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SUNDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10180 August 14, 2016 Dhul-Qa’da 11, 1437 AH

GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Valiant efforts

In brief Three new

SYRIA | Strife hospitals Thousands return to war-torn city Thousands of displaced residents streamed back into the northern Syrian town of Manbij yesterday after US-backed fighters ousted to boost the last Islamic State (IS) militants from their former stronghold. The US-backed Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Friday they had seized full control of the city near the Turkish border after the departure of the last of the militants, healthcare who had been using civilians as human shields. Hundreds of cars and Located in Industrial Area, with all the necessary services, labora- vehicles carrying families and their Mesaieed and Ras Laff an, the three tories and other support services, in ad- belongings flocked into the city from hospitals are under diff erent stages dition to green spaces and parking areas, makeshift camps and villages in the of completion according to the statement. countryside, where many of the city’s “The new hospitals will be handed residents took shelter during the over to the Ministry of Public Health in two-month campaign, according to hree new hospitals, each with a the last quarter of 2016 and the begin- an SDF off icial. Page 7 capacity of 120 beds, will be add- ning of next year,” the PEO said adding Ted to Qatar’s healthcare system the MOPH would embark on the imple- TURKEY | Measures by the beginning of next year, the Pri- mentation of the operational require- vate Engineering Offi ce (PEO) yesterday ments according to a scheduled plan. 81,000 civil servants said. “This project will have a signifi cant suspended since coup Located in Doha’s Industrial Area, impact and make a qualitative leap in Turkey has suspended or fired Mesaieed and Ras Laff an, all the three health services in Qatar as it would con- 81,494 state employees, including hospitals are under diff erent stages of tribute to easing the burden on the ex- more than 3,000 soldiers, since Qatar’s left back Rafael Capote, left, and Qatar’s pivot Hassan Mabrouk, second right, vying with Denmark’s left back Henrik completion by the Private Engineering isting hospitals to provide better serv- the failed coup attempt last month, Hansen, second left, and Denmark’s centre back Mads Mensah Larsen during the men’s preliminaries Group A handball match Offi ce, a government agency that over- ices to citizens and residents towards Prime Minister Binali Yidirim said, Denmark vs Qatar at the Future Arena in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. Denmark beat Qatar, 26-25 Page 1 Sport sees high-profi le development projects achieving the Qatar National Vision according to broadcaster CNN in the country. (QNV) 2030,” the PEO added. Turk. Yildirim also said that US Vice “These medical facilities are built as Meanwhile, the Hamad Medical Cor- President Joe Biden will visit Turkey. part of the government’s keenness to poration (HMC) is witnessing its busi- The talks with the US are likely to provide high-quality health services est expansion programme which will revolve around Fethullah Gulen, to the growing population in the cen- see several new hospitals creating more the US-based Turkish Islamic cleric tral, south and the north regions of the than 1,100 new hospital beds before the accused of plotting the July 15 coup Authority urges caution on country,” an offi cial said. end of December 2017. attempt - charges he denies. Page 14 According to the PEO, the bed capac- One of the salient features of the ex- ity of the hospitals can be increased in the pansion is the creation of additional ASEAN | Violence future as part of any expansion plans. beds in specialities where there is high Thai authorities use of social media apps In a statement, the PEO said the im- demand for services, and thereby ena- plementation of the hospital project is bling more patients to be able to access hunt bombers being carried out in co-ordination with care at these new, state-of-the-art hos- Thai authorities yesterday hunted for he Communications Regulato- staying safe and cautious when using possible, people should use apps that the Cabinet and the Ministry of Public pitals. culprits behind a wave of bombings ry Authority (CRA) has advised such apps, the statement said. “Stay are locally available to ensure that the Health (MOPH) and “according to high “These new hospitals and facilities targeting popular holiday destinations, Tpeople to be cautious while us- safe, protect your privacy and report content they are accessing or shar- quality standards”. will revolutionise healthcare delivery as businesses braced for the economic ing applications that share content inappropriate content while using so- ing is culturally appropriate. “When Besides the 120 beds, each hospital in Qatar by increasing bed capacity fallout from the attacks on the crucial and personal data. cial media apps,” it urged. in doubt, confi rm with your service has a health centre, an outpatient clinic, and giving our patients faster access to tourism industry. Page 10 In a statement yesterday, the CRA In this regard, the CRA has advised provider.” an emergency centre, lobby and waiting specialised care where and when they said while it “encouraged the creation people to keep the following guide- Report inappropriate content: if areas. The hospitals will be equipped need it. The new hospitals and facilities of appropriate digital content and use lines in mind for the safe use of social users come across any content that will also signifi cantly free up capacity of technology, it also intended to cre- media apps: they feel is explicit or inappropriate at our existing hospitals to enable the ate awareness among netizens to stay Monitor app usage by minors: as culturally, they should report it to the continued development and expansion safe and vigilant when sharing and an informed consumer, one should service provider. of services,” Hamad al-Khalifa, HMC’s accessing multimedia, personal or ensure that minor children in the Protect your personal data: chief of Healthcare Facilities, was earlier promotional content”. family or under one’s care are using sharing personal information, pho- quoted as saying. The consumer alert specifi- age-appropriate apps. “Several so- tographs, location and contacts - “HMC has been the leading health- care provider in Qatar for nearly 40 cally cautions users of apps such cial media apps have minimum-age publicly or with apps - may result in years and these facilities will ensure we as SnapChat, Periscope, Tumblr, requirements; you should encourage undesirable outcomes. “Always take The new hospitals in the final stages of continue to provide world class care for Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc, children around you to respect and precautions,” the advisory states. completion. generations to come,” al-Khalifa added. which provide audio, video and abide by such requirements. When The CRA, as the regulator for com- multimedia content that may be unavoidable, monitor and supervise munications and postal sectors as offensive, sensitive or entirely in- children’s usage of apps that may well as access to digital media, works appropriate culturally, for under- display age-inappropriate content,” closely with relevant government au- age audiences or for security of in- the advisory notes. It is also advisable thorities, local service providers and dividuals and businesses. to use age restrictions in settings on other regulators in the GCC countries Consumers play an equally impor- smart devices that are used exclusively to ensure that netizens in Qatar have tant part in helping CRA deliver its by children without adult supervision. access to appropriate content and dig- mandate for consumer protection by Download offi cial apps: where ital platforms.

Two-month ban on Police look for motive First half of year sees catching kingfi sh behind Swiss train attack 3,114 road accidents

he Fisheries Department at the in preserving the strategic stock of Reuters total of 3,114 traffi c accidents, that a total of 488,112 traffi c violations Ministry of Municipality and this migratory fi sh and manage the Zurich involving 80 casualties, were were detected by radars in the fi rst half TEnvironment (MME) will en- stock properly, the MME has said in A reported in the fi rst half of of the year. Month-wise, February saw force a ban on catching kingfi sh with a statement. 2016, according to local Arabic daily the highest number of cases at 96,503 nets in the local waters from tomor- The ministry has urged fi shermen ix people were injured in an at- Al Sharq. and June the lowest at 65,959. row. and operators of fi shing vessels to co- tack aboard a Swiss train yester- The daily cited data from the Min- Meanwhile, 11,701 violations were The ban will remain in eff ect until operate with it to enforce the ban ef- Sday by a man armed with a knife Workers cleaning a platform after the istry of Development Planning and recorded in the same period for jump- October 15 and is aimed at boosting fectively. and fl ammable fl uid, police said. attack on a train at the railway station Statistics (MDPS), which showed that ing the red light. the stock of kingfi sh in the country. According to the MME, kingfi sh can Three adults, two teenagers and a in the town of Salez. the highest number of accidents - 473 The 110,606 traffi c violations in June The move comes in implementa- only be caught using hooks and hand child aged six were hurt, according to a - were recorded at the Madinat Khalifa marked a 22.2% drop compared to May, tion of a decision of the GCC Agri- line, and the use of nets is prohibited police statement. Five were stabbed or The assailant was in police custody, Traffi c Department during this period, as reported in Gulf Times recently. culture Aff airs Committee, taken at during this period. burnt. A sixth suff ered smoke inhala- he said. followed by Al Mamoura at 303. In June, violations with relation to its 23rd meeting in Riyadh on June 16, The MME Fisheries Department has tion as he came to the aid of the others. Both a woman and the attacker The number of traffi c violations reg- traffi c instructions stood at 9,621, traffi c 2012, which stipulates that the GCC also implemented a system to restrict The assailant, a Swiss citizen, was were in critical condition, according istered in the fi rst six months amount- signs 9,573, red lights 1,480, non-renew- member-states shall take all neces- fi shing activities during the breeding also injured. to Swiss broadcaster SRF, citing the St ed to 801,524. Some 141,176 of these al of registration 101 and others 23,872. sary measures to protect kingfi sh. season (April and May), involving some Authorities did not yet know the Gallen police. were recorded in April, the highest for It was also recently reported that These include increasing the size of of the most of most important types of motive for the attacks but a crime of The attack occurred as the train any month. the Traffi c Department had installed 52 meshes on fi shing nets and fi xing a sea- fi sh, including kingfi sh, since 2008. passion was one possibility, Bruno neared the Salez station on a trip be- On the other hand, the number of cameras in key areas around the coun- son when fi shing (with nets) is banned. The system continues to be im- Metzger of the St Gallen cantonal po- tween Buchs and Sennwald in St Gal- traffi c violations registered in June try to detect off ences such as overtak- The ban was fi rst implemented in plemented every year and has been lice said in an interview. len, a canton in the northeast of the was the lowest during this period at ing from the right, and there were plans 2015 in line with the GCC decision. modifi ed according to the outcome of “A terrorism background still seems Alpine republic, a police statement 110,606, the report pointed out. to install more cameras to curb risky It helped achieve positive results studies and surveys. very, very far-fetched,” Metzger said. said. Page 15 Further, MDPS statistics indicated driving practices. Gulf Times 2 Sunday, August 14, 2016 QATAR 82 violations of consumer law detected in July

he Ministry of Economy taining to a product, failing to tags (16) and expired products (8). and Commerce (MEC) follow prices laid down in the The MEC asserted that it Tdetected 82 violations of vegetables and fruits bulletin, would not tolerate any violation the Consumer Protection Law selling expired products, sell- of the Consumer Protection Law in July and took necessary action ing local and Arabic bread that and its regulations, and would against the off enders. is below weight specifications, intensify its inspection cam- In a press statement yesterday, launching promotions without paign to crack down on viola- the MEC stressed that it intensi- obtaining the approval of the tions. fi ed its inspection campaign last competent departments, lack The ministry said it would re- month in order to ensure the of invoices, lack of invoices fer those who violated laws and The Peninsula Paris team. compliance of suppliers (retail written in Arabic, missing ministerial decrees to the com- outlets) with Law No 8 of 2008 product descriptions in Ara- petent authorities, who would - on consumer protection. bic, false or misleading prod- in turn - take appropriate action The campaign comes within uct descriptions and charging against the off enders in order to the framework of the ministry’s consumers higher than the ad- protect consumer rights. eff orts to monitor markets and vertised prices. The MEC has urged all con- Top French honour for commercial activity in order to The penalties included ad- sumers to report violations to crack down on price manipu- ministrative closures as well as the Consumer Protection and lation and protect consumer fi nes ranging from QR5,000 to Anti-Commercial Fraud depart- rights. QR30,000, in line with appli- ment through the call centre: The violations detected cable provisions of the law, the 16001, e-mail: [email protected]. qa, Twitter: MEC_QATAR, In- The Peninsula Paris hotel during the nation-wide cam- ministry said. paign, led and conducted by The highest number of viola- stagram: MEC_QATAR, and the inspectors from the MEC, tions pertained to missing or in- ministry’s application on iPhone atara Hospitality, the la Paris and Le Royal Monceau – landscape,” al-Mulla added. novative technology. World- included missing price tags, complete product descriptions and Android devices: MEC_QA- leading global hotel Raffl es Paris which received the The recognition comes class conferencing rooms failing to display all data per- (20), followed by missing price TAR. Kowner, developer and ‘Palace’ status in 2010. within two years of the luxury and the well-appointed operator based in Qatar, has “It is an honour to receive the hotel’s opening after a meticu- 1,800sq m Shisedo Spa and welcomed the announcement acclaimed ‘Palace’ distinction,” lous renovation. Characterised wellness facility also offer Qatar Charity distributes 5,000 food baskets in Aleppo of The Peninsula Paris being said Hamad Abdulla al-Mulla, by world-class standards of guests an opportunity to ex- awarded the prestigious ‘Pal- Chief Executive Offi cer of Ka- design, luxury and comfort all perience moments of relaxa- Qatar Charity (QC) has distributed 5,000 food Mohamed Rashid al-Kaabi, Director of QC ace’ distinction by ATOUT tara Hospitality. “This accolade housed within an iconic 19th tion and rejuvenation. baskets in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo, Relief Department said that Qatar Charity relief France, the French Tourism De- underpins Katara Hospitality’s century Haussmann building, Combining classic Parisian within its urgent campaign for relief operations in campaign to Aleppo remains constant due to velopment Agency. ongoing commitment to creat- The Peninsula Paris is a true charm inspired by Paris’s rich Aleppo. the worsening humanitarian situation in the ATOUT France carries the ing and preserving iconic herit- symbol of Parisian luxury hos- heritage in fashion flare, with The aid comes in the framework of relief eff orts city. mandate to promote and en- age hotels in key travel destina- pitality. signature functionality, de- by Qatari charities, which have stepped up their Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for hance France’s tourism land- tions across the world. Located in the heart of sign aesthetic and space that humanitarian operations to cope with the growing Humanitarian Services (RAF) also announced scape, with the ‘Palace’ dis- “Renowned for unrivalled Paris and within walking dis- appeals to the most discerning needs of civilians trapped in the city. yesterday that a convoy of urgent relief had tinction designated for hotels service standards, The Pe- tance from the iconic monu- of millennial traveller tastes, Qatar Charity said in a statement today that 5,000 reached the city of Aleppo, as part of its relief exhibiting extraordinary serv- ninsula Paris is one of the ments Champs Elysées and The Peninsula Paris has since families, have benefited from this assistance, eff orts for the Syrian people. ice standards and design aes- many remarkable hospitality the Arc de Triomphe, The its reopening on August 1, which included basic food items such as flour, milk The convoy consisted of four trucks carrying thetic that exceeds the 5-star gems within our portfolio. Peninsula Paris boasts 200 2014 become well established for children, in addition to the water which had 20 tonnes of essential foodstuff s and medicines ranking. Only eight hotels in We are deeply proud of this opulently furnished rooms as a destination of choice and been distributed to the homes by tanks of Qatar that in co-ordination with a number of partners Paris carry the ‘Palace’ rating, achievement, as it endorses and 34 immaculate suites, all hotel of distinction for the Pa- Charity in Aleppo. in Syria. with Katara Hospitality owning our position in the French of which are fully equipped risian and global luxury hotel two of the hotels: The Peninsu- and global luxury hospitality with the latest trends in in- market. Gulf Times Sunday, August 14, 2016 3 QATAR Ezdan staff attend safety and Commercial Bank names risk management courses zdan Holding Group has They also included various retical and practical elements, winners of online campaign held a series of training simulations on emergencies, covering defi nitions of universal Eworkshops on safety, risk fi res and safe collection and dis- theories of safety and the legal prevention and crises manage- posal of waste at the workplace, and ethical dimensions, simula- ommercial Bank, Qatar’s ment. as well as highlighting emer- tions on managing fi re incidents fi rst private bank, has More than 600 employees and gency exits within the buildings, by responding to alarms, getting Cannounced the winners workers were coached by ex- compounds and workplaces. familiarised with evacuation of its Online Banking campaign, perts in safety procedures and Ezdan Holding Group COO plans in buildings, using fi re ex- which awarded three auto reg- risk management at the training Dr Mousa al-Awwad said, “We tinguishers and helping evacuate istered customers for using On- sessions, which were attended organised the safety courses others. line Banking to complete various by offi cials from the human re- in the context of our eff orts to The employees were also transactions during the month sources, security & safety, engi- emphasise our compliance with trained on how to sound fi re of July 2016. neering and food departments. international standards of qual- alarms and declare and assess Commercial Bank continues These departments are con- ity, maintain safety and apply emergencies. to meet the growing demand cerned with improving safety the latest regulations in order to In the same context, a full- for efficient online services, measures at the workplace and curb accidents and raise aware- fl edged training session was and leads the market in Qatar in various Ezdan Holding Group ness about crises management.” held covering the means of safe by offering its customers the buildings, the company has said Dr al-Awwad stressed that equipment storage to prevent most innovative, secure and in a statement. the courses are a practical ap- fi res. reliable internet banking tech- The courses, which gathered plication of the group’s motto, The course included lectures nologies. participants from Ezdan Holding “Ezdan is the Place”, which the on ways to maintain sound The three winners, Patrick Group, Ezdan Hotels and Ezdan management seeks to implement health and how to avoid work White, Carlos Anthony Samson Real Estate, addressed safety con- across all levels of its services. burnout, which could aff ect the and Osama Salha, were rewarded cepts and ways of identifying risks. The courses included theo- group’s performance. with travel vouchers from Dnata, worth up to QR20,000 for their frequent use of Online Banking services. Customers who carried out Malabar Gold & Diamonds raffle draw international transfers, credit card payments, bill payments, subscribed to e-statements, ac- Winners of Online Banking customer campaign. tivated, replaced, or reissued a Bank card, or set up new ac- fered, which include making derstanding the needs of our features to ensure the delivery counts were automatically reg- regular payments to Kahramaa, customers and helping them of an excellent online service, istered in the Online Banking Ooredoo, Vodafone, Qatar Cool achieve their financial needs and through the Auto Regis- campaign. and other merchants available is one of Commercial Bank`s tration Campaign, we manage The campaign highlighted through Commercial Bank’s dig- core values, which is why the to emphasise how customers the convenience of using On- ital channels. Online Banking experience is can take care of their banking line Banking and encouraged Martin Leong, Commercial as important as serving our at their own convenience, 24 Commercial Bank customers Bank AGM, Retail & Con- customer face-to-face. We hours a day, and seven days a to benefi t from the features of- sumer Banking said: “Un- are consistently developing week.”

1,913 new water connections given in second quarter of 2016

QNA the water network department preventive and corrective main- Moreover, a 9mn gallon water Doha of Qatar General Electricity tenance measures at places such reservoir has been established in and Water Corporation (Kah- as water pumping plants and Al Wukair to enhance storage ca- ramaa). water tanks during the period. pacity in the area. Raff le draw winners of the ‘Win up to 10 kilos of gold’ campaign by Malabar Gold & Diamonds, ome 1,913 new properties A press release issued by Kah- Some 36km of water conduits The average consumption Sameer and Dianita, receiving their prize of ¼ kilo gold each from Santhosh T V, regional head, in the have been provided with ramaa yesterday said the depart- have been added to the network during the second quarter of this presence of other off icials from Malabar Gold & Diamonds at the Barwa village outlet. Swater connection during ment responded to 12,926 cus- in the second quarter, giving year was 320mn gallons per day, the second quarter of 2016 by tomer complaints and took 163 connections to new customers. the press release added. Gulf Times 4 Sunday, August 14, 2016 REGION Yemen rebels defy govt and convene parliament

AFP after rebel threats, but without elab- The UN says that more Aden orating. than 6,400 people, mostly Parliament chief Yehya al-Raie, a civilians, have been killed leading fi gure in Saleh’s General Peo- in Yemen since the coali- ran-backed rebels convened ple’s Congress party, urged all MPs tion air campaign began in Yemen’s parliament yesterday in “outside the country to review their March last year. Idefi ance of the internationally positions” and invited them to retake Arab coalition air strikes recognised government, prompting their seats. have hit rebel positions condemnation from President Abd- across northern Yemen as Rabbu Mansour Hadi. “Whatever takes place at this well in as the southwestern The session in rebel-held Sanaa meeting has no legal eff ects province of Taiz as ground was the fi rst in almost two years, and and cannot be implemented” fi ghting raged. Members of Yemen’s parliament attend a parliament session in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, yesterday. Iran-backed rebels convened parliament comes after the Houthis rejected a Houthi spokesman Mo- in defiance of the internationally recognised government prompting condemnation from President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. UN peace plan and appointed a coun- Hadi denounced the session as a hamed Abdulsalam wrote cil to run the country. “violation” of the constitution and on Facebook yesterday that Sanaa eign currency reserves meant im- Parliamentary sources said 91 law- a “crime punishable by law”, in re- airport would remain shut for at least porters found it hard to secure makers in the 301-member national marks carried by the offi cial sabanew. three more days after being closed credit, “making it nearly impossible assembly attended, and all voted in fa- net website. since Tuesday. for government entities to maintain vour of the council created last week. “Whatever takes place at this Abdulsalam said the rebel delega- basic social services”. The Houthi rebels overran Sanaa meeting has no legal eff ects and can- tion from the Kuwait talks was still “The return to full-scale hostili- in September 2014 and then fought not be implemented,” he said. stranded in Muscat, where it had ties only drives humanitarian needs their way into other parts of Yemen, According to the constitution, made a stopover. further.” forcing Hadi and his government into more than 150 lawmakers must be He lashed out at the United Na- The government accuses the rebels exile in Saudi Arabia. present for a vote to be held. tions which “had promised” to se- of having “robbed” the Central Bank A Saudi-led coalition has been Armed rebels were inside parlia- cure his delegation’s fl ight to Sanaa. to fi nance their war, leaving the fi ghting the Houthis and their allies ment for yesterday’s session, held as The United Nations Humanitar- “public treasury bankrupt”. – supporters of ousted President Ali coalition warplanes pounded mili- ian Co-ordinator in Yemen, Jamie In Saudi Arabia, the civil defence Abdullah Saleh – since March last tary targets around Sanaa, parlia- McGoldrick, said in a statement on agency announced that fi ve foreign year to shore up the Hadi govern- mentary sources said. Friday he was “deeply alarmed by the residents were wounded in shelling ment. UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh intensifi cation of violence across the from Yemen yesterday in the Jazan After Sanaa’s capture, many par- Ahmed has described the rebel gov- country”. border region, without giving their liamentarians also sought refuge in erning council as a violation of com- He said the people continue to bear nationalities. other towns or overseas. mitments to the peace process. the brunt “as a result of the inability Around 100 members of the Saudi Political and security sources in Last week, he suspended UN- of the parties to fi nd a political solu- forces and civilians have been killed Sanaa said that some lawmakers were brokered talks between rebels and the tion” to the confl ict. inside the kingdom’s borders since forced to attend yesterday’s session government. McGoldrick said dwindling for- the coalition campaign began.

