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Business 9 Sports 12 Tesla names Oracle’s 6-pack Bumrah gives India charge Ellison to board as 15 wkts tumble on Day 3 at MCG SOUQ WAKRA SPRING FESTIVAL WOWS VISITORS Syria’s Manbij act a ‘psychological’ ploy, says Erdogan

Ankara warns all parties against provocation in Manbij AGENCIES ANKARA

SYRIA’S Assad regime is run- ning a “psychological” opera- tion, said Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Fri- day, amid reports of a deploy- ment of regime troops to a key northern region. “We know that Syria is in a psychological action. We know that there is a situation like waving their own (regime) Children enjoy a ride at the Souq Wakra Spring Festival. The festival is to run until January 4. (JALAL PATHIYOOR) flag there. But there is nothing definite there yet,” Erdogan said, responding to reports of regime forces entering the northwestern Manbij region Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks to the media after the in coordination with the YPG/ Friday prayers in Istanbul. (REUTERS) PKK terror group. One Palestinian killed, 8 Speaking to reporters in riously,” stressed Erdogan. ing women and children. The Istanbul after Friday prayers, The Turkish Defense Min- YPG is its Syrian branch. Erdogan said Turkey’s goal is istry on Friday called on all Erdogan has signaled wounded in Israeli fire to teach the YPG/PKK terror parties to stay away from any that a cross-border operation group a lesson, and Turkey is move that will increase the in- against the terrorist YPG in AFP determined to make it hap- stability in Manbij, northern Syria will happen soon. Since GAZA pen. Syria. “We warn all parties to 2016, Ankara has successfully Qatar takes a “We are against the par- stay away from provocative carried out two similar mili- A Palestinian man was killed titioning of Syria. Our goal is actions and rhetoric that will tary operations in northern number of steps on Friday by Israeli fire during terrorist groups leaving there. make the region more unsta- Syria. protests and clashes near the If the [terrorist] groups leave, ble,” the ministry said in a Meanwhile, a US defense for workers’ border between the Gaza Strip then there is no job left for statement carried by Anadolu official on Friday denied re- welfare (PG 2 ) and Israel, the health ministry us,” he stressed. news agency. ports Syria’s Bashar al Assad in the coastal enclave said. Erdogan also said a high- On Nov 1, before the an- regime forces entered Manbij. Karam Fayyad, 26, was powered Turkish delegation nouncement that US forces Syrian state-run SANA news killed east of the Gaza city of including the foreign min- would leave Syria, Turkish agency reported earlier in the Ashghal working Khan Yunis, ministry spokes- ister, defense minister, and and US troops began joint pa- day, regime forces entered the on 70 local roads, man Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP. intelligence chief will visit trols in Manbij as part of an PYD/YPG terrorist-held city Eight other Palestinians Moscow early on Saturday to agreement that focuses on the after the group invited forces infra projects (PG 16) were wounded by live fire dur- discuss the situation in Syria, withdrawal of YPG/PKK ter- to take control of the region ing clashes with Israeli soldiers A Palestinian protester prepares to throw back a tear gas canister including Manbij. rorists to stabilise the region. and ward off an announced along the border, Qudra added. during clashes following a demonstration near the border with Israel After that, Erdogan said, In its more than 30-year Turkish operation. Around 5,000 Palestinians east of Gaza city on Friday. (AFP) he could speak on the phone terror campaign against Tur- “The reports on regime in- Israeli voice for demonstrated on Friday along with Russian President key, the PKK — listed as a ter- cursion in Manbij are inaccu- peace Amos Oz various parts of the border be- protests since March 30. Pro- now inside Israel. At least 240 Vladimir Putin and possibly rorist organization by Turkey, rate,” the official told Anadolu tween Gaza and Israel. testers are calling for Palestin- Palestinians have been killed visit Moscow or Sochi. the US and the EU — has been agency. dies (PG 7 ) Palestinians in the Gaza ian refugees to be allowed to since the demonstrations be- “In the meantime, we have responsible for the death of Strip have held often violent return to their former homes gan. PAGE 7 to discuss these issues very se- some 40,000 people, includ- More on page 7 Ô

Trump says build US-Mexico Qatar condemns attack wall or he’ll seal border on tourist bus in Egypt President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to seal the US- Mexico border “entirely” if the Congress does not approve bil- Qatar has condemned the explosion that targeted a tourist lions of dollars in funding for a wall. In a burst of early morning bus in Egypt’s Giza Governorate, killing at least two people tweets, Trump said the alternative to funding his controversial and injuring several others. In a statement on Friday, the Min- wall project would be total separation from Mexico — including istry of Foreign Affairs reiterated Qatar’s firm stance rejecting making US car companies pull out their factories based on the violence and terrorism regardless of motives and reasons. other side of the frontier. The threat yet again upped the ante The statement offered Qatar’s condolences to the families of in a political row that has led to a partial shutdown of the US the victims, and wished the injured a speedy recovery. Two government and seems set to dominate the start to the Vietnamese tourists were killed and 10 others were wounded third year of Trump’s presidency. PAGE 8 in the attack. PAGE 7

Nasa spaceship closes in on Winter storms batter large swathes of US Attempts to smuggle 28kg distant world NASA’S unmanned New Horizons hashish into Qatar foiled spacecraft is closing in on its historic New Year’s flyby target, QNA the most distant world ever DOHA studied, a frozen relic of the solar system some four billion miles ACTING on a tip-off, the away. The cosmic object, known General Directorate of Coasts as Ultima Thule, is about the size and Borders Security has of Washington, and orbits in the thwarted an attempt to smug- dark and frigid Kuiper Belt about gle (hashish) into the country. a billion miles beyond the dwarf The directorate had received planet, Pluto. (AFP) information about the pres- ence of an unknown cruiser near the northern coast. The security forces im- mediately seized the cruiser and arrested the passengers on board. The cruiser con- Two deaths were attributed to severe weather in the US Midwest as heavy snow and high winds snarled tained 28 kg of hashish. air and ground transportation during a busy holiday travel period. More than 450 flight cancellations Two Asian nationals and 2,900 delays were reported as of Friday morning as the winter storm blanketed areas from the were arrested and referred north-central plains to the Midwest with eight to 12 inches of snow. As much snow, if not more, was to the relevant authorities for forecast to fall in the coming days in the southwestern state of New Mexico, along with a deluge of rain initiating legal proceedings in some southern and eastern states -- ruining New Year travel plans for thousands of Americans. Mil- against the suspects. lions more in the south were warned of potential flooding from heavy rains. (AFP)PAGE 8 02 Saturday, December 29, 2018

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Experts discuss main challenges Qatar’s efforts to promote Arabic to Arabic language in digital age lauded in Rabat TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QNA two millennia and contribute DOHA to the development of the Ar- IN a fast changing world abic lexicon by incorporating where digital technology has THE Council of Agdal Ra- contemporary usages. become the key, it becomes bat commune organised The ambassador also imperative to promote Arabic a scientific symposium to mentioned the role played language at the global level to recognise the efforts of Qa- by Qatar Charity in promot- keep pace with the needs of tar to promote Arabic lan- ing and spreading the Arabic the times. This was the refrain guage, in conjunction with language in all parts of the of speakers at a cultural event the celebration of the In- world by funding projects to here. ternational Day of the Ara- teach Arabic to non-native The Department of Re- bic Language, in Moroccan speakers whether through search and Studies at the Cul- capital Rabat. cooperation with ISESCO or tural Village Foundation - Ka- The symposium was at- Arab and non-Arab univer- tara on Thursday organised a Held in Building 15 at Katara, the event was attended by Minister of State HE Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz al Kuwari, Director-General of the tended by Ambassador of the sities interested in teaching cultural event on the occasion Police College Brigadier-General Dr Mohammed Abdullah al Mahna al Marri, as well as many officers and linguists. State of Qatar to the King- Arabic in the United States of the International Day of dom of Morocco HE Abdul- of America, China, Japan, Arabic, entitled ‘Arabic in the Captain Khalifa Ahmed Bo has issued a book in Arabic Dr Adi Ould Adb glorifying College Mustafa Abu Daher lah bin Falah al Dosari and Russia, Malaysia and other Digital Age: Between Reality Hashim, head of Research and especially meant for security the Arabic language and high- talked about the problems fac- Moroccan Secretary of State countries. and Challenges’. Studies at the Police College, colleges. lighting its qualities. ing the Arabic language on the in charge of scientific re- The ambassador then Held in Building 15 at Kat- stressed the importance of The speech was followed Dr Nadia Abdulrahman al Internet, pointing out that the search and higher education thanked the head of the ara, the event was attended by Arabic language at the global by a documentary film on Qa- Madhahka spoke on the chal- Arab intellectual production Khalid al Samadi. council of Agdal Rabat com- Minister of State HE Dr Ham- level and its role in preserving tar’s efforts to preserve and lenges posed by globalisation on the Internet is inadequate. In his speech, the am- mune for organising the sym- ad bin Abdulaziz al Kuwari, cultural heritage and promot- promote Arabic language and to the Arabic language and Abu Daher cited the lack bassador highlighted the posium and for honouring Director General of the Police ing Arabic literature. literature through initiatives called for efforts to address of electronic documentation importance attached by Qa- Qatar on this occasion. College Brigadier General Dr He highlighted the im- such as the establishment of those challenges by keeping of manuscripts and scientific tar to the Arabic language, For his part, Moroccan Mohammed Abdullah al Mah- portance of promoting Arabic the World Organisation for pace with the societal devel- research, as well as problems pointing to the launch of the secretary of state in charge of na al Marri, as well as officers, language in the modern world the Advancement of Arabic. opments. related to property rights Doha Historical Dictionary of scientific research and higher linguists and those interested which is witnessing great pro- Meanwhile, Professor Mo- For his part, Professor and other legal issues as the Arabic which aims to build a education lauded the impor- in the Arabic language. gress in digital technology, hamed Mahmoud Badah al of Arabic language and Lan- challenges facing the Arabic dictionary of the evolution of tance attached by Qatar to In his opening speech, noting that the Police College Kawar recited a poem by poet guage Inspector at the Police language. Arabic language over the last the Arabic language. Qatar takes a number of steps ICAI Doha Chapter discusses for workers’ welfare: SC official growing cybersecurity threats TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The chapter is the first governance and organisations DOHA professional body to be within the boardroom with QR78.4 mn recruitment registered with Qatar specific regulatory landscape fee to be reimbursed THE Institute of Chartered Financial Center and and ensuring sufficient train- Accountants of India (ICAI), ing and awareness within or- in next three years Doha Chapter, held a semi- awarded Best Chapter for ganisations is provided. nar on ‘Embracing Change the second consecutive CA Nirlep Bhatt, treas- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK in Cyber Security’ recently to year under Category II urer of the chapter, thanked DOHA increase awareness about the the event sponsor BDO Qatar, cyber security threats facing security challenges, including annual sponsors, speaker and QATAR has taken a number companies. ransomware evolution, AI ex- the members for a very inter- of concrete initiatives for the Around 80 finance pro- pansion, IoT threats, server- active and knowledge sharing welfare of workers engaged fessionals in senior positions less apps vulnerability and session. in 2022 FIFA World Cup pro- and stakeholders in various how companies need to safe- The chapter is the first pro- jects in 2018, which have sig- businesses and organisations guard their valuable data. fessional body to be registered nificantly improved their lives, across Qatar attended the Dikshit said that compa- with Qatar Financial Center Mahmoud Qutub, Executive hanced our health and safety is often impossible to ensure re- and will continue to build on it,” event. nies that have been hacked in and awarded Best Chapter for Director of Workers’ Welfare practices through increased imbursement by employers. he pointed out. CA Rupalakshmi Setty, the past will be hacked again. the second consecutive year Department at the Supreme training and awareness and in- “To navigate this challenge, According to Qutub, the chairperson of the chapter, in The speakers also introduced under Category II. Members Committee for Delivery and troduced comprehensive medi- we transferred the burden of SC has held over 112 Workers’ her address stressed the need the audience to the concepts Seeking registration to the Legacy (SC), has said. cal checks for all our workers. proof from the employee to Welfare Forums to listen to and for companies to adopt new of identify, protect, detect, re- Chapter may please contact According to the SC website, “A key highlight of our suc- the employer. If the employer redress grievances of workers. technologies to combat grow- spond and recover. CA Rupalakshmi Setty +974 Qutub said: “Four years from cess this year was the tackling could not prove they had paid The forum covered over 22,000 ing cyber-attacks. He further emphasised the 70131446 and CA Rukkaiya now, Qatar will have played of recruitment fees – a highly the cost of recruitment, we col- workers (89% of the workforce). Another speaker Shrikrish- need for organisations’ to have Pachisa +974 55805162 or host to the 2022 FIFA World complex issue impacting work- laborated with them to reim- The SC also undertook na Dikshit, mentioned in his a well-defined cyber security email at icaidohachapter@ Cup tournament. Every day be- ers in Qatar, and millions of burse the workers the fees they measures to keep workers com- presentation the four cyber framework, which starts with gmail.com tween now and that moment is others around the world. Many may have paid. fortable while working in hot vital for ensuring that the World workers are forced to pay vast “The result was a commit- conditions, Qutub said, adding Cup’s first venture into the Arab sums of money to middlemen ment by our contractors to reim- that the SC in association with world is a success. One of the to secure employment abroad, burse QR78.4 million to work- UK-based TechNiche is working most critical areas of focus is driven by the hope of securing ers over the next three years. As on developing a bespoke cooling the 30,000 workers helping to a better future for their families. of today, QR44.7mn of that will technology in this regard. build the stadiums and non- “It is illegal in Qatar for be paid to 14,356 SC workers, “In June, 2018 we deployed competition venues required workers to be asked to pay re- while the remaining QR33.7mn 3,500 cooling vests across SC for the matches.” cruitment fees. The reality, how- will go to 16,560 workers not sites, which showed remark- He added: “Through our ever, is not as simple. We know employed on SC projects.” able results in reducing body commitment to the application that a large percentage of work- Qutub said this is the leg- temperatures. In 2019, we plan of our Workers’ Welfare Stand- ers on SC projects have paid acy of a World Cup in action. to deploy the next generation ards, we have already improved recruitment fees in their home “Though the challenges still re- of innovation in heat manage- accommodation facilities, eradi- countries. Unable to provide any main we are proud of the pro- ment for 30,000 workers on our Around 80 finance professionals in senior positions and stakeholders in various businesses and organisa- cated passport retention, en- proof of this payment though, it gress delivered in a short time sites,” he added. tions across Qatar attended the event.

ABANDONED VEHICLES IN INDUSTRIAL AREA TO BE IMPOUNDED

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), represented by Al Shamal Municipality, in cooperation with the Department of Pub- lic Hygiene, has announced that it will carry out a joint campaign from Sunday (December 30) to remove abandoned cars, boats, mobile cabins and other materials from public places in the Industrial Area. (TNN) Philippines / Southeast Asia / World Saturday, December 29, 2018 03

Six men held in Vietnam for killing, eating endangered monkey Thai deputy premier cleared of wrongdoing in luxury watch case HANOI: Six men were arrested in central Vietnam for killing and eating an endangered monkey BANGKOK: Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan has been cleared of wrongdoing in a while livestreaming it on a social media site, police said Friday. luxury watch scandal that drew calls for his resignation earlier in the year, local media reported on Friday. NEWS The trafficking and consumption of rare and endangered species is widespread in Vietnam The country’s anti-corruption commission announced late Thursday that there were no grounds IN BRIEF as many still believe in the healing and medicinal qualities of the animals’ body parts. for accusations that Prawit had falsely declared his assets when he took office following a military The six men, aged from 35 to 59, filmed themselves with a mobile phone eating a live lan- coup in 2014, the Bangkok Post reported. gur monkey and streamed the gruesome video on Facebook on November 17. They were finally Prawit became the subject of intense scrutiny in December 2017 when he was spotted wear- identified and arrested on Thursday.(AFP) ing a Richard Mille wristwatch worth nearly 80,000 dollars and a large diamond ring. (DPA)

Manila court drops poll-rigging charges against ex-president Arroyo China university students protest AFP tion to prove the guilt of ac- Supreme Court dismissed the firing of Marxist group’s leader MANILA cused Arroyo beyond reason- Court ruling says there was plunder charge against her. BEIJING: A dozen students from a top Chinese university able doubt and moral certainty not enough evidence to Despite the controversies, staged a protest Friday after the school removed the president THE last of a series of criminal despite ample opportunity... support accusations that in 2010 she was elected as a of an on-campus Marxist group amid an ongoing crackdown on charges against former Philip- the charge of ‘Electoral Sabo- then-president Arroyo had congresswoman, representing student activists this year. pine president Gloria Arroyo tage’ against accused Arroyo her family’s home province The students gathered in an open area in front of an aca- has been dismissed a court is hereby ordered dismissed”, conspired with a local poli- north of Manila. She still occu- demic building where they held up signs and shouted slogans said, capping a remarkable the court ruling said. tician to rig the 2007 mid- pies that post, and was sworn protesting the change in the society’s leadership. comeback for the controversial Ferdinand Topacio, Ar- term elections in favour of in to the influential position of “Today, students of the Peking University Marxist Society former leader and Duterte ally. royo’s lawyer, told ABS-CBN her senatorial allies House Speaker in July. who were holding signs and protesting were forcibly corrected,” The Manila court ruling, television the ruling was a Arroyo’s change of fortune the group said in a statement. which was released on Friday, “vindication”. came after her ally, fiery city “Security personnel used violence to disperse students, said there was not enough evi- Arroyo, 71, served as presi- an additional charge that she Former president Gloria Arroyo mayor Rodrigo Duterte, was who were pulled into the school building, many students were dence to support accusations dent from 2001 to 2010 but stole 366 million pesos ($6.8 elected president in 2016. injured!” Peking University did not immediately respond to that then-president Arroyo her term was tainted by alle- million) in state lottery funds high-profile scalp of his anti- She has been a supporter of AFP’s request for comment. had conspired with a local gations of massive corruption meant for charity programmes. corruption campaign. Duterte, whose controversial The university said Thursday that it “restructured” the politician to rig the 2007 mid- and vote-rigging. Benigno Aquino, a staunch But in 2016, Arroyo was al- campaign against illegal drugs student-run Marxist group, replacing core members and stu- term elections in favour of her She was jailed on the critic of Arroyo, was elected lowed to post bail on the vote- has claimed thousands of lives dent leaders, including former president Qiu Zhanxuan, with senatorial allies. charge of electoral sabotage in president in 2010 and sought rigging charge and was re- and been widely condemned their own picks. (AFP) “For failure of the prosecu- 2011 and in 2016 was hit with to make his predecessor a leased later that year after the by human rights groups.

