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Idlib rebels blow up bridges Beirut ebels from Idlib have Bahrain Rblown up two key bridges in a bid to hamper an expected government as- sault on Syria’s only remain- ing rebel-held province, a monitor said yesterday. The bridges over the thanked Orontes River linked areas of neighboring Hama prov- ince under government con- President El Sisi lauds the Kingdom’s trol to rebel-held territory in Idlib, the Britain-based supportive stances to Egypt and its people Syrian Observatory for Hu- man Rights said. brotherly bilateral ties, as well They were blown up by HM the King stressed as the steps to be taken to devel- Islamist factions from the • op the frameworks of coopera- National Liberation Front that Egypt has been, tion between the two countries (NLF), the main non-jihadist and will remain the in various fields. alliance in Idlib, Observa- essential pillar of Arab The two leaders stressed the tory head Rami Abdel Rah- and regional security, importance of continuous joint man said. consultation and coordination “They were the two main and that its strength for the best interests of the two bridges in the area, but there is the strength of all countries and their brotherly are others,” he told AFP. Arab countries. peoples. The bridges were located They also discussed region- in the Al Ghab plain, which President El Sisi al and Arab issues of mutual straddles Hama and Idlib • interest. provinces and could be one lauded HM the King’s HM King Hamad lauded the of the first targets of any role and keenness Egyptian President’s fruitful government offensive. to enhance bilateral visit to Bahrain, noting that the relations towards visit aims to strengthen bilat- outstanding levels, eral ties. Turkey urges Russia HM the King stressed that praising Bahrain’s Egypt has been, and will remain to speed up stances in support of the essential pillar of Arab and missile delivery Egypt and its people. regional security, and that its London strength is the strength of all Arab countries. Manama The Egyptian president ex- urkish president Re- pressed thanks and apprecia- Tcep Tayyip Erdogan gyptian President Abdel tion to HM King Hamad for the His Majesty in talks with President El Sisi at Gudaibiya Palace yesterday. has urged Russia to speed Fattah El Sisi yesterday gracious welcome and hospital- delivery of the S-400 mis- Ethanked Bahrain for its ity accorded to him throughout and prosperity, under HM the Later, HM King Hamad re- positive and fruitful” talks he sile system as he also took supportive stances. the visit. King’s leadership. ceived a cable of thanks from had held with HM King Hamad aim at international ratings This came as His Majesty President El Sisi lauded HM HM King Hamad hosted a the Egyptian President. on bilateral, regional, Arab and agencies which he accused King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa the King’s role and keenness to lunch banquet in honour of the In the cable, President El Sisi global issues of mutual concern. of deliberately trying to un- yesterday visited President Sisi, enhance bilateral relations to- Egyptian President. expressed deepest thanks and President El Sisi hailed the dermine the lira. who was on a visit to the King- wards outstanding levels, prais- Then, President El Sisi and appreciation to HM King Hamad long-standing fraternal rela- President Erdogan has dom, at Gudaibiya Palace. ing Bahrain’s stances in support his accompanying delegation for the warm welcome and hos- tions between the two countries raised his rhetoric in recent HM King Hamad and Presi- of Egypt and its people. left the kingdom yesterday, pitality accorded to him since and their peoples, stressing con- days amid a currency cri- dent El Sisi exchanged cordial He wished Bahrain and its wrapping up his official visit to his arrival in Bahrain. stant keenness to further bolster sis at home triggered by US talks, and reviewed the solid people ever-lasting progress Bahrain. He lauded the “brotherly, bilateral ties in various fields. President Donald Trump’s move to slap tariffs on Turk- PUBLIC ANGER ish steel and aluminum Suicide bomber kills two exports in response to the detention of US pastor An- cops as clashes continue drew Brunson for the last Trump’s disapproval rating hits high point two years. Washington, DC 53pc— say they think Trump has tried to interfere with resident Trump’s disap- Mueller’s investigation in a way proval rating has hit a that amounts to obstruction of Phigh point of 60 per cent, justice; 35pc say they do not according to a new Washington think the president has tried DON’T MISS IT Post-ABC News poll that also to interfere. finds that clear majorities of Overall, 60pc of Americans Americans support the special disapprove of Trump’s job per- Meat has counsel’s Russia investigation formance, with 36pc approving, and say the president should according to the poll. Because 03 gone bad! not fire Attorney General Jeff of random sampling variation, Sessions. this represents only a marginal Iraqi protesters clash with security forces in Basra. A battlefield off At the dawn of the fall cam- Trump shift from the last Post-ABC sur- “Two policemen were killed the radar paign sprint to the midterm vey, in April, which measured Baghdad and a third one wounded,” in 04 elections, which will determine Trump’s rating at 56pc disap- the attack, the official added. of political whether Democrats retake con- proval and 40pc approval. suicide bomber has Hawija is one of the last associations trol of Congress, the poll finds a The new poll was conducted killed two Iraqi po - Daesh holdouts retaken by majority of the public has turned August 26 to 29, in the week Alicemen near a former government troops a year ago Suspected killer against Trump and is on guard 60 after former Trump campaign bastion of Daesh, days after and has long been a bastion of of imam to against his efforts to influence pc of Americans manager Paul Manafort was Daesh claimed a similar attack radical groups. 05 remain in police the Justice Department and spe- disapprove of Trump’s convicted of federal tax and near Syria’s border, a security On Wednesday, a Daesh sui- cial counsel Robert S Mueller job performance. bank fraud and after former official said Friday. cide bomber blew a vehicle at custody III’s wide-ranging probe. Trump attorney Michael Co- On Thursday morning a “sui- a checkpoint on the outskirts Nearly half of Americans, hen pleaded guilty and impli- cide bomber wearing an explo- of the Iraq border town of Al 49pc, say Congress should be- cated the president in illegal sive vest drove a booby-trapped Qaim, near the Syrian fron- gin impeachment proceedings percent say Congress should payments to silence women car into a federal police check- tier, another of the last towns that could lead to Trump being not. who alleged sexual encounters point” near Hawija, north of in Iraq to be recaptured from removed from office, while 46 And a narrow majority — with Trump. Baghdad, one official said. Daesh. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 02 Bolstering historic ties President El Sisi visits Bahrain National Museum

His Majesty and President El Sisi being received at the Bahrain National Museum. El Sisi writes in the VIP Visitor Book at the museum in the presence of His Majesty.

Bahrain National Museum President El Sisi wrote a HM the King and President and were briefed by (BACA) Khalifa on the exhibition and photos showcasing few• words in the VIP Visitor the unique Pearl Trail, which features on the Un- El• Sisi held cordial talks President Shaikha Mai bint Book. He expressed delight in esco list of World Heritage Sites. which centered on strong Mohammed Al Khalifa on the visiting the Bahrain National It is also the cornerstone of efforts aimed at historic relations binding renovating the old town in the governorate of exhibition and photos showcasing Museum, which is of the oldest in Bahrain and Egypt. the unique Pearl Trail, which Muharraq. the Arabian Gulf region, where The Pearl Trail exhibition, being held at the features on the Unesco list Bahrain’s history is displayed. Bahrain National Museum, showcases the en- The two leaders toured the of World Heritage Sites. visioned architectural site through miniatures, • photos, studies conducted on the project. Manama Shaikha Mai stressed the BACA drive to imple- ment the directives of HM the King to document is Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Bahrain’s longstanding culture and civilization Khalifa and Egyptian President Abdel and protecting them as a source of inspiration for HFattah El Sisi on Thursday visited Bah- future generations. rain National Museum, in the presence of His President El Sisi wrote a few words in the VIP Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa Visitor Book. He expressed delight in visiting the bin Salman Al Khalifa. Bahrain National Museum, which is of the oldest They were received upon arrival to the mu- in the Arabian Gulf region, where Bahrain’s history seum by Bahrain Authority for Culture and is displayed. Antiquities (BACA) President Shaikha Mai He said the museum plays a vital role in dissem- bint Mohammed Al Khalifa and senior BACA inating culture and hosting cultural and artistic officials. shows from around the world. HM the King and President El Sisi held cor- It represents Bahrain’s efforts to preserve its dial talks which centered on strong historic heritage and civilisation, expressing his admi- relations binding Bahrain and Egypt. ration of the museum as a cultural masterpiece HM the King then hosted a dinner banquet in of a unique architectural design. He wished the honour of the Egyptian leader and the accom- Bahraini people further progress and prosperity panying delegation. under the royal leadership. The two leaders then toured the Bahrain HM the King and Egyptian President attended National Museum and were briefed by (BACA) an artistic night held to mark his visit to the President Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al museum.

Shaikha Mai receives His Majesty and President El Sisi at the museum. 03 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 big story Meat has gone bad! Health authorities urge public to buy meat from only authorised abattoirs

slaughterhouses are owned by Bahrai- A crackdown on illegal nis who employ illegal workers, who are slaughterhouses• was launched totally unhygienic.” Majority of these illegal Speaking to Tribune, an environmen- in the Kingdom by Works, tal expert also warned of dire conse- slaughterhouses don’t quences to the nature if the crackdown Municipalities Affairs and have electricity or water Urban Planning Ministry. against illegal slaughterhouses did not facilities and there are no air- deliver results. conditioners. “Maintaining a slaughterhouse invar- Tribune earlier carried SOURCE iably leads to environmental hazards. reports• about barns in Alive animals produce solid and liq- the Kingdom that are uid waste, which is rarely treated and unfit for livestock. stipulated laws.” properly disposed of at illegal slaugh- A crackdown on illegal slaughter- terhouses. houses was launched in the Kingdom “After their death, the blood mixed TDT|Manama by Works, Municipalities Affairs and water and animal carcass, if not properly Urban Planning Ministry, a few weeks disposed of, causes further health and espite crackdown from the part ago mainly to prevent the sprouting of environmental hazards. of authorities, illegal slaughter- abattoirs during the Eid Al Adha hol- “Any slaughtering activity leaves be- Dhouses continue to function in idays. hind large quantities of by-products the Kingdom, it is learnt. Tribune earlier carried reports about like bones, lungs spleen, oesophagus Experts have been warning of health barns in the Kingdom that are unfit for etc. which won’t pose a hazard if they Required standards are flouted at many slaughterhouses across the Kingdom. risks to the public since pictures of ille- livestock. are processed and suitably utilised, but gal slaughterhouses across the Kingdom having permits flout standards to be houses don’t have electricity or water fa- The health authorities have been rec- unregulated and illegal slaughterhouses went viral on social media. followed while slaughtering animals cilities and there are no air-conditioners. ommending the public to buy meat from could dump them carelessly causing fur- Sources say most of these are unper- for meat. “There is no separate room for slaugh- authorised and legal abattoirs. ther environmental and health hazards,” mitted slaughterhouses, while some “Majority of these illegal slaughter- tering and cutting meat as required by “A good number of these illegal he warned. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 04 A battlefield off the radar of political associations Independents set for the fight in the Northern Governorate’s ninth constituency

So far, five candidates have announced• their candidature including incumbent MP Abdul Hamid Alnajjar and former MP Yusuf Zainal.

Mr Alnajjar plans to highlight• his legislative works in the constituency to win his voters. Mr Alnajjar Mr Zainal Mr Hussain Mr Tarar Mr Al Nasr

TDT|Manama So far, five candidates have an - for a re-run. “I have been always serious with my their representative and by seeing their nounced their candidature including There are also reports about former work and my voters know this. I have responses I feel I can win this elections.” he ninth constituency in the incumbent MP Abdul Hamid Alnajjar candidate Ahmed Alqaheri entering never missed any committee meetings. Samih Hussein, another candidate, Northern Governorate, which and former MP Yusuf Zainal. the battlefield. I have been working hard to achieve said he is betting on the support the Tincludes the blocks 1210, 1209, Both competed in 2014, where Mr Mr Zainal is counting on his previous benefits for citizens.” youth in the constituency is going to 1207 and 1205 of Hamad town, does Alnajjar managed to win after he moved experience as the member of the Coun- He called on all voters to exercise provide. “Youths always vote for youth- not appear to be the focus of the polit- to a second round with candidate Has- cil of Representatives during the years their democratic rights. “No voter ful candidates and this doesn’t only ical societies in the upcoming parlia- san Alalawi, while Mr Zainal emerged from 2002 to 2006. should deprive himself or herself of apply to the Kingdom but also across mentary elections, quite similar to last from the first round after receiving 20 Mr Alnajjar plans to highlight his this democratic right. They should send the world. elections. per cent of the votes. legislative works in the constituency right man to the council as their repre- “The council should have representa- During the last elections, no political The former candidate Hasan Alalawi to win his voters. In a statement to our sentative. tives of the youth, who can address their associations fielded their candidates has not yet announced his intention to sister paper Al Ayam, he said he stand Mr Zainal is also confident of winning issues with ease. The Kingdom needs while supporting the independents run for the elections from the constit- a very good chance of emerging the the electoral battle. “I am optimistic. a young council to take His Majesty’s from behind the curtains. uency, while Abdullah Tarar is ready winner. People have their own wisdom to elect reform project forward.”

‘More legislations needed to Hajj returnees can now rate support privatisation efforts’ TDT|Manama Mohammed Zafran

services offered by agencies ore legislations are needed to support Mthe country’s globali- sation and privatisation efforts, according to economist and po- litical analyst Dr Yousef Mashal. Lawmakers should consider adding more legislations that would promote flow of FDI into I hope the future the private and public sector, lawmakers will said Dr Mashal. realise that that we He said that legislation re- do require foreign lated to privatisation are vague investors to engage and needs to be updated with in the country and new laws. “We need to advance further enact legislations. with globalisation and increase DR MASHAL FDI. One way to do that is by privatisation. We do not have our neighboring countries and enough legislation when it we need to make ourselves at- comes to privatisation. tractive to foreign investors. “Steps are being taken now Law makers should update Bah- but they are small, we need to do rain’s economic legislation to more. There are privatisations enable the country to compete measures taken for small services more effectively in the global like testing of cars in the traffic de- market. We need to convince partment and the driving schools the international business com- which is good but it should also be munity that we have good legis- Over two million pilgrims from 165 countries took part in the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca this year. done in bigger areas. lation and that businesses here “The private sector needs to are being implemented without agencies by visiting the Bahrain. ing the Hajj Agency you joined the Masjid Al Haram than when know what the rules are that are much red tapes and hassles.” TDT|Manama bh website. this year via bahrain.bh,” The I went last time. going to govern these kinds of “This is an area the parlia- Mohammed Zafran The Information and eGovern- Information and eGovernment “When I went for Hajj back in things when it applies to larger ment that will be elected this ment Authority in collaboration Authority (iGA) stated. 2009 before I came to Bahrain, sectors. When larger sectors are year to consider. I hope they will uthorities have urged the with the Ministry of Justice, Is- Bahrain.bh also includes a the Masjid Al Haram was not as opened for privatisations, it will realise that that we do require returnees from Hajj to use lamic Affairs and Endowments number of Haj and Umrah relat- big, it has been expanded greatly become even more complicated foreign investors to engage in Aan online service to rate are providing the service on the ed services including a service and it looks even more majestic so there is an urgent need of the country and that legislation the service provided by the Hajj website. which allows users to find in- than it did the previous times I more legislation for this to put will be brought for increasing agency that they had availed. The feedback will be directed formation on different agencies, saw it,” he said. the investors at ease about his the foreign investment in the The Information and eGov- to the Ministry, and is expected a ‘registration and renewal of According to reports, the investments being protected. country,” he said. ernment Authority (iGA) and to help the Ministry better un- licenses’ service for the agencies, crowd during Hajj this year was Currently we simply do not have “On the other hand we also the Ministry of Justice, Islamic derstand the quality of service ‘Umrah services’ and more. greater than previous years. Re- this kind of legislation. need to provide more support Affairs and Endowments are en- provided by various agencies. This year’s Hajj went smoothly portedly more than two million “Our priorities for the econ- to local companies, supporting couraging citizens and residents The citizens and residents can said, Nizar Adil who went on the pilgrims from 165 countries took omy should be to increase the measures to export from who have availed an agency to visit the hyperlink http://bh.bh/ pilgrimage for the second time part in the annual pilgrimage at Foreign Direct Investment, de- the country. Standardising and facilitate their Hajj to leave their Hajj to leave their evaluation. in his life. Mecca this year. creasing red tapes and giving branding the products with the feedback on their experience The service, however, is only “The experience was deep- Meanwhile, the Bahrain Inter- more freedom to investors. We Bahraini trademark for export- with the agencies. available in the Arabic language. ly spiritual and fulfilling, it was national Airport has seen a high have made some progress in ed local products. We also need The authorities have called on “After your great journey help everything I hoped for. I was number of visitors in the past few recent years but we need to look to take measures to boost the the Hajis to give an honest evalu- improve services offered by the even happier because of the bet- days as thousands of pilgrims at this again and update it. productivity of the Bahraini ation of their experience with the Bahraini Hajj agents by evaluat- ter facilities that there are now at returned from Saudi Arabia. “We are in competition with workforce,” he said. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 05

