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SUNDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10138 July 3, 2016 Ramadan 28, 1437 AH

GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Anti-Brexit protesters march in London Qatargas in In brief deal for LNG

QATAR | Blaze Car catches fi re deliveries in parking lot Civil Defence personnel doused a fire that broke out in a car in the parking area of a shopping mall in the Ain Khaled area of Doha yesterday, the Ministry to Europe of Interior said in a tweet in the evening. Meanwhile, a report on Qatargas’ liquefied natural gas and indeed the whole world.” the portal Doha News said people delivery will be for a period of On signing the deal, RWEST chief heard a loud explosion-like sound, seven and a half years executive offi cer, Markus Krebber said: probably caused by a malfunction “RWE is a leading global energy com- in the car, which left the vehicle as atargas has signed a “fl exible” pany and among the leading energy well as some of the parking shades sale and purchase agreement traders and gas supply companies in damaged. Q(SPA) with RWE Supply & Europe. Trading (RWEST), under which it will “Our company has a strong com- deliver up to 1.1mn tonnes of liquefi ed mitment in building signifi cant part- AMERICA | Probe A woman with her face painted as a European flag is pictured as thousands of protesters take part in a “March for Europe” natural gas (LNG) a year to the leading nerships with major global energy FBI interviews through the centre of London yesterday to protest against Britain’s vote to leave the EU, which has plunged the government European electricity and gas company. companies and with the Middle East into political turmoil and left the country deeply polarised. The march went past Downing Street -where demonstrators Qatargas’ liquefi ed natural gas de- being one of our key regions for devel- Hillary Clinton shouted “shame on you” aimed at outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron, who called the referendum - before ending livery will be for a period of seven and opment, the partnership with Qatar- The Federal Bureau of up at parliament.“Breverse”, “The Leave Campaign Lied”, “Save our Future” and “Never Gonna Give EU up” were among the a half years, the LNG major said yes- gas is of particular signifi cance for us.” Investigation (FBI) interviewed colourful banners on display, the latter referring to the 1980s hit by pop star Rick Astley. Organisers said more than 40,000 terday. RWEST chief commercial offi cer Democratic US presidential people took part. Musician Bob Geldof urged Remain supporters to “take to the streets”. Page 17 Qatar Petroleum president and Andree Stracke said: “We are pleased candidate Hillary Clinton for three chief executive offi cer and Qatargas to welcome Qatargas as an important and a half hours yesterday as chairman Saad Sherida al-Kaabi said: new partner for RWE and this agree- part of the probe into her use of a “Qatargas is committed to providing ment enhances the diversity of RWE’s private e-mail server while serving reliable, clean energy to consumers European gas portfolio. as secretary of state. The interview all over the world. This new mile- This agreement is the result of sev- at FBI headquarters in Washington stone underscores our commitment to eral years of close co-operation be- followed a week of intense public Germany beat Italy 6-5 in building new partnerships with lead- tween Qatargas and RWEST, which focus on the investigation and on ing global companies. has culminated in a contract which Clinton’s viability as a presidential We hope Qatargas LNG will con- provides fl exibility for both compa- candidate. tribute to enhance Europe’s energy nies.” supplies and energy security.” The LNG will be supplied from Qa- shootout to reach semis On the newly-signed deal, Qatargas targas 3, a joint venture among Qatar QATAR | Diplomacy chief executive offi cer Sheikh Khalid Petroleum, ConocoPhillips and Mitsui Phone talks on DPA fi nished 1-1 following extra time yes- open the scoring in the 65th minute bin Khalifa al-Thani said: “Qatargas & Co Ltd. Bordeaux, France terday to reach the semi-fi nals. when he turned in Jonas Hector’s is delighted to announce a seven and Qatargas-chartered Q-Flex LNG enhancing ties They will now face the winners of cutback after good work from Mario a half year deal with RWEST, a glo- vessels will deliver the LNG to RWEST HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim the other quarter-fi nal between hosts Gomez down the left. bal utility leader. I am particularly in north west Europe. bin Hamad al-Thani has held a ermany defeated old rivals Ita- France and Iceland, who play today. The Italians, however, levelled with pleased to welcome another Euro- RWE is one of Europe’s leading telephone conversation with ly 6-5 in a penalty shootout at Germany midfi elder Mesut Ozil, a 78th minute penalty from Leonardo pean partner to our expanding client electricity and gas companies, serv- Kuwait’s Emir, Sheikh Sabah GEuro 2016 with a winning spot who had experienced a quiet tourna- Bonucci after Jerome Boateng handled portfolio, thereby reinforcing Qatar- ing more than 16mn electricity and al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah, on kick from Jonas Hector after the game ment so far, was in the right place to the ball. gas’ position as the leading supplier 7mn gas customers. Page 26 and bilateral relations and ways to Germany, who had not conceded of safe and reliable LNG to Europe, Business Page 1 develop them in addition to a goal in their previous four tourna- regional developments. ment matches here, took their time to get going against a well-oiled de- fence with Thomas Mueller having RAMADAN THOUGHT their best chance before Ozil broke O Mankind, indeed We have the deadlock after more than an hour. created you from male and Bonucci gave Germany goalkeeper female and made you peoples Manuel Neuer no chance 13 minutes and tribes that you may know one later with a well-placed penalty as Italy, another. Indeed, the most noble who eliminated holders Spain in the last of you in the sight of Allah is the 16, refused to buckle and sent the game most righteous (Qur’an 49:13) into extra-time and a penalty shootout. Meanwhile, Captain Aron Gun- Prayer times narsson has said Iceland will take Fajr....3.18 Zuhr....11.38 Asr....3.01 inspiration from fellow underdogs Maghrib.....6.31 Isha.....8.01 Wales when they take on hosts France in the quarter-fi nals today - and the Fasting times Germany’s defender Jonas Hector celebrates after scoring a goal during a tiny country even believe they can Iftar today ...... 6.31pm spot-kick in a penalty shoot-out to clinch the match for Germany in the Euro win Euro 2016 outright. Sport Pages Suhoor tomorrow ...... 3.19am 2016 quarter-final football match at the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux 1, 2, 3, 4 yesterday. Qatargas-chartered Q-Flex vessel Al Hamla. Militants kill 20 in Dhaka restaurant before commandos end siege

Reuters Abinta Kabir, from Miami, was an Six gunmen were killed during the Dhaka undergraduate at Emory’s Oxford Col- police operation and one was captured, lege, and Faraaz Hossain, who was from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in a Dhaka, was a graduate student at the TV broadcast after more than 100 com- ilitants killed 20 people, in- university’s Goizueta Business School, mandos concluded their operation to cluding at least nine Italians, Emory said. clear the cafe. Mseven Japanese and an Ameri- The US State Department confi rmed Two police were killed in the initial can, inside an upmarket restaurant in one of those killed was a US citizen but assault. Bangladesh’s capital, before security did not identify the person. “It was an extremely heinous act. What forces stormed the building and ended a The department said in a statement kind of Muslims are these people? They 12-hour standoff yesterday. it was in close contact with the Bang- don’t have any religion,” Hasina said. Islamic State (IS) said it was respon- ladesh government and had off ered to Declaring two days of national sible for one of the most brazen attacks help with the investigation. mourning, she said the country would in the South Asian nation’s history, but Thirteen hostages were rescued, stand up and fi ght the “terror threat” that claim has yet to be confi rmed. including one Japanese and two Sri that has mushroomed in its backyard. It marks a major escalation in a cam- Lankans, the army said. Page 25 paign by militants over the past 18 months that had targeted mostly indi- Qatar condemns terrorist attack viduals advocating a secular or liberal lifestyle in majority-Muslim Bangla- Bangladeshi military commandos walking away from an upscale restaurant after a bloody siege ended in Dhaka yesterday. Qatar has condemned the terrorist attack It conveyed Qatar’s condolences to the desh with 160mn people. in Dhaka. The Ministry of Foreign Aff airs government and people of Bangladesh The gunmen, who stormed the busy them as long as their aircraft are killing outside the cafe while the gunmen were hide Suga said seven of its citizens had issued a statement, expressing “Qatar’s and wished the injured a speedy recovery. restaurant in Dhaka’s diplomatic area Muslims,” Islamic State said in a state- inside, said Agnese Barolo, a friend who been confi rmed dead in the attack, while condemnation of the criminal act which Qatar called on the international commu- late on Friday night, ordered all Bang- ment, also posting pictures of fi ve fi ght- lives in Dhaka and spoke to him. one Indian, a 19-year-old female stu- contradicted all human and ethical nity to work harder together to combat ladeshis to stand up before they began ers it said were involved in the attack. Nine Italians were killed in the attack, dent, was killed in the assault, India’s values”. The statement reiterated “Qatar’s violence and terrorism. killing foreigners, a source briefed on the Among the dead was the wife of an the country’s foreign minister said, and foreign minister said on Twitter. firm stance which rejects violence and The Organisation of Islamic Co-operation police investigation said. Italian businessman killed by a machete. authorities were trying to confi rm the Emory University in Atlanta said in a terrorism in all its forms and manifesta- (OIC) has also strongly condemned the “Let the people of the crusader coun- She was found by her husband after fate of another person missing. statement that two of its students were tions, whatever its motives and causes”. terrorist attack in Dhaka. tries know that there is no safety for he spent all night hiding behind a tree Japan’s chief cabinet secretary Yoshi- among hostages who were killed. Gulf Times 2 Sunday, July 3, 2016 QATAR

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With summer moving towards its scorching peak, dates have begun to ripen across Qatar and the region. A group of children try to sample dates from a ripening bunch in Doha yesterday. PICTURE: Jayan Orma HMC hospitals announce schedule for Eid holidays

amad Medical Cor- July 3 and 4 and July 10 to 12 the break. OPD clinics and Urgent Care Unit will oper- poration (HMC) will take place as scheduled. pharmacy will be closed ate 24/7 and will continue to Hhas announced the The hospital’s pharmacy from July 5 to 7 and reopen provide assistance and as- operating hours of its hos- will operate as usual 24 on July 10. sessment to patients during pitals during the Eid al-Fitr hours a day throughout the The Cuban Hospital OPD the holidays. holidays. holidays. clinics and pharmacy will Heart Hospital clinics All emergency services Al Khor Hospital OPD be closed from July 5 to 7 will be closed from July 5 to across HMC’s network of clinics and pharmacy will be and reopen on July10. The 7 and reopen on July 10 with hospitals will continue to closed from July 5 to 7 July Emergency Department in- a limited schedule. Patients operate as usual, 24 hours a and will reopen on July 10. cluding the pharmacy will booked for some clinics will day, seven days a week. The Accident and Emergen- remain open 24/7 and its be contacted individually All Outpatient Depart- cy Department Pharmacy service will include dis- to confi rm their appoint- ment (OPD) clinics will be will be open 24 hours a day. pensing urgent prescription ments. closed from July 5 to 7 and All urgent cases, including refi lls. Rumailah Hospital OPD will reopen on July 10 after medications refi ll, during National Centre for Can- clinics will be closed from the weekend. this period should proceed cer Care and Research Clin- July 3 to 10 and will reopen At Hamad General Hos- directly to the emergency ics will be closed from July 5 on July 11.Mental Health pital, all OPD clinics and units. to 7 and reopen on July 10. Services clinics will be pharmacy will be closed Al Wakra Hospital Emer- From July 10 to 12, evening closed from July 5 to 7 and from July 5 to 7. gency Department includ- clinics will be cancelled and will reopen on July 10. Women’s Hospital OPD ing the Adult See and Treat all clinics are moved to the The Hamad Customer clinics and pharmacy will Unit, Paediatric Emergency morning session. The Day Service Centre (Nesma’ak) be closed from July 5 to 7. as well as emergency and Care Unit will be closed on will be closed from July 5 to However, high risk clinic inpatient pharmacies will July 5 and 6 but radiothera- 7 and will reopen on July 9 appointments scheduled for remain open throughout py will operate as usual.The from 10am to 6pm.

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Emir sends condolences Qatar’s role in Djibouti to Saudi king PoWs’ release hailed

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, The UN Human Rights Council welcomed the HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad mediation of the State of Qatar in securing QNL adds over 14,000 new al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Minister the release of Djiboutian prisoners of war of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa (PoWs) detained in Eritrea in March. al-Thani have sent cables to the Custodian of the This came in the Council’ss resolution on Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz human rights Status in Eritrea, which was al-Saud of Saudi Arabia condoling the death of adopted at the end of the UNCHR’s 32nd Arabic titles to online collection Prince Badr bin Mohamed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. regular session.

atar National Library tions, QNL is enhancing its (QNL) a member of ability to provide signifi cant QQatar Foundation resources to students, re- for Education, Science and searchers and the commu- Community Development, nity across Qatar. QNL con- has signed an agreement tinues to conduct activities with Al Manhal online da- which spread knowledge tabase, adding more than and promote a culture of 14,000 new titles to QNL’s reading among all residents vast online resources. of Qatar, which is one of its The new electronic col- main responsibilities.” lection will off er the people Mohamad al-Baghdadi, of Qatar access to high- CEO of Al Manhal, said: “Al quality Arabic reference Manhal understands QNL’s vi- material on an unprec- sion of supporting Qatar in its edented level, including journey from a carbon-based information on topics such economy to a knowledge- as business and economics, based economy through digital educational science, Islamic education and research. With Studies, social sciences, this agreement, students, re- language and literature, law, searchers and the academic political science and inter- and professional community national relations, history, across the country will have geography and biography, unlimited access to Al Man- contemporary references, hal’s multi-disciplinary da- heritage, media and com- tabases of tens of thousands munication, arts and sci- of full-text searchable Arabic ences, and school materials e-Books, e-Journals, Theses, for students aged 6-12. reports and heritage titles.” Al Manhal is a leading pro- QNL is currently off ering vider of full-text searchable free online access to a vast databases, e-Books, e-Jour- collection of online resourc- nals, e-Theses, strategic re- es including the latest best- ports and conference proceed- sellers, classical works, con- ings from the Arab world. certs, top academic journals Saadi al-Said, direc- and documentaries. Anyone tor, Administration and who lives in Qatar and has a Planning at QNL, said: valid Qatari ID or residence “Through agreements with permit is eligible for free li- leading educational institu- brary registration.

A view of Qatar National Library. Gulf Times Sunday, July 3, 2016 5 QATAR Qatari students’ project on oil reservoirs wins top prize

team of Qatari high- school students who Adesigned an innova- tion to be employed in ex- tracting oil from reservoirs took the top prize in the sec- ond annual Summer Engi- neering Academy (SEA). SEA is a 10-day science, technology, engineer- ing and math enrichment programme organised and hosted by Texas A&M Uni- versity at Qatar (Tamuq) and Maersk Oil Qatar. The winning team was composed of six students: Fajer Almarzooqi, Fatma al- Abdulghani, Fay al-Sulaiti, Moza al-Kuwari, Saoud al- Abdulla and Muneera al- Sulaiti. The Summer Engineering Academy is part of the Dhia: Students met with and interviewed retired Nasa astronaut Duane “Digger” Carey. Engineering Leaders part- nership between Tamuq and ing the academy and work- Maersk Oil Qatar. ing with the Mechanical During the programme, Engineering faculty helped 24 academically outstand- identify all the requirements ing grade 11 Qatari students and needs to become a suc- who were named Qatar cessful engineer. National Vision Scholars Dr Nayef Alyafei, a gradu- worked with Texas A&M ate of Tamuq who is the fi rst faculty members on real- Qatari faculty member of life, relevant, hands-on re- the branch campus, men- search projects related to tored a Summer Engineer- Qatar’s research challenges ing Academy team this year. in autonomous vehicles, pe- He said he is proud of the troleum production, water students he mentored dur- desalination and wireless ing the academy. energy. SEA ran concurrently The programme intro- with the Future Engineers Students engaged in an activity. duced students to advanced Programme in which more topics in engineering and than 30 Qatari students The balloon took measure- dents met and interviewed science while teaching im- rising into grades 10 and 11 ments, photographs and retired Nasa astronaut Du- portant problem-solving worked on projects related observations as it rose into ane “Digger” Carey about skills. The students also to space, including the de- the outer atmosphere. The his experiences in space and learned how to commu- sign of a near-space weath- project teaches students the kind of tasks an astro- nicate technical ideas and er balloon that the students about data relationships naut might perform in zero put these lessons to the test launched from the Texas while demonstrating that gravity. when they presented their A&M Engineering Building. scientifi c inquiry can be fun. Carey spoke to the stu- individual projects and re- Students learned about The Future Engineers also dents about his humble search fi ndings to the fac- atmospheric sciences from designed tools that an astro- beginnings and the value ulty members. the Meteorology Depart- naut might use in space, and of his engineering educa- Hassan Zaki Abdulaziz, a ment at the Civil Aviation the tools were 3-D printed tion, and encouraged the Summer Engineering Acad- Authority, which co-ordi- in Texas A&M’s facilities. In students to never give up emy participant, said join- nated the balloon’s launch. designing the tools, the stu- on their goals.

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Strong winds, poor visibility Exhibition on forecast today Strong winds are expected across the country today along with poor visibility in some areas due Muhammad Ali to dusty conditions, the Qatar Met department has said. Off shore areas, too, are likely to see strong winds along with high to open at MIA seas, according to the weather report. The wind speed may go up to 35 reparations are under- ney to the 1960 Rome Olympics; knots in some inshore areas at way to hold an exhibition his world title winning bout times before decreasing by night. Pdedicated to boxing legend against Sonny Liston in 1964 In off shore, it is likely to reach 25 Muhammad Ali which will open and his fi nal world title win- knots and reduce by evening. this Eid al-Fitr at the Museum of ning fi ght against Leon Spinks Visibility, meanwhile, may drop Islamic Art (MIA). in New Orleans in 1978. to 2km or less in some places at To be held in MIA’s fourth The exhibition has been or- times. fl oor eastern gallery, the tem- ganised under the patronage of The forecast for inshore areas porary exhibition ‘Mohamed Qatar Museums chairperson HE today also says it will be hot Ali: Tribute to a Legend’, will Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad during the day with some clouds. present a unique collection of bin Khalifa al-Thani and curated Slight to blowing dust is expected artefacts from his career (1942- by Qatar Museums’ 3-2-1 Olym- at times. 2016), including pictures from pic and Sports Museum, which Slightly dusty conditions have Ali’s outdoor exhibition bout at will open in a permanent home been forecast in off shore areas, the Doha Stadium in 1971 and as part of the redeveloped Kha- where the sea level may rise to memorabilia spanning his jour- lifa International Stadium. 7ft. Yesterday, the highest temperature recorded in the country was 44C in the Doha airport area, Wakrah, Messaied and Turayna, followed by 43C in the Qatar University area and Al Rayyan, among other places. A maximum temperature of 45C has been forecast in Doha, Wakrah and Messaied today, while the mercury level is A boxing glove used by Muhammad Ali. An exhibit being prepared. expected to touch 43C in Al Khor.

Jet Airways off ers special Eid fares

ndian carrier Jet Airways has an- travel validity eff ective from July 20 onwards. nounced a special fi ve-day sale off er, The off er is valid for travel only on direct Iwhich passengers from Qatar can avail fl ights on the airline’s select international WISE helps refugee of while celebrating Eid al-Fitr. network, Jet Airways said in a statement. Running from tomorrow until July 8, the Anil Sreenivasan, general manager - Qa- off er allows customers in Doha to get a fl at tar, Jet Airways, said: “We are pleased to 10% discount on base fares, applicable on off er our guests added value as they travel all fl ights booked on jetairways.com for between these prominent regions and en- travel to India and countries in the Asso- joy the airline’s globally acclaimed prod- ciation of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) uct and service, on ground and in the air. children learn Arabic and South Asian Association for Regional Guests from Doha can now celebrate on the Co-operation (Saarc) regions. occasion of Eid al-Fitr by planning their he World Innovation Summit Education, Science and Commu- game-based education caters to chance to bring children tangible The special online fare will be available future travel and vacations at any of the lo- for Education (WISE) recent- nity Development (QF), means the both the educational and emotional education opportunities and to bet- for the premiere and economy classes, with cations in India, Asean and Saarc regions.” Tly facilitated a collaboration resources of both companies have needs of refugee children. ter serve disadvantaged and vulner- between Libraries Without Borders now been deployed in Jordan: one Libraries Without Borders and able children in Jordanian refugee and eduTechnoz to help Syrian chil- in Azraq refugee camp and another eduTechnoz decided to work to- camps and eventually elsewhere in dren in Jordan benefi t from Arabic in a community centre in Hashmi gether after their representatives the region. lessons. Shamali, Amman. met within the framework of the This partnership combines the The two organisations, which are Since the end of March 2016, WISE Accelerator Programme, innovative Arab learning pedagogy supported by the WISE Accelerator children aged 6-10 have been able which off ers opportunities for in- of eduTechnoz with access to the Programme, are now able to provide to access eduTechnoz educational novative education projects to scale latest technologies available on the technologically innovative materi- content, monitor their progress and up and extend their services. education market provided by the als for Syrian children in Jordan to collect badges through the Ideas The WISE facilitated project is Ideas Box. learn Arabic and gain increased lit- Box. now generating a meaningful im- “This partnership would not be eracy skills. Long-term crises, such as the pact for the most vulnerable chil- possible if it was not for the Ac- Libraries Without Borders de- confl ict in Syria, have put the edu- dren in need of help. celerator Programme organised by veloped the Ideas Box, a portable cation of entire generations in Giving children, especially those WISE. Thanks to such an oppor- multi-media toolkit facilitating and danger, diminishing human capi- living in refugee camps or war tunity, eduTechnoz and Libraries strengthening access to non-formal tal crucial to rebuilding a war-torn zones, an opportunity to learn Ara- Without borders found a way to education for vulnerable commu- country. bic has been a priority for eduTech- combine their expertise and learn nities such as refugees; while edu- Children who experience vio- noz, but the organisation has faced from each other through building a Technoz off ered the game-based lence and uncertainty at a young age challenges in providing proper tab- collaboration that will support Syr- educational online resources for must be given the means to obtain a lets and a reliable Internet connec- ian refugee children’s educational children to learn Arabic. sense of normality and happiness in tion. experiences,” said Diana al-Dajani, The collaboration facilitated by their lives. Partnering with Libraries With- the founder and CEO of eduTech- WISE, part of Qatar Foundation for For these reasons, innovative, out Borders provided a unique noz.

Zero-profi t fi nance packages on Cadillac models

annai Auto is running a perience” through the Cadillac Pre- campaign that provides mium Care Programme. Mspecial zero-profi t fi nance The 2016 Cadillac Escalade packages to customers buying a promises improved effi ciency with- brand-new Cadillac this Ramadan, out compromising performance, in addition to extended after-sales highlighted by a powerful and effi - packages. cient 6.2L V-8 engine, rated at 420 The fi nance packages are off ered horsepower, the statement notes. independently by leading banks Some of the models from the Cadillac line-up. The “centrepiece” of the com- QNB, QIB and QIIB, and fi nance pany’s expanded and elevated port- approval is subject to the terms and profi t fi nance for the Cadillac Esca- ers purchasing their vehicles this folio, the midsize CTS, this year conditions of each bank, Mannai lade. Ramadan. debuts an all-new 3.6L, 335 horse- Auto said in a statement. In addition, Mannai Auto is of- The Cadillac portfolio in Qatar power, V-6 engine, while the SRX Through their respective banks, fering four years or 100,000km features award-winning passenger crossover is powered by a 3.6 L V6, eligible customers can avail them- complimentary service and main- cars ATS, CTS and XTS as well as the and has an all-wheel drive power- selves of an off er for up to four years tenance, four years or 100,000km SRX crossover and Escalade SUV. train with an output of 308 horse- at 0% profi t for the 2016 ATS, CTS warranty and four years’ road-side Cadillac also off ers customers a power, matched with a six-speed and SRX, and up to six years of zero- assistance to all new Cadillac own- “high-level aftersales service ex- automatic transmission.

