egypt reports EGP of a closed thermal coal mine from Peabody lion dollar properties, sports cars, a private jet and party were designed to garner approval for his Energy for next to nothing. The sale of Patinack a helicopter. The keen race goer also fulfilled a life- plans for a billion-dollar coal terminal in 97 million in net profits Farm for an undisclosed sum to a mystery consor- long dream with the purchase of Patinack Farm Newcastle. tium led by UAE-based investment firm Cibola and bought both the major sports teams in his Some analysts have doubts about the price Capital would help fund his renewed coal ambi- adopted working-class coal-mining town of tag of his new purchase - $70 million in cash, CAIRO: National Bank of Kuwait-Egypt, the Egypt has also benefited from the flight-to- tions, Tinkler said. “My focus is on our core opera- Newcastle. But it all started to unravel in the sec- plus the assumption of $60 million in various subsidiary of National Bank of Kuwait Group safety, which is reflected in the growth in cus- tions in resources and mining,” he said in a state- ond half of 2012 as coal prices started to slide. A obligations and liabilities. The ageing thermal (NBK) in Egypt, reported net profits of EGP tomers’ deposits and other balance sheet indi- ment. “The sale will allow further capital to be used year ago, Tinkler was forced to give up his stake in coal mine is a very different prospect from the 97.0 million in the first quarter of 2014 com- cators.” in the development of our existing operations.” Whitehaven, his biggest source of wealth, to pay undeveloped Middlemount and Maules Creek pared with EGP 86.6 million in the same peri- NBK-Egypt was established in 1980 under Almost a decade has passed since Tinkler, now off creditors, and sell his Aston Metals business. projects on which he made his billions and ana- od last year, an increase of 12% year-on-year the name of Al Watani Bank of Egypt (AWB) 38, made his first investment in coal, buying the lysts say he is likely to have borrowed heavily to (y-o-y). As of end of March 2014, NBK-Egypt and has a large branch network situated at undeveloped Middlemount prospect in 2006. Shedding assets fund the purchase. “It’s ultimately a different total assets increased by 21.1% y-o-y to EGP strategic locations within the various Egyptian Within two years he made a profit of more than As the fallout continues, the National Rugby strategy,” said Andrew Harrington, who runs coal 21.2 billion. Customers’ deposits grew 32.8% governorates and cities, including Cairo. NBK A$625 million on the deal and went on to buy League association is brokering a change of con- consultancy Indexys. “A lot depends on your y-o-y to EGP 18.2 billion. Isam Al Sager, NBK Group has the widest banking presence with another project, Maules Creek. Riding a China-dri- trol of Tinkler’s Newcastle Knights after he default- view of the coal price.”— Reuters Group CEO and NBK-Egypt Chairman, said around 170 branches worldwide. NBK’s inter- that “NBK-Egypt’s strong results confirm the national presence spans many of the world’s bank’s progress in strengthening its position leading financial centers including London, in the Egyptian market, providing world-class Paris, Geneva, New York and Singapore, as services and products that reflect NBK’s rep- well as China (Shanghai). Meanwhile, regional utable position regionally and its strong repu- coverage extends to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, tation internationally.” Bahrain, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Al Sager added: “This solid performance Turkey. NBK continues to collectively enjoy also affirms the success of NBK Group’s the highest credit ratings from the three inter- regional expansion efforts as the Egyptian national rating agencies; Moody’s, Fitch market remains a main pillar in NBK’s interna- Ratings and Standard and Poor’s. The Bank’s tional operations for its positive outlook and ratings are supported by its high capitaliza- the growth potential it offers.” Yasser Hassan, tion, prudent lending policies, and its disci- NBK-Egypt’s Managing Director, said that plined approach to risk management, in addi- “despite the challenging operating environ- tion to its highly recognized and very stable ment, the Bank has been able to maintain its management team. NBK also maintains its strong performance thanks to its conservative position among the 50 safest banks in the approach as a subsidiary of NBK Group. NBK- world for the eighth consecutive time. French trains ‘too wide’ for stations

PARIS: Cash-strapped France will have to forms varies between stations, it said. The trim back some 1,300 rail platforms at a cost problem affects 182 regional trains sup- of 50 million euros after realizing a brand plied by French manufacturer Alstom and new fleet of trains are too big to fit its sta- 159 from Canada’s Bombardier, due to tions, rail operators admitted yesterday. come into service by 2016. So far, 300 sta- France’s secretary of state for transport, tion platforms have been adapted since Frederic Cuvillier, called it a “tragically comi- work began in 2013, with the project set cal”, “mind-boggling” mix-up, blaming a lack for completion in 2016. of coordination between France’s two state “It can involve chipping a few centime- rail bodies, the SNCF and the RFF. The Societe ters off the edge of a platform, or moving an Nationale des Chemins de Fer (SNCF) and the electricity power box located a bit too close Reseau Ferre de France (RFF), acknowledged to the platform edge,” said RFF. “It’s a bit like the embarrassing situation in a joint state- buying a Ferrari that you want to fit into ment on Wednesday after it was revealed by your garage, but then realizing your garage satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaine. isn’t quite Ferrari-sized, because up until Introducing “wider trains in response to the now you didn’t own a Ferrari,” it offered by needs of the public requires us to modernize way of analogy. The mix-up drew strong 1,300 of the 8,700 platforms in the French rail condemnation across the political spectrum, network,” they said. drawing clumsy efforts at damage control by Doha Bank sees enhanced potential in Kuwait According to the Canard Enchaine, the the top rail brass. RFF boss Jacques SNCF drew up the specifications for the Rapoport gave his personal guarantee that KUWAIT: Doha Bank, one of the leading banks port their ambitions through a global represen- to utilize its previously approved full banking new-generation trains, including the car- ticket prices would not be affected. “These in the GCC region with full branches in Qatar, tative network that represents a large propor- license in India imminently, opening up a major riage width. “But the SNCF’s clever engi- trains are new. Whenever we introduce new Kuwait and the UAE, said building its partner- tion of their target markets. The trade of services opportunity. “Doha Bank can help clients neers forgot to check on the reality on the rolling stock, we need to change the infra- ships in Kuwait is one of its top priorities in the is growing and there are many global service through corporate and retail banking services. ground,” where the space between plat- structure,” he said.—AFP current fiscal year. Doha Bank Group CEO, Dr R leaders in many sectors looking to partner with Our partnerships with the leading local and Seetharaman was speaking at a media briefing Kuwaiti brands, and likewise Kuwait brands international legal and advisory firms also go a to address the Bank’s perspective on Kuwait. Dr seeking to expand their footprint.” In addition to long way in helping our clients,” said Dr Driven Properties launches Seetharaman said: “Kuwait enjoys strong bilater- full branches in Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE, Seetharaman. Doha Bank is currently hosting a al trade partnerships with countries such as USA, Doha Bank has representative offices in Canada, roadshow for its partners and clients in Kuwait at ‘Int’l Property Members Club’ the United Kingdom, India, Japan, South Korea the United Kingdom, Germany, Turkey, Sharjah the JW Marriott hotel focusing on local construc- and China. (UAE), South Korea, China, Hong Kong, tion and infrastructure projects as well as key KUWAIT: Driven Properties, a fast expanding sory, real estate research and analysis. Kuwaiti companies are also looking in these Singapore, Japan, and Australia. issues such as performance metrics in the sector, property brokerage, investment, development Commenting on this initiative, Abdullah markets to establish strong partnerships or to The Bank recently acquired the operations of contracts and legal considerations for the indus- and consultancy company yesterday Alajaji, CEO Driven Properties said: “Interest in grow organically, and Doha Bank is keen to sup- a foreign bank operating in India, which allows it try’s various players. announced the launch of its ‘International international property options across popular Property Members Club’ in the GCC. Members of global destinations is witnessing a rapid surge this club will be an exclusive group of prominent in this region and in order to cater to the spe- individuals from across the region who will be cific requirements of this niche segment, we Gulf Bank organizes training on ‘Anti-money laundering’ presented with world class international proper- have launched the International Property ty options and a host of other real estate consul- Members Club. At Driven Properties, we are KUWAIT: Gulf Bank announced that it is branch. The course is designed to develop field. Gulf Bank’s Talent Management team tancy services. committed to providing exceptional consul- holding an ‘anti-money laundering and com- the skills and abilities of the employees arranged for this training course in collabo- Members of this invitation only club will tancy and property services to our clients and bating the financing of terrorism’ training working for banks and shareholding compa- ration with Baker Tilly, one of the world’s experience specialized services from Driven this initiative is aimed at further fostering our course for all its employees, in accordance nies subject to the supervision of Capital leading networks of independently owned Properties that includea special preview of pre- relationship with a key audience group.” At its with Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) rules and Markets Authority (CMA) Kuwait. and managed accountancy and business mium regional and international property first activity, the International Property regulations. The Bank has planned for a The training allows employees to update advisory firms. For more information about options, sometimes even prior to the formal Members Club has recently hosted an exclu- launch of the projects. Furthermore, Driven sive roadshow at Symphony Style Hotelin series of sessions held through the last three their knowledge of common issues regard- Gulf Bank’s initiatives, visit one of Gulf Bank’s Properties will also offer dedicated and experi- Kuwait city, where it has showcased some of quarters of 2014. The sessions are held at ing anti-money laundering and combating 58 branches, call the Customer Contact enced consultants to the members, who will the choicest property options from across the Gulf Bank’s newly established Training the financing of terrorism, while raising their Center on 1805805, or log on to www.e-gulf- regularly share tailored property and wealth Middle East, United Kingdom and other inter- Center - Durrat Al Khaleej, at Al Zahra awareness of their responsibilities in this bank.com. management, investment and mortgage advi- national geographies. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 TECHNOLOGY Netflix makes major European push

SAN FRANCISCO: US online entertain- Norway and Sweden in 2012, and moved In April, Netflix reported that revenue four million new members to finish the plans four years ago. Also in April, Netflix ment powerhouse Netflix announced into the Netherlands the following year. during the first three months of this year quarter and that increasing new month- announced its first alliances with US what it called significant expansion into Households interested in subscribing to breached a billion dollars atop growing ly subscription prices in Ireland by one cable television service companies to Europe on Tuesday, promising viewers in Netflix when it launches in the new membership. It bumped up new sub- euro to 7.99 euros had had a “limited make its popular video streaming serv- six countries online video by the end of batch of European countries were invit- scription rates at the start of May, leav- impact.” The company says it has greatly ice available through their set-top boxes. the year. Already a fixture in parts of ed to sign up for email alerts at ing unchanged the amounts paid by improved its online television and film The financial terms of Netflix deals northern Europe, the digital television netflix.com. existing members. Netflix said it added offerings since it introduced streaming with Atlantic Broadband, Grande and film streaming star said it would Communications and RCN Telecom offer monthly subscriptions in Germany, Services were not disclosed. The move Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium will let Netflix members access stream- and Luxembourg. It did not reveal prices, ing films and television shows using an but a report in French daily Le Figaro application on cable service set-top box- indicated that Netflix would be in France es, eliminating the need to rely on other by mid-September with a subscription devices such as video game consoles or plan of less than 10 euros (13 dollars) per Roku boxes plugged into televisions. Use month. of the Netflix application will be avail- “Upon launch, broadband users in able to cable subscribers whose service these countries can subscribe to Netflix includes TiVo DVR boxes. “Now, watching and instantly watch a curated selection Netflix is as easy as changing the chan- of Hollywood, local and global TV series nel,” Atlantic Broadband chief strategy and movies,” Netflix said in a release. officer David Isenberg said at the time. Netflix also touted the availability of its While the combined total of such cus- growing selection of original program- tomers at the cable companies is esti- ming such as prison comedy-drama mated at less than a million people, the “Orange is the New Black” and political deals signal a Netflix strategy that thriller “House of Cards.” Such shows will involves making itself part of traditional be streamed to televisions, tablets, viewer habits. Netflix has similar deals in smartphones, video game consoles or place with cable television services in computers. Since it launched its stream- Britain, Denmark, and Sweden. ing service in 2007, Netflix has become Separately, Luxembourg’s Prime Minister the world’s leading Internet television Xavier Bettel announced Netflix had network, boasting more than 48 million informed his government it plans to members in more than 40 countries. move its European headquarters from his country to the Netherlands in 2015. Billion hours streamed The prime minister gave no reason for Netflix says it streams more than a bil- the company wishing to move from a lion hours, collectively, of digital films base it has operated since 2011. and television shows to online viewers Luxembourg is known for its low tax each month. Netflix launched its service regime, especially for audiovisual servic- in Britain, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, CALIFORNIA: Photo shows the Netflix company logo at Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, California. _ AFP es. — AFP Google overtakes Apple as the world’s top brand Google eyes up to $30 billion in buyouts