‘Bahraini citizens in Kerala safe’ Manama Suspected killer of imam he Consulate General of Tthe Kingdom in Mumbai said that all Bahraini citizens in the Indian state of Kerala are safe. In a statement issued yes- terday, it announced that the to remain in police custody airport in Kerala resumed its operations yesterday, point- ing out that that the current Prosecution pressing for a death sentence to main suspect – a 35-year-old Bangladeshi national situation in the Indian state is gradually returning to nor- Sources said that the suspect plotted mal. The Bangladeshi national to murder the imam and he hid an iron The Consulate General • bar inside the mosque, awaiting the right said that that it had fulfilled has been was charged with The 35-year-old defendant opportunity to pounce on him. its duties towards the citi- premeditated murder, while told prosecutors that he had He was driven by the fact that he was zens of the Kingdom after his co-defendants have been informed his wife of killing the suspended from carrying out his duties the natural disaster that hit accused of concealing evidence. and was asked to leave Bahrain. the state of Kerala in South imam. It was revealed that he had hit his vic- India. INVESTIGATIVE SOURCES tim’s head and back multiple times using It reiterated its commit- It’s believed that the an iron bar that would have caused death. ment to implement Bahrain’s suspect• committed the crime formation went viral on social media He then decided to cut the imam’s foreign policy objectives and following differences that platform. body into pieces after purchasing a knife to protect citizens and their arose after the victim reported Putting an end to the mystery, the Min- and two big plastic boxes. interests abroad. istry of Interior announced on its official The other defendants involved with Meanwhile, Kerala Chief the 35-year-old Bangladeshi Twitter account that Hamood’s body was him are said to have helped him in get- Minister Pinarayi Vijayan man to the Ministry of Justice found cut into pieces inside plastic bags ting rid of the body pieces. said yesterday that the floods for illegal trading of visas. in Al Mazra area near the scrapyard in The 35-year-old defendant told pros- and landslides have claimed Imam Abdul Jaleel Hamood Askar. ecutors that he had informed his wife 483 lives and 15 people are TDT|Manama A 35-year-old Asian man was later of killing the imam, sources close to the still missing. Ali Tarif According to court documents, Abdul- arrested in connection with his murder. ongoing investigations told Tribune. Opening the debate at a jaleel Hamood went missing in the early The suspect was working as a prayer They further revealed that the Public special one-day session of hours of August 5 after he performed the caller at the same mosque. Prosecution would demand to execute the Assembly to discuss the he man accused of murdering a Al Fajr prayer (dawn prayer). It’s believed that the suspect com - the 35-year-old defendant for his crime. disaster, Mr Vijayan said that masjid’s imam has been ordered Police were notified about his absence mitted the crime following differences The Bangladeshi national has been at the height of the floods, Tto remain in police custody for by his family after they lost contact with that arose after the victim reported the charged with premeditated murder, the worst to hit the state in another 15 days by the High Criminal him, while search efforts went at full 35-year-old Bangladeshi man to the Min- while his co-defendants have been ac- a century, there were 14.50 Court, pending their trial, Tribune learnt. swing as his photos and missing in - istry of Justice for illegal trading of visas. cused of concealing evidence. lakh people in relief camps. Reckless driver’s sentence Engg society to devise plans for replaced with social service ensuring validity of applicants TDT|Manama TDT|Manama expired. Ali Tarif The accused was put on trial he board of directors of on charges of causing the death the Bahrain Society of he Lower Criminal Court of the victim, driving carelessly TEngineers (BSE) has not has accepted to replace and driving an uninsured and decided to review the qualifi- a three-month jail sen- unregistered car. cations of its 2,200 members as 1972 T is the year in which tence issued against a Bahraini “The forensic report showed reported by some newspapers the Bahrain Society for driver for causing the death that the victim suffered serious and media outlets, society’s Engineers was founded. of a fellow national with a six- injuries in the accident leading director of information Huda month social service. to his death,” the defendant’s Sultan said. The defendant is said to have lawyer Mervat Janahii said. In a statement issued, she The BSE has been driving his car recklessly We pleaded to “We pleaded to replace the said that the BSE has followed continuously before crashing it into the vic- replace the jail original jail sentence with so- a precise system to ensure the rejected many tim’s car while trying to change sentence with cial service because the defend- validity of applications and applications dination with The Department lanes on King Hamad Road. social service ant is his family’s sole bread- qualifications submitted for for not of Accreditation and Licencing The latter died at the scene because the winner and he has to undergo membership. meeting of the General Secretariat of after succumbing to his injuries. defendant is his a delicate surgery, which was “As a result of this system, the Council of Higher Educa- According to court files, the being delayed due to the court BSE could confirm its accept- qualification tion of the Ministry of Educa- defendant was driving at a very family’s sole sessions. ance of members with accred- requirements. tion in order for checking the breadwinner. high speed. Investigations re- “Finally, the court accepted ited qualifications. However, in MS SULTAN accreditation of local universi- vealed that his car had no in- MS JANAHI our plea in the second attempt,” order to come up with a more ties, she added. surance and its registration had she added. integral system of qualification The Board of Directors of review, BSE will develop a more the Bahrain Society of Engi- comprehensive mechanism to tan said that BSE will review neers held its regular meeting ensure that the correct deci- a number of qualifications of last Sunday evening, where the sions about membership appli- current members to check for procedures for membership Minister receives author cations are made. scrutiny purposes. This shall applications were ascertained “The BSE has continuously include also include outsourc- and a decision was made to rejected many applications for ing part of such process by implement a new sophisticated not meeting qualification re- dealing with specialist compa- system for receiving member- quirements.” nies in such area. ship applications and auditing On the other hand, Ms Sul- BSE will also have more coor- qualifications.

Terrorists to face trial on Sept 19 Manama The Terror Crime Prosecution received a hirteen suspects, six in custody and sev- notification from the Criminal Investigation en at large, were referred to the Fourth Directorate that two suspects had formed a ter- THigh Criminal Court to stand trial on rorist gang related to the so called February 14 September 19 after being accused of setting up Coalition after being recruited by the terrorist and joining a terror gang, it was learnt. organisation’s leaders abroad. The suspects are accused of funding the The terrorist group aimed to carry out terror terror unit, illegal rallying and carrying acts acts and target Sitra Police Centre, in particular, of sabotage, possessing Molotov Cocktails and to prevent prevalence of stability and security Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan yesterday received University of Bahrain (UoB) Assistant possessing pornographic photos and videos, in that region. Professor Dr Mouza Isa Salman Al Duwi, who presented a copy of her new book titled “Bahrain Woman’s Political said Chief of the Terror Crime Prosecution The terrorist leaders abroad took charge of Participation...Challenges and Ambitions”. The minister stressed the importance of the book to readers and researchers Advocate General Chancellor Dr Ahmed Al funding the gang which was joined by the other in the field of women’s legislative work and contribution to Bahrain’s democratic process. Hammadi. suspects. 06 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 business

UK must bend on Brexit proposal: Turkey hikes tax French minister EU to retaliate if on forex deposits AFP | London

rench Europe Minister to prop up lira FNathalie Loiseau cast fresh doubt yesterday on US imposes car Britain’s Brexit blueprint for future trade ties with the European Union, warn- ing its current proposal “is not possible”. He said Brit- tariffs: Juncker ish Prime Minister There- sa May’s plan unveiled in Frankfurt am Main July, which envisages the UK leaving the EU’s single uropean Commission market but staying in a free chief Jean-Claude trade area for goods through EJuncker warned yes - a customs deal and common terday the EU would hit back rulebook, is unattainable. with tariffs of its own if Donald The EU has proposed Trump made good on threats to replicating its free trade slap duties on foreign cars, as agreement with Canada, an EU-US trade truce wobbled. or Norway’s access to the “We agreed with Trump on a single market, which May kind of ceasefire when it comes The lira rebounded slightly after Govt hiked tax on forex. - Reuters photo opposes . to new car tariffs,” Juncker told German broadcaster ZDF. “As is the case with cease - AFP| Istanbul fires, sometimes they come un- der threat but they are still re- urkey yesterday raised tax Turnbull quits Jean-Claude-Juncker spected.”But if the US president Ton foreign currency de- parliament were to violate that agreement posits in a bid to prop up the and impose tariffs on car im- But in an interview with fuse a brewing tit-for-tat trade tumbling lira, in a presidential KNOW WHAT AFP| Sydney ports from the European Union, Bloomberg News on Thursday, confrontation sparked by US decision published in the offi- Juncker said, “then we will do Trump said the proposal was tariffs on EU metals imports. cial gazette. eposed Australian the same”. “not good enough”. The pair pledged to hold off The withholding tax on for- The embattled Dprime minister Mal- The comments came a day af- “Their consumer habits are from imposing new tariffs and eign currency deposits of up lira had tumbled colm Turnbull officially re- ter Trump reportedly rejected to buy their cars, not to buy to work towards a limited trade to six months was raised from almost five per- signed from parliament yes- an EU proposal to scrap tariffs our cars.” accord that would eliminate 18 to 20 percent, while tax on cent in value on terday, sparking a by-elec- on automobiles, reawakening a He also compared the EU to customs duties. deposits of up to one year was tion for his Sydney seat that transatlantic trade spat. China, which is locked in a fes- Trump has in the past threat- hiked from 15 to 16 percent, Thursday, trading could threaten the govern- EU Trade Commissioner tering trade war with the US. ened taxes of up to 25 percent under the decision that came at around 6.7 to ment’s slim one-seat major- Cecilia Malmstroem had said “The European Union is al- on EU cars. into force on Friday. the dollar, amid ity. Moderate Turnbull, 63, the bloc was “willing to bring most as bad as China, just small- German car giants like Meanwhile tax on lira sav- mounting concerns was ousted a week ago in a down... our car tariffs to zero” er,” Trump told Bloomberg. Volkswagen and BMW would ings deposits of up to six over the resigna- Liberal party coup driven by provided that Washington did Trump and Juncker met at be among those hardest hit if months was brought down tion of the deputy a hardline conservative fac- the same. the White House in July to de- the tariffs were imposed. from 15 to 5 percent. central bank gov- tion and he indicated at the Tax on deposits of up to one time he would not move to year came down to 3 from 12 ernor the backbench. New Prime percent, and to zero from 10 Minister Scott Morrison percent on deposits of more paid tribute to his “legacy EC to support EU abolish daylight saving than one year. of great achievement”. The news helped the lira re- Kilimci was stepping down “Turnbull’s retirement AFP| Berlin do what the citizens say,” said bound slightly following ear- from the job he has held for draws to a close 14 years of Juncker, speaking in German. lier losses, trading Friday at the last two years to a new post committed service to the he European Commission “We will decide on this today, 6.5 against the dollar and 7.6 at the Development Bank of Australian people and his T(EC) will recommend EU and then it will be the turn of against the euro. Turkey. electorate of Wentworth, member states abolish daylight the member states and the Eu- The embattled lira had tum- Under the new rules, Pres- culminating in his term as saving, where clocks are ad - KNOW WHAT ropean Parliament.” bled almost five percent in ident Recep Tayyip Erdogan prime minister,” he said. vanced by one hour in sum - An online poll suggested that value on Thursday, trading at is due to choose a figure of his mer, its president Jean-Claude more than 80 percent of Eu - around 6.7 to the dollar, amid own as new deputy governor. Juncker said on German televi- Proponents of day- ropeans were against the an- mounting concerns over the Kilimci was one of four dep- sion yesterday. light saving say longer nual ritual of adjusting clocks resignation of the deputy cen- uties to governor Murat Ce- Japan eyes record “We carried out a survey, forward by one hour in the tral bank governor. tinkaya who sit on the mone- millions responded and be - evening daylight spring and then back an hour The central bank has defied tary policy committee that sets defence budget lieve that in future, summer hours in the summer in the autumn, a practice used pressure to hike interest rates interest rates. time should be year-round, and help save energy across most of Europe and despite the lira crash and infla- Analysts say a hike is needed AFP| Tokyo that’s what will happen,” he North America. Proponents of tion that has surged to almost to stop the lira crisis but Erdo- told public broadcaster ZDF, daylight saving say the longer 16 percent. gan, who once called interest apan’s defence ministry adding that the European Com- “I will recommend to the evening daylight hours in the Turkish media reported rates “tool of exploitation”, is Jyesterday made its big- mission planned to decide on commission that, if you ask summer help save energy and Thursday that deputy central opposed to any such move not gest-ever budget request, the matter later Friday. the citizens, then you have to bolster productivity. bank deputy governor Erkan to undermine growth. seeking better missile de- fence and bolstered air power amid ongoing threats from North Korea and Chi- na. Beijing’s new airport to be ready by June 2019 The ministry wants $47 billion for the next fiscal AFP| Beijing lion passengers annually. Chi- day during a site visit. Costing from April, the seventh na plans to further expand the 63.9 billion yuan ($9.35 billion), straight annual increase, 2.1 mid farmlands on the out- airport to have a capacity of 100 the new airport will use some percent more than last year. Askirts of Beijing, a massive million passengers a year, a civil 200,000 tonnes of steel, the Among the items on the construction site rising above aviation authority official told same amount used in build - defence ministry’s shop- the horizon bustles with activity the China Newsweek in March ing China’s Liaoning aircraft ping list are two sets of US- as 8,000 workers build a new -- which would make it one of carrier, Li said.He added that made Aegis Ashore missile mega airport. Aimed at easing the busiest in the world. builders have been working at a defence systems with a the passenger load of Beijing’s The International Air Trans- rate equivalent to putting up one combined price tag of 234.3 other two airports, Daxing In- port Association has forecast 18-storey building a day. billion yen. It also wants six ternational Airport is scheduled that by 2020, existing airports Inside the construction site, more F-35 fighter jets and to become operational in June in Beijing, Manila and Singapore beams of light shine through the two E-2D Hawkeye radar 2019, said Li Jianhua, vice chair- will have reached full capacity. glass roof illuminating the dark and maritime aircraft, with man of Beijing City Planning “All our projects have finished insides of the building. Ban - plans to expand the air force New Airport Construction. on time or ahead of schedule and ners encouraging occupational patrol team by adding 30 It will operate at full capaci- our techniques are all in line health and safety are strung up servicemen to a current ty by 2025 with eight runways with international standards,” Workers are seen on a scaffold close to the terminal building of the new Daxing across the site with a Chinese team of 830. expected to transport 72 mil- Li told journalists on Thurs - international airport under construction in Beijing.. - AFP flag hung up in the building. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 07

