For Independence

SUBSCRIPTION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2014 THULQADA 25, 1435 AH No: 16291 Mullet fishing Alibaba makes Asian Games banned after debut on kick off mass fish4 kill Wall31 Street ‘Gangnam48 Style’ Scotland votes ‘No’ Max 42º 150 Fils for independence 150 Fils Min 25º Vote still shakes up union • Nationalist leader resigns EDINBURGH: Scots rejected independence yesterday in a referendum that left the centuries-old United Kingdom intact but headed for a major shake-up that will give more autonomy to both Scotland and England. Despite a surge in nationalist support in the final fortnight of the campaign, the “No” secured 55.30 percent of the vote against 44.70 percent for the pro-independence “Yes” camp. After a campaign that fired up separatist movements around the world and stoked political passions across the country, turnout was 84.6 percent - the high- est ever for an election in Britain. “No” campaigners across Scotland cheered, hugged and danced as the results came in the early morning and British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was “delighted”. “It would have broken my heart to see our United Kingdom come to an end,” he said out- side his Downing Street offices in London, looking visibly relieved after averting a humiliating defeat that could BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Kuwaiti well have cost him his job. Many “Yes” EDINBURGH: Pro-Union supporters Prime Minister HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al- activists watched dejected and in tears in celebrate as Scottish referendum Sabah for talks at the chancellery yesterday. The leaders dis- the streets of the Scottish capital polling results are announced by Chief cussed political, economic and military cooperation and Edinburgh, although First Minister Alex Returning Officer Mary Pitcaithly ways and means of promoting and developing them. They Salmond urged them to take heart from (inset) at the Royal Highland Centre also considered current political developments and efforts the huge numbers - 1.6 million - who yesterday. — AFP (See Pages 9 & 10) exerted by Kuwait to tackle them. — AFP/KUNA (See Page 2) backed independence. “I don’t think any of us, whenever we entered politics, would have thought ing for a referendum, like the Catalans in one of many 16- and 17-year-olds who ‘Eleven Jinping’ such a thing to be either credible or pos- Spain. But while the UK survived, it could were allowed to vote in a British election sible,” the Scottish National Party (SNP) soon look very different. The British gov- for the first time, said the result was “just TV anchor fired leader told supporters in Edinburgh. ernment must now deliver on promises crushing, quite devastating”. “I genuinely Salmond later resigned as leader of his made in the heat of the campaign to give thought the feeling on the ground was NEW DELHI: Pronouncing foreign leaders’ names is a party and will quit as First Minister. “For more powers over tax, spending and wel- different,” said the 16-year-old, wearing a headache for newsreaders the world over, but yesterday it me as leader my time is nearly over but fare to the devolved government in blue-and-white Scotland flag over her proved the downfall of one Indian newscaster, who mis- for Scotland the campaign continues and Edinburgh. school uniform. But Louise Fleming, 21, took the visiting Chinese president’s name for the Roman the dream will never die,” Salmond told In his televised address, Cameron said who also lives in the Scottish capital, said numeral XI, calling him “Eleven Jinping” on air. The blun- reporters. Salmond said he would not he would offer all parts of the UK greater she was “relieved”. “We can’t expect der occurred late Thursday night in a report by India’s accept the nomination as leader of the local control - heading off growing everything to be great tomorrow but the public broadcaster Doordarshan on President Xi Jinping’s SNP at an annual conference in demands from right-wing Conservatives right outcome has occurred,” she said. high-profile first state visit to India. After hours of uncon- November and that he would then resign and the UK Independence Party (UKIP) for Scotland’s largest city Glasgow was firmed reports, Doordarshan announced yesterday after- as First Minister. England to be given more powers. “Just among some big wins for the “Yes” cam- noon on its official Twitter handle that the anchor in ques- The result reassured investors worried as Scotland will vote separately in the paign, but the margin was not enough to tion had been sacked but declined to name the person. about the economic risks of a breakup Scottish parliament on their issues of tax, mitigate a flood of “No” votes across the “Please Take Note: DD (Doordarshan) News Anchor and the pound reached a two-year high spending and welfare, so too England, as country. The indication was that better- who mispronounced Chinese President’s name has been against the euro while European stock well as Wales and Northern Ireland, off and rural areas had voted “No” while disengaged,” the public broadcaster wrote on the markets rallied. The CBI business lobby should be able to vote on these issues,” urban centres and poorer parts voted microblogging