Gunmen kill five in Weapons radar Philippines braces for row flares up central Nigeria’s between Japan Plateau state floods, landslides from and S Korea AFP spokesman Tyopeeve Terna AFP LAGOS said in a statement. SEOUL “On the 26/12/2018 at GUNMEN have killed five about 21:15 hours, some tropical depression A ROW between Seoul and villagers in central Nige- unknown gunmen attacked Tokyo escalated on Friday ria’s Plateau state, police some people when they after Japan released video it said on Friday, but it was were returning from a birth- said backed up its claim that not immediately clear if day party from Pugu village. 13,000 passengers stranded in seaports as coast guard suspends ferry services a South Korean warship had the killings were linked to As a result of the attack, five locked its weapons targeting a long-running battle over people were killed and two system onto a Japanese plane. grazing rights. were injured,” Terna said. South Korea condemned He said police would the release of the footage and Plateau state has seen hunt down the killers and reiterated its rejection of the repeated clashes between bring them to justice. Japanese allegations. Plateau is among the Tensions have flared since farmers and herders in states in central Nigeria Japan alleged that a South Ko- recent years, leaving thou- that have seen repeated rean destroyer last week aimed sands of people dead clashes between farmers its fire-control radar at a Japa- and herders in recent years, nese maritime patrol plane in leaving thousands of people the Sea of Japan off the eastern The incident happened dead. coast of South Korea. late Wednesday in Rawuru The violence which of- Seoul has denied the al- village in the Barkin Ladi ten takes on ethnic and reli- legations, saying the ship was district of the state, an area gious differences, is mostly merely searching for a North beset with clashes between blamed on control of land Korean fishing boat that was local farmers and nomadic and grazing rights. drifting near the inter-Korean Fulani herdsmen. Nigerian President sea border. The victims were re- Muhammadu Buhari, who In a bid to defuse tensions, turning from a birthday came to power in 2015 and defence authorities from both party in the neighbour- is seeking a second term in sides held a video conference on ing Pugu village when they February elections, is under Thursday and “exchanged opin- were attacked, state police pressure to end the conflict. ions regarding the truth and technical analysis to remove misunderstandings,” the South Korean defence ministry said. But the Japanese defence min- istry on Friday released on its homepage a 13-minute video 1,000 North Korea defectors’ filmed by the aircraft which it personal details leaked in hacking said supported its allegations. SEOUL: Personal details of nearly 1,000 North Korean defec- tors living in the South have been leaked in a hacking case, officials said on Friday, exposing them to potential threats 42 dead in Thailand road from the North. accidents on first day This is the first time that personal details including names Filipino children disembark from a makeshift raft along a river as authorities prevent vessels from sailing due to bad weather, in Las Pinas city, of holiday travel and addresses of North Korean defectors have been stolen on south of Manila, on Friday. (EPA) such a large scale, the Unification Ministry said. BANGKOK: Forty-two people The hack was made at a centre which is tasked with DPA have been stranded in sea- in affected areas “are advised died and more than 400 were helping North Korean defectors settle in South Korea and get MANILA ports across the country as the Caution! to take appropriate measures.” injured in road accidents in Thai- accustomed to its capitalist society. coast guard suspended ferry The weather bureau add- land on the first day of official The classified data was leaked through a personal com- PHILIPPINE authorities on services due to bad weather. ● At least 3.7 million ed that Usman may exit the holiday travel for the New Year, puter. It was infected with a malicious code when an unsus- Friday warned of flash floods Usman was packing maxi- people live in Usman’s Philippines late December 30 local media reported on Friday. pecting staff member opened a mail at the Hana Centre in the and landslides in eastern mum sustained winds of 55 path in Samar province or early December 31, which The seven-day period from North Gyeongsang Province. provinces ahead of a tropical kilometres per hour km/h) could dampen usually rowdy Thursday until January 2 is There are 25 such centres across the country which pro- depression expected to bring and gusts of up to 65 km/h. It ● Storm warnings also New Year’s Eve celebrations. known locally as “the seven vide support for the roughly 30,000 North Korean defectors heavy rains before the New was moving west-north-west raised in more than 20 Each year the Philippines dangerous days.” Last year, who live in the country. Year holiday. at 10 km/h and was expected other provinces is hit by an average of 20 cy- 423 people died and more than After confirming the hack last week, authorities conducted The tropical depression, to make landfall late Friday. clones causing floods, land- 4,000 were injured over the an emergency inspection of all computers at Hana Centres locally named Usman, may The weather bureau raised slides and other accidents. same stretch. In 2016, 478 but no other leaks were found. intensify into a storm before storm warnings over more agement agency said. One of the strongest in re- road fatalities were recorded “We apologise to defectors from the North. We will make making landfall over Eastern than 20 other provinces due to “Moderate to heavy rains cent memory, Typhoon Hai- during the week-long period. utmost efforts to protect their personal information and pre- Samar province, 595 kilome- the tropical depression. which may trigger flooding and yan, hit the country in Novem- Drink driving was the primary vent any recurrence of such an incident”, the ministry said in tres south-east of Manila, the At least 3.7 million people landslides are expected,” the ber 2013, killing more than cause of most accidents on a statement. (AFP) weather bureau said. were living in Usman’s path, weather bureau said in its latest 6,300 people and displacing Thursday, accounting for nearly Some 13,000 passengers the national disaster risk man- bulletin, adding that residents more than 4 million others. 40 per cent of them. (DPA)

‘Pride of Congolese Women’ EU slams Congo’s 40,386 displaced by Indonesia’s tsunami expulsion of its Selatan, agency spokesman Su- Tsunami raises fears for endangered Javan rhino Nobel laureate Mukwege ambassador Death toll drops topo Purwo Nugroho said. “The island lies about 19 JAKARTA: Indonesia’s tsunami has raised fears that another KINSHASA/BRUSSELS: from 430 to 426 kilometres from the volcano. deadly wave could wipe out the few dozen Javan rhinos still liv- receives hero’s welcome Congo’s decision to expel It has 2,814 population and ing in the wild, conservation authorities said on Friday. AFP cort of UN peacekeepers. the European Union’s am- DPA 1,600 have been evacuated There are believed to be fewer than 70 of the critically en- BUKAVU Mukwege’s Panzi hospital bassador ahead of conten- JAKARTA from the island. We will con- dangered species in a national park not far from a rumbling vol- has treated tens of thousands tious elections was not only tinue to evacuate the rest of cano that triggered Saturday’s killer wave. None of the animals THOUSANDS of people in DR of victims of sexual violence in “completely unjustified” but THE number of people dis- the villagers there,” he said. are believed to have been killed in the disaster -- which left more Congo turned out to welcome his war-weary native province also “counterproductive,” a placed from their homes after The death toll however fell than 400 people dead -- but officials are warning that another Nobel Peace Prize laureate of South Kivu. But since an spokeswoman for the bloc a tsunami hit coastal areas of from previously 430 people to deadly wave could slam into the stricken region. (AFP) Denis Mukwege, the surgeon attempt on his life in October said on Friday. Indonesia’s Java and Suma- 426, after further verification who helps women recover 2012, he lives inside the hospi- Congo’s government tra islands has surged to more found that some identities from the trauma of rape. tal compound under the pro- gave EU Ambassador Bart than 40,000, an official said were reported twice at emer- “We won! We won!” sang tection of UN peacekeepers. Ouvry 48 hours to leave on on Friday. gency posts in Pandeglang and Mamy Magasine as she impro- Wearing a scarf bearing Thursday, a tit-for-tat meas- Indonesia’s disaster miti- Serang districts, two of the five vised a celebratory rumba in a the national colours, he ar- ure after the EU renewed gation agency said the num- districts affected by the tsu- rain-soaked courtyard in Bu- rived to a rapturous reception sanctions against govern- ber of displaced has surged to nami that hit Lampung and kavu, in the eastern province from the crowd, composed ment officials, including the 40,386 as rescuers have been Banten provinces. of South Kivu. mainly of women, in front of a ruling party’s presidential able to reach previously in- The two districts in Ban- “He is the pride of Congo- local college. “We will build a candidate Emmanuel accessible remote areas and ten province are lined with lese women, and even women a more beautiful country than Ramazani Shadary. evacuated people from there. popular beaches and seaside of the whole world,” said Ma- before, with peace,” he said. “The EU regrets this More villagers in Sebesi, an cottages. They were busy with gasine, the local head of the Mukwege said the decision and considers it as inhabited island closest to Mount tourists spending the weekend country’s ministry for families. $400,000 prize money completely unjustified,” an Anak Krakatau volcano island in before Christmas when the (File photo) A rhino caring for its calf at Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon A little earlier, Mukwege that came with it would be EU spokeswoman said re- Sunda Strait, have been evacuat- tsunami swamped the areas National Park, in West Java. (AFP) arrived on a UN flight and was ploughed back into treating garding the explusion. (DPA) ed to the mainland in Lampung last Saturday. driven into the city with an es- the women under his care. 04 Saturday, December 29, 2018 Pakistan / South Asia

Rebels breach Myanmar ceasefire in army attack: Military Pakistani premier Imran Khan gives approval for new airline YANGON: Myanmar’s army accused rebels on Friday of attacking and killing “some” of its sol- ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan approved the operations of a new airline out of Sialkot inter- diers, the first skirmish acknowledged by the military in the wake of a rare ceasefire with ethnic national airport, Express News reported. A venture of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce, Air Sial, will be News armed groups. The military announced last week it would suspend “all military movements” in the based in the city and will be supported by the area’s trade and business community. According to the in brief troubled northern and eastern regions for four months, a move observers say is unprecedented. city’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Air Sial secured an aviation license from the Civil Aviation “Some Tatmadaw men were killed and some injured in the attack were sent to the military hos- Authority (CAA) in October 2017. The new airline had initially planned to launch operations in 2016 and pital... for treatment,” said a statement Friday from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief. “The a revised launch date has not been specified. The airline plans to operate services to key destinations Tatmadaw will strongly stand by its...ceasefire declaration.”(AFP) in Pakistan and Middle East using three Airbus A320 aircraft. (TRIBUNE.COM.PK)

Profitability, not profiteering, can Bilawal, Zardari barred from leaving Pakistan shore up Pakistan’s economy: PM TRIBUNE.COM.PK Anwar Majeed, Abdul Ghani Thursday, decided to place the PTI demands Sindh CM’s resignation ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated on Friday that the ISLAMABAD Majeed, former chairman Pa- accused on the no-fly list. The nation must inculcate in itself a mindset of self-reliance, and urged kistan Stock Exchange Hussain decision was announced by KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has demanded the resignation investors to promote wealth creation and profitability. THE names of Pakistan Peo- Lawai, former president Na- Federal Minister for Informa- of Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah after his name was added to “We, as a nation, must change our mindset and become a self-reli- ples Party (PPP) chairman tional Bank of Pakistan Syed Ali ton and Technology Fawad the Exit Control List. Murad was one of the 172 individuals added to ant nation to prosper economically,” the premier said while addressing Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and co- Raza and others. Chaudhry. “They will be held the no-fly list by the federal government in connection with the fake a conference on ‘economic diplomacy’ in Islamabad. chairman Asif Ali Zardari were The move comes days af- accountable and each and every accounts money laundering case. PTI’s provincial leader Khurram Sher In the past, he added, our foreign policy was aimed, not at the placed on the Exit Control List ter the JIT – led by FIA Direc- penny of the national exchequer Zaman made the demand during a press conference. Haleem Adil betterment of the masses, but to fetch aid and borrow money. “This (ECL), a day after the govern- tor Najaf Mirza – submitted its will be recovered,” he said in a Sheikh, alleged that “Shah is a criminal of Sindh and he must step flawed policy caused our country dearly as it lost its sovereignty and ment announced the names of findings before a three-member press conference. down from chief minister’s position”. Sher Zaman further alleged that self-esteem.” “We now must think beyond the shortcuts and bring 172 accused in the fake accounts apex court bench headed by The Pakistan Tehreek-e- the joint investigation team report in the fake accounts case exposes changes in the financial structure to enable long-term planning for case would be added to the list. Chief Justice Saqib Nisar. The Insaf (PTI) leader urged Zardari PPP’s involvement in money laundering. (TRIBUNE.COM.PK) growth.” “Profitability and not profiteering, is what we should opt for to The list also includes the bench is hearing a sou motu to take the JIT report ‘seriously’. achieve economic stability,” PM Imran remarked. He further said “prof- names of Zardari’s sister Faryal case pertaining to money laun- Meanwhile, PPP categorically asserted Bilawal while address- prime minister and the slain itability, businesses and ease of doing business is what we should Talpur, Chief Minister Sindh dering of billions of rupees rejected the JIT report findings. ing a large crowd of the PPP PPP chief Benazir Bhutto at the promote to create wealth and attract investment.” He also noted that Murad Ali Shah, former CM through fake bank accounts. “I don’t accept it and the people supporters at the 11th death an- mausoleum of Bhuttos in Garhi the “overseas Pakistanis have been abstaining from investing in the Qaim Ali Shah, Omni Group’s The federal cabinet, on of this country won’t accept it,” niversary of his mother, former Khuda Baksh on Thursday. country due to corruption and mistreatment.” (TRIBUNE.COM.PK)

CPEC is an economic project, has no military Bangladesh election campaign dimensions: Pakistan ends with new death, arrests DAWN ments in Afghanistan have ISLAMABAD all led to this widely acknowl- edged agreement. Deadly violence, mass PAKISTAN on Thursday “This new opening in arrest of opponents made it clear that the China- Afghanistan and willing- Pakistan Economic Corridor ness of all countries who raise international (CPEC) had no military di- agree on Pakistan’s impor- mensions. tant role as facilitator has concern as PM Hasina Foreign Office spokes- provided us a significant op- seeks a fourth term man Dr Mohammad Faisal, portunity to also strengthen during his last weekly press our bilateral relations with AFP briefing of the current cal- all the neighbours, especial- DHAKA endar year, had been asked ly for promotion of trade, to comment on a report economic and people-to- BANGLADESH’S general elec- published in a section of US people linkages,” he said. tion campaign ended Friday media alleging that the CPEC “The visit also provided with more deadly violence and was not only about economy an opportunity to listen to arrests of opposition activists and trade but had military di- views of the leadership of which have raised internation- mensions as well. these countries for promot- al concern as Prime Minister Mr Faisal said the CPEC ing a joint regional approach Sheikh Hasina seeks a record was an economic project be- towards Afghanistan and ex- fourth term. tween Pakistan and China. plore realistic possibilities of A ruling Awami League par- “The CPEC has helped Pa- regional integration in eco- ty supporter was killed by oppo- kistan improve its economy, nomic terms,” he said. sition Bangladesh Nationalist particularly energy and in- Responding to another Party (BNP) followers, police frastructure sectors have im- question, he said 341 Paki- said. The BNP claimed 19 more proved under it. The CPEC stani prisoners — 154 of them of its activists had been detained is a bilateral economic pro- civilians and 187 fishermen ahead of Sunday’s vote. ject, which is not against any — were currently incarcerat- Authorities suspended high country,” he said. ed in Indian jails. Of them 45 speed 3G and 4G internet ser- Answering a question, he prisoners, 12 civilians and 33 vices for several hours in an said the recent four-nation fishermen, have completed effort to fight what a telecoms visit of the foreign minis- their sentence. watchdog official called the ter was essentially part of “Our mission is in contact “propaganda” fuelling unrest. the government policy to with India’s external affairs The official campaign ended strengthen relations with ministry and related state after seven weeks of widespread all neighbours and regional governments for repatriation street clashes and accusations countries and added that as of Pakistani prisoners. The of an official crackdown on the part of the same effort the Pakistani high commission opposition. Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) are seen on duty in front of Bangladesh Government Printing Press ahead of the 11th general foreign minister would soon also engages with the Indian An opinion poll indicated election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday. (REUTERS) visit Qatar. media to highlight the plight Hasina is favourite to win de- It is economic project of Pakistani prisoners. spite the controversy. BNP supporters had been ar- ance in Dhaka on Friday. final campaign on urging Bang- and complete the work,” she which is not against any A law firm has also been Police said the Awami rested for the latest killing. The Thousands of Awami ladesh’s 104 million voters to said late Thursday. country: FO The spokesman hired to assist in and facili- League supporter was beaten to BNP denied any involvement. League supporters rallied in the give her a new term to boost the The BNP accuses the prime said Pakistan’s long-standing tate the repatriation. Where death in the northeastern city of Nineteen BNP activists were capital as candidates made a impoverished South Asian na- minister of clamping down position to give peace and required, NGOs working for Sylhet late Thursday. arrested when police and para- last-minute pitch for votes. tion’s economic development. on democracy and freedom of reconciliation a real chance prisoners and civil rights They had already report- military guards raided the elec- The BNP, which says thou- The economy has grown at an speech–including over the jail- in Afghanistan had become activists have also been en- ed the deaths of two Awami tion camp of a party candidate sands of its activists have been average of 6.3 percent every ing of its leader Khaleda Zia this the basis of an international gaged to facilitate repatria- League activists since the cam- and several villages in southern locked up as part of a bid to rig year since she won a landslide year on graft charges. consensus. “Recent develop- tion of Pakistani prisoners.” paign opened on November 8. Bangladesh, police and BNP of- the election, said it had been in December 2008. She has The party says that 9,222 The BNP says eight of its sup- ficials said. prevented from holding its final vowed to improve this. workers and supporters were porters have been killed in elec- Police were also investi- rally in Dhaka. “Much work is still pending arrested during the election tion clashes. gating a suspicious fire at the Hasina has shrugged off ac- and it depends on the people campaign and that half of its Sylhet police chief Shah headquarters of the National cusations of using authoritarian casting a vote for us. Then we candidates were attacked by Harunur Rashid said that two Unity Front opposition alli- tactics, and concentrated her will be able to return to power ruling party supporters. Architect of Bangladesh charter challenges ‘autocrat’ Hasina

AFP election Sunday. year of independence,” Hos- year. He alleges that there has DHAKA Hossain accuses Hasina’s sain said in an interview at his been “overwhelming violence” Awami League party of tram- Dhaka home. against members of the op- FOR Kamal Hossain–the pling over Bangladesh’s hard- “Those who are in gov- position coalition led by the Oxford-educated architect of won democratic freedoms by ernment know that in any Bangladesh Nationalist Party Bangladesh’s constitution– locking up and attacking op- fair election they would lose (BNP). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina position activists in a bid to rig hands down. That’s the sad Hasina denies a descent is an autocrat who has be- the poll. thing,” he added. into authoritarianism but The plan states at the outset that the corridor “spans Xinjiang trayed the legacy of her inde- While the prime minister Hossain, a lawyer, was Hossain insists she has be- Uygur Autonomous Region and whole Pakistan in spatial range”. pendence hero father. denies wrongdoing, she has Bangladesh’s first law minister come an “autocrat” and says It’s main aim is to connect South Xinjiang with Pakistan. (DAWN) The 82-year-old former Kamal Hossain. a growing number of critics following independence from he finds it “very, very painful” friend of Bangladesh’s first at home and abroad. “It is re- Pakistan in 1971 and headed since he helped her return to president Sheikh Mujibur posing Hasina’s bid for a his- ally tragic that we are are hav- the committee that drew up Bangladesh following her fa- Rahman heads an alliance op- toric fourth term in a general ing to witness this in the 47th a constitution the following ther’s assassination in 1975. Pakistan SC orders to declare Gulen group a banned outfit 278 skeletons found in Sri Lanka mass grave TRIBUNE.COM.PK lowed a constitution petition ISLAMABAD on December 13, seeking directions to declare PTCIF AFP struction workers preparing military offensive. A govern- THE Supreme Court has as terrorist and hand over COLOMBO to build a cooperative store. ment appointed panel said in directed the Ministry of In- custody of Pak-Turk schools “After 118 working days 2013 that about 19,000 people terior to declare Pak-Turk to the Turkiye Maarif Foun- SOME 278 skeletons have been we have unearthed 278 skel- were missing since the con- International Cag Educa- dation (TMF), which were found at one of the biggest mass etons which included the re- flict, including 5,000 troops. tion Foundation (PTICEF) established in 1999. Pres- graves uncovered in Sri Lanka mains of men, women and The Office on Missing as ‘proscribed organisation’ ently, 28 schools are working since the end of the country’s children,” said Rajapakshe. Persons (OMP) which started and its name be included in under this arrangement. civil war almost a decade ago, a More than 20 of the re- work this year on accounting the ‘First Schedule to sec- “We are in no manner top investigator said Friday. mains were of children. for the missing and helping tion 11-B of the Anti-Ter- of doubt the government Dozens of women and He added that further fo- their families will pay for car- rorism Act 1997’. of Pakistan has interna- children as well as men were rensics examinations would bon dating on samples from The three-judge bench tional obligations towards buried at the site in Mannar be needed to establish causes the mass grave, OMP chair- headed by Chief Justice of the government of Turkey where Tamil guerrillas fought of death, but said that some of Staff dig up skeletons at a former war zone in Mannar, Sri Lanka. ( REUTERS) man Saliya Peiris said. Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib to declare Fethullah’s Ter- security forces during the the victims appeared to have Six bone samples selected Nisar and comprising Jus- rorist Organisation (FETO) conflict, said Samindra Raja- been bound. stances, and the specific identi- decade-long separatist con- over the past week are to be tice Faisal Arab and Justice as a terrorist organisation”, pakshe, senior judicial medi- “Our task has been to ty of the individuals in this site,” flict in which the Tamil Tigers sent abroad for radio carbon Ijazul Ahsan has issued a 15- says the verdict authored by cal officer in the northern city. gather evidence to determine said Rajapakshe. waged a bloody war against dating analysis to establish page verdict, wherein it al- Justice Ijazul Ahsan. The mass grave was un- the cause of death, time since Mannar was a key bat- government troops. The war the approximate time of covered in March by con- death, contributing circum- tleground in Sri Lanka’s four ended in 2009 after a major death of the victims. India Saturday, December 29, 2018 05