Boeing to develop refuelling drones for Pentagon Coca-Cola buys coffee Washington he Pentagon has an - Tnounced it had awarded US aerospace giant Boeing an $805 million contract to develop the first un - chain Costa for $5.1 bn manned refuelling drones for the United States Navy. AFP| London Boeing is charged with everything from design- oca-Cola yesterday said ing and producing to de - it had agreed to buy in- livering and servicing four ternational coffee chain “MQ-25A Stingray” drones, C KNOW WHAT Costa from its UK owner Whit- which will enter service in bread, in a deal that gives the 2024, the Navy said. The beverages behemoth its first drones -- named after their global coffee brand. stingray silhouette -- will “Hot beverages is one of the The deal for £3.9 be launched from aircraft few remaining segments of the billion ($5.1 billion, carriers, greatly expanding total beverage landscape where 4.3 billion euros) US aircrafts’ range and mis- Coca-Cola does not have a glob- comes as consumer sion capability. “This is an al brand. Costa gives us access demand for conven- historic day,” said Chief of to this market through a strong tional carbonated Naval Operations. coffee platform,” Coca-Cola drinks shrinks in “We will look back on chief executive James Quincey this day and recognize that said in a joint statement. the US and other this event represents a dra- The deal for £3.9 billion ($5.1 markets owing to matic shift in the way we billion, 4.3 billion euros) comes health and obesity define warfighting require- as consumer demand for con- concerns ments, work with industry, ventional carbonated drinks integrate unmanned and shrinks in the US and other mar- manned aircraft, and im- kets owing to health and obesity is an undeniably rich valuation prove the lethality of the air concerns. and likely far better than Cos- wing - all at relevant speed.” Earlier in August, Coca-Cola’s ta could achieve as an inde - Boeing had to fight off Gen- arch-rival PepsiCo struck a deal A customer entering a branch of a Costa coffee shop in London. -AFP photo pendently listed company, val- eral Atomics and Lockheed to buy Israeli company SodaS- uing its earnings higher than for the contract. If the four tream for $3.2 billion -- in a pitch three days after Nespresso mak- we expect to return a signifi- those of the mighty Starbucks. aircraft meet requirements, to consumers concerned about er Nestle said it sealed a deal to cant majority of net proceeds to “On the other, Costa has long the contract could be ex- mounting waste from soda cans market the products of US cof- shareholders,” Whitbread chief been the jewel in Whitbread’s panded to $13 billion for 72 and plastics in landfills world- fee giant Starbucks around the executive Alison Brittain said in crown and some will be sad to drones, the Pentagon said. wide. world, outside of its cafes. Hot beverages the statement. see it go at any price, especially SodaStream makes machines Following pressure from ac- is one of the “Whitbread will also reduce given the growth potential in that carbonate home tap water. tivist shareholders, Whitbread few remaining debt and make a contribution China and elsewhere.” Coca-Cola’s purchase adds to revealed in April that it would segments of the to its pension fund, which will Whitbread bought Costa in Canada upbeat on its Georgia coffee brand in Japan spin off Costa, leaving it to con- total beverage provide additional headroom for 1995 from founders Sergio and NAFTA rewrite as and the US group’s coffee prod- centrate on its hotel chain Pre- landscape where the expansion of Premier Inn.” Bruno Costa and presently runs ucts in other countries. mier Inn. Whitbread’s share price was about 2,400 stores in the UK and deadline looms “Costa also provides Coca-Co- Whitbread was forced to act Coca-Cola does up almost 16 percent to £46.56 some 1,400 around the world. la with strong expertise across after US group Elliott became not have a global following the announcement, Costa also operates more than AFP| Washington the coffee supply chain, includ- its biggest shareholder with a brand. Costa gives while London’s benchmark FTSE 8,000 Costa Express self-serve ing sourcing, vending and dis- six percent stake. us access to this 100 index on which it trades was machines in eight countries, as ith yesterday’s dead- tribution,” the soft drinks giant ‘Substantial premium’ market through down 0.3 percent. well as placing its products in Wline fast approaching, added. Coca-Cola hopes to close “The announcement today a strong coffee “This is a bitter sweet moment supermarkets. Canada’s Foreign Minister the deal in the first half of next represents a substantial pre- for Whitbread investors,” noted Premier Inn has 785 hotels in Chrystia Freeland remains year, subject to shareholder and mium to the value that would platform Nicholas Hyett, equity analyst at the UK and a sprinkling of oth- optimistic she can reach a regulatory approvals. have been created through the JAMES QUINCEY Hargreaves Lansdown. ers in Germany and the Middle deal with the US on an over- The announcement comes demerger of the business and COCA-COLA CHIEF EXECUTIVE “On the one hand £3.9 billion East. haul of the North American Free Trade Agreement. After three days of negoti- ations with US Trade Repre- sentative Robert Lighthiz- Vodafone seals merger, becomes er, Freeland told reporters Indian Rupee hits Thursday night that the sides are “making progress.” India’s biggest telecoms group “We covered a lot of new record low ground.” The White House AFP| New Delhi plans to notify Congress on Friday of its intention to he Indian offshoot of Brit- enter into a new free trade Tain’s Vodafone yesterday agreement, to provide the completed a merger with Idea required 90 days’ notice that Cellular to become the coun- would allow NAFTA 2.0 to be try’s biggest mobile phone signed by December 1, when company with more than 400 Mexico will install a new million customers. president.Freeland said of- The new $23 billion Voda- ficials will continue discus- fone Idea giant deposes Bharti sions late into the night, as Airtel -- with its 350 million they have done throughout subscribers -- as India’s top mo- the week to try to bridge bile firm. Approval by the Na- differences to preserve the tional Company Law Tribunal three-nation trade pact. allowed the two companies to President Donald Trump finalise their merger. has threatened to leave Can- Rupee weakness was largely due to emerging market risk-off sentiment “Following clearance of the An Indian customer inside a Vodafone store in Mumbai yesterday. - AFP ada on the sidelines since transaction by the relevant announcing a breakthrough competition and regulatory with Mexico on Monday, Economic Times| Mumbai According to Axis Capital, authorities, Vodafone Group ate telecom service revenue of but the US president and rupee weakness was largely Plc announces the completion more than $50 billion by 2020, Canadian Prime Minister he Indian rupee yesterday due to emerging market risk- of the merger between Voda- according to Market Research Justin Trudeau both have Tsettled 26 paise lower at off sentiment but India’s twin fone India Ltd and Idea Cellu- Store. expressed optimism a deal 70.995 against the US dollar on deficits made it more vulner- lar Ltd,” the company said in a The sector was jolted in is close. account of month-end dollar able. If left unchecked, it pre- statement. 2016 when Asia’s richest man “We are replacing NAF- demand from importers and sents a dangerous spiral in the The two companies generat- KNOW WHAT Mukesh Ambani launched Jio TA with a beautiful, brand- rising crude oil prices. worst case scenario ie further ed around 7.1 billion euros ($8.2 with market-defying tariffs for new US-Mexico trade deal,” Market experts believe that depreciation leading to higher billion) in revenues in the year consumers. Trump told a crowd in Ev- the month-end demand for the inflation. to June 2018, it said. The new $23 billion Jio’s arrival sparked a rush ansville, Indiana. And on dollar from oil importers, dol- Rushabh Maru, analyst at Vodafone and Idea flagged Vodafone Idea giant to market consolidation as Canada, “I think it is go - lar’s strength against its peers Anand Rathi said, “Emerging the tie-up in March 2017 and deposes Bharti Airtel competitors tried to match the ing to happen and we real- on expectations of rising in- market currencies are under the deal is expected to further resources of a firm backed by ly have developed a really terest rates amid lingering Si- pressure, this has also weighed shake up India’s giant telecom -- with its 350 million Ambani’s energy-to-chemicals good relationship. But they no-US trade tensions, weighed on the rupee.” industry. subscribers -- as In- conglomerate Reliance Indus- have to treat us fairly. They on the domestic currency. India is expected to gener- dia’s top mobile firm tries. haven’t treated us fairly.” SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 08

EU ministers wary of Kosovo, Serbia border changes India’s economic growth AFP| Vienna

U ministers voiced con- Ecern Friday about talk of potential border changes between Kosovo and Serbia, surges to 8.2pc in Q1 warning it could destabi- lise a region still simmering AFP| Mumbai with ethnic tensions. Serbian President Alek- ndia’s economy grew at a sandar Vucic and his Kosovo stunning 8.2 per cent in the counterpart Hashim Thaci first quarter of the 2018- The Q1 figures I were higher than have suggested that “bor- 19 financial year, official data der adjustments” might be showed yesterday, as it charts a we expected. on the negotiating table in course to overtake Britain as the Exports, EU-brokered talks to over- world’s fifth-largest economy. infrastructure and come a bitter diplomatic Central Statistics Office fig- industry activity stalemate between the two ures showed GDP growth for have picked up sides. April to June in Asia’s third-big- But at a meeting of EU for- gest economy improved from pace eign ministers in Vienna, 7.7pct in the previous quarter. SUJAN HAJRA, several nations raised fears The latest figures, which mark CHIEF ECONOMIST, ANAND RATHI about any efforts to redraw India’s highest growth rate in SECURITIES the map along ethnic lines eight quarters, shot up from in a region still haunted by 5.6pc for the same period last the bloody break-up of Yu- year and reinforces the nation’s goslavia. status as one of the world’s fast- expected average growth of The latest figures reinforces the nation’s status as one of the world’s fastest growing economies.. - AFP “We do not believe that est growing economies. 3.9pc.India is a massive import- discussions about an ex- “The Q1 figures were higher er of oil, however, and analysts change of territory between than we expected. Exports, in- by China, Japan and Germany. Modi. Quarterly growth fell as say high crude prices and a tum- Kosovo and Serbia are ap- frastructure and industry activ- Britain is currently the world’s low as 5.6pc in mid-2017 as the bling rupee threaten to derail propriate,” German Foreign ity have picked up pace,” Sujan fifth-biggest economy with a economy reeled from a shock growth. The Indian currency Minister Heiko Maas told Hajra, chief economist at Anand GDP of $2.622 trillion last year. cash ban that scrapped 86 per- breached 71 against the dollar reporters. Rathi Securities, said. “Next year we are likely to cent of currency notes. for the first time ever Friday. It “We believe that this can India became the globe’s KNOW WHAT overtake Britain,” Indian Fi- Business and customers were started the year at 63.67. tear open too many old sixth-biggest economy in 2017, nance Minister Arun Jaitley said also wary of a new nationwide The slump is widening India’s wounds in the population. pushing France into seventh Thursday. goods and services tax, intro- current account deficit, a meas- And therefore we are very place, according to figures re- Central Statistics Of- He predicted that the Asian duced last year, which replaced ure of when the value of imports sceptical at this point.” leased by the World Bank last fice figures showed giant, with its population of 1.25 a myriad of state and national exceeds that of exports, threat- month. GDP growth for April billion people, would become taxes. ening the country’s balance of India’s gross domestic prod- to June in Asia’s one of the world’s top three The International Monetary payments. uct (GDP) was $2.597 trillion at third-biggest econ- economies around 2030. Fund has forecast GDP growth Friday’s 8.2pc figure was EU seeks ‘significant the end of 2017, against $2.582 India’s GDP expansion is back for the current fiscal year at 7.3 above the median estimate trillion for France, it said. omy improved from on track after a rocky start to pc, rising to 7.5pc the following of a survey of economists by effort’ from Italy on The United States is the 7.7 percent in the economic reforms implement- year. Bloomberg, which had predict- budget world’s top economy, followed previous quarter ed by Prime Minister Narendra This compares to the world’s ed of 7.6pc. AFP| Milan

U Economic Affairs ECommissioner Pierre Chinese airlines’ profit hit Moscovici yesterday called ‘Shape up or we’ll quit’, on Italy to make a “signifi- by fuel costs, weak yuan cant effort” on its upcom- ing budget, warning that listed. he expected talks with the China Eastern “China’s civil aviation in- Trump tells WTO anti-establishment gov- • dustry continued to maintain ernment to be difficult. It- Airlines’ net profit a rapid, above double-digit AFP| Washington lawsuit” there although things aly’s coalition govt, which plunged 48pc year-on- growth rate, yet also faced began changing last year. brings together the far-right year to$337 billion. challenges such as a sharp resident Donald Trump “In the last year, we’re start- League party and the an- rise in fuel prices, large fluc- Phas threatened to pull the ing to win a lot,” he said. ti-establishment Five-Star AFP| Shanghai tuations in ... exchange rates United States out of the World “You know why? Because Movement, is under pres- and intensifying market com- Trade Organization if it does they know if we don’t, I’m out sure to respect anti-auster- petition,” the Shanghai-based not “shape up.” His remarks, of there.” ity electoral pledges. hina’s major airlines most- carrier said. made in an interview with China, which is currently em- But debt currently stands Cly saw their earnings bat- China Southern Airlines, Bloomberg News on Thursday, broiled in a trade war with the at a whopping 132 percent tered in the first half of the Asia’s largest carrier, said were the latest in a series of US, joined the WTO in 2001 -- a of gross domestic product year as a weaker Chinese yuan earlier in the week that prof- attacks on institutions of the move which US Trade Repre- (GDP), making Italy’s the and higher fuel prices offset it slumped 24 percent to 2.1 global order that the US helped sentative Robert Lighthizer has second largest debt ratio in steadily rising passenger traf- billion yuan. to build after World War II. described as a mistake. Donald Trump the eurozone after Greece. fic.Net profit at China East- However, it said revenue “If they don’t shape up, I Trump made the threat as “We expect a significant ern Airlines for January-June grew 12 percent and it post- would withdraw from the Washington presses challeng- structural effort,” Moscovici plunged 48 percent on-year to ed similar gains in passenger WTO,” Trump told the news Trump, who has previously es at the WTO against trading said in an interview with 2.3 billion yuan ($337 million), numbers, the latest in what has agency, describing the agree- criticized the WTO’s dispute partners that have fought back Italian business daily Il Sole the company said Thursday in become routinely good news ment to set the organization up settlement system as being against tariffs on importers that 24 Ore, adding that it was a statement to the Hong Kong in the underlying business of as “the single worst trade deal unfavorable to the US, said were imposed by the Trump “in Italy’s interest to control stock exchange, where it is Chinese airlines. ever made”. Washington had “rarely won a administration. its public debt”. Moscovici also warned Italy against running up a deficit in excess of 3.0 per- cent of output in its 2019 budget, saying that such China’s Zijin to acquire Serbia’s largest copper mine an eventuality would spark “difficulties that we don’t AFP| Belgrade while other firms have built in the early 1990s. want to imagine”.The inter- infrastructure projects across But it became a burden on the view with Moscovici came erbia has picked a Chinese the Balkans as part of Beijing’s country’s struggling economy after Deputy Prime Minis- Sfirm to take over its debt-hit global “One Belt, One Road” am- because of mismanagement and ter Luigi Di Maio on Tues- copper mine after the company bitions. international sanctions during day said his government offered to invest $1.26 billion, a The deals have raised con- the 1990s regime of late presi- budget deficit may indeed minister said Friday. cerns in Brussels and Western dent Slobodan Milosevic. cross the threshold. The deal, which gives China’s Europe over growing Chinese Due to a lack of investment Finance Minister Giovan- Zijin Mining a 63 percent stake influence in the region, as well and outdated technology, RTB ni Tria then sought to as- in the RTB Bor mining and smelt- as risky loan terms for the host Bor’s annual copper plunged to suage investors’ fears, say- ing complex in eastern Serbia, countries. less than 40,000 tonnes in 2005 ing that Italy was not in fact marks the latest expansion of Overview of the copper complex RTB Bor smelter in the eastern Serbian town of Serbia had tried to privatise from more than 170,000 tonnes aiming to exceed that limit. Beijing’s economic footprint in Bor some 250km south east of Belgrade the troubled copper mine for before 2000. Moscovici said the Euro- the Balkan region. years, but several tenders had According to company data, it pean Commission would As part of the agreement, Zijin failed due to a lack of interest exported 15,000 tonnes of cop- launch budget talks with has also promised to cover RTB Aleksandar Antic told report- company early next year, Antic of foreign investors.The mining per in the first half of 2018 with Italy “soon”, but warned Bor’s $200 million debt and keep ers.The contract is expected added. company was a pillar of Serbia’s a total revenue of $107 million, a that “in light of recent state- 5,000 jobs at the mine, Serbia’s to be signed in September and A Chinese company bought industrial sector before the col- 23-percent increase in compari- ments”. Minister of Energy and Mining Zijin could start managing the Serbia’s sole steel mill in 2016, lapse of communist Yugoslavia son with the previous year. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 09