Qatar International Court awards costs to QFCA

he fi rst instance circuit of the Qatar successful party and is entitled to a costs International Court has awarded a award in its favour,” the court nevertheless T“modest sum” in costs to the Qatar went on to limit the recovery of legal costs to Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) after a QR2,000 on the basis that, fi rst, “whereas a former employee took legal action against party is entitled to be represented by advo- them. cates of its choice, including Counsel based During the proceedings, the court had abroad, in a straightforward matter such as issued an interim order preventing the the present this should not be at the expense QFCA from taking any action in relation of the unsuccessful individual,” second, “the to the former employee’s Residence Per- doubtless expensive production of a large mit after it was complained, among other volume of documents, including of English things, that the QFCA was in breach of the law authorities, was unnecessary and it also QFC Employment Regulations. arrived too late to be of much assistance” After a full hearing at which the court and third, “the court does not wish to deter heard submissions from both sides, the employees and other unrepresented litigants parties negotiated terms which resulted in from seeking the assistance of the court.” the withdrawal of the application and the Both parties have 60 days from the date discharge of the court’s interim order. of judgement in which to fi le an application Thereafter the QFCA made an applica- to the court seeking permission to appeal. tion to the court for its costs to be paid by The judgment of the court can be viewed the other party. on the court’s website at: www.qicdrc.com. Concluding that the QFCA had been “the qa/the-courts/judgments

Gulf Times 10 Sunday, July 3, 2016 QATAR/RAMADAN I’tikaaf in Ramadan

’tikaaf means staying in the Iftar tents set mosque for a specifi c purpose, Iwhich is to worship Allah. It is prescribed in Islam and is mustahabb (recommended) according to the con- sensus of the scholars. Imam Ahmad said, as was narrated from him by Abu Daawood: “I have not heard from any of the scholars that it is anything other to wrap up than Sunnah.” Az-Zuhri said: “How strange the s the holy month of hundreds of people, the tents region and these are marked who have benefi ted from Muslims are! They have given up Ramadan nears its are usually located in places by an atmosphere of phi- Iftar tents this year say it I’tikaaf, despite the fact that the Aend, activities at that can be easily accessed by lanthropy. has been “a positive and Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, Iftar tents around Qatar are large groups. “Almost all people vis- good experience”. never abandoned this practice from set to conclude after pro- “We always get a warm iting Iftar tents are expa- “It was a nice experience. the time he came to Madinah until his viding free meals to thou- reception and good quality triates from diff erent na- One of my friends took me death.” sands of people over the food at these tents. I reach tionalities. The tents help to a nearby tent one evening past few weeks. the place almost half an bring together people from and I was embarrassed at The benefi ts of I’tikaaf The benefi ciaries – hour before sunset for Iftar diff erent backgrounds as fi rst. However, I gradually felt There are many hidden benefi ts in mostly expatriate workers – and enjoy the meal with they enjoy the meal. This comfortable as everybody the acts of worship and much wisdom have expressed gratitude to others, whether I know enhances brotherly feelings was friendly and welcoming,” behind them. The basis of all deeds is the organisers of Iftar tents them or not. The tent has a and also provides them with said another expatriate who the heart, as the Messenger of Allah, for their generosity. friendly atmosphere,” said a sense of togetherness, described the initiative as sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, said: “In Zakatul Fitr on behalf of a daughter who has wealth? Group Iftar tents, spon- an Asian worker, who at- compensating to some ex- good community work. the body there is an organ which if it is sored by charitable organi- tended an Iftar tent for the tent for what they miss by Some of the organis- sound, the entire body will be sound, Question: My daughter has recently cial maintenance and Zakatul Fitr are due sations as well as companies fi rst time. staying away from family ers gave away the meals in and if it is corrupt, the entire body will got a job that earns her about QR1,500 on him from his wealth and it is neither and individuals, can be found An Arab expatriate said and home,” he said. packs so that food is not be corrupt. That organ is the heart.” a month, and I have a job too. I want to due upon his father nor grandfather. This across the country. Varying in group Iftar tents were a key As the month of fasting is wasted and the extra boxes [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] know if Zakatul Fitr is due on her from her opinion was adopted by Abu Haneefah, size, with some able to host aspect of Ramadan in the about to end, most people could be taken back. What corrupts the heart most is dis- salary or is it due upon me (her mother) Muhammad (ibn Al-Hasan), Ahmad and tractions and preoccupations – such instead. Advise me please. Is’haaq.” as food, drink, sex, talking too much, Therefore, Zakatul Fitr is due on your sleeping too much and socialising too Fatwa: The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa daughter if her salary is beyond her much, and other distractions – which sallam, enjoined Zakatul Fitr on everyone, needs by an amount that is equal the divert people from turning to Allah and whether young or old, male or female. It value of a Saa‘ (about 2.5kg) of the most cause the heart to be unfocused and is narrated in a Hadith that it should also common foodstuff in your country on unable to concentrate on worshipping be: “And on behalf of whomever you sus- the night and day of Eid Al-Fitr. But if Allah. So Allah has prescribed acts of tain.” [Ad-Daaraqutni and Al-Bayhaqi] Al- her salary does not suff ice her, and it is worship, such as fasting, to protect the Albaani, may Allah have mercy upon him, you who provide for her, then it will be heart from the negative eff ects of these graded this Hadith as Hasan (authentic), incumbent upon you to give Zakatul Fitr distractions. Fasting deprives a person although the majority of later religious on her behalf of her, due to the command of food and drink and sex during the scholars graded it as weak as pointed out of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa day, and this denial of excessive enjoy- by Al-Haafith Ibn Hajar. sallam: “And on behalf of whomever you ments is refl ected in the heart, which An-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy upon sustain,” as has already been mentioned gains more strength for seeking Allah him, said: “If a child is wealthy, his finan- above. 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Ikea told to stop sale of MALM drawers

The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) has asked Ikea Qatar to stop the sale of all models of its MALM chest of drawers, citing their risk for children. The action follows after making sure that the product displayed and sold in Qatar by the company is the same one that was recalled in the US market recently due to a safety issue, MEC said. MEC has also called on consumers to contact Ikea Qatar immediately if they have MALM chest of drawers in their houses, as they have the right to replacement or refund. MEC pointed out that the MALM drawers come in six models and the sale and display of all these have been stopped until further notice. Gulf Times Sunday, July 3, 2016 11 REGION Yemeni govt casts doubt on UN-backed peace talks

AFP thority across the entire country to end the confl ict. Riyadh and restart a political transition On Thursday, the UN envoy that was interrupted when the said the two sides had “estab- Houthis ousted President Abd- lished the main principles that emen’s government has Rabbu Mansour Hadi and seized will guide the next phase of expressed doubts over Sanaa in 2014. Yemen talks”. YUN-backed eff orts to The rebels have conditioned He has put forward a peace end its confl ict with Shia Houthi their withdrawal on both sides roadmap that would see the for- An aerial view shows Muslim worshippers praying at the Grand Mosque, the holiest place in Islam, in the holy city of Makkah during rebels who have seized control of agreeing on a new president to mation of a unity government Ramadan, on Laylatul Qadr, or Night of Power, Son Friday. large parts of the country. manage the transition. and the withdrawal and disar- The government still has “Due to the stubbornness (of mament of the rebels. “fundamental diff erences” with the rebels) and their procras- He said the negotiators had the Houthis over “their rejection tination, it was not possible to welcomed his proposal but had of measures that are necessary to agree on any item on the agenda” not agreed a timetable or the put an end to their plot”, it said in of the Kuwait talks, the govern- steps needed to implement it. 18 injured in Makkah stampede a statement late on Friday. ment delegation said. Yemen’s Prime Minister Yemen’s warring parties are The negotiators will spend the Ahmed bin Dagher told the taking a two-week break from next two weeks discussing their rebels and their allies, support- AFP yadh newspaper said, as Mus- thousands of pilgrims fl ock to bia. Newspapers reported on peace talks in Kuwait that have positions before reconvening on ers of former president Ali Ab- Riyadh lims gathered in large numbers Makkah to carry out the lesser Friday that, among new secu- made little headway since they July 15, UN mediator Ismail Ould dullah Saleh, that they had no to mark the Night of Decree Umrah pilgrimage during Ram- rity measures, Haj pilgrims this began on April 21. Cheikh Ahmed said. choice other than to make peace. (Laylatul Qadr), one of the adan – especially during its last year will have to wear an elec- The government, supported He said they would then re- “Peace will be imposed by all ighteen pilgrims have high points of the holy fasting 10 days. tronic safety bracelet to store by a coalition headed by Saudi turn to Kuwait “with practical means, even by force,” he said been injured in a stam- month of Ramadan. The incident comes as Saudi their personal information, Arabia, demands that the Iran- recommendations on how to in a statement published by Epede near Islam’s holiest All the injured were treated authorities continue to unveil including address and medical backed rebels withdraw from implement the necessary mech- Yemen’s government-controlled site, Saudi media reported yes- at the scene and none required new safety measures for this records. cities including the capital, anisms that will enable them to Saba news agency. terday. admission to hospital, the year’s Haj in September. The Haj and Umrah pilgrim- Sanaa, and give back arms they sign a peace accord”. “Everyone without exception The incident happened on newspaper cited a health offi - A crush at last year’s Haj ages bring millions of Muslims have seized. Ould Cheikh Ahmed has urged will have to submit to the au- Friday night near the Grand cial as saying. killed 769 pilgrims, according to the holy places in Saudi Ara- It wants to re-establish its au- both sides to make concessions thority of the state.” Mosque in Makkah, the Al-Ri- Every year, hundreds of to fi gures issued by Saudi Ara- bia every year.

Anonymous SMS threatens journalists in Iran

AFP brought to justice. This SMS is the other bodies must not interfere.” The journalists, some of whom Tehran last warning,” the message said. Some journalists who received the work for reformist media outlets, Iranian media reported that as message said on social media that were part of a group arrested by the many as 700 journalists and public they would lodge complaints. elite Revolutionary Guard, which undreds of journalists in Iran fi gures received the SMS on Friday Iran bans its citizens from having accused them of being “members have received an anonymous evening. Lawmaker Ali Motahari any contact with Persian-language of a network of infi ltrators linked to Htext message warning against said the message had “created worry media based overseas, including the Western governments” it said were contact with “hostile” organisations among journalists.” BBC’s Persian service and Voice of hostile to the Islamic republic. outside the country, the ISNA news “The intelligence ministry cyber- America. In April, an Iranian court Iran last month accused a British- agency reported. police must fi nd the origin of this SMS sentenced four journalists arrested in Iranian woman, an employee of the “All contact and collaboration and inform the public, and the judici- November 2015 to between fi ve and Thomson Reuters Foundation which with hostile elements based abroad, ary must act against those responsi- 10 years in prison for “colluding” with supports journalists around the by mail or other methods of com- ble,” he said. “The Press Supervisory foreign governments and harming world, of seeking to overthrow the munication, is a crime and will be Board is responsible for the media and “national security”. government. Gulf Times 12 Sunday, July 3, 2016 ARAB WORLD Syrian army shelling kills 31 after pilot slain

AFP He said artillery fi re and air Abdel Rahman said govern- Beirut strikes on the town killed at least ment forces had recovered the 31 people including two medics. bodies but the cause of the crash It was not immediately clear remained unclear. eavy regime bombard- how many were civilians. Dozens of local truces have ment of a rebel-held Ahrar al-Sham said in an on- been brokered among the myr- HSyrian town yesterday line statement yesterday it was iad of armed groups fi ghting in killed more than 30 people in- attacking nearby government Syria’s increasingly complex cluding two medical staff , as a positions “in response to war- civil war. two-year local truce broke down. planes shelling Jayrud”. But a broader ceasefi re be- The raids attest to intensi- Activists in the town said the tween government forces and fying violence in Syria despite head of the local medical cen- non-jihadist rebels brokered by international eff orts aimed at tre and several colleagues were Moscow and Washington in Feb- bolstering a nationwide ceasefi re killed. ruary has been repeatedly vio- between government forces and “There have been at least 45 lated by both sides. non-militant rebels. air strikes today. The town’s US offi cials have accused Rus- Yesterday’s shelling hit the medical centre was hit and its sia of not doing enough to rein in town of Jayrud, 60km northeast director Amjad al-Danaf was its ally President Bashar al-As- of Damascus, where the army killed,” activist Abu Malek al- sad, raising particular concern Palestinian women pass under a barrier blocking the road at the southern main entrance of Hebron yesterday, after Israeli troops locked said Islamist militants killed a Jayrudi said. over attacks on Syria’s divided down the occupied West Bank city following Palestinian attacks. regime pilot after he was forced He said the town is home to second city, Aleppo. to eject on Friday. some 60,000 people and that the Yesterday, two women and a In a statement, the military bombardment had not stopped child were killed in regime shell- had pledged that the attack on its since early yesterday. ing of the eastern rebel-held pilot “will not go unpunished”. Several government aircraft Sayf al-Dawla neighbourhood of The Syrian Observatory for have been shot down by rebels Aleppo, the Britain-based Ob- Human Rights said yesterday’s or crashed because of technical servatory said. bombardment of Jayrud was the faults since the civil war erupted It added that the toll in bom- fi rst there in at least two years. fi ve years ago. bardment of another eastern Israel locks down “Prominent fi gures in Jayrud According to the Observatory, district the previous day had have had a local truce with the three Syrian offi cers were killed risen to 17 dead including fi ve regime for at least two years, and on Friday when their helicopter children. neither fi red on each other,” Ob- crashed in the south near ter- Friday’s attack hit a crowded servatory head Rami Abdel Rah- ritory held by the Islamic State market in the Tariq al-Bab dis- fl ashpoint Hebron man said. militant group. trict. after deadly attacks

AFP The army on Friday said it and killed 13-year-old Israeli- sion of Jewish settlements in Hebron would also deploy two addi- American Hallel Yaff a Ariel in the Palestinian territories was tional battalions to the area. her bedroom before being shot “steadily eroding the viability The measures were described dead by a security guard. of the two-state solution”. sraeli troops locked down as the “most substantial steps On Friday, 48-year-old The Quartet — comprising the occupied West Bank’s on the ground” since 2014, Michael Mark was killed after of the European Union, Rus- Imost populous city Hebron when Israeli forces carried out his car was fi red on by a sus- sia, the United Nations and the and surrounding villages yes- a huge search operation in the pected Palestinian gunman United States — called on Israel terday after two Israelis were southern West Bank for three south of Hebron. The army was to halt its demolition of Pales- killed in Palestinian attacks young hitchhikers abducted conducting searches for the tinian homes and confi scation nearby. and later found murdered by gunman yesterday. of Palestinian land. The crackdown comes amid Palestinian militants. Prime Minister Benjamin But it also urged the Palestin- a fl are-up in nine months of At least 214 Palestinians, 34 Netanyahu was to convene the ian Authority to act “to cease deadly violence as the end of Israelis, two Americans, an Eri- security cabinet late yesterday incitement to violence and Men look for survivors inside a damaged building after an air strike on Aleppo’s rebel held Saif al-Dawla the fasting month of Ramadan trean and a Sudanese have been following the latest violence, an strengthen ongoing eff orts to district, Syria yesterday. looms, and after key diplomatic killed in a wave of violence that Israeli offi cial said. combat terrorism, including by players called for urgent steps has rocked Israel and the Pales- On Friday, Sarah Tarayra, clearly condemning all acts of by both sides to revive the mor- tinian territories since October. 27, was shot dead after draw- terrorism”. ibund peace process. Several hundred Jewish set- ing a knife on Israeli forces in The Quartet’s recommenda- Troops had closed all exit tlers live in a tightly guarded Hebron. She was a relative of tions are to serve as the basis for roads from Hebron except for enclave in the heart of the city the Kiryat Arba attacker, and push to revive the Middle East the main northern one, an AFP of more than 200,000 Palestin- both were from Bani Naim, a peace process which has been Libya forces close in on correspondent reported. ians, a persistent source of ten- village just outside Hebron. comatose since US-brokered Palestinian security said the sions. Lerner said the army had re- talks collapsed in April 2014. army had opened entrances to On Thursday, 19-year-old voked the Israeli work permits The group also said the Pal- the villages of Sair and Halhul, Palestinian Mohamed Nasser of all residents of the village. estinian Authority’s lack of central Sirte against IS but an Israeli military spokes- Tarayra broke into the Jew- In a report released Friday, control over the Gaza Strip, woman said they had been par- ish settlement of Kiryat Arba the Middle East diplomatic which is run by Hamas, was an- tially open from the beginning. on the outskirts of Hebron Quartet said Israel’s expan- other major obstacle to peace. Reuters ior commander and hospital of- Tripoli that is meant to replace Misrata, Libya fi cials said. two rival administrations and Commanders of the forces, overcome the divisions among who are mainly from the nearby Libya’s various armed factions ibyan forces fi ghting to port city of Misrata, say remain- that slowly emerged after the fall free the city of Sirte from ing Islamic State fi ghters are in of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. LIslamic State forces have an area around Sirte’s Ouaga- The battle in Sirte has been Air strikes hit Gaza Strip surrounded a conference hall in dougou conference complex and slowed by snipers and explo- the area still held by militants a nearby hospital. sives as Misrata forces say they after air strikes and clashes that But snipers and landmines lacked the equipment and tac- killed at least three pro-govern- have slowed progress. tics to fl ush out militant gunmen ment fi ghters, senior offi cials “Residential area 700 has among the villas and streets of in response to rocket fi re said. been liberated and as of 6pm. central Sirte. Forces allied with Libya’s uni- The Ouagadougou centre and Any eventual fall of Sirte ty government began a campaign the hospital are surrounded,” would be a huge blow to Islamic AFP Hamas’s armed wing and a mil- statement it had “targeted four military had not provided fur- two months ago to free Sirte Mohamed Gnaidy, intelligence State in Libya, especially as the Gaza City itary training site for militant locations that were compo- ther details. from Islamic State, after mili- chief for Misrata forces said.”Our militant group is also facing set- group Islamic Jihad, the secu- nents of Hamas’s operational Medics said they treated two tants took advantage of fi ghting forces carried out air strikes on backs in Iraq, where it has lost rity offi cial said on condition of infrastructure in the northern people for shock. between rival factions to gain Ouagadougou.” the city of Fallujah and other ter- sraeli air strikes hit four anonymity. and central Gaza Strip” in re- No group in Gaza claimed re- territory and control the coastal He said Misrata forces had also ritory to Iraqi forces. sites in the Gaza Strip yes- Two of the sites were in Gaza sponse to the rocket. sponsibility for fi ring the rock- city last year. hit a house where several Islamic Islamic State commanders in Iterday, causing damage but City while the other two were in A rocket launched from the et, which came hours after Isra- Three fi ghters were killed and State commanders were hiding, Iraq had sent emissaries to Libya, no injuries, offi cials said, after Beit Lahia, in the north of the strip hit a building in the south- el announced a lockdown on the more than 30 injured during but it was unclear how many but the militants struggled to Palestinian militants fi red a enclave, run by Hamas. ern Israeli city of Sderot late city of Hebron in the occupied fi ghting on Friday after Islamic casualties they suff ered or how emulate its Iraqi and Syrian suc- rocket that struck a building in All of the sites have been pre- Friday, damaging it but causing West Bank and cuts in monthly State militants were driven out long it would take to clear out re- cesses in the North African coun- southern Israel. viously targeted by Israel, the no injuries, the military said. tax payments to the Palestin- of the residential 700 district in maining militants in Sirte. try, where they faced resistance The four sites included a offi cial said. Israeli media said the rocket ian Authority in response to at- fi erce clashes involving rockets, Misrata forces back the UN- from pro-government groups workshop, two locations for Israel’s military said in a had hit a kindergarten, but the tacks. mortars and gun battles, a sen- supported unity government in and also rival Islamist fi ghters.

EgyptAir’s voice recorder Egyptians pray memory chips intact: probe

AFP vestigation agency. “None of the Cairo memory chips of the electronic board was damaged,” the Egyp- tian-led probe said in a statement. he memory chips of Egyp- Other circuitry had to be re- tAir 804’s black box voice placed, however. Trecorder are intact and in- “After the replacement of the vestigators should be able to access board components, test results it, a committee probing the plane were satisfactory and it enabled disaster said yesterday. the reading of the recorders,” the The other black box, a data re- statement said. corder that had also been retrieved Investigators said last week that from the bottom of the Mediterra- the plane’s wreckage showed signs nean after the aircraft plunged into of fi re while the data recorder con- the sea, has already been accessed. fi rmed smoke alarms had been ac- It had confi rmed that smoke tivated. alarms had sounded in the Airbus They had previously announced A320 before it went down on May that the plane’s automated Aircraft 19, while fl ying from Paris to Cairo Communications Addressing and Thousands of Egyptian Muslims take part in evening prayers called Taraweeh on Laylat al-Qadr at with 66 people on board. Reporting System (ACARS) sent Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque, the first and oldest mosque ever built on the land of Egypt, during the holy The voice recorder is being re- signals indicating smoke alarms on month of Ramadan in Cairo on Friday. paired at the French accident in- board the plane before it went down. Gulf Times Sunday, July 3, 2016 13 AFRICA Guinea-Bissau confi rms 3 cases Liberia completes of Zika virus

Reuters cephaly, in which babies are Bissau born with abnormally small heads and sometimes brain security transition damage. uinea-Bissau has con- Guinea-Bissau’s govern- AFP During Liberia’s 1989-2003 of the security transition,” Zarif fi rmed its fi rst three ment said it was establishing Monrovia wars, some of the worst abuses said. Gcases of the Zika virus a committee headed by Prime were perpetuated by government Dr Thomas Jaye, Liberia se- in a group of islands off the Minister Baciro Dja that would forces, who are still accused of curity sector reform expert, told mainland and has set up an impose a series of measures op Liberian and UN of- being politicised. AFP that Liberia would face an emergency committee to stop aimed at containing the dis- fi cials saluted 13 years of Sirleaf added that she knew uphill challenge without the further transmission of the ease. Tpartnership on Friday af- “that we have not accomplished presence of UNMIL. disease, the government said The statement did not give ter Liberian forces took back re- all that we had identifi ed to be “For a country like Liberia on Friday. the suspected origin of the sponsibility for national security, done”, with setbacks to the ini- that depends or relies heavily on Experts have feared the tiny three cases. but experts say the west African tial timeframe for the security donor support for almost eve- nation could become a gateway The World Health Organi- nation faces huge challenges. handover caused by a devastating rything it does, the capacity and for Zika’s spread to mainland sation confi rmed in May that At a rain-soaked ceremony Ebola outbreak. ability to provide internal secu- West Africa, after an outbreak Cape Verde’s Zika strain was in Monrovia, President Ellen But she noted the government rity becomes burdensome, dif- of the mosquito-borne virus the same one found in Brazil, Johnson Sirleaf and UN Special “understands the importance of fi cult and almost impossible,” he was fi rst recorded in the Afri- where more than 1,400 cases Representative Farid Zarif paid security, knowing that without said. can island chain of Cape Verde of microcephaly have been re- tribute to the domestic police the basic level of citizens’ secu- With police salaries of around late last year. corded in babies whose moth- and military services which were rity, there can be no enduring so- $160 a month, many struggle “The health minister has ers were infected with the virus rebuilt from scratch after 14 years cial and economic development”. to survive without resorting to informed (the government) of during pregnancy. of civil war. Farid Zarif, the Special Rep- Sirleaf with Zarif during the ceremony to mark the security handover some form of corruption, Jaye three confi rmed cases of Zika The Cape Verde islands are “We have talked a great deal resentative of the UN Secretary- from UN troops to Liberian forces. said. virus contamination located in located nearly 600km (370 about Liberia being a post-con- General in Liberia, described how Meanwhile, the top brass re- the Bijagos Archipelago,” read a miles) off Africa’s western At- fl ict success story. This transi- his troops had diminished from work of the Liberians forces. “Eff ective community engage- main overly infl uenced by gov- government statement sent to lantic coast, creating a geo- tion process is an important 16,000 uniformed personnel at But he cautioned that the Li- ment and civilian oversight are ernment. reporters. graphical buff er with a West element in ensuring that this their peak in 2007 to the 1,240 berian people needed to be able cornerstones of building trust “The history of the Liberian Zika is spreading through the African region still reeling from success story remains true,” said military and 606 police person- to hold security forces account- between communities and se- security sector is the history of Caribbean and Latin America. the deadliest Ebola epidemic Sirleaf, thanking “all who have nel that will remain in a support able, saying more needed to be curity institutions – which is political interference and lack of Only about 20% of infected on record. worked so hard to get us here”. role, saluting the “exemplary” done in this area. critical to the long-term success independence,” he said. cases display symptoms, which However, Guinea-Bissau’s are usually mild and include Bijagos Archipelago begins fever, joint pain and conjunc- just a short boat ride from the tivitis. mainland. However, the US Centres for The maze of islands and wa- Disease Control and Preven- terways have helped make the Shebaab tion (CDC) says that it can be chronically unstable, coup- spread from pregnant women prone nation a major transit to fetuses and has been linked point for South American co- mortar to a birth defect called micro- caine heading to Europe. fi re kills Top Sierra Leone two in diplomat kidnapped Somalia

AFP in Nigerian state Mogadishu

AFP Kidnappings are common wo people were killed and Kano in Nigeria, where the rich and 18 were wounded early powerful drive bulletproof cars Tyesterday in the south- and hire military and police Local designs western Somali town of Baidoa Sierra Leone diplomat chaperones as protection from in a mortar attack by suspected was kidnapped on Fri- highway bandits. Shebaab militants, a senior of- Aday in Nigeria, a securi- The most sensational kid- fi cial said. ty offi cial said, confi rming the napping in the country’s recent “Shebaab militants fi red mor- latest high-profi le kidnapping history saw 276 schoolgirls tar shells late last night, strik- in the West African country. snatched from their classroom ing diff erent neighbourhoods Sierra Leone’s deputy high in the remote northeastern in Baidoa,” the governor of Bay commissioner to Nigeria Al- town of Chibok in April 2014 region, Abdirashid Abdullahi, fred Nelson-Williams was kid- by Boko Haram militants. told AFP. “The casualty number napped as he was travelling by But in the south, where reached about 20, two of them road from the Nigerian capital wealthy Nigerians and expa- died and eighteen others were of Abuja north to Kaduna, a triate workers are usually the hospitalized, fi ve of them with city some 200km away. target, abductions are often for minor injuries.” “He was kidnapped on his fi nancial gain. There was no immediate claim way to Kaduna from Abuja to This week, two Indian work- of responsibility from the She- attend the passing out cere- ers were kidnapped on their baab, an Al Qaeda-affi liated mony of military offi cers at the way to work in central Benue group blamed for a string of Armed Forces Command and state. The pair have yet to be bloody attacks in Somalia and Staff College in Jaji outside Ka- released. neighbouring Kenya. duna,” said Kaduna state offi - Last week, three Australians, Witnesses told AFP that most cial Yusuf Yakubu Soja to AFP. a New Zealander and a South of the shells landed in civilian “We are still investigating African were kidnapped along areas close to Baidoa’s airport, the circumstances surround- with two Nigerians near the where the biggest Ethiopian base ing the kidnap. We want to capital of Cross River state in in the AMISOM mission is lo- establish whether he had secu- the country’s south. Members of the public and models showcase outfits from local South African designers during the pre-race fashion show on the cated. rity escorts with him and what They were released four days Greyville Race Course in Durban yesterday. The Durban July horse race is the biggest horse racing event on the African continent and AMISOM – the African Union happened to them,” Soja said, later, but offi cials did not say a high social event where South African celebrities dress up and watch the race. It attracts close to 100,000 spectators and bets are Mission in Somalia – is tasked adding: “I’m not aware of any whether the kidnappers re- placed in excess of $30mn. Also pictured is South African President Jacob Zuma on his arrival at the annual July horse race. with shoring up Somalia’s in- ransom demand.” ceived any ransom. ternationally-backed but fragile government. “There were several blasts near the airport but most of them landed (on) houses occu- pied by civilians, several people died and others wounded,” Mus- Children in Boko Haram-hit northeast dhaf Sheik Mumin, a resident said. The Shebaab were forced out of the capital, Mogadishu, fi ve years ago but continue to carry Nigeria face death from hunger: UN out regular attacks on military, government and civilian targets in their battle to overthrow the Reuters The confl ict, which has killed ongoing violence and lack of se- administration. Dakar more than 15,000 people and curity. This year is considered criti- uprooted 2.4mn in Nigeria, The medical charity Medecins cal for the group, which is eager Chad, Niger and Cameroon, has Sans Frontieres (MSF) last to disrupt an expected change ens of thousands of chil- also pushed food insecurity and week gained access to a camp of government leadership due in dren in northeast Nigeria malnutrition to emergency lev- in Borno’s city of Bama, hosting the coming months. Twill die of malnutrition els in northeast Nigeria, accord- 24,000 people, including 15,000 this year unless they receive ing to the Nigerian government. children, for the fi rst time since treatment soon, the United Na- More than a half a million it was seized back from Boko Oil workers killed tions said yesterday after reach- people need urgent food aid, as Haram in March 2015. ing areas of the country previ- the violence has hit farming, More than 1,200 people have Suspected pirates have killed ously cut off from aid by Boko disrupted markets and driven up died from starvation and illness three men working for the Haram violence. food prices, several UN agencies in the camp on a hospital com- Nigerian Agip Oil Company in the Over the last year Nigeria’s said in a joint statement. pound, according to MSF, who West African country’s restive army, aided by troops from Almost 250,000 children un- said “a catastrophic humanitar- swamplands, a security off icial neighbouring countries, recap- der the age of fi ve in Borno state ian emergency” was unfolding in said on Friday. tured most of the territory that will suff er from malnutrition Bama. The workers were ambushed on was lost to the militant group, this year, said Jean Gough, Ni- Nigeria’s army last week said Wednesday while doing repairs which has waged a seven-year geria representative for the UN it had freed more than 5,000 on pipelines operated by Agip, a insurgency aimed at creating an children’s agency Unicef. people held by the Islamist mili- subsidiary of Italian oil company Islamic state in the northeast. “Unless we reach these chil- tant group Boko Haram during Eni, in the creeks of southern “Improving security has ena- dren with treatment, one in fi ve an operation in the northeast of Bayelsa State. bled humanitarians to access of them will die,” she said. “We the country. A security source, who asked areas that were previously cut cannot allow that to happen.” However, the militant group, to remain anonymous, said two off ,” Munir Safi eldin, the UN hu- While the United Nations and which last year pledged loyalty engineers and a driver were manitarian co-ordinator for Ni- its partners have gained access to Islamic State, still regularly killed. This photo taken on Thursday women and children waiting in a queue to visit one of the Unicef nutrition geria, said in a statement. “The to several areas in Borno in re- stages suicide bombings, mainly The source said the attack clinics, in the Muna informal settlement, which houses nearly 16,000 IDPs (internally displaced people) conditions we are seeing there cent months, it said that many in crowded areas such as mar- occurred in “a notorious place in the outskirts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria. are devastating.” remain unreachable due to the kets and places of worship. where gunmen operate freely”. Gulf Times 14 Sunday, July 3, 2016 AMERICAS Risperdal victim to get $70mn