PARIS: US search engine Google has overtaken rival technology titan Apple as the world’s top brand in terms of value, global market research agency Millward Brown said yesterday. Google’s brand val- ue shot up 40 percent in a year to $158.84 billion (115 billion euros), Millward Brown said in its 2014 100 Top BrandZ report. “Google has been extremely innovative this year with Google Glass, investments in artificial intelligence and a range of partnerships,” HESSEN: A mechanic cleans the sensor of a Leica M9 camera at the production facili- said Benoit Tranzer, the head of Millward Brown ty of German company Leica in Solms, western Germany. — AFP France. Google Glass is Internet-linked eyewear for which the firm has joined hands with Luxottica, a frame giant behind Ray-Ban and other high-end Leica turns focus on brands, to sell the new product in the United States. “All these activities send a very strong signal to con- sumers about the essence of Google,” Tranzer said. the past with lens Apple, which dominated the top position for three straight years, saw its brand value fall by 20 percent to $147.88 billion. The top 10 of the 100 shaped headquarters slots were dominated by US firms. IBM was in third place at $107.54 billion, a fall of 4 percent, followed FRANKFURT: Leica, the iconic German maker of gave them a Leica camera to work with, Le by Microsoft at $90.19 billion-a 29 percent rise. Fast high-end photographic equipment, will officially Querrec said. One of the most famous photos food chain McDonald’s ranked next at $85.71 bil- inaugurate its new headquarters in Wetzlar this taken with a Leica camera was a portrait of lion, followed by Coca Cola ($80.68 billion), it said. week, marking a return home to the site where Cuban revolutionary leader Che Guevara by LILLE: A person prepares to search the internet using the Google search engine in Lille. — AFP it began making cameras 100 years ago. The Alberto Korda. “Leicas were distinguished by China led in the insurance sector with Ping An val- View, California, company didn’t specify a timetable Lenovo Group for $2.9 billion in a deal that still opening of the new state-of-the-art site “marks their robustness, their high-quality lenses and ued at $12.4 billion and China Life ($12 billion). both a return to the roots and a new beginning”, because they were easy to use,” said another French luxury goods manufacturer Louis Vuitton for completing the deals or mention any acquisition requires regulatory approval. Besides buying for- says Leica Camera, which had relocated to the French photographer Cyprien Clement-Delmas. ranked 30th overall but was the top luxury brand candidates. Google nearly pulled off a major acqui- eign companies, Google also may spend about $4 nearby town of Solms in the 1980s following a “In addition, their aesthetic left its mark on with a value of more than $25 billion. Brand value is sition late last year, according to the letter to the billion buying offices and data centers outside the split of its activities. The spanking new buildings, generations of photo-reporters,” he said. calculated on the basis of the firms’ financial per- SEC. The company said it was in talks to buy a for- US, according to its explanation to the SEC. Google’s with their flowing curves and environmentally Nevertheless, the company found itself in diffi- formance and their standing among consumers. eign company before abandoning the negotiations overseas cash totaled $34.5 billion through March. friendly technology, are designed to resemble a cult times at the start of the new century after shortly before writing the Dec 20, 2013, letter. Another $25 billion is held in the US. gigantic camera lens and film spools. They are having failed to catch on to digital photogra- $30 billion in buyouts Although the letter is five months old, the SEC Like many other large technology companies, situated in Leitz Park, which takes its name from phy and under attack from competition from In another development, Google is amassing didn’t release it until Tuesday. Google Inc declined Google has been criticized for keeping money Leica’s founder Ernst Leitz. The site incorporates rival Asian makers. Leica was also a victim of its cash overseas to help finance a foreign shopping to comment on the letter. Had the potential deal overseas to avoid paying US taxes. Lawmakers in Leica’s main factory, as well as a precision optics own success. spree that could cost the Internet company up to mentioned in the SEC letter been completed, it Britain and France also have lashed out at Google site and another for precision tool engineering. The robustness of its models meant that $30 billion. The potential price tag for Google’s would have eclipsed Google’s largest foreign acqui- for avoiding taxes in their countries by booking To mark the official inauguration of the 60- photographers would rather by well-preserved expansion plans outside the US surfaced Tuesday in sition so far - last year’s $1 billion purchase of Waze, revenue in Ireland, where tax rates are lower. million-euro ($82-million) project, the presti- second-hand cameras than invest in new mod- documents disclosing the company’s response to a digital mapping service based in Israel. Google has steadfastly maintained that all of its gious Austrian auction house WestLicht is els. In 2005 when the firm was barely a shadow recent questions raised by the Securities and Google has spent about $27 billion buying other financial reporting complies with tax laws around organizing an auction of one hundred rare cam- of its old self, it was bought up by Austrian Exchange Commission. Pressed to provide more companies, primarily in the US, during the past the world. Most of Google’s revenue comes from eras and pieces of equipment, including a tele- Andreas Kaufmann, who now heads the super- details about its plans for its overseas cash, Google decade. Its biggest acquisition so far has been outside the US. A proposal urging Google to pay its scope dating back to 1852. Situated in the cen- visory board. It was Kaufmann who wanted to revealed that $20 billion to $30 billion is earmarked Motorola Mobility, a cellphone maker snapped up “fair share” of taxes around the world was rejected tral state of Hesse, Wetzlar is the birthplace of restore Leica back to its former glory. In 2011, he for $12.4 billion two years ago. Google is now in the by more than 90 percent of the company’s share- Ernst Leitz’s business. It was in here in 1914 that received support with the arrival of the private for the acquisition of foreign companies and tech- process of selling Motorola’s phone business to holders at a meeting last week. — Agencies optical engineer and precision mechanic Oskar equity group Blackstone, which bought a stake nology rights held outside the US. The Mountain Barnack, in his drive to maker smaller, lighter for 160 million euros. cameras, built the first prototype of the Ur-Leica, Amid cut-throat price competition in the sec- which spawned a long line of models, including tor, Kaufmann converted Leica to digital tech- the legendary “Leica M”. “The M model was what nology while continuing to cultivate its high- EMC launches ViPR 2.0 made Leica’s reputation. It long stood for purity end reputation. And the strategy appears to be of form,” said French photogapher, Guy Le paying off, with double-digit sales growth seen KUWAIT: Yesterday at EMC World 2014, EMC New ViPR Data Services support, ViPR now supports the vast majority of the Querrec, member of Magnum Photos. since 2011. It is seeking to rejuvenate the brand. Corporation (NYSE: EMC) announced ViPR 2.0 - a In addition to its management capabilities, ViPR storage arrays in the market today. In addition, ViPR 2.0 Favoured by the pioneers of photojournal- Most recently, the group launched a new gener- Software-Defined Storage platform that dramatically Data Services have also been enhanced. Support for delivers simple “pane-of-glass” management for cus- ism, such as Robert Capa and Henri Cartier- ation of digital cameras, the T series, with the simplifies the management of both existing and new commodity drives is added to the existing object and tomers to automate and standardize the management Bresson, Leica, with its distinctive red button collaboration of engineers from German luxury storage infrastructure, and provides new data services HDFS storage implementation along with block data of an existing storage infrastructure, while bridging the logo, carefully cultivated its exclusive image. car maker Audi. It was “a return to the essentials”, to underpin next-generation applications and Big Data services, based on EMC ScaleIO. ViPR 2.0 has added support for the new storage infrastructure that is poli- It singled out talented photographers and says Leica. — AFP analytics. The 3rd Platform of IT is based on the mega multi-site support through powerful new geo-scale cy-driven. ViPR 2.0 also extends support for EMC arrays trends of cloud, mobile, social and Big Data and is cre- storage capabilities which provide data access, integri- with improved integration and management of EMC ating a new world of opportunity - and competitive ty and protection. This means ViPR Object Data VPLEX and EMC RecoverPoint. This also includes the Japan to launch a threat - for businesses in every industry. Services can now span multiple locations and offer addition of multi-site capabilities and augmented mul- New mobile applications are delivering unique and state-of-the-art, patent pending geo-replication and ti-tenancy to support geo-scale storage environments frictionless experiences for customers to both interact geo-distribution capabilities to deliver new levels of that scale to hundreds of tenants in multiple locations mapping satellite and transact. These applications serve hundreds to mil- efficiency and performance. ViPR Object Data Services all through a single namespace. According to a recent lions of users and generate 1000x the amount of infor- also add additional compliance capabilities to ensure Principled Technologies report, “EMC ViPR makes stor- TOKYO: Japan is scheduled to launch a new expecting Mount Fuji to erupt sometime mation as their predecessors. These new applications federal, healthcare and other industry requirements age automation an excellent companion for virtualiza- mapping satellite on Saturday that will be soon. The satellite is different from spy will require new storage infrastructures but they must are met, and provide support for the EMC Centera CAS tion administrators, and delivers on the promises of a used to survey damage from natural disas- satellites that Japan already has to monitor run alongside the back-office applications that run the (Content Addressable Storage) API. software-defined data center. ViPR automation ters and changes affecting rain forests. The risk states such as North Korea. The new business today. ViPR 2.0 builds a bridge to the 3rd This allows EMC Centera customers to maintain the reduces the risk of human error, and the need for Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 satellite, nicknamed “Daichi-2”, will “conduct Platform by enabling customers to manage both exist- unique retention and compliance features offered by lengthy management reviews, and can make your (ALOS-2) will be released by the nation’s H- a health check mainly of the Earth’s land ing and new storage infrastructures in a consistent, ful- their applications on any ViPR-supported platform with organization more nimble.” IIA rocket, which will lift off shortly after areas in detail,” JAXA project manager ly automated way. ViPR also plugs into higher-level no software changes required. The bottom line is that noon (0300 GMT) Saturday, according to Shinichi Suzuki said in a statement. management and orchestration tools from VMware, new ViPR Data Services provide access to data wherev- Enhanced Storage Suites the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Daichi-2 will collect data related to OpenStack and Microsoft so storage can be a part of er users are, wherever the data is, whenever it’s need- EMC’s Software-Defined Storage software suites, (JAXA). ALOS-2 will be able to monitor scars deformation of the Earth’s crust, but also broader data center workflows. ed. In addition, ViPR 2.0 also adds ViPRBlock Services, ViPR SRM and Service Assurance (SA) Suite have also left by natural disasters as well as progress the impact of floods and landslides, he said. The value of EMC’s ViPR Software Defined Storage new data services based on EMC ScaleIO server-SAN undergone significant enhancements. The updates to made in reconstruction, JAXA said. The The satellite’s predecessor was used to Platform is that it separates the Control Plane (which is software. ViPR Block Services deliver block storage these suites are designed to give customers maximum service is important for Japan, which sits on monitor damage caused by the 2011 earth- the ability to centrally manage various storage array capabilities to any ViPR managed commodity storage visibility into complex multi-vendor environments. In the Pacific Ring of Fire and experiences 20 quake and tsunami, Suzuki said. The device functions including discovery, provisioning and report- array. addition to support for a broad range of EMC and percent of all major earthquakes felt by uses a special radar to observe the planet’s ingthrough ViPR Controller) from the Data Plane third-party platforms, ViPR SRM delivers improved inte- humans every year. surface even at night, during bad weather (which are advanced data services that run on top of Enhanced ViPR Controller gration with both ViPR and VPLEX, providing new Memories are still fresh of the deadly and even through vegetation, JAXA said. storage arrays through ViPR Data Services delivering, ViPR Controller now natively, and through a new chargeback capabilities to enable organizations to 9.0-magnitude earthquake in March 2011, JAXA plans to use the new satellite to regu- for example, object capabilities to file-based platforms Open Stack Cinder plugin, supports commodity as well offer IT-as-a-Service beyond SLAs. Enhancements to which released a killer tsunami that larly study tropical rain forests, which are or block capabilities to commodity platforms). By as even more storage arrays. The full list of natively sup- ViPR SRM also include enhanced virtual storage man- destroyed the northern Pacific coast and difficult to observe because of the thick decoupling the Control Plane from the Data Plane, ported arrays now includes EMC, Hitachi Data Systems agement through the ViPR console. SAS 9.3 boasts triggered the Fukushima nuclear crisis. The clouds that frequently cover them. It will ViPR simplifies management of intelligent arrays while and NetApp - as well as commodity storage. integration with VMware NSX, providing deep visibility volcanic island nation is routinely hit by also be used to observe snow and ice con- leveraging their underlying intelligence in a fully auto- Additionally, through the Open Stack Cinder plugin, into compute and network infrastructure in both phys- earthquakes and typhoons, with scientists ditions in the polar areas. — AFP mated way that is based on policy. ViPR supports Dell, HP and IBM arrays. With expanded ical and virtual environments. HEALTH & SCIENCE THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 Aussie kids among world’s least active

SYDNEY: Australian children are among the least participation and we are a sporting nation as we Ghana, Finland and South Africa while Australia youngsters were spending so much time being active in the world, ranking behind those in Britain like to say,” Natasha Schranz, a researcher from the was grouped with Canada, Ireland and the United sedentary they were likely to hurt their health, and New Zealand, researchers say warning that University of South Australia, said. States just above bottom-placed Scotland. growth and development. the sports-mad nation was raising a “generation of “But this has clearly shown that it’s not enough Australia’s report card, drawn from data from Trevor Shilton, from Australia’s Heart couch potatoes”. because we still rank poorly for overall physical the Australian Bureau of Statistics and a national Foundation, said the result was a “wake-up call”. A study released yesterday showed that more activity levels.” The study, which compared data survey of secondary school students, found that “We’re raising a generation of couch potatoes,” than 80 percent of Australian children aged 5 to taken from 15,000 young Australians with that less than 30 percent of children met Australian he said. “Far too many kids are being driven to 17 failed to get the recommended 60 minutes of from 14 other countries, found that the most guidelines of no more than two hours of screen school and spend most of their time sitting when moderate physical activity a day, despite most active youngsters overall were in Mozambique time per day. they get there. “What we’re facing is a potential playing a sport. and New Zealand followed by Mexico. Fellow researcher Grant Tomkinson, also from future health crisis where heart disease, diabetes “We do rank quite highly on organised sport Next came Kenya, Nigeria, England, Colombia, the University of South Australia, said many and obesity rates will rise,” he added. — AFP

USDA delays whole grains rule for school pastas

WASHINGTON: The Agriculture Department would allow schools to apply for waivers to opt will allow some schools to delay adding more out of the standards if they had a net loss on whole-grains to meals this year, responding to school food programs for a six month period. A criticism from school nutrition officials and House Appropriations subcommittee Congress that the standards were too difficult approved the bill Tuesday. to put in place. The delay comes hours after a Championed by first lady Michelle Obama, Republican-led House spending panel criti- the healthier standards have been phased in cized the Obama administration’s healthier over the last two school years, with more school-lunch standards and proposed letting changes coming in 2014.The first lady held a some schools opt out of them entirely. call to rally supporters Monday. USDA said schools can put off for two years In addition to whole grain requirements, a requirement that all pastas in schools be the rules set fat, calorie, sugar and sodium lim- whole-grain rich, or more than half whole its on foods in the lunch line and beyond. grain, if they can demonstrate that they have While many schools have had success putting had “significant challenges” in preparing the rules in place, others have said they are too whole-grain pasta. Many schools have com- restrictive and costly. plained that the whole-grain pastas don’t hold Rep. Robert Aderholt, the Alabama together well when cooked. “Schools raised Republican who is chairman of the agriculture legitimate concerns that acceptable whole- appropriations panel, said the school lunch grain rich pasta products were not available,” rules have “upset the economics of the school said Kevin Concannon, USDA undersecretary meals program by driving the cost of the plate for food, nutrition and consumer services. up while pushing participation down.” “We worked to find a solution which will In his statement, USDA’s Concannon criti- allow more time for industry to develop prod- cized Republicans for going after the stan- ucts that will work for schools.” dards. “With one third of American children PESHAWAR: A Pakistani health worker administers polio vaccination drops to a traveller at the Peshawar International Airport in While many students have adapted easily fighting obesity, we cannot accept politically Peshawar. — AFP to whole grain breads and rolls, which have motivated efforts to undermine standards and been on the market for some time, school deny kids healthier options,” he said. nutrition directors say they are having a harder This is not the first time USDA has tweaked Confusion reigns in Pakistan time with pastas, biscuits, tortillas and grits - all the standards. In 2012, just a few months after popular items on the lunch line. The current they went into effect, the department requirement is that 50 percent of all grain scrapped maximums on proteins and grains products be whole-grain rich, but that is set to after students complained they were hungry. after WHO polio guidelines jump to 100 percent in the next school year. A Senate subcommittee approved its version The School Nutrition Association, which of the agriculture spending bill Tuesday but represents school nutrition directors and com- did not propose changes to school meals. The panies that sell food to schools, said the full Senate Appropriations Committee will con- Angry scenes in hospitals announcement is a good first step. “Getting sider the legislation on Thursday. students to accept whole grain pasta is just At that meeting, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, the world’s num- Flaring tempers the past year and a half. The US this week one of many challenges school meal programs is expected to offer an amendment to main- ber-one exporter of polio, has seen a rush In a government paediatric clinic in pledged that its intelligence agencies would have faced under USDA regulations,” said Leah tain the current requirement that only 50 per- on vaccines and angry scenes at hospitals Islamabad with walls decorated by posters of foreswear the tactic due to the fallout. Schmidt, president of the group. cent of grains be whole-grain rich and delay after new World Health Organization Minnie Mouse and Winnie the Pooh, an ugly On top of this, long-standing unfounded The GOP spending bill for agriculture and upcoming sodium requirements pending sci- guidelines aimed at halting the crippling scene breaks out as families line up to receive rumours about the vaccine causing infertility food programs was released Monday and entific research. —- AFP disease caused widespread confusion. The polio drops. Staff ask latecomers to return the or containing pig products also persist. WHO declared a “public health emer- next day, prompting some who are due to As a result, polio continues, mainly in the gency” at the start of May after new polio travel the same night to start hectoring the tribal areas along the Afghan border and the cases began surfacing and spreading unit’s director-who gives them short shrift. southern metropolis of Karachi. across borders from countries including “It’s not our job to give you the polio vac- Pakistan saw 91 cases last year, up from 58 Pakistan. cine, our job is to look after sick children who in 2012, and has recorded 59 of the world’s 74 The disease remains endemic in arrive at the hospital” the doctor, Tabish Hazir, cases already this year. Pakistan, which is responsible for 80 per- cried. cent of polio cases diagnosed around the “We are doing this only because of the con- Polio exporter world this year. The WHO advised Pakistani fusion at this stage,” he tells AFP, still angry. Polio traced back to Pakistan has been authorities to ensure all nationals and “The government wasn’t ready, it hadn’t antic- found in Afghanistan and Syria and the new long-term residents planning to travel ipated that the WHO would recommend campaign of vaccination is aimed not at eradi- abroad were vaccinated. But the govern- restrictions. It arrived suddenly like a bomb.” cating the disease from Pakistan but at stop- ment’s response has led to a rush on vac- Pakistan has undertaken countless UN- ping its spread beyond its borders. cines, confusion about certification and backed campaigns in recent years to try to The government has said that anyone who even angry scenes in hospitals. All this on stamp out polio. But these efforts have been has been in Pakistan longer than four weeks the eve of the peak summer travelling sea- met with hostility in parts of the northwestern must be vaccinated before going abroad, son, when tens of thousands of Pakistanis tribal areas, where Taliban warlords have even if they have been inoculated in the past. go to see relatives or celebrate weddings banned vaccination as a Western spying plot. The WHO guidelines said travellers should CARLSBAD: This image provided by the US Department of Energy shows work- in countries with large diaspora popula- Militant opposition to vaccination has ideally receive the vaccine between four ers underground inside the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant facility in Carlsbad, N.M., tions, such as Britain. Observers say that increased after Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi weeks and 12 months before travel. 7It is a dif- for the first time since the Feb 14 radiological release. —- AP since the WHO had been holding exten- attempted to help the CIA track down Al- ficult task in a country where immunised chil- sive discussions with the government of Qaeda terror chief Osama bin Laden through dren rarely receive certificates and rampant 500 barrels of Pakistan prior to the recommendations, a fake vaccine project. Vaccination teams have corruption means there is a risk unvaccinated authorities should have been better pre- come under attack, with more than 50 health people could simply bribe officials to get the questionable nuke waste pared for what was coming their way. workers and police escorts killed in attacks in paperwork. Mahwish and Bilal Khan, a young couple in the capital, were forced to revaccinate their ALBUQUERQUE: More than 500 barrels of cal reaction and breach that has shuttered indef- waste from Los Alamos National Laboratory initely the government’s only permanent reposi- family and complained the government has were packed with the kitty litter linked to a radi- tory for waste from decades of nuclear bomb been sending out contradictory messages. ation release at the government’s underground building. “People thought that they will get these nuclear waste dump, prompting the state Based on evidence to date, the orders from drops at the airport as we exit the country, Tuesday to order federal officials to move quick- Flynn say the barrels pose a potentially “immi- then we have been told to get it here (at hos- ly to seal off the potentially dangerous contain- nent and substantial” danger to public health pital), then we heard it has to be four weeks ers. Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn Tuesday and the environment. Jeffrey Kendall, general before we travel, then there are these excep- gave the US Department of Energy and the con- counsel for the environment department, said tions for emergencies, so yes it is confusing,” tractor that runs the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in both Los Alamos and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant said Mahwish. southeastern New Mexico until May 30 to detail officials have been working closely with the Even though polio mainly affects young plans for permanently sealing the rooms where state. But he said the formal orders are needed children, the WHO has called on authorities to more than 300 barrels of the potentially danger- “to make sure all proper procedures ... continue also immunise adults leaving the country. ous containers of waste are stored in ancient salt to be followed explicitly.” Department of Energy This is because adults can carry the virus beds a half-mile underground. and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant officials did not without developing symptoms, said Keith In addition to 368 containers at the dump, immediately respond to emails seeking com- Feldon, field coordinator of the WHO anti- environment officials say 57 more are still at Los ment.A Los Alamos official on Monday said the polio campaign in Pakistan. Alamos and more than 100 are in storage in lab is committed to ensuring the barrels “pose no The public clinics selected by the govern- West Texas. On Monday, the department significant safety or health risk to the public, the ment to vaccinate travellers are drowning in ordered Los Alamos to detail by Wednesday its environment and the workers.” The lab also has work, while private doctors are doing a brisk plans for securing the waste that is still above taken a series of precautionary measures, includ- trade with diplomats, journalists and other ground on its campus and at Waste Control ing packing the drums into special containers Specialists in Andrews, Texas. and moving them under a dome with a fire pro- expats. One interviewed by AFP said he had tection system. Officials at Waste Control vaccinated more than 500 people in the space Formal orders Specialists said they have taken similar measures. of a week, at $35 a time. The government has The orders come as officials have linked a Most of the waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot now called on the army to go with health Feb 14 radiation release that contaminated 22 Plant is in a room called Panel 6, which is full and workers in the tribal areas and vaccinate any- workers to waste that was packed with kitty lit- was waiting to be sealed when the leak occurred. one trying to leave. For Pakistanis preparing ter to absorb moisture. Officials are investigating The others containers are in Panel 7, where waste PESHAWAR: A Pakistani health worker administers polio vaccination drops to a child in to fly to the UAE, Canada and Britain, confu- whether a switch by Los Alamos from inorganic was actively being stored and where the leak is Peshawar. — AFP sion lingers. — AFP to organic litter in January 2013 caused a chemi- believed to have occurred.—AP Major meteor shower could delight North America

