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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Heavy rains inundate Lekhwiya win Heir Apparent Cup many low-lying areas Municipalities unprepared for water-logging DOHA: Many low-lying areas submerged in deep water. Some the heavy rains,” said Mayssoun in the city, its suburbs and other residents of areas where infra- Olabi, of public relations, HMC. parts of the country were under structure development work According to Doha knee-deep water after heavy has been going on were badly Municipality, areas in the city rains paralysed life late yes- affected, with residents airing that were most affected were terday afternoon, exposing the their ire against the Public Works Old Airport, Al Hilal and Al hollow claims of the municipal Authority (Ashghal). Mansoura. Many other parts of authorities that they were ever- There were reports of a woman the city faced water-logging. ready to clear flooding caused being injured by a falling tree at “We dispatched 24 vehicles fit- by sudden showers. the Corniche. She was part of a ted with water pumps to drain The meteorology department family that had gone on a picnic out logged water from different has forecast that yesterday’s to enjoy the cloudy weather, but localities, major roads and near unstable weather conditions may had to be rushed for emergency flyovers and roundabouts,” said continue until at least tomorrow medical care by her relatives. Nauf Al Malki, director of the evening — a prospect residents in The emergency department Services Department of Doha the affected areas dread. of Hamad Medical Corporation Municipality. “Clearing logged Many residents said they (HMC), however, denied the water from major thoroughfares had to wade through knee- report and said no such incident was our priority since that was deep water to reach home. Car had been reported. “We have no causing traffic snarls.” parking areas in many places information about the woman or The control room of the and housing complexes were any other injuries caused due to Municipality will be open 24 hours to receive calls for help, she said. In Al Rayyan, water-logging The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani presenting the Heir Apparent Cup trophy to Lekhwiya More rains today, tomorrow wasn’t much of a problem, a sen- captain Majid Bougherra at Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. Lekhwiya came from behind to beat Al Sadd 3-2 and ior official from the area’s munici- win their first Heir Apparent Cup. See also pages 27 & 28 SHAIVAL DALAL DOHA: The meteorology Many areas of the city, its pality, Muqbil Al Shummari, said. department has forecast unsta- suburbs and other parts of the “We were prepared in advance to ble weather today and tomor- country began witnessing inter- tackle any emergency.” row with chances of scattered mittent rains beginning a little There was water-logging near and sometimes heavy rains at after 1 pm yesterday, with the Al Sadd Stadium and it was being Egyptian mob some places accompanied by mercury taking a slight dip. cleared. Israel targets missiles thunder and strong winds. Day temperatures have been Al Wakra began receiving lynches son of Low pressure prevailing in forecast at up to 36 and 37 rainfall at 1.30 pm and many the upper levels of air over the degrees Celsius today, but winds low-lying localities were left sub- for Hezbollah: Report Islamist leader Gulf yesterday has caused the blowing from the cooler north- merged. “Water pumping work unstable weather conditions, western direction at speeds of will continue the whole night in WASHINGTON: The air approved it in a secret meeting CAIRO: An angry Egyptian Abdullah Al Mannai, head of up to 20 knots may turn the the logged areas,” a senior offi- strike Israel carried out in Syria on Thursday, a source said. mob has lynched the teenage son weather forecast and analy- weather — partly cloudy to cial from the local municipality, targeted a shipment of missiles Israel’s government did not for- of a Muslim Brotherhood leader, sis, told this newspaper last cloudy — pleasant. Mohamed Al Khatir, said. from Iran bound for Hezbollah mally confirm Friday’s air strike, accusing him of killing a man evening. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA in Lebanon, the New York Times which was disclosed to Reuters by over Facebook comments critical Continued on page 6 reported yesterday. an Israeli official. “There was an air of the Islamist movement, secu- The newspaper, citing a US strike. The target was not a chemi- rity sources said yesterday. official, said the Israeli air force cal weapons facility. It was missiles Yussef Rabie Abdessalam, 16, hit a warehouse on Friday at intended for Hezbollah,” the official pulled out a gun and opened fire Damascus International Airport said. A US official told Reuters the indiscriminately, killing a pas- that it believed contained Fateh- target was apparently a building. serby and wounding another 110 surface-to-surface missiles Weapons from Iran pour into after a heated argument with a made in Iran. The Jewish state Syria from Iraq but also increas- man who had openly criticised the has long said it is prepared to use ingly along other routes, including Brotherhood on the Internet. force to prevent advanced Syrian via Turkey and Lebanon, in viola- His action sparked fury in weapons from reaching Lebanon’s tion of a UN arms embargo on Iran, Qattawiya, a village in the Nile militant Shia guerrillas. Israel Western officials said recently. Delta province of Sharqiya, where also fears that Syrian President US President Barack Obama Yussef’s father, Rabie Abdessalam Bashar Al Assad’s reputed chemi- would not comment on whether is an official at the local branch cal weapons arsenal could end up the air strikes had taken place, of the Justice and Freedom in the hands of Hezbollah. but said Israel had the right to Party, the political arm of the Assad and the powerful guerrilla guard against the transfer of Muslim Brotherhood of President group are linked to Iran, Israel’s advanced weapons to Hezbollah. Mohammed Mursi. arch-enemy. Iran has increased “What I have said in the past, An angry mob surrounded military aid to Assad in recent and I continue to believe, is that the Abdessalam house seeking months, offering Syria’s increas- the Israelis justifiably have to revenge, but the family refused to ingly isolated government support guard against the transfer of give Yussef up and hurled stones beyond what it gets from Russia, advanced weaponry to terror- from inside the residence at the Western diplomats have said. ist organisations like Hezbollah,” protesters. Police attempted to It was the second reported Obama said in an interview with evacuate the Abdessalam family Israeli air strike on a target in the Spanish-language network but the mob set fire to the house Syria in four months. It took place Telemundo, during a three-day and in the confusion grabbed An uprooted tree at the Corniche due to heavy rains and strong winds yesterday. More pictures on page 6 after Prime Minister Benjamin Latin America tour. REUTERS Yussef and lynched him. AFP Netanyahu’s security Cabinet See also page 7 Saudi allows some girls’ schools Seven US soldiers Google recognises ‘Palestine’ on homepage to offer sports RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s official die in Afghanistan press agency SPA said yesterday JERUSALEM: Internet giant countries. In this case, we are politics—and on the controversial will soon fade and the Palestinian that private girls’ schools are KABUL: Seven US soldiers were Google has recognised the following the lead of the UN... side,” foreign ministry spokesman people will wake up tomorrow now allowed to hold sports activ- killed in two separate attacks in Palestinians’ upgraded UN sta- and other international organi- Yigal Palmor said. to find little of their lives has ities in the kingdom, “according Afghanistan yesterday, Nato and tus, placing the name “Palestine” sations,” he said. Palestinian President changed, save (that) the pros- to the rules of Shariah”. Western officials said. on its search engine instead of The UN General Assembly on Mahmoud Abbas’s telecommuni- pects of a durable peace have Saudi Arabia still prohibits Five US soldiers were killed “Palestinian Territories,” the November 29 upgraded Palestine cations adviser Sabri Saydam said receded,” said Susan Rice, the sports lessons in government-run in the southern battleground US company said, raising the to the status of non-member Google’s move was “a step in the American ambassador to the girls’ schools, and female sports province of Kandahar when they ire of Israel. observer state by a vote of 138 right direction”. United Nations, on the day of the clubs are banned. The agency were struck by an improvised The domain name www.google. votes in favour, nine against and “We hope Google maps will also vote. said yesterday that the Education bomb, a spokesman for the US ps, Google’s search engine for 41 abstentions. show the fact that Palestinian And in an apparent response Ministry ordered private girls’ forces and provincial authorities the territories, now brings up Palestinian authorities have land has been stolen from Israel’s the following day, Israel schools to provide appropriate said, adding that it took place in a homepage with “Palestine” since begun to use the “State colonisation,” he said. announced plans to build 3,000 places and equipment for sports. Maiwand district. written underneath the Google of Palestine” in diplomatic cor- The Palestinians’ bid for UN new settler homes in east Students must adhere to “decent Two more US soldiers were logo. The change took effect on respondence and issued official observer status angered Israel Jerusalem and the West Bank, dress” codes and Saudi women killed when an Afghan sol- Wednesday, Google spokesman stamps for the purpose. and the United States, who were which were condemned inter- teachers should be given priority dier turned his gun on them in Nathan Tyler said. Israel questioned Google’s deci- among the few countries to vote nationally as a setback to peace. in supervising. the western province of Farah. “We’re changing the name sion. “This change raises ques- against it, with top US diplomats Palestinians demand a cessation The ministry said some private Including yesterday’s attacks, 21 ‘Palestinian Territories’ to tions about the reasons behind warning the Palestinians that of Jewish settlement building in girls’ schools have been holding US military personnel have been ‘Palestine’ across our products. this surprising involvement of they had essentially achieved Palestinian territories as a pre- sports activities without rules killed in the last week. We consult a number of sources what is basically a private inter- nothing. condition for any return to the protecting the interests of the See also page 12 and authorities when naming net company in international “Today’s grand announcements negotiating table. AFP students and their health. AP SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Green building techniques are cheaper Analysis on Passivhaus reveals technology not only environmentally beneficial but economically viable

DOHA: Green building techniques has been constructed to target with all insulation, along with triple glazed win- are not only environmentally ben- the comforts of modern living, and with dow and door systems, allow for much eficial in Qatar but also economically just a 16 percent increase in capital costs greater thermal insulation of the build- viable, shows a cost analysis of the the villa is predicted to consume 50 per- ing envelope — requiring less energy for first Passivhaus (Passive House) in the cent less water and energy, and reduce cooling, and reducing external heat gains. country opened last week. carbon dioxide emissions by half,” said LED and low-energy lamps have also The analysis shows that eco-friendly Dr Alex Amato, Head of Sustainability been installed to minimise internal heat methods may only require a relatively at QGBC. gains. modest increase in capital costs for build- Amato led the comparative cost analy- Meanwhile, advanced light control ings, the Qatar Green Building Council sis of the construction costs for the 225 systems will improve energy efficiency (QGBC) said yesterday. sq m Passivhaus villa and its neighbouring through controls that switch off lighting The first Passivhaus villa, along with conventional villa. when spaces are unoccupied and daylight a conventional villa, was constructed in The main causes for increase in con- sensors that prevent unnecessary artifi- Barwa City in Mesaimeer as part of an struction costs were increased thickness cial lighting. experimental project called Baytna, a joint of insulation, triple glazing of window and Cost consultant Steven Humphrey initiative by QGBC, Kahramaa and Barwa door systems, high-efficiency lighting and of AECOM, one of more than 50 part- Real Estate Group to study the benefits advanced light control systems, as well as ners involved in the villa’s construction, of the Passivhaus design in Qatar’s hot sun shading devices in the atrium. said that Passivhaus villa’s reduced air and arid climate. The Passivhaus design is derived from conditioning load, which is roughly one “The project’s aim was to keep the a super-insulated airtight building enve- third that of the conventional villa, was inevitable uplift in capital costs required lope that requires little energy for cooling reflected in 1.4 percent savings in con- to comply with Passivhaus building stand- — an accomplishment that could greatly struction costs. ards to within 15 to 20 percent above improve the environmental performance Amato believes that there is yet more those of the conventional villa. In less of buildings throughout the Gulf region. potential to further reduce the capital than eight months, the Passivhaus villa The greatly increased level of applied costs of adopting Passivhaus standards The first Passivhaus villa opened at Barwa City in Mesaimeer. The house has an ultra-low energy and super-insulated airtight design that requires little energy to cool, resulting in a reduced carbon footprint.

for Qatar’s climate if ‘lean construction’ such as the production of renewable techniques are applied. energy through photovoltaic arrays “If the design and construction proc- installed on the roof of the Passivhaus esses from the onset sought to address villa. ‘lean construction’ techniques, and if QGBC, Barwa Real Estate Group and the project size was sufficiently large Kahramaa have collectively established a to permit economies of scale to be fully scientific working committee to conduct realised, then it is probable that the addi- extensive monitoring of the Passivhaus tional capital costs could be reduced to principles and low-carbon technologies around or below 10 percent,” said Amato. being implemented. “New, but tried and tested, lean- A six-month period of testing and construction techniques such as pre- commissioning is now underway to com- fabrication and off-site manufacturing pare each villa’s baseline performance could be applied and these, together without occupants. with sustainable procurement supply Following this testing and commis- chain opportunities, could significantly sioning period both villas will be occupied reduce costs while improving the quality by similar-sized families, and further of future housing production that sought monitoring will take place for a year as a to adopt Passivhaus, or part-Passivhaus, real life demonstration of environmental standards,” he added. principles in practice. Amato noted that the 16.1 percent The two families are expected to move additional cost excludes expenditure into the three-bedroom villas by autumn related to the other scientific experi- 2013. ments planned for the Baytna project, THE PENINSULA

The operator and principal of Al Bayan Educational Complex, Hessa Al Abdulla, opens the ‘Kulluna’ campaign activities at Al Bayan Primary School Two for Girls. Kulluna takes safety message to school DOHA: Kulluna, a campaign by — burns, poisoning, suffocation, falls, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) drowning and car accidents.” and ConocoPhillips Qatar, took its The Coordinator of Kulluna’s message about health and safety school activities, Zamzam Al Haddad, to Al Bayan Primary School Two explained to students how to avoid for Girls with a series of awareness home accidents, particularly in the activities. kitchen, and what to do in the event Students, parents and staff were of an emergency at home. taught how to prevent home accidents. Al Wakra Hospital team also edu- ‘Kulluna’ means ‘All of Us’ and is cated students on ways to avoid infec- based on the belief that everyone can tion and disease. take action to improve health, wellbe- Meanwhile, to educate people about ing and safety for themselves, their prevention and risk of cardiovascular family and the community. Attendees diseases, the campaign ‘Kulluna for a at the event were able to take part in Healthy Heart’ will take place by end the interactive road show which has of this month. It will provide advice, been touring Qatar. health checks and tests for those con- The Director of Hamad cerned about their hearts. International Training Centre, Dr “Many people who come to the Khalid Abdulnoor Saifeldeen, said hospital because of a heart attack has that the ‘Kulluna’ campaign will con- not got treatment for cardiovascular tinue to visit schools throughout Qatar diseases,” said Dr Saifeldeen, speaking spreading the message about health to journalists earlier about the second and safety. phase of the Kulluna safety campaign. “With roadshows and exhibitions “We can’t do anything about age and like this, we aim to raise awareness genetic reasons which cause heart dis- on the dangers in the home and school eases but habits like smoking and life- and what can be done for children to style risks can be avoided,” he added. stay safe,” he said. He also advised that people should “This is achieved through educat- do routine scanning for cardiovascular ing students on preventive measures diseases at least once a year. against six major health hazards THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Qatar Airways to showcase success at ATM Airline’s chief to announce opening of Hamad International Airport and expansion plans at Dubai travel show

DOHA/DUBAI: Qatar The national carrier will have Dreamliner, at its stand (ME Airways, one of the leading a major presence at the four- 4240). carriers in the Mena region, day event that will be held from Qatar Airways won a raft of is expected to make impor- tomorrow until Thursday at the awards during the past year, tant announcements, about the Dubai Convention and Exhibition including Best Long-Haul Airline most awaited opening of Hamad Centre that will attract the crème (UK Business Travel Awards), International Airport and the de la crème of the travel industry Airline of the Year (Skytrax), airlines’ expansion plans, at from around the world. Best Business Class in the World the upcoming Arabian Travel The airline returns this year to (Business Traveller Middle East), Market (ATM) in Dubai, a the ATM to showcase how 2012 Best Airline in the Middle East press statement said yesterday. was a year of unprecedented and Africa (Business Traveller “As the premier travel show in growth and expansion with 12 Asia Pacific) and World’s Best the Middle East, ATM is the per- new routes launched. Premium Service Airport fect platform for Qatar Airways Since then the airline has (Skytrax). to announce some of our expan- grown from strength to strength, The airline has seen rapid sion plans across the Middle East winning numerous awards and growth in just 16 years of opera- and worldwide,” Akbar Al Baker, achieving a number of momen- tions, flying a modern fleet of CEO of Qatar Airways said. tous milestones, including being 123 aircraft to 126 key desti- “We have a lot to showcase an elect member of the Oneworld nations across Europe, Middle and discuss with the re-launch Alliance, winning the Skytrax East, Africa, Asia Pacific and The of Boeing 787 services and the Airline of the Year 2012 award Americas, including Chicago, the opening of Hamad International for the second year running, and airline’s newest point introduced Airport this year, and our contin- introducing many new routes on April 10. ued commitment to open up the including Warsaw (Poland), Over the next few weeks region to international travellers. Chicago (USA), Phnom Penh and months, Qatar Airways I look forward to speaking about (Cambodia), Najaf (Iraq) and will launch scheduled flights the next chapter in our success Gassim (Saudi Arabia). to a diverse portfolio of new story to travel partners and cus- This year at the ATM, the routes, including Salalah, Oman tomers,” he said. Middle East’s largest travel show, (May 22); Basra, Iraq (June 3); Al Baker added that he was Qatar Airways’ double-storey Sulaymaniyah, Iraq (August 20) looking forward to sharing excit- exhibition stand will herald the and Chengdu, China (September ing developments especially for return of the airline’s Business 3) with many more new destina- the home markets with the intro- and Economy Class Boeing tions planned. Qatar Airways’ double-storey exhibition stand at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. duction of new routes. 787 seats featured onboard the THE PENINSULA Clean sports topic of discussion at anti-doping symposium DOHA: Experts will explore It will explore the historical, Further presentations understand that doping and these phenomena adequately,” with this symposium,” said Dr. different issues related to dop- cultural, and scientific aspects will focus on the reaction of anti-doping are phenomena that Dr Wacker said. Mohammed Alsayrafi, General ing and anti-doping with a spe- of doping, and also look at the the International Olympic have influenced modern sports “In the past 10 years govern- Manager of ADLQ. cial look at the functions of the establishment of anti-doping Committee to doping and the over many decades,” said Dr mental support for anti-doping The symposium, which is anti-doping institutions at the institutions and programmes, development of anti-doping pro- Christian Wacker, Director of programmes has been increas- open to public, compliments the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) with a focus on the Gulf Region. grammes and the creation of the the Qatar Olympic and Sports ing, especially since Unesco programme surrounding the tomorrow. The presentations will trace World Anti-Doping Agency. Museum. adopted the International exhibition “Olympics – Past & The symposium, organised the existence and significance From a more scientific-histor- “Analysing the history of dop- Convention Against Doping in Present”, which displays the his- by the Anti Doping Lab Qatar of doping in the early twentieth ical perspective the development ing and anti-doping from a his- Sport in 2005. The Anti Doping tory of the ancient and modern (ADLQ) and Qatar Olympic century and the impact of the of various doping substances and torical, cultural and scientific Lab Qatar contributes to clean Olympic Games and will be open and Sports Museum, is titled Cold War and the winning-at- doping technologies including perspective will give us a better sports without cheating and is until the June 30 at the Al Riwaq “The History of Doping and all-cost mentality on the use of gene doping will be discussed. understanding of this and help pleased to bring this important exhibition space. Anti-Doping”. performance enhancing drugs. “If we look at history, we us develop ways how to deal with issue to the public’s attention THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Valedictorian and recipient of the Student Leadership Award, and Communication Award, Dana Atrach, with Dean and CEO of NU-Q, Everette E Dennis, and NU President Morton Schapiro, yesterday. RIGHT: Jassim Kunji and Mo’tasem Kalaji, who received the Dean’s Award, with Dean Dennis and President Schapiro. NU-Q graduation ceremony at QNCC today Special awards given to outstanding seniors at the President’s Lunch yesterday

DOHA: Northwestern Maria, author of the critically Speaking at NU-Q’s 2013 academic honours: Three summa produced, filmed, animated, what they will accomplish once University in Qatar (NU-Q) acclaimed The Girl Who Fell to Graduation Ceremony will cum laude, three magna cum edited, directed, researched, writ- they are fully engaged in profes- will celebrate today its sec- Earth. be Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim laude, three cum laude. ten, reported, and broadcast no sional spheres.” ond graduating class, made up Born to an American mother Mohammad Al Thani, Director According to Everette E. less than 500 works during their Special awards were given to of 33 graduates, at the Qatar from Puyallup, near Seattle, General of Al Jazeera and a mem- Dennis, dean and CEO of NU-Q, time at university,” stated Dean outstanding seniors for their National Convention Center. and to a Bedouin Qatari father, ber of NU-Q’s Joint Advisory 24 of the 33 graduating sen- Dennis. special academic achievements Several of them will be gradu- Al Maria spent her childhood Board, as well as Northwestern iors made the Dean’s List at “Through their contributions at the NU-Q President’s Lunch, ating with minors in public rela- between the Pacific Northwest University President Morton least once, having achieved a to numerous publications, film which was held yesterday. tions, business studies and for the and Doha. Today she is an author Schapiro and Dean Dennis. grade point average (GPA) of festivals and even the Qatari Dana Atrach was announced first time, certificates in Middle and film-maker who researches The Class of 2013, among 3.75 for communication and 3.7 theatre and sports realms, our as the Class of 2013 Valedictorian East studies. ‘Gulf Futurism’ — a term she them 15 Qataris, will be receiving for journalism. “This graduat- graduates have already begun as well as recipient of the The keynote speech of the cer- coined to describe the glorifying Bachelors of Science in journal- ing class has accomplished an shaping the knowledge and crea- Communication Award and emony will be delivered by Qatari of speedy urban development in ism (16) and communication (17). incredible amount in their four tive industries in Qatar and the Student Leadership Award. writer and film-maker Sophia Al the GCC. Nine seniors will graduate with years at NU-Q. Our seniors have region, and I can only imagine THE PENINSULA

Milipol Qatar takes part in top global security expos Minister appoints two officials for SEC, CCQ DOHA: Milipol Qatar Committee Member of Milipol Qatar participated in International Police Committee Brig Saud Rashid Al DOHA: The Minister of Education and Higher Exhibition — Counter Terror Expo Shafi participated in the expo rep- Education and Secretary General of the Supreme 2013, London, and in Secutech resenting the committee in order to Education Supreme (SEC) H E Saad Ibrahim Al 2013 — International Security attract more specialised companies Mahmoud yesterday issued a ministerial decision to Expo, Taipei, Taiwan as part of its to Milipol Qatar 2014. appoint Mariam Yassin as Director of the Office of efforts to attract more security and Secutech expo is one of the major Communication of the SEC. safety companies in Milipol Qatar security exhibitions in Asia that The Minister also issued a ministerial decision to 2014 scheduled to be held from attract major players of security and appoint Dr Ibrahim Saleh Al Naimi as President of the November 10 to 12, 2014. Milipol Qatar officials who took part in the London and Taipei exhibitions. safety filed. Community College Qatar (CCQ). Al Naimi was acting The Milipol Qatar Committee The Miliplol Qatar delegations President of CCQ since its establishment in September president Brig Nasser bin Fahad Al April 24 and 25. Counter Terror a secure environment. The Milipol met with executives of major security 2010. QNA Thani, member Col Ahmed Abdullah Expo 2013 is the largest international Qatar Committee also participated companies in both exhibitions where Al Jamal and Milipol Paris team event to mitigate threats, protect in Secutech 2013 — International they expressed their intention to par- attended the Counter Terror Expo against terrorist attacks and under- Security Expo held at Taipei, Taiwan ticipate in Milipol Qatar 2014. 2013, London that was held between stand current modern day risks, in during April 24 to 26. THE PENINSULA GCC Youth Affairs Committee concludes Doha meeting

DOHA: The GCC General Secretariat youth com- mittee wound up its four-day meeting here yesterday under Hisham Mohamed Al Gudar, chairman of the Bahrain youth and sports general authority. The director of youth activities department at the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, who is also head of the Qatari delegation to the committee, Abdulrahman Al Hajeri, said the attendants reviewed topics to be for- warded to the GCC youth and sports undersecretaries to prepare for the final recommendations which will be presented to the GCC youth and sports ministers during their meeting in Bahrain from May 17 to 20. QNA

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Municipalities busy clearing water off streets

Continued from page 1 Al Wukair and north and south Al Wakra as well as Al Jabl wit- nessed heavy rains. “We dispatched 10 trucks fitted with water pumping equipment to the waterlogged areas in our jurisdiction,” said Al Khatir. The number of trucks can go up to 25. An official from Umm Salal Municipality, Mansoor Al Naimi, said the area did not witness heavy rains. He, however, added that wher- ever there were complaints of water-logging, water pumping vehicles were dispatched. Traffic accidents were reported from many parts of the country, but details were not made avail- able by the traffic department. Vehicles negotiating a flooded street in Doha after rains lashed the country yesterday. RIGHT: A man does a balancing act during the downpour yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT THE PENINSULA Fast food outlets disappoint customers as rains bring deliveries to a halt

DOHA: Many fast food fans were customers by refusing to take home drop their weekend dining out plans. delivery but they either refused or food through staffers using motorcy- left disappointed last evening as delivery orders citing traffic jams and A number of popular restaurants said they would take longer time to cles and that was one of the reasons several restaurants across the city water-logging in different areas as in and around Doha did not provide deliver the food because of the rains they could not provide the services cancelled their home delivery serv- reasons. home delivery services last evening and heavy traffic on the roads,” said during intermittent rains. ices following the heavy rains. The rains thus forced many fami- at all, it was learnt. a working woman. THE PENINSULA The eateries disappointed lies to stay home last evening and “I called several outlets for home Most of these restaurants deliver Qatargas road safety ad wins top award Dangers of using phones while driving highlighted