Japan’s jobless rate edges up Tokyo, Japan Trade worries continue apan’s jobless rate edged Jup to 2.5 per cent in July, Key figures at 1530 GMT official data showed yes- Trump threatened terday, with the number to• pull the United New York - Dow Jones:  0.2% » 25,947.21 points of available positions far London - FTSE 100:  1.1% » 7,432.42 (close) outstripping job hunters as States out of WTO the country’s labour short- Frankfurt - DAX 30:  1.0% » 12,364.06 (close) age persists. The July data Traders dumped Paris - CAC 40:  1.3% » 5,406.85 (close) from Japan’s internal affairs emerging• market EURO STOXX 50:  1.2% » 3,390.80 ministry is only a marginal increase from the 2.4 per currencies Tokyo - Nikkei 225:  22,865.15 (close) cent rate in June and 2.2pc Hong Kong - Hang Seng:  1.0% » 27,888.55 (close) in May, a 26-year low. Coca-Cola had Shanghai - Composite:  0.5% » 2,725.25 (close) And the jobs-to-appli- • cants ratio in July was the agreed to buy Costa Euro/dollar:  $1.1613 from $1.1666 at 2100 GMT highest in 44 years, with 163 Pound/dollar:  $1.2983 from $1.3009 job offers going for every London, United Kingdom Dollar/yen:  110.86 yen from 111.01 yen 100 job hunters, a separate survey by the labour minis- tock markets wobbled New York. has lost more than 40pc of its try said. yesterday as US President value this year. SDonald Trump eyed fur- Currency woes The flight out of emerging ther tariffs even as roadblocks Elsewhere, attention was market units hit India, where emerged on striking a key trade Traders work on the floor at the opening bell of the Dow Industrial Average at firmly on Argentina, whose peso the rupee fell to 71 against the the New York Stock Exchange Venezuela arrests deal with Canada. currency hit a record low near dollar for the first time. The em- A report that Trump is plan- 40 to the dollar on Thursday. battled currency has lost about 131 for economic ning to impose tariffs on a fur- Bloomberg, Trump threatened August as high oil prices fell Even if it made slight gains 10pc this year. sabotage ther $200 billion of Chinese im- to pull the United States out of back slightly. against the dollar, the peso has And the Indonesian rupiah ports as soon as next week jolted the World Trade Organization if On the corporate front, Co- still lost more than 50pc of its also dived, briefly hitting the Caracas, Venezuela trading floors. it does not “shape up”. ca-Cola said it had agreed to buy value since the start of the year 14,750 to the dollar mark seen At the same time, European Against this backdrop, for- international coffee chain Costa as the government of President during the Asian financial crisis enezuelan authorities Commission chief Jean-Claude eign exchange traders dumped for $5.1 billion from its UK owner Mauricio Macri faces a financial in 1998. Vhave arrested 131 peo- Juncker yesterday warned that emerging market currencies Whitbread, in a deal that gives catastrophe. On Wall Street, the Dow and ple accused of attempting the European Union would after Argentina’s peso became the beverages behemoth its first Turkey’s lira also ticked high- S&P 500 tipped in and out of to sabotage reforms imple- hit back with tariffs of its own the latest to hit the buffers on global coffee brand. er after the government made positive territory in morning mented by President Nico- should Trump make good on concerns about the country’s Shares in leisure group Whit- it more expensive to hold for- trading. In Europe, equities end- las Maduro to alleviate a threats to slap duties on foreign economy. bread surged more than 14 per eign currency savings, a day af- ed sharply lower. crippling economic crisis, cars, as cracks emerged in an Markets meanwhile digested cent on London’s benchmark ter heavy selling following the London dropped 1.1pc, Frank- the attorney general said. EU-US trade truce. news also that inflation in the FTSE 100 index, while those in resignation of a deputy central furt shed 1.0pc and Paris fell Tarek William Saab said the And in an interview with eurozone slowed to twopc in Coca-Cola slid 0.3 percent in bank governor. The currency 1.3pc. arrests included “several managers of large chains” accused of “speculating and hoarding basic products” that are subject to prices US sanctions seen fixed by the government. Oil slips as trade war The detainees are accused of trying to “destabilize the taking toll on Russia economy,” Saab added. Of those arrested, 29 have worries outweigh Iran Reuters | Moscow key interest rate unchanged at been permitted conditional 7.25 percent by the end of the release and 10 others exon- Reuters | London the world’s major economies he Russian central bank first half of 2019, according to erated. will drag on global growth and Twill need to postpone a the poll. Some respondents did il prices slipped yesterday erode energy demand. plan to cut rates due to new US not rule out a rate increase. Oas concerns over the im- “You have to wonder if it sanctions against Moscow seen Before the recent bout of pact of a global trade war de- (crude) can sustain these pric- taking toll on inflation and the sanctions, which consumed Microsoft requires pressed sentiment, although $77.37 es in a world where President rouble, a monthly Reuters poll around 8 per cent of the rou- impending US sanctions on Iran a barrel was the price of Trump doubles down on his of 20 analysts and economists ble’s value in just one month, suppliers to offer and falling Venezuelan output Brent Crude by 1310 GMT. battle with the EU and China at showed on Friday. the central bank was expected parental leave limited losses. the same time,” said Greg McK- Russia’s economic outlook to trim the key rate in the first Benchmark Brent crude oil enna, chief market strategist at deteriorated after the rou - quarter next year, if not by the San Francisco LCOc1 was down 40 cents at futures brokerage AxiTrader. ble hit more than two-year end of 2018. $77.37 a barrel by 1310 GMT. US Trump is prepared to ramp lows against the dollar in Au- “The CBR will likely prefer icrosoft said Thursday light crude CLc1 was 30 cents up a dispute with China and gust following Washington’s to wait out the rouble weak- Mit will begin requiring lower at $69.95. salvo in a deepening dispute has told aides he is ready to move to apply fresh sanctions ness with an unchanged pol- US suppliers to offer em - US President Donald Trump between the United States and impose tariffs on $200 billion against Moscow. icy rate,” said Vladimir Osak- ployees at least 12 weeks of threatened on Thursday to its major trading partners. more Chinese imports as early The central bank, in charge ovsky, chief economist at Bank paid parental leave when withdraw from the World Economists worry that ris- as next week, Bloomberg re- of inflation and financial sta- of America Merrill Lynch in they have or adopt children. Trade Organization, his latest ing trade barriers between ported on Thursday. bility, is now seen holding the Moscow. The new policy applies to suppliers with 50 or more employees who do substan- tial work for the US tech- nology giant, according to Roadblocks as NAFTA talks go down to the wire Microsoft general counsel Dev Stahlkopf. Washington, United States from the US side since talks be- They haven’t treated us fairly.” “We recognize today’s an- gan Tuesday. Negotiators have worked for nouncement comes during anada and the United States President Donald Trump has a year to update and rewrite an ongoing national dia - Cstill faced roadblocks as frequently criticized Canada’s the 25-year-old free trade pact, logue about the importance they went down to the wire high dairy tariffs and insisted but have rushed in the past six of paid parental leave,” yesterday in talks to salvage the the US will demand changes. weeks to get it across the goal Stahlkopf said in an online North American Free Trade The White House plans to line. post, while noting that only Agreement. notify Congress on Friday of After Mexican officials 13 percent of US workers in With the US deadline to get an its intention to enter into a new worked out key issues on auto the private sector have ac- agreement yesterday, there were free trade agreement in order trade and worker rights, Cana- cess to paid parental leave. reports the sides were struggling to provide the required 90 days’ dian negotiators will need to “The case for paid paren- to find compromise on the NAF- notice that would allow NAF- find compromises on dairy trade tal leave is clear.” TA mechanism for resolving TA 2.0 to be signed by December rules, and how to handle some Three years ago, Micro- trade disputes and on Canada’s 1, when Mexico’s new president disputes among NAFTA partners, soft began requiring major managed dairy market. will take office. as well as patent protections for suppliers to provide paid Talks continued late into the medicines. time off for workers, and night again between Canada’s Progress? Sources told The Globe and parental leave was de - Foreign Minister Chrystia Free- Freeland had been resolutely Mail that the US had resisted scribed as a reasonable land and US Trade Representa- upbeat all week saying the sides Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland Canadian demands to keep the next step. tive Robert Lighthizer, including were making progress in the binational panels that Ottawa The technology giant one meeting late Thursday that effort to bridge differences to Since announcing a break- ico trade deal,” Trump told a has employed to defend against planned to work with US lasted only a few minutes. preserve the three-nation trade through with Mexico on Mon- crowd in Evansville, Indiana late US anti-dumping and counter- suppliers during the com- “The negotiations between pact with the US and Mexico. day, Trump and Canadian Prime Thursday. vailing duties, notably against ing year to implement the the United States and Canada “We’ve all had a night to re- Minister Justin Trudeau both On the deal with Canada, he its key lumber industry. paid parental leave policy, are ongoing. There have been no flect and I’m looking forward to have expressed optimism that a said: “I think it is going to hap- The daily also said Lighthiz- which calls or workers to be concessions by Canada on agri- hearing what Ambassador Ligh- deal is close. pen and we really have devel- er has been pushing Ottawa to paid as much as $1,000 for culture,” a USTR spokesperson thizer has to say this morning,” “We are replacing NAFTA with oped a really good relationship. abandon cultural protections in each of the 12 weeks they told AFP, in the first comment she told reporters. a beautiful, brand new US-Mex- But they have to treat us fairly. a redraft of the agreement. are given off. 10 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 society

The Artificial Intelligence Society of Bahrain held workshop on AI technology under the title of ‘Neurons to Neural Networks’ in Al Ahlia university, which focused on understanding biological brains to build intelligent machines. Above AI Society President Another batch of Lulu Group Staff has gained skills on Customer Service through the recently held Customer Service Excellence Training Program held by The Nine Training Center for Dr Jassim Haji recognises the Speaker Namrata Nagenda, Women TechMakers and their valued client Lulu Group at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, Juffair. Google London.

NBB has made a donation to the Child Care Home as part of its efforts in supporting the welfare, educational, physiological, medical and living care aspects for orphans. The Chief Human Resources Officer, Dana Buheji (first from right) presented the cheque to the Child Care Home Treasurer, Mona Al Moayyed. The cheque was presented by NBB’s Board Secretary, Mr. Nasser Mohammed Nasser. Under the patronage of the Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan, the Isa Town Consumer Cooperative Society held a ceremony to honour volunteers from Isa Town and neighbouring areas, as well as its long-serving staff.

Bahrain Polytechnic represented by the Logistics and Maritime Tutors and Members of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) have awarded the nine trainees who have successfully passed the post training assessment on ‘Effective Warehouse Operation’. The training was geared to the needs of BANAGAS, where the staff were introduced to the best practices of Warehouse Operations, this training and exercise was made to prepare the staff involved in the warehouse facility to effectively Businessman Sajid Sheikh (Ex.Member BCCI) from Bahrain met with new Chief Minister of Punjab Usman Buzdar and discussed bilateral relation between Bahrain and manage the new warehouse facility at BANAGAS. Pakistan as well as Pakistan community issues and business opportunities in both countries.

Discover Islam distributed hundreds of water bottles, fruits and caps at Manama Bus terminal. 10 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 11 society

The Artificial Intelligence Society of Bahrain held workshop on AI technology under the title of ‘Neurons to Neural Networks’ in Al Ahlia university, which focused on understanding biological brains to build intelligent machines. Above AI Society President National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) announced its ongoing support for UCO Parents Care Centre where they provide care and housing for the elderly whose families are not able to take care of. The Bank, represented by its Chief Another batch of Lulu Group Staff has gained skills on Customer Service through the recently held Customer Service Excellence Training Program held by The Nine Training Center for Dr Jassim Haji recognises the Speaker Namrata Nagenda, Women TechMakers and Executive – Treasury, Capital Markets & Wealth Management, Hussain Al Hussaini, presented the Centre’s General Manger, Reema Ahmed bin Shams, with a donation cheque in line with NBB’s ongoing commitment to social care their valued client Lulu Group at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, Juffair. Google London. and its robust Donations and Contributions Programme. Also in attendance was NBB Board Secretary, Mr. Nasser Mohammed Nasser and staff and members of the Centre which provides day care to the elderly.

NBB has made a donation to the Child Care Home as part of its efforts in supporting the welfare, educational, physiological, medical and living care aspects for orphans. The Chief Human Resources Officer, Dana Buheji (first from right) presented the cheque to the Child Care Home Treasurer, Mona Al Moayyed. The cheque was presented by NBB’s Board Secretary, Mr. Nasser Mohammed Nasser. Under the patronage of the Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan, the Isa Town Consumer Cooperative Society held a ceremony to honour volunteers from Isa Town and neighbouring areas, as well as its long-serving staff.

Bahrain Polytechnic represented by the Logistics and Maritime Tutors and Members of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) have awarded the nine trainees who have successfully passed the post training assessment on ‘Effective Warehouse Operation’. The training was geared to the needs of BANAGAS, where the staff were introduced to the best practices of Warehouse Operations, this training and exercise was made to prepare the staff involved in the warehouse facility to effectively Businessman Sajid Sheikh (Ex.Member BCCI) from Bahrain met with new Chief Minister of Punjab Usman Buzdar and discussed bilateral relation between Bahrain and manage the new warehouse facility at BANAGAS. Pakistan as well as Pakistan community issues and business opportunities in both countries.

Karnataka NRI Forum – Bahrain’s Executive Committee Members : Seated [From Left to Right]: Hema Raghavendra [Internal Auditor], Lolakshi Rajaram [Treasurer], Sujyothi J. Shetty [General Secretary], Leeladhar Baikampady [Chairman], Social Welfare Coordinators Vincent Sequeira and Vittal Jamaluddin. Standing : Social Welfare Coordinators Jagdish Achar, Ganesh Manila, R.M. Patil, Surendra Udyavar, Nithin Shetty, Stany Discover Islam distributed hundreds of water bottles, fruits and caps at Manama Bus terminal. D’Souza and Ummer Saheb. System Advance T.J.Malik beat United Boys and won super six tape ball cricket Champion Trophy at Saar Ground. 12 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 world

Tunisia PM sacks energy minister Two hurt in Amsterdam stabbing Tunis, Tunisia

unisian Prime Minis- red and white police tape cor- Tter Youssef Chahed has Police told Dutch doned off an area. fired his energy minister • Security officials and police who is facing a corruption media that the assailant’s officers stood guard wearing probe, the premier’s office motive was unknown high-visibility vests. said yesterday announcing Images posted on social media a series of sackings. The attacker was by people at the station showed Khaled Kaddour, a for- a• man in his 30s security guards ushering pas- mer oil executive who was sengers towards exits and par- also responsible for mining, amedics arriving at the scene was dismissed less than a Netherlands has so with stretchers. year after his appointment far• been spared from the The Netherlands has so far in September 2017. slew of terror attacks been spared from the slew of The 60-year-old’s tenure terror attacks which have rocked has been marred by suspi- its closest European neighbours cions of graft, with Kaddour AFP | The Hague, Netherlands in the past few years. appearing before a judge in But amid a number of scares November over allegations wo people were stabbed and reports that people linked of “administrative and fi- at Amsterdam’s busy to some of the attacks may have nancial corruption” within TCentral Station yester- crossed briefly into the country, the ministry. day before the alleged attacker concerned top Dutch security Legal proceedings are still was shot and wounded, Dutch and intelligence officials have underway and the prime police said. stressed that the threat level is minister’s office did not give “A suspect has been shot after Officials stand inside a cordonned-off area at The Central Railway Station in Amsterdam substantial. a reason for Kaddour’s dis- a stabbing incident at Amster- Around 250,000 people travel missal. dam Central Station,” Dutch narios.” there was “no talk” of a com - A witness told the local Am- through Central Station every police said on Twitter. Initially, police indicated that plete evacuation and that only sterdam AT broadcaster that the day, according to statistics pro- It is not known at this stage the station -- which is located two platforms had been closed attacker was a man in his 30s. vided by the Amsterdam.info whether the incident is terror in the Dutch capital’s historic off to passengers. One of the victims is believed travel guide. Seven dead as bus related. canal-ringed city centre -- had The two wounded people and to be a young foreign man who Trams, which leave from the Police told Dutch media that been evacuated and closed off the knife-wielding suspect were was stabbed in the hand. front of the station were not run- collides with truck the assailant’s motive was un- to all rail traffic. taken to hospital, Amsterdam Multiple police vehicles and ning, police said, adding that known, and later tweeted that However, police shortly after- police said, although their con- ambulances were seen outside more information was not im- Los Angeles they were “looking at all sce - wards issued an update to say dition was not revealed. the large red-brick station, while mediately available.