WASHINGTON: Skywatchers in the United States and scanning the skies for falling stars from the shower known have no idea what is was doing 200 years ago,” he said. but we are hoping for a nice display.” Canada could see a one-of-a-kind meteor shower late as the May Camelopardalis, which could appear as early as The comet typically loops around the Sun and passes The meteors are also going to travel at a speed of about Friday night and early Saturday, astronomers say. 10:30 pm Eastern time Friday (0230 GMT Saturday). into Earth’s orbit every five years. It will make a close pass 58,000 km per hour), slower than the Perseids meteor Never before have astronomers witnessed the debris The peak is expected to be 2-4 am (0600 GMT-0800 by our planet this time, but not near enough to be danger- shower, in which meteors zoom by at a pace of 150,000 trail behind this particular comet, and a sea of white lights GMT) on Saturday. Comet P209/Linear is a very old comet ous, experts say.When it does, the sky could be streaked mph every year in July and August, Cooke said. could dash across the night sky for hours. that astronomers first discovered in 2004. with the white light of as many as a 200 meteors per hour The best conditions to see the shower would be a clear Or not. Two years ago, experts at NASA’s Ames Research Center during the shower’s peak. night, unobscured by clouds, with a view of as much of the “The problem we are having is, even though we can tell in California predicted that streams of dust that the comet “That’s a few meteors per minute. It is not a special- sky as possible. precisely when these particles are going to encounter spewed behind it in the 1800s would cross Earth’s orbit on effects extravaganza here,” said Paul Weigert, associate pro- “You want to lie on your back and look straight up and Earth’s orbit, we don’t know how many of them there are,” May 24, 2014. “Jupiter’s gravity is going to tug that debris fessor at the University of Western Ontario. take in as much sky as you can see,” said Cooke, who plans said Bill Cooke, the head of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment into Earth’s path this year,” Cooke explained. “Meteor showers are like the weather. They are a little to look for it from Huntsville, Alabama. “No telescopes, no Office. Cooke said the uncertainty will not sway him from “Right now it doesn’t produce much debris, but we bit hard to predict,” he added. “It may not be spectacular, binoculars, just your eyes.” —- AFP HEALTH & SCIENCE THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014

Costa Coffee partners with LeNotre

osta Coffee, the popular UK Coffee chain has teamed up Samaan Hillal, chef and culinary director at LeNotre, was the partner for us not only because of the common brand values tantly for the customer.” The new food line was launched on with local restaurant giant LeNotre, to bring a new hand- creative force behind the new range, which showcases the and focus on quality but also because of their culture. We want- May 11, and is one of the initiatives Costa Coffee’s management Ccrafted food line into its stores. The coffee chain has been French pastry strength of LeNotre alongside a smattering of ed a partner who understood what we were trying to achieve has undertaken to revamp the brand this year, including a store working for months to perfect the new artisanal line, which has customer favorites and new flavor profiles. GM of Costa Coffee with our new food range and saw the opportunity as one that opening in the airport this month, and refurbishments at a a focus on fresh and premium ingredients. Rashid Sultan says of the partnership “LeNotre was the ideal creates value not only for Costa and LeNotre but more impor- number of its existing stores.

Ogilvy Public Relations named Pan-EMEA Consultancy 2014

gilvy Public Relations EAME has been named the pan-EMEA Consultancy of the Year 2014 Oby the Holmes Report. In its analysis of this year’s award, the Holmes Report stated Ogilvy PR EAME’s “rise is increasingly difficult to ignore and larger rivals should probably watch out”, noting sev- eral contributing factors: Impressive growth across multiple markets in EAME, including a revitalized UK operation Topping the Holmes Creativity Index EAME with “brilliant PR work from many markets” A much-expanded EAME network with strong leadership and competitive operations in critical markets including the Middle East and North Africa, GUST releases ‘Excelsior 2014’ South Africa, Kenya, and Turkey with a third of clients now represented across multiple markets Investment in talent and expertise, notably he AM Al-Refai Library at GUST in coordination Sandra Saias (EAME MD Strategy+Planning), Michael with the Excelsior Committee released its eighth Frohlich (EAME MD Brand Marketing and MD Ogilvy Tvolume, in the presence of GUST management, PR UK) and Marshall Manson (EAME MD, faculty, staff and Excelsior members and contributors. Social@Ogilvy) The event was officially opened by GUST higher man- Significant growth and momentum in its social agement, Dr Abdulrahman S Al-Muhailan, Chairman, and content offer which sharpens Ogilvy PR’s com- Board of Trustees and Dr Donald Bates, GUST President. petitive edge and puts them as “one of the region’s Dr Al-Muhailan thanked the attendees of the event top digital players” and the Excelsior Editorial Board and Committee mem- Stuart Smith, CEO Ogilvy PR EAME said: “I would bers. He commended the students for their hard work like to thank the Holmes Report for this recognition and commented “It is a pleasure to attend a beautiful and particularly Paul Holmes and Arun Sudhaman student art show at GUST in the morning and see more for their insights and advice over the years. For us it creativity in Excelsior in the afternoon.” Adding further is the culmination of a three-year strategy and a Dr Al-Muhailan said that he looked forward to see even tribute to the hard work of our staff across the more volumes of Excelsior being released in the future. region. It has only been possible due to the trust our Prof Bates and Prof Ghassan Aouad, Vice President for clients have put in us to deliver highly effective, cre- Academic Affairs both contributed stories about their ative work and the exceptional quality of our leader- families to this issue and congratulated the people who ship team across EAME. produced the journal of art and literature. Companies want integrated campaigns which are Excelsior is a publication produced by students, fac- social by design, aligned with their brand and have content at their centre and they are increasingly ulty and staff at GUST and released annually. It is avail- turning to Ogilvy PR for answers. Both marketing able in the Library for circulation within the campus; a and PR clients tell us we are helping them navigate, limited number of copies are also distributed off cam- and experiment in, the new world of paid, owned pus. The publication contains diverse collection of short and earned media. These are fascinating times for stories and other prose, poetry, art, and combinations the industry and fortune will favor those who invest thereof, reflecting GUST’s creativity and innovation. in transforming the services they offer.” Knowledge Club 2014 hosts former VP of operations of Walt Disney World

ut of faith that superior leadership and exceptional cal customer service through the highly practical leader- 20 resort hotels, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, a shopping customer service are the main pillars that support ship strategies. The practical seminar focused on customer and entertainment village, a sports and recreation com- Oand differentiate any organization, Vigor Events service challenges organizations are facing on a daily basis, plex. He also directed the ancillary operations which sup- organized in cooperation with ALGAS Events and Global particularly in these turbulent times as it basically under- ported the number one vacation destination in the world Innovation Company - “You Can Create Your Disney Magic lined the 10 common sense leadership strategies that as the Senior Operating Executive for nine years. Too”: a one-day customer service and leadership seminar make Disney the best service brand in the world. One of his major and lasting legacies was the creation with Lee Cockerell - former Vice President of Operations of Lee Cockerell explained best practices and real life of Disney Great Leader Strategies which continues on as Walt Disney World. examples and techniques that create a culture and envi- the primary resource for developing the 7,000 leaders at The spark of creativity, the formula for growth, and the ronment of excellence. He highlighted how we can build Walt Disney World. In addition, Lee held executive posi- secrets to success being the hallmarks of the Disney organ- an organization that provides world class customer service tion with three of the best customer service organiza- ization; Lee Cockerell shared lessons in leadership, man- with outstanding leaders: the kind that inspire employees, tions, Hilton Hotels, Marriott International, and The Walt agement, and customer service, the secrets through which delight customers, and achieve extraordinary business Disney Company. He is without a doubt one of the most Disney became one of the top ranked places when it results. admired leaders in the hospitality and entertainment comes to customer service. With proven Disney strategies, It is worth mentioning that Lee Cockerell led a team of business and famous for his distinguished customer serv- the seminar focused on the methodology of creating magi- 40,000 cast members, was responsible for the operations of ice training. WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 The Avenues Mall hosts eyecare campaign

The Avenues Mall organized a campaign on eyecare in cooperation with Vision Express Optics. The campaign offered free eye exams for workers at The Avenues Mall as part of efforts to spread awareness on visual health. Deloitte expands 2014 Middle East TMT predictions to Kuwait

ollowing the Middle East report’s successful CEO of NOORTEL. market actions for the year ahead and beyond,” Saguto launch in Bahrain, Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia, “We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation explains. Key trends and outlooks derived from the FDeloitte, in response to popular demand, has to Deloitte, and are proud to have collaborated with report for Kuwait include: expanded the regional and global Technology, Media them in showcasing their TMT industry predictions for & Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions campaign to the MENA region. We hope that this event can create a Technology Kuwait for the first time. platform for future informative events that may benefit Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): Kuwaitis “Kuwait is one of the region’s emerging and largely TMT development within the region.” Alaa Hamieh CEO expressing interest in MOOCs, with universities start- untapped technology, media and telecommunications of Digital Alliances. ing to recognize MOOCs through certificates of markets” said Santino Saguto, Partner and TMT indus- Deloitte’s Global TMT Predictions report covers the achievement try leader at Deloitte Middle East. “We are now seeing latest TMT industry trends, which is presented and eVisits: Based on GCC estimates, the addressable increasing TMT activity in Kuwait, a positive sign of the shared with key TMT players spanning over 70 coun- market for eVisits in Kuwait is about $155-210 million, growing awareness and recognition of the opportuni- tries across the world. With the Middle East’s rising which could increase by as much as $17-23 million this ties at hand,” Saguto explains. growth, significance and influence in the global TMT year The expanded TMT Predictions launch was held in space, this year’s Middle East Predictions report, only in collaboration with Noor Telecommunications its second year, provides the most in depth regional Media Company KSCC (NOORTEL), key sponsor of the Kuwait perspective on the latest TMT trends, highlighting the Broadcast Sports Rights: Kuwaiti premium broad- event. “We would like to express our gratitude to foremost developments unique to the region. cast sports rights are predicted to grow by 15-20 per- NOORTEL for its support in the launch of the TMT The report further covers the far reaching implica- cent, driven mainly by growth in broadcast rights of Predictions in Kuwait for the first time, representing tion and impact of these trends on key areas of the the top local football league their commitment to the development of the TMT sec- wider Kuwaiti and Middle East economy, addressing tors in the country and the wider region,” Saguto key issues in the education, healthcare, small-mid size Telecommunications added. business and sports sectors. “We seek not only to share Short Messaging Services versus Instant Messaging: “We value our relationship with Deloitte, and a point of view, but more importantly to spark key dis- Kuwaiti operators are likely to follow the lead of Saudi pleased to participate in bringing this unique event to cussions amongst Kuwait’s leading TMT players and telecom operators in partnering with Instant Kuwait. Which we would like to see continue in the those in key sectors of the wider Kuwaiti economy in a Messaging providers to encourage data consumption coming years. “ said Ayman Al-Bannaw, Chairman & forum which stimulates their strategic thinking and and expand new revenue streams

