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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Shareholders Emir meets Eritrean President Exclusive force Barwa to raise dividend We are proud of the AGM witnesses stormy scenes expatriate workers, who are our partners in BY MOBIN PANDIT veto to prevent a headcount. the development of the The tug of war between the The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh country. They will be DOHA: Infuriated by declara- shareholders — most of them small Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani with Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki at Emiri Diwan yesterday. The respected as long as they tion of a low dividend, share- investors — and the board of the two sides discussed bilateral relations and ways to boost them. holders of state-backed Barwa powerful state-backed listed entity abide by the country’s law. Real Estate Company, at their eventually ended in victory for the If they face any problem meeting here yesterday, lashed former as the board was forced to they should come to our out at the board and forced it to raise the dividend to QR1.5 per raise the payment. share from the original QR1. Spending could fall department, says Col The occasion was the ordinary A vote couldn’t, however, be Nasser Mohammed Al annual general meeting (AGM) prevented on another contentious after 2017: Kamal Israel launches air Sayed, Director of the convened to seek shareholders’ issue — of what the shareholders formal approval of the company’s said were fat bonuses proposed DOHA: The government’s budget Search and Follow-Up financials for 2012. Angry share- for the members of Barwa’s board spending is expected to stay at Department at the holders also struck down a pro- of directors. The shareholders about this year’s level until 2017, Ministry of Interior. posal of the board to dole out plush voted in favour of slashing the after which it could drop, the strike on Gaza bonuses worth QR2m to its mem- bonus amount of QR2m by three- Minister of Economy and Finance GAZA: Israel launched an air Palestinian rocket fire into its ter- Full Interview on bers and slashed the amount dras- fourths to merely QR500,000. H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal said. strike on the Palestinian Gaza ritory. Earlier, the Israeli military pages 4, 5 & 6 tically to a quarter — QR500,000. Interestingly, just about a week “The budget of course until the Strip yesterday, the first such said Palestinians launched three The AGM was stormy from the ago, the Ministry of Business and year 2015 or 2017 will be the same attack since an eight-day war in rockets at Israel. Two landed in word go, and as soon as the pro- Trade had announced with much level, but later on it could go down November, Hamas, the Islamist Gaza and one hit an open area in UN approves global posal about dividend disbursal of fanfare the launch of an electronic again because most of the infra- movement that controls the ter- southern Israel, causing no dam- QR1 per share (10 percent of the voting system for companies’ structure would be completed at ritory, and Israel’s military said. age or injuries. No Palestinian arms trade treaty face value) for 2012 was tabled, AGMs in close collaboration with that time,” said Kamal, at a meet- “Occupation planes bombarded group claimed responsibility for the shareholders began airing Barwa Real Estate. ing of Arab finance ministers and an open area in northern Gaza, the rockets. UNITED NATIONS: The UN their fury. And Barwa became its maiden central bankers in Dubai, accord- there were no wounded,” a state- General Assembly overwhelm- Amid a heated exchange, the user. The voters used a handheld ing to Reuters. Full story on page 17 ment from the Hamas Interior TANKS FIRE INTO SYRIA ingly approved yesterday the shareholders demanded that the device to cast their ballot. The Ministry said. An Israeli military Israeli tanks fired into Syria first treaty on global arms trade cash dividend amount be doubled AGM was held at Sharq Village PSG hold Barcelona spokeswoman confirmed there yesterday after shots were fired that seeks to regulate the $70bn to QR2 on the back of the com- and Spa. The chairman of the had been a strike in Gaza, but at troops in the occupied Golan international business in con- pany’s net profits of QR1.17bn — a board, Hitmi Ali Al Hitmi, later LONDON: Blaise Matuidi struck gave no further details. Heights, a military spokeswoman ventional arms, ranging from robust figure but marginally less told the meeting that the company with the last kick of the game to Israel and Hamas agreed to said, in a further spillover of the light weapons to battle tanks and than the 2011 profits of QR1.41bn. had managed to cut administrative hand Paris St Germain a 2-2 home an Egyptian-mediated truce in Syrian civil war. “Shots were fired warships. There were 155 votes The shareholders called for a vote costs by 51 percent last year, and draw with Barcelona while Bayern November, after eight days of at an IDF (Israel Defence Forces) in favour, three against and 22 on their demand, but sensing that 50 percent job nationalisation had Munich overcame Juventus 2-0 fighting, in which 170 Palestinians patrol on the border. No injuries or abstentions. The Iranian, Syrian they would have their way, Qatari been achieved in senior manage- in yesterday’s Champions League and six Israelis were killed. Israel damage was caused. In response, and North Korean delegations cast Diar, which holds a majority stake ment positions. THE PENINSULA quarter-final first legs. launched the 2012 offensive IDF forces returned precise fire at the sole votes against the treaty. in Barwa Real Estate, used its See also page 17 Full report on page 28 with the declared aim of ending the source.” REUTERS Full story on page 10 WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Deadline extended for No data on autism cases changing old Volunteers, parents of children with disabilities fly balloons to mark World Autism Awareness Day number plates DOHA: The deadline for BY RAYNALD C RIVERA changing the old number plates of vehicles with the new ones DOHA: The extent of preva- has been extended to the end of lence of autism in Qatar is this month, a local Arabic daily unknown due to lack of reliable reported yesterday. data as people don’t disclose their With an earlier deadline ending disabilities because of social, eco- on April 1, many people had called nomic and cultural barriers. on the Traffic Department to “It is very difficult to say how allow more time for vehicle owners many people have this kind of to change their old number plates. condition in Qatar simply because The Department had warned that the statistics are not accurate. those who fail to comply with the There are lots of social, economic deadline could face fines. Majority and cultural barriers that face of the vehicles already have the persons with disabilities so many new number plates but there are times they don’t disclose their dis- many still using number plates in abilities to statistics authorities, the old format. The new format however, we know 67 million peo- contains only the internationally ple in the world have autism and used numerals, that are origi- about 10 percent have disabilities nally Arabic and are easily vis- in Qatar,” Ahmed Habib, Head ible from a distance. The Traffic of Communications Awareness Department’s garages in Madinat and Outreach of Qatar Assistive Khalifa and Duhail have been Technology Center (Mada), told receiving an average 150 to 200 The Peninsula yesterday. vehicles a day but their number Mada led the observance of has increased over the past one the sixth annual World Autism week, said the daily. Awareness Day (WAAD) yester- day at Souq Waqif. CMC seeks panel to Every year, April 2 is marked as WAAD after December 18, monitor tents’ safety 2007, when the United Nations DOHA: An ordinary meet- General Assembly adopted reso- ing of the Central Municipal lution 62/139, proposed by Qatar. Council (CMC) yesterday called Yesterday, Mada volunteers on the authorities to set up a along with parents of children Qatar Assistive Technology Center (Mada) led the observance of the sixth annual World Autism Awareness Day at Souq Waqif, yesterday. special committee to moni- with disabilities gave away blue SALIM MATRAMKOT tor tents being set up on resi- balloons and conducted infor- dential premises to ensure that mation campaign on autism and be part of the world much more work on its own; it needs support we are not aware of them. One in challenges. It is an online group they meet safety requirements. what Mada can offer to help those widely and get round the barriers from family and healthcare and every 88 children around the world within Facebook in which those Several incidents of fire occur- with the condition. autism creates,” said Mada CEO education providers that’s why has autism and that’s roughly the parents can talk to each other ring in such tents have prompted Autism is a lifelong develop- David Banes. in Mada we work with different same here,” said Banes. share, their experiences on things the civic body to come out with mental disability characterised Among the wide range of assis- entities in Qatar to provide peo- Recognising the importance that work for their children as the new proposal. by difficulties in social inter- tive technology in Mada which ple with autism the support they of providing support to persons well as difficulties,” said Banes. The committee should com- action and communication as can be of benefit to people with need,” he explained. with autism, a group of parents On the importance of yester- prise representatives from Civil well as repetitive behaviour and autism include communication An average of 600 people avail recently formed an online support day’s celebration, Habib said: Defence, Ministry of Municipality hyperactivity. “Autism is a com- technologies, handheld devices of Mada services annually. These group. “Doha Autism Parents’ “Today we want to provide and Urban Planning, Ministry of munication problem; sometimes and software that can be used in services which include assess- Group was aimed at creating a resource, education and informa- Environment and Kahramaa, those with this condition can’t different settings, said Habib. ment, training and provision are space online where parents can tion to the community but as well CMC members said. It should speak or find it hard to organise “There are many ways technol- all for free, added Habib. talk to each other so they realize celebrate differences and promote also review procedures for issuing themselves. Mada can provide ogy can help people with autism “There are many people with they’re not alone and that there inclusion and greater accessibility licences to such tents, they said. them technologies to help them but of course technology cannot autism in Qatar and sometimes are other parents facing the same in Qatar.” THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA Seven-day African Festival at Katara from Sunday

DOHA: The first African the duration of the concert, a which will feature the Kenyan Festival at Katara will begin DJ will present a unique mix of Boys, a team composed of musi- on Sunday and run for seven well-known African songs includ- cians, dancers, acrobats, fire per- days. The event will showcase ing the unforgettable songs of formers and contortionists who the best of African art, dance, Tunisian, Egypt, Morocco and will provide a whirlwind of won- music and film, and also feature Algeria. derful acts such as acrobats, jug- exhibitions, music and dance Malika Al Shraim, Festival gling and feats. shows, jewelry and handicrafts, Manager at Katara, said: “This The Cine Zone will screen urban painting, a drive through is a community-based cultural a total of 20 films which were cinema and a kidszone. event that brings people together selected based on their cultural Working closely with fif- in many ways that express their relevance. The films will highlight teen African embassies Katara ideas, traditions and values. The African history and art through presents the festival which will Middle East and Africa share an array of traditional, folkloric showcase three of Africa’s best a deep cultural wealth that is and modern art expressions. The known singing sensations Johnny inherent to each region. We hope festival will also include a kids Clegg, Manu Dibango and Cheikh that this cultural exchange will zone which will feature a live size Tidiane Seck. set the foundation for future col- stuffed animal zoo, face painting, The African Festival brings laboration between Qatar and the workshops and a large wall where together over 180 artists and African nations.” children can paint. performers from 15 countries “At Katara, we are dedicated Tickets for all performances with embassies nominating per- to creating platforms that share can be purchased and are availa- formers, artists and films to rep- this wealth and bridges cultural ble at the Virgin Megastores dur- resent their country’s arts and gaps. It is with immense pride and ing store operating hours (from cultures on Katara’s stages and pleasure that we open our doors 9.30am to 12 midnight) at both screens. The festival will feature to visitors to enjoy the very first Landmark and Villaggio outlets. street artists performing the La African Festival,” she added. They can also be purchased online Hadhra, Malouf, Gnawa, Mezwed, In addition, the festival will at www.virginmegastore.me. Stambali, and percussion. For showcase the African Circus THE PENINSULA

Football on big screen

Football fans watch Champions League quarterfinal first leg match between Paris St Germain and Barcelona at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris, on a huge screen at the Qatar Foundation Doha, last night. ABDUL BASIT WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Heir Apparent receives Sudanese official Sheikh Joaan conveys Umm Salal market to close Emir’s condolences to as harvest season ends Saudi Crown Prince DOHA: The Al Mazroua yard, the new market for local vegetables, RIYADH/DOHA: On behalf will close by this month-end, with the harvest season nearing its of the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad end. bin Khalifa Al Thani, H E Sheikh The market near Umm Salal was opened last December, offering Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani vis- better revenue to farmers and lower prices to consumers. The harvest ited Riyadh and conveyed con- season normally starts in October and continues until April. The mar- dolences following the death ket will reopen in October for the next season, Al Sharq said yesterday. of Prince Badr bin Abdulaziz Al It helped reduce vegetable prices by about 40 per cent compared to Saud to Saudi Crown Prince, those in the central vegetable market in Doha, the daily said, quoting Deputy Prime Minister and Ibrahim Al Haddad, head of the market’s managing committee. He Minister of Defence Prince said that the stocks had dwindled significantly with the harvest season Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, coming to an end. Second Deputy Prime Minister, Several farmers welcomed the new venture, saying they are making Adviser and Special Envoy to higher profits. They are able to sell their products directly to traders the Custodian of the Two Holy without middlemen, who used to grab a major chunk of profits. Mosques, Prince Muqrin bin Farms normally stop production by this period but a few greenhouses Abdulaziz Al Saud, as well as to are still producing vegetables. Establishing more greenhouses in the the sons of the late Prince Badr country can ensure year-round supply, said a farmer. bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and to the The yard is spread over 2,300sqm, with 22 stalls for local farms royal family. and two for Hassad Foods company. Farmers urged renovation of the The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received the Assistant to the Sudanese President, Sheikh Joaan also conveyed market by the next season with more facilities and services. Abdul Rahman Al Sadiq Al Mahdi, at the Emiri Diwan, yesterday. Talks covered relations and ways of enhanc- the condolences of the Heir THE PENINSULA ing them, especially in the economic areas. Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, as well as to the sons of the deceased and to Women have better leadership traits the royal family. Earlier, the Emir sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King They ranked better on 12 leadership qualities compared to men, study says Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The Heir Apparent H H BY AZMAT HAROON case,” Dr Joe Folkman (pictured), organisations to make better managers into great leaders today Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad Al the co-founder and President decisions. at the Career Fair from 10am to Thani sent a similar cable to DOHA: Women outshine of Zenger Folkman, told The “If all you had a very insular noon. King Abdullah. men as more effective leaders, Peninusla yesterday. culture in an organisation, only Based on the findings that the The Prime Minister and according to a recent study. The top scale in which women people from Qatar, you will have ability to lead is far more than Foreign Minister H E Sheikh In assessments over the last were ranked was in taking initia- a very narrow perspective because just a natural gift, Dr Folkman Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al three years, Zenger Folkman, tives. They also tend to be more it is based on a narrow world will demonstrate how leader- Thani also condoled with King the global authority in strengths- honest, direct and more likely to experience.” ship is a concrete and learnable Abdullah over Prince Badr’s based leadership development, follow rules, while men may at That, however, can only change skill. Among other techniques, death. found that women on average times walk on the edges. if you care and ask people about audiences will learn 16 statisti- ranked better on 12 leadership “Another characteristic about their opinions. “One of the things cally proven competencies that traits compared to men. women is that they ask for feed- I’ve noticed people are concerned set extraordinary leaders apart PM receives message The research published in back. With men, they think they about here is that a lot of times from average managers. Harvard Business Review addresses know where they are in an organ- decisions are not made based on The second lecture ‘Are women from Kazakhstan the longstanding argument of sitation. Women are more scepti- facts or data. They’re based on better leaders than men? The DOHA: The Prime Minister placement and qualifications of cal,” Dr Folkman argued. position, power and influence,” Benefits of Providing Development and Foreign Minister H E women in the workforce. He added that women were Dr Folkman said. Opportunities for all Employees’ Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Some 64 percent of the research more like ‘sponges’ when it came This frustrates people some- will take place tomorrow and is Jabor Al Thani received a mes- is based on data from the US, to receiving feedback, while men times, he said, adding that organi- a women-only event. sage from Kazakhstan Prime while 34 percent is global, which tend to be a little ‘prickly’. men going down the hill,” said Dr sations cannot afford to make bad Presented by Quick-Wins, Minister Serik Akhmetov on includes assessments from Qatar. This is particularly true in case Folkman, credited with creating decisions — based on power as in cooperation with Salam bilateral relations. Kazakhstan “The common assumption is of professional men and women a 360-degree assessment. opposed to facts, because it costs International, the lecturers aim Ambassador Azamat Berdibay that women rank better on the above 35. He noted that having a cul- them customers and profitability. to develop leadership skills of presented the message to the nurturing scale but we’ve found “After that, we see the women turally diverse workforce was, Dr Folkman will deliver a Qataris in the workforce and prime minister. that it is not necessarily the increasing in effectiveness and in fact, a great opportuntiy for lecture on how to turn good beyond. THE PENINSULA QNA WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Runaway workers, vendors, beggars, illegal taxi operators face stern action

Ministry of Interior intensifies inspection campaign

In an exclusive interview with The Peninsula, Colonel Nasser Mohammed Al Sayed, Director of the Search and Follow Up Department at the Ministry of Interior, speaks in detail about the ongoing If a worker stays for inspection campaign against runaway/illegal workers and explains the more than six months rules and procedures concerning people caught violating the country’s without completing residency law. the procedures, he will be required to pay BY MOHAMMED IQBAL committing crimes. the expiry of that period, and the fine and leave the Another new phenomenon is if he overstays he will be asked country. In this case, he Search and Follow the presence of illegal vendors on at the airport to pay the fine for Up Department has roads, streets and roundabouts, overstaying — QR200 per day. If the sponsor will be been given a mandate who are creating a bad image of he had overstayed for a week or responsible for paying Tby the law (Law No. 4 of the country, because there are more and was not caught, he must the fine. 2009, which regulates the entry, dedicated places for selling goods. report to the passport affairs sec- exit, sponsorship and residence Begging is yet another issue. tion at the immigration depart- of expatriates) to conduct inspec- We have found that there are ment or at the airport, pay the Four schools were referred to tion campaigns, book violators some people coming to Qatar for fine and leave the country. the Public Prosecution in 2012 and and refer them to the judiciary. begging and this phenomenon has they were punished with fines. We have been conducting such increased with the increase in the Are there people trading in If a school or any other institu- inspections throughout the year number of expatriates, and this visas? tion wants to employ people who and 24 hours a day. was not known before. This phenomenon exists in are under another sponsor, they What is new about the ongoing There are also people coming many countries and people who can get official permission from campaign is that we have started to Qatar and staying here for six want to work in Europe, Asia or the Passports Department with announcing the results. We were months or more without obtain- Africa, for instance, must pay for approval of the original sponsor. not doing this earlier. The pur- ing a residence permit. Those who that. We are closely following such This is legally permitted. pose is to raise public awareness exceed the six-month visit period cases. In most cases, the crime is Also, contracts to this effect can about the law and help people will be deported immediately if committed in the source country, be signed through the Ministry adjust their situation in compli- they are caught because their stay not in Qatar, through middlemen. of Labour and permission can be ance with the law. That is why the is illegal. They will also be made If anyone comes to our depart- granted for limited periods, such inspection campaign is a continu- to pay the fine for overstaying. ment and claims that a company, as two months or more. ous affair. Anyone coming to Qatar seek- ‘Mandoob’ or manager asked him ing a residence permit should to pay money for a job, we record What are the procedures Did an increase in viola- start the procedures within seven the complaint and immediately after a person is caught violat- tions make you intensify the days of the date of entry. There is start investigating, focusing on the Pics: Kammutty VP ing the residency law? campaign? a three-month grace period for company’s status and the people As per the law, anyone caught The country is witnessing major completing the procedures and running it, because this involves a violating the residency law will be developments and infrastructure anyone who exceeds this limit clear violation of the law. If a person comes to our religion or country of origin. asked to sign a record and put his projects ahead of the Fifa World should have to pay the fine. But if a person comes and says department and says a company We are proud of the expatriate fingerprint on it. Within 24 hours, Cup in 2022. This has resulted in If a worker stays for more he gave the manager of a company or someone else asked him to pay workers, who are our partners the person will be referred to an increase in the number of for- than six months without com- or some other person of his own for a job or residence permit, we in the development of the coun- the Public Prosecution. We have eign workers coming to the coun- pleting the procedures, he will nationality an amount of money have our own way of investigating try. They have come here leaving offices of the Public Prosecution try seeking jobs. Some of them are be required to pay the fine and and now he does not have a job or such cases. But we want to tell behind their families and relatives. and the court in our department. aware of the laws but many don’t leave the country. In this case, evidence to prove his claim, it will people not to report such inci- They will be respected as long as The Public Prosecution will know anything about the rules the sponsor will be responsible not be easy to investigate the case. dents after being caught violat- they abide by the country’s laws. If issue a decision referring the and regulations. This is why we for paying the fine. If a foreigner comes to Qatar ing the law. This is not acceptable. they face any problem, they should person to the court or ask him have intensified our campaign. A person who comes on a one- (on a work visa) and the spon- The worker should not pay the come to our department. We will to pay an amount to settle the The phenomenon of runaway/ month visit visa should leave the soring company tells him that amount but should directly come help solve the issue. But if one vio- case, which is permitted in some illegal workers is not limited to country before the expiry of that it cannot provide him a job and to our department and report the lates the law, he will become part cases, such as working for some- Qatar, it exists everywhere in the period or extend the visa accord- allows him to look for another job case. He should not flee his spon- of the targeted group. one other than the legal sponsor. world. But the difference here is ing to the law. If he is caught stay- on condition that he pay a certain sor, nor work with others. If the worker has a job con- that the number of workers com- ing here without doing this he is amount, this will be considered a We will soon issue a guide How do you conduct tract with a company, the Public ing to Qatar has increased mani- required to pay the fine for the kind of abuse. And his sponsorship which will mention the rights inspections? Prosecution will refer the per- fold and there is an increase in days he has overstayed, and he might be transferred. But most and obligations of workers and We conduct the inspection son to the court within 48 hours. violations as well. This is natural. will be deported. If he does not such cases happen between people employers. It will be available campaign in a very secret man- The court will decide whether he That is why we began to pay the fine he will not be allowed from the same nationality and the in different languages, including ner all over Qatar, and round the should be deported or the case emphasize on awareness through back into the country, even if he company owner or manager may English, Arabic and Urdu. clock. We advise expatriates to should be put on hold for further the media to familiarise expatri- has overstayed for just one day. not have any connection with that. Last year, 2,442 companies always carry the necessary docu- investigation. ates with the laws and give them If the visit is for 30 days, he We have observed such cases. were blacklisted for various vio- ments with them, not necessarily An absconding worker can be guidance. Unfortunately, some must leave the country before However, the worker has no lations, including failure to renew the original, but at least a copy. deported within 24 hours after expatriates are violating the law. right to raise the issue after he the residence permits of their Now we are using a handheld fulfilling the necessary require- This is forcing us to continue is caught violating the law. He is employees, employing absconding device during the inspections. ments, and if the employer or our campaign, which has been supposed to report the problems workers and violating the labour Using fingerprints, the device can other people concerned provide intensified recently due to an before violating the law. If he had law and the residency law. give all data about a person in 20 the air ticket. His last employer, increase in the number of workers informed our department that he As for violation of the labour seconds and we can know if he not the original sponsor, is and new types of violations that had been asked to pay a sum and law, that comes under the has a valid RP or he has run away required to provide the air ticket. were not seen before. we confirm the claim, his spon- Ministry of Labour. from his sponsor. He can be deported to any coun- The new violations include sorship will be transferred and Our campaign targets people try he chooses, not necessarily his using private cars to run illegal The illegal vendors, legal action will be taken against Are you saying the number violating the law and there are home country. If he pays the ‘rec- taxis. This is a new phenomenon beggars and those the person who asked for money, of beggars in the country is many complaints about abscond- onciliation amount’, it is not nec- in Qatar and the law says every operating illegal taxis irrespective of whether he is the increasing? ing workers from the sponsors. essary to refer him to the court, expatriate worker should do the director or owner of the company The number of beggars is not We conduct surprise raids when or he can pay the amount at the job for which he has been brought have come to Qatar or his sponsor. big but it is a new phenomenon we receive information about peo- court and his file will be closed. in and he is not allowed to do not to do these jobs in Qatar. Most beggars come on ple working with employers who If his original sponsor didn’t other jobs. There are specialised and they have other Have you come across such a visit visa. If they are caught, are not their legal sponsors. know that he was working with companies here to take care of cases? they will be deported and never We also inspect school buses, another employer, the worker and public transportation. jobs under their legal Yes. There have been several allowed to return to the country. especially those belonging to com- the new employer have to pay the Most of those operating illegal sponsors. All these such complaints and the company munity schools, in which some fine. But if the sponsor was aware taxis have another job. They are officials involved in such violations Are the illegal taxis a new employ runaway workers as driv- of it, he will be asked to pay the doing this as an extra job with- people are violating were of the same nationality as phenomenon or did they exist ers. It is surprising to see schools fine — QR6,000 for the worker, out the knowledge of their spon- the residency law. the victims. Legal action was in the past? or parents allowing children to be and it can go up to QR50,000 for sors. We don’t allow private cars taken against the company as Illegal taxis are not a new transported by drivers who are companies. In case of repetition of to be used as taxis because it is well as the person who demanded phenomenon but their number is violating the law. the violation, the fine ranges from illegal and they can be used for money. increasing and most people oper- We have our own ways to col- QR20,000 to QR100,000. ating private taxis have another lect information and we have a A person working with a sec- job, such as a family driver. They hotline — 44695222 — to receive ond employer can pay QR6,000 as go out to work in areas like the calls 24 hours a day. Our cam- the ‘reconciliation amount’ and airport, driving schools, City paign covers all parts of the coun- go back to work with his origi- Center, Villaggio and Landmark. try and targets hotels, companies nal sponsor or leave the country. We recently captured 300 and labour accommodation. The He is not allowed to transfer his individuals running illegal cabs inspections are carried out in a sponsorship. If he has fled his and referred them to the court. secret manner. sponsor and is caught, he has the Earlier, we were not announcing Schools violating the law are option to pay QR6,000 as fine and such arrests but now we are doing referred to the Public Prosecution. leave the country. In that case, that. There will be strict legal Anyone employing runaway work- he will be allowed to come back action against this offence. The ers can face fines of QR100,000 in after two years. If he does not pay punishment includes deportation case of repetition of the offence, the fine, he cannot come back to and fine. The Public Prosecution and imprisonment for 15 days to Qatar again on a work visa. and courts are responsible for three years. Continued on page 5 taking decisions in such cases. The illegal vendors, beggars and those operating illegal taxis have come to Qatar not to do these jobs and they have other jobs under their legal sponsors. All these people are violating We also inspect school buses, especially those The headquarters of the the residency law. We are taking belonging to community schools, some of which Search and Follow Up action against all those violat- Department on Salwa Road ing the law, not just housemaids employ runaways as drivers. It is surprising to near Sailiya. and absconding workers. We will see schools or parents allowing children to be treat them equally irrespective of transported by drivers who are violating the law. their gender, nationality, colour, WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