t least seven people Awere killed when a large tractor-trailer blew a tire, jumped a highway Four dead, three missing after median into oncoming high- Turkey rushes to buy Russia’s way traffic and slammed Myanmar dam overflow into a Greyhound passen- Bago, Myanmar spillway collapsed, causing a ger bus, New Mexico State deluge of water to drain out advanced air defence system Police said. loods from a dam breach of the levee into surrounding Images of Thursday’s Fin Central Myanmar has villages and farmland. Istanbul, Turkey scene on US media show left four people dead and three The intense flood waters vast area of debris and a bus missing, a ministry official devastated the rural flat - resident Recep Tayyip Er- missing its front section up confirmed yesterday, the first land region where more than Pdogan yesterday said Tur- to the front tires. casualties reported two days 60,000 people reside primarily key will buy some of Russia’s The truck “suffered a after a portion of the levee col- in easily damaged bamboo and highly-sophisticated air de- tire blowout, causing the lapsed from heavy monsoon wooden houses. fence systems “in the shortest semi to cross the median rains. While some were able to time” -- a purchase that has into opposing West-bound The deceased were three wade through chest-deep wa- alarmed Ankara’s NATO part- traffic” and collide with the men and one woman, said ter on the first day to get to ners. bus carrying 48 passengers, Phyu Lei Lei Tun, a director at higher ground, many families “Turkey needs S-400s and New Mexico police said in a the Ministry of Social Welfare, are still stranded as search and its deal has been done,” Erdo- statement. Relief and Resettlement. rescue efforts led by the mili- gan said in the western city Russian S-400 Triumph medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile The truck driver howev- “According to the informa- tary attempted to reach them of Balikesir. “God willing, we systems er survived the crash with tion we got as of this morning, on Friday. will buy them in the shortest “non-life-threatening inju- four people were killed and Phyu Lei Lei Tun confirmed time.” 2019 or the beginning of 2020. Such a major purchase of ries.” three went missing during the that more than 36,000 people In April, Russian President The S-400 is the latest gen- weaponry from Moscow has floods,” she told AFP. were displaced and residing Vladimir Putin agreed to speed eration surface-to-air defence raised concerns over Turkey’s A large swathe of central in 68 temporary shelter camps up the first deliveries of the system developed by Russia and strategic orientation and the Bago region has been inundat- set up in monasteries on high- S-400s, which had previously is considered by NATO countries compatibility of the systems Putin to hold talks ed after the Swar Chaung dam er ground. been scheduled for the end of to pose a threat to their aircraft. within the alliance. with Erdogan Moscow, Russia Mars storm clears, raising hope for NASA rover ussian President RVladimir Putin will Tampa, United States type of fault from which the rov- than that. It became stuck in soft hold talks with his Turkish er will more than likely not re- soil in 2009, and its mission was counterpart Recep Tayyip ne of the biggest Martian cover,” said John Callas, Oppor- formally declared over in 2011. Erdogan on the sidelines Odust storms on record is tunity project manager at NASA’s Opportunity is going on 60 of a tripartite summit with clearing up after nearly three Jet Propulsion Laboratory. times its planned mission life, Iran “being prepared” in months, raising hope that NASA’s However, “passive listening has traveled 28 miles (45 kilo- Tehran, the Kremlin said stranded, solar-powered robotic efforts will continue for several meters) and found evidence of yesterday. vehicle, Opportunity, will soon months,” Callas said, because of water on Mars and conditions According to Turkish me- come back to life. the “unlikely chance that there that may have been suitable for dia, the presidents of Iran, The US space agency’s 15-year- is a large amount of dust sitting sustaining microbial life. Russia and Turkey will meet old rover was least heard from on the solar arrays that is block- And even though it is hobbled, for a third summit seeking on June 10, when it went into ing the Sun’s energy.” having lost the use of its front an end to the Syrian conflict “sleep” mode as dust blocked Opportunity and its twin rov- steering and 256-megabyte flash on September 7. out the Sun and darkness envel- er, Spirit, are a pair of unmanned memory, not everyone is ready Private NTV television oped the Red Planet. robotic vehicles designed by to give up so fast. originally reported the A NASA statement issued late NASA to tool around on the The hashtags #SaveOppy and summit would be held in Thursday called the situation Martian surface and transmit #WakeUpOppy have gained The Opportunity rover of NASA part of the Mars planet exploration programme the northern Iranian city “critical,” but added that “the data about conditions there back popularity on Twitter, with ap- of Tabriz. rover team is cautiously opti- to Earth. They landed on Mars peals to keep trying to contact But Kremlin spokesman mistic, knowing that Opportu- contact can be made, NASA says 45 days, the team will be forced in 2003 and were only meant the rover led by a former flight Dmitry Peskov said “the Ira- nity has overcome significant it will give up active efforts in to conclude that the Sun-block- to last 90 days and travel 1,000 director and Earth-based rover nian side went back to the challenges during its 14-plus mid-October. ing dust and the Martian cold yards (meters). driver for Opportunity, Mike option of Tehran.” years on Mars.” If no successful “If we do not hear back after have conspired to cause some Spirit lasted 20 times longer Siebert. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 13

Americans bid McCain solemn Idlib rebels blow up two key farewell with US Capitol honor Washington, United States

mericans paid their bridges to hamper assault Afinal respects Friday to John McCain as the na- a military operation.” tional icon lay in state in Blown up by Islamist In recent days, both the gov- the US Capitol as part of a • ernment and its ally Russia momentous sendoff for the factions from the have stepped up their rheto - war hero and statesman. National Liberation ric against the rebel presence McCain’s widow Cindy, Front (NLF) in Idlib, which is dominated his seven children and his by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham 106-year-old mother Rob- Government (HTS) jihadist alliance formed erta McCain joined scores • by Al-Qaeda’s former Syrian of members of Congress, forces have been branch, Al-Nusra Front. state governors, diplomats massing around Idlib “The Syrian command has and other dignitaries to bid province for weeks taken a decision to defeat the senator farewell. Al-Nusra Front in Idlib no mat- President Donald Trump, Russian Minister ter the sacrifices that it would who had feuded bitterly • entail,” Foreign Minister Walid with McCain, was notably called on the West not Muallem said on Thursday. absent from the somber cer- to stand in the way On Wednesday, Russian For- emony in the Capitol Rotun- eign Minister Sergei Lavrov da, an honor accorded to Beirut, Lebanon called on the West not to stand just 30 Americans through- in the way of an “anti-terror op- out the nation’s history. eration” in Idlib, saying: “This Farewell to McCain -- ebels from Idlib have abscess needs to be liquidated.” who died last Saturday at blown up two key bridg- Turkish troops are also sta- age 81 after a yearlong bat- Res in a bid to hamper an tioned in the area and Ankara tle with cancer -- is being expected government assault -- which backs the NLF -- has ex- spread out over two days. on Syria’s only remaining re - A Syrian rebel fighter from the recently-formed “National Liberation Front” walks through a trench as rebels prepare pressed opposition to any large- bel-held province, a monitor defensive positions in anticipation for an upcoming government forces offensive scale offensive that sparks a new said yesterday. exodus of refugees. The bridges over the Orontes An assault on Idlib by Damas- Man jailed over plot River linked areas of neighbour- Liberation Front (NLF), the main plain, which straddles Hama area. cus and Moscow could be the ing Hama province under gov- non-jihadist alliance in Idlib, and Idlib provinces and could “The rebels have seen the last major battle of the civil war to behead UK PM ernment control to rebel-held Observatory head Rami Abdel be one of the first targets of any intense activity on the regime that has torn Syria apart since territory in Idlib, the Brit - Rahman said. government offensive. side, with the arrival of tanks 2011. London, United Kingdom ain-based Syrian Observatory “They were the two main Government forces have been and armoured vehicles,” Abdel More than 350,000 people for Human Rights said. bridges in the area, but there massing around Idlib province Rahman said. have been killed in the conflict British man who They were blown up by Isla- are others,” he said. The bridg- for weeks, particularly in Al-Gh- “Rebel groups are reinforcing and millions forced to flee their Apledged allegiance to mist factions from the National es were located in the Al-Ghab ab which was once a key farming their positions in anticipation of homes. the Islamic State group was yesterday sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in jail for plotting to behead Prime Minister Theresa May in a South Korea bans coffee in schools Starfish-killing robot to suicide attack. Naa’imur Zakariyah Rah- Seoul, South Korea protect Barrier Reef man, 21, planned to bomb the gates of her Downing tudents and teachers in Sydney, Australia Street office, kill guards and SSouth Korea will need to then attack May. find new ways of staying alert robot submarine able to Judge Charles Had - KNOW WHAT through the long school day, Ahunt and kill the preda- don-Cave called Rahman, after the government said yes- tory crown-of-thorns starfish originally from Birmingham terday it will ban coffee sales devastating the Great Barrier in central England, a “very in schools. coffee Excess intake could Reef was unveiled by Austral- dangerous individual” as Selling highly caffeinated cause nausea, an ian researchers on Friday. he handed down the life drinks to students in schools take effect from September irregular heartbeat Scientists at Queensland sentence with a minimum has already been banned since 14, coffee sales will be entirely and sleep disorders University of Technology 30-year term at England’s 2013, but with coffee vending prohibited from elementary, (QUT) said the robot, named Old Bailey central criminal machines still available for middle and high schools. the RangerBot and developed court in London. teachers, wily students have “Coffee will disappear from with a grant from Google, “It is difficult to predict been able to get around the cafeterias and vending ma - would serve as a “robo reef when, if ever, he will be - rules and find their coffee fix. chines installed at schools”, the protector” for the vast World Scientist Matthew Dunbabin with the come de-radicalised and no Now the government wants spokeswoman said. heartbeat and sleep disorders. Heritage site off Australia’s new RangerBot in Brisbane longer be a danger to socie- to rule out any possibility of South Korean newspaper South Korea is the seventh northeastern coast. ty,” he added. children buying highly-caf- Chosun Ilbo said students tend biggest importer of coffee in The RangerBot has an eight- ing only robot-vision for re- Rahman thought he was feinated drinks on campus, a to resort to “energy drinks” and the world, according to the Ko- hour battery life and computer al-time navigation, obstacle being helped by an IS group spokeswoman from the Min- coffee containing milk to burn rea International Trade Asso- vision capabilities allowing it avoidance and complex sci- handler when in fact he istry of Food and Drug Safe - the midnight oil during exam- ciation, importing some $700 to monitor and map reef areas ence missions,” said Matthew was speaking to undercov- ty said, warning that students ination periods. million dollars worth of coffee at scales not previously possi- Dunbabin, the QUT professor er officers. He had collect- were turning to caffeine to stay The ministry warned of in 2017. ble. “RangerBot is the world’s who unveiled the submarine. ed what he thought was an up late studying and preparing the health impacts of too much KITA says South Koreans first underwater robotic sys- The starfish have proliferat- explosives-packed rucksack for exams. coffee, saying excess intake drank an average of 512 cups of tem designed specifically for ed in recent times due to pol- when he was arrested last Under the move, which will could cause nausea, an irregular coffee each last year. coral reef environments, us- lution and agricultural runoff. November. Robotel: Japan hotel staffed by robot dinosaurs The robo-dinos process check-ins through a tablet system that also allows customers to choose languages

Urayasu, Japan of giant dinosaurs that look like when exactly the guests want to cast members of the Jurassic be served by people, and when he reception at the Henn na Park movies, except for the tiny it’s okay to be served by robots,” THotel east of Tokyo is eerily bellboy hats perched on their We haven’t quite he said. quiet until customers approach heads. But for other guests the nov- the robot dinosaurs manning The robo-dinos process figured out when it’s elty is the charm: each room is the front desk. Their sensors de- check-ins through a tablet sys- okay to be served by staffed with mini-robots that tect the motion and they bellow tem that also allows custom - robots look a bit like spherical Star “Welcome.” ers to choose which language Wars droid BB-8, and help guests YUKIO NAGAI It might be about the weirdest -- Japanese, English, Chinese with everything from changing check-in experience possible, or Korean -- they want to use to channels to playing music. but that’s exactly the point at the communicate with the multilin- Even the fish swimming in Henn na (whose name means gual robots. manager at the Henn na Ho - the lobby run on batteries, with ‘weird’) chain, which bills itself The effect is bizarre, with the tel Maihama Tokyo Bay, admits electric lights in their articulat- as offering the world’s first ho- large dinosaurs gesticulating some customers find it slightly ed bodies flickering on and off tels staffed by robots. with their long arms and issuing A pair of robot dinosaurs wearing bellboy hats welcome guests from the front unnerving. as they work their way around The front desk staff are a pair tinny set phrases. Yukio Nagai, desk at the Henn-na Hotel in Urayasu, suburban Tokyo “We haven’t quite figured out giant tanks. 14 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 features In Kenya, rubbish reborn as art Evans Ngure creates objects made with collected materials in his workshop in Nairobi

The artist’s imprint is clear on the roof of the four-storey apartment building where he lives in the north of the Kenyan capital: reclaimed art is scattered about, a strip curtain made from hundreds of buttons leads inside

AFP | Nairobi, Kenya clientele, who visit him at home. He takes out a brooch from a paper bag. n a room that is both home and stu- It consists of a two-euro coin hanging from dio, Evans Ngure works on a sculp- a golden wire, with beads and a miniature ture, a fantastical fish fabricated Eiffel Tower. from found objects: wooden spoons, These are quick to produce and Ngure broken scissors and an old machete. can make them in a matter of hours, but I collect them ILong before upcycling became a hipster sculptures can take several days. from different mantra, Ngure turned his Nairobi apart- Ngure imagines himself resurrecting areas, I collect ment into a workshop, and junk into art, unwanted objects, and is constantly on the them from his choice of artistic expression echoing lookout, whether wandering downtown or a necessary developing world culture of scouring a rubbish dump. the ground re-use. “I collect them from different areas, I even when I After trying his hand at painting and collect them from the ground even when am walking graphic design, Ngure became a “junk art- I am walking in town, I get them from in town, I get ist” as an act of reciprocity and community. friends as donations or from my customers. them from “My goal is to have an impact on society, “I also have a landfill where I go to col- friends as from the ground where I live to everybody lect, even around here I have a place where donations that comes in contact with my art,” he says. I collect,” says the 29-year-old. Sometimes he forages for raw materials Closest by is an informal dump spilling or from my himself, sometimes his neighbours bring across a dirt road between a pair of build- customers him items, sometimes buyers hand over ings near to his home. Here, Ngure salvages EVANS NGURE bits and pieces. earings made with collected materials at a dumpsite discarded plastic toys and tin cans, leaving AFP | NAIROBI, KENYA People “end up seeing my work, they with his arms full. relate to it, so they take part by giving me he lives in the north of the Kenyan capital: lery, to large pieces of art. Wire pendants, “I am collecting whatever material I stuff that I can use,” he says. reclaimed art is scattered about, a strip earrings and bracelets sell for $5-20 (4-17 find... This is part of a motorcycle, so, by curtain made from hundreds of buttons euros) while bigger works and sculptures the look of this, it will end up as a very Rubbish, resurrected leads inside. cost hundreds. amazing sculpture,” he says, with an enthu- The artist’s imprint is clear on the roof of To live from his art, Ngure makes and “Mostly it is the Kenyans that buy from siastic smile, weighing the dented metal in the four-storey apartment building where sells everything from small items of jewel- me, especially the jewellery,” he says, of his his hands. Give things a second chance Determined by the random chance of what Ngure finds, his sculptures have a some- times surreal style. “All my life I have been that kid that loves collecting stuff but it never blossomed until I went to campus where we started creating artwork from unconventional ma- terials,” says Ngure, who studied painting at Nairobi’s Kenyatta University. “I started adding things into my paint- ings, like buttons and cutouts from clothes, so that evolved into full collages entirely made from found objects.” As an example, he reaches for a peacock, its body made entirely from strips of old leather belts with cutlery for a train. Recycling has become such a core ele- ment of Ngure’s life and work that he can’t but anthropomorphise the components of his art. “It is not only people that need second chances but also objects that cannot speak for themselves, they need that second chance: before you trash them, just re- think about them,” he says. The artist also wants to raise awareness about the protection of wildlife by mak- ing collages representing animals such as butterflies or ladybugs which he exhibited, with other works, at the British Institute a Ngure shows collected materials that he uses for his works at a dumpsite in Nairobi Ngure collects materials that he uses for his works few months ago. 15 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 entertainment