Reuters ed to go to trial, Yount’s at- New York torney, Jason Itkin, said in his statement. Johnson & Johnson and Jans- US jury on Friday sen are facing more than 12,000 awarded $70mn to the claims over Risperdal, accord- Afamily of a boy who de- ing to Johnson & Johnson’s veloped breasts after taking most recent quarterly report. Johnson & Johnson unit Jans- Janssen spokeswoman Kris- sen Pharmaceuticals’ antipsy- tina Chang said in an e-mailed chotic drug Risperdal. statement that the verdict was The jury in the Philadel- “clearly excessive” and that phia Court of Common Pleas the company would ask the found that the company failed court and, if necessary, an ap- to warn the boy’s healthcare peals court to review it. providers about the risk of Risperdal was approved by gynecomastia, which is breast the US Food and Drug Admin- growth in men or boys caused istration in 2002 to treat schiz- by a hormonal imbalance, and ophrenia, but was not cleared that it intentionally falsifi ed, for use in children until 2006. destroyed or concealed evi- In 2013, Johnson & Johnson dence in the case, according to and Janssen paid more than a copy of the verdict form pro- $2.2bn to resolve civil and vided by a spokesman for the criminal investigations by the law fi rm Arnold & Itkin. US department of justice into Andrew Yount, of Tennessee, its marketing of Risperdal and developed gynecomastia at the several other drugs. age of fi ve as a result of taking Prosecutors said that from Risperdal, his lawyers say. 1999 to 2005, Janssen promot- Yount’s case is one of many ed Risperdal for uses not ap- similar cases consolidated in proved by the FDA, including the Philadelphia court. Sev- behavioural disturbances in eral others have resulted in elderly people with dementia jury verdicts, but Friday’s ver- and attention defi cit hyperac- dict dwarfs the next largest of tivity disorder and autism in $2.5mn. children, despite knowing of Protesters hold up signs and flags to show solidarity with House Democrats after they staged a sit in over gun-control laws on Capitol Hill in Washington. Other cases are also expect- its risks.

Ex-seminarian jailed California governor for seeking child sex AFP He initially told a woman he Los Angeles met through the website that he wanted to marry but then confi ded that he wanted to Californian judge on “adopt/own a baby girl (under Friday sentenced a the age of three)” for sex, ac- expands gun curbs Aformer seminary stu- cording to his plea agreement. dent who sought to have sex Wright was arrested in San California governor Brown aims to Republicans in the US House of Repre- Democrat, Kevin de Leon, who had been murder, while federal prosecutors have with Mexican toddlers to 16 Diego in January after getting close loopholes sentatives introduced a measure on Friday working to pass many of the same meas- charged him with 33 counts including hate years in jail. off a plane with a duff el bag that would give authorities three days to ures through the legislature. crimes, obstruction of religion and fi re- In April, 23-year-old Joel that contained baby clothes, Reuters prove that someone on a terrorism watch Worried in part that Newsom’s initiative arms off ences. Alexander Wright — who was sleep aids, candy and lubri- Sacramento, California list should not be allowed to obtain a fi re- would boost turnout in November among Federal Bureau of Investigation spokes- described by prosecutors as a cant, prosecutors said. arm. But Democrats rejected it as “tooth- Republicans who oppose gun control, leg- woman Susan McKee said the agency does “wolf in sheep’s clothing” — He had previously been less”. islative Democrats rushed to pass their not comment on pending litigation. had pleaded guilty before a San studying to become a Roman alifornia governor Jerry Brown has The bills signed by Brown ban so-called bills in time for Newsom to withdraw his The FBI runs federal background checks Diego federal judge to attempt- Catholic priest at a seminary signed a sweeping package of gun bullet buttons, which allow quick changes measure. for gun dealers in more than 30 states, in- ed enticement of a minor. in Columbus, Ohio. Ccontrol bills, banning high-capac- in the magazine of a military-style weap- But the lieutenant governor refused. cluding South Carolina. If the agency does He told the court he was be- Judge Dana Sabraw said ity ammunition magazines and expanding on, and require background checks for “Today’s steps in the right direction will not report back to the retailer with a yes or hind a series of explicit e-mails during the sentencing on Fri- the defi nition of prohibited assault weap- purchasers of ammunition. grow into a giant leap forward for public no decision in three business days, US law to an undercover agent and a day that Wright’s conduct was ons in the wake of mass shootings in San Ammunition magazines that hold safety if voters pass the Safety for All ini- allows a gun to be sold. cooperating witness in which “incredibly deeply disturbing Bernardino and Orlando. more than 10 bullets at a time will also be tiative to keep guns and ammo out of the FBI director James Comey has said that he said he wanted to sexually and horrifi c”. Democrats in the legislature rushed banned, and background checks will be wrong hands,” he said. Roof was able to buy a gun in April 2015 assault children in Mexico. He also noted that Wright the measures through in hopes of passing needed for people borrowing guns from Family members of the people killed in because of errors in his federal background Wright admitted to posting was born severely disabled and them before their summer break, in part non-family members. an attack on a South Carolina church last check. ads on small ads site Craigslist suff ered from a host of health to try to forestall a competing gun control Brown also vetoed several bills, in- year have sued the US government over an The examiner who conducted Roof’s seeking a travel guide in Tijuana, problems, including paraphilia, proposal headed for the November ballot. cluding one that would have allowed co- FBI clerk’s mistake that allowed the pur- check did not see a February 2015 police the Mexican town that sits along a condition characterised by California already has some of the workers, educators and mental health chase of the gun used in the shooting. report in which Roof admitted to unlawful the border with San Diego. abnormal sexual behaviour. toughest gun control laws in the nation, professionals to request restraining orders Wrongful death lawsuits fi led by rela- drug possession, which would have barred but after the shooting spree in the South- forbidding people deemed dangerous from tives and survivors of the shooting and re- him from buying the weapon, Comey said ern California city of San Bernardino last owning guns. viewed by Reuters allege that at least one last year. Woman charged after children killed December, lawmakers began work on Gun rights advocates called bills a of the background check databases main- That information did not come to light measures they said would close unintend- “Gunpocalypse”. tained by the federal government had in- because Roof’s record listed the wrong ar- A Tennessee woman was charged yesterday in the stabbing deaths ed loopholes. “The California Legislature showed formation that should have prevented the resting agency, federal authorities said. of her four children under the age of five, the Shelby County sheriff “My goal in signing these bills is to en- their true faces today,” said Craig DeLuz, fi rearm sale. Lawsuits fi led by the shooting victims’ said. Shanynthia Gardner, 29, was charged with multiple counts hance public safety by tightening our ex- spokesman for the Firearms Policy Coali- “At the end of the day, those who were estates on Thursday reject the claim that of first-degree murder and Sheriff Bill Oldham said at a news isting laws in a responsible and focused tion. “They abused the legislative process wrong are accountable,” one of the plain- the FBI did not have access to the arrest conference that additional charges could be filed. The children, aged manner, while protecting the rights of to enact their depraved anti-civil rights tiff s, Arthur Hurd, said in a telephone report that would have required the gun 4, 3 and 2 years old, and 6 months old, were found shortly after noon law-abiding gun owners,” Brown said in a agenda.” interview on Friday. Hurd’s wife, Cyn- sale to be denied. on Friday in an apartment in southeast Shelby County, just outside signing measure. Their eff orts spilled into intra-party thia, was among nine people killed in the “Federal law precluded the government Memphis. A fifth child, a 7-year-old boy who was also Gardner’s son, It was a rare success for advocates of politics as well, after lieutenant governor Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal from allowing the fi rearm sale,” said law- escaped uninjured, Oldham said. Shelby County Sheriff ’s Off ice greater gun control. Gavin Newsom, who is expected to run for Church in Charleston in June 2015. yer Mullins McLeod, who represents three Public Information Off icer Earle Farrell said by telephone that the US lawmakers have fallen short in at- governor in 2018, gathered enough signa- “Our government should stand up and of the Emanuel victims’ estates. “The vic- 7-year-old was in the custody of relatives. Gardner will probably not tempts to tighten gun laws after the killing tures to place his own gun control referen- do for the people what is right,” Hurd said. tims’ civil suit against the FBI seeks to hold be arraigned until Tuesday, Farrell said, due to the July 4th holiday of 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando dum on the November ballot. Dylann Roof, 22, has been charged in the government accountable to the law on Monday. The children’s aunt works for the sheriff ’s off ice, Oldham last month. The move angered the state senate’s top state court with murder and attempted and demonstrate it is not above the law.” said, bringing the tragedy especially close to home. Tesla mixes warnings and bravado on autopilot

Reuters registered with drivers. Spurred by confi dence about what the technology is capable of doing,” job of designing into the mechanism prompts San Francisco/New York in the system’s ability to self-steer and stay in Stertz said. and reminders about what the deal was, and for its lane on highways, Tesla drivers have posted The self-driving feature appears to have whatever reason, this guy was not paying atten- YouTube videos of themselves driving hands- played a part in the May fatality, in which a tion,” said Lars Noah, a University of Florida law esla offi cially touts its partial self-driving free - even from the back seat. Model S driver using Autopilot hit a truck on a professor. Autopilot feature as a back-up to human One of them was Musk’s ex-wife, actress Florida highway. A video disc player was found Still, several Tesla owners said Autopilot Tdrivers, but some of the car maker’s com- Talulah Riley, who in April was fi lmed by a friend in the car, police said. could drive for several minutes before the sys- ments – and some high profi le videos – have led covering her eyes and dancing behind the wheel In a statement, Tesla said that Autopilot “is tem beeped to order hands onto the steering many drivers to think of it as a replacement. of her Tesla Model X, while the car’s Autopilot by far the most advanced driver assistance sys- wheel. “It only beeps if it gets confused,” said The questions of whether drivers are being feature drove the pair on a crowded highway. tem on the road, but it does not turn a Tesla into Bob Preger of Incline Village, Nevada. lulled into a false sense of security by such tech- The video was posted on YouTube and has an autonomous vehicle and does not allow the Alphabet Inc’s Google unit, which is also nology, and who is legally to blame for an ac- been viewed nearly 30,000 times. Riley was not driver to abdicate responsibility”. working on self-driving technology, is taking cident, have come into focus after it was made available for comment. Legally, Tesla may have a solid defence under a diff erent approach, saying that asking driv- public on Thursday that a driver using Autopilot Musk himself has retweeted news reports Florida law, with safeguards, telling drivers they ers to pay attention while the car drives itself is died when he drove under a truck in May. showing drivers using Autopilot with no hands cannot cede control every time they engage Au- wrong. Google is focusing its eff orts on fully au- An investigation of the crash has not yet es- Tesla Model S digital panels. on the wheel. topilot. tonomous vehicles where humans take no part tablished if the driver was distracted, or if his The potential for discrepancy in messages is a Tesla itself rolled back some features in Janu- in driving, whereas Tesla believes it should not hands were on the wheel. Last October, Musk told reporters: “We’re be- concern in the auto industry and beyond. ary, including reducing the speed at which Au- hold back features to wait for the day full au- Tesla Motors Inc chief executive Elon Musk ing especially cautious at this stage, so we’re ad- Brad Stertz, a spokesman for Germany’s Audi, topilot can operate on residential streets. tonomy is perfected. told reporters last year that its partial self-driv- vising drivers to keep their hands on the wheel told Reuters in November that car makers must If the system senses a driver is not paying at- “Human drivers can’t always be trusted to dip ing technology was “hands on”. When Autopilot just in case.” be “absolutely clear” what level their technol- tention, it makes visual and auditory warnings in and out of the task of driving when the car is is activated, the driver hears a chime and sees But by April, he told a conference that Au- ogy was capable of handling, after the launch of to place their hands on the wheel or take over encouraging them to sit back and relax,” Chris an indication on the dashboard telling them to topilot was “almost twice as good as a person”, Autopilot. immediately. The car can sense whether a driver Urmson, director of Google’s self-driving car “please keep your hands on the wheel. Be pre- even in its fi rst version. “Kudos to Tesla for bringing out the system has hands on the wheel. programme, told the United States Senate in pared to take over at any time”. It is the second message that appears to have but you also need to be responsible and clear “It sounds like (Tesla) they did a fairly good March. Gulf Times Sunday, July 3, 2016 15 ASEAN

Vietnam urges Holiday rush ‘fair’ ruling from court handling South China Sea case

Reuters disputes in the (South China Hanoi Sea),” Vietnam’s foreign min- istry spokesman, Le Hai Binh, said in a statement late on Fri- ietnam has called for an day. international tribunal Though the wording was Vin The Hague to deliver similar to those used by nu- a “fair and objective” ruling in merous countries, Vietnam’s an arbitration case lodged by statement stopped short of the Philippines that challeng- calling for the ruling to be re- es China’s expansive claims in spected. the South China Sea. China has gone to great ef- In a carefully worded state- forts to show the Permanent ment two days after the court Court of Arbitration has no announced July 12 as the ver- jurisdiction on the case, and dict date, Vietnam’s foreign Beijing will therefore not rec- ministry said it hoped the rul- ognise it. ing would provide a basis for China’s official Xinhua peacefully resolving rows. news agency called it a “law- Vietnam is not a direct party abusing tribunal”.The case to the case but stands to gain if seeks an interpretation of the the verdict favours Manila. United Nations Convention Like the Philippines, it is on the Law of the Sea (Unc- also at odds with China, al- los), to which Beijing is a sig- though it is wary not to push natory. too far against a major trade The South China Sea is partner. one of the world’s most vital “Vietnam has always been shipping lanes, with about observing the development of $5tn of goods passing annu- the case and wants the arbitra- ally through waters contested tion court to deliver a fair and in parts by six countries, sev- objective decision, creating eral of which are undergoing a basis to peacefully resolve military buildups. People wait to board a ferry headed for Java island from the port of Gilimanuk in Jembrana on the island of Bali yesterday. Millions of Indonesians have started heading to their hometowns to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Thai police detain rebel Religious site torched as Myanmar tensions spike

AFP government led by Aung San took place during the holy access to basic services. broad phrase has failed to placate Yangon Suu Kyi. The latest flare-up in month of Ramadan, came eight Suu Kyi, a veteran democ- local Rakhine Buddhists, who violence saw throngs of Bud- days after a crowd of Buddhists racy activist who championed demand the group be referred to dhist villagers in Hpakant, a destroyed another mosque in her country’s struggle against only as “Bengalis” and say they early 100 police guard- jade-mining town in northern central Bago, forcing the Mus- repressive military rulers, has are preparing to rally in protest ed a northern Myanmar Kachin state, storm a mosque lim community to seek refuge drawn criticism from rights at the order today. Nvillage yesterday after and set it ablaze on Friday. in a neighbouring town. groups for not taking swifter After a 12-day visit to trou- a Buddhist mob burned down “The problem started be- Tensions are also simmer- moves to carve out a solution for bled Rakhine and other confl ict a mosque, a police officer said, cause the mosque was built ing in western Rakhine, a state the ethnic minority. sites in Myanmar, a UN rights in the second attack of its kind near a (Buddhist) pagoda. The scarred by deadly riots in 2012 Her government recently or- investigator warned Friday that in just over a week as anti- Muslim people refused to de- that left communities almost dered offi cials to refer to the “tensions along religious lines Thai police off icers detain a suspected insurgent (right) Muslim sentiment swells in the stroy the building when the completely divided along reli- group as “people who believe in remain pervasive across My- outside a home after a deadly clash between insurgents and Southeast Asian nation. Buddhists discovered it,” said gious lines. Islam in Rakhine State” instead anmar society”. Yanghee Lee soldiers in the Rueso district of Thailand’s restive southern Buddhist-majority Myanmar Moe Lwin, a local police officer. The region is home to the of Rohingya — a term whose use urged the country’s new civilian province of Narathiwat yesterday. More than 6,500 people has struggled to contain bouts He said around 90 police of- stateless Rohingya, a Muslim has set off protests by hardline government to make “ending have been killed — the majority civilians — since 2004 in of deadly religious bloodshed ficers are now stationed in the minority largely relegated to Buddhists who insist the group institutionalised discrimination clashes between militants and security forces from in recent years, with bris- village, where the situation has destitute displacement camps are illegal immigrants from against the Muslim communi- Thailand’s Buddhist-majority state. tling sectarian tensions pos- calmed. No arrests have been and subject to host of restric- Bangladesh. ties in Rakhine State...an urgent ing a core challenge to the new made, he added.The riot, which tions on their movements and Yet even the government’s priority.” Serving up a solution to Singapore’s retiring hawkers

Reuters Singapore

ingapore is cooking up new methods to fi nd the Snext wave of hawker sell- ers amid fears the city state’s signature street-food delights could fall off the menu with chef retirements. Singapore has more than 100 hawker centres and 6,000 stalls selling popular multi-ethnic meals for as little as S$2.80 ($2), but enticing new chefs to the small, basic kitchens is proving tricky against the riches off ered by modern restaurants. Chen Fu Yuan, a 72-year-old hawker who has been cooking Char Kway Teow (fried fl at rice noodles) since 1969, is strug- gling to fi nd anyone to take over his stall after his children and grandchildren took up other ca- reers. “I will definitely be very heartbroken,” Chen said. “It is a waste that no one wants to take it on.” In April the government set up Hawker Chen Fu Yuan, 72, sells Char Kway Teow (fried noodles) in his stall at a hawker centre in Singapore. an advisory Hawker Centre 3.0 Committee, charged with sus- ernment subsidies that have asked. Tay said most hawker stall laptop a year ago and a year later taining a trade that is a source kept some monthly stall rents as owners were in their 50s and 60s I’m holding on to this knife,” of pride for locals and regularly low as S$320 ($238). New rates with a wave of retirements ex- 30-year-old Derrick Lee said draws visiting celebrities, like can be S$1,800 a month. pected in the near future but new after giving up a career in oil and British chef Gordon Ramsay. “We can build hawker centres initiatives to fi nd replacements gas to learn alongside a hawker The government will open but who is going to man them?” were showing signs of promise, master. 10 new hawker centres over the Singapore food blogger, author such as pairing aspiring hawkers “I believe there are still people next 12 years but many of these and Hawker Centre 3.0 Com- with experienced hands. out there who are interested to venues come without the gov- mittee member Dr Leslie Tay “I was holding a pen and a take over.” People queue for food at a hawker centre in Singapore. Gulf Times 16 Sunday, July 3, 2016 AUSTRALASIA/EAST ASIA Australian voters swing Senator likely kingmaker in against ruling coalition tight election Reuters Sydney By Matt Siegel, Reuters That decision shattered a prom- Adelaide ise Abbott had made to build the vessels in Adelaide, the capital of ustralia appeared to be heading South Australia, and Xenophon re- for a hung parliament or a minor- s Australians cast their bal- lentlessly pushed the government Aity government with half the votes lots in a tight election yes- to open up the process and hold a counted in a national poll yesterday, po- Aterday afternoon, Senator tender. tentially blocking Prime Minister Mal- Nick Xenophon worked up a sweat Speaking on election night, colm Turnbull’s ability to enact major while preparing kebabs at a Greek Xenophon said his party would be economic reforms. restaurant in his hometown. a voice for millions of centrist Aus- Offi cial electoral data halfway through “Nick, if you no get across the tralians who felt left out by the two the count for the House of Representa- line tonight, I give you a job,” own- major parties. tives showed a 3% swing away from the er Yianni Tsagariolis shouted in a “We’ve broken the duopoly,” he Liberal-led coalition government. thick Greek accent, drawing laugh- said to cheers from supporters at a On the current count, the coalition was ter from Xenophon supporters who campaign event in Adelaide. projected to hold 69 seats, against the had gathered at the restaurant. “There’s only been one of me in opposition Labor Party’s 70 seats and fi ve But with early results showing the 226 seats; there’ll be at least four to independents and the Greens Party. Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) party of us and that’ll be huge. That The coalition is expected to win sev- winning between three and fi ve Sen- will be a base for us to build on... eral of the remaining 16 seats to be deter- ate seats, it became clear the res- that’s why the majors are running mined, but it is unclear if it will be enough taurant’s charcoal grill was the only scared.” to form a government without an alliance reason for Australia’s next political In the previous election cy- with small parties and independents to kingmaker to break into a sweat. cle mining magnate Clive Palmer get a majority. Australians went to sleep with- briefl y played a similar role before The result was so close, Attorney- out knowing who will be prime infi ghting led to an implosion in General George Brandis said it would not minister, but the eventual election the Palmer United Party. be called yesterday evening with just a winner — whether the ruling con- Two of its senators resigned couple of hours before counting offi cials servative Liberal-National coalition from the party. clock-off . or the opposition Labor Party — will Xenophon’s party also lacks a There is no counting scheduled for likely need to negotiate with NXT unifying ideal beyond his personal today, with counting for the Senate to senators to pass key legislation. brand, said Peter Chen, politics resume tomorrow and the House of Rep- With almost 10mn votes count- and media lecturer at the Univer- resentatives on Tuesday. ed yesterday, the parties were in a sity of Sydney. Former prime minister Tony Abbott, near dead-lock. “Xenophon himself is obviously who retained his Sydney seat, told Liberal It is expected to take several days an experienced and disciplined Party followers in his electorate it was a A surfer walks past an election placard outside a voting station in the Sydney suburb of Bondi Beach yesterday. to determine a winner. campaigner and parliamentarian “diffi cult night”. Far-right politician Pauline but he has to be able to keep his At the coalition headquarters in central upper house Senate who had blocked his needs to win government but potentially was polling strongly in Queensland ac- Hanson also looks set to win a po- troops in order and he’s never been Sydney, the mood was nervous and quiet agenda. enough to leave the coalition with a mi- cording to an early Senate vote count, sition in the upper house. called on to do that before,” Chen as the crowd thinned. A Reuters reporter Turnbull had called for Australians to nority government. raising the prospect that the far right NXT candidate Rebekha Sharkie, said. was prevented from taking a photo of a vote for the coalition and political stabil- At the Labor Party’s federal elec- politician, who campaigned on anti-im- who won the party’s only lower But a political source close to champagne-fi lled fridge. ity, invoking the global economic and po- tion headquarters at the Moonee Val- migration, anti-Muslim agendas, will be house seat, may even have a say Xenophon, who asked to remain “It’s a nightmare, it’s a disaster,” litical fallout from Britain’s vote to leave ley Racecourse in Melbourne, the mood back in the federal parliament after an al- over who becomes prime minister anonymous because he was not Rene Licarta, a Liberal Party member, the European Union. was initially subdued but cheers began most 20 year absence. should the election lead to a hung authorised to speak with the me- told Reuters. “It looks like it might be a Minor parties, possibly in a coalition to ring out as Labor pulled ahead in key Xenophon has vowed to block the Coa- parliament. dia, dismissed such concerns. hung parliament, with the Greens and with centre-left Labor, he argued, could seats. lition’s cornerstone A$50bn ($37bn) cor- Xenophon, a former suburban “It’s a good result from a team- the independents running the show. It’s not be trusted to manage an economy The votes tallied yesterday evening porate tax cuts if his party holds the bal- lawyer who has served in the Sen- management perspective,” the scary.” hampered by the fi rst mining downturn only gave limited results for the 76 seats ance of power in the senate. Xenophon’s ate since 2008, built his position source told Reuters.”In some sense Such a result would mean that Turn- in a century and balance public fi nances of the upper house Senate, where in- party had an early win stealing a House of by exploiting widespread political if we’d won everything we could bull’s gamble of dissolving both houses after years of defi cits. dependents including the centrist Nick Representatives seat for the electorate of fury sparked by former prime min- have done, it would have been a of parliament in May to trigger the elec- With half the vote counted, Labor was Xenophon Team are expected to win sev- Mayo from the coalition for the fi rst time ister Tony Abbott’s 2014 decision management nightmare. All of tion has backfi red, given that was a bid benefi ting from a 3.3% swing in its favour eral seats. in its 115-year history and giving the party to buy a A$50bn ($37.48bn) fl eet of them understand the importance to oust intransigent independents in the on a two-party basis, short of the 4 % it Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party its fi rst ever lower house position. 12 submarines from Japan. of unity.”