Suspect in police murder was IS member: Saudi

AFP Riyadh

Yemeni man ac- cused of murder- Aing a policeman in Saudi Arabia had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, authorities in the kingdom said. The suspect ran over and stabbed Corpo- ral Muthhel al-Saluli on Wednesday after the offi c- er left a mosque in Bisha, in the southwestern Asir region, the interior minis- try said in a statement late on Friday. The assailant, who was arrested the same day, told police “he be- longs to Daesh (IS) and has pledged allegiance to the group”, it said, add- ing that he killed Saluli “because he is a security offi cial”. Six other Yemenis sus- pected of links to the in- cident have been arrested, said the statement, which was carried by the offi cial SPA news agency. Since late 2014, IS has claimed responsibility for a series of bombings, shootings, and assassina- tions targeting members of the security forces and the kingdom’s Shia com- munity. Saudi Arabia is part of the US-led coalition that is fi ghting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. Saudi political and re- ligious leaders routinely denounce IS attacks — at home and abroad — as violations of Islam. Gulf Times Sunday, August 14, 2016 5 ARAB WORLD

Depicting traditional Iraqi life

Kareem Nasir al-Ghreibawi, 54, a farmer-turned-painter, looks at one of his painting at his farm in Kut province, Iraq. Al-Ghreibawi’s artwork depicts traditional Iraqi life, and according to the artist his work is being commissioned by people as far as the United States. Iraq governor’s nephew gunned down in north

AFP/DPA Sifuk Watban al-Sultan died of a cluding some of those who travelled to Arbil/Mosul single gunshot to the head on Friday the Middle East to support IS – have night near the governor’s house in Ar- apparently participated voluntarily, bil, the governor’s secretary said, ask- but others may have been coerced. he nephew of the governor of a ing that he not be identifi ed by name. Meanwhile, Iraqi forces yesterday key province where Iraqi forces A Nineveh provincial council- recaptured four villages from Islamic Tare battling the Islamic State lor, who also spoke on condition of State near Mosul, a government offi - group has been gunned down in the anonymity, confi rmed Sultan’s death, cial said. country’s north, offi cials said yesterday. saying that Kurdish security forces The villages located to the south of The shooting in Iraqi Kurdish re- had subsequently removed surveil- Mosul were regained in a dawn attack, gional capital Arbil came just hours lance cameras from the house as part the head of the town of Qayyara, Saleh after Nowfal al-Aqoub, the governor of the investigation. Hassan, said. of Nineveh, made controversial re- The motive for the killing was not He said that government troops marks about children being fathered immediately clear, but it came after detonated 10 car bombs before mili- by IS fi ghters in the province. Aqoub made remarks at a conference tants could have used them in the “lib- The killing of Aqoub’s nephew, who in Baghdad earlier on Friday that were erated” villages. was also his personal driver, comes as criticised by a political rival. “The Iraqi troops are now stationed Iraqi forces prepare for the battle to The governor said that IS fi ghters around 500m from the centre of Qay- retake Mosul, the capital of Nineveh had fathered children under “tempo- yara from its southern side,” Hassan and the last city in the country still rary marriages”. added, without giving casualty fi g- held by the militants. Some of the women involved – in- ures. Gulf Times 6 Sunday, August 14, 2016 ARAB WORLD IS members are named in Libya papers

DPA written and partially fi re-dam- thorities, the Corriere reported. Cairo aged notes and papers inside the The documents, which are militant organisation’s recap- also believed to include job de- tured headquarters in the central scriptions for Islamic State’s orces loyal to Libya’s UN- city, the Libyan news website leaders, are currently being as- backed government found Alwasat and Italy’s Corriere della sembled and deciphered, it said. A member of Libyan pro-government forces inspects a burnt vehicle outside the Ouagadougou conference centre, where Islamic State (IS) had Fdocuments containing Sera reported. The list of names includes set up base, in Sirte, after pro-government forces seized it from IS. the names of some leaders and On Monday, pro-government Hassan and Mohamed al-Kara- members of Islamic State when forces said they had captured the mi, previously linked to the self- tacks among the documents, the many using the people-traffi ck- Since the start of 2016, some 25,300 made the journey, or they liberated the city of Sirte, Ouagadougou conference halls styled Benghazi Revolutionaries’ Italian paper said. ing boat routes across the Medi- 95,000 refugees have arrived in 12 per cent more than in July reports in the Libyan and Italian complex, Islamic State’s com- Shura Council, which is active in Dozens, possibly hundreds, of terranean. Italy by boat. 2015. media said yesterday, citing un- mand centre in Sirte. the eastern Libyan city of Beng- militant Islamic State support- Some Islamic State supporters In July alone, the European Frontex says most of the mi- named military offi cials. The Libyans are willing to pass hazi, Alwasat alleged. ers are now heading for Europe are already in the Milan area, ac- Union’s border control agen- grants come from Nigeria and The soldiers found the hand- on the names to the Italian au- There were also plans for at- via Italy, the newspaper claimed, cording to the paper. cy Frontex estimates that Eritrea. House collapse kills two kids in Morocco

AFP said that around 1,600 houses in the me- Rabat dina, or old city, of Marrakesh are at risk of collapse. AMDH Marrakesh head Omar Arbib house collapse in Marrakesh killed confirmed to AFP that two children visit- two children and injured their aunt ing relatives were killed and a woman was Aovernight in the second such tragedy hurt, saying there were no other casual- in a week in Morocco, offi cials and a rights ties. group said yesterday. It was the second deadly collapse in Mo- The boy and girl, aged 6 and 4, were vis- rocco since August 5 when a four-storey iting relatives in the Bab Taghzout district building came down in economic capital of the Old City when the family home col- Casablanca, killing four people and injur- lapsed, a statement from the local council ing 24. said. Authorities have arrested the owner who Their aunt was seriously injured, said the had added three fl oors to the building which statement carried by the offi cial MAP news initially had just one. agency, adding that an investigation had Building collapses are common in many begun into the incident. Arab countries and often blamed on shoddy The Moroccan Association of Human construction materials or owners adding Rights (AMDH), quoting offi cial estimates, fl oors without permission. Four Palestinians arrested in Hebron

Israeli occupation police yesterday detained at least four Palestinians during raids across Seir village and the City of Hebron in the southern West Bank. In a relevant development, Israeli occupation forces opened live fire at Palestinian lands in eastern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Ma’an News Agency. An Israeli military vehicle deployed nearby opened live fire at the lands, witnesses told Ma’an. Gulf Times Sunday, August 14, 2016 7 ARAB WORLD Misrata pays price in fi ght against Islamic State

AFP Misrata, Libya’s third city. Sirte in June 2015, raising fears of At least 300 pro-GNA fi ghters once. He left on Monday and died battle in Sirte, he told his cousin year-and-a-half ago. Misrata, Libya In May, the militants came to an IS stronghold just across the have been killed and more than on Wednesday,” says Ali, a univer- Khalifa: “My role as a lawyer is “His life story was full of events. within 100km (60 miles) of Mis- Mediterranean from Europe. 1,500 wounded since the start of sity student, as he looks through fi nished. It’s time to fi ght.” He was wounded by a bullet in the rata when they attacked the key The UN-backed GNA, formed the battle, according to medical photographs of his father at the Abdullah Ehmeda, 66, has seen 2011 (uprising), he was kidnapped n the fi ght against the Islamic crossroad town of Abu Grein. last year in an eff ort to end the sources. family home in Misrata. four of his nine sons on the bat- in 2013 and he died in Sirte. His State group in Libya, few com- “Every family in Misrata has political chaos that has plagued Offi cials say most were from “People here rejoice in their tlefront in Sirte, three as fi ghters. life was like that of many Libyans Imunities have paid as heavy a a martyr,” says Eshtewi Kha- Libya since Gaddafi ’s ouster, has Misrata. martyrs, but I hope the war will The other, 30-year Abdelqader, who defend their country and price as Misrata. lifa, whose cousin Abdelrahman made defeating IS a top goal, win- Abdelrahman al-Kissa’s son end,” Ali says.”It’s the hope of was killed while covering the bat- their brothers.” The coastal city is home to al-Kissa, a 54-year-old former ning broad international support. Ali, 22, remembers bidding his fa- every Libyan today that this war tle as a journalist. For Ehmeda, defeating IS would powerful militias that formed in lawyer and onetime government It launched a major off ensive ther farewell as the ex-lawyer set will end and the country will Sitting on a blue sofa in his liv- help the people of Misrata deal the 2011 uprising that overthrew minister, was killed in the battle in May to take Sirte from militant off to fi ght in Sirte in early June. stand up and be better.” ing room, Ehmeda holds a closely with their losses. Muammar Gaddafi and have in June. hands, with Misrata at its heart. “He told me ‘I’m going to Sirte’. Kissa had been a “minister for guarded copy of a local newspaper “Of course it is not easy for played a key role in the war-torn Fighters from Misrata are at the The operation’s command cen- I told him ‘Take care of yourself, martyrs” with the rebel National containing photos and an obitu- anyone to accept that their son be country ever since. forefront of eff orts by forces al- tre is in the city, and Misrata’s and God willing, all will be well,’” Transitional Council (NTC) dur- ary of his son. killed, and we had hoped that the Today, they are a crucial part of lied with Libya’s Government of militias – armed with tanks, MiG Ali says. ing the anti-Gaddafi uprising and He opens the newspaper, looks war would not continue for this forces fi ghting to oust IS from its National Accord (GNA) to oust IS fi ghter jets and attack helicopters Two days later, the news came later the president of Libya’s bar at the photos with tears in his long,” he says. “But victory would North African stronghold Sirte, from Sirte, Kadhafi ’s hometown. – have formed the core of the pro- that his father was dead. association. eyes, puts it aside and speaks with ease the pain of losing Abdelqader 190km (120 miles) southeast of The militants seized control of GNA forces. “He only went to the front But when he left to join the pride of his son, who married a and all the other martyrs.” Amnesty urges rescue of girl shot by sniper

AFP who lives in London, also urged London the British government to inter- vene. “Children should have no part uman rights group Am- in this terrible war and I just nesty International want powerful countries and the Hcalled yesterday for the UN to get Ghina out of Madaya evacuation of a ten-year-old and into a properly-equipped Syrian girl shot in the leg by a hospital,” she said. government sniper in the be- “If the UK government can sieged town of Madaya. help my niece, then I’d beg them Ghina Ahmad Wadi was hit at to do so.” a checkpoint in the southwestern She added: “I know Ghina’s town 11 days ago while buying just one among many thousands medicine for her mother. of children in Syria who’re go- Amnesty is now urging the UN ing though things they shouldn’t humanitarian task force in Syria, have to, but she can be helped which is headed by US and Rus- relatively easily and we need to sian authorities, to evacuate her. do all we can to make that hap- Its petition has reached more pen.” Syrians walking on a street in al-Sirb neighbourhood in the northern Syrian town of Manbij as they go back to their homes after the Islamic State (IS) group withdrew from the area. than 5,000 signatures. The Syrian government has “We’re calling on the UN hu- so far refused to allow her to be manitarian task force to ensure evacuated to a hospital in Da- that Ghina is evacuated imme- mascus or in Lebanon, according diately to a hospital where she to Amnesty. can get the urgent surgery she “The bullet shattered her needs,” Amnesty said in a state- left thigh, causing a complex ment. bone fracture and a severing of “Russia and the US have the a nerve,” the group said. “Her Thousands return to power and infl uence to make sure eight-year-old sister who was the Syrian government – and with her at the time was also in- any other besieging force – al- jured.” lows medical evacuations so that The shot shattered the people like Ghina do not need to 10-year-old’s leg and left her in suff er.” “almost constant, excruciating Manbij after IS ousted Ghina’s aunt Fadah Jassan, pain”, Amnesty said.

Reuters during the two-month campaign, relatives, towards their strong- special forces played a signifi - in search of militant sleeper cells Beirut according to an SDF offi cial and hold of Jarablus near the border cant role on the ground, marks suspected to still be operating. relatives who were in contact with with Turkey, a Syrian from Man- the most ambitious advance by A former resident of the city residents. bij who is in touch with relatives a group allied to Washington said he had reports from family housands of displaced resi- “Thousands are coming back there said. in Syria since the United States members that the Kurdish YPG, dents streamed back into and shops are opening. Today is It was not clear whether those launched its military campaign who are the dominant group Tthe northern Syrian town the fi rst day life is returning to leaving were hostages or had left against Islamic State two years within the SDF, had rounded of Manbij yesterday after US- normal,” said Sharfan Darwish, voluntarily, a Kurdish source ago. up dozens of young men before backed fi ghters ousted the last spokesman for the SDF-allied said. Darwish attributed the speedy screening them because of con- Islamic State militants from their Manbij Military Council told Re- The SDF, formed last year by return to life in the city to a mili- cerns that some of them belonged former stronghold, residents and uters from the city, adding they recruiting Arabs to join forces tary and aerial campaign that he to sleeper cells. US allies said. were working to restore basic with the powerful YPG Kurd- said spared many neighbour- The capture of Manbij bolsters The US-backed Syria Demo- services. ish militia, launched an off ensive hoods where thousands of civil- the position of Kurds who already cratic Forces (SDF) announced on Pro-SDF news sites showed with the support of US-led strikes ians had remained even at the control an uninterrupted 400km Friday they had seized full control jubilant families who had been at the end of May to remove Is- height of fi ghting. (250 mile) stretch of Syria’s of the city near the Turkish border trapped in the city during the lamic State from areas it controls Despite intensive US bomb- northern border with Turkey. after the departure of the last of fi ghting talking about how harsh along the Turkish border. ing of bridges, several hospitals Washington has long lacked the militants, who had been using life was under Islamic State and The loss of Manbij, occupied by and a large silo in the course of capable proxies on the ground, civilians as human shields. its imposition of strict dress codes Islamic State since early 2014, is a the campaign, the city appears but has found its fi rst strong allies Hundreds of cars and vehicles in public. big blow to the militants as it is of to have been spared the devasta- in SDF. carrying families and their be- The militants were fi nally oust- strategic importance, serving as a tion of other cities in the Syrian Their gains have alarmed rebel longings fl ocked into the city from ed after a deal was reached on Fri- conduit for the transit of foreign confl ict. forces battling President Bashar makeshift camps and villages in day that secured their departure militants and provisions from the The SDF, which had already al-Assad, who say they will re- Syrian girl Ghina Ahmad Wadi resting at her home in the Syrian city the countryside, where many of together with some 2,000 civil- Turkish border. cleared over 13,000 mines, was spond with force to any attempt of Madaya after being shot in the leg. Human rights group Amnesty the city’s residents took shelter ians, believed to have been their The operation, in which US sweeping some neighbourhoods to break up Syria. International called yesterday for the evacuation of a 10-year-old girl.

UN okays regional Palestinian fury protection force Order for arrest of 13 in for South Sudan UN Security Security Council wheat corruption case authorised a 4,000-strong regional protection force within the United Nations Mission Reuters On Aug. 7, the prosecutor said in South Sudan (UNMISS), Cairo in a statement that local wheat “responsible for providing a suppliers had worked with gov- secure environment in and ernment employees to falsely around Juba,” the capital, which gypt’s public prosecutor claim 621mn Egyptian pounds in early July was the scene of has ordered the arrest of 13 ($69.93mn) worth of grain that did the latest eruption of deadly Epeople for 15 days pending not exist. violence in the young country, an investigation into their role in The prosecutor had already exacerbating an already a wheat procurement corruption ordered that private silo own- desperate humanitarian situation. scandal, judicial sources said yes- ers suspected of claiming higher Reiterating its grave alarm and terday. quantities of wheat than they were concern at the political, security, Egypt, the world’s largest wheat actually storing should be banned economic, and humanitarian importer, has been mired in con- from travel and have their funds crisis in South Sudan, the troversy over its wheat supplies, frozen. Security Council adopted, by with industry offi cials claiming The 13 facing arrest are accused a recorded vote of 11 in favour, that over 2mn tonnes of the 5mn of profi teering, forgery and ena- with four abstentions (China, tonnes of wheat procured locally bling the embezzlement of public Egypt, Russian Federation and in this harvest may exist only on funds, the sources said, without Venezuela), a new resolution paper. elaborating on their role in the extending the UN Mission until Egypt pays high prices for wheat procurement chain. December 15, and authorising to encourage farmers to grow it. It was not clear if any had been during the same period a Local traders, the middle- arrested yet. Regional Protection Force, which men who buy wheat from scores Suppliers delivered 221,800 will report to the overall UNMISS of small-landholders, have for tonnes of wheat based on false Palestinian protesters hurl stones toward an Israeli military bulldozer during clashes with Israeli security forces following a weekly Force Commander and be based years mixed cheaper imported documents worth a total of 621mn demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel on Friday, in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near Nablus, in the in Juba, with the responsibility of wheat into local supplies and then pounds and have received 533mn occupied West Bank. providing a secure environment claimed the state subsidies. pounds for deliveries to date. in and around Juba. Gulf Times 8 Sunday, August 14, 2016 AFRICA

Zimbabwe salaries delayed again

AFP Calls for calm as Harare imbabwe’s cash-strapped government will once again Zdelay paying the salaries of civil servants for this month, state media reported yesterday, in a further sign of the worsening Zambia election economic crisis. The delays are likely to spark further discontent among the public service employees who are already battling to cope with the increasing cost of living. In July, government employees staged a strike over late pay, after Supporters of Zimbabwe’s opposition party Movement for results trickle in going for weeks without income. Democratic Change (MDC) shout anti-government slogans during a The Herald newspaper report- demonstration yesterday in Gweru. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai AFP Zambia is known for its rela- pendent candidates,” EU Chief cure more than 50% of the vote, ed that August salaries for army led the demonstration against state corruption and the country’s Lusaka tive stability, but the run-up to Observer Cecile Kashetu Kyenge leading to a possible second personnel, police, teachers and economic collapse that has left government struggling to pay its Thursday’s vote was marked by told journalists. round run-off that would likely health workers would be delayed workers. weeks of clashes between PF The ruling party did not fully be held next month. by at least a week. arly results from Zambia’s and UPND supporters, with at comply with the ban on cam- Hichilema, 54, a wealthy “It is a fact that we have rev- 14th or 15th of every month. vance with the news their sala- presidential election were least three people killed. paigning, she added. businessman who is making his enue challenges,” Prisca Mupfu- Mupfumira said the army ries had been delayed. Ereleased yesterday, with The Christian Churches Mon- Estimated turnout was about fi fth attempt to win the presi- mira, the country’s public serv- would get their salaries on Au- The government has in the poll observers calling for calm as itoring Group (CCMG), which 57% – far higher than last year, dency, said when he voted that ice minister, told the newspaper gust 23, health personnel on the past months been announcing delays in the counting process had 1,670 observers at polling with long queues and no major he would accept the election when announcing the new pay 26th, followed by police on the varying pay dates for each month followed a tense campaigning stations across the country, de- violence on voting day. result if it was “free, fair and dates. 30th. for diff erent government depart- period. scribed the election as a “step Zambia, in contrast to neigh- transparent”. The military are normally the The teachers would get paid on ments. President Edgar Lungu of the backward for the country”, ex- bours like Angola and Zimba- On the campaign trail, the fi rst priority for payment due to September 2 and the rest of the Zimbabwe spends at least 80% Patriotic Front (PF) and leading pressing deep concern about the bwe, has escaped war and seri- British-educated economist their role in protecting the re- civil service on September 5. of its revenue on state workers’ challenger Hakainde Hichilema environment before the vote. ous upheaval in recent decades. emphasised his business cre- gime of President Robert Mu- In June only police and secu- wages, according to offi cials, were predicted to be in a close “We appeal to all Zambians, dentials as an asset to turning gabe, 92. rity forces were paid, while other while about 90% of the popula- race for power as Zambia strug- regardless of their affi liation to By aft ernoon yesterday, around the economy. They are normally paid on the civil servants received a $100 ad- tion has no formal employment. gles with a weakening economy. remain peaceful, to reject vio- partial results from 29 of Known as “HH”, he has major Hichilema, of the United lence,” the group said in a state- the 156 constituencies put investments in ranching, prop- Party for National Develop- ment. “Zambia is not a new de- Lungu ahead on 262,149 erty and healthcare in Zambia. Chilli-powder condoms, firecrackers ment (UPND), alleged on Friday mocracy and should be a model votes with Hichilema on The former British colony, Uganda cuts 5,500 that the count was being under- to the region and beyond.” 243,799, according to the ruled by Kenneth Kaunda from boost Tanzania elephant protection ‘ghost’ workers mined by fraud. The CCMG report pointed commission, with the 1964 until 1991, recorded GDP The Electoral Commission to opposition candidates be- other seven presidential growth of 3.6% last year – its Conservationists in Tanzania are using an unorthodox way of keeping Uganda removed more than rejected Hichilema’s allega- ing unable to campaign freely, candidates far behind. slowest since 1998. elephants from wandering into human settlements – by throwing 5,500 suspected “ghost” civil tions that it was colluding with an impartial police force and Growth was more than 10% in condoms filled with chilli powder at them. servants from the payroll, a Lungu’s party over the result, unbalanced pro-Lungu media It last held a peaceful transfer 2010. The method has proved eff ective and Honeyguide Foundation, which minister said this week, as it fights describing the charges as “re- coverage. of power to an opposition party Last year Lungu, 59, held a hit upon the idea several years ago, with US-based Nature Conservancy endemic corruption and fraud in grettable”. An EU monitoring team also in 2011 when Michael Sata took mass prayer gathering in the na- has stepped up its promotion, training volunteers in villages in north the public sector. By afternoon yesterday, par- voiced concern about the vio- offi ce. tional stadium to ask for divine Tanzania to use a non-violent four-step way of protecting their homes President Yoweri Museveni tial results from 29 of the 156 lence in the run-up to the vote, Sata died in 2014, and the 2015 help to improve the economy. and crops without hurting the animals. promised a crackdown on constituencies put Lungu ahead which led to campaigning being election gave Lungu the right to About 60% of the population The first two steps involve shining a torch at the trespassing elephant corruption after being sworn into on 262,149 votes with Hich- suspended for 10 days – a move fi nish Sata’s term. live below the poverty line, ac- and sounding a horn. off ice for a fifth consecutive term ilema on 243,799, according to which the observers said had Lungu’s short term in offi ce cording to the World Bank. If it is not deterred, a so-called “chilli cloud” is thrown. Chilli powder in May, and the country has been the commission, with the other hampered smaller parties run- has been marked by the falling The presidential, parliamen- mixed with soil is packed with a firecracker into a condom, its end is the subject of frequent criticism seven presidential candidates ning for offi ce. price of copper, the country’s tary and local election also in- twisted shut with just the fuse exposed. from foreign donors over far behind. “The suspension of cam- key export, with infl ation rising cluded a constitutional refer- When lit, the condom bursts open with a bang, spraying a fine dust of allegations of rampant graft. Lungu took power only last paigning in districts of Lusaka to over 20% and unemployment endum on amending the bill of chilli powder into the air. Minister for Public Service Muruli year when he beat Hichilema by and Namwala, southern prov- soaring. rights. One whiff is usually enough to send an elephant the other way. Mukasa said that out of 308,393 less than 28,000 votes in a snap ince from 9-18 July ... unduly Constitutional changes mean Full results of the vote were A last resort is a launcher that shoots a Roman candle firework into the government employees, 5,586 election. aff ected small parties and inde- that the winner must now se- expected late today. air, producing a loud, bright explosion. were removed from the payroll. Gulf Times Sunday, August 14, 2016 9 AMERICAS Baby found dead after being left in SUV