CROSSWORD YOUR STAR TODAY

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION Aries Don’t get depressed or disheartened. Your skills are excellent. Try to look at your situation objectively and pinpoint why you aren’t progressing in your career as rapidly as you’d hoped. You may be worried about money, but know that everything will work out in the end. Taurus You feel buried under responsibilities, with no time left to do what you really want to do. You have other interests to pursue but no time to pursue them. It’s frustrating. You might want to rethink your priorities. If you’re creative about time management, you’ll be able to find some time. Gemini Your mind feels sluggish - your whole body does, in to steer; 65- Hokkaido native; 66- Dandruff; 67- Ultimatum fact. You’re either coming down with the flu or com- word; 68- Created; 69- Rita Hayworth’s Khan; 70- Insect-re- pletely and thoroughly disheartened. This would be pelling chemical; a good day to take some time off. Issues from the past may come back to haunt you. Perhaps you should Down address them once and for all. 1- Appear to be; 2- ___ want for Christmas...; 3- This ___ outrage!; 4- Pertaining to Denmark; 5- Vogue competitor; 6- Shred; 7- Italian Cancer Across wine city; 8- Bleat of a sheep; 9- Citizen; 10- Med. school subj.; Perhaps a raise you’d been hoping for didn’t come 11- Manuscript enc.; 13- Among; 14- Bobby of the Black Panthers; through. Perhaps a professional project didn’t work 1- Aforementioned; 5- JFK listing; 8- Prejudice; 12- “Born Free” 20- Put on the market; 21- Anecdotal knowledge; 25- Airline since out as you expected. Now is the time to put your lion; 13- Consecrate; 15- ___ Karenina; 16- Joie de vivre; 17- 1948; 26- Look of disdain; 27- Communicate by letter; 28- Song of ingenuity to work and figure out a way to earn the Overjoy; 18- Cries of discovery; 19- Instrumental; 22- Devoured; joy; 29- Windows predecessor; 30- Sound of a horse; 31- TV dial money you need. Trust that you have the necessary 23- Attach a patch; 24- “Stay” singer Lisa; 26- Lug; 29- Magician letters; 33- Writing instrument; 35- Cpl., e.g.; 37- Start the pot; know-how. A good opportunity awaits you. in Arthurian legend; 31- Colorful card game; 32- Springs; 34- 39- Commander in chief of a fleet; 42- Squealed; 44- Seemingly Devoured; 36- Zeus’s wife; 38- ___ lift?; 40- Secular; 41- Plants forever; 47- Graven images; 49- Gave the go-ahead; 52- Linguist Leo with fronds; 43- Battery pole; 45- Vietnam’s ___ Dinh Diem; Chomsky; 53- 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit; 55- Word form for “ten”; Your personality is such that you need lots of room to 46- Keep; 48- Not rough; 50- Dispatch; 51- Squid’s squirt; 52- 56- Young horse; 57- Part of ROM; 58- Cabbagelike plant; 59- Gaelic stretch and grow. If you feel stifled, you know it’s time Doze; 54- Desolate; 61- Aroma; 63- Hotelier Helmsley; 64- Easy language of Ireland or Scotland; 60- Nair rival; 62- Feel bad about; to find a new professional challenge. You’re fortunate that your skill set affords you many opportunities. Choose carefully! BEETLE BAILEY Virgo You’re especially in tune with the environment and the people around you today, Virgo. Such sensitivity is new to you, and you aren’t exactly sure what to do with the myriad messages that come into your head, seemingly out of nowhere. Libra You’re drawn to public service, Libra. This desire propels you to volunteer your services with a group of some kind. You may feel a bit awkward at first, but your natural leadership abilities will soon kick in. The group will be left wondering how they ever managed without you. Scorpio Information you receive might not be accurate. Some- WORD OF THE DAY one could be repeating gossip or even creating it just to have something to talk about. Don’t take part in the discussion. Since your workload is likely heavy, forego the socializing in favor of finishing the tasks Duress Duress is a word of hardy stock. It has been Some obvious relatives of this robust root in front of you. a part of the English language since the 14th are durable, endure and obdurate (meaning Definition: century and has a number of long-lived “unyielding” or “hardened in feelings”). Sagittarius 1 : forcible restraint or restriction relatives. Duress itself came into Middle Some others are dour (meaning “harsh,” Your self-confidence is shaky and you may feel in need 2 : compulsion by threat; specifically : un- English through the Anglo-French duresce “unyielding,” or “gloomy”) and the prepo- of new challenges. The tedious tasks you have in front lawful constraint (meaning “hardness” or “severity”), which sition during. of you don’t inspire your imagination or creativity. Be Did You Know? stems from Latin durus, meaning “hard.” extra kind to yourself by indulging in a good lunch or listening to classical music. Capricorn SUDOKU You and your mate may be experiencing some differ- ences of opinion. It seems you each have definite ideas YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION about some of life’s fundamental values and they aren’t completely in sync. Make an extra effort to communi- cate, Capricorn. You may find that your values aren’t as far apart as they first seemed. This rift between you will soon close. Hang in there. Aquarius There’s tension in the air and it manifests in silly family arguments. Try to arrange separate activities for siblings, and encourage your partner to eat out with friends. This is a day to give everyone his or her space. Tomorrow everyone will be happy to eat together again. Pisces Your workload is heavier than ever, thanks to the in- creased responsibility you’ve taken on. The day seems How to play endless, yet there aren’t enough hours to get done all Place a number in the empty boxes in that needs doing. Take care not to take your anxiety such a way that each row across, each out on others. column down and each 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine. 16 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

KIN 9.00 + 11.00 PM + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) CRAIG T. NELSON, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, CATHERINE KEENER (PG-15) (THRILLER/ACTION/DRAMA/SCI-FICTION) SAAR 11.30 AM + 1.30 + 3.30 + 5.30 + 7.30 + NEW 9.30 + 11.30 PM CINECO (20) 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + CARRIE COON, JAMES FRANCO, ZOE KRAVITZ 8.30 + 11.00 PM WADI AL SAIL 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + CINECO (20) 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM OCEAN’S EIGHT Star-studded adieu 11.45 PM + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) SEEF (II) 11.15 AM + 1.30 + 3.45 + 6.00 + 8.15 + MILE 22 (PG-15) (COMEDY/CRIME) SANDRA BULLOCK, CATE BLANCHETT, 10.30 PM + (12.45 MN THURS/FRI) (15+) (ACTION/THRILLER) ANNE HATHAWAY MARK WAHLBERG, LAUREN COHAN, IKO UWAIS SAAR 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 CINECO (20) 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 PM CINECO (20) 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 + 5.15 + 7.15 + 11.15 PM + 9.15 + 11.15 PM for Aretha Franklin WADI AL SAIL 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM SEEF (II) 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + 7.45 + THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME Detroit, United States 9.45 + 11.45 PM (15+) (ACTION/COMEDY) REPRISAL WADI AL SAIL 8.00 + 10.00 PM + 12.00 MN MILA KUNIS, SAM HEUGHAN, KATE MCKINNON (PG-15) (ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER) NEW CINECO (20) 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + etroit bade a final good- BRUCE WILLIS, FRANK GRILLO, JOHNATHON THE EQUALIZER- 2 8.45 + 11.15 PM US SCHAECH bye to music icon (15+) (ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER) Aretha Franklin at her CINECO (20) 10.30 AM + 12.45 + 3.00 + 5.15 + DENZEL WASHINGTON, PEDRO PASCAL, SOUQ AL GOMAA D star-studded funeral yesterday, 7.30 + 9.45 PM + 12.00 MN + (12.30 MN THUR/ ASHTON SANDERS ( ) (ARABIC/COMEDY) NEW FRI) (VIP I): 11.45 AM + 2.00 + 4.15 + 6.30 + 8.45 CINECO (20) 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + 6.45 + 9.15 AMR ABDEL-GELEEL, MAHMOUD EL joined by political dignitaries + 11.00 PM + 11.45 PM GENDY, DALAL ABDELAZIZ and music royalty in celebrating SEEF (II) 12.30 + 2.45 + 5.00 + 7.15 + 9.30 + SEEF (II) 10.45 AM + 1.15 + 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 SEEF (II) 10.45 AM + 3.00 + 7.15 + 11.30 PM her life. 11.45 PM + (1.00 AM THUR/FRI) + 11.15 PM The 76-year-old singer, be- 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 SATYAMEVA JAYATE SAAR loved by millions around the PM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE FALLOUT (PG-15) (HINDI/ACTION/THRILLER) WADI AL SAIL 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + 6.45 + 9.00 (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER/CRIME) JOHN ABRAHAM, MANOJ BAJPAYEE, world, died of cancer on August + 11.15 PM TOM CRUISE, HENRY CAVILL, VING RHAMES AISHA SHARMA 16, closing the curtain on a glit- CINECO (20) 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + SEEF (II) 6.00 + 8.45 + 11.30 PM tering six-decade career that SLENDER MAN 11.30 PM YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA PHIR SE made her one of America’s most (15+) (THRILLER/HORROR) NEW SEEF (II) 11.00 AM + 2.00 + 5.00 + 8.00 + celebrated artists. JOEY KING, JULIA GOLDANI TELLES, 11.00 PM (PG-15) (HINDI/COMEDY/DRAMA) NEW JAZ SINCLAIR DHARMENDRA, SUNNY DEOL, BOBBY DEOL Former president Bill Clin- CINECO (20) 11.30 AM + 1.30 + 3.30 + 5.30 + HOTELTRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER SEEF (I) 11.30 AM + 2.30 + 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 ton and Smokey Robinson are 7.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 PM PM (PG) (ANIMATION/COMEDY/DRAMA) among those addressing her US singer Johnny Gill performs during “A People’s Tribute to the Queen”, an SEEF (II) 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 + ADAM SANDLER, ANDY SAMBERG, FRAN six-hour, invitation-only funer- Aretha Franklin tribute event at Chene Park amphitheatre 10.00 PM + 12.00 MN DRESCHER STREE al at the Greater Grace Tem- SAAR 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM CINECO (20) 10.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.30 + 4.30 + (15+) (HINDI/ COMEDY/HORROR) NEW 6.30 + 8.30 + 10.30 PM RAJKUMMAR RAO, SHRADDHA KAPOOR, ple. Stevie Wonder and Aria- Franklin is awesome to me. My WADI AL SAIL 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + PANKAJ TRIPATHI 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM SEEF (II) 11.00 AM + 3.00 + 7.00 + 11.00 PM na Grande are to lead musical family have been listening to SEEF (I) 12.45 + 3.30 + 6.15 + 9.00 + 11.45 PM tributes. her for a long time,” said Felicia BETTER THE LITTLE MERMAID SKYSCRAPER MISS GRANNY Franklin won 18 Grammy Christian, a 41-year-old teacher (PG-13) (ADVENTURE/FAMILY) NEW (PG-13) (ACTION/THRILLERA/DRAMA) awards and was feted for her who got in despite not having a DWAYNE JOHNSON, NEVE CAMPBELL, ( ) (FILIPINO/COMEDY/MUSICAL) NEW WILLIAM MOSELEY, POPPY DRAYTON, SARAH GERONIMO, NOVA VILLA, JAMES REID SHIRLEY MACLAINE PABLO SCHREIBER civil rights work, raising money ticket after arriving hours early. KNOW CINECO (20) 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + 5.45 + SEEF (I) 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 for the cause and uplifting ac- Headliners included The CINECO (20) 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + PM + 12.00 MN 7.00 + 9.00 + 11.00 PM 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM tivists with her anthems. Four Tops, Dee Dee Bridge - SEEF (II) 10.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.30 + 4.30 + 6.30 SEEF (II) 1.00 + 5.15 + 9.30 PM JAWANI PHIR NAHI ANI 2 She influenced generations water and Angie Stone, while + 8.30 + 10.30 PM of female singers from the late a gospel choir took everyone CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (PG-13) (URDU/COMEDY/ROMANTIC) SAAR 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 PM MAWRA HOCANE, KANWALJIT SINGH, Whitney Houston to Beyonce, Franklin won 18 to church, rousing the crowd (PG) (FAMILY/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) HUMAYUN SAEED WADI AL SAIL 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 PM EWAN MCGREFOR, HAYLEY ATWELL, with unforgettable hits includ- Grammy awards to their feet with an electric, BRONTE CARMICHAEL SEEF (I) 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 PM + 12.00 THE MEG MN ing “Respect” (1967), “Natural and was feted for upbeat performance of clas- CINECO (20) 11.45 AM + 2.00 + 4.15 + 6.30 + Woman” (1968) and “I Say a sics and a powerful rendition (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER) 8.45 + 11.00 PM AL HAMRA ON THURSDAY 30TH: 12.00 + 3.00 her civil rights JASON STATHAM, RUBY ROSE, BINGBING LI + 6.00 + 12.00 MN FROM FRIDAY 31ST: 6.00 + Little Prayer” (1968). of “Amazing Grace” by Tasha SEEF (II) 11.15 AM + 1.30 + 3.45 PM (12.00 MN FRI) work, raising CINECO (20) (IMAX 3D): 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 The daughter of a prominent money for the Page-Lockhart. + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) THE DARKEST MINDS Baptist preacher and civil rights The concert followed three (ATMOS): 11.30 AM + 2.00 + 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 NARTANASALA cause and uplifting PM + 12.00 MN (VIP II): 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + (PG-13) (THRILLER/SCI-FICTION) (TELGU) NEW activist, Franklin sang at the fu- days of public viewings of her 6.00 + 8.30 + 11.00 PM AMANDLA STENBERG, MANDY MOORE, NAGA SHAURYA, KASHMIRA, YAMINI, neral of Martin Luther King Jr., activists with her open, golden casket that drew BRADLEY WHITFORD JAYAPRAKASH REDDY, AJAY SEEF (II) (12.30 MN THUR/FRI) as well as the inaugurations of anthems thousands -- at her father’s New CINECO (20) 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + 9.15 AL HAMRA FROM FRIDAY 31ST: 12.00 NOON SEEF (I) 11.00 AM + 1.30 + 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM presidents Clinton and Barack Bethel Baptist Church, and the + 11.30 PM IMAIKKAA NODIGAL Obama.She was awarded Amer- Charles H. Wright Museum for WADI AL SAIL 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 + CHARMING (TAMIL) NEW ica’s highest civilian honor by peacefully for racial equality. African-American History. 8.30 + 11.00 PM (PG-13) (ANIMATION/COMEDY) NAYANTARA, ATHARVSS, RASHI KHANNA, George W. Bush in 2005. Letters Her grandchildren spoke On Thursday, she lay re - DEMI LOVATO, WILMER VALDERRAMA, SIA ANURAG KASHYAP from Bush and Obama are ex- briefly, delivering heartfelt splendent in a rose gold out- EL BADLAH CINECO (20) 10.45 AM + 12.45 + 2.45 + 4.45 + AL HAMRA FROM FRIDAY 31ST: 3.00 PM (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY) 6.45 + 8.45 + 10.45 PM pected to be read at the funeral. thanks on behalf of their family. fit and matching Christian TAMER HOSNY, AKRAM HOSNI, MAJED EL ANNANUKKU JEY! Her signature song, a feminist “It’s truly inspiring to see how Louboutin stilettos. On Tues- MASRY, AMINA KHALIL SEEF (II) 1.00 + 5.00 + 9.00 PM (TAMIL) NEW anthem, became a rallying cry many hearts, how many peo- day, she wore a red dress with CINECO (20) 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 6.00 + 8.00 THE INCREDIBLES 2 ATTAKATHI DINESH, MAHIMA NAMBIAR, RJ + 10.00 PM + 12.00 MN BALAJI as African-Americans rose up ple my grandma has touched,” matching heels and on Wednes- (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) SEEF (I) 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 + 7.00 + AL HAMRA 9.00 PM nationwide in the 1960s to fight said Victorie Franklin. “Aretha day she was in blue. Eminem releases Australian filmmaker jailed for ‘espionage’ Phnom Penh, Cambodia effectively banned months later. espionage and collecting harm- surprise new album The CNRP’s dissolution paved ful information that could af- n Australian filmmak- the way for strongman premier fect national defence,” he said, ‘Kamikaze’ er was sentenced to six Hun Sen to win a clean sweep of without giving any details of Ayears in prison yesterday all parliamentary seats in July’s which country he was allegedly after being convicted of espio- national election, which West- spying for. The prosecution had nage in Cambodia in a case that ern democracies have said was accused Ricketson of working Human Rights Watch slammed flawed in the absence of any vi- as a filmmaker in Cambodia for as a “ludicrous charade”. able opposition. years as a front for spying. James Ricketson has been After a six-day trial, Judge “Unbelievable -- which coun- held in jail since his arrest in Seng Leang found the 69-year- try am I spying for?” Ricketson June last year after he flew a old Ricketson guilty on two asked out loud in court. Ricketson reacts as he attempts to drone over a rally held by the charges of espionage. His lawyer Kong Sam Onn speak to journalists from a prison opposition Cambodia National “We have decided to convict told reporters there was “little vehicle Rescue Party (CNRP), which was (him) to six years in prison for evidence” to convict his client.