to the labour court. If the abuse is confirmed, Ministry will help abuse the law allows transferring the sponsorship of the housemaid or any other worker to another sponsor. The law permits the victims change sponsorship Minister of Interior to transfer the sponsorship temporarily or permanently in such cases. If a worker under a company’s is required to pay the reconcili- court decides such cases. In case of a legal dispute or personal sponsorship is allowed ation amount of QR6,000, and between the sponsor and the to work with another employer the complaint can be cancelled. How do you conduct inspec- worker, the law permits trans- illegally and if the original spon- After one year, it is not possible tions inside houses? ferring the sponsorship tempo- sor hides this fact, both the to cancel a complaint. The only We don’t search inside houses rarily, and if the court verdict is parties will be required to pay option is to deport the abscond- (for runaway workers) unless we in favour of the worker, then it QR20,000 each as fine. ing worker when he is caught. get permission from the Public will be transferred permanently. If a person overstays after the He has to pay QR6,000 if he Prosecution, respecting the pri- If the decision is in favour of the expiry of his visit visa or residence wants to come back to the coun- vacy of the homes. We deal with sponsor, then the worker does permit, his sponsor is responsible try after two years. If he does such situations based on accurate not have right to transfer of for paying the fine unless the lat- not pay, he will not be allowed information gathered from our sponsorship. ter has informed the authorities to enter Qatar again. investigation in our own way. Last year, we transferred that that the person is abscond- When we are sure the informa- sponsorships of about 100 people ing. This rule does not apply to How do you deal with people tion is correct and there are runa- permanently and not less than those who come here on a tourist hiding runaway workers? way workers/housemaids staying 300 people temporarily. visa. There are people who encour- in a house, we seek permission In our department, we have At present, passports are age domestic workers — house- from the Public Prosecution. a technical office and a legal retained by the workers, accord- maids and drivers — to run away, There is another way. We catch office, and we study each case ing to the law. In case a worker provide them accommodation and the worker somewhere outside in collaboration with the Human says that he does not want to employ them. In such cases, we the house and through investiga- Rights Department at the renew his visa, the sponsor should apply Law No. 199, which stipu- tion confirm where he/she was Ministry of Interior and accord- inform the authorities if he wants lates imprisonment of not more working and residing. The Public Runaway maids mostly go for manpower agencies -- then ingly we decide to refer the case to be on the safe side. The worker than two years and a fine of up Prosecution will then bring both to their embassies if they don’t the embassy or the maid herself to the minister’s office. And in is responsible if he overstays after to QR10,000 or both. the parties together (for further intend to work with another will be responsible for the ticket. case we have enough evidence to the expiry of his visa. The owner of the house where investigation). employer. There is coordina- Embassies sheltering absconding confirm abuse, we don’t wait for A complaint about a runaway the runaway worker was accom- tion between the embassies and maids for more than the legally the court’s decision. worker can be cancelled within modated will also be held respon- What is the number of our department for taking legal permitted period and delaying In both cases, the minister’s one year, in situations such as the sible as well as those who helped housemaids surrendering at measures. The embassies are their transfer to our department office is informed. If the court worker returning to his original the worker flee. The owner should the department and who is required to hand over the workers are making themselves responsi- verdict is against the worker, he sponsor. If the sponsor does not know the legal status of the per- responsible for providing them to our department in 24 hours. ble for providing them air tickets. will have to leave the country, but cancel the complaint, the worker son staying in his house. The air tickets? Unfortunately, some embassies If a maid admits that she was he has the right to return after are delaying this and this is caus- working with another employer, two years. ing a problem in terms of provid- then the case is referred to the We study the case of each ing air tickets. Public Prosecution and the illegal housemaid coming to our depart- If a housemaid is caught within employer is made to pay the fine ment, the reasons that forced her 30 days of the sponsor lodging a of QR20,000 and provide her an to run away, where she had been complaint with our department, air ticket. working after fleeing her spon- the sponsor has to pay for the sor and where she had been liv- ticket. If she is caught after 30 How do you deal with ing. Within 24 hours, she will days, the sponsor is not held complaints about abuse of be transferred to the Public responsible. That is why we ask housemaids? Prosecution. Unfortunately, most embassies to transfer the runa- All departments of the Ministry housemaids say they absconded way maids to our department of Interior receive complaints of because they wanted to improve within 24 hours to ensure that abuse. But we should differenti- their financial situation. they get the ticket and other dues ate between abuse and ill treat- from their employers. ment. If ill treatment is confirmed Tell us about the facilities The manpower agency is through investigation, her spon- and services at the Search and responsible for providing the air sorship could be transferred. Follow Up Department. Do you ticket if a housemaid flees her As for cases such as refusal face crowding following the sponsor within the three-month to pay the salary or delaying the intensive campaign? One of the rooms accommodating guarantee period after her arrival. salary, the Ministry of Labour is The department has produced detainees at the Search and Follow Up But if she is absconding for responsible for ensuring the spon- three documentary films about Department. more than the given period -- sor pays the dues. We try to solve the inspection campaign with all one month for the sponsor and such disputes amicably, and if the the details. three months’ guarantee period sponsor refuses, we refer the case Continued on page 6 WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME 72,000 visited food festival at MIA Park Organisers QTA, Qatar Airways delighted at huge turnout

DOHA: A record 72,000 peo- Choueiri and Chef Vineet Bhatia, as a unique tourist destination in ple visited last week’s 4th Qatar both of whom are culinary ambas- the country. We are already look- International Food Festival sadors for Qatar Airways. ing forward to next year’s event,” (QIFF). Organisers of the event, Engineer Issa Al Mohannadi, he added. Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) Chairman of Qatar Tourism Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar and Qatar Airways, expressed Authority, commented: “We at Airways, said: “Qatar Airways their delight at the success of QTA have been thrilled with the is extremely pleased with the the four-day festival held at the turn out on each day of this year’s fantastic turn out at this year’s Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) festival, which exceeded every- festivities which proved to be a Park. one’s expectations. It is events like record in the history of the fes- Entertainment and signature the festival that really highlight tival. We worked hard with our activities were enjoyed by every- what Qatar has to offer visitors.” partners QTA to bring our stand- one as they feasted on five star “This festival introduces visi- ard five-star quality to the festival dishes served up some of Qatar’s tors to our culture and really and hope that everyone and their finest hotels and restaurants. solidifies Qatar’s reputation as families enjoyed their experience. The Qatar Airways Cooking an upscale, family friendly tour- Qatar Airways was happy to be Three lucky winners Linzi Gaston, Jason Suen and Ahmed Fahed Al Kuwari, who won tickets to Dinner in the Sky Theatre was filled with audience, ist destination, complete with part of such a great co0mmunity during the Qatar International Food Festival. happy to participate in cook- five-star restaurants and enter- event and look forward to more ing demonstrations conducted tainment. The MIA Park was the in the future.” QTA and Qatar social media. The response was Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Kuwari and Jason Suen, each won by a number of chefs over the perfect location for this year’s fes- Airways launched a contest on enthusiastic with close to 2,000 Arabia. The three lucky winners, a ticket to Dinner in the Sky. four days, including Chef Ramzi tival, and we wanted to promote it twitter to promote the event on tweeters participating from Linzi Gaston, Ahmed Fahed Al THE PENINSULA Detainees receive medical Budding entrepreneurs check-up, good food Continued from page 5 is a special arrangement at the community gathering organised get innovation tips Every new detainee undergoes department. They are allowed to by The Peninsula recently and I a medical check-up to make sure spend two hours together every hope such meetings would con- DOHA: Dr Alexander future leaders in innovation and he/she is free from infectious week. tinue because there are many Osterwalder, co-author of best- entrepreneurship to drive Qatar’s diseases and see if the person If there is a decision to deport things that people need to know seller Business Model Generation economic diversification through needs medical care. We provide a person with children in school and which require awareness. and renowned expert in inno- the development of technology- the detainees with three meals here, the deportation can be Community leaders should sit vative business models solu- based businesses. This special daily from the best restaurants. delayed until they complete the with members of their respective tions, led a special edition of TECHTalks edition, featuring The department has 10 basketball academic year and we allow the communities and educate them TECHTalks, a workshop by Dr Alexander Osterwalder, was courts, 10 volleyball courts, one person to stay with his family about Qatari laws. Qatar Science and Technology designed to impart expert knowl- football ground and the inmates during that period if there is a Workers have the right to work Park (QSTP), held for the edge on how to invent, design and are allowed to practice sports guarantor. with their sponsors, but the prob- first time in association with implement cutting edge business twice a day, in the morning and Detainees are not catego- lem is violations of the law. When Technology Innovation & models that will transform inno- afternoon. There are also free rised according to their offences a foreign worker arrives in the Entrepreneurship Program vative business ideas into reality. laundry and barber services. because our department is differ- country, and if his sponsor fails (TIEP) at Qatar National We were pleased at the turnout We are now building a new sec- ent from prisons, where people to provide him a job or denies him Convention Centre on March from Qatar’s research and busi- tion for women and we have plans stay for longer periods. The period his rights, absconding is not the 23-24. ness communities, who would to upgrade the accommodation of stay here is very short -- for solution. The workshop, ‘Creating no doubt have benefited tremen- and services. instance two days or more, and if He should lodge a complaint Innovative Business Models to dously from this workshop,” said The rooms differ in size and the court issues a decision (con- and we are happy to receive him. Rejuvenate Your Business and Hamad Al Kuwari, Managing capacity. We have buildings with cerning a detainee) it is immedi- This is what the Ministry of Capture Value’, is a programme Director, QSTP. 12 rooms with exclusive din- ately implemented. Labour also is doing. We have a designed by QSTP for entre- The workshop was held in con- ing rooms, prayer halls and TV legal office which receives differ- preneurs to analyse the market junction with the commencement rooms. Any plans to declare another ent types of complaints and try viability of local technology-based of TIEP’s Business Modeling and It is difficult to give accurate amnesty? to solve the problems amicably. ideas. The event drew aspir- Finance module, where budding data about the number of detain- We have declared a general To run away from the sponsor ing entrepreneurs, researchers, Dr Alexander Osterwalder speaking entrepreneurs enrolled in the ees because the movement is amnesty twice before and we are and take jobs with others is no businessmen and businesswomen at the workshop. programme are trained to cre- continuous and their departure studying the possibility of doing solution. eager for the opportunity to learn ate viable business models for is immediate. Our offices are this for a third time but no deci- I would like to repeat that all out-of-the-box approaches that the innovation projects they are working 24 hours, seven days a sion has been taken until now. expatriates are our brothers and move away from static business models and create new ones for working on. week with no holidays or weekly they are partners in the develop- plans and focus on the dynamic their products and services. The TIEP’s main objective is to har- day off. What would you like to say ment of the country. The Qatari art of designing and testing busi- expert addressed the importance ness entrepreneurial capabilities If a court issues a decision as a final comment? law does not discriminate between ness models. of business model innovation and and vet innovation proposals to against a detainee, he has the I am happy to be interviewed Qataris and non-Qataris and eve- Participants were introduced design thinking, and its reach support commercialisation deci- right to appeal. If a detainee is by The Peninsula, which is one ryone has equal rights before the to Osterwalder’s tools and ideas, beyond technology and product sions of various technologies being married and wants to spend time of Qatar’s distinguished newspa- law. experiencing first-hand how innovation. developed at QSTP partner insti- with the spouse in privacy, there pers. I was honoured to attend a THE PENINSULA to reinvent existing business “QSTP is committed to training tutes. THE PENINSULA New Pakistan envoy arrives DOHA: Pakistan’s ambas- sador-designate, Syed Hasan Raza (pictured), arrived in Doha yesterday. Raza joined Pakistan Foreign Service in 1986. From 1995 to 1998, he served at the embassy of Pakistan in the Kyrgyz Republic, and worked in Central Asia again from 2001 to 2003 as Deputy Head of Mission at the Pakistan embassy in Kazakhstan. Raza studied at Punjab University in Lahore and later at Columbia University New York, where he earned degrees in political science, international affairs and law. From 2003 to 2005, he served as deputy consul general in Jeddah and as alter- nate representative of Pakistan to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). He joined the OIC in 2005 as advisor to the OIC secre- tary general on political and legal affairs and served the organisation for three years on various important issues such as reform and restructuring of the OIC charter. He also served as desk officer for the United Nations and subsequently as desk officer for Afghanistan. He also served as assistant legal adviser for international law and treaties. Raza, who specialises in international law and human rights, served with the UN Mission in Somalia from 1993 to 1994 as director in various regions and in the Office of the UN special representative for Somalia. He resumed his responsibilities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2009 and held the leading assignment of director general economic cooperation, OIC and Friends of Democratic Pakistan, comprising 21 countries and two international institutions. He was the D-8 commis- sioner for Pakistan from 2009 until his departure from the ministry to join his assignment as Ambassador to Qatar. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Bomb hits biggest Palestinians Somalia bank, cash transfer agency MOGADISHU: A bomb exploded outside the headquar- protest after ters of Somalia’s biggest bank and money transfer agency yes- terday, wounding at least two people hours after Al Qaeda- linked militants ordered the prisoner death company to cease operations in areas under its control. Police said they were still searching the rubble outside Hamdeya dies of cancer in Israel jail Dahabshiil’s office in the capital Mogadishu. Its doors were shat- JERUSALEM: Israeli prison city of Ramallah. “The death of tered by the blast but it was not guards fired tear gas to quell Maisara Abu Hamdiyeh shows immediately clear whether any- disturbances by Palestinian the Israeli government’s arro- one had been killed. inmates yesterday after a pris- gance and intransigence over the “A remote-controlled bomb oner serving a life sentence over prisoners,” Abbas said. planted in front of Mogadishu’s an attempt to bomb an Israeli “We tried to get him released Dahabshiil bank and money cafe died of cancer. for treatment but the Israeli gov- transfer headquarters injured Maysara Abu Hamdeya’s death ernment refused to let him out, two guards,” police captain Nur threatened to raise tensions in which led to his death,” Abbas Hassan said. the Israeli-occupied West Bank, said, with his spokesman lay- Money transfer agencies like where Palestinians, who view ing the blame squarely on the Dahabshiil have become increas- jailed brethren as heroes in a fight administration of Prime Minister ingly important to the Horn of for statehood, have held several Benjamin Netanyahu. Palestinian protesters run past tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron Africa country’s fractured econ- protests in recent weeks in sup- “The Palestinian presidency yesterday. omy, which lacks a developed port of prisoners. holds the Netanyahu government banking sector after 20 years of Palestinian President responsible for the martyrdom of an allegation Israel denied. soldiers. No serious injuries were an eight-day cross border war. civil conflict. Mahmoud Abbas said Israel prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiyeh,” News of Abu Hamdeya’s death reported. Last month an al Qaeda-linked Earlier, members of Somalia’s had ignored pleas to free Abu Nabil Abu Rudeina said. touched off protests by Palestinian A protest outside the walls of group claimed responsibility for al Shabaab Islamist group walked Hamdeya, 64, sentenced to life An Israeli official, speaking on inmates in several Israeli prisons. Jerusalem’s Old City turned vio- firing rockets into Israel during into Dahabshiil branches in the in prison in 2002 for recruiting condition of anonymity, said that At Ramon jail, in southern Israel, lent with Palestinian demonstra- President Obama’s visit to the country and demanded they close, a bomber who planted explosives such remarks would not help the inmates threw objects at guards, tors throwing stones and Israeli region. accusing the company of working in a Jerusalem cafe. The bomb did Palestinian cause. who responded with tear gas, the forces firing stun grenades to dis- Some 4,800 Palestinians are for aid agencies banned from ter- not detonate. “Instead of speaking the lan- Prisons Service spokeswoman perse the crowds. Police said three held in Israeli jails. Israel says ritories they govern, according to A Prisons Service spokes- guage of confrontation, the said. people were arrested and no one most of them planned or carried a statement on the movement’s woman said Abu Hamdeya died Palestinian Authority would be Qadura Fares, head of the was injured. out anti-Israeli attacks. It also website www.somaliamemo.net. in a hospital in southern Israel doing its own people a favour if Ramallah-based Prisoners Club, The Israeli military said that holds 178 “administrative” detain- yesterday before an early release it started to speak the language was the first to break news of Abu two rockets fired from the Hamas- ees who have been jailed without Two engineers process, begun last week after of peace and reconciliation, Hamdiyeh’s death, blaming Israel run Gaza Strip toward Israel trial as suspected militants for doctors diagnosed his cancer as because that’s the only real path for its “refusal to release him for landed inside the Palestinian ter- renewable three- to six-month killed in Iraq gas terminal, could be completed. to Palestinian statehood,” he said. treatment.” ritory. No group claimed respon- terms based on classified evi- “The Israeli government in Abu Hamdeya is the second Three prisoners and six guards sibility for the launches which dence. Palestinians seek a state field attack its intransigence and arrogance Palestinian to die in Israeli cus- were treated at the jail for tear appeared to be a response to Abu in the West Bank and Gaza with refused to respond to Palestinian tody this year. Arafat Jaradat, gas inhalation, she said. Hamdeya’s death. East Jerusalem as its capital — FALLUJAH: Gunmen killed efforts to save the life of the pris- 30, died after an interrogation In Abu Hamdeya’s West Bank Such launches have been territories Israel captured in the two Iraqi engineers, wounded oner,” Abbas told members of his session in February. Palestinian home city of Hebron, masked rare since a November truce 1967 Arab-Israeli war. a third and kidnapped another Fatah party in the West Bank officials said he had been tortured, stone-throwers confronted Israeli between Israel and Hamas ended AGENCIES in an attack on a camp near a gas field run by a South Korean firm in Iraq’s western desert, officials said yesterday. The attack on the camp, for workers contracted by KOGAS to Syria offers work on the Akkaz field, occurred Sudan frees first batch of political prisoners at around 10pm (1900 GMT) on kidnappers Monday, according to Lieutenant KHARTOUM: Sudanese for almost two years. The six excluding anyone, including those they were arrested as a suspected Colonel Mohammed Al Khafaji, the authorities yesterday freed the men walked free to the embrace who are armed, for a national dia- “reprisal” for their parties’ sign- chief of police in the town of Qaim amnesty deal, first seven political prisoners of relatives waiting outside Kober logue which will bring a solution ing of the charter for toppling on the Iraq-Syria border. Mustafa under a presidential amnesty Prison in Khartoum North, a pho- to all the issues,” Bashir said. Bashir’s 24-year regime using Shawqi, a doctor at Qaim’s hospi- says report but the opposition said inmates tographer said. The woman was One of the liberated prisoners, both armed and peaceful means. tal, confirmed the casualty toll. from the country’s war zones released at a different location. Youssif Al Koda who heads the Opposition members were still Iraqi officials have often DAMASCUS: Syrian President were still awaiting a taste of Issa accused authorities of Islamic Centrist Party, said he is waiting to see whether prison- expressed concerns over grow- Bashar Al Assad offered an freedom. holding some of them in solitary ready for Bashir’s dialogue if it is ers belonging to the rebel Sudan ing instability along Iraq’s bor- amnesty deal to kidnappers in The six men and a woman confinement, while three had been “serious.” “I didn’t do anything People’s Liberation Movement- der with conflict-hit Syria, with the war-torn country yesterday, are all members of the country’s kept at security service detention against the constitution,” Koda North (SPLM-N) in South concerns rife over reports of the giving them 15 days to hand opposition political alliance, said centres, he said. said through a translator. Kordofan and Blue Nile will increased presence of Sunni mili- over victims or face a life of Farouk Abu Issa, who heads the In a speech opening a new ses- He was arrested about two be among those set free. The tants linked to Al Qaeda on both hard labour, state news agency coalition of more than 20 parties. sion of parliament on Monday, months ago after signing with SPLM-N had been demanding a sides of the frontier. Sana said. Most had been held for nearly President Omar Al Bashir said armed rebels a document calling prisoner release, according to the The Akkaz gas field, with esti- “Anyone who has kidnapped a three months. all political prisoners would be for regime change. political opposition. mated reserves of 158.6 billion person for a ransom and deprived “It is a step forward but we are freed as the government seeks a Other freed prisoners, including Farouk Mohammed Ibrahim, cubic metres, was discovered in him of his liberty for political, finan- waiting for many other steps,” Issa broad political dialogue, a move opposition party members Hisham of the Sudanese Organisation for 1992. In November 2010, Baghdad cial or sectarian reasons will be said, adding there are “hundreds” welcomed by the opposition as Mufti and Abdul Aziz Khalid, Defence of Rights and Freedoms, awarded the development project sentenced to a life of hard labour” of prisoners across the country tensions ease with South Sudan. were held for their involvement said his organisation is handling to a joint bid from Kazakhstan’s if they do not meet the deadline, including in South Kordofan and “We confirm we will continue with a similar charter reached the cases of 118 SPLM-N prison- KazMunaiGas and theKOGAS but said the decree, according to Sana. Blue Nile states where rebels have our communication with all politi- early January in Uganda. ers in southern Blue Nile alone. the Kazakh firm pulled out later. Kidnappers will be “executed been fighting government forces cal and social powers without Amnesty International said AFP AGENCIES if the crime led to the (victim’s) death or permanent disability, as well as in case of sexual assault,” the decree added. Amnesty is available to “anyone Egypt launches fresh probe who has kidnapped a person and sets him free or hands him over to the competent authorities within against popular satirist 15 days of the decree’s entry into force,” Sana said. The decree represents “a serious, effective CAIRO: Egypt’s prosecution is probing Kir, who works as a Middle East consultant deterrent to this phenomenon”, complaints of “threatening public security” for the New York-based Committee to Protect Justice Minister Najm Al Ahmad against popular satirist Bassem Youssef, who Journalists, said she was being investigated for an was quoted as saying. is already on bail facing charges of insulting interview in which she defended Youssef. Ahmad called on “those who the president and offending Islam. “I attended Youssef’s questioning and then did have taken part in this crime to Judicial sources and Youssef said the public an intervention on television. They (the com- seize the opportunity presented prosecutor ordered the probe on Monday follow- plainants) consider what I did as a ‘disturbing by this decree to be pardoned ing a complaint by a lawyer. The state security to public security’,” she said. from all punishment, by setting prosecution, which handles national security Prosecutors are also investigating Jaber al- free victims of kidnapping.” cases, will conduct the investigation. Qarmuti, the anchor El Kir spoke to on the show “The kidnapping that has “A new complaint against me has been referred aired by the private television channel ONTV. appeared in Syria in the past two to state security prosecution, for spreading Judicial sources said Youssef is being inves- years is an imported crime alien rumours and false news, and disturbing public tigated along with the head of the CBC televi- to the values of Syrian society,” tranquility after the last episode,” Youssef wrote sion channel which airs his weekly programme Ahmad added. on Twitter. Albernameg (The Show), which is modelled on “To whoever has political or sec- “It seems they want to drain us physically, Jon Stewart’s satirical The Daily Show. tarian issues, it is not by kidnap- emotionally and financially,” he added. The complaint against them appears to accuse ping innocent people that you will The prosecutor also ordered an investigation Youssef of stoking criticism of Islamists and solve problems. The doors of the into complaints against two journalists over a obliquely calling for a “civil war”. Youssef was government, all its ministries and television programme that discussed Youssef’s released on $2,200 bail on Sunday after an inter- political bodies are open,” he said. case, a source from the prosecutor’s office said. rogation that lasted nearly five hours. AFP One of the journalists, Shaimaa Aboul El AFP