TIES announcements

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03:25 Vera 16:00 The Glass Slipper-FAM 20:00 Cajun Pawn Stars 05:15 May The Best House Win 17:45 The Barretts Of Wimpole 20:30 Cajun Pawn Stars Abroad Street-PG 21:00 Pawn Stars 06:10 The Jonathan Ross Show 19:50 The Champ-PG 21:30 Storage Wars 00:45 I’m Alive 07:05 Paul O’grady: For The Love Of 22:00 The Gypsy Moths 22:00 Storage Wars Texas 00:30 Treehouse Masters 01:35 Untamed & Uncut Dogs 23:50 The Wild Bunch-U 22:30 Storage Wars Texas 01:20 Mind Control Freaks 02:25 Roaring With Pride 07:30 Vera 23:00 Duck Dynasty 01:45 Mind Control Freaks 03:15 Natural World 09:20 May The Best House Win 23:30 Duck Dynasty 04:05 Wildest Indochina 02:10 Mythbusters Abroad 04:55 Animal Cops South Africa 03:00 You Have Been Warned 10:15 Doc Martin 05:45 The Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner 03:50 Border Security 11:10 Emmerdale 06:10 The Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner 04:15 Baggage Battles 12:00 Coronation Street 00:00 Storage Wars 04:40 Lost And Sold 12:30 The Jonathan Ross Show 00:30 Pawn Stars 06:35 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors 00:10 Hoarding: Buried Alive 05:05 How It’s Made 13:25 May The Best House Win 01:00 Pawn Stars 07:00 Animal Airport 01:00 Iyanla, Fix My Life 05:30 How Stuff’s Made Abroad 01:30 Pawn Stars 07:25 Preposterous Pets 01:50 Breaking Amish 06:00 Survive That! 14:20 Doc Martin 02:00 Cajun Pawn Stars 08:15 Untamed China With Nigel 02:40 Sister Wives Special 07:00 You Have Been Warned 15:10 Paul O’grady: For The Love Of 02:30 Cajun Pawn Stars Marven 03:30 I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant 07:50 Finding Bigfoot Dogs 03:00 Storage Wars 09:10 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors 03:55 Long Island Medium 08:40 Fast N’ Loud 15:35 The Chase 03:30 Storage Wars 09:35 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors 04:20 Say Yes To The Dress 09:30 Border Security 16:30 56 Up 04:00 Pawn Stars 04:45 Say Yes To The Dress 10:05 Roaring With Pride 09:55 Baggage Battles 17:25 The Hungry Sailors 04:30 Pawn Stars 05:10 Toddlers & Tiaras 11:00 Animal Precinct 10:20 Lost And Sold 18:20 Doc Martin 05:00 Shaun Ryder On UFOs 06:00 Oprah: Behind The Scenes 11:55 Animal Airport 10:45 How It’s Made 19:10 Coronation Street 06:00 Storage Wars Texas 07:00 What Not To Wear 12:20 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors 11:10 How Stuff’s Made 19:35 The Chase 06:30 Counting Cars 07:50 Ultimate Shopper 12:50 ER Vets 11:35 Treehouse Masters 20:30 56 Up 07:00 Pawn Stars 08:40 Craft Wars 13:15 ER Vets 12:25 Mind Control Freaks 21:25 The Hungry Sailors 07:30 Pawn Stars 09:30 Toddlers & Tiaras 13:45 The Jeff Corwin Experience 12:50 Mind Control Freaks 22:20 Coronation Street 08:00 American Restoration 10:20 Say Yes To The Dress 14:40 Roaring With Pride 13:15 Mythbusters 22:50 Emmerdale 08:30 Cajun Pawn Stars 10:45 Say Yes To The Dress 15:30 Tanked 14:05 Border Security 23:45 Doc Martin 09:00 Storage Wars Texas 11:10 Cake Boss 16:30 Untamed China With Nigel 14:30 Baggage Battles 09:30 Counting Cars 14:55 Lost And Sold 10:00 Pawn Stars 11:35 Jon & Kate Plus 8 Marven 12:00 Little People, Big World 17:25 The Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner 15:20 World’s Biggest Ship 10:30 Pawn Stars 16:10 Fast N’ Loud 12:25 Oprah: Behind The Scenes 17:50 The Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner 11:00 Storage Wars 17:00 Flying Wild Alaska 11:30 Storage Wars 13:15 Oprah’s Next Chapter 18:20 Journey Of Life 14:05 Oprah’s Next Chapter 17:50 Wheeler Dealers 00:00 80s: The Decade That Made 12:00 Pawn Stars 19:15 Gator Boys 14:55 Extreme Couponing All-Stars 18:40 You Have Been Warned Us 12:30 Pawn Stars 20:10 Swimming With Monsters: 15:20 Cake Boss 19:30 Survive That! 01:00 Hard Time 13:00 Ancient Aliens Steve Backshall 15:45 What Not To Wear 20:20 How It’s Made 02:00 Brave New World 14:00 Cajun Pawn Stars 21:05 Roaring With Pride 16:35 Toddlers & Tiaras 20:45 How Stuff’s Made 03:00 Situation Critical 14:30 Cajun Pawn Stars 22:00 Gator Boys 17:25 Say Yes To The Dress 21:10 Baggage Battles 04:00 The Indestructibles 15:00 Pawn Stars 17:50 Say Yes To The Dress 22:55 Swimming With Monsters: 21:35 Lost And Sold 04:30 The Indestructibles 15:30 Pawn Stars 18:15 Jon & Kate Plus 8 Steve Backshall 22:00 Sons Of Guns 05:00 Naked Science 16:00 Pawn Stars 18:40 Little People, Big World 23:50 Animal Cops South Africa 22:50 Saint Hoods 06:00 Megastructures 16:30 Pawn Stars 19:10 Oprah: Behind The Scenes 23:40 The Fighters 07:00 80s Greatest 17:00 Pawn Stars 20:05 Extreme Couponing All-Stars 08:00 80s: The Decade That Made 17:30 Pawn Stars 20:30 Cake Boss Us 18:00 Storage Wars 21:00 Secret Eaters 09:00 Hard Time 18:30 Storage Wars 21:55 My 600lb Life 10:00 Brave New World 19:00 Pawn Stars 22:50 Long Island Medium 11:00 Situation Critical 19:30 Pawn Stars 00:10 Doctors 23:15 Sister Wives 00:40 Mistresses 00:00 Chelsea Lately 12:00 The Indestructibles 01:30 The Weakest Link 00:30 The Dance Scene 12:30 The Indestructibles 02:15 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 00:55 The Dance Scene 13:00 Naked Science 01:25 Style Star 14:00 Megastructures 03:00 The Job Lot 01:50 Style Star 15:00 80s Greatest Long-awaited ‘Hope 03:25 The Children 02:20 E!ES 16:00 80s: The Decade That Made 04:15 The Weakest Link 03:15 Extreme Close-Up Us LIFE HAPPENS ON OSN MOVIES FESTIVAL and Glory’ sequel 05:00 Nuzzle & Scratch: Frock n Roll 03:40 Extreme Close-Up 17:00 Hard Time 05:20 The Green Balloon Club 04:10 E!ES 18:00 Inside 05:45 Nina And The Neurons: In 16:00 Swamp Shark-PG15 22:00 Krazzy Planet premieres at Cannes 05:05 E!ES 19:00 Cosmos: A Spacetime 23:30 Sky Force The Lab 06:00 THS Odyssey 18:00 Rewind-PG15 06:00 Balamory 07:50 Style Star 20:00 JFK: The Final Hours 20:00 Double Jeopardy-18 ohn Boorman’s sequel to his 1987 Oscar-nomi- 06:20 Nuzzle & Scratch: Frock n Roll 08:20 E! News 22:00 Family Guns 22:00 Officer Down-18 nated film “Hope and Glory” premiered at 06:40 The Green Balloon Club 09:15 Opening Act 23:00 None of the Above 00:30 The Daily Show With Jon JCannes yesterday with the story moving to 07:05 Nina And The Neurons: In 10:15 Married To Jonas 23:30 None of the Above Stewart the home front of a second war-this time Korea-in The Lab 10:40 Chasing The Saturdays 01:30 Sean Saves The World 00:00 Battlestar Galactica: Blood & another autobiographical installment of the vet- 07:20 The Weakest Link 11:10 Eric And Jessie: Game On Chrome 02:00 Getting On 00:00 Elektra Luxx-18 eran British filmmaker’s life. Exit schoolboy Bill 08:05 Twenty Twelve 11:35 Eric And Jessie: Game On 02:30 Wilfred 01:45 Iron Man 3 Rohan jumping up and down for joy and shout- 12:05 E! News 02:00 The Hot Potato-PG15 04:00 3 Times A Charm 08:35 The Job Lot 03:00 The Simpsons ing “thank you Adolf” as he discovers his school 09:00 Eastenders 13:05 Extreme Close-Up 04:00 Overboard-PG15 06:00 From Prada To Nada 00:20 Mudcats 03:30 Back In The Game has been destroyed by a stray Luftwaffe bomb in 09:30 Doctors 13:35 THS 06:00 Problem Child-PG 08:00 You Will Meet A Tall Dark 01:10 When Sharks Attack 04:00 Seinfeld 10:00 The Weakest Link 14:30 Style Star 04:30 The Tonight Show Starring 08:00 Muppets From Space-FAM Stranger the first film’s closing scene. Enter an older Bill, 15:00 Keeping Up With The 02:00 Ultimate Predators GPU now an 18-year-old conscript completing his 10:45 Princess Margaret: A Love Jimmy Fallon 10:00 10 Things I Hate About You- 10:00 Love Birds Kardashians 02:50 Dead or Alive Story 05:30 My Boys 11:45 Iron Man 3 “national service” in a British army camp at the 16:00 Keeping Up With The 03:45 Maneater Manhunt PG15 11:40 After You’ve Gone 06:30 Friends 14:00 Interview With A Hitman start of the Korean War. Kardashians 04:40 Built For The Kill 12:00 Overboard-PG15 16:00 You Will Meet A Tall Dark 12:10 The Job Lot 07:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers Life in this particular backwater involves a lot 17:00 Giuliana & Bill 05:35 Ultimate Predators GPU 14:00 The Sisterhood Of The Stranger 12:40 Twenty Twelve 08:00 Seinfeld of boot polishing, saluting and standing to atten- 18:00 E! News 06:30 Dead or Alive Traveling Pants-PG15 18:00 Red 2 13:10 Eastenders 07:25 Maneater Manhunt 08:30 My Boys tion but Bill soon finds his niche-lecturing other 19:00 Pop Innovators 09:00 The Simpsons 16:00 10 Things I Hate About You- 20:00 Ruby Sparks 13:45 Doctors 20:00 #RichKids Of Beverly Hills 08:20 Monster Fish 22:00 21 & Over conscripts and teaching them to touch-type “like 14:15 The Weakest Link 09:15 Mudcats 09:30 The Mindy Project PG15 girls”. Boorman milks the situation for comedy in 20:30 #RichKids Of Beverly Hills 10:00 Modern Family 15:00 Princess Margaret: A Love 10:10 World’s Weirdest: Animal 18:00 The Producers-PG15 21:00 Fashion Police 10:30 Friends “Queen and Country” with an array of peculiarly Story 21:30 The Fabulist Taboo 20:15 Jesus Henry Christ-PG15 British characters each fighting the tedium of 11:05 Animals Gone Wild 11:00 The Tonight Show Starring 15:50 After You’ve Gone 22:00 Party On 22:00 Elektra Luxx-18 02:00 AFL Premiership Highlights home-front life in their own way, from the work- 12:00 Monster Fish Jimmy Fallon 16:20 Lark Rise To Candleford 22:30 E! News 03:00 Premier League Darts 12:55 Phantom Wolverine 12:30 Seinfeld shy Private Redmond who elevates skiving to an 17:10 Eastenders 23:30 Chelsea Lately 06:30 ICC Cricket 360 13:50 Dead or Alive 13:00 My Boys art form to Bill’s incorrigible prankster friend 17:40 Doctors 07:00 AFL Premiership Highlights 14:45 Maneater Manhunt 13:30 Friends Percy. 18:10 The Weakest Link 08:00 Super Rugby 15:40 Monster Fish 14:00 Back In The Game Against this backdrop, a more serious plotline 19:00 Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff 10:00 Super Rugby 16:35 Mudcats 14:30 The Mindy Project draws on Boorman’s real-life job of lecturing sol- 19:30 The Cafe 01:00 The Good Doctor 12:00 Golfing World 17:30 Snake Underworld 15:00 Modern Family 20:00 The Children 03:00 Blue Like Jazz 13:00 PGA Tour Highlights diers who were being sent to Korea, one of whom 18:25 Animals Gone Wild 15:30 The Daily Show With Jon 05:00 Dark Horse 14:00 AFL Premiership Highlights refuses to go after attending one of his lectures. 20:45 Love Life 19:20 Phantom Wolverine Stewart 07:00 Scents And Sensibility 15:00 NRL Premiership “When I read it up (before making the film), I was 21:30 Getting On 00:35 The Jonathan Ross Show 20:10 Dead or Alive 17:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers 09:00 The Good Doctor 17:00 HSBC Sevens World Series horrified to discover the blunders that resulted in 22:00 Incredible Journeys With 01:30 Emmerdale 21:00 Maneater Manhunt 18:00 Baby Daddy 11:00 The Twilight Saga: Breaking 20:00 NRL Full Time Steve Leonard 02:25 Coronation Street 21:50 Monster Fish 18:30 New Girl that war,” the 81-year-old director said in produc- Dawn Pt. 2 20:30 Futbol Mundial 22:50 The Weakest Link 02:55 Paul O’grady: For The Love Of 22:40 Mudcats 19:00 The Mindy Project tion notes. “General MacArthur was in charge and 13:00 A Woman 21:00 Golfing World 23:35 Eastenders Dogs 23:30 Snake Underworld 19:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine wanted to drop atom bombs on the Chinese. 20:00 The Tonight Show Starring 15:00 Kathmandu Lullaby 22:00 NRL Premiership President (Harry) Truman fired him just in time.” Jimmy Fallon 17:00 Someday This Pain Will Be Boorman, whose film was shown in the Directors’ 21:00 The Daily Show With Jon Useful To You Stewart 19:00 The Company You Keep Fortnight on the sidelines of the Cannes Film 22:00 Family Guy 21:00 01:00 PGA Tour Highlights Festival, said that all the major events depicted in 22:30 Getting On 23:00 Zero Dark Thirty 02:00 Live NHL it were largely as they happened. 23:00 Wilfred 05:00 NRL Premiership “In the film, Percy steals the regimental clock 23:30 Late Night With Seth Meyers 07:00 Golfing World and the camp is turned upside down in an 09:00 NRL Premiership attempt to find it. “The real Percy caused even 10:00 Prague Marathon more havoc by stealing several valuable items at 13:00 Futbol Mundial 01:00 Savages-18 13:30 Sevens World Series two-week intervals,” he said. The film faithfully 00:00 The Glades 03:15 Flatliners-18 Highlights recreates the world of early 1950s Britain, with 01:00 Chicago Fire 05:15 Life Happens-PG15 14:00 ICC Cricket 360 Morris Minor cars plying empty roads, wartime 02:00 Bates Motel 07:00 Tricks Of A Woman-PG15 14:30 Golfing World rationing still in place and families forking out for 03:00 Nip/Tuck 09:00 Encounter With Danger- 15:30 IndyCar Series their first black-and-white televisions to watch the 06:00 The Glades PG15 18:00 NHL coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. 07:00 Devious Maids 11:00 Darling Companion-PG15 20:00 IndyCar Highlights 08:00 Helix 13:00 Remember Sunday-PG15 21:00 Bellator MMA Season 10 England a ‘bleak place’ 12:00 Emmerdale 15:00 Another Harvest Moon-PG15 23:00 Super Rugby 12:30 Coronation Street 17:00 Darling Companion-PG15 Boorman said he particularly enjoyed recalling 13:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 19:00 You Got Served: Beat The the spirit of those years and reproducing all the 14:00 Helix World-PG15 period detail “whether it be the language, the 15:00 The Glades 21:00 Charlie Wilson’s War-18 mannerisms, the clothes, the furniture”. “England 16:00 Emmerdale 23:00 Once Fallen-18 suffered a long hangover from the war in the ear- 16:30 Coronation Street ly ‘50s. It was a bleak place. We were coming to 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 02:00 ICC Cricket 360 18:00 Helix 02:30 IPL Highlights terms with the end of empire (and) we, the 19:00 Necessary Roughness 03:30 IPL Highlights young, rejected that past of class and privilege 20:00 American Idol 01:15 Love And Honor-PG15 04:30 IPL Highlights and yearned for a fairer more egalitarian country,” 21:00 Chicago Fire 03:00 All In Good Time-PG15 05:30 IPL Highlights he said. Boorman added that the act of writing 23:00 Nip/Tuck 05:00 Muhammad Ali’s Greatest 06:30 ICC Cricket 360 the script released dormant memories, many of Fight-PG15 07:00 IPL Highlights which had now seamlessly blended with what he 07:00 Thunderstruck-PG 08:00 IPL Highlights put on the screen. “As with ‘Hope and Glory’, my 09:00 Hyde Park On Hudson-PG15 09:00 ICC Cricket 360 memories of that time have been replaced by 10:45 Argo-PG15 09:30 IPL Highlights scenes from the two films. 12:45 Les Miserables-PG15 10:30 IPL Highlights 00:00 Born To Raise Hell 15:30 The Call-PG15 11:30 IPL Highlights “David Hayman, who plays my father in both 02:00 Commando 17:15 Hyde Park On Hudson-PG15 12:30 IPL Highlights films, now seems more like my father than my 04:00 Apartment 1303 19:00 Jack The Giant Slayer-PG15 13:30 Live IPL father was, (and) Vanessa Kirby who plays my sis- 06:00 Legendary Amazons 21:00 Hick-PG15 17:00 ICC Cricket 360 ter is so uncannily like her that I often felt in her 08:00 Kung Fu Hustle 23:00 Django Unchained-18 17:30 Live IPL scenes transported back to those days,” he said. 12:00 Orcs! 21:00 ICC Cricket 360 Reviewers, though positive, said “Queen and 14:00 Rewind 21:30 IPL Country” did not reach the heights of Boorman’s 18:00 Swamp Shark first film. Britain’s Telegraph daily described it as a 20:00 Rewind 22:00 Double Jeopardy 01:00 Emperor’s Secret “gentle pleasure” while The Guardian called it 02:45 Gnomeo & Juliet “entertaining if lightweight”. 04:30 Wheelers The Cannes audience, however, gave it an 06:00 Cher Ami 01:30 The Prodigal-PG enthusiastic welcome with some people seen 03:25 Flipper’s New Adventure- 08:00 The Apple & The Worm wiping away tears of laughter. “Hope and Glory” 00:00 Commando-18 FAM 09:45 Problem Child 2 was a huge commercial and critical success and is 02:00 Apartment 1303-PG15 05:15 Hotel Paradiso-PG 11:30 Wizards And Giants frequently cited in polls as one of the best British 04:00 Legendary Amazons-PG15 13:00 Gnomeo & Juliet 07:00 The Main Attraction-PG 09:20 Les Girls-PG films of recent decades. It received five nomina- 06:00 Kung Fu Hustle-PG15 14:30 Krazzy Planet 11:15 Speedway-FAM tions at the 1988 Academy Awards including for 10:00 Orcs!-PG15 16:00 Sky Force 18:00 Problem Child 2 12:50 Hotel Paradiso-PG best director and best picture. — AFP 12:00 Rewind-PG15 MUPPETS FROM SPACE ON OSN MOVIES COMEDY HD 20:00 Turboosters 14:25 Girl Happy-FAM Classifieds