Agencies University, the number of Helotes, Texas children dying of heat stroke in automobiles began to rise following the widespread in- 7-month-old boy died troduction of passenger-side after being left all day in air bags in the 1990s. An in- Aa hot sport utility vehi- crease in air-bag related fa- cle in a San Antonio-area Wal- talities of children in front Mart parking lot, authorities seats prompted parents to said. buckle their children in rear His death brings the number seats, but while air bag-relat- of children who have died in ed fatalities began to decrease hot cars in the US this year to at by 2000, the number of chil- least 27, including six in Texas, dren dying of heat stroke rose said Janette Fennell, founder due to children in back seats and president of KidsAndCars. being less noticeable to par- org, a national child safety ents and caregivers, accord- nonprofi t based in Philadel- ing to researchers at San Jose Residents wade through floodwaters at Chateau Wein Apartments in Baton Rouge. phia. That’s up from last year’s State University. With the total of 15. children strapped into the The baby’s father, who back seat, drivers can tend to works at the store in the sub- forget them, Fennell said. urb of Helotes, told offi cers Fennell said the numbers of that he forgot to drop his son heatstroke deaths of kids in off at day care before going to cars fl uctuated in the follow- work about 6.15am Friday, said ing decades, averaging 37 such Helotes police captain Antho- deaths a year since 1998. The Louisiana emergency ny Burges. The father found his worst year was 2010, with 49, child dead after fi nishing work according to both a count by and returning to the SUV about Fennell and Jan Null, a research 3pm. meteorologist at San Jose State Temperatures in the area University, who also tracks hovered around 100 degrees numbers. much of the afternoon. This year, on August 4, twin over massive fl ooding The father was taken to a 15-month-old girls died after hospital after reporting chest being found in the back seat of Floodwaters have risen to record died Friday after slipping into a fl ood- siana governor’s offi ce of homeland se- waist.” His wife told Hansford that it’s the pains, Burges said. No charges a hot SUV parked in front of a levels across Louisiana ed ditch near the city of Zachary. Casey curity and emergency preparedness, said highest she’s seen the creek in the 48 years have been fi led, and the identi- duplex car Carrollton in north- Rayborn Hicks identifi ed the victim as requests were coming in for high-water she’s lived there. ties of the father and boy have western Georgia. When police Agencies 68-year-old William Mayfi eld. His body vehicles, boats and sandbags. Tangipahoa Hansford said he and his family mem- not been released. arrived, they found people New Orleans was found around noon Friday. Parish in the state alone requested tens of bers all have disabilities, and he’s the only According to the National holding the girls in the water of Dr William Beau Clark, the parish coro- thousands of sandbags. one who can swim. Hansford said emer- Highway Traffic Safety Ad- a baby pool behind the duplex, ner, ruled the death “an accidental drown- A fl ood watch remains in eff ect across gency workers rescued all three in a large ministration and data col- some with ice packs, trying to eavy downpours pounded parts of ing”. most of south Louisiana. The weather military-style truck and took them to the lected by San Jose State cool the girls off . the central US Gulf Coast on Fri- A second victim was found in St Helena service said in a statement that an addi- fi re station in Gloster, where they were Hday, forcing the rescue of dozens Parish where crews pulled a body from a tional 3 to 5 inches could fall over the area. sheltering Friday. of people stranded in homes by waist- submerged pickup on Louisiana Highway In south Alabama, a fl ood watch was in More than 50 people have been fl ooded high water and leaving two people dead in 10. eff ect Friday as rain fell in the Mobile area. out of a neighbourhood in Crosby, Mis- fl oodwaters. State fi re marshal H Butch Browning The Comite River near Baton Rouge and sissippi, and will be housed at a shelter Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards confi rmed they found a man in his 50s in- Amite River near Denham Springs, both in Natchez. Wilkinson County Chancery Net mogul jailed for declared a state of emergency as res- side a marooned Chevrolet pickup truck in Louisiana, were predicted to set record Clerk Thomas Tolliver said an apartment cue workers in the southeastern part of about 7pm Friday. The body was turned crests over the weekend. Forecaster Alek complex and surrounding houses in the the state braced for more precipitation over to the parish coroner’s offi ce. His Krautmann said both rivers could fl ood town were fl ooded after 10 inches of rain domestic violence through the weekend. name has not been released, but Browning many houses in suburban areas near Baton fell. Authorities said they expect to shelter Edwards’ spokesman Richard Carbo said he’s believed to be from the area. Rouge. displaced Crosby residents at least until said the governor returned to Louisiana Meanwhile, crews are continuing to He also said that fl ooding downstream tomorrow. Agencies He was accused of violat- on Friday because of the fl ooding. He had search for possibly another washed away in Ascension Parish is a threat, as those The forecaster Krautmann said fl ooding San Francisco ing his probation by kicking been in Colorado for a policy meeting of vehicle after residents reported a missing swollen rivers will be slow to drain into is “quickly becoming widespread” and of- another girlfriend, who also the Democratic Governors Association but person. Lake Maurepas. fi cials are considering evacuation orders. didn’t cooperate with pros- left early because of the storm. Browning said the area is sparsely popu- The Tickfaw River, just south of the Krautmann said one observer near Liv- Silicon Valley inter- ecutors. Edwards returned home to a fl ooded lated and authorities only came across the Mississippi state line in Liverpool, Loui- ingston reported 13.75 inches of rain from net mogul who sold his Chahal said both women basement at the Louisiana Governor’s vehicle after earlier successfully rescuing siana, was already at the highest level ever midnight to Friday morning. Astartup for $300mn at had cheated on him, according Mansion in Baton Rouge. WAFB-TV re- the driver of an 18-wheeler whose truck recorded. Krautmann said the ground was heavily the age of 25 and appeared on to prosecutors. ports that the governor’s family has been was pushed off the roadway. Rescuers were still plucking people from saturated by rainfall since Wednesday. “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as Chahal’s attorney, James relocated until the situation is resolved. “The water was coming over the road fl oodwaters in Amite and Wilkinson coun- Heavy rain and street fl ooding prompted a highly eligible bachelor was Lassart, said in court Friday Edwards has scheduled a news confer- for over a half-mile,” Browning said. “It’s ties in southwest Mississippi. the rescue of residents from their homes in sentenced Friday to a year in that his client was denied his ence to discuss the fl ooding situation in about 1 to 2 feet of rushing water, enough Leroy Hansford, his wife and stepson Tangipahoa Parish and the cancellation of jail for violating his probation right to question the woman multiple Louisiana parishes. to push a large truck off the road com- were among those rescued earlier Friday classes in fi ve school districts, authorities in a domestic violence case. during his probation revoca- Numerous rivers in southeast Louisiana pletely. The truck was found in a curve near Gloster. said. However, Gurbaksh Chahal, tion hearing when she failed to and southern Mississippi were overfl ow- before where the 18-wheeler went off the Hansford, 62, says waters from Beaver Parish president Robby Miller said au- 34, will not immediately begin attend the proceeding. ing their banks and threatening wide- road.” Creek, which is normally more than 400 thorities rescued 72 people and seven pets serving the sentence because “In this instance, the con- spread fl ooding after extreme rainfall that He said some people with a boat helped feet away from his house, rose quickly stranded by high water. Shelters have been San Francisco superior court stitution requires that my cli- began late Thursday, the National Weather to fi nd the pickup and would continue overnight. He said another stepson who opened in the town of Amite and the city of judge Tracie Brown cited ques- ent be allowed to confront his Service reported. searching for the possible second vehicle lives nearby alerted him. Hammond to house evacuees. tions about the evidence while accuser,” Lassart said. A spokeswoman for the East Baton through the night. “We woke up and the water kept on “They will be allowed to return home giving him time to appeal her Brown allowed the pent- Rouge Parish sheriff ’s offi ce said one man Mike Steele, a spokesman for the Loui- coming,” Hansford said. “It came up to my once the water starts to recede,” he said. ruling. house video to be admitted Brown determined last as evidence in the probation month that Chahal had vio- hearing, and she reviewed it lated the probation ordered privately before issuing her after he pleaded guilty in 2014 ruling last month. to misdemeanour charges of Lassart said the judge battery and domestic violence should not consider the video battery. in her sentencing because it New account on bloodiest US Prosecutors said surveil- had previously been ruled in- lance footage from his San admissible. The footage has Francisco penthouse showed not been played in court or him punching and kicking his made public. girlfriend more than 100 times Assistant district attorney prison riot names shooters and trying to smother her with O’Bryan Kenney called for a a pillow. sentence of 18 months, saying Agencies timatums, deciding not to tell them they happened at Attica secured,” Thompson clubs and others with wounds indicat- Chahal entered his plea to Chahal had shown no remorse Albany, New York were coming with guns blazing if they wrote. “Also there to help do this were ing they’d been tortured as troopers and the reduced charges after the and committed a second act of didn’t surrender, she said. other members of the state police who guards retook control. woman stopped cooperating violence just months after his The University of Michigan histo- had fi rsthand knowledge of exactly what Ex-prosecutor Malcolm Bell, who with authorities and a judge domestic violence conviction. lmost 45 years after America’s rian cites from public archives and court had gone down.” joined the criminal investigation in 1973, said the video could not be “He clearly didn’t get the bloodiest prison rebellion, a histo- documents, some never before public, in Among the topics discussed was one wrote an earlier book describing how he used as evidence because it had message,” Kenney told the Arian’s new account names troopers Blood on the Water scheduled for release particular trooper who had shot with his spent the next year building grand jury been improperly obtained. judge. and Attica prison guards that investiga- later this month. own .357 magnum at close range at an cases toward indicting a half-dozen state tors believed fatally shot hostages and She found a large cache in an Erie inmate whose skull was riddled with bul- troopers for murder or manslaughter, many unarmed inmates. County court storage area a decade ago, lets, Thompson wrote. 60 or 70 for reckless endangerment, and Call to reopen Canada bomb centre Heather Ann Thompson also writes no longer available, while getting repeat- several ranking offi cers for what he be- that authorities knew hostages would die, edly thwarted by state offi cials. They “There’s no statute of limitations lieved was a cover-up. Days after police foiled what they called a terrorist plot, a Canadian and details governor Nelson Rockefeller’s denied formal records requests on the on murder. And there’s no statute He was taken off the case. One trooper law enforcement body prepared yesterday to make the case for secret eff orts afterward to establish an ground that grand jury records are not of limitations on the possibility of was later indicted for reckless endanger- reopening the federal bomb analysis centre, which was shut in acceptable narrative of what happened. public, though there are many other doc- fi ling civil rights cases” ment. April for budget reasons. The Calgary Police Commission made Rockefeller ordered the retaking of uments in the fi les, she said. Bell didn’t name shooters in his book its case for the Canadian Bomb Data Centre in a resolution at the maximum-security prison in west- “This is hugely controversial even to- One hostage was killed by a .44 and said Thompson shouldn’t have pub- the Canadian Association of Police Governance annual general ern New York on September 13, 1971. The day,” Thompson said. “There’s no statute Magnum rifl e, eventually recov- lished the names. Her sources included meeting yesterday. The event comes three days after police say an 1,300 inmates who rioted over conditions of limitations on murder. And there’s no ered from a prison guard, she wrote. investigators’ documents and statements alleged Islamic State supporter detonated an explosive device and four days earlier and controlled part of the statute of limitations on the possibility of “Numerous documents from the At- given by troopers themselves. was killed in a raid in the province of Ontario. prison had clubs, knives and makeshift fi ling civil rights cases.” tica investigation indicated that everyone “What’s important about those memos The resolution, by the police oversight body from the city of weapons and threatened to kill hostages. A particular document contains notes knew exactly who had killed John Mon- is they were works in progress,” Bell said. Calgary, Alberta, said the centre had been a valuable tool and was When state police and guards stormed from a series of meetings held in the pool teleone — everyone but John Monteleo- “I think she has a good book there that all the more necessary now. “Terrorism and the threat of terrorism the facility after negotiations stalled, they house of Rockefeller’s mansion in the ne’s family.” has this small but serious fl aw, serious in is increasing both domestically and abroad, making it incumbent fatally shot 29 inmates and 10 hostages. weeks afterward that were attended by New York attorney general Eric Sch- terms of those people involved.” upon governments and law enforcement agencies to amplify “They knew they were going to kill the the governor, his top aides, the assistant neiderman recently sought public dis- Thompson said it’s important to note rather than diminish eff orts,” read the resolution. hostages,” Thompson told The Associated state attorney general in charge of the in- closure of long hidden records of one that she does not anywhere call anyone If passed by the association, which comprises municipal police Press on Friday. vestigation and the state police and prison Attica investigation, prompted by a murderer, which would require a court boards and commissions, the resolution is not expected to be Details from the book were fi rst pub- offi cials in charge of retaking the prison. families of the slain hostages, result- ruling, very unlikely 45 years later, though binding on the federal police force that ran the centre. lished yesterday by the Rochester Demo- “These potential indictees were now ing in the release last year of 46 pages. it was clear authorities believed troopers According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) federal crat and Chronicle. Thompson’s book at the home of the governor of New York They included accounts from two na- fi red recklessly and criminally. She felt agency, the centre analysed bomb data and how to handle quotes offi cials who were involved. Au- working with the head of the Attica inves- tional guardsmen and a doctor who said obliged as a historian to keep names in, explosives and provided assistance and co-ordination to police thorities also never gave the inmates ul- tigation to get a formal narrative of what they saw injured inmates beaten with she said. forces dealing with the matter. Gulf Times 10 Sunday, August 14, 2016 ASEAN Cambodia’s Promoting peace through cartoons ‘jungle woman’ reunited with father in Vietnam

AFP went missing in 2006 — just Phnom Penh a year before she was found — and has a history of mental health issues. “jungle woman” who In a letter given to her Cam- was discovered scav- bodian adopted family last Aenging naked by a month, Peo said he recognised farmer in Cambodia nine years his daughter, named Tak, after ago, was reunited with her fa- seeing recent photos on Face- ther in Vietnam yesterday, her book. adoptive family said. Rochom Khamphy, a mem- In 2007 the farmer found the ber of her adoptive Cambodian woman caked in dirt, hunched family, said she was returned over like a monkey and look- to the Vietnamese man yester- ing on the ground for pieces of day morning after authorities dried rice. approved his paternity claim. She was taken in by a Cam- “We gave her back to his Vi- bodian family who identifi ed etnamese father.Both my fam- her as Rochom P’ngieng, a ily and Vietnamese relatives girl who went missing in 1989 cried while watching their while herding water buff alo in reunion,” he said, adding that a northeastern province that the family believed Peo to be borders Vietnam and is home her biological father. to some of Cambodia’s wildest “We are going to miss her,” jungle. Rochom Khamphy said, add- It was believed she had ing that the woman left his Myanmar senior cartoonists and artists sketch images and caricatures on shirts for visitors during a three-day exhibition of political cartoons by over 100 cartoonists spent some 18 years living in family with no belongings, focusing on a message of peace, in Yangon’s central Mahabandoola Park yesterday. Myanmar cartoonists are enjoying a renaissance as democracy returned to the country the jungle. only “the clothes she was following the historic November 2015 election where for several decades they have suff ered poverty, fear and censorship, working with little margin for error under the But nearly a decade later, a wearing”. The Vietnamese military junta. 70-year-old Vietnamese man father has agreed to pay the named Peo claimed to be her adoptive family $1,500 for tak- real father, saying his daughter ing care of his daughter. Malaysia arrests IS suspects over attack Reuters group had carried out the June rest, police managed to seize a Others arrested included a Authorities in Malaysia have Kuala Lumpur 28 attack on a bar in the Puchong grenade, and it was suspected 17-year-old in the eastern state been on high alert since IS- neighbourhood that wounded it would have been used in a of Sabah, on the island of Bor- linked militants carried out an eight people. planned attack,” Khalid said. neo, who was believed to have armed attack in the capital of alaysian police have ar- If the claim was genuine it He said two other people had been planning a ‘lone wolf’ at- neighbouring Indonesia in Janu- rested nine militants, would have been the fi rst attack been arrested for helping to hide tack on non-Muslims after com- ary. Mincluding two suspect- by IS on Malaysian soil. the suspects. municating with another Malay- Police said last week 230 peo- ed of carrying out a grenade at- Inspector-General of Police Police had also tracked down a sian IS member in Syria. ple, including 200 Malaysians, tack, claimed by Islamic State, Khalid Abu Bakar said in a state- suspected IS member, whose cell Meanwhile, three foreigners, have been arrested since 2013 for at a nightspot on the outskirts of ment the two men who carried had received orders from Wan- who were ex-military, were ar- involvement in militant activi- Kuala Lumpur in June, the coun- out the attack had been caught in ndy, and had threatened attacks rested in Kuala Lumpur for al- ties. A handout photo released by the Cambodian Human Rights and try’s police chief said yesterday. the northeastern state of Kelan- on the police headquarters in legedly using the country as a In June, IS released a video of Development Association (ADHOC) showing “jungle girl” Rochom A known Malaysian IS fi ghter tan, where they had been await- Kuala Lumpur and on govern- transit point to secure fake travel its fi ghters from Southeast Asia P’ngieng (centre) sitting on a hammock as a Vietnamese man who in Syria, Mohamed Wanndy Mo- ing instructions from Wanndy to ment buildings in the country’s documents and plan an attack calling on its supporters to unify claims to be her real father sits behind her at a village in hamed Jedi, had said in a posting carry out further attacks. administrative capital of Putra- on a Middle East nation, Khalid under one umbrella group and Rattanak Kiri province. on his Facebook page that the “Following on from their ar- jaya, Khalid said. said. launch attacks in the region. Thai authorities hunt tourist town bombers

AFP Thaksin’s party Hua Hin, Thailand denies role in blasts

hai authorities yesterday The Thai political party whose hunted for culprits behind governments have been over- Ta wave of bombings tar- thrown by the country’s ruling geting popular holiday destina- generals denied yesterday having tions, as businesses braced for any role in the bomb attacks on the economic fallout from the popular tourist destinations that attacks on the crucial tourism killed four people and wounded industry. dozens. The kingdom was on edge af- The blasts on Thursday and Fri- ter 11 small bombs and a series of day in five of southern Thailand’s suspected arson attacks explod- internationally known resorts ed across seven southern prov- came days after Thais voted to inces Thursday night and Friday accept a military-backed constitu- morning, killing four locals and tion that paves the way for an wounding more than 30 people election at the end of 2017. — including foreign tourists. Fears that followers of former The bombs, most of them prime ministers Thaksin Shina- detonated in twin blasts, struck watra and his sister Yingluck key tourism hubs during a long A Thai policeman searches a visitor’s bag at the Erawan Shrine, the site Shinawatra, including an opposi- weekend, including the seaside of a bombing in August 2015 that left 20 dead and scores injured, in the tion movement sympathetic to resort town of Hua Hin and the centre of Bangkok yesterday as authorities increase security following a A woman drives by the aftermath of the double bomb attack on the night of August 11 in the upscale resort the Shinawatras known as the island of Phuket. new string of bomb attacks in Thailand. town of Hua Hin yesterday. “red shirts”, could be blamed No one has claimed respon- prompted a senior figure in their sibility for the attacks, but po- expansion of a secessionist cam- he is just under investigation by home,” he added.Famed for its people — mostly tourists — was were the only domestic group Puea Thai Party to issue a sharp lice have ruled out international paign that rarely targets foreign- offi cials and being questioned. idyllic islands and Buddhist followed by a sudden drop in vis- capable of carrying out the co- denial. “People, through social terrorism and said the campaign ers. Please be calm,” he said. temples, Thailand is a tourism itors.But it did not stop the king- ordinated assault. media, are sending messages was an act of “local sabotage”. It would also be a huge embar- In hardest-hit Hua Hin, a powerhouse and was hoping for dom from welcoming a record “They have the operational saying Thaksin Shinawatra is They said the motive was still rassment to Thailand’s coup- popular beach resort far from a record 32mn visitors this year. high of nearly 30mn travellers infrastructure and the manpow- behind these events,” Noppa- unclear, but stressed the assault installed military government, the confl ict zone that was rocked The sector accounts for at that year. er. Arguably, extending the cam- don Pattama, a former foreign was not connected to a sim- which has made boosting na- by four bombs, locals said they least 10% of Thailand’s econo- The recent bombings were paign in a striking manner was minister, said. “This is slander and mering insurgency in Thailand’s tional security a fl agship policy were fearful the town’s mainstay my, which the military govern- aimed at striking the vital tour- only a matter of time,” he said, defamation. Anyone who is a southern tip, as some analysts of its regime. tourist industry would suff er ment has struggled to invigorate ism sector without causing ex- adding that the junta’s initial ef- former prime minister is worried have suggested. Junta chief Prayut Chan-O- just ahead of peak season. since its 2014 power grab. tensive carnage, said Anthony forts to negotiate with the rebels about the country and would “I can assure you that this is Cha confi rmed yesterday that at “Hua Hin has never had a “The confi dence in tourism Davis, a security analyst at IHS had reached an impasse. not do such evil,” said Noppadon, not a terrorist attack or the ex- least one man had been detained problem like this,” Nai Amporn, will return,” Tourism Minister Jane’s. Davis said it was unlikely the who served in both Thaksin and pansion of militants from the for questioning over a suspect- the owner of a beachside restau- Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul said “This will have a signifi cant junta’s other political foes — Yingluk’s cabinets. three southernmost provinces,” ed arson attack in Nakhon Si rant, said. yesterday, adding that the in- impact on the tourist season in supporters of the ousted gov- deputy police commissioner Thammarat province that coin- “I am afraid business will be- dustry is still aiming for a target the south this year and into early ernment loyal to ex-premier Ponsapat Pongcharoen told re- cided with the bombings. come slow — even this morning, revenue of 2.4tn baht ($69bn) in 2017, using tactics that were Thaksin Shinawatra — were re- The bombings came less than porters. But Prayut stressed it was just you can see there are fewer peo- 2016. clearly intended not to cause sponsible for the attack, as they a week after the junta’s draft of If the southern rebels are to a preliminary investigation. ple here for breakfast. An August 2015 bombing at mass casualties,” he said. have been under close military a new charter was approved in a blame, it would mark a major “Don’t say he was arrested, I think they have all gone a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 He said southern insurgents surveillance since the coup. referendum. Gulf Times Sunday, August 14, 2016 11 AUSTRALASIA/EAST ASIA

Hapless thief steals odour of Labour to set up inquiry stoat’s bum into Nauru centre abuse DPA Shadow immigration conditions endured by asylum- He said Labor would move be trusted to investigate this A number of cross-bench Senate committee investigating Wellington minister Shayne Neumann seekers held by the Australian swiftly to establish a senate in- themselves, so we need a senate senators have already raised Australia’s off shore detention calls government response government. quiry in the new parliament to inquiry to examine what’s oc- their concerns about the slew regime. ‘disgraceful’ The revelations have thrust independently investigate the curred.” of allegations contained in the “As members of parliament thief in New Zealand had into the spotlight the response reports, as well as the response He said that Labor would ap- Nauru fi les, and have indicated we each have responsibly to en- a bummer of a day after By Paul Farrell and of the Australian government from the government and the proach crossbench senators as that they would support La- sure that the government is kept Ahe broke into a car owned Ben Doherty, Guardian and the private companies that private companies that manage soon as possible to discuss the bor’s other plans to re-introduce to account and when we know by a pest control company and Sydney manage the centres to reports the detention centre. terms of reference for the in- mandatory child abuse report- children are being abused there stole 16 bottles of oily scent ex- of abuse and assaults, and has Neumann said: “The veil of quiry. ing and an independent chil- is no excuse for turning a blind tracted from the anal glands of drawn strong international and secrecy around what’s happen- He stressed that Labor’s poli- dren’s advocate for the deten- eye,” she said. stoats. abor will move to estab- domestic condemnation of the ing must be pulled away and cies towards off shore detention tion regime. She also said she would seek The thief, perhaps noticing lish a parliamentary in- state of the Nauru detention that’s why we need a senate in- hadn’t changed, but said that The fi les have also drawn a re- to recall Wilson Security and the box was marked as “chemi- Lquiry into allegations of centre. quiry.” the asylum-seekers on Nauru sponse from some members of Broadspectrum, the companies cals”, may have thought he had sexual assault and child abuse at But Australia’s immigra- “In broad terms what I would could not continue to languish the government. that manage and provide secu- hit upon a treasure chest full of Australia’s detention centre on tion minister Peter Dutton has envisage is looking at the allega- on the island without any clear Liberal MP Russell Broadbent rity at the centre. substances that could be used to Nauru following the Guardian’s sought to dismiss the dossier of tions contained in the reports, resettlement plan. said the government needed to The Guardian’s analysis of the make drugs. publication of more than 2,000 fi les, claiming that they contain looking at the responses and Labor’s move to establish the consider whether there were Nauru fi les revealed that Wilson The vehicle belonged to the leaked incident report from in- false reports and have mostly looking at what could have been parliamentary inquiry is likely to adequate checks and balances Security did not disclose up to 16 pest control company Good- side the immigration regime. been reported before. done better,” he said. succeed. to ensure the safety of asylum- allegations of sexual assault and nature, which was researching On Wednesday the Guard- Shadow immigration minis- “As a former police offi cer the Earlier yesterday Australian seekers in immigration deten- child abuse in an earlier inquiry whether the scent oil, which ian published the Nauru fi les, a ter Shayne Neumann told the minister should be ashamed of Greens senator Sarah Hanson- tion. into Nauru in the senate. stoats use to mark their territory, cache of leaked reports which Guardian yesterday that Dut- his responses. You don’t blame Young fl agged that she would Hanson-Young said once the The company said it had fully could be used to lure and trap the set out as never before the as- ton’s response to the revelations the victim and that’s exactly move to re-establish an inquiry new parliament was resumed at co-operated with the inquiry animals. saults, sexual abuse, self-harm was “dismissive and disgrace- what the minister has tried to examining Australia’s off shore the end of this month, she would based on the information it had The company was set to move attempts, child abuse and living ful”. do ... the government can’t detention regime. move to re-establish a previous at hand at the time. its stinky stocks to an off -site storage facility when the car was broken into in Wellington. Goodnature found out just how unpleasant the scent could be when a staff member acci- dentally squirted some in their Calling China: offi ces, company director Stu Barr said on Friday. “It stank for weeks. It was in the middle of winter and we had the doors open, we had the Phones are extractor fans going. It wasn’t pleasant,” Barr said. Stoats are considered to be a pest in New Zealand, where they were originally introduced in or- everywhere der to control the rabbit popula- tion. in world’s Massive In pictures taken this year, two top market women (above) look at their quake off smartphones while resting on hammocks in Shunan’s bamboo By Becky Davis, AFP formed coworkers doing exactly forest in Sichuan province; a Vanuatu Beijing the same thing. man (right) looks at his Nearly everyone who access- smartphone while es the Internet – a staggering withdrawing cash in a mall in Reuters ometimes it seems that no 92.5% – does so via their mobile, Chengdu, Sichuan province; a Sydney one in China, from tod- offi cial Chinese bodies say. woman (left) uses her Sdlers to octogenarians, They are hedged in by the smartphone at a shopping ladies in swimming pools to “Great Firewall”, strict regula- complex in Beijing; delivery major earthquake with a delivery men mid-manoeuvre, tions that block politically sen- workers (below) look at their magnitude of 7.2 struck is without a cellphone to hand – sitive content and foreign sites smartphones during lunch time Aabout 535km (330 miles) and statistically it is more or less such as Facebook, Google and in Beijing; and, a woman looks southeast of the South Pacifi c true. Twitter. at her smartphone while sitting island nation of Vanuatu on Fri- There are almost as many mo- As a result Chinese smart- on her scooter on the road in day, the US Geological Survey bile accounts as people in the phone users spend much of Chengdu, Sichuan province. (USGS) said, briefl y triggering a world’s most populous country. their time on native apps that local tsunami warning. China had 1.3bn mobile users may have begun as knock-off s There were no immediate re- by the end of 2015, and nearly of censored foreign services but ports of casualties or damage. 30% of them – a swathe of hu- are now paving the way for the The Pacifi c Tsunami Warning manity larger than the whole future of Western technology. Centre issued a warning for ar- population of the United States These days, Chinese users can eas close to the quake, although – were connected to the 4G net- send their grandmother a virtual there was no Pacifi c-wide threat work, according to its ministry red envelope of money, order a of a tsunami, the Hawaii-based of industry and information box of live scorpions or summon centre said. technology. a beautician to the door for an The tsunami warning, which The zoned-out zombie stare in-house manicure, all without had included coastal areas of of the smartphone addict is a even leaving the interface of a Vanuatu, New Caledonia and common sight everywhere on single app, such as the mon- Fiji, including the Fijian capital, the increasingly mobile-addled strously popular WeChat. Suva, was later cancelled. planet, but it can seem all the The huge population of mo- large part to slowing sales in has come a long way since 1989, His latest is a shiny Samsung desktop computers and laptops The shallow quake was meas- more ubiquitous in China. bile users, which boomed as Greater China – including Hong when he got his fi rst mobile: a acquired in March that, unlike before they hit smartphones, ured at a depth of about 10km People retreat behind their a result of a burgeoning mid- Kong and Taiwan – where rev- huge, boxy Motorola. an iPhone, is able to hold both and so people still fi nd those (six miles). little blue screens at any time dle class, represents one of the enues dropped 33% in the face He now communicates with his work and personal SIM cards. convenient, but in China, we It initially registered with a of day or night, in dark concert world’s most important markets of increasing competition from colleagues and clients primarily “Things change so much here, were willing to jump directly magnitude of 7.6 but was later halls, taking a break from the for companies such as Apple. homegrown brands such as via WeChat – an app he barely even within the space of a single over to doing everything by mo- downgraded. kids on the playroom fl oor, or in The Californian giant’s prof- Oppo, Huawei and Xiaomi. used a year ago – and gets a new year,” he said. bile. It’s like we skipped a few The powerful quake triggered the company of a crowd of uni- its slumped last quarter due in Businessman Chu Ling, 48, handset every six months. “The West went through stages.” at least fi ve aftershocks, ranging in magnitude from 4.7 to 5.4, the USGS said. South Korea looks to generate buzz for edible insects

One dead Left: Kim Young-wook of Korean Edible By Jane Chung, Reuters To do that, the government is try- The number of farms producing insect Laboratory looks at Seoul ing to make people more comfort- insects rose to 724 last year, from water-soluble edible insect powder able with the idea of eating crickets 265 in 2011. in China (left) and non-water-soluble one that and mealworms that are ground into Insects can be a rich source of fat, are both dissolved in water. ae Su-hyeon’s lunch of sweet powder or hydrolysed to extract oils protein, vitamins, fi bre and miner- potato soup and funghi pasta and protein and turned into food, als, according to the UN Food and landslide Below: A woman takes photographs of Bhas bugs in it. from ice cream to sausages. Agriculture Organisation (FAO). sample foods made up of edible insect They’re part of the recipe. Kim Young-wook, chief execu- The composition of unsaturated powder at Papillon’s Kitchen. “It didn’t feel like eating insects,” tive of the private-sector Korean omega-3 and six fatty acids in meal- DPA says Bae, an 18-year-old student Edible Insect Laboratory (KEIL) and worms is comparable to that in fi sh Beijing having lunch with a friend at Pap- owner of Papillon’s Kitchen, said and higher than in beef and pork, it illon’s Kitchen, a Seoul restaurant that key to winning over sceptical says. specialising in insects. customers was presentation. Globally, at least 2bn people eat landslide buried a tour That’s because the mealworms “If people taste foods after hav- insects and more than 1,900 spe- bus in southeastern Chi- in her dishes were hydrolysed into ing a good fi rst impression, and fi nd cies have been used for food, ac- Ana yesterday, killing one powder to make the pasta and soup. they are delicious, that’s everything, cording to the FAO, which said en- tourist and injuring others, local Insect-eating, or entomophagy, because taste speaks for itself,” he tomophagy could play a key role in authorities said. has long been common in much of said this week at a tasting event food security and environmental A Taiwanese woman died the world, including South Korea, staged by the agriculture ministry. protection. when the bus carrying 23 people where boiled silky worm pupae, or South Korea’s insect industry was Insects need less land and water was hit by falling rocks and mud beondegi, are a popular snack. worth 304bn won ($278mn) last than cattle. on a highway near the city of Now, South Korea is looking year, nearly double from 2011, al- Kim Jong-hee, who has been rais- Longyan in Fujian province dur- to expand its insect industry as a though food for humans accounted ing insects since 2000 for animal ing heavy rain yesterday morn- source of agricultural income by for just 6bn won of that with the feed, began farming mealworms and ing. promoting more consumption, rest coming from uses like animal crickets for people in 2013. Twenty-two people were joining a global trend that has seen feed. “In the past, people used to shake freed from the wreckage through rising interest in insects as a nutri- The government wants to expand their heads when they thought of a hatch in the roof, the state-run tious and environmentally friendly the industry to 530bn won by 2020, bugs, but now more people believe Xinhua news agency said. food. with food making up nearly a fi fth. insects are edible,” he said. Gulf Times 12 Sunday, August 14, 2016 BRITAIN Men who attacked bank with hammers jailed