Cabinet approves new India to send 3-member team regulator for Indian medicine systems IANS The NCIM Bill, on landmark space mission NEW DELHI seeks to replace THE cabinet has approved the existing the setting up of the Na- regulator Central The Cabinet approved a budget of $1.4 bn to provide technology and infrastructure tional Commission for In- Council for Indian dian System of Medicine Medicine with a for the programme that includes two unmanned and one manned flight (NCIM) Bill, 2018 that provides for conducting new body to en- AGENCIES overall education of tradi- sure transparency NEW DELHI tional medicine system of Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha INDIA will send a three-mem- and Sowa-Rigpa- com- dian system medicines. It is ber team into space for up to a monly known as Tibetan equally important to have week when it launches its first system of medicine, it was value addition in terms of manned mission expected in announced on Friday. quality, eligibility and a sys- 2022, the government an- The cabinet has also tem which produces quality nounced Friday. approved the National practitioners and teachers,” Indian ministers approved Commission for Homoe- said Prasad giving details of a budget of $1.4 billion to opathy (NCH) Bill, 2018, the new bills. provide technology and infra- that proposes setting up a The NCIM Bill, seeks to structure for the programme, new panel entrusted with replace the existing regu- according to a government conducting overall educa- lator Central Council for statement. tion of Homoeopathy. Indian Medicine (CCIM) It said the cabinet had ap- Informing the cabinet’s with a new body to ensure proved financing to launch an Thursday decisions, Union transparency. Indian-developed craft in a Law Minister Ravi Shankar The draft Bill provides “low earth orbit for a mission Prasad said the new Bill on for the constitution of a duration ranging from one or- Indian system of medicines National Commission with bital period to a maximum of also proposes conducting a four autonomous boards seven days.” Prime Minister common entrance exam for It also proposes a common Narendra Modi announced in practitioners and an eligi- entrance exam and an exit August that India will launch bility test for teachers. exam, which all graduates a manned space flight by 2022 “We are committed to will have to clear to get with at least one astronaut. enhancing the quality of In- practicing licenses. India plans to under- take two unmanned and one manned flights as part of its Gaganyaan (Sky-Vehicle) Pro- gramme, the statement said. The GSLV-MkIII will be the rocket modified with a crew module for the astronauts in the manned mission.(ISRO) The country has invest- 5 killed in major Mumbai ed heavily in its space pro- tion (ISRO) will collaborate ment aspects. The ambitious of launch vehicle GSLV Mk- gramme in the past decade, extensively with various na- Indigenous programme will also allow lll which has the necessary apartment building fire stepping up its rivalry with tional agencies, laboratories, pooling in of diverse techno- payload capability to launch China. academia and industry to ac- The cabinet had approved logical and industrial capa- a three-member crew module DPA zen and a fireman had been The Indian Space Research complish the Gaganyaan Pro- financing to launch an bilities and enable broader in low earth orbit. It has also NEW DELHI admitted to a hospital. Over Organisation also announced gramme objectives. Indian-developed craft in a participation in research op- tested the crew escape system a dozen fire engines fought in July that it planned to send While the ISRO will be “low earth orbit for a mis- portunities and technology which is an essential technol- AT least five people have been the blaze as it raged for about an unmanned mission to the responsible for realising the sion duration ranging from development. ogy for manned space flight. killed in a fire in an apartment three hours. moon in 2019. flight hardware through in- one orbital period to a maxi- It is also expected to The aerodynamic char- building in Mumbai, police It was controlled by the India launched an orbit- dustry, national agencies, lab- mum of seven days. Prime spur research and develop- acterisation of crew module said Friday. early hours of Friday. er to Mars in 2013 which is oratories and academia will ment within the country in has been completed as part of The fire began on the Its cause was not yet still operational and last year participate in crew training, Minister Narendra Modi niche science and technol- GSLV Mk-lll X mission flight. 11th floor of the 15-storey known and investigations had launched a record 104 satel- human life science technol- announced in August that ogy domains and provide Elements of life support building located in the Chem- been launched. Deaths in fire lites in one blast-off. ogy development initiatives as India will launch a manned huge potential for technol- system and space suit also bur suburbs late Thursday, accidents are common in In- New Delhi is compet- well as design reviews. space flight by 2022 with at ogy spinoffs in areas such as have been realised and test- police inspector SB Ahiri said. dia and are often due to poor ing with other international First human space flight least one astronaut medicine, agriculture, indus- ed. In addition, the orbital “All five victims, four over safety measures and a lack of players for a greater share of demonstration is targeted trial safety, pollution, waste and re-entry mission and re- 70 years and another aged fire escapes. the satellite market, and is to be completed within 40 management, and water and covery operations have been above 50 years, died on way The fires are often caused known for its low-cost space months from the date of sanc- plement will be carried out to food resource management, flight demonstrated in Space to the hospital,” she said, add- by substandard or ageing programme. The Indian tion. Prior to this, two un- gain confidence on the tech- among others. The ISRO has Capsule Recovery Experi- ing that another senior citi- electrical material. Space Research Organisa- manned flights in full com- nology and mission manage- completed the development ment (SRE) mission.

Modi lashes out at Karnataka Congress allocates portfolios to its new govt over farm loan waiver Karnataka ministers IT Support Engineer IANS IANS NEW DELHI BENGALURU Urgently looking RIDICULING the Karnataka govern- ALLIANCE partner Congress in the ment scheme to waive farm loans, Karnataka coalition government al- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on located portfolios to its eight new for experienced IT Support Engineer Friday said it benefited a handful cabinet ministers, a party official of farmers and the decision will go said on Friday. Job Description: down in history as one of the “most “Our party’s state in-charge K.C. cruel jokes” on them. Venugopal has sent a letter to Chief • Installing and configuring computer hardware operating systems Interacting with BJP booth work- Minister HD Kumaraswamy, listing ers from Belagavi, Bidar, Davangere, the portfolios allocated to the new (W7, W10, MAC) and applications. Dharwad and Haveri in Karnataka ministers by party president Rahul • Working knowledge on AD, DHCP, DNS, GP, File Servers and IIS. through video conference, the Prime Gandhi on Thursday,” the official Minister also lashed out at the Karna- said in a statement. • Configurations and Troubleshooting skills on LAN, WAN, WLAN, and Security taka government for the tussle over State Governor Vajubhai Vala ad- appliances & applications. allocation of portfolios between the ministered the oath here on Saturday JD-S and the Congress ministers and to all the eight ministers, including • knowledge and Skill to Diagnose and resolve the Hardware/software faults or accused them of indulging in corrup- Prime Minister Narendra Modi. two, replacing two other Congress issues. tion while ignoring governance. ministers, dropped from the cabinet “The farmers want attention. most cruel jokes on farmers. After on the advice of the party leadership. • Provides users support for required applications and available services (Website/ But those in power in Karnataka are six months in power, reports say Some of the portfolios allocated to Mobile). steeped in arrogance. The common the government could only benefit the new minsters include those held man wants development but those a handful of farmers with the loan by a few of the 13 Congress ministers • Respond to calls and inquiries to provide support, including procedural docu- in power want only development of waiver scheme. since their induction on June 6 after mentation and relevant reports. dynasty. People want corruption-free “These people go around the the coalition government was formed development, but they want develop- country, claim credit for what they on May 23. “Senior minister M.B. Pa- • Relocate & install PCs, printers & other peripherals including standard software ment-free corruption,” he said. have done for the farmers. Will they til has been given the Home portfolio, and web applications. The Prime Minister was re- also take credit for the farmers com- held by Deputy Chief Minister G. Par- sponding to a query of a party mitting suicide?” Modi said. ameshwara,” said the official. • Troubleshooting system and network problem and advance skill on TCP/IP worker from Belagavi who sought His remraks come at a time when Patil from Babaleshwar assem- Structure. to know his views on the plight of the BJP-led government at the Cen- bly segment in Vijayapura district, farmers and other communities un- tre, which has a stated goal of dou- was Water Resources Minister • Monitoring and maintaining computer systems and networks der the Karnatak government. bling farmers incomes by 2022, is in the previous Congress govern- and other peripherals. “What they have done in the planning sops for the farmers as their ment of Siddaramaiah, who is the name of loan waiver for the farmers plight has become a major cause for party’s legislature leader in the • Maintain the inventory information lists regularly. will go down in history as one of the concern ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. 225-member hung assembly. • Communicate and resolve issue for Internal & external clients and escalate Sup- port and follow up with Vendors. Experience and Skill Requirements: Film on ‘former PM’ causes a flutter • Excellent knowledge in MSOFFICE, DTP, Email clients, Webmaster, AGENCIES minister appeared to be under Social Media and Online portals. NEW DELHI M-P govt denies pressure from his party, especially banning the movie then Congress chief Sonia Gandhi • Expert in MCSE, Linux, Firewall configuration and Storage configuration. FORMER prime minister Manmo- and her son and successor to the • Excellent written and spoken communication skills & Interpersonal Skills. han Singh today did not comment NEW Delhi: Dismissing reports of post, Rahul Gandhi. The party’s when asked by reporters for a reac- banning upcoming political film pitch that people should watch • At least 3 Years’ experience in the field. tion to the trailer of “The Accidental “The Accidental Prime Minister” in the trailer prompted jokes from • Good at communication and presentation. Prime Minister”, the film based on Madhya Pradesh, the Congress on the Congress and other parties the eponymous book by his former Friday dubbed the movie on former who said the BJP was acting like a media advisor Sanjaya Baru. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh “promotional partner” for the film. 4XDOLÀFDWLRQV &HUWLÀFDWLRQ Manmohan Singh was accosted as “fake propaganda by the BJP” The BJP retaliated saying these by reporters as he arrived at the and asserted it will not desist from parties were no stranger to such • Degree or Equal qualification. Congress office for the party’s 134th questioning the Narendra Modi “promotion” of films. Party leaders • Professional qualifications on System, Network and Security is preferred anniversary celebration. government on key issues. referred to tweets by Rahul Gan- He paused before the mics, but “The news of ban on the movie dhi and Arvind Kejriwal on “Udta • Professional Certification such as MCSA, MCSE and CCNA is preferred. moved away without a word as soon ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ by Punjab” a film on Punjab’s drug as the question was asked: “What do Madhya Pradesh government is problem, released when BJP ally ‡ Job Type: Full-time. you think about the film made about wrong and misleading,” the state Akali Dal was in power in the state. you?” The trailer of the film starring Public Relations Department said A Congress leader in Maharashtra ‡ Language: Fluent in Arabic/English speaking and writing is a must. veteran Anupam Kher as the former in a tweet. (IANS) has threatened action if the film’s prime minister, was launched yes- makers don’t organise a preview terday and instantly caused a stir and agree to edit parts that “ma- 6HQGXV\RXU&9WRFDUHHUV#TLPTDWDUFRP on social media. It showed scenes in which the soft-spoken former prime lign” the image of the party. 06 Saturday, December 29, 2018

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40 Years After Reforms, China Is A US friend — And Maybe Foe Border Wall Symbol The rise of China does not present an existential threat to the US as the two countries are entwined economically, Of Symbolic Politics dependent on each other to maintain living standards NE of the most consequential events that doesn’t necessarily translate into a more of the past 40 years escaped attention democratic state. There was a theory of the Trump’s wall is a symbolic affair as it was his central campaign promise when it happened on December 22, immediate post-Cold War era that when a O1978. Only years later would it become country liberalises the economy, that leads JONAH GOLDBERG evident that China’s decision at a Communist next to liberalising its political system. In TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Party meeting to allow farmers to sell excess other words, once people gain the freedom grain at market prices would reverberate — to choose which television or smartphone to S we close out 2018 with a partial would, in fact, change the world. buy, next they’d get to choose their leader. government shutdown merely add- On that day, other things were happen- This pattern played out across Asia in South ing some extra spice to the monot- ing: President Jimmy Carter’s administration Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and elsewhere. onous stew of political rage served reported progress on a nuclear arms treaty Why not China too? Because China’s lead- Adaily, it’s worth noting that the with the Soviet Union. Chicagoans learned that ers refused. They maintained fierce control of primary sticking point isn’t an ideological John Wayne Gacy had confessed to killing doz- power, believing that providing jobs, wealth split over border security, nor is it the re- ens of young men. Meanwhile in Beijing, party and a certain zone of personal freedom would calcitrance of the president or the Demo- officials committed to a new policy of “reform be enough to keep citizens satisfied, and in crats. It’s about symbolism, for want of a and opening up,” focused on agriculture. check. China has the internet, a digital econo- better word. What did China’s experiment with pri- my and more car buyers than any other coun- I am in no way trying to minimise the vate enterprise mean? Certainly not the rise try. The lifestyle of many Chinese people, espe- disagreement. We often dismiss controver- of a competing superpower. That would have cially in urban areas, looks Western, without sies or concerns by waving our hands and seemed unimaginable. Maybe it signalled the democratic rights. In China, the Communist saying something like, “Oh, that’s merely emergence of, oh, another Yugoslavia, a mid- Party retains unchallenged authority. The gov- symbolic,” as if the meaning we give to dling state adding some capitalist spice to com- ernment also controls religious practice and symbols is somehow irrelevant compared munism. And yet … censors the web. Dissent is not tolerated. with more tangible things. But symbol- Ernest Hemingway, in The Sun Also Rises, Will China ever hold free national elec- ism — the way we reduce broad concerns, wrote that a change in fortune can happen two tions to choose a leader? It’s a question that agendas and visions to images or rituals ways — “gradually and then suddenly.” So it gets asked from time to time. In 2001, the — has played a defining role in human life was for the Chinese economic miracle. In 1972, year Beijing was picked to host a Summer since there have been humans. President Richard Nixon’s visit to China start- Olympics, the prospect of democracy seemed Try burning a flag or a cross in front of ed the conversation, but the leadership of Mao 20 or 30 years into the future. Today, with Xi the wrong audience and then tell me sym- Zedong wasn’t ready to move forward. In 1976, holding a tighter grip on power than any Chi- bolism is nothing. The rifts between Shia China emerged from a disastrous decadelong nese leader since Deng, democracy remains a and Sunni, Eastern Orthodox and Catho- interruption, the Cultural Revolution. Two distant idea. Elections are still 30 years away, lic, Israelis and Palestinians, Tibetans years later, Deng Xiaoping endorsed mod- or longer. and Chinese, obviously have real political, est reforms to spark economic activity in an The rise of China does not present an theological or economic substance behind overpopulated country that couldn’t feed all its existential threat to the United States. The them, but they are often reduced to sym- people. Two years after that, the government two countries are entwined economically, bolism. If you study the history of national- permitted the creation of privately owned fac- dependent on each other to maintain living ism, it is often a story of symbols. What flag tories in some villages near Hong Kong as part standards and therefore motivated to get shall we fly? What icon shall we mount? of a special economic zone. All interesting, not along. This has always been the promise of What books will we revere — or burn? earth-shattering. globalisation: Trade brings countries, even The defining feature of American poli- Today those villages are as good a symbol distant countries with conflicting political tics for the last half-century has been our as any of what China has achieved. Where systems, closer together. The current tariff increasing reliance on symbolism. As my 30,000 people once lived, the city of Shenzhen squabble between the two countries looks National Review colleague Ramesh Ponn- has a population of 12.5 million. The region, menacing but at some point will subside. uru noted almost 20 years ago, presidents known as the Pearl River Delta, is China’s The biggest risk factors are China’s lack of are now symbols of the culture war. original industrial hub. If you own an iPhone, democracy and loner status as world power. It’s a bit like England’s battles over maybe it came from there. Huawei, the tech gi- With its increased wealth and influence, the monarchy. For Protestants, the idea immigrants more difficult. I’ve yet to meet ant, is based in Shenzhen. China inevitably will assert itself internation- of having a Catholic sit on the throne was George W Bush represented ‘Red a serious advocate for curtailing immigra- But that doesn’t scratch the surface of ally and seek to protect its position militarily. seen as a rejection of English identity. For America,’ and Barack Obama repre- tion — legal or illegal — who wouldn’t China’s might. Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing China’s leadership operates unchecked by Catholics, having a Catholic on the throne trade a wall for reform of the visa system. — each is a global business and manufacturing independent legislative and judicial branch- felt like a restoration of English identity. sented ‘Blue America’ — at least in On the left, there are probably many who centre with a metro population exceeding 20 es of the government. What will stop those In America, the need to have “one of us” in the eyes of many of their supporters would trade a wall for reforms to their lik- million people. Then there are Chengdu, Xi’an leaders from overreaching? What prevents the Oval Office is a powerful driver of par- and critics. President Trump makes ing. But both sides understand that the and Tianjian, each larger than New York. a cataclysmic Chinese miscalculation when tisan passion. much of that look quaint, given that base cares more about the symbolism of China’s economy is second in size only to tensions inevitably arise over Taiwan or navi- George W Bush represented ‘Red Bush and Obama at least made the the wall fight. that of the United States. President Xi Jin- gation rights in the South China Sea? America,’ and Barack Obama represent- There’s an irony to this turn in Ameri- ping rules as Communist Party chief, but the Today China may still be no match for ed ‘Blue America’ — at least in the eyes effort to sound as if they were looking can thinking. We treat the presidency like country operates in hybrid fashion: It’s an US overall strength, but it has achieved a of many of their supporters and critics. out for the interests of all Americans it’s a symbolic monarchy, but real mon- authoritarian state that embraces free mar- significant milestone in the Pacific: “China is President Trump makes much of that look archs have the power to make compro- ket principles. China has both billionaires no longer a rising power but an arrived great quaint, given that Bush and Obama at least mises for the common good. Julien Benda and political prisoners. It is a crucial trade power and peer competitor to the United made the effort to sound as if they were two things unified all Trump voters: his observed in his 1927 classic ‘The Treason and investment partner of the United States. States in the region,” Adm Philip Davidson, looking out for the interests of all Ameri- promise to not be Hillary Clinton, and his of the Intellectuals that the rise in popular It also is a growing military power in the Pa- commander of the United States Indo-Pacific cans. One the problems with symbolic promise to appoint conservative judges. democracy, or populism, robbed rulers of cific, bumping up against the US mission to Command, told Congress this year. Depend- politics is that it’s hard to compromise, be- But none of that matters now because the unilateral ability to decide what was keep the peace. That means China is both a ing on the scenario, Davidson warned, “there cause symbolism enlists notions of honour the symbolism is more important than the consonant with the nation’s interests and, customer of the United States and a competi- is no guarantee that the United States would and identity that leave little room for hag- reality. Indeed, the president has offered more importantly, the nation’s honour. tor. Friend but possibly foe. The relationship win a future conflict with China.” gling. In a fight over bread, you can agree to compromise, saying that we don’t have In the modern age, the people get to is complex and unresolved. It may be China’s destiny to match the on half a loaf, because half is better than to call it a wall and it doesn’t even have choose their own symbols, and they aren’t The lesson of China’s rise is that closed- United States in wealth and firepower. Those nothing. But with symbols, it’s difficult to to really look like one. But that doesn’t in a mood to compromise. off countries doom themselves to outsider are not reasons to fear China. They are rea- escape zero-sum thinking. It’s like the fa- matter either, because for Democrats, any status and privation. Think: North Korea. sons to engage the country today as a part- mous line, “Millions for defence, but not structure that the president could claim (Jonah Goldberg’s new book, Countries that liberalise their economies and ner and challenge Chinese intentions when one cent for tribute.” victory over would be a defeat. Suicide of the West, is now avail- engage the world by opening up to competi- they appear threatening. Understanding that Trump’s wall is now an entirely sym- Immigration policy itself is something able wherever books are sold. You tion, investment and trade will become more China is an old country but still an emerging bolic affair. His biggest supporters insist of an afterthought. Serious restrictionists can write to him in care of this stable and raise their living standards. Yet global player is critical to both aims. that he has a mandate for one, and that readily concede that a wall would be far newspaper or by e-mail at gold- it was his central campaign promise. I less useful than mandatory E-Verify and [email protected], or via (Tribune News Service) don’t think that’s right analytically. Only other such efforts to make hiring illegal Twitter @JonahNRO.)