Fate of stranded migrants in Yemen grim: IOM

GENEVA: The plight of thousands of of migrants and refugees from the Horn of the migrants see as a gateway to Saudi Arabia migrants stranded in Yemen after trying to Africa who risk their lives to cross the Red and beyond, thousands of migrants roam the reach Saudi Arabia and the Gulf has reached Sea in smugglers’ boats only to find themselves streets and sleep rough in the open with no desperate proportions, the International blocked at the tightly-controlled Saudi border. money for food or medicine,” Jumbe said. Organisation for Migration warned yester- Numbers have doubled from around 53,000 “Many migrants visiting IOM’s offices have day. “The situation of migrants in Yemen is in 2010 to over 107,000 last year. Ethiopians been rescued from unscrupulous gangs of kid- very grim,” IOM spokesman Jumbe Omari make up the overwhelming majority, but nappers, traffickers and smugglers and are Jumbe told reporters. others hail from countries such as lawless injured, some with broken limbs,” he added. Yemen has seen a spike in the number Somalia and Eritrea. “In Haradh town, which AFP WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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ERBIA and Kosovo have once again started talks to iron out long-standing differences mainly emanating from the secession of Kosovo from Serbia. In 2008, Who is left? Who is right? Sthe Balkans saw another country come out of a protracted ethnic conflict. Majority ethnic Albanian Kosovo BY JONATHAN POWER separated from Serbia leading to the formation of a new state tea. A suitor of one his daughters was with Pristina as its capital. The country was recognised by given the door as he seemed unsta- T GOES back to the French ble with his revolutionary opinions. around 100 countries including the United States and most revolution of 1789. At the He wrote soon after that he thought EU member states. However, Serbia did not recognise it. EU TRevolutionary Convention the the “historical” process had already As every Marxist mediated talks started yesterday in Brussels, midwifed by the most radical of the insurgents decided started to undermine “bourgeois bloc’s Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton. to seat themselves on the left side. society”. knows, idealism is the On the eve of talks, Ashton had alluded to the difficulty of “Why not on the other side, the right One of the most important disciples reactionary philosophy the task saying that though an agreement is within sight, it side, the place of rectitude, where law of the above lived in 1916 as an émigré and the higher right resided, when in Zurich. According to acquaintances, of the bourgeoisie, would not be easy. man’s best hand could be raised in he lived an exemplary bourgeois life. Serbia Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Kosovo Prime righteous honour?” wrote Melvin Each morning he would clean his as opposed to Minister Hashim Thaci huddled together yesterday in Brussels Lasky in Britain’s intellectual monthly, room in the fastidious Swiss way. In the revolutionary under Ashton’s mediation. Before this, the leaders held Encounter. evening, his writing finished, he refused separate bilateral talks with Ashton, probably hammering out “Anyway they went left, and man’s to listen to classical music, which he materialism. political passions have never been the enjoyed, because it might excite his the details of the agreement they are seeking to reach. same.” emotions. All eyes are on the Brussels meeting as it has the potential When Oskar Lafontaine, the West He would complain about the noisy or the President of Pakistan, Asif for lasting peace in the Balkans ravaged by war in the 1990s, German finance minister, broke with behaviour of fellow émigrés who lived Ali Zardari, or Goodluck Jonathan, leading to the killing of thousands and bringing under chancellor Gerhard Schroder in the down the hall, especially one who con- President of Nigeria? spotlight the atrocities committed by the likes of Slobodan early days of the last Social Democratic stantly smoked and spent much of his Or, reaching backwards a couple of Milosevic. government, he explained it was time going to the cinema, which our decades, southern Democrats in the “because my heart beats on the left.” bourgeois character refused to do. US Senate, Anwar Sadat of Egypt, What is in focus in the latest The right could never say that, even Friends called them the cineastes and Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka The EU mediated Serbia-Kosovo talks is the status David Cameron, the non-cineastes, and some of the sly (the first female prime minister in talks between of northern Kosovo which houses Prime Minister among them sometimes translated this the world) or, come to that, Charles a Serbian minority that has not of Britain, who as the Semites and anti-Semites. de Gaulle? Today, we can add Barack Serbia and been able to come to terms with its likes to make out Our three characters were all ardent Obama who is left in his books and new status after Kosovo seceded. Chomsky’s that he is liberal, leftists, the first Karl Marx, the second a sometimes confusing and ambigu- Kosovo are vital at least on the V I Lenin and the third Julius Martov ous mixture of left and right as US for lasting peace About 50,000 in number, the ethnic theories that environment and (the Menshevik leader). president. Serbs living in northern Kosovo language foreign aid. Are political views, whether left or Thinkers can also have their prob- in the Balkans. mostly around the divided town When right, influenced by different personal- lems of identity. As Harvard sociologist, An agreement of Mitrovica have been defiant capacities are Humpty-Dumpty ity constellations? Daniel Bell, once pointed out, Noam of Pristina’s authority. They innate, and that insisted on his Marx and Lenin were natural Chomsky has been hoisted by the will show a “master-mean- authoritarians. Martov (we could have Marxist petard. have dared to challenge Kosovo’s mankind generates ings” he reas- added Frederick Engels) were not. So “Some years ago he was accused crisis-ridden EU authority by starting hospitals and rules through sured Alice, this effort at political classification by a Canadian Maoist revolution- in a positive light. educational institutions with the “When I make a doesn’t work. ary periodical of being an “agent of support of Belgrade. the properties word do a lot of Who’s left? Who’s right? Mao Tse- American imperialism””. It stood to In spite of what seems to be of mind, were work like that, tung thought he had solved the problem reason. Chomsky’s theories that lan- a fresh momentum for the peace talks, hurdles remain. I always pay it by unmasking in the Communist Party guage capacities are innate, and that characterised, extra...” what he called rightists. “Capitalist- mankind generates rules through the Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Monday complained quite correctly, Those who roaders”, he called them. properties of mind, were character- of Pristina’s intransigence saying that it seems to present want to study They were people like fellow Long ised, quite correctly, as philosophical Belgrade with a fait accompli. as philosophical ambiguities and Marchers and apparent backbones of idealism. It is hard to say how much the two sides will be willing to idealism. contradictions of the party — Liu Shao Chi, the head of As every Marxist knows, idealism yield. If Kosovo has the northern part of its territory at stake intellectual left- state, Lin Pao, the minister of defence, is the reactionary philosophy of the in the conflict, Serbia has the much coveted membership of ists should be Deng Xiaoping, at that time a con- bourgeoisie, as opposed to revolution- informed that once upon a time — 160 vinced Marxist, but later a capitalist ary materialism. the EU to look forward to. Its entry into the bloc depends to years ago — there was a writer, a phi- convert who became the supreme boss More than that Chomsky had men- a large extent on resolving the row. Talks are likely to drag losopher, who spent most of his time of China, and the “Gang of Four” who tioned that the publication of his early if there are sticking points. The European Commission is in the British Museum and who moved tried to overthrow Deng. research had been financed by the required to issue a report on the talks on April 16. The report his family from London’s down-at-heel How does one describe the politi- Office of Naval Research. will be sent to EU leaders who will consider it in a summit in Soho to posh Primrose Hill. cal leanings of Manmohan Singh, the Why should the American military He wanted his maturing daughters Prime Minister of India, who has pre- finance such research if it did not real- June. An agreement between Serbia and Kosovo will not only to have the chance of meeting a bet- sided over a big build-up of anti-poverty ise that idealistic philosophy would augur well for the Balkans but will show the European Union ter class of men. His wife was pleased programmes and a big increase in the serve to confuse the masses?” leadership in a positive light • because she could now invite ladies to acquisition of expensive armaments, THE PENINSULA Letters Quote of Taking up workers’ cause the day APPLAUD your newspaper complaint was filed in November last labour courts and interview some of passengers as well. Some taxi drivers try constantly championing the human year). When we go to the court, we see these people. That would make inter- to exploit labourers, especially when they rights of workers. I have decided many workers in the same situation, told esting news. I also want to thank you for come back from vacation. The bus serv- Ito help a hairdresser who dared to to come back in two weeks or a month. the lead on the CPD. The same salons ice should be available until midnight. complain to the Labour Court against his In the meantime, they have no work, no are using expired products! Also, if the Karwa bus service to Al Khor I am deeply employee making him work for 14 hours money, nowhere to live and no hope that Jennifer Parenteau, Doha can be extended to 11.30pm up to the and more a day without paying overtime. their case may succeed. It is their word Al Khor Community, many labourers troubled.... The She was immediately locked out of against another. Bus services to would be able to use it. current (Korean) her accommodation and told not to Most of them wait for months until Second, through your newspaper I come back to work. I went with her there is a resolution. In the meantime, new airport would like to bring to the attention of crisis has already for her two weekly court appearances. the other workers at my friend’s salon Doha Bank the need to install an ATM I have also taken her to the human are too afraid to speak up about working would like to bring to your atten- machine at Al Thahkira Grandmart store gone too far. rights office, which was immensely conditions. They have been threatened, tion the need to connect the new (roundabout). There is only one ATM Nuclear threats are helpful but is unable to speed up the so they are silenced once more. All of I airport with Karwa Public Transport machine in service near the Al Khor sea long-winding court process.(I believe them are supporting families back home Bus Services from Al Ghahnim Bus shore. The ATM would be of great help not a game... things more workers should know about this so they can’t lose their jobs while await- Station every 30 minutes. With a rea- to thousands of people, especially those must begin to calm service). ing compensation. sonable ticket price, it will be of great banking with Doha Bank. Ban Ki-moon She will now be given a lawyer. (The I feel it would be pertinent to visit the help for low-income travellers and other John Fernandes, Doha down. UN Secretary-General WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Republicans shouldn’t Cambodian women activists redefine take advice from Palin the housewife BY KATHERINE police through their songs of suf- BRICKELL fering and to morally shame them Sarah Palin can still wow a GOP audience, but when they are publicly beaten. esigner Diane von In contrast to British stere- the polling says that not even Republicans, let Fürstenberg will otypes of the inward-looking today present the housewife, these women are DVital Voices leader- committed and forward-thinking alone US voters at large, like her much. ship in public life award to Tep political activists. Their influence Vanny, a self-branded house- extends far beyond the homes BY HARRY J ENTEN didn’t want to spend any more taxpayer money wife who has become a guid- they care for. over the ethics investigation. Or she didn’t ing light in Cambodia’s battle Wearing a T-shirt emblazoned arah Palin says the Republican want to be a lame-duck governor once she against forced evictions. Carried with the slogan “The Whole party should forget about the con- knew she wasn’t running for a second term. out in the name of progress, World is Watching”, one of the sultants and not listen to “the big Other, less justifiably reasons for her depar- forced evictions now rank as women explained that with guid- money men”. After getting past the ture might include the millions she could one of the world’s most serious ance from NGOs, the group’s hypocrisy — Palin’s own PAC spent reckon on making on the speaking circuit human rights abuses. Amnesty members have become experts S94 percent of its funds on consultants in 2012 and TV. She may also have left because she International defines them as at building a spectacle courted — why candidates would take political advice didn’t think she could win a second term. Her “when people are forced out of by the international media. from the former governor of Alaska? approval rating in Alaska had dropped almost their homes and off their land Exposing their bare breasts out- Here are five reasons why Palin’s rise and 30 points from its highest point, 82 percent, against their will, with little side the Cambodian parliament, fall with voters demonstrates why her political in mid-2008. notice or none at all, often with they aimed to demonstrate the judgment should not be trusted. Whatever the reason, Palin took the easy the threat or use of violence”. vulnerability of being left only way out. At least Mitt Romney finished his one And in Cambodia, a country dev- with their bodies. And donning 1. PALIN’S IS PROBABLY THE ONLY term as Massachusetts governor, even after he astated by the pursuit of profit, birds’ nests complete with chicks VICE-PRESIDENTIAL BID IN MODERN chose not to run again. it is housewives who have come on their heads, they came out in HISTORY TO HAVE COST HER TICKET out fighting against them. defence of their role as mother Palin burst onto the scene in 2008, when 3. PALIN PALLED ON THE PUBLIC In 2007, the Chinese-backed hens. her Republican National Convention speech The Republican party’s troubles over the private development company Not content with these launched her to a 57 percent favourable rating, past seven years have mostly been because of Shukaku Inc was granted a national displays of resistance, with only 21 percent holding an unfavourable George W Bush. The economy declined signifi- 99-year lease to build on and the housewives took a lead role view, according to a CNN/ORC poll. This pro- cantly under his administration, and his war around Boeung Kak lake in cen- in submitting a complaint to the vided new fuel to John McCain’s presidential in Iraq proved unpopular. Moving forward, tral Phnom Penh. World Bank, insisting that it had run, and he took his first lead of the campaign. Republicans should prefer a leader who is, at The company went on to fill breached its operational policies. Then, Palin started talking to reporters. least, more popular than Bush. the lake with sand, destroying The bank admitted that its land By the time the campaign was over, she had But Sarah Palin is actually less popular than approximately 10,000 residents’ titling project had contributed to a 48 percent favourable rating and a 49 per- Bush. Palin’s favourable have continued to fall homes and submerging their the harms suffered, and suspended cent unfavourable rating in a survey. Only 38 over the past four and a half years. She cur- lives with it. Even more homes its loans to Cambodia. The house- percent of voters answered “yes” to the exit rently holds ratings of 34 percent favourable are under threat. One community wives of Boeung Kak are playing poll question of whether she was prepared to and 58 percent unfavourable in the latest poll. member told me the government a critical leadership role in pub- be president. That’s nearly a 40 points rise in her unfavour- was “trying to eradicate poverty licly contesting large-scale losses Palin was so divisive that her decline cor- able rating since the 2008 RNC speech. George Sarah Palin by displacing the poor from the of homes that are being felt in related highly with that of McCain’s stand- W Bush’s favourable rating, meanwhile, stands city where they can hide our pov- communities sadly too numerous ing against Obama. As Richard Johnston and at 43 percent. that the “lamestream media” returns Palin’s erty. This is what they mean by to name. In taking on this extra Emily Thorson noted in 2009, the rise and fall If the Republican party grassroots followers compliment with negative stereotyping of the poverty eradication. They don’t burden, housewives in Cambodia of McCain’s polling numbers didn’t correlate were to follow to Palin’s messaging advice, they former Alaska governor. She should not have care how we will survive, if we live have become domestic goddesses with how the economy was doing. Nor did they might drive their entire party off the cliff. this problem with the local Alaskan press. or die. They ruin our homes, our battling global problems. particularly have much to do with how voters Their reports should be noted, especially since incomes, we are left with abso- So what does this mean for saw McCain. 4. REPUBLICANS DON’T WANT PALIN Palin was once so successful there that she lutely nothing.” Western feminists British women? While forced Roy Elis, Sunshine Hillygus,and Norman Perhaps the greatest indictment of Sarah defeated an incumbent governor in 2006 and should not lose sight of the fact evictions are rare in this coun- Nie calculated that Palin cost McCain four Palin is that even Republicans don’t care for was enormously popular in 2008. that in many countries around try, the courage of the Boeung percentage points. Had she not been selected her. Her net favourable rating among conserv- But Palin is just as unpopular at home as the world, women’s role as wife Kak women is not without prec- as vice-president, McCain would still have lost atives is in the bottom half of all possible 2016 she is nationally. Her favourable rating in the and mother remains central to edent in the UK. We only need to by 3 points — but the election would have been Republican contenders, per the left-leaning latest survey by the right-leaning Harper their family and societal status. think back to Greenham Common much closer. I’m not aware of any other vice- Public Policy Polling (PPP). The only candi- Polling is 34 percent. The only person with When homes are threatened in the 1980s for an example of presidential candidate who has had that sort date with a noticeably lower favourable rating a worse favourable rating is her protege, Joe with destruction, it is women who housewife activists who fought of effect, either negative or positive. is Chris Christie, whom many Republicans Miller. Her unfavourable rating in Alaska is are disproportionately affected. to protect their families against won’t forgive for saying kind words about 60 percent — the highest of any of politician While women are commonly the feared instalment of nuclear 2. PALIN QUIT HER ELECTED POST President Obama after Hurricane Sandy. polled. framed as defenceless “soft tar- weapons in southern England. At a time when the Republican party is And despite near-universal name recogni- Amazingly, Palin could not now even win a gets” in forced evictions, Vanny Both sets of women, whether in struggling, they need to look to a person who tion, she finished with only 7 percent in her Republican primary in Alaska. In a hypotheti- and her fellow housewives com- Cambodia or Britain, show the sees trouble and doesn’t shy away. Back in last appearance in a 2016 national primary poll. cal Senate primary between three other candi- plicate this assumption. power that housewives can wield, 2009, the party was struggling to find a stand- That’s tied for second to last, ahead only of Rick dates and Palin, she only registers 27 percent, Harnessing softness as a strat- of illuminating injustices at the ard bearer after George W Bush’s unpopular Santorum. Her ratings were so low that PPP landing second place behind Sean Parnell, the egy rather than a hindrance, these highest of political levels. administration. Palin, at that same time, was dropped her from its latest survey. Other sur- governor who replaced her. women have committed them- Vanny and the women of facing ethics investigations in Alaska. vey houses, like Harper and CNN/ORC, don’t The truth is that Palin was very briefly a selves to a sustained campaign of Boeung Kak may not have won the Did she govern the people of her state? include her in their 2016 questionnaires. successful politician, then a divisive one; and nonviolent protest. Worried that geopolitical battle against evic- Hardly. She decided to skip town in mid she has chosen instead a career path as a involving men would only encour- tions in Cambodia, but they have 2009, when she resigned as governor, and it’s 5. THE ALASKANS WHO KNOW PALIN celebrity. Republicans would be nuts to fol- age violence, “turning men into shown that housewives should not unlikely anyone will ever know exactly why BEST HOLD HER IN LOW REGARD low her advice, unless they wanted to follow goldfish clashing with each other”, be slated, but rewarded, for their she did so. You can argue that Palin is misunderstood her path to unpopularity. they are using their positions as inspirational dedication to domes- Palin gave numerous explanations. She by the national press, and it could be argued THE GUARDIAN wives and mothers to co-opt riot tic life. THE GUARDIAN Time to parley with Kim instead of pressuring him BY MIKE CHINOY patience” and minimal diplo- House secretly sent envoys to matic movement, Pyongyang then Pyongyang last year. But dialogue s the US and South revealed that it had acquired a with mid-level diplomats con- Korea strengthen their uranium enrichment capability to tains a built-in obstacle to suc- defences amid blood- go along with its plutonium bomb cess, because in the North Korean Acurdling threats from programme. system the top leader makes all a North Korea that continues to Now, the pattern has repeated the key decisions. strengthen its nuclear and mis- itself. The North’s December mis- President Barack Obama sile capability, the truth has to sile test led to a condemnation declared in his second inaugu- be faced: US policy toward North from the Security Council. That ral address, “We will show the Korea is not working. prompted Pyongyang to conduct courage to try and resolve our Every time Pyongyang has its third nuclear test in February, differences with other nations faced pressure, sanctions and which in turn produced even peacefully — not because we are coercion — as opposed to a US tougher UN-mandated sanctions. naive about the dangers we face willingness to engage — it has Tensions on the Korean Peninsula but because engagement can more responded in precisely the same are at their highest level in years. durably lift suspicion and fear.” way: by doing the opposite of There is no question that North Before things get even worse, it whatever the heightened pressure Korea’s nuclear and missile pro- is time to try that approach with was designed to achieve. grams pose a serious threat. They North Korea, by appointing a In 2005, Washington imposed could produce weapons that could high-level envoy with the stature financial sanctions on the be used in a new Korean conflict and credibility to ensure that he Macau-based Banco Delta Asia, or proliferated to rogue states or or she would be able to meet Kim where Pyongyang held dozens terrorist groups. Jong Un to explore possibilities of of accounts. After its calls for And there is no easy solution. reversing the recent downward bilateral talks and proposals to The US and its allies are not going spiral. find a way to resolve the issue to initiate a war to eliminate these North Korea is in transition. A South Korean anti-aircraft armoured vehicle moves over a temporary bridge during a river-crossing military drill were rebuffed, the North staged programs. But no evidence sug- As he has consolidated power, in Hwacheon near the border with the North. a series of missile tests in July gests that coercion leads North Kim has shown a more “popu- 2006. When the US then pushed Korea to modify its behaviour, and list” political style, signalled an more extreme than those associ- discussions with Kim will enable proposed talks with the Soviet through a tough resolution at the even stepped-up Chinese support interest in improving the North’s ated with his father. So far, how- the US to judge whether there is Union at “the highest level... to UN Security Council, Kim Jong Il for sanctions is unlikely to force economy and hinted at greater ever, the North’s bark has been any hope of dialogue and revived bridge the gulf between the two ordered the country’s first nuclear positive changes in Pyongyang. receptivity to international con- worse than its bite. And he does diplomacy. worlds, so that each can live their test. Moreover, despite continuing tact. His much-derided recent appear interested in diplomatic The alternatives are so bleak — life, if not in friendship, at least When North Korea launched speculation, there are few signs embrace of basketball player contact with the US. For all of at a minimum, continued tension; without the hatreds of the Cold a missile in the spring of 2009, that the regime is headed toward Dennis Rodman was broadcast Rodman’s quirks, it is significant at worst, a new Korean conflict or War... It is not easy to see how Washington again pushed for UN collapse. repeatedly on North Korean tele- that the key message he brought a frightening wave of proliferation things could be worsened by a sanctions. Barely a month after All this leaves the one approach vision — a signal to his people that back to the States was that Kim — that it is worth Obama taking parley at the summit.” Churchill that resolution passed, Pyongyang that the Obama administra- not all Americans are enemies. wants to talk with Obama. the political risk to test Kim’s was no appeaser. Obama could staged its second nuclear test. tion has adamantly resisted: At the same time, Kim has The Obama administration has intentions. do worse than follow his advice As the Obama administration Engagement at the highest levels. pursued his nuclear and missile shown no interest in such a con- In 1950, as Cold War tensions and send a high-level envoy to followed a policy of “strategic It’s been reported that the White ambitions and made threats even versation. But only face-to-face increased, Winston Churchill Pyongyang. WP-BLOOMBERG WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL UN approves first global arms treaty Overwhelming backing from members; agreement strong, effective and implementable, says Kerry

NEW YORK: The UN general small arms and light weapons. the deadline. After two weeks assembly has overwhelmingly Countries also have to be sure of negotiations, there was grow- approved the first treaty regu- that weapons being exported ing optimism as the deadline lating the multibillion-dollar would not be used in genocide, approached that all 193 mem- international arms trade, a goal war crimes, or by terrorists ber states would approve the sought for more than a decade or organised crime. Individual final draft treaty by consensus, a to try to keep illicit weapons nations can start ratifying from requirement set by the US. This out of the hands of terrorists, June and once the 50th country time, America was prepared to insurgent fighters and organ- ratifies, the treaty takes effect. support the final draft treaty. ised crime. US Secretary of State John But Iran, North Korea and Syria The resolution was approved by a Kerry welcomed the treaty and objected. vote of 154 to three with 23 absten- said it will help stem the flow Iran said the treaty had many tions. As the numbers appeared on of arms used in war crimes and “loopholes”, was “hugely suscep- the electronic board, loud cheers genocide. The treaty was “strong, tible to politicisation and dis- filled the assembly chamber. effective and implementable”, crimination” and ignored the A group of treaty supporters Kerry said, while insisting it “legitimate demand” to prohibit sought a vote in the 193-mem- would not infringe on the US the transfer of arms to those ber world body after Iran, North Constitution and the Second who commit aggression. Syria Korea and Syria blocked its adop- Amendment right to bear arms. cited seven objections, including tion by consensus at a negotiat- In Britain, Prime Minister the treaty’s failure to include an ing conference on Thursday. The David Cameron called it a “land- embargo on delivering weapons three countries voted “no” at yes- mark agreement that will save “to terrorist armed groups and terday’s resolution. lives and ease the immense to non-state actors”. Many countries, including the human suffering caused by armed North Korea said the treaty US, control arms exports. But conflict around the world”. The favoured arms exporters who there has never been an interna- British leader said the treaty could restrict arms to importers tional treaty regulating the esti- will “reduce the number of illegal that have a right to legitimate mated $60bn global arms trade. arms and make it harder for these self-defence and the arms trade. The treaty will not control the to reach the hands of criminals Russia has said there are domestic use of weapons in any and terrorists”. Delegates to the United Nations General Assembly applaud the passage of the first UN treaty regulating the “omissions” in the treaty and country, but it will require all However, the Conflict international arms trade, in New York, yesterday.. “doubtful” provisions, such as the countries to establish national Awareness Project, a non-gov- failure to control arms transfers regulations to control the trans- ernmental research organisation, the strictest regulation,” CAP’s weapons exports. The United UN negotiating conference were to non-state groups. Russia said it fer of conventional arms, parts said the treaty left a huge loop- Executive Director Kathi Lynn States — the world’s biggest arms dashed in July when the US said it is worried about weapons getting and components and to regulate hole by not directly addressing the Austin said. dealer — signed on, but ratification needed more time to consider the into the hands of Chechen rebels, arms brokers. role of middlemen in arms deal- There was especially strong by Congress is not assured. proposed accord, a move quickly although for two decades the It covers battle tanks, armoured ing networks. “Since the broker is support during 10 days of arduous For more than a decade, activ- backed by Russia and China. main sources of new weaponry in combat vehicles, large-calibre the central actor using the cover negotiations at the United Nations ists and some governments have In December, the assembly the tiny Caucasian province have artillery systems, combat aircraft, of legitimate business to divert from African and Latin American been pushing for international decided to hold a final negoti- included corrupt Russian suppli- attack helicopters, warships, mis- weapons into the illicit trade, of states that for decades have been rules to regulating the arms trade. ating conference to agree on a ers and even military personnel. siles and missile launchers, and all actors, this is the one requiring among the prime markets for Hopes of reaching agreement at a treaty and set last Thursday as GUARDIAN NEWS/AFP

British PM saves distressed sheep

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron ventured Obama launches brain mapping initiative into a new swamp when he waded waist-deep into mud to rescue a drowning sheep. Cameron was on his way back from visiting a WASHINGTON: US Presi- brain that show how individual farmer near his home in the Oxfordshire countryside last month dent Barack Obama yesterday cells and neural circuits work and when he heard bleating and spotted a ewe that had got stuck in announced a $100m project to interact and examine how the the mud after following her two lambs. In jeans and rubber boots, map the intricate inner mys- brain records, uses and retrieves Cameron waded into the swamp, followed by his two bodyguards, teries of the human brain, tar- vast amounts of information. wrestled the sodden sheep and hoisted it onto safe ground, the geting cures for diseases like The BRAIN (Brain Research Sun newspaper reported. “When I got there, David (Cameron) Alzheimer’s. through Advancing Innovative was in the swamp, waist-deep in mud, along with the two police, “The most powerful computer Neurotechnologies) initiative will who had all gone in there to help drag this sheep out,” farmer in the world isn’t nearly as intui- be run by the National Institutes Julian Tustian told the Daily Telegraph. The ewe, which has been tive as the one we’re born with,” of Health (NIH), the Defence nicknamed Swampy, has fully recovered from the ordeal, which Obama said at the White House. Advanced Research Projects unfolded on March 1, Tustian said. The lambs drowned. “There’s this enormous mystery Agency, and the National Science waiting to be unlocked. And the Foundation. UK couple guilty of killing six kids BRAIN initiative will change that Obama was introduced as by giving scientists the tools they “scientist-in-chief” at the White LONDON: A British couple were found guilty yesterday of kill- need to get a dynamic picture of House event by NIH Director ing six of their children in a deliberate blaze at the family home. the brain in action,” Obama said. Francis Collins. “I am glad I have Mick Philpott and his wife Mairead were convicted at Nottingham The research initiative, to be been promoted to scientist-in- Crown Court in central England of the manslaughter of the six unveiled next week, will seek chief — given my grades in phys- children in the house fire in nearby Derby, on May 11 last year. to find new ways to treat, cure ics, I am not sure it is deserving,” Prosecutors claimed the couple had set fire to their home in a bid US President Barack Obama announces his administration’s Brain Research and prevent brain disorders the President said. “But I hold to frame Philpott’s ex-girlfriend and claim custody of the children through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative at the like epilepsy and Alzheimer’s. science in proper esteem, so they had together. A third defendant, Paul Mosley, was also found White House in Washington DC, yesterday. Researchers will try to make maybe I get some credit.” guilty of manslaughter by the jury following an eight-week trial. complex pictures of the inner AFP Firefighters abseil to owl’s rescue