Evening Standard was conducted, and material London taken at the time was exam- ined using enhanced DNA techniques. hree men who attacked As a result, a new DNA pro- cashiers with claw ham- fi le was obtained which linked Tmers and knives during a Bate to the crime when it was “terrifying” masked robbery at compared against the national an east London bank have been DNA database. jailed. Bate was extradited from The trio burst into Lloyds America on February 23 this in Commercial Road, Tower year to face trial. Hamlets, brandishing a claw He was found guilty of rape hammer and knives, the Old and burglary with intent to Bailey heard. rape by a jury on July 29. They demanded cash and The court heard Bate had Briar Coles with her newborn daughter Andreya, 16 weeks. slashed one male staff member previously been convicted of in the face, during the attack in another sexual off ence com- March. mitted in Kentish Town in 1995 One of the attackers held and had been extradited from a knife to a female cashier’s the US to the UK in 2008 for a throat and forced her to the trial. fl oor. He jailed for 26 months but She was also stabbed in the returned to the US upon his face, the court was told. release. Mother rescued from The men failed to get their Detective sergeant Karen hands on any cash and fl ed Bradley said: “The victim has with a fi stful of Lloyds Bank shown huge courage in sup- correspondence. porting our investigation and Tariq Ahmed, 21, Moham- the court case, after a vicious med Khan, 19, and Junaid and prolonged attack in her Hassan, 24, all from Tower home with her children asleep fl ooded fl at while in Hamlets pleaded guilty to close by.” conspiracy to rob at the same “I would appeal for any vic- court in April. tims of sexual assault to come Amhed, of Vesey Path, and forward safe in the knowledge Hussan, of Saracen Street, they will be listened to and were both jailed for nine years have their allegations fully in- on Friday. vestigated.” labour still stranded Khan, of Mackrow Walk, “We are committed to was handed eight years behind bringing perpetrators of rape Evening Standard Despite fl oodwaters having receded “Every day up until recently I’ve been effectively and without undue delay.” bars. and sexual offences to jus- London months ago, the family continue to wait constantly on the phone trying to make “As well as the home of Pitts and Coles Detective Constable Brad tice.” for vital works to be completed on the progress with this.” we insure a number of other fl ats in the Weston from the Flying Squad, A serial robber who property. “When I had Ariana I was completely same block under a joint owner occupier said: “This was an audacious climbed into a lone woman’s London mother who was rescued Husband-to-be Barry Pitts sleeps on a focused on her.” policy.” armed robbery and a terrifying car as she pulled away from from her fl ooded home while in la- mattress in the lounge at mum Hilary’s, “But that wasn’t possible this time As many of these properties were also ordeal for staff at the bank, two traffi c lights at night has been Abour is unable to return more than while newborn Andreya, 16 weeks, kips around because I’ve been fi ghting this bat- aff ected by fl ooding, the restoration work of whom sustained facial knife jailed. three months after the deluge. with Coles and Ariana, two, gets her own tle” has taken longer than it would for a single injuries.” Simon Boswell, from Gill- Thousands of gallons of water poured room. “It’s just constantly draining arguing property. “Thanks to the swift action ingham, opened the door of on to the south-west London street where Coles, 32, said the family were extreme- when we’re arguing for things we’re enti- “We have paid Mr Pitts and Miss Coles’ of both the bank staff and the the victim’s car as she sat Briar Coles lived with her fi ancé and young ly grateful to Hilary Pitts for her hospitali- tled to.” contents insurance claim and will work to police, the men were quickly at a red light in the town in daughter in the early hours of April 23. ty but beginning to buckle under the strain Some 40 homes were aff ected by the get them back home as soon as possible.” apprehended and identifi ed as May. Neighbours were forced to fl ee their of being without their own home. fl ooding, caused by a burst Thames Water Thames Water said: “We’re very sorry the culprits.” The 34-year-old opened the homes amid the drama but Coles had gone “It’s been really hard,” Ms Coles main, but Coles’s family home, which they for the disruption to this family. “The sentences handed door of the car and snatched into labour just hours earlier so had to be said.“We’ve lost that whole excitement of own, was among the worst aff ected. “Flooding is an awful experience and down refl ect the seriousness at the woman’s bag just before rescued by boat. moving back home with your baby, we’ve A spokesman for their insurers AXA with a new baby we can only imagine how of the off ence and will hope- 10pm. She gave birth to healthy baby girl An- lost those special moments.” said: “We understand that going through tough the last few months have been.” fully act as a deterrent to oth- As he tried to wrestle it away dreya a short while later. “It’s very diffi cult to be a family when an insurance claim can be a stressful time “We understand the couple initially ers intent on committing such from her, the lights turned But more than three months on, the you’re don’t have your own home.” and that Mr Pitts and Miss Coles are keen dealt with their own insurance company abhorrent crimes.” green and Boswell climbed physiotherapist and her young family re- “We can’t feel completely comfortable to return home.” however we’re now in discussions with A US citizen who was ex- into the car as the woman sped main squeezed into her fi ance’s mother’s and relaxed.” “We are working hard to ensure that them about items not covered by their own tradited to the UK to stand trial off , Maidstone Crown Court three-bed home round the corner from The past three months have been so the necessary work on homes affected policy.” has been jailed over a violent heard. their fl at in Cecil Close, Chessington. draining. by the burst water main is carried out “We’ll do all we can to help.” rape he committed 20 years The woman eventu- ago. ally pulled over and ordered Pierre Antoine Bate, 42, of Boswell to get out. Maricopa Drive, Santa Barbara, He fl ed with the bag which broke into a woman’s south contained her purse and a tab- London home and raped her let computer. as her children slept in a room Three days letter Boswell MP accuses student of ‘death threat’ next door, Southwark Crown struck again in the forecourt Court heard. of a petrol station, where he He was locked-up for 24 jumped a man and stole his Evening Standard vestigation into the tweet, sent in July. friend Jo Cox was killed doing our job. “We expect the highest standards of be- years during sentencing at the wallet which contained £40 in London Student Verity Phillips, who also It’s not funny to me. haviour from our students, whether on uni- same court on Friday. cash. tweeted messages of support to Labour I expect @BristolUni to deal with versity premises or elsewhere.” Bate told his terrified vic- His second victim was leader Jeremy Corbyn, later sent a writ- this.” “As such we have written to the student tim another man was in her treated in hospital for cuts and student who told an MP to “get ten apology to the Bristol West MP, the Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox was killed in accordance with the university’s discipli- children’s bedroom, dur- bruises. in the sea” faced an investiga- Bristol Post reported. after being shot and stabbed in her nary procedures to explain that we consid- ing the attack, in Thornton Boswell, of Winchester Way, Ation from her university after the Responding to a Tweet, Debbonaire Yorkshire constituency in June. ered the tweet unacceptable and to remind Heath, in July 1996 The con- admitted two counts of rob- politician said it was a “threat to kill”. wrote: “This person has just told me to A Bristol University spokesman told them of their responsibilities when using victed rapist placed his arm bery at the same court and was Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire drown — I believe that is a threat to kill.” the Bristol Post: “As soon as we be- social media.” across her throat as he carried jailed for three years and four complained to Bristol University after She said she expected the university came aware of the tweet, we contacted “The student has since written to out the attack and indecently months on Friday. receiving the message on Twitter. to “deal with this”, adding: “I have nev- Thangam’s offi ce to discuss the matter Thangam to apologise personally for her ac- assaulted her several times Detective Constable Ian The university then launched an in- er heard [the phrase],” she wrote. “My and apologise for the distress caused.” tions.” over a period of one-and-a- Mather, from Kent Police, half hours. branded Boswell an “oppor- After he fl ed, Bate’s victim tunistic thief” who needs called the police. “no invitation to take items Detectives investigating the that do not belong to him”. Body pulled out of crime managed to recover a He added that the man was partial DNA profi le, but at the “equally at home robbing a time it was not enough to iden- man on a petrol forecourt as sea in north Wales tify a suspect. he is climbing into a woman’s However, in 2011 a forensic car while she is driving alone Evening Standard review of the investigation at night.” London

he body of a 14-year-old boy has been pulled out of the sea in north Wales fol- Tlowing a week-long manhunt for two teenagers. Yahye Omar Mohamed disappeared after going swimming in the sea off Barmouth last Saturday.Police and the coastguard discov- ered the body in the water at Sunny Sands beach on Friday morning and yesterday confi rmed it was the missing teen. Waseem Al-Mufl ehi, 15, is still missing. Both boys are reportedly from Birmingham and be- lieved to have been on a trip with the city’s Yemeni Community Association when they disappeared. Inspector Andy McGregor, from North Wales Police, said: “Yesterday evening Yahye was identifi ed by family members and our thoughts are very much with them at this time.“They are being supported by specialist Family Liaison Offi cers and we hope you can respect the fam- Junaid Hassan, Tariq Ahmed and Mohammed Khan have been ily’s privacy at this very diffi cult time.” jailed over a violent robbery at Lloyds bank in Tower Hamlets. Gulf Times Sunday, August 14, 2016 13 BRITAIN Rail users set to be hit by hikes

Evening Standard dispute over the role of con- London ductors on trains. And on Friday, the RMT un- ion announced strike action he cost of the average on Virgin east coast services annual rail season ticket on Friday August 26 and bank Tis to be hiked by £40 holiday Monday. despite commuters enduring Figures released recently misery caused by strikes and also showed that one in three overcrowding. commuters into major cit- More than 1.7bn rail jour- ies have to stand during their neys are expected to be af- journeys. fected by the 1.5% hike from The Campaign for Better next year. Transport’s executive direc- The rise is expected to be tor, Stephen Joseph, said of the announced next week, The fare hikes: “This will go down Times reported, and would badly with people who have bring the cost of the average been facing a terrible level of season ticket to £2,777. service on networks such as The rise, if it goes ahead, Southern.” would be among the low- “I think the government is est since the privatisation going to have to show that the of the railways, reflecting extra fares are paying for real the government’s pledge to improvements in the railways, keep price hikes in line with having an impact on all routes, inflation during this parlia- not just a few,” he told The ment. Times. But the move is still likely to Paul Plummer, chief execu- be met with anger from com- tive of the Rail Delivery Group, muters who have seen services representing rail operators, The Central line had the highest number of violent and sex crimes. disrupted by a wave of strike told the paper: “For every action this year. pound paid in fares, 97p goes Last week, Southern Rail back into running and improv- commuters faced misery for ing services and it’s the rail in- days as union members staged dustry’s job to make sure that a walkout in a long-running money is spent well.”

Big increase in sex ‘Quiet’ funeral held for Grosvenor

Evening Standard of Westminster who died on crimes on the Tube London Tuesday.” No more details of the serv- There was a 41% increase in violent Northern line was the third most danger- passenger journeys and the vast majority found her with stab wounds in Somertrees ice — including its location — and sex crimes across the Tube ous with 262. of these were low-level with serious vio- Avenue, Lee. Offi cers had been called at funeral has been held were released but it said a me- On the Victoria line there were 228 of- lence being thankfully rare.” about 11.20pm to reports of an assault, for Britain’s third rich- morial service would be held Evening Standard fences reported, whilst the Piccadilly line “One crime is one too many and we are Scotland Yard said. A est man the Duke of later this year. London was fi fth with 169. working closely with the police to further The victim’s next of kin are yet to be in- Westminster, his family have It is understood that no Across the network, 1,501 violent in- improve the safety and security of travel- formed and a post-mortem investigation said. members of the royal family cidents were recorded from January 1 to ling on our network.” was due to take place this afternoon. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor attended the service, despite olice have seen a spike in the June 30 this year, compared with 1061 A middle-aged man was beaten to A Met Police spokesman said: “A died aged 64 at the Royal Pres- many being close friends of the number of violent and sex crimes on over the fi rst six months of 2015. death in a village pub in Buckinghamshire. 37-year-old man has been arrested on ton Hospital on Tuesday after Grosvenor family. Pthe London Underground network. Some 460 sex crimes were recorded The 48-year-old died in hospital after suspicion of murder — he remains in cus- falling ill at his Abbeystead Es- His multi-billion pound for- The latest fi gures from British Trans- on the London Underground for the fi rst police had been called to The George Inn tody.” tate in Lancashire. tune and huge estate, including port Police showed 1,961 violent and sex half of this year, compared with 328 in the pub in the picturesque village of Burnham “Police are not looking for anyone else He is believed to have had a 190 acres in Belgravia, has been crimes were recorded across the Tube and same period in 2015. just after midnight last night. in connection with the incident.” heart attack. passed down to his 25-year-old DLR network in the fi rst six months of this Chief superintendent Martin Fry, BTP Thames Valley Police said the man had A man had his throat slit and was A “quiet” funeral for the son and Prince George’s God- year. divisional commander for London, said: been assaulted inside the pub, which dates repeatedly stabbed in front of horrifi ed Duke, who was worth around father Hugh Grosvenor. The fi gure represents a 41% increase “It is disappointing see that after 11 years back to 1762. families in a seaside town, witnesses said. £8.3bn, was held yesterday. The billionaire landowner’s compared with the same period in 2015, of reductions in crime that there was an Senior investigating offi cer, detective The victim, in his 30s, was said to have In a statement, his family eldest daughters Lady Tam- when 1,389 were recorded, according to increase last year.” chief inspector Simon Steel of the major been knifed multiple times in his chest said: “A quiet private funeral ara, 36, and Lady Edwina, 34, the statistics obtained under the Freedom “However, this must be seen in the crime unit, said: “My appeal is to anyone and abdomen during the attack in Mar- service, attended only by close missed out on the dukedom of Information Act. context that during 2015/16, passenger who was in The George Inn public house gate, Kent. family members, was held because they are female – due Police stressed offi cers were working journeys increased by more than 2mn, around midnight who witnessed the as- He was airlifted to a London hospital this afternoon for the Duke to the rule of primogeniture. hard to tackle all forms of violent and sex bringing the total number of passenger sault or has any information regarding the after the savage attack yesterday after- crime on the Tube and DLR network. journeys up to more than 11mn per day. incident to contact police immediately.” noon. A BTP spokesman said a rise in the “In 2005/2006, there were more than “This is an isolated incident and we One witness reported that the attack number of sexual off ences had been ex- 18 crimes per mn customer journeys in are conducting a thorough investigation happened in front of shocked onlookers at pected following the launch of ‘report it 2005/6 and that is now down to just 7.3 to fi nd out what happened inside public about 5pm yesterday. to stop it’ in April last year — a new cam- – meaning the chances of becoming a vic- house last night.” “A male was stabbed in both armpits, paign to tackle unwanted sexual behav- tim of crime on London’s rail network are “A scenewatch will remain in place at four or fi ve ties in the chest and abdomen, iour on public transport. extremely low.” the public house and there will be police possibly in the groin area and also had his Tube passengers were most at risk of “This does not mean we are compla- activity in the area.” throat slit,” they wrote on Facebook. becoming a victim of a violent or sex cent, each crime is one crime too many.” If you have any concerns please don’t “It was in broad daylight and loads of crime when travelling on the Central Line Steve Burton, TfL’s Director of Enforce- hesitate to approach one of our offi cers or families were about”. Kent Police con- – the longest on the London Underground ment and On-Street Operations, said: PCSOs. fi rmed a man was taken to hospital with network – according to the FOI data from “The Tube network is a safe, low-crime A man has been arrested after a injuries to his arms and neck but is now January 1 to June 30 this year. environment with very few people ever woman was stabbed to death at a home in believed to be conscious and breathing.” The Jubilee line was the second most experiencing or witnessing crime.” south-east London last night. Detective sergeant Sheena Barrell said: crime-ridden service with 298 violent or “In the last 12 months there have been The 44-year-old woman was pro- “The circumstances surrounding this in- sexual incidents reported, while the The around two violence off ences for every mn nounced dead at the scene after police cident are currently unexplained.” The Duke of Westminster died at the age of 64. Sturgeon hails proposal to do ‘reverse Greenland’

Evening Standard voted overwhelmingly to Re- into account — and combining Gibraltar, but it would, of London main. them with prospects of Scot- course, leave another problem While no member state has tish independence, renewed on the table: namely the rela- ever left the European Union, troubles in Northern Ireland, tionship England and Wales icola Sturgeon has Greenland opted to leave the and potentially severe isola- would have with the EU and welcome a proposal EEC in 1985. tion in Gibraltar — the UK the single market.” Nwhich could allow Writing on Twitter, she could refrain from activating “Inspiration for this re- Scotland to retain its mem- said: “Interesting piece by a Article 50.” lationship would have to be bership of the EU as England Denmark based academic — “Instead, negotiations found elsewhere as there is and Wales withdraw. Could a ‘reverse Greenland’ could aim at a territorial ex- little guidance that can be of- Denmark-based academic arrangement keep Scotland in emption of England and Wales fered by the Greenland case.” Ulrik Pram Gad has suggested the EU?” from UK membership.” “But while the EU might the UK could seek inspiration The “reverse Greenland” “The UK would still be a appear to be a rigid legal com- from Greenland, which with- option was suggested by other member state — voting rights munity, the political proc- drew from the EEC in 1985 academics in the days follow- reasonably reduced to match esses that generate EU agree- while the rest of the Kingdom ing the Brexit vote. the population of Scotland ments are based chiefl y on of Denmark remained. Theresa May described and Northern Ireland.” pragmatism.” Gad said in an article for the some of the suggestions to “The question of who “There is therefore scope to London School of Economics keep Scotland in the EU as would represent this member create unique arrangements that England and Wales could “fanciful” in her fi rst visit to state, on what mandate, and and the formalities of the do a “reverse Greenland” by Scotland after being appoint- following what procedures of process will hardly act as an seeking a territorial exemp- ed Prime Minister, and senior coordination would have to be obstacle in achieving this.” tion from the continuing UK Cabinet ministers have said solved within the UK.” “Greenland’s experience member state, allowing Scot- the whole of the UK will leave “Possibly, the role of Scot- illustrates that it can be nec- land, Northern Ireland and the EU. tish ministers and bureaucrats essary to play games with a Gibraltar to retain their EU Gad said: “The Brexit refer- from Northern Ireland would state’s formal sovereignty in membership. endum results in England and have to be central.” order to uphold it. Sturgeon, Scotland’s fi rst Wales contrasted sharply with “The ‘reverse Greenland’ Copenhagen seems to have minister, has pledged to ex- those in Scotland, Northern arrangement sketched above learned that lesson — now the plore all options to keep Scot- Ireland, and Gibraltar.” might solve the issue for Scot- question is whether London land in the EU after its citizens “Taking these diff erences land, Northern Ireland and will too.” Nicola Sturgeon wants to keep Scotland in the EU. Gulf Times 14 Sunday, August 14, 2016 EUROPE

Sweden’s youngest Turkey: no compromise minister resigns on Gulen’s extradition over drink Reuters the rising (negative) sentiment 3,000 soldiers as well as judges tary, which had ousted four gov- driving Istanbul against America is for the US to and civil servants. ernments since 1960 for posing hand over this man and make There is concern among Tur- what it saw as an Islamist threat sure Turkey’s justice system key’s Nato allies as well as the to the secular order. AFP urkey will not compro- holds him accountable.” European Union, which it as- The troubled relationship be- Stockholm mise with Washington Turkey’s foreign minister said pires to join, that Erdogan – in tween Gulen’s movement and Tover the extradition of this week documents had been power the prime minister or Erdogan and the AKP that he the Islamic cleric it accuses sent to the United States and president since 2002 – might be founded burst into the open with weden’s youngest cabinet of orchestrating a failed coup, that Turkey had received “posi- using the purge to eliminate dis- a corruption scandal in late De- minister, who came to the Prime Minister Binali Yildirim tive signals” about Gulen’s pos- sent. cember 2013 that fi ngered mem- Scountry as a refugee from said yesterday, warning of rising sible extradition. Such perceptions have an- bers of Erdogan’s inner circle. Bosnia, announced her resigna- anti-Americanism if the United Turkey has not said clearly gered senior Turkish offi cials, Erdogan cast the allegations tion yesterday after being caught States fails to extradite. whether it has fi led a formal ex- who say that Western critics ap- as a manoeuvre orchestrated by driving under the infl uence of Yildirim’s comments, at a tradition request. pear to be more concern about Gulen’s followers to undermine alcohol. briefi ng for local reporters, were The White House said yes- the security response than the him. Aida Hadzialic, 29, minister the latest to take aim at Turkey’s terday that US Vice-President coup itself. Speaking to Reuters yester- for secondary and adult educa- top Nato ally and coincided with Joe Biden would visit Turkey Still, the scope of the security day in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish tion, revealed that she had been a report that an Istanbul pros- on August 24, the fi rst trip by a sweep now appears to be wor- southeastern province of Diyar- stopped by police in the south- ecutor wrote to US authorities high-ranking US offi cial since rying even some in the ruling, bakir, Selahattin Demirtas, head ern city of Malmo and tests asking for the detention of cleric the abortive coup. This July 18 file photo shows a poster depicting Fethullah Gulen Islamist-rooted AK Party. of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposi- showed she had an alcohol level Fethullah Gulen. Yildirim said a US technical burning during a rally at Istanbul’s Taksim Square. Since the failed “Even if the shock absorber tion, said Erdogan had allowed of 0.2g per litre of blood – just Turkey says Gulen, who has team would visit Turkey on Au- coup on July 15, a wave of anti-Americanism has risen in Turkey. of a car breaks down, they say Gulen’s followers to tighten their the level considered an off ence lived in self-imposed exile in gust 22 to discuss legal issues someone with (the Gulenists) hold within state bodies. in Sweden. rural Pennsylvania since 1999, relating to the possible extradi- The Istanbul chief prosecu- “If a tenth of the accusations has done this,” Deputy Prime “Gulenists have been organis- “That was the biggest mistake masterminded the failed July 15 tion, according to Anadolu. tor wrote to US authorities ask- against me are established, I Minister Tugrul Turkes told ing within various state institu- of my life ... I will take responsi- putsch when a group of rogue He said that Secretary of State ing for Gulen’s detention, CNN pledge to return to Turkey and CNN Turk. tions ... within the last 35-40 bility. I announce my intention soldiers commandeered tanks, John Kerry is due in October, Turk said. serve the heaviest sentence,” “(Such an approach) would years but they had their golden to resign from my ministerial warplanes and helicopters in an according to broadcaster CNN Turkey’s justice ministry he said in an opinion piece in make this a witch hunt ... and years by all means (after) AKP post,” Hadzialic told a press con- attempt to overthrow the gov- Turk. passed on the letter – which French daily Le Monde. would weaken the gravity of took the helm (in 2002),” Demir- ference in Stockholm. ernment. Yildirim said he believed there contained 10 charges against More 240 people were killed what happened on July 15,” said tas said in an interview. “I understand that a lot of Gulen has denied the charge would be a “positive outcome” Gulen including attempting to in the putsch, and Turkish au- Turkes, a former member of “Until the last three years, people are disappointed in me. and condemned the coup. with Washington on the extradi- overthrow the government – to thorities say they have detained the nationalist opposition who staff positions within the state And I am angry with myself, “There is no compromise tion, Anadolu said. the United States, it added. more than 35,000 people and switched to AK. were presented to them openly and certainly I deeply regret it,” apart from this chief terror- US offi cials have said that the Gulen said on Friday that placed more than 17,000 of them Erdogan’s critics say he and with the support and encour- added the young politician seen ist coming to Turkey and being United States has a formal proc- he would hand himself over to under formal arrest. the AKP he founded allowed agement of the AKP. These po- as the future of the Social Demo- prosecuted,” Yildirim was quot- ess for dealing with extradition Turkish authorities only if an Yildirim said that more than Gulen’s followers to rise to im- sitions were given to them; and crat party. ed as saying by state-run Ana- requests and that Turkey must independent international in- 76,000 offi cials have been sus- portant posts within the state this wasn’t done covertly. They Hadzialic was born in Bosnia dolu Agency. provide solid evidence of Gu- vestigative body fi rst found him pended and nearly 5,000 dis- apparatus and relied on them to didn’t get these positions by and immigrated to Sweden at “The only way to prevent len’s involvement. guilty. missed since the coup, including help curb the power of the mili- tricking the AK Party.” the age of fi ve, in 1992, with her parents fl eeing the war in the Balkans. She became involved in the Social Democrats youth move- ment in high school and went on Small Serbian town draws to be elected a municipal coun- cillor at age 23. Then in 2014 at 27 she became the youngest-ever government crowds with trumpet fest minister in Sweden’s history. She is not the only politician to have to drop out since Swe- AFP ing to festival organiser Marija main stages while others play for den’s political left returned to Guca, Serbia Pavlovic. tips on the streets and in cafes, as power two years ago. “We have every year more and whole pigs and lambs are roasted Deputy premier and environ- more foreign tourists coming on spits. ment minister Asa Romson from small town in west- here, so we are very happy,” she Beer and rakija, the local the Green party resigned in May ern Serbia is hosting the told AFP. brandy, are drunk in abundance after a series of gaff es, the last Aworld’s largest trumpet Brass band music is symbolic at what is offi cially called the being to describe the 2001 ter- festival, a raucous annual cele- of Serbian culture and Pavlovic Dragacevo Assembly of Trumpet rorist attacks in the US as “the bration of brass bands that draws said the festival began “sponta- Players, after the region in which accidents of September 11”. crowds numbering in the hun- neously” outside Guca’s church it is held. Housing minister Mehmet dreds of thousands. in 1961, growing in popularity Among the fi rst-time visitors Kaplan, of Turkish origin, had Now in its 56th year, the Guca each year. this year is Danish tourist An- to step down in April after com- festival brings together dozens of A three-hour drive from the ders Vold, 25, who has attended paring Israelis to the Nazis, and Serbian bands who compete for capital Belgrade and home to just Denmark’s leading Roskilde mu- Mona Sahlin, the national co- prestigious awards and entertain a few thousand people, Guca is sic festival several times but said ordinator for protecting democ- revellers in a turbocharged street now famed for its yearly festivi- Guca was in a diff erent league. racy against violent extremism, party. ties and a statue of a trumpeter “It’s like Roskilde on steroids, was forced to resign in May af- The fi ve-day event, which stands in its centre. with Balkan brass,” he said. “Eve- ter media revealed that she had ends today, usually attracts Following preliminary heats ryone has to experience this be- made false income declarations around 300,000 music-lovers held throughout the year, the cause it’s crazy and it’s very good, for her bodyguard to help him from Serbia and abroad, accord- best bands compete on Guca’s and the people are so nice.” A brass band performs during the 56th annual trumpet and brass band festival in Guca town. obtain bank loans. Merkel returns from holiday to host of political problems