Philippine Leader Embraces Climate Agenda But Fails To Walk The Talk Philippine president projects himself as guardian of the Paris Agreement while allowing coal consumption in his own country MILAN CHEN man of the Philippine Climate Change Com- considers industrial countries responsible MW, ranking it as the 10th in the world for TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE mission (CCC), had repeatedly stated that for causing the warming of the globe and the planned coal-fired capacity. climate change was the top priority of his Philippines is the victim. Furthermore, he The reluctance to phase out coal might HERE is a fear shared by international administration and his government is com- has called on industrial countries not only be related to the fact that electricity prices in society that populist leaders are dragging mitted to protect the country from climate to significantly reduce their carbon emis- the Philippines are already among the high- global efforts to keep the world’s temper- change challenges. The head of the Philip- sions, but also, most importantly, to provide est in Southeast Asia, and any measure to Tature under the two degrees Celsius goal. pine delegation to COP24 and the vice chair assistance to developing countries in terms replace cheap coal might turn people against One of the major accomplishments from the of the CCC, Manny de Guzman, stated that of finance, capacity building and technology the current leadership. recently ended COP24 was that the 196 gov- the mission of the delegation is to “work to- transfers. It is relatively easy for the presi- However, it is ironic to see that Duterte ernments reached an agreement on a rule- gether with the international community to dent to point finger at the developed coun- projects himself as guardian of the Paris book for implementing the Paris Agreement. raise awareness and to mobilise support to tries for climate change, yet little action has Agreement in front of the international com- Yet with the United States and Brazil, come to innovative solutions for achieving been carried out to reduce the carbon emis- munity while holding even tighter to coal as well as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Russia the goals of the United Nations Framework sions of the Philippines under his adminis- consumption in its own country. Yet, there stepping back on this joint climate action, Convention on Climate Change and its Paris tration. might be a blessing in disguise, the Philip- the future of global climate governance does Agreement.” The Duterte administration pledged pines is one of the most bountiful countries not seem so promising. Meanwhile the US delegation was busy 4 million displaced citizens and $2 billion in to take substantial actions required to cut for renewable energy, especially geothermal, Populist leaders in the United States, promoting the use of coal and the Brazil del- damages in 2013. emissions by 70 percent below business- wind and hydro power. Europe, Latin America and Asia have sever- egation was contemplating how to develop In addition to increasing tropical cy- as-usual (BAU) by 2030. Uncertainty sur- Unlocking the renewable energy poten- al features in common, for example they put the Amazon, the world largest rainforest. clones that make landfall, the threat is exac- rounds the question of how this goal will be tial in the Philippines depends on whether (what they considered as) national interests Does this mean that international cli- erbated by where typhoons hit the hardest. achieved. According to the Climate Action the president can be more sincere and more as their first priority and reject elite politics, mate action could still be embraced by In the last decade, the path of typhoons has Tracker, there is no clarity around climate determined to keep his words to his people international treaties and globalisation. populist leader? Yes, but only when climate gradually moved to the north of the Philip- change mitigation plans or on the scale of and to the international community, as well However, when it comes to climate change challenges are so present in the pines and hit the communities with least re- finance that would require to achieve this as to implement policies that incentivise the change, the populist leader in the Philip- country. The Philippines is one of the most silience and protection. Hence, unlike other ambitious goal. fast and smooth energy transition. pines – Rodrigo Duterte – shares a somehow vulnerable countries and prone to extreme populist leaders holding a hostile attitude to- Moreover, Duterte has been holding a different attitude compared to his fellows in weather events. In recent years, the country ward international climate negotiations, Du- very strong pro-coal position and has ap- (Milan Chen is a PhD candidate other regions. Instead of denying and drag- has suffered badly from typhoons that struck terte recognises climate change is a “day-to- proved at least 27 more coal-fired power at Technical University of Munich ging down the Paris Agreement, Duterte has more frequently and more severely, espe- day problem” and has great impacts on the plants. Studies also suggest that there has working on climate change politics been a strong advocate for global climate ac- cially Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as extreme weather events in the Philippines. been a coal boom in the country, with 10,423 in East Asia. She is currently a visit- tion. Typhoon Yolanda) that was responsible for However, through examining Duterte’s MW of largely imported coal in the pipe- ing research fellow at Harvard uni- Prior to COP24, Duterte, as the chair- more than 6,300 casualties and more than climate change framing, it is clear that he line plus the existing coal capacity of 7,419 versity.)

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE OPINION AND ANALYSIS PAGES ARE THE AUTHORS’ OWN. QATAR TRIBUNE BEARS NO RESPONSIBILITY. Gulf / Middle East Saturday, December 29, 2018 07 Syrian army enters Manbij in new alliance with Kurds AFP tories, the regime is also mak- the regime deployment was BEIRUT ing progress in efforts to break Syrian army not in Manbij city: US Kurd militia’s invite to others the result of Russian-spon- its diplomatic isolation, with WASHINGTON: The Syrian army has not entered Manbij, the US not legitimate, says Turkey sored negotiations. “The re- SYRIAN troops deployed in Thursday’s reopening of the military said Friday, after Syrian forces claimed they had gone gime forces will not enter the support of Kurdish forces Emirati embassy in Damascus. into the key northern city and raised the national flag. ANKARA: Turkey on Friday said a Syrian Kurdish militia “does city of Manbij itself but will around a strategic northern The Syrian army an- “Despite incorrect information about changes to the military not have the right” to appeal to Damascus for help to counter a deploy on the demarcation city on Friday, in a shift of alli- nounced that it had raised forces in Manbij city, (the US-led coalition) has seen no indica- threatened Turkish offensive in the north. The Kurdish People’s line” with Turkish-backed ances hastened by last week’s the flag in Manbij, a strategic tion of these claims being true,” US Central Command spokes- Protection Units (YPG) militia “controlling the area with arms does Syrian groups, she said. announcement of a US mili- city close to the Turkish bor- man Lieutenant Colonel Earl Brown said. not have the right or power to make a statement or invite other Hamed said that US and tary withdrawal. der where Kurdish forces have Manbij is a strategic city close to the Turkish border where elements on behalf of the local population,” the defence ministry French coalition forces sta- Nearly eight years into been deployed since 2016 and Kurdish forces have been deployed since 2016. US and French said. “We warn all sides to stay away from provocative actions tioned there remained at their Syria’s deadly conflict, the where US-led coalition forces special operations troops are also stationed there, assisting the and making statements that will bring further instability to the positions and continued to move marked another key are also stationed. Kurds, but the Americans will be withdrawing under a surprise region,” the ministry said in a statement. Syrian regime forces on conduct patrols. step in President Bashar al- A military spokesman pull-out announced by President Donald Trump last week. (AFP) Friday entered the strategic northern city of Manbij. (AFP) Their deployment creates Assad’s Russian-backed drive said in a televised announce- a regime buffer arching across to reassert control over the ment that the army would be northern Syria that fully sepa- country. bent on “crushing terrorism and occupiers”. ment forces deployed in the Syrian Observatory for Hu- deputy head of the Manbij rates the Turkish army and its Buoyed by its military vic- and defeating all invaders More than 300 govern- Manbij area, according to the man Rights. Nura al-Hamed, local authority, told AFP that proxies from the Kurds.

Russia to host 3-nation One Palestinian killed, 6 hurt summit on Syria in 2019

AFP in Israeli fire at Gaza border MOSCOW RUSSIA said Friday it will host a three-way summit The soldiers fired on demonstrators who were demanding end to ongoing blockade of the Palestinian enclave with Turkey and Iran on the Syrian conflict early next DPA In recent months, such year, after Foreign Minister GAZA flying objects have repeatedly Sergei Lavrov voiced scepti- caused fires in the border area. cism about an announced ONE Palestinian man was Since the end of March, ac- withdrawal of US forces. killed and six other people cording to the Health Ministry “It’s our turn to host the were injured in clashes with in Gaza, 245 Palestinians have summit... around the first Israeli soldiers at the border on been killed and thousands in- week of the year. This will Friday, according to the Gaza jured during protests on the depend on the schedules of Health Ministry. Gaza border. the presidents” of the three A spokeswoman for the Is- The demonstrators are de- countries, deputy foreign Russian Foreign Minister raeli army said more than 5,000 manding a right of Palestinian minister Mikhail Bogdanov Sergei Lavrov. Palestinians had gathered in refugees to return to what is was cited as saying by Inter- protest along the border. now Israel. fax news agency. always do what they prom- Stones and explosives were In addition, they want to The last meeting between ise, far from it,” Lavrov said. thrown at the soldiers, who re- bring an end to the ongoing Russia’s Vladimir Putin, “Washington clearly wants to sponded with measures to dis- blockade of the Palestinian ter- Iran’s Hassan Rouhani and pass on the responsibilities perse the crowds, including in ritory on the Mediterranean Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Er- on the ground to its partners some cases live fire, she added. that has lasted more than a dogan took place in Iran in in the coalition.” Four Palestinians were decade and which is supported September. A Turkish delegation that killed by Israeli soldiers a week by Egypt. Both countries jus- Lavrov refused to com- includes Foreign Minister ago in confrontations on the tify the blockade with security ment Friday on the US an- Mevlut Cavusoglu and De- Gaza border. interests. In Gaza, around 2 nouncement, saying he was fence Minister Hulusi Akar is Militant Palestinian or- million people live in difficult “waiting for actions to follow due in Moscow on Saturday ganizations in the coastal strip conditions: There is a lack of words.” to discuss the US pullout. had threatened a harsh reac- drinking water and electricity, US President Donald Meanwhile, Kremlin tion if there are deaths again among other things. Trump has said he will with- spokesman Dmitry Peskov this Friday. According to Is- The ruling Hamas party draw 2,000 US soldiers de- hailed the entry on Friday raeli police, Palestinians once in the Gaza Strip is classified ployed in Syria, claiming that by Syrian forces into the key again sent flaming balloons by the European Union, Israel the Islamic State jihadists northern city of Manbij for across the border into Israel and the US as a terrorist organ- there had been defeated. the first time in six years af- on Friday before the protests isation and has dedicated itself “The Americans don’t ter Kurds opened the gates. began. to the destruction of Israel. The demonstrators are demanding the right of refugees to return to what is now Israel. (File photo) Yemen govt to pay civil servants in rebel-held Hodeida 2 Vietnamese tourists killed AFP in Egypt bomb explosion important step towards improv- For more than two years, Yemeni riyal. More than one Red Sea city, whose port serves HODEIDA ing the economic situation, and million civil servants lost their as an entry point for the major- alleviating the humanitarian suf- the government has been jobs in 2016, when Hadi moved ity of imports and humanitarian AFP bus driver and the tour guide, THE United Nations on Friday fering of the Yemeni people,” the unable to pay salaries and the central bank from the rebel- aid to the war-torn country. CAIRO both Egyptian, were also welcomed a decision by Yemen’s office of the UN special envoy to the riyal dropped sharply held capital Sanaa to Aden, con- “We heard the sounds of jets wounded in the explosion. government to pay the salaries Yemen Martin Griffiths tweeted. against the dollar, leaving trolled by the government. in the early hours of the morn- TWO Vietnamese tourists The improvised explosive de- of civil servants in the rebel-held “The (special envoy) hopes Yemenis unable to afford A ceasefire -- agreed at ing for a brief 15 minutes, but it were killed Friday and 10 oth- vice was placed near a wall city of Hodeida starting this there will be more steps in this peace talks in Sweden earlier has been complete calm since ers wounded when a roadside along the Mariyutiya Street month. direction.” food and water this month -- went into effect in then,” the correspondent said, bomb exploded near their bus in the Haram district near the For more than two years, On Thursday, Hadi instruct- Hodeida city and its surround- adding that the situation on the as it travelled close to the Giza Giza Pyramids, the statement the government has been un- ed the government to “urgently Hobeishy said that Yemen’s ings on December 18 but has ground remains “tense”. pyramids in Cairo, Egypt’s in- said. able to pay salaries and the riyal work on paying the salaries of all central bank was expecting a $3 remained shaky with the war- The conflict between the terior ministry said. Security services were im- dropped sharply against the dol- civil servants in Hodeida prov- billion cash injection from Gulf ring sides accusing each other Iran-aligned Houthi rebels and A statement said there mediately dispatched to the lar, leaving Yemenis unable to ince starting from December”, allies. of violations. troops loyal to Hadi escalated in were 14 tourists from Vietnam area and have opened an in- afford food and water. Saba state news agency reported. His statement came after a An AFP correspondent said 2015, when he fled into Saudi ex- on the bus when the home- vestigation into the explosion, “President (Abedrabbo Earlier this month, deputy $2.2 billion infusion by Saudi on Friday gunfire was heard ile and a Saudi-led military coali- made device exploded at 6:15 the ministry added without Mansour) Hadi’s decision is an central bank chief Shokeib Arabia to stem a slide in the overnight in the south of the tion intervened. pm (1645 GMT) and that the giving further details. Turkey detains Sudan police fire tear gas as new Israeli voice for peace Amos Oz dies dozens over AFP an author, a man of peace in protest at what he has protests erupt in several cities JERUSALEM and moderation”, as tributes called the “growing extrem- alleged IS links began to pour in. While his ism” of his government. demonstrations first erupted on AMOS Oz, who died of can- writing is widely acclaimed, Many viewed him as a AFP December 19, witnesses said. cer Friday aged 79, was a cel- he was perhaps equally conscience of the nation, ANKARA Photographs posted by ac- ebrated Israeli novelist and known as one of the earliest although he was repeatedly tivists on social media networks passionate peace advocate and most forceful critics of the target of criticism from TURKISH authorities on Fri- showed thick plumes of smoke whose stirring memoir “A Israel’s occupation of Pales- Israel’s far right. But while day detained dozens of sus- rising from several neighbour- Tale of Love and Darkness” tinian lands captured in the he was a consistent advocate pects over alleged links to the hoods in Khartoum as protesters became a worldwide best- Six-Day War of 1967. of the creation of a Palestin- Islamic State during morning burnt garbage and tyres. seller. In recent years, Oz spoke ian state, Oz also took a hard raids in two provinces, state The protests came as opposi- His daughter Fania Oz- out against the policies of line against those sworn to news agency Anadolu reported. tion groups called for more anti- Salzberger confirmed his Prime Minister Benjamin Israel’s destruction and con- In Ankara, 52 people were government rallies to be held death on Twitter, calling him Netanyahu, shunning offi- demned every variety of reli- taken into custody after the over the next few days. “a wonderful family man, cial Israeli functions abroad gious fanaticism. capital’s chief prosecutor is- A group of opposition parties sued 64 arrest warrants as part met late on Thursday and agreed of a probe into the IS jihadist to “push for more protests” in the group. Raids continued to find coming days, the Sudanese Com- the 12 other suspects. munist Party said in a statement. Police discovered weap- Several opposition party ons including guns and am- members have been arrested munition at the homes of the amid a crackdown on protests. suspects in Ankara, Anadolu On Thursday, Sudan said that reported. 19 people including two security And in the northern prov- personnel have been killed so far ince of Samsun, 10 Iraqis were Demonstrators chant slogans as they march along the street during an anti- in protests since they first erupt- detained over suspected IS ties, government protest in Khartoum, Sudan. (REUTERS) ed in towns and villages and later the agency said. spread to Khartoum. Turkish authorities have AFP ter Friday prayers in some areas Most were killed during “inci- conducted similar raids in the KHARTOUM of Khartoum, its twin city Om- dents of lootings”, while 219 peo- capital this year. durman, Port Sudan, Atbara and ple were wounded, said govern- Just a few days before na- SUDANESE police fired tear gas Madani, witnesses said. ment spokesman Boshara Juma, tional elections in June, 14 at hundreds of worshippers who Hundreds of worshippers adding that no deaths had been suspected IS members were staged demonstrations after Fri- chanted “Freedom, Peace, Jus- reported in Khartoum so far. detained accused of planning day prayers in several cities, in- tice” as they poured out of a Police and security officers an attack on the polls. cluding Khartoum, as opposition mosque in Omdurman, a witness remained deployed in several Turkey was hit by a series of groups urged more anti-govern- said. parts of the Sudanese capital on terror attacks in 2015 and 2016 ment protests. But they were quickly con- Friday. attributed to IS and Kurdish Angry crowds have taken to fronted by anti-riot police who Crowds of people have rallied militants. The last attack was the streets in Khartoum and oth- fired tear gas to break up their since last week after the govern- in January 2017 when a gun- er cities since December 19 after demonstration, the witness ment raised the price of a loaf of man killed 39 people at an elite a government decision to raise added. Police also fired tear gas bread from one Sudanese pound Istanbul nightclub during New prices of bread. at protesters in Port Sudan and to three (from about two to six Year celebrations. New protests were staged af- Atbara, the eastern city where US cents). 08 Saturday, December 29, 2018 Europe / Americas America’s oldest man and WW II veteran dies at 112 Argentine judge orders confiscation of Kirchner’s artwork WASHINGTON: Richard Overton, a World War II veteran who was America’s oldest man, has died BUENOS AIRES: An Argentine judge has ordered the seizure of more than 30 pieces of art owned at the age of 112. by former president Cristina Kirchner, currently awaiting trial for corruption. NEWS Overton, who lived in Austin, Texas, died on Thursday at a rehabilitation home, his cousin, Argentine media said the artworks were worth $4 million. IN BRIEF Volma Overton Jr, told the Austin-American Statesman. He had been hospitalized earlier this The seizure took place on Thursday night, judicial sources said, at Kirchner’s Buenos Aires month with pneumonia, the newspaper said. residence in the trendy Recoleta neighborhood. It had been ordered in August when judge Claudio Overton’s longevity and his status as the oldest living American veteran of World War II Bonadio gave investigators the green light to search Kirchner’s three properties after parliament made him a celebrity of sorts over the past few years. (AFP) had partially lifted the immunity her current role as a senator affords her. (AFP) Trump renews threat to seal US-Mexico border if wall not funded

trade agreement, known as which he says is currently too President says the alternative to funding his controversial “We will be forced to close the USMCA, which he only porous to stop illegal immigra- recently signed with the two tion and which he says has be- wall project would be total separation from Mexico the Southern Border entirely neighboring countries to re- come a magnet for criminals, place NAFTA and which he has drugs and even terrorists. AFP troversial wall project would Trump’s presidency. if the Obstructionist Demo- repeatedly praised as a huge Opponents -- especially in WASHINGTON be total separation from Mex- “We will be forced to close crats do not give us the boost for American commerce. the Democratic party but also ico -- including making US car the Southern Border entirely if In Mexico, President An- some in Trump’s Republican US President Donald Trump companies pull out their facto- the Obstructionist Democrats money to finish the Wall” dres Manuel Lopez Obrador party -- say that a physical threatened on Friday to seal ries based on the other side of do not give us the money to sidestepped Trump’s threat, wall is impractical and that the the US-Mexico border “en- the frontier. finish the Wall,” Trump tweet- telling journalists: “We don’t idea is being used as a political tirely” if Congress does not The threat yet again upped ed. ico and the United States. That bours would work. Bilateral want to be imprudent and tool to whip up xenophobia in approve billions of dollars in the ante in a political row Trump said he would then would “bring our car industry trade totalled an estimated we don’t think we should get Trump’s right-wing voter base. funding for a wall. that has led to a partial shut- take US-Mexican relations back into the United States $615.9 billion in 2017, accord- into this.” - $5 billion ques- Democrats refuse to ap- In a burst of early morning down of the US government back to the days before the where it belongs,” he said. ing to US government figures. tion -Trump wants $5 billion prove funding and the president tweets, the president said the and seems set to dominate NAFTA agreement opened It was not clear how sepa- Neither did Trump make in funding for a wall along the has retaliated by refusing to alternative to funding his con- the start to the third year of free trade across Canada, Mex- rating the two huge neigh- any mention of the new free more than 2,000-mile border, sign off on a wider spending bill.