DOHA: Qatargas has won an is a key element of Qatargas’ Targeted mainly at young Qatari international award for a road Corporate Social Responsibility drivers, the 60 seconds commer- safety TV commercial produced (CSR) initiatives and this award cial featured real accident sce- in 2012 as part of the Company’s will certainly motivate us to do narios highlighting the dangers of annual road safety campaign, a more towards spreading the mes- using mobile phones while driving press statement said yesterday. sage of road safety in Qatar,” said as well reckless driving. The award has been presented Ghanim Al Kuwari. In addition to the month-long by the AVA Digital Awards, an “For the past six years, campaign, organised each year, international competition that Qatargas has worked together during the month of Ramadan in recognises outstanding work by with the Traffic Department in collaboration with the Ministry creative professionals involved organising the annual Ramadan of Interior’s Traffic Department, in the concept, direction, design Road Safety Campaign aimed Qatargas has several initiatives and production of media that is at spreading awareness on road that support the promotion of part of the evolution of digital safety especially among our road safety and safe driving hab- communication. younger generation,” he said. its. These include road safety Ghanim Al Kuwari, The TV commercial titled awareness campaigns in schools, Chief Operating Officer “Was it worth the risk?” was pro- participation in the annual GCC The Chief Operating Officer (Administration) of Qatargas, Ghanim Al Kuwari, receiving the award. (Administration) of Qatargas duced as part of Qatargas’ annual Traffic week activities as well as received the award on behalf of Ramadan Road Safety Campaign utilising other public engagement the company. in 2012. It was aired throughout opportunities such as sporting administered and judged by the (AMCP). The Association admin- outstanding achievement and “We are very happy to receive the month of Ramadan in cin- events sponsored by Qatargas. Association of Marketing and isters recognition programmes, service to the profession. this award. Promoting road safety emas and on local TV channels. The AVA Awards is Communication Professionals provides judges and rewards THE PENINSULA

NHRC to raise awareness No new cases Charity dinner to help cancer patients of coronavirus on labour rights at malls DOHA: Al Hiba Group of Qatar thanks to Sheikha Mayassa for them suffering from cancer, heart in Qatar: SCH Volunteer Center, will hold a sponsoring the charity event. diseases and kidney diseases. DOHA: Qatar’s National “We provide translators in charity dinner and auction to Sheikha Lina told reporters that Some 350 of those cases were Human Rights Committee several languages to interact DOHA: The Supreme help cancer, heart and kidney she expected the auction and the inside Qatar. The remaining cases (NHRC) will distribute pam- with workers and answer their Council of Health (SCH) said patients at Saint Regis Hotel dinner would raise more than were in Yemen, 44, Cambodia, 60 phlets in Arabic and English questions regarding human yesterday that no new cases today. QR4m. and 20 cases in Palestine. to raise awareness among rights issues,” he added. Workers of the novel coronavirus has This will be held under the The upcoming charity dinner Al Hiba team is the only charity labourers about their rights at speaking Urdu, Filipino, Bengali been detected in Qatar. patronage of the Chairperson of will be the third organised by Al that focuses on treating residents major malls in the country on and other Indian languages can The announcement follows Qatar Museum Authority H E Hiba team and she expressed her in Qatar. Their latest contribution Thursday. raise their issues at the forth- reports about 10 new con- Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad hope that the team can contribute was purchasing 30 wheel-chairs The pamphlets will be distrib- coming human rights drive to be firmed cases of the disease in Al Thani, . in treating a number of the cases for patients in Al Rumailah hos- uted at City Center, Lulu Hyper launched by NHRC at malls, said the neighbouring Saudi Arabia The Chairperson of Al Hiba in the country. pital. The team managed to raise Market and Landmark over the Al Mahmoud. last week, five of whom have Sheikha Lina bint Nasser bint Al Hiba team helped treat more QR12m from donators in recent weekend where a number of Pamphlets containing answers died. Khalid Al Thani expressed her than 400 cases, the majority of years. QNA labourers gather, said Abdullah Al to number of questions on rights All the new cases have Mahmoud, Head of Media Section of labourers have been distributed been reported from Al Hasaa at NHRC in a press conference at Industrial Area recently, he in the eastern part of Saudi yesterday. added. THE PENINSULA Arabia. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has con- firmed the cases. WHO has Cb launches credit card loyalty programme said this particular strain of coronavirus has not been pre- DOHA: Commercial Bank (Cb) reward points for each Qatari related charges and customers viously identified in humans. yesterday announced the launch riyal they spend on their credit can even claim against their exist- There is very limited informa- of a new Credit Card loyalty card and these points can be ing rewards schemes as normal. tion on transmission, severity programme, “FlyMiles”, which redeemed against the existing This “Double Dipping” means and clinical impact with only a allows its credit card members loyalty programme, Accolades. that customers using their small number of cases reported to earn reward points. From yesterday, these points FlyMiles to book a trip can still thus far. And to celebrate the launch can also be redeemed with earn loyalty points from their The WHO has so far of FlyMiles, for two months Cb FlyMiles, offering greater choice favourite airline or hotel chain, reported 27 coronavirus cases is offering 5,000 bonus reward and flexibility to customers to giving even greater value to the across the world and 16 deaths. points to new card members when redeem their points with the air- customer. Customers have the The organisation, however, has they first use their credit card, line of their choice. By accessing ability to track every ticketed not recommended a ban on said a press statement. the bespoke FlyMiles website, booking, as well as view and print travel to the affected counties The reward points can be customers can complete an entire their own invoices. or tests at ports of entry as a redeemed against travel to any transaction with just a few clicks Andrew Stevens, Group CEO precaution against the disease, worldwide destination with the of the mouse, searching for fares, said: “FlyMiles is a user-friendly SCH said yesterday. SCH has airline the customer chooses choosing a trip itinerary, booking online solution that provides asked all health care facilities . FlyMiles offers access to over a flight or hotel, and pay using Commercial Bank credit card in the country to immediately 300 airlines and 200,000 hotels their FlyMiles in easy steps. members with an exciting new report to it any suspected coro- in multiple destinations across There are no blackout periods way to redeem their rewards navirus cases in the country. Europe, Asia, Africa, South on any airline restricting travel points by accessing the best fares Some labourers with NHRC awareness pamphlets. THE PENINSULA America and beyond. timing, the points scheme can and services available.” Cb customers already earn be used to pay taxes and other THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Waterlogging in Sana’a Sunnis flee town as Syria troops kill 62 Online videos show bloodied and mutilated corpses

BEIRUT: Hundreds of Sunni Muslim families fled the Syrian coastal town of Banias yesterday after fighters loyal to President Bashar Al Assad killed at least 62 people overnight and left bloodied and burned corpses piled in the streets, activists said. A pro-opposition monitor- ing group posted a video online showing the mutilated bodies of 10 people it said were killed in a southern district of Banias, half of them children. Some lay in pools of blood and one toddler was covered in burns, her clothes singed and her legs charred. Pictures posted separately on A car drives in an inundated street during a rainy day in old Sana’a city in Yemen yesterday. social media by other activists showed piles of bodies of men, women and children dumped in stone alleyways. Syrian President Bashar Al Assad (centre) among his supporters during The reports and images from the inauguration of a memorial dedicated to university students who died Banias, a Mediterranean coastal during the ongoing civil war, at Damascus University, yesterday. South Sudan detains editor town lying beneath green hills, could not be independently veri- massacres have become increas- Hundreds of panicked Sunni JUBA: South Sudan’s police Koma told Reuters from behind bottle,” Koma said when police let fied as the Syrian government ingly common in a conflict that families fled Ras Al Nabaa in the have detained a newspaper edi- bars in his police cell in the capi- a Reuters journalist visit him in restricts access to independent has killed more than 70,000 south of Banias early yesterday tor without charge and denied tal Juba, which he shared with his cell. Officers later confiscated media. people. after the night of violence, said him access to a lawyer for three four other men. the reporter’s pad containing The killings took place two days Minorities such as the Alawite Rami Abdelrahman, head of the days, he told a Reuters reporter Koma said he was arrested notes from the interview. after state forces and pro-Assad sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam, monitoring group, the Britain- who visited him in a crowded after his newspaper printed a South Sudan’s ruling party is militias killed at least 50 Sunnis have largely stood behind Assad, based Syrian Observatory for police cell yesterday. statement by the ethnic Nuer broadly made up of former guer- in the nearby village of Baida. an Alawite. They argue that they Human Rights. Rights groups frequently community accusing the deputy rilla fighters from the 1983-2005 Activists said the Baida death toll are protecting Syria from Islamist “But now the army is turning accuse security forces of harass- interior minister of involvement civil war, with little experience of was likely to rise to over 100 and militants. people back at the checkpoints ing and illegally detaining journal- in the murder of a traffic police- civilian rule. The country has no possibly 200. Others say they begrudg- outside the town, telling them to ists in South Sudan, which gained man in late March. state body mandated to regulate The US government said yes- ingly support the regime out of go back to Banias, that nothing is independence from Sudan almost Koma said the article ran under the media, and the parliament terday it was horrified by the fear they would become victims wrong. There are also announce- two years ago after more than two his byline, and he did not seek has yet to pass key media bills to report of the Baida massacre of a Sunni backlash after more ments going out on mosque loud- decades of civil war. comment from deputy interior regulate the industry. and said the Syrian government than 40 years of rule by Alawite- speakers telling people to return Michael Koma, managing edi- minister Salva Mathok Gengdit. Security forces engage in de was stepping up violence against dominated elites. home.” tor at the Juba Monitor, said he The Interior Ministry and facto censorship through har- civilians. Banias is a Sunni pocket in the A video posted online by other was arrested on Thursday and police were not immediately avail- assment and illegal detentions, The two-year-old uprising midst of a large Alawite enclave activists showed a pile of nearly was being held in lieu of the chief able for comment, but Gengdit according to a joint statement on against four decades of Assad on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, 20 bodies in Banias that they said editor, Alfred Taban, who was in has strongly denied the charges in Friday by several rights groups family rule has been led by and activists in the area accuse were all from the same family. Kenya. “They’re holding me here the local press. “There’s no access including Amnesty International. Syria’s Sunni Muslim majority, militias loyal to Assad of ethnic Several women and nine children illegally on behalf of Alfred,” to toilet facilities, only a plastic REUTERS and sectarian clashes and alleged cleansing. were among the dead. REUTERS

8 kids killed in Iraq April violence: UN Maliki alliance wins

BAGHDAD: A UN official said yesterday that violence at most seats in states the site of a north Iraq protest in late April killed up to eight children and wounded up to BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Osama Al Nujaifi’s list tied 12 others. Marzio Babille, Iraq Minister Nouri Al Maliki’s for second with a local list in representative of Unicef, said in State of Law coalition won the Salaheddin, and a local list was an emailed statement that sev- most provincial council seats second in Diyala. eral of the injured children had in seven of the 12 provinces Turnout for the provincial vote received severe gunshot wounds. that voted, according to results was about 51 percent, according to released yesterday. officials from Iraq’s Independent Yemen leader pulls out However, no list won a majority High Electoral Commission. of seats in any of the provinces. Security forces voted on April 13, of constitution talks The vote for provincial councils while the general vote was held was the first election held since on April 21. ADEN: A leader of Yemen’s US troops withdrew from Iraq But six Iraqi provinces did not Southern Movement said yes- in late 2011, and was seen as an vote. terday he was withdrawing important gauge of Maliki’s popu- The three making up the from talks to draft a new con- larity ahead of a general election autonomous Kurdistan region stitution in protest at a “plot next year. are to vote later this year, as are against the southern cause,” he State of Law led in Baghdad, Anbar and Nineveh, where polls said. In a statement obtained Karbala, Babil, Diwaniyah, were delayed because authori- by AFP, Ahmed bin Farid Basra, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna ties said security could not be Al Suraimah said he had pulled provinces, and tied for first with guaranteed. out of the talks, which began on Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council Provincial council elections March 18, because they “avoid chief Ammar Al Hakim’s Citizen’s have not been held in Kirkuk tackling the rights of southern- Coalition in Wasit — all of them province since 2005 because of ers to self-determination.” either Shia-majority or mixed a lack of agreement between its provinces. various ethnic groups. No foreign travel in Powerful Shia cleric Moqtada The credibility of the elections Al Sadr’s movement led in Maysan came into question because of Saudi deaths province, while local lists won the the six provinces not voting and most seats in Diyala, Najaf and attacks that killed more than a RIYADH: Five Saudis who Salaheddin provinces. dozen candidates. The elections, a died after contracting a new The Citizen’s Coalition came decade after US-led forces ousted SARS-like virus last week had second in Najaf, Babil, Diwaniyah, now-executed dictator Saddam not travelled abroad, a health Basra, Dhi Qar, Muthanna and Hussein, were the first since par- ministry doctor said yester- Wasit provinces. liamentary polls in March 2010, day. The outbreak occurred in State of Law was second in and also the first time Iraqi forces the oil-rich Red Sea region of Maysan, while Sadr’s movement secured elections without support Al-Ahsaa. was runner-up in Baghdad and from American or other interna- AGENCIES Karbala. Parliament speaker tional forces since 2003. AFP

Australia halts cattle exports to Egypt SYDNEY: Australian cattle outrageous cruelty has left me suspension has occurred — all exporters said they had sus- and my industry colleagues dis- live cattle shipments to Egypt pended live shipments to Egypt gusted and horrified,” said ALEC were halted between 2006 and yesterday after abattoir footage chief Alison Penfold. 2010 after footage showing acts shot by animal rights activists “No one in our industry, and no of cruelty and were only allowed showed “horrific” mistreatment Australian, accepts such treat- to resume under strict new con- of cows. ment of animals, and I believe ditions. Animals Australia said The Australian Livestock the Egyptian authorities will not the latest video showed “brutal” Exporters’ Council, the indus- tolerate this.” Australia’s agri- treatment meted out at the only try’s representative body, said it culture department said it had two abattoirs accredited under had urgently halted shipments also received a copy of the foot- the tougher regime. Deputy agri- to Egypt after Animals Australia age, which has not yet been made culture department secretary presented it with footage showing public, and had requested that the Phillip Glyde said it was “quite “vicious, cruel and clumsy” prac- Egyptian authorities investigate. shocking” to see a recurrence of tices. “These acts are horrific. The It is not the first time such a the issue. AFP SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE RISE of the anti-immigration UK Independence Party in local elections, which has been called by political pundits as one of the strongest showings by Obama’s trip to Mexico hints Ta nontraditional party in Britain, is the latest case of the rise of populist and nationalist parties across Europe. The dramatic surge of the Independence Party in England and Wales, as shown by the results announced on Friday, has at new balance of power dealt a serious blow to the mainstream parties, especially the Conservatives and their junior coalition partners, the BY ZACHARY A GOLDFARB and significantly more than it exports. But — respectful and positive when visiting Liberal Democrats. The new party also finished second in a NICK MIROFF the trade gap is narrowing; it is now other countries, particularly such an parliamentary by-election, consolidating its position as an the smallest it’s been since 2009, when important neighbor like Mexico,” he said emerging political force. OR generations, Mexico has Mexican growth was about to take off. by email. “ Any president does better in The rise of a party which wants Britain to leave the been widely seen in the United In his remarks Friday at the advancing US interests when he plays to European Union and strictly control immigration is States as a Third World Anthropology Museum here, Obama both his foreign and domestic audiences. definitely not good news, and comes as a scathing indictment neighbour, a source of cheap sought to reassure Mexicans that he The latter, notably, includes a growing labour, illegal immigration and takes Mexico’s economic strength and number of Mexican-Americans who vote of mainstream parties which have failed to address the Fdrugs. But now, Mexico’s growing eco- democratic progress seriously. “Some and whose allegiances to the Democrats concerns of the public. The results should be especially nomic might is transforming relations Americans only see the Mexico depicted helped get him re-elected.” worrying for Prime Minister David Cameron, whose party between the two countries, foreshadowing in sensational headlines of violence and Despite a glum report about Mexico’s was pushed to into the third-place in the by-election in a new balance of power that was hinted at border crossings. Some Mexicans may economic outlook earlier this week, the South Shields. The opposition Labour Party retained the in President Barack Obama’s visit to the think America disrespects Mexico, that country enjoyed growth of 3.9 percent last region on Thursday and Friday. we seek to impose ourselves on Mexican year. And its economy is still expected seat, but with a reduced majority. A continued surge in Despite growing concerns among sovereignty,” Obama said to cheers. “I to grow 3.5 percent this year, one to 1.5 support for the Independence Party could deprive the American officials that Mexico’s new have come to Mexico because it is time percentage points faster than the US Conservatives of the seats they need to win in the next president, Enrique Pena Nieto, might to put old mind-sets aside. It’s time to economy, and pick up speed from there. general elections. scale back coordinated efforts to stop recognize new realities, including the Mexico has branched out from its reli- In recent years, populist parties have exploited the mood the flow of drugs over the border, Obama impressive progress in today’s Mexico.” ance on the United States. When the US of enchantment caused by economic downturn in several struck a highly deferential tone in his Four years ago, in his first trip as presi- economy suffered a terrible economic appearances here, in marked contrast to dent, Obama came to Mexico and said it slowdown, Mexico’s began to charge for- The stunning European countries and Britain has a visit four years ago. He said Thursday was critical to take “urgent and coordi- ward, helped by its growing relationships proved to be no exception. The results that it is “obviously up to the Mexican nated action” to stem the flow of drugs. with Asia. Carl Meacham, a director of performance will have unsavoury consequences for people to determine their security” and He spoke of ramping up law enforcement the Americas programme at the Centre of UK British and European politics. It will on Friday used his remarks to empha- on the border, providing Mexico with mil- for Strategic and International Studies in push traditional parties more to the size the United States’ responsibilities itary aircraft and equipment, and ensur- Washington, said that, in a change from Independence right and force them to take decisions toward Mexico. ing additional high-level cooperation with the past, Mexico and its neighbours have The new US approach comes at a time Mexican law-enforcement authorities. been largely immune to the economic Party shows on emigration etc which they would have of robust growth for the Mexican economy, But after years of sporadic coordination, headwinds that have confronted the US. baulked at normally. At the same time, which has fuelled a middle-class expan- the relationship was already changing “They used to say, (if) the United populism is experience has shown that embracing sion. After Canada, Mexico is the second- dramatically when Obama returned this States would catch a cold, the rest of winning. the right is no solution to the problems biggest importer of American-made goods week. Pena Nieto is seeking to limit US the region would get the flu,” he said. facing Europe, and can only worsen — buying more than Britain, Germany and involvement in Mexico’s security prob- “Right now it seems that when things France or China and Japan combined — lems, which include not only drugs but on the economic front affect the United them. But it is heartening that saner elements have always and that fact is central to one of the key organised crime and kidnappings, and States, the region deals with it almost prevailed and the spirit of tolerance and understanding pillars of Obama’s strategy for growing the Obama said he had no problem with that with a shrug.” “So much of the region which Europe has shown means the right would never get beleaguered US economy: exports. new approach. is moving to focus on countries around more than what is right for them. “US exports to Mexico grew $51 billion Rather, he put the focus on what the the world,” Meacham added. “China is Nigel Farage, the leader of the Independence Party, has in last two years, and that’s more than United States needs to do. “We under- one of those countries, but they’re also triumphantly said that his supporters were not going away. anywhere else in world,” said Jodi Bond, stand that the root cause of much of the looking at economies in the southeast the US Chamber of Commerce’s vice violence here — and so much suffering for of Asia — South Korea, Japan — to help “The people that vote for us are rejecting the establishment,” president for the Americas. “Mexico is many Mexicans — is the demand for ille- buoy economic growth.” he said. Cameron, who once described Farage’s party as a helping us with a manufacturing resur- gal drugs, including in the United States,” Later Friday, Obama flew to San Jose, bunch of ‘fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists’, was more gence, and US companies are growing Obama said. “We recognise that most of Costa Rica, where he was to attend a pragmatic and respectful after the results, saying it was no because the Mexican middle class is the guns used to commit violence here bilateral meeting, visit with youth and good insulting a party that had won many votes. growing.” Mexican pollster and politi- in Mexico come from the United States.” hold a news conference with Costa What remains to be seen is whether the gains of cal analyst Roy Campos said that while US officials say that they anticipate Rican President Laura Chinchilla. On it’s usually Mexico that has the heavier cooperation between the two countries to Saturday, he will deliver another address Independence Party amounted to a temporary protest vote agenda in meetings with the United continue unabated, even as they adjust and meet with Latin American leaders or signalled the birth of a more powerful political movement. States, “this time it’s different.” for the new Mexican president’s expected as part of the regional Central American The mainstream parties still have time to try to reverse the “It seems like Obama needs more from policy changes. Ted Piccone, a senior fellow Integration System — including lead- gains made it, by talking with voters on where they have Mexico than the other way around,” at the Brookings Institution, said Obama’s ers from Nicaragua, Belize, Panama, gone wrong and adopting policies that would align them with Campos said. The United States remains approach does not represent a “paradigm Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and enormously important to Mexico, shift,” but reflects domestic politics. the Dominican Republic. the expectations of the people. • and it still imports from its neighbor “I think it’s Obama being Obama WP-BLOOMBERG The other side Quote of Terrorism after Bin Laden the day wo years ago, a triumphant the past two years indicates terrorist recruiting new members in the Middle they work alone or in groups, and the US President Barack Obama groups are taking advantage of the East and North Africa, through schools severe damage they can inflict. declared “justice has been Internet and regional social unrest to operating online, which not only spread As no country can claim to be If in fact there is the done” after Al Qaeda founder reorganise. extremist ideas, but also teach people immune from the threat of terror, T kind of systematic use Osama bin Laden was killed by US The jihadist groups, which were how to make bombs and conduct ter- the world community should not be special forces operating inside Pakistan. squeezed out of Mali by Western inter- rorist activities. daunted, countries must work together of chemical weapons However, the ghost of terrorism and vention, have moved north, crossing US media have also highlighted against terrorist activities. They should extremism continues to haunt many the Sahara through Algeria and Niger to that social networks, such as Twitter stay vigilant against the new trends inside Syria, we parts of the world, including the United Libya, posing a threat to Libya’s bleak and Facebook, are poised to become in international terrorism and step up expect we are going States, raising concerns about the security outlook. a hotbed for terrorism, as they enable efforts to remove the soil that allows to get additional prospects for the world’s anti-terror And it is no longer a secret that extremists to forge connections. terrorism and extremism to grow. campaign. many members of Al Qaeda have pen- All these are worrying signals that Without addressing the root causes further evidence and Many in the world expected it etrated into Syria, connived with the terrorism remains rampant in some of terror, such as poverty, injustice at that point we will would be the end of Al Qaeda when opposition forces and set up their own parts of the world, and the Boston and social inequality, military counter bin Laden died. However, despite the strongholds there, fueling growing con- bombing and last week’s killings in attacks alone are not enough to rid the absolutely present that Barack Obama fact that Al Qaeda has been dealt a cern in the Western world. There have Xinjiang, Northwest China, both laid world of the scourge of terror. to the international heavy blow, what has happened in been reports that Al Qaeda has been bare the ferocity of terrorists, whether CHINA DAILY community. US President SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Syria: A road map to peace The immorality of killing with drones

BY AKBAR AHMED and largely a myth but, like most LAWRENCE WILKERSON myths, it protects something very important: the psychology of kill- he armed drone is being ing in the name of the state. That heralded as the next killing becomes nothing less than generation of American murder when the soldier doing Tmilitary technology. it is utterly invulnerable. Most It can fly overheard with its US citizens, so long divorced unblinking eye, almost invisible to from any responsibility to take its targets below. Without warn- up arms and fight and kill, do not ing, its missiles will strike, bring- understand this. Soldiers – good ing certain death and destruction ones – do. Such understanding on the ground. All the while, the was behind the recent cancel- military pilot, sitting in a cush- lation by Secretary of Defence ioned recliner in an air-condi- Hagel of the valour award for tioned room halfway across the drone operators. world, is immune from the vio- Moreover, remote-controlled lence wrought from his or her killing is a dishonourable way of single keystroke. fighting battle, not simply because While the debate about drones it often results in the deaths of in this country swirls around women and children and removes the precision of the weapon, the the combatants from face-to-face sometimes faulty intelligence combat. It is making war more behind its unleashing of a mis- like a video game and giving tech- Free Syrian Army fighters stand around a mortar in Khirbet Ghazaleh, Daraa. sile, the ability to keep American nicians the dissociated power of boots off the ground, or the legal- life and death for the figures on ity of the strikes, few take into the screen before them. It is mak- be expected to have representation from the review conference, sadly, for many reasons, consideration the morality of the ing war into murder. Syrians need a West Bank and Gaza. did not take place. But in the process I came weapon and the damaging effects However precise the weapon, The UN negotiator would be assisted by the to the firm conclusion that there was a readi- of its use on both the people tar- this is the reality and the price on regional settlement presence of the security council’s permanent ness within the region for all countries to talk geted and the individuals operat- the ground, destroying the codes five nations. The Syrian opposition will be together about regional security. ing it. The ripples of the drone so vital to both parties involved represented, and the first item on the agenda With the situation in Syria deteriorating strikes are felt far beyond those – those who are targets and the that is owned by the would be the composition of that representa- we now face a crisis over the use of chemical killed or wounded in the actual people who see them die and the tion. Those present should be the equivalent weapons. Many believe this issue on its own strike. operators at their computer ter- region – and the UN of foreign secretary or their deputy, and the is of sufficient gravity to warrant a military The drone is destabilising the minals. The use of the drone is sooner they start meeting the better. The intervention. Others believe the EU embargo small tribal communities of the creating more problems than it venue would best situated in the capital or on arms supplies should be lifted. The sur- Pukhtun, Somali, and Yemeni is solving. security council must capitals of one of the countries represented, prising omission is any proposal for a nego- with their ancient codes of Americans are just now but which do not border Syria. tiating forum. The reason for this is a deep honour, making it difficult to becoming dimly aware of the make that happen. The terms of reference would be peace in pessimism that the continuing division of the implement any long-term peace problems and dangerous prec- the region. The Syrian conflict would initially permanent five in the security council can initiatives in the volatile regions edents being set for the future. BY DAVID OWEN dominate the agenda but soon regional issues, be resolved. I believe an urgently convened, already being pounded by their We have read reports of drones trade-offs and solutions would play a part. inclusive regional security conference is per- own militaries. Too many stories the size of a mosquito, police he lesson of history for dealing with There would be no preconditions but nothing haps the only framework which might provide have filtered into the media of gaining possession of potentially Syria in 2013 is to avoid a repeat should be excluded from emerging, neither a step-by-step solution over time to what is innocent men, women, and chil- armed domestic drones, and vio- of 1919. At the Paris conference federations of individual countries, nor parts proving to be a long, drawn-out confronta- dren being killed. lations of the laws of privacy in dominated by the United States, of countries in the region, nor partition. There tion – and one that will almost certainly soon People have fled their families the United States. These are Britain and France, Lloyd George should be no hiding from the reality that the engulf neighbouring states. and their homes due to the con- apart from the fact that many Twas heard to say: “Mesopotamia … yes … oil chances of such a conference succeeding would Sending arms is unlikely to provide a solu- stant violence and are forced to foreign powers, many of which … irrigation … we must have Mesopotamia be greatly enhanced if the US secretary of tion. They are coming in anyhow to the Syrian live as destitute and vulnerable are hostile to us, will soon have [which was destined to be in Iraq]. Palestine state and his deputy were ready to devote opposition from Turkey and Jordan, paid for refugees in the slums of larger broad access to drone technol- … yes. The Holy Land … Zionism … we must considerable time to shuttle diplomacy in the by Arab money and done with US, French and cities. They are lost without the ogy without any mechanisms have Palestine. Syria … hm; what is there in region’s capitals. British support, if not direct involvement. The protection of clan and code. The or international agreements to Syria? Let the French have that.” Henceforth There comes a time in any conflict when its same applies to the Syrian government, to drone is also feeding into a grow- regulate its use. Damascus was under the French, and the nature changes. This did not start as a civil which arms are coming in from Iraq, despite ing anti-Americanism, becoming Washington has plunged blindly Emir Faisal I, King of Greater Syria, was war; it was a reflection of the Arab spring. the Kurds in northern Syria who have already a deadly symbol of the United ahead, neglecting law – both double-crossed, and with him, Lawrence of Had there been unity among the permanent been granted virtual autonomy from Bashar States, and fuelling the recruit- domestic and international – pro- Arabia. five in the security council, Kofi Annan, the Al Assad. Also from Lebanon, where arms ment of future terrorists. tocol, and ethical codes. We find What is needed today is a regional settle- first UN negotiator, might well have been able typically are going to both sides but probably At one stroke, the drone has it distressing that the debate on ment that is owned by the region. A confer- to prevent military action hardening and the in larger quantities from its Shia leaders than destroyed any positive image of the drone, which has now picked ence that takes place in the region and can development of civil war. It is pointless to go from Arab sources. The Shia arms supplies to the United States in the coun- up in the United States, remains be seen as an inclusive process. The UN has back over the missed opportunities, but an Assad are in part direct from the Russians, in tries over which it operates. It so narrow – with none of these already appointed the former Algerian foreign essential part of the design of this regional part direct from Iran, but with the support of has contributed to the destruc- points being raised except in eso- minister, Lakhdar Brahimi, as the representa- conference is that it should be able to be sup- China as well as Russia. tion of the tribal codes of honour, teric circles. tive of the secretary general. He should chair ported by Russia and China as well as the US. As always in these conflicts, people believe such as Pukhtunwali among the The debate has been enmeshed a regional conference. It might be wiser for It happens that for more than a year, I have that morality favours one side, while both sides Pukhtun tribes of Afghanistan in the emotional responses to him to no longer also be the Arab League rep- been taking soundings with others, as part try to incriminate the other and indulge in and Pakistan. And this immo- the war on terror: if you like the resentative, for that body has chosen to fully of an initiative undertaken by the European agent provocateuring. The UN security council rality and destructive nature drone, you are pro-American; if support the Syrian opposition, which makes it Leadership Network, on whether we could do permanent five should stop the blame game reflects back on those who use it, you don’t, you are anti-American. very difficult for him to retain the necessary anything to help further the establishment of and get on with their real responsibility – harming the warrior ethic of the It has, unfortunately, become a impartiality as chairman. The membership of a negotiation for weapons of mass destruction- bringing the conflict to an end and hammer- American military so critical to definition of patriotism despite the conference should involve all Middle East free zone in the Middle East. The planned ing out a regional security involving far more battlefield bonding among soldiers its destructive nature on both countries, including Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Israel, meeting in Helsinki last December, promised than just Syria. in combat. sides. Lebanon, Egypt and Palestine, which would in the context of the non-proliferation treaty THE GUARDIAN The warrior ethos may be THE GUARDIAN The global vacuum of power is expanding