VIENNA: Special Viennese firefighters flew to the rescue and abseiled down buildings yesterday after they received an emergency call to save a distressed... owl caught in a net. Residents alerted the US demand for skilled French reality TV under scrutiny fire department after noticing the bird trapped upside down in a net meant to ward off pigeons, in the courtyard of a residential PARIS: The suicide of a doctor on a hit tropical island of Koh Rong on March 22, building. Unable to reach the owl — suspended at a height of 15 worker visas seen French reality TV show sparked shock prompting French broadcaster TF1 to axe metres—using a ladder, the fire department had to call members of yesterday, with some blaming media the show’s 2013 season, its 16th. its special unit to abseil down from the roof and rescue the feath- topping quota soon pressure for his death while others urged His death — the first during any French ered victim. The operation ended happily with the bird brought restrictions on reality programmes. reality TV programme — sparked questions safely back to the ground and handed over to animal services. SAN FRANCISCO: A popular US visa pro- Thierry Costa, a physician on Koh Lanta — about the way the show was run. gramme for skilled workers is likely to hit its the French version of Survivor — killed him- One widely used anonymous witness EU troops begin Mali training mission quota within days after its application period self on Monday in Cambodia just over a week statement published on popular website opens, triggering a lottery and signalling that after a candidate died on set, citing “unfair Arret sur Images questioned Costa’s han- BAMAKO: The EU began a top-to-toe overhaul of Mali’s ragtag companies feel confident enough about the econ- accusations” against him in the media. dling of the candidate’s death, accusing him army yesterday to help its soldiers take the place of foreign troops omy to hire more foreign workers. “I hope the witnesses and websites that and the production team of prioritising the defending the west African nation against an Islamist insurgency. The H-1B programme will not have reached its published these horrors about the Koh show over the victim. Koh Lanta production The first of four battalions arrived in Koulikoro, 60km from base cap of 65,000 so quickly since early 2008, before Lanta doctor had a bad night,” @Sarah_IC firm Adventure Line Productions (ALP) the capital Bamako, to train under battle-hardened European the economic crisis hit. That was the last time a said on Twitter, one of many who blamed has lodged an official complaint for “slan- instructors as part of a wider effort to bring the army up to lottery was used, according to US Citizenship and sites and social networks for spreading mis- der” over the statement. scratch as quickly as possible. “The 570 men of the Malian army Immigration Services (USCIS), which processes information about the candidate’s death. The two deaths have also sparked a wider have just arrived at the training site in Koulikoro,” Lieutenant- the applications. The application period opened on The contestant — 25-year-old Gerald debate in France over reality TV shows, Colonel Philippe de Cussac, spokesman for the European Union Monday. The USCIS plans to announce by the middle Babin — died of a heart attack on the first which are hugely popular. Training Mission in Mali said. of next week if it will hold a lottery for the visas. It day of filming the adventure show on the AFP had previously said that it anticipated the quota for Ex-minister admits secret bank account the year starting October 1 could be met by Friday. Last year the cap was not reached until June. PARIS: France’s erstwhile budget minister admitted yesterday Preliminary paperwork that prospective visa to holding a secret ¤600,000 foreign bank account and he was seekers must file with the Department of Labour placed under a fraud investigation in a grave blow to President before applying to USCIS indicates that there is BBC chief in bid to win back trust Francois Hollande’s 10-month-old government. Jerome Cahuzac’s demand for well over 65,000 visas, said Florida- surprise reversal after months of denying allegations he held a based lawyer Ashwin Sharma, who handles H-1B LONDON: New BBC Director-General days in the job. Hall, 62, a former head of Swiss account deeply embarrassed Hollande. Cahuzac, who until visa applications for technology consulting firms. Tony Hall took up his post yesterday, start- BBC news, returns to the corporation after he resigned two weeks ago was in charge of French finances, He expects a record volume of applications this ing the task of restoring the reputation of more than a decade as chief executive of the acknowledged having the undeclared foreign account and year. US companies, particularly in technology, say the world’s biggest broadcaster that has Royal Opera House. his lawyer said he had been put under formal investigation. If they need the visas to fill vacant positions. been rocked by a child sex abuse scandal. In an internal email to staff, Hall said charged as a result of the investigation and found guilty in court, While the official quota is 65,000, the actual Hall arrived to tackle a bulging in-tray the corporation was “learning the lessons” Cahuzac, a former plastic surgeon, faces up to five years in prison number of people who enter the United States on topped with the fallout from police investi- from recent “difficult times”. “We are now and a ¤375,000 ($481,400) fine. H-1Bs is far greater because workers at universi- gations which concluded that the corpora- winning back trust, something which will ties and some other workplaces don’t count toward tion’s late presenter Jimmy Savile was one always be the most precious commodity for UN-Congo pact to stop rape in war zones the limit. Masters and PhD graduates from US of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders. our organisation,” he said. “The BBC sets universities have their own quota of 20,000 visas. The British Broadcasting Corporation incredibly high standards. At our best we KINSHASA: The United Nations has signed an agreement with Last year, the government issued 129,000 was subsequently damaged by a botched provide a service like no other Our challenge the Democratic Republic of Congo aimed at fighting against rape H-1B visas — almost double level of the official television report wrongly indicating that is to perform at our best all of the time.” and sexual violence by armed groups in the strife-torn eastern quota. The US Congress is currently working on a lawmaker was a paedophile, sparking a Besides the Savile fallout, Hall must find part of the country. The accord was signed by DR Congo’s Prime immigration reform legislation. Among proposals shake-up in the BBC’s top posts. a new permanent director of television and Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo and the UN’s special repre- being considered is a revamp of the H-1B pro- Engulfed by the scandals, Hall’s pred- a director of news, and resolve disputes over sentative on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura, gram that could raise the quota based on demand ecessor George Entwistle resigned as jobs and budget cuts. during a visit by Bangura to the country. AGENCIES and eliminate the lottery. REUTERS director-general in November after just 54 AFP WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 ASIA / PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Caroline Kennedy Sultan denies funding incursion Japan envoy? TOKYO: The mooted appointment of the daughter Kiram III could not afford to pay his security forces to enter Sabah, says spokesperson of assassinated US president John F Kennedy to the high- MANILA: The Sultanate of Sulu and charity foundation, and several others paid to another claimant to the Sulu throne, his Idjirani also slammed Malaysia for claim- profile post of ambassador to North Borneo yesterday denied reports Sulu militants to enter Kampung Tanduo nephew Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram. ing that the eight men earlier reported as Japan, was greeted in Japan that it paid members of the Royal before security forces began flushing them “Ridzwan has declared that he does not arrested are supporters of the Sultanate’s yesterday. Caroline Kennedy, Security Force (RSF) to enter Sabah in out on March 5. know Sultan Jamalul and the Raja Muda. Royal Security Force. According to Idjirani, an early supporter of Obama’s February. Ridzwan later showed up at the Ampang This could only mean that the conspiracy of the names of the eight reported as 2008 primary campaign Sultanate spokesman Abraham Idjirani Jaya police headquarters to give his state- was hatched in Malaysia. They (Malaysia) arrested, only one was verified to be a mem- before he took on and beat said Sultan Jamalul Kiram III could not ment on the Lahad Datu incursion. is using that charity foundation to chal- ber of the RSF. The name was that of Holan Hillary Clinton’s Democratic afford to pay RSF members and their sup- Sabah police commissioner Datuk lenge the legitimacy of the Sultan of Sulu,” Kalbi, a member of the RSF from Simunul, machine, is in the advanced porters into entering Sabah and starting Hamza Taib said Ridzwan, from George said Idjirani. Sulu and a relative of Sultan Jamalul. stages of the selection proc- the ongoing standoff with Malaysian secu- Town in Penang, is the president of Al According to Idjirani, it was also Ridzwan Idjirani stressed that Kalbi was among ess, an official said. rity forces. Ehsan Islamiah charity foundation. who financed the coronation last December those who died during the initial clash with “We refute the allegation that Sultan Ridzwan told police that he did not know of Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram. Malaysian security forces in Lahad Datu Manila rebels Jamalul Kiram III paid members of the Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III, whose Idjirani however stressed that even if last March 1. Idjirani added that the eight RSF to enter Sabah,” said Idjirani. younger brother Raja Muda Agbimuddin Muedzul was “coronated” he is still far men are most likely Malaysian support- free policeman The Malaysian police said it is now Kiram led some 200 armed members of the away from being declared as the Sultan of ers of Sultan Muedzul. “Even if they are investigating several Malaysians sus- sultanate royal army in taking Lahad Datu Sulu as he is 14th in the line of succession. not Filipinos and are not RSF fighters, the DAVAO CITY: Leftist rebels pected of financing the Sabah incursion. last February 12, with the aim of reclaim- Idjirani added that Malaysia is now Sultanate of Sulu will still help them as yesterday released a police- Citing sources, the Malaysian Star Online ing Sabah. engaged in a disinformation campaign they are historical constituents of the Sulu man they had kidnapped reported over the weekend that Datuk Seri Idjirani said that Ridzwan admitted that against the Sultanate of Sulu and North Sultanate,” said Idjirani. last month in the southern Muhammad Ridzwan Sulaiman, head of a he did not give money to Sultan Kiram but Borneo. THE PHILIPPINE STAR Philippines. Officials said the New People’s Army (NPA) released Police Officer 3 Ruben Nojapa to his family in Compostela Valley province around 1pm. “He is all right but had to be brought to the Myanmar school regional police command for checkup and debriefing.” ‘Boycott Indian blaze claims 13 cargo’ call YANGON: A fire blamed on an electrical fault killed 13 teenage COLOMBO: Dock work- boys at a Muslim school in Myanmar’s main city yesterday, police ers at Sri Lanka’s main con- and witnesses said, raising fears of a further eruption of tensions tainer port called yesterday after a wave of religious unrest. for a boycott of cargo from Police and soldiers flanked the scorched blue mosque and religious India. Ruling party-affiliated school in downtown Yangon, where dozens of children had been sleep- workers staged the protest at ing when the blaze broke out in the morning. Colombo harbour, demanding Authorities launched an inquiry into the blaze but said early indica- that the government retaliate tions suggested an accident — an effort to quash Muslim suspicions against politicians in India’s that they had been targeted following Buddhist-Muslim killings and southern state of Tamil arson in central Myanmar. “The whole country is worried now for Nadu who have called for Yangon, and is wondering whether this was a crime,” Ye Naung Thein, trade sanctions against Sri of Muslim organisation Myanmar Mawlwy federation, said, urging Lanka. The Sri Lanka Ports people to wait for the result of the inquiry. Authority said there were no Hundreds of mourners packed into a cemetery in a suburb north plans for any boycott. of Yangon to bury the victims, with many among the crowd voicing suspicions the fire was started deliberately. A teacher, who was awoken Lanka releases as flames tore through the building and who helped evacuate survivors, Muslims carry the coffins of fire victims to the Yaeway cemetery in Yangon, yesterday. The fire caused by faulty said he had smelt petrol during the blaze — echoing the testimony of electrical equipment killed 13 boys at an Islamic school in Yangon. Buddhist monks several witnesses. AFP COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court yesterday freed three Buddhist monks and 14 oth- ers suspected of torching a Muslim-owned clothing store in Colombo. “The case was N Korea to restart N-reactor Four more bird flu dropped because the police and the victim did not want SEOUL: North Korea central committee meeting of the game. Aggressive rhetoric and to proceed,” a court official announced plans yesterday to ruling Workers Party of Korea, military posturing only result in said. “The magistrate warned restart a mothballed nuclear appeared to signal a small shift counter-actions, and fuel fear and cases in China them to follow Buddha’s reactor closed since 2007, but from threats against South Korea instability,” Ban said at a news teachings or face serious emphasised it was seeking a and the US, but it was some dis- conference in Andorra, where he SHANGHAI: Four more peo- were being monitored. consequences.” deterrent capacity, rather than tance from any kind of end to was on an official visit. ple in China have been infected Shanghai’s health bureau has repeating recent threats to the crisis. If Pyongyang follows “Things must calm down, as with a new strain of bird flu, a ordered hospitals to strengthen Bombmaker attack South Korea and the US. through with its plan to restart this situation, made worse by the local government said yester- surveillance of respiratory illness The state-owned KCNA news the nuclear facilities, it will have lack of communication, could lead day, bringing the country’s total cases. held in Jakarta agency said North Korea would longer-term security implications down a path that nobody should to seven. “They are taking the measures restart all nuclear facilities for for the region. want to follow,” Ban said, offering Three women and one man had necessary,” the bureau said. JAKARTA: Indonesian electricity and military uses. Reactivating the Soviet-era to help the parties to begin talks. contracted H7N9 avian influenza, The woman from Anhui had police said yesterday they had A speech by the North’s young reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear He also called on North Korean the health bureau in the eastern contact with birds, while the arrested a man suspected leader Kim Jong-un, delivered plant will produce plutonium, a authorities to abide by resolutions province of Jiangsu said. younger man in Shanghai worked of being the bombmaker in on Sunday but published in full tested path to acquire more fissile from the United Nations Security Two men have already died in butchering and selling meat, state- a terror group accused of by KCNA yesterday, appeared to material than a uranium enrich- Council. Shanghai, while a woman from backed Health News said on its robbing a jewellery store to dial down the prospects of a direct ment programme. The US has bolstered its forces the eastern province of Anhui is website, suggesting a route for fund militant activities. Fajar confrontation with the US as he As well as restarting the 5MW in the region after a series of critically ill. transmission. Sidik, 29, was detained in stressed that nuclear weapons reactor at Yongbyon, the North’s threats by Pyongyang to attack The National Health and Family In Geneva, World Health Semarang city, central Java would ensure the country’s safety only known source of plutonium US bases in the Pacific and to Planning Commission said that Organisation played down fears province. Sidik was part of as a deterrent. for its nuclear weapons pro- invade South Korea. two men, aged 87 and 27, died in over a strain of bird flu which the group and “assembled “Our nuclear strength is a reli- gramme, KCNA said a uranium China said it regretted North Shanghai in early March. has killed two people in China, pipe bombs and homemade able war deterrent and a guar- enrichment plant would also be Korea’s announcement that it The presence of the virus in the but said it was crucial to find out firearms,” police said. antee to protect our sovereignty,” put back into operation. would restart a nuclear reactor victims was confirmed last Friday. how the virus infected humans. Kim said. “It is on the basis of United Nations Secretary- to feed its atomic weapons pro- “To date the investigation “It’s the first time that H7N9 Undersea quake a strong nuclear strength that General Ban Ki-moon said the gramme, appealing for calm. showed no link between the three was found in humans,” the UN peace and prosperity can exist crisis over North Korea had gone “We have noticed the remarks cases, but the investigation is con- health agency’s spokeswoman erupts off Japan and so can the happiness of peo- too far and urged dialogue to of the DPRK and express our tinuing,” the panel said. Fadela Chaib said, referring to the ple’s lives.” resolve the situation. regret,” Foreign Ministry spokes- It said that 88 people who had deadly strain of avian influenza. TOKYO: A magnitude-6.0 Kim’s speech, delivered to the “Nuclear threats are not a man Hong Lei said. AGENCIES been in contact with the victims AGENCIES undersea earthquake hit off eastern Japan yesterday. The US Geological Survey reported that the quake hit some 107km east of Miyako and some 327km northeast of Sea-based radar Tokyo. Japan’s Meteorological Filipinos in S Korea to Agency and the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency issued no tsunami alerts. There be evacuated by Manila were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. MANILA: More than 40,000 Filipinos But he stressed “the overall situation in South Korea are ready for evacua- remains calm and normal as life proceeds Games put off tion in case tensions in the region erupt as usual without any disruption through- into a full-scale war, the Department out South Korea.” over wages row of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. At Malacañang, deputy presidential DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez said spokesperson Abigail Valte expressed JAKARTA: Indonesia post- that while the situation in South Korea hopes that diplomacy would prevail and poned the Islamic Solidarity remains normal, they have set in place render evacuation unnecessary. Games due in June until contingency plans including designating “We were able to do it in several other October after construction exit points for Filipino evacuees. countries. Hopefully, we will also be able to workers closed the main sta- “We give utmost importance to 40,000 do it but we hope that it will not be neces- dium in protest against not Filipinos in South Korea and the embassy sary. And we are one with everybody in being paid in full, organisers is prepared to undertake a contingency hoping that the tensions decrease in that said yesterday. Some 5,000 plan,” Hernandez said in Filipino. particular area,” Valte said. athletes from member coun- If evacuation becomes necessary, “We’ve already made our position tries of Organisation of the Filipinos may proceed to Busan or at any known on that in several instances. And Islamic Conference were due convergence area in Seoul or in Daejeon I think, at this particular point in time, to take part in the third edi- before they are repatriated. we are focused on making sure that the tion of the games from June 6 The sea-based, X-band Radar (SBX 1) transits the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam The DFA said last Sunday that preparations that we’ve put in place will to 17 in the city of Pekanbaru in Hawaii. The US has deployed it to the ocean east of Japan to track any North Korean bal- Filipinos in South Korea were put on seek to secure our nationals who are on Sumatra island. listic missile launches. It looks like an enormous balloon mounted on an oil rig. The platform “heightened alert” in the wake of North there,” she said. AGENCIES floats and feeds data to a command that can fire an interceptor missile to shoot it down. Korea’s declaration of a “state of war.” THE PHILIPPINE STAR WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN Bhutto returns to lead poll campaign Despite security threat, PPP chairman will start campaign to mark Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s death anniversary tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bilawal left the country due to said it was better that the party The cases include former pre- be heard but the court rejected People’s Party Chairman security concerns, but few senior should ask Rehman Malik, Asim mier Raja Pervez Ashraf’s con- his plea. Then he said he always Bilawal Bhutto returned to the leaders say he was unhappy over Hussain, Hafeez Sheikh, Farooq tempt and rental power projects respected the courts, but his country to start PPP election the running of party affairs, as he H Naek and others to campaign scam, alleged involvement of Amin patience was running out. campaign tomorrow. believed that PPP’s ideology was because they havd occupied Fahim in NICL scam, intra-court PPP, meanwhile, called off a PPP sources said that despite being compromised by promoting important executive portfolios appeal of former prime minister major rally to kick-start cam- security threat and reservations people whose loyalty is divided. in the last five years and were Yousaf Raza Gilani against his paign in favour of smaller events. over the way party’s affairs are One PPP leader claimed that responsible for bad governance. conviction and contempt proceed- The Taliban have threatened being run, Bhutto decided to isolation of Bilawal from the It was learnt that mismanage- ings against Rehman Malik that PPP and its secular coalition return home to start the cam- upcoming campaign was part of ment had been witnessed in the may be a setback for PPP. partners. paign, but it was not clear if he a strategy because the party lead- Punjab wing of the party in resolv- Under the court’s pressure, Last week, PPP said it would would lead the campaign until ership believed they should not ing the dispute among workers FIA has issued arrest warrant start campaign with a rally in the general election in prevailing ruin a PPP asset by using Bilawal over decisions regarding the issu- against Fahim. Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, the village circumstances. in the campaign, especially when ance of tickets to candidates. During the last proceed- housing the Bhutto family mau- The sources said the party had PPP’s performance was too poor. The sources said no regular ing on March 27, the court said soleum, on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s instructed its district organisa- Bilawal Bhutto He said a few senior PPP lead- meeting of the PPP parliamentary the money trail in NICL scan- death anniversary. It holds rallies tions to arrange meetings in their ers told the leadership that it board in Punjab was being held to dal led to the bank accounts of on the anniversary every year. offices to observe the 34th death among PPP leaders regarding was better that the chairman be address the issue. Mahkdoom Amin Fahim and his But a party spokesman in the anniversary of PPP founder- the departure of the chairman spared from the campaign and With the election around the family members. nearby town of Naudero said the chairman and former prime from Pakistan before the start of the leaders who had run the gov- corner, the Supreme Court has S M Zafar, counsel for Fahim, gathering would take place in minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto campaign, but they agreed that ernment affairs for the last five taken up cases against senior told the bench that it was his a hall. Leaders would also hold tomorrow. he would return before tomorrow. years should lead the campaign. PPP leaders in charge of campaign 15th appearance in the case and events in other districts, he added. There were different views One section of the PPP says Another annoyed PPP leader across the country. requested that his views should AGENCIES

Sentenced to jail 19 rebels killed Karzai rival edges in Afghanistan KABUL: At least 19 Taliban were killed in operations towards election carried out by Afghan secu- rity forces and International KABUL: As the one-year countdown to Afghan elections begins, Security Assistance Force the man who lost out last time in a corrupt and chaotic poll is in Afghanistan (ISAF) in weighing up whether to risk another shot at the presidency. the past 24 hours across Abdullah Abdullah pulled out of the second round of the 2009 election the country. The Interior after massive vote-rigging by President Hamid Karzai’s supporters that Ministry said its forces and badly shook the US-led international effort to rebuild Afghanistan. ISAF also wounded five and The next election is due on April 5, 2014, but many doubt it will captured three rebels during be held on schedule. There are no front-runners and foreign donors raids in Nangarhar, Daykundi, fear another flawed poll could bury gains secured since the fall of the Kandahar, Oruzgan, Maidan Taliban in 2001. Wardak, Logar, Paktia and Abdullah, an urbane former eye surgeon, remains embittered towards Helmand provinces. Karzai and doubts the president will step down without a fight -- despite the fact he is barred from standing for a third term. Bomb claims He accuses Karzai, 55, of plotting to deceive the electorate in spite of repeated pledges to step down next year. 3 policemen “President Karzai will make an effort to extend his tenure,” the 52-year-old predicted in an interview at his heavily-guarded private KABUL: Three policemen residence in Kabul. “The president’s best option is to create an emer- were killed in a roadside gency security situation so everyone says ‘under these circumstances bombing in the southeast- how can we have elections?’, then he calls a jirga (tribal meeting) to ern province of Paktika, support him staying on,” Abdullah said. “He doesn’t show any signs of Afghanistan. According to being someone who is now leaving in one year’s time.” Afghan news agency Pajhwok, Abdullah served as Karzai’s foreign minister from 2001 to 2005, the incident took place when but is now leader of the National Coalition of Afghanistan, the closest an Afghan Local Police’ thing to an opposition group in a country where central government vehicle hit the bomb in the is traditionally weak. Marzako area of Sarrawza A former aide to the late anti-Soviet fighter Ahmad Shah Massoud, district. Taliban spokesman Abdullah commands support among minority Tajiks but not the Zabihullah Mujahid claimed Pashtuns, the dominant ethnic group from which Karzai and most responsibility and said five members of the Taliban hail. Recalling the turbulent 2009 election, tribal militiamen also died. Abdullah said he was wary of campaigning again for the presidency. A Pakistani court yesterday sentenced Khalifa Abdul Qayyum (second right) to three years in prison and AFP fined 5,000 rupees ($50) for false declarations concerning his academic credentials in the last provincial Dozens held in assembly election. Islamabad raids ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces continued search operations in many 7 die in power station attack Entrepreneurs Project areas and apprehended doz- ens of suspects and recov- PESHAWAR: Dozens of gun- “They attacked the power found the bodies of three PESCO ered arms and ammunition. men attacked an electricity station at around 2:30am (2130 officials and two policemen,” said Sources said forces raided plant in northwest Pakistan, GMT). They killed two officials on Shaukat Afzal. for 26,000 women places in Qasba Colony and killing seven people and dis- the spot and abducted 10 others,” “Four power house employ- Korangi and arrested two rupting power to 100,000 peo- Javed Khan, a senior police official ees and one policeman are still ISLAMABAD: The US- 26,000 women who will benefit dozen suspects who were ple overnight, officials said in the area said. missing.” funded Entrepreneurs Project from this project, her income being interrogated. yesterday. “They threw five dead bodies The attack shut down electric- in Pakistan will train 26,000 has grown manifold after the It was the latest audacious of the kidnapped officials in the ity for five hours, affecting around women embellishers across the training she received from the First Literature assault underscoring rising fields close to the power house on 100,000 people in surrounding country to improve their skills Entrepreneurs Project. violence in the northwest as Monday morning. Five others are areas, the spokesman said. “We to increase their incomes by “Now I don’t have to think Festival set Pakistan prepares to hold gen- still missing.” later restored electricity in those 2014. about what I will feed my children. eral and provincial elections on There was no immediate claim areas through alternate sources,” Through the project, the United Instead, I can think about my chil- ISLAMABAD: The Oxford May 11, which are due to mark of responsibility for the attack. Afzal said. States Agency for International dren going to school and learning University Press (OUP) has the country’s first democratic A spokesman for the Peshawar There are fears that rampant Development (USAID) provides things I don’t know,” she said. Her planned the First Islamabad transition of power. Electricity Supply Company insecurity could prove a major female artisans with skills to husband is a day labourer and his Literature Festival from Around 50 militants targeted (PESCO) said four of its staff and challenge for the vote, not least improve their products, access modest income does not cover the April 30 to May 1. Through the plant in Badh Bher a sub- three policemen were killed. in Peshawar, home to 2.5 million better markets and increase family’s basic needs. Jamila used such festivals, OUP intends to urb of Peshawar, a key electoral “One PESCO employee and on the edge of the tribal belt on their incomes. It provides skills to embroider fabric using Sindhi create an intellectual space in battleground and the capital of one policeman were killed on the Afghan border, Pakistan’s and improves business know-how and Baluchi stitching and did which the diversity and plu- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province the spot. The militants then kid- premier Taliban and Al Qaeda of low-income women engaged in beadwork, but owing to just a few ralism in Pakistan’s society is which is rife with Al Qaeda linked napped seven PESCO employees stronghold. running businesses at homes. orders, earned only $7 a month. expressed by writers in and militants and Taliban insurgents. and three policemen. Later, we AFP According to Jamila, one of INTERNEWS outside Pakistan. The festival will feature debates, discus- sions and interviews. Playtime Revenues go 100 poll papers rejected up in smoke KARACHI: Pakistan lost PESHAWAR: The provincial election papers filed for seats reserved for National Rs80bn in tax revenue in commissioner (PEC)yesterday turned Assembly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the past five years, while the down around 100 nomination papers and those for minorities in the provin- loss could be Rs100bn in the filed for seats reserved for women in cial assembly will be verified today and next five years as the coun- the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly tomorrow. try ranked third in illicit as their names were not present in the The Election Commission of Pakistan trade in the Asia-Pacific priority lists submitted by their political had fixed March 31 for submission of prior- countries, after Malaysia and parties. ity lists by parties. Hong Kong. According to a An official at the PEC office said around Under Section 47A of the Representation Euromonitor International 229 nominations were filed for 22 reserved of People’s Act, it is mandatory for par- report, illicit trade in ciga- seats but parties had put names of 128 can- ties to submit lists of their candidates rettes reached a peak of didates in their priority lists, the submis- in order of priority for seats reserved for 23.5bn sticks in Pakistan last sion of which was mandatory under the women and non-Muslims. These seats are year, representing 26.7 per- Representation of People’s Act. filled through proportional representation cent of cigarette consump- Provincial Election Commissioner Sono in accordance with the number of general tion. Taxes amount to 68.5 to Khan Baloch, who is also returning officer seats won by a political party. 81 percent of the retail price for the reserved seats, began scrutiny of Several women were seen exchanging of a packet. Afghan children play Ghursai, a traditional game, in Jalalabad, yesterday. the nomination papers and cleared 90. harsh words with each other and criticis- AGENCIES He will continue scrutiny, whereas ing nomination papers. INTERNEWS WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