By Andrew McCathie, DPA the Social Democratic premier Berlin of eastern state of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern, Erwin Sellering, told the daily Tagesspiegel. tough workload awaits For the moment, the chancel- Chancellor Angela Mer- lor has the strong backing of the Akel when she returns CDU to head up the party’s 2017 from her summer vacation to- campaign. morrow. After all, there are no party Since the German leader left challengers to her reign. for vacation three weeks ago, her Despite the slump in her pub- approval ratings have slumped lic approval ratings, the polls amid fears that the refugee cri- also show that a Merkel-led sis has transformed into a ter- CDU remains most likely to rorist threat in the wake of two Merkel: has been forced to break her vacation twice due to the head up the next government People look through a crack at the Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Strasse in Berlin. attacks committed by refugees recent series of violent attacks in the nation. after next year’s national elec- and linked to Islamic State (IS). tion. German economic growth be at her conservative Christian have reopened the national ref- Guellner points out that Mer- has also slowed, tensions in her Democrats’ (CDU) annual con- ugee debate. kel and the CDU were in worse conservative political bloc have ference in December when she Merkel has come under fi re shape in the polls in 2011, after Berlin Wall anniversary marked fl ared again, Berlin’s fraught will face a vote as CDU party from the CDU’s Bavarian-based she mounted a dramatic U-turn relations with Ankara have hit a chief. allies, the Christian Social Un- in her energy policy by aban- new low and frictions between The chancellor was forced to ion (CSU), over her handling of doning her support for atomic DPA communist leader of Soviet- The division of the country Russia and Ukraine have sud- break her vacation twice due to the asylum seekers. power following the Fukushima Berlin infl uenced East Germany, the fi nally ended on November 9, denly reemerged. the recent series of violent at- An early test of Merkel’s cur- nuclear disaster in Japan. so-called German Democratic 1989. But the key question fac- tacks in the nation. rent political standing is likely “Two years later, she scored Republic (GDR). According to current data, at ing Merkel when she returns Together with a recent round to come next month when vot- a major election win in 2013,” ermany honoured yester- Berlin was a special case, as the least 138 people died while trying from her annual hiking trip in of arrests and counter-terror- ers in the capital Berlin and the Guellner recalled. day those who died while city was divided into four zones to cross the Berlin Wall, includ- the Italian Alps is whether she ism raids, the attacks under- eastern state of Mecklenburg- While she has been on holi- Gtrying to cross the Berlin of infl uence between the occu- ing Peter Fechter, an 18-year-old will seek a fourth term as head lined the enormous political Vorpommern go to the polls. day, Interior Minister Thomas Wall, which was built 55 years pying powers after World War II. who was one of the fi rst victims of Europe’s biggest economy in risks of Merkel’s decision last The right-wing populist Al- de Maiziere has unveiled a com- ago. The Berlin Wall physically di- shot by GDR border guards as he next year’s national elections. year to open Germany’s borders ternative for Germany (AfD) is prehensive package of tough Berlin’s Mayor Michael Mu- vided the city’s three western tried to escape to West Berlin a “I can imagine she will want to refugees fl eeing wars in Africa expected to make further gains new security measures. eller laid a wreath at the central zones – with troops from the year after the wall was built. to,” said Manfred Guellner, head and the Middle East. in both elections as a result of Even before Germany goes to memorial on Bernauer Street and United States, Britain and France Flower wreaths were placed at of Berlin-based pollster Forsa. Until the attacks, the refugee growing support for its anti- the polls in September next year, attended a prayer service at the still stationed there – from the a memorial in his honour yester- Merkel has regularly waved crisis had largely disappeared immigrant programme. the chancellor will have to deal Protestant Chapel of Reconcili- eastern zone, and created an day. off questions about her plans to from the headlines in Germany “Mrs Merkel has signifi cantly with issues that could shape the ation, which was erected on the enclave within the larger Soviet The number of victims killed stand in the elections, saying: as the nation largely absorbed contributed to a considerable future of Europe; Britain is likely former border strip. sector. along the nearly 1,400km inter- “This is not the right point.” about one million refugees who polarization of the population to formally launch negotiations The building of the wall be- At nearly 155km long, the wall nal German border that sepa- Indeed, the most likely time arrived in the country in 2015. as a result of the refugee issue, to exit the European Union be- gan on August 13, 1961, and was divided Berlin for more than 28 rated East from West Germany is for Merkel’s announcement will Now, however, the attacks which has benefi ted the AfD,” fore the elections. spearheaded by Walter Ulbricht, years. still being investigated. Gulf Times Sunday, August 14, 2016 15 EUROPE Attack on Swiss train injures six AFP “According to the information Sennwald and that some of the The Salez station remains Geneva we have for the time being, the injuries were serious. closed, and police said replace- 27-year-old Swiss man poured Seven people including the ment buses had been set up. out a fl ammable liquid ... (which) suspected attacker were admit- Saint Gallen prosecutors have man set a train carriage caught fi re,” police said, adding ted to various hospitals with burn opened a criminal investigation in Switzerland on fi re us- that the man “was also armed and stab wounds, the statement into the attack. Aing a fl ammable liquid and with at least one knife”. said. The attack is the latest in a A display reading ‘Do not enter’ is seen on a train after an attack on the train at the railway station in the stabbed passengers yesterday, The man carried out the attack The victims included two men string of brutal assaults in Eu- town of Salez, Switzerland. injuring six people including a on a train travelling in Switzer- aged 17 and 50, three women aged rope in recent months that have six-year-old child, police said. land’s far east, along its border 17, 34 and 43 and the six-year-old left the continent on edge. IS in Paris left 130 people dead. revellers in the southern French In Munich, an 18-year-old The attack was the latest in with Liechtenstein, and was also child. In January 2015, a Islamist as- On March 22 this year, suicide city of Nice, killing 85 people. German-Iranian also went on a a string of violent, often dead- injured, regional police in the city Dozens of people were on the sault on the Charlie Hebdo sa- bombers struck Brussels airport Swiss neighbour Germany has gun rampage in a shopping mall, ly assaults in Europe in recent of Saint Gallen said in a state- train at the time of the attack, the tirical newspaper in Paris left 12 and a metro station in another also seen a string of attacks in re- leaving nine people dead. months, with many claimed by ment. police statement said. dead while another four died in co-ordinated attack claimed cent weeks. In Belgium, meanwhile, a lone the Islamic State (IS) group. Police said the attack had tak- A contingent of rescue work- an attack on a Jewish supermar- by IS near the European Union In July there were two attacks gunman armed with a Kalash- The motive for yesterday’s at- en place around 2.20pm (1220 ers rushed to the scene, including ket in the city. headquarters, killing 32 people. by migrants in the southern state nikov and other arms in August tack was not immediately clear, GMT) near the Salez station on a police, fi refi ghters, ambulances In November 2015, a co-ordi- On July 14, a Tunisian man of Bavaria – an axe rampage on a 2015 opened fi re on a train but police told AFP. train running between Buchs and and three rescue helicopters. nated Islamist attack claimed by rammed a truck into crowds of train and a suicide bombing. was overpowered by passengers.

Court EU anti-terror police rejects to track extremists move to at camps in Greece shut 72 AFP individuals who could be un- Athens dergoing a process of radicali- sation. shops at Greek newspaper Kathi- nti-terror experts from merini, which fi rst reported the European police agency mission, said the team would the Jungle AEuropol will travel to consist of around 30 European Greece in an eff ort to track police offi cers and that they would-be Islamist militants were due to arrive in Athens on DPA amongst the migrants stuck in August 20. Paris the country’s camps, a Greek The team will carry out police source said yesterday. checks in the dozens of camps The team is expected to ar- where more than 47,000 mi- French court overturned rive in mainland Greece by the grants, most of them Syrians, on Friday a move by local end of the month, the source Iraqis and Afghans fl eeing Aauthorities to shut down said. fi ghting and poverty, have been 72 shops and restaurants in a mi- Its deployment is part of the stuck in grim conditions since grant encampment near Calais, “permanent co-operation be- Balkan countries cut off a route prompting a pledge from some tween Greek authorities, their north by closing their borders to continue fi ghting against risks European counterparts and last winter. supposedly posed by the under- Europol” since Greece was hit Europol’s previous anti-ter- ground economy. by a massive infl ux of refugees ror controls have concentrated The Pas-de-Calais regional and migrants in 2015 hoping to on the “hotspot” migrant reg- authorities had moved to shut head to northern Europe, the istration camps on the Greek down the shops and restaurants source added. islands near Turkey, rather on July 28, citing hygiene rules Above: A migrant talks on a phone Several of the Islamists who than the mainland. and the dangers presented by in the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in carried out the November 2015 The number of migrants possible fi res or disturbances to the French northern port city of Paris attacks slipped into Eu- crossing from Turkey has public order. Calais. rope by posing as refugees in dropped sharply from a peak of “The illegal sale of food and Greece, sparking fears that thousands to around a hundred goods to migrants at a humani- Left: Migrants play a game in a more extremists could be us- a day in recent weeks, follow- tarian camp is contrary to the makeshift restaurant in the so- ing the migration crisis to do ing a controversial March deal principle of free aid provided by called ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in the same. between the EU and Ankara the services of the state,” the au- the French northern port city of The Europol team, which which does not allow new ar- thorities said in a statement af- Calais. The flag of Wales is seen on will include Greek offi cers, rivals to leave the islands, or ter their move was rejected by a the right. will be tasked with identifying sends them back to Turkey. court in Lille. According to French media reports, the court found the con- cerns “entirely comprehensible” but said the legal conditions to eject the managers of the shops Man charged in connection had not been fulfi lled. Migrant advocacy groups have said the shops represent an im- portant local economy, providing with French priest’s murder small incomes to as many as 400 people at the camp. French authorities have been AFP The suspect, who is unem- encrypted messaging app Tel- trying to increase control on in- Paris ployed, claimed he was radical- egram. formal encampments near the ised quickly and investigators According to the source close northern port city where many built a 1,500-capacity accom- prompting warnings from ad- The local authorities said that believe he was mentally unsta- to the investigation, the killers’ people seek to cross the English modation centre. vocacy groups who say that the their last count put the number French court has charged ble, according to the source. numbers were both found on his Channel to reach Britain. But informal encampments population has reached 9,000 at the migrant camp at 4,486 and remanded in custody The attack on the church in phone. Earlier this year, the state have continued to be built, people. people. Aa 21-year-old man ar- the town of Saint-Etienne-du- The man told anti-terror rested in connection with the Rouvray was claimed by the Is- police he had travelled on July jihadist murder of a priest in a lamic State (IS) group. 24 to Sainte-Etienne-du-Rou- Normandy church last month, a The two assailants were vray for what he described as a judicial source said. killed by police after slitting the “course in religion” along with The man, the second to be priest’s throat, injuring another several other people, including Judge upholds Cannes burqini ban held in connection with the person and taking fi ve people the two killers, the source said. killing of 85-year-old Jacques hostage. The suspect told investiga- Hamel, was charged with The grisly attack – the fi rst tors that he left the next day, AFP emergency and recent Islamist founding principle of the French “criminal association in con- committed in the name of IS claiming he had no indication of Nice, France attacks, notably in Nice a month republic. nection with terrorism”, after against a church in the West – a plot to attack a church hours ago”. In nearby Villeneuve-Loubet, his arrest on Monday in the came less than two weeks after later. “The wearing of distinctive mayor Lionnel Luca had a diff er- Toulouse area, the source said. a Tunisian ploughed a 19-tonne However, they suspect he he French resort of Cannes clothing, other than that usually ent justifi cation for banning the Just before the July 26 at- truck into a crowd celebrating may have seen Kermiche’s mes- won court backing for its worn for swimming, can indeed garment, saying that he made the tack, the man had travelled to Bastille Day in the Riviera city sages on Telegram, in which he T“burqini ban” yesterday only be interpreted in this con- decision for sanitary reasons. the Rouen region in northern of Nice, killing 85 people and described the modus operandi as a judge refused to overturn its text as a straightforward symbol “I was informed that there was France where he met Hamel’s wounding more than 300. of the attack. decision to forbid Muslim wom- of religiosity,” the ruling said. a couple on one of our beaches killers Adel Kermiche and Abdel Previously unknown to A cousin of Petitjean named en from wearing the full-body CCIF lawyer Sefen Guez Guez where the wife was swimming Malik Petitjean, both 19 years French authorities, the suspect as Farid K was also remanded in swimsuit. said he would appeal the decision fully dressed,” said. “I considered old, according to a source close charged on Friday fi rst con- custody on July 31 in connection Local authorities in the Riviera before France’s highest adminis- that unacceptable for hygienic to the investigation. tacted the priest’s killers via the with the attack. city, home to the famous Cannes trative court, adding: “This deci- reasons and that in general it was fi lm festival, moved to ban the sion opens the door to a ban on unwelcome.” burqini (also spelt burkini) from all religious symbols in the public He disputing charges that the German far-right leader wants to send migrants off shore beaches at the end of July. space.” burqini ban was discriminatory, The nearby resort of Ville- Anti-racism groups have ex- saying it was intended “to avoid The head of the far-right Alternative for Germany the two islands outside Europe that are protected neuve-Loubet followed suit yes- pressed outrage at the burqini any disturbance to public order (AfD) says Berlin should send rejected asylum- by the United Nations,” Petry added, without terday. bans, which come at a highly in the region which was hit by at- seekers and illegal immigrants to islands outside naming the two islands she had in mind. Three women backed by the sensitive time following a series tacks”. Europe and turn its refugee off ice into an German media interpreted her remarks as a Collective Against Islamophobia of Islamist militant attacks in Burqinis have also been in the emigration bureau. reference to Nauru and Manus, two Pacific islands in France (CCIF) challenged the This file photo taken on January France. headlines in France this week The influx of more than 1mn migrants last year where Australia funds camps to hold asylum- Cannes decision in court on Fri- 12, 2007 shows Australian model Islamic dress has long been after a waterpark in the city of fueled support for the AfD, which now has seats seekers intercepted trying to reach its shores by day, saying that it was illegal and Mecca Laalaa wearing a burqini a hot-button issue in secular Marseille cancelled plans to host in eight of Germany’s 16 state assemblies and boat. calling for it to be suspended. by designer Aheda Zanetti at the France, where the full-face veil is a private event for women wear- is expected to make a strong showing in state They are told they will never be settled in Australia. But a court in Nice rejected Islamic Sport & Swimwear shop banned in public places. ing burqinis, following a public votes next month in Berlin and Mecklenburg- “I propose the transformation of the Federal Off ice the request, saying that the move in Sydney. But there is no ban on wearing uproar. Vorpommern. for Migration and Refugees into an off ice for was legal under French law for- religious symbols or clothing. France has been hit by three Party leader Frauke Petry made the suggestions emigration, which ensures that all illegal migrants bidding people from “invoking and private individuals”. Cannes mayor David Lisnard major terror attacks in 18 in an interview with the Bild newspaper published leave this land as soon as possible,” Petry added. their religious beliefs to skirt The judge noted that the said he had signed off on the months, and the Islamic State yesterday. The refugee off ice has been overwhelmed since common rules regulating rela- Cannes ban had been declared burqini ban out of “respect for (IS) group claimed two assaults “Illegal migrants and asylum-seekers whose last year with hundreds of thousands of asylum tions between public authorities “in the context of the state of good customs and secularism”, a on French territory in July. applications are rejected will be accommodated on applications. Gulf Times 16 Sunday, August 14, 2016 INDIA Kerala govt Celebrating Teej under fi re for revenge killing

By Ashraf Padanna “The party is functioning as a court and Thiruvananthapuram punishing people.” Terming the incident “unfortunate,” Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the he Congress-led opposition in Kerala police had formed a special investigation yesterday came down heavily on the team, and it would go ahead with stringent Tsouthern state’s Communist gov- measures against spreading violence. ernment for the murder of an Indian Union “The district administration is doing Muslim League (IUML) whom a court had everything to prevent a confl agration,” he acquitted in a murder case. told reporters here. K Aslam, 20, was hacked to death alleg- Nadapuram had witnessed several target- edly by activists of the Communist Party ed killings in the past involving CPI-M and of India-Marxist, which leads the ruling IUML on communal lines, though it appar- coalition, in Nadapuram, Kozhikode, Friday ently had a political colour. evening. There were also allegations that the CPI- He was one of the 17 IUML workers ac- M workers deliberately delayed Shibin’s quitted in the case of killing CPI-M worker hospitalisation to “create a martyr” and Shibin Bhaskaran, 19, in January last year. they reported his death to the police only An unidentifi ed gang who came in a car the next day giving enough time to loot the with a Kannur registration number around village. 5.30 pm attacked Aslam who was on his way After sending a fact-fi nding team, prom- to play football with his friends. inent intellectuals had also said they were He later succumbed to his injuries at the “utterly horrifi ed and outraged that vio- Students celebrate the Teej festival in Amritsar yesterday Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. lence of this extent has received scant at- “The CPI-M secretary Kodiyeri tention from the media — electronic, print Balakrishnan had last month called for vio- or even social”. lence on political opponents. Now they have K Satchidanandan, Kavita Krishnan, started to implement it,” former chief min- Shabnam Hashmi, J Devika, Trupti Shah, B ister Oommen Chandy said. Rajeevan, Kumkum Roy and others had then “This will upset the peaceful atmosphere said: “more than a hundred Muslim families of the society. The Marxists have to go a long and homes were singled out, attacked, and crores (of rupees) worth of property de- Ban sought on cow vigilantes way to understanding that violence has no place in a democracy, and you should be- stroyed.” lieve in the law of the land.” Homes where Muslim men were largely IANS Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Karna- “The Prime Minister admitted the vigilante group in Chhattisgarh The police have not arrested anybody so absent and away in the Gulf were targeted New Delhi taka and Jharkhand, Poonawalla in that 80% of these ‘Gau Rakshaks ‘ — Salva Judum — the PIL petitioner far while claiming that they had identifi ed for loot and arson for three days after the his PIL fi led on Friday, has urged the are anti-social elements but what says: “There is no reason why these the hackers and the vehicle they used. killing. apex court to direct the removal of he fails to tell us is, that while he vigilante mobs be allowed to oper- The opposition alleges that they were “A local murder was instantly trans- ocial activist Tehseen Poona- violent content uploaded by the Gau was chief minister, he not only en- ate and just as the Supreme Cort awaiting permission from their political formed into a communal confl ict,” they had walla has moved the Supreme Raksha Dals on social media. couraged these groups but also gave banned the Salwa Judum, these masters. said in a joint statement. SCourt seeking a ban on the In a statement yesterday, Poona- them monetary rewards thus justi- ‘Gau Rakshaks’ who are creating The special court hearing communal “What is equally chilling and distressing “Gau Rakshak Dals” and directions walla said that he has sought a ban fying their actions”, Poonawalla said fear and havoc by attacking the Dal- clashed had acquitted all the defendants is that all Muslims in this region have fl ed to the Centre and state governments on “these so called Gau Rakshas in his statement. its and minorities.” in the Shibin murder for the benefi t of the their homes and are seeking shelter in the to take action against their activi- whose activities are in violation of “Unfortunately this is a sign of a The State governments provide doubt saying that “the prosecution failed to homes of relatives in nearby areas”. ties and “atrocities against dalits the constitution of India.” very weak PM who actually should identifi cation cards to such vigilan- establish a case beyond reasonable doubt.” Shibin Bhaskaran, 19, a resident of and minorities” in the name of cow Poonawalla has described himself have called for action against tes and these vigilante groups in the “The CPI-M would not spare opponents the CPI-M-dominated Vellur village protection. as an entrepreneur and activists in those violating the constitution,” garb of cow protection enjoy pro- even if the court acquits them,” said IUML was stabbed to death by IUML activist Referring to the series of violent his PIL but in political circles he is a he said. tection from the State government, general secretary KPA Majeed. Theyyampattil Ismayil on January 22. incidents in Gujarat, Maharashtra, known as a Congress leader. Recalling the top court of banning says the PIL.

Miss Rajasthan pageant Nehru Trophy boat race thrills spectators

IANS Alappuzha

he Kariachal snake boat owned by the Kumarakom Boat Club won the 64th Tedition of the prestigious Nehru Tro- phy Boat Race, often called “Kerala’s Olym- pics”, held here on yesterday evening at the Punnamada Lake. Since yesterday morning, all canals led to the Punnamada Lake and by the afternoon most of the vantage positions, especially at the fi nishing point, were overfl owing with spectators. The event has unoffi cially been termed as the curtain-raiser for the commencement of a new tourism season as the event attracts hundreds of foreign tourists as well as tour- ists from the other parts of the country. “Wow, this is something amazing and I never ever believed this event was this good. I have only heard about this event from my parents who came here a decade ago and they were so excited when I told them that I plan to be here today (Saturday). They are now Models walk the ramp during the Miss Rajasthan 2016 fashion show in Jaipur yesterday. old, but still they wished to travel with me,” said Canadian national Ruban, on his fi rst visit to Kerala. Even though the event sees races of vari- ous types of boats, the 1,775-metre-long race of snake boats is the main attraction. The winner of this race gets the coveted LuLu to build India’s second largest mall in Thiruvananthapuram silver trophy donated by the fi rst Prime Min- ister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. The trophy is a replica of a snake boat By Ashraf Padanna The promoters expect a similar The project here also includes a the best in fashion, cosmetics, home the biggest in India in the informa- placed on a wooden abacus with an inscrip- Thiruvananthapuram response in the state capital as well 150-room luxury hotel adjacent to furnishing and jewellery. tion technology sector, and an in- tion and Nehru’s signature. with its family amusement centre, a the mall, like in Kochi, and an inter- The project also includes a 150- ternational convention centre on the “This is the second time we are here and food court with a capacity of 3,500 national convention centre. room luxury hotel which will be adja- Bolgatty Island there. the last time we came here was eight years ubai-based retail major LuLu guests, restaurants, coff ee shops and The LuLu Kochi has a total retail cent to the mall and an international Opposition leader Ramesh Chen- ago. We believe this is one event which you Group is opening India’s sec- a nine-screen multiplex. space of 2.2mn sq ft in 17 acres while convention centre. nithala will preside over the ground- can never witness anywhere else in the world Dond largest shopping mall The mall, designed by the UK- the mall in Trivandrum, for which This project is the largest private breaking ceremony. as the ambience and the setting is something here, the capital of the southern based Design International consult- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will investment in Kerala in recent times, Power Minister Kadakampally unique to this place,” said a German tourist state of Kerala, spending Rs20bn ants, will have ample space to park lay the foundation stone. joining the LuLu network of 127 Surendran will unveil the model of Mortiz Jurgen. (US$299mn). for 3,000 cars with easy access from Spread over 19 acres at Akkulam shopping malls spread across diff er- the mall and Revenue Minister E The history of the event dates back to 1952, The group opened the country’s all main roads and will adopt the lat- adjacent to Kazhakkoottam-Mukkola ent countries, mainly in the Middle Chandrasekharan the model of the when Nehru visited the state. biggest shopping mall in the port est traffi c management system, Yu- bypass of the national highway near East. hotel and convention centre. An impromptu race conducted in his hon- city of Kerala, also the home state of suff Ali said. the city’s software hub, they said, it Besides its international conven- Lawmaker Shashi Tharoor will our marked the beginning of the event. its promoter Yusuff Ali MA, in 2013, The mixed-use project will be en- would create more than 5,000 direct tion centre in Thrissur and a luxury switch on the piling work, while The event over the years has become the at a cost of Rs16bn (US$250mn) and vironment-friendly taking LEED cer- and 20,000 indirect jobs. hotel near the Cochin International former ministers P K Kunhalikutty signature event of Kerala and has become it still holds the record and has so far tifi cate specifi cations for eco-friendly With 200 global brands, the LuLu Airport, the group is also building a will launch a virtual digital video and one of the most popular events on the itiner- received 60mn footfalls. construction and maintenance. Hypermarket will be off ering some of twin-tower in the SmartCity Kochi, O Rajagopal it brochure. ary of many foreign tourists. Gulf Times Sunday, August 14, 2016 17 INDIA Kejriwal reiterates demand for Delhi’s statehood