Boat with 311 Border fence migrants docks Winter storms batter comes up on in Spain after Ukraine-Crimea celebrating border ahead Christmas at sea of ceasefire large swathes of US DPA AFP KIEV/MOSCOW SAN ROQUE z A FENCE about 60 kilome- A CHARITY rescue vessel More than 6,500 flights delayed and 800 cancelled on Thursday tres long has been built on the carrying 311 mainly African border with Ukraine on the migrants plucked off Libya zOver 2,100 delays and nearly 400 cancellations on Friday morning Crimea Peninsula that was an- docked in Spain on Friday, nexed by Russia in 2014. ending a traumatic jour- It was necessary to protect ney which saw them spend the people from the government Christmas at sea and several in Kiev, from which one could European nations denying expect anything, a spokesman the ship entry. for the Crimean parliament told The migrants cheered the Russian news agency Ria and applauded as the ves- Novosti on Friday. sel docked in the port of The border fence in the Crinavis near the southern north of the peninsula will sig- city of Algeciras and Proac- nificantly increase the security tiva Open Arms, the Spanish level, he said. charity which runs the Open The European Union re- Arms vessel carrying them, gards Russia’s annexation of Crimea as a violation of inter- national law and insists on the The migrants come from 19 territorial integrity of Ukraine. different countries, includ- In fighting between the ing Somalia, Syria and the Moscow-backed separatists Ivory Coast. 139 are minors and the Ukrainian army main- ly in the east of the country, more than 10,000 people have feted the arrival with a “Mis- been killed since 2014, accord- sion accomplished” tweet. ing to UN figures. In the period The migrants come until shortly before Christmas, from 19 different countries, 104 dead have been counted including Somalia, Syria so far this year. and the Ivory Coast. More than a third of them, 139, are minors. Record backing for By early afternoon all climate petition of the migrants had disem- barked from the boat and against French govt received clothes and food, AFP as well as medical tests if PARIS required, from Red Cross of- ficials. Women and children (File photo) A man uses a snow blower to clear the sidewalks in Brooklyn, A PETITION launched left the boat first. From the north-central plains to the southwest, eight to 12 inches of snow has fallen in some areas. New York. (AGENCIES) by French environmental “They are in good health groups calling for legal ac- in general,” said Inigo Vila, AFP according to the flight tracking Friday. “Roads are icy, blowing Heavy snow was expected tion against the state for who is in charge of emer- CHICAGO website FlightAware. Scores of snow is still limiting visibility. in the southwestern state of failing to act to curb climate gencies for the Red Cross roads were closed in the Dako- Crews are working but mother New Mexico from a new storm. change has received unprec- in Spain. LARGE portions of the United tas, Minnesota and Iowa. nature is making safe travel As much as 18 inches was pos- edented public support after Police will identify the States were contending with There were nearly 400 tough this morning,” the agen- sible, NWS said. weeks of fuel-price protests. migrants before moving heavy snow, high winds and flight cancelations and more Travel woes cy said. To the south, heavy rains By Friday morning the them to shelters. rain on Friday, snarling air and than 2,100 delays on Friday From the north central North Dakota on Friday were forecast in the central Gulf project, launched by four cli- The migrants were res- ground transportation during a morning, and growing, as the lifted a no-travel advisory that Coast and stretching east to the mate NGOs, gained just un- cued on December 21 from busy holiday travel period. nation’s air travel system strug- plains to the southwest, had been issued for the entire mid-Atlantic. der two million signatures a three vessels but were de- From the north central gled to recover. Some airline eight to 12 inches of snow east side of the state Thursday, A risk of flash flooding was mere 10 days after going live. nied entry by Italy and plains to the southwest, eight to passengers reported being has fallen in some areas or even as drifting snow continued possible in a few areas. That already makes it Malta. Libya, France and 12 inches of snow has fallen in stranded for days. is forecast to fall in the to frustrate drivers. A colossal blizzard smoth- the most popular online Tunisia did not respond to some areas or is forecast to fall “I didn’t want to spend coming days -- ruining New National Weather Service ered the eastern US in January petition in France’s history, Proactiva Open Arms’ re- in the coming days -- ruining three days in the airport, miss- (NWS) officials in Minnesota 2016, shutting down New York easily eclipsing the 1.37 mil- quests for permission to New Year travel plans for thou- ing out on the holidays -- New Year travel plans for cautioned that road conditions and Washington, leaving 15 lion signatories who resist- dock, Madrid said. sands of Americans. Year’s and all that,” Anthony thousands of Americans in the upper Midwestern state people dead and affecting some ed changes to the nation’s On Saturday, a newborn Meanwhile, southern re- Scott told Texas television sta- were still deteriorating. 85 million residents. labour laws in 2016. baby and his mother were gions were bracing for potential tion KDFW Dallas-Forth Worth worked to clear roads in affect- “All roads in southwest, Forecasters said the storm It also dwarfs the 1.17 mil- helicoptered from the boat flooding from heavy rain. International. ed states, but many remained western, central, and northeast -- dubbed “Snowzilla” -- lion supporters of a demand to Malta, while a 14-year-old More than 6,500 flights “I have to go back to work packed with snow and ice. (Minnesota) are covered with dumped 22.2 inches in Wash- by one of France’s ‘yellow vest’ suffering from a serious skin were delayed and some 800 the first of the year. So this is The South Dakota Depart- snow,” the agency said. ington and 25.1 inches in New protesters calling for lower infection was taken to the more were cancelled on Thurs- my time. This was my little va- ment of Transportation said The weather service pre- York’s Central Park, the third petrol and diesel prices at the Italian island of Lampedusa. day alone, as blizzard condi- cation. I’m not trying to spend there were many no-travel ad- dicted the misery would con- highest accumulation since re- pump, launched in May. tions made travel treacherous, it in the airport.” Ground crews visories that remained in effect tinue through the weekend. cords began in 1869. ‘Jolly’ Brexit message for EU nationals raises hackles Spain preparing for AFP across the UK. Poor timing @ LONDON UKhomeoffice,” The3Million, Poor timing a campaign group for EU na- We guess being reminded no-deal Brexit: PM BRITAIN’S interior ministry tionals living in Britain, said over Christmas of the ‘need AFP that will ensure Britons would was accused of poor timing on Twitter. to apply’ to stay in the MADRID keep their rights even if Britain and insensitive language on EU nationals who want to leaves the EU without a deal as Friday after tweeting out a stay in Britain have to apply country we call home.... will SPAIN’S prime minister said long as Spaniards get the same “jolly” post-Christmas mes- by June 30, 2021 and will be go down pretty badly in on Friday his government is treatment in Britain, he added. sage telling EU nationals charged £65 (72 euros, $83) households across the UK. preparing emergency meas- The measures, which have they have to apply to stay af- each for people aged 16 or over Poor timing @UKhomeoffice ures to preserve the rights of been drawn up in “close co- ter Brexit. and £32.50 for under-16s. Britons in Spain in the event of operation” with Brussels and The Home Office on The scheme, which is cur- The3Million campaign group the UK leaving the European other EU member states, will Thursday tweeted a video rently being tested, will ask for Union without a deal. also protect bilateral trade with information about the proof of identity and proof of which will allow them to stay “I want to sent a message ties, the prime minister added. EU settlement scheme, which residence and will also check and acquire permanent status of calm to Spaniards who live Earlier this month top- is planned to be fully up and whether applicants have a after five years. in Britain and also to Britons selling Spanish daily El Pais running by March 30, 2019 criminal record. Britain is yet to unveil de- who live in Spain: their rights reported that Madrid and -- a day after Britain is set to EU nationals who have tailed proposals on the immi- EU nationals who want to stay in Britain have to apply by June 30, 2021 will be maintained whatever London were finalising a bilat- leave the European Union. lived in Britain for five years gration for EU nationals arriv- the scenario,” Prime Minister eral agreement that would give “We guess being reminded or more can apply for “settled ing after Brexit. “EU friends and neigh- message this Christmas from Pedro Sanchez said. British residents in Spain and over Christmas of the ‘need to status”, which is permanent. Stella Creasy, an MP from bours - you deserve so much govt to say Brexit means we The government will adopt Spanish residents in Britain apply’ to stay in the country Those who have lived in the main opposition Labour better than this. UK - be better want to charge you to live in measures by a decree-law which the right to stand and vote in we call home.... will go down Britain for under five years can Party, criticised the policy of than this,” she tweeted. the country you have made will be presented at the begin- local elections in the country pretty badly in households apply for “pre-settled status” charging EU nationals to apply. Creasy said it was “a jolly your home”. ning of February “at the latest” they live in after Brexit. Clean energy leader Costa Rica turns www.facebook.com/QatarTribune attention to electric cars www.youtube.com/QatarTribuneChannel PAGE 10 www.twitter.com/Qatar_Tribune

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2018

DOW23,192.99 QE 10,287.70 SENSEX 36,076.72 GOLD 1,281.80 Stocks recover as dizzying roller +54.71 PTS +64.72 PTS +269.44 PTS +0.05% coaster rattles on PAGE 10 PRICE PERCENTAGE PRICE PERCENTAGE 15.41 BRENT 52.20 +0.08% WTI 45.34 +1.64% SILVER +0.65% Tesla names Oracle’s Ellison to board, ending US charges

REUTERS joined the board, effective Dec. the appointment of an inde- Tesla’s shares were up successful company similar to the ‘going private tweetstorm’ 27. pendent chairman, two inde- 1.8 percent at $321 in Friday Tesla,” Tigress Financial Part- from a few months ago, which TESLA Inc on Friday named Ellison, who calls himself a pendent directors and a board morning trading. ners analyst Ivan Feinseth said continues to be a lingering two independent board direc- close friend of Musk, bought 3 committee to control Musk’s Analysts welcomed the in an email. overhang on the name,” Ives tors, including Oracle Corp million shares of Tesla earlier communications. Twitter has additions, especially Ellison, “I don’t believe he would said. co-founder Larry Ellison, to this year. frequently been Musk’s go-to whose background is similar let friendship get in the way In November, Tesla named fulfill a September deal that Under an agreement with venue for freewheeling com- to Musk’s. Ellison, through of good judgment,” Feinseth director Robyn Denholm as resolved federal charges that the U.S. Securities and Ex- munications and confronta- a spokeswoman, declined to added about Ellison. board chair, fulfilling one of arose from Chief Executive change Commission, Musk tion with Tesla’s critics. comment. Wedbush analyst Daniel the demands. Denholm, who Elon Musk’s tweet about tak- agreed to pay a $20 million fine A U.S. judge in October ap- “Larry Ellison obviously Ives called the appointments a joined Tesla as an independent ing the electric carmaker pri- and step aside as Tesla’s chair- proved the deal, which resulted Oracle Corp co-founder Larry has a tremendous presence in “home run” in a research note. director in 2014 and agreed to vate. man for three years to settle from tweets by Musk on Aug. 7 Ellison Silicon Valley ... with maverick The addition of Ellison to step down as finance chief of Tesla said Ellison and Wal- charges that could have forced that he was considering taking type CEO traits very similar to the board “could help chan- Australian telecoms firm Tel- greens Boots Alliance’s global his exit. Tesla also agreed to the company private and had against him, citing what it said Elon Musk, so he brings a level nel Musk’s energy and passion stra Corp Ltd, spent 11 years as head of human resources, pay a $20 million fine. secured funding. The SEC sub- were his “false and misleading” of understanding because he into positives going forward a senior vice president at Sun Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, Tesla further consented to sequently filed fraud charges tweets. has gone from a startup to a thus moving further away from Microsystems, a unit of Oracle.

Quick read Wall Street’s Dell Technologies debuts at $46 in Oil prices steady, but remain near two-day rally return to market DELL Technologies Inc shares fades on tech, opened at $46 on Friday, giving the computer maker a valua- 18-month low ahead of New Year oil weakness tion of $16 billion in its return to public market, after it bought REUTERS back shares tied to its interest in software maker VMware. Its US stocks were struggling on Class C shares were last trad- Friday to extend their rally to ing at $46.25, while VMware’s a third straight day, weighed shares rose nearly 2 percent to down by a drop in the energy $157.2. The tracking stock was and technology sectors at the tied to an 81 percent economic end of a week that has seen the stake in VMware and buying it market swing wildly. back allowed Dell to bypass the The week started off with traditional IPO process, which Wall Street’s worst-ever Christ- would likely have involved grilling mas Eve drop, followed by Dow by investors over Dell’s $52.7 Jones Industrial Average’s .DJI billion debt pile. (REUTERS) record 1,000-plus point surge on Wednesday and a stunning reversal late on Thursday that Citi cuts first quarter ensured two days of gains. production estimates The trend continued on Fri- for Apple’s iPhones day as the three main indexes flitted between gains and losses. Citi Research on Friday slashed The swings, though, were to a its first-quarter production esti- lesser degree, with the S&P 500 mates for Apple Inc’s iPhones rising as much as 0.78 percent and nearly halved expectations before dropping 0.64 percent to on the costliest iPhone XS Max, a session low. joining other brokerages in Technology stocks .SPL- lowering forecast amid reports RCT, which had powered the of weak demand. “The material rally earlier this year and were at cut in our forecasts is driven by the center of the recent pullback, our view that 2018 iPhone is were flat, while energy stocks entering a destocking phase, .SPNY slipped 0.33 percent. which does not bode well for the Holding the market were supply chain,” analyst William the financial .SPSY and health Yang wrote in a client note. Citi Oil prices ticked higher on Friday after a week of volatile trading. .SPXHC sectors, up about 0.4 said it expects the company to percent each. make 45 million iPhones for the REUTERS over global economic growth. that would cap price gains,” Ahn Arabia and Russia. “We’re seeing some big quarter, down from 50 million it LONDON Traders appeared to be Highlights said. Russian Energy Minister moves today and I expect the forecast earlier. (REUTERS) squaring their books ahead of The United States has Alexander Novak said on Thurs- wild ride to continue, like the OIL prices steadied on Friday expected light volumes on Mon- O Oil prices rise, recovering emerged as the world’s biggest day that Russia would cut its ones we’ve seen in the last cou- after a week of volatile trading, day and a market closure on slightly from heavy losses crude producer this year, pump- crude output by between 3 mil- ple of trading days,” said Ryan Wells Fargo to pay shedding early gains on profit- Tuesday for the New Year’s Day this week ing 11.6 million barrels per day lion and 5 million tonnes in the Nauman, market strategist at at least $500 million taking ahead of the New Year holiday. (bpd), more than both Saudi first half of 2019 as part of a deal Informa Financial Intelligence in US settlement holiday as global crude bench- “Looks like some people in OCrude futures remain Arabia and Russia. between producers. in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. marks hovered near their low- the U.S. and UK got a nice op- close to the lowest levels in Russian Energy Minister Earlier this month, OPEC “Since the beginning of Oc- Wells Fargo & Co will pay at least est levels in more than a year. portunity to bail out of longs,” over a year as rising U.S. Alexander Novak said on Thurs- and its allies including Russia, tober, investors are more defen- $500 million to settle claims Brent crude oil LCOc1 rose Sukrit Vijayakar, principal and inventories and concern day that Russia would cut its agreed to cut output by 1.2 mil- sive. Rather than buying the dip, made by U.S. states that the 15 cents to $52.31 a barrel by trader at Trifecta Consultants over global economic crude output by between 3 mil- lion bpd, or more than 1 percent they are selling the rally. They bank created phony accounts 1445 GMT, having earlier risen in Mumbai, told Reuters Global growth rattle markets lion and 5 million tonnes in the of global consumption, starting are looking to take gains when and other customer abuses, said more than 3 percent. The fu- Oil Forum. first half of 2019 as part of a deal in January. they can,” Nauman added. a source familiar with a deal due tures contract had dropped 4.2 Stephen Innes, head of trad- OUS crude inventories between producers. Markets will be closed on One dampener was a report to be announced on Friday. Two percent on Thursday. ing for Asia-Pacific at futures rose 6.9 million barrels in Earlier this month, the Or- Tuesday for the New Year’s Hol- that showed contracts to buy years ago, Wells Fargo agreed to U.S. light crude CLc1 was brokerage Oanda in Singapore, the week to Dec. 21, ganization of the Petroleum Ex- iday and trading is expected to previously owned homes fell un- pay $190 million to settle fed- last up 44 cents at $45.05, after said crude prices had been according to an industry porting Countries and its allies be light on Monday. expectedly in November, the lat- eral claims that the bank created rising 3.6 percent in early trade. pressured by slowing economic including Russia, agreed to cut “Things will only start to get est sign of weakness in the U.S. phony customer accounts. The Both benchmarks are set growth “coupled with the expec- report that precedes official output by 1.2 million bpd, or more slowly back to normal at the end housing market. deal due to be announced on for their third straight week of tation of strong U.S. production government data than 1 percent of global consump- of next week,” said Olivier Ja- At 11:36 a.m. ET, the Dow Friday will settle similar claims losses. in the new year”. tion, starting in January. kob of Swiss energy consultancy Jones Industrial Average .DJI made by attorneys general Oil prices fell to their lowest U.S. crude inventories rose Energy Information Agency The United States has Petromatrix. “Until then we was up 20.07 points, or 0.09 from several states, including in almost 18 months this week 6.9 million barrels to 448.2 mil- (EIA) will publish its data at emerged as the world’s biggest continue to view the crude oil percent, at 23,158.89, while California, where Wells Fargo is and are down more than 20 per- lion barrels in the week to Dec. 1600 GMT. crude producer this year, pump- futures as very difficult to trade the S&P 500 .SPX was up 2.33 headquartered, said the source. cent for the year, depressed by 21, according to the American “If the EIA’s data shows a ing 11.6 million barrels per day and too dependent on the varia- points, or 0.09 percent, at (REUTERS) rising U.S. supply and concern Petroleum Institute. The U.S. rise in U.S. crude inventories, (bpd), more than both Saudi tions of the equity markets.” 2,491.16.