NRI arrested Stepped up vigil for raping SC lifts foreign Delhi woman travel ban on NEW DELHI: A 67-year-old US-based non-resident Indian raped a Nepali woman here on the pretext of marrying her, police said yesterday. The accused was arrested and sent Italian envoy to judicial custody. Raj Dhingra raped the 47-year- old woman inside a guest house Judges question special court progress in north Delhi’s Majnu Ka Tilla area on Monday night on pretext of marrying her. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court “After the rape when Dhingra yesterday withdrew its March 14 refused to marry the victim, she and March 18 restraining order sent a message to her brother that directed the government to about the incident. Victim’s ensure that Italian Ambassador brother informed police about the Daniele Mancini (pictured) did not incident around 12.40am yester- leave India. day and the accused was arrested The apex court had passed the from a guest house,” said a police order after the Italian government officer. The officer informed that went back on its solemn promise after the medical examination of to send back two of its marines, the victim, Dhingra was arrested Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore and later sent to judicial custody Girone, to face trial for killing two by a district court. Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast The victim told police that she on February 15 last year after mis- had approached Dhingra after taking them for pirates. finding his contact number in a Referring to its interim order of matrimonial advertisement. March 14 and March 18 restrain- Dhingra’s family lives in west ing the Italian envoy from leav- Delhi’s Janakpuri area while the ing the country, the bench of Chief and reason.” The court adjourned woman lives in Govindpuri area in Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice Anil the matter till April 16 to enable south after separation from her Policemen and security officials gather outside the Reserve Bank of India’s head office in Mumbai, R Dave and Justice Vikramajit Sen Vahanvati to file an affidavit giving husband. IANS yesterday. A man carrying an airgun tried to forcibly enter the bank but was overpowered by security said: “Since petitioner two and three details of steps taken for setting up guards and is now in police custody. (two Italian marines) have returned the special court. within the stipulated time, the under- Referring to some media reports, taking given by Italian Ambassador senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi, Daniele Mancini has been satisfied. appearing for the Italian govern- “Accordingly we need not take ment, told the court that the trial further notice of the Note Verbale was being entrusted to a chief judi- Mayawati works on comeback plan and the interim order passed stands cial magistrate (CJM) court and that rescinded.” the investigation into it was handed LUCKNOW: Even as the “Behenji’s (sister’s) plans general secretary and leader of all the legislative constituencies, The Italian embassy by its March 15 over to the National Investigation ongoing slugfest between her are very clear. She wants to opposition in the state assem- their problems and the recom- ‘note verbale’ to the India’s External Agency (NIA). arch rival Samajwadi Party regain Uttar Pradesh to play bly, said: “The people of UP have mendations of party coordina- Affairs Ministry had pointed to the Rohatgi said that neither the NIA and the Congress-led United a larger role at the centre in made up their minds to vote the tors on the best face they could obligation of the host country (India) nor the CJM court have the juris- Progressive Alliance gov- the likely eventuality of a hung BSP back to power, after a year zero in on as party candidates to protect the diplomatic agent under diction to handle the case. However, ernment at the centre hogs parliament,” a close confidante of the SP’s misrule”. for the 2014 general elections. the Vienna Convention. Vahanvati pleaded with the court headlines, Bahujan Samaj told IANS. “The writing is on the wall: The detailed report has been Vacating the restraint order, the not to take cognisance of the media Party chief Mayawati is qui- Coming to the state in the People are realising their folly in studied by a group of senior court also enquired from Attorney reports. In its January 18 order, the etly working on a “comeback middle of a raging contro- voting for the Samajwadi Party leaders. After deliberations General G E Vahanvati as to what court held that it was only the Union plan”, gearing for the 2014 Lok versy between the SP and (SP). Under Behenji’s leadership with middle-rung party leaders steps the government has taken to of India that had the jurisdiction to Sabha polls. the Congress only confirms we will romp home with stun- in the state, the BSP supremo set up a special fast track court to try the two marines and told the cen- Ousted from power in Uttar the point that the leader was ning results,” Maurya asserts. would put her stamp of approval try the two marines in pursuance of tral government to set up a special Pradesh by the SP in the March “neither interested nor per- He is currently in Gorakhpur on the list before a formal its January 18 order. court in consultation with the chief 2012 state assembly polls, the turbed” by the ongoing political to meet party workers in a announcement of candidates is “The question is whether we have justice to hold the trial. mercurial Dalit leader has developments at the centre, a run-up to meetings called by made. “Behenji has reports and to pass an order modifying our earlier Earlier in the course of the hear- already had back-to-back meet- source said. Mayawati at Lucknow. Pointing feedback from ‘ground zero’. order (restraining Mancini from leav- ing, the court questioned the locus ings to evolve party strategy “Our leader knows that the to the communal clashes and She is interacting with party ing the country),” Chief Justice Kabir standi of the Janata Party president for the parliamentary polls. SP has an edge over the BSP riots that the state has wit- cadre at the district and block observed as Vahanvati mentioned the Subramanian Swamy to move the Informed sources say she has when it comes to bargaining nessed under Chief Minister levels to ensure that the best developments that had taken place contempt plea, saying that it was finalised 75 percent of the list with the UPA. Hence we are not Akhilesh Yadav’s watch, Maurya candidate gets the ticket,” says since the court’s March 18 order. not open to all to come to the apex of party candidates. interested in the strained ties says even the minorities have Ram Achal Rajbhar, BSP’s state “What about the special court. court and argue. “Be careful for what Mayawati is set to arrive between the two. We are look- realised that the SP was only unit president. Why matter is being delayed. We you are saying. What do you mean by in the state capital from New ing forward to consolidating our paying lip service to their Sources say the BSP chief has passed the order so that matter is collusion?” Chief Justice Kabir cau- Delhi this week and stay put for position in the next Lok Sabha welfare. already approved the names of heard expeditiously. After all they tioned Swamy as he claimed there over 10 days, according to her polls,” a senior BSP leader said. Party insiders say Mayawati 70 party candidates for the Lok (two marines) are from outside. seemed “to be some collusion here”. close aides. Swamy Prasad Maurya, BSP already has a detailed report of Sabha polls. IANS They can’t be kept for no rhyme IANS

Mirror, mirror... Bengal ignored security advice, says poll panel

KOLKATA: West Bengal’s State the constitution. Justice Biswanath Election Commission (SEC) yes- Somadder also accepted a petition terday told the Calcutta High moved by senior advocate Bikash Court that the state government Ranjan Bhattacharya on behalf of the has “totally disregarded” its sug- Left parties, making them a party to gestion on deployment of central the case. Bhattacharya later said the paramilitary forces, which is nec- petition filed by him was in support essary for conducting free and of the SEC. fair panchayat polls. Citing instances of violence dur- This was contended by the com- ing the previous panchayat polls in mission’s legal counsel Samaraditya Bengal, Pal argued before the court Pal while moving a petition seeking that clashes in the state during the rejection of the rural body election elections were more than that in date notified by the state govern- other states. He said there was ment, during the first day of hearing. a”huge gap” between the numbers The Mamata Banerjee-led gov- of the police personnel which was ernment has been engaged in a war required to conduct the polls and of words and letters with the elec- the security personnel that was tion panel over the scheduling of available in the state. the dates and deployment of central “The commission is surprised paramilitary forces. that the government has not yet During the proceedings, Pal argued made any assessment regarding that Section 42 of the West Bengal what it (number of police person- Panchayat Elections Act, 2003, on nel) may require and from where the basis of which the state govern- it will get,” Pal said while reading ment had issued the notification was out from a letter sent by the SEC Bollywood actress Sarah Jane Dias during a promotional in conflict with the Section 243 of to the state government. IANS event in Mumbai late on Monday. Delhi abstains from UN vote on arms trade

UNITED NATIONS: As the the hands of weapons export- conference last Thursday. The criticism of the text, said the UN General Assembly yester- ing countries. three countries voted “no” on draft treaty text sought to be day overwhelmingly approved The resolution adopting the yesterday’s resolution while adopted through this resolu- the first UN treaty regulating treaty was approved by a vote Russia and China, both major tion “falls short of our expec- the multi-billion dollar inter- of 154 to 3 with 23 abstentions arms exporters, also abstained. tations and a number of other national arms trade, India in the 193-member world body. Ambassador Sujata key stakeholders in producing abstained from the resolu- Iran, North Korea and Syria Mehta, India’s Permanent a text that is clear, balanced tion, stressing its strong pro- had blocked adoption of the Representative to the and implementable and able to test over the draft which it draft by consensus at the end Conference of Disarmament attract universal adherence”. described as an instrument in of a two-week final negotiating in Geneva, reiterating India’s IANS WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Rs10m paid Coins in the muck to kill tycoon, say police Accused sent to 10 days’ custody

NEW DELHI: A week after the had been taken in police custody murder of BSP leader and busi- last Friday after the recovery of ness tycoon Deepak Bhardwaj, the car from his possession. Delhi Police said yesterday that The Crime Branch of Delhi the killers were paid Rs10m to Police arrested both the shooters eliminate him. — Sunil and Purushottam — in A police officer told IANS on a dramatic way when they were condition of anonymity that they about to surrender in Patiala were raiding places in Haryana, House Court here on Monday Delhi and in the National Capital morning. Reigion (NCR) for clues about Purushottam was apprehended people who hired the shooters outside Patiala House Court com- for Rs10m. plex and Sunil from inside the “The shooters were given a court as he managed to evade the contract of Rs10m to eliminate police and entered Metropolitan Deepak Bhardwaj,” said a police Magistrate Prashant Sharma’s officer investigating the murder. court room to surrender. Police sources said that initially Sunil was arrested after the the shooters were given Rs1m to judge refused to hear the matter buy arms and a car to gain entry and handed him over to the Crime to Bhardwaj’s farmhouse in south Branch police. Delhi’s Rajokri, where Bhardwaj Both the shooters were later Men search for coins and gold in the polluted waters of the Ganga river at Sangam after the Kumbh Mela festival, in Allahabad, yesterday. The two- was killed. The remaining amount handed over to South Delhi police, month-long mela, celebrated every 12 years at the conjunction of two sacred rivers, drew massive crowds of devotees, ascetics and foreign tourists was to be paid after the murder. who are investigating the case. until its conclusion on March 10. Police said two people were in Sunil, Purushottam and Amit contact with each other to find were sent to 10 days’ police cus- contract killers. tody by Patiala court yesterday. The source said that police Police have questioned have issued a Look Out Circular Bhardwaj’s wife Ramesh Kumari, Govt rushing two ministers to Saudi Arabia (LOC) for Rakesh Malik, who had their sons and staff over the past approached the shooters and had few days. given them the contract to kill Investigators are also look- NEW DELHI: The Indian is timed with the return of Saudi The minister said there is no private sector. Around two million Bhardwaj. ing into the role of an insider government proposes to send Labour Minister Adel Fakieh, exodus of Indian workers from Indians are working in various The hunt is on for Guru Swami, who might have tipped off the two senior ministers to Saudi who is currently out of country. the Kingdom, adding that all capacities in Saudi Arabia. Under a resident of Jhajjar in Haryana, killers about the movement of Arabia to asses the impact of The external affairs ministry possible help will be rendred to the new law, private companies who had asked Malik to find con- Bhardwaj and the topography of the new ‘nitaqat’ employment is also in touch with the Saudi the Indians. He said the embassy are required to provide 10 per- tract killers. the farmhouse. policy that is expected to affect ambassador on this issue. would issue emergency exit cer- cent jobs to locals. This will affect The information came to light Bhardwaj, a realtor and the thousands of Indians who are Khurshid said that Indian tificates to those Indians who did around 300,000 Indians, mainly after the arrest of Rakesh alias richest candidate in the 2009 working in the kingdom with- diplomats in Saudi Arabia have not have travel documents. from Kerala, who are enganged in Bhola, the owner of the Skoda car Lok Sabha elections with declared out valid employment or visa rushed to Damam province, Khurshid said the Indian gov- semi-skilled jobs in the Kingdom. used in the murder and shoot- assets of over Rs6bn, was shot documents. where Saudi labour ministry ernment is in constant touch with The issue was raised by Kerala ers Sunil Mann alias Sonu and dead on March 26 around 9am at Minister for Overseas Indian officials have conducted raids to the Saudi authorities on this sen- Chief Minister Oomman Chandy Purushottam Rana alias Monu. his 35-acre farmhouse in Rajokri Affairs Vayalar Ravi and Minister detect illegal workers. sitive issue. “We want the Saudi with Prime Minister Manmohan The fourth one arrested is Amit, in south Delhi. of State for External Affairs The Indian embassy in Riyadh government to adopt a humani- Singh, Defence Minister A K who was driving the car at the The killers entered the farm- E Ahmed would soon head to has been directed to post addi- tarian approach so that workers Antony and Khurshid. Other time of the murder. house on the pretext of meeting Saudi Arabia, External Affairs tional staff in Damam to are not punished or penalised.” ministers were also briefed about Amit was arrested on Bhardwaj. He was shot in the Minister Salman Khurshid told assist Indian workers who are The Saudi government says the new law’s impact on Indian Sunday from northwest Delhi’s head and chest. a group of Urdu media journal- being scrutinised by the local the ‘nitaqat’ system is meant to workers. Jahangirpuri area while Rakesh IANS ists here last evening. The visit authorities. boost employment for locals in the IANS

Actor Manoj Kumar sues Actors protest Sri Shah Rukh over Lanka ‘war crimes’ 2007 film parody CHENNAI: Tamil stars (TANTIS). Prakash Raj, Vishal MUMBAI: Retired actor-film- Rajinikanth, Ajith Kumar and Krishna, Silambarasan, Dhanush, maker Manoj Kumar lodged a Kamal Haasan were among a Bharath, Jiiva, Jeyam Ravi, Arya, criminal case in a local court large number of Tamil actors Suriya, Karthi, Lakshmi Rai, here yesterday against super- who observed a day-long pro- Ramya Krishnan and Lakshmy star Shah Rukh Khan and test here yesterday to denounce Ramakrishnan also observed a choreographer-director Farah the “war crimes” on Sri silent protest. Khan for allegedly defaming Lankan Tamils. Many actors who couldn’t be him in their 2007 movie Om “We as an industry stand part of the fast on March 19 were Shanti Om. united for our brothers and sis- present. All shootings were can- Among other things, the ters in Sri Lanka,” said Sarath celled yesterday while theatres 75-year old actor has demanded Kumar, president of the South remained closed during the fast. registration of a first information Indian Film Artistes Association However, there were no mikes report against Shah Rukh and (SIFAA), as a day-long fast ended. and no speeches. Farah for alleged offences per- He demanded “strict action” “One reason we are not using taining to cheating, defamation, against the Sri Lankan regime microphone is that we don’t want criminal breach of trust and con- for killing a large number of inno- tempers to flare,” a member of spiracy, in his complaint before cent Tamils in the war against the SIFAA told IANS. the Andheri Metropolitan Court. Tamil Tigers which destroyed the Kamal, Rajinikanth, Ajith The case is related to a scene rebels in 2009. Kumar, Suriya and Karthi are in the blockbuster movie in which “We also urge the central gov- among those who couldn’t join Shah Rukh had mimicked Manoj ernment to take notice of the sit- the March 19 fast. Kumar in a manner which the uation of Tamils in Sri Lanka and Tamil actor Vijay, currently veteran actor found objectionable. organise rehabilitation for them,” shooting in Australia, expressed The magistrate, while adjourn- he added. regret that he was not able to join ing the matter until Friday, has Actors turned up in hundreds the Chennai hunger strike. directed that a CD of the movie to support the fast organised by “I am currently shooting for containing the objectionable scene SIFAA at T Nagar here. This is my film ‘Thalaivaa’ in Australia be produced before the court. Actor Rajinikanth (left) speaks with fellow thespian R Sarathkumar during a one-day fast by the Tamil film industry the second fast after March 19 and couldn’t make it to the fast. Manoj Kumar had filed a def- in Chennai, yesterday. which was organised by Tamil I regret not being present in this amation case in 2008, but had Nadu Film Directors Association movement.” IANS withdrawn it after Shah Rukh and Farah Khan apologised and assured that the objectionable scene would be deleted from the movie. A Mumbai court had also ordered that year that the scene lampooning Manoj Kumar be No extension of right to education deadline deleted from the movie before it was released and telecast on tel- NEW DELHI: Human deadline should not be extended. for non-compliance of RTE Act follow the guidelines even after Maharasthra had sought the gov- evision channels. Resource Development “Though some states demanded was with the state governments. warnings. The minister also said ernment to clarify its position on In his complaint filed through Minister M M Pallam Raju extending the RTE deadline, as He, however, assured that non- that the a lot has been achieved the issue. Speaking in the meet- lawyer Ashok Sarogi, Manoj yesterday said there will be no of now, there is a consensus in complying schools will not be shut since the RTE was implemented. ing, several states had complained Kumar contended that the movie extension in Right to Education CABE that the deadline for RTE overnight. “We have gained in creation over not getting enough funds. was released recently in Japan Act (RTE) deadlines but left should not be extended,” the min- “It is in the hands of state gov- of infrastructure, though more Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, and contained the controversial the decision of action against ister said. ernment to take action. There will needs to be achieved. We are lag- Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, scene depicting him in poor light. non-complying schools on state The deadline for implementa- be a process to it, there will be an ging behind in teachers’ train- and Jammu and Kashmir were He further contended that he governments. tion of RTE Act was March 31, inspection, then the schools will ing, but there have been sincere among the states that complained had been made to believe that the Talking to reporters after a 2013. However, a lot of states are be sent notice, they can explain efforts. But there is a positive that they were running short of scene was deleted from the movie, meeting of the Central Advisory lagging with schools lacking infra- why they are not complying with spirit among the states to imple- funds for teachers’ salaries as well but now it was being shown all Board of Education (CABE), the structure, qualified teachers and the norms,” Raju said. ment the act,” he said. as the reimbursements to private over the place in an attempt to minister said it was the general other things. He, however, added that action Uttarakhand and Madhya schools for giving admission to gain popularity and business for consensus in the highest advi- Raju said the responsibility should be taken against schools Pradesh sought extending children from weaker economic the film.” IANS sory body on education that the of taking action against schools which are in bad shape, or fail to the deadline of RTE, while sections. IANS

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THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW GENEVA: Astrophysicists chomping on a giant, low-mass years, the university said in a its trajectory. It managed to swal- have witnessed the rare event object that had come too close. statement. low 10 percent of the object’s total HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER of a black hole awakening Scientists at the Swiss univer- Matter-sucking black holes mass, while the remainder stayed ATHENS 21/08 Partly cloudy 21/08 Partly cloudy from its slumber to snack on sity analyse the data collected by normally lurk dormant and unde- in orbit. WASHINGTON 11/-2 Mostly sunny 14/07 Partly cloudy a planet-sized object in a gal- INTEGRAL, launched in 2002 to tected at the centre of galaxies, In a separate statement, the SYDNEY 21/14 Clear 21/14 Showers/Clear axy 47 million light years away, study gamma rays and throw light but can occasionally be tracked European Space Agency said the the University of Geneva said on events far from Earth’s galaxy. by the scraps left over from their object was either a giant planet or LONDON 05/01 Sprinkles 05/00 Showers/Clear yesterday. They spotted a light flare com- stellar fests. a brown dwarf—a stars that lacks PARIS 07/01 Sprinkles 10/03 Showers/Clear The observation made using ing from a black hole in the centre This black hole had woken sufficient mass to sustain a ther- ISTANBUL 24/11 Showers 20/09 Partly cloudy the European Space Agency’s of the NGC 4845 galaxy, which up and absorbed an object with monuclear fusion of hydrogen and MANILA 35/24 Fair 35/25 Fair INTEGRAL satellite project, has a mass more than 300,000 a mass 15 times that of our own helium which makes other stars, DHAKA 38/26 Partly cloudy 38/25 Fair revealed a black hole that had greater than the Sun and had Jupiter — after taking three like our sun, shine brightly. DELHI 34/20 Showers/Clear 33/21 Clear been slumbering for years been dormant for more than 30 months to drag the snack from AFP ISLAMABAD 22/12 T-storms 24/12 Showers/Clear

Author calls Martin Scorsese appeals for ‘visual literacy’ time on Horrible WASHINGTON: Film director Martin engage their humanity and their intelli- 1958 regarded as just another in a string Histories books Scorsese urged Americans on Monday to gence, and moving images that are just of crowd-pleasing Alfred Hitchcock psycho pay greater heed to “visual literacy” and selling them something.” thrillers. LONDON: British author to embrace their rich cinema heritage Speaking in a slightly musty wood-pan- “It came very very close to being lost to Terry Deary is bringing an before it literally fades away. elled auditorium within the gargantuan us,” he said, adding that over time, viewers end to his much-loved Horrible Scorsese appealed for a greater national Kennedy arts complex, the fast-talking and can identify and appreciate elements in Histories series for children commitment to film restoration and pres- bespectacled native New Yorker welcomed a film that might not be evident upon its after 20 years of the gruesome ervation when he delivered the annual the innovations that digital technology has initial release. volumes, he said yesterday. Jefferson humanities lecture at the John brought to his craft. Scorsese also unspooled portions of “It has naturally come to an F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Thanks in part to digitisation, the Film painstakingly restored 1958 British ballet end, the way things do,” the in Washington. Foundation — a non-profit he founded in film The Red Shoes — a seven-year effort 67-year-old told The Times news- Like never before, people today are 1990 — has helped to save more than 500 in which he was closely involved—and a paper. “It has had a good run, it’s buffeted by images, said the 70-year-old fragile old films that otherwise would have long-forgotten black-and-white Thomas had a better run than most chil- Oscar-winning director of such acclaimed been lost to decomposition. Edison movie from 1894 of two boxing cats dren’s series.” motion pictures as The Departed, Raging “Today we have some really wonder- that foretold today’s cult obsession with From The Rotten Romans to Bull, Goodfellas, Taxi Driver and, most ful tools,” said Scorsese, who last week YouTube cat videos. The Frightful First World War, recently, Hugo. announced plans with Hollywood studio “Just as we learned to take pride in our Deary has penned more than 60 “That’s why I believe we need to stress Miramax to make a television version of poets and writers, and in jazz and blues, we of the books, selling over 25 mil- visual literacy in schools,” said Scorsese, the his Oscar-nominated 2002 film Gangs of need to take pride in our cinema, a great lion copies in 40 countries. first filmmaker ever to deliver the Jefferson New York. American art form,” he told his well-heeled Illustrated by Australian artist address since it was launched in 1972 by But to fully comprehend the language of Washingtonian audience. Martin Brown, the series revels the federally funded National Endowment moving images, it is essential to “preserve “It’s a big responsibility, and we need to in the “wicked, weird and woeful” for the Humanities. “Young people need everything” from blockbusters to home say to ourselves that the time has come” details of history — such as why to understand that not all images are out movies by way of films that may not look to look beyond weekend box office num- rich Romans had to use a vomito- there to be consumed like, you know, fast like works of art on first showing, he said. bers and start caring for films as if they rium, and how England’s Tudors food and then forgotten,” he said. To prove his point, Scorsese screened a were “the oldest book in the Library of Martin Scorsese speaks after giving the 2013 boiled some prisoners alive. “We need to educate them to understand clip from Vertigo —hailed today as a work Congress,” he said. Jefferson Lecture at the Kennedy Center in The series, which has been trans- the difference between moving images that of genius, but at the time of its release in AFP Washington. lated into 25 languages, has also spawned a BBC television show and a stage production over the years. Deary said his publisher Scholastic had not officially told him that the series was ending, Bieber has four weeks but there was “a general feeling there will be no more”. Deadly Days in History will be published in 2013 to mark “20 to pick up pet monkey horrible years” of the books, but he expects it to be the last. MUNICH: Canadian teen have to take a decision on Mally’s Following in the footsteps of heartthrob Justin Bieber has future based on the evidence at Harry Potter author JK Rowling, four weeks to produce the nec- hand. he will now try his hand at writ- essary papers to pick up his pet He declined to say whether ing for adults — signing up for a monkey Mally from the German Bieber had checked on his pet. four-part history series on the customs office, authorities said Customs officials handed the Roman Empire, the Elizabethans, on Monday. 14-week-old capuchin monkey the Vikings and the Victorians. Mally, which was confiscated over to an animal shelter where Deary did not excel at history at Munich airport on Thursday he has been held in quarantine at school. As a teenager he got a because the 19-year-old pop sen- while the singer completes a tour mediocre C grade in his O-level sation was unable to present the of Germany and Austria. history examination, and nar- requisite forms for importing a At first the creature was barely rowly avoided failing his history live animal, is waiting in a holding eating but was now in good spir- A-level a couple of years later. pen, the customs office said. its, animal shelter Director Karl “His history lessons were so “There are four weeks left to Keinz Joachim told the daily Bild. boring and so badly taught that he present the required documents The pet was reportedly a gift from learned to loathe the subject,” his and claim the animal,” Munich Bieber’s manager and accompanied website says. “Horrible Histories customs office spokesman Martin him on a private jet to Munich. is his revenge.” Brandlhuber said. “If no one Bieber has in recent weeks Deary said he would not miss comes forward, (the monkey) will made the headlines for enraging writing the books as he was tired be released for placement.” many fans when he arrived late on of his publisher pressing him to Brandlhuber said that if the stage, suffering a health scare and write on topics he knew nothing singer failed to turn in paper- getting into a foul-mouthed con- about, with only a few months to The monkey Mally belonging to Canadian singer Justin Bieber sits in the quarantine station at the Munich-Riem work on the pet’s origin and vac- frontation with a photographer. do the research. animal shelter in Munich, Germany, yesterday. cinations, the authorities would AFP AFP Wednesday 3 April 2013 22 Jumada I 1434 Volume 18 Number 5658 Price: QR2