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

This is a good day to work and communicate with the opposite sex. Be care- Career choices and direction seem to indicate a loss of freedom and original- ful of becoming jealous of other people’s accomplishments during this time. ity on your part. You may feel stifled and forced to go along if you want to succeed. This A need to be respected is an emotionally charged issue in your life at this time. You develop could result in a situation building up to an explosive level. Express your creative side at a knack for organizing things and people, as a sense of ambition and practicality takes hold. home. Make it a point to set aside time each day to involve yourself with work of the cre- Work, achievement and ambition mean a lot to you. Your thoughts and energies are more ative kind and then your workdays will seem to flow along even better than they do now. focused on your work and it may not be the best time to try and shop. You may not find Your taste in art and appreciation in general are heightened. The more you involve yourself much support for your particular tastes. There is plenty of energy today, enabling you to in creative activities away from the workplace, the more adaptable and capable of problem work or play at an accelerated pace. Physical activity, especially sports, is a good way to solving you become in the workplace. This is a great time to sit back and enjoy what you channel this energy. have. You may find yourself singing.

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

This is one of your better days this month. The balance is shifting and you are You may not appreciate someone’s unrealistic approach to a situation. This less likely to ignore or overlook business situations. You have a strong determined energy person’s general fogginess and impractical attitude may find you at odds that can be focused to help you find the many answers you seek. Take nothing for granted, with this person. However, you have a sweetness about you and any discord is short-lived. especially as far as gaining important information is concerned. Check to make sure you Someone could challenge you on a very sensitive issue but you are learning to stay focused were understood and that you understand instructions. You feel a good amount of support and to not allow someone to intimidate you into a distraction. You have a keen insight into from others. You will be pleased at the end of this day as you find ways to save your compa- what makes things tick and who or what pulls the strings. When dealing with people, you ny money and increase the customer count. You are becoming most persuasive with others deal with creatures of emotion-not necessarily creatures of logic. Figuring out ways to make and charismatic in speech and communication. There is a sense of harmony at home that your nest egg grow can be a preoccupation this afternoon. Chatting with family members makes for a happy time this evening. about your ideas can have noticeable results.

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

While traveling today, carry a detailed map book of your city or the area Make a strong effort to organize your workplace, since this temporarily unor- where you may be visiting. You could be in real estate and have an appoint- ganized area can only add confusion and delay to your good works for now. ment time to meet. The viewing or the transaction that is made today seems productive to You may find your concentration is difficult but finishing your work is important in order to everyone involved. To learn more about what is ahead for you, consider ordering a horo- build self-esteem and respect from higher-ups. You could be most persuasive with others ACROSS 78. (informal) Uncomplimentary terms for a scope forecast. They are fun and can answer many questions as well as give a sneak pre- and know just what to say in order to gain the interest needed today. The situation is a natu- 1. A village in eastern Ireland (northwest of policeman. view into many possibilities that are yours. Good things come to you all day; however, as ral for self-expression and lends itself to your particular ideas and thoughts. A love relation- Dublin). stated earlier, being prepared is the secret to the best outcome. This afternoon you help a ship may need some work. Concentrate on communicating to each other what you really friend send a letter to the boss of a person that was most helpful and deserving of acco- feel so that you can bring about a better understanding of how your lives fit together. Read 5. A descent down a nearly vertical surface DOWN a poem to your loved one this evening. by using a doubled rope that is coiled 1. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh. lades. Celebrations are in order for you tonight. Happy birthday! around the body and attached to some high- 2. The sixth month of the civil year. er point. 3. Type genus of the Ranidae. 11. Having relatively few calories. 4. American Revolutionary patriot. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 15. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 5. Before noon. Cancer (June 21-July 22) 16. A cooler darker spot appearing periodi- You may be glad to be in the workplace today. Repairs or refurbishing work of 6. United States writer of poems and plays Intense, passionate and very personal today, you rush past superficialities some sort can become rather noisy at home. Your professional routine moves cally on the surface of the sun. about racial conflict (born in 1934). and right to the heart of most matters. You will see the results of your hard work soon. along at a good pace. Creative accomplishments will also be successful. During the noon 17. A condition (mostly in boys) character- 7. Someone who works (or provides workers) Given to clearheaded thinking and practical insight, you take a distant perspective and a break, you and a co-worker may share a memory or two of interesting travel experiences. ized by behavioral and learning disorders. during a strike. cool appraisal with most opportunities. This permits you to make good choices most of the You are in a good position to communicate concerning groups, co-workers and society in 18. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now 8. Quandong trees. time and limits your risk taking to a minimum. You may find yourself analyzing some new general. This is a good time to get your own needs met as you can be most persuasive with widespread in cultivation. 9. The United Nations agency concerned projects today-take your time. Today you will be able to tackle tasks that require real disci- people that you don’t even know. You may find your love life a bit confusing this afternoon. 19. A device that, on receiving radar signals, with the interests of labor. pline or organization. You will find yourself in a very practical mood and working with the This should not mean a major hassle, but it may mean a time where you will need to transmits coded signals in response to help 10. A local computer network for communi- day, instead of against it. You may have some serious or contemplative moments. Your con- remove the emotions and see things from a different viewpoint. navigators determine their position. cation between computers. fidence is high. 20. A condition requiring relief. 11. Soviet physicist who worked on low tem- 21. The biblical name for ancient Syria. perature physics (1908-1968). Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 24. A branch of the Tai languages. 12. In an ideal manner. Leo (July 23-August 22) 26. Of or related to genetically distinguished 13. At a specific prior time. Your attitude toward challenges is a positive and you do well in your profes- If you give your best efforts at work, great strides can be taken. This is a groups of people. 14. Tropical starchy tuberous root. sion. The few challenges you encounter will be handled successfully. This great time to be with others in work or play. You may be asked to do a special job today that 29. A loose sleeveless outer garment made afternoon progress is happening in the workplace and your personal career path will seem 22. The state prevailing during the absence entails the need for strong concentration. Your intuition is sharp and this may lead you to from aba cloth. to become cleared of any challenges. You are able to use good common sense and you can of war. new and helpful insights. Welcome the trials and opposition of a new financial venture- feel trends and make the right moves. You may be taking on the responsibility of a mort- 32. The cry made by sheep. 23. An anticipated outcome that is intended your ideas are working well. You have the mental sharpness to perceive an unusual oppor- gage for the first time. That should work out very well for you. A child may be under pres- 33. A skullcap worn by religious Jews (espe- or that guides your planned actions. tunity. While out with your friends this afternoon-be slow to criticize. There is one who will sure and this is a good time to teach some good problem-solving abilities. Your responsibili- cially at prayer). 25. The blood group whose red cells carry grind on your nerves just now. Romance is available in the workplace but it would be an ties this evening turn into a pleasant return of your efforts. There is time left this evening for 36. North American yellow-breasted song- unacceptable choice. This evening marks a period of feeling good about yourself, in a quiet both the A and B antigens. all members of the family to express themselves. birds. 27. A city and port in northern Jutland. sort of way. 39. Noisy talk. 28. An angular shape made by folding. 40. The part of a garment that is attached at 30. Of or denoting or relating to the Balkan armhole and provides a cloth covering for countries or their inhabitants or the Balkan Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) the arm. peninsula or the Balkan Mountains. 42. Gymnastic apparatus consisting of two 31. Of or relating to or involving an area. You are able to handle difficult people and may be called upon to help with You are practical and useful in all areas of the workplace. This may make you parallel wooden bars supported on uprights. 34. A high-crowned black cap (usually made crowd control. You are able to cut through the red tape to get at what is a good leader, and if you are not in a supervisory position, this year may 44. A unit of luminous flux equal to the of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey beneath and behind most situations that others feel have no remedy. This is a time when become the beginning of your leadership years. When your expertise is requested, you will amount of light given out through a solid you can make a real difference in the workplace and the profits of the company for which know just what to do. You may be called on to make use of your natural abilities and com- and Iran and the Caucasus. you work. There is support and recognition from your co-workers. You may find that you angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 35. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensi- mon sense. There may be many instances when you will have to supply a solution to a par- candela intensity radiating uniformly in all are able to bring more imagination to bear on your goals and ambitions. You might find ticular problem. Your energy is good. Be prepared to work hard! Luck visits you today and bly for security reasons) was made the capital your ideals taking a more spiritual turn, thus involving you more in community and reli- increases your financial situation. This evening a cycle of nostalgia and domesticity begins, directions. in 1998. gious projects. This is a time when philosophical ideas-religious and such-really hold your 45. Jordan's port. emphasizing a need for security and a sense of roots. Family, home, relatives and real estate 37. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on interest. You are able to teach, the unity that binds. play a bigger part in your life. 48. A collection of things (goods or works of a skewer usually with vegetables. art etc.) for public display. 38. Relating to or caused by a virus. 49. A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) 41. Artists or writers whose ideas are ahead Word Search used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker of their time. Yesterday Solution in cases of hypertension or congestive heart 43. Be noisy with activity. failure or angina or migraine. 46. (medicine) Having or experiencing a rap- 50. United States architect who with his part- id onset and short but severe course. ner Thomas Hastings designed many impor- 47. One-hundredth of a right angle. tant public buildings (1858-1911). 51. Moving with extreme rapidity. 52. A silvery ductile metallic element found 54. (of a roof) Constructed with a single slope primarily in bauxite. on each side of the ridge supported at the 53. Half the width of an em. 55. A city in central New York. end by a gable or vertical triangular portion 58. A highly unstable radioactive element of an end wall. (the heaviest of the halogen series). 56. (prosody) Of or consisting of iambs. 60. Type genus of the Amiidae. 57. A genus of temperate and arctic ever- 63. Call upon in supplication. green trees (see spruce). 68. (Old Testament) The second wife of Jacob 59. United States biochemist (born in Spain) and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. who studied the biological synthesis of 69. Club consisting of a heavy stick (often nucleic acids (born in 1905). bamboo) bound with iron. 61. A loose and crumbling earthy deposit 71. An undergarment worn by women to consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite. support their breasts. 62. According to the Old Testament he was a 72. A particular geographical region of indef- pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel inite boundary (usually serving some special (9th century BC). purpose or distinguished by its people or cul- 64. Type genus of the Gliridae. ture or geography). 65. A disorderly outburst or tumult. 73. Omission of a sound between two words 66. (used as a sentenced connector) (usually a vowel and the end of one word or Therefore or consequently. the beginning of the next). 67. An inclined surface or roadway that 75. 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judge on Tuesday ruled a daughter of Casey being the voice of Shaggy on the “Scooby-Doo” car- that Jean Kasem must cooperate, according to City Kasem can travel to Washington state, where toons, was located in Kitsap County, Washington News Service. The judge also said Kerri Kasem, who Athe ailing radio personality is believed to be state, last week after attorneys for Kerri Kasem report- also has a radio career, can hire a private investigator staying, and make medical decisions on his behalf, ed they did not know where he had been taken. to assist her in dealing with the situation but the City News Service reported. The decision by Los Kasem suffers from a form of dementia called Lewy investigators must be unarmed, City News Service Angeles Superior Court Judge Daniel Murphy in favor body disease, and his children have been involved in reported. of Kasem’s daughter, Kerri Kasem, expands on powers a legal tussle with their stepmother, Jean Kasem, over she had been given last week when Murphy named visitation and caretaking for the radio personality. her as the 82-year-old radio DJ’s temporary conserva- Murphy, in his ruling on Tuesday, gave Kerri Kasem tor, according to City News Service. Kasem, who is the power to travel to Washington state and make known for his weekly top 40 countdown show and for medical decisions on her father’s behalf and he ruled

Eminem tops Spotify’s Lawsuit looms over 40-million-listener list ‘Stairway to Heaven’ lawyer in Philadelphia is gearing up ages royalties for the band’s guitarist Randy to sue Led Zeppelin for allegedly pil- California, who died in 1997. Spirit and Led rapper Eminem is the most played artist on the world’s biggest fering another band’s music when it Zeppelin shared the stage during a US tour music streaming service Spotify, the Swedish company said yes- A composed and recorded its 1971 classic in 1969. Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page terday, announcing it had reached ten million premium users. US “Stairway to Heaven.” Contacted by AFP on is said to have started writing “Stairway to Spotify launched in 2008 and now has 40 million active users in 56 countries, Tuesday, Francis Alexander Malofiy con- Heaven” in 1970 in a remote cottage in three quarters of whom use the free service rather than the paid-for subscrip- firmed a report in Bloomberg Businessweek Wales. Released the following year, it’s tion. That compares to the 24 million active users, including around six million saying a copyright lawsuit is in the works, widely regarded as one of the greatest rock premium customers, the company reported in April 2013. Spotify’s catalogue but declined to give details. According to tunes of all time. Bloomberg Businessweek is one of the widest available on streaming services, but Eminem did not have the magazine, the plaintiffs in the pending said the eight-minute song had earned to face the stiff competition of The Beatles, who were still not available in the case allege Led Zeppelin lifted the opening $562 million as of 2008. Earlier this month Swedish company’s offer. Despite being released in June 2013, the most riffs of “Stairway to Heaven” from a 1968 Led Zeppelin unveiled two previously played song since the creation of Spotify six years ago was “Wake Me Up” by instrumental called “Taurus” recorded by unheard recordings ahead of the re-issue in Swedish artist Avicii. The most popular female artist was Rihanna. Spotify dis- Michael Jace the Los Angeles psychedelic band Spirit. June of its first three albums. Page, now 70, creetly publishes its financial results from Luxemburg, where it is headquar- The plaintiffs include Spirit’s founding meanwhile scotched rumors of a reunion tered. In its latest report for fiscal year 2012, published last year, the company bassist Mark Andes and the trust that man- concert. reported net losses of 58.7 million euros ($80.2 million) and a 434.7-million- arrested for murder of wife euro revenue. In its statement on Wednesday, the group also revealed that ichael Jace, an actor known for playing a cop in the “more than one billion dollars” had been payed to the copyright holders since cable television drama “The Shield,” allegedly shot 2000, roughly double the amount paid a year earlier. Mand killed his wife in their Los Angeles home while their children were present, police said on Tuesday. The 51- year-old actor, who has appeared mostly in supporting roles on television over the past two decades, was arrested on sus- picion of murder and is being held on $1 million bail. LAPD Detective Dean Vinluan said it was not known if the couple’s two children, who are now in the care of family, had witnessed the murder. April Jace, 40, was found dead at their modest home in the Hyde Park section of South Los Angeles when police responded to a report of domestic violence shortly after 8:30 pm local time on Monday, according to police. A printout of the emergency call indicated that someone had said he shot his wife, Vinluan confirmed, but the detective said it was not certain at this point if Jace had made those remarks. Jace is best known for his role in the FX drama “The Shield,” as a Los Angeles police detective conflicted about his sexuality. The show ran on the Fox-owned network from 2002-08. Jace had been in Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection since 2011, according to online court documents. April Jace indicated in those filings that she had been a public school teacher in Los Angeles for the past 10 years. Messages left with Jace’s agent were not immediately returned. Jace has also had several movie credits, including the Oscar-winning film “Forrest Gump,” and “Boogie Nights.”