China defends use of wild animals in traditional medicine

Reuters Beijing

raditional Chinese medicine risks extinction if there is a push by the government to com- Tpletely replace the wild animal parts now used with substitutes, a senior Chinese lawmaker said yesterday. China, where an animal-loving middle class has been trying to change old ways, has promoted substitutes for tiger bones, rhino horns and cer- tain other wild animal products, but doubts persist about their usefulness even among some offi cials. Beijing in 1993 banned trade in tiger bones and rhino horns, both prized in traditional medicine, as part of global eff orts to halt declining animal stocks. But illegal poaching continues, driven by illegal demand in an increasingly affl uent country. Speaking after China amended its wildlife pro- tection law, Zhai Yong, head of parliament’s envi- ronment and resources protection committee leg- islation department, admitted using wild animals for medicine was highly controversial. But substitutes reduce the eff ectiveness of tradi- tional medicine, he said. “If in the future original products from wild ani- mals are all substituted, our Chinese medicine per- haps won’t be of any use anymore. This issue needs to be discussed by us Chinese people,” he added. Commercial tiger farms in China are legal and ti- ger parts from these farms often end up being made into tonics and going into other medicines, animal rights groups say. Substitutes exist for tiger bones and many other products from wild animals such as bear bile, the extraction of which from live animals rights groups condemn as barbaric. Yan Xun, chief engineer of the wildlife preserva- tion department in the State Forestry Administra- tion, said skin and bones from farmed tigers were “legal assets” but tiger bones could not be used in Chinese medicine since the 1993 ban. State media this week cited another lawmaker, Jin Hua, as saying the law should not ban the use of wildlife due to the importance of traditional Chi- Rescuers save a resident from a flooded area in Anqing, Anhui Province. nese medicine. “Some international forces use this as a pretext to attack the raw material requirements for tradi- tional Chinese medicines, and often require China to forbid their trade,” she was quoted as saying. 20 die in landslide as southern China grapples with downpour The amendments to the wildlife protection law brought only small changes. It still permits the continued “utilisation” of wild DPA slide in the south-western Chinese cuers are working with excavators to dents related to heavy storms dur- overnight, the Hubei provincial dis- animals for medicine and also allows for them to be Beijing province of Guizhou. fi nd the 12 people who remain miss- ing the week, the Ministry of Civil aster relief headquarters announced used in public performances, something animal Seven people had been rescued ing. Aff airs said. yesterday. rights groups have expressed concern about as well. from the mudslide that was trig- The landslide involved more than The Yangtze River reported its Nationwide, 133 counties in 11 While the revised law bans mistreatment of wild he death toll rose to 20 yes- gered by heavy rain Friday in the city 95,000cu m of mud fl ow. fi rst fl ood peak of the year on Friday. regions had reported fl oods, land- animals, it contains no specifi c punishments for terday and three people were of Bijie, local offi cials said. At least 34 people had died or Floods from swollen rivers forced slides or mud fl ows, state-run me- any violations. Tlisted as missing after a land- More than 800 soldiers and res- were listed as missing from acci- thousands of people to relocate dia said. Gulf Times Sunday, July 3, 2016 17 BRITAIN

Thousands of protesters in Parliament Square as they take part in a march for Europe, through the centre of London. They were protesting Britain’s decision to leave the EU. Protesters call for Breverse as exit turmoil continues The vote to leave continues to eron have meanwhile been pushing largely from less affl uent areas in Eng- divide the country for a delay in starting the process that land and Wales. will eventually see Britain leave the But there was also a rough genera- AFP 28-member EU. tional split. London Frontrunner Theresa May and high- Younger voters were likelier to vote profi le rival Michael Gove have both Remain — many of whom worried said they do not expect Article 50 — the about their right to travel and work housands marched through formal procedure for leaving the bloc — in the EU — while their Baby Boomer London yesterday to protest would be invoked this year. elders were likelier to vote Leave. Tagainst Britain’s vote to leave the EU leaders including French presi- The narrow victory has triggered an- EU, which has sparked political turmoil dent Francois Hollande have urged a ger in Britain among those who wanted and polarised public opinion. swift divorce, fearful of the impact of to remain in the EU and more than 4mn Chanting “We love you EU”, waving Britain’s uncertain future on economic people have signed a petition calling for European fl ags and carrying colourful growth and a potential domino eff ect in a second referendum. banners with slogans like “Breverse,” eurosceptic member states. A poll for BBC’s Newsnight pro- they set off late morning to march to- Last week’s shock vote plunged fi - gramme found that 16% of voters think wards the Houses of Parliament. nancial markets into crisis, wiping tril- Britain will stay in the bloc, and 22% “The Leave Campaign Lied”, “Save lions off equities around the world and said they do not know if it will leave. our Future” and “Never Gonna Give EU sending the pound to its lowest point In the coming days, meanwhile, up,” read others, the latter referring to in more than three decades against the Conservative MPs will whittle down the 1980s hit by Rick Astley. dollar. the party leadership candidates to Organisers claimed more than The Bank of England revealed it two in a series of votes and the rivals 40,000 were taking part. Police did not could slash interest rates this summer will then tour the country to appeal to immediately give fi gures. to counter the downbeat economic some 150,000 party members for their “I think the Leave campaign misled outlook — which it said had “deterio- vote. people, we are (making) a wrong de- rated” because of Brexit — and poten- British media reported yesterday cision because of the lies,” protester tially re-activate quantitative easing to that energy minister and Brexit backer Casey, 37, told AFP at the start of the pump more cash into the economy. Angela Leadsom has become the fa- march. In further fallout, fi nance minister vourite to face Theresa May on the “I would like us to reconsider and I George Osborne warned Friday that the ballot paper. don’t want to leave the EU.” government would abandon its prom- Gove, who torpedoed fellow anti-EU The seismic June 23 vote prompted ise to achieve a budget surplus by 2020, campaigner Boris Johnson’s leader- the resignation of Prime Minister David A demonstration on Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, in Southampton. sparking forecasts of more austerity ship hopes on Thursday, cast doubt on Cameron — who had backed the failed spending cutbacks and tax hikes. whether May could lead the country Remain campaign. Jeremy Corbyn, is now facing all-out button,” said organiser Keiran MacDer- Britons, many worried by immi- The vote to leave the EU was deeply out of the EU after supporting a “Re- It also unleashed a bitter leader- revolt. mott on the march’s Facebook page. gration, voted 52% in favour of with- split. main” vote. ship battle in the ruling Conserva- “We can prevent Brexit by refusing to “Let’s not leave the next generation drawing from the EU bloc with 48% Voters in Scotland, Northern Ireland However, Gove has also faced fi erce tive party and chaos in the main op- accept the referendum as the fi nal say adrift... Let’s march, let’s protest, and against. and the capital London backed remain- criticism for turning on his one-time position Labour party, whose leader, and take our fi nger off the self-destruct let’s stop Brexit.” The favourites to succeed Cam- ing, while those that chose to leave were ally Johnson. Lawmaker Leadsom emerges as PM’s tweet provokes Welsh post-Brexit ire top pro-Brexit candidate for PM DPA Outgoing British prime min- Paris/Berlin ister David Cameron tweeted a message of congratulations to Reuters son, whom Gove described as unfi t for of- the Welsh — and was immedi- London fi ces of Friday, May had the backing of 96 ately met with a barrage of abuse Conservative MPs, the BBC said. ootball’s capacity to pro- for his role in the controversial Pensions Minister Stephen Crabb had voke both joy and anger EU referendum that ultimately ritish lawmaker Andrea Leadsom 22 backers, with Leadsom on 21, Gove on Fwas in evidence last night cost him his job. emerged yesterday as the top pro- 18 and former defence minister Liam Fox after Wales’s sensational 3-1 “Amazing performance, BBrexit candidate to succeed Prime on 10. triumph over Belgium at Euro amazing result,” he wrote. “Pas- Minister David Cameron, earning the sup- Conservative lawmakers will whittle 2016. sion & pride shown by the Wales port of a former Conservative Party leader down the list of candidates, which also The UK’s decision to leave the team & fans are incredible to and several members of parliament. includes work and pensions secretary European Union has so rocked watch. Bring on Portugal!” Leadsom, a junior minister not well Andrea Leadsom and justice secretary Michael Gove. Stephen Crabb and former frontbencher its four constituent nations that If that sounds relatively in- known to most voters, has attracted Liam Fox, in consecutive rounds of voting every news item has a Brexit nocuous, that is to reckon slightly more support from Conservative servative lawmakers than her rivals but set out his pitch earlier this week after de- starting next week. backdrop, whether it’s the price without the politically charged lawmakers than Michael Gove, the justice the 53-year-old Leadsom, a former Bar- fenestrating Boris Johnson. The MP with the least support is elimi- of peas in Scotland or Wales’s atmosphere in the UK at the mo- secretary and leading “Leave” campaign- clays banker, has now received backing Leadsom said the debacle had been a nated each time until only a fi nal pair re- march to the semi-fi nals of the ment. “Cameron? I thought he er, British media reported. from former Conservative Party leader “real tragedy” but kept open the possibil- main. The membership chooses between Euros. was already gone,” Welsh full- Bookmaker William Hill said she was Iain Duncan Smith. ity of taking both men into the Cabinet if the two in a one-member-one-vote postal Wales itself was split down the back Neil Taylor said. now second-favourite to succeed Cam- Leadsom also featured heavily in yes- she won. ballot. middle when it came to Brexit. Taylor’s reaction was mild eron, behind interior minister Theresa terday’s edition of the Daily Telegraph, She told the newspaper: “I got to know The opposition Labour party is in the In the end, a majority of be- when compared to that on Twit- May, who supported the “Remain” cam- a newspaper politically aligned with the Michael and Boris during the campaign midst of its own leadership drama, with tween 52 and 53% voted in Wales ter. “Don’t even think about pre- paign. right-wing Conservative party. and I think both of them were absolutely leader Jeremy Corbyn refusing to step to leave. tending to support Wales,” Dave Leadsom’s rise refl ects the unpredict- Leadsom said the new leader “must be committed to Leave. down after his own MPs passed a motion But there was no evidence of Jones tweeted. able state of British politics since last a Leave supporter” rather than someone “And I just think it’s a real tragedy. I feel of no-confi dence in his leadership. division among the Welsh on or “Your lot haven’t done so for week’s vote to leave the European Union. “who is reluctantly following the wishes really sad about what’s happened. Partic- Labour lawmakers are trying to broker a off the fi eld last night as goals the last 40 years.” The result sparked pandemonium in of the people”. ularly that Boris isn’t standing.” deal for Corbyn to step down in exchange from Ashley Williams, Hal Rob- SelFelin tweeted: “You DO Britain’s two main political parties, with In an interview with The Daily Tel- She added: “I’m really sorry about for his successor pledging to retain some son-Kanu and Sam Vokes took NOT give a damn about Wales. Cameron announcing his resignation and egraph, Leadsom said: “I think it’s very what’s happened. I don’t really understand of his key policies on tackling inequality them into the uncharted waters Just leave the keys on the table Labour opposition lawmakers disowning diffi cult for somebody who doesn’t agree it but I’m really surprised and sorry about and making the party more democratic, of the last four. and don’t slam the door on the their own leader, Jeremy Corbyn. with that, who is reluctantly following the it. the BBC reported. The fans and players celebrat- way out.” The referendum has also divided Brit- wishes of the people. I think it’s quite hard “It would be important to have key peo- Left-winger Corbyn, who is popular ed together in the stadium, while Ironically, Cameron’s tweet ain, with Scotland, Northern Ireland and for them to really see the opportunities. ple who were able to be competent and also with the party’s grass-roots membership, scenes of ecstasy took place on succeeded in doing what his London voting against the majority of “I genuinely believe that if we want to believe in the project. But I’m defi nitely has said he will not betray the supporters the streets of Swansea and Car- lacklustre Remain campaign sin- Britons to stay in the 28-nation club. make a go of it then we need somebody not thinking that far ahead right now.” who elected him. diff . gularly failed to do: unite a coun- Thousands of Londoners took to the who believes in it.” Gove was scorned by colleagues for pul- Corbyn spoke at an anti-racism rally in It didn’t take long for Brexit’s try behind a common cause. streets yesterday to protest against Brexit. Gove, the justice secretary declared verising the chances of early front-runner London yesterday but did not talk about ghost to turn up at the post- Wales now take on Portugal in May has the support of far more Con- himself “the candidate for change” as he and fellow Brexit campaigner Boris John- his future. match party, though. the semis in Lyon on Wednesday. Gulf Times 18 Sunday, July 3, 2016 EUROPE

Ukrainian PM says Germany’s Gabriel moots door to Nato must fewer EU Commissioners stay open

Reuters British politics into turmoil and is an episode rather than an ep- ness, jobs, growth, internal and DPA Berlin raised concerns about the EU’s och,” he said. external security, combating Berlin future prospects. Gabriel urged the EU to be terrorism, protecting its exter- Gabriel said that the EU must resolute in dealing with Britain nal borders and improving what erman Economy Min- check whether it should still put to prevent “copycats” from add- it off ers young people. kraine must push for ister Sigmar Gabriel has around 40% of funds towards ing to the bloc’s troubles. In the newspaper interview, quick accession to Nato, Gcalled for the number of agriculture while much less He said the EU should invest Gabriel accused Brussels of Uthe country’s prime min- EU Commissioners to be cut and money is pumped into research, more and do more to tackle un- “petty” involvement in issues ister, Volodymyr Groysman, said for Brussels to reconsider how it innovation or education. employment. that could be better handled by in an interview yesterday with allocates its budget, just over a He also said the EU should He criticised the EU for not municipalities or states. Funke Mediengruppe newspa- week after Britons voted to leave build up a joint European army. planning to involve national He said that Britain should pers. the bloc. Gabriel, who is also vice- parliaments in the ratifi cation of be fairly treated but added: “It Groysman said Ukraine must “A Europe in which 27 Com- chancellor, said a Brexit did not CETA, a free trade deal between would not be acceptable for the keep the door to Nato open, missioners want to prove them- endanger the EU and even raised the EU and Canada: “You can’t British government to now con- pointing also to the reforms un- selves doesn’t make sense,” he the possibility of Britain re- be more foolish than that – that sult on quitting and on its fu- dertaken by Kiev to modernise told the newspaper Neue Osna- joining the EU in a few decades, destroys trust in European de- ture relations with the EU at the its army. bruecker Zeitung in an interview especially given that young peo- mocracy.” same time so it can ultimately He said he hoped that the published yesterday. “It would ple voted overwhelmingly to re- In a video podcast released pick the best of both sets of ne- 28-member Western military be good to downsize in this re- main in the EU. yesterday, Chancellor Angela gotiations.” alliance would provide a clear spect.” A Brexit was not irreversible, Merkel said that leaders of the Gabriel said the EU would strategy for Ukraine at its sum- British voters’ decision in a he said at a European conference 27 states that will be left after certainly accept Scotland as a mit next week in Warsaw. Gabriel: A Europe in which 27 Commissioners want to prove June 23 referendum to quit the of his Social Democratic (SPD) Brexit had identifi ed areas where member in its own right if the Kiev has shown increasing themselves doesn’t make sense ... It would be good to downsize in European Union has rocked glo- party in Berlin yesterday. the bloc needed to become more country leaves the United King- support for Nato in recent years this respect. bal fi nancial markets, thrown “I’m sure that historically this eff ective such as competitive- dom and wants to join the EU. after Russia annexed its south- ern peninsula of Crimea in 2014 and supported separatists in eastern Ukraine. Last month, Ukraine said it was ready to contribute to Nato’s Austrian interior minister feels plans – to be fi nalised in Warsaw – to step up its troop presence in Eastern Europe. ‘ashamed’ over annulled vote Russia has repeatedly de- nounced Nato’s eastern expan- sion as a threat to its national AFP that the ruling showed that expect lower turnout, which security. Vienna Austria is a “banana repub- could boost Hofer, 45, portrayed Ukrainian President Petro Po- lic – probably the only country as the friendly face of the anti- roshenko will attend the Warsaw outside Africa and Kazakhstan immigration FPOe. summit, ustria’s interior minis- that is unable to count votes Britain’s June 23 decision to which is expected to endorse ter said yesterday that properly”. leave the EU could make a pos- Nato assistance to Ukraine. Ahe was “ashamed” after For the re-run, Sobotka said sible Austrian exit an election Groysman warned against the country’s highest court de- media outlets and research in- issue, with Hofer pledging a easing sanctions against Russia, clared the result of May’s presi- stitutes will not be provided referendum if the EU fails to re- saying that they must be main- dential election null and void with partial results before vot- form, becomes more centralised tained until Moscow respects the because of widespread proce- ing offi cially ends – unlike dur- or if Turkey joins. territorial integrity of Ukraine. dural “sloppiness”. ing the fi rst take of the election “The British case has shown Russia has denied that it is Friday’s ruling by the Consti- on May 22. that the EU, this EU, is clearly fuelling the confl ict with sup- tutional Court invalidating the The government would also too remote from people. So I am plies of weapons and troops for outcome of the May 22 election consider changes to Austria’s convinced that a renewal of the the separatists. means that Norbert Hofer of the electoral law, the minister said. EU is needed so that it returns Ukraine was a single, united Freedom Party (FPOe) will have “At the next election, there to its basic values and to being country, Groysman added, as he another shot at becoming the will no results before all votes, closer to the people,” Hofer told ruled out special status for Cri- EU’s fi rst far-right president. including postal votes, have Italian daily newspaper Corriere mea and said there would be no I am “disappointed, ashamed been counted,” he said. della Sera. This picture taken on June 23 shows migrants who were heading for Italy reaching out for life jackets elections and self-governance as ... the fact that this sloppiness Other changes could in- “A change in EU treaties to- thrown to them by rescuers of the Migrant Off shore Aid Station (MOAS), some 20 nautical miles off long as Russia was stoking war in and breaking of the law took clude allowing postal votes to wards a further reduction in the coast of Libya. the east. place has shaken me massive- be counted on election day, and member states’ national re- ly”, Wolfgang Sobotka told Oe1 not the next day like now. sponsibilities would automati- public radio, saying that he was The Kurier daily reported cally lead to a referendum in Turkmen leader “embarrassed”. that Sobotka wants to have Austria,” the paper quoted him The court’s ruling, triggered election observers from the Or- as saying. Migration into Italy same pardons 612 by an FPOe legal challenge, ganisation for Security and Co- Van der Bellen, 72, is found that postal votes in 14 operation in Europe present. staunchly pro-EU. Reclusive Turkmenistan’s areas – or 78,000 votes – were The body decided after re- With polls showing Austrians President Gurbanguly opened too early or by unau- viewing preparations not to largely in favour of remaining in as last two years: ministry Berdymukhamedov has thorised persons, and so could send observers on May 22, the the bloc he could turn Hofer’s pardoned 612 prisoners, including in theory have been tampered paper said. comments to his advantage, 26 foreign citizens, ahead of with. The post of Austrian presi- particularly if Britain is seen to AFP arrivals for 2015 was 153,000. More than 10,000 migrants festivities marking the end of the Since this represented more dent is largely ceremonial but a be suff ering from its decision, Rome The fl ood of migrants seeking have perished since 2014, in- holy month of Ramadan, state than double the independent victory by the far-right would commentators say. a new life in northern Europe cluding more than 2,800 so far media reported yesterday. ecologist Alexander Van der be of huge symbolic signifi - “The majority of the popula- has put great pressure on asy- this year, the UNHCR has said. A state television report in Bellen’s winning margin of just cance ahead of the next gen- tion favours staying in the EU. he number of migrants lum centres in Italy, with a total Most recent arrivals to Italy the gas-rich country noted 31,000 votes, the court said that eral elections in 2018, and give And who knows what will be arriving in Italy in the of 132,000 people registered at hail from sub-Saharan Africa – that Berdymukhamedov had the election must be held again. a further boost to other populist happening in Britain in Sep- Tfi rst half of this year was centres at the end of June. 15% from Nigeria, and 13% from signed the order of amnesty “to No date has been set, but it is parties elsewhere in Europe. tember. Brexit won but there roughly the same as the previ- The closure of the Balkan Eritrea. further strengthen the unity and expected to be in September. Experts say that it is impos- haven’t exactly been big cele- ous two years, the interior min- route has sparked an increase Others came from Gambia, solidarity of Turkmen society”. Yesterday national newspa- sible to predict what the out- brations,” political expert David istry said yesterday. in people risking perilous sea Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sudan, The report did not clarify the pers were outraged. come of the new election will Pfarrhofer from polling fi rm A total of 70,930 people crossings via the Central Medi- Somalia, Senegal and Mali. nationalities of foreign prisoners The Oesterreich tabloid said be, although some say that they Market told AFP. landed in Italy between Janu- terranean to Italy. Italian interior ministry fi g- released under the amnesty ary and June – almost exactly A month ago, the UN’s refu- ures to June 17 say 8,553 unac- but Turkmenistan’s prisons the same number as the same gee agency UNHCR said that it companied minors have arrived are known to hold citizens period in 2015 and only slightly feared some 700 migrants had so far this year compared to of neighbouring countries higher than in 2014. drowned in three shipwrecks off 12,360 across 2015 and 13,026 convicted of smuggling and Report: Erdogan seeks total ban The full-year total of migrant the coast of Libya in late May. for 2014 as a whole. traff icking off ences. on German comedian’s poem French poet Yves Bonnefoy dies aged 93 DPA poem was satirical and there- Hamburg fore subject to artistic freedom, it contained sexual references AFP Petrarch and his friend George (On the motion and immobil- about Erdogan that were “slan- Paris Seferis, a celebrated Greek poet. ity of Douve) – went against the urkish President Recep derous and defamatory”. He died on Friday, according prevailing contemporary literary Tayyip Erdogan is seek- The court said its decision to the College de France research trends. Ting a complete ban on a was based on balancing free- ves Bonnefoy, France’s and education institute where he Bonnefoy’s writing career ex- poem he deems defamatory by dom of opinion and artistic ex- most famous contempo- was an honorary professor. tended well into his 80s and he German comedian Jan Boeh- pression on the one hand and Yrary poet and celebrated Admirers from around the picked up several literary awards mermann, Der Spiegel magazine the personal rights of the plain- translator of Shakespeare whose world took to Twitter to mourn along the way, including the 1987 reported yesterday. tiff on the other. poems were translated into 30 Bonnefoy, known for his pierc- Goncourt prize for poetry. In May, a court in the north- Von Sprenger told Der Spiegel languages, has died at the age of ing gaze and mop of white hair, He acquired legions of fans ern German port city of Ham- Erdogan: not amused. that Boehermann did not cre- 93, offi cials confi rmed yesterday. many of them quoting lines from who admired his lack of attach- burg issued an injunction pro- ate the “artwork” and therefore The prolifi c writer, essayist his most famous works. ment to a “concept”. hibiting Boehmermann from not immediately be reached. cannot fall back on artistic free- and poet, who composed more Bonnefoy was born in 1923 in “What saddens me is to see reciting parts of the lewd poem The poem – which was aired dom. than 100 books over his long Tours, in central France, to a rail- that our education system does that insulted Erdogan. on March 31 by German pub- He said the comedian had career, was often tipped as fa- way-worker father and a school- not give poetry the place it de- Erdogan’s lawyer Michael- lic broadcaster ZDF – satirised said in an interview with Zeit vourite to win the Nobel prize for teacher mother. serves,” he told French radio in a Hubertus von Sprenger has fi led some of Erdogan’s authoritar- magazine that he did not write literature. In his early career, his work recent interview. an appeal in a Hamburg district ian policies, but also described the poem, which he took off the Famous in Italy, Germany and tended towards the surreal but “Everything around us can This file photo taken on October court, the magazine reported. him as someone with deviant Internet. Switzerland but also through- he quickly turned away from this serve as an inspiration for poet- 9, 2001 at the College de France A court spokesman could not behaviour. The poem triggered a diplo- out the English-speaking world, movement and Bonnefoy’s fi rst ry,” Bonnefoy said, which he saw in Paris shows Bonnefoy, who confi rm receipt of the appeal to The Hamburg court ruled in matic spat between Germany Bonnefoy also produced trans- classic – the 1953 Du mouve- as “a way of discovering the fun- died yesterday at the age of 93, DPA and Erdogan’s lawyer could May that while Boehmermann’s and Turkey. lations of the works of Yeats, ment et de l’immobilite de Douve damental meaning of life”. local media reported.