IANS February 2015 assembly elections. New Delhi “Why should it be that the value of a vote in Haryana is more than in Delhi? This is an insult to the people of Delhi. n his fi rst public comments after We too are part of this country. But our his 10-day meditation break, Delhi vote has no value,” he quipped. IChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Underlining the development work yesterday reiterated his demand for being done by the AAP government, full statehood of Delhi. Kejriwal said that providing better ed- Addressing a meeting to mark un- ucation and health facilities were the veiling of a statue of Delhi’s fi rst chief main focus of his government. Federal Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda addresses an Organ Donation Day programme in New Delhi. minister, Chaudhry Brahm Prakash, “We are focusing more on health and Kejriwal also made an oblique criti- education because we feel that better cism of a Delhi High Court ruling that education of our children will help in has given Lt Governor Najeeb Jung pri- the development of our nation.” macy in the aff airs of the administra- He said the government would open tion in the capital. 1,000 mohalla (neighbourhood) clin- Miniscule minority of Indians The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader ics by the end of this year and that 100 quoted the late Brahm Prakash’s son as of them were already functional. saying that his father fought doggedly “We want to construct 10 big hos- to secure statehood for Delhi. pitals across Delhi but the DDA (Delhi “We are also fi ghting for statehood,” Development Authority) is not provid- donate their organs after death Kejriwal said. “We are also fi ghting for ing us land even though we are ready to the rights of the people.” pay for the land,” he added. The chief minister said the decision Kejriwal said a naturopathy cen- IANS an absence of conducive regulatory In some Western countries, the body Delhi, over 22,500 people across the to make the Lt Governor the supremo tre would be opened at the Chaudhry New Delhi framework, said the experts. of a citizen who has died goes into the country have registered since 2010 to in Delhi was an insult to the people of Brahm Prakash Ayurveda Charak San- “It’s tragic that even after so much custody of the state which can then take donate their organs after their death. Delhi and the choice they made in the sthan in outer Delhi. promotion of the idea, India lags so decisions regarding organ procurement The health experts said religious nly 0.08% of Indians donate much in organ donation. There has and donation, some doctors said. leaders should endorse organ dona- their organs to the needy as been almost no improvement in the In India, on the contrary, the consent tion programmes as a high percentage Ocompared to 70% of Spaniards situation in the last couple of years,” of the close relatives of the deceased of people avoid organ donation on re- and Belgians, health experts said yes- said Ravinder Malhotra, Director of who pledged their organs is important, ligious grounds. terday. the Centre for Liver Transplant and which is negative in most cases, said P Bhavadee Sharma, a senior doctor CBI registers fresh case Every year 200,000 people in India Gastrosciences at the Saroj Super Spe- K Bhardwaj, a Delhi-based doctor. with AIIMS, said: “People have to ac- need a new kidney and 100,000 need a ciality Hospital. “More people die waiting for a cept organ donation just like the way new liver, but only 2% to 3% of the de- “Children can also be made organ do- transplant as availability and suit- they have accepted blood donation. It against Vijay Mallya mand for new organs is met, they said nors after parental consent. There is a ability is less. Anybody can be a donor; will take time but will certainly happen on the occasion of Organ Donation Day need to explain and promote the entire depending on the medical condition, in the near future.” Along with change yesterday. concept of organ donation more,” he said. organs and tissues can be donated for in laws for organ donation, there is a IANS In this period, the company failed to The low proportion of organ donors Malhotra said the laws need to be transplant,” said Bhardwaj. need for convincing people about brain New Delhi meet fi nancial payment commitments. in Indian population can largely be at- changed to make them more facilita- According to the Organ Retrieval death, which a large number of people “Kingfi sher Airlines did not keep its tributed to ignorance, superstition and tive of organ donation. Banking Organisation of AIIMS-New do not consider death, Sharma said. account with the consortium of banks he Central Bureau of Investiga- regular and its accounts became non- tion (CBI) has registered a fresh profi table,” the offi cial said. Tcase against business tycoon The consortium of banks, therefore, Vijay Mallya, his defunct Kingfi sher recalled the credit facilities and also Airlines and United Breweries after a invoked the corporate guarantee of Raigad bridge tragedy: Wreckage of second bus found complaint by the State Bank of India UBHL and personal guarantee of Vijay (SBI) in connection with a loan default, Mallya. an offi cial said yesterday. According to the offi cial, the banks IANS have been observed in the river. recoverable. NDRF teams are being in- only 26 bodies so far; some were found The SBI fi led the complaint on be- in the complaint have said Mallya Raigad The fi rst piece of wreckage, said to be formed and a crane is being requested,” 100 km from the accident site in the half of consortium of 17 banks for “deliberately” did not repay the out- of the Rajapur-Borivali bus of the Ma- the spokesman said in a statement. Arabian Sea, offi cials said. causing loss of Rs 60.27bn. standing amount of the consortium of harashtra State Road Transport Corp In the past 10 days, naval divers have The collapse of the 70-year-old “We have registered a case against banks. ndian Navy divers yesterday (MSRTC), was found on Thursday. braved inclement weather, strong river British era bridge is one of the worst Mallya on the complaint of SBI,” a CBI The banks also said there was a con- found the wreckage of the second The naval authorities have requisi- currents and crocodiles in their con- road tragedies in Maharashtra. offi cial told IANS. spiracy among the group companies, Istate transport bus that had been tioned a crane from the National Dis- tinued search for the wreckage of the The search has been carried out “It was a lease that SBI and its con- promoters, and others unknown to washed away when a bridge across the aster Response Force (NDRF) to fi sh two MSRTC buses, he said. across land, river, creek and in the sortium of banks advanced various cheat the consortium of banks. Savitri river here collapsed on August out the wreckage found yesterday, The bridge collapse also resulted Arabian Sea by the Indian Navy, Indian credit facilities to Kingfi sher airlines,” Mallya fl ew to London on March 2 3, a defence spokesman said. which is presumed to be of the Jaigad- in four-fi ve private vehicles being Air Force, Indian Coast Guard, NDRF, the offi cial said. this year just days before a consor- The wreckage was found about 400m Mumbai MSRTC bus, the spokesman washed away in the heavy rain and Maharashtra Police and local fi re-bri- The offi cial said Kingfi sher Airlines tium of lenders knocked the Supreme away from the bridge collapse site, 5m said. fl oods, claiming an estimated 42 lives. gade, private adventure clubs and even availed credit facilities of SBI as well as Court’s doors to recover Rs 94.31bn in deep in the water where strong currents “It is assessed that the wreckage is Rescuers have managed to recover fi shermen. various other banks during 2009-10. loan and interest.

Manipuri editor fasts over AFSPA mphal west district police India, China discusses NSG membership issue yesterday detained up Aram- Ibam Robita, editor of Women and Crime Journal, a monthly IANS velopments and India’s preparations to cluding the implications of Britain’s exit magazine, for sitting on a fast- New Delhi host the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, from the European Union, the situation unto-death demanding the re- China, South Africa) Summit this year. in Korean Peninsula, UN Security Coun- peal of the controversial Armed According to Swarup, overall, the dis- cil reforms and forthcoming G20, East Forces (Special Powers) Act (AF- fter China blocked India’s bid cussions were positive, constructive and Asia and Brics summits were also on the SPA). for membership in the Nuclear held in an open spirit. agenda. Robita told media persons that ASuppliers Group (NSG), the two He said progress in bilateral ties was “South China Sea was not brought up she decided to fast like activ- countries had a “lengthy discussion” on reviewed, as also challenges on some re- by China,” Swarup said. ist Irom Sharmila who started the issue in a bilateral meeting between cent issues. An international arbitration tribunal fasting on November 4, 2000 External Aff airs Minister Sushma Swaraj “Positive assessment of expanding in the Permanent Court of Arbitration demanding the repeal of AFSPA and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi investments, more infrastructure coop- (PCA) in the Hague ruled on July 12 that and fi nally ended it on August 9. here yesterday. eration, easier visas, greater tourism and China violated the Philippines’ rights in However almost all NGOs, “Lengthy discussion on India’s NSG expanded cultural, academic and civil the South China Sea, one of the busiest women’s organisations and ac- membership,” External Aff airs Ministry society interactions,” the spokesperson commercial shipping routes in the world. tivists had urged her not to fast spokesperson Vikas Swarup said while said. The court accused China of interfering mainly due to her having two briefi ng the media after the three-hour- The issue of China vetoing India’s bid with the Philippines’ fi shing and petro- daughters and opposition from long talks. to put Pathankot airbase attack mas- leum exploration, building artifi cial is- Robita’s husband Arabam Hera. “The External Aff airs Minister out- termind and Jaish-e-Mohamed chief lands in the waters and failing to prevent Despite the urging, Robita lined the importance of meeting our Masood Azhar on the UN terror list also Chinese fi shermen from fi shing in the launched the fast on the ground clean energy goals in the context of COP- came up for discussion. zone. fl oor of her offi ce at Canchipur in 21 (Conference of Parties climate summit Swarup said that China was urged to The tribunal held that fi shermen from front of Manipur University. held in Paris last year),” he said. revisit its technical hold in line with its the Philippines had traditional fi shing Sources said the district police Swarup said that India off ered to dis- own professed zero tolerance towards rights in Scarborough Shoal in the South were asked to pick her up. cuss any technical issues China might terrorism. China Sea and that China had interfered Robita is also a writer who has have and it was agreed that the Direc- Sushma Swaraj also conveyed to Wang with these rights by restricting their ac- bagged international and na- tors General of Disarmament of the two India’s concerns on the China-Pakistan cess. tional awards. countries would meet soon. Economic Corridor. The court held that Chinese law en- Though the AFSPA was en- At the NSG plenary held in Seoul in “The situation on the border was re- forcement vessels unlawfully created a forced in the hill areas much June this year, China blocked India’s bid viewed and further steps to strengthen serious risk of collision when they physi- earlier to contain the insurgency for membership on the ground that a peace and tranquillity were discussed,” cally obstructed Philippine vessels in the by the Naga rebels, it was on No- country joining the 48-member group Swarup said. region. vember 8, 1980 that it was im- should be a signatory to the nuclear It was also agreed to set up a new China is locked in disputes over the posed in the valley areas. Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). mechanism at the level of Foreign Secre- Spratly and Paracel groups of islands in Despite Sharmila’s campaign Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his Yesterday’s talks also focused on other taries to discuss ties. the South China Sea with other countries it has continued in Manipur. off ice in New Delhi. bilateral issues, regional and global de- Regional and international issues in- of the region. Gulf Times 18 Sunday, August 14, 2016 LATIN AMERICA Rousseff trial on Aug 25: top court

Agencies are that the trial will last under Brasilia fi ve days, although allies of in- terim president Michel Temer are seeking to reduce this period razil’s Supreme Court has further. announced that the fi nal A vote by two-thirds of the 81 Bimpeachment trial of sus- senators (54 votes) are needed pended President Dilma Rous- for Rousseff to be impeached and seff will be held on August 25, the permanently removed from of- media reported yesterday. fi ce. On August 10, the Senate vot- Rousseff “went against the ed 59-21 to move ahead with the Constitution” by deliberately trial, after a recommendation to delaying payments to public An April 21, 2011, file photo of former Cuban president Fidel Castro listening to his brother Raul at the Convention Palace in Havana. do so by its impeachment com- banks and authorising additional mittee, Xinhua news agency re- credits without the approval of ported. Congress, allegedly in order to Next week, Ricardo Lewand- hide a growing defi cit in public owski, the president of the Su- fi nances, according to an im- preme Court, will meet leaders peachment committee’s report. Fidel Castro turns 90 in new Cuba of diff erent political parties to Rousseff was temporarily sus- determine the procedure of the pended for up to 180 days on May trial and voting. 12 and vice-president, Michel By Hector Velasco, AFP countless billboards across the Caribbean Fidel Castro retired from public life in “I don’t know whether I will be able to He will seek to broker a deal Temer, took over the presidency Havana island. 2006 due to ill health. wish him a happy birthday.” about the length of the sessions, on an interim basis. No offi cial public events were sched- He formally transferred the presidency Castro has reportedly suff ered from in- the intervals and the time each If Rousseff is convicted and re- uled to mark his birthday. to his brother Raul in 2008. testinal illness in recent years. senator will have to speak before moved from offi ce, Temer would uban revolutionary leader Fidel The former president spends his days But Fidel continues to exert “an indi- But offi cial secrecy shrouds his condi- casting their vote. complete her mandate until the Castro turned 90 yesterday in an out of sight at home. rect infl uence through certain fi gures in tion. He last appeared in public on April Expectations among analysts end of 2018. Cisland transformed from the one But in an article published by offi cial the regime who are not comfortable with 19 at the close of the Cuban Communist he led for half a century. media on Friday, Castro showed that he the reforms that Raul has made,” said Party Congress. Both loved as a hero and hated as a dic- had lost little of his old fi re, particularly Kevin Casas-Zamora, a political scientist Dressed in a blue tracksuit and speak- tator, Castro is one of the giant fi gures of when it comes to his longtime enemy the at Oxford University. ing in a trembling voice, he seemed to say modern history. United States. Raul, 85, has gradually opened up Cu- goodbye. “Soon I’ll be like all the rest,” he He defi ed 10 US presidents during his He criticized US President Barack ba’s economy and foreign relations, re- said.”Everyone’s turn comes.” 48 years in power, but in the decade since Obama for failing to explicitly apologize storing diplomatic relations with Fidel’s After Barack Obama visited Cuba in he stepped aside Cuba has become a dif- during his historic visit to Japan in May old foe, the United States. March, Castro recalled the island’s long ferent world. for Washington’s decision to drop the Such reforms were unthinkable when enmity with the United States, including His sworn foe, the United States, is no atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. Cuba was a pro-Soviet state on the Unit- Washington’s backing for the failed inva- longer offi cially Cuba’s enemy. He condemned as “equally criminal” ed States’ doorstep during the Cold War. sion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in 1961. Now white-bearded and frail, Castro the bombing of Nagasaki three days later. Fidel gave free healthcare, housing and His bitterness over that botched CIA was a strapping 32-year-old in green fa- Referring to the scores of US assassi- schooling to citizens on a poor island. plot played a part in pushing the world to tigues when he led a rebel force that drove nation plots against him — Cuban intel- “Fidel is everything. He is sport, he the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban out dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959. ligence services numbered them at more is culture. He is rebellion. If Cubans are missile crisis the following year. His image as a revolutionary warrior than 600, some reportedly involving poi- rebels, it is thanks to Fidel,” said Manuel The Soviet Union agreed to his request storming down from the mountains, rifl e soned or explosive cigars — he said, “I al- Bravo, a 48-year-old glazier. to send ballistic missiles to Cuba. in hand, stirred his admirers’ imagina- most laughed at the Machiavellian plans But the former president’s regime is “For most Latin Americans, Fidel Cas- tion. of US presidents.” also accused by human rights groups of tro represents heroic resistance to the he- His communist policies and iron-fi st- Although mostly out of sight, Castro brutally repressing dissent by torturing gemony and control of the United States,” ed treatment of rivals drew the hostility has not been out of the minds of ordinary and jailing opponents. said Peter Hakim, an international aff airs of the United States and other Western Cubans. “I will remember him as a dictator,” expert at Inter-American Dialogue, a powers. State newspapers on the communist said Martha Beatriz Roque, 71, an anti- think tank. Brazilian acting President Michel Temer (right) welcomes Armenian His voice used to boom out over Ha- island have for days been printing pic- Castro dissident who was one of 75 oppo- “But I do not think he will be seen as a President Serzh Sargsyan at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia. Sargsyan vana in speeches that lasted hours. tures and articles about him to mark his nents jailed in the “black spring” of 2003. hero for much longer... is the first president to be on visit off icial after Temer replaced Nowadays he is rarely heard from, 90th year. Concerts have been played in “He is the man of ‘E’s: egomaniacal, The modern world has left him and suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff . although his face still smiles out from his honour. egotistical, egocentric,” she said. Cuba behind.”

Court nixes Hapless Venezuelans head to Lopez plea Colombia for food, medicines ‘Rented out’ Guatemala children face life as modern-day slaves Thousands of Venezuelans were welcomed Venezuelan to Colombia yesterday by a military band court has as the two countries’ borders were off icially Adismissed By Henry Morales Arana, AFP charity El Refugio de la Ninez (Child- Usually, though, they are put up in southwest, according to Refugio de la reopened after being closed by Venezuela opposition leader Guatemala City hood Refuge), told AFP. dingy hotels and receive nothing more Ninez. a year ago. Leopoldo Lopez’s Her group helps state institutions than bread and water, Flores said. The prosecutor’s offi ce said that, na- Some people had travelled across Ven- appeal against 14- carry out operations to rescue exploited Palma from Refugio de la Ninez said tionally, 68 children were rescued from ezuela to queue overnight hoping to cross year prison sentence ids can be seen cleaning wind- minors, many of whom come from pre- the phenomenon is lucrative for the these labour gangs in the fi rst half of this to buy food and other basics that are in for his role in anti- shields or juggling in clown dominantly indigenous provinces in the gangs running them, and that there is a year — a modest fi gure given the offi cial short supply in Venezuela, which is steeped government protests Kmakeup on street corners in Gua- mountainous west of Guatemala. regular increase in the number of boys, estimate of the scale of the problem. in an economic crisis. two years ago, a law- temala’s cities. Authorities estimate around one mn girls and teens being used this way. Gloria Castro, a child and adolescent “I came with my family to do some shop- yer representing him But there’s no fun involved: many of children work in the country. But there The parents who loan them out receive defender in the Ombudsman’s offi ce for ping because we can’t find anything to said on Friday. these children are abandoned street ur- are no known offi cial statistics on how around $25 a week — a signifi cant sum human rights, noted that the operations eat,” said Wilmary Salcedo, a 17-year-old en- Lopez has be- chins or “rented out” by their parents to many of them work the streets or beg. for families barely eking out a living, she were insuffi cient. gineering student who had travelled some come a cause celebre networks that exploit them — eff ectively “Because of this population’s eco- said. “Unfortunately, the state, through its 900km from the central city of Maracay among opposition slaves. nomic situation, many organized crimi- An offi cial survey published in late institutions, has not done nearly enough hoping for rice, sugar and cooking oil. supporters, who ac- These child workers are a goldmine nal groups have managed to get hold of 2015 found that poverty in Guatemala’s on this issue,” she said, urging prosecu- Venezuela’s stores lack the most basic cuse President Ni- to the illegal groups that deploy them them,” said Harold Flores, who works as indigenous western highlands reached tors to step up probes into human traf- foods and medicines. cholas Maduro of throughout Guatemala’s capital and a child protection offi cial within the state 79%. fi cking rings and the government to fo- Queues of hundreds and even thou- trampling of human other urban centres. prosecutor’s offi ce. Offi cial fi gures show indigenous Gua- cus on families battling poverty. sands of people are common, and riots and rights. Many are indigenous, and all are from He explained that the children are of- temalans making up 40% of the popula- Her offi ce also sees the exploitation of looting are a daily occurrence. The US govern- the poor 60 % of this Central American ten forced to work 16-hour days, during tion. children as one of the motivators for the Venezuela’s President Maduro abruptly ment, the United country’s population of 16mn. which they are told to bring back at least But native leaders give a far higher big migration fl ow from Central America closed the border last August hoping, he Nations and in- They are “recruited by groups that $13 or face punishment. proportion, of 60%. to the United States. said, to protect his country from smugglers ternational rights arrange deals with the parents, who re- “In some cases, they are told that they Child exploitation is concentrated in It has found several of the children and paramilitaries. groups had also ceive a fee for renting out these kids, who are coming to study, or coming to learn a Guatemala’s central province, where the made to work in Guatemala’s streets Critics saw the action as a stunt to called for Lopez’s come here to the capital to work or beg trade, or that they will have a better life capital is located, and in the west and in ended up moving to Mexico or the United shift attention from worsening domestic release. for money,” Rosy Palma, director of the than where they are coming from.” towns along the Mexican border in the States to escape their slavery. problems. His sentencing Maduro announced the reopening on last year upended a Thursday, alongside his Colombian coun- brief rapprochement terpart Juan Manuel Santos. between Caracas “We’re interested in a new beginning in and Washington just economic and commercial relations with all a few months after Prison overcrowding highlights swamped justice in Central America of Colombia’s productive sectors,” Maduro the two sides had said on Thursday. begun discussions Santos said it would be a “gradual” to end more than a By Carlos Mario Marquez, AFP in its entirety,” said Laura Andrade, a duce the inmate population, adopt al- communicating with the outside world reopening. decade of acrimony. San Salvador Salvadoran expert on prison issues. ternative measures, and promote social in a bid to curb their criminal activities. Five border crossings will be open to Lawyer Juan Car- Several studies show that the govern- reinsertion,” the UN Development Pro- Yet there are some signs the region is re- pedestrians during the day from 6 am to 9 los Gutierrez gave ments in the region have opted for a pop- gramme said in a 2013 report. alising the need for a change in direction. pm local time. news that Lopez’s entral America’s relentless strug- ulist policy that simply scoops up mas- In recent years, Central American gov- “In the current conditions of over- A representative from Colombia’s appeal had failed in gle with gangs and street crime sive amounts of criminals and locks them ernments have thrown themselves behind crowding, the inhuman living conditions foreign ministry said 5,000 people had a tweet. Chas created a worrying conse- away as an answer to public fears in some renovating prisons or building new ones. and the human rights violations experi- crossed in the first two hours. “The sentence quence: prisons so overcrowded they of the world’s most dangerous countries. The allocated budgets are focused enced by most of the inmate population, The border has for years been a hotbed was confi rmed on serve more as schools for felons than in- Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador much more on improving penitentiary prison is doing the opposite of what it’s of smuggling of everything from price- the same terms. It’s stitutions for rehabilitation, according to constitute what is known as the “North- employees’ salaries and inmates’ food supposed to, which is to resocialise,” said controlled toothpaste and pasta to illegal offi cial,” Gutierrez experts. ern Triangle” of Central America: gang- than on rehabilitation schemes. a recent study of El Salvador’s prison drugs and weapons. wrote. Together, Guatemala, El Salvador, ridden nations whose murder rates are For the UNDP, the prisons have be- system carried out by the University of Maduro blamed Colombians, among Lopez was at the Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama have among the highest on the planet outside come hotbeds of violence where human Central America. others, for the country’s crisis and the clo- forefront of demon- 103,993 convicts in around a hundred of actual war zones. rights violations, criminal networks and With 34,938 inmates in 19 penitentia- sure strained relations between the South strations demanding penitentiaries — whose combined ca- But experts question the strategy, recidivism abound. ries, El Salvador has the worst rate of pris- American neighbours. Maduro’s resigna- pacity is meant to be 48,218. which they say merely creates fertile In a heightened crackdown on gangs on overcrowding in the region, at 246%. It Many people continued to cross the tion. Prison overpopulation in each facility centers for criminal learning. this year, El Salvador in March imposed is followed by Guatemala at 204%. border over the past year using dirt paths, Forty-three peo- ranges from 22% to 246%. “The citizen perception of imprison- strict measures to prevent many of the The Central American country with shallow river crossings and by paying ple died during the “The overcrowding highlights the fail- ment as a solution to security problems 16,197 gang members locked up — 46% the lowest level of overcrowding is Pan- off icials. protests. ure of the structure of the justice system has impeded progress in reforms to re- of the country’s prison population — ama, at 22%. Gulf Times Sunday, August 14, 2016 19 PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN SBP monitoring remittances from non-resident Pakistanis

Internews impact of oil price crash on the Middle East where Saudi Arabia country is losing steam. strong current trend of migra- workers’ remittances in Paki- Pakistan. In both of the fi rst two Karachi Gulf countries where expatriate accounts for the biggest chunk. tion of skilled Pakistanis to the stan”. cases, workers’ remittances are Pakistanis are concentrated. In July the infl ow from Saudi “SBP is observing the country. “At the moment there are unlikely to be aff ected much,” it The remittances dipped 20% Arabia dropped by 20%, though labour market conditions in Responding to a query it said: several possibilities includ- added. he State Bank of Pakistan year-on-year to $1.33bn in July, still by far the biggest source of Saudi Arabia, particularly “SBP is observing the labour ing resolution of the issue and “Further, relative to the exist- (SBP) is said to be closely according to the latest monthly infl ow in the month at $379mn. for the Pakistani labour market conditions in Saudi Ara- re-engagement of them in their ing diaspora in Saudi Arabia, the Tmonitoring and investi- data of the SBP. It appears that the robust force’’ bia, particularly for the Pakistani previous or some alternative jobs number of laid-off workers is gating recent vacillation in the The fall was steeper 37% on a trend of remittances inflow labour force. Since the situation within Saudi Arabia, relocation still quite small; therefore, even trend of remittances infl ow from month-on-month basis. that persisted for the last 10 The SBP, however, dismiss is still developing it would be of those labourers, or at least in case of their return its impact non-resident Pakistanis focus- About 65% of total yearly re- years lending support to the fears of a major dent in infl ows too early to make any judgement some of them, to other locations would remain limited,” the SBP ing on global recession and the mittances originate from the weak external sector of the from Saudi Arabia based on about its impact on the fl ow of in the Gulf countries or return to concluded. Taliban rebels free Pakistan chopper crew