Germany paves way for upgrading exhaust systems on older diesel cars

REUTERS ter and toxic nitrogen oxides. The transport ministry on “We cannot give a guaran- BERLIN The fight over refits is the Friday released a 30-page doc- Of the 15 million diesel tee for a vehicle in which third- latest fallout from an emissions ument setting out guidelines cars on Germany’s roads, party exhaust purification GERMANY on Friday cleared cheating scandal triggered by for getting regulatory approval only 2.7 million have Euro- systems have been retrofit- away legal hurdles for car- Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) in to install upgraded exhaust fil- 6 technology ted,” VDA president Bernhard makers to upgrade exhaust 2015 after it admitted system- tering systems on older cars. Mattes told Die Welt newspa- emissions filtering systems atically hiding illegal pollution “Now it is the turn of the per. “If a customer has his ve- on older diesel cars as a way levels from regulators. retrofit industry to develop ef- grade kits, welcomed the hicle modified, then he and the to avoid vehicle bans, but An environmental and reg- fective systems to meet all lim- guidelines. “Under a normal retrofitter are responsible for failed to quell doubts among ulatory backlash ensued and its and regulations,” transport vehicle certification process, any consequential damage.” manufacturers and suppliers lawmakers and the auto indus- minister Andreas Scheuer said we believe we can deliver our German environmental over the effectiveness of ret- try are now at odds over how to in a statement. system in 2019 in a timely fash- lobby group Deutsche Um- rofits. clean up dirty air in inner cities. The Federal Motor Trans- ion,” said Marcus Hausser, the welthilfe (DUH) won a land- Carmakers have been Carmakers want customers port Authority would grant ap- company’s chief executive. mark ruling in February to forced to consider upgrading to buy new cars with cleaner proval quickly so that the retro- German auto lobby group force diesel bans after it sued exhaust treatment systems on engines, while environmen- fit systems could be offered on VDA, however, said that cus- cities that failed to meet clean older cars after German cities talists and consumer groups the market as soon as possible, tomers should buy new cars air rules. started banning heavily pollut- argue that retrofitting older he added. rather than spend money on Of the 15 million diesel cars A fine dust measuring station at a road in Stuttgart, Germany. ing diesel vehicles to cut pollu- vehicles may be more cost- Baumot Group, which installing new exhaust filtering on Germany’s roads, only 2.7 (EPA-EFE/FRANZISKA KRAUFMANN) tion from fine particulate mat- effective. makes exhaust filtering up- mechanisms on older vehicles. million have Euro-6 technology. 10 Saturday, December 29, 2018 Economy & Business Stocks recover as dizzying roller Trumps mulls executive order coaster rattles on to bar Huawei, ZTE for US firms AFP dence data. LONDON However, a rally in the last 30 minutes caused the The order, which WORLD stocks rebounded Dow to stage a comeback, has been under Friday as they zig-zagged ending up 1.1 percent at the towards the year-end finish- close as worries over the consideration for ing line with dizzying vola- economy also gave way to eight months, could tility, dealers said. bargain-hunting. Led by Wall Street’s “This rollercoaster ride be issued as early roller coaster ride, equity is unlikely to stop anytime trading during Christmas soon as investors continue as January week has not been for the to wear emotions on their faint-hearted -- or anyone sleeve,” said Oanda analyst REUTERS hoping that markets could Stephen Innes. WASHINGTON still somehow eke out gains Asian indices moved for 2018. with caution on Friday PRESIDENT Donald Trump “The final trading week after days of volatility on is considering an executive of 2018 has been explo- global markets failed to order in the new year to de- sively volatile and wildly boost confidence. clare a national emergency unpredictable,” said analyst that would bar U.S. compa- Lukman Otunuga at FXTM. nies from using telecommu- “Global sentiment re- nications equipment made peatedly swung from ex- by China’s Huawei and ZTE, tremely bearish to bullish three sources familiar with the this week as investors tus- situation told Reuters. sled with concerns over Tokyo’s It would be the latest step slowing global growth, US- by the Trump administration China trade developments, 2018 loss to cut Huawei Technologies Brexit-related uncertainty Cos Ltd and ZTE Corp, two and a partial US govern- Asian indices moved with of China’s biggest network ment shutdown.” caution on Friday after days equipment companies, out of Frankfurt ended its fi- of volatility on global the U.S. market. nal, shortened session of markets failed to boost The United States says the year with a 1.7 percent confidence. But Tokyo’s the companies work at the Huawei and ZTE in the past have denied that their products are used to spy. gain, which eased some of benchmark Nikkei index behest of the Chinese govern- the pain from a whopping ended the year with its first ment and that their equip- terpret it as authorization to “Some countries have, force its members to remove annual loss, but even so, the annual loss since 2011, ment could be used to spy on limit the spread of equipment The lowdown without any evidence, and ZTE and Huawei equipment Dax index still lost 18.3 per- trading in negative territory Americans. made by the two companies. making use of national secu- and also bar future purchases, cent for the year 2018. throughout Friday. Huawei and ZTE did not The sources said the text for O Huawei and ZTE are two rity, tacitly assumed crimes to said Caressa Bennet, RWA return requests for comment. the order has not been final- of China’s largest makers politicize, and even obstruct general counsel. ‘Stonking’ Both in the past have denied ized. and restrict, normal technol- It would cost $800 million Other European stocks But Tokyo’s benchmark that their products are used The United States and of telecoms equipment ogy exchange activities,” she to $1 billion for all RWA mem- were also higher by the mid- Nikkei index ended the year to spy. China are locked in a trade O Both companies have added. bers to replace their Huawei afternoon, building on the with its first annual loss Rural operators in the war that has disrupted the been accused by the US of “This in reality is undoubt- and ZTE equipment, Bennet previous day’s late surge on since 2011, trading in nega- United States are among the flow of hundreds of billions of edly shutting oneself off, said. Wall Street after a New York tive territory throughout biggest customers of Huawei dollars of goods. being arms of the Chinese rather than being the door to Separately, the FCC in session that analysts at Ac- Friday. and ZTE, and worry that they The executive order would government, with fears that openness, progress and fair- April granted initial approval cendo described as “another “It’s inevitable that sell- may also have to rip out exist- invoke the International their equipment could be ness.” to a regulation that bars giv- stonking stateside see-saw”. ing emerges after sharp ing Chinese-made equipment Emergency Economic Powers used for spying. While the big U.S. wireless ing federal funding to help Markets were behaving rises like yesterday’s,” said without compensation. In- Act, a law that gives the presi- companies have cut ties with pay for telecommunication like they wanted to com- Makoto Sengoku, market dustry officials are divided on dent the authority to regulate O In August, the US passed Huawei in particular, small infrastructure to companies press a year’s worth of ex- analyst at Tokai Tokyo Re- whether the administration commerce in response to a na- a defence policy Bill rural carriers have relied on that purchase equipment citement into the space of search Centre. could legally compel opera- tional emergency that threat- banning the American Huawei and ZTE switches and from firms deemed threats to just a few days, they said, Over the year, Tokyo’s tors to do that. ens the United States. government from using other equipment because they U.S. national security, which making for “a surprisingly bellwether index has lost The executive order, The issue has new urgency Huawei and ZTE equipment tend to be less expensive. analysts have said is aimed at volatile end to the trading more than 10 percent. which has been under consid- as U.S. wireless carriers look Huawei is so central to Huawei and ZTE. year”. “The Nikkei scored an- eration for more than eight for partners as they prepare small carriers that William The FCC is also consider- At Friday’s opening on nual gains for the past six months, could be issued as to adopt next generation 5G further to announce. Levy, vice president for sales ing whether to require carriers Wall Street, the Dow Jones years under Abenomics but early as January and would wireless networks. The Wall Street Journal of Huawei Tech USA, is on the to remove and replace equip- index built on the previous it’s not the case any more,” direct the Commerce Depart- In August, Trump signed first reported in May that the board of directors of the Rural ment from firms deemed a na- session’s late gains as bar- Sengoku said, referring ment to block U.S. compa- a bill that barred the U.S. order was under considera- Wireless Association. tional security risk. gain hunters swooped in, to Prime Minister Shinzo nies from buying equipment government itself from using tion, but it was never issued. The RWA represents car- In March, FCC Chair- dealers said. Abe’s pro-spending policies. from foreign telecommunica- Huawei and ZTE equipment. China’s Foreign Ministry riers with fewer than 100,000 man Ajit Pai said “hidden Dealers said they were “This is because of tions makers that pose signif- A White House official Spokeswoman Hua Chunying subscribers. It estimates that ‘back doors’ to our networks still reeling from Thursday’s large swings caused by icant national security risks, said the United States was said on Thursday that she did 25 percent of its members had in routers, switches — and session which , after staging the Trump administration sources from the telecoms “working across government not want to comment on the Huawei or ZTE equipment virtually any other type of its best rally in nine years rather than domestic prob- industry and the administra- and with our allies and like- order as it had not been offi- in their networks, it said in a telecommunications equip- the day after Christmas, had lems,” he told AFP, noting tion said. minded partners to mitigate cially confirmed. filing to the Federal Commu- ment - can provide an avenue opened meekly -- and losses President Donald Trump’s While the order is unlikely risk in the deployment of 5G “It’s best to let facts speak nications Commission earlier for hostile governments to accelerated following disap- trade spat with China also to name Huawei or ZTE, a and other communications in- for themselves when it comes this month. inject viruses, launch denial- pointing consumer confi- weighed. source said it is expected that frastructure,” but stated that to security problems,” Hua The RWA is concerned of-service attacks, steal data, Commerce officials would in- the White House had nothing said. that an executive order could and more.” Clean energy leader Costa Rica turns attention to electric cars

AFP stitute (ICE), insists that 600 electric vehicle is perfectly he initiated a program of de- “The government wants SAN JOSÉ vehicles is in itself progress, adapted to the topographical carbonization of the economy, to convert Costa Rica into a having doubled the number conditions of this country, with the transition to electric laboratory for the decarboni- COSTA Rica likes to advertise on the roads in 2017. with its rolling, mountainous We have studies done by cars a key to the project. zation of the economy, and itself as an ecological para- “We have studies done by terrain,” said Munoz. the University of Costa Rica - World leader -The cen- transport is fundamental to dise, where more than 98 per- the University of Costa Rica Costa Rica’s state postal with mathematical models tral American country is al- that,” he told AFP. cent of its electricity needs are with mathematical models service has got in on the act ready a world leader when it Transport is responsible met by clean energy. that say the growth rate will too, purchasing 30 electric that say the growth rate (of comes to green energy, hav- for 66 percent of hydrocar- But in the automotive in- continue,” Munoz told AFP. motorcycles for its employees e-cars) will continue. In five ing generated more than 98 bon consumption and 54 dustry, it is lagging behind “In five years, there could to use on their rounds. years, there could be percent of its power through percent of carbon dioxide with just 600 out of 1.4 mil- be 40,000 electric vehicles.” “We have proposed the 40,000 electric vehicles. renewable sources for the last emissions. lion private vehicles running ICE is leading the way, transition towards a fleet of four years in a row. As well as the replace- on electricity rather than pet- having purchased a fleet of electric vehicles, facilitating Bernal Munoz, director, Costa That makes the country ment of fuel powered vehicles rol or diesel. 100 electric vehicles to re- the process so that public Rica’s electricity institute (ICE) the ideal place to promote with electric ones at state in- Experts believe that is place the same number of institutions buy zero emis- clean transport, according to stitutions, last year the gov- about to change, though. fuel-powered ones. sion vehicles,” said First Lady been tasked with the govern- zation of its transport. Carlos Echeverria, senior re- ernment implemented tax Bernal Munoz, a director “The aim of this project Claudia Dobles. ment’s urban renovation pro- When President Carlos Al- gional specialist at the Inter- exemptions for the private at Costa Rica’s electricity in- is to demonstrate that the An architect, Dobles has gram, including the moderni- varado assumed office in May, American Development Bank. purchase of electric cars.

2018 IN RETROSPECT IBC: India Inc’s sudden and gradual road to freedom IANS While the insolvency reform comprising Rs 1.2 lakh crore at the investing in India,” he said via vid- NEW DELHI was ‘gradual and then sudden’, pre-admission stage, another Rs eo conferencing at the event. IBC, which in Finance Minister 1.2 lakh crore through 60 resolved Tata Steel acquired Bhushan THE Insolvency and Bankruptcy Arun Jaitley’s words was hurriedly cases and about Rs 60,000 crore Steel through its subsidiary for Code (IBC), which turned two this put in place due to necessity be- NPAs that turned standard ac- about Rs 37,000 crore in May 2018 month, remains a work in progress cause every other solution had ef- counts. under the IBC. Tata Sons Chair- despite creditors getting record re- fectively failed, will achieve its ob- The average recovery in the man N. Chandrasekaran recently coveries and a rise of never-before jective gradually. 60 resolved cases is around 47 per said IBC window gives an opportu- opportunities to exit and buy busi- “The road to success is always cent as against 26 per cent under nity as putting greenfield projects nesses in India. under-construction,” Sahoo said. the earlier Board for Industrial and is not easy. To explain IBC’s birth, Insol- IBBI is responsible for implement- Financial Reconstruction (BIFR). Another major resolution near- vency and Bankruptcy Board of ing the Code and regulates both Of the total 9,000 cases, 4,800 are ing completion is that of Essar India (IBBI) Chairperson MS Sa- the profession and the processes. resolved or under active resolution. Steel, for which the world’s largest hoo last week recalled a dialogue IBC has been undergoing changes Jaitley, in his recent address steelmaker, ArcelorMittal, has pro- in a novel by Ernest Hemingway including two major amendments to fund houses and law firms in posed an upfront payment of Rs -- ‘How did you go bankrupt?’ and in 2018. New York, said India’s bankrupt 42,000 crore to its lenders and an the response is ‘Gradually and then While IBC Amendment Act companies offer a never-before additional Rs 8,000 crore towards suddenly’. 2018 replaced an earlier ordi- opportunity to the global investors capital expenditure. This was to illustrate the fact nance on Section 29A that debars to ride the country’s exceptional However, the resolution pro- that the insolvency reform was loan defaulters from bidding for growth trajectory - thanks to the cess for Essar Steel has extended in the works since 1992 but was stressed assets, the second change Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) Chairperson MS Sahoo IBC. beyond 270-day deadline of April suddenly made operational from through an ordinance gave rights “Given the future potential of 29, 2018. Several cases are getting December 1, 2016 with no prior to homebuyers to be the financial tory framework and the ecosystem, pace. The early harvest has been the Indian economy and the fair delayed mainly due to recalcitrant experience of a regime that should creditors. Jaitley said, “the first two years reasonably good.” process followed under the Code, it promoters who are using legal be proactive, incentive-compliant, Even as major changes and have been more than satisfactory. Till date, IBC has resolved cas- is a great opportunity for investors shields to drag on the resolution market-led and time-bound. fine-tuning continue in the regula- It has worked on at a reasonable es involving debt of Rs 3 lakh crore who are seriously thinking about process. www.guide.com.qa  Saturday December 29, 2018

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A clinical India had Australia Asian Cup 2019 on the ropes on Friday and staring at defeat in the third IANS is the newest addition to the Test after skittling them for MANILA team. Goalkeeper Neil Ether- 151 before a devastating spell idge will miss the tournament. by Pat Cummins sparked the THE Philippines Football The team will soon fly to game back into life. Federation (PFF) announced Doha, Qatar for a training At stumps, the visitors had a 23-member men’s national camp and will play a friendly a formidable 346 cushion with football team for the Asian against Suzuki Cup champions five wickets left and two days Football Confederation (AFC) Vietnam on December 31. to play as they inch closer to a Asian Cup 2019 to be held first ever series win Down Un- in the United Arab Emirates der. The series is currently tied (UAE) next month. at 1-1 with just the Sydney Test Most players play for clubs next week to go. in Southeast Asian countries Once again the home India paceman Jasprit Bumrah (centre) celebrates the dismissal of Australia batsman Shaun Marsh with teammates on Day Three of their third like the Philippines, Thailand team’s batting frailties were Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday. Bumrah returned figures of 6 for 33.(AFP) and Malaysia. Only three of Friendly vs Vietnam exposed as they struggled them play for European clubs, not only with a deteriorating reports Xinhua news agency. The Philippines team will Melbourne pitch – 15 wickets Jasprit credits Rohit for the ‘slow yorker’ idea that foxed Shaun Marsh Former England and soon fly to Doha, Qatar for a fell on Friday – but outstand- MELBOURNE: Having destroyed the Australian batting line-up with a career best six wicket haul, pacer Jasprit Bumrah credited Rohit Mexico manager Sven Goran training camp and will play a ing bowling from young pace Sharma for advising him to deliver the slow yorker which got rid of Shaun Marsh. “When I was bowling there, the wicket had become Eriksson was appointed the friendly against Suzuki Cup spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. really slow and the ball had become soft. Nothing much was happening,” Bumrah was quoted as saying by the ICC’s official website. head coach in October and he champions Vietnam on He ended with a career- “So, last ball before lunch, Rohit was there at mid-off and he told me ‘you can try a slow ball like you bowl in One-day cricket. guided the team into the semi- December 31. best 6-33, collecting his third “So, I thought yeah, I could give it a go. Nothing is really happening and maybe a slower ball there and some of their guys play with final of the ASEAN Football five-wicket Test haul having hard hands. So, I wanted to try that, the execution was good on the day, yeah, really happy. I tried to bowl a slower one, a fuller slow Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup also achieved the feat against ball. Maybe it will dip or go to short cover. So that was the plan and it worked,” he added. in December. The Philippines will pro- South Africa and England. Bumrah, who returned figures of 6/33 also reversed the ball mid-way through the Australian innings. “When we were bowling, the itchp Most of the squad com- ceed to Dubai on January 3 With a 292-run first in- was playing slow,” he said. “The bounce was up and down but mostly it was down. The ball had started reversing. “When we play in peted at the Suzuki Cup, and before the first match against nings advantage, Indian skip- similar conditions back home, it reverses and you try to make the most of it. So we were trying to use our experience in first-class Javier Patino is back from an South Korea on January 7. per Virat Kohli could have cricket where we have bowled with ball reversing. That was the plan.” he added. (IANS) injury after missing the tour- Facing South Korea, China enforced the follow on but in- nament. The 30-year-old strik- and Kyrgyzstan in Group C, stead opted to turn the screws er played for Chinese Henan the Philippines find them- and add to the imposing total. chief destroyer on Friday, tings displays in recent times. the pitch showing wear and Arsalan Khawaja had been Jianye for three seasons and selves “in a challenging group But his batsmen also found claiming an amazing 4-3 off “It’s still a young batting tear, it wasn’t long before the detained earlier this month, scored 21 goals in 60 matches. with an opportunity to be one it tough going and they slumped his first four overs. His scalps group. They are trying their bowlers took advantage. then bailed, after being ac- Kevin Hansen, goalkeeper of the 16 teams to advance to to 54 for five, with first innings also included opener Hanuma best and I guess today it just Aaron Finch smashed a cused of framing a love rival as for Danish club AC Horsens, the knockout stages,” said PFF. century-maker Cheteshwar Pu- Vihari (13) and vice-captain didn’t come off.” four off Bumrah in a positive the author of a terrorist hit list. jara and Kohli himself sensa- Ajinkya Rahane (1). None of Australia’s bats- start but once again Australia’s Khawaja was only at the tionally out for ducks. Josh Hazlewood chipped men could muster more than limited overs captain failed as wicket a short time before “We wanted to play posi- in with the wicket of Rohit 22, again demonstrating how a Test opener. He was on eight Australia’s other opener Mar- tive cricket, yes we lost a few Sharma (5) with debutant much they miss Steve Smith when he feebly chipped an Is- cus Harris also fell, plunging THE DJOKOVIC SHOW more wickets than we wanted Mayank Agarwal watching and David Warner, whose hant Sharma delivery to Agar- the home team into strife at but we’ll try to add as many the carnage from the other bans for ball-tampering run wal at short midwicket, who 36 for two. runs as we can tomorrow then end. He was not out 28 with out in late March. took a difficult diving catch. Khawaja didn’t last much we can come back and try to Rishabh Pant on six. Cummins admitted they That brought Usman Kha- longer, despondently trudg- get them out,” said Bumrah in “You dare to dream,” were being missed, but added waja to the crease, just hours ing off for 21 after Agarwal explaining the decision. said Cummins on Australia’s that “others have to stand up”. after his brother was re-arrest- took another catch from spin- Cummins was Australia’s chances of avoiding defeat, In overcast conditions, Aus- ed for allegedly breaching bail ner Ravindra Jadeja, who was best bowler in India’s first in- while defending what was ar- tralia began the day with eight and charged with trying to in- finding the rough. nings 443-7 declared and was guably one of their worst bat- runs on the scoreboard but with fluence a witness. Shaun Marsh was then de- ceived on the last ball of the SCOREBOARD morning by some late swing from Bumrah to be plum lbw. INDIA (1ST INNINGS): 443-7 DECLARED P. Cummins b Shami 17 10-151 (Hazlewood). R. Sharma c S.Marsh b Hazlewood 5 The afternoon didn’t get AUSTRALIA (1ST INNINGS; OVERNIGHT 8-0) M. Starc not out 7 Bowling: Sharma 13-2-41-1, Bumrah 15.5-4-33-6, R. Pant batting 6 any better with Travis Head’s M. Harris c I. Sharma b Bumrah 22 N. Lyon lbw b Bumrah 0 Jadeja 25-8-45-2, Shami 10-2-27-1, Vihari 3-2-1-0. Extras: (lb1) 1 A. Finch c Agarwal b I. Sharma 8 J. Hazlewood b Bumrah 0 INDIA (2ND INNINGS) TOTAL: (For 5 wickets, 27 overs) 54 stumps knocked over by a U. Khawaja c Agarwal b Jadeja 21 Extras: (lb1, b4, w1) 6 M. Agarwal batting 28 Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Vihari), 2-28 (Pujara), 3-28 quick Bumrah delivery and S. Marsh lbw b Bumrah 19 TOTAL: (All Out, 66.5 overs) 151 H. Vihari c Khawaja b Cummins 13 (Kohli), 4-32 (Rahane), 5-44 (Sharma). Mitchell Marsh tickling a World No. 1 Novak Djokovic after winning his match against Russia’s Ka- T. Head b Bumrah 20 Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Finch), 2-36 (Harris), 3-53 C. Pujara c Harris b Cummins 0 Bowling: Starc 3-1-11-0, Hazlewood 8-3-13-1, Jadeja ball to Rahane at slip, ren Khachanov in the Mubadala Championship in Abu Dhabi on Friday. M. Marsh c Rahane b Jadeja 9 (Khawaja), 4-89 (S. Marsh), 5-92 (Head), 6-102 (S. V. Kohli c Harris b Cummins 0 Cummins 6-2-10-4, Lyon 10-1-19-0. The Serbian will be seen in action in the Qatar ExxonMobil Open which T. Paine c Pant b Bumrah 22 Marsh), 7-138 (Cummins), 8-147 (Paine), 9-151 (Lyon), A. Rahane c Paine b Cummins 1 Toss: India. with the last four wickets falling for 13 runs. begins at the Khalifa Tennis & Squash Complex on Monday. (REUTERS) Elgar and Amla guide SA to victory Latham, Nicholls hammer tons as SL face defeat AFP Pakistan reached 100 for one in AFP Karunaratne without scoring and CENTURION their second innings, a lead of 58 in CHRISTCHURCH Danushka Gunathilaka (four) – in a low-scoring match, but lost nine the first two overs. DEAN ELGAR and Hashim Amla hit wickets after tea to be bowled out CENTURIES from Tom Latham No team has ever scored more half-centuries as South Africa beat for 190. and Henry Nicholls put New Zea- than 418 in a successful fourth in- Pakistan by six wickets inside three “We had an opportunity to capi- land in line for a defining victory nings run chase and the pitch con- days in the first Test at SuperSport talise but we lost too many wickets over Sri Lanka on Friday in the tinues to offer some assistance to Park on Friday. in one session,” said Sarfraz. “That second Test with a 659-run second the New Zealand bowlers. The pair survived some early cost us the match.” innings lead and the tourists losing The highest fourth innings score scares and a controversial umpiring early wickets in their record chase. in the modern era is New Zealand’s decision and put on 119 for the sec- SCOREBOARD New Zealand, who led by 74 451 chasing 550 against England in ond wicket before Elgar was caught on the first innings, declared their 2002, while England scored 654 for behind off part-time medium-pacer PAKISTAN (1ST INNINGS): 181 second innings on Day Three in five after being set a target of 696 by Shan Masood for 50. SOUTH AFRICA (1ST INNINGS): 223 Christchurch at 585 for four with South Africa in 1939. “They have brought some very PAKISTAN (2ND INNINGS): 190 Latham scoring 176 to go with his New Zealand’s Trent Boult celebrates Unlike the first Test in Wel- SOUTH AFRICA (2ND INNINGS) good bowlers,” said Elgar. “It could D. Elgar c Sarfraz Ahmed b Shan Masood ...... 50 unbeaten 264 in the drawn first Test. the dismissal of Sri Lanka’s batsman lington, where rain washed out have gone either way but luck was on A. Markram lbw b Hasan Ali ...... 0 Nicholls was not out on a career Dimuth Karunaratne on Day Three of most of the final day, fine weather our side.” H. Amla not out ...... 63 best 162 with healthy contributions their second Test at Hagley Park Oval is forecast for the remainder of the Amla finished a year in which he South Africa’s Temba Bavuma and T. de Bruyn st Sarfraz Ahmed b Yasir Shah ...... 10 from Jeet Raval (74) and Colin de in Christchurch on Friday. (AFP) Christchurch Test. Hashim Amla greet Pakistan players at F. du Plessis c Hasan Ali b Shaheen Afridi ...... 0 seldom found top form by making T. Bavuma not out ...... 13 Grandhomme (71 not out). 63 not out. the end of their first Test in Centurion Extras: (b4, lb5, w6) ...... 15 Sri Lanka at stumps were 24 for SCOREBOARD The value of the partnership be- on Friday. (REUTERS) TOTAL: (For 4 wkts, 50.4 overs) ...... 151 two with Dinesh Chandimal on 14 tween Elgar and Amla was shown as Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Markram), 2-119 (Elgar), 3-136 (De and Kusal Menis on six. NEW ZEALAND (1ST INNINGS): 178 Gunathilaka 16-2-45-0, Karunaratne 4-2-6-0. Theunis de Bruyn and captain Faf meant that he and Sarfraz Ahmed Bruyn), 4-137 (Du Plessis). Victory for New Zealand would SRI LANKA (1ST INNINGS): 104 SRI LANKA (2ND INNINGS) Bowling: Mohammad Amir 12-5-24-0, Hasan Ali 13-6-39-1, NEW ZEALAND (2ND INNINGS; OVERNIGHT 231-2) D. Gunathilaka c Watling b Southee 4, D. Karunaratne c Watling b du Plessis both fell cheaply before go into the history books as the only Shaheen Afridi 15-1-53-1 (2w), Yasir Shah 7.4-1-20-1, Shan give them a fourth consecutive se- T. Latham c Dickwella b Chameera 176, R. Taylor lbw Kumara 40 Boult 0, D. Chandimal not out 14, K. Mendis not out 6 Temba Bavuma swept Yasir Shah for captains ever to record a ‘pair’ in the Masood 3-1-6-1. ries win for the first time after wins H . Nicholls not out 162, C. de Grandhomme not out 71 Extras: 0 four to take South Africa past their same Test. Result: South Africa won by six wickets. over the West Indies, England and Extras: (b 5, lb 3, wd 3, nb 3) 14 target of 149 shortly before tea on Sarfraz admitted that Pakistan Series: South Africa lead the three-match series 1-0. Pakistan in the past year. TOTAL: (For 4 wickets decl; 153 overs) 585 TOTAL: (For 2 wickets; 14 overs) 24 Toss: Pakistan. Fall of wickets: 3-247 (Taylor), 4-461 (Latham). Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Karunaratne), 2-9 (Gunathilaka). the third day. were “very disappointed” at how Remaining matches: January 3-7, Cape Town With more than two days left, Bowling: Lakmal 30-6-96-0, Kumara 32-6-134-2 (1w), Bowling: Boult 7-3-11-1, Southee 7-5-13-.1 “Great Test, and good to go one they had squandered a strong posi- January 11-15, Johannesburg. Sri Lanka had reason for patience Chameera 30-5-147-1 (2w, 2nb), Perera 41-3-149-1 (1nb), Toss: Sri Lanka. up,” said du Plessis whose duck tion after tea on the second day. but lost both openers – Dimuth Sports Saturday, December 29, 2018 13 Hathab Equestrian Tour (Round 5) Arsenal, Man City double header test for Liverpool Tottenham are the Reds’ closest challengers with City slipping down to third and 7 points adrift AFP LIVERPOOL

