Creating the Discipline of Knowledge
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EDITor’s noTE Security And Safety For All Creating the discipline of knowledge big change has recently happened in the UAE, and its full impact will be understood only from the end of this month, when the new academic year begins. We refer to the new child protection law that came into effect in the Amiddle of June this year. The reason its impact will be fully clear only from end August is that all community members have been made responsible for the welfare of children, and the role of educators in child abuse prevention is thought to be particularly important. Children spend a large part of their day at school, and teachers are in the best position to read signs of trauma caused by abuse. Parents, too, have been made legally accountable for harm caused to their children through lack of supervision, severe corporal punishment, or blatant violation of traffic safety rules. The spread of Another aspect of child safety has been explored in a report that looks at the impact of divorce on young minds. Parents who are separating need to put their children first and find rumours in the ways to help them cope up thoughout the separation process, so that they don’t grow up to be troubled adults. This is an important aspect of social security. Internet has At 999, we’re always looking at countering ways in which some individuals – unwittingly become a matter or deliberately – disturb social peace and damage the financial security of the public. Thanks to the reach of the Internet, a number of new problems have to be dealt with, as of concern because more and more criminals are exploiting its speed, convenience and anonymity to commit a of posts going diverse range of criminal activities. One such problem is rumour-mongering. This has become a matter of concern because ‘viral’, without of posts going ‘viral’, without anyone checking the veracity of post contents. It’s more anyone checking serious still when the rumour has to do with food, nutrition or health – there have been absolutely unfounded rumours about how a fruit seed can poison people, or how a drink the veracity of colouring can cause cancer. These cause panic and hurt businesses. post contents Our cover story this month tackles each of these rumours that have surfaced in the UAE since the beginning of 2016, reminding people that fuelling rumours is a legal offence. In a country as well-regulated as the UAE, where all food, either raw or processed, go through stringent checks, it’s unwise to fall victim to these imaginary scares. Yet another fallout of the Internet is the way users are conned into believing they’re dealing with honest people, when in reality, the person lurking behind an e-commerce site or a message of distress is nothing but a thief. Our report on cybercrimes has smart tips from the Abu Dhabi Police to avoid being badly cheated. With all that talk of troublemakers, if worry lines have furrowed your brow, head for Abu Dhabi Summer Season 2016, now in its second month. With music, theatre and great comics taking the stage, August is a month of entertainment, as you see in ‘Spotlight’. And last but not the least, this month marks the 50th anniversary of a momentous occasion – that of the first President, the late Sheikh Zayed, becoming the Ruler of Abu Dhabi. That was the beginning of our march of progress, and we celebrate Sheikh Zayed’s greatest gift to the nation – the gift of knowledge – in this issue. We were blessed to have him with us; his influence still guides our lives. AUGUST 2016 999 SECURITY AND SAFETY FOR ALL 1 Security And Safety For All CONTENTS 28 Security And Safety For All Beacon of Ministry of Interior knowledge United Arab Emirates THIS IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THIS Editor-in-Chief NATion – THE LATE SHEIKH ZAYED BIN SULTAN AL NAHYAN BECAME THE RULER OF ABU DHABI ON Lt Col. Awadh Al Kindi AUGUST 6, 1966, AND WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, HE WOULD UNITE THE SEVEN EMIRATES. A FITTING TRIBUTE TO THE FORESIGHT OF SHEIKH ZAYED, WHO UNDERSTOOD FROM THE VERY BEGINNING HOW Managing Editor ONLY EDUCATION COULD BUILD THE SPINE OF A NATION Issam Al Sheikh Designer 13 FACTS & FIGURES Fatima Al Mickdady Some numbers and quotations in the media that grabbed people’s attention Contact Us Tel: +971 2 4194488 Fax: +971 2 4194499 16 UAE NEWS BULLETIN P.O. Box: 38999 Police news, people, numbers and events Abu Dhabi – UAE www.moi.gov.ae 32 DIVORCE THROUGH THE EYES OF 52 WHat’S THE state OF YOUR SALON? YOUR CHILD Unless your favourite beauty and grooming [email protected] For parents going through a bitter divorce or centre follows all the regulations set by civic Toll Free: 800 9009 separation, it’s essential to stimulate coping bodies, a facial or mani-pedi could leave you mechanisms for them with a large medical bill Subscriptions