AFP by the Afghan Taliban. not say anything about the role Islamabad Militants set the Mi-17 trans- of the Afghan government,” se- port helicopter on fi re and took curity analyst Hasan Askari said. the crew to a Taliban-controlled The Afghan Taliban have not ix crew members of a Paki- area after it made an emergency commented on the conditions of stani government helicop- landing in Logar province. the release. Ster which crash-landed in The crew included retired “One thing is however, very Afghanistan’s volatile east have Pakistani military offi cers and clear – that Afghan Taliban cer- been released, an offi cial said a Russian navigator, Pakistan’s tainly do not want to deteriorate yesterday, after they were taken Dawn newspaper reported at the their ties with Pakistan,” Askari hostage by the Afghan Taliban. time. said. The crew “was released in Pakistan had sought permis- Askari questioned why the an inter-tribe exchange on the sion to fl y a helicopter – being MI-17 was being send to Russia Pakistan-Afghan border (and) sent to Russia for overhauling – for repairs through Afghan air- arrived in Islamabad today,” for- over Afghan air space. space. Artists give final touches to a painting with the image of Pakistan’s founder Mohamed Ali Jinnah ahead of Independence Day celebrations eign ministry spokesman Nafees Pakistani army chief General “It appeared to be kind of a in Karachi yesterday. Pakistan celebrates the 69th anniversary of the country’s independence from British rule today. Zakaria said in a statement. Raheel Sharif said he had spo- mysterious exercise,” he added. He did not specify who had ken to Afghan President Ashraf Pakistan’s army uses Russian- been holding the crew hostage Ghani after the crash in a bid to made MI-17 helicopters, several CRIME nor what kind of exchange had secure the crew’s release. of which have crashed in recent secured their release. “President Ashraf Ghani as- years. Ex-husband and All six people – fi ve Pakista- sured all possible assistance in this In February, an army offi cer Sale of Independence Day father of slain UK nis and a Russian navigator –are regard,” he posted on Twitter. was killed when a military heli- “safe and in good health,” he Kabul has long accused Paki- copter crashed in northern Paki- woman held said, adding that the helicopter stan of supporting the Taliban stan on a routine night training belonged to the Punjab provin- and continuing to nurture sanc- mission. items reaches record Rs50bn The ex-husband and father of a cial government. tuaries on its soil in the hope of Last August, 12 people were British woman suspected to be A senior Pakistani offi cial, maintaining infl uence in Af- killed when a helicopter belong- the victim of an “honour” killing speaking on condition of ano- ghanistan. ing to the army crashed in north- Internews “It seems people of Karachi as compared to Rs80 last year. appeared in a Pakistani court nymity, confi rmed the crew’s Analysts said it was not clear west Pakistan. Karachi are being extra zealous than The wholesale hub at Has- yesterday after being arrested safe return. how the Pakistan government And seven people – including people from other parts of the san Ali Aff andi Road near Paper by police. Samia Shahid died last After the August 4 crash, had secured the crew’s safe re- two foreign ambassadors – died country,” he said. Market wears a festive look. month during a visit to her family local authorities in Afghani- lease. in May last year when an MI-17 ales of Independence “Good thing is that many Prices of independence day village in Punjab province with her stan said that the six-person “Our government is tight army helicopter crashed at a hol- Day related items have schools are also celebrating related items are lower than second husband, Mukhtar Kazam, crew had been taken hostage lipped while the army also did iday resort in the hills of Gilgit. Sincreased by 100% as August 14 and holding func- roadside stalls in various areas claiming she was murdered for Pakistan appears more en- tions this year. of the city. bringing “dishonour” on her family. thusiastic in celebrating Au- Additional demand this year Stalls are loaded with fl ags, “Shahid’s ex-husband, Mohamed gust 14 this year – breaking came from some religious in- T-shirts with trousers, bangles, Shakeel, who was on pre-arrest all sales records of previous stitutions and mosques which badges, wrist bands, caps, bail, was arrested along with years, traders said. are arranging fl ag hoisting cer- face masks, glasses, balloons, Shahid’s father, Mohamed Shahid, Senate body supports declaring This year, sales of fl ags, bun- emonies coupled with some glasses, CDs of national songs, after a local court did not extend tings, badges and other goods other celebrations,” Nisar said. etc. Shakeel’s bail,” Aqeel Abbas, a local began in mid-July, almost two He claimed there was thin The number of investors in police off icial, said. Abbas said Gilgit-Baltistan a province weeks earlier as compared to demand for fl ags and other this business has increased both men would remain in custo- August 1 last year. items from political parties. manifolds this year, with many dy for four days in Jhelum, 126km The number of roadside The wholesale prices of lifting the stocks from whole- east of the capital Islamabad. Internews longing to various political par- region over the weekend. stalls increased by more than various items have gone up by sale markets much earlier this Police have not charged the men. Gilgit ties supported making GB as the Pakistani territories that cur- 50% due to improving law and 5-10% than last year, Nisar year – hoping to make a wind- Kazam and Shahid, a dual British- fi fth province of the country. rently enjoy provincial status order situation in Karachi. said. fall. Pakistani citizen, had been married “How we can keep an impor- include Balochistan, Khyber Pa- Meanwhile, festive activities He blamed retailers for President All Karachi Tajir for two years and were living in key parliamentary com- tant region out of the main- khtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh. including fl ag hoisting, fi re- charging more than 100% pric- Itehad Atiq Mir estimated Rs- Dubai, police told AFP. Kazam, mittee in Pakistan has stream,” he said, adding “If an- “The people of GB people works and musical shows as es from consumers as August 14 10bn sales of various items in who is Pakistani, said his wife had Asupported declaring the yone fears about implications should have the same consti- well as illumination of govern- nears. Karachi this year as compared angered her parents by convert- scenic mountainous Gilgit- of granting provincial status to tutional rights enjoyed by peo- ment buildings are expected to A retailer at Gurumandir was to Rs5bn in 2015, while sales in ing to Shia Islam, his sect, before Baltistan (GB) region in the north GB at the international level, ple of other parts of Pakistan,” double this year. seen selling 1.5 ft fl ag for Rs100. Lahore are estimated at Rs5bn their wedding. Earlier this month as the country’s fi fth province. their misgivings can be also Haider said. “Our sales have already gone He said the same sized fl ag as compared to Rs2.5-Rs3bn at an emotional news conference Chairman of the Senate’s Spe- solved.” “The region has been neglect- up by over 100pc this year and was priced at Rs80 last year, last year. he had presented a copy of the cial Committee on China-Paki- Haider was addressing a press ed in fi nancial matters despite well surpassed our targets,” citing the 5-10% hike in whole- He said nationwide sales of post-mortem report into his wife’s stan Economic Corridor project conference at the Gilgit airport having vast potential in hydro- owner of VIP Flags, Nisar sale rates as the reason. these items may hover between death that said the 28-year-old had Senator Taj Haider said all the 10 before leaving for Islamabad at power generation,” he under- Parchamwala said on the eve of One set of bangles (2 inch Rs40-50bn as compared to marks on her neck, suggesting members of the committee be- the end of a four-day visit to the scored. Independence Day. size) can be purchased at Rs100 Rs20-25bn last year. she had been strangled. IS threat lingers in Afghanistan despite leader’s death

AFP strong leadership,” Kabul-based dents of Nangarhar say the group garhar confi rmed the informal Jalalabad political analyst Haroun Mir is still maintaining its reign of insurgent alliance, but the Tali- said. tyranny in the region. ban have strongly denied joining “But the IS threat in the region “The off ensive is going on and hands with IS. he killing of the Islamic is still far from over.” the government says they are The Taliban, who have them- State group’s leader in The group claimed twin winning,” a tribal leader in Hiska selves often been accused of sav- TAfghanistan and Pakistan bombings last month that tore Mina, one of the worst-hit dis- agery during their 15-year insur- has dealt a major blow to the ji- through crowds of minority Shia tricts in Nangarhar, said. gency, have publicly sought to hadists, but despite a US-backed Hazaras protesters in Kabul, kill- “But Daesh fi ghts every night, appear as a bulwark against IS’s scorched earth off ensive the re- ing 80 people in the deadliest at- and the insecurities have in- reign of brutality and as a legiti- gional franchise is far from over, tack in the capital since 2001. creased, not decreased,” he added, mate group waging an Islamic war. observers said yesterday. The devastating attack in using the Arabic acronym for IS. The Nato-led coalition es- Hafi z Saeed was killed in a US the capital represented a major Local tribal leaders say the timates there are around 1,500 airstrike in eastern Nangarhar escalation for IS, which so far Taliban, a stronger group than IS militants in afghanistan -- province last month, the Pen- has largely been confi ned to its IS, has forged an informal alli- mostly disaff ected Pakistani and tagon announced Friday, as Af- stronghold in Nangarhar, where ance with the jihadists after a afghan Taliban, as well as Uzbek ghan forces mount an operation it is notorious for brutality in- year of fi erce rivalry in order to militants and local residents of against the militants after they cluding beheadings. eff ectively combat government Nangarhar. claimed the deadliest attack in But offi cials denied that it forces. The group has so far not an- Kabul for 15 years. marked a turning point for IS in “The Daesh and Taliban have nounced a successor to Saeed. The death of Saeed, the sec- Afghanistan, saying the group stopped fi ghting each other and afghan authorities errone- ond prominent militant to be has been under heavy pressure are both fi ghting the govern- ously believed Saeed had been killed in a US regional strike in from both US air strikes and a ment,” said Malek Haseeb, a killed in another strike in July recent months, is a setback to ground off ensive led by Afghan tribal leader in Kot, a mountain- 2015, when a US drone targeted the group’s eff orts to expand be- forces. ous district from where IS mili- dozens of IS-linked cadres in yond its heartland of Syria and The US military says the tants were last month fl ushed Nangarhar, close to the Pakistani Iraq into Afghanistan and Paki- group’s nascent presence in Af- out by afghan troops. border. stan. ghanistan has dwindled, with “Once government forces News of his death comes af- “The killing of IS leader Hafi z fi ghters largely confi ned to two leave, we fear Daesh will return ter former Taliban leader Mul- Saeed in a US airstrike is a ma- or three districts in Nangarhar and resume their operations,” he lah Akhtar Mansour was killed jor blow to the group, which will from around nine in January. added. in another US drone strike inside An Afghan National Security Forces serviceman takes position during a military operation in Helmand struggle to make gains without a But despite the off ensive, resi- An army commander in Nan- Pakistan in May. province following clashes with Taliban insurgents. Gulf Times 20 Sunday, August 14, 2016 PHILIPPINES Philippines, rebels restart peace talks

AFP arms after a law was passed cre- the Bangsamoro homeland. Kuala Lumpur ating an autonomous homeland We need all the players to be in Mindanao and a regional gov- onboard,” he said. ernment was elected. While there were some people he Philippines yester- The vote was meant to take in the southern Philippines in- day restarted peace talks place alongside the May 2016 spired by the Islamic State jihad- Twith the country’s larg- general election. ists, Ebrahim said “if the peace est Muslim rebel group, the fi rst However a bungled raid into process was successful, they (IS) under President Rodrigo Duterte MILF territory that killed 44 po- will not garner the people’s sup- aimed at ending decades of vio- lice commandos in 2015 helped port.” lence that has claimed tens of derail the passage of the law and The Philippine Muslim sepa- thousands of lives. stalled the peace process with ratists comprise three main Negotiators for the two sides the rebels. groups -- the MNLF and break- said the weekend talks in Malay- Dureza described the re- away factions the MILF and the Residents ride on a makeshift boat after evacuating their homes due to flooding brought by monsoon rains in San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines, sia would discuss details of Du- launching of the talks in Ma- Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom yesterday. terte’s peace road map. laysia, the fi rst formal sit-down group. “They will discuss the road between the two sides since Du- Armed Muslim groups have map to clarify certain issues. But terte took offi ce, as a “big mile- been fi ghting since the 1970s for let me warn everyone, it is not an stone for peace in Mindanao”. an independent Islamic state or easy task. It is very complicated,” MILF chief Murad Ebrahim autonomous rule in the south, Jesus Dureza, presidential ad- said he welcomed fellow Mus- which they regard as their an- Two killed after fi rewall viser on the peace process, told lim rebel Nur Misuari, chairman cestral home, and the confl ict reporters in Kuala Lumpur with- of the Moro National Liberation has claimed more than 100,000 out elaborating. Front (MNLF), to join the tran- lives. The 12,000-strong Moro Is- sition commission to establish The conflict has condemned lamic Liberation Front (MILF) the “Bangsamoro” autonomous millions of people across collapses amid heavy rains has waged a bloody insurgency region in the south. Mindanao to brutal poverty in the mainly Muslim southern “For the inclusion of and created fertile conditions Philippines since the 1970s but brother Nur Misuari, the for Islamic extremism, with the DPA an accord signed in 2014 had MILF welcomes him joining Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf Manila raised hopes of a lasting peace. because we believe there has and other hardline militants Under the accord, the rebels to be inclusivity in finding making remote areas their would have only given up their a solution to the problem in strongholds. wo teenagers were killed in the Philippines yester- Tday when a jailhouse fi re- wall collapsed into neighbouring shanty houses in Manila City fol- lowing days of heavy rains. Several people were also in- jured in the accident in Santa Cruz district, said Johnny Yu, head of the local disaster relief offi ce. Yu said a portion of Manila City Jail’s 7-foot fi rewall crushed four dwellings occupied by the victims. “The heavy rains of the past days could have weakened the wall and caused the collapse,” he said. Manila and the surrounding provinces have been experienc- ing heavy rains for the past week due to a low pressure area and the southwest monsoon. Hundreds of residents were forced to fl ee their homes in some areas in Manila and north- ern provinces due to swollen riv- ers and dams. The heavy rains prompted air- lines to cancel or divert dozens of Philippine presidential adviser on the peace process, Jesus Dureza (left), shakes hands with Murad fl ights to and from Manila, while Ibrahim (centre), chairman of the southern Philippine rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), widespread fl ooding caused prior to their meeting on peace talks between the Philippine government and Muslim rebel negotiators at heavy traffi c in the capital over- Rescue workers carry a survivor on a stretcher, after he was extracted from a collapsed wall in an informal a hotel in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. night. settler house, just beside the city jail building in Manila yesterday. Congress should have say Manila eyes ‘two-track’ in Marcos burial: Ramos talks with China: envoy

AFP ippines but have insisted that it AFP “That would relieve us (of) the decision and had demanded Manila deserves burial with honours in Manila the burden of discussing con- that the Philippines disregard it the Heroes’ Cemetery in a Ma- tentious issues because we in future talks. nila suburb. have another group doing that The Philippines rejected this. he Philippine Congress However, a former Ramos of- he Philippines and Chi- while we explore ways and Both Ramos and Alunan must decide whether late fi cial, then-interior secretary na discussed setting up means on how to move our stressed that they were only in- Tdictator Ferdinand Mar- Rafael Alunan, recalled that dur- Ta “two-track” system relations forward,” he told re- formal envoys and that further cos is buried in a heroes’ cem- ing the Ramos administration, that would allow them to co- porters. formal talks would be handled etery, the ex-president said yes- Imelda Marcos agreed to have operate in some areas while He did not say which “think- by other parties. terday. her husband’s body buried in separately handling “conten- tanks” would be involved in Ramos said they also “talked Fidel Ramos’ remarks ap- their hometown, not in the He- tious issues” such as their these issues, apparently refer- about fi shing,” referring to Chi- peared to contradict the con- roes’ Cemetery. South China Sea territorial ring to the two countries’ ter- na driving away Filipino fi sher- troversial decision of fi rebrand “We said that because the dispute, a Manila envoy said ritorial dispute over the South men from a shoal it occupied leader Rodrigo Duterte to allow burial will have to be done there, yesterday. China Sea. in 2012 after a stand-off with Marcos, who has been accused will be no burial in the Heroes’ Former president Fidel Ra- Philippine authorities. of massive corruption and hu- Cemetery,” Alunan said. mos and ex-interior secretary “That would relieve The shoal is 230 kilometres man rights abuses, to be buried Alunan told reporters he did Rafael Alunan discussed the us (of) the burden of (140 miles) off the main Phil- in the Heroes Cemetery despite a not know if the accord could be proposal at meetings with Chi- discussing contentious ippine island of Luzon and 650 widespread outcry. considered legally binding but nese representatives in Hong issues because we have kilometres from Hainan island, “I said offi cially, let the peo- remarked: “I would think that Kong on a trip aimed at im- another group doing the nearest major Chinese ple decide. Who are the people? because the agreement is still proving relations. that while we explore landmass. Our representatives and senators Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos (centre) does 10 push-ups in force, then both sides should Ramos, a longtime advocate ways and means on how Ramos said he discussed re- now sitting in Congress,” said after a press conference at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila yesterday. honour it.” of closer ties, said the talks to move our relations storing the previous situation Ramos, who served in the mili- Representatives for the Mar- were “very hospitable...very forward” where Chinese, Filipino and tary under Marcos until turning 21 years, mostly under martial having helped him get elected cos family could not be contact- encouraging, in the sense that even Vietnamese fi shermen on him in 1986. law, and he and his family looted president in May. ed for comment. we have a common interest” When asked if they discussed freely plied their trade in the He suggested that elected law- state coff ers and ruthlessly sup- But the country’s National A group representing former in such goals as fi ghting global a UN-backed tribunal’s ruling Scarborough Shoal. makers issue a resolution about pressed dissent. Historical Institute has ques- detainees under the late dictator warming. last month that Beijing’s claims However both Ramos and Marcos’ burial, saying it would re- But a popular revolt, helped tioned Marcos’ war claims and said yesterday they would fi le a They met with Fu Ying, chair over most of the South China Alunan said the Chinese side fl ect the will of the people. by Ramos, toppled Marcos from activist groups say burying him petition with the Supreme Court of the foreign aff airs commit- Sea were invalid, Ramos said made no commitments and Duterte, who openly boasts power and sent him and his fam- in the cemetery would white- to stop the burial. tee of the National People’s “we never mentioned that.” merely noted their proposals. of his alliance with the Marcos ily fl eeing into exile in Hawaii wash his crimes. “Marcos is no hero. He was Congress, China’s communist- The decision by the Perma- While the territorial dis- family, has said Marcos deserves where he died in 1989. The Marcos family, which a mass murderer, torturer and controlled legislature. nent Court of Arbitration was pute has strained ties, new burial in the special cemetery For his role in ousting Marcos, has made a remarkable political a plunderer. To confer national Alunan said both sides dis- widely seen as a victory for the Philippine President Rod- because he was a soldier and a Ramos was appointed defence comeback in recent years, has honours to Marcos is a defi le- cussed “encouraging track Philippines which has chal- rigo Duterte has previously president, regardless of any mis- chief and later elected president, kept the preserved body of their ment of the people’s historic two or think-tank exchanges... lenged China’s claims to the said he would seek Chinese deeds. serving from 1992 to 1998. patriarch on display in their struggle against the tyranny of where we will be discussing vital waterway. help for vital infrastructure Marcos ruled the country for He is infl uential with Duterte, hometown in the northern Phil- martial law,” the group said. contentious issues.” China refused to recognise projects. Gulf Times Sunday, August 14, 2016 21 SRI LANKA/BANGLADESH/NEPAL

Unesco offi cial to affi rm support for reconciliation in Sri Lanka

Agencies August 16 on “Soft Power for Colombo Peace and Development” at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Re- nesco Director-Gener- lations and Strategic Studies, al Irina Bokova arrived ColomboPage online newspa- Uin Colombo yesterday per reported. on her fi rst offi cial visit to Sri She will visit the South Asian Lanka where she will affi rm Centre for Teacher Develop- the organisation’s support to ment, an institute under the the peace and reconciliation auspices of Unesco established process and the advancement in 2012, where she will address of the 2030 Agenda for Sus- a forum on “Quality Educa- tainable Development. tion through Eff ective Teacher Her visit which will conclude Development” along with the on August 17, will include a se- Minister of Education and the ries of public events, visits to Chairman of the Sri Lanka Na- world heritage sites and top- tional Commission for Unesco, level bilateral meetings. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam on Au- The Unesco director-gen- gust 17. eral will witness the trans- With Minister of Science, formation underway in the Technology and Research Susil country and discuss measures Premajayantha she will partici- to strengthen co-operation pate in a forum on “Science & to build peace and a sustain- Technology Education,” where able future for all, through she will meet a cross-section of inclusive quality education, representatives from the scien- science, technology and inno- tifi c community (Aug 16). vation, cultural heritage, the Bokova will discover the promotion of cultural diver- country’s cultural wealth sity and environmental con- through visits to several of its British national Hasnat Karim (centre) leaves after his court appearance in Dhaka yesterday. servation, the Unesco said in a eight world heritage sites, in- statement. cluding the ancient city of Pol- At the invitation of the onnaruwa, the Sigiriya Rock Ministry of Foreign Aff airs, Fortress and the Dalada Mali- Bokova will give a lecture on gawa in Kandy. Briton formally held Nepal set to over cafe carnage boost checks rim last week said that his son on pilots to AFP Dhaka had helped save lives during the siege. “My son was a hero.He saved angladeshi police have the life of at least eight people ensure safety formally arrested a British during the siege. I know him. He Bnational allegedly involved is innocent.” in the deadly attack on a Dhaka Relatives say Karim, his wife IANS Gautam told the lawmak- cafe that killed 22 people last and two children were at the cafe Kathmandu ers that the CAAN has issued month, offi cials said yesterday. to celebrate the 13th birthday of a circular to airline operators Hasnat Karim, a 47-year-old their daughter. telling them that if any pi- Briton, had initially been de- Reports in local media said s human errors have lots were found entering into tained along with Tahmid Khan, both men were being investigat- been pointed out as a a cloud during the monsoon 22, a University of Toronto stu- ed for suspicious activity during Amajor reason for in- season, their licenses would be dent, as a suspect in the attack, the siege. creasing air accidents in Ne- withdrawn immediately. which was claimed by the Islam- They said Khan was seen pal, the authorities said they Ministry of Culture, Tour- ic State group. holding a fi rearm and Hasnat would strengthen inspections ism and Civil Aviation Secre- A court yesterday ordered Ka- Karim strolling with the attack- for “health and behaviour” of tary Prem Kumar Rai said the rim to be remanded in custody ers on the roof. crew members. government would implement for eight more days after police Karim was a lecturer at the Nepal witnessed six air ac- the policy of regular health said he was the “fi rst person” to North-South University in Dha- cidents in the last one year, check for pilots before they be formally arrested over the at- ka, where two of the fi ve attack- killing 36 passengers and crew start a fl ight. tack. ers who were gunned down at members. Nepali lawmakers said if the Karim and Khan were both the end of the siege had studied. Speaking at Committee for current safety issues were not inside the Holey Artisan Bakery Khan, who is a Bangladeshi Good Governance and Moni- corrected immediately, any- when gunmen raided the cafe on citizen, was back in his home- toring of Nepali Parliament on one could be a victim. the night of July 1, taking a group land while on leave from the uni- Friday, Sanjeev Gautam, di- They said that repeated of mainly Western diners hos- University of Toronto student Tahmid Hasib Khan (centre) leaves after his court appearance in Dhaka. versity. rector general of Civil Aviation air accidents have spread a tage and then killing 20 of them, Police earlier this week named Authority of Nepal (CAAN), bad image of Nepal as a risky along with two policemen. Metropolitan Police spokesman “We’ve said that he was a vic- of the siege when commandos a Canadian citizen, Tamim said the CAAN has decided to country for travel. Police had sought to hold Ka- Masudur Rahman said. tim of circumstances. He was stormed the cafe in the capital’s Chowdhury, as the attack’s mas- focus on addressing human The Himalayan nation is rim for 10 more days, saying the Karim and Khan were last used as a body shield and forced upmarket Gulshan neighbour- termind, off ering a reward of up behaviour issue of the crew under the signifi cant safety father of two should be ques- week arrested under a law which to walk with the attackers at hood on the morning of July 2. to $25,000 for information lead- members, Xinhua news agen- concern list of International tioned further as he was now the allows the police to detain some- gunpoint,” Golam Mostafa said. The men’s families have said ing to his arrest. cy reported. Civil Aviation Organisation “fi rst person to have been ar- one on suspicion of any crime Khan was remanded into po- they were being held by security The siege was by far the “We don’t understand why and the European Commission rested in the case”. but they were not directly linked lice custody for six days, police forces even though there was no deadliest in a string of attacks the pilots are repeatedly enter- has banned Nepali airlines to “We have found some infor- to the attack. said. evidence to link them to the at- claimed by radical groups which ing clouds as it is a violation of fl y in European Union, show- mation regarding his involve- Karim’s lawyer maintained he Neither Karim and Khan have tackers. have blighted Bangladesh over the standard operating proce- ing defi ciency in the country’s ment in that incident,” Dhaka was innocent. been seen in public since the end Karim’s father Rezaul Ka- the last three years. dure,” Gautam said. air safety. Preparations underway Rescued Indian elephant to fi nd for Mukherjee’s visit

IANS cial envoys home in Bangabandhu Park Kathmandu of newly- appointed Prime Min- By Mizan Rahman Former deputy chief conser- the elephant sugarcane, banan- “We are planning to engage a it would not be wise to send it epal authorities were ister Pushpa Dhaka vator of forest, Dr Tapon Kumar as, banana leaves and molasses team of fi ve elephant keepers to back to the forest. Its security arranging Indian Presi- Kamal Da- Roy, who led the team, said the to eat. tame the wild elephant,” Tapon could be jeopardised, he noted. Ndent Pranab Mukherjee’s hal. tranquillised elephant woke up said. He also said that taking the (pictured) visit to the Himalayan Nidhi said he wild elephant, which around at 5pm. “It was still very weak. Once tamed, the elephant elephant to Bangabandhu Safari nation as the chief guest for the the purpose of his visit to India got separated from its “It was still very weak.We We helped it stand up at will be loaded onto a truck and Park would not be easy. fi rst anniversary of the promul- was to invite Pranab Mukherjee Therd in India and en- helped it stand up at 11.20 pm 11.20 pm with the help of transported to Bangabandhu Meanwhile, the Koyra village gation of the country’s constitu- to visit Nepal and prepare the tered Sarishabari sub-district with the help of labourers.We labourers.We gave it saline Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in was crowded with those who tion, the media reported yester- ground for Dahal’s visit to New of northern Jamalpur district gave it saline and medicines.We and medicines.We had to Gazipur district near Dhaka wanted to catch a glimpse of the day. Delhi, who received an invita- of Bangladesh along with the had to chain one of its hind legs chain one of its hind legs city, he added. tranquillised elephant. “If the constitution is amend- tion from Indian Prime Minister fl oodwaters, will fi nd a new on security grounds,” he added. on security grounds” A joint rescue team compris- Police and Rapid Action Bat- ed before the anniversary, a visit Narendra Modi on the day he was home at the Bangabandhu Sa- A 500-litre glucose saline ing forest and veterinary offi - talion personnel had to be post- date closer to the anniversary of elected the premier. fari Park in Gazipur, offi cials of was administered to the ele- Sources said the elephant ate cials from Bangladesh and India ed to thwart the crowds. constitution promulgation could According to The Himalayan the park said. phant to give a boost of energy, everything except the molasses. started the rescue operation on Jute mill worker Shah Alam, be fi xed,” The Himalayan Times Times, Indian ambassador Ran- A 17-member Bangladeshi Tapon said. However, the untamed wild August 4, but they did not suc- who was spending sleepless quoted an offi cial as saying. The jit Rae had said high-level visits team rescued the elephant at After the glucose dose, the animal became agitated to see ceed as they could not fi nd a nights as the elephant was fi rst anniversary will be observed between Nepal and India would Koyra village in Sarishabari’s shackles on the front legs of the a crowd of onlookers. It tore suitable place to tranquillise the camping only a few yards from on September 19. occur shortly as bilateral ex- Kamrabad union of Jamalpur elephant had to be unfastened off the ropes and took a dip in a animal. his house, said thousands of On Friday, the government changes could not be put on hold district on Thursday. and tied to trees with thick ny- pond nearby. The three-member rescue people visited the village. decided to send Deputy Prime for too long. The elephant remained un- lon ropes, so that it could stand It later came back to its rest- team from Assam forest depart- Villagers Abdul Barek and Ministers Bimalendra Nidhi and Meanwhile, Rae is in New Del- der the supervision of the for- up and make movements while ing place when the members of ment left Dhaka on August 9. Suruzzaman said their relatives Krishna Bahadur Mahara to India hi, apparently to discuss Nidhi’s est department in Sarishabari it ate food, he said. the rescue team managed to tie Roy said since the elephant were coming from distant plac- and China, respectively, as spe- visit agenda, authorities said. yesterday. The forest department gave it with ropes again. had got separated from its herd, es to see the elephant. Gulf Times 22 Sunday, August 14, 2016 COMMENT

