Nationality Quotas Eyed to Adjust Demographics
SUBSCRIPTION SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2015 RABI ALAWWAL 20, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net ‘Love Life’ Pak cartoonists The ‘human’ Loss to China distributes tread fine line side of robots compounds free meals in land of at Las Vegas Saudi woes to workers2 blasphemy13 laws electronics27 show at18 Asian Cup Nationality quotas eyed Min 03º Max 15º to adjust demographics High Tide 02:37 & 16:08 Low Tide Govt mulls new visas, fees • Influx of 300,000 workers seen 09:33 & 21:58 40 PAGES NO: 16399 150 FILS KUWAIT: The government is considering a plan to adjust Former minister the demography of the state, informed sources have revealed. The sources said that the proposal Minister of jailed for article Social Affairs and Labor and Planning Hind Al-Subaih will present to the Cabinet includes setting a quota for each slamming govt nationality, while seeking the opinion of the Fatwa and Legislation Department since Kuwait is committed to sev- KUWAIT: The authorities arrested a former liberal eral international treaties. The sources said the social Cabinet minister as he attempted to leave the affairs and planning ministries are working on a study of country yesterday after being sentenced to a week the marketplace and the population structure to deter- in jail over an article criticizing the government, mine the numbers of various nationalities and their con- his lawyer said. Saad bin Tifleh Al-Ajmi, informa- centration in certain professions. tion minister between 1999-2000, was detained at Meanwhile, the Assistant Undersecretary for the airport as he, his wife and daughter were try- Nationality and Iqama Affairs Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah said ing to leave for a pilgrim- bedoons are not allowed to travel to Saudi Arabia by car, age to Saudi Arabia, Al- and promised an easing of the salary conditions for Humaidi Al-Subaie said on reunion visas.
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