consensus among the world’s powers. pain will get worse before real progress It’s not easy to President Barack Obama’s single indis- can be made. putable foreign policy triumph, the killing Ironically, the nation most likely to fill build and sustain of Osama bin Laden, needed buy-in only the leadership vacuum left by America from the members of Seal Team 6. the Vulnerable is America the Resilient. Nor should we look to Europe for A technology-driven US energy boom alliances in a world help. Its leaders are still hard at work has begun to create jobs, revitalise US duct-taping the euro zone, and cash- manufacturing and offer Washington where America can’t strapped governments consider an activ- the chance to use exports of natural gas, ist European foreign policy prohibitively technology and know how to reverse the expensive. Nor will next-wave powers decline in US international influence. afford its traditional look to shoulder new burdens. Economic Over the longer term, Washington will slowdowns in China, India and Brazil have to address the growing imbalances share of the heavy remind us that not every emerging mar- on US books, but as the financial crisis ket will fully emerge, much less accept reminded us, when volatility and fear the costs and risks that come with a are the order of the day, safety becomes lifting. share of global leadership. the world’s most valuable commodity. In this G-Zero world, where no single That’s why the United States remains the BY IAN BREMMER government or alliance can lead others world’s investment safe haven — and why, toward compromise, solutions to tran- for better and worse, not even ratings ow do you solve a problem snational problems range from ad hoc to agency downgrades can make it more like Korea? Or Syria? Or the beyond reach. United Nationsl Secretary difficult for America’s government to eurozone? Or climate change? General Ban Ki-moon opened the UN’s borrow money, at least for the moment. H Don’t look to Washington. Conference on Sustainable Development Nor is it inevitable that America The United States will remain the world’s last June with a warning: This gathering and China will collide. Washington and most powerful nation for years to come, is too big to fail. But for Obama, German Leaders of the G-20 nations gather for a group photo at the G-20 summit. Beijing seem at times destined for con- but the Obama administration and US Chancellor Angela Merkel and British flict, a dispute more likely to be fought lawmakers are now focused on debt, Prime Minister David Cameron, the event policy focus on Asia, progress toward a would more quickly exacerbate the in financial markets and in cyberspace immigration, guns and growth. A war- was simply too big to attend. None of them massive US-led transpacific trade deal G-Zero dilemma than a dramatic wors- than on more familiar battlegrounds. weary, under-employed American public has the muscle, individually or together, that excludes China and conflict in the ening of relations between them. Yet heavy volumes of bilateral trade and wants results at home, leaving US offi- to force compromise on the policies that under-governed expanse of cyberspace are In the Middle East, Syria’s civil war investment ensure that neither side has cials to look for allies willing to share fuel climate change — and they know it. worsening tensions between Washington grinds on with worrisome implications much to gain from the other’s weakness. costs and risks abroad. This leadership vacuum continues to and Beijing. Fights over commercial and for Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia and even The two countries can’t afford a zero- Unfortunately, it’s not easy to build expand. The risk of confrontation in Asia investment rules and the clash between Russia. Sectarian tensions are again stok- sum, Cold War-style confrontation, and and sustain alliances in a world where has grown — between China and Japan the state-driven and free-market varie- ing violence in Iraq. Attacks on US diplo- both governments know it. It remains to America can’t afford its traditional share (the world’s second- and third-largest ties of capitalism have gathered momen- matic targets in Libya, Egypt and Yemen be seen, however, if Presidents Obama of the heavy lifting. No wonder then that economies) in the East China Sea, and tum. In years to come, no ties will be more have heightened Washington’s aversion to and Xi Jinping have the vision and politi- the Obama administration’s greatest for- between China and several Southeast important for global peace and prosperity direct involvement in the region’s con- cal will to build the sort of pragmatic eign policy successes haven’t depended on Asian countries in the South China Sea. than those that bind America and China, flicts. This is another region in which partnership that might finally bring the such alliances. Withdrawing troops from Making matters even more dangerous, the the world’s most powerful developed and a lack of global leadership and rivalries G-Zero era to an end. Iraq and Afghanistan doesn’t require US transition toward a sharper foreign developing states, and no development among local heavyweights ensure that REUTERS SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Gitmo burns $900,000 a year per inmate Obama needs to produce a plan for what to do with detainees at camp ‘who are too dangerous to release’

WASHINGTON: It’s been dubbed the by rights groups and foreign govern- victim of cuts, costs $20,000 per month are shipped in from outside, experts say. facing prosecution. But until now, worries most expensive prison on Earth and ments, is a stain on the reputation of the to run. The $900,000 also matches the But despite the high cost of the camp, about security have prevented the idea of US President Barack Obama cited the United States. funding for nearly seven states to help and despite the fact that Republicans transferring some or all of the inmates cost this week as one of many reasons “It’s extremely inefficient,” said Ken serve home delivered meals to the elderly. traditionally demand belt-tightening by to the United States from getting much to shut down the detention centre at Gude, chief of staff and vice president at Sequestration has cost Meals on Wheels the federal government, a Republican traction. Guantanamo Bay, which burns through the liberal Centre for American Progress a median shortfall of $129,497 per state, aide with the House of Representatives Obama pledged to close the prison some $900,000 per prisoner annually. think tank, who has followed develop- the organisation says. Armed Services Committee said there within a year after first taking office in The Pentagon estimates it spends ments at Guantanamo Bay since 2005. Or measured in terms of military was little point in asking if the price was January 2009 but his efforts ran aground, about $150m each year to operate the The cost argument could be a potent spending and national security, the cost worth it because “there isn’t an alterna- partly because of congressional opposi- prison and military court system at the weapon at a time of running budget bat- of four inmates represents the cost of tive at the moment”. tion, from both Republicans and some in US Naval Base in Cuba, which was set up tles between Obama and the Republican- training an Air Force fighter pilot — “No one has any particular affection for his own Democratic Party, to transferring 11 years ago to house foreign terrorism controlled House of Representatives, and based on the Department of Defence’s Guantanamo Bay, but no one has come prisoners to the United States. suspects. With 166 inmates currently in of across-the-board federal spending cuts figure of $3.6m per pilot. up with a practical solution that’s better,” Inmates started a hunger strike in custody, that amounts to an annual cost that kicked in in March. The “seques- the aide said. Obama needs to produce a February that has swelled to some 100 of $903,614 per prisoner. tration” as it is known, is due to cut WHY THE HUGE COST? plan for what to do with the detainees at prisoners and has led to force-feeding of By comparison, super-maximum secu- some $109bn in spending up to the end The huge cost of running the prison Guantanamo “who are too dangerous to 23 of the prisoners. With the camp back rity prisons in the United States spend of September and has cut government and judicial complex stem from its off- release”, Representative Buck McKeon, under a critical spotlight, Obama told a about $60,000 to $70,000 at most to house services small and large. shore location at a 45-square-mile US the chairman of the House Armed news conference on Tuesday he would their inmates, analysts say. And the aver- Just one inmate from Guantanamo, for Naval Base on the southeastern coast Services Committee, said in an opinion renew efforts to shut it down. He has an age cost across all federal prisons is about example, is equivalent to the cost of 12 of Cuba. Because ties between the two piece in USA Today this week. “Until a array of options, some of which would be $30,000, they say. weeks of White House tours for the pub- countries are almost nonexistent, almost better solution is offered, at Guantanamo more achievable than others. The high cost was just one reason lic — a treasured tradition that the Secret everything for the facilities has to be fer- they must stay,” he wrote. Gude said it was difficult to figure Obama cited when he returned this Service says costs $74,000 a week and ried in from outside. Among current inmates, nine have out how much the United States has week to an unfulfilled promise to close that has been axed under sequestration. When the military tribunals are in ses- been charged with crimes or convicted, spent overall on Guantanamo detention the prison and said he would try again. A single inmate is also the equivalent sion, everyone from judges and lawyers 24 are considered eligible for possible facilities since it began housing prison- Obama also said that the prison, set up of keeping open the control tower at the to observers and media have to fly into prosecution, 86 have been cleared for ers there in 2002 because administra- under his Republican predecessor George Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport for Guantanamo on military aircraft. Food, transfer or release and 47 are consid- tions only recently have been noting the W Bush and long the target of criticism 45 months. That control tower, another construction materials and other goods ered too dangerous for release but are not expense in a budget line item. REUTERS

Two dead in Belgium train mishap Denmark, Finland Shed elitist image, plan to upgrade Palestinian British PM urged diplomatic status LONDON: British Prime “out of touch” with voters he COPENHAGEN: Denmark Minister David Cameron must must win over if he wants to be and Finland plan to upgrade shed his elitist image and con- re-elected in a national ballot in the status of their respective nect with ordinary voters, a 2015. Palestinian representative offices senior party member said yes- “The fact is that if we want to in Copenhagen and Helsinki to terday, after the anti-EU UK win the next election, we have to that of an embassy, the Danish Independence Party scored major break this impression of being foreign ministry said yesterday. gains in local polls at the expense privileged and out of touch,” Davis “It is with satisfaction that we of the ruling Conservatives. wrote in the Daily Telegraph news- announce our joint intention to Discontent with immigration paper. “That means more straight work with the Palestinians to be levels was a key factor behind talking and fewer focus groups ... able to upgrade the status of the UKIP’s dramatic victory in and please, please no more Old Palestinian missions in Copenhagen Thursday’s local council elections, Etonian advisers.” and Helsinki,” the foreign minis- in which it won over 25 percent of The opposition Labour party ters of Finland and Denmark, Villy votes and recorded the best result has long accused Cameron’s inner Soevndal and Erkki Tuomioja, said for a party outside the big three circle of being “posh boys”, and the in a joint statement. since World War Two. issue resurfaced last month when The changes are expected to be Cameron, who once called Jo Johnson, brother of London implemented sometime in 2013, UKIP supporters “fruitcakes and Mayor Boris and Cameron’s it said. The move would “not closet racists”, conceded his party friend at Eton, was named head entail a formal bilateral recog- had to work to win back disaf- of the government’s policy unit. nition of a sovereign Palestinian fected voters, and he will try to Davis also argued for bring- state by Denmark and Finland,” regain the political initiative next ing forward a referendum on the statement said. “Palestine is week by outlining new measures membership of the European in a phase of state-building, and on immigration. Union, something Cameron has many challenges remain for presi- “We need to show respect for already promised to do if he wins dent (Mahmud) Abbas to handle people who’ve taken the choice to in 2015 and after he has renego- before we can recognise Palestine support this party and we’re going tiated Britain’s position within An aerial picture of an exploded freight train on a track near Schellebelle, 20km east of Ghent, Belgium, yes- formally as a state,” it said. to work really hard to win them the bloc. terday. Two people died and 14 others were injured when the train carrying highly toxic chemicals derailed. “But it is important to keep back,” he said. Cameron may now go one step Six of the train’s 13 cars derailed and two were on their side. The cars derailed as the train changed tracks focused on the aim of Palestine UKIP leader Nigel Farage further and enshrine that pledge and observers said it might have been travelling too fast. becoming a fully recognised demanded big cuts in immigration in law, ministers have hinted. state and as such claim its right- during his campaign, playing on His Liberal Democrat coalition ful place as part of the interna- public concerns about the prospect partners — one of Europe’s most tional community of states.” In of large numbers of Bulgarians and pro-EU parties — would not allow November, Denmark and Finland Romanians coming to Britain after him to simply introduce a govern- backed a resolution recognising they have full rights to work in the ment bill to that effect but, the California wildfire 30pc contained the Palestinians as a non-member EU next year. ministers say, there may be ways observer state at the UN. On Wednesday, Cameron’s around that obstacle. CALIFORNIA: A fierce wildfire Ventura County Fire Department concentrating on the Newbury AFP coalition government will outline According to Davis, UKIP’s threatening 4,000 homes north- spokesman Tom Kruschke said. Park area. About 4,000 homes measures to restrict the welfare policies on law and order, immi- west of Los Angeles was about 30 A drop from record-high tem- have been threatened by the fire US aims to tighten benefits available to immigrants, gration, taxation, foreign affairs percent contained yesterday as peratures on Friday and slowing, and 15 damaged. No injuries have particularly in the field of health. and Europe were like those of higher humidity and cooler tem- cooler winds off the Pacific Ocean been reported. border checks on But for the leader, who like sev- a simplified 1980s Conservative peratures helped firefighters, fire were aiding the almost 1,000 fire- The Springs Fire and a flurry eral key advisers attended one of manifesto. department spokesmen said. fighters brought in from across of smaller blazes around the state foreign students Britain’s top private schools Eton “So the electoral answers are The fire in coastal Ventura California, he said. this week marked a sudden start College, the problem is one of Conservative ones,” he wrote, County has blackened about “We’re getting much more favo- to the California fire season. Some WASHINGTON: The Depart- image as well as substance. “but the test of our response is 28,000 acres of rugged brush land rable weather conditions here. We weather forecasters have predicted ment of Homeland Security, David Davis, a senior less about how right-wing we are since starting on Thursday. There don’t have the high winds and the the season will be worsened by a criticised for failing to check the Conservative who challenged than how relevant we are to ordi- is no forecast for containment high temperatures,” Kruschke summer of high temperatures and student status of a Kazakh man Cameron for the party leadership nary people.” and the fire was not expected to said. A second spokesman, Bill drought throughout much of the charged in the aftermath of the in 2005, said he risked appearing REUTERS be under control until May 13, Nash, said firefighters were US West. REUTERS Boston Marathon bombing, has tightened procedures for admit- ting foreigners with student visas, a US official said. The Department’s Customs and Border Protection issued a memo Croatia opens Islamic centre ordering agents “effective imme- diately” to check all students RIJEKA: Some 20,000 Muslims The Islamic centre consists against the Student and Exchange from Croatia and abroad gath- of a large silver mosque with a Visitor Information System data- ered in the Adriatic port city 75-feet high minaret on a hill base of international students and of Rijeka yesterday to inaugu- overseeing Kvarner bay, and also schools, according to an official rate an Islamic centre and the a kindergarten, school, library who had seen the memo. third mosque in the staunchly and clinic. It was largely financed The department is under Catholic country. from the donations of Qatar’s fire for not properly checking “Multiculturalism and diver- Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin the student status of Azamat sity are among basic values on Khalifa Al Thani. The project Tazhayakov, a friend of one of which the European Union is was estimated to have cost about the bombing suspects, when he built,” the head of EU delega- ¤10m ($13m). entered the country illegally on a tion here, Paul Vandoren, said, a Construction of the centre, student visa in January. reminder that Croatia was set to designed by a prominent Croatian, Tazhayakov, who had a student join the bloc on July 1. Muslims the late Dusan Dzamonja, began visa that was valid until August make only some 1.5 percent of in October 2009 although the 30, 2013, was allowed into the Croatia’s 4.2 million inhabitants. initial idea was launched back in United States on January 20, 2013, Almost 87 percent of the popula- 1968. Qatar’s Minister of Awqaf according to the Department of tion are Roman Catholics. and Islamic Affairs H E Dr Homeland Security. Tazhayakov Out of Croatia’s 63,000 Muslims Ghaith bin Mubarak bin Imran Al was one of three 19-year-old men around 10,000 live in the Rijeka Kuwari and a number of Croatia’s charged this week with interfer- region. “Building of this mosque top officials and Catholic church ing with the investigation into was crucial for me because my representatives attended the cer- last month’s bombing by hiding a daughter will go to kindergar- emony, as well as the top Muslim backpack and fireworks found in ten here,” Sadmir Kukuruzovic, clerics from the region and sev- the dorm room of bombing sus- a 27-year-old truck driver from eral European countries. pect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Muslims attend the opening ceremony of Islamic Centre in the western Croatian town of Rijeka yesterday. Rijeka, said. AFP REUTERS SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 ASIA / PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Two held over Japan vows no aid to North Korea Myanmar attacks YANGON: Two Buddhists have been arrested after Tokyo not to resume assistance to the isolated state until it clears up abduction cases Muslim shops were destroyed in northern Kachin state, NEW YORK: Even if North Furuya, minister of state for diplomats say North Korea wants North started threatening to believe many of the hostages are police said yesterday, in a new Korea gives up its nuclear arms, the abduction issue, told a public and some countries are ready to stage banned weapons tests. still alive. outbreak of religious violence. Japan would not resume aid to meeting that the kidnappings of consider. Kim Jong-Il, father of North The men and women, who It is the first time such vio- the isolated state until it clears at least 17 Japanese during the “I believe it will be difficult for Korea’s current youthful ruler were as young as 13 when seized, lence has been reported in the up abduction cases dating back 1970s and 1980s were “acts of ter- Japan to actively contribute to Kim Jong-UN, admitted in 2002 remain a national cause and Abe majority-Christian Kachin more than three decades, a rorism” by North Korea. the large-scale humanitarian aid that his country had kidnapped has increased the ministerial state, which is also home to minister said. Japan has felt particularly which would be resumed imme- Japanese. committee on the abductions. He ethnic and religious groups Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo threatened by North Korea’s diately after such developments, Five Japanese were subse- raises the cases in meetings with who have found work in the Abe has revived strong calls for recent long-range rocket test and as long as there are no significant quently allowed to return home, all foreign leaders. A police serv- jade and timber industries. North Korea to account for the nuclear weapons test, which have developments on the abduction but the North said eight others ice set up to follow leads into the kidnappings since he took office in brought tougher UN sanctions. issue,” he said. had died, and denied knowledge kidnappings has been reinforced. S Korea party December. The “firm” stance was But Furuya said that even Japan held its first informal of others that Japan said were There is “a firm resolution of stressed by the minister respon- if North Korea relented on the talks with North Korea for four kidnapped to help train North the nation” to find out the fate of sible for pressing the case, Keiji weapons, Japan would not help years in November. But the con- Korea agents. the Japanese in North Korea, said picks new leader Furuya, during a visit to New York. finance the huge aid projects that tacts were suspended when the Japanese officials say they Furuya. AFP SEOUL: South Korea’s main opposition party yes- terday elected a new leader, who pledged to end factional infighting and move to the right towards more centrist Bangladesh urged policies. Four-term law- Only fraud can stop opposition: Anwar maker Kim Han-Gil, 60, was to close unsafe elected as the new leader of election is free and fair,” it said. the Democratic Party (DP), factories; death Both Anwar and Najib cam- previously known as the paigned in their home regions Democratic United Party, at where they will cast their own a leadership election in which toll reaches 550 ballots early today. he defeated Lee Yong-Sup. DHAKA: The UN’s labour Najib’s ethnic Malay-dominated Earlier in the day, the party agency urged Bangladesh to Barisan has tightly held power in changed its name to DP. close unsafe factories as search the multiracial nation for decades, teams yesterday pulled more steering it from a backwater to an China ex-official bodies from the wreckage of the economic hub with some of Asia’s nation’s worst industrial disas- highest living standards. ter, pushing the death toll to at But its grip is slipping, with a jailed for life least 550. new generation of voters increas- BEIJING: China has sen- The collapse of the eight-storey ingly impatient at corruption, tenced a former provincial garment factory complex outside controversial policies favouring deputy governor to life in Dhaka last week was the latest Malays and authoritarian tactics. prison for accepting almost in a string of catastrophes to Najib, who was installed after $2m in bribes, the most senior befall the $20bn textile industry, his predecessor was dumped over official to be punished since which accounts for 80 percent of a weak 2008 polls showing, has the country’s new leadership Bangladesh’s exports. appealed to voters for more time made tackling corruption its Action is needed to ensure such to follow through on his promises top priority. Huang Sheng, “avoidable accidents” that tar- to reform. former deputy governor of the nish the image of Bangladesh’s “I want to carry on with the eastern province of Shandong, industrial image never recur, trust,” he told supporters in his accepted more than 12 million said Gilbert Houngbo, field oper- home state of Pahang. yuan ($1.95m) from organisa- ations deputy director-general Surveys suggest a race too close tions and individuals between at the International Labour to predict, with many voters still 1998 and 2011. Organisation (ILO). Barisan National Party gift bags are piled up during Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's meeting with young undecided between Barisan and The government must “make voters at his hometown in Pekan yesterday. Candidates launched a last-ditch campaign sprint yesterday. Anwar’s three-party Pakatan Manila, Moscow sure all factories are inspected and Rakyat (People’s Pact). any remedial action necessary is PERMATANG PAUH: Anwar Minister Najib Razak warning of in the crime, attempting to steal With the outcome in doubt, put in place,” Houngbo said. Ibrahim said only fraud can stop chaos and ethnic strife under the the elections from the people,” he Najib has showered voters with in customs pact “Some factories (that cannot his Malaysian opposition from opposition, which has countered said in an interview in his home cash handouts from government MANILA: The Philippines be repaired) may have to close scoring a historic election win as with numerous allegations of gov- seat in the state of Penang. coffers as Barisan-controlled tra- and Russia signed the first down,” said the former prime the rival sides launched a last- ernment vote fraud. He added: “Unless there’s a ditional media attack Pakatan. customs cooperation agree- minister of the West African ditch campaign blitz Saturday Anwar set the stage for a pos- major, massive fraud tomorrow... Anwar was Barisan’s charis- ment between the two nation Togo. on the eve of a tense vote. sibly destabilising challenge to we will win.” matic heir-apparent until a 1998 countries that will help the His words came as bulldozers Today’s elections are the first the results, accusing the Barisan Najib’s government denounced power struggle saw him jailed for government’s campaign and cranes clawed away for the in the country’s 56 years of inde- Nasional (National Front) regime the claim. six years on sex and graft charges against border security eleventh day at the mountain of pendence in which the only gov- of cheating to thwart what he “The government strongly widely criticised as trumped up. breaches and transnational rubble at the plant site to uncover ernment Malaysia has known called a “democratic revolution”, rejects Mr Anwar’s latest alle- He later brought his star power crimes, including smug- more bodies, as distraught onlook- faces possible defeat. urging voters to turn out en masse. gation because the Elections to the opposition, dramatically gling. Customs Commissioner ers clutched photographs of miss- The uncertainty has given rise “It’s electoral fraud, the Commission has gone to great reversing its fortunes. Rozzano Rufino Biazon rep- ing relatives. to a bitter campaign, with Prime Election Commission’s complicity lengths to ensure Sunday’s AFP resented the Philippines Clerics recited passages from while the Deputy Head of the Koran through loudspeakers, the Federal Customs Service, seeking blessings for the dead. Vladimir Malinin, repre- Army spokesman Major Sazzad sented Russia during the sign- Hossain said the death toll “now ing of the pact on April 24. stands at 550” and that more bod- ies have been spotted between the Communist rebels kill five in Philippines China returns 10 pancaked floors. A senior government official MANILA: Communist insur- Negros, burning two bunkhouses Philippines’ largest gold miner, said that the talks were at an reiterated pledges to “inspect all gents attacked a major min- and heavy equipment on Friday, could be contacted for comment. impasse. Vietnamese kids garment factory buildings” as ing company in the central said military spokesman Captain Aquino’s spokesman Edwin The communist leadership, BEIJING: Chinese authori- Bangladesh faces pressure from Philippines, killing five soldiers Leo Christopher Cunanan. Lacierda yesterday accused the however, said it was the govern- ties have returned 10 Western brands to take “credible” and burning equipment and The military pursued the insurgents of insincerity for ment that called off the talks and Vietnamese children who safety steps to clean up an indus- buildings, the military said attackers, leading to a clash offering peace talks even as they warned of intensified strikes by were kidnapped and traf- try with a poor accident record. yesterday, as hopes for peace yesterday that left five soldiers stepped up their attacks. the NPA. ficked into China. The chil- “We’ve adopted a series of dimmed further. dead and two others wounded, “They have a forked tongue. If The military estimates the dren were returned on measures to make sure this kind The attack came just days Cunanan said in a statement. they want peace, why are they rebels have only about 4,000 fight- Friday after being discov- of disaster never happens again,” after the chief government peace The rebels took six firearms calling for... intensifying the vio- ers nationwide, down from more ered by Chinese authorities commerce secretary Mahbub negotiator said talks with com- from the fallen soldiers, the cap- lence? The truth is even when we than 26,000 at their peak in the in 2011, when they were aged Ahmed said. munist rebels had collapsed, tain said. were talking, they were continu- 1980s. between 10 days and seven The government made a similar ending hopes of achieving peace The reason for the attack was ing their attacks,” Lacierda said However, they remain a dan- months. Local authorities announcement after a devastat- after a 44-year insurgency before not clear, but in the past the NPA on government radio. ger, particularly in rural areas have arrested 43 suspects for ing fire swept a garment factory President Benigno Aquino’s term has raided mining companies Aquino wanted to seal a peace where they can count on sup- trafficking the children, who in November last year, killing 111 ends in 2016. and other rural businesses that deal to end the decades old port from local populations who were all boys. workers, but subsequent inspec- Fighters of the New People’s refused to heed their extortion insurgency, which has claimed endure the worst of the coun- THE PHILIPPINE STAR tions were derided as insufficient. Army (NPA) attacked the Philex demands. an estimated 30,000 lives, but try’s poverty. & AGENCIES AFP Mining site on the island of No spokesman for Philex, the chief negotiator Alex Padilla AFP