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P.O.Box 2888 counter integration threats Doha, Qatar [email protected] Politically, the EU should set for October. The same month, Italy Telephone 44350478 (news), emphasise eff ective will hold a constitutional referendum 44466404 (sport), 44466636 (home delivery) to reform the Senate, and Renzi has Fax 44350474 co-operation in combating vowed to resign if it doesn’t pass. This terrorism would open the door for the anti- establishment Five Star Movement, which recently won local elections in By Philippe Legrain Rome and Turin, and has called for a London referendum on Italy’s eurozone (but not EU) membership. GULF TIMES Even when populist parties don’t or once, Marine Le Pen, the win, establishment politicians still leader of France’s far-right make concessions to their supporters. National Front, may be For example, Alain Juppe, the Fcorrect. She has called the presidential frontrunner for the US voters growing United Kingdom’s vote to leave the Republicans in France, muses about European Union the biggest political limiting labour mobility in the EU, as event in Europe since the fall of the does his main rival, former president Berlin Wall. That may turn out to be Nicolas Sarkozy. tired of Trump’s true: Brexit has destabilised the UK To counter these forces of and could end up destroying the EU. disintegration, the EU must do less Old-fashioned federalists say the and do it better. Economically, plans answer to Brexit should be further So, too, is the Danish People’s Party, In France, Prime Minister Manuel for new institutions can wait; the confrontational style EU integration. But that response which is the biggest party in the Valls threatened to ignore the EU’s eurozone should focus instead on is both far-fetched and dangerous. Danish parliament, but remains out of posted-workers directive unless it policies to raise living standards for Germany and France are often at government. was modifi ed to prevent employers all. These should include looser fi scal Donald Trump’s presidential campaign last odds, and both have weak leaders In France, where opposition to the from hiring workers from other EU constraints; more investment; an end week went through more gyrations following the facing re-election next year who EU is even greater than in the UK, Le countries on worse terms than locals. to beggar-thy-neighbour wage cuts; could scarcely muster support for an Pen is campaigning on the promise Germany claims that France is and lower taxes on labour. candidate’s own infl ammatory comments. “ever-closer union”. And anti-EU of a “Frexit” plebiscite. She currently also bending the eurozone’s fi scal Europe’s leaders also need to restore The week of ugly discourse ended with Trump trying sentiment is too widespread and leads in polls for the fi rst round of the rules, with no objection from the trust. For starters, they should use to back away from the most incendiary assertion yet: too deep to hand more power to presidential election next April. European Commission. And while the the EU’s new bail-in rules to clean up Calling President Barack Obama and Democratic unelected EU officials and impose Commission threatened Spain and banks’ balance sheets, imposing losses additional constraints on national Brexit now makes Portugal with fi nes for their borrowing on creditors and compensating any presidential nominee Hillary Clinton the “founders” decision-making without poisoning overruns, it ultimately pulled back. small investors who were sold a false of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. the pot further. leaving the EU seem It has also rubber-stamped many bill of goods. Trump did backpedal, in his own way, fi nally on True, the immediate post-Brexit governments’ unilateral imposition Politically, the EU should emphasise turmoil appears to have boosted feasible and, to some, of border controls in the supposedly eff ective co-operation in combating Friday suggesting on Twitter that the media failed to support for mainstream politicians border-free Schengen Area. terrorism. And, rather than trying recognise his “sarcasm”. But he muddled his message and the EU; but this is unlikely to reasonable Worse, the Commission has turned to force recalcitrant governments later in a speech in Pennsylvania, reiterating that last. The Brexit fallout is likely to sap a blind eye to Hungary’s illiberal to accept unwanted refugees, EU eurozone economic performance and And while those polls suggest she prime minister, Viktor Orban, despite authorities should pursue an orderly he was “being sarcastic”, then added: “But not that further polarise European politics as would be defeated in the second- his government’s repeated fl outing and safe resettlement programme sarcastic, to be honest with you.” voters become more insecure. German round runoff by a more moderate of EU requirements concerning the with willing governments. This is Trump’s shoot-from-the-hip style had raised dominance of the EU will increase, and conservative challenger, centre-left rule of law and democratic norms. particularly important in view of the so, too, will the anti-German backlash voters who are fed up with austerity, The governments of Hungary uncertain fate of the EU’s deal with eyebrows with a comment last Tuesday that many in many countries. the political establishment, and and other countries also refuse to Turkey to curb refugee infl ows, which interpreted as a suggestion gun enthusiasts should use With a weak and divided EU unable German dominance may yet rally comply with the EU’s programme to is looking increasingly precarious in violence against Clinton. to resolve Europe’s many crises, behind her. Moreover, the growing relocate refugees across the Union, the wake of last month’s failed coup. Trump kicked off last week trying to refocus his and with nationalism resurgent, we sense of insecurity after the Nice which in any case has scarcely been The EU’s leaders need to wake up. can expect further disintegration in attack on July 14 – the third major implemented; Orban is holding a With disintegration looming, they campaign on his economic vision, making more sharp diff erent forms. terrorist massacre in France in 18 referendum in October to bolster his urgently need to demonstrate to criticism of US trade policy and calling for cuts in The most extreme form would months – plays into Le Pen’s hands. position. anxious Europeans that the benefi ts taxes and government regulations to spur investment be further exits by member states. Disintegration could also take a A third threat to EU integration is of the EU outweigh its costs.- Project Leaving the EU once seemed less extreme but more insidious form the further capture of governments Syndicate and increase jobs. outlandish: no country had ever done if governments choose to ignore EU by nationalist anti-establishment He stayed on script, speaking to the Detroit it, and only extremists even proposed rules with impunity. In Italy, Prime parties. As the European Council on zPhilippe Legrain, a former economic Economic Club, but had to pause multiple times while it. Brexit now makes leaving seem Minister Matteo Renzi sought to take Foreign Relations has pointed out, adviser to the president of the European feasible and, to some, reasonable. advantage of post-Brexit instability to insurgent parties already play a direct Commission, is a visiting senior fellow police escorted protesters out of the room. Already, Geert Wilders, whose far- use public funds to recapitalise Italy’s role in the governance of eight of the at the London School of Economics’ Clinton criticised his plan as one that would give right Freedom Party is leading in the zombie banks, without imposing EU’s 28 countries. European Institute and the author of “super big tax breaks to large corporations and the polls ahead of the Netherlands’ general losses on their creditors, thereby In Austria, the far-right candidate European Spring: Why Our Economies election next March, is demanding bypassing the EU’s new “bail-in” rules Norbert Hofer leads polls in a re-run and Politics are in a Mess – and How really wealthy, just like a referendum on EU membership. for banks. of the country’s presidential election, to Put Them Right. Poll numbers him”, then released her own tax documents and show Trump’s demanding he do the support wilting same. While Trump’s in the August mouth ran throughout heat the week, so did more Republicans – away from the controversial candidate – while poll numbers showed his support wilting in the August heat. Senator Susan Collins of Maine announced she would not vote for Trump, citing a “constant stream of cruel comments and his inability to admit error or apologise”. The four-term senator said she believed having Trump as president would make “an already perilous world” even more dangerous. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was another top Republican who took a dim view of Trump’s verbal antics, saying he hopes Trump “settles down and follows the script”. Trump’s troubles with his own party were magnifi ed by a letter reportedly being drafted urging the party’s chairman to cut off funding to Trump’s campaign. More than 70 Republicans had signed the letter, according to news reports, which quoted it as saying Trump’s “divisiveness, recklessness, incompetence and record-breaking unpopularity risk turning this election into a Democratic landslide”. New poll numbers released on Friday showed how support for Trump is evaporating in four swing states – Colorado, Florida, Virginia and North Carolina. Clinton is ahead by 8 points in Colorado (43% to Flashback to 2013. An aerial photo shows the scene after Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippine province of Leyte Province. Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines in 35% ) 7 points in Florida (44-37), 6 points in North 2013, killed more than 6,300 people and uprooted over 4mn. Carolina (44-38) and 9 points in Virginia (44-35), according to the poll conducted by NBC News, The Wall Street Journal and Marist College Institute for Asia needs to invest more in disaster risk reduction Public Opinion. By Beh Lih Yi and 59mn people aff ected in the region reduction was key to minimising the than prevention, according to the 2015 Thomson Reuters Foundation/Jakarta alone. number of casualties. UN Asia-Pacifi c Disaster Report. The region has made improvements Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Asia-Pacifi c is particularly in tackling disasters but Asia can do Philippines in 2013, killed more than vulnerable to disasters partly due to a To Advertise rom typhoons and more by boosting its investment in 6,300 people and uprooted over 4mn, rapidly growing population and a large earthquakes to floods, risk reduction, said Elhadj As Sy, IFRC but last year’s typhoon season had number of urban poor who tend to live [email protected] Asian nations must step secretary general. only a minor impact in the country. in hazard-prone areas such as slums Display F up investment in disaster “If you compare with what you “Invest in disaster reduction, invest and riverbanks. Telephone 44466621 Fax 44418811 risk reduction before it is “too late used to have fi ve years ago, 10 years in preparedness... We know it is harder Currently, over 700mn people in for too many” in a region regularly ago, the countries are getting better for people to invest in something the region live in areas deemed at Classified battered by disasters, says the equipped and better prepared,” Sy told they do not see and where they do not “extreme” or “high” disaster risk, Telephone 44466609 Fax 44418811 International Federation of Red the Thomson Reuters Foundation in measure the consequences. and the number could reach one bn by Cross and Red Crescent Societies an interview during a recent visit to “But if we wait until they see and 2030, according to the latest UN data, Subscription (IFRC). Jakarta. measure the consequences, it is too in March. [email protected] Asia-Pacifi c is the world’s most “Is it enough? Probably not,” he late for too many,” Sy said. “It is not enough just to respond disaster-prone region according to the added. International aid for disasters when the shock arrives. What is United Nations, accounting for over Citing successes in the Philippines, stood at $28bn from 2004 to 2013, but most important is how can we 2016 Gulf Times. All rights reserved half of the world’s 344 disasters last which is battered by typhoons every most of this was aimed at emergency work together in the spirit of risk year, with more than 16,000 deaths year, Sy said investing in disaster risk response and rehabilitation, rather reduction,” the head of IFRC said. Gulf Times Sunday, August 14, 2016 23 COMMENT The defi ant original ‘Little Master’

Hanif Mohammad did Hall of Fame, Hanif’s 17-year career cricket for 35 years before Brian Lara (1952-1969) featured only 55 Tests - eclipsed his 499 by a solitary run. more than defy time with probably, just a third of what a regular Hanif formed the famous quintet bat in hand; he carried modern Test player may get a shot at of Mohammad brothers, four of - with an average two decimal points whom - Wazir, himself, Mushtaq and the hopes of a new nation short of 44. Sadiq - went on to play for Pakistan trying to fi nd its feet If ever, fi gures did not quite tell the in Test matches whilst Raees, the fi fth story, this was it! one, served as the 12th man once - a post-partition When a still green cricket nation remarkably uncanny milestone. began its quest to meet the challenge But none matched the technique By Kamran Rehmat posed by the imperial cricket nations, and temperament of Hanif although Doha it fell upon Hanif to anchor the ship - Mushtaq went on to become a right at the top of the order — and he successful and transformative captain. did this with such amazing patience, Dropping anchor came naturally to akistan lost its fi rst truly perseverance, commitment and Hanif as was evident when he top- great sports icon on Thursday consistency that Pakistan held its scored with 187 at Lord’s in 1967 as barely a month after the own against all odds, despite the lack captain (Pakistan were 139 for 7 in reply Pdemise of Abdul Sattar Edhi; of individual stars, apart from the to England’s 369 before Hanif carried arguably, the greatest philanthropist charismatic pacer Fazal Mehmood. on with the tail to help it post 354) at a in modern history. Indeed, Pakistan impressed on its time when the feared English attack had Hanif Mohammad passed away fi rst tour to England in 1954, becoming been tipped to roll him over with short following a draining battle with lung the only Test nation to beat the pitched music for his lack of height! cancer at Karachi’s famous Agha Khan ‘mother country’ on a maiden tour. Often questioned about how he Hospital at the age of 81. Hanif had a stellar role to play in was able to concentrate for such Today’s generation has scant idea, most victories with his characteristic unbelievably long hours, the Little if at all, of how Pakistan, a cricket- defence that often dented the Master put it down to playing ‘ball- mad country of nearly 200mn people, confi dence of the opposite bowlers. by-ball’ as if it was that simple. was hard-pressed to survive the odds It is a measure of the man that Wisden Almanack, the cricket when it won the full Test status fi ve decades after he hung up the boots in bible, circa 1968, was able to draw years into winning the independence 1969, Pakistan continues to struggle to on his bloody-minded doggedness, in 1947. fi nd a reliable opener, much less a pair! diff erently. Virtually unbeknownst to them, Talking of Hanif inevitably, reminds “As was his habit during times of the title of “Little Master” that has you of marathons. strain on a tour beset by problems, he long been associated with Sachin But one of those marathons returned to his hotel room to listen Tendulkar, and before him, Sunil - spending a minute short of a to sitar music, the beauty of which Gavaskar, was fi rst bestowed on their thousand (some historians dispute is a mystery to most Western ears. diminutive-like Hanif Mohammed. this and say it was half an hour He brought twelve tapes of it with This explains why any number of adrift) at the crease to save his him from Karachi as if aware that his obit writers have had to use the prefi x country from a defeat most people HE CAME, HE SAW, HE CONQUERED: Hanif Mohammad strikes a pose on the English tour of 1967. philosophies about both captaincy and “original” to draw the distinction. suggested was carved in stone - the batsmanship could lead to loneliness,” It is par for the course to trot out sport has never seen again. It remains such an astounding feat paltry 106 in response to West Indies’ security could remove the 5’6 ‘giant’ it wrote in selecting Hanif as one of statistics to augment a sportsman’s Now, cricket is a game where that probably books could be written imposing 579 and forced to follow on Pakistani! the year’s fi ve cricketers of the year. worth when they wind down to a records are broken with such frenetic about it to try and make sense of the the third afternoon. At just 23, Hanif scored a As suspected this space - much like close. frequency that nothing is really incredulity! Only a fool could have conceived monumental 337, which still remains time and space that Hanif seemed However, this remains little more considered impossible to conceive. Well-nigh impossible as it is to any result other than a Caribbean the highest of the triple centurion pole to defy while batting - has proven than cold statistics in Hanif’s case, But Hanif made a telling mockery encapsulate the whole drama in romp but Hanif hung on like a man away from home in all annals of Test insuffi cient to draw on his craft, and who had such mastery over his craft of the adage about records meant to this space, a bit-part attempt can possessed as one partner or the other history, spanning 140 years. the man himself. that bowlers would often come to being broken with a rearguard defi ance at least be made to comprehend deserted him at the other end and No batsman before or after Hanif Suffi ce it to say, they don’t make his grief, trying to dislodge him. spread over three days in a six-day the scale of one man’s mission batted out time to such maddening has held such a long vigil. like anymore. One of fi ve Pakistanis in the Test against the mighty West Indies in impossible. frustration that a Barbados daily He also held the record for the International Cricket Council’s Barbados in 1958. Pakistan had been bowled out for a suggested tongue-in-cheek that only highest individual score in fi rst class zThe writer is Community Editor. Letters Weather report Three-day forecast

TODAY Dipa, India’s some apparatus for her when she second-most populous country in the High: 43 C fi rst started out as a gymnast. That world. By excelling in a sport, quite Low : 33 C Hazy to misty at places at first gymnastic hope involved constructing a springboard novel to India, she has set a trend in becomes hot daytime with slight from second-hand parts of a discarded her country. Like the “Usha School dust, relatively humid by night. Dear Sir, scooter and stacking several crash of Athletics” in Kozhikode, Kerala, mats on top of each other to make a founded by Olympian P T Usha in MONDAY Many in India have their eyes vault. 2002 with a branch in Gujarat, we can High: 44 C on Rio de Janeiro today to fi nd out Dipa has managed to win a expect to see the formation of a “Dipa Low: 32 C whether Dipa Karmakar could win bronze medal in the 2014 Glasgow Karmakar School of Gymnastics for Sunny an Olympic medal in the gymnastics Commonwealth Games followed Women” in future, training a number fi nals. She is the fi rst gymnast from by becoming the fi rst Indian to of talented Indian gymnasts. India to compete in Olympics. Dipa’s reach an apparatus fi nal at World TUESDAY coach, Bisweshwar Nandi, caught Dipa Karmakar competing in the Championships in 2015. After Elias Jacob High: 43 C his fi rst glimpse of the Olympic rings qualifying for the women’s Uneven missing out on automatic Olympic P O Box 5994 Low: 32 C after touching down in Rio with his Bars event of the Artistic Gymnastics qualifi cation by just 0.4 of a point Doha Sunny gymnastics protege and he felt an at the Olympic Arena during the Rio in last year’s World Championships, instant surge of adrenaline. His star 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro she made India take notice when pupil is defi nitely shouldering hopes on August 7. she showed off her full repertoire in Please send us Fishermen’s forecast of a billion people. acrobatic skills in the Rio test event OFFSHORE DOHA This brings back memories of the gymnastics vault consisting of a front to become the fi rst Indian female your letters Wind: SW-NW 03-12/15 KT 1984 Los Angeles Olympics where P handspring onto the vault horse and gymnast to qualify for the Games with Waves: 1-3/4 Feet T Usha from Kerala, popularly known two front somersaults off . This one is a coveted fi rst place. By e-mail INSHORE DOHA Wind: NW-NE 05-15/18 KT as “Payyoli Express”, came into the also the hardest vault ever performed However, since over-expectation [email protected] Waves: 1-2 Feet limelight. Unfortunately, she lost the in women’s artistic gymnastics. As and over-pressure on any contestant Fax 44350474 bronze medal by one-hundredth of a long as the gymnast lands on her feet in any sport produce adverse results, Or Post Around the region second in the fi nals of 400m hurdles fi rst, she will get credit for the vault everybody has to realise that this is a Letters to the Editor Weather Weather then. and because of the massive diffi culty sport where a toe-length hop forward Gulf Times today Max/min tomorrow Max/min on landing or a slight bent knee can Abu Dhabi Sunny 45/30 Sunny 45/30 Let us hope that Dipa, who had in achieving this, it is possible to get P O Box 2888 a quiet 23rd birthday on August 9, high score even with a poor execution. scupper medal hopes. According Baghdad Sunny 48/29 Sunny 48/31 Dubai will fare better and make history for It is worth mentioning here that there to coach Nandi, margins between Doha, Qatar Sunny 42/31 Sunny 42/32 Kuwait City Sunny 49/34 Cloudy 50/35 India today. Signifi cantly, she is the have been calls to ban the Produnova success and failure can be just paper Manama All letters, which are subject Sunny 44/33 Sunny 43/34 third woman in gymnastics history to vault because of the high level of risk thin and because of this he is under Muscat Sunny 38/31 Sunny 38/31 land successfully in the “Produnova it involves. tremendous pressure aggravated by to editing, should have the Riyadh M Sunny 45/30 M Sunny 46/31 vault”, which is named after Yelena Dipa hails from a lower middle- high expectations back at home. name of the writer, address Tehran Sunny 37/25 Sunny 36/23 Produnova of Russia who was the class family based in the tiny north Irrespective of Dipa winning an and phone number. The fi rst person to display this extremely Indian state of Tripura. With no Olympic medal or not, I am sure writer’s name and address diffi cult skill successfully in 1999. money available at all, her coach that she has inspired and motivated may be withheld by request. The ‘Produnova” is an artistic Nandi used his own skills to build thousands of young girls in the Live issues Relationships: Share the positivity

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Shine athletes visit interactive exhibitions on Qatar. Shine athletes celebrate with QOC secretary-general Dr Thani Abdulrahman al-Kuwari after receiving the Olympic tickets. Memorable experience for Rio’s talented athletes at Bayt Qatar atar Olympic Commit- port and assistance to young Tournament in May this year As part of their tour of Bayt Speaking after their visit, al-Kuwari presented the ath- and learn more of everything for tee (QOC) last week athletes from disadvantaged for a chance to win a trip to train Qatar, the Shine athletes vis- Dr al-Kuwari said: “QOC is letes with surprise tickets to the rest of my life.” In addition Qwelcomed to Bayt Qatar backgrounds from across Rio de at Aspire Academy for Sport- ited the Aspire booth, which passionate about spreading watch the Olympic athletics on to the Shine tournament, QOC talented young Brazilian athletes Janeiro and leave a compelling ing Excellence with specialised showed them — through an the Olympic spirit far and August 16 when the high jump is providing further support to who have won a place to train at legacy from the Rio 2016 Games”, coaching and sports science interactive film — more about wide, and touching the lives of final will be taking place, and Futuro Olimpico, which aims to Aspire Academy in Doha later according to a statement. support. the world’s largest multi-pur- people from around the world. Qatar’s sporting hero Mutaz take athletics to students at Rio this year as part of the Shine QOC, Qatar Athletics Fed- Ten talented youngsters won pose indoor arena that houses It was a pleasure to welcome Barshim will be hoping to real- de Janeiro’s public schools. project. eration and Aspire Academy for a place on the trip and many of the Aspire Academy. our Shine winners to Bayt Qa- ise his Olympic dreams against Proceeds from public entry The athletes experienced Sporting Excellence partnered them had never left Brazil be- They were then welcomed tar and share with them our the best athletes in the world. fees to Bayt Qatar will be donat- their fi rst taste of Qatar as they with Futuro Olimpico, an NGO fore. into the Athletes’ Lounge to culture, warm hospitality and Commenting during her ed to the NGO, enabling them to toured QOC’s hospitality house, founded by Brazil’s Olympic QOC invited the Shine ath- meet with QOC secretary- passion for sport. I hope they visit to Bayt Qatar, Shine ath- buy uniforms and equipment for and learned about Qatar’s cul- bronze medallist from Atlanta letes to Bayt Qatar to give them general Dr Thani Abdulrah- have enjoyed learning more lete Paola Moreira Rosa said: the athletes and for more ath- ture, sporting history and future ‘96, Arnaldo de Oliveira, and the a further understanding of man al-Kuwari and discuss about Qatar and the facili- “Everything is so beautiful.We letes to benefi t from the partner- through innovative and interac- Rio de Janeiro Athletics Federa- what to expect when they visit more about their sporting ties that they will be training are learning a bit about their ship. tive exhibitions. tion to organise the project. Qatar and find out more about experiences and what their at when they visit Doha later culture. They were so welcom- The athletes will travel to Qa- The Shine project was estab- Almost 200 athletes par- the world-class sports facili- training camp in Doha will be this year.” ing and I am very happy. I hope tar with de Oliveira later in 2016 lished by QOC to “provide sup- ticipated in the Shine Athletics ties where they will train. like. At the end of the visit, Dr I can see more of their culture for the week-long training camp. Expo spotlights transformed lives of children

or the first time in Latin America, the “Challenges Fand Reality” photography exhibition is being displayed at Bayt Qatar, Qatar Olympic Committee (QOCs)’s hospital- ity house at the Rio Olympic Games, until August 21. Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro is the photo exhibition’s third des- tination since its launch at the Unesco headquarters in Paris, followed by Katara in Qatar. The exhibition brings to life the images and stories of students in 10 countries enrolled in quality primary education programmes throughout the world through the ‘Educate A Child’ programme run by Education Above All. Education Above All began with the aim of signifi cantly reducing the number of children who have been denied access to education. Since April 2013, Education Above All, through its ‘Educate A Child’ programme, has returned nearly 11,000 to education in Bra- zil alone. Favela of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro: At school, children can forget for a while the violence that plagues their lives. Right: Schoolgirls pose in the courtyard of the Antoine Magarinos school in Borel favela, Rio. The exhibition is displaying PICTURES: Maher Attar (Education Above All) 20 photographs from projects in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Haiti, and will highlight the scale of the to return to education. The event and passion for sport through- al-Sulaiti said: “We are pleased to our ‘Challenges and Reality’ photo Games.Children throughout the India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Leba- barriers and obstacles currently is part of a wider programme to out the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. be able to highlight the barriers to exhibition held at Bayt Qatar dur- world deserve the right to access non, Pakistan, Sudan and Turkey being faced by children who want highlight Qatar’s culture, heritage Education Above All CEO Fahad education children face through ing the Rio de Janeiro Olympic good-quality education.” NBK’s special off er on pre-owned 2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

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