Dh50 – Individuals 38 Guarding CHILDHOOD 56 WORLD IN GRAPHICS Dh100 – Companies & government The new child protection law aims to make the The torch of the 2016 Olympics began its relay departments UAE totally safe for young people, especially run in April. Let’s take a quick look at the many those too young to speak up for themselves aspects of this heritage Published on behalf of 46 DON’T PAY FOR A ROCK 60 Abu DHABI SPOTLIGHT the Ministry of Interior by Fake gold watches and fake sons trying to ship Abu Dhabi Summer Season 2016 continues – non-existent coffins: make sure you aren’t the the highlights are Bollywood music blitz, next victim. Abu Dhabi Police has some useful theatrical extravaganza, and shows by star tips comics from India, America and the Arab World 64 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Arm-twisted into accepting a bad relationship, a young girl suffers from her undesirable fiancé PO Box 77910 70 TIPS AND TRIVIA Summer days are great fun for children, but too twofour54 much fun in the sun can bring risks Abu Dhabi, UAE Tel: 02-4012835 76 CRIME MYSTERIES [email protected] Most bizarre examples of ‘stolen’ parts of www.newperspectivemedia.com famous people in the interest of science 78 HISTORY Over the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Distributed by Tawzea great Qasimi influence ceased, Abu Dhabi saw stability, smaller emirates gained independence, and Dubai pioneered the Tel. 8002220 Fax 02-6424842 46 tax-free trade-friendly regime Disclaimer: Published articles express the writer’s opinions and do not necessarily represent the official views or policy of the UAE Ministry of Interior. Copyrights for all the articles, features, photos and topics Stay connected. Follow us on: twitter.com/999english facebook.com/999english published are reserved for 999. 2 999 SECURITY AND SAFETY FOR ALL AUGUST 2016 18 Security And Safety For All COVER STORY Squash those imaginary scares VARIOUS RUMOURS RELATED TO FOOD AND HEALTH ALWAYS CREATE AN ONLINE BUZZ. JUST AS REGULARLY, THE AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING CIVIC BODIES AND THE HEALTH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF ABU DHABI POLICE, WORK ON REFUTING THEM WITH SCIENTIFIC DATA 86 BOOKS Thrilling plots, and simple wisdom– get 8 all that by turning the pages 64 88 MOVIES The hottest new international movie releases coming soon to a cinema near you 90 ENVIRONMENT NEWS Scientists look at imitating nature’s unique NEWS design to see how to disperse the kinetic A round-up of MoI and Abu Dhabi Police news energy of the earth stories and important events 95 PUZZLES Have some fun and see how good you are with words and numbers 82 HEALTH NEWS Keep your health in check, stay updated 96 HOROSCOPE What August has in store for you 84 GADGETS Take a peek at the latest must-have electronics 15 27 59 69 75 Maj Gen Dr Nasser Tim Maycock Ali Obaid Maysa Rashed Dr Samar Al-Shamsi Lakhreibani Al Director of Maycock Head of the News Former Member of Internationally Nuaimi Training Ltd, an Centre at Dubai the Federal National respected artist international consultancy Media Incorporated Sec Gen of the Office Council (FNC), and firm of HH the Deputy Prime UAE writer Minister and Minister of COLUMNISTS Interior AUGUST 2016 999 SECURITY AND SAFETY FOR ALL 3 Security And Safety For All NEWS Khalifa issues new UAE federal laws Federal Law No. 9/2012 as follows: “Whoever uses a fraudulent computer network protocol address (IP address) by using a false address or a third-party address by any other means for the purpose of committing a crime or preventing its discovery, shall be punished by temporary imprisonment and a fine of no less than Dh500,000 and not exceeding Dh2,000,000, or either of these two penalties.” Ministry of Foreign Affairs Federal Law No. 10/2016 amends some of the provisions of Federal Law No. 45/1992 on regulating the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The first article of the law, published in the latest issue of the Official ‘Gazette’, changes the text of Clause 10 of Article 2 of Federal Law No. 45/1992 and replaces it with a new statement, saying: “Issuance and renewal of diplomatic and special passports for nationals of the state as well as service passports. Specifying the eligible groups (of people) and rules for issuing these passports as an exception from the provisions of Federal Law No. 17/1972 on naturalisation and passports and amendments. A diplomatic or special passport is given to groups of people, who are not specified in the previous clause, excluding their families, and by virtue of a decision made by the President or the Vice-President of the State, based on a proposal from the Foreign Minister.” PRESIDENT His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al National Media Council Nahyan has issued a number of special federal laws, HH Sheikh Khalifa also issued Federal Law No.