HALFWAY towards ending a Action from the Small Tour event of Hathab Equestrian Series Round 29-year wait to win the Pre- Five opening day at the Qatar Fquestrian Federation’s outdoor arena mier League, the next seven on Friday. (PIC: MOHAMED TINACHIKT) days will test Liverpool’s title credentials to the fullest, start- ing with Arsenal’s visit to An- field on Saturday. Haidan bounces For a long time a new year visit to Manchester City on January 3 had the makings of back in style with a title decider, but Liverpool now have margin for error with a six-point lead at the Medium Tour win top of the table. Tottenham are Liver- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Mannai, Vice Chairman of the pool’s closest challengers with DOHA Hathab Equestrian Committee, City slipping down to third said that the Organising Com- and seven points adrift after HUSSAIN SAEED HAIDAN, mittee in cooperation between three defeats in their last four who had been trailing by eight the QEF and Al Shaqab has league games. points from the leader Mo- achieved remarkable success in That is more than the six hammed Sultan al Suwaidi, hosting the event. points Liverpool have dropped swung back into action once “The turnout from the rid- all season so far as Jurgen again garnering top hon- ers and spectators has increased Klopp’s men remain unbeaten. ours in the Medium Tour in with each passing event. And “What we said as well is the fifth round of the Hathab we expect more young riders to that we want to create our equestrian series at the Qatar take part,” he said. own history. We are the first Equestrian Federation’s out- Hathab is playing a signifi- Liverpool team in the Premier door arena on Friday. cant role in creating an aware- League to be unbeaten in 19 Haidan, who had a total ness of the equestrian sport in matches -- a little history and Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson and manager Jurgen Klopp applaud fans at the end of their match against Newcastle United on Wednesday. REUTERS) of 97 points against Suwaidi’s Qatar and the organisers are a nice step,” said Klopp after a 107, guided his horse Belucci pleased with the response they 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle on this season. Leicester. managed to escape the fo- their last 10 games visit Old Van ‘T Vleminkhof to victory have received so far. Boxing Day. “There are two tough “I don’t forget who we are, cus of attention as title con- Trafford. in a time of 46.33 seconds. Ali ala Rumaihi, Director Much more significant games now: Arsenal and Man how good a team we are, how tenders, but can no longer Fresh from scoring eight Khalid Hamad al Attiya of Hathab series, pointed out history awaits, particularly if City. We need to keep this mo- exceptional these lads I have be ignored after smashing 11 goals in victories over Cardiff astride Viking D came second, that the success of the cham- Liverpool are still unbeaten mentum,” said defender De- in the locker room are. goals in their last two games and Huddersfield, United’s at- while Saeed Nasser al Qadi pionship in its f rst edition come the end of a frantic fes- jan Lovren. “The reality is we have lost to thrash Everton 6-2 and tacking options could be fur- was third on Daydreamer EC. has had a great impact in the tive period. “We have big character in three in four games and the Bournemouth 5-0. ther boosted by the returns In the team event of the strong start to the second sea- “We have to win our the squad. If you want to be last two. If you want to be real “The season is fantastic of Alexis Sanchez, Romelu medium Tour, Power Steel son. “This year more than 40 games, we have to be focused, at the top, you need to have contenders you have to win where from the beginning, no Lukaku and Anthony Martial comprising Khalid Moham- new horses are participating we need to be really in the the winning mentality and the again. If you don’t, it will not one believed much in us,” said from injury and illness. med al Emadi (on Fiji), Mo- in the event. This has led to in- mood with having tunnel vi- calmness.” be possible.” Spurs boss Mauricio Pochet- hammad Hazim Abara (Ambre crease in buying horses in Qa- sion,” added Klopp. “That’s - Don’t forget ‘how good However, Guardiola did tino, whose side host Wolves Fixtures de Beufour Bara), and Abdul- tar by the owners and riders, really important and then we we are’ -City will he hoping for send a warning to Liverpool on Saturday. Saturday (1500 GMT) rahman Adel Nassar (Dubaii) which helps in the develop- will see where it leads us.” Liverpool to finally cede some that is much harder to cope “We need to prepare not Brighton v Everton, combined superbly to claim 65 ment of the level of equestrian Arsenal are one of three ground unless the champions with the tag of title favourites only physically but also our Fulham v Huddersfield, points each respectively with sport in the country,” he said. sides to have held the league will find themselves 10 points as City did last season and minds to be strong because it’s Leicester v Cardiff, fastest times to take the top The admission is for free leaders in a 1-1 draw in No- off the top when they kick off until their recent slump this going to be tough to compete Tottenham v Wolves, spot on the podium. spectators, who can also win vember and contain the at- at a revitalised Southampton campaign. in the second half of the sea- Liverpool v Arsenal (1730) Earlier, in the Small Tour, prizes in a lucky draw. The or- tacking potential in the Pre- under Ralph Hasenhuettl on “From January, Febru- son.” Sunday Mohamed al Ghazali rode Mi- ganisers have also set up many mier League’s top-scorer Sunday. ary last season people said, Manchester United have a Crystal Palace v Chelsea (1200) chael Jackson to victory regis- activities for families. The chil- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang “The less important issue ‘The Premier League is over’. great chance to continue their Southampton v Manchester City tering the fastest time of 29.85 dren can also enjoy pony rides. and Alexandre Lacazette to is Liverpool, we have to think To live with that is not easy,” revival under Ole Gunnar Sol- Burnley v West Ham (both 1415) seconds in the jump-off. The second and final day of trouble a Liverpool side that about Southampton,” insisted added the Catalan. skjaer when a Bournemouth Man United v Bournemouth Haidan finished second the fifth leg of Hathab on Sat- has conceded just seven goals Pep Guardiola after defeat at Tottenham have largely side that have lost eight of (1630) on Ziezo, while Faris Saad al urday will see competitions for Qahtani claimed the third place Future riders, followed by Be- riding News Boy. Speaking ginner Riders, Open Class and on the Hathab series, Omar al Big Tour events. Follow Pogba’s Algerian striker Bounedjah example, Ole tells star trio extends Al Sadd stay to 2024 AFP MANCHESTER TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA OLE Gunnar Solskjaer has warned Manchester United ALGERIAN striker Baghdad stars Romelu Lukaku, Anthony Bounedjah has extended his Martial and Alexis Sanchez they stay with Al Sadd until 2024 the should follow Paul Pogba’s ex- club announced on its website. ample if they are to revive their The 27-year-old striker who careers at the club. has been rumoured to have Lukaku and Sanchez suf- attracted interest from Eng- fered a dramatic loss of form in lish Championship side Leeds the last months of Mourinho’s Medium Tour individual event winner Hussain Saeed Haidan receives United has bagged a record 29 spell in charge, while Martial his prize from Omar al Mannai, Vice Chairman, Hathab Equestrian goals in the QSL this season. was criticised by the Portuguese Committee, at the QEF arena on Friday. Bounedjah also won the AFC before finding his scoring boots. Champions League top scorer “I cannot do anything for award with 13 goals despite Al their performances on the RESULTS & SATURDAY SCHEDULE Sadd’s failure to make it to the pitch,” said Solskjaer. “Paul has Medium Tour | Accumulator with Joker, Art. 269 | 57.28secs. final. done it himself. It’s up to them 120/130 | Prize-Money: QR20,000, 3. Team Al Salam; Prize: QR4,000 “The new contract with Al when they get a chance. That’s 1. Hussain Saeed Haidan. Horse: Belucci Van ‘T Mubarak Yousuf al Rumaihi (Vivaldi K); 65; 49.61secs; Sadd makes me feel proud and the name of the game, you’ve Vleminkhof. Time: 46.33 secs. Prize: QR5,000; Mohammed al Ghazali (Alegro 84); 65; 60.72secs. 2. Khalid Hamad al Attiya (Viking D); 46.48 secs; Small Tour | Table A, One round against the clock happy,” Bounedjah said. got to do it yourself.” QR4,000; 3. Saeed Nasser al Qadi (Daydreamer EC); with jump off | 100/115 | Prize-Money: QR10,000 “I am excited and pleased Solskjaer said he can advise 47.30 secs; QR3,000. 1. Mohamed al Ghazali. Horse: Michael Jackson. Time: to have signed this contract the players but ultimately it is Medium Tour for Teams | Accumulator with Joker, Art. 29.85 secs. Prize: QR2,500; 2. Mohamed Saeed with the team, which makes me down to them to change their 269 | 120/130 | Prize-Money QR20,000 Haidan (Ziezo); 30.56secs; QR2,000; 3. Faris Saad al 1. Team Power Steel; Prize: QR10,000 Qahtani (News Boy); 30.78secs; QR1,500. more committed to this great attitude. Khalid Mohammed al Emadi (Fiji) Pts: 65; Time: SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE club. “I gave some guidelines of 49.36secs; Mohammad Hazim Abara (Ambre de 9am: Future riders class (for under-12) Optimum “I want to thank everyone in Baghdad Bounedjah with an Al Sadd official pose for photos after the Algerian striker extended his deal course, on expression, freedom Beufour Bara); 65; 52.11secs; Abdulrahman Adel Time 70/85cm; 10:30am: Beginner Riders: Table A, the club from the administra- with the QSL side on Friday. Bounedjah leads the League’s top scorers’ log with a record 29 goals. of expression, but that’s how Nassar (Dubaii); 65; 58.31secs One round against the clock 85/100cm; 3pm: Open 2. Team Porsche; Prize; QR6,000 Class: Table A, One round against the clock tion, the players and the coach, I’ve always been as a manager. Hussain Saeed Haidan (Belucci Van ‘T Vleminkhof); 65; 115/125cm. Prize-money: QR15,000; 5:30pm: Big as well as the fans who make everyone to offer my best in the ships and titles,” he added. ES Sahel where he won the CAF You can’t tell the players what 46.33secs; Cyrine Cherif (Gerlin VD Waterkant); 65; Tour: Table A, One round against the clock me feel loved. I am happy with upcoming games, and our goal The Algerian star joined the Confederation Cup and tourna- to do in this position,” said the 55.97secs; Sheikha Fatima Jabor al Thani (Eddie); 65; 130/145cm. (6-12 years); QR35,000. the club project and I promise will be to win more champion- Wolves in 2015 from Tunisia’s ment top scorer in 2015. 45-year-old Norwegian. Gattuso and Higuain to remain at AC Milan Murray happy with decision not to quit tennis AFP offer for him. No-one has asked the club amid reports he wants AFP myself the best possible shot to MILAN us about him and he hasn’t to join former manager Maur- BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA get back to a level I was happy asked to leave,” Leonardo said. izio Sarri in the Premier League. with. I am able to compete at a COACH Gennaro Gattuso and The seven-time European The 31-year-old joined AC FORMER world number one high level, but I have to back it striker Gonzalo Higuain are set champions have dropped out of Milan on a season-long loan Andy Murray says he has no up a few days in a row. That’s the to remain at AC Milan, the club’s the Champions League places from Juventus in July following regrets about not walking away challenge,” he said. sporting director Leonardo said – three points behind fourth- the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo from tennis despite missing 11 Murray, a five-time Austral- on Friday. placed Lazio – with no goals in Turin but has scored just five months with a hip injury. ian Open runner-up, added to Speculation has been scored in their last four games. goals in 14 games. The three-time Grand Slam British media late on Thursday mounting that former Milan “We’re trying to fix the situ- “He’s a Juventus player, we champion was speaking ahead that “I still have some pain in midfielder Gattuso will be axed if ation, we’re in the running for have an option at the end of the of his return to the sport at the my hip”, but said that “I’m in he does not deliver a win against our objective, to finish in the top year. There’s nothing else to say. season-opening Brisbane Inter- a better place than I was a few lowly SPAL on Saturday. four,” said Brazilian Leonardo. He needs to assume his respon- national, which gets underway months ago”. “There is no plan to change “The owners know the situ- sibility and do it on the pitch. at the Queensland Tennis Cen- Andy Murray (right) speaks with his coach Jamie Delgado during a “There are still things that Gattuso, and Milan have not ation, and we need everyone to “Our relationship with him tre on Monday. Murray, who practice session at Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane on Friday. (EPA-EFE) I want to achieve,” he said. contacted anyone else,” said cooperate and unite. is very direct, he has an impor- won the Brisbane title in 2012 “Whether I am capable of that I Leonardo. “We need a bit of under- tant role for us and he knows and 2013, enters the tourna- of the Australian Open with a practising with Grigor Dimitrov. don’t really know. Forward Higuain has been standing to fix this situation, that. He has a leadership role, ment with a ranking of 256. hip injury. He had surgery soon “If I decided to stop six “I would love to win the linked with a move to Chelsea we’re not going to buy 10 players because he’s won so much. The 31-year-old Scot had after, which kept him out of the months ago, having not played French Open but because I to supplement off-form Alvaro and suddenly fix everything.” “Then at the end of the intended to play in Brisbane at game for much of the year. or gotten back to a level where have been so close so many Morata and Olivier Giroud at Leonardo – a former AC year we will see, being in the the beginning of 2018, but was “You want to go out on your I can compete again, I would times that (Australian Open) is Stamford Bridge. Milan player and coach – said Champions League or not for us forced to withdraw on the eve own terms,” he said when asked have looked back and regretted the one I would pick to win if I “Chelsea? There’s been no Higuain has not asked to leave changes life.” of the tournament and pull out about a possible retirement after that. I owed it to myself to give could,” he added. 14 Saturday, December 29, 2018 FEATURES

You’re never too old to learn from the experience of others. Loneliness For instance, master athletes in their 60s, 70s, and even 80s might compete at a higher level than you, but they still strikes most face the same age-related challenges. Americans BRADLEY J. FIKES TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