National treasure Chinese fishing vessel Bodies of US air crew found damages Tubbataha reef BISHKEK: Rescuers yesterday said they had recovered the bod- MANILA: A Chinese fishing damage was greater than that ies of three US crew members vessel that crashed into one of the done when a US Navy mine- whose refuelling plane crashed Philippines’ most famous reefs sweeper, the USS Guardian, got in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan damaged almost 4,000 square stranded on Tubbataha in January. shortly after taking off from a metres of centuries-old coral, the The 48-metre vessel, carry- base on Friday. marine park said yesterday. ing 12 suspected Chinese fisher- The KC-135 Stratotanker with Some 3,902 square metres of men, plowed into the Tubbataha a crew of three — believed to be coral was destroyed after the boat Reef near the western island of carrying dozens of tonnes of fuel became stranded in the Tubbataha Palawan on April 8. — exploded and broke up midair marine park — a Unesco World Authorities later found hun- before crashing around 98 kilo- Heritage-listed coral reef — the dreds of dead pangolins, an metres from the capital Bishkek. park management said. internationally-protected species, The charred fragments of the “The damage the Chinese ves- hidden inside the vessel. bodies were found close to the sel caused to the reef is heart- Tubbataha marine park infor- nose of the plane, a few kilome- breaking,” Angelique Songco, the mation officer Glenda Simon tres from the main crash site. head of the marine park said in a said the 12 Chinese would likely The remains of the crew, who statement after experts assessed be fined about 95 million pesos have yet to be named, have been the affected area. ($2.32m) just for trespassing into transported back to the air- A long exposure photo shows traffic commuting at night near the Namdaemun (South Gate) in Seoul. South Some of the coral destroyed by the marine park and destroying craft’s US base, the Manas tran- Korea yesterday reopened the gate to the public, five years after it was burned down in an arson attack that the Chinese vessel was 500 years the coral. sit centre. shocked the nation. The 600-year-old landmark has been painstakingly rebuilt at a cost of $24m. old, Songco said, adding that the AFP AFP SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN Karzai denies CIA cash buys off warlords Afghan president says money was used for healthcare, education; asks US to continue payments KABUL: Afghan President are issued to the Americans. Nato troops withdraw next year. Hamid Karzai yesterday denied “This money was not given to Karzai, who is due to step that CIA cash delivered each warlords,” the president told a down next year, declined to con- Taliban urged to fight foes of Afghans month to his office was used to press conference in Kabul. “The firm how much his office received buy the support of warlords who major part of this money was each month from the CIA, and he KABUL: Afghan President withdrawal of most foreign border with Pakistan. Two could tip the country back into spent on government employ- repeated his gratitude to the US Hamid Karzai called on the troops by the end of next year. Pakistani soldiers were wounded. civil war. ees such as our guards... it has spy agency. Taliban yesterday to fight “Instead of destroying their own Hundreds of men took to the The US Central Intelligence been paid to individuals not He said he had met yesterday Afghanistan’s enemies in what country, they should turn their streets of the eastern Afghan Agency has secretly handed movements. with US officials and asked them was widely seen as a swipe weapons against places where town of Asadabad yesterday, over tens of millions of dollars to “It is used for different issues not to halt the cash despite pro- against Pakistan days after plots are made against Afghan near where the clash took place, Karzai’s office over the last decade, such as treating patients, scholar- tests in Washington and criticism the neighbours’ security forces prosperity,” Karzai told reporters to protest against both Pakistan the New York Times said recently in ships for youths... we give receipts from Afghan opposition groups. clashed on their border. in the capital, Kabul, saying this and the United States. a revelation that provoked anger for all these expenditures to the “This is a valuable support to Karzai’s remarks are likely was “a reminder for the Taliban”. Afghanistan and Pakistan in both Washington and Kabul. US government.” us. In Afghanistan’s situation, to unsettle already shaky ties “They should stand with this have had testy relations since But Karzai said the bundles The New York Times alleged there is so much needed. It proves with Pakistan and come as the young man who was martyred and Pakistan was formed at the end of cash — allegedly packed in that some of funds were used to extremely helpful,” the president United States wants Pakistan defend their soil,” he said, refer- of British colonial rule over India. suitcases, backpacks and plas- bribe warlords into supporting said. “This financial assistance to help Afghanistan per- ring to a border policeman who Afghanistan does not accept the tic shopping bags — were used Karzai’s US-backed government should continue, we thank them suade the Taliban to engage was killed in the Wednesday night border between them. for healthcare and scholar- as the international coalition tries for it.” in peace talks ahead of the clash on eastern Afghanistan’s REUTERS ships, and that full receipts to stabilise the country before AFP

Seven US Pakistan tribesmen soldiers killed embrace elections in Afghanistan MICHNI: Pakistan’s tribal Imran Khan, looking to make KABUL: Seven US soldiers and belt may have been dubbed the a political breakthrough at the a member of the Nato-led coali- world’s most dangerous place by May 11 polls, or opposition leader tion were killed on Saturday the United States, but enthusi- Nawaz Sharif bidding for an his- in one of the deadliest days for astic tribesmen are defying the toric third term. Americans and other foreign Taliban to vote for change at “The two party leaders with troops in Afghanistan in recent next week’s polls. the most support are Imran Khan months, as the Taliban con- More than 60 people have been and Nawaz Sharif,” admitted Ali. tinued attacks as part of their killed in militant attacks target- All main parties are visibly spring offensive. ing politicians and political par- campaigning, but of the 339 can- The US-led coalition reported ties since April 11, but amazingly didates competing for 12 national that five international troops no one in the seven districts that assembly seats from FATA, only were killed by a roadside bomb make up the semi-autonomous 81 represent parties -- the rest in southern Afghanistan, and coa- region on the Afghan border. are officially independents, even lition spokesman Captain Luca One of the most remote and if some privately favour one party Carniel confirmed that all five undeveloped parts of the coun- over another. were American. try, the Federally Administered Party flags fly from rooftops, The coalition did not disclose Tribal Areas (FATA) provide rear shops and markets. There are the location of the roadside bomb- bases for the Afghan Taliban, the banners and posters everywhere. ing. However, Javeed Faisal, a Pakistani Taliban and other Al Despite Taliban threats that spokesman for the governor of Qaeda-linked groups. democracy is unIslamic, candi- Kandahar province, said the coa- But after years of army dates hold street meetings, public Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz march in a rally along with a statue of a lion, the party’s election lition patrol hit the bomb in the offensives designed to clear out rallies and open campaign offices. symbol for the upcoming general election, in Islamabad yesterday. Maiwand district of the province, Pakistani Taliban hideouts, some Life here is perhaps harder the spiritual birthplace of the of the 1.7 million registered voters than anywhere else. Power cuts Taliban. in FATA say they feel safe enough can last as long as 21 hours, Later, the coalition reported to vote and even that women, nor- compared to eight hours in the that a soldier with the Afghan mally kept in purdah, will vote. capital. Unemployment is rife. Three dead in Karachi blast National Army turned his weapon For the first time political Schools have been bombed by the on coalition troops in the west, parties can campaign directly in militants. Literacy is poor. KARACHI: Three people were identified among the dead and On Friday, national assem- killing two in the most recent of FATA — a reform introduced by People complain about the killed and 35 others wounded in wounded, Siddiqui said. bly candidate Saddiq Zaman so-called insider attacks. the outgoing government in 2011 arcane system of justice imposed twin bomb blasts near a local A spokesman for MQM, Qamar Khattak was shot dead along Akram Khpalwak, governor in an effort to give tribesmen under British-era laws and sum- party office in the southern city Mansoor, said a rally had been with his three-year-old son after of Farah province, said that an more of a stake in the country mary powers of arrest on weak of Karachi late yesterday, police planned in the area hit by the praying in a mosque in the city Afghan soldier had opened fire in and curb militancy. terror charges. said, ahead of next week’s his- blasts, but would now be post- of Karachi. the Bala Buluk district of Farah. “People want change. They In 2007-8, most parts of toric elections. poned and a day of mourning Khattak was a businessman Both killed were American, want a change in the system not Mohmand were under Taliban The two bombs exploded within observed instead. and a candidate for the Awami according to two US officials who just a change of faces,” said Miraj control until the military went on 20 minutes of each other near an Pakistan will elect its new gov- National Party (ANP), the lead- spoke on condition of anonymity Ali, a doctor who runs a clinic in the offensive in November 2008, office of the Muttahida Qaumi ernment for the next five years in ing secular party in Pakistan’s to disclose the nationalities ahead the village of Michni in the dis- flushing out the militants but dis- Movement (MQM) in the middle polls on May 11. The election of ethnic Pashtun northwest. of an official announcement. trict of Mohmand. placing thousands of families. class neighbourhood of Azizabad, the national and regional assem- Earlier yesterday a candi- Such attacks by members of Tribesmen in the districts of It is now largely peaceful but senior police official Saleem blies will mark the first time a date running for parliament was the Afghan security forces against Mohmand, Khyber, Bajaur and few people venture out after Akhtar Siddiqui said. civilian government has com- injured when his vehicle hit a their colleagues or international North Waziristan who spoke to dark, vividly remembering public “We can confirm that three pleted a full term and handed roadside bomb in the troubled troops have eroded confidence in AFP accused the outgoing gov- beheadings and the Taliban era of people have died in the twin blasts over to another, in a country that northwest, officials said. the Afghan forces as they work ernment of doing nothing to fear. “We will elect honest repre- while 35 have been wounded. The has been ruled by the military for In a separate incident, an elec- to take over from foreign forces. improve their lives and blamed sentatives in this election who will wounded have been admitted to half its existence. tion office of cricketer-turned- Another coalition service mem- it for fighting that has displaced solve such of our problems,” said different hospitals,” said Suresh Campaigning has been marred politician Imran Khan’s Pakistan ber was killed in an insurgent hundreds of thousands. school teacher Mohammad Shah, Kumar, secretary of the health by Taliban threats and attacks, Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party was attack in northern Afghanistan, Instead they are looking to 43. department of Sindh province. which have killed 66 people since attacked in Peshawar. the NATO-led force said. the religious parties, cricket star AFP No MQM workers were April 11, according to an AFP tally. AFP AGENCIES

Musharraf’s remand extended Attack on Pakistani convict in Indian jail fuels protests ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court yesterday MUZAFFARABAD: Two repatriated to Pakistan. Ranjay is ordered former military ruler hundred protesters took being treated in a hospital in the Pervez Musharraf to remain in to the streets in Pakistan- north Indian city of Chandigarh, custody for a further two weeks administered Kashmir yester- where he remains in a critical ahead of his trial for unlawfully day to demonstrate against an condition on a ventilator. sacking judges during his rule, attack on a Pakistani prisoner Earlier, Hafiz Muhammad officials said. in India. Saeed, head of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, “Pervez Musharraf’s remand is The injured man -- a con- a hardline Islamic organisation extended for judicial lock-up for victed murderer named Sanaullah blamed for terrorist attacks by 14 days, he should be presented Ranjay -- was assaulted early India, criticised India’s Prime before the court on May 18,” Judge Friday in the northern city of Minister Manmohan Singh for Kausar Abbas Zaidi, ordered. Jammu, a day after India’s home bestowing state honours on the Police had asked the judge ministry ordered stepped up secu- dead Indian prisoner. to grant the custodial exten- rity for jailed Pakistanis. “We are in favour of an action sion saying the investigation into The attack came after Indian against those who tortured Musharraf’s activities was still prisoner Sarabjit Singh, convicted Sarabjit Singh. But there is no under way. Lawyers for Musharraf, in Pakistan for spying and deadly justification for Indian propa- who is locked in his own home, bombings, died on Thursday fol- ganda (on this issue),” he said. which has been declared a sub-jail lowing a savage beating in a Saeed said India should review while he is awaiting trial, filed a Lahore prison, sparking a furious its own acts and should not pro- bail application in the court and response from Indian politicians. mote terrorism in Pakistan. the judge fixed a hearing for May 6. The apparent tit-for-tat jail “Sarabjit Singh admitted in the The court was also asked if violence has strained relations courts that he is responsible for Musharraf’s trial could be held between the neighbours. the bomb blasts and that he was inside his plush villa, citing secu- A reporter said around 200 peo- formally supported by India for rity reasons, but the matter was ple marched in Muzaffarabad, the these blasts. He has taken lives of left pending. “It has been brought capital of Pakistan-administered so many people,” he said. into my notice that the Chief Kashmir, against the attack on “We don’t think that torture in Commissioner of Islamabad issued Ranjay. The crowds chanted slo- jail is a right thing. Nobody should a notification for the jail trial, but gans against India and called for take the law in hands. But there approval from Islamabad high “jihad” to force Indian troops out is no justification for that noise in court is needed in this regard,” of Kashmir. India at this moment. India should Kashmiris shout slogans and wave placards as they march against the attack on Sanaullah Ranjay, a Pakistani the judge said. They burned the Indian flag correct its own acts,” he said. prisoner in an Indian jail, at a protest in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administrated Kashmir, yesterday. AFP and demanded Ranjay should be AFP

SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Pakistan officials visit prisoner in hospital Sanaullah Ranjay in intensive care unit in Chandigarh

NEW DELHI: Pakistani attacks in Pakistan that killed embassy officials visited a hos- 14 people in 1990. His family pital in north India yesterday insisted he was a farmer who where a Pakistani prisoner became a victim of mistaken was in critical condition in the identity after inadvertently intensive care unit after being straying across the border while attacked by an Indian inmate. drunk. India’s government also Convicted murderer Sanaullah denied he was a spy. Ranjay suffered multiple head India’s foreign ministry said injuries in a prison in India’s Pakistan High Commission offi- northern city of Jammu in an cials had been given daily access apparent tit-for-tat attack after to Ranjay. an Indian prisoner, Sarabjit Pakistan’s foreign ministry said Singh, was fatally assaulted in earlier in the week in a state- Pakistan. A file photo of Sanaullah playing a ment that the “obvious retaliation On Friday, Ranjay was airlifted bagpipe during a routine practice to the death of Indian prisoner Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (right) meets Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid (left) in Tehran to a government hospital in the inside Kotbhalwal central jail in Sarabjit Singh is condemnable”. yesterday. city of Chandigarh, 250 kilome- Jammu. The prison violence could tres north of New Delhi. aggravate tensions between A spokeswoman for the govern- identified as a former Indian nuclear-armed India and ment hospital said Ranjay was in army soldier nearly 24 hours after Pakistan, whose relations were hit the intensive care unit and on a Singh’s death in Lahore. by a border flare-up earlier this Khurshid may cancel China visit ventilator as his condition “con- Singh died on Thursday in year that undermined efforts to tinues to remain critical”. Pakistan and was cremated build trust. The Pakistani High Commission with state honours on Friday in According to the Indian gov- NEW DELHI: India’s foreign neighbours whose relations have channels while travelling to Iran (embassy) officials “came to the his native village in northwest- ernment, 535 Indian prison- minister has hinted he could long been chequered by mutual on an official visit, Khurshid said hospital and we have given them ern India where hundreds of ers, including 483 fishermen, cancel a planned trip to Beijing suspicion — a legacy of a 1962 in news footage aired yesterday Ranjay’s medical update”, added protesters shouted “Down with are in Pakistani jails, while 272 if no progress is made in resolv- border war. hat New Delhi was “keeping chan- Manju Wadwalkar, the spokes- Pakistan!” as they gathered to pay Pakistani prisoners are behind ing a row over an alleged incur- “I can’t say we have satisfac- nels of communications open”. woman of the Post Graduate their tributes. bars in India. sion by Chinese troops deep tion (from Beijing) at this stage,” The minister, who has declared Institute of Medical Education Singh had been on death The attack on Ranjay came a inside Indian-claimed territory. said foreign minister Salman both countries have a mutual and Research Hospital. row after being convicted by a day after India ordered tighter The reported Chinese infil- Khurshid who announced last interest in not allowing the dis- Ranjay, who hails from the Pakistani court 16 years earlier security for Pakistanis serving tration across the disputed week he would head for China on pute to “destroy” long-term city of Sialkot in Pakistan, was for espionage and for his alleged time in Indian jails. Himalayan border has strained May 8 to discuss the standoff. progress in ties, said his trip to attacked by a prisoner who was involvement in a string of bomb AFP ties between the nuclear-armed Speaking to Indian television Beijing was still on. AFP

Air India pilot, two stewardesses suspended over cockpit incident

NEW DELHI: State-run carrier Air Airbus flight to New Delhi from Bangkok seats and left two attendants in their the allowed length of time in the cockpit. The airline did not reveal the nature India said yesterday it had suspended a last month carrying over 160 passengers places to operate the plane in their There was an “overstay of the cabin of the distraction but the Times of India pilot and two female flight attendants and followed a series of other safety- absence. crew in the cockpit,” the airline said, newspaper quoted an unnamed Air after a passenger jet’s autopilot system related incidents involving the airline. But it did say the pilot and two air and “due to distraction the co-pilot had India source as saying the crew mem- was accidentally switched off “due to Air India denied media reports the hostesses had been suspended pending touched the autopilot disconnect button bers’ actions had “made a mockery of air distraction”. pilot and co-pilot had taken a 40-minute the outcome of an investigation and that momentarily, but the same was con- safety”. The event occurred on an Air India cockpit break to snooze in business class the two airline attendants had overstayed nected back”. AFP

Rajasthan woman burnt Blame game alive for resisting rape intensifies in JAIPUR: A 30-year old mar- Jitendra Kumar alias Jitu, sneaked Bengal chit ried woman was burnt alive for into her house and tried to rape her. resisting rape in Rajasthan’s “When she resisted and started fund scam Hanumgarh district yesterday, screaming loudly, he poured kero- police said. According to police, sene on her body and set her on KOLKATA: While the the incident took place early yes- fire,” said the officer. The husband political brinkmanship terday at the district’s Nohar rushed to the house from the farm over the Saradha Group area, some 500 km from Jaipur. hearing the screams and tried to chit fund scam intensi- Circle Officer Kishori Lal said save her, but himself sustained fied, deposit seeking com- that the woman was sleeping along burns in his bid, the officer said. panies in West Bengal with her four-year daughter, while “The woman succumbed to inju- are feeling the heat with her husband was working in the ries at a hospital around 11am today investors gunning for farm when the accused, identified as (Saturday). IANS immediate refund of their money. The Congress, which has been pressing for a CBI probe of the scam, accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of “shielding the guilty” and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the issue. “Is it believable that Banerjee had no prior information about the scam? If she is really that ignorant, then she has no right to continue,” Congress MP Deepa Dasmunshi said here. “She (Banerjee) is shy- ing away from a CBI probe because she knows that it will bring out the unholy nexus of the Trinamool with Saradha,” said state Congress chief Pradip Bhattacharya. Ever since the Saradha scam broke out, Banerjee has maintained that she had no idea till April 15 about the flourishing chit fund business and the financial irregularities of Saradha. Banerjee, who has taken upon herself to counter the opposition’s allegations against her party, put the blame on the erstwhile Left Front regime for the scam, and accused it of allowing the ponzi firms to “mushroom and flourish”. Depositors on Friday protested outside the city office of MPS Group demanding immediate refund of all the money they had invested. IANS SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

‘Boycott rapist’s family’ raped and murdered an eight-year- Leopard cat cubs old girl. The panchayat ordered AGRA: A maha panchayat in Agra that the rapist’s family should not Rail minister’s district has called for the boycott be given irrigation water or pro- of a family of a man who allegedly vided tractors. IANS kin held for taking bribe Uproar as Bansal pleads innocence

NEW DELHI/ Mahesh Kumar, the general man- CHANDIGARH: The ager of Western Railway who was Congress-led UPA government named a member of the Railway was hit by a new crisis yester- Board on Thursday, was arrested day as the nephew of Railway in Mumbai as he landed from Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal New Delhi. was sent to CBI custody after A court sent Singla, Goyal and being arrested for taking Rs9m two others to four days in police in bribe from a senior railway custody. The other two accused official, triggering opposition are identified as Dharmendra calls for the minister’s sacking. Kumar and Vivek Kumar. An embattled Bansal pleaded Singla, a multi-millionaire innocence and claimed he had businessman from Chandigarh no knowledge of nephew Vijay is Bansal’s sister’s son. The fifth Singla’s activities even as oppo- arrested person was identified sition parties demanded a wider as Manjunath, who acted as a probe into recent postings and conduit. award of contracts in the railway Singla was accused of allegedly ministry, which the Congress has accepting a bribe of Rs9m from come to head for the first time in senior railway officer Mahesh A police official holds leopard cat cubs, rescued from the decades. Kumar for his (Kumar’s) appoint- Chandmari Area of Guwahati, yesterday. The leopard cat With the opposition still insist- ment as a member of the powerful (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small, carnivorous mammal that ent on Law Minister Ashwani Railway Board. looks like a domestic cat with a leopard-like coat, and while not Kumar’s sacking for his con- Kumar, who tried to cover his on endangered lists is threatened by habitat loss and hunting troversial role in the coal block face with a handkerchief when in parts of its range which extends across south and east Asia. allocation scandal, the Congress he was arrested from Mumbai on core group met at Prime Minister Friday night, was general man- Manmohan Singh’s residence in ager of Western Railway until he the evening to discuss the situa- was made a Railway Board mem- Modi phones Lalu after mishap tion arising from the embarsass- ber on Thursday. ing arrest of Bansal’s nephew. In Chandigarh, the CBI teams PATNA: Gujarat Chief told IANS. Bharatiya Janata The sordid saga unfolded raided Singla’s palatial residence Minister Narendra Modi Party state president Mangal on Friday night when Central in Sector 28 through Friday night. yesterday telephoned RJD Pandey said Modi telephoned Bureau of Investigation officials Singla’s residence is located close chief Lalu Prasad to inquire Lalu Prasad out of courtesy. swooped on the unsuspecting to the residence of Bansal. after his health, a day after “Modi has again proved that Singla’s residence in Chandigarh, A CBI official said Singla had he was injured in an accident. he cares even for a critic like which is Bansal’s parliamentary actually demanded a bribe of Lalu is one of the most vocal Lalu,” Pandey said. constituency, after railway official Rs100m from the railway official critics of the Gujarat strong- According to RJD sources, Mahesh Kumar had allegedly paid but later agreed to accept Rs20m. man for his role in the 2002 Prime Minister Manmohan the bribe money to a conduit. CBI sources said the telephone communal riots. Singh and several central Singla, his friend Sandeep Goyal calls of Singla, Kumar and others “Lalu was surprised when ministers and other leaders and three othes were arrested in were being monitored for the last he got a call from Modi, who of political parties also tel- Chandigarh formally after mid- few days before the CBI decided wished him speedy recovery,” ephoned him to inquire about night Friday. Simultaneously, to make the arrests. IANS a RJD leader close to Lalu his health. IANS