California company Rachel Bilson sues Swift over number 13 ountry-pop diva Taylor Swift’s fetish for the number 13 is being tested by a California is pregnant Cclothing company in a trademark infringement lawsuit filed Tuesday in a greater Los Angeles court. Blue Sphere Inc. said it had been using Lucky 13 as a he ‘Hart of Dixie’ actress and her longterm boyfriend Hayden registered trademark for its line of 1950s-themed Christensen are “so excited” to be expecting their first child rock ‘n’ roll clothes and accessories for two decades Ttogether. A source told Us Weekly magazine: “They’ve both before the phrase appeared in 2012 on official Taylor talked about this for awhile and are so excited. Everyone is beyond Swift merchandise. “While Swift’s merchandising and thrilled for them.” Friends are delighted for the couple and think they licensing team obsessively focuses on the Swift will be “wonderful” parents. One pal said: “They will make wonderful, brand, it ignores the intellectual property rights of hands-on parents.” It is not yet known when the baby is due. The 32- others,” the company alleged in a 28-page complaint year-old actress admitted last year she was keen to start a family filed at the US District Court in Orange County. Swift, with the ‘Star Wars’ actor. She said: “I definitely have family on the 24, has long claimed 13 as her lucky number-draw- brain. Having kids is something I want to see in my future - I hope.” ing it on the back of her hand before concerts, fold- Rachel and Hayden, 33, met in 2007 on the set of ‘Jumper’ and got ing it into her @taylorswift13 handle on Twitter, even engaged a year later. However, they called off their engagement in painting it on the fuselage of her private Falcon jet. August 2010 but reconciled three months later. The former ‘O.C.’ star “Basically, whenever a 13 comes up in my life, it’s a has previously admitted she is a “really good” girlfriend because she good thing,” the singer-songwriter-whose fifth studio always puts her personal life first. She said: “I’m a really good girl- album is expected sometime before she turns 25 on friend-I always put all that first in my life. I’m definitely the person Jay Z Beyonce December 13 — told MTV in 2009. Blue Sphere asked who would make him his favorite dinner to come home to.” and to the court for an injunction to prohibit Swift from using the term Lucky 13 on her merchandise, as well as punitive damages, recovery of lost profits and perform at Kanye’s wedding legal fees. It also requested a jury trial. In 2010, Swift- who in March topped Billboard’s annual Money ay Z and Beyonce will earn $2 million aisle. There are three gowns that were Makers rich list after earning an estimated $40 mil- for performing at Kanye West and Kim made just for her and she hasn’t even lion in 2013 — won her own trademark case against JKardashian’s wedding. The couple are decided yet between them.” While E! are 16 people over the sale of counterfeit merchandise. reportedly in final negotiations with E! - footing part of the bill, the couple - who who produce ‘Keeping Up with the have 11-month-old daughter North Kardashians’ and are believed to be part- together - are also splashing out another funding the nuptials - about giving a “short $7 million for expenses including catering. set” at the celebrations. A source said: “Jay Z A source told RadarOnline.com: “The two and Beyonce will also perform at the wed- have planned a rehearsal dinner that costs ding, as long as their last-minute negotia- an estimated $650,000. “And they are pay- tions with E! work out. “The two have ing for a lot of that. Chefs from around the demanded $2 million for a short show.” Kim world are being flown in to prepare dinner is said to have splashed out another $2 mil- for the rehearsal night and the reception lion on one wedding gown - and she hasn’t dinner after the wedding.” “High-end and decided yet whether to wear it. The extensive security is costing $3 million, brunette beauty reportedly asked flowers are $1 million and food is about Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton - who $2,000 a plate.” As well as Beyonce and Jay designed the gown the then-Kate Z - who were initially reported to be snub- Middleton wore to marry Britain’s Prince bing the ceremony because they didn’t William in 2010 - to create one of the out- want to be filmed - Lana Del Rey is also fits she is considering wearing on the big believed to be performing for the guests. day, but has another two possibles to The celebrations will end with a $200,000 choose from. A source said: “She has called fireworks display. — Bang Showbiz on Sarah Burton to design one of her options. Kim wants the low-cut v-neck look that Kate had, but much lower, and she wants her gown to be tight fitting to show off her svelte figure. “Her gown is esti- mated to cost $2 million. And no one will see the gown until she walks down the lifestyle THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014

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In this file photo, actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive for the ‘Maleficent’ exhibit In this March 26, 2013 file photo released by Britain’s Ministry of Defence, Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague with actress and UNHCR Special Envoy in Kensington Gardens, London. — AP Angelina Jolie, visit Lac Vert camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as they traveled to Africa to raise awareness of war zone rape. — AP photos Jolie talks Maleficent, mastectomy, kidnap victims

ngelina Jolie may be Hollywood royalty. But she’s no In a recent interview to promote “Maleficent,” which opens Last week marked the one-year anniversary of Jolie’s dis- Arriving this Christmas, “Unbroken” chronicles the life of princess, and has never been a fan of the Disney vari- May 30, the conversation veered to the celebrities at the closure that she was having a double mastectomy because Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner Aety. “I found them quite dull,” the actress says. Evil Cannes film festival campaigning for the return of the she carries a genetic mutation that greatly increases her risk of by Japanese forces during World War II. “It looks beautiful,” Maleficent, whom Jolie portrays in Disney’s new live-action Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic extremist group potentially fatal breast cancer. “(I’m) very happy that other Jolie said. “It’s such a ... it’s big,” she added, with an exasperat- spin on its animated classic “Sleeping Beauty,” conversely Boko Haram. “We need to go after (Boko Haram), arrest them, women now know that they have that choice,” she comment- ed laugh. “So, we’re just trying to kind of wrestle it in to the “seemed to be having a great time,” Jolie said. “(Maleficent) is and they need to face justice,” said Jolie, who is known for her ed. Jolie’s next film is her big-budget directorial debut, best version of itself.”—AP kind of an anti-hero for the odd man out,” Jolie continued. worldwide humanitarian efforts. She added, however, that the “Unbroken.” She previously directed the modest 2011 Bosnian “And, when she feels abused, or when somebody hurts her, media shouldn’t be myopic, but instead continue to report on war drama “In the Land of Blood and Honey” and the 2007 she then says, ‘Oh, all right. You’re going to mess with me? the array of world horrors, including the continuing plight of documentary “A Place in Time,” which chronicled 49 simulta- Watch me.’” millions of refugees suffering in Syria. neous moments around the world.

Wanna Marry Harry? US show flirts with royalty, ridicule rastic times call for drastic action. Is Britain’s newly single, media- shunning Prince Harry really so desperate for a wife that he asked an DAmerican TV channel to fix him up? Well no. But that’s the fantasy being peddled to 12 pretty, ultra-competitive American women chasing after one very plummy Brit with ginger hair on a Fox TV dating show. Panned by critics but tapping into the US obsession with “Downton Abbey” and royalty, “I Wanna Marry ‘Harry’” premiered on screens Tuesday night. It stars Matt Hicks, a 23-year-old environmental consultant whose rosy cheeks and ginger mop bear a debatable resemblance to the fourth in line to the British throne. No matter. He’s been set up with servants, body- guards, a helicopter and given the run of an English castle to convince Friends share food prepared by Giuseppe Marrone in New York. Giuseppe Marrone (left) prepares food in New York. — AFP photos American beauties he is Prince Charming. Crucially, it’s not clear if the women are really hoodwinked into believing it is Prince Harry. “I don’t want to lie outright so the strategy is deflection. I’m going to play the part of the mysterious man,” he confides to viewers. “They’re way out of my league but for who I’m pretending to be, it’s perfect.” Each episode he’ll ask one woman to leave, all the while keeping his real identity secret until the grand finale... then wait and see if his pick likes the real Matt.

‘It’s Downton Abbey!’ Given a makeover to become “the world’s most eligible prince,” Hicks is coached in etiquette, fencing and polo-all the traits of the real prince. “My back hurts,” he complains after too long on a horse. But throughout, he pro- fesses that his goal is to find love. The women aged 22 to 26 include mod- els, a cocktail waitress, a “naughty” pre-school teacher and demure student. “It’s ‘Downton Abbey!’” shrieks one in delight as they arrive at the man- sion. “This is so freaking cute,” squeals another during afternoon tea. The show panders to-rather than challenges-stereotypes on both sides of the Atlantic. “Very loud aren’t they, Americans,” Hicks mutters to his butler as they stride across the lawn. Meghan, 25, is not short on confidence. “I’m smart, hot, I cook, I clean, I look bangin’ in a bikini. I like the finer things in life,” she declares. The women wax lyrical about fairytales and romance, but it takes just minutes for catty remarks and backstabbing to set in. Maggie is accused of quaffing too many drinks at a masquerade ball and the claws are out after “Harry” invites one girl to spend the night in his adjoining suite. Some Giuseppe Marrone shares a drink as he prepares food. A meal prepared by Giuseppe Marrone is seen. seem to believe it really could be him. “It would be really, really freaking crazy if this was Prince Harry,” says one.

‘Irrelevant’ Either way, the critics have had a field day. The Daily Beast blasted the Turn your NY apartment into a restaurant show as “irrelevant,” “predictable and humdrum” and castigated Hicks as a t’s Sunday night and Giuseppe Marrone is encourage them to help make the gnocchi. million is an attractive market with its rich cultur- “dud.” “Unless the show has something sensational in store down the line- teaching perfect strangers how to make per- al and culinary heritage, an obsession with all perhaps nods to the real Harry’s more infamous moments, like his Nazi cos- fect gnocchi as they slurp on Spritz cocktails ‘Super fun’ things new and love of nightlife. In a city with a tume from 2005, or re-creating his 2012 Vegas strip-billiards escapades-it I in his New York apartment. The 29-year-old Without the Internet, along with a shared constant influx of new people, Rivas says some of offers absolutely no reason to tune back in until the final episode, if even would-be restaurateur who once worked at The interest in Italian food and meeting new people, the best CookApp customers are those who have then,” it sneered. Under the headline, “Be Wary And Bury The Very Scary I Wanna Marry Harry,” National Public Radio rounded on the girls. Ritz has thrown open his home to foodies hun- the eclectic crowd of diverse young professionals recently relocated to the Big Apple. “CookApp “Woman after woman reveals herself to be a grubbing, grasping, infan- gry for the ultimate niche experience: the New would never have met. Squeezed round a table really does connect people who don’t know a lot tile harpy for wanting what the show is dangling in front of her, as well as a York dinner party. In a city with so many fabulous in the sitting room, each guest is given recipes of people in the city,” Rivas said. moron for believing it’s the truth,” it said. The real Harry, the 29-year-old restaurants and where so few can afford large for the gnocchi and lemon tarts, rolled into little “There’s obviously people older and younger, army captain, made headlines across the United States recently with his apartments, dining at home is rare enough for scrolls and done up with ribbon. Dinner began but the majority are between 25 and 45. “And party-going antics at a wedding in Memphis. He split from blonde girl- people to pay to be invited. with seafood salad, bruschetta and salmon filo there are slightly more women than men... we friend Cressida Bonas last month-and in doing so became the most eligible On a mission to entertain and introduce pastries, before gnocchi and ragu that Marrone also see the same trend in Buenos Aires-perhaps bachelor on the planet. — AFP Americans to authentic Italian cooking, Marrone took delight in saying had taken 18 hours to women are more prone to this or closer to the and Chiara Mortaroli, 28, laid on a spectacular cook. foodie culture.” Mortaroli says everyone she has three-course meal complete with wine and cock- “Oh my God, I loved it. I thought it was super met has been good fun. Most join CookApp tails for just $60 a head. And how did they arrange fun,” publishing company executive Lauren through Facebook. Prospective chefs also apply it? Through CookApp (www.cookapp.com), a tech Ruotolo told AFP. Living in Gramercy Park, she and have to get approval from CookApp before start-up that expanded from Argentina to New relished the chance to do something different in they host their first dinner party. York three months ago, allowing chefs to turn their a different part of New York, as well as learn “We home in on three things,” says Rivas. homes into a restaurant for the night. Mortaroli, about Italian regional cuisine. “Giuseppe really “Cleanliness and safety, cooking ability and last who works in a Chelsea art gallery, discovered made you feel you were part of his life, which I and most important, how good a host they are.” CookApp on Facebook and felt it was the perfect thought was great,” she said. Afterwards, diners grade the experience and way to combine her love of cooking with meeting Jeni Kreiger, a 34-year-old tour guide and Rivas says 95 percent of reviews are four to five new people. masseuse, regularly dines in some of New York’s stars. There are also those who come looking for This is the second dinner party she has host- finest restaurants but loved the more intimate love. “There are a bunch of dating apps but here ed, and she has been to two others as a guest. experience. “Oh heck yes, I already made the you’re in a social event. Sometimes it happens- “We do big group dinners with our friends all the gnocchi at home. It was so awesome,” she told I’ve seen it firsthand,” said Rivas. — AFP time, where everyone puts in money, and then AFP. “I challenged (fellow guest) Roberth to a people call up saying, ‘Can I bring my friend?’” cartwheel competition on the terrace so you Mortaroli said, clattering around the kitchen can’t do that in a restaurant!” preparing lemon tarts. “I love to meet different kinds of people, especially from different cultures Meeting people in Big Apple and when Chiara told me about this, I said ‘Let’s CookApp launched in New York in February, do it!’” said Marrone. Charming, chatty and larger after making a real splash in Buenos Aires, and 57 Prince Harry than life, the two friends work the room, topping events have been hosted in the Big Apple so far, up the glasses of their eight guests as they co-founder Pedro Rivas told AFP. The city of eight lifestyle THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 MUSIC & MOVIES China’s Wang Chao guns for second award at Cannes ight years after winning the new talent prize turns to prostitution to help her father, while their making, joining the illustrious club of the so-called at Cannes, Chinese director Wang Chao is mother sells blood to earn some extra cash. “Sixth Generation” directors in China who focus Ehoping to renew the feat with his new film As for the boy himself, he starts skipping class mainly on social issues, and include this year’s festi- about a family that falls apart over the father’s can- after being bullied at school and escapes into his val jury member Jia Zhangke. cer. Set in the heaving, foggy metropolis of own fantasy world. The film is set against the back- He said in production notes that he had written Chongqing, “Fantasia” delves deep into the ills of drop of Chongqing-an industrial city like no other the script for “Fantasia” in 2003, several years after modern society in the world’s most populous in China where forests of skyscrapers look over the shooting his first feature movie “The Orphan of country-a lack of universal healthcare, prostitution mighty Yangtze River, the bright lights of the city Anyang.” “Ten years later, there has been no funda- and a fading sense of community as money con- centre shining onto decrepit shacks. Long, linger- mental change in the real difficulties that the quers all. ing shots of the murky river, horns blasting as Chinese working class faces, and so I still wanted to The film is competing in the Un Certain Regard barges sail through, soak in the unique atmos- shoot it,” he said. section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, a catego- phere of this pulsating city. One of the main themes of the film is access to ry that seeks out new talent and encourages dar- medical care in China, which has become a huge ing work that Wang already won in 2006 with ‘Sixth Generation’ director problem since universal healthcare collapsed in “Luxury Car.” “Fantasia” revolves around Xiao Lin, a From a working-class family himself, Wang the early 1980s along with the country’s modern- boy whose father is diagnosed with terminal labored for several years at a steel mill before ization drive. leukaemia, turning the family’s life upside down. enrolling in the famed Beijing Film Academy when While the government has been working to The factory his father works for initially takes he was laid off and becoming a movie critic. His provide affordable basic care for all, many families care of hospital fees but eventually tells his wife critical prose caught the eye of veteran director cannot meet soaring medical costs when someone that they can only pay half of future medical bills. Chen Kaige who took Wang on as an assistant, and falls ill and end up spending all their savings until She goes around asking for money from friends, both worked on what has become one of the most they have nothing left. Wang said that apart from Chinese actress Renzi Jian and Chinese director one of whom is wealthy but refuses to lend her famous Chinese films abroad-”Farewell My these domestic issues, facing death was “a kind of Wang Chao pose during a photocall for the film any-as does her own father, who needs to keep the Concubine.” Wang eventually branched out on his universal human suffering” which would have reso- ‘Fantasia’ at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film cash in case he too falls ill. Xiao Lin’s elder sister own into the difficult world of independent film- nance with all. — AFP Festival in Cannes, southern France yesterday. — AFP ‘The Artist’ follow-up falls flat at Cannes