HE pang of loneliness is far higher than even the gloomi- est of previous estimates, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, San Diego. T Three-fourths of Americans experience moderate to high levels of loneliness, said the study, published this week in International Psychogeriatrics. Previous studies found loneliness rates of 17 percent to 57 percent. Men and women were equally affected. While the numbers show a larger percentage of the population experiences loneliness, the study is also the first to provide clues as to how people might be able to master loneliness, by developing a better understanding of others, and of themselves. Loneliness is distress caused by a lack of satisfactory re- lationships, not being alone, said study leader Dilip Jeste. A hermit may not feel lonely. Conversely, you can be lonely even when surrounded by people. HARVARD MEN’S HEALTH WATCH fitness can complement your daily needs. For which weakened him so much he couldn’t do Nothing beats the holidays for evoking that alone-in-a- TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE instance, if you struggle with back pain, devote his longer cycling workouts. crowd feeling, Jeste said. The happy-looking faces, music, time to stability ball crunches that can build So, he focused on what he could do. “I colors, parties and celebrations deepen the glass-bubble iso- HESE master-level athletes can teach you your core while supporting your back. could only do about 60 to 75 minutes per day lation from the joy others are having. how to stay fit and healthy. on an elliptical trainer, so that’s what I did,” “You may be going through the motions, but you really You’re never too old to learn from the says Wakefield. “This kept up my mental and don’t feel connected to any of them,” Jeste said. “You don’t experience of others. For instance, master physical health until my therapy was finished.” feel you are a part of a group of friends, and not feeling close Tathletes in their 60s, 70s, and even 80s Visualize your return. When Bonilla was to anyone.” might compete at a higher level than you, but sidelined for two months after prostate Loneliness also follows people throughout their lives, they still face the same age-related chal- surgery, he spent that time planning lenges. his return to fitness. “I devised a “You can gain much wisdom from strategy where I began small, like these individuals, such as how to ex- with simple body weight exer- ercise smarter, how to overcome cises, and gradually worked my obstacles, and how to stay moti- way back to lifting as before,” vated,” says Dr. Adam Tenforde, he says. “But I always visu- assistant professor of physical alized my return to tip-top medicine and rehabilitation fitness. By keeping that at Harvard-affiliated Spauld- Lessons image at the forefront, I ing Rehabilitation Hospital. was able to stay focused “They have developed strate- on moving ahead instead gies that can be adopted by of dwelling on the past.” the average person to help maintain health and reach from the STAYING MOTIVATED specific goals.” Everyone goes Here is some advice from through bouts of low mo- three elite older athletes to tivation and lazy days. the study found. Rates are P help you stay healthy and ac- The best way to maintain especially high for people in tive. momentum is to have vari- their late 20s, mid-50s and The pain is more ous support plans in place. late 80s. than psychological. SMARTER WORKOUTS For example: The pain is more than How you work out can affect MASTERS Get a little sweaty. One psychological. Loneliness Loneliness is associ- your ability to stay committed and way to jump-start your enthu- is associated with physical ensure you maximize your efforts. siasm is to ease into your work- illness. A study released in ated with physical Do more in less time. Jacinto out. “Taking small steps can get 2017 by insurance giant Cig- illness. A study re- Bonilla, 79, is the oldest person to ever your body and mind warmed up to na found that loneliness is compete in the national CrossFit Games. exercise,” says Bonilla. as harmful to one’s health as leased in 2017 by in- CrossFit is a high-intensity program in which For instance, he puts on some ener- smoking 15 cigarettes a day. surance giant Cigna workouts consist of a rotation of exer- gizing Latin jazz music and does a minute The good news is that the cises over a set period. For instance, of jumping rope or a few hundred yards on a UCSD study found an anti- found that loneliness you might do five pull-ups, 10 rowing machine. Self takes a similar approach dote to loneliness: wisdom. push-ups, and 15 squats, and and gradually warms up for two minutes on a Wisdom is a personal- is as harmful to one’s repeat the sequence for 20 “PICK SIX” NUTRITION stationary bike and then goes fast for a minute. ity trait similar to resilience health as smoking minutes. Deciding what to eat “Once you break a small sweat, that often can or optimism, Jeste said. It What Bonilla likes is always a challenge, es- be enough to push you to keep going,” he says. allows you to roll with life’s 15 cigarettes a day. about his chosen endeavor pecially when you try to Keep your fitness in sight. A constant visual punches, learn from your is that it keeps him mov- eat healthy. Kiteboard- reminder is a great way to keep your intentions mistakes and develop empa- ing during each exercise er Louis Self suggests front and center. Wakefield always has his bi- thy for others. session. “I can do a lot taking out the guess- cycle parked in his den where he can see it. “Wisdom and loneliness more in a short amount work. He eats six staple You can take a similar approach. For instance, don’t seem to coexist,” Jeste of time,” he says. This also healthy meals that he ro- always keep your gym bag packed and near said. Health ensures he gets a complete, tates over two days. They the door, or store your weights in places you The study examined 340 full-body workout. cover everything he needs pass by every day, like outside the bathroom or adults between the ages of You can duplicate the Cross- in terms of protein, carbs, kitchen. This also helps to make fitness more 27 and 101 living in San Diego Fit approach during your workout and fat. “This way I don’t have to engaged in your daily life. County. These adults had taken part in one of three earlier by going from one exercise straight to think about what to get at the grocery Have a backup plan. Keep a backup plan studies on aging and mental health. the next, and focusing on a different body part store. I know how to make them, and can often in place for those times when life interrupts Jeste said the results are likely to apply to the entire U.S. with each. “For instance, after doing a set of prepare them ahead of time,” he says. And by your scheduled workout. Wakefield heads to a population, with a few limitations. Study participants were biceps curls, go straight into a set of leg exten- mixing and matching, he can make spinning class when a bike ride is rained out, mainly Caucasian. Hispanics and African-Americans were sions,” says Bonilla. “This way, your arms can his meals less mundane. Ex- and Self has a room set up with a Harbinger underrepresented, especially the latter. rest while you work your legs. By going back periment until you find Balance Trainer, workout bench, free The study excluded those with dementia, those in nurs- and forth like this, you can hit all the major your own six. You can weights, and a NordicFlex ready to ing homes or needing living assistance. muscle groups and not lose time standing find suggestions in the use on days when he needs to “The people that we studied were not in a group at high around.” Harvard Special Health stay in. risk for loneliness,” Jeste said. “These are not people with Add everyday ex- Report Healthy Eating: A Get an exercise bud- depression or some mental illness or even cancer and heart ercises. Elite-level guide to the new nutrition dy. Wakefield cycles disease.” athletes focus their at www.health.har- with his local cycling The three peak periods of loneliness found in the study workouts to succeed vard.edu/he. club. Not only did are all understandable because of what people go through at in their particular Lifestyle he meet people his those stages of life, Jeste said. sport or activity, but OVERCOMING own age and with the In one’s late 20s, choices are commonly made about they also try to in- SETBACKS same interests, but jobs, choosing a life partner and where to settle down, he clude exercises that Whether it’s the bonding helped said. provide overall health benefits. Louis Self, 77, an injury, sickness, him stay committed. “And at that stage you also feel that you are not doing as took up kiteboarding at age 58. The extreme or another health is- “I was always on well as your peers,” Jeste said. “Say you’ll compare yourself sport combines the skills of surfing, snow- sue, there will always be times the hook to show up with some people who are doing better, they may have more boarding, and sailing by using a wind-powered when you have to put your fitness on for a scheduled ride, so money or they look happier, whatever. So that becomes a kite to propel you across the water. the shelf for a while. So how do you it was harder to make period of high stress.” Besides balance and core strength, kite- bounce back? excuses,” he says. Your The mid-50s represents midlife crisis. boarding requires significant grip strength, Change your focus. Chuck local YMCA or com- “That’s the period of menopause in women and andro- which he maintains with a grip stick. Here, a Wakefield, 72, is a longtime munity center may pause in men. But it’s also a time when people first start get- weight is tied to a wooden handle with rope. cyclist who recently cycled offer fitness or walk- ting some physical disability or illness, for example, arthritis Using both hands, you twist the handle to across the country. When he ing clubs, and local or back pain. Blood pressure may start going up, diabetes move the weight up and down. was diagnosed with multi- running stores of- may be diagnosed. So that’s the time where people become “It’s a great exercise for strengthening my ple myeloma, a cancer of ten organize group aware of their mortality.” hands, which I need for kiteboarding but also plasma cells found in bone events and train- And in the late 80s, the awareness of illness and mortal- for doing daily tasks like opening jars and lift- marrow, he spent eight ing programs. ity becomes pervasive. ing objects,” says Self. Think about how your months on medications, “For people who are lucky to have survived to 80, the risk of dementia is highest,” Jeste said. “And most people would have physical illnesses. And serious pain is a problem. They may have no family, no other friends left. So it’s clearly a period of considerable stress, depression and loneliness.” The loneliness assessment featured questions about par- ticipants’ feelings and relationships. This method is more accurate than just directly asking people if they feel lonely, Jeste said. “We found that if we asked people if they feel lonely, few- er than 10 percent say they are lonely, and it is much more common than that,” Jeste said. Even so, Jeste said he and colleagues were surprised at the frequency of loneliness. Wisdom was assessed with an exam recently developed at UC San Diego called the San Diego Wisdom Score. It de- fined wisdom as having six components: control over emo- tions; compassion; self-reflection; acceptance of uncertainty and diversity of views; decisiveness; and spirituality. Saturday, December 29, 2018 15 KIDS CORNER Here’s what to buy with your holiday bucks

GIESON CACHO by gesturing a throw. If they want to highest-quality virtual reality experi- TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE power up a Pokemon, they can store it ence should check out the Oculus Rift, in the ball and take it for a walk. It even which has been slowly separating itself HRISTMAS is over and a wind- comes with a Mew that can be trans- from its main PC rival the HTC Vive. fall landed in the laps of play- ferred over to the Nintendo Switch The platform has slowly assembled ers. With money burning a game. a strong library exclusives including hole in your pocket, you may On the “Pokemon Go” side, play- “Marvel Powers United VR” and “Robo Cbe wondering what you should ers can use it to automatically spin Recall.” spend your money on. There are so Pokestops and catch pocket monsters. The future for the Rift looks rosy many options that it can be over- It allows players to play the mobile with titles such as “Lone Echo 2,” whelming. game while keeping their phones in “Stormland” and “Vacation Simula- If you’re looking for products to their pocket. That’s more conveni- tor” on the way. With the Oculus Quest improve your playing experience, ent during the winter when staying promising untethered movement in look no further than this list. Here are warm is just as important as hunting the future, the platform could be see- items that could take your gaming to Pokemon. The Poke Ball Plus sells for ing more projects on the horizon. For the next level: $49.99. those who can’t wait and want to jump Razer Blade 15 _ For half of the Logitech G560 _ Better known for into VR, the Oculus Rift looks like a year, I was looking for a new laptop its mice, keyboards and headsets, Log- good prospect. The device is on sale that could handle two things: video itech returned to the gaming speaker for $349. editing and virtual reality. It had to be market with this device for PCs. The “Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 3 Vehi- portable because I work on the road three-piece setup features left and cle Kit” _ The Japanese game devel- sometimes, and it had to be powerful right speakers paired with a subwoof- oper made magic out of cardboard enough to run the most demanding er that delivers strong bass. The sound this year, by turning the everyday ob- games. quality makes games pop, adds a feel- ject into controllers for a special set of I picked this laptop because of the ing of presence to the experience. games. The “Toy-Con 3,” which is a form factor and build quality. I was That in itself would make for a vehicle set, is the most polished of the not disappointed. The Razer Blade 15 solid device, but Logitech is selling the series. can handle any video I can throw at it. G560 for $199. The main draw for the The idea behind the games is that It managed to encode 90 minutes of speakers is the Lightsync technology players build the cardboard control- Warriors championship parade video built into the left and right speakers. lers they use for the games. With the in 20 minutes. On the other side of The four built-in LEDs react to what’s “Vehicle Kit,” they craft a wheel for the spectrum, it runs VR games like a going on the screen or they can change a car, a helm for a submarine and a dream. Starting at $1,599, the laptop with the beat of the music. The lights joystick for a plane. The process helps is expensive compared to its rivals but help extend the playscape or they can them understand the construction of not many can match its combination be programmed to light up to certain the device and fosters a do-it-yourself of sleekness and power. in-game events. ethos. They then use those devices to Poke Ball Plus _ This device plays Keep in mind though, these are explore an island full of varied terrain double duty as both a controller for the desktop speakers and they don’t do and missions to complete. The game- “Pokemon: Let’s Go” games and a pe- as well as a sound setup for the living play itself is fun and offers a deep ripheral for “Pokemon Go.” Players can room. sense of immersion. The “Nintendo catch the virtual creatures in “Let’s Go” Oculus Rift _ Those looking for the Toy-Con 3: Vehicle Kit” costs $69.99.

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Do you have a poem, short story, painting or a kid’s birthday that you want to share? If YES, we would like to hear from you. And don’t forget to mention your name, your school and class and include a passport size photograph of yours, along with your contact number. Email to us at [email protected] 16 Saturday, December 29, 2018 The Last Word Ashghal working on 70 local roads, infra projects Beating the unjust blockade of Qatar, the Public Works Authority continues its integrated infrastructure projects across the country

QNA trian and Muaither intersec- reej Kulaib intersections. It five contracts for land plots and serves 380 land plots. It As part of the develop- cost of QR730 million. The DOHA tions as part of Al Forouseya also opened the Al Mahad- in a number of areas such also serves four schools, two ment of the E and F Ring construction of the Wakra Street renovation project. It heed Street in Al Mamoura. as Al Kharatiyat, Lubain, mosques, and two malls. roads, the authority opened Main Road project has also THE Public Works Authority also opened a number of pro- Ashghal started this year Muaither and West Muaither The year 2018 also saw the entrance from F Ring commenced with a length of (Ashghal) is currently work- jects in preparation for the with the implementation of many new highway projects. Road to H Ring Road in both 9km at a total cost of about ing on about 70 different lo- academic year 2018/2019. Ring Road A development Ashghal finished 100km of directions. It also opened a QR600 million. cal roads and infrastructure Ashghal continues its in- project, which aims to en- highways, bringing the total 3km service lane on F Ring Work on 85km of sewage projects. tegrated infrastructure pro- hance the capacity of the to more than 500km. It also Road. networks has also been com- As part of its area infra- jects across Qatar despite the road. The aim is to expand opened 10 new intersections Ashghal also completed pleted. structure programme, the unjust siege imposed on the the road and some of the bringing the total number of 6km of service roads along Ashghal implemented 34 authority is implementing a country by some of its neigh- roads that cut across it as intersections to 88. the Industrial Area road. projects between 2012 and surface water network in Al bouring countries. well. Furthermore, the au- Meanwhile, work is un- 2018 and is currently work- Sailiya and Al Ham Street, Ashghal developed main The authority also started thority finished 240km of der way to open a tunnel ing on another 15 projects a sewage network in Al and internal roads with a to- work on turning the Pass- footbridges and crossings. linking those arriving from worth about QR8.5 billion. Kharatiyat and another one tal length of around 175km, ports Roundabout into a Renovations to more than Doha to Barwa. The author- Treatment plants with in Al Khesa. These works are established sewage network traffic light, in addition to one million metres have also ity also opened a new bridge a capacity of 938,500 cubic in addition to the authority’s of around 90km and a net- developing the service lane been completed. linking Al Gharafa to the meters of sewage water have projects in industrial and lo- work of drainage of surface of February 22 Road. Ashghal opened three north of Madinat Khalifa. been established. gistical areas. water and groundwater of As part of Ashghal’s com- main bridges on Al Khor Ashghal has also imple- As for buildings, Ashghal The authority recently 330km. More than 5,600 mitment to implementing its among others. The five pro- highway, while 6km of Khal- mented the East Industrial established four new health completed work on turning lighting poles and 14,000 road and infrastructure de- jects will serve 5,192 land ifa Avenue was completed, Road development project centres in Muaither, Al Wa- the Golf Club Roundabout parking spaces were also in- velopment plan for 10,400 plots. including the Bani Hajer In- between the intersection of jba, Al Waab, and Qatar Uni- into a traffic signal and has stalled. residential plots for citizens Ashghal also completed a tersection. This intersection 33 East Road and Indus- versity. It is also working on also opened a footbridge on Part of the road improve- in different regions of the major infrastructure project, eases traffic flow between trial Area Road. The project developing the Corniche, Al the E Ring road, in addition ment projects saw Ashghal country between 2017 and the Bani Hajer Project, which Doha, Dukhan, Bani Hajer will be completed in the first Khor and Al Shamal, in ad- to inaugurating the Eques- opening the Shura and Fa- 2021, the authority signed covers 1.070 million metres and Al Rayyan. quarter of 2020, at a total dition to the Al Wakra beach. Cultural Forum team wins big Dreama pavilion at Darb Al Saai at National Day competition instils Qatari values into children TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK our wise leadership.” DOHA Dreama participated this year, along with community THE Orphan Care Center ‘Drea- centres working under the um- ma’ participated in the Qatar brella of Qatar Social Work, National Day celebrations with with an awareness booth that an awareness booth at Qatar shed lights on the centre and the Social Work tent at Darb Al Saai. services it offers. The awareness Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser booth also included a compe- al Misnad, executive director of tition corner and a children’s Dreama, said: “Dreama Center games area. has always been a participant in Dreama booth also screened these national annual celebra- a documentary on the organisa- tions aiming to instil the identity tion. A puzzle game at the booth and sense of belonging to our allowed visitors to put in order country into Dreama’s children a variety of pictures that show- and encourage their interaction case the objectives of Dreama with other children. The events and rights of the orphans with TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK among expatriate community port of the upcoming World also aim to integrate the chil- respect to education, health, DOHA organisations from India, Ne- Cup 2022, reflections on the dren into the society and ensure security and communications pal and Bangladesh. humanitarian and charity ac- their involvement in the nation- generation who believe in their peace and tranquillity for its with others. The pictures, when THE Cultural Forum Qatar The CF lined up six plots tivities spearheaded by Qatar al events to express their love for country and its great legacy. citizens, residents and visitors. property arranged together, car- (CF), a sociocultural organi- featuring the ongoing devel- across the world, an exhibition their country. Qatar has remained commit- The National Day has become ried messages aiming at raising sation for expatriate Indians opments in Qatar in various of Made-in-Qatar products, “The National Day slogan, ted to the values of justice, a source of inspiration for our awareness of orphans’ issues in Qatar, has won for the sec- fields such as industry, trans- and key accomplishments by ‘Qatar Will Remain Free’, con- dignity and humanity. Qatar people that incarnates the val- such as fostering, social integra- ond consecutive year the first port, infrastructure and agri- the country in a range of fields. firms the commitment of this has been an oasis of security, ues of unity with and loyalty to tion and empowerment. place in the thematic march culture. Several families including past competition held for ex- Two horsemen rode horses women and children carried pat communities as part of the in front of the parade which the Qatari flag and wore the Associated Activities of Qatar also featured a miniature rep- maroon memorabilia, filling National Day celebrations. lica of the Doha Metro and a the air with patriotic fervour. Al Wakra Toastmasters Club marks 100th meeting The event was organised by metro station, hand-crafted in The march past team was the Ministry of Interior (MoI) a marvellous style by a group led by Acting President of CF AL Wakra Toastmasters Club at Asian Town. of 16 volunteers. Suhail Santapuram, Rasheed recently celebrated its 100th More than 500 partici- The parade also featured Ahmed and other officebearers. milestone meeting at Time Rako pants from CF presented a a replica of the new Hamad Sadiq Ali, general secre- Hotel in Al Wakra. spectacular show in the parade Port, theme-based displays tary of CF, received the first District 116 Director that saw tough competition by the participants in sup- prize from MoI officials. Rajeswar Sundaresan, Program Quality Director Raghavan Menon, Division C Director Sudhir Gujar, Area 9 Director Mustafa Ali, Wakra Toastmas- ters Club Founder President Rauf and other dignitaries graced the occasion. In line with the Qatar Na- tional Day celebrations, the theme of the meeting was ‘Qatar and Me’. Toastmasters Club stands for. Wakra Toastmasters has the potential to cater to many Rajeswar, in his speech, said Club President Asfia Salim two very unique features -- a more people in Al Wakra and that Wakra in Arabic means ‘a Wagle, in his address to the circulating library and quarterly Al Wukair. The meeting ended bird’s nest’, and a thriving place members, emphasised on qual- debate sessions. Raghavan said with souvenir presentations and like home, which is what Wakra ity meetings. that Wakra Toastmasters has a grand buffet dinner. (TNN) Fun and frolic for families and children at Souq Waqif

Families continue to throng Souq Waqif in large numbers to enjoy the wide range of activities being held as part of the ongoing Spring Festival. The activities include public performanc- es, games, rides as well as activities related to Qatar’s cultural heritage.

(JALAL PATHIYOOR)