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DUBAI: The government a meeting of Arab finance min- issue this year, he said: “We budget spending is expected to isters and central bankers in study the international market stay at about this year’s level Dubai. and if there is a good opportu- until 2017, after which it could Earlier, Qatar’s central bank nity we will be active within that drop, the Minister of Economy said it planned to issue QR3bn of opportunity.” and Finance H E Yousuf conventional bonds and QR1bn of The government was last in Hussein Kamal said yesterday. sukuk in the local currency every the international debt market Qatar plans to boost govern- quarter. Asked if this meant in July 2012 with a mammoth ment spending by 18 percent Qatar would become less active $4bn dual-tranche sukuk issue, to QR210.6bn ($57.8bn) in the issuing international bonds, which attracted orders worth 2013/14 fiscal year that began on Kamal replied: “We are still open more than $25bn. Monday, as it steps up a big infra- to the international market — it Asked about Qatar’s plans structure building programme. depends on opportunities and to invest its gas wealth abroad, “The budget of course until also on the level of debt to the Kamal said: “We will be active in the year 2015 or 2017 will be the GDP (gross domestic product). the year 2013, not (only) Europe, same level, but later on it could Today the foreign debt to GDP all the world. “We are invest- go down again because most of the state of Qatar is around ing in assets and assets always of the infrastructure would be 12 percent. It’s nothing.” appreciate. We are a long-term completed at that time,” said Asked about the possibility of investor, not a short-term inves- The Minister of Economy and Finance H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal at the Arab Finance Ministers summit in Dubai, yesterday. Kamal, speaking to reporters at a Qatari dollar sovereign bond tor.” REUTERS Higher spending fails to lift Qatari equities

DOHA: Higher allocations for remained limited to under-2,600. was the case with ordinary Qatari spending driving prices up does public spending, particularly Out of the 42 listed stocks, 20 investors. not arise.” Additionally, most on infrastructure development gained at the end of trading, but Their buy volumes were much mega projects are to be handled projects, in the budgetary esti- that could hardly help lift trading less than their sell quantum. by foreign companies and not mates unveiled for the current sentiment on a day the announce- A highlight, however, was that local entities so that wouldn’t financial year (2013-14) last ment of the state budget should foreign institutional investors con- have much impact on the local Monday, failed to pep up Qatari have made some, if not a strong, tinued with their Monday’s buying real estate sector. equities. impact. spree and lapped up stocks worth “Actually, it’s too early to talk FROM LEFT: The Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman of the The stock market (Qatar Analysts lamented a lack of QR60.88m, far exceeding their sell about inflation in the context of Board of Directors of Muntajat H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, CEO Exchange) showed only mar- liquidity to a mix of factors, volumes (worth QR43.23m). higher spending outlays in the of Muntajat Abdulrahman Ali Al Abdulla, and General Manager of SEEF ginal gains at the close of trading prominent among them being On Monday, though, their (for- budget,” Al Kahloot said. Ltd Ahmed Al Hitmi. yesterday, with the main index the perception of the private sec- eign institutions) sell volumes About real estate, he said inching a mere 48 points, or 0.57 tor that higher outlays for mega were meagre (QR28.33m) as com- large land acquisitions were yet percent, up to 8,549 points. public projects in the state budget pared to their buys — wroth an to happen. “What we are seeing The trading value, which is a would mainly benefit foreign com- impressive QR125.52m. in terms of sale and purchase at measure of liquidity, remained panies as they would be awarded Talking about the budget, prom- the moment is mostly retail,” he Muntajat reaches restricted to QR163.78m — only the contracts. inent stock and financial analyst, argued. slightly up from QR159.37m wit- The government, analysts Bashir Al Kahloot, told this news- He added: “We hear that the nessed early on Monday when the argue, should provide more sup- paper last evening that much of government wants to make large budget was not announced. port to the private sector and the talk about higher spending acquisitions of land to build sta- another milestone Similar was the situation with ensure their direct participation, in the current budget triggering diums for the coveted FIFA 2022 the trading volumes which also albeit to some extent, in the mega inflation was exaggerated. event. The current budgetary DOHA: Within three months assumed sole responsibility for showed marginal improvement, development projects. “Qatar isn’t raising the money estimates (2013-14), however, do of its launch, Qatar Chemical the marketing of Linear Alkyl from 3.7 million shares on Monday Local corporate investors by printing currency notes to not include those planned acquisi- and Petrochemical Marketing Benzene (LAB) and Heavy Alkyl to 4.1 million yesterday. The offloaded more stocks yesterday spend on development projects, he tions,” he said. and Distribution Company Benzene (HAB) produced by number of deals concluded too than they lapped up and similar said. “So the question of increased THE PENINSULA (Muntajat) QJSC has become SEEF Ltd. LAB is a raw material responsible for exporting 68.8 used in the production of deter- percent in volume of Qatar’s gents, and is considered to have chemical and petrochemical a less impact on the environment products. than other options. The landmark achievement Abdulrahman Ali Al Abdulla, Barwa Group’s key projects in final stages comes as the company completes CEO of Muntajat, said: “With our the consolidation of the mar- portfolio of products now exceed- keting, sales and distribution of ing two thirds of Qatar’s chemi- DOHA: Barwa Real Estate On the 2013 future plans of the Abdulaziz Al Subaie said the “All our operating real estate SEEF Ltd products. It marks the cal and petrochemical production Group’s prestigious Barwa Group, Al Hitmis aid work has Group’s all key projects are fast assets including Barwa Al Sadd, third milestone in a comprehen- capacity, Muntajat is on-track to Commercial Avenue is in the commenced on the master plan- progressing and many of them are Barwa Village and Masaken sive consolidation of marketing achieve the transition of all regu- final stages of completion. ning and feasibility study of Fox in the final phase. maintains more than 95 percent and distribution responsibilities lated chemical and petrochemical The project has already leased Hills at Lusail which is due to Barwa Commercial Avenue occupancy.” for Qatar’s chemical and petro- products produced in the State by out nearly 60 percent of its retail become an exciting new growth is in the final stages of comple- Al Subaie said the Turkey- chemical industry products under mid-year. Our team is committed and office space with tenants hav- centre of Doha. tion and would be launched soon. based Ottomare project, a luxury one entity. to the continued supply of Qatar’s ing started fit out works. There Barwa City 2 is in the early Barwa City, the large scale master 381-unit residential project has The Minister of Energy and quality chemical and petrochemi- is a high demand from retailers, stages of feasibility analysis planned residential community achieved a pre-sales of almost 90 Industry and Chairman of the cal products to its customers, Chairman of Barwa Real Estate and concept design. Lusail Golf has already been handed over to percent and is expected to sell out Board of Directors of Muntajat and is dedicated to the long- Group, Hitmi bin Ali Al Hitmi, District is also in the master tenants. 50 percent of the resi- soon. H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al term creation of value for all our has said. planning stage. dential units are already occupied The project is planned Sada expressed great pleasure at stakeholders.” He was addressing the ordinary The construction contract and we expect occupancy to reach to be completed by Q32013. the achievement. The Minister Ahmed Al Hitmi, General general meeting of the Group has been awarded for “Barwa Al 75 percent before the end of this Refurbishment works are in said: “Muntajat will play a key Manager of SEEF Ltd, said SEEF yesterday. Baraha” Phase 2, late in 2012. year, he said. progress on the London-based role in achieving Qatar’s National looks to increase Qatar’s share The meeting approved the Located in the industrial area, On Qatar Petroleum District, North Row development offering Vision 2030 by contributing to of global LAB production as the board of director’s revised deci- the project is expected to develop one of Barwa’s flagship projects, office spaces in the prime West social, human, economic and envi- market for the product grows to sion to distribute a cash dividend into a city that will accommodate Al Subaie said the project is End area of London. Works are ronmental development.” cater to the demand for biode- of 15 percent from the outstand- 53,000 residents and is considered progressing as per the project expected to be completed by “Today the petrochemical gradable Linear Alkyl Benzene. ing share capital amounting to the largest workers accommoda- schedule. The project, sold to QP, Q32013 and 90 percent occu- industry is a key driver of Qatar’s Since its establishment in QR1.5 per share for the year tion in Qatar and GCC. is expected to be completed and pancy rate is expected by 2014. growth, positioning the State August 2012, Muntajat has been ended 2012. Group CEO Abdulla bin handed over by the end of 2015. THE PENINSULA as a global player in this sector. finalising the necessary approvals The downstream products cre- as well as consulting all nine oper- ated by gas feedstock are deliver- ating entities in Qatar’s chemical ing value by diversifying Qatar’s and petrochemical industry to export portfolio beyond LNG. In prepare for a full transition of fact, Qatar is well positioned to their sales, marketing and distri- become the world’s fourth larg- bution functions to Muntajat. est chemical and petrochemical The first consolidation mile- producer within the next decade stone was reached in early through continued investment,” February when Muntajat took Dr Al Sada said. over all marketing and distri- He said the marketing of bution functions of Qatar Fuel SEEF’s products by Muntajat is Additives Company Limited another step in the journey of (QAFAC). Qatar Fertiliser raising the profile of the industry Company (Qafco), representing The Chairman of Barwa Real Estate Group Hitmi bin Ali Al Hitmi (centre) addressing the ordinary general meeting of the Group. ABDUL BASIT in Qatar and abroad. the second milestone, followed suit Effective April 1, Muntajat has in March. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Banks may earn lower yields in Q1 Officials of RasGas during the opening ceremony of the state-of-the-art warehouse at its Ras Laffan premises. RasGas opens hi-tech warehouse at Ras Laffan SICO issues preview for GCC lenders BY SATISH KANADY to government agencies amount- DOHA: RasGas Company most advanced technology used incidents. Al Mohannadi also racking, mobile racking, indoor ing to 52 percent of total loans, Limited (RasGas) recently in our production facilities, we thanked the contractors, laydown area, preservation area DOHA: Weighed down by and no disclosure provided to the opened a state-of-the-art ware- have made it a point to bring the Imperial Trading and Contracting and cantilever for storing tubes. heavy lending to government- sectors in which these agencies house at its Ras Laffan premises. most innovative techniques in the Company for the successful deliv- Other facilities in the complex supported projects, Qatari operate. The new warehouse provides field of storage too,” said Hamad ery of the project living up to the include chemical storage, equip- banks are likely to earn lower On valuations and change in support and services for all inter- Rashid Al Mohannadi, Chief safety standards of RasGas. ment-charging, liquid chemical yields during the first quarter target price, the research preview nal and external user departments Executive Officer of RasGas. Abdulla Al Mahmoud, Supply store, air-conditioned lab chemi- of 2013. said Qatari banks are trading at a of RasGas that include its onshore He congratulated the Supply Department Manager said the cal store, general store and the Local banks are also expected thin premium to their GCC peers and offshore facilities. Department and the Project Warehouse Expansion Project was Gas storage with detectors. to witness deterioration in asset despite stronger balance sheet “As a world-class energy sup- Section in the Facilities initiated in 2009 and all works of All fire detection and preven- quality due to their rising real- growth expectations, in contrast plier striving for excellence, we Management Department under the warehouse were completed, tion systems have been provided estate exposures during the to the past when they commanded always ensure that we remain the Management Services Group tested and commissioned by April in accordance with National Fire period. relatively higher valuations. top class in all departments, for the safe and successful com- last year. The warehouse complex Protection Association and Qatar Moreover, the rising demand The report noted Qatari banks be it in production, storage or pletion of this vital project on comprises a receiving office, shut- Civil Defence requirements. for foreign currency denominated are aggressively looking at inter- maintenance. To match with the schedule and with zero lost-time down and logistics office, pallet THE PENINSULA loans will also negatively impact national expansion, which could Qatari banks’ NIMS (net inter- prove negative to their capital est margin), the investment bank adequacy requirements in the SICO’s GCC banks preview noted short to medium term. yesterday. The investment bank analyst The SICO analysts see further said the GCC banks under its Dubai’s bourse recovers after 2-month slump risk from increasing real-estate coverage are likely to report 4 exposure, and expect to see higher percent Year-on-Year earnings loan-loss-provisioning negatively growth in Q12013 compared to DUBAI: Dubai’s index to QR163,780,015.74 from The industrial sector was YESTERDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS impacting earnings. the same period last year. rebounded from a two-month QR258,669,468.05 on Monday. added 0.88 points while insur- QATAR: The index climbed 0.6 per- “We estimate that 59 percent, They estimate GCC banks’ low yesterday, although thin Among the top gainers were ance sector fell 0.26 points. cent to 8,549 points. 48 percent and 29 percent of new balance sheet growth to remain trading left investors unsure Qatar National Bank which was Most Middle East markets SAUDI ARABIA: The index climbed lending in 2012 by CBQ, Doha muted during the period with an whether these gains marked up 0.97 percent to QR134.70, edged higher in lacklustre trade. Bank and QIB respectively can be overall 1.5 percent Quarter-on- 0.2 percent to 7,173 points. the end of a recent downward Industries Qatar rose 0.57 per- Dubai’s measure index climbed attributed to the real-estate and Quarter lending growth, despite BAHRAIN: The index climbed 0.07 trend. cent to QR159.00, Electricity and 1 percent. About 79 million contracting sectors,” the report Saudi banks’ expected healthy Qatar Exchange traded in the Water gained 0.94 percent to shares traded, which was 58 per- percent to 1,092 points. said. Qatari banks are likely to loan growth of 2.6 percent Q-o-Q. green area adding 48.16 points QR139.90 and Islamic Insurance cent higher than a day earlier, DUBAI: The index rose 1 percent take a breather in Q12013 after Although Qatari banks’ lend- (or 0.57%) to advance to 8,549.12 up by 2.13 percent to Q52.70. but still less than half the 2013 to 1,843 points. reporting strong balance sheet ing growth is likely to appear points from 8,500.96 Monday. The banking and financial average of 177 million shares. ABU DHABI: The index fell 0.04 growth for the past 10 quarters. strong at 23 percent YoY, most The volume of the shares sector index was up 0.44 points The index has declined in percent to 3,007 points. The lending growth is expected of it was achieved in the last three traded up to 4,178,426 from while Consumer Goods and four out of six sessions, reduc- KUWAIT: The index gained 0.3 per- to remain flat during the period quarters, and expect a -0.1 per- 3,779,081 on Monday, and the Services sector index lost 0.03 ing year-to-date gains to 13.6 cent to 6,760 points. and the government is likely to cent Q-o-Q contraction during value of shares decreased points. percent. QNA/REUTERS infuse deposits into the system to Q12013. support lending, which the ana- “Most UAE banks have lysts believe will benefit QNB the reported stabilisation in asset most. quality, and we expect to see pro- QNB’s asset quality should not visions tapering down in H12013. Cb selects see a significant deterioration, In contrast, we expect Qatari due to its relatively lower direct banks to witness asset quality real-estate exposure. deterioration related to their two banks However, it should be noted rising real-estate exposures,” the for bond sale that QNB has a large exposure report said. THE PENINSULA DUBAI: Commercialbank of QATARI MARKET Qatar (Cb), which is buying a Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P majority stake in Turkish lender Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 104.44 0.74 % Aa2 AA Alternatifbank, has picked two Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 105.94 1.51 % Aa2 AA banks for a potential bond sale to boost its core capital, sources Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 124.25 2.22 % Aa2 AA said. Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 117.13 2.49 % Aa2 AA The sale of a capital-boosting Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 112.13 2.93 % Aa2 AA bond, a rare move in the Gulf, Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 168.75 4.13 % Aa2 AA would help assuage analysts’ con- Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 128.88 4.53 % Aa2 AA cerns over Cb’s capital position Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 119.38 4.54 % Aa2 AA which have been exacerbated by its Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 105.25 1.18 % Aa2 AA recent agreement to buy the con- trolling stake in Alternatifbank. Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 114.50 2.79 % Aa2 AA Cb, the Gulf state’s third-larg- Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 105.75 1.41 % A1 A- est bank by market value, has Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.50 2.20 % A1 A- hired Morgan Stanley Inc and QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.38 2.06 % NR NR Bank of America Merrill Lynch QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.63 1.70 % Aa3 A+ for the issue of a Tier 1 bond, two QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.50 2.16 % Aa3 A+ sources familiar with the matter Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.63 2.27 % A2 A- said, speaking on condition of ano- Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.50 1.76 % A2 A nymity as the matter is not public. Cb declined to comment. Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 130.75 2.48 % A2 A Tier 1 capital is the main meas- Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 111.75 3.06 % A2 A ure of a bank’s financial strength Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 110.75 3.91 % A2 A and Gulf banks will eventually be Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 106.25 1.24 % Aa3 A expected to comply with tighter Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 108.13 3.34 % Aa3 A Basel III global standards for Tier Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 110.88 3.63 % Aa3 A 1 ratios, which will be gradually introduced over the coming years. SOVEREIGNS The sale of capital-boosting Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P bonds is still rare in the Gulf but Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 105.00 0.52 % Aa2 AA the trend has been growing in Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 125.50 2.20 % Aa2 AA recent months with two UAE- Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 110.13 2.51 % NR NR based lenders, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank and Dubai Islamic Bank sell- Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 107.13 3.03 % NR NR ing Shariah-compliant Tier 1 debt Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 124.00 4.02 % NR NR to shore up their capital ratios. Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 116.88 4.20 % NR NR Cb has never sold a Tier 1 bond Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 105.50 0.91 % Aa2 AA before but completed a $600m Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 115.50 3.24 % NR BBB 10-year Tier 2 bond in 2009 as Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 109.75 3.89 % NR BBB part of a $1.6bn two-part offering Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 86.00 8.41 % Caa1 B- which, at the time, was the larg- Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 106.13 3.56 % NR BBB- est ever issue from an emerging *Periodic Distribution Amount market financial institution. IMPORTANT NOTE: One of the sources said Cb was Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which aiming to sell a benchmark-sized is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services bond, which is typically at least Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary $500m in size. data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not Dubai-based brokerage Arqaam take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds Capital said in a March 26 note can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant that the bank would need to raise liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not fresh equity of about QR4.8bn a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and ($1.32bn) in order to address its consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. weak capital base. The broker expects Cb to raise the capital through a combination of a Tier 1 bond sale and a rights issue. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 UK launches Bankrupt French refinery gets two bids ROUEN, France: Bankruptcy administrators for the Petroplus oil refinery in Normandy have accepted bids from two firms new financial to rescue the plant and have passed them on to a court, union sources said yesterday. The bids from Panama- registered NetOil and Libya’s regulators Murzuq Oil are expected to be considered in the coming days, ahead of an April 16 deadline. Unions representing the plant’s Reform scraps 12-year-old body 470 workers hailed the decision. “This is very good news,” said LONDON: Britain launched its financial crisis, prompting pub- Jean-Luc Broute of the CGT new system of financial super- lic outrage and calls for reform. union following a meeting of the vision yesterday, hoping that British banks have also been hit plant’s works council. two new regulators will suc- in recent years by huge settle- Two other bids, from Hong ceed where a single one failed ments over their misbehaviour, Kong-based Oceanmed Seasky in preventing banking crises from ripping off customers System Limited and GTSA of and protecting consumers from with inappropriate products, Luxembourg, were rejected. getting fleeced. to manipulating the LIBOR Opened in 1929, the refinery Experts say the real test of benchmark interest rate, to lax has struggled in recent years, the new system will not come standards in preventing money with parent company Petroplus until boom times return and laundering. filing for bankruptcy in January regulators get a chance to prove The hope is that the new “twin 2012 and the plant placed under they have the mettle to rein in peaks” system will be able to insolvency administration in excesses. sound the alarm on risky activi- October. The reform scraps the 12-year- ties much earlier to shield tax- The fate of the plant has old Financial Services Authority, payers in future. become a symbol of France’s which took the blame for failing Sceptics say that a new system struggle to keep industrial sites to head off the 2008 financial would not automatically provide running in the face of a stagnant meltdown or to prevent the mis- better supervision. Since 2007, economy and stiff global competi- The Petroplus oil refinery in Petit-Couronne, which is threatened with closure. selling of products to customers the FSA has already ditched its tion. AFP leading to billions of pounds in discredited — and then govern- compensation claims. ment-sanctioned — “light touch” It is replaced by two new bod- approach to become one of the ies formally launched yesterday, a world’s toughest regulators, using Prudential Regulation Authority its existing structure. (PRA) to make sure banks are “If one goes back to 2008 and Egypt’s foreign sound, and a separate Financial considers whether this would Damac plans share listing Conduct Authority (FCA) to have made a real difference, reserves slightly ensure they do not mistreat that is debatable,” said Peter DUBAI: Damac Properties, a since 2008. The IPO plan is at an he was not allowed to speak to customers. Snowdon, a financial services privately-held Dubai developer, initial stage and it was not clear the media. lower in March “The changes coming into lawyer at Norton Rose. is considering listing its shares whether the listing was planned “They are one of the biggest effect today are the start of “The new system is designed on the stock market and has in Dubai or in another interna- developers in Dubai — when DUBAI: Egypt’s Central Bank resetting the system of finan- to deal with the problems that approached banks with propos- tional market. No details on the you’re driving around, you see governor yesterday said that cial regulation in our country,” happened yesterday. No regula- als for advisory roles as it bets potential valuation for the busi- their billboards everywhere — and foreign exchange reserves had British Finance Minister George tory system has managed to be on a recovery in the emirate’s ness was available. the obvious comparison, Emaar fallen slightly in March from Osborne said yesterday. entirely successful in any crisis,” real estate market. Damac said a potential IPO is Properties, has been doing pretty February’s level of $13.5bn. “They represent a funda- Snowdon said. The developer has submitted one of the options considered for well recently.” Governor Hisham Ramez mental change in how financial In addition to the two new bod- requests to a handful of leading the company’s future growth but Emaar Properties’ shares have told reporters in Dubai that the services will be regulated in the ies, the restructuring also gives international banks, three sources gave no additional details. risen 36 percent year-to-date reserves were “down a little bit” future.” The PRA, a subsidiary of the Financial Policy Committee aware of the plan said, speaking “As a company of our size and on the back of increased rev- from February. the Bank of England, will ensure at the Bank of England formal on condition of anonymity as the scope, we are continually looking enue from hospitality and retail Previously, the central bank that banks, insurers and building authority to set the direction for matter is not public. at all growth possibilities and an businesses. had said the reserves did not fall societies hold enough capital and supervision and look out for risks It would be the first major IPO is one of these routes,” said The developer has approached significantly in March. abide by rules to curb bonuses to stability, such as property bub- property firm in the UAE to Niall McLoughlin, senior vice banks, including HSBC, Deutsche Planning minister Ashraf al- and monitor risk. bles. The committee is chaired by launch an initial public offering president at Damac Properties. Bank, Morgan Stanley and Araby said earlier yesterday that The FCA, a standalone body the central bank governor and (IPO) since the property market Dubai’s property market has Goldman Sachs, the sources said. the country planned to boost its which will be based in the former includes the heads of the two new collapsed in 2009, after similar recovered gradually in the last The company is yet to pick an foreign reserves to $16bn by the FSA’s building in London’s regulatory bodies. plans by family-owned Al Habtoor one year after a 60 percent advisor for the proposed float, the end of June. Canary Wharf, will supervise Last week it ordered Britain’s Group were shelved last year. plunge in prices as investors fled sources said. The finance minister, Al Mursi behaviour at all financial insti- main banks to swell their capital An IPO by a big Dubai name the emirate following the global Led by Hussain Sajwani, Al Sayed Hegazy, told Al Arabiya tutions and will go after miscon- buffers by a further £25bn. would also jolt moribund equity financial crisis. Damac symbolised the flamboy- television that he was negoti- duct with tougher powers and The new bodies are expected to markets in the region. The last “The Dubai real estate sec- ance in Dubai’s property market ating a loan worth $465m with higher fines. Britain was forced bring in a more interventionist, listing on the Dubai Financial tor is pretty hot right now so during the boom years, handing the Arab Monetary Fund. Egypt to pump £65bn into Royal Bank judgement-led style of supervi- Market index was in March 2009, they would want to capitalise on out sports cars and luxury yachts is also seeking $4.8bn from the of Scotland and Lloyds to keep sion aimed at improving culture while the Abu Dhabi bourse has that sentiment,” said one equity to customers of penthouses and International Monetary Fund, them afloat during the 2007-09 and standards. AFP seen only a couple of minor sales banker, declining to be named as duplex homes. REUTERS among other aid. REUTERS Cypriot finance minister steps down NICOSIA: Finance Minister wrapped up talks with inter- — to investigate himself and his Michalis Sarris resigned yes- national lenders that will open family members as a “matter of terday, hours after a judicial the way for Cyprus to receive a priority” and with “extra vigour”. probe was launched into how ¤10bn bailout, Stylianides said. This is seen as a move to coun- Cyprus was pushed to the “Today we have completed the ter unsubstantiated allegations verge of bankruptcy before forming of the memorandum, that his relatives used privileged having to agree a crippling which is a precondition for the information to get money out of eurozone bailout. loan agreement,” he said, adding the country before deposits were He said he was stepping down that the period to implement the locked down. as he would need to cooperate deal was extended by two years Accusations have also been with judges probing the failure to 2018 to “ease pressure on the made against other leading of Laiki Bank, of which he was economy.” politicians and business figures chairman for much of last year. And the central bank that they took advantage of their The bank’s collapse was a major announced an easing of capi- position to protect their assets contributor to the island’s near tal controls imposed last week, from a hit on bank deposits financial meltdown. raising the limit on business imposed by EU-led creditors President Nicos Anastasiades Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis transactions from ¤5,000 to last month. accepted his resignation with Sarris during a news conference ¤25,000 and allowing people to “A series of acts or omissions “sadness” and lauded his “high at the Central Bank building in issue cheques of up to ¤9,000. from those authorised to manage political ethos” for stepping Nicosia. With public anger mounting, the economy or the banking sys- down to facilitate the probe. the government set up a judicial tem led the country to the brink The president named current secretary at the commerce min- inquiry yesterday into the bank- of bankruptcy, the dissolution of labour minister, 40-year-old istry, becomes the first woman ing collapse. one its largest banks and the loss economist Haris Georgiades, in the cabinet, taking over Anastasiades called on the of billions from an impairment to replace Sarris, spokesman Georgiades’s post, Stylianides three-judge commission — of deposits,” Anastasiades said Christos Stylianides said. added. George Pikkis, Panayiotis Kallis at the swearing-in ceremony. Zeta Emilianidou, permanent Meanwhile, the government and Yiannakis Constantinides AFP Japan to start LNG