Congress has an edge in Karnataka polls today

BANGALORE: A day before the single-phase poll today for the 14th Karnataka legislative assembly, national and regional political parties were vying for a clear mandate to rule the state but the Congress seemed to have an edge. Political pundits were of the view that the main opposition Congress would win the largest number of seats and form the next government owing to the anti-incumbency fac- tor and likely division of votes among its rivals in multi-cornered contests in 223 of the 224 assembly constituencies. Though the assembly has 225 seats, including one nominated member from the Ango-Indian community, polling in the Periyapatna assembly seg- ment in Mysore district has been countermanded following the death of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Sannamoge Gowda on April 29 and rescheduled to May 28. “In the absence of any wave and loss of sym- pathy that catapulted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power five years ago after its coali- tion partner Janata Dal- Secular (JD-S) betrayed it in handing over power in October 2007, odds favour Congress due to anti- incumbency and people’s dejection with the ruling BJP, which squandered the mandate by its failure to deliver and provide stable government due to infight- ing and multiple scams,” political analyst Sandeep Shastri told IANS here. IANS SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB He added: “Although Qatar region is very low compared to certain extent, we agree that the assets and their shares are openly Central Bank (QCB) has taken the rest of the world. “The eco- QFC (Authority) has a vital role traded at the QE. So the govern- DOHA: An increasing influx over the chair of insurance regu- nomic growth of the nation is very to play in this regard, but needless ment should prioritise their busi- of foreign insurers and bro- latory authority, a clear and inte- much promising and we presume to mention that it should not be at ness for the national companies. kers is creating unhealthy grated regulatory framework has the sector will grow rapidly,” he the expense of the publicly listed In Qatar there are five Islamic competition, and playing a to be formulated urgently.” said. insurers in the State of Qatar. insurance companies (Takaful) “negative role” creating “more Al Abdulghani believes that However, he said that a detailed A financial hub doesn’t mean to and about a dozen conventional chaos” in the country’s insur- companies based outside, a third insurance law will eventually be drain the national resources to insurers, including those operat- ance sector. Developing Qatar category of brokers who have no announced for the benefit of the outside the country.” ing from outside QFC. With the as a hub for financial services physical presence in Qatar, have sector. “A comprehensive regu- Asked if he supports a new upcoming mega infrastructure “at the expense” of the coun- added more competition in the latory frame work will save the insurance law to reserve gov- projects, the sector has a brighter try’s publicly listed companies sector. All the insurers in this industry.” ernment and semi-government future, especially the life insur- is not good, said a senior offi- country should sit together and Commenting on the proposed projects for ‘national insur- ance business, which has the low- cial of Qatar Islamic Insurance discuss the issues faced by them expansion of the responsibility of ers’ and why, he said: “Because est penetration in the region with Company (QIIC) recently. sector. Qatar Credit Bureau to other sec- the national insurers are more about only six percent of total Ali Ibrahim Al Abdulghani Reiterating the issue, he added tors including insurance, he said: accountable, responsible and premiums coming from life while (pictured), CEO of QIIC said: that players working from over- authorities to intervene urgently “We welcome such a decision. externally audited and listed in the rest 94 percent from non-life. “The insurance market is increas- seas offices, either companies or to stop such practices and pro- All the recent regulations which Qatar Exchange (QE). It is obvi- Analysts suggest that ‘perfect ingly becoming very competitive brokers, are playing a negative tect the insurance sector,” Al have been taken so far aimed at ous that the government and competition’ market structure due to the influx of the foreign role in competing and break- Abdulghani told The Peninsula in restructuring the market for its semi-government projects should (with large numbers of buyers insurers. The large numbers of ing down all the insurance rates an interview via email. welfare and development.” be reserved for the national com- and sellers) not only protects the insurance broking firms (have) regardless of the logical and He also believes that there are Speaking about the role of QFC panies due to their positions in interests of companies, but also added chaos to the situation as healthy principles in underwrit- tremendous opportunities for the Authority, which is endeavouring the Qatari economy.” provides shield to consumers from their only aim is to please their ing the risks. sector as the insurance penetra- to transform Qatar as a hub for He said that national insur- abuse of market dominance. clients at insurers’ expense.” “We urge the regulatory tion of the personal lines in the financial services, he said: “To a ance companies are the public THE PENINSULA

Dubai aims to treble Bank loans have edge tourism income by ’20 over bonds DUBAI: Dubai aims to treble Dubai’s main airport han- its annual income from tourism dled 5.85 million passengers in in Britain to Dh300bn ($82bn) by 2020, March, up 20.6 percent from a which would involve doubling year earlier, according to airport LIVERPOOL, England: Bank the number of its hotel rooms, a authorities. loans are back in favour this senior official said. “Airport capacity is not on our year with British companies Tourism is crucial to Dubai’s critical list of issues to worry and banking relationships have economy, which had a gross about,” said Almarri. “We can also improved markedly, cor- domestic product of around $90 easily put on more flights at any porate treasurers said at their billion last year; it supports the time.” Dubai is pressing ahead annual conference this week. emirate’s large retail industry as with a $7.8bn plan to expand A vast majority said they would well as its hospitality sector. Dubai International Airport, and rather take out a loan than issue Occupancy at Dubai’s 599 plans eventually to migrate traffic bonds, and many said they saw hotels, which have 80,500 rooms to an even bigger facility. no shortage of liquidity at banks, combined, was 78 percent in 2012 Traditionally, Dubai has been even for companies without a top as the number of visitors rose 9.3 known for five-star hotels, credit rating. percent from a year ago to 10.16 but more budget hotels have “I think treasurers relied on million, according to data from been built in the last few years, their banks a bit too much pre- the Department of Tourism and appealing to a wider tourist base. 2008, but you have to be a little Commerce Marketing (DTCM). Almarri acknowledged this was nervous about relying on capital Helal Almarri, Director- an important trend. (markets) because public mar- General of the DTCM, said that “The importance in our growth kets can come and go,” Katherine the emirate was likely to have is to have a mix of hotels,” he said. A child holds a banner saying “Kunming, only one spring city” during a demonstration against plans for a factory Horrell, group treasurer at more than 160,000 hotel rooms “Over the last five years the hotel to produce paraxylene (PX) in China’s Yunnan province yesterday. Centrica, said. by the end of the decade and offering in Dubai has become Companies can access lower aimed to attract 20 million tour- more diversified.” interest rates and longer-term ists annually by then. At present, hotel guests stay Hundreds protest China chemical plant funding in bond markets than Most decisions to build hotels for an average of 3.76 nights; hotel through loans, but treasurers said would not be made by the Dubai revenue was $5.13bn in 2012. that bond markets’ exposure to government but by private com- Almarri said that to help BEIJING: Hundreds of people face-masks and held banners, the “The fliers said the chemical macroeconomic swings was often panies. However, the Dubai gov- increase the average length of protested against a proposed report said, adding that police plant has a big impact on peo- too great to merit the risk. Over ernment is active in supporting stay, Dubai would build more chemical plant in southwest “dissuaded” a protester from dis- ple’s health,” he said, not want- five years of global financial crisis, growth of the industry by provid- entertainment facilities. Plans China yesterday, state media playing a banner. ing to give a full name for fear of banks have typically cut back on ing infrastructure, marketing the for several theme parks have said, while residents in another Police also lined the streets of official reprisals. The government loans to businesses. emirate overseas, adjusting visa been announced in the last few city accused authorities of pre- Chengdu, the capital of southwest responded with notices calling on Julie Fabris, group treasurer policies for visitors and expanding months by companies backed by venting a similar protest. China’s Sichuan province, after people not to demonstrate, Liu of Birds Eye Iglo Group, the pri- the network of the state-owned the government or Dubai’s rul- More than 200 demonstrators locals planned to demonstrate said. vate equity-owned frozen food Emirates airline. ing family. gathered in the city of Kunming over a nearby chemical plant, Photos posted online showed business, said single-B rated Iglo Saudi Arabia, India and Russia “I have every confidence that to protest plans for a factory residents contacted online said. ranks of police lining the city’s came close to tapping debt mar- will be the main contributors to we will have over the next three which will produce paraxylene “There were a lot of police out- streets. Local police on Saturday kets for a refinancing but opted expected growth in tourist num- to four years coming on line (PX), a toxic petrochemical used side government offices, public morning announced that they for a ¤250m ($327.91m) loan in bers, Almarri said. a significant number of tour- to make fabrics, China’s official spaces and important crossroads would be carrying out an earth- October. “With Emirates airline and ist attractions which are purely Xinhua news agency reported. in the city,” one resident sur- quake protection drill, a claim dis- “At the end of the day the bank other carriers we focus very much entertainment-like theme parks,” Around 1,000 people described named Liu said, adding that fliers missed by thousands of Internet lending market was more attrac- on extending the routes to those said Almarri. as “onlookers” surrounded the posted around the city in recent users. tive,” she said. “For that reason, markets,” he said. REUTERS protesters, some of whom wore days had called for a protest. AFP when there is talk about a lack of liquidity and lack of funds avail- able, I question whether this is really the case.” Polls taken during presenta- tions at the conference showed Surging US oil production strains distribution system that trust in banks is also recov- ering. More than one third said they thought banks’ relationships NEW YORK: Surging oil pro- in 1982. The Energy Department’s in the US since 2008, propelled by analyst with TD Securities, says US are now being reversed to with corporates were “brilliant”, duction has put the United monthly figures show it to be the new technologies. “there is a little bit of a disconnect carry oil from production areas in up from just over a fifth in the States on track toward greater highest since April 1981. With the emergence of hydrau- with the infrastructure.” Texas and Oklahoma to the gulf. same poll in 2012. energy independence, pushing The accumulation of oil is lic fracturing and horizontal drill- “We are still waiting on pipe- The Seaway pipeline, for However, Russell Maybury, head US reserves to their highest linked in part to cyclical seasonal ing to extract oil and gas from line capacity to be built out of instance, is now transporting of corporate debt capital markets levels in 30 years. factors, with refineries cutting new sources, US oil production the areas where this production 400,000 barrels of oil a day to gulf (DCM) for UK and Ireland at But analysts say bottlenecks in back consumption this time of has increased from five million growth is coming from (so it) can refineries from Cushing, Oklahoma, Royal Bank of Scotland warned the distribution system are keep- year as they prepare for produc- barrels a day to 6.5 million bar- actually be accessible for refiners where the benchmark West Texas companies not to forget the stra- ing oil from reaching markets. tion of gasoline to meet rising rels in 2012, and the US Energy to use it,” he said. “But it takes Intermediate crude quoted in New tegic benefits of diversifying and US oil stocks reached 395.3 demand in summer. Information Administration some time.” York is stored. When it is fully said companies that do borrow million barrels last week, a level But the rise in oil reserves has anticipates production will hit Pipelines that once moved online in the first quarter of 2014, on capital markets are moving not seen since US authorities also occurred in tandem with an 8.2 million barrels a day in 2014. imported oil from the Gulf of it will move 850,000 barrels a day. towards structured products. began publishing weekly figures oil boom that has been underway But David Bouckhout, an Mexico to refineries in the central AFP REUTERS SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Business GCC can gain from Africa boom: QNB minister Promising investment opportunities as Sub-Saharan Africa expected to grow by 5.7pc in 2013-18 calls for DOHA: Sub-Saharan Africa of 2.5 percent and becoming Africa and the Sahel, and is also already engaging in parts of African Bank. The 250m Muslims has been experiencing strong increasingly urban and middle increasingly connected with other Africa in sectors such as trans- in Sub-Saharan Africa, 30 percent RBS breakup growth in recent years, which class. Economic growth is also parts of the continent. port infrastructure, telecoms, real of the total population, are poten- is expected to continue. This being supported by the expansion Some of the countries experienc- estate, banking and agriculture. tial customers for both conven- EDINBURGH: Business boom creates an opportunity for of mobile communications (near- ing the strongest growth in Africa The major GCC airlines oper- tional and Islamic banking. Minister Vince Cable is urg- GCC corporations and inves- ing a 70 percent penetration rate) are benefiting from the exploita- ate flights across Africa, serving Agriculture is a particular area ing the chancellor to consider tors, according to QNB Group, and improving transport infra- tion of their natural resources or as a natural hub linking it with of interest to GCC investors, to sup- breaking up the Royal Bank of as the region is well endowed structure, much of it built with are rebounding from a low base Asia. DP World has port opera- port the Gulf’s food security. The Scotland to boost competition with resources and people, but Chinese support. This is help- after a period of conflict. Both fac- tions in Senegal, Mozambique and continent has large amounts of in the financial sector instead of largely lacks the capital needed ing to harness Africa’s resources tors contributed to Angola’s rise Djibouti. In telecoms, Ooreedoo is underutilised land, substantial water dashing to privatise the bailed- to fund its development. which include metals and miner- over the last decade and for similar bidding for a controlling stake in resources, and low yields on much of out lender. The IMF’s latest World als, oil and agricultural products. reasons South Sudan, the newest Maroc Telecom, which would also the land that is cultivated. In this After reports that George Economic Outlook forecasts that The continent is also benefiting and one of the poorest country on give it exposure to 13m customers context, well placed and socially Osborne hoped for a quick selloff, Sub-Saharan Africa will grow at from the lowest level of conflict the continent, is expected to see across four Sub-Saharan countries responsible capital investment could Cable said: “I don’t see the need a rate of 5.7 percent in 2013-18, in decades and improving govern- 21 percent growth in 2013-18, as it where the firm operates. Etisalat boost productivity. At the same time for any haste.” which would make it the sec- ance in several countries. restarts oil exports. already owns stakes in operators research and cooperation on suitable Sir Philip Hampton, the bank’s ond fastest growing region after Out of the 45 countries in Sub- However, many of the continent’s in Tanzania, Nigeria and other crop varieties and cultivation tech- chairman, said that the cleanup Developing Asia (largely driven by Saharan Africa, three — South most dynamic economies have been parts of West Africa. In real niques, such as that planned under of RBS would be “substantially China). This compares with the Africa, Nigeria and Angola — driven by other factors. For exam- estate, Kingdom Holdings of Saudi the Qatari-led Global Dry Lands complete” by 2014, allowing the 4.2 percent rate forecast for the represent about 60 percent of ple, Rwanda, one of the top three Arabia, for example, owns hotels in Alliance, could help farmers work- Treasury to start selling shares Mena region. Growth prospects the region’s $1.3 trillion GDP, performers over the last six years Kenya, Zambia and Ghana. ing marginal land. before the general election. But are also broad based across Africa and so attract much of the atten- with an 8.1 percent growth rate, In banking, QNB Group has QNB Group expects that Africa Cable is keen to ensure that all — two thirds of the countries are tion from foreign investors. Also has no oil resources and instead has branches in two Sub-Saharan coun- will continue to experience strong options remain open, including forecast to grow faster than five companies in South Africa and in attracted investment due to efforts tries, South Sudan and Mauritania growth for many years ahead, breaking the bank up. “There’s a percent in 2013-18 and all but two the Maghreb, which have regional at improving its business environ- (aside from its extensive presence gradually closing the income gap lot to be said for the idea of using above three percent. operations, can serve as routes for ment, which is now ranked third in in North Africa. Gulf investors with wealthier regions. This will RBS to create a more competitive Africa’s growth is mainly investment in the continent. The the region and 52nd internationally have also taken stakes in various create further opportunities for banking sector,” he said. Insiders driven by a youthful population, GCC has long established links by the World Bank. local banks, such as Istithmar in GCC companies and investors. have argued that splitting up RBS which is growing at a rapid rate with countries in the Horn of Some GCC companies are Kenya’s shariah-compliant Gulf THE PENINSULA would create insurmountable legal and practical problems, but Cable said: “You probably could create separate entities and I’m STX Group’s woes sure that would be healthy.” Encouraging competition in Osborne to reject IMF banking is a key aim of the coalition and ministers were disappointed by the collapse last month of a deal under which the Co-operative call for budget rethink Bank sought to buy more than 600 branches from Lloyds Banking LONDON: George Osborne with an over-aggressive austerity Group, creating a powerful mutu- will warn the International approach. ally owned “challenger bank”. Monetary Fund that a U-turn Despite the government’s poor Cable said consumers and busi- on the government’s budget showing in last week’s local gov- nesses had been left with even less plans would do more harm than ernment elections, Osborne has choice than before the financial good when officials from the no intention of changing course crisis. “It’s become very, very Washington-based organisation but is keen to avoid a public call narrow, and it almost entirely arrive in London on Wednesday for a volte-face from the IMF, consists of shareholder banks,” for two weeks of talks. which initially was a strong sup- he said. RBS was bailed out by The Treasury intends to reject porter of the coalition’s approach Alistair Darling, the then Labour the IMF’s call for an easing in to tackling the UK’s record peace- finance minister, in the financial the pace of deficit reduction and time budget deficit. crisis in late 2008. It required two will insist that any change in the Treasury officials intend to fresh recapitalisations in 2009, strategy is both unnecessary and show that any change to the strat- receiving a total of £45bn. counterproductive. Alarmed at egy followed for the last three With lending to small busi- the flatlining of the British econ- years would damage the govern- nesses in Britain’s recession- omy in 2011 and 2012, the IMF ment’s credibility in the financial scarred economy still falling, said last month it was time for markets and that the subsequent despite a series of government Osborne to do more to boost eco- increase in long-term interest initiatives, the future of RBS has nomic growth and urged that he rates would outweigh any benefits become a fraught political issue. should rethink plans to cut the from cutting taxes or increasing Senior figures, including the arch- government’s structural budget spending. bishop of Canterbury and former deficit by one percent of national They will also say that the Tory chancellor Lord Lawson, income in 2013-14. sluggishness of the UK economy have called for it to be broken The finance minister was stung in 2012 was a result of the drop Workers and crew members waiting to take part in a reflagging ceremony and the delivery of the MSC Preziosa up into a “bad bank”, with legacy by the criticism, which was seized in exports to the crisis-hit euro- vessel to its shipowner MSC Croisieres at the STX shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, western France. South Korea’s loans from the boom years, and a upon by shadow finance minister zone, rather than weak consumer troubled shipbuilding and shipping conglomerate STX Group is considering selling its European assets includ- “good bank” that would then be Ed Balls as evidence the govern- spending. ing its shipyards in France and Finland, a spokesman said yesterday. free to make new loans. ment had damaged the economy GUARDIAN NEWS GUARDIAN NEWS Zimbabwe lures foreign investors

JOHANNESBURG: After shunning Zimbabwe during its years of hyperinflation and political strife, foreign investors are finding the southern African country increasingly attractive. Zimbabwe’s adoption of the dollar, a new constitution that curbs presidential powers after 33 years of President Robert Mugabe’s rule, and cheap valuations are luring some foreign investors to its stock market. The main index, up more than 25 percent this year, hit a record high of 191.16 on Friday and offshore investors have been strong buyers. But nagging concerns about elections due this year and the government’s policy of forcing firms to cede major- ity stakes to black citizens are deterring larger portfolio inflows and the foreign direct investment that Zimbabwe needs, investors say. “Zimbabwe used to be the breadbasket of Africa so the potential to restore its lost glory is still there,” said Funmi Akinluyi, Silk Invest’s sub-Saharan Africa invest- ment director, adding that the firm has no investments in Zimbabwe but is looking at it closely. “It just needs fundamental changes, starting with politics.” Zimbabweans in March approved a new constitution limiting presidential powers, removing the main bar- rier to an election in the second half of this year after a disputed 2008 poll. Those investing in Zimbabwe, including Renaissance Asset Managers, Investec and Stanlib, say they are cau- tious but believe it has already seen the bottom. They also say companies are cheap compared to regional peers, while tough conditions have produced strong managers. “The management is brilliant,” said Sven Richter of Renaissance, citing one firm that adopts two business plans each year for high and low inflation. “When the environment is particularly harsh you find the best man- agement teams come to the fore.” Mobile phone operator Econet is trading at a forward price to earnings ratio of about six times, a steal compared with 16 times for its Kenyan peer Safaricom or about 13 times for South Africa’s Vodacom. Thabo Ncalo, who co-manages Stanlib’s Africa equity funds, with around $200 million in assets under manage- ment, is avoiding mining and banking stocks because of the risks of the local ownership drive and an increase in minimum capital requirements for lenders. The funds’ exposure to Zimbabwe is some 12 percent. REUTERS SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Glencore woos Consensus on next Berkshire CEO investors with OMAHA, Nebraska: Warren things were picking up but could Buffett and the board of his con- improve further. glomerate Berkshire Hathaway “It feels like a two percent Inc are “solidly in agreement” economy. If we want to see GDP on who should be the company’s click up to 3.5 percent, four per- cost cut offer next chief executive, he said at cent, you need to see more con- Berkshire’s annual shareholder struction,” said Rose, CEO of the meeting yesterday. railroad Burlington Northern, in Group promises to slash bureaucracy But Buffett, as with past prac- an interview. tice, did not actually name his Rose said BNSF was seeing LONDON: Glencore Xstrata biggest challenge since the trader successor as CEO. Speculation “across the board” increases in told investors it would return was set up almost four decades usually focuses on a small group of demand to ship things like con- excess cash, slash costs and ago — integrating a $46bn miner top Berkshire executives, among crete, roofing tiles and cars. might sell unwanted assets, as the cycle turns, and running them insurance boss Ajit Jain and But as much as investors raising expectations it would Xstrata’s assets with only one of railroad leader Matt Rose. want to hear about Berkshire’s easily exceed planned synergies the group’s key executives. The 82-year-old Buffett, in growth potential and the state of $500m from the deal that Leaving little doubt that what response to a shareholder ques- of the economy, some also attend created the new group. was a merger of equals has ended as tion, said he thinks all the time the meeting just for a good Unveiling a management team a takeover, just two of 14 top divi- about what could go wrong at laugh. packed with veteran Glencore sional jobs will be taken by Xstrata Berkshire after he is gone. The meeting opened, as it does executives, the group promised managers — Peter Freyberg run- “The key is preserving a cul- every year, with a video mon- to “cut bureaucracy and dupli- ning coal mining and Mark Eames ture and having a successor, a tage. This year’s included a duet cation”, vowing it would reduce in charge of iron ore projects. Coal CEO that will have more brains, between Buffett and singer Jon administrative staff, cut divisional trading will remain the preserve of more energy, more passion for it Bon Jovi and a take-off on the TV offices and underperforming Glencore’s Tor Peterson. than even I have ... We’re sol- series “Breaking Bad.” projects to ensure success even Glasenberg brushed off con- idly in agreement as to who that Some of the best comedy, at a time of cooling commodity cerns about the Glencore team’s individual should be,” Buffett though, usually comes in the ver- prices. ability to run Xstrata’s mines, said. bal sparring between Buffett and Mining mega-deals have had a telling analysts “no asset will fall Whoever ultimately takes over Vice Chairman Charlie Munger mixed record of success at best through the cracks”, and point- Berkshire will run a conglomer- over the course of the day. The over the past decade, but a day ing to Xstrata’s Freyberg at the ate that employs more than a two are close - they usually after Glencore sealed the acquisi- head of the most complex division quarter-million people in dozens share an oversize box of peanut tion of Xstrata, the biggest ever — coal. Freyberg joined Xstrata of businesses worldwide, cover- brittle during the meeting - but takeover in the sector, its shares after it bought Glencore’s coal ing everything from ice cream to Munger’s acerbic tongue pops out soared six percent, helped by a assets a decade ago. insurance and retail to railroads. from time to time. jump in the copper price. At cur- Glencore’s ebullient veteran Its breadth means that its “I come to see Charlie Munger rent prices the group is worth Telis Mistakidis will run the key performance is often seen as needle Warren Buffett — only he $73bn. copper division, including mining Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett (right) watches Microsoft Chairman a barometer for the broader can,” said Sherman Silber, a doc- “If we can cut costs enough, get and trading. Bill Gates preparing to throw a newspaper in a competition just before economy. Earlier Saturday, one tor and shareholder. rid of these corporate head offices, Copper alone accounted for Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha yesterday. of Buffett’s top lieutenants said REUTERS we can cut a lot of fat out of the more than half Xstrata profit, system. These synergies and over- but Glencore dismissed concerns head reductions — that figure can it could be over-stretching in cop- ensure this merger is a success,” per — given a high proportion of CEO Ivan Glasenberg said in an joint ventures — and brushed off interview. worries about further Xstrata “The target of $500m is only the departures at its mines. Eurozone recession expected to deepen synergies on the trading opera- Glasenberg said he had no plans tions. When we came up with that to bring in retention packages for BRUSSELS: The eurozone’s investment, the commission slack- more reasonable to have a correc- EU. Unemployment is expected to figure we had no idea what the key operating staff at Xstrata’s recession will be even deeper ened its deficit-cutting targets to tion of the excessive deficit over be 15.5 percent this year and rise overheads were in Xstrata ... and mines and had no concerns in an than previously feared this year, help some countries focus more on another two years,” Rehn said. to 16.9 percent next year. it wasn’t a takeover at that time.” environment where most majors the European commission has jobs and growth. Speaking against Germany will be the only one of “Reduced business activity, pos- He said additional savings would are cutting back. “I am getting warned, as it slashed its outlook the backdrop of record eurozone the area’s five largest economies sible spillovers from the restruc- be “substantial” as Xstrata itself more CVs than I have ever seen in for crisis-stricken Cyprus and unemployment, the economic and to escape recession this year and turing of the banking sector to had said it could cut $300m of this company,” he said, adding per- downgraded the prospects of monetary affairs commissioner, even its prospects were down- professional business services administration costs on top of trad- formance would be “well rewarded”. the bloc’s biggest economies. Olli Rehn, said the commission graded to growth of 0.4 percent and the hiring freeze in the pub- ing savings — a number Glasenberg The group will now take until The EU’s executive arm now was now prepared to give France from 0.5 percent. France, Spain, lic sector are expected to push the referred to as “low-hanging fruit”. the third quarter to carry out a expects GDP in the single cur- and Spain two more years to get Italy and the Netherlands are all unemployment rate higher in 2013 In slides to accompany a pres- full 100-day review on Xstrata’s rency zone to shrink by 0.4 per- their deficits below three percent expected to shrink. and more so in 2014,” the commis- entation to investors on Friday, mines and plants, which could cent in 2013, a sharper decline of GDP. The sharpest revision was sion said in its report, referring to Glencore said its previously result in the sale of early-stage than its previous forecast for a “France badly needs to unlock reserved for Cyprus, which the the consequences of a bailout that announced $500m of synergies in “greenfield” projects - develop- drop of 0.3 percent. The recov- its growth potential and create commission now sees contract- included a raid on savers’ deposits. the first full year would be “com- ments built from scratch where ery pencilled in for 2014 will also jobs,” he said, warning that the ing by 8.7 percent this year, from Elsewhere, GDP in Italy is fortably met”. Analysts expect a costs in recent years have soared. be slower than expected and the pace of economic activity in the a 3.5 percent drop forecast in the set to decline again in 2013, as figure of at least double the origi- Signalling its tough stance on unemployment crisis in the euro- eurozone was too slow to cut commission’s winter outlook in reduced disposable incomes, low nal amount. value, Glencore set its target zone will persist, the commission unemployment. With that in February — before the island was confidence and difficult financing But for all the talk of cuts and return on equity for new projects said in its spring forecasts. mind, he gave France and Spain forced into a bailout led by the conditions continue to weigh on the potential for sales, Glencore at 20 to 25 percent. Painting a picture of subdued greater leeway. “For France and International Monetary Fund, the consumption and investment. and its management team face the REUTERS domestic demand and lacklustre Spain it is very obvious that it is European Central Bank and the GUARDIAN NEWS Credit Suisse sues ex-VP for stealing trade secrets