Eminem Ariana Grande gets hour-long BBC special PTI album Licensed to III. PTI this show I have been worried hearing some of her amazing One of Kamikaze‘s tracks that someone is going to call music,” McCall said. minem has released a sur- lasts for just under a minute. op star Ariana Grande has up and tell me they’ve made a Grande last appeared Eprise new album titled Ka- It’s a voicemail with his music Planded an hour-long “Ariana mistake and chosen the wrong on BBC One in Manchester in mikaze. The record, co-pro- manager Paul Rosenberg who Grande at the BBC” special. presenter, because this seems 2017. The concert was held to duced by Dr Dre, consists of asks Eminem: “Are you real- According to the BBC, Davina just too good to be true. pay tribute and raise money for 13 tracks and includes a song ly going just to deride every- McCall will interview the singer, “Ariana Grande is such an in- those affected by the suicide recorded for forthcoming body who, you don’t like what who will perform music from credible talent. She’s very fun- bombing at her gig on May 22 film Venom which stars Tom they have to say about you or her new album, ‘Sweetener’, ny and incredibly kind and has at the Manchester Arena. Hardy. Its artwork was in - the stuff you’re working on? accompanied by an all-female achieved so much already in her The show will be recorded on spired by The Beastie Boys, I don’t know if that’s really a orchestra. career. I’m really excited about September 7 and will air later serving as a homage to their great idea.” “Since I’ve been asked to do Ariana Grande talking to her and, of course, this year. 17 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 sports Bahrain bags handball silver

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ahrain settled for the handball championship Bsilver medal at the 18th Asian Games, being held in Ja- karta and Palembang. The Nationals put in a he - roic performance in their title match against favourites Qatar, which they lost 27-32 after a breath-taking extra-time as both sides were tied 25-25 at the end of regular time. Going up 14-13 at half-time, the Bahrainis ruled most of the game and were leading by three goals on several occasions, only to be denied a deserved win in the last gasp of the second-half when they conceded an equaliz- er which sent the match into an extra-time. In the extra-time period, the Bahrainis made several defen- sive lapses as the Qataris took full advantage to sweep to a Going up 14-13 at half-time, the Bahrainis ruled most of the game five-goal different at the end of well supported by Francis Marzo 11th place and look forward to South Korea defeated Japan the game, much to the dejected (six), Roine Bertrand (five) Ali extending their medal haul in 24-23 to win bronze. Qatar had Bahrain players, officials and Yousef, Rafael Capote and Allae- the triathlon and sambo events beaten Korea 27-20 in the sem- national spectators in the stands. dine Berrached who all pitched taking place over the next few ifinal while Bahrain beat Japan In the extra-time period, the Bahrainis made several defensive lapses It was the sixth gold medal for in with four goals apiece. days. Their top scorer in the 31-20. Handball Association president completed the vent in the total the Valero Rivera-coached Qa- Bahrain, the bronze medalists game was Hussain Al Sayyad After the final, Supreme Ali Isa met members of the Bah- time of 2 hours and 21.48 min- taris, who successfully retained from 2014 games, claimed their with five goals. He was assisted Council for Youth and Sports rain team and commended their utes, 22.19 minutes behind gold the handball title won the 2014 seventh silver, as the nationals by Bilal Askani and Ali Mirza (4 assistant secretary general and performance despite the defeat. medalist of Japan. edition in Incheon. lifted their medal tally to 26 each), Hasan Al Fardan, Hasan Bahrain Olympic Committee Meanwhile, Samira Al Bitar The men’s triathlon will take Anis Zouaoui top-scored for medals in total (12 gold, 7 silver, Al Samahiji, Mahmood Salman (BOC) secretary general Ab - finished 13th in the women’s place today when Omar Abdulla Qatar with seven goals and was 7 bronze). They are presently in (3 each) and Ali Salman (2). dulrahman Askar and Bahrain triathlon yesterday. Samira looks to claim the podium.

Selwady steps in for biggest bout Jordan hopeful for first title winner at TDT | Manama why I fight, I fight for respect. To be known as the best ever. That bdul Kareem Al Selwady is why I didn’t care to reach the Brave 16 Asteps in with a major an - championship title earlier. I want- TDT | Manama number of wins in the or- nouncement accepting to com- ed to make sure that when I fight ganisation, winning all his pete against Ottman Azaitar. Ear- for the title, I absolutely deserved arrah Al Selawe be - five appearances. lier, Husam Mubarak Al Selwady it. Don’t get me wrong, Ottman Jcomes the first Jorda- Jarrah stands a chance has hinted his support to make Azaitar is my brother and friend. I nian to compete for the to create history as the the possible dream match a re- have respect for him and his dear championship at Brave first fighter from GCC to ality. However, Abdul Kareem Al father, but there is no politics, Combat Federation. At secure a championship Selwady was not vocal about the religion or race in this sport. Brave 16 hosted at the title and the first fighter potential bout. The lightweight I fight with my sparring part- Mubadala Arena in Abu from Jordan to become a champion had been withdrawn ners and boy we go at it! So why Dhabi, UAE, Jarrah will champion. While Carlston from the fight card in Abu Dha- Jarrah Al Selawe action not make the most anticipated face the reigning welter- has a professional record bi by Brave Combat Federation fight in the Middle East possi- weight champion, Carl- of 12-3-0, Al Selawe has without a reason giving further Ottman and Selwady are unde- from the region. “The reason I ble. This has nothing to do with ston Harris for the title. a professional record of speculations. feated in Brave Combat Federa- do MMA is that it is the most real disrespect, we all have the same Jordan has hosted the 12-2-0. Both fighters have Selwady posted on his social tion winning in all their four ap- sport on earth. It shows a man dream to be the best athlete. My tenth edition of Brave never been submitted in media, showcasing support to pearances. HH Sheikh Khalid bin his true colours. Tough or weak, dreams go beyond just being the Combat Federation and their career and are yet make the dream match a reality. Hamad Al Khalifa, the founder of if you trained hard enough, it all best Middle Eastern Lightweight, had featured multiple to concede a loss in the Ottman Azaitar, the undefeated Brave Combat Federation himself shows in the cage. Some people Inshallah. Step by step, I want to athletes including Nawras promotion. The fight night powerhouse from Morocco is the came to acknowledge support for dream to become a professional become the number one pound Abzakh, Abdul Kareem will take place on 21 Sep- lightweight champion of Brave the proposed dream match fea- fighter for fame, money or to hold for pound in the world,” said Ab- Al Selwady and Jalal Al tember 2018 and the gates Combat Federation. Currently, turing the biggest names in MMA a championship. Well, that is not dul Kareem Al Selwady. Daaja. Jarrah has the most will open at 05:00 PM. Ton-up Pujara gives India the edge

Southampton, United Kingdom batted out four overs as England reached stumps on six without loss heteshwar Pujara’s painstaking in their second innings -- a deficit of Ccentury gave India a narrow lead 21 runs. on the second day of the fourth Test India resumed Friday on 19 without after England off-spinner Moeen Ali loss.Pujara and India captain Virat took five wickets at Southampton on Kohli (46) rebuilt the innings with a at Seef District too Friday. third-wicket stand of 92. Pujara’s near six-hour 132 not out But after lunch, Sam Curran, who Um al Hassan +973 17728699 was the cornerstone of India’s 273, had already marked his return to the Seef District +973 17364999 made in reply to England’s first-in- India’s Cheteshwar Pujara bats team with a Test-best 78 that rescued nings 246. England from the depths of 86 for six Ali took five wickets for 63 runs against India at Southampton fol - on Thursday, took the prize wicket of in 16 overs -- his second successive lowing a return of six for 67 in 2014. Kohli, who in the course of his innings five-wicket innings haul in a Test Alastair Cook and Keaton Jennings reached 6,000 runs in Test cricket. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 18

Sneijder set for final Dutch Stephens into US goodbye Storm rages over Open fourth round

The Hague, Netherlands New York, United States est-ranked woman left in the draw after the exits of world ecord-breaking Dutch umpire’s pep-talk efending champion Sloane number one Simona Halep and Rmidfielder Wesley DStephens reached the number two Caroline Wozni- Sneijder is set to play one fourth round of the US Open on acki in the first and second last time for the national Friday with a 6-3, 6-4 victory rounds. team next week, bringing an over former world number one She’ll face 15th-ranked end to an illustrious career Victoria Azarenka. Belgian Elise Mertens for a spanning 15 years and more Stephens, unseeded in quarter-final berth. Mertens than 130 appearances. her fairytale run to a first withstood a late challenge to Netherlands national Grand Slam title here last beat Czech veteran Barbora coach Ronald Koeman an- year, is now at No. 3 the high- Strycova 6-3, 7-6 (7/4). nounced a 25-man squad Friday to face Peru in a friendly in Amsterdam next week, to be played in honour of Sneijder, a for- Champions League group mer Ajax, Real Madrid and Galatasaray midfielder. stage draw 2018-19 “This is the final time Wesley Sneijder will form urope’s new Champions of the strongest UEFA nation- part of the selection camp,” ELeague season kicks off on al associations. It is the top the Royal Dutch Football September 18 and culminates club competition in European Federation (KNVB) said in a with the final at Spain’s Es- football and one of the most statement. tadio Metropolitano, the new prestigious tournaments in the “The record-breaking in- home of Atlético Madrid, on world. The Champions League An umpire has come under fire for giving Nick Kyrgios a pep talk at the US Open ternational ends his nation- June 1, 2019. Reigning cham- final is the most watched an- al football career officially pions Real Madrid will face nual sporting event world - on Thursday with 133 caps down. He doesn’t need to say Roma, CSKA Moscow and Vik- wide. The final of the 2012-13 to his name,” it said. • Roger Federer set- the words he said on the video. toria Plzen in the group stages, tournament had the highest up third round clash That is not his job. I don’t think while 2018 finalists Liverpool TV ratings to date, drawing 360 against Nick Kyrgios he’s a coach, he’s an umpire.” contest matches against Paris million television viewers. It Kyrgios, however, played St-Germain, Napoli, and Red was played at Wembley Stadi- Ronaldo omitted Sharapova took her KNOW WHAT down the incident. Star Belgrade. Elsewhere, um in London, England, where • “He said he liked me. I’m five-time Champions League Bayern Munich beat Borussia at own request night time record at not sure if that was encourage- winner Cristiano Ronaldo will Dortmund in the first all-Ger- the tournament to 21 The match ment,” said the Australian who return to Manchester Unit- man Champions League final. Lisbon, Portugal wins in 21 matches nevertheless won 19 of the last ed with new club Juventus Real Madrid are the defend- created a huge 25 games following Lahyani’s following his €100m summer ing champions, having won ristiano Ronaldo has storm after unprecedented intervention. transfer to Italy. The UEFA the title for three successive Cbeen left out of Portu- AFP | New York, United States respected um- “He just said that it’s not a Champions League is contest- seasons in 2015-16, 2016-17 and gal’s squad for the Nations pire Mohamed good look. I know what I was ed by the highest ranked teams 2017-18. League and friendly match- oger Federer on Lahyani lost pa- doing out there wasn’t good.” es at his own request, coach Thursday set-up a tience with the Fernando Santos said Fri- US Open third round Two-point penalty Europa League Group Stage draw R under-perform- GROUP A GROUP G day. clash against Nick Kyrgios Djokovic downed Tennys Santos said he and Ron- who found himself at the cen- ing 30th seed Sandgren of the United States Bayer Leverkusen GER Villarreal ESP Ludogorets BUL Rapid Vienna AUT aldo had discussed the sit- tre of an impartiality row after 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (2/7), 6-2. FC Zurich SUI Spartak Moscow RUS uation after the star moved an umpire climbed down from round by seeing off France’s Next up for sixth seed Djok- AEK Larnaca CYP Rangers SCO from Real Madrid to Juven- his chair to tell him: “I want to Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4-6, 7-6 ovic is Richard Gasquet of GROUP B GROUP H tus. help you”. (8/6), 6-3, 6-0. France who he has beaten 12 Salzburg AUT Lazio ITA “After a conversation I Second seed and five-time The match created a huge times in 13 meetings. Celtic SCO Marseille FRA had with the player, who champion Federer, 37, made it storm after respected um - German third seed Alexander Red Bull Leipzig GER Frankfurt GER Rosenborg NOR Apollon Limassol CYP had just signed with Juven- 18 wins in 18 second round ap- pire Mohamed Lahyani lost Zverev made the third round tus, I decided, given the pearances in New York by see- patience with the under-per- for the first time in four tries GROUP C GROUP I process of adaptation he ing off error-plagued French- forming 30th seed and climbed after a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Zenit RUS Besiktas TUR FC Copenhagen DEN Genk BEL needed, that he would not man Benoit Paire 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. down from his chair to tell the lucky loser Nicolas Mahut. Bordeaux FRA Malmo SWE be with us during this win- “I think it’s always tricky Australian, trailing by a set and Australian Open champion Slavia Prague CZE Sarpsborg NOR dow,” the coach said. against Benoit, never quite the 3-0, to try harder. Wozniacki went down 6-4, 6-2 GROUP D GROUP J Ronaldo scored at least same point. Sometimes he plays “I want to help you,” Lahyani to world number 36 Tsuren- Anderlecht BEL Sevilla ESP 40 goals a season in the last very deep in the court, then could be heard saying. “This ko who claimed a second top Fenerbahce TUR Krasnador RUS eight seasons at Real Ma- he plays up in the court,” said isn’t you. I know that. You are 10 win this month having also Dinamo Zagreb CRO Standard Liege BEL Spartak Trnava SVK Akhisar TUR drid but has yet to score for Federer. great for tennis.” defeated Garbine Muguruza in his new club. Also going through were A furious Herbert said that Cincinnati. GROUP E GROUP K Wimbledon champion and Lahyani had over-stepped the Sharapova took her night Arsenal ENG Dynamo Kyiv UKR Sporting Clube POR Astana KAZ two-time US Open winner No- mark. time record at the tournament Qarabag AZE Rennes FRA vak Djokovic as well as Maria “The umpire doesn’t have to to 21 wins in 21 matches with a Vorskla Poltava UKR Jablonec CZE Sharapova, the 2006 champion talk to him at all. The only thing 6-2, 7-5 win over Sorana Cirstea Ronaldo ‘furious’ at Chelsea GROUP F GROUP L in New York. he can tell him is pay atten- of Romania. summer Olympiacos GRE Chelsea ENG losing UEFA honour However, women’s second tion, because if you continue Wimbledon champion An- signing AC Milan ITA PAOK GRE Jorginho Real Betis ESP BATE Borisov BLR seed Caroline Wozniacki was like this, I’m going to give you gelique Kerber kept her bid for Dudelange LUX Vidi HUN Milan, Italy knocked out by Lesia Tsurenko a warning,” said the 27-year-old, a second US Open title on track, of the Ukraine. “They can tell him from the outlasting Sweden’s Johanna MATCHDAYS 1. Sep 20 2. Oct 4 3. Oct 25 4. Nov 8 5. Nov 29 6. Dec 13 ristiano Ronaldo was Kyrgios reached the third chair. He doesn’t need to go Larsson 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. Source: UEFA Picture: Newscom © GRAPHIC NEWS Chopping mad at losing out to Croatia star Luka Modric for the UEFA Player of the Year, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri re- vealed yesterday. Record-breaker Sahin quits Dortmund for Werder Real Madrid and Croatia midfield star Modric beat Berlin, Germany able to convince a player of this won the German league, and his former teammate Ron- quality to come to Werder,” said played for Real Madrid and Liv- aldo and Liverpool’s Mo- undesliga record-break- sports director Frank Baumann. erpool,” said Bremen head coach hamed Salah to the prize Ber Nuri Sahin signed for The midfielder was not in the Florian Kohfeldt. which was awarded on Werder Bremen on Friday, plans of new head coach Luc- “He has the potential to take Thursday in Monaco. just before the transfer win - ien Favre, who left him out for us even further and allows us “Yesterday he (Ronaldo) dow closed in Germany, after Sunday’s 4-1 home win over RB more options.” was very angry, and it’s only being frustrated by a lack of Leipzig, and Sahin was released Sahin’s arrival in Bremen is normal,” said Allegri. chances this season at Borussia with a year left on his Dortmund too late for him to be included “The attitude of Ronaldo Dortmund. contract. for Saturday’s away game at Ein- shows how much he con- Sahin, who turns 30 on With 51 international appear- tracht Frankfurt. tinues to strive and work to Wednesday, won the 2010-11 ances for Turkey, Sahin comes Bremen, who drew 1-1 with be still the best. This is an Bundesliga title with Dortmund with a wealth of experience hav- Hanover 96 in their opening advantage for us.” and has reportedly signed a two- ing also had spells at Liverpool game of the 2018/19 Bundesliga Ronaldo, 33, had the con- year deal with Bremen for an and Real Madrid, who he joined season, have aspirations to finish solation of being awarded undisclosed sum. from Dortmund in 2011 before in the European places in May. the prize for best striker He made 274 appearances for Nuri Sahin returning to Borussia in 2014. They signed Dutch midfield- chosen by journalists and Borussia, scoring 26 goals with “I don’t think there is much er Davy Klaassen from Ever- Champions League and Eu- 49 assists in 11 seasons, having In 2005, Sahin became the years, 334 days, a record that to say about the qualities of ton for a reported club record ropa League coaches from joined Dortmund as a schoolboy youngest player to make his still stands. Nuri, he has experienced almost of 14 million euros ($16.3m) last season. in 2001. Bundesliga debut, aged just 16 “We are glad that we were everything in the Bundesliga, last month. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 19