futures contract • Bullion - Mumbai Gold (10 gm) Standard Rs. 29640 TOKYO: Japan is preparing to create the world’s first futures trading contract for liquefied natural gas in a bid Silver (1 kg) Rs. 53775 to stabilise the commodity’s price as demand soars, an • Indian Rupees QR1 = 14.81 industry ministry official said yesterday. • Sensex Resource-poor Japan and neighbouring South Korea are BSE 19040.95 the world’s two top buyers of LNG with East Asia accounting NSE 5748.10 for about 60 percent of global demand, but the region also • Short-term investment plan from LIC International upto 6.4 percent return tends to pay higher prices with shipping costs expensive and p.a. (in dollar) rates varying from place to place. Big price differences for LNG underscored the need for • Housing loan from HDFC LTD its own trading contract, the industry ministry official said. • Mutual Fund: Buy & Sell: SBI MF, HDFC MF, UTI MF, Birla Sun Life MF, Tokyo wants to make the contract a reality within two Tata MF, Reliance MF etc. years, he added. QNA Contact: Investec, Tel: 44325060/44365060 email: [email protected] WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

QE Indices Summary QE Index 8,549.12 0.57 % WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE QE Total Return Index 12,174.27 0.57 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 2,566.09 0.07 % RATE QE All Share Index 2,166.49 0.47 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 2,042.72 0.44 % GOLD Buying Selling Services All Ordinaries 4995.525 15.657 0.31 5174.4 4664.6 QE All Share Consumer Goods & 5,182.6 0.03 % QR187.4973 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 Services Cac 40 Index/D 3773.25 41.83 1.12 3871.58 3600.81 UK ...... QR 5.4905 QR 5.5681 QE All Share Industrials 2,996.82 0.88 % SILVER QE All Share Insurance 1,994.01 0.26 % Dj Indu Average 14572.85 -5.69 -0.04 14605.7 12035.1 QR 3.2897 Euro ...... QR 4.6470 QR 4.7115 QE All Share Real Estate 1,530.51 0.18 % CA$ ...... QR 3.5504 QR 3.6203 Egypt Cma Gn Idx 1026.29 32.57 3.28 999.95 312.38 QE All Share Telecoms 1,165.33 0.07 % Swiss Fr ...... QR 3.8214 QR 3.8762 QE All Share Transportation 1,467.08 0.48 % Hang Seng Inde/D 22367.82 68.19 0.31 23944.74 21975.9 Yen ...... QR 0.0385 QR 0.0392 QE Market Summary Comparison Aus$ ...... QR 3.7789 QR 3.8530 Iseq Overall/D 3997.36 39.09 0.99 3993.49 3396.67 CRUDE OIL Today Previous day Ind Re ...... QR 0.0664 QR 0.0677 02-04-2013 01-04-2013 Karachi 100 In/D 18345.74 73.63 0.4 18327.11 16036.31 Index 8,549.12 8,500.96 BRENT Pak Re ...... QR 0.0367 QR 0.0375 Change 48.16 76.76 Nikkei 225 Index 12003.43 -131.59 -1.08 12650.26 10398.61 Peso ...... QR 0.0884 QR 0.0901 % 0.57 0.89 $109.66 SL Re ...... QR 0.0285 QR 0.0291 YTD% 2.28 1.70 S&P 500 Index/D 0 0 0 1570.57 1266.74 DUBAI Taka ...... QR 0.0462 QR 0.0471 Volume 4,178,426 3,779,081 Straits Times/D 3317.59 10.01 0.3 3321.62 3160.83 Nep Re ...... QR 0.0418 QR 0.0426 Value (QAR) 163,780,015.74 258,669,468.05 $105.88 Trades 2,544 2,340 SA Rand ...... QR 0.3914 QR 0.3996 Straits Times/D 2989.31 24.69 0.83 3035.78 2657.77 Up 20 | Down 14 | Unchanged 02

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Oilers extend Conley lifts Grizzlies over win streak to four games

EDMONTON, Alberta: Justin Schultz had a goal and two assists and the Edmonton Spurs; Pacers beat Clippers Oilers continued their drive for a playoff spot by winning their fourth in a row, 4-1 over the Calgary Flames yesterday. Rockets beat Magic without Harden, Parsons; Jazz edge past Blazers Taylor Hall, Ryan Jones and Nail Yakupov also scored for MEMPHIS: Matching the most too late. -- Roy Hibbert wasn’t the Oilers, who have gone 7-2-2 wins in franchise history was a available the last time the Indiana in their past 11 games. nice moment for Memphis. The Pacers faced the Los Angeles With the win, the Oilers Grizzlies have their sights set on Clippers. This time he was, and kept pace in the tight Western much, much more this season. that made all the difference yes- Conference play-off race one Mike Conley got Memphis to 50 terday in a battle between division point back of the eighth-place wins by driving for a layup with leaders. St Louis Blues. 0.6 seconds left, and the Grizzlies Meanwhile, Hibbert scored 15 Brian McGratton scored for rallied to beat the San Antonio of his 26 points in the first quarter the Flames, who saw defense- Spurs 92-90 yesterday for their and grabbed 10 rebounds before man Jay Bouwmeester traded third straight victory. fouling out, and the Pacers barely to St Louis shortly before the The Grizzlies won 50 in a sea- completed a sweep of their four- game. The Flames have lost two son for the first time since 2003- game road trip with a 109-106 in a row and six of their past 04, and they also won their 12th victory. eight. Edmonton scored first straight at home. They improved Hibbert, who was serving a just before the four-minute to 26 games above .500 in a game one-game suspension from the mark to start the opening where Conley’s bucket gave them league when the Pacers lost to the period as Hall spotted Schultz their first lead since 18-16 late in Clippers 99-91 at Indianapolis on creeping in from the point the first quarter. February 28, made all eight of his and fed him the puck in the The Grizzlies lost their final shots in the first half and finished slot where the rookie was able four games in the 2003-04 season, 11 for 14 from the field to help his to beat Calgary goalie Miikka then were swept in the play-offs team extend its winning streak Kiprusoff. The pair was at it - by the Spurs. to five and increase its Central again midway through the first Conley scored the final five Division lead to 6 1/2 games over as Schultz picked off a pass in points and finished with 23. Jerryd idle Chicago. the Calgary zone and sent it Bayless had 17 points, Marc Gasol Paul George added 23 points to Hall in front. Hall was able 16, Zach Randolph 11 points and and 10 assists. to beat Kiprusoff with a deft 10 rebounds, and Tayshaun Prince Clippers centre DeAndre move and then lift in a back- had 11 points. Jordan, whose games this season hand for his fourth goal in the Tony Parker had 25 points for have fluctuated between dominant past two games. AGENCIES the Spurs. Parker tried to beat and invisible, played 17 scoreless the buzzer with a jumper that was minutes and went to the bench Lance Stephenson (left) of the Indiana Pacers drives down the court while being pursued by Chris Paul of the for good with 6:26 left in the third Los Angeles Clippers in the second half at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, yesterday. The Pacers NHL Results quarter. The Clippers were out- defeated the Clippers 109-106. NBA Results NY Islanders 3 New Jersey 1 scored 42-25 while he was on the Detroit 108 Toronto 98 floor. Chandler Parsons in a 111-103 win Lin had 19 points and 11 five straight to move a half-game NY Rangers 4 Winnipeg 2 Atlanta 102 Cleveland 94 Playing without their top two over the Orlando Magic yesterday. assists, most of them to Asik. ahead of the idle Los Angeles Montreal 4 Carolina 1 Milwaukee 131 Charlotte 102 scorers, the Houston Rockets Harden sat out for the second The 7-footer made 11 of 13 shots Lakers for the eighth Western Detroit 3 Colorado 2 Memphis 92 San Antonio 90 stumbled onto another effective straight game with a sore right - most of them dunks - and Smith Conference play-off spot. St Louis 4 Minnesota 1 Houston 111 Orlando 103 way to put up points. foot and Parsons missed the game added 12 points. Jefferson scored 24 points, Mo Chicago 3 Nashville 2 Omer Asik matched his career with an illness. So the Rockets The Utah Jazz looked like a Williams hit six 3-pointers and Minnesota 110 Boston 100 Anaheim 4 Dallas 0 high with 22 points and grabbed turned to Asik and 6-foot-10 Greg team on the verge of collapse 10 the Jazz (39-36) beat the Portland Utah 112 Portland 102 18 rebounds, and the Rockets Smith and found easy baskets days ago. Trail Blazers 112-102 yesterday. Edmonton 4 Calgary 1 Indiana 109 LA Clippers 106 hardly missed James Harden and inside most of the night. Now they’ve won a season-best AGENCIES San Jose 3 Vancouver 2

Kuzenkova, Krivelyova get Kidney sacked as two-year bans Ireland coach: IRFU A young Arizona for doping Diamondbacks fan DUBLIN: Declan Kidney was success he has delivered to Irish waits for the start sacked as Ireland coach yester- Rugby to-date.” The federation MOSCOW: Former world and of a MLB Opening day, the Irish Rugby Football said that Australian Les Kiss, who Olympic champions Svetlana Day National Union announced. is also the Irish defence coach, Krivelyova and Olga Kuzenkova League baseball The 53-year-old -- who guided would take temporary charge of have been banned for two years game between the Ireland to the 2009 Six Nations the team on its tour of the United each for failing drugs tests after Diamondbacks Grand Slam and won the world States and Canada in June but their samples were re-exam- and the St Louis coach of the year award as a they would be searching for a ined, the Russian athletics fed- result -- had been widely expected long-term replacement. Cardinals in eration (VFLA) said yesterday. not to have his contract renewed Among the names mentioned Phoenix, Arizona, The 42-year-old Kuzenkova, at the end of June after a disap- in recent weeks has been Joe 2004 Olympic champion in the yesterday. pointing Six Nations. Schmidt, a New Zealander women’s hammer, tested positive The Irish only avoided the who has guided Leinster to two at the 2005 world championships wooden spoon by a better points European Cup triumphs. in Helsinki, where she also fin- difference to France. “The IRFU, through the ished first. The IRFU issued a statement NTRG, will continue the process “Kuzenkova has been banned announcing the end of Kidney’s of identifying suitable candidates for two years starting from March four-year tenure. for the Ireland Coaching role,” the 27, 2013,” the VFLA said on its “The Irish Rugby Football statement continued. website (www.rusathletics.com). Union today announced that it “The tour of North America, The VFLA annulled all her will not be offering a new con- where Ireland will play the USA results from August 12, 2005 to tract to Declan Kidney after his (Houston, June 8th) and Canada August 11, 2007, meaning she will current agreement ends (on 30 (Toronto, June 15th) will now be lose her 2005 world title. Kershaw shines as June next), with Declan’s role led by interim Head Coach Les Cuba’s Yipsi Moreno, who fin- as Ireland’s Senior Men’s Coach Kiss who will be assisted by Gert ished second in Helsinki, will now ceasing today,” it read. Smal and Anthony Foley.” get the gold medal. “The decision was made fol- Philip Browne, chief executive Krivelyova, 43, who won the lowing an in-depth review proc- of the IRFU, paid a handsome women’s shot put gold at the 1992 Dodgers topple Giants ess carried out by the IRFU’s tribute to Kidney, who got the Barcelona Olympics and the 2003 National Team Review Group Ireland job on the back of huge world championships in Paris, LOS ANGELES: The Los Ramirez, Adrian Gonzalez, Josh (NTRG). success at provincial level with failed a test at the 2004 Athens Angeles Dodgers rolled out their Baseball Results Beckett and Carl Crawford. “The IRFU thank Declan Kidney Munster, winning two European Games. new big-name signings yester- Boston 8 NY Yankees 2 But the Dodgers’ most impor- for the unquestionable commit- Cups as well as taking them to the Krivelyova had already been day but it was their ace pitcher Washington 2 Miami 0 tant piece remains Kershaw, who ment, passion, professionalism and final in another two. AFP stripped of the 2004 bronze medal Clayton Kershaw who stole the NY Mets 11 San Diego 2 was drafted by the team in 2006 by the International Olympic show in yesterday’s Opening Day Chicago Cubs 3 Pittsburgh 1 and won the Cy Young Award in Committee (IOC) after her sam- game with the San Francisco Milwaukee 5 Colorado 4 2011. He showed why is so valu- ple was re-tested. Giants. able with an outing that included Chicago White Sox 1 Kansas City 0 She finished fourth in Athens The 25-year-old ace leftie seven strikeouts and just four Detroit 4 Minnesota 2 Puerto trial judgment but was promoted to third after tossed a complete-game shutout allowed hits. her Russian team mate Irina and smacked his first career home LA Angels 3 Cincinnati 1 In the eighth inning, he blasted Korzhanenko was stripped of gold run as the Dodgers registered a LA Dodgers 4 San Francisco 0 a solo home run off reliever after failing a drugs test for the 4-0 win over the defending World Atlanta 7 Philadelphia 5 George Kontos over the center- due in around six weeks anabolic steroid stanozolol. Series champions. Seattle 2 Oakland 0 field wall to break up a scoreless “Krivelyova has been banned On a day when Hall of Fame Arizona 6 St Louis 2 game. MADRID: The Spanish doctor The proceedings have attracted for two years starting from April Dodgers hurler Sandy Koufax “He’s an athlete,” said San on trial for allegedly running a international attention because 2, 2013. All her results from threw out the first pitch, Kershaw Francisco’s Buster Posey, last doping ring in cycling made his some of Fuentes’s clients were August 18, 2004 to August 17, 2006 enhanced his position as the cur- season-opener was a chance to year’s National League Most final defence yesterday before successful professional rid- will be annulled,” the VFLA said. rent golden arm of the franchise show off the team’s $215m pay- Valuable Player. the judge retired to consider her ers, including American Tyler Both Kuzenkova and Krivelyova with a stellar performance. roll, not to mention their newly “The ball ran back to the mid- verdict which is due in around Hamilton who gave evidence in have long retired from the sport. “You got a sense on this day, renovated stadium. dle a little bit, and he was all in.” six weeks. February. Yelena Churakova, 26, who with the first pitch thrown by Los Angeles has made waves With their expensive roster, the Eufemiano Fuentes and four Anti-doping authorities, who competed for Russia at the 2012 Sandy Koufax and the last pitch with big-time roster moves, sign- Dodgers are looming as the big- other defendants, including are represented in court, hope London Olympics, reaching the by Clayton Kershaw, it’s almost ing starting pitcher Zack Greinke gest threat to the Giants in the his sister Yolanda, have been the trial will lead to evidence of semi-finals in the women’s 400 like a passing of the torch today,” to a six-year, $147m contract in NL West but Kershaw wasn’t get- appearing in a Madrid court wrongdoing by athletes in sports metres hurdles, also received a Los Angeles catcher AJ Ellis told December and also adding young ting carried away. since late January, nearly seven other than cycling being made two-year ban after testing posi- reporters. Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin. “It means we’re 1-0 and we’ve years after anabolic steroids, available.Fuentes, who denies tive for the anabolic steroid tes- “He’s the most special player Those acquisitions came on got 161 more (games),” Kershaw transfusion equipment and doping, said in his opening testi- tosterone at a training camp in I’ve ever played with.” the heels of Los Angeles making said. “Can’t get too excited but it’s blood bags were seized as part mony he also had clients in sports Portugal in January, the VFLA The Dodgers have other blockbuster trades last season a good way to start, for sure.” of an investigation code-named including soccer, tennis, athletics said. REUTERS special players, too, and the to acquire the likes of Hanley REUTERS “Operation Puerto”. and boxing. AFP WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

AFC Champions League SINGAPORE: Results from Al Gharafa survive Al Nasr the AFC Champions League yesterday: Group E FC Seoul (KOR) 2 (Sergio Escudero 6, Kim Jin- Kyu 22) Vegalta Sendai (JPN) 1 (Wilson 87-pen) Jiangsu Sainty (CHN) 2 (Le Bofei 41, Sun Ke fightback; Eljaish win 42) Buriram United (THA) 0 Group G Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN) 0 Pohang Ribeiro’s brace helps Eljaish to register 3-1 victory over Al Jazira Steelers (KOR) 1 (Bae Chun-Suk 17) Bunyodkor (UZB) 0 Beijing Guoan (CHN) 0

DUBAI: Qatar’s Al Gharafa Qasem Burhan who had been Group A survived a second-half fightback largely untroubled for the major- At Doha from Al Nasr to boost their ity of the opening 45 minutes. Eljaish (QAT) 3 (Wagner Ribeiro 7, 58, Mahir chances of securing just a sec- And two minutes later Burhan Yousef 17) Al Jazira (UAE) 1 (Subait Khater ond appearance in the knockout was again beaten as Correa fol- 45+3) stages of the AFC Champions lowed up with an accomplished League after posting a 4-2 win finish from inside the area after At Riyadh in Group C yesterday. Takayuki Morimoto’s clever flick Al Shabab (KSA) 1 (Nasser Al Shamrani 30) First-half goals from French from Khaled Sarwashi’s cross had Tractorsazi Tabriz (IRI) 0 striker Djibril Cisse, Hamed been blocked by the Al Gharafa Shami and Brazilian midfielder goalkeeper at his near post. Group C Nene had seemingly put 2010 But with six minutes remain- At Dubai quarter-finalists Al Gharafa on ing Quaye finally put the result course to comfortably secure a beyond doubt as Qatar inter- Al Nasr (UAE) 2 (Habib Fardan 56, Bruno second win of the campaign hav- national midfielder found space Correa 58) Al Gharafa (QAT) 4 (Djibril Cisse ing beaten Iran’s Sepahan 3-1 at on the edge of the Al Nasr area 24, Hamed Shami 31, Nene 45+1-pen, home three weeks ago. before firing a low shot into the Anas Mubarak 84) But two goals in three minutes bottom corner past Shambih. At Isfahan before the hour mark from Habib In Doha, Wagner Ribeiro Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan (IRI) 2 (Xhevahir Al Fardan and Bruno Correa gave struck twice as Qatar’s Eljaish Sukaj 3, Farsheed Talebi 87) Al Ahli (KSA) the home side hope of avoiding a secured their first win with a 4 (Victor Simoes 23, 65, Bruno Cesar 39, third defeat of the campaign until 3-1 victory over Al Jazira at Al Emad Al Hosani 46) Lawrence Quaye sealed the win Rayyan Stadium. for Al Gharafa with six minutes Yesterday’s win kept Razvan Group B remaining. Lucescu’s side in contention for a At Doha Having scored twice as Al place in the knockout stages. Gharafa picked up the first win Wagner Ribeiro gave Eljaish Lekhwiya (QAT) vs of their seventh AFC Champions the lead after just seven min- Pakhtakor (UZB) (1515 GMT) League appearance last month utes before Mahir Yusuf dou- At Dubai against Sepahan, Cisse opened bled his side’s lead 10 minutes Al Shabab Al Arabi (UAE) vs the scoring after 24 minutes with later, only for Subair Khater to an unstoppable downward header reduce the deficit in first half Al Ettifaq (KSA) (1520 GMT) from Nene’s free-kick. stoppage time. Group D Nene was again involved seven However, a second strike by At Al Ain City minutes later as the Brazilian Wagner Ribeiro 13 minutes after midfielder’s pass caught out the the restart restored El Jaish’s Wagner Ribeiro (right), player of Qatar’s Eljaish, celebrates with team-mate Mahir Yousef after scoring a Al Ain (UAE) vs Al Rayyan (QAT) (1630 GMT) Al Nasr defence and Shami raced two-goal cushion and they man- second goal against UAE’s Al Jazira during their AFC Champions League match at the Al Rayyan Stadium, At Riyadh into behind the static backline aged to maintain their advantage yesterday. RIGHT: Djibril Cisse (front) of Qatar’s Al Gharafa club vies for the ball with Khalifa Mubarak (32) of Al Hilal (KSA) vs Esteghlal (IRI) (1740 GMT) before sliding in to guide the ball to pick up all three points. UAE’s Al Nasr club in Dubai yesterday. into the roof of the net with goal- Both teams went into the game Group F keeper Ahmad Shambih given no having picked up just one point At Saitama chance. from their opening two fixtures, Ten minutes later, Eljaish dou- side of the goal, giving Al Jazira Uzbekistan’s Bunyodkor and And Nene deservedly added a with Eljaish drawing 3-3 with bled their advantage when Yusuf hope. Those dreams, though, were Beijing Guoan, who fought out a Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) vs Jeonbuk third in first-half stoppage time Tractorsazi on Matchday 2 while struck with a low left foot shot dashed in the 58th minute when goalless draw in Tashkent. Hyundai Motors (KOR) (1030 GMT) as the former Paris St Germain Al Jazira had secured a 1-1 draw that found the bottom corner of Wagner Ribeiro struck once again But the defeat left J-League At Guangzhou midfielder picked himself up with Al Shabab at the same stage Khasief’s goal following an assist to secure all three points. champions Hiroshima rooted to after being pulled back by Khalifa of the competition. by Adriano. Former Asian title-holders the bottom with no points from Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN) vs Mubarak inside the area before Right from the start, though, it A long range effort from Pohang Steelers took a big step three games, and needing a dra- Muangthong United (THA) (1200 GMT) dispatching the resulting penalty was Eljaish who always looked the Khaled Al Zrigi and a header towards the AFC Champions matic change in fortunes if they Group H coolly past Shambih with virtu- more likely to strike and it came from Abdullah Aish were just League knock-out phase and dealt are to reach the round of 16 as one At Gosford ally the last kick of the opening as little surprise when Wagner off target as Eljaish continued to Sanfrecce Hiroshima a potentially of the top two teams. 45 minutes. Ribeiro opened the scoring, the press, but the Qataris were made fatal blow with a narrow 1-0 win “It is extremely disappoint- Central Coast Mariners (AUS) vs Guizhou Al Nasr, though, found a way Brazilian sending Saad Sattam to pay for those misses when yesterday. ing because our target was just Renhe (CHN) (0800 GMT) back into the contest four min- free down the right before receiv- Khater’s in-swinging free kick Bae Chun-Suk’s strike on 17 to grab three points. We will go At Suwon utes before the hour mark as ing the return pass and slotting from the left three minutes into minutes was enough to put the on all out to win all remaining Al Fardan’s close range header the ball beyond Ali Khaseif in the first-half stoppage time missed 2009 winners level on points at games,” said Hiroshima coach Suwon Bluewings (KOR) vs Kashiwa Reysol looped over Al Gharafa goalkeeper visitors’ goal. everyone and nestled in the far the top of Group G with both Hajime Moriyasu. AGENCIES (JPN) (1030 GMT) FIFA picks GoalControl for Palestine notch second straight victory Confed Cup