NEW YORK: Credit Suisse Group AG sued the former vice president of its emerging markets group, claiming she stole confidential documents and trade secrets to transfer business to her new employer, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. In a complaint filed in Manhattan state court, Credit Suisse said Agostina Pechi sent Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (centre), Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao confidential and highly sensi- (right) and Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram during the ADB 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of tive company documents to her Governors in Greater Noida, New Delhi, yesterday. personal email account in the months leading up to her resig- nation, including databases, cli- ADB faces funding crunch: India ent contact information and sales team targets. The Swiss bank also accused NEW DELHI: The Asian Development Bank New Delhi, of the board of governors of the lend- her of conducting an “after- is facing a funding crunch as the lending ing agency that offers low-interest loans, grants hours document raid” when she agency struggles to reduce widespread pov- and other support to fight poverty in Asia. was scheduled to be on vacation erty in emerging market nations and improve The ADB’s support is also critically important in which she allegedly copied ramshackle infrastructure, India warned to improve the quality of the region’s infrastruc- transaction documents related yesterday. ture, Chidambaram said, noting Asia needs a to a longtime Credit Suisse client. The Asia-Pacific region, despite boasting the “humongous sum” of $8 trillion to $10 trillion After Pechi resigned on April world’s fastest-growing economies, is still home over the next decade to upgrade its ports, roads 2 and told the human resources to around two-thirds of the world’s poor, with and other infrastructure in order to fuel growth. department she was accepting a some 1.5 billion people living on less than $2 a day. “The ADB has its work cut out,” said new position with rival Goldman Member countries of the Manila-based develop- Chidambaram, who was speaking in his role as Sachs, Credit Suisse launched an ment bank need to consider ways to increase its chairman of the ADB board of governors. investigation into her departure resources to meet Asia’s massive needs for infra- The 67 members from the ADB are made up of and found 60 work emails in her structure, economic growth and to combat poverty, 48 from the Asian region and 19 from elsewhere, personal account, according to the India’s Finance Minister P Chidambaram said. mainly North America and Europe. Japan and filing. The next day, those emails “The support that the ADB can deliver for eco- the United States are its largest shareholders. had been deleted and could not nomic development and poverty reduction in the If the ADB is to keep up its important regional be recovered, the complaint said. region will be seriously constrained by the lack role, “its resource base has to expand considerably”, “Upon information and belief, of adequate capital,” he told the annual two-day Chidambaram said. India has a strong interest in Pechi intends to use confiden- meeting of the ADB’s board of governors. seeing the ADB’s resource base strengthened as it is tial Credit Suisse information to “We may hit the wall (in funding) in about three one of its biggest borrowers. The ADB’s income from compete with Credit Suisse, and years,” Chidambaram added, noting the amount surplus resources invested in developed nations has intends to provide this infor- of lending by Asia’s main development bank is fallen due to softening global interest rates aimed mation to her new employer to expected to decline to $8bn annually from $10.1bn. at spurring sluggish growth, the new president of specifically target Credit Suisse’s Some 5,000 delegates were at the two-day the lending agency, Takehiko Nakao said. clients,” the complaint said. annual meeting, being held on the outskirts of AFP REUTERS SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS US job market Portugal reform woes resilience eases growth concerns Employment rises at faster pace in April

WASHINGTON: Employment While the U S economy grew at a rose at a faster pace than expected 2.5 percent annual pace in the first in April and hiring was much quarter, data on construction spend- stronger than previously thought ing, retail sales and trade suggested in the prior two months, a sign it ended the period with less speed. of resilience that should help the Further, factory data for April economy absorb the blow from belt- imply the economy braked further at tightening in Washington. the start of the second quarter, a the- Nonfarm payrolls rose by 165,000 sis supported by a report on Friday jobs last month and the unemploy- that showed the pace of growth in ment rate fell to 7.5 percent, the low- the services sector in April was the est level since December 2008, the slowest in nine months. Labour Department said. The job “We are probably going into a sec- counts for February and March were ond-quarter soft patch, but it’s not revised up by a net 114,000. something that’s going to derail the “This bolsters the case that the US recovery,” said Julia Coronado, chief economy will be able to survive the North American economist at BNP A farm worker walks next to crops in Carvoeira, 40km north of Lisbon. Portugal’s new spending cuts could run into the same problems which combined headwinds of sequestration Paribas in New York. led the constitutional court to reject some earlier austerity measures, the European Commission warned. and a deepening recession in Europe,” The 0.1 percentage point drop in said Scott Anderson, chief economist the jobless rate reflected a gain in at Bank of the West in San Francisco. employment, rather than people leav- Investors on Wall Street cheered ing the workforce. the data, which beat economists’ Indeed, more Americans entered Barnier calls on France to pursue reforms expectations for a 145,000 jobs gain the workforce than in any month and a steady 7.6 percent reading on since October. The labour force par- the unemployment rate. ticipation rate — the share of work- PARIS: European remain in recession this year. German Finance Minister EU finance ministers had US stocks rallied, with the ing-age Americans who have a job or Union Internal Market France — which restated on Wolfgang Schaeuble said the given France until this year to Standard & Poor’s 500 index and the are looking for one — held steady at Commissioner Michel Barnier, Friday it would bring the defi- EU’s decision was in line with the bring down its budget shortfall Dow Jones industrial average closing a 34-year low of 63.3 percent. the EU’s top financial regu- cit below three percent in 2014, strengthened stability and growth below 3 percent of GDP and set at record highs. The dollar vaulted While the pace of hiring was lator, called on the French only one year later than the pact because it allowed flexibility the deadline for Spain for 2014. to a one-week high against the yen, stronger than expected in April, it government to pursue its original deadline — must pursue in meeting deficit targets. But while France expects its while Treasury debt prices tumbled. remained below the roughly 300,000 planned reforms despite the its retirement and labor reforms “But the commission also economy to expand by 0.1 per- Payrolls rose by 138,000 jobs in jobs a month that economists say are Commission allowing two to boost its competitiveness and said, and that’s very important, cent this year, the European March, 50,000 more than previ- needed over a sustained period to put more years to meet its budget to overcome its unemployment that with (the extension) come Commission forecast a 0.1 per- ously reported, and job growth for a significant dent in unemployment. deficit target. crisis, Barnier said. clear requirements for neces- cent contraction. February was revised up by 64,000 While the jobless rate has dropped Olli Rehn, the European “It’s a moment of truth for sary reforms,” he told Bild am Granting more time is a to 332,000, the largest increase since 0.4 percentage point since January, monetary affairs commissioner, the government which needs Sonntag newspaper to be pub- victory for French President May 2010. employment is still 2.57 million jobs said France badly needed to to have the political courage to lished today. Francois Hollande, who won elec- But the gains last month were far below where it stood in December unlock its growth potential and carry out those reforms which “The commission and the tions promising a focus on growth below the 206,000 jobs per month 2007. At April’s job growth pace, it create jobs, adding Spain, Italy will sometimes not be under- German government agree and less on austerity but has little average of the first quarter, the latest would take about 16 months to make and the Netherlands as well as stood, and require effort,” he entirely that we can’t slow down to show for his economic policies evidence the economy is cooling, even up that lost ground. France — four of the euro zone’s told French radio Europe 1 in in terms of reforms,” Schaeuble after a year in office. if not as quickly as earlier feared. Economists said the data did not five largest economies — would an interview. added. REUTERS Indeed, the data provided a number appear strong enough to dissuade of signs of a loss of momentum. officials at the Federal Reserve from Construction employment fell for pressing forward with their bond- the first time since May and manu- buying stimulus, given the immense Shark business facturing payrolls were flat. The slack still in the labour market. It length of the average workweek did, however, dampen budding spec- World Bank pulled off a nine-month high and a ulation the US central bank might gauge of the overall work effort fell. step up its purchases. Economists pin the slowdown “It probably cools any expectations grants $25m largely on higher taxes that took hold that the Fed is going to increase the at the start of the year and $85bn in asset purchases, especially with the to Yemen federal government spending cuts, unemployment rate declining,” said known as the sequester, that went Raymond Stone, chief economist SANA’A: Yemen and World into effect at the beginning of March. at Stone & McCarthy Research Bank signed here yesterday Economies overseas have also weak- Associates in Princeton, New Jersey. an agreement on granting an ened, cutting into US export growth. REUTERS extra financing aid of $25 mil- lion to the Social Fund for Development (SFD). The agreement was signed by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mohammed Al Sa’adi, SFD’s Acting Dxecutive Director Abdullah Al Dailami and World Bank Country Director for Egypt, Yemen and Djibouti Hartwig Schafer. The amount is dedicated to Indonesian fishermen load sharks onto a cart at Muncar traditional port in Banyuwangi, East Java, support the fourth phase of the Indonesia, yesterday. The fishermen could earn up to $300 for a pair of shark fins. SFD’s project designed to provide 4-month jobs for over 5,000 people with a salary amounting to $400 per month. After the signing ceremony, Al Spain puts curbs on savings banks Sa’adi praised the World Bank’s contributions to support the sta- bility and development paths in MADRID: Spain unveiled plans to rein in the model that somehow got distorted in recent Yemen, accenting that the bank regional savings banks blamed for triggering years and was the basis of the problems in the acted as a positive model in fulfilling its financial crisis, the latest step in an over- Spanish financial model,” Finance Minister Luis its financial commitments pledged haul of its bailed-out banking sector. de Guindos told a news conference. to Yemen in Riyadh donor meeting. The government launched a bill to restrict The bill, examined at a cabinet meeting He said that the government the so-called “cajas” to lending to individuals Friday, is one of the measures Spain promised and the Bank are making arrange- and small businesses within their region, it to European authorities last year in return for ments to hold a high-ranking con- announced after a cabinet meeting. tens of billions of euros to save its banking sector sultative meeting between Yemen The cajas, traditionally local savings banks, from collapse. It plans to limit a savings bank’s and donors in this May. Schafer branched out beyond their regions and into real assets to ¤10bn ($13bn), the economy ministry said that the World Bank’s grant estate loans during Spain’s decade-long building said in a statement detailing the plan. If a caja aimed at improving the perform- boom that went bust in 2008. exceeds that size, it will have to submit its finan- ance level of the SFD’s intensive “What we are trying to do is return to the cial activities to tighter controls. work programme in Yemen. traditional model of savings banks — a traditional AFP QNA Irani is out as chairman of Occidental Petroleum • Bullion - Mumbai LOS ANGELES: The Chairman of Occidental Petroleum Gold (10 gm) Standard Rs. 27450 Corp, who drew criticism over his compensation as CEO, is Silver (1 kg) Rs. 45555 out. Ray R Irani will step down and be replaced by a former • Indian Rupees QR1 = 14.68 diplomat, Occidental announced after its annual meeting. • Sensex Shareholders cast their shares against him by more than a BSE 19575.64 3-to-1 margin. NSE 5944.00 Irani was chairman and CEO from 1990 to 2011 and became • Short-term investment plan from LIC International upto 6.4 percent return executive chairman in May 2011. p.a. (in dollar) The company said that another director, Aziz Syriani, with- • Housing loan from HDFC LTD drew before the election at the company’s annual meeting. • Mutual Fund: Buy & Sell: SBI MF, HDFC MF, UTI MF, Birla Sun Life MF, Occidental said that Edward P Djerejian, a former US ambas- Tata MF, Reliance MF etc. sador to Israel and Syria, will replace Irani. Former US Energy • Advise on Indian Income Tax matters for NRIs. Secretary Spencer Abraham will become vice-chairman. Irani, Contact: Investec, Tel: 44325060/44365060 email: [email protected] 78, has come under fire by shareholders for his compensation. AP SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Abenomics meets curse Jobs reports not helping of the second 100 days

BY WILLIAM PESEK unemployed young adults

he accomplishments of the first 100 days in office are a favourite benchmark for democratic leaders. It’s thought BY HEATHER LONG that the effective youth unemployment from $7.25 to $9. President Obama pushed to offer a preview of his or her worldview, ambition and rate, which is adjusted for those who have for this hike in his state of the union address, Tpolitical fortune. resident Obama can take some given up looking for work, is several per- catching some off-guard. The discussion has So, viewed through this lens, just how is Japanese Prime comfort at the latest unem- centage points higher still. And combining come back into the spotlight somewhat as Minister Shinzo Abe doing? ployment statistics. Economic those two subsets, more than one in five Obama’s nominee for the Department of Abe’s 100-day mark came and went on April 4, the same day number-cruncher types expected (20.4 percent) of 18-29-year-old African Labour, Thomas Perez, faces an increas- his new Bank of Japan governor shocked markets with one of the things to be same in April as in Americans is without a job. One church ingly tough confirmation vote soon and most aggressive monetary jolts in history. PMarch, but the 7.5 percent unemployment on Long Island, near New York, has gone some states like Michigan have proposed Suddenly, Japan was in the international news for the right rate announced on Friday is a tad better as far as to recommend that its attendees their own increases. reasons, not for natural disasters, radiation leaks or corporate than forecasted. In fact, the unemployment refrain from asking young people “what do The argument, mostly on the right, is that scandals. And in the month since? Abe has little to show for his rate has been heading down steadily since you do?” Instead, as a recent church bulletin a higher minimum wage would make it even promises of laying out a programme to bringing about radical it topped 10 percent in October 2009. In advised, it’s better to ask the more generic more difficult for young people and unskilled structural reforms. If Japan is going to produce steady growth all, 165,000 jobs were added in April, and “So, tell me about yourself.” You know we’ve workers to get jobs by discouraging employers that raises incomes, it needs sweeping measures to deregulate February and March saw an upward revi- reached a tipping-point when you can’t ask from more hiring. But let’s be honest, this is a the economy. Easy money can help “Abenomics” along, but it is sion of 114,000 of past published totals. No, even twenty-somethings about their work. generation of young people that is well-known even more important that Abe start making good on his rhetoric. we’re not back in happy-go-lucky days, but The Economist dubbed this global cohort of for living at home with their parents well into For starters, the media should stop doing Abe’s work. His public- there’s certainly a case to be made that young people “Generation Jobless”. Others their 20s, and for doing internships for years relations machine convinced the press that Abenomics consists of things are headed in the right direction. have called them a lost generation or even after graduating college, in an effort to do “three arrows,” when really it’s more like 1 1/2. The first so-called But there are two glaring problems with “baby bust” – not exactly what any nation anything to boost their career prospects. Yes, arrow is spending, but since Japan has been doling out corporate this view of things: some Americans are so wants to follow on from the retiring “baby these workers want jobs, but they want one welfare to construction companies for decades, let’s dispense with dejected that they are simply dropping out boomers”. that pays enough to give them, one day, the the fiction that this matters. of the job search, as Guardian economics What’s alarming is that this isn’t just a chance to get out of their childhood bedroom The second arrow is real. Tapping Haruhiko Kuroda to head guru Heidi Moore pointed out last month. short-term problem. Even if the US econ- or off their friends’ couches. the BOJ was a wise move, and he hasn’t disappointed. It’s not exactly an economic victory when omy improves dramatically in the coming As Ralph Nader pointed out in the Wall The central bank plans to double the monetary base, weaken job-seekers are giving up. Equally problem- months, these young people who can’t find Street Journal last month, putting the mini- the currency, end deflation and impose shock therapy on a fos- atic is the persistently high unemployment jobs now are likely to be scarred by the mum wage debate in context, even mega silised financial system. rate for young people. For many subsets experience for their entire careers. They low-cost box-store retailer Costco starts As for the third and most important arrow it is nowhere in sight. of the population, there’s been a marked will have lower wages for life, according to its workers at $11.50 an hour. The bottom To understand the disconnect between perception and reality improvement from a year ago, but not for several economic studies. That will cause line is that while the job market is margin- about Abenomics, look no further than Isao Iijima, a political African Americans; nor for the young. The social problems in addition to economic ally better than it was at the beginning of operative sometimes referred to as Japan’s Karl Rove, the man figures for the 20-24 age group have been ones as these young people delay “life steps” the year, any celebrations are premature. often credited with turning George W Bush into a two-term especially dispiriting. The seasonally adjust such as purchasing a house, or even retiring, Workers are still dropping out of the job president. Iijima was former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s unemployment rate for these young people since they have not been able to build up as hunt. And a generation of young people chief secretary and the image-maker behind the myth of Koizumi is currently 13.1 percent, almost the same much in savings. can’t even get a crappy job, let alone one as Japan’s answer to Margaret Thatcher or Ronald Reagan. When as last April. Consider that that is a worse The plight of young people will also play that puts them on the path toward their Koizumi stepped down in 2006, he erred in entrusting his reform unemployment rate than for those without directly into the debate in Washington, DC own American dream. agenda to Abe, who instead focused on stoking nationalism when high school diplomas (11.6 percent), and over whether to raise the minimum wage THE GUARDIAN he wasn’t committing amateurish blunders. The main reason Abe’s second turn as prime minister looks more impressive than the first is that Iijima has kept him dis- ciplined and on-message. This has been buttressed with splashy policy pronouncements, public appearances, a flurry of overseas trips and copious musings on Twitter and Facebook. The payoff is an approval rating of more than 70 percent. Things haven’t always gone smoothly. Recent visits to a Tokyo shrine to World War II dead by Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso and 168 lawmakers enraged China and South Korea, who view Yasukuni as a symbol of atrocities committed during Japan’s conquest of east Asia. It raised the question: What good is a weaker yen if two of your main customers boycott your goods? With the first 100 days come and gone, it’s time to wonder what really lies beneath the Abenomics marketing blitz. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde is among those anxious to find out. Abe now needs to display less Rovian spin and offer more details on plans to make Japan more produc- tive, innovative and competitive. News releases and vague pronouncements about opening mar- kets, empowering women, importing foreign talent and encour- aging small businesses won’t do. If the hype over Abenomics is to meet expectations, the prime minister must present clear strategies with specific timetables and goals. Japan’s crushing debt explains why Abe has so far relied on the central bank. It’s bad enough that Japan has the developed world’s biggest public-debt load; Japan is also a rapidly aging society. People 65 or older account for about 22 percent of Japan’s population, the highest proportion in the world. Many economists say demographics have more to do with Japan’s deflation and economic inertia than a lack of central bank liquidity. So does scant income growth for workers at the younger end of the age spectrum. Suppose the BOJ succeeds in generating a 2 percent inflation rate in two years. Without income growth in excess of that goal, stagflation will replace deflation. McDonald’s Corp shows how. Its Japan operation is raising some prices by as much as 25 percent, the restaurant chain’s first increase on burgers in the country since 2008. Missing, so far, is a parallel wage increase for Japanese workers churning out Big Macs and fries. Let’s hope it won’t take Abe the next 100 days to figure out that inflation and stalled incomes are no better than deflation. Good luck spinning that. WP BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate The world of big business, taxes and responsibility

BY CHRYSTIA FREELAND Open the door to the top exec- Friedman put it: “There is one harms the wider community – if enforcement that have deprived country’s political and economic utives’ suite and you will hear and only one social responsibility that would increase their bottom European treasuries of so much malaise. n recent months, people and howls of rage over the backlash of business – to use its resources line. Kassoy does not think that multinational corporate tax rev- “The current American cor- their politicians around the these revelations have provoked. and engage in activities designed is a good thing, and, increasingly, enue is politically difficult and porate elite seems to be leading world have been astonished There is, from the corporate point to increase its profits so long as neither do a lot of other people – technically complicated. But what us toward the fate of the earlier to learn that big compa- of view, something a little disin- it stays within the rules of the the grim title of the session was is even harder is figuring out how Roman, Dutch and Hapsburg nies and billionaires will go genuous happening here. After all, game, which is to say, engages in “Can American Capitalism be to better align the behaviours Spanish empires, starving the Ito extraordinary lengths to pay countries, states and cities have open and free competition with- Saved?” of the business titans with the treasury and accumulating vast lower taxes. spent the past several decades out deception or fraud.” He’s not the only one who is greater good of the community resources for itself,” Mizruchi Thanks to the work of the openly competing to set the low- In the hypercompetitive 21st worried. In a recent interview, I as a whole. After all, the compa- writes. He concludes his book International Consortium of est corporate tax rates in an effort century, where every Apple is asked Mark Carney, the governor nies that have been minimising with the hope that the corporate Investigative Journalists, based to attract business. The fact that only one algorithm away from of the Bank of Canada, about the their European tax bills are ones elite will rediscover “enlight- in Washington, we have discov- multinationals would respond to becoming a BlackBerry, paying ability of rich people and big com- we are accustomed to thinking of ened self-interest” and reform ered that some of the most promi- these incentives and turbocharge the lowest possible taxes is not panies to avoid taxes in a world of as the good guys. These are not themselves. nent public figures in the world them with some international the exceptional policy of one par- global capital flows. the bailed-out fat cats of Wall Speaking at the New York have banked their fortunes in tax arbitrage is about as shock- ticularly greedy chief executive – “It is demonstrably a problem,” Street or the crony capitalists of University conference, Clay international tax havens, beyond ing as the discovery of gambling it is what every executive seeks said Carney, who will take over the emerging markets. These are Christensen, one of the leading the scrutiny of their national in Casablanca. to do to keep his job. That was as the governor of the Bank of the inventive entrepreneurs of thinkers about the disruptive treasuries. After all, as Lord Clyde what Andrew Kassoy, a former England on July 1. “If there’s an the West Coast, who brought cap- impact of the technology revo- Meanwhile, Tom Bergin, my observed, in a 1929 British tax private equity investor, explained ability to fundamentally, whether puccinos and search capabilities lution, suggested that belief in a Reuters colleague, has become the case: “No man in the country is at a recent panel discussion at the on a personal or a corporate to the global masses. Starbucks God who holds us accountable in scourge of the top US multination- under the smallest obligation, Stern School of Business at New level, persistently avoid tax, the energetically associates its brand the afterlife would make captains als by revealing their low effective moral or other, so to arrange his York University (Disclosure alert: consequence of that is that the with all manner of ethical causes, of industry more civically respon- tax rate in Britain. Bergin has legal relations to his business or I was the moderator). burden of fiscal adjustments that and Google’s motto is “Don’t be sible today. found that between 1998 and 2012, property as to enable the Inland Kassoy, who now leads a are happening in virtually every evil.” Christensen is right that to Starbucks paid less than £9m, Revenue to put the largest pos- non-governmental organisation advanced economy falls more In a new book, a University change behaviours we need to or about $14m, in British taxes sible shovel in his stores.” working to transform corporate heavily on those who pay their of Michigan business professor, change incentives. Hellfire and while registering sales of more This principle – that you should behaviour, argued that current fair share. And they end up pay- Mark S Mizruchi, contends that damnation is one option; another than £3bn. According to statu- seek to make the most money you publicly traded US companies ing more than their fair share as the forsaking of responsibility is rewriting the rules of engage- tory filings, Google made $18bn in can, provided you do not break the were “actually obliged to maxim- a consequence.” for the wider community is a big ment between companies, coun- revenue in Britain from 2006 to law – is the operating software ise their externalities” – econo- Closing the tax loopholes shift in the behaviour of US busi- tries and shareholders. 2011, and paid just $16m in taxes. of modern capitalism. As Milton mist-speak for behaviour that or tightening the lax tax ness and a central reason for the REUTERS SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com GECM & TENDERS

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China’s slowing growth, Sunday France to cut 20K military jobs, seeking rising credit savings as economic crisis looms BEIJING: China’s growth is slowing PARIS: France is cutting 20,000 military jobs in even as lending soars. Where’s the coming years and sharply tightening its defense money going? The latest signs on US March trade gap falls Germany expects weak growth in budget in coming years. The new cuts are China’s growth are depressing. The Global slump drives new South 11pc as imports slump more early 2013: Report aimed at dealing with undiminished demands HSBC purchasing managers’ index for Korean stimulus package than exports BERLIN: Germany expects weak economic on the French military at the same time that the April came in at 50.4, down from 51.6 bill for France’s decades of deficit spending is SEOUL: South Korea’s recently WASHINGTON: The US trade growth of just 0.2 percent for the year’s in March and only fractionally above coming due. According to the defense ministry’s elected right-wing president, Park deficit fell far more than first quarter and of 0.3 percent in the the 50 mark that separates growth new “White Book on Defense and National expected in March as imports from contraction. Steel futures prices Geun-hye, last month approved second quarter, business daily Handelsblatt Security” France will cut an additional 20,000 in Shanghai fell 7.6pc over the month, a 20.3 trillion won ($17.9 billion) slumped, particularly from reported on Thursday. The paper added defense posts by 2019, in addition to the 55,000 edging close to levels seen at the stimulus package in an attempt China. The overall deficit that the government expects growth in cuts called for under the last top-to-bottom contraction is likely to be a Europe’s biggest economy to then pick up nadir of the financial crisis. to counter the deepening impact defense review five years ago. According to the of the world economic crisis, small boost to the US recovery. to 0.4 percent in the third quarter, citing government, there are 228,000 members of the particularly the sharp drop in the But the fact that both exports a government note for a tax and budget military now. and imports shrank could meeting next week. Japanese yen, the US slump and be another indication of a the slowdown in China. moderate spring slowdown. India’s economic growth likely to improve to 5.7 percent in 2013: IMF NEW DELHI: Indicating that India’s declining growth has bottomed out, International Monetary Fund (IMF) today said the country’s gross domestic product South Africa sees record number (GDP) is likely to improve to 5.7 per cent in of tourists 2013 and further to 6.2 percent a year after. JOHANNESBURG: A record 9.2m For Asia as a whole the economic growth Bolivian exports grow in first tourists visited South Africa last year, is likely to be 5.7 per cent this calendar and 6 per cent in 2013, IMF said in its ‘Regional quarter of 2013 President Jacob Zuma said Thursday, Manufacturing falls to GFC levels Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific’ report. revealing a surge in visitors from China. SYDNEY: The crisis in the nation’s LA PAZ: Bolivian exports during the first The number of tourists travelling to quarter of 2013 reported an increase manufacturing sector is deepening as the South Africa grew by more than 10%, high value of the currency re-creates the of 29 percent compared to the same despite the global economic crisis. period of 2012, meaning incomes for conditions business faced in the thick of more than 2 billion dollars as told by the global financial crisis. The monthly the National Statistics Institute (INE) Performance of Manufacturing Index compiled by the Australian Industry Group Monday. According to data published sank 7.7 points to 36.7 points in April, a in the INE web page the country has a level not seen since May 2009. sustained growth in sales abroad, such as hydrocarbons and mining.