Dirty sea water mars Asiad sailing Pressure builds for Son Jakarta, Indonesia

apan’s Akira Takayan- Son faces a 21-month spell of military service unless the South Korea team win Jagi said he battled dire stomach pains after hunger.” swallowing dirty sea wa- Japan’s With only 30 seconds on the Medal list ter to win a gold medal at • clock, forward Mana Iwabuchi the Asian Games sailing on women also crossed from the right wing to Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Friday. snatched set up substitute Yuika Sugasa- Takayanagi, 22, compet- hockey gold wa’s glancing header -- Japan’s 1 China 118 85 60 263 ing in the men’s 470 event with a 2-1 win first and only attempt on target 2 Japan 69 50 70 189 with team-mate Tetsuya against the Steel Roses. 3 South Korea 43 54 63 160 Isozaki, was one of several over India Japan’s women also snatched 4 Indonesia 30 23 40 93 athletes struck by stomach hockey gold with a 2-1 win over 5 Iran 19 19 20 58 cramps and diarrhoea in Ja- Hong Kong India, and Yuko Takahashi won 6 China 16 17 27 60 karta, where the surround- Sarah• Lee Wai- the women’s triathlon as the 7 Uzbekistan 15 19 23 57 8 India 13 23 29 65 ing bay is heavily contami- sze defended her Japanese title haul swelled by nated by sewage. 10 to 69, still a distance from 9 Kazakhstan 12 11 41 64 “I had a really bad stom- women’s sprint crown China’s uncatchable 118. 10 North Korea 12 9 13 34 11 Bahrain 12 7 7 26 ach earlier in the week, probably from getting the Uzbekistan Stomach cramps and water in my mouth,” said were• lords of the diarrhoea Takayanagi, who also de- boxing ring South Korea lie third on the veloped a fever and stom- medals table with 43, ahead ach pains at the Asian sailing of hosts Indonesia on 30 -- a championships in Jakarta Taiwan won both record for a Southeast Asian in June. the• men’s and women country. His compatriot Shingen roller skating Gold Qatar’s team brimming with Furuya, gold medallist in naturalised players won the the men’s 49er with Shinji men’s handball, beating Bah- Hachiyama, was running Jakarta, Indonesia rain 32-27 in the final, to a temperature of close to become only the second 40C (104F) in his qualifying purs forward Son He- country after South Ko- races, while Manami Doi ung-min attempted to rea to successfully de- was feeling unwell during Sdefuse the pressure fend the title. the final of the laser radial, surrounding the Asian China remained per- where she secured the top Games football final that fect in the diving compe- spot. could make or break his tition as Wang Han and Chen Hong Kong’s Michael career on Friday, as Japan Yiwen went one-two in the Cheng, who bagged a silver edged China to win the wom- women’s 1m springboard, Japan’s gold medallists celebrate during the medals ceremony for the women’s in the RS:X, also blamed the en’s gold. and Xie Siyi and Cao Yuan field hockey sea for his tummy troubles. Rarely has a player had so repeated the pattern in the “I guess it’s the sea water much at stake as Son, who fac- men’s 3m springboard. here because we eat togeth- es a 21-month spell of military In sailing, Japan’s Akira more confident and stronger er every night (but they are service unless the South Korea Takayanagi battled stom- than the others and that’s why not ill),” he told AFP, point- team win an exemption by beat- ach pains after swallowing I performed well.” ing to his support staff. ing Japan on Saturday. dirty sea water to win a Ganbaatar poses during the Uzbekistan were lords of But the 26-year-old World gold medal in the men’s victory ceremony the boxing ring on semi-fi - Cup star did his best to down- 470 event with team- nal day, with all six of their play the situation, and said he mate Tetsuya Isozaki. fighters reaching Saturday’s trusted his young team-mates He was one of several finals. Paragliding to keep the title in South Korean sailors struck by stomach Mongolia’s Narantsetseg hands. cramps, diarrhoea and fe- Ganbaatar became the first dangerous? “Of course it’s an important ver in Jakarta, where the sur- gold medallist in sambo, one Jakarta, Indonesia game, it’s a final, but it’s normal rounding bay is heavily con- of the martial arts making its -- I’m not thinking of it any dif- taminated by sewage. Asian Games debut, when she aragliding’s regional ferently,” said Son, one of three Hong Kong’s former Olym- won the women’s -48kg cate- Pchief insisted the sport over-age players named for the pic bronze medallist Sarah Lee gory. was safe yesterday after its under-23 team. Wai-sze defended her women’s And Taiwan won both the Asian Games debut -- add- “But we are ready and we’re sprint crown to end the track men’s and women’s 20km gold ing that riding a motorbike hungry to win the tournament. cycling competition with two medals as roller skating, only in Jakarta was more dan- We have a lot of young, inexpe- gold medals. contested once before at the gerous. rienced players but when I look “Last night I couldn’t sleep 2010 Games in Guangzhou, Three crashes marred the into their eyes I can see that very well,” Lee said. “But I was made a reappearance. competition at the regional Olympics in Indonesia, with at least two athletes heli- coptered to hospital after plunging to the ground. Paragliding’s safety has Ladon gives Philippines shot at boxing gold been in focus since the Pantomime horse death of a Hong Kong flier Jakarta, Indonesia cision against Taiwan’s Lin Yu- in July. But Sanjay Thap - Women’s lightweight Seesondee ting. ar, secretary general of Air anny Pacquiao’s Phil - Sudaporn provided the only North Korea’s Jo Son Hwa Sport Federation of Asia Mippines remained on bright spot with a 5-0 unani - received a featherweight walk- (ASFA), brushed off any course yesterday to win their mous decision against Indone- over against Taiwan’s Huang concerns. first Asian Games boxing gold sian fan favourite Huswantun Hsiao-wen and will face China’s “Paragliding is safer than since 2010 when Rogen Ladon Hasanah that had the packed Yin Junhua for the gold medal. riding a motorbike in Jakar- swept into the flyweight final Jakarta International Expo au- India’s boxing team suffered a ta,” Thapar told journalists, with a unanimous 5-0 points ditorium rocking. blow before a punch was thrown referring to the Indonesian victory. With a large section of Thai on semi-final day when Vikas capital’s notoriously heavy But there was there was “superfans” banging their Krishan was forced to pull out traffic. agony later for Ladon’s com - drums -- one even dressed as with an eye injury sustained China’s Wang Jianwei patriots, light flyweight Car- a pantomime horse -- and the in Wednesday’s quarter-final, suffered a broken leg, and lo Paalam and middleweight home fans chanting back, the scuppering his chances of re- Afghan competitor Lida Eumir Felix Marcial, who both arena reached fever pitch. peating his 2010 gold-winning Hozoori sustained spinal lost hairline 3-2 split deci - Seesondee’s final opponent performance. injuries after falling 15 me- sions and will have to settle for was decided in a battle between Abilkhan Amankul of Kazakh- tres (50 feet), according to bronze. North and South Korean fight- stan was the recipient of a walk- emergency services. A Jap- Rising power Uzbekistan were ers that also saw a rollicking over as a result and goes straight anese athlete was also hurt the lords of the ring on semi-fi- atmosphere. into Saturday’s final where he in a fall. nal day, with all six of their fight- It was the South’s Oh Yeon-ji will face Madrimov. ASFA officials, who hope ers reaching Saturday’s finals in who prevailed, taking a unan- India’s Amit Panghal made the sport will be contested front of the watching Interna- imous decision against Choe amends for the loss of Vikas at the next Asian Games and tional Boxing Association (AIBA) Philippines Rogen Ladon (blue) celebrates his win Hye Song. when he squeaked past Paalam even at the Olympics, said interim present and fellow Uz- The North have two other in a fight that was genuinely too all three fliers have recov- bek Gafur Rakhimov. dental has some patching up to 2016 Rio Olympics at light women’s finalists. Flyweight close to call. ered from their injuries. Ladon used his classy left hand do after suffering a cut on the flyweight, will face the awk- Pang Chol Mi won a 4-0 split “It was tougher than I expect- More than 100 com- to good effect as he outboxed bridge of his nose, to add to an ward Jasurbek Latipov in Sat- decision over Vietnam’s Nguyen ed,” Amit told AFP. He will face petitors took part in the Thailand’s Tongdee Yuttapong. existing cut that reopened over urday’s final who scored a 4-1 Thi Tam. yet another Uzbek, Hasanboy event in countryside near But the 24-year-old from the his left eye. win over Azat Usenaliev of She will meet China’s Chang Dusmatov, to decide light fly- Jakarta. southern island of Negros Occi- Ladon, who fought at the Kyrgyzstan. Yuan, who took a 4-1 split de- weight gold. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 20

Bolt makes football Vettel on top after debut, tires quickly Gosford, Australia a look in, jumping for another cross that again sailed high. print king Usain Bolt ful- His best touch came 10 min- Sfilled a boyhood dream yes- utes after coming on when he terday in making his much-an- controlled a bobbling ball with huge Sauber crash ticipated football debut, excit- his right foot, rode a challenge ing fans but tiring quickly in a and laid it off with his left foot. 20-minute cameo for Austral- Before the game Bolt admit- ia’s Central Coast Mariners. ted he was not match fit and The Jamaican superstar, a pouring with sweat he tired huge Manchester United fan, quickly before a late flurry, has been handed a chance to narrowly failing to get on the train with the A-League side end of a low cross after a sprint for an indefinite period in a bid into the box, and then having a to prove he has what it takes shot blocked. to earn a professional playing “I wish I had more touches contract. but I’m not fit yet,” he said. His arrival has generated a “I’ve just got to put massive buzz at the club’s base in the work, in Gosford, 75 kilometres (47 get up to miles) north of Sydney, and speed and some 10,000 people packed the I’m looking Central Coast Stadium -- a vir- forward to tually unprecedented turnout a great sea- for a pre-season game. son.” It wasn’t quite Old Traf- ford but there was a lively atmosphere with a brass band on hand to get the crowd going. Ferrari’s German driver Sebastian Vettel drives as it rains during the first practice session at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza “It’s a wonderful moment to play at a high level, in profes- AFP | Monza, Italy with gravel in his cockpit, add- son’s car. The crash happened sional football,” Bolt ing: “The car was fine so at least as Ericsson approached the chi- said after the Mari - smiling Sebastian Vettel I got out of the sandpit, which cane, having accelerated to close ners beat an amateur survived a high-speed was difficult for me as a child, to 350 kph. side 6-1. Aspin before topping the but nowadays I don’t want to The Drag Reduction System “It was good, it was what times ahead of Ferrari team- spend much time there. (DRS) on his Sauber’s rear wing I expected. The crowd gave mate Kimi Raikkonen in yester- “I am happy that I could car- remained open as he braked, me a big ovation which I day’s crash and rain-hit second ry on.” perhaps causing the lurid really appreciated. I was practice for this weekend’s Ital- Championship leader Lew- swerve and massive impact. a little bit nervous but as ian Grand Prix. is Hamilton, 17 points ahead His car snapped sideways into soon as I got on the field The German clocked a best of Vettel, was third fastest for the barriers, spinning wildly the nerves went.” lap of one minute and 21.105 Mercedes, four-tenths ahead and then rolling several times They were 5-0 up at a seconds to outstrip the Finn by of team-mate Valtteri Bottas in a spectacular arc before slam- half-time and a massacre two-tenths of a second at the I saw it, like everyone and the two Red Bulls of Max ming to a halt. It resulted in the seemed imminent, but high-speed Autodromo Nazion- Verstappen and Renault-bound session being red-flagged to a the part-timers battled ale where, in the opening min- did, but I don’t Daniel Ricciardo. halt for 20 minutes. hard in the second half. utes, Marcus Ericsson walked know... He was just Esteban Ocon, whose future Ericsson was helped from his Wearing the number away unhurt from a huge high- a passenger and he remains uncertain, was sev- car, apparently uninjured, and 95 shirt in a nod to his speed accident in his Sauber. couldn’t do anything enth ahead of his Force India taken to the medial centre at the 100m world record time, “I don’t know what happened about it team-mate Sergio Perez, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. he finally made his en - with Marcus,” said Vettel, who Mexican unable to repeat his While the track barriers were trance after 71 minutes had missed much of the morn- session-topping performance repaired during the stoppage, to huge cheers from the ing session to change his gear- SEBASTIAN VETTEL from the morning for the re- Ericsson was seen leaving the crowd and fireworks. box. born Silverstone outfit. medical centre and walking Starting on the left “I saw it, like everyone did, rear wing end-plate which we Charles Leclerc was ninth for back down the pit lane to the wing, he fluffed his first but I don’t know... He was just had to change,” he said. Sauber, having also had prob- Sauber garage. touch, making a run on a passenger and he couldn’t do “I wanted to run, but we had lems, like Ericsson, with his He gave a thumbs-up sig - the inside only for the anything about it.” to check the car first. It was Drag Reduction System (DRS), nal and waved to the cheering through ball to hit him He was more light-hearted good that we got out this after- ahead of Nico Hulkenberg of crowd. on the heel. about his own escape when he noon. I lost a bit of time with Renault. As the leading teams became He got himself in the spun off at the Parabolica later my spin, but I was trying a bit The session, run in dry con- accustomed to the conditions, box soon after but a cross in the session. too hard. ditions after overnight thun- on ‘dry’ slick tyres, the usual whipped in from the left Usain Bolt “I thought I managed it with- “At least now, I know what derstorms and heavy rain, was suspects took control, Vettel went over his head. out touching, but I had a slight doesn’t work!” overshadowed by the spectacu- leading the way ahead of Raik- Playing more centrally touch so we broke a little bit the He conceded he ended up lar accident that wrecked Erics- konen and Hamilton. he didn’t getting much of Under-fire Jose Mourinho insists he is ‘one of the greatest’

home defeat to Tottenham on cent self-justification, Mourinho tition), for example. That’s his United manager Monday by demanding respect even cited 18th century German problem, I tell you what I think, • from the media. philosopher Georg Hegel. how I feel. And I answer the reiterated his stance that United also lost, 3-2, at Bright- “Of course,” said Mourinho. question.” finishing second behind on the week before, but the Por- “Hegel says the truth is in the The United manager reiterat- a record-breaking tuguese launched into a fierce whole, the truth is always in the ed his stance that finishing sec- Manchester City last defence of his record. whole. ond behind a record-breaking “I am the manager of one of “Do you ask that question to Manchester City last season was season was one of his the greatest clubs in the world the manager that finished third one of his greatest achievements. greatest achievements but I am also one of the great- in the Premier League or fourth? “I had great success last sea- est managers in the world,” said To the manager who finished son and that’s what you probably Manchester, United Kingdom Mourinho. fifth?” don’t want to admit,” he added. That was the start of another When it was pointed out “I won eight (league) titles, ose Mourinho insisted yester- edgy exchange between Mour- that Liverpool manager Jurgen I am the only manager in the Jday he is one of the world’s inho and journalists in which he Klopp had faced a similar line of world that won in Italy, Spain best managers in a continued was asked whether he could still questioning last season, Mourin- and England and by winning defence of his managerial record claim to be one of the greatest ho cited the German’s record of eight titles - not small titles or despite Manchester United’s re- managers in the world should never having won a European countries - my second position cent struggles. he fail to win a league title with trophy. last season is one of my great- Mourinho ended a press con- United. “Because he never won any- est achievements in football. I ference following his side’s 3-0 Manchester United’s Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho And, in keeping with his re- thing in international (compe- think.”

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