(From left) Actress Julianne Moore, director David Cronenberg, actor Evan Bird, actress Mia Wasikowska, actor John Cusack, unidentified person, actor Rob Pattinson, and actress Sarah Gadon and an unidentified person pose for photographers as they arrive for the screening of Maps to the Stars. —AP

(From left) Producer Thomas Langmann, actor Maxim Emelianov, actor Abdul Khalim As a shallow actress, Mamatsueiv, director Michel Hazanavicius, actress Berenice Bejo, and actress Zukhra Duishvili pose for photographers during a photo call for ’The Search’. —AP he Artist” director Michel tionately high civilian casualties, Western Hazanavicius followed up his apathy and often skewed media coverage. Moore a hit in Cannes “TOscar winner with a Chechen war drama, again starring his wife Berenice Bejo, ‘Well-meaning and misguided’ which disappointed Cannes critics yester- Despite repeated questions on the current day. “The Search”, a remake of a post-World context of the Ukraine crisis, Hazanavicius ne of the great pleasures of this year’s Hollywood premiered earlier in the week. Written (Co-star Robert Pattinson, amazed by the per- War II classic by Fred Zinnemann, features declined to comment on it, with his producer Cannes Film Festival has been a momen- by Bruce Wagner and starring Mia Wasikowska, formance, concurs: “I think she’ll get nominated.”) Bejo as Carole, a human rights official for the noting that film project began long before Otary close-up on Julianne Moore’s face in John Cusack and Robert Pattinson, “Maps to the “That line is so funny and you do feel like European Union during the second Chechen the current tensions erupted. “I’ve tried not to David Cronenberg’s “Maps to the Stars.” It comes Stars” features cutthroat movie business insiders you’ve heard that a few times,” Moore says, laugh- conflict in 1999. She grows increasingly make a film with a political focus but to look when her character, a desperate and superficial and celebrity-obsessed aspirants in Los Angeles ing. The irony is also that Moore could hardly be exasperated by the indifference of her boss- at the human impact of war,” Hazanavicius actress, learns that the role she covets has who are, as Cronenberg said, “desperate to exist.” more different than her character. For decades es in Brussels, spurred on by an American said. Bejo, 37, said she appreciated the pic- opened up because her rival’s young son has “She’s very touching to me,” Moore said in an now, the 53-year-old actress has been an ever- charity worker (Annette Bening), who tells ture’s focus on the local victims instead of for- died. A flicker of utter glee flits over Moore’s face interview of her character. “She’s such a lost soul, shifting, scarlet-haired force of naturalism. her her reports are useless if they don’t lead eign do-gooders. “In films on war, it’s usually Though her range across films like “Short to Western intervention. the Westerners who save everybody else or Cuts,” “Vanya on 42nd Street,” “The Big Lebowski,” When Carole meets a nine-year-old there’s a love story,” she said. “What I loved in “Boogie Nights” and “The Kids Are All Right” Chechen boy struck silent when his parents the screenplay was that it focused on the oth- varies widely, Moore has always been an actress are gunned down by Russian soldiers er people: the civilian population who suf- whose art is her apparent effortlessness. Plus, she before his eyes, she sees a chance to at least fers.” The two-and-a-half-hour-long picture has one of the best laughs in show business: a make a difference on a smaller scale and met with boos and a smattering of polite head-thrown-back, squinty-eyed, totally infec- takes him in. A parallel storyline follows a applause at an early press preview and drew tious cackle. Does she grant that she’s more level- sensitive young Russian man, arrested for mainly scathing reviews on social media. headed than her character? “I think so. I hope so,” smoking pot, who joins the army to escape London-based film magazine Little says Moore. “You have to have a fairly realistic a jail term and is turned into a killing White Lies said the director’s latest film assessment of who you are, what your abilities machine by his sadistic senior officers. “swaps silent charm for bombastic are and where you are in your career and your Hazanavicius’ “The Artist”, an ironic, affec- schmaltz” while US movie website said age. Hopefully I’ve never been that extreme.” tionate take on Hollywood’s silent age, was “Hazanavicius’ first conventional dramatic a box office smash and won five Oscars in effort is a dispiritingly bland attempt at ‘Having a connection’ 2012 including best picture, best director wartime perseverance”. Moore lives in New York with her husband and and best actor for Jean Dujardin. He said Time Out London called it “the sort of two children, but she doesn’t dislike Los Angeles, that level of success had given him nearly film for which the terms well-meaning and where she once lived: “It’s fine, there’s just a lot of boundless freedom to pick his next project. misguided were invented”. “You might also business there,” she says. “I love the movie busi- The 47-year-old director, a descendant of wish that ‘The Search’ was as silent as ‘The ness because it gives us the chance to explore all Lithuanian Jews, said he decided to update Artist’ because some of Berenice Bejo’s these kind of basic human condition,” she says, the 1948 Zinnemann picture about a young scenes as an idealistic, frustrated human- despite the pitch black parody of “Maps.” “What is survivor of Auschwitz because cinema had rights worker - the wet, wailing core of this the real part? What is the fake part? To have an yet to tackle the horrors of the war in leaden movie - are seriously clunky,” its opportunity in your job to do that kind of stuff is Chechnya. reviewer Dave Calhoun said. lucky.” Cronenberg first reached out to Moore “I had the impression I could do whatev- “This is the movie equivalent of a This image released by Cannes Film Festival shows Julianne Moore in a scene from ‘Maps to the about the role seven years ago, but it was only er I wanted to and so I chose this,” he said of Hollywood actor making a consciousness- Stars.’ — AP last year that he got the production together. “The Search”, one of 18 features vying for raising visit to a refugee camp.” David so quickly and subtly before it’s replaced by a terribly adolescent at best. Her desire to be seen Moore also stars in the upcoming two-part the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or top Ketchum of trade magazine Variety said it mask of insincere sorrow. It takes a great actress and to be acknowledged and to be validated - all “Mockingjay” that concludes the “Hunger Games” prize. Hazanavicius said the conflict in was a “heavy-handed cautionary tale that’s like Moore to play one as shallow as Havana of that externalization of her inner need is kind of franchise. “There are plenty of times where I’ve Chechnya, a predominantly Muslim region an absolute mess”. However French daily Segrand. heartbreaking.” The layers of satire and realism looked at stuff and gone, like, ‘I can’t do that,’” that declared independence from Russia Metro praised its relevance “at a time where Moore’s performance in “Maps to the Stars” that course through “Maps to the Stars” make for says Moore. “I don’t look at things and feel like, ‘I after the Soviet collapse in 1991 and then the violence in Ukraine raises questions has been one of the most acclaimed at the some pleasant ironies. Havana says of the part can do everything.’ I can’t. But if I have a connec- fought two bloody wars with the federal about the ability of the European Union to Cannes Film Festival, where Cronenberg’s glori- that it “screams best-supporting,” a judgment tion and a response to it, I tend to be aware of government, featured “all the ingredients of speak with one voice to the master in ously dark satire of an incestuous, cynical that could be fairly made of Moore in the film. what I’m capable of and what I’m not.” — AP modern warfare”. These included dispropor- Moscow”. — AFP Hayek sees ‘Prophet’ film as legacy alma Hayek says she chose to produce her For Robert Pattinson, latest film “The Prophet” with her legacy in Smind. The Mexican filmmaker is a co-produc- er on the animated feature, a screen adaptation of Lebanese writer Khalil Gibran’s book of the same Cannes is a coming-out party name. Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, where or the past year, Robert Pattinson has been try- a section of the film was screened, Hayek talked near-future Australian Outback with a terse man Cannes, smiling atop the Palais des Festivals. ing to disappear. He says he’s been actively bent on revenge (Guy Pearce). With a halting His performances have been eye-opening for about why she decided to take on the project. “I avoiding having his photo taken, trying to erase Southern accent, he’s a mangy, wounded puppy dog many, including Pattinson’s co-stars. “I wasn’t aware find something that I want to say and I say it in a F a tabloid persona. “I’m just trying to not be in stupid of a man, loyal to his companion. More than any film of what he was capable of,” says Pearce. “On the sec- way and I do it,” she said in an interview Sunday. gossip magazines, basically, and I think the best way before, “The Rover” announces the 28-year-old for- ond day, I said to David, ‘He’s really (expletive) good, “I’m not thinking of my legacy normally. But this to do it is never be photographed ever,” says Pattinson. mer “Twilight” star as a talented actor of range, capa- isn’t he?’” The new chapter for Pattinson really began project I am thinking of my legacy for my child. It’s “As I get older, I just get more and more and more self- ble of disappearing into a complicated role. “It’s liter- with his first collaboration with Cronenberg in the not how I choose what I produce but in this one in conscious about getting photographed. I don’t know ally exactly what I wanted,” Pattinson said of his 2012 stylish Don DeLillo adaptation “Cosmopolis.” particular, yes.” why. I’ve done it too many times and now I feel like Since then, he says, he’s been choosing parts solely The poetry book on which the film is based was everyone can see through me.” by director. originally published in 1923 and has “sold more Not being photographed isn’t an option for than 100 million copies around the world,” explains Pattinson at the Cannes Film Festival: The annual Getting excited Hayek. “It’s very inviting for everyone, different reli- Cote d’Azur extravaganza is famous for its walls of “I sort of had a bit of a list,” says Pattinson. “The gions, different ages,” she said. She decided to photographers and its rabid hunger for celebrity. things I’m going to do next I’ve said yes to them make the movie animated because “visually you But Pattinson has unveiled a new, more mature before I’ve even seen a script.” Along with Michod can do extraordinary things. There’s a lot of free- image of himself at this year’s Cannes. He stars in (“Animal Kingdom”) and Cronenberg, Pattinson has dom to it.” The film is split into different chapters two of the festival’s top films: David Michod’s lean, shot movies with Werner Herzog and Anton Corbijn. based on poems in the book. “I thought we could dystopian thriller “The Rover” and, in competition, He’s lined up films with Harmony Korine (“Spring make a little story, a main story that within the sto- David Cronenberg’s dark Hollywood satire “Maps to Breakers”) and Olivier Assayas (“Carlos”). All are ry you could take journeys into someone’s imagi- the Stars.” In the latter, he plays a Los Angeles limo widely acclaimed filmmakers who mostly operate far nation, and in this case, a little girl,” she said. “And driver trying to break into the movie business. from the mainstream. “It takes so much of the Mexican-US actress and producer In “The Rover,” which opens in the United States This image released by Cannes Film Festival responsibility off you,” says Pattinson. “I don’t like the so the film is very audacious because it has nine Salma Hayek-Pinault waves as she on June 13, he gives arguably his best performance shows Robert Pattinson in a scene from idea of trying to make movies as, like, a vehicle. Also, arrives for the screening of the animators and they all have a completely different yet, playing a bloodied half-wit who travels across a ‘Maps to the Stars.’ — AP I don’t really know who my audience is. —AP film ‘Saint-Laurent’. — AFP style, but it all feels like one film.” — AP lifestyle THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 MUSIC & MOVIES How social media is turning the bestseller into a Woodley box-office hit he Fault in Our Stars,’ the big- and went on to take in $115 million global- screen adaptation of the best- ly. And they clicked with “Safe Haven,” ‘Tselling young-adult novel by John another low-budget romance based on a Green, is killing it on social media. Whether Sparks novel that opened to $21 million that will pay off at the box office remains and topped out at $71 million. to be seen. We’ll find out June 6, when the “Our main strategy with ‘Fault’ has been heart-rending romantic comedy-drama to get it in front of core audience, people starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort who have read and loved the book, hope opens in the United States. “The Faith in they like it and then get the word out,” said This May 17, Our Stars,” the story of two teenage cancer Godfrey. Fox has facilitated that with a 2003 file photo patients who fall in love after meeting at a multi-city screening tour that has drawn shows the support group, has been been the most- turn-away crowds of mainly teen girls. “So wreckage of the tweeted, “liked” and buzzed-about movie far that’s worked out great,” he said. terrace of the online this summer. Through-the-roof social media buzz can Casa de Espana Its Twitter mentions are outstripping signal a hit, as it did with “The Purge,” a restaurant in those of Fox’s blockbuster-to-be “X-Men: horror movie that broke out last June after Casablanca, Days of Future Past,” Sony’s “22 Jump its online buzz spiked significantly. Or it Morocco, after a Street” and Disney’s “Maleficent.” It’s can produce something of a “false positive,” series of blasts in extremely strong on Facebook as well with as it did with last summer’s “Pacific Rim.” the Moroccan 2.5 million “likes,” and since the trailer was Guillermo del Toro’s giant robot epic was capital. released on YouTube in January, it’s has trending mightily in the days before its been viewed more than 18 million times domestic debut, but disappointed. and “liked” more than 273,000 times - more It would be a mistake to read too much into the social media numbers at this Moroccan film follows the point, said a top executive at a company which specializes in melding online and traditional tracking data in its marketing analysis. “The social media activity is being path of suicide bombers driven by the primary audience, young women, many of whom have read the book,” he said. “I think at this point the here’s a moment in the Moroccan film “Horses grittiness - it was filmed in a shantytown not far their old friends into the group, offering them the social media buzz is more of an indicator of of God” when the protagonist and a friend from the one where the Casablanca bombers grew discipline of clean living, early-morning prayer and the intensity of interest among that core Tsuccessfully repair an old moped and cruise up. Ayouch also used non-professionals, speaking study that their lives in the slum until now has lacked. than a sign of broad appeal among the around the dusty alleys of the desperately poor authentic Moroccan Arabic street slang. For most Eventually, though, the message moves from mainstream, so there’s room to grow the shantytown and experience a fleeting moment of of the world, Morocco is a rich panorama of self-improvement to tales of the injustices done to audience.” The same is true of trailer views. freedom. Otherwise the lives of the two young Atlantic beaches, colorful handicrafts and stunning Muslims around the world and the need for The film that “Fault in Our Stars” beat out as men have been dominated by the claustrophobia mountains, but for millions of its inhabitants - revenge. The progression from the violent, crime- the most-viewed YouTube trailer is “This Is of their hovels outside Casablanca and the struggle especially those living around the commercial capi- filled life of the slum to the seductive order and Us,” the One Direction concert movie that to earn money in a community awash with drugs, tal of Casablanca - it is these slums. simplicity of an extremist world view is well han- debuted to less than $16 million last prostitution and violence. Soon afterward they are Trapped and unable to find jobs, one brother, dled and gives a glimpse how someone can actual- August. seduced by the dangerously simple message of Hamdi, turns to dealing drugs while the other, ly make a choice to become a human bomb. extremist Islam that turns them into suicide Yachine, sells oranges from a cart, much like “When I saw the film, I was pleasantly surprised,” Spread like wildfire bombers. Mohammed Bouazizi, the frustrated Tunisian youth said Abdellah Tourabi, an expert on Islamist move- Online buzz aside, “The Fault in Our On May 16, 2003, 12 young men - all around the Stars” looks well-positioned to score at the age of 20 and from the Sidi Moumen slum - blew box office, said BoxOffice.com vice-presi- themselves up in an Italian restaurant, a Spanish dent and senior analyst Phil Contrino. “This restaurant, a luxury hotel, a club for the local looks like a prime bit of counter-program- Jewish population and a Jewish cemetery, killing than any film in history. And that’s just the ming for the summer, and you never want 33 people. The string of blasts that took place over movie. Author Green, who in April made to underestimate a tearjerker, especially five minutes shocked Morocco, which until then Time magazine’s list of the world’s 100 since there hasn’t been anything like this in had been far from the headlines in the war on ter- most influential people, has 2.34 million the marketplace,” Contrino said. “The Fault ror. In the immediate aftermath, director Nabil Twitter followers and more than 2 million in Our Stars” will open against the Tom Ayouch shot a documentary on the victims, but it subscribers to the “Vlogbrothers,” the Cruise sci-fi action film “Edge of Tomorrow,” was only much later that he realized there was an YouTube series he co-hosts with his broth- a week after “Maleficent” and a week entire other side to the story. “It took me years to er. Green was on set throughout the film- before “22 Jump Street” and “How to Train understand that in this story the victims are on ing, offering frequent updates for fans. Your Dragon 2” debut. Godfrey is sold on both sides, because the young boys that are just 20 “The Fault in Our Stars” is looking at an the date now, but wasn’t originally. “Fox years old and brainwashed and sent to be killed opening north of $30 million, based on was brilliant about picking this spot,” he and to kill innocent people, are also victims,” he tracking two weeks away from its opening, said, noting that he initially thought the told The Associated Press as the film was released though Fox is projecting a debut between less-crowded fall might be a safer play. in the US. “In this film I wanted to show the source $20 million and $25 million. Either would “There’s nothing like this film that will play of the violence - that violence doesn’t come from be fine for the studio and Temple Hill to females all summer, so hats off to them.” the sky.” Entertainment’s Wyck Godfrey and Marty Contrino believes the online activity Bowen, producers of the $12 million film. could very well be indicating strength A beautiful film But the huge social media numbers sug- beyond that which traditional tracking Horses of God will screen for the next two gest it could go higher. suggests, but agreed that expanding the weeks in New York City before appearing at the- This image released by Kino Lorber, Inc shows Said El-Alami, left, and Achraf Afir in a scene “One of our goals when we made the appeal beyond young women would be aters across the country, including major cities like from ‘Horses of God.’ — AP photos movie with a relatively low budget, and the key to its overall success. “If it can bring Miami, Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San knowing we were dealing with difficult in more mature audiences, the ‘Oprah’ Francisco over the summer. The fact that the film is whose self-immolation in 2010 sparked the Arab ments, who now edits the weekly Moroccan news- subject matter, was that if we just got peo- crowd, it could really take off,” he said. The finally appearing in the United States is due in large Spring uprisings. Nights are spent passing joints, magazine TelQuel. “The reason I like the film is ple who read the book to come see it, we’d early strength with young women will part to the efforts of “Silence of the Lambs” director watching TV, talking about how much they want to because it lingered on the process; these people be OK,” Godfrey told TheWrap. allow the marketing team to focus on that Jonathan Demme, who saw it on its Moroccan pre- leave Morocco. Yachine, who loves soccer and is didn’t just carry out the attacks because they were sector as the release date nears, Godfrey mier at the Marrakech Film Festival in 2012 and lat- nicknamed for the famous Soviet -era soccer poor but because of the whole ideological process ‘False positive’ said. The huge social media profile could er helped Ayouch find a US distributor. goalie, often exchanges longing glances with a behind it.” The Temple Hill teams know the teen make a difference for “Fault” on its opening Demme said aside from being a beautiful film, friend’s sister from across the neighborhood, but In laying blame for the bombings on poverty, girls movie territory. Bowen was exec pro- weekend, Contrino said. “One of today’s people in the United States and elsewhere need to lacking a job knows he would never be considered violence and hopelessness, as well as extremist ducer and Godfrey was a producer on the realities is the speed with which word-of- see it for its portrayal of how someone could do a worthy match. Islam, the movie does absolve the Moroccan state blockbuster “Twilight” movies. They also mouth gets out. You saw that with something as unspeakable as a terrorist attack. “I from the phenomenon of terrorism, by not sug- know how to handle a book-based movie, ‘Neighbors’ a couple of weeks ago, where it think there is an impulse when confronted with the Need for revenge gesting that the years of political repression, espe- having produced “Dear John,” a romance had a pretty good Thursday night, a good subject of suicide bombers to simply go, ‘those After putting a rock through the window of a cially under Hassan II, the current king’s father, starring Amanda Seyfried and Channing Friday and then exploded on Saturday and people are insane, those people are fanatical,’ and I police car, Hamdi gets two years in prison and might have been a factor. As it is, many credit the Tatum that was adapted from a Nicolas Sunday. “If ‘Fault’ delivers to its faithful on think there is very little movement to trying to truly returns a changed man. Behind bars he found reli- bombing with ending the political openness under Sparks bestseller. That one opened to $30 that first day, the good word is going to understand who are these people that blow them- gion and is now polite, well-dressed and well-spo- his son King Mohammed VI, as draconian anti-ter- million domestically in February of 2010, spread like wildfire,” he said. — Reuters selves up along with many others,” he told the AP. ken. Surrounded by new friends with beards and tra- ror laws were passed and thousands were arrested. The film is remarkable for its air of authentic ditional clothes, Hamdi soon brings his brother and “It was our 9/11,” said Tourabi. — AP ‘Frozen’ to be turned into Abu Dhabi firm: ‘Star Wars’ shoot has begun an ice-skating spectacle he rumors began swirling a long time members are in the Emirates for the “Star rounding the shoot ago. Now the United Arab Emirates is Wars” shoot, according to Baker. He wouldn’t “A very important part of us building our rozen” will be the next Disney movie to be and Idina Menzel as princesses Anna and Elsa, Tfinally acknowledging it is standing in say how much The Walt Disney Co’s Lucasfilm film industry is ensuring we are able to main- turned into an ice-skating spectacle, the respectively. The box office juggernaut, which has for George Lucas’ galaxy far, far away. A media division was spending in Abu Dhabi, describ- tain confidentiality on film projects,” he said. company announced on Tuesday, and fans grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide, won two Oscars, company backed by the Gulf federation’s cap- ing it only as “significant.” The filmmakers will “This one being the most anticipated movie “F are already clamoring for tickets. Over 31,000 fans including Best Animated Film of the Year and Best ital of Abu Dhabi announced yesterday that be taking advantage of a 30 percent rebate shooting this year, it’s quite reasonably have “liked” the announcement on Facebook in Original Song. While Buck and Lee will consult the the next installment of “Star Wars” is currently on production costs. shrouded in secrecy.” Disney bought order to unlock the pre-sale code for tickets to 31 creative team behind the show, production compa- filming in the oil-rich Middle Eastern Emirate. The government-owned daily newspaper Lucasfilm for just over $4 billion and said it arena tour stops across the country, scheduled to ny Feld Entertainment named Patty Vincent director. It was the first definitive word from the kick off in Orlando, Florida on Sept 5. Cindy Stuart is choreographer. “In our more than 30 Mideast nation that filming had begun. The show will follow the plot of the Academy years of producing Disney On Ice shows, Feld Officials previously had refused to confirm Award-winning film, and will be hosted by Mickey Entertainment has been waiting for a film like this,” any involvement with the seventh installment and Minnie Mouse. Fans can expect other Disney producer Nicole Feld said in a statement. “While it of the galactic franchise, even after a govern- princesses making special guest appearances, as might seem obviously that ‘Frozen’ is well suited for ment-owned paper reported on the prepara- well as characters from “Toy Story,” “Finding Nemo” the ice, this Disney On Ice production will touch tions. The media company, known as audiences emotionally through innovative show ele- twofour54, said director J.J. Abrams and cast and “The Lion King.” “Frozen,” directed by Chris Buck arrived in early May. and Jennifer Lee, featured the voices of Kristen Bell ments and world-class skating.” — Reuters It made no mention of any specific droids or Jedi involved. “We are extremely excited about being part of such a huge movie,” Paul Baker, executive director of twofour54 Intaj, the company’s production services division, told The Associated Press. “It’s a good demon- stration that we are well on the way to estab- lishing a long-term production environment in Abu Dhabi.” Abu Dhabi has invested heavily in trying to establish itself as a center of media production and a destination for film- makers from around the world. So has the nearby Emirati city of Dubai, which played a central role in the 2011 blockbuster “Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.” Filming on “Fast & Furious 7” recently wrapped up in Abu Dhabi. The American soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful” also filmed in the Emirati The National reported last month on appar- would revive the “Star Wars” franchise in capital this year, as did Bollywood feature ent preparations for the filming deep in the 2012. Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy “Bang Bang.” desert, and later said that the police and army described Abu Dhabi as “an incredible place had been deployed around the site to keep to commence this journey” in the twofour54 Confidentiality on film projects onlookers away. While he was unable to con- statement Wednesday. “Star Wars: Episode More than 600 international and regional firm what specific measures were being tak- VII” is scheduled for release in December crew as well as lead and supporting cast en, Baker defended the intense secrecy sur- 2015. — AP Moroccan film follows the path of suicide bombers39 THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014

Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses as she arrives for the screening of the film ‘Deux Jours, Une Nuit’ (Two Days, One Night) at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, Pakistan’son May 20, 2014. — AFP sorcerers promise the world, for a price

rom winning the heart of your beloved to getting a promotion at work, FPakistan’s practitioners of black magic say there is nothing they can’t help you achieve-for a humble donation. The cen- turies-old practice is rooted in mystic Sufi lore and has traditionally been the domain of pirs (saints) and aamils (sorcerers). A cure- all to some and for others a scam that preys on people’s superstitions, the sorcerers con- tinue to thrive despite the disapproval of some hardline schools of Islam. “Contact us immediately to get all the jobs done while sitting at home,” screams one classified advert featured in several newspapers. It offers an answer for all manner of prob- lems: “failure in love, overcoming the boss, A Stradivarius violin once owned by French getting a job transfer, foreign travel, lack of violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer is displayed by marriage proposals and a chance to win a Christie’s auction house in Hong Kong yester- lottery.” Pir Ali Hussain Shah, the 55-year-old day. — AFP Violin kept in closet could fetch $10 million: Christie’s

Stradivarius violin kept in a closet for the This photograph shows Pakistani Muslim devotees arriving at the shrine of a Muslim saint Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi known as Bari past 25 years could fetch as much as $10 Imam in Islamabad, seeking saintís prayers to Allah (God) to fulfil their wishes. — AFP photos Amillion next month, Christie’s auction house said yesterday, in an auction preview in “saint” referred to in the notice says the cor- outs),” Shah said. The expensive Sunday of Islamabad’s radical Red Mosque said that Hong Kong. The instrument was once owned by rect incantation from the Holy Quran is key newspaper ad was paid for by one such fol- while the practice of black magic was offi- French musician Rodolphe Kreutzer, one of to working miracles. “Disease, financial or lower grateful for Shah’s help in getting mar- cially recognized in the Hadith-Islamic texts Europe’s leading concert violinists in the late 18th family problems or any other problem of the ried to a man in Britain despite her parents’ relating to the life of the Prophet and early 19th centuries, and was crafted in 1731 world, can be solved in one night of recita- opposition, he said. “The girl’s parents did Muhammad (PBUH)-it was wrong to exploit by famed Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari. tion,” Shah told AFP. not want her to marry a British-Pakistani it. “Practicing black magic and making it a “It’s a magnificent instrument; it’s a great piece of Shah said he was working for the good of man she liked. She contacted me and I did business is against sharia and the fake practi- sculpture,” Christie’s international specialist head humanity and providing the service on a the recitation and told her that within seven tioners have in many cases abused young of musical instruments Kerry Keane said. charitable basis-though he admitted satis- days she will get married and it happened.” girls who go to them for help in getting pro- The instrument was “the one violin that fied followers were generous with their gifts. posals,” he claimed. “People who are happy with my work and Spells and sacrifices It’s not just the poor and so-called simple Kreutzer held most special to him and would Pakistani Muslim devotees praying at the retain it throughout his life,” Christie’s added in a get solace from their worries, themselves Shah and his ilk use a number of tradi- people who believe in the dark arts. A shrine of a Muslim saint Shah Abdul Latif come and give offerings in cash and kind tional practices, including writing verses of remarkable full-page advertisement statement, describing the violin as “exceptional”. Kazmi known as Bari Imam. It has belonged to the family of wealthy 19th- which I spend on langar (charity food hand- the Holy Quran on paper and folding them appeared in national newspapers recently, century American entrepreneur and politician into various patterns to be worn around the signed by the head of Pakistan’s only brew- William Andrews Clark for almost 100 years. “For neck as a talisman. Other methods include ery, accusing his brother-in-law of turning the past 25 years, it’s lived in a closet,” Keane said. reciting the Holy Quran and then blowing his mother against him through “witchcraft The violin was unveiled at Hong Kong’s con- onto water or rosewater which a follower and black magic”. vention centre as part of Christie’s spring sales then drinks. Inscribed “spells” of black magic And there have been some notorious cas- preview and will go under the hammer in June in script can also be dissolved into liquids and es of abuse. In 2011, long-haired, bushy- New York as part of an auction entitled “An used as a curse to be given to one’s enemies, bearded sorcerer Mohammad Saleem was American Dynasty: The Clark Family Treasures”. while some sorcerers ask their followers to arrested for duping hundreds of women into Hong Kong Philharmonic’s concertmaster, Jing sacrifice a black hen or goat to ward off evils. having sex with him in the hope of conceiv- Wang, played two pieces by Bach on the prized Visiting the shrines of ancient Sufi saints ing a boy. He was sentenced to five years in violin in front of reporters. “It’s a very intimate and offering alms to the poor and cash to jail and fined 10,000 rupees ($100 dollars), instrument, it’s very warm,” he said. the custodians-are very popular in Pakistan, but in 2013 he was freed after the only Christie’s said the “Kreutzer” is expected to where many believe they will help get their woman who came forward to testify retract- fetch between $7.5 million and $10 million. The prayers answered. ed her statement. record price for a Stradivarius violin is $16 million, For 45-year-old Razia Bibi, a housewife There is also little legal redress available achieved at auction in London in 2011. A rare from the city of Rawalpindi, visiting her saint for those left unsatisfied by their sorcerer’s Stradivarius viola valued at $45 million could Syed Izhar Bokhari at his astaana (Sufi efforts. Taxi driver Irfan Ahmed, 26, sought become the most expensive musical instrument abode) is an important ritual she believes help to win the hand of a woman he had fall- ever sold when it is auctioned by Sotheby’s later ensures her family’s health and wellbeing. “It en in love with-with no success. “I have tried in June. Other items previewed in Hong Kong yes- surely is effective, I am coming here for the these problem solvers and they all are fake. I terday for Christie’s spring sales included a large past 25 years and I have come out of so lost thousands of rupees on them to make Golconda diamond necklace, expected to fetch as many troubled situations in my life,” the my marriage possible, but she got married to much as HK$80 million ($10 million) and influen- black-veiled Bibi told AFP. someone else and I am still a bachelor,” he tial Chinese ink painter Xu Beihong’s work “Eagle”, said. “I did not go to police as it would be too forecast to sell for up to HK$20 million. — AFP Pakistani Muslim devotees praying at the shrine of a Muslim saint Shah Abdul Latif Fraudsters? embarrassing to explain and also police are Kazmi known as Bari Imam in Islamabad. Not everyone approves. Mufti Tehsinullah not of much help in these matters.” — AFP