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NBA play-offs. 79-75 with 3:32 remaining. Eastern Conference The victory gave the Knicks a Anthony responded with a four-games-to-two triumph in the In Boston jump shot, and stretched the best-of-seven Eastern Conference New York 88 Boston 80 Knicks’ lead back to nine with a first-round series. (New York win series 4-2) three-pointer with 1:21 to play. Mayweather, They advanced to a second- In Atlanta Jeff Green scored 21 points round clash with the Indiana Indiana 81 Atlanta 73 before fouling out for Boston, Guerrero make Pacers, who downed the Hawks in (Indiana win series 4-2) while veteran Kevin Garnett Atlanta 81-73 to win their series scored 15 points and grabbed 10 Western Conference weight for title 4-2. rebounds for the Celtics. “They stood up and they made In Houston In Atlanta, the Pacers became big plays they needed to make to Oklahoma City 103 Houston 94 the first team to notch a road win clash in the US get the win. It was a total team (Oklahoma City win series 4-2) in their first-round series against effort on our part,” said Knicks In Memphis the Hawks to secure a second- LAS VEGAS, Nevada: coach Mike Woodson, whose team Memphis 118 Los Angeles round berth. Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather will host the Hawks in game one Clippers 105 George Hill and David West and Robert Guerrero made of their series at Madison Square (Memphis win series 4-2) scored 21 points each and Roy weight yesterday for their Garden today. Hibbert scored 17 points and showdown for Mayweather’s The Knicks notched their first grabbed 11 rebounds for Indiana. World Boxing Council welter- post-season series win since 2000 stretched their lead to 26 points The Pacers, who had lost 13 weight world title. -- a run of futility that included in the fourth quarter. But the straight games in Atlanta, includ- Mayweather, returning to the four first-round exits in 2001, Celtics stormed back to narrow ing the first two of this series, ring after a year’s absence that 2004, 2011 and last year. the gap to as little as four points clamped down on defense early included two months in jail, They took a 3-0 series lead but before New York put it away. and held off the Hawks late. weighed in at 146 pounds while failed to close the deal as they lost “We set the tone defensively Al Horford led five Hawks Guerrero weighed in on the limit in the fourth and fifth games, rais- from the start,” Woodson said. players in double figures with of 147. ing the prospect that the Celtics “Our rotations were right on 15 points, while Josh Smith and “I’m here to do what I do best,” could become the first NBA team the money. Everything fell into Devin Harris each added 14 points said Mayweather, who brings a to recover from an 0-3 deficit to place and I think we got too com- for Atlanta, but the Hawks con- record of 43-0 with 26 knockouts win a best-of-seven series. fortable and they made the run. nected on a disappointing 33.3 to the bout. “I always control the “It was a microcosm of the Nothing seemed to go right for us percent from the field. tempo and I’ll execute my game year,” said Boston coach Doc for four or five minutes.” Meanwhile, in another match, plan.” Rivers of his team’s ability to Carmelo Anthony scored 21 the Oklahoma City Thunder, try- Mayweather went to jail last extend the series. “I think we’ve points and made two key shots ing to get back to the NBA finals June for domestic violence. Since been counted out four or five in the waning minutes for the for the second straight year, his release eight months ago he times this year.” Knicks, who also had 17 points moved into the second round of New York Knicks’ centre Tyson Chandler dunks the ball against the Boston has been working to regain the Stung by their last two defeats, from Iman Shumpert. Pablo the play-offs yesterday with a Celtics in the second half of their NBA basketball play-off game at the fitness needed to defend his place the Knicks looked on their way Prigion scored 14, making four of 103-94 victory over the Houston TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, yesterday. atop the list of boxing’s money- to a blowout victory when they his six three-point attempts. Rockets. AFP makers. AFP

Islanders rally past Penguins Japan’s Kiryu aims to make PITTSBURGH: Kyle Okposo scored to snap a tie with 7:37 history in 100m remaining in the third period as visiting New York overcame two TOKYO: Teen running sen- goals by the returning Sidney sation Yoshihide Kiryu will Crosby to even its Eastern make a bid to become the first Conference first-round series Japanese athlete to run 100 with top-seeded Pittsburgh at metres in under 10 seconds one game apiece. today, with a packed stadium After being pulled in expected in Tokyo. Wednesday’s 5-0 loss in Game The 17-year-old high-school One, Evgeni Nabokov rebounded student equalled the world from a shaky start to turn aside record for juniors on Monday 30 shots. after clocking 10.01 seconds at a Matt Moulson scored a power- meet in Hiroshima, making him play goal in the first period and one of only three men under-20 former Penguin Colin McDonald to have run that fast. Oakland Athletics’ shortstop Adam Rosales celebrates with left fielder and Matt Martin tallied nearly Kiryu’s next chance to break Yoenis Cespedes (right) after they beat the New York Yankees in their 5 1/2 minutes apart in the sec- the 10-second barrier will come MLB American League game at Yankee Stadium in New York, yesterday. ond for eighth-seeded New York, today at the Golden Grand Prix, which hosts Game Three on the third leg of the 15-round Sunday afternoon. Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby (87) juggles the puck past New York IAAF World Challenge series. Reigning Hart Trophy winner Islanders’ Lubomir Visnovsky in the third period of their Stanley Cup play- Speaking to reporters yester- Evgeni Malkin recorded his 33rd offs Eastern Conference quarter-final game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, day he said he was focusing on Holland, Beltre lead career playoff goal just 43 seconds yesterday. improving his performance in into the game while Jarome Iginla the latter part of the race. notched a pair of assists for the “In that race in Hiroshima, second straight contest for the comeback after his shot from the turn aside 29 shots and Michael I aimed at the line and slowed Rangers to big win Penguins. slot deflected off the end boards Ryder also scored for the second- down in the last 10 metres. I’m Marc-Andre Fleury finished before banking off Fleury and into seeded Canadiens, who rebounded determined to aim further, TEXAS: Derek Holland worked as Pittsburgh downed visiting with 38 saves, but was victim- the net. from a 4-2 loss in Game One on thinking of the line as a pass- eight strong innings and Adrian Washington. ized by a pair of goals following Meanwhile, Ryan White and Thursday. ing point,” he said. Beltre went 4-for-5 with three Jordy Mercer, who was called lively caroms off the end boards. rookie Brendan Gallagher scored Milan Michalek scored the lone “I watched the video after the RBIs as Texas handed visiting up from the minors earlier Friday, Okposo ignited New York’s rally 53 seconds apart in the second goal and Craig Anderson made race at home and analysed what Boston a rare loss. delivered the go-ahead two-run in the second period with a spir- period as host Montreal evened its 31 saves for the seventh-seeded was good and what was wrong. Ian Kinsler and Mitch homer in the fifth, giving Burnett ited fight against Pittsburgh Eastern Conference series against Senators, who were stymied on I must improve the last part of Moreland each the margin he defenseman Matt Niskanen. Ottawa at one game apiece. four power-play chances during my running,” Kiryu added. had three of needed. Two goals promptly fol- Carey Price bounced back the course of the match. Ticket sales for the meet the Rangers’ 18 Baseball Results Burnett (3-2) lowed before Okposo capped the from a subpar opening game to There was no retribution from have reportedly jumped three- hits while Elvis improved to 8-3 Cincinnati 6 Chicago Cubs 5 Montreal for the jarring hit that fold since his record-equalling Andrus and all-time against Cleveland 7 Minnesota 6 knocked Lars Eller unconscious run. Nelson Cruz the Nationals in Game One and led to a two- Kiryu will take on seven oth- recorded two Oakland 2 NY Yankees 0 while Jason game suspension for Ottawa ers at Tokyo’s National Stadium, hits and an RBI Philadelphia 4 Miami 1 Grilli struck out defenceman Eric Gryba. all of them senior athletes and apiece. Pittsburgh 3 Washington 1 the side in the Instead, the Canadiens jumped three of whom have run under That was Seattle 4 Toronto 0 ninth for his 12th on the Senators when White 10 seconds -- Americans Mike plenty of sup- NY Mets 7 Atlanta 5 save in as many snared a giveaway by reign- Rodgers (9.85) and Mookie port for Holland chances. Texas 7 Boston 0 ing Norris Trophy winner Erik Salaam (9.97), and Derrick (2-2), who struck Danny Karlsson and poked the puck past Atkins (9.91) of Bahamas. out nine and St Louis 6 Milwaukee 1 Espinosa’s RBI Anderson at 3:20 of the second “Even if he can’t run under yielded six hits. Detroit 4 Houston 3 single in the fifth period. 10 seconds, it’s almost certain Felix Doubront Tampa Bay 7 Colorado 4 accounted for the Gallagher made it 2-0 at 4:13, that he will make it this sea- (3-1) was not LA Angels 4 Baltimore 0 Nationals’ only shovelling a pass from fellow son,” said retired Asian record nearly as sharp San Diego 7 Arizona 6 run, continuing rookie Alex Galchenyuk into an holder Koji Ito, speaking to for the Red Sox, San Francisco 2 LA Dodgers 1 Washington’s open net during the match. sports daily Nikkan Sports. surrendering six recent offensive REUTERS Ito marked 10.00 seconds runs and 12 hits struggles, par- flat at the 1998 Asian Games in in 3 2/3 innings. Jacoby Ellsbury ticularly with Ross Detwiler (1-3) Bangkok. had two hits for Boston, which on the mound. NHL Results Kiryu’s junior world record lost for the second time in nine Elsewhere, Adam Rosales led Joe Thornton (19) of the San Jose Sharks battles Ryan Kesler (17) of the Chicago 5 Minnesota 2 performance put him alongside games. off the game with a home run Vancouver Canucks for the puck during the first period in Game Two of former juniors Trinidad and Meanwhile, Andrew and A.J. Griffin worked into the San Jose 3 Vancouver 2 the Western Conference quarter-finals of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup play- Tobago’s Darrel Brown, who McCutchen went 3-for-4 with a eighth inning as visiting Oakland Pittsburgh 3 NY Islanders 4 offs, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, yesterday. logged 10.01 in 2003. AFP solo home run and AJ Burnett edged New York in the opener of Montreal 3 Ottawa 1 struck out nine over seven frames the three-game series. REUTERS SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Mickelson grabs Quail Hollow lead McIlroy and four others share fifth place

CHARLOTTE, North and not ever winning it would Carolina: Three-time Masters Wells Fargo be a huge disappointment and champion Phil Mickelson fired I think Merion is going to be a a five-under par 67 yesterday to Championship good opportunity for me because seize a two-stroke lead after the it’s not necessary to hit drivers off second round of the $6.7m US 135 Phil Mickelson 68-67 a lot of holes. PGA Wells Fargo Championship. 137 Scott Gardiner (AUS) 70-67, Nick Watney Northern Ireland’s McIlroy US left-hander Mickelson, who 67-70, George McNeill 69-68 was on 138 after a second-round QMSF set to opened with a 14-foot birdie putt 138 Rory McIlroy (NIR) 67-71, Lee Westwood 71. He began and ended the back on his way to back-to-back bird- (ENG) 70-68, Rod Pampling (AUS) nine, his first nine holes of the ies, stood on nine-under 135 after 69-69, Jason Kokrak 68-70, Derek Ernst day, with bogeys, but responded introduce 36 holes at Quail Hollow. 67-71 with birdies at the first and fourth “I got off to a good start so that 139 Lucas Glover 68-71, David Lynn (ENG) and made another at the eighth. new safety set a good tone for the round,” 71-68, Robert Garrigus 67-72 That left McIlroy, one of seven Mickelson said. “I really am 140 DA Points 71-69, Kevin Streelman co-leaders after day one, level measures for excited about the way I’m hitting 68-72, Russell Henley 69-71, Zach with England’s Lee Westwood, it off the tee. If I drive it well this Johnson 68-72, Brian Harman 70-70, Australian Rod Pampling and weekend, it’s going to be a fun Daniel Summerhays 67-73, Sergio Americans Jason Kokrak and local races weekend. And I fully expect to.” Garcia (ESP) 72-68, Jordan Spieth Derek Ernst. Australia’s Scott Gardiner, who 69-71 “I hit the ball really well again DOHA: The Qatar Marine fired a bogey-free 67, shared sec- and gave myself a lot of opportu- Sports Federation (QMSF) ond on 137 with Americans Nick more aggressive to shoot lower nities,” McIlroy said. has introduced a new set of Watney and George McNeill with this weekend because I’m get- “I actually played pretty well on rules and regulations for the world number two Rory McIlroy ting as much out of the round as the back side. I gave myself plenty local Powerboat events from among five others sharing fifth I can,” he said. of chances. I just didn’t take any this season, QMSF officials place, three strokes off the pace. Mickelson, who finished second of them. informed. Mickelson also birdied the behind McIlroy at Quail Hollow in “It took me a while to get The new rules will come into par-5 seventh and the ninth 2010, likes his chances to win an adjusted to the green speeds this effect when the new season before taking his lone bogey at elusive first US Open title after morning. They were a lot quicker kicks off with the first round the 12th, which he answered with five runner-up efforts next month than they were last night. I mis- of the Aqua Bike competition birdies at the 14th and par-5 15th at Merion. judged my first putt on 10. I had on September 20. to move atop the leaderboard by “I would love nothing more than a 15-footer for birdie and hit it 10 Phil Mickelson reacts to a birdie on the ninth hole during the second round “The rules and regulations himself. to win a US Open,” Mickelson feet past so that was a nice little of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North for local Professional Class One “I have to drive it better to be said. “Finishing second five times wake-up call.” AFP Carolina, yesterday. and Two have undergone a few changes and will be introduced from this season. The rules Rumford heads Ariya clings to which are set to be implemented Kataoka on top as have been incorporated from leaderboard at LPGA lead the UIM, (Union International Montonautique) rule book. The China Open WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia: changes have been made taking Els lurks behind Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn into account the safety aspect fired an even-par 71 yesterday of the drivers,” said Khalid bin BEIJING: Australian Brett JAKARTA: South African to keep a one-stroke lead after Arhama Al Kuwari (pictured), Rumford scrambled to a three- Ernie Els continued his recov- Indonesian Masters the second round of the $1.3m Head of Formula racing at the under-par 69 at the Volvo China ery from jet-lag to lurk just one Scores after round 3: (par 72) LPGA Kingsmill Championship. QMSF. Open yesterday, to take a one shot off the lead behind little- The 17-year-old, who is playing Al Kuwari was speaking to 205 Daisuke Kataoka (JPN) 70-69-66 shot lead going into the final known Japanese player Daisuke on a sponsor’s exemption, stood journalists during the launch of round. Kataoka after the third round 206 Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) 67-72-67, Ernie on seven-under 135 after 36 holes the QMSF calendar. Els (RSA) 68-70-68 Rumford, 12 under in the $3.2m of the Indonesian Masters in for a one-stroke lead over US vet- In the Class One category, OneAsia tournament, was helped Jakarta yesterday. 207 Richard T. Lee (CAN) 72-68-67 erans Stacy Lewis and Angela boats with single engine will be in part after Finland’s Mikko The reigning British Open 208 Hung Chien-yao (TPE) 70-68-70 Stanford. allowed to take part, while earlier Ilonen (73) blew his share of the champion offset a single bogey 209 Mo Joong-Kyung (KOR) 72-69-68, Rahil Norway’s Suzann Pettersen, participants with double engines lead with a bogey on the last after with five birdies for a four-under Gangjee (IND) 71-69-69, Shiv Kapur German Sandra Gal and competed in the same category. his tee shot found the water. par 68 and a three-day total of (IND) 70-69-70, Jake Higginbottom American Cristie Kerr were “We have introduced a few Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal (69) 10-under to share the second spot (AUS) 69-69-71, Thongchai Jaidee (THA) fourth on 137 with China’s Feng new rules in consultation with was third, a shot further behind, with Austrian Bernd Wiesberger 69-65-75 Shanshan, Japan’s Ai Miyazato, UIM, for the Class One and while Thailand’s Kiradech Brett Rumford of Australia tees off at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club. South Koreans Lee Il-Hee and Class Two categories of the Aphibarnrat (72) found his putter on the third day of the Volvo China “My body felt good and my first title on the Asian Tour.“I’m Ryu So-Yeon and Americans Juli local races conducted by us turned cold and was alone in Open golf tournament in Tianjin concentration was pretty good as striking the ball very good. My Inkster and Katie Burnett on 138. for local riders. In the Class fourth at nine under. Rumford, yesterday. well. I just try to hang in there. I putting was normal on the first AFP One section, a boat with a sin- who ended a six-year drought on hit a lot of good shots, missed a lot two days but it was great today,” gle engine and of Horsepower the European Tour with victory of putts and in the end I grinded the 24-year-old said. LPGA Kingsmill 300 and 28foot in length will at the Ballantine’s Championship China Open out a 68,” Els told reporters after “I never changed anything, be allowed to take part. The in Korea last week, missed six sinking a birdie on the last hole. somehow I just felt more confi- Championship weight of the boat should not greens during Saturday’s round, Scores after round three of the “I was pretty consistent the dent with my putting. I’ve mas- exceed 1,500kg in the Class 2 Volvo China Open 2013: WILLIAMSBURG, but scrambled par each time. whole day. I played well and it was tered the speed of the greens Virginia: Leading sec- category, the weight of the boat “That was a tough day, a really 204 Brett Rumford (AUS) 68-67-69. one of those days where I tried to and that made my round slightly ond-round scores yester- should not go beyond 1,250kg tiring day, I really started to feel stay in the tournament. easier. This is the first time I’m and of maximum Horsepower 205 Mikko Ilonen (FIN) 69-63-73. day at the LPGA Kingsmill it on the back nine,” Rumford said “I was trying to get to 12-under leading a tournament. When I Championship (USA unless 200 and of 23 foot” the QMSF in a OneAsia press release. 206 Pablo Larrazabal (ESP) 71-66-69. but that didn’t quite happen. I’m looked at the scores, I saw many noted, par-71): official said. “I was fortunate enough to one shot behind and I just wanted good players chasing me so I hope “All the boats will be checked 135 Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) 64-71 make some good up and downs 207 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) 68-67-72. to stay in the mix which I man- to have some luck to win. It won’t by the technical staff of QMSF 136 Stacy Lewis 68-68, Angela Stanford today, but a lot of the areas where 208 Joost Luiten (NED) 73-67-68. aged to do.” be easy.” before they are allowed to take I was missing it were seemingly Kataoka recorded eight birdies Thai veteran Thongchai Jaidee, 68-68 part in the races. Boats which pretty easy to get up and down.” 209 Victor Dubuisson (FRA) 71-72-66, and two bogeys in a six-under-par who led overnight, slipped back 137 Cristie Kerr 66-71, Suzann Pettersen fail to meet the specification Robert-Jan Derksen (NED) 66-70-73. AFP 66 and was hopeful of bagging his into a tie for sixth. REUTERS (NOR) 68-69, Sandra Gal (GER) 68-69 will be disqualified. We also decided to raise the height of the co-pilot’s seat. Another measure to be introduced this Nedobity tops the second round of the Qatar National Sprint of QMMF season for Class One and Class Two boats is the height of the sideway covering of the boats has been increased,” added Al Kuwari. Competitors from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE and Kuwait have been taking part in the local races con- ducted by QMSF in Aqua Bike, Professional Class, Flyboard and Jet Ski for the last few years.The new measures come in wake of the death of Qatari powerboat racer Rashid Abdullah Al Mansouri who suc- cumbed to his injuries as his boat flipped during a event on February 16 this year. The QMSF had formed a fact-finding committee to inves- tigate the death of Al Mansouri and the findings of the commit- tee which were made public came to the conclusion that the ‘unfortunate incident’ in which Al Mansouri died was purely a ‘race accident’. The QMSF officials had said there were no shortcomings on the medical and safety fronts at the race venue at the Katara Cultural Village Beach and all Nadim Ziady in action at the second round of Qatar National Sprint at the Losail International Circuit. A total of 12 cars took part in four different classes. Pavel Nedobity from Czech the guidelines framed by UIM, Republic with a Lotus Exige emerged as winner in the second round. Peter De Vido from Canada finished in second position in his Honda Civic, while Nadim Ziady from Lebanon came the international governing third. Nedobity is leading the championship with 50 points, followed by De Vido in second place with 36 points and Nadim Ziady is in third place with 30 points. CENTRE: Peter De Vido body for Powerboat racing, were receiving his trophy. RIGHT: Nedobidity, collects his winner’s trophy. followed. THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Bale fires Spurs to victory Player of the Year scores late winner; Arsenal climb to third place

LONDON: Theo Walcott scored first touch. McManaman then the fastest goal of the Premier English Premier netted the decisive goal in the League season as Arsenal beat 80th minute, side-footing home Queens Park Rangers 1-0 to League Results from close range after a superb climb into third place yesterday, run down the left from Shaun while Wigan boosted their hopes Fulham 2 (Ruiz 70, 77) Reading 4 (Robson- Maloney. of survival with a resilient 3-2 Kanu 12-pen, 62, Le Fondre 75, Karacan 83) “We have worked really hard win at West Bromwich Albion. Norwich 1 (Holt 74-pen) Aston Villa 2 for two months to get us in the Walcott netted after just 20 (Agbonlahor 55, 89) position where, with two weeks seconds against relegated QPR QPR 0 Arsenal 1 (Walcott 1) of the season left, we are still at Loftus Road, eclipsing former involved in two competitions,” Swansea 0 Manchester City 0 Arsenal team-mate Robin van said Wigan manager Roberto Persie, who had scored for Tottenham 1 (Bale 86) Southampton 0 Martinez. Manchester United against West West Brom 2 (Long 29, McAuley 50) Wigan 3 “If we stay up, it would be like Ham United after 33 seconds in (Kone 39, McArthur 58, McManaman 80) winning the title.” November. West Ham 0 Newcastle 0 FA Cup finalists Wigan are The England forward was now just two points below fourth- Playing today denied by QPR goalkeeper Rob bottom Sunderland, who host Green on three separate occasions Liverpool vs Everton (1230GMT) Stoke City on Monday, and three Prizes worth as the visitors sought a second Manchester Utd vs Chelsea (1500GMT) points adrift of Norwich City and goal, but Arsenal were ultimately Playing Monday Newcastle United, who could only QR3m for indebted to their own goalkeeper, draw 0-0 at West Ham United. Sunderland vs Stoke (1900GMT) Wojciech Szczesny, for a fine late Gabriel Agbonlahor may have save to thwart Loic Remy. secured Aston Villa’s top-flight football fans Victory took Arsenal above on the right, the Welshman cut status for another year after scor- both Chelsea, who visit champions inside and shrugged off Luke ing an 89th-minute winner in a Manchester United on Sunday, Shaw before arrowing a crisp 2-1 success at Norwich. at Emir Cup and Tottenham Hotspur, who had drive into the bottom-left corner Villa, who thrashed Sunderland DOHA: Fans attending the briefly claimed fourth place after from 25 yards. 6-1 on Monday, took a 55th- upcoming Emir Cup matches Gareth Bale scored yet another “I saw the space open up and minute lead when Agbonlahor now have the chance to win superb goal in a 1-0 win over his got a good strike away,” explained drove forward from the halfway prizes that are worth QR3m former club Southampton. Bale. “It is a massive three points line before planting a shot into Qatar Football Association Bale was this week named the and keeps our Champions League the bottom-left corner from the (QFA) announced. Football Writers’ Association hopes alive.” edge of the 18-yard box. Spectators will have Player of the Year, to go with his Callum McManaman also Grant Holt equalised from the chance to win mega double success at the Professional scored a late winner as Wigan the penalty spot with 16 minutes prizes including cars from Footballers’ Association Player of gave themselves renewed hope of to play, but Agbonlahor struck Toyota, motorbikes, iPhones, the Year awards, and he proved pulling off another late escape by again at the death to send Paul BlackBerries and coupons from his worth once again with his 25th twice coming from behind to win Lambert’s team five points clear Sony – Fifty One East. goal of the campaign. at West Brom. of danger, albeit having played a The raffle draws will take In a game delayed by half an The home side went in front game more than third-bottom place during the upcoming hour due to a nearby motorway twice at the Hawthorns, through Wigan. matches of Rounds 3, 4, 5 and closure, Southampton looked set Shane Long and Gareth McAuley, Elsewhere, deposed champions 6 of the pretigious. Tottenham’s Gareth Bale (left) in action against Southampton’s Luke to claim a hard-earned point until only for Wigan to reply on each Manchester City were held to a Fans have to buy their tickets Shaw during the English Premier League match at White Hart Lane in Bale struck with four minutes to occasion with goals from Arouna 0-0 draw at Swansea City in a from one of the ticket outlets London, Britain, yesterday. Tottenham won 1-0. play. Kone and substitute James forgettable game at the Liberty to be eligible to enter the raffle Collecting possession wide McArthur, who scored with his Stadium. AFP draw which will take place in the stadiums before the match kick-off. Hull clinch The lucky tickets will be announced before final whistle McKay stars in of each match. promotion The ticket outlets include Villaggio, The Mall, Landmark, Lagoona, Souq Waqif, Katara, on dramatic Fifty One East in City Center, Inverness’ win Al Wakrah Centre, Lulu final day Hypermarket in Airport Area, GLASGOW: Inverness and Al Khor Mall. Caledonian Thistle can still Scottish Premier The prizes will be distrib- LONDON: Hull City clinched snatch second spot in the uted to the lucky winners at automatic promotion to the Scottish Premier League after the QFA Headquarters in Al Premier League in sensational Billy McKay scored a late League Results Bidda Tower, Westbay, it was fashion after a 2-2 draw against winner to secure a hat-trick Dundee Utd 0 St Johnstone 1 (Craig 38) announced. Cardiff on a dramatic final day and a dramatic 4-3 win over Hearts 3 (Walker 13, McHattie 43, Hamill Saoud Al Mohannadi, of the Championship season Motherwell yesterday. 54-pen) St Mirren 0 General Secretary of QFA said: yesterday. The visitors arrived at the Inverness CT 4 (McKay 3, 27, 84, Shinnie “Giving our fans the opportu- Steve Bruce’s side knew they Caledonian Stadium needing just 25) Motherwell 3 (McFadden 36, 64, nity to win these amazing prizes would return to the English top- a point to clinch runners-up spot Higdon 49-pen) goes to show our commitment flight after a three-year absence behind champions Celtic. towards our fans demands and Playing Sunday (1400GMT unless if they matched or bettered third However, McKay got Inverness the efforts put in place by dif- stated) placed Watford’s result. off to a perfect start when he fired ferent parties in an effort to They did just that - Watford in from close range in the third Dundee vs Aberdeen, Kilmarnock vs promote this tournament. We losing 2-1 to Leeds United - to minute after Motherwell failed to Hibernian, Ross County vs Celtic (1100GMT) hope to experience a successful secure a lucrative promotion clear a free-kick into the box. tournament this year and look worth an estimated £120m, but Two goals in two minutes then before the break when his 20-yard forward to the Final Match.” only after an astonishing finale put Inverness seemingly on easy strike found its way past Antonio Commenting on the announce- containing agonising twists and street. Reguero in goal. Player of the ment, Khalid Al Kuwari, turns for both clubs. McKay, the Northern Ireland year nominee Michael Higdon Director of Marketing and “I have been around the block striker plucked from the English then slotted home his 27th of Communications said: “Every and this was wonderful entertain- lower leagues, set up Andrew the season from the penalty year a strategy is put into place ment, but Jesus Christ, it’s put us Shinnie to double their advantage spot just after the restart to give for the Emir Cup to attract fans through the ringer,” Bruce told in the 25th minute. Motherwell hope. Stuart McCall’s and make the tournament more Sky Sports. A minute later, Shinnie then side then had Randolph to thank enjoyable for them. This year we “I have said for weeks there returned the favour as McKay as he saved McKay’s 63rd-minute are making sure that everyone would be twists and turns, but I nicked in front of ‘keeper Darren penalty after Shaun Hutchinson has the chance to win amazing have never experienced anything Randolph to hammer his cutback fouled Nick Ross. And Motherwell prizes. We welcome everyone like the last 10 or 15 minutes into the net for the striker’s sec- equalised a minute later as who wants to take part in this AFP ond of the match. McFadden got his second with a Andre Pierre Gignac of Olympique Marseille (left) celebrates with team- prestigious tournament and James McFadden handed shot into the bottom right-hand mates after scoring during the French Ligue 1 match agaisnt Bastia at looking forward to seeing our Motherwell, who defeated Celtic corner from the edge of the box. the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, southern France, yesterday. fans enjoy the matches.” Real win keeps last weekend, a lifeline 10 minutes AFP “At QFA, we would like to thank all of our sponsors who Barca waiting continue to support us and ensure the success of this pres- MADRID: Real Madrid forced tigious tournament. We are Barcelona to delay their title Marseille put PSG title party on ice delighted to work with every celebrations as two goals from sponsor that continues to sup- Cristiano Ronaldo helped them PARIS: Marseille ensured Fethi Harek after The frame of as his effort was brilliantly tipped port our vision. Our relation- to a 4-3 win over Valladolid champions-elect Paris Saint- being picked Ligue 1 the goal again over by Landreau. ship with each sponsor is of at the Santiago Bernabeu Germain will have to wait out by Mathieu came to Bastia’s Meanwhile Bastia, knowing utmost importance and we wish Marseille 2 Bastia 1 yesterday. another week before they can Valbeuna before rescue after a win would preserve their top- to collaborate with them again The result cut Barcelona’s clinch the Ligue 1 crown after deftly clipping the Playing today Gignac volleyed flight status, thought they had in future events,” he added. lead at the top to eight points, beating Bastia 2-1 yesterday. ball over Mickael Rennes vs Nice (1200GMT) an exquisite taken a 2-1 lead through Toifilou Emir Cup action resume sto- although they can restore their Andre-Pierre Gignac struck Landreau. Nancy vs Lyon (1500GMT) Valbuena cross Maoulida only for his header to day with four matches and will advantage to 11 points with vic- twice, either side of Florian Lucas Mendes Paris SG vs Valenciennes (1900GMT) against the bar be correctly ruled out for offside be followed by matches May 8 tory over Real Betis today. Thauvin’s equaliser just after narrowly missed just before half- before Julian Palmieri struck a and 11. The final is due to take The visitors had taken a shock half-time, to take his season’s doubling the time, and the venomous 25-yard volley narrowly place at the Khalifa Stadium on lead early on as Oscar Gonzalez tally to 13 as Marseille closed the hosts’ lead minutes later as he visitors capitalised on their first- wide of the post. May 18. THE PENINSULA slotted past Diego Lopez from a gap on leaders PSG, who host headed a Valbuena corner against half fortune to level a minute after Modou Sougou appeared des- narrow angle. Valenciennes today, to six points the crossbar, while Gignac fired the break. Rising star Thauvin, tined to net his first goal in However, Marc Valiente’s with three games remaining. straight at Landreau after a poor on loan from Lille, was afforded Marseille colours after round- own goal and a Ronaldo header Victory for Elie Baup’s side clearance from the Bastia goal- plenty of time as he collected the ing Landreau on 67 minutes but Emir Cup put Madrid 2-1 in front before stretched their unbeaten run keeper cannoned off Jordan Ayew ball inside the centre circle with Palmieri rushed back to make a Today matches Javi Guerra finished off a flow- to nine matches and saw them into the France striker’s path. the 20-year-old winger advancing critical block. Jordan Ayew was Al Arabi vs Umm Salal, 5.15pm at Al Arabi ing Valladolid move to ensure strengthen their grip on the sec- Gignac was again thwarted untroubled before unleashing a then expertly repelled by the Stadium they went into half-time on level ond automatic Champions League by Landreau after a bustling thunderous 25-yard strike beyond palm of Landreau as Marseille’s Al Kharaitiyat vs Al Gharafa, 7.45pm at Al Arabi terms. Kaka restored the hosts’ qualifying spot after moving seven run that took him past Sylvain a helpless Steve Mandanda, halt- frustration grew. But Gignac had Stadium advantage just after the break points of third-place Lyon, who Marchal before the former Lille ing his run without conceding a the final say nine minutes from Al Sailiya vs Al Khor, 5.15pm at Qatar Sc and Ronaldo looked to have sealed travel to Nancy today. ‘keeper scurried across his line to goal at 696 minutes. time as he raced onto a ball from Stadium the points when he again found A bright start from Marseille tip around an attempted pass that Morgan Amalfitano squandered Valbuena down the right, burst the net with his head 21 minutes was punctuated by Gignac’s 12th- was inadvertently re-directed a golden opportunity to restore past Palmieri and steered the ball Al Ahli vs Qatar SC, 7.45pm at Qatar SC from time. AFP minute opener as he turned inside goalwards by Harek. Marseille’s lead just minutes later coolly into the far corner. AFP Stadium, SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