Turkish authorities free journalist arrested for supporting pro-Kurdish paper Four Hungarian explosives experts killed in explosion

Turkish authorities have freed journalist and the Turkish Human Rights Foundation, and Thursday after 10 days in custody. Four Hungarian army explosives experts were The incident took place in the Hortobagy National writer Ahmet Aziz Nesin, who was arrested several others. A court ruled that they were not a flight risk killed in eastern Hungary on Friday after a device Park close to the city of Debrecen, 230km (140 with two rights activists for supporting a pro- They had stepped in as symbolic editors before their scheduled November 8 trial. on a former military shooting range detonated miles) east of Budapest, used by the military. Kurdish newspaper, broadcaster CNN Turk for a day in support of Ozgur Gundem, a Defence lawyer Ozcan Kilic said last week that while being made safe, off icials said. The remote and sparsely populated area was used reported yesterday. pro-Kurdish newspaper that has been under prosecutors are investigating them under A fifth soldier was seriously injured and was being as a shooting range by the Hungarian Army for Nesin was arrested on June 20 along with Erol pressure from the government over alleged the country’s controversial anti-terrorism treated in hospital, according to a statement by the decades following World War II. Onderoglu, from advocacy group Reporters ties to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). laws, which have been condemned by rights defence ministry published by the Hungarian news Since 2013, military explosives experts have been Without Borders, Sebnem Korur Fincani from Onderoglu and Fincani were freed on activists. agency MTI. working to clear the area of unexploded devices. Gulf Times Sunday, July 3, 2016 19 EUROPE

Man who stabbed Cologne Five dead, 20 injured in mayor is jailed for Serbian cafe shooting 14 years AFP about 1.40am (2340 GMT on A stricter gun control law Belgrade Friday) in the town of Zitiste, came into eff ect in March in Ser- around 80km (50 miles) north of bia, which is home to about 7mn DPA Belgrade. people. Dusseldorf man shot dead fi ve peo- Police arrested the alleged In another shooting spree last ple, including his wife, shooter, born in 1978 and iden- year, a 55-year-old man opened Aand injured another 20 tifi ed only by his initials ZS, and fi re in a northern town in an ap- German court has handed in a cafe in northern Serbia early opened a probe into the killings. parent drunken rage over his a 14-year prison sentence yesterday, police said, with jeal- Stefanovic said the attacker son’s wedding, killing six people Ato a man who stabbed a ousy the suspected motive. tried to fl ee the scene but was including the bride and her par- politician in the neck because of The man “entered the cafe and foiled by police. ents. her pro-refugee stance, the day opened fi re with an automatic “We are all shocked that In 2013, a 60-year-old Serbian before she was elected mayor of rifl e, killing his wife and an- something like this could hap- war veteran shot dead 13 people Cologne. other woman, then he continued pen, since this was a very quiet in the country’s worst massacre Frank S, a 44-year-old whose to shoot at other citizens in the man who had no police record,” in two decades as he rampaged name was withheld under Ger- cafe”, a police statement said. the minister said, according to through his tiny village about man privacy laws, was found It was the third mass shoot- Tanjug. 50km south of Belgrade. guilty of attempted murder by ing in recent years in Serbia, N1 channel reported that the The dead included his son and the court in Dusseldorf but did which has tried to shrink the attacker argued with his wife in his mother as he went house-to- not receive the life sentence large number of illegal weapons the cafe, left the building and re- house, mainly shooting people sought by prosecutors. in circulation since the 1990s turned with a Kalashnikov-type as they slept peacefully. Frank S approached Henriette Balkan wars. rifl e. Individual shooting incidents Reker – then an independent “It was horrible. Some people Two people were killed in- are reported almost daily in Ser- mayoral candidate – on October were screaming and there was stantly in the shooting and three bia, with domestic violence a 17 and stabbed her in the neck blood everywhere,” cafe owner others died in hospital in the common theme. with a hunting knife. Ljubomir Milinovic told state- nearby city of Zrenjanin, ac- After yesterday’s attack, the He has admitted to the attack, run news agency Tanjug. cording to N1. People clean up behind a police tape at a cafe in the village of Zitiste after the shooting. A man shot dead government body for gender saying that he targeted Reker for N1 television station quoted The other injured victims, five people, including his wife, and injured another 20 in the cafe in northern Serbia early yesterday. equality called for tougher gun her pro-refugee stance, but has Interior Minister Nebojsa Ste- some of them severely, were tak- control to prevent another inci- denied having any intention of fanovic as saying that the weap- en to various Serbian hospitals there could be up to 1mn unreg- This latest shooting spree weapons to hand them in to their dent where “in a burst of anger, killing her. on was illegal and jealousy was but were not in critical condi- istered weapons in Serbia, in- came a day after the interior local police stations. someone decides to use an auto- “He wanted to send a signal believed to be the motive. tion, reports said. cluding guns and grenades, left ministry launched a new amnes- A similar drive last year netted matic rifl e to kill his wife and her against the refugee policies of The latest incident happened Police have previously said over from the 1990s confl icts. ty to encourage owners of illegal about 4,000 weapons. friends”. the federal government,” Bar- bara Havliza, the leading judge in the case, said during sentencing. “He wanted to create a climate of fear and infl uence politics.” Big apple Reker, the social aff airs co- Russia orders ordinator responsible for the accommodation of refugees un- til she took over as mayor, sus- tained critical injuries during safety overhaul the attack and was placed in an artifi cial coma. Reker made international headlines again in the wake of a in Baltic airspace crime spree in central Cologne on New Year’s Eve during which hundreds of men targeted most- AFP from a US destroyer. ly women. Moscow However, Moscow has also The politician was lambasted made its own accusations, for advising women to avoid be- notably against US spy planes ing in close proximity to stran- ussia has ordered its invisible to Russian radars that gers to prevent sexual harass- military to draw up then have to be visually identi- ment. Rmeasures to increase the fi ed by warplanes. safety of the airspace over the Russian President Vladimir Baltic Sea, after a string of in- Putin said on Friday that Nato Sticky mess after cidents and near-misses that planes fl y without transpond- has ratcheted up tensions be- ers “twice as often” as Russian syrup transport tween Nato and Moscow. aircraft and promised to bring truck crashes Defence Minister Sergei up the issue at an upcoming Shoigu commanded the mili- Russia-Nato council. A transport truck carrying syrup tary to develop “a system of The defence minister is crashed on a German motorway trust measures that would in- considering making the use creating a sticky mess and crease fl ight safety in the Baltic of transponders compulsory bringing traff ic to a stop for hours Sea region”, a ministry state- if Nato countries take similar in the country’s northernmost ment said. measures, the statement said. state yesterday. Russia’s Nato-member Bal- Russia’s military has focused Around 3am (0100 GMT) the tic neighbours have accused heavily on the Baltics recently, truck hit a guardrail in Schleswig- Moscow of regularly violating with Shoigu announcing on Holstein and rolled through a their airspace in recent months Wednesday that the Baltic grass partition before breaking and fl ying with switched-off Fleet would be boosted by a through another fence and transponders, devices that al- new army corps. landing on its side on the next low radars to identify planes Baltic Fleet commander Ser- motorway. and prevent collisions. gei Kravchuk and several other Police suspect the accident Russian planes have also senior offi cers were sacked this was caused by the 49-year-old been accused of dangerous week for “serious shortfalls in driver’s illness and caused an manoeuvres in the Baltic, with their duty”, a rare major over- estimated €400,000 ($445,000) one particularly close call in haul underscoring Moscow’s worth of damage. April, when a Russian Sukhoi growing attention to the re- Off icials are unsure how long it jet fl ew less than 50 feet (15m) gion. will take to clear the road of the sticky syrup. Approximately 20 tonnes had to be pumped out of the truck before it could be lifted upright. The driver was taken to the A woman examines an art installation by Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, entitled la mela reintegrata and realised in Carrara Heist suspects charged hospital where he later died, the marble, in the basement of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. police said. AFP night from Thursday to Friday Paris with conspiring to commit theft in an organised gang. Some were also charged with ight men have been armed robbery, the source said. charged over heists of Police tracked down the sus- Police stage raids in Italy’s Chinatown Emillions in luxury goods pects using surveillance foot- from Chanel and Chopard age, tips and phone data. boutiques in Paris, a source None of the stolen goods AFP A police statement said the Florence which are being looked The latest incidents underline tributes some €6bn to the Italian close to the investigation said were recovered. Rome head of the White Stag group had into by the police in Florence,” long-standing tensions between economy, according to the Leone yesterday. The suspects have denied organised vigilante-style patrols Nicolosi said. the Italian authorities and the Moressa foundation. Robbers made off with €1mn any involvement in the crimes, in Prato which had led to attacks Four police offi cers and three country’s Chinese community, Prato is offi cially home to some ($1.1mn) from the Chopard the source said. talian police said on Friday on Arab immigrants with no workers were injured in the scuf- which has prospered economi- 16,000 Chinese nationals out of a shop, just off the Champs- In recent years, Paris has that they had raided nine criminal connections. fl es in the Sesto Fiorentino dis- cally but is regularly accused of total population of 191,000. Elysees, during a December been struck by repeated raids Ipremises in the country’s Giuseppe Nicolosi, the prose- trict and police made two arrests. showing no interest in integra- But local sources say the real hold-up, said the source who on its legendary luxury goods biggest Chinatown as part of an cutor in charge of the probe, told Reports said protesters had tion and of sending millions in fi gure could be closer to 50,000. spoke on condition of ano- shops. investigation into a criminal gang a press conference that he was shouted: “All you know how to do untaxed profi ts back to China. Liu Xiaodong, the acclaimed nymity. In 2014, there were several suspected of being behind at- looking into fi ve or six beatings is to hand out fi nes.” In the Florence area, authori- Chinese contemporary artist, Then in May armed men spectacular armed raids on tacks on North Africans. but that the raids had been car- In Beijing, Chinese foreign ties have long battled the related spent time in the town earlier this snatched $2.2mn in watches Place Vendome in which jewels The raids were carried out in ried out for other reasons. ministry spokesman Hong Lei problems of sweatshop exploita- year and included several paint- and jewellery from a Chanel worth between $420,000 and the Tuscan town of Prato, home He also denied there was any said that Chinese diplomats had tion and clandestine immigra- ings of its Chinese residents in store in the city’s chic Avenue $2mn were seized. to one of the biggest Chinese link between the raids in Prato made representations to the Ital- tion. his recent “Migrations” exhibi- Montaigne, home to many lux- And as recently as Thursday, communities in Europe and a and street clashes that erupted ian authorities, “asking them to But local offi cials say eff orts to tion in Florence. ury stores. three robbers with pump-ac- booming textile industry notori- on Wednesday in a nearby sub- enforce the law, carry out just better regulate the textiles sector In an interview with AFP, Liu The men, who are in police tion shotguns raided a Chanel ous for sweatshop exploitation. urb of Florence after a health and investigations, and safeguard have borne fruit since a 2013 fi re said his contact with the Prato custody, were charged over- boutique in central Paris. Friday’s raids were carried out safety inspection of a Chinese- the security and legitimate rights in a garment factory left seven Chinese had left him surprised by under warrants issued for crimi- owned textile factory. and interests of Chinese citizens people dead. the slow pace of their adaptation nal association and commission- Around 300 people were in- in Italy”. It emerged afterwards that the to Italian life. Death toll up in Istanbul airport attack ing racially-motivated violence. volved in violence sparked after Hong said China would “fol- workers had been living in the “They have been there mostly Police said that nine individu- an altercation between offi cers low this incident and off er nec- factory and were unable to es- for at least a couple of genera- The death toll has risen to 45 following the terrorist attack on als were under investigation but and an elderly Chinese man who essary assistance to Chinese citi- cape because the windows were tions and still they are very closed Istanbul’s Ataturk international airport, the DHA news agency that they had not been arrested was stopped leaving the factory zens there within our remit”. barred. off ,” the artist said. “They have reported yesterday. or charged with any crime. with a baby in his arms, accord- “Meanwhile, we ask Chinese There are more than 270,000 their own customs and traditions A Jordanian national died of his injuries, taking to 20 the number of They are all linked to a Chinese ing to local reports. citizens in Italy to safeguard their Chinese living in Italy, of whom and are still very separate from foreign nationals killed. Some 240 were injured in Tuesday’s attack. cultural association called “The “Our investigation was already own rights and interests in a rea- over a fi fth own their own busi- the local population. This model Turkish authorities have said that the three assailants came from City of the White Stag”. under way before the incidents in sonable way.” nesses, and the community con- of migration is also problematic.” Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. Gulf Times 20 Sunday, July 3, 2016 INDIA

IRON ORE JUDICIARY TRAGEDY COMPENSATION BENEFITS Full-fledged mining after India must be aware of Five women pilgrims Kejriwal gives Rs10mn to Social security schemes monsoons, says Goa CM international law: CJI killed in road accident families of Ahmed, Khan to cover 300,000 more

Mining of iron ore will resume on a much more Chief Justice of India T S Thakur yesterday said At least five women were killed yesterday and 11 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal yesterday The Odisha government yesterday said 300,000 comprehensive scale after the monsoons, Goa in the ever-shrinking world “we must be aware of injured when their vehicle rammed into a truck handed over cheques of Rs10mn each to the family more beneficiaries would be included in the social Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said yesterday, the international law” and deal with the emerging in Solapur in Maharashtra, an off icial said. The of National Investigation Agency off icer Tanzil security pension schemes that already cover 4mn adding that if mine-owners co-operate in building scenarios. “We must be aware of what is happening accident occurred around 11.45am on the Jeur- Ahmed and New Delhi Municipal Council legal people in the state. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ore transportation infrastructure, the state in the world, prepare for it with an ability to Shelgaon road near Karmala when the victims adviser M M Khan. Ahmed was shot dead in front said the list of new beneficiaries would be ready government would request the Supreme Court to deal with them,” the chief justice said in his were returning after a pilgrimage to the temple town of his wife and children in Bijnore in Uttar Pradesh by August 15. “My aim is to include all eligible increase the extraction cap from 20mn tonnes to inaugural address at a seminar on ‘Principles of The of Pandharpur, police off icial Shahir Ghuge said. The in April. Police arrested the main accused on June beneficiaries in the social security network. I am 30mn. Parsekar also said that the “good old days,” Engagement of Domestic Courts with International vehicle carrying the pilgrims was thrown off the road 28. Khan was shot dead in Jamia Nagar in Delhi on keen to announce that the state government has when it was considered okay to let the government Law’ in New Delhi. Thakur said in the globalised world when an oncoming truck rammed into it. All the May 16, a day before he was set to pass an order decided to include three lakh more beneficiaries draft rules favourable to the mining industry and political borders may still have some relevance but women died on the spot, Ghuge said. While five of the on the lease terms of hotel The Connaught which in the social security pension schemes,” Patnaik let people suff er because of pollution and other the economic borders have become irrelevant. The injured have been taken to a hospital in Karmala, six was functioning on a property of the NDMC. Earlier, said. He said the government would spend Rs1.15bn side-eff ects of mining and ore transportation, were speed and dimension with which international laws others, whose condition is serious, have been rushed NDMC vice-chairman Karan Singh Tanwar accused for this purpose. So far, 4mn people are covered long gone. “I agree mining is not at its best right were emerging and shaping, they have gone beyond to Solapur. They were among millions of pilgrims the Aam Aadmi Party government of making false under diff erent social security pension schemes, now which is due to global slump of the market. ” the comprehension of any nation, he said. who attend the annual event. promises to the family of Khan. he added. Kerala to give aid, job to Uttarakhand ragging victim rescue eff orts

IANS Kozhikode

he Kerala government will provide fi nancial and other hampered by Thelp as well as a job to K P Aswathi, a Dalit girl who fell seri- ously ill after being allegedly rag- ged at a nursing college in Karna- taka, a minister said yesterday. “We have given her Rs2 lakhs. We will meet all her medical ex- heavy rains penses and ensure she continues her studies in a nursing college 14 bodies recovered from Force to look for survivors. In 2013, nearly 6,000 pilgrims, here,” Minister for Welfare of debris in villages hit by Nine bodies were recovered tourists and others were killed by Scheduled Castes, Scheduled rains due to cloudburst and during the search. fl oods and landslides caused by Tribes and Backward Classes A resultant landslide “Search operation has re- early monsoon rains in Uttara- K Balan told reporters here. sumed and one more body was khand, destroying scores of vil- “Once she passes, will give her Agencies recovered from the debris,” said lages and towns. a job too,” said Balan after visit- Dehradun the spokesman. zModerate to heavy rain will ing Aswathi at a state-run hos- More than 60 houses were occur at many places across the pital here. fl attened due to incessant rain in Malnad region in central Kar- Aswathi, 19, and the four girls ncessant rain and bad weath- the region on Friday. nataka over the next 24 hours, a who allegedly ragged her are all er are hampering rescue and Offi cials said more than weather offi cial said yesterday. from Kerala, and were studying Irelief work in Uttarakhand 100mm of rain was recorded in “As the southwest monsoon in Al Qamar College of Nursing which was badly hit by a cloud- just two hours, leading to fl ood- remains active across the state, at Gulbarga in Karnataka. burst and fl ooding killing at least ing of most of the rivers in the many places in Malnad, includ- The Karnataka police have so 39 people, the army said yester- hill state. ing Shivamogga, Chikkamagalu- far arrested three girls - Lakshmi, day. “Rescue teams from the bor- ru and Hassan districts, will re- Athira and Krishnapriya - who have “Rain and bad weather con- der police, army and disaster ceive moderate to heavy rains,” been accused of forcing Aswathi tinues to hamper rescue and relief personnel are scanning the the state meteorological depart- to drink a disinfectant on May 9 relief work. Dog squads and ad- area and rubble in the villages ment said. in their college hostel, resulting in ditional medical teams are on destroyed by landslides is being Rainfall in coastal districts damage to her internal organs. standby, ready to be inducted as cleared,” Piyush Rautela, direc- and south interior areas will be, Another girl, Shilpa Jose, is soon as the weather permits,” tor of the state’s disaster man- however, light to moderate at absconding and her plea for an the army said. agement division, said. many places and at a few places anticipatory bail will be heard on At least 14 bodies have been Two main highways in the re- in north interior parts of the July 8 by the Kerala High Court. recovered so far from the debris gion were also blocked by land- state. Meanwhile, the relatives of the in villages which were hit by slides and work was going on to “The Western Ghats across suspects say that their children rains due to the cloudburst and clear them. central and southern parts will are innocent. They said Aswathi resultant landslide. Television images showed receive heavy rain due to the drank the liquid on her own to At least 39 people were feared muddy, swirling fl oodwaters movement of monsoon clouds take her own life as a result of is- dead on Friday in the fl ooding gushing through the area, while and westerly direction of strong sues other than her relationship that hit six villages of Chamoli giant boulders and rocks blocked surface winds,” the offi cial said with the accused. and Pithoragarh districts. part of a national highway. in Bengaluru. The administration of the The road leading to the af- Meanwhile in Arunachal Forecast for Bengaluru and nursing college also reportedly fected site remained blocked due Pradesh, which borders China, its neighbourhood is cloudy sky said that ragging was not the to landslides at several places, rains brought on a landslide on with one or two spells of light cause of Aswathi’s illness and making the task of evacuation Friday at Bhalukpong in West rain, while surface winds will be that the accused actually who diffi cult, an army spokesman Kameng district. stronger and gusty at times. took her to a hospital in Karna- said. Several government build- Heavy rainfall occurred in taka and took care of her. “The army, in co-ordination ings and a school were damaged most places in coastal and north Aswathi was admitted in the with the civil administration, by the landslide and fl oods and interior areas of the state on Fri- hospital here on June 2. has established a relief centre at the death toll rose to 10 as more day, with Hulikal in Shivamogga The fi rst information report Shinghali village in proximity to bodies were recovered yesterday district recording 12cm, followed (FIR) in the case was fi led in the aff ected sites,” the spokes- from the site, local police offi cer by Bhagamandala in Kodagu dis- Kozhikode on June 22. The police man added. A Koan said. trict 9cm each, Kammaraddi in in Kozhikode then sought Kar- On Friday, the army continued Hundreds die every year in Chikkamagaluru district 8cm nataka police’s help in acting on Soldiers search for survivors of a landslide following torrential rains in the Pithoragarh area of to operate till late at night along fl oods and landslides during the and Agumbe and Somwarpet in the FIR. Uttarakhand yesterday. with the State Disaster Response monsoon season in India. Kodagu district 7cm each. Jaitley’s wealth declines Pranab hosts by Rs60mn in a year Iftar party

IANS Though the fi nance minis- sets are valued at Rs90.34mn in IANS New Delhi ter’s properties, residential and FY 2016 against Rs90.10mn in New Delhi commercial, were pegged at FY 2015. same market valuation for the Jaitley has given unspeci- he value of federal Fi- two fi scal years, the decline is in fied advance for properties resident Pranab Mukher- nance Minister Arun his bank balance, cash in hand valued at Rs7.56mn in FY jee hosted an Iftar recep- TJaitley’s wealth de- and less number of cars owned 2016 against Rs7.5mn in FY Ption on Friday evening at clined by Rs60.02mn (8.9%) to by him. 2015. Rashtrapati Bhavan which was Rs600.99mn in last fi scal year “Jaitley’s bank balance in The minister owns four cars attended among others by Vice 2015-16 from Rs670.01mn in four savings accounts (three in - two Mercedes Benzes, one President Hamid Ansari, Con- the previous year, according to HDFC Bank and one in State Honda Accord and one Toyota gress president Sonia Gandhi offi cial data. Bank of India) reduced to Rs1 Fortuner, with a combined and several federal ministers, in- “Jaitley’s personal assets, crore in FY 2016, from Rs3.52 value of Rs10.93mn in FY 2016 cluding Arun Jaitley. including movable and im- crore in FY 2015,” the data re- against five cars, including a However, Prime Minister movable were Rs60.99 crore in vealed. BMW priced at Rs8.6mn in FY Narendra Modi was conspicuous 2015-16 as against Rs67.01 crore In both fi scal years under 2015. by his absence. in 2014-15,” data posted on the review, the fi nance minister The value of 5.6kg of gold Jai- The president urged everyone Prime Minister of India website held company deposits worth ley owns is pegged at Rs10.35mn “to spread love, aff ection and mu- said. Rs90mn in Empro Oils and in FY 2016 against Rs10.25mn in tual trust during this holy month,” Only the assets and liabili- Rs80mn in DCM Shriram Con- FY 2015. an offi cial statement said. ties of Jaitley, considered to be solidated. The value of 15kg silver Mukherjee also expressed the among the wealthiest in the According to the record, is valued at Rs554,000 in hope that the spirit of Ramadan federal cabinet, have been put in Jaitley made no other invest- FY 2016 against Rs567,000 will instil in every Indian a sense the public domain for the fi scal ments though he had invest- in FY 2015, while the value of unity and pride in the com- year 2016 so far. ed Rs20mn in the fiscal year of his diamonds has been posite culture of the country. Prime Minister Narendra 2013-14. Rs450,000 for the past three Those who attended the Iftar Modi’s declared assets, how- “Jaitley had Rs65.29 lakh fiscal years. also included federal minis- ever, increased by Rs1.5mn to cash in FY 2016 against Rs95.30 The minister owns six resi- ter Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Delhi Rs10.41mn in the fi scal year lakh in FY 2015. His Public dential properties jointly with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal 2014-15 from Rs12.6mn in 2013- Provident Fund (PPF) has gone his wife in Delhi, Gurgaon, besides Ghulam Nabi Azad, Sita- 14. up to Rs25.69 lakh in last fi scal Amritsar and Gandhinagar. He ram Yechuri and Sheila Dixit and Modi’s assets include his from Rs22.18 lakh in FY 2015,” also has land and commercial heads of diplomatic missions and Gandhinagar property, valued the data said. properties across cities, the data President Pranab Mukherjee greets Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, former Delhi chief minister Sheila senior offi cials and religious lead- at Rs10mn. The minister’s movable as- showed. Dikshit and other leaders during an Iftar party at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. ers, the offi cial release said. Gulf Times Sunday, July 3, 2016 21 INDIA $4 smartphone rings alarm bell on workers’ conditions

Reuters February crashed the compa- last year, an increase of 29% on brand companies,” said Gopi- relevant labour laws and regula- The “Make in India” drive to labour rights non-profi t Asia Mumbai ny’s website, is priced at Rs251 the year before. nath Parakuni, general secretary tions wherever it operates. boost manufacturing is aimed at Monitor Resource Centre. – possibly the cheapest Android With only one in 10 Indians at Cividep, a workers’ rights “Fairness and respect for all luring more investment, raising Not all eff orts to produce smartphone in the world. owning a mobile phone, there is campaign group. are the values that form the economic growth and creating cheap electronics have been suc- he makers of a $4 smart- On Thursday, the company’s enormous potential – much of “Our regulations simply foundation of our business,” the jobs in industries such as elec- cessful. phone hope its low price chief executive Mohit Goel it at the lower end of the market aren’t strong enough to ensure spokesman said in a statement. tronics and apparel. In 2008, the Indian govern- Twill allow millions of the said the fi rst shipment of about where dozens of local and for- workers in the electronics in- While most of the 100-odd But these eff orts lack suf- ment unveiled a $10 laptop that poorest people to own a mobile 200,000 handsets was due next eign brands are vying for cus- dustry are taken care of,” he said. phone companies in India large- fi cient checks and balances for ended up costing more than phone in a market with only 10% week. Ringing Bells pays fair tomers with some handsets sell- Last month Cividep and Am- ly import from China and Tai- millions of workers who face $100, while a $20 Android tablet penetration. wages to its workers and its pric- ing for less than $25. sterdam-based GoodElectron- wan, companies are increasingly archaic labour laws, low wages, sold through a subsidy scheme But labour rights campaign- ier models will help off set the However, the pressure to keep ics issued a report on Samsung heeding Prime Minister Narendra few benefi ts and little job secu- failed to capture signifi cant mar- ers worry that push to churn out cost of the $4 phone, he added. costs low is pushing manufac- Electronics, the leader in India’s Modi’s call to “Make in India,” rity in businesses that often fl out ket share. cheap handsets and tablets may “Our vision is to make mo- turers to pay low wages, rely on mobile market, which found that an initiative launched in 2014 to laws on safety or underage work- “Companies like to say cheap lead to greater abuse of workers’ bile phones more aff ordable to cheaper contract labour and in- Samsung workers were poorly emulate China’s export miracle. ers, activists say. phones and computers is about rights in India, the world’s fast- the millions of poor Indians who sist on unpaid overtime, activ- paid with no way to eff ectively Chinese phone maker Xiaomi In India’s electronics industry, digital empowerment and de- est-growing smartphone market. do not own one,” Goel told the ists say. have their grievances addressed. rolled out its fi rst locally made working conditions are “among mocracy,” said Raphel Jose at the Ringing Bells’ Freedom 251 Thomson Reuters Foundation. “Responsibility of the sup- A Samsung India spokesman smartphones last year from a fa- the worst,” according to a 2013 Centre for Responsible Business smartphone, whose launch in India sold 103mn handsets ply chain and workers lies with said the company complies by all cility in Andhra Pradesh. report by Hong Kong-based in New Delhi. Govt employees threaten strike over ‘meagre’ salary increase