site. Doordarshan chief executive Jawahar group said the result would be greeted by he said. In what would be a radical shake- “Yes”. Cameron said the referendum had Sircar said that steps had been taken to avoid a repeat of a “collective sigh of relief across the busi- up of the constitutional order, he said produced a “clear result”, adding: “Now such an incident. “We’ve taken action plus (we are) ness community”. these new powers would be delivered “at the debate has been settled for a genera- upgrading systems,” Sircar tweeted. A “Yes” vote would have brought to an the same pace as the settlement for tion.” However, Salmond left the door Doordarshan, once the only choice for television view- abrupt end a union between Scotland Scotland”, suggesting legislation would open to a vote in the future, saying that ers in India, has suffered a steep decline in influence since and England stretching back to 1707 and be drawn up as soon as January. Scots had opted “at this stage” to stay but private television channels began airing in the early was being closely watched by separatist In Edinburgh, nationalists struggled had shown “substantial” support for 1990s. — AFP movements who are also now clamour- with their emotions. Charlotte Darroch, going it alone. — AFP LOCAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2014 Kuwait keen on increasing investment in Germany: Minister STUTTGART: Kuwaiti Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) Anas Al-Saleh has stressed Kuwait’s keenness on increasing its investment shares in Germany. This came in a speech delivered by the Minister in a cere- mony held by the German group for the automotive indus- try (Daimler) in the city of Stuttgart late Thursday on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the cooperation between the German group and the State of Kuwait. Al-Saleh expressed KIA’s honor for the 40th anniversary of its investment in Daimler coinciding with two important events; the first is Kuwait’s celebration of the 50th anniversary for the establishment of diplomatic ties with Germany, Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak and his accompanying delegation in a group photo at Daimler headquarters. while the second is Germany’s snatching of the World Cup for the fourth time. “So I am pleased to extend my sincere congratulations ‘Kuwait’s investments in Daimler on this achievement, especially since Daimler is the official sponsor of the German team”, Al-Saleh added. transpires partnership with Germany’ He recalled some headlines published in a number of world dailies right after Premier attends investment’s 40th anniversary celebration Kuwait’s investment in the Daimler in September 1974, STUTTGART: Kuwait’s 40 years of invest- purpose of strengthening and developing where the dailies such as the ments in Daimler transpires successful eco- the relations between the two countries. ‘Washington Post’ and the nomic partnership between the State of ‘Financial Times’ warned of Kuwait and Germany, said the visiting Kuwaiti Successful relationship the severe consequences of prime minister. “We celebrate today success of an eco- this investment by saying This partnership explicitly reflects success nomic relationship that has lasted for 40 that “The Arabs have bought of the constructive outlook of HH the late years. Moreover, we mark the crowning of Daimler-Benz”, “Kuwait is Amir, HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, relentless efforts and the insightful outlook of behind the purchase of Benz” for investing financial surpluses in long-term the two countries’ leaderships for sake of ren- and “Bonn upset of a secret investments for backing the next genera- dering the relationship between our two deal of Daimler-Benz”. tions, said HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- countries an example for relations among The Kuwaiti Minister Hamad Al-Sabah, the Amir’s Representative states,” the prime minister added. pointed out that the ‘Wall and the Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait. Shedding light on some aspects of this Street Journal’ had then HH the Prime Minister spoke late successful relationship, the prime minister Anas Al-Saleh quoted the Minister of State Thursday at a broad celebration marking 40th noted that investments by the Public in the Ministry of Economy of anniversary of Kuwait’s investments in the Investment Authority (PIA) in Germany have West Germany as saying that the federal government was German company. Aspirations and guidelines amounted to euro 14 billion, while the trade of HH the Amir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, to exchanges between the two countries have an important ally for Daimler-Benz and we will not stand bolster economic and business relations with reached more than euro 1.5 billion, in addi- STUTTGART: HH Sheikh Jaber Al- indifferent to this subject, however, the ‘Dresdner Bank’ Germany “come to cement and develop the tion to the close mutual cooperation in the Mubarak Al-Sabah speaks during the which was behind the sale of shares owned by the family of relationship between the two countries,” HH health, defense and educational sectors, as celebration Thursday.

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