French Open rules out Nadal India axe Gambhir, Yuvraj seeding boost

Champions Trophy: Dhawan and Vijay make a comeback to ODI side PARIS: Seven-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal will not have his seeding bumped NEW DELHI: India’s selectors yester- top two will qualify five one-dayers, rose Sharma are the other specialist batsmen. up at this year’s Roland Garros, day dropped opener Gautam Gambhir for the semi-finals. to fame after ham- India are without experienced opener organisers confirmed yesterday. and all-rounder Yuvraj Singh for next The other group mering a 174-ball 187 Virender Sehwag, off-spinner Harbhajan The Spaniard’s world ranking month’s Champions Trophy one-day comprises England, on his Test debut Singh and seamer Zaheer Khan, who were has slipped to five after he missed tournament in England. Australia, New against Australia in not named in a 30-man preliminary squad seven months of action through The duo were part of the side that beat Zealand and Sri Mohali in March. last month. injury. England 3-2 in a home one-day series in Lanka. With the condi- Sehwag’s 219 against the West Indies in As a result, there had been January, with Gambhir scoring just 127 India, who shared tions in England December 2011 is the highest individual speculation that the 26-year-old runs and Yuvraj 126 in five one-dayers. the 2002 Champions expected to favour score in one-dayers and he is only the sec- would receive a higher seeding Yuvraj, treated for a rare germ-cell can- Trophy with Sri seam bowling, India ond batsman to score a double-century in at the tournament to reflect his cer between his lungs in the United States Lanka following named five fast the shorter format after compatriot Sachin record where he has only lost one last year, was named man of the tourna- a rain-hit final in bowlers -- Irfan Tendulkar. match. ment in India’s 50-over World Cup triumph Colombo, will clash Pathan, Umesh Yuvraj Singh But he was dropped due to recent poor But as world number five, in 2011. with South Africa in theirGautam first Gambhir match at Yadav, Bhuvneshwar form. Nadal could now be a potential Gambhir has scored 5,238 runs in 147 Cardiff on June 6. Kumar, Ishant Sharma, and Vinay Kumar. Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), quarter-final opponent for one one-dayers with 11 centuries while Yuvraj Shikhar Dhawan, who played his last India picked three spinners -- Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh of the world’s top three of Novak has made 8,211 runs in 282 matches with one-dayer against the West Indies in 2011, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra and Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Murali Vijay, Rohit Djokovic, Roger Federer and 13 hundreds. returned to bolster the batting. He is likely Ravindra Jadeja -- in the 15-man squad to Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Andy Murray. India are drawn with South Africa, to open the innings with Murali Vijay, who be led by wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Ashwin, Irfan Pathan, Umesh Yadav, “We thought about it for a long Pakistan and the West Indies in group B also made a comeback. Singh Dhoni. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Amit time, but not as a way of avoiding of the Champions Trophy, from which the Dhawan, who has so far scored 69 runs in Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and Rohit Mishra, Vinay Kumar. AFP Djokovic in the quarter-finals,” tournament director Gilbert Scoreboard Ysern told French sports daily L’Equipe on Saturday. Sunrisers crush Daredevils DELHI DAREDEVILS J G Sammy 3-0-10-2; KV Sharma 2-0-9-1; A “With his record at the tourna- D P M D Jayawardene lbw I Sharma ...... 11 Mishra 4-0-16-1. ment, the best player in history of V Sehwag b Sammy ...... 8 SUNRISERS HYDERABAD the event and all that he repre- HYDERABAD: Sunrisers lowest score this season, the home Daredevils, which need to win U B T Chand b Steyn ...... 17 P A Patel st Jadhav b Mendis ...... 14 sents, it seemed incongruous that Hyderabad crushed Delhi team reached the target in 13.5 every match to reach semifinals, D A Warner st Patel b Mishra ...... 8 S Dhawan lbw Botha ...... 22 he could arrive in Paris at number Daredevils by six wickets in a overs. remained at second from bottom B M A J Mendis c I Sharma b Sammy ...... 11 A Ashish Reddy c Jadhav b Nehra ...... 5 four or five. crucial match here yesterday to With the fifth consecutive win with six points. For Sunrisers, K M Jadhav c&b K V Sharma ...... 3 D J G Sammy (not out) ...... 18 “But now, having weighed it up, climb up to the third position at their home ground, Sunrisers Shikhar Dhawan was the top I K Pathan b Steyn ...... 13 K C Sangakkara c Yadav b Botha ...... 8 the for and against, we decided in the Indian Premier League have increased their points to 14 scorer with 22 while Darren J Botha c Patel b Perera ...... 1 G H Vihari (not out) ...... 11 not to touch the seedings. (IPL). and moved up to third position Sammy remained unbeaten on 18. S Nadeem (run out-Vihari/Sammy) ...... 0 Extras (W-3) ...... 3 “What could have been con- Chasing 81 for the win after behind Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers began the chase on A Nehra b Perera ...... 0 Total (for 4 wkts in 13.5 overs) ...... 81 sidered a homage or a tribute bundling out Daredevils to the Royal Challengers Bangalore. a brisk note with both Shikhar U T Yadav (not out) ...... 2 Did not bat: N L T C Perera, K V Sharma, A appeared like a dirty business.” Dhawan and Parthiv Patel hit- Extras (B-1, LB-1, W-3, NB-1) ...... 6 Mishra, D W Steyn, I Sharma. Ysern added that at no time ting a few boundaries to take the Total (all out in 19.1 overs) ...... 80 Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-41, 3-43, 4-60. had Nadal asked for his seeding score to 30 without loss in the Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-32, 3-50, 4-52, 5-57, Bowling: I K Pathan 1-0-6-0; U T Yadav 2.5-0- to be boosted. AFP four overs. 6-70, 7-73, 8-77, 9-78, 10-80. 27-0 (1w); A Nehra 2-0-14-1 (1w); J Botha Johan Botha struck in his first Bowling: D W Steyn 4-0-21-2; I Sharma 3-1- 3-0-11-2 (1w); B M A J Mendis 3-0-16-1; S over to send back Dhawan (22 off 11-1 (1w); N L T C Perera 3.1-0-11-2 (1nb); D Nadeem 2-0-7-0. Ferrer and 16 balls). Promoted in the order, Ashish Reddy (5 off 6) departed Wawrinka to early as Nehra had him caught However, this was not enough double-edged deadly bowling of behind the wickets. for the Daredevils to stop pace and spin by Sunrisers. Jeevan Mendis gave another Sunrisers from reaching the tar- Daredevils, who need to win clash in final breakthrough when Patel (14 off get. Earlier, bowling with fire, every match to keep their chances 18) left the crease but failed to Sunrisers Hyderabad bundled of reaching semifinals intact, sur- OEIRAS, Portugal: Spain’s read the googly and wicket keeper out Daredevils to 80, the lowest rendered meekly to Sunrisers. David Ferrer will play his removed the stumps. The home in the current season at the Rajiv So poor was the performance 37th final when he and Swiss team lost three wickets with the Gandhi international stadium. by the visitors that they could Stanislas Wawrinka line up addition of 10 runs. In a poor display of batting score only four boundaries and today for the clay title at the Skipper Kumara Sangakkara after winning the toss, Daredevils a six in the entire innings. Only Portugal Open. Sunrisers Hyderabad team-mates Thisara Perera (left) and Kumar joined Darren Sammy and the were all out for 80 in 19.1 overs. four batsmen could enter double The top seed dispatched Italian Sangakkara celebrate during their IPL match against Delhi Daredevils in two added 17 runs before the Sri The top-order failed miserably digits with the highest 17 scored Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-4 in 70 min- Hyderbabd yesterday Lankan was out while trying to while middle-order collapsed like by Unmkt Chand, who played 24 utes while Wawrinka ended the hit Botha over long-off. proverbial nine pins before the balls. IANS run of Spanish qualifier Pablo Carreno-Busta as the second seed posted a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win in a match marred by complaints about on-court coaching from the Spaniard’s box. The women’s title was set- Lorenzo claims tled when Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro 7-5, 6-2 to claim her first trophy on clay. The third seed, coached by pole in Jerez former Swiss great Martina Hingis, earned the fifth title of MADRID: Spanish world in third with a time of 1:38:971. her career while leaving her oppo- champion Jorge Lorenzo will Britain’s Cal Crutchlow, who also nent winless from five finals. start on pole for Sunday’s suffered a fall yesterday, will start Ferrer was the picture of effi- Spanish MotoGP Grand Prix in fourth with Lorenzo’s team- ciency in his defeat of Seppi, with in Jerez as he pipped compa- mate the seven-time MotoGP the Spaniard now in the hunt for triots Dani Pedrosa and Marc champion Valentino Rossi back his 21st career trophy. AFP Marquez in yesterday’s final in fifth. There was even more qualifying session. Spanish success in Moto2 quali- The Yamaha rider, who was fying as Esteve Rabat secured the Madrid ATP and fastest in three of the four prac- first pole of his career by almost tice sessions on Friday and yes- half a second from Britain’s Scott WTA Results terday, clocked 1:38:673 to qualify Redding and Japan’s Takaaki fastest but was helped by a series Nakagimi who will start in sec- MADRID: Results in the of crashes that disrupted his ond and third respectively. AFP ATP Madrid Masters and rivals sessions. WTA Madrid Open yesterday (x denotes seeded player): Pedrosa and Marquez both QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West in action at the Moto 2 category of the Spanish MotoGP Grand Prix tumbled as the warm weather Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, yesterday. Women First Round: Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) made track conditions difficult MADRID: Grid for today’s bt Mona Barthel (GER) 6-4, 6-1; Julia Goerges for the drivers and Lorenzo was motorcycling Spanish Grand (GER) bt Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 6-4, 6-1; delighted to have granted himself Prix after qualifying yesterday: Sara Errani (ITA x7) bt Urszula Radwanska the perfect birthday present. MotoGP (POL) 6-3, 6-1; Alize Cornet (FRA) bt Kiki “I’m happy with this pole posi- 1. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) 1min Bertens (NED) 7-5, 7-6 (10/8); Laura Robson tion, it’s a good present for my QMMF’s West finishes (GBR) bt Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 6-7 38.673sec, 2. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) at birthday! I knew the track was 0.247, 3. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) .298, 4. (4/7), 6-2, 6-2; Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) bt not perfect, it’s very warm and Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Yamaha Tech3) 0.589, 5. Sloane Stephens (USA) 6-3, 7-5; Sabine Lisicki there were a lot of crashes in Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 0.627, 6. Alvaro (GER) bt Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 6-3, 6-1 Moto2 and the previous qualify- Bautista (ESP/Honda Gresini) 0.836, 7. Nicky ing,” he said afterwards. tenth in Moto 2 qualifying Hayden (USA/Ducati) 0.981, 8. Stefan Bradl Portugal Open “It’s going to be tough tomor- (GER/Honda LCR) 1.174, 9. Andrea Dovizioso OEIRAS, Portugal:Results in row, normally the lap time you (ITA/Ducati) 1.175, 10. Hector Barbera (ESP/ MADRID: After trying a lack of grip when the ground tem- me to force the bike too much and the ATP/WTA Portugal Open make for qualifying you can’t FTR) 1.307 variety of different settings on peratures soared to 56 degrees in then I can’t go any faster. I need yesterday (x denotes seeding): repeat in another time because Moto 2 his Speed Up prototype in the the afternoon. to start relaxing more and enjoy. the tyre drops. We hope to free practice sessions, QMMF The 18-year-old from Indonesia But tenth is still a good place to 1. Esteve Rabat (ESP/Kalex) 1min 43.251 Women’s final: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova improve the bike a little bit to Racing Team rider Anthony also had a crash when braking for start from. The bike was the best sec, 2. Scott Redding (GBR/Kalex) at 0.447, (RUS x3) bt Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP x4) get more comfortable with pace. West nailed a perfect set-up turn two and eventually settled it felt all weekend and I am confi- 3. Takaaki Nakagimi (JPN/Kalex) 0.604, 4. Pol 7-5, 6-2. Anyway I think we can fight for when it counted in qualifying for 34th place on the grid. dent for the race,” said West. Espargaro (ESP/Kalex) 0.699, 5. Jordi Torres the win or at least for the podium and was competitive throughout “It took three sessions to find “I had a lot of problems in the Men’s semi-finals: David Ferrer (ESP x1) bt (ESP/Suter) 0.739, 6. Xavier Simeon (BEL/Kalex) tomorrow.” the session. a good package, but all the things corners today. As the asphalt Andreas Seppi (ITA x3) 6-1, 6-4 0.743, 7. Nicolas Terol (ESP/Suter) 0.757, 8. Pedrosa, who trails Lorenzo Marcel Schrotter (GER/Kalex) 0.766, 9. Thomas The 31-year-old Australian that we were trying finally paid temperature increased, the grip Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x2) bt Pablo Carreno- and Marquez by eight points in Luthi (SWI/Suter) 0.804, 10. Anthony West set his best time of 1.44,271 off for the qualifying. As soon as level of my bike dropped and Busta (ESP) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 the championship standings after (AUS/Speed Up) 1.020 minutes in only his fourth lap I went out for the first lap, I felt I was sliding a lot. I was also the first two races of the season, and held positions within the good and rode straight away in struggling with some chattering Moto3 came in second with a time of top six for a long time, before the 1.44’s and I kept this rhythm and I was altogether slow out of Munich ATP 1. Alex Rins (ESP/KTM) 1min 46.660sec, 2. 1:38:920. dropping back to tenth place the whole time. This pace is going the corners. I tried to make up MUNICH, Germany: Maverick Vinales (ESP/KTM) at 0.485, 3. Luis And Marquez, who is look- when the fighting on the track to be perfect for the race, because for it braking a bit harder, which Results from the ATP Munich Salom (ESP/KTM) 0.667, 4. Brad Binder (RSA/ ing for a second consecutive win and the slipstream gambles got a lot of guys are struggling to eventually caused me to crash Open yesterday (x denotes Suter Honda) 0.857, 5. Jack Miller (AUS/FTR after becoming the youngest ever increasingly hectic. do these times and I was doing going into turn two. It was a seeding): MotoGP winner at the Grand Honda) 0.953, 6. Niccolo Antonelli (ITA/FTR Nevertheless, West is confi- them easily. I just couldn’t put harmless lowsider, luckily noth- Honda) 1.082, 7. Jonas Folger (GER/Kalex Prix of the Americas a fortnight dent to score a strong result in one extra-fast lap together that ing much happened. My aim for Semi finals: Tommy Haas (GER x3) bt Ivan KTM) 1.133, 8. Niklas Ajo (FIN/KTM) 1.208, ago, ensured the spectators were the race, thanks to his fast and would have gotten me further up the race tomorrow is to finish Dodig (CRO) 6-4, 6-3; Philipp Kohlschreiber 9. Jakub Kornfeil (CZE/Kalex KTM) 1.349, 10. sent home happy with an all- consistent pace. Team-mate Rafid on the grid. I think I put a lot of in a good position,’ said Sucipto. (GER x4) bt Daniel Brands (GER) 6-7(4/7), Efren Vazquez (ESP/Mahindra) 1.487 Spanish front row as he came Topan Sucipto struggled with a pressure on myself, which causes THE PENINSULA 6-3, 7-6(7/5) SUNDAY 5 MAY 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

Freeze frames from Heir Apparent Cup final

The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani watches the Heir Apparent Cup final between Lekhwiya and Al Sadd at Al Sadd Stadium, yesterday. Lekhwiya won 3-2. RIGHT: Lekhwiya’s Yousef Al Msakni reacts after missing an opportunity to score. PICTURES BY: SHAIVAL DALAL AND SALIM MATRAMKOT

Lekhwiya’s captain Majid Bougherra with his daughters after the final. RIGHT: Lekhwiya’s Luiz Martin Junior (left) and Al Sadd’s Nadir Belhadj vie for ball possession during the match.

An official carries the Qatar flag. RIGHT: Pre- match enter- tainment at the Al Sadd Stadium.

Players and staff of Lekhwiya celebrate with their fans after winning the Heir Apparent Cup. Fire works display after the final near Al Sadd Stadium. Sunday 5 May 2013 25 Jumada II 1434 Volume 18 Number 5690 Sport Price: QR2

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Lekhwiya players and officials celebrate after winning the Heir Apparent Cup at Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. Lekhwiya defeated Al Sadd 3-2. RIGHT: Lekhwiya players celebrate with the Heir Apparent Cup. Yesterday’s victory was the first Heir Apparent Cup win for Lekhwiya. Lekhwiya win Heir Apparent Cup Gerets’ side comes from behind to defeat QSL champions Al Sadd 3-2

DOHA: Lekhwiya won the Mahmoud, who joined the QSL Heir Apparent Cup after com- champions mid-season, was fouled ing from behind to beat Qatar by Kangambu Trisour and referee Stars League (QSL) champions Abdullah Al Bloushi pointed to Al Sadd 3-2 yesterday. the penalty spot. First-half goals from Ismael Al Bloushi’s decision incensed Mohammed, Adel Lami and the Lekhwiya players who pro- Youssef Al Msakni gave Lekhwiya tested to the referee. a deserved victory, who went The Iraqi striker made no mis- behind after a Younes Mahmoud take and converted the penalty, penalty. putting the ball past Lekhwiya’s The Lekhwiya players did not goalkeeper Claude Lecomte. Lekhwiya players show any signs of fatigue, which Shortly after the restart was a concern for coach Eric Lekhwiya were soon level through celebrate after Gerets before the match after a goal by Mohammed. winning the Heir playing in the AFC Champions Lami delivered a perfect cross Apparent Cup at League in midweek. with his left foot which was met Al Sadd Stadium Instead, they won the battles with a powerful header from yesterday. and exploited Al Sadd’s weak- Mohammed and via a slight nesses through quick counter- deflection, the ball went into the PICTURES BY: attacks and being more clinicial back of the net. SHAIVAL DALAL/ in front of goal. In the 30th minute, Lami, the REUTERS The Cup win will be even more provider of his team’s equaliser, special for Lekhwiya, with the vic- put Lekhwiya ahead in the match. tory being the first for the former The midfielder beat Soo Lee QSL champions. to connect to a high cross from Gerets side started the match Mohammed which left Al Sadd brightly playing short passes and goalkeeper Saad Al Sheib with no put Al Sadd under pressure in chance. their own half on a wet pitch due After scoring the second goal, to heavy rain. Lekhwiya grew in confidence as Their early possession was the match went on, with mid- nearly rewarded when Lekhwiya fielders Karem Boudiaf and Luiz midfielder Mohammed played a Martin Junior stopping Al Sadd’s clever one-two and squared the opportunities in the middle of the ball in the penalty area which was park. which Qatari midfielder Wesam began to show the form that made Lekhwiya staff, with Gerets hug- intercepted by Al Sadd’s defender Lekhwiya soon found them- Rizq could not head to safety, them crowned QSL champions. ging his players. Past Champions Jung Soo Lee. selves 3-1 up following a quick and allowed Al Msakni to race However, they could not break The Heir Apparent Cup was 1995 Al Rayyan In the 11th minute, Al Sadd, counter-attack after Al Sadd lost clear and slot the ball into the down a spirited Lekhwiya defence the Belgian’s first trophy with 1996 Al Rayyan playing in their home stadium, possession in the 42nd minute. net, which was celebrated by the who were intercepting passes and the club since joining in October 1997 Al Arabi took the lead through a contro- Gerets side broke away fast Lekhwiya staff in the dugout. continued to create a number of last year. 1998 Al Sadd versial penalty. and played another high ball In the second half, Al Sadd counter-attacks in the second Lami, who played a pivital role 1999 Al Wakra half. in the win, was overjoyed. 2000 AL Gharafa Spanish legend Raul, who was He said: “We were tired after playing in his 1001st game of his playing on Wednesday (AFC 2001 Al Rayyan career, and his strike partner Champions League match) but 2002 Qatar Sports Club Ibrahim Khalfan had a quiet we had the commitment to win 2003 Al Sadd game by their own standards with and we did that. We agreed from 2004 Qatar Sports Club Lekhwiya’s defence winning the the beginning that we would give 2005 Al Khor battle. our best performace and show our 2006 Al Sadd Lekhwiya coach Eric Seeing his side fail to get past commitment and we all did that.” 2007 Al Sadd Gerets (in white) hugs Lekhwyia’s defence and with Gerets praised his players after 2008 Al Sadd players and officials time running out, Al Sadd coach the win. He said: “It was a tough after beating Al Sadd. Hussein Amute made his first match. We never doubted our 2009 Qatar Sports Club The Cup win was subsitition in the 60th minute in abilities even when we failed to 2010 Al Gharafa Gerets first piece of the hope of winning the match. retain league title. My boys were 2011 Al Gharafa silverware as Lekhwiya But, Al Sadd, who had a goal superb today. They showed the 2012 Al Rayyan ruled out for offside in the 89th right attitude and won the cup coach since taking 2013 Lekhwiya minute, had to wait until deep in style.” over. into stoppage time to get a goal “We were one goal down just “My boys were superb when Soo Lee reduced the deficit, after the start, but we played today. They showed the which spurred the Al Sadd fans aggressively and took the early right attitude and won and players. lead in the game. I am happy Despite the South Korean’s that after finishing second in the Cup in style.” goal, it proved to be too little the league, we have won the Cup Eric Gerets, Lekhwiya too late as the final whistle was today,” he added. coach greeted in huge roars from the THE PENINSULA