IANS “We are waiting to hear back New Delhi on this from the government by July 4 evening or July 5. In our meeting, it was only a verbal ver 3mn central gov- commitment. If the govern- ernment employees are ment gives us specifi c details Othreatening to go on like which committee will re- strike from July 11 in protest view, etc then we will defer the against the “meagre” salary hike strike. We have a meeting on announced in the 7th Pay Com- July 5 to decide on the strike,” mission. Kutty said. “They have fi xed the mini- “We had met the govern- mum wage at a meagre Rs18,000 ment on June 9, and suggested in the 7th Pay Commission. In various improvements in the Social activists light candles during a protest in Kolkata yesterday against the terror attack on a restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. the last Pay Commission, the 7th Pay Commission’s recom- basic pay was Rs7,000. They mendations. But the govern- multiplied it by 2.57 (fi tment for- ment has not given any heed to mula) and came to Rs18,000. We whatever improvements we had are demanding 3.68 fi tment for- proposed. They have given the mula,” Shivgopal Mishra, general same hike as suggested by 7th secretary of the All India Railway Pay Commission,” C Srikumar, Men Federation and Convener of general secretary of the All In- National Joint Council of Action dia Defence Employees Federa- Security tightened along (NJCA), said. tion said. The NJCA is a front formed Srikumar says the prices of by six government staff unions, essential commodities consid- including the Confederation of ered by the Seventh Pay Com- Central Government Employees mission itself were faulty, which (CCGE), the All India Defence has resulted in the meagre rise. Employee Federation and the “The price of essential com- Indo-Bangladesh border National Coordination Commit- modities considered by the pay tee of Pensioners Association, to commission is not right. They Indian teenager among the vigil along the international staff of the Indian High Com- Meanwhile External Aff airs to (Bangladesh) PM Sheikh oppose the hikes given by the 7th have taken dal price at Rs97. victims of the terror attack borders. mission in Dhaka were safe, Minister Sushma Swaraj ex- Hasina and strongly con- Pay Commission. Where do you get dal for Rs97?” in Dhaka “Adequate security measures sources said. pressed condolences over the demned the despicable attack,” “As many as 33 lakh govern- he said. need to be taken in border areas Offi cial sources said the death of the Indian teenager. the premier tweeted. ment employees, excluding the The NJCA is also demanding Agencies of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura Tripura and Assam govern- “I am extremely pained to Bangladesh has lately seen defence personnel, will go on the withdrawal of the new na- New Delhi/Kolkata and Meghalaya,” a source said. ments have reported to the share that the terrorists have an increase in militant Islamist strike if we do not get some kind tional pension scheme (NPS), Home Minister Rajnath Singh central government in the re- killed Tarushi, an Indian girl violence. of an assurance from the govern- which came into eff ect from Oc- was briefed by senior offi cials in cent past the activities of a few who was taken hostage in the Home to about 150mn Mus- ment to reconsider the decision. tober 2004. he Border Security Force the ministry and security agen- Bangladesh-based Islamic or- terror attack in Dhaka,” Swaraj lims, Bangladesh has for long The major contention is on the “A lady employee, who got (BSF) yesterday intensi- cies on the situation in Bangla- ganisations which “could have posted on Twitter. She said she been able to ward off Islamic minimum wage, which we are the job after her husband’s Tfi ed vigil along the In- desh. also aligned to the ISIS” mainly had spoken to the girl’s grief- radicalism and Prime Minister demanding to be Rs26,000,” K K death, retired after 12 years of do-Bangladesh border in West “The vigil across the frontier in terms of getting funds and stricken father and conveyed Sheikh Hasina’s government N Kutty, president of CCGE and service. She comes under the Bengal following a terror attack has been intensifi ed. An alert identifying “raw recruits.” her condolences to him. in particular has been widely general secretary of national co- new NPS scheme as she joined in Dhaka after the government has been sounded and we are The government has advised “The country is with them in considered to be committed to ordination committee of pen- service after 2004. She gets sounded a high alert in the bor- doing the needful,” said a BSF media to exercise self-restraint this hour of grief,” she tweeted. secularism. sioners association, said. Rs960 pension per month,” dering states. offi cer in Kolkata. in reporting on the situation in Jain had fi nished her school- However, Islamic fundamen- “We had a meeting with a Srikumar said. Among the 20 dead was an In co-ordination with the po- Bangladesh as “sensationalis- ing from the American School talism has of late “plagued” a group of ministers, including the However while the fate of the Indian teenager. lice, BSF troopers are also con- ing” things would not help fi ght in Dhaka and was pursuing her section of the Bangladeshi soci- Home Minister Rajnath Singh, strike is still unknown, a central Tarushi Jain, 19, was caught ducting search operations in vil- terrorism. studies at the University of Cal- ety as manifested in attacks on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley government junior staff er on the up in the horrifi c 11-hour siege lages near the Bangladesh border. “We have always considered ifornia, Berkeley, Swaraj added. secular writers, Hindus, Bud- and Railway Minister Suresh condition of anonymity said: “I at the Holey Artisan Bakery. Security has also been beefed Bangladesh a friendly country, Prime Minister Narendra dhists and Christians, say In- Prabhu on the evening of June don’t think much will come out Offi cial sources said in New up in the state’s major instal- and the administration and the Modi strongly condemned the dian intelligence agencies. 30. They said it will be consid- of the strike. The only thing the Delhi that the federal home lations, including airports and security forces there would do attack in a post on Twitter. “Apparently it all moved ered and will be referred to some government might do is increase ministry has ordered the BSF railway stations. its best to fi ght terrorism,” the “The attack in Dhaka has according to a set pattern,” a committee,” said Mishra. the allowances slightly, that’s it.” and other agencies to keep strict Reports received so far said source added. pained us beyond words. I spoke source said. Page 25 Skills training boost for Protest against scam Mixed reactions workers going abroad to Owaisi’s off er IANS do politics on various other New Delhi issues, but not on terrorism,” IANS mented by the National Skill De- qualifi cations to facilitate mo- BJP national secretary Shri- New Delhi velopment Corporation (NSDC) bility of skilled workers from In- kant Sharma said. through its training partners in dia to Qatar. ajlis-e-Ittehadul Mus- M S Khan, defence lawyer of consultation with the Ministry Now, as part of the collabo- limeen (MIM) chief the IS suspects who are being n a bid to improve the skill of External Aff airs and Ministry ration between the Ministry of MAsaduddin Owaisi’s tried by the National Investi- sets of Indians going abroad of Skill Development and Entre- External Aff airs and the Ministry off er of legal aid to fi ve Islamic gation Agency (NIA) in a Delhi Ifor employment, especially preneurship,” it stated. of Skill Development and Entre- State (IS) suspects arrested in Court, said that it was nothing to the Gulf countries, the Min- The MoU is signifi cant in view preneurship, potential emigrant Hyderabad yesterday evoked but Owaisi’s ‘political stunt.’ istry of External Aff airs and the of the emphasis being laid by workers may take advantage of mixed political reactions. “Owaisi’s legal aid is just an Ministry of Skill Development the government to improving work-related skill training un- The Congress supported eyewash and political stunt. He and Entrepreneurship yesterday the skills of Indian workers go- der the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal the move while the Bharatiya is eyeing Uttar Pradesh elec- signed a memorandum of un- ing abroad, especially in search Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) or any Janata Party termed it “the tions and that’s why he made derstanding (MoU) for imple- of blue collar jobs in the Gulf. other similar government skill height of vote-bank politics.” such a statement,” Khan said. mentation of the Pravasi Kaushal Around 700,000-800,000 In- development programme. “Access to legal aid is a fun- “IS suspects were arrested Vikas Yojana (PKVY). dian workers go abroad every “The Ministry of Skill Devel- damental right in our system. earlier also, but he did not pro- “PKVY is a skills development year for employment. opment through NSDC proposes Nobody is guilty unless and vide legal aid to anyone of them. initiative of the Ministry of Ex- Just last month, during Prime to establish customised interna- until he is proven guilty. I don’t Suddenly he announced legal ternal Aff airs in partnership with Minister Narendra Modi’s visit tional skill centres to operation- see anything wrong in provid- aid for the recently arrested IS the Ministry of Skill Develop- to Qatar, the Ministry of Skill alise this initiative,” the External ing legal aid. I don’t see the suspects in Hyderabad, which ment and Entrepreneurship and Development and Entrepreneur- Aff airs Ministry statement said. move politically, I see it legal- refl ects his tactics for winning is aimed at training and certifi - ship signed an MoU with the Gulf “The Ministry of External Af- ly,” Congress spokesman Man- the minority votes in the up- cation of Indian workforce keen nation’s National Qualifi cations fairs’ role would be to support ish Tiwari said. coming UP elections. Why is on overseas employment in se- Authority/Supreme Education Pre-Departure Orientation Train- The BJP derided the move he not supporting other IS sus- lect sectors and job roles, in line Council in skill development and ing (PDOT), which will include and said politics should not be pects arrested in diff erent parts with international standards, to recognition of qualifi cations. language and soft skills training done on the issue of terrorism. of the country,” Khan asked. facilitate overseas employment The bilateral MoU aims to en- modules. The training off ered will Bharatiya Janata Party MP Vijay Goel leads a protest against “It is the height of vote- A court in Hyderabad on Fri- opportunities,” an External Af- hance co-operation between the also be backed by an internation- water tanker scam in front of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind bank politics. The decision day sent the fi ve members of a fairs Ministry statement said. two countries on skill develop- ally recognised assessment and Kejriwal’s residence in New Delhi yesterday. seems to have been made for suspected IS module to 12-day “The scheme will be imple- ment and mutual recognition of certifi cation system.” personal interest. They should custody of the NIA. Gulf Times 22 Sunday, July 3, 2016 LATIN AMERICA

Venezuela to end electricity rationing

AFP Caracas

enezuela will stop ration- ing electricity this week, Vending months of black- outs and other measures meant to alleviate its energy crisis, President Nicolas Maduro said Friday. Starting tomorrow, the ra- tioning plan “will have no eff ect and (the power grid) will oper- ate normally 24 hours,” he said during a ceremony in Caracas, crediting recovered water levels at Venezuela’s main hydroelec- tric dam. The rationing, imposed in February, was aimed at allevi- ating a severe electricity cri- sis brought on by the country’s worst drought in 40 years, which the government blames on the El Nino weather phenomenon. Authorities imposed black- outs in most of the country, drastically reduced public sec- tor working hours and moved the country’s clocks ahead by 30 minutes to gain daylight. Maduro did not say on Friday whether public sector work- ers would resume their normal schedules. Venezuela had been “six days from a collapse” of its power system, Maduro said, but the onset of the rainy season had Teachers march toward the local congress on Friday to protest against President Enrique Pena Nieto’s education reform, in Monterrey, Mexico. brought a halt to the impending emergency. “We recovered the Guri (hy- droelectric plant), and are able to provide electricity service that functions normally,” he said. “We will guard against electrical sabotage, of course.” The government says it Mexico airlifts food supplies averted an opposition-led plan to sabotage the power system, which left at least three dead. The victims were electrocut- ed, the electricity minister, Luis Motta, said last week. Maduro’s opponents, who are as teacher blockades spread spearheading a drive to hold a recall referendum against the Reuters Local media reported protests by fac- federal food distribution chief Juan Diconsa to supply customers. “They go tegic routes and supplies for communi- president, deny the accusations. Mexico City tions of Mexico’s CNTE teachers union Manuel Valle said. home empty-handed.” ties.” He did not specify what action the They blame the country’s on Friday in the states of Guerrero, Oax- Valle said 108 tonnes of corn would be Fifty tonnes of corn were also sent government would take. power emergency on ineffi cient aca, Michoacan, Chiapas, Nuevo Leon fl own in on a Lockheed C-130 Hercules from the neighbouring state of Guerre- Osorio said the protests aff ected running of the energy network. exico’s air force fl ew tonnes of and in Mexico City. aircraft over the weekend, with addi- ro by truck, in addition to regular ship- thousands of families, forcing busi- Venezuela’s economy has grain to the southern state of The union has blockaded 11 high- tional provisions on standby in case the ments of beans, and rice. nesses in Oaxaca and neighbouring plunged along with the price of MOaxaca on Friday as protests ways in Oaxaca, a hotbed of dissent for situation deteriorated. On Friday, Mexico’s Secretary of Chiapas to close and impeding ship- the oil on which it relies for for- by teachers opposed to education re- protesters opposing President Enrique Araceli Hernández Ramirez, manager the Interior promised action against ments of medicine. eign revenues. form spread across the country and road Pena Nieto’s education reform that al- of a grocery store in Puente de Coyula, the blockades in Oaxaca, saying dia- A spokesperson for the CNTE union Shortages of medicine and blocks led to dwindling food supplies in lows the federal government to remove a small town of some 500 inhabitants logue with teachers’ unions could not could not be immediately reached for goods such as toilet paper and some remote regions. teachers who fail evaluation examina- close to the beach resort of Huatulco, continue without respect for citizens’ comment. cooking oil are widespread. Tension in the state intensifi ed after tions. and located about 235km from the state rights. The protests have aff ected fuel distri- Besides ending electricity ra- eight people died last month in clash- The protests have prevented food capital, said she had no rice, corn or “Blockades and public damage bution in parts of Oaxaca, but a Pemex tioning, Maduro on Friday an- es between police and the protesting trucks from reaching remote coastal fl our. must end,” Miguel Osorio Chong said. offi cial said operations at Salina Cruz, nounced a plan to replace 2mn teachers, and unrest has fl ared through- villages in Oaxaca, where some of Mex- “There are no products,” said Her- “Therefore, soon, we will be taking nec- the company’s largest refi nery, had not air conditioners with new sys- out Mexico. ico’s poorest people live, the country’s nandez, waiting for a shipment from essary decisions to allow traffi c on stra- been aff ected. tems that require less energy.

Ship pays record fee to transit canal Most Brazilians unhappy Just days after the inaugu- ration of new, larger locks on the Panama Canal, a with interim president Japanese freighter on Friday set a new record for the highest-ever transit fee paid Reuters Its results refl ect the muddled to the waterway, the canal Sao Paulo political outlook for many Brazil- authority said. ians, divided along class lines after Mitsui OSK Lines paid Rousseff ’s leftist Workers Party $829,468 for the transit from n overwhelming majority (PT), once exalted by blue-collar the Pacific to the Atlantic of Brazilians do not ap- voters, succumbed to corruption through the Central American Aprove of interim President and disarray after 13 years in power. isthmus, breaking a record set Michel Temer’s style of govern- Temer’s Brazilian Demo- less than a week ago at the ment or trust him after six weeks cratic Movement Party, which canal’s inauguration. in offi ce, a survey by pollster for a decade served at the PT’s At 337m long and 48m CNI/Ibope showed on Friday. main ruling coalition partner, is wide, with a capacity of The survey comes as Latin also deeply ensnared in Brazil’s 10,000 containers, the America’s biggest country con- sprawling corruption investiga- freighter MOL Benefactor tinues to suff er through economic tions, mainly one focusing on (From left) Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto, Peru’s President Ollanta Humala, Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet, Colombia’s is one of the New Panamax recession and political turmoil. a massive kickback scheme at President Juan Manuel Santos and Peru’s President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski pose for an official picture with the Calbuco volcano mega-ships for which the It is the fi rst published by a state-run oil company Petroleo as a backdrop during the XI Summit of the Pacific Alliance in Frutillar, Chile. nine-year, $5.25bn canal major polling fi rm since Temer Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras. expansion was undertaken. took over following the May Rousseff , who is awaiting a Before the expansion, the suspension of President Dilma Senate trial over irregularities in largest ship that could fit Rousseff because of ongoing im- the government budget, took of- through the canal’s century- peachment proceedings. fi ce in 2001 and presided over the Pacifi c Alliance leaders seek closer integration old locks had a capacity of Just 13% of those surveyed fi zzling of an economic boom, a 4,400 containers. gave Temer’s government a fa- historic graft scandal and politi- Now ships carrying as vourable evaluation, while 39% cal upheaval that made her the Reuters moves to integrate fi nancial bloc could add 1 to 2 percentage infrastructure investment and many as 14,000 containers rated it bad or very bad. least-popular president in mod- Puerto Varas, Chile systems, were within reach, and points of GDP growth in coming open up options for the region’s can take the shortcut be- In comparison, the last Ibope ern Brazilian history, according were symbolically important decades. public investment funds. tween the oceans, saving the poll, taken in March before Rous- to polls last year. in a time marked by increasing To that end the heads of state Finance ministers from the time and money of navigat- seff was suspended from offi ce, Because Rousseff is not ex- he presidents of the four protectionism. committed their countries to bloc agreed to evaluate the taxa- ing around South America. showed that 10% approved of pected to survive the Senate trial, nations in Latin Ameri- “When you look at Brexit, establishing policies to support tion and fi nancing barriers that The expanded canal was her government. That puts the which is expected to end in late Tca’s Pacifi c Alliance trade when you look at what is hap- small and medium scale com- impede regional investment. inaugurated last Sunday. approval ratings for Temer and August, Temer faces the pros- bloc met on Friday to forge an pening in the United States panies, which employ millions They also agreed to work The first ship to transit Rousseff in a technical tie. pect of serving out the remaining integrationist path that runs with support for Donald Trump, in the region, and to help worker to even out tax rules between the new locks, the Chinese In the latest poll, just 27% said 2-1/2 years of a term beset by po- counter to Britain’s recent exit these are people of modest mobility across borders. member nations so that pension Cosco Shipping Panama, paid they “trusted” Temer, a cen- litical uncertainty and the worst from the European Union, em- means that got left behind by Speaking to the conference, funds are subject to fewer regu- a then-record transit fee of trist and veteran lawmaker who economic downturn since the phasising the need to make eco- globalisation and that live in ru- Colombian President Juan latory burdens. $575,545. served as Rousseff ’s vice presi- Great Depression. nomic growth more inclusive. ral areas,” said Chile’s President Manuel Santos and Mexican “If we consider ourselves only Transit fees are based on dent, versus 66% who did not. In addition to rising unem- The bloc, composed of Co- Michelle Bachelet. leader Enrique Pena Nieto also one country, one market, then ship volume, so larger ships Some 53% of those polled said ployment and infl ation, which lombia, Mexico, Chile and Peru, “My colleagues have all ex- said that further integration what we need to do is make it pay larger fees. they disapproved of Temer’s is eroding hard-won gains made accounts for 38% of Latin Amer- pounded on the importance would serve as a counterpoint to easier for our pension funds In the next decade, the style of government, while 31% by many working-class Brazil- ica’s gross domestic product. of integration, but this needs the path represented by “Brex- and other instruments and en- Panama Canal’s direct con- approved of it. The Ibope poll ians during a prior decade of Some 92% of trade between to have social well-being, im- it.” tities be treated as if they were tribution to state coff ers is released on Friday interviewed economic growth, parts of the member nations is free of tariff s. proved and shared prosperity Leaders agreed at the confer- one market,” Colombia’s Santos expected to triple, from $1bn 2,002 people across Brazil be- country are grappling with insti- At the group’s annual sum- as a key element,” said Bache- ence that the bloc’s likely next said. “If I invest in Mexico or to $3bn. tween June 24 and 27. The margin tutional chaos because of budget mit, leaders stressed that ad- let, who added that deepening steps concern fi nancial integra- Chile, it’s as if I invested in Co- of error is two percentage points. shortfalls. ditional agreements, such as economic ties within the trade tion, which they hope will spur lombia.” Gulf Times Sunday, July 3, 2016 23 PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN

Qatargas LNG deal ‘refl ects confi dence in Pakistan govt policies’

Internews chase Agreement (SPA) with Qatargas will be imported into ness community in the gov- Purchase Agreement (SPA) with 2018 by Qatargas-charted Q- able to achieve its strategic Islamabad Qatargas, a company owned Pakistan and re-gasifi ed to meet ernment’s successful policies Global Energy Infrastructure Flex vessels. objective to diversify its ex- by State of Qatar, for supply demands of the local market for in the energy sector, the Limited (GEIL). Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, Chair- port base to include major gas of LNG/RLNG to Pakistan’s the next 20 years. company said and hoped the Under the agreement, Qa- man of Qatargas, reaffi rmed the markets, and to be a leader in lobal Energy Infrastruc- market, on private-to-private “This agreement represents deal will help the economy of targas will supply 1.3mn commitment of Qatargas to pro- the supply of a clean energy ture Ltd (GEIL) of Turkey basis.” the single largest private inter- Pakistan, create jobs and en- tonnes per annum of Lique- vide clean and reliable energy to source that will help reduce Gand Qatargas yesterday GEI Pakistan (GEIP), the local national contract to be signed for hance production capacity of fied Natural Gas (LNG) to Pa- customers. greenhouse gas emissions and announced the signing of about company of the Group, is setting Pakistan,” said the statement, private sector. kistan for 20 years, with pro- He said: “We are proud to sup- protect the environment, he $22bn agreement for import of up an LNG regasifi cation ter- adding it was an exemplary for- visions allowing the volume port countries in their desire to said. Liquefi ed Natural Gas (LNG) to minal at Port Qasim LNG Zone, eign private investment initia- “This agreement represents to increase to 2.3m tonnes per enhance their energy security. Commenting on the newly- Pakistan for 20 years. on a site procured from the Port tive to supplement the initiatives the single largest private annum. This new agreement reinforces signed deal, Khalid bin Khalifa A statement issued by the Qasim Authority (PQA). The of government of Pakistan in ad- international contract to be The LNG will be supplied form our confi dence in Pakistan as an al-Thani, Chief Executive Offi c- GEIL, a company of Glo- terminal will be completed in the dressing the energy shortages in signed for Pakistan” Qatargas-2, the world’s fi rst fully energy market and in its poten- er of Qatargas, said: “Qatargas is bal Energy Group of Turkey, fi rst half of 2018. the country. integrated LNG value chain ven- tial.” delighted to announce a 20-year said it “concluded a 20-year Following the terminal com- It also reflects the confi- Separately, Qatargas also an- ture, with the fi rst cargo expect- Qatar, as the World’s larg- deal with GEIL for the supply of long-term LNG Sale and Pur- pletion, LNG procured from dence of international busi- nounced a long-term Sale and ed to be delivered to Pakistan in est exporter of LNG, has been LNG into Pakistan”. Restriction on Quit Afghanistan, new Indian medical visas sought

Internews health implications of the Taliban leader tells US Islamabad practice, said Begum Tahira Bukhari, adding there was a AFP need to fi nd out how and why Kabul parliamentary com- people agree to sell their body mittee of Pakistan parts. Ayesterday suggested The committee was briefed ew Taliban leader that medical visas granted by by HOTA offi cials that soon Haibatullah Akhundzada India to organ donors should recommendations would be Ncalled on the US yester- be linked with the issuance of proposed for the considera- day to end its “occupation” of no-objection certifi cates of tion of parliament over the Afghanistan in his fi rst message the Ministry of Human Rights. existing organ donation laws. since being appointed the mili- The National Assembly The committee also discussed tant group’s chief. Standing Committee on Hu- issues related to street beggars The message was released to man Rights made this sugges- and transgender. mark the upcoming festival of tion during its meeting here “Transgender should be ac- Eid and comes two days after which was called to discuss cepted as active members of Taliban-claimed suicide blasts, steps taken by the Human society and they shall not be targeting a convoy of buses Organ Transplant Authority discriminated against,” Shazia transporting Afghan police ca- (HOTA) to stop illegal sale and Fatima, one of the members of dets in Kabul, killed over 30 peo- purchase of human organs. the committee said. ple and wounded more than 70. In this regard the committee The chairman of the com- “Admit the realities instead decided to contact the Indian mittee observed that a recent of useless use of force and mus- High Commission with a view fatwa has allowed members of cle and put an end to the occu- to urging it not to issue medi- the transgender community to pation,” Akhundzada said in a cal visas to those Pakistanis marry. speech on the eve of Eid al-Fitr, who intend to sell their or- The committee was of the the festival marking the end of gans for monetary gains. The view that legislation was re- the fasting month of Ramadan. committee with MNA Babar quired so that action could be “Our message to the American Nawaz Awan in the chair also taken against those who ridi- invaders and her allies is this: the discussed street begging. cule them and force them into Afghan Muslim people neither “The major cause of illegal unethical activities. fear your force nor your strata- sale and purchase of human About street beggars, the gem. They consider martyrdom organs is lacunae in organ do- committee was informed that in confrontation with you as a nation laws and lack of proper currently there exists no law cherished goal of their life,” Ak- implementation of the exist- to stop the practice. hundzada added. ing laws,” Awan observed. The Ministry of Human He also called on neighbour- The committee decided that Rights told the committee that ing countries to join the fi ght necessary amendments in the the relevant law was under against the US, saying the pres- existing laws to make them consideration. ence of Americans would “harm authentic and strict should be The committee decided to our mutual interest” and “desta- introduced so that such ac- take this issue in its next meet- bilise the whole region”. An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad city, Afghanistan, yesterday. tivities could be prevented in ing. Members of the commit- “You are expected to join your the future. tee including Begum Tahira voice with that of the Afghans to seen as more of a spiritual fi g- ratcheting up a 15-year confl ict ing 17 others, offi cials said. claiming allegiance to Islamic “We call all stakeholders to Bukhari, Phyllis Azeem, Sur- end the occupation or at least do urehead than a military com- he had vowed to end. The attacker targeted the ve- State. present their opinion before riya Asghar, Kiran Haider, Za- not take steps which contribute mander, will emulate Mansour in Under the new rules, US hicle of Haji Hayat Khan, a lead- The province is also home to the committee so that work hra Wadood Fatemi, Dr Shazia to prolongation of presence of shunning peace talks and inten- troops can work more closely er in a local movement opposing insurgents from the Taliban and could be started to make the Sobia, Musarat Rafi que Ma- the Americans,” he said. sify attacks against the Afghan with local fi ghters in striking the Islamic State militants in Nan- Haqqani network, who take ref- donation laws better,” the hesar, Kanwar Naveed Jameel, The message is the fi rst by Ak- government. Taliban. garhar province, as he travelled uge along the rugged border with chairman directed. Aliya Kamran Murtaza, Na- hundzada since his predecessor Analyst Ahmad Saeedi said They had previously been in in Jalalabad city, said Attaullah Pakistan. HOTA representatives in- seema Hafeez Panezai and two Akhtar Mansour was killed dur- the statement was “softer” than an advisory role in Afghanistan Khogyani, a spokesman for the formed the committee about special invitees Shaza Fatima ing a US drone strike in neigh- that of his predecessors, but since the start of 2015 and had provincial governor. the steps taken by it to stop the Khawaja and Rumina Khur- bouring Pakistan in May. showed no indication the group only been authorised to hit Tali- Khan’s body guards saw a practice; however, committee shid Alam attended the meet- Mansour was formally ap- wanted to join peace talks. ban targets for defensive reasons suspicious man on a motorbike members expressed their dis- ing, besides the secretary Hu- pointed head of the Taliban in July “I don’t see anything new in only, or to protect Afghan sol- approaching, but when the man satisfaction over the presenta- man Rights and secretary, the last year following the revelation the statement of the new Taliban diers. failed to heed their warnings to tion. Generally, needy people Capital Administration and that Mullah Omar –- the group’s leader Akhundzada. The new Thursday’s twin suicide attack stop, the guards opened fi re, hit- sell their organs for money, Development Division and supreme leader – had been dead message does not have anything on a convoy of buses transport- ting the rider, Khogyani said. without knowing the adverse other offi cials. for two years in Pakistan. on peace talks and fate of war in ing newly graduated police came The attacker was neverthe- Afghan offi cials have fre- the country. I think their policy little over a week after 14 Nepali less able to detonate explosives, quently accused Pakistan of har- is still the same,” he said. security guards heading to work which killed at least two civil- 109mn saplings to be planted during monsoon bouring and nurturing Taliban “He (the new leader) is once at the Canadian embassy in Ka- ians, including a small boy, and insurgents, who are waging an again insisting on fi ghting, calls bul were killed in a massive blast wounded 17 others, he said. A target of planting 109mn under the Prime Minister’s over-a-decade-long war against it mandatory and challenging that left their minibus spattered Khan and his escorts were un- saplings throughout Pakistan five year Green Pakistan local and foreign troops in the the US that they will not be vic- with blood. harmed by the blast. has been set for the monsoon Programme during the country. torious,” he said. Just hours prior to the release of No group immediately season which will kick off monsoon season will also be The Taliban have stepped up Last month US President Akhundzada’s message, a suicide claimed responsibility for the from mid of July. The target launched said Deputy Director attacks after announcing Ak- Barack Obama ordered the bomber on foot attacked a local attack, but Khan’s home district This undated handout file photo of 109mn saplings plantation Media and Communication hundzada as their new leader. American military to tackle the commander’s vehicle in Jalala- in Nangarhar has recently been released on May 25, 2016 shows includes, as many as 14.2mn of Climate Change Ministry Observers say the once low- resurgent Taliban more directly bad, capital of eastern Nangarhar the scene of fi ghting between the new Taliban leader Mullah saplings that would be planted Mohamed Saleem. profi le religious fi gure, who is – in tandem with Afghan allies, province, killing two and wound- government forces and militants Haibatullah Akhundzada.

‘Night of Power’ Infl ation in Pakistan hit 13-year low in FY16

Internews A fi nance ministry report 7.87% increase in prices of per- food and fuel prices. The fi - Islamabad said prudent fi scal and mon- ishable products and 0.19% in nance ministry report said a etary policies and a few other non-perishable products. 6.26% decline in government factors helped in moderating The food items whose prices sector borrowing during July- akistan’s average infl ation the headline infl ation and other increased included tomatoes March 2015-16 has resulted in came in at 2.86% in the infl ationary indicators, ie core (61%), potatoes (45.5%), eggs low core infl ation. Pjust-ended fi scal year, its infl ation, food infl ation, sensi- (8.5%), fresh vegetables (5.9%), The retirement of Rs534.6bn lowest level in over 13 years, the tive price indicator (SPI) and gram whole (5.7%), fresh fruits by the government to the SBP Pakistan Bureau of Statistics wholesale price index (WPI). (2.5%), chick pea fl our (2.4%), during the period under review said yesterday. It said the government had pulse gram (2.2%), and rice also helped in lowering core in- Falling oil and commodity also passed on the benefi ts (1.4%). fl ation. The non-food infl ation prices, a stable rupee and moni- of lower oil prices to domes- Core infl ation, measured was 3.8% during the period un- toring of prices at both federal tic consumers, which helped by excluding volatile food and der review as compared to 3.9% and provincial levels were ma- stabilise prices of commodi- energy prices, was recorded at in the previous month. Among jor reasons behind low infl a- ties included in the CPI basket. 4.6% in June 2016, slightly up the non-food group, education tion. Average infl ation stood Food infl ation, which has 37% 0.1% from the previous month. index increased by 0.18% and at 4.53% in 2014-15, 8.62% in weight in CPI basket, was 2.3% Falling infl ation has also en- health by 0.13% in June as com- 2013-14 and 7.36% in 2012-13. in June as compared to 3.2% in couraged the State Bank of pared to the previous month. Infl ation measured through the same month of the last year. Pakistan (SBP) to lower its key The highest increase of 4.24% the consumer price index (CPI) This decline in food infl a- interest rate at a 42-year low of was witnessed in the index of – the indicator that tracks pric- tion was the outcome of a 1.82% 5.75%. alcoholic beverages and tobac- es of 481 commodities every fall in prices of perishable food Core infl ation has remained co. Average infl ation measured Pakistani women leave during Laylat al-Qadr, or the ‘Night of Power’, the night when the first verses month in the country’s urban items. On a month-on-month subdued since November last through the SPI rose 1.31% in of the Holy Qur’an were revealed, at the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, yesterday. centres – inched up to 3.19% in basis, food infl ation rose 1.4% year because of a tighter mon- July-June 2015-16, while WPI June from 3.17% in May. in June, mainly because of a etary policy and reduction in was negative 1.05%. Gulf Times 24 Sunday, July 3, 2016 PHILIPPINES

Palace condemns Police kill 10 in Duterte’s attack against radio controversial war on crime AFP He also promised to use his Manila presidential powers to protect journo police who faced legal charges for mass killings.“If in the hilippine police have process you kill 1,000 persons Manila Times killed 10 people with sus- because you were doing your Manila Ppected links to drugs since duty, then I will protect you,” President Rodrigo Duterte took he said in a speech to install offi ce, authorities said yester- the country’s new chief of po- alacanang has con- day, in a brutal start to his con- lice, Ronald Dela Rosa. demned the attack troversial war on crime. Dela Rosa also warned on Magainst a radio broad- Duterte was sworn into offi ce Friday that police officers caster in Surigao City on Thurs- on Thursday after a landslide linked to drug trafficking to day. win built largely on a pledge surrender by today or be killed. Saturnino Estanio of Radio to kill thousands of suspected Spokesmen for the new Mindanao Network (RMN) and criminals in a relentless law- president could not be con- his son, Anjover, a Grade 6 stu- and-order crackdown he said tacted for comment on the dent, were shot by unidentifi ed was needed to stop the Philip- new killings. men on a motorcycle as they ar- pines becoming a narco-state. Wilnor Papa, the local co- rived home. Police in Bulacan province ordinator for human rights Estanio, who is known for his neighbouring Manila said they group Amnesty International, strong commentaries against il- launched an anti-drug traffi ck- warned Duterte was inciting legal drugs, survived the ambush ing blitz on Thursday, the day extrajudicial killings. along with his son. Duterte took offi ce, that claimed “When you have the highest “We condemn this horrifi c act nine lives. ranking person, the president, of violence.We fi nd comfort in “We are just following the saying this is the way he wants the fact that both father and son marching orders of our new it to happen, you are embold- have survived to tell their story,” chief of the Philippine National ening the members of law en- Presidential Communications Police,” Bulacan police spokes- forcement to go beyond what Secretary Martin Andanar said in woman Senior Inspector Linel the law requires,” he said. a statement. Solomon said. “It is not sustainable, it will He noted that Estanio is known She said the nine died in sev- create more problems.” for his “unrelenting tirades” en encounters, insisting police Papa warned there would be against the illegal drug trade and were forced to kill them because an “erosion of due process”, with illegal gambling in Surigao City, the suspects fought back. Policemen queue up during a surprise mandatory drug test at a police station in Manila. ordinary people using violence to the same crimes being strongly Another drug suspect was solve disputes. pursued by the government of also shot dead after he used a With Duterte encouraging Duterte, who has been ac- of southern Davao city, in- But in a series of speeches In a sign of possible vigilante President Rodrigo Duterte. gun during a raid on his home them, police had already killed cused of links to vigilante sisted during his inaugura- afterwards he urged commu- activity, a bullet-riddled body “We need journalists who will in the central city of Dumaguete dozens of suspected criminals death squads that killed more tion speech that he would not nist rebels and ordinary citi- was found in a Manila slum on fi ght the same crusade as the gov- on Friday, local police desk of- between his election victory than 1,000 people during his break the law during his war on zens to kill suspected crimi- Friday with a sign on it that read: ernment.” fi cer Mark Tikling said. and being sworn into offi ce. nearly two decades as mayor crime. nals and drug addicts. “I am a Chinese drug lord.” Hundreds of drug traffi ckers Shift to federalism will and addicts surrender take time: lawmaker By Llanesca Panti Nograles said the move to change the sys- By Neil Alcober said menace is totally eradicated tive development in our fi ght to bring the police closer to the Manila Times tem will create political divisions, particularly Manila Times in the province of Rizal,” Enong against illegal drugs,” Galgo said. people. when they start debating contentious issues said. Region 12 is composed of the “I want to bring the police- such as the proposed federal states, the method The people who surrendered provinces of South Cotabato, men to the community.People ven with the fervid support of President on how the administrators will get into office pparently driven by fear in Rizal were the latest batch of Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and should feel police’s presence. I Rodrigo Duterte, the shift from a presiden- and the coverage of the amendments that could of execution, more than drug personalities who turned North Cotabato, and the cities have to go around and I want to Etial form of government to a presidential include provisions on national economy, patri- A900 drug pushers and us- themselves in since Duterte of General Santos, Koronadal, inspect the police offi cer.I want federal system will not happen anytime soon. mony, national security and term limits. ers have surrendered to the po- vowed to go after drug pushers Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cota- to see them in the respected area This is because changing the form of govern- There are 42,000 barangays and 1,490 mu- lice over the weekend as police and their police protectors. bato. of their assignments,” he noted. ment is an arduous process and will take a long nicipalities across the country. and barangay (village) offi cials On Friday, 86 suspected drug Also yesterday, Senior Su- He said he is set to visit all time, according to Representative Karlo Nograles “We should expect intense debates on these joined hands in carrying out a users and pushers in San Juan perintendent Romulo Sapitula, the barangay (village) chairmen of Davao City, a nephew and ally of the president. issues,” Nograles said.Alvarez said a federal tough anti-drug programme City surrendered to the police. acting District Director of the in the coming days to ask their Speaker Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez of Davao del system will build a framework of peace and initiated by President Rodrigo With the help of barangay Eastern Police District (EPD), support in the fi ght against ille- Norte had filed Resolution of Both Houses No “will promote political security in Mindanao.” Duterte. (village) offi cials, the suspected warned the four chiefs of police gal drugs, noting that all baran- 1 which calls for the convening of a Constitu- The House leader added that under a federal Rizal Provincial Police Direc- drug users and pushers surren- in Metro Manila’s eastern area to gays in Metro Manila have been tional Convention (ConCon) to allow the shift system of government, the political, economic, tor Senior Supt. Adriano Enong dered to San Juan acting police stop illegal drugs. plagued by the drug menace. to federalism wherein regions will be self-gov- social and cultural development will be has- Jr said 762 drug “suspects” from chief Senior Supt. Victor Areva- Sapitula said the police chiefs Sapitula expressed confi dence erning under a federal or central government. tened.During the presidential campaign, Du- various barangays in the prov- lo. The suspected drug users and will be given a grace period of that the problem of illegal drugs But Nograles said changing the form of gov- terte’s rival and Liberal Party standard bearer ince trooped to the headquarters pushers were later presented to one month to solve the prob- can be solved. ernment will undergo several lengthy proc- Manuel “Mar” Roxas warned that federalism of the Rizal Provincial Police in Mayor Guia Gomez. lem in their areas. “I give the “I am confi dent because Pres- esses. “The groundwork for Charter change will mean more taxes to pay for Filipinos be- Taytay town where they under- The mayor vowed to give them chiefs of police to show their ident (Rodrigo) Duterte is the should start early because it would require a cause the regions will be virtually under two went medical and psychiatric livelihood training. accomplishment in one month. only president who’s been very lot of studies and debates.It may sound very branches of government. examinations and drug tests. Last week, 210 suspected drug After one month, if they do not bold in dealing with drugs.He’s simple, but changing a system of government “Federalism is another layer of taxes. Federal In Isabela province, at least users and pushers also surren- perform well, we have to relieve very passionate,” Sapitula said. by dividing our regions into federal states and states like the US, Malaysia, have federal in- 200 people involved in illegal dered to the police in the cities them. They should perform well “This is now the golden op- creating new administrative positions is an ar- come tax and state income tax. All federal sys- drugs also surrendered to au- of Pasig, Marikina, San Juan, because I have to give myself portunity for us, including the duous task,” he explained. tems do,” Roxas said. thorities in the towns of Ilagan and Mandaluyong In Caraga, 272 three months,” he told this re- community and all the people and San Agustin. suspected pushers and users also porter after he briefed his men who are against illegal drugs... The youngest was 15 years old, surrendered to authorities amid during his fi rst command con- let us join hands,” he said. police said. the intensifi ed campaign against ference at the EPD headquarters Dela Rosa late Friday ordered Senior Inspector William illegal drugs. in Pasig City. senior PNP offi cials to undergo Agpalsa, San Agustin chief of Caraga police spokesman Apart from making EPD as drug test. Anti-mining activist shot dead police, said they will continue Supt. Michael Lozada said the the most peaceful district in the The newly installed police their operations against the drug drug suspects turned up in dif- National Capital Region Police chief said the test was to ensure personalities who have not sur- ferent police stations in the re- Offi ce (NCRPO), Sapitula said he that all senior offi cials holding By Ernie B Esconde Efren Capitan, Lucanin vil- sang Pambansang Demokratiko rendered. gion. wants to clean their own ranks to key positions are capable of be- Manila Times/Mariveles lage councillor, said his wife (KPD) that fought, among oth- Those who turned up in police Meanwhile, police offi cials regain the trust of the people. ing role models to their subordi- Gloria sustained three gunshot er issues, against coal mining in stations signed an affi davit that said more than 6,000 drug per- “We have to cleanse not only nates. wounds from a.45-caliber re- the country. they will not use or peddle illegal sonalities have surfaced in Re- the community, but also on our The surprise drug test was in wo unidentifi ed men volver, two in the neck and one The victim’s eight-year- drugs again. gion 12 since May this year. own the ranks (of the police line with Duterte’s vow to rid riding a motorcycle in the arm. old grandson, who incurred a They will be given counsel- Supt.Romeo Galgo Jr, pub- force). This could be a simulta- the police force of rogue cops Tgunned down a woman Capitan said the suspects scratch in the arm from a stray ling, livelihood training and un- lic information offi cer of Police neous cleansing. We need to re- and bad eggs, Dela Rosa said as activist involved in the anti- held his wife by the shoulder bullet, told investigators his dergo rehabilitation, if needed. Regional Offi ce (PRO) 12, said a store the credibility of the police. he warned that offi cials who will coal mining movement inside and shot her in the neck from grandmother was fi xing a cur- “The PNP anti-drug cam- number of self-confessed drug I want to bring back the trust of test positive for illegal drug used her videoke bar in the village of close range. tain at their videoke bar when paign operations have no time- pushers and users have been the people of EPD area,” he said. will be dismissed from the Lucanin in this town on Friday The victim was president of the suspects arrived at around line and it will never stop until coming out daily.“This is a posi- Sapitula said he wants also service. night. the cause-oriented group Kilu- 8pm. Supreme Court ‘may acquit Arroyo over plunder charges’

By Jaime Pilapil College of Law, said he is con- the act of one is the act of all. If but the issuance of a resolution that President Rodrigo Duterte Manila Times fi dent that the High Court will you release one of the accused, had been deferred. will convince the SC to grant grant the former president’s pe- then all the accused should be Abad, a close friend of the Arroyo’s appeal and acquit her. tition for demurrer to evidence. released. That is why there is an Cojuangco family, said he nei- He said it was a good move legal expert yesterday A demurrer to evidence is unequal dispensation of justice. ther personally knew Arroyo on the part of Arroyo to de- said the Supreme Court a motion asking the court to A violation of the equal protec- nor supports her. But he said he cline Duterte’s offer of pardon Awill likely acquit former dismiss a complaint for lack of tion law of the Constitution,” he decided to speak out because because it would be an implied president and re-elected Pam- sufficient evidence. told reporters. he could not take the violations admission of guilt. panga representative Gloria Abad said Arroyo’s contin- While her co-accused had of the rule of law by the Sandi- “It (the offer of pardon) was Macapagal Arroyo of the plun- ued detention despite the ac- been acquitted, Arroyo, who ganbayan. a personal feeling perhaps of der charges fi led against her quittal of her co-accused in the is suffering from a debilitating “I have seen the error of the Duterte in the same manner as in connection with the alleged case is a violation of the equal spine illness, has been under Sandiganbayan so I decided GMA pardoned former presi- misuse of the confi dential and protection clause of the Con- hospital arrest at the Veter- to come out. It’s not because I dent and now Manila Mayor intelligence funds of the Philip- stitution. ans Memorial Medical Centre like her or I’m her lawyer but Joseph Estrada. But Estrada pine Charity Sweepstakes Offi ce “I believe that she will be ac- (VMMC) since 2012. because as a lawyer I need to was convicted first before he (PCSO). quitted by the Supreme Court Arroyo has elevated her case speak out because there is here was pardoned. For GMA, the Antonio Abad, former dean of because her plunder case is to the SC and recent reports in- a violation of the rule of law,” case is still pending. A pardon the Far Eastern University Insti- predicated on conspiracy so dicated that her case had been he explained. cannot be extended until an ac- Arroyo: acquittal? tute of Law and Adamson Unity therefore there being conspiracy, calendared by the High Court Abad dismissed insinuations cused is convicted,” Abad said. Gulf Times Sunday, July 3, 2016 25 SRI LANKA/BANGLADESH

A painful loss for Italy, says Renzi Nine Italians were killed and a 10th was listed as missing after militants attacked a restaurant in Dhaka and took hostages, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni 20 hostages killed in terror said yesterday. The nine fatalities comprised four men and five women, Gentiloni told the press, adding that relatives had been notified. A tenth Italian was in the restaurant when the attack unfolded but was not among the attack at Dhaka restaurant 20 listed as dead, he said. Local media said the Italian dead AFP neighbourhood which is home included a 33-year-woman who Dhaka to the country’s elite and houses had been in Bangladesh for 18 many of the major embassies. months for work, a 52-year-old Announcing the end of the woman textile executive and a eavily armed militants siege, offi cials said that 13 hos- 47-year-old entrepreneur who murdered 20 hostages tages had been rescued after was the father of three-year-old Hin Bangladesh, hacking members of an elite force took twins. many of their victims to death, control of the cafe and shot dead Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had before six of the attackers were six of the gunmen. earlier prepared the nation for gunned down at the end of a But while Hasina called the bad news, saying the country was siege yesterday at a restaurant outcome a “success”, the securi- “like a family which has suff ered a packed with foreigners. ty forces later revealed that 20 of painful loss.” As the Islamic State (IS) group those taken captive were killed. The attackers who believed claimed responsibility for the “Most them had been bru- they were “destroying our carnage at the start of the Eid tally hacked to death with sharp values” would not get a drop of holiday, Prime Minister Sheikh weapons,” an army spokesman, encouragement from Italy, he Hasina said she was determined Brigadier General Nayeem Ash- said. to eradicate militancy in the faq Chowdhury, told reporters. “We are stronger,” Renzi said. mainly Muslim nation. One senior army offi cer said “The terrorists want to rip away Survivors told of how the that all 20 of the victims were the daily fabric of our lives. Our hostage-takers separated locals foreigners but local media said duty is to reply with even greater from the foreigners who were four were Bangladeshi and a force, by aff irming our values, the eating side-by-side before em- spokesman said the situation re- values of freedom of which we barking on a killing spree which mained unclear. are proud, and which are stronger was brought to an end 11 hours “We’re doing the identifi - than hatred or terror.” later in a fi erce gunbattle. cation. After that, we can de- Pope Francis sent a message Although there was no break- termine whether all 20 are of condolence to Bangladesh, down of the casualties, the army foreigners or if there are any condemning “barbarous acts” said they were mainly Italian or Bangladeshis among the dead,” that were “off ences against God Japanese while an Indian stu- army spokesman Rashidul and humanity,” the Vatican said. dent was confi rmed as among Hasan said. the dead. Most had been slaugh- Prime Minister Matteo Renzi tered with sharpened weapons. prepared Italians for “a painful Seven Japanese Two police offi cers were also loss” as local media said 11 had confirmed dead killed at the start of the siege been taken hostage, only one of while a total of six attackers were whom had escaped. Seven Japanese nationals shot dead at the fi nale when elite There was similar foreboding Police and military gathering in an intersection near an upscale restaurant after a bloody siege ended in Dhaka yesterday. involved in a hostage attack in commandos stormed the cafe. in Tokyo where Prime Minister Bangladesh have been confirmed One of the assailants was Shinzo Abe said his government 100 commandos launched the The area around the restaurant nationals to steer clear of inter- contesting polls and most of its dead, Japan’s government said captured alive and arrested, the was trying its best to confi rm rescue operation, nearly 11 hours was cordoned off after the mili- national hotels, supermarkets, leaders have been arrested or late yesterday. army said. the fate of seven Japanese na- after the siege began shortly tants launched their attack and restaurants and clubs. else executed after recent trials “Embassy off icials confirmed that Hasina’s government has pre- tionals. before 9.30pm. then became involved in a fi erce The attack follows a series of over their role in the 1971 war of seven Japanese were included viously blamed a string of deadly And India confi rmed that one Eight hostages including a for- fi refi ght. killings targeting religious mi- independence from Pakistan. in the bodies sent to hospital by attacks, targeting religious mi- of its nationals, a 19-year-old eigner were rescued in the fi rst Police said two offi cers, in- norities and foreigners. Hasina called on all Bangla- the Bangladesh government,” norities and foreigners, on her female student at the Univer- few minutes of the operation. cluding the head of the local po- Earlier Friday, a Hindu temple deshis to “resist these terror- chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide domestic opponents but the in- sity of California, Berkeley, was TV footage showed ambulances lice station, were killed. Hasina worker was hacked to death in ists”. Suga said at a news conference cident will heighten fears that among the dead. rushing some of those who had said 30 offi cers were injured. western Bangladesh and a Hindu “My government is deter- in Tokyo. IS’s reach is spreading. Foreigners and Bangladeshis been freed to a military hospital. The attack triggered wide- priest was stabbed early Satur- mined to root out terrorism and The seven victims included five “It was an extremely heinous could be seen standing outside The father of one of the sur- spread condemnation, with Pope day in the southwest. militancy,” she added. men and two women, Suga said, act. What kind of Muslims are the upmarket Holey Artisan vivors was told by his son how Francis condemning “such bar- The government and police Last month authorities adding that it was “extremely these people?” said Hasina in a Bakery cafe after the siege, still the hostage-takers separated the barous acts as against God and blame homegrown militants launched a crackdown on local regrettable” that the terror attack televised address. awaiting news on their loved locals from foreigners. humanity”. EU foreign policy for the killings, saying they are jihadists, arresting more than resulted in the fatalities. The attack, by far the deadli- ones inside. “They (the foreigners) were chief Federica Mogherini called it part of a plot to destabilise the 11,000 people but critics al- The Japanese government had est of a recent wave of killings Witnesses recounted how a taken to the upper fl oor and the “a direct challenge to our global country. lege the arrests were arbitrary earlier said one Japanese was claimed by IS or a local Al Qaeda massive gunfi ght erupted yes- Bangladeshis were kept around a community”. Bangladesh’s main Islam- or designed to silence political rescued but there were concerns off shoot, was carried out in a terday morning as more than table,” Rezaul Karim said. Britain meanwhile urged its ist party has been banned from opponents. about the fate of seven other Japanese citizens.

Indian girl was a PM vows to fi ght ‘terror threat’ student at Berkeley ‘It could have been a A 19-year-old Indian girl, Tarishi Jain, was among the 20 killed in Reuters/AFP the siege on a cafe in Dhaka, the Dhaka Indian government confirmed, while an Indian doctor who was much bigger tragedy’ taken hostage is safe. angladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Indian External Aff airs Minister said yesterday the country would stand Sushma Swaraj tweeted that Bup and fi ght the “terror threat” that has DPA It could have been a much big- the compound of the Italian em- Tarishi was among the hostages mushroomed in its backyard. Rome ger tragedy,” Rivera was quoted bassy where he was off ered ref- killed. “Tarishi was 19 years old. In a live television broadcast, she said the coun- as saying by the La Repubblica uge, the survivor added: “The She passed out from American try stood “committed and determined” to uphold newspaper. attackers were only looking for School Dhaka. Presently, she was its freedom, and announced two days of national he death toll from the ter- He said the attackers were foreigners.” a student at Berkeley,” Sushma mourning in the wake of a deadly Islamist militant rorist attack in Bangla- aged 20 to 25, shouted “Allah hu Another cook, Italian Jacopo posted. attack on an upmarket restaurant in Bangladesh’s Tdesh, which left 20 civil- Akbar” (“God is Great” in Ara- Bioni, also spoke to La “I have spoken to her father capital Dhaka. ians, two police offi cers and six bic) and carried “big bags with Repubblica. Shri Sanjeev Jain and conveyed Hasina pleaded with Islamist extremists to stop attackers dead, could have been explosives, bombs and “I was working in the kitchen our deepest condolences. The killing in the name of religion. much heavier, one survivor told grenades,” as well as blades. when a group of Italian friends country is with them in this hour “Islam is a religion of peace. Stop killing in the Italian media yesterday. “I know they killed some Chi- arrived, all working in the tex- of grief,” she wrote. name of the religion,” Hasina said in a televised ad- Diego Rivera is an Argentine nese, an Indian and some Bang- tile sector, frequent customers Sources in the Ministry of dress to the nation in which she declared two days chef who worked in the Dhaka ladeshi. But many of the victims of the restaurant,” Bioni said.”I External Aff airs said Tarishi’s of mourning. restaurant that was targeted on are Italians,” he said. think they are all dead.” father has been running a “Please stop tarnishing our noble religion... I Sheikh Hasina delivering a TV address to the nation Friday night. Most of the Italian customers “I ran away with Diego and garment business in Bangladesh implore you to come back to the rightful path and in Dhaka, yesterday. He managed to fl ee from the were businessmen, Rivera said. other colleagues in the op- for last 15-20 years. uphold the pride of Islam.” attackers, along with other staff , One saved himself “because posite direction (of the at- “We are assisting family members The prime minister, whose government has been mainly Muslim but offi cially secular country. climbing on a roof above the he received a phone call and got tackers). From the back of the who are travelling to Bangladesh,” unable to stop a growing wave of attacks on for- The 68-year-old premier said the people behind kitchen and then jumping off it. out of the restaurant. Then he kitchen there are stairs leading the sources said. eigners and religious minorities, urged a nation- the attacks were trying to ruin Bangladesh. “It was just after 8.30pm, I hid behind a plant. I am not sure to the roof on the second fl oor. An Indian doctor was also taken wide eff ort to combat extremism. “By holding innocent civilians hostage at gun- was in the kitchen area where that his wife survived.” Then they started shooting and hostage but was among the She asked people to set up “anti-terrorism com- point, they want to turn our nation into a failed plates go out for serving. Luck- In separate comments to the launching grenades at us, so we eight people rescued yesterday mittees” in districts and sub-districts across the state,” she said. ily there were few customers. Italian ANSA news agency, from jumped off .” morning. According to the sources, Dr Satyapal speaks fluent Bengali Lanka replaces and came out as one of the Bangladeshis. The others rescued central bank chief are all Bangladeshis. Sri Lanka’s president yesterday Attack on oasis of calm shakes expat community bowed to pressure from activists and replaced the country’s US university controversial central bank chief, Reuters would take place here.” lims during Ramadan and pro- business entirely,” he said, ask- fi red indiscriminately as staff mourns students appointing a respected economist Dhaka In Bangladesh, where the claimed that the nation would ing to speak on the condition of and diners fl ed for their lives, to the top job. news has recently been of com- now be seen as an Islamic state, anonymity to avoid harming his with a group soon corralled on Emory University, located in the President Maithripala Sirisena peting jihadi groups hacking according to another Bang- business ties. the roof, Arsalan said, citing ac- southern US state of Georgia, announced that Indrajit ith the Holey Artisan liberals, religious minorities ladeshi offi cial briefed on the To many, the restaurant and counts he received from witness confirmed that two students had Coomaraswamy, 66, had been Bakery downstairs and others to death, it was, she police investigation. bakery were a symbol of the phone calls and messages. been killed in the carnage. appointed as the new governor of the Wand the O’Kitchen said, a special spot. “Bangladesh has never seen possibility of a more cosmo- What came next was a Abinta Kabir, from Miami in central bank, eff ective immediately. Restaurant upstairs, the Dhaka It is not yet clear what broad- such a horrifi c incident. It is a politan future. slaughter. the state of Florida, was in Coomaraswamy was previously eatery with large windows look- er impact the rampage - which strong slap on our image,” said “It had a very foreign vi- “Most of them were killed Bangladesh to visit family and a director of economic aff airs at ing out at a lush lawn suggest- left 20 civilians, two police and Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman, brancy,” said Asmaul Housna, mercilessly by sharp weap- friends, university president the Commonwealth Secretariat, ed an oasis in an increasingly six gunmen dead - will have on president of the Bangladesh a journalist with a local news- ons last night,” Army Brig Gen James Wagner said in statement. an intergovernmental agency of dangerous city. life and business in the South Garment Manufacturers and paper The Daily Star who vis- Nayeem Ashfaque Chowdhury Kabir was due to begin her Commonwealth countries in London. That illusion ended at about Asian nation that depends Exporters Association. “It is ited the eatery often. “You don’t told reporters in Dhaka. Pho- second year of study in the “After consulting all parties 9pm on Friday, as gunmen burst heavily on foreigner sentiment injurious for our image. It will have a lot of cafes like this in tographs posted by the Islamic autumn. concerned, I appointed through the door of an estab- and a $26bn garment export create pressure on our business. Dhaka.” State’s media wing, purporting Faraaz Hossain, from Dhaka, was top economist Dr Indrajit lishment that sells profi teroles sector. The World Bank has But I cannot say at the moment Ali Arsalan, a co-owner of to be from the scene, show large a student at Emory’s business Coomaraswamy to lead the and pizzas to Dhaka’s elite. warned previously that mili- to what extent - that will need O’Kitchen, said he’d left at pools of blood smeared across school. Central Bank of Sri Lanka,” the “It is an elegant place: dip- tancy could derail Bangladesh’s few days more.” about 8:10 that night, just be- the fl oor and bodies akimbo by “The Emory community mourns president posted on Twitter. lomats, successful business- path to becoming a middle-in- A country manager of a fore a group of men stormed upturned chairs. this tragic and senseless loss of The announcement ended any men, and politicians would come country. France-based garment-buying the stone-and-wood facaded Arsalan said it was too early two members of our university prospect of outgoing governor meet here,” said Agnese Barolo, An interior ministry offi cial house in Dhaka said his busi- building yelling “Allahu Ak- to say whether he and his part- family,” Wagner said. Arjuna Mahendran being wife of the international aff airs quoted survivors as saying the ness could now suff er a deep bar,” the Arabic phrase for God ners would reopen. “Our thoughts and prayers go out reappointed after his tenure adviser to Bangladesh’s prime militants told locals to stay out slump. is Great. “Of course, you don’t want on behalf of Faraaz and Abinta ended on Thursday. He had minister. of the way. “We fear they might take a A chef sent a note to the res- these people to win,” he said. and their families and friends indicated he was prepared to “Business deals were de- One of the attackers cursed a decision to narrow the volume taurant’s WhatsApp group: “But you need to fi nd the for strength and peace at this complete another term. cided, political discussions diner for sitting with non-Mus- or they may even wind up the there’d been gunshots. The men strength to continue.” unspeakably sad time.” Gulf Times 26 Sunday, July 3, 2016 COMMENT

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P.O.Box 2888 Doha, Qatar [email protected] and blue - not red tape Telephone 44350478 (news), 44466404 (sport), 44466636 (home delivery) There is a long history as the government from which we agencies were originally created environmental advocates who rotate Fax 44350474 separated.” with an important purpose - solving in and out of the bureaucracies and of agencies passing The absence of self-governance was problems. have excess infl uence in convincing regulations that help some precisely what ignited a revolution in But as we’ve gotten away from the agencies to pass regulations that the American colonies. evidence-based rulemaking, these they’re passionate about. businesses at the expense It wasn’t the taxation of tea that bureaucracies have exploded, making But those regulations too often of consumers, workers and caused colonial outrage; it was it impossible for Americans to keep either don’t help to solve problems or the fact that the favoured British up. have unintended consequences that GULF TIMES competitors company, the East India Company, Agencies pass 3,000-4,000 new they simply don’t care about. got a tax break. rules every year, far more than any one The courts can help oversee By Richard Williams Americans feel disconnected person could comprehend. agencies, though they’re burdened Tribune News Service from the decisions made within the The agencies have become so robust by a past decision that says when confi nes of the Washington beltway. that they operate almost entirely ordinary people challenge how an outside the control of the president agency has interpreted a law written Exciting times he Fourth of July is marked and Congress. by Congress, the courts must “defer to by Americans all across Agencies pass And the last major agency we got the agencies.” the country celebrating 3,000-4,000 new rid of was way back in 1978, the Civil The checks and balances set forth Tour nation’s independence Aeronautics Board, while president in the US Constitution have long been await global with fi rework displays and backyard rules every year, Jimmy Carter was in offi ce. neutralised by bureaucracies, and barbecues. The last time Congress passed they now threaten the fundamental And yet, in the 240 years since far more than any serious legislation to allow the liberties that Americans fought so we declared our independence from public to gain more control over the hard to obtain. Great Britain, we have slowly built up one person could bureaucracies was 70 years ago. It’s They don’t produce any real LNG industry a government bureaucracy that limits called the Administrative Procedure products (like tea) that we can toss the very freedom we celebrate each comprehend Act. overboard in protest, and we don’t year. It was supposed to make agencies have a popular vote to get rid of Although drastically lower oil prices will place downward As Thomas Jefferson once wrote, Most people (three out of four) seek comment from the public and them. pressure on liquefi ed natural gas prices, some potentially reminding Americans to be just as express this fragmentation by then listen to their concerns about What we do have is an elected exciting opportunities await the LNG industry as the wary of our own government as responding negatively to the question proposed regulations. legislature which - after 70 years of world is compelled to reduce dependence on fossil fuels on we were of the British crown, from of whether the government is on There is a long history of agencies relenting to bureaucratic build-up - which we gave up so much to be “the right track”. Jeff erson, while passing regulations that help needs to take back its powers to check environmental grounds. separate: not anticipating the specifi c rise of some businesses at the expense of these agencies, restore our liberties Gas provides clean aff ordable heating for industrial “When all government, domestic hundreds of bureaucracies populated consumers, workers and competitors. and rid us of the red tape. processes and for commercial and residential customers and foreign, in little as in great things, by hundreds of thousands of Sometimes it’s the larger fi rms around the world. Natural gas also has benefi ts relative to shall be drawn to Washington as the administrative offi cials, got it right employing regulatory attorneys that zRichard Williams coal and oil – in terms of lower carbon emissions of course, centre of all power, it will render when he presaged the powerlessness can interact with the bureaucracy and ([email protected]) is powerless the checks provided of of trying to check such a huge get them to pass regulations that hurt the director of the regulatory studies but also in terms of particulates and other emissions that one government on another and nonelected bureaucratic entity. smaller competitors. programme with the Mercatus Center contribute to poor air quality and ensuing health concerns. will become as venal and oppressive It’s important to note that these Other times it’s the consumer and at George Mason University. At the last UN climate talks (COP21) in Paris last year, it was emphasised that gas can be a critical part of the globe’s future energy mix. Gas has many important benefi ts – it’s abundant, fl exible and is the perfect complement to intermittent renewables for electricity production. According to the International Gas Union (IGU), several emerging trends will shape the LNG market going forward. Over the next two years, signifi cant new export capacity in the Pacifi c Basin is set to come online and further expand intra-Pacifi c trade fl ows. Asia is still primed to remain the largest driver of demand growth given its expected contract ramp-ups, although the region began to show several potential signs of weakness in 2015. New LNG supplies combined with weaker economic growth, increased competition from competing fuels and drastically lower oil prices will, however, place downward pressure on LNG prices. The Middle East’s fi ve- In 2015, global year reign as the largest LNG trade exporting region was upheld in 2015, with the reached region accounting for 38% of total exports, but new 244.8mn tonnes, supply from Australia marking the and elsewhere in Asia- Pacifi c narrowed the gap largest year for signifi cantly. Still, Qatar alone exported nearly LNG trade in one-third of global trade, the industry’s and remains the world’s largest exporter, IGU said. history As Gulf Times reported today, Qatar is among those exporters “best positioned to weather the downturn.” Qatari LNG has among the “lowest breakeven prices globally”, points out BMI Research. Qatar is “relatively well-contracted”, with the bulk of its contract volumes fl owing into Asia. Asia contract prices are oil-linked and will benefi t from a sustained recovery in the price of crude. In 2015, global LNG trade reached 244.8mn tonnes, Travellers at Union Station on Friday, ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend, in Washington, DC. marking the largest year for LNG trade in the industry’s history and rising above the previous high of 241.4mn tonnes set in 2011, IGU fi gures show. A time to consider immigrants’ contributions Spot LNG prices are expected to begin recovering from 2019-2020, BMI Research said. This is due both to a slowdown in supply addition and an uptick in demand in By Daniel Griswold the pursuit of happiness that our Almost every American has are immigrants or the children of response to lower prices. Tribune News Service founders declared to be the rightful witnessed fi rst-hand the work ethic immigrants. inheritance of all mankind. of immigrants - whether they are As America has proven since its Both India and China will be major drivers of LNG Immigration continues to stir engineers and nurses or landscape birth, freedom is both a precious demand, due to strong energy consumption growth and hen America’s Founding controversy, as it has in decades past. gardeners and cab drivers. commodity and an unlimited resource: a rising role for gas in the domestic energy mix. Both Fathers declared their But Americans should pause on Many of our most successful It’s precious in that most people countries are investing to build out infrastructure and independence more this Fourth of July to consider the technology startup companies were around the world still do not enjoy government policies are increasingly supportive of LNG, Wthan two centuries contributions that immigrants and founded by immigrants. the full political, civil and economic ago, they not only claimed freedom their children have made to the core One recent study found that freedom they deserve as human especially in China. for themselves and their fellow values we celebrate on Independence two-thirds of the students who beings. But it is essential that a myriad of positive features countrymen but they also claimed Day. won high-profile competitions in It’s unlimited in that one person’s attached to gas be promoted as the global LNG industry it for those who had yet to arrive science, technology, engineering newfound freedom as an immigrant has to play a key role in expanding access to this key energy at our shores - the waves of future Immigrants and math were the children of to the United States does not by resource. This will result in a potentially lower carbon immigrants and their descendants. immigrants. necessity diminish the freedom of The founders understood that an remind us daily of Immigrants have also contributed those of us who already live here. future, cleaner air in big cities and prosperous economic openness to immigration was essential to the defence of liberty by supporting In practice, immigrants enhance our future. to the fl edgling nation’s success. the freedom and and serving in the US military. freedom as they have done throughout Included in the “long train of In the American Civil War, 18 % of American history. abuses” they declared against the king opportunity that the Union Army was comprised of Immigrants remind us daily of of Great Britain on July 4, 1776, was immigrants - most from Germany and the freedom and opportunity that To Advertise that “He has endeavoured to prevent America off ers Ireland. America off ers. the Population of these States; for Of the select group of soldiers who They bring with them new ideas, [email protected] that Purpose obstructing the Laws Most immigrants come from have won the Congressional Medal of skills and an entrepreneurial spirit. Display for Naturalisation of Foreigners; (and) countries where citizens do not Honor since 1861, 20 %, or more than They join with us in paying the taxes Telephone 44466621 Fax 44418811 refusing to pass others to encourage enjoy the freedoms that we in the US 700, were born outside the United and enlisting in the Armed Forces to their Migration hither”. take for granted. Many of them have States. defend our liberties from those who Classified Since that fi rst Fourth of July, suff ered under governments that stifl e Today, America’s active duty would take them away. Telephone 44466609 Fax 44418811 America has become home to economic initiative and other basic military includes 65,000 immigrants - May all Americans, current and millions of immigrants who share our liberties. with Mexico and the Philippines as the aspiring, enjoy a happy Fourth of July! Subscription blessings of liberty - more than 80mn For those immigrants and their top countries of origin. [email protected] immigrants since offi cial records families, America represents a life- Foreign-born men and women zDaniel Griswold is a senior research began in 1820. changing opportunity to live in a in uniform bring with them critical fellow and the co-director of the These immigrants came and country where they can realise their language skills and cultural knowledge Program on the American Economy and 2016 Gulf Times. All rights reserved continue to come and enjoy the same full potential and serve others in a in service to our nation. Globalization with the Mercatus Center inalienable rights to life, liberty and market economy. About 12 % of all US veterans at George Mason University. Gulf Times Sunday, July 3, 2016 27 COMMENT The limits to green growth

Pragmatic, politically We now attach a monetary value radical transformation, rather than feasible solutions to the to nature and add it to our balance incremental change, is inappropriate. sheets, with the protection of “natural At a time when the world faces environmental crisis should capital”, such as ecosystem services, so many pressing challenges, from be celebrated, not criticised off setting environmental degradation, economic stagnation to political gauged by the global abstract currency upheaval to massive refugee fl ows, any of carbon metrics. progress toward sustainability should By Thomas Fatheuer, Lili Fuhr New market-based mechanisms, be viewed as a victory. and Barbara Unmussig such as the trading of biodiversity Pragmatic, politically feasible Berlin credits, exemplify this approach. solutions to the environmental crisis None of this prevents the should be celebrated, not criticised. destruction of nature; it simply But this view implicitly n recent years, the push to build reorganises that destruction along underestimates the seriousness of the a “green economy” that can market lines. environmental crisis that the world deliver the world from continual As a result of this narrow approach, faces, and assumes linear change when Ienvironmental and economic current conceptions of the green the needed transformation will be crisis and usher in a new era of economy have so many blind spots non-linear. sustainable growth has been gathering that the entire enterprise should be While some features of the green force. regarded as largely a matter of faith. economy – resource conservation, But the push has been a source of The most powerful talisman is the transition to renewable energies, unexpected controversy, with many technological innovation, which specific technological innovations, predicting little more than business as justifi es simply waiting for a cure-all and effective economic incentives, usual with a coat of green paint. invention to come along. such as taxes – are undeniably Will reconciling environmental and But, though new ideas and important, they do not add up to the economic imperatives be harder than innovations are obviously vital large-scale change needed to protect we think? In a word, yes. to address complex challenges, the interests of present and future The mainstream perception is that environmental or otherwise, they are generations. the green economy will enable us neither automatic nor inevitable. The task that the world’s to break free from our dependence Innovation, particularly democracies face today is to continue on fossil fuels, without sacrifi cing technological innovation, is always on developing genuinely “green” Only a political approach These basic rights are the the project of modernity, embracing growth. shaped by its protagonists’ interests vehicles. can manage, through genuinely normative foundation upon which the latest knowledge about planetary Many argue that the shift to a green and activities, so it must be judged in Biofuels are not the answer, either. representative institutions, diff erences transformative strategies will have to boundaries, while advancing broad economy can even spur new growth. its social, cultural, and environmental In fact, the use of biomass wreaks of opinion and interest, guided by the be negotiated. democratic participation and reducing But, as appealing as this idea is, it is context. ecological and social havoc in kind of open debate, engaging civil After all, the biggest obstacle to poverty and social injustice. not realistic, as we show in our new If the relevant actors are not developing economies, while de facto society, that is vital to a pluralistic the socio-ecological transformation This is no small undertaking, and book Inside the Green Economy. working to champion transformative extending the lifetime of an obsolete democracy. that the world needs is not, in the requires passion and tenacity. But it is To be sure, it is possible for a technologies, the results of innovation combustion technology. Of course, not all countries are end, technological; much of what not beyond our capacity. genuinely “green” economy to be can reinforce the status quo, often Clearly, the automotive industry pluralistic democracies. is required, from organic farming to The fi rst step is to recognise the prosperous. But the model that by extending the life of products and cannot be blindly trusted to spearhead In many that aren’t (and even networked mobility systems that don’t constraints that the “green economy” prevails today focuses on quick and systems that are not fi t to address the radical reorganisation, away from in some that claim to be), those rely on private vehicles, is already places on thought and action.- Project easy solutions. society’s needs. private vehicles, that is needed in the who campaign for a more socially, within reach. Syndicate Moreover, it reasserts the Consider the automotive industry. transport sector. economically, and ecologically The real problem is the lack of primacy of economics, thereby Though it produces increasingly And that is exactly the point. equitable world face severe repression. political will to implement and scale zThomas Fatheuer, a former director failing to recognise the depth of the fuel-effi cient engines, it puts them If we are to decouple economic If they are to fulfi l their up those innovations opposed by of the Heinrich Böll Foundation offi ce transformation that is required. in larger, more powerful, and heavier growth from energy consumption indispensable role in driving forward vested economic interests. in Rio de Janeiro, is a social scientist Instead of rethinking our economies vehicles than ever before, eating up and achieve real resource effi ciency the transformation that is needed, The challenge is thus to overcome and philologist. Lili Fuhr heads the with a view to adapting their effi ciency gains through the so-called in a world of nine billion, much less democratic countries must put these minority interests and ensure Ecology and Sustainable Development functioning to environmental limits and “rebound eff ect”. And it faces the ensure justice for all, we cannot let the respect for basic human rights, such the protection of the broader public Department at the Heinrich Böll imperatives, today’s green economy temptation to spend more energy economy lead the way. as freedom of speech and peaceful good – a task that is often left to civil Foundation. Barbara Unmussig seeks to redefi ne nature, in order to learning to manipulate emissions Instead, we must view the green assembly, at the top of their foreign- society. is president of the Heinrich Böll adapt it to existing economic systems. readings, as Volkswagen did, than transformation as a political task. policy agendas. 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QF delivered a holistic pro- gramme aimed at enriching the lives of residents, while promot- ing community and personal de- velopment. “One of the most signifi cant aspects of Ramadan includes a heightened spirit of social be- longing and unity,” said Kha- lifa al-Kubaisi, head of Press Offi ce, Qatar Foundation. “QF has worked hard to organise and facilitate an interesting array of events that aim to create a last- ing and deeper sense of commu- nity in Qatar.” The true spiritual essence of Ramadan was captured and cel- ebrated at multiple QF venues. The Education City and A panoramic view of QF’s annual Garangao event, held at Al Shaqab. Right: Children enjoy arts and crafts as part of QF’s diverse Ramadan activities. Msheireb Mosques attracted crowds for daily prayer, and of- of cultural events showcasing entertainment for excited at- families and the general public fered lessons after Duhr, Terawih the region’s heritage and tradi- tendees. every Thursday, Friday and Sat- and Asr prayer. tions. QF’s Garangao festivi- QF also organised numerous urday evenings throughout the Members of the local com- ties proved hugely popular with sporting events to keep the com- month. munity were additionally invited more than 5,000 men, women munity active, entertained and Attendees were given the to break their fast after Magh- and children enjoying tradi- energised. The Qatar Founda- chance to participate in beach reb prayer at the Education City tional games and much loved tion Ramadan Workers Cricket volleyball, golf, playground ac- mosque and celebrate Iftar to- pastimes, including pony rides, Cup was specifi cally created tivities for kids, football for gether. National Reading Campaign ac- for construction workers from children and adults, as well as Qatar Faculty of Islamic Stud- tivities, as well as edutainment companies across Qatar. Twen- the opportunity to stroll and ies (QFIS), a college of Hamad activities. ty-one teams participated, with run under Oxygen Park’s unique bin Khalifa University, provided Qatar’s rich culture was also 315 players battling it out over 35 covered, air conditioned walk- lectures on many thought pro- a central element of QF’s ‘Ram- games. ways during the warm evenings. voking topics. adan Festival’ at the Education The thrilling tournament Al Shaqab organised an Equine The QFIS talks were posted City Clubhouse. ended with Toyota taking sec- Education Camp in its Indoor on YouTube and translated into The evening event involved ond place and Amwaj as the cup Arena for children and teenag- English; they were also signed children’s games, arts and crafts winners. Ramadan wellbeing ers, which attracted and inspired for deaf worshippers. activities, henna tattoos and events were also held at Oxy- a new generation of Qatari horse QF also organised a series festival mascots who provided gen Park, which played host to lovers. Members of a cricket team celebrate winning at the Qatar Foundation Ramadan Workers Cricket Cup. Maserati’s Granturismo Sport guarantees glee

By Joe Koraith steering inputs are even more precisely Staff Reporter translated onto the road. The ZF 6-speed automatic gearbox is an eager partner in ensuring that all of that t’s crouched on its haunches. Ready to engine strength is seamlessly transmitted pounce on its prey. to the wheels. And then if you feel adven- I And at your command the full power turous (which you should), switch to the is unleashed, leaving the prey with not even Manual mode.You can do this simply by us- a whimper of a chance. ing the pedals behind the steering wheel or No, this is not a show about predators in through the gear lever. the wild. Presenting the Beast mode.The MC Auto This is the feeling that you get when you Shift software has a small trick up its sleeve are sitting behind the wheel of a Maserati to make you scream in delight. Granturismo Sport. In the Sport mode, the transmission will This low slung brute devours its prey – The interiors of the Granturismo Sport are switch gears depending on your throttle re- Az Kunming carried a cargo of 14,700 tonnes of gabbro. the tarmac – at a blistering pace when the luxurious to the core and you can even get a sponse but always before the red zone. right buttons are pressed. But it does have full red trim if you want. But in Sport Manual, there’s a rev limiter a docile mode, in which you can use it for override. your daily activities and it won’t bite any- board with splashes of carbon fi bre and You can redline the Granturismo Sport all one. even the fl oor had red mats. the way to 7500rpm and the transmission The Granturismo Sport is one of those Like said earlier – nothing is subtle. won’t shift. It’s a sensation that one can use Al Ruwais Port receives rare sportscars which can be a beast on the Of course you can get subtler interior to defi ne glee. track, be driven to offi ce and, more impor- trims but why would you! Not to mention the guttural roar from the tantly, take your family of four out for din- While you could spend ages staring at exhaust that prods you to stay in this mode ner – comfortably and in style. it, it’s behind the wheel that this Maserati for ever. But that’s what one would expect fi rst barge with cargo The fi rst thing that you will notice is the gives you the most joy. from a sportscar you would say. trident nestled in the grille, fl anked by two Waiting at your disposal, judicious of And that’s where the additional but cru- scythe-shaped air scoops that roar of ag- course, is a 4.7-litre V8 that churns out cial bit of this Maserati being a genuine he Al Ruwais Port yes- gression up front. 460hp@7000rpm and 520Nm@4750rpm. four-seater makes it stand out. terday received the first The gills with the Pinninfarina logo and In the ‘offi ce going’ mode, the Grantur- The rear seats are not just for kids. Tbarge, Az Kunming, with the Maserati logo on the C-pillar catch your ismo Sport purrs along in a measured way. During our drive we had a 5’11” person sit a cargo of 14,700 tonnes of gab- attention on the side. But then it has a party button. in the back seat, behind the driver that too, bro. Move to the rear and the stylish tail lamps Press the sport button, press the accel- and he had no complaints. This comes as part of the and the twin exhausts continue the muscu- erator and the roar from the V8 announces The rear seats have their own aircon first phase of operations at the lar look. its intent. blowers, an important feature in Qatar. port, Qatar Ports Management This car was not meant to be subtle. The accelerator pedal is now lighter, the The Granturismo Sport is that rare breed Company (Mwani Qatar) has The interiors of the model that we got throttle response more sensitive and the of sportcars that is comfortable in its dual- said. was swathed in red — leather seats, dash- Sport Skyhook suspension ensures that ity. A four-seater that guarantees glee. Az Kunming is a high-sub- mersible barge that has a length of 114m, width of 31m and depth of 5.5m. It docked at the port from 11am until 3.35pm yesterday. The docking process was car- ried out with the help of towing vessel Victoria TUG, which is 30.14m long and 9.20m wide. Smooth docking operations The barge at the port. form part of the Ministry of Transport and Communica- additional platforms to re- the capacity of the port and tions’ plans to develop the Al ceive further amounts of gab- building all necessary attach- Ruwais Port, according to a bro — a key material for vari- ments and facilities. statement. ous infrastructure projects This will be followed by the Currently, navigation and undertaken in the country in third phase, wherein the navi- other operations are being car- preparation for the 2022 FIFA gation channel and basin of the ried out efficiently at the port World Cup, the statement port will be widened and deep- and there is heightened activity noted. ened (up to 10m). to implement the plans. Mwani Qatar is also set to This is aimed at easing the Development of the port is implement the second phase entry of all types of small and also aimed at boosting eco- of the Al Ruwais Port devel- medium-sized ships as well nomic and business activities opment project, which in- as tourist vessels in order to in the northern parts of the cludes the construction of help boost the volume of trade The Maserati Granturismo Sport with its low slung design up front and the raised haunches at the rear makes for a very muscular looking country, besides providing the “port market”, increasing among countries in the region. sports car.