PARIS: Football’s world in AFC Under-14 girls’ championship governing body yesterday said that German company DOHA: Qatar’s Under-14s girls GoalControl will provide the suffered a heavy 5-0 defeat at goal-line technology at this the hands of Palestine in their Jordan’s Haneen year’s Confederations Cup in first ever competitive match. Mohammed Brazil. However, coach Monika Stabb (left) vies for ball The firm’s GoalControl-4D believes this was a promising step possession with system, which uses 14 high-speed on what is going to be a long but Shaikha Dhaif cameras placed around the pitch prosperous journey for female Alla Salem Belal to track the ball, was chosen footballers in the country. of United Arab ahead of three other bids after a The brilliance of Rozeen Odeh Emirates dur- tendering process, presentation proved to be the downfall of Qatar ing their AFC and inspections in Brazil, FIFA as the brilliant young striker Under-14 girls’ said in a statement. scored four goals – taking her championship The June 15-30 tournament will tally to nine goals in two games. match at Al Arabi be the second FIFA-accredited For Palestine, this was their SC Stadium, yes- competition in which the tech- second successive win having terday. RIGHT: nology will be used to determine defeated UAE 7-1 in first match Palestine’s Ahlam disputed goal-line incidents, after on Monday. its use in last year’s Club World Stabb, however, has cause for Abueed (left) is Cup in Japan. optimism as she tries to see the challenged by GoalControl is in the run- bigger picture of a game in the Qatar’s Dana ning to provide goal-line tech- early stages of its development. Salem. nology for next year’s World “Everyone knew this was going PICTURES BY: Cup in Brazil “provided that to be mission impossible. Our aim KAMMUTTY VP the performance of the system was not to concede seven goals,” during this year’s Festival of siad the German coach of the Champions meets all necessary Qatar team FIFA requirements”, the federa- “We have to say the girls did and I know we have to respect the tion said. everything they could. I am so culture of Qatar. But there are 30 FIFA said that all four compa- proud of them. Our keeper was million women in the world play- nies, including Britain’s Hawk- injured after a while and she kept ing football and I hope to play a Eye already in use in tennis and going. part in helping more women in cricket, had all met the technical “Only two of our played have this country to play,” she added. requirements but their decision played big games. The rest have Palestine dominated the open- was based on “criteria relating only just started to play. ing 15 minutes of the first half. more specifically to the tourna- “The concentration started to They were camped in Qatar’s ments in Brazil”. dip in the second half because half as they flooded the penalty That included local conditions they have never played 70 min- box. in the South American country, utes before. In the second match yesterday, it added. “I think these girls are pioneers Jordan went top of Group B as Use of the technology is still for women’s football in Qatar. The they put ten goals past United subject to final tests at each game for girls in this country is Arab Emirates. stadium hosting matches while like raising a baby. They are not The Jordanian youngsters match officials will also carry out even walking yet so it is a big job. should no mercy in front of goal their own checks, in line with pro- “But I am very proud of them as they took their tally for the Action from the match between Palestine and Qatar in the AFC Under-14 Girls’ Championship football at Al cedures carried out at the Club tonight. The girls are having fun. entire tournament to 15 goals in Arabi SC Stadium, yesterday. World Cup. AFP “We have different challenges two days. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Delhi sweat over Sehwag Dashing batsman is doubtful starter for opening IPL match in Kolkata

KOLKATA: Having already are confident. But then this is a lost star batsmen Kevin new season and our players have IPL not my Pietersen and Jesse Ryder to looked very good at the nets and injuries, the Delhi Daredevils we are looking forward to trans- comeback (DD) may now miss dashing form that on to the field,” added opener Virender Sehwag, down Simons. with a back problem, too in the Delhi have always had a strong platform: Indian Premier League (IPL) squad in IPL, reaching the semi- opener against Kolkata Knight finals thrice (2008, 2009, and Riders (KKR) here today. 2012), but on all occasions Delhi Gambhir “Sehwag is down with back Daredevils have faltered in the KOLKATA: Out of favour India spasm and is yet to arrive in the end and failed to make it to the opener and Kolkata Knight city. He is likely to come today finals on all three occasions. Riders (KKR) skipper Gautam and if and when he comes, we Their worst performance was Gambhir yesterday refused to will take a call on playing him when they finished last in 2011 take the Indian Premier League for Wednesday’s game,” coach winning just four of their 14 (IPL) as a stage to make his Eric Simons told the media after matches. The only other time comeback. a practice session at the Eden they have failed to be in the top “I don’t play for individu- Gardens here yesterday. four was when they finished fifth als but for a team called KKR. The Delhi side will also have to in 2010. I am a part of the team which do without the services of South Led by a new commander in is the defending champion. I African pacer Morne Morkel, who Jayawardene, Delhi Daredevils don’t see IPL as my comeback is busy playing domestic cricket would look to right the wrongs platform,” Gambhir told media back home. and go the full distance in the persons ahead of KKR’s open- Despite the loss of some key tournament’s sixth edition. ing IPL encounter against Delhi players, the Mahela Jayawardene- The biggest strength of this Daredevils (DD) Wednesday at Tennis: led side remain unfazed and are team is their top batting and the Eden Gardens here. banking on youngsters and the bowling line-up. Gambhir said his team, being Williams set domestic players to come good. With batsmen like David the defending champions, was not “Of course, the unavailabil- Warner, Sehwag and Jayawardene, under pressure. Rather the tag to defend ity of our key players is a big the Daredevils are capable of tak- gave them the confidence to play loss but IPL is all about crisis ing on any bowling. fearless cricket. management. With Morne Morkel, Varun “Being the defending champion Charleston clay “The loss of players has pro- Aaron and Yadav in their ranks, doesn’t bring pressure, rather it vided a massive opportunity to Delhi have one of the most fear- gives you more confidence. We crown the youngsters and domestic play- some pace battery. have got the monkey off our backs ers and we have an exciting bunch Delhi Daredevils will have to because in the last five years it CHARLESTON, SOUTH of them,” said Simons. avoid complacency, they have was said KKR was more popu- CAROLINA: World No. 1 Delhi team management was always done well in the group lar outside the field, but with the Serena Williams (pictured also pinning hopes on pacer stages but they have been awful Former Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting is seen with India’s spin championship we have proved we above), fresh from winning a Umesh Yadav and seasoned per- in the knockouts. legend Anil Kumble in this picture released by Mumbai Indians yesterday. can play good cricket on the field record sixth Miami Masters former Irfan Pathan, both of Kevin Pietersen will be a big Pointing, who played 168 Tests for Australia, is leading Mumbai Indians as well,” he said. title, will seek her third trophy whom are in “great form”. miss and if another of the big “This time we can play some of the season at the WTA Family in the sixth edition of IPL which starts today. “KKR are a good side and being three gets injured, Delhi will be fearless cricket. The tag of Circle Cup claycourt event. the defending champions they in a fix. AGENCIES defending champions will give us Defending champion and more confidence than pressure,” top seed Williams, who like the said Gambhir. other top-eight seeds received a The skipper also refused to give first-round bye, will play her first much importance to the Eden match today against Italy’s Camila Ryder can’t recall vicious attack pitch but hoped to start the tour- Giorgi, who eliminated Mandy nament on a winning note. Minella 6-4, 6-4 on Monday. WELLINGTON: New Zealand cricket star intensive care unit, the last thing he remem- with Ryder for five years, said high-profile “Hopefully the Eden track will Williams, a 15-time Grand Jesse Ryder told police yesterday he has no bers is being dismissed in a cricket match on sports stars have to be able to engage with be lucky for us this time because Slam singles champion, won at memory of the vicious attack that left him Wednesday. the public for a sense of normality but there we have not been able to put Charleston in 2008. The 31-year- critically injured in hospital last week. “Unfortunately Mr Ryder has no recollec- were risks with that. points on our table when it comes old American won this year at The 28-year-old suffered serious head tion of what took place or the events leading “Once you are going out you need to be with to our first match. So, we hope to Brisbane as well as Miami, where and lung injuries following the beating that up to the incident,” detective senior sergeant a mate, a buddy system, making sure you stay turn the table this time around,” she downed World No. 2 Maria prompted warnings for New Zealand’s sports Brian Archer said after interviewing the in the group and look after each other... other- added Gambhir. Sharapova of Russia in the final. elite to be on their guard when out in public. player. wise there is potential for things to happen,” He also said that the team was Danish second seed Caroline Ryder was punched and kicked as he left a “Should Mr Ryder gain sufficient recollec- she told Fairfax Media. unperturbed by the absence of Wozniacki has won four clay bar in the South Island city of Christchurch tion as his recovery continues, then we may “Close friends or guards just keep an eye on hard hitting batsman Brendon titles in her career, including at early on Thursday morning after a night out look to speak to him again, however there are things from a distance and make sure things McCullum due to injury, as there Charleston in 2011. drinking with his Wellington team-mates. no immediate plans to re-interview him at are happening that should be happening and were many quality players to Wozniacki will open against Although his condition has improved suffi- this time.” just look after them,” he told Radio Sport. replace him. IANS Spain’s Silvia Soler-Espinosa, ciently for him to be moved out of the hospital Psychologist Karen Nimmo, who has worked REUTERS who outlasted Italy’s Francesca Schiavone 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) in Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians the opening round. The IPL Teams At Chennai, 14:30 GMT Australia’s third-seeded Chennai Super Kings Former Samantha Stosur, the 2010 Delhi Daredevils IPL Venues Australian Test Charleston champion, is also in Kings XI Punjab spinner Brad the mix, playing her first event Kolkata Knight Riders The Eden Gardens, Kolkata Hogg (left) and since pulling out of Indian Wells with a calf injury. Mumbai Indians Fidel Edwards Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi Stosur, of Brisbane, will open Pune Warriors of the West against either New Zealand’s Rajasthan Royals HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala Indies walk Royal Challengers Bangalore Marina Erakovic or Slovakian International Cricket Stadium, Raipur the ramp at an Sunrisers Hyderabad Daniela Hantuchova. event in Indian JSCA International Stadium Complex, Other seeds in the field of city of Jaipur in IPL Fixtures Ranchi 56 include Americans Sloane this photograph Stephens and Venus Williams, Today’s match M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore released by IPL Czech Lucie Safarova, Spain’s KKR vs Daredevils MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, side Rajasthan Carla Suarez Navarro and At Kolkata, 14:30 GMT Chennai Royals. Hogg Germany’s Mona Barthel. Tomorrow’s match and Edwards Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig beat Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, RCB vs Mumbai Indians will appear Czech Andrea Hlavackova 6-4, Pune At Bangalore, 14:30 GMT for Rajasthan 6-0 to book a second-round date April 5 Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Royals in the with Venus Williams. REUTERS Sunrisers vs Warriors Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, 6th edition of At Hyderabad, 14:30 GMT Hyderabad IPL which starts WTA Charleston April 6 today. Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Daredevils vs Royals Results At Delhi, 10:30 GMT Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai CHARLESTON, South Carolina: Results on Monday Pomersbach promises to keep from the first day of the $795,000 WTA Family Circle off controversy Cup (x denotes seeding): First Round: Sorana Cirstea (ROM x11) bt NEW DELHI: He has only played one international, yet Australian Tatjana Malek (GER) 6-4, 7-6 (7/5); Olga batsman Luke Pomersbach has remained in the news -- for reasons Govortsova (BLR) bt Jamie Hampton (USA) other than cricket and more for his alcohol-related indiscipline. 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4; Mathilde Johansson Not many would have put their money on his return to the Indian (FRA) bt Melinda Czink (HUN) 5-7, 6-3, 7-5; Premier League (IPL) after his arrest for allegedly molesting an Monica Puig (PUR) bt Andrea Hlavackova American woman and assaulting her fiance in the national capital (CZE) 6-4, 6-0; Camila Giorgi (ITA) bt Mandy last season. Minella (LUX) 6-4, 6-4; Mallory Burdette The incident is one of the many in Pomersbach’s troubled past but (USA) bt Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 6-1, he is back now, this time with Kings XI Punjab. 1-6, 6-0; Varvara Lepchenko (USA x12) bt “Yeah mate, a lot has happened in the past but I do not want to Christina McHale (USA) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Grace think about it any more. It is behind me now. Last year, things were Min (USA) bt Tamira Paszek (AUT x13) 6-3, blown out of proportion. Now, I just want to focus on playing some retired; Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) bt Nastassja good cricket if I get to play,” Pomersbach, who played for the Punjab Burnett (ITA) 6-2, 6-3; Bethanie Mattek- team in 2008-09 before moving to Royal Challengers Bangalore, told Sands (USA) bt Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) IANS from Chandigarh. 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/3); Stefanie Voegele Long before the IPL brawl last year, Pomersbach was suspended (SUI) bt Teliana Pereira (BRA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; by his native Western Australia in 2007 with compatriot and Punjab Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) bt Arantxa teammate Shaun Marsh for drinking alcohol following a game. Rus (NED) 6-2, 6-2; Caroline Garcia (FRA) The playing conditions are much different in India but Pomersbach bt Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 7-6 (8/6), 6-4; is high on confidence. Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) bt Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6); Jessica Faisalabad Wolves celebrate their title victory over Sialkot Stallions in the Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup “It is true the pitches are a lot different here but I fancy myself doing well. But for now, making the eleven here looks tough with the team Pegula (USA) bt Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 6-7 final in Lahore, Pakistan. The event is Pakistan’s T20 championship played across the country. Pakistan’s Test (2/7), 6-4, 7-5; Andrea Petkovic (GER) bt and One-Day International skipper Misbah-Ul Haq (with trophy) led the Faisalabad Wolves. having a lot of options. If I get to play, I will try to make the most of it,” said the Bentley-born cricketer. IANS Taylor Townsend (USA) 6-3, 6-0. WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Bikes of MotoGP riders at the starting grid at Losail International Circuit in this April 2012 file photo. The 2013 season begins at the same state-of-the-art MotoGP venue on April 7. 2012 A decade of sensational races QMMF ready for 10th edition of Grand Prix of Qatar at Losail International Circuit

BY RIZWAN REHMAT Casey Stoner jumps DOHA: The Qatar Motor out of the pits in 2011 and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) will reach a significant milestone this week when it stages the first round of the 2013 MotoGP World Championship. This coming Sunday, the ‘new- look’ Losail International Circuit will welcome the bike family for the 10th edition of the Grand Prix of Qatar and QMMF is ready to 2011 mark the occasion with its own brand of pomp and pageantry at the $75m race track. A QMMF rider (left) in “It is going to be a special week for us and we will celebrate this action in 2010 race with our fans, the riders and the bike family overall,” QMMF President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah said in an interview. “Qatar was the first country in the Middle East to host a MotoGP leg in (October) 2004. Then a few years later (in 2008), QMMF staged the first-ever night race in MotoGP at the same venue,” 2010 Al Attiyah, the man responsible for creating a vibrant motor sport The Qatar Endurance Racing Team (QERT 95) members, Anthony West (right), Nasser Al Malki (second right) and culture in the country, added. Nina Prinz (left) celebrate their win in the second round of the 2012 FIM Endurance World Championship along “In between, Losail with Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation President, Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, at Losail International Jorge International Circuit won the Circuit in this June 2012 file photo. award for the Best Grand Prix in Lorenzo 2008. We also brought the super- bike riders for a few years and necessary set-up for the 2013 footbridge will help us filter fans in motor sports. We have picked enjoys created an academy for young rid- season. We are in good shape. in a better way. We can carry up new lessons from each circuit. the rain in ers,” Al Attiyah said. We put up a great show when materials both ways. Now we We are learning from people who April 2009 “Let’s not forget we have cre- we had the first big international don’t have to use cars to make the are more experienced than us. ated our own racing teams. We event - the opening round of the movement for various reasons. We have got into the business stage championships for bikes World Motocross Championship Question: Can you tell us strong (and that’s how) we won and cars every season and we (at the start of March). We are something about your plans the award. That comes by voting made our debut in Moto2 World now ready for the MotoGP round this week? from riders, mechanics, officials. 2009 Championship a couple of years this week. We have sufficient Answer: We are ready to cel- That doesn’t come with selection ago,” the QMMF president said. experience of staging so many ebrate the 10th anniversary of - the process involves voting. I Al Attiyah said fans will be top events. We can manage the Grand Prix of Qatar. We will do was so happy at the time. This Night race makes a debut the biggest beneficiary following set-up of top events very fast. a special ceremony to mark the award is not for me; it is for all constructional changes at Losail We know what’s required and we occasion. A dinner gala for more QMMF family. I hope this year in March 2008 Circuit which lights up under 5.4 know what to do. Our partners than 350 VIPs will be held at a also we fight for this. We have to million watts of Muscova flood- - the promoters, the companies, local hotel. Riders, mechanics, chase our luck. lights, good enough to illuminate the suppliers, the volunteers ... we guests and our promoters and Question: Last year QMMF 70 football pitches. have a clear idea of what needs to clients will be in attendance. We Racing Team managed two “Yes we have made some be done. have also made arrangement for Moto2 podium finishes. What changes. The new changes will Question: For this edition, fireworks at the end of the race are you expectations this year? help us market our races in the you seem to have made a number (on April 7). We will play a video Answer: It was interesting to future and the future starts this of changes around the circuit. clip that will detail our journeys build a new team. We got deep week,” Al Attiyah said. Can you tell us something about in the last 10 years. We will see into this matter - racing and “The spectators will enjoy the the new developments? in the movie how we created his- competing and trying to build a 2008 races more as we have a new Answer: Yes, we have made tory of motor sport culture in this strong team at the same time. You stand. Previously we had 5000 some changes. The new changes country. You will see how we have have asked us how do we choose seats in the main grandstand. We will help us market our races in grown year-by-year. That will be quality mechanics to go with the MotoGP legend Valentino have increased that to 8000 with the future. The spectators will really amazing. This is what we riders. We do a lot of research. addition of an extension on the enjoy the races more as we have have come up with our promot- The coordinators in the team do a Rossi smiles in March 2007 new grandstand. a new stand. Previously we had ers. There will be more surprises lot of running around. The selec- “Also, we have renovated the 5000 seats in the main grand- on the track. The fans attending tions have to be done very care- VIP Village. After nine years of stand. We have increased that to the 10th edition will enjoy a great fully. The selections on riders are glass view of the races, the fans in 8000 with addition of an extension week of racing this year. Members just as careful. We were thinking VIP Village can actually step out on the new grandstand. The spec- of the FIM family will be here too that for the first five years, we of the sealed enclosure and watch tators - who are usually thrilled to take part in our celebrations. have to build a strong team. We the action in the open. There’s a to see the start of any race - can Hopefully it will be one of the best were looking to compete with the new balcony. Fans will be able be more relaxed now as we have races we’ve had. It will be an emo- 40 teams. Then we got an experi- to watch every single lap if they created more space. Also, we tional week for us. enced rider in Anthony West. We wanted to. have renovated the VIP Village. Question: A few years ago, were lucky. He has helped us a 2007 “They can dine and watch the After nine years of glass view of Losail Circuit won an award lot. We hope we can produce more race at the new reception area. the races, the fans in VIP Village from the bike family. That was good results this year. We know From now on the VIP people can actually step out of the sealed an amazing achievement, get- it is not easy. This is very impor- won’t believe they are locked up enclosure and watch the action in ting an award in the first dec- tant that we get good exposure for 2006 in a box,” he pointed out. the open. There’s a new balcony. ade of the races. our team. But still we need a long A new footbridge will link the Fans will be able to watch every Answer: As a beginner in this time to create riders with char- grandstand and the VIP Village single lap if they wanted to. They business, we are the youngest cir- acter. Everybody in the MotoGP leading the way for fans to go can dine and watch the race at cuit in the world to win something family knows that we are invest- all the way to the paddock, Al the new reception area. From like this. We are following a phi- ing in our plans, in our teams. Attiyah said. now the VIP people won’t believe losophy of developing the sport. We are planning carefully. We Excerpts from the detailed chat they are locked up in a box. We We have the best quality people never stop salaries for mechan- with the QMMF President. have also connected the new VIP in our organisation team. We have ics. We never stop payments to be Question: Can you tell us Village with the main grandstand built a good team. We travel a lot made to suppliers. So everybody about your expectations in the by using the new footbridge. Now to check racing circuits. We learn is relaxed. I am sure we will fight. Qatari riders pose for a new season? fans can go and buy merchandise from our travel around the world. Fighting is part of the enjoyment picture in April 2006 Answer: We are doing the near the grandstand. The new We see how the world has evolved in this sport. THE PENINSULA

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F1 legend Nigel Mansell The first ever MotoGP grid on October 2 , 2004 Loris Capirossi takes a bend in September 2005 at Losail Circuit in 2006 WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

France says 75 pc tax Galatasaray ready for Real will apply to Drogba back to where he began as teams prepare for the ‘big’ game footballers PARIS: France said yesterday MADRID: The wheel will have that a new 75 percent tax rate come full circle for Galatasaray on upper incomes would apply forward Didier Drogba when to top football players despite he takes to the pitch for today’s claims from clubs that they Champions League quarter-final would be exempt. first leg match at Real Madrid. “The new system will apply to The Ivory Coast international, all businesses that pay salaries who turned 35 this month, made Real Madrid’s of more than one million euros his debut in Europe’s elite club Portuguese forward ($1.3m),” Prime Minister Jean- competition at Real’s Bernabeu Cristiano Ronaldo (left), Marc Ayrault’s office said, after Stadium in September 2003 play- Real Madrid’s Ghanaian media quoted club owners as say- ing for Ligue 1 side Olympique midfielder Michael ing they would escape the tax. Marseille. Essien (centre) and Real France’s Socialist government Although he scored to put Madrid’s Portuguese has announced plans to shift Marseille ahead in the 26th defender Fabio the upper income tax charge to minute, goals from Roberto Coentrao take part in a companies after its initial plan Carlos and Luis Figo and a dou- training session at the to charge individuals was struck ble from Brazilian Ronaldo fired Valdebebas training down as unconstitutional. Real’s “Galacticos” to an easy 4-2 ground in Madrid on The tax was a key promise of group stage victory. the eve of the UEFA President Francois Hollande’s “It will be very special for election campaign last year but Champions League me, I will never forget that day,” has come under fire from major quarter-final match Drogba was quoted as saying in companies and sports clubs who Galatasaray’s club magazine this against Turkish giants say it will drive top earners out week. Galatasaray today. of France. “It was very important for my RIGHT: Real Madrid’s The head of the French Football career,” added the former Chelsea Portuguese coach Federation, Noel Le Graet, told player. Jose Mourinho heads a Le Parisien newspaper yesterday Drogba was Chelsea’s key per- training session. that the tax would not apply to former on their run to a first football clubs. Champions League triumph last “The prime minister, to whom season before quitting the London I have already asked the question, club for a stint in China and then was clear: only large companies moving to Turkey. will be taxed. And professional He struck the winning pen- clubs are considered as small- alty in the final shootout against and medium-sized businesses, so Bayern Munich having earlier they will not be affected by the 75 kept Chelsea in the match with lead Real to the 10th European very important in soccer and joint top scorer in the competition 3-Pepe, 4-Sergio Ramos, 5-Fabio percent tax,” he said. a crashing header two minutes crown that has eluded the club Terim is very meticulous in that with Real’s Cristiano Ronaldo on Coentrao; 6-Sami Khedira, But Ayrault’s office said he had from the end of regular time that since 2002. respect.” eight goals. 14-Xabi Alonso; 22-Angel Di met with Le Graet in December, levelled the score at 1-1. The pair were together at While Real have fallen in the “Our only weapon against Real Maria, 10-Mesut Ozil, 7-Cristiano before the initial plan was struck “I just grabbed this chance to Stamford Bridge from 2004 to semi-finals the past two seasons, Madrid is that we are not afraid,” Ronaldo; 9-Karim Benzema down, but had not discussed the be able to play at the highest level 2007 and won Premier League it is almost a quarter of a century Terim, a former Turkey, AC Milan Galatasaray: 1-Fernando issue with him since. in Europe again without think- titles in 2005 and 2006. since Galatasaray last reached the and Fiorentina boss, told report- Muslera; 27-Emmanuel Eboue, The proposed tax rate, which ing,” he said. “That’s why I am Drogba said Mourinho and his last four. ers on Saturday. 26-Semih Kaya, 13-Dany the government says is a tempo- here. To have the opportunity to Galatasaray counterpart Fatih Alongside Drogba, the other “That’s the way we have always Nounkeu, 11-Albert Riera; rary measure aimed at tackling win again.” Terim were excellent motivators. heavyweight in their ranks is played,” he added. “Our strongest 14-Wesley Sneijder, 10-Felipe France’s budget deficit, prompted Today’s clash, the fourth “Fatih Terim is a lot like Dutchman Wesley Sneijder, who side is that we are not afraid to Melo, 8-Selcuk Inan, 4-Hamit widespread condemnation in busi- between the clubs in UEFA com- Mourinho in that he is very close won the Champions League with lose, or to be eliminated.” Altintop; 17-Burak Yilmaz, ness circles. It led some notable petition, also pits Drogba against to the players and always talking Mourinho at Inter Milan in 2010. Probable teams: 12-Didier Drogba figures, including actor Gerard his former manager at Chelsea with them,” he said. Their attacking trident is com- Real Madrid: 41-Diego Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen Depardieu, to flee abroad into tax Jose Mourinho, who is bidding to “The psychological factor is pleted by Burak Yilmaz, who is Lopez; 17-Alvaro Arbeloa, (Norway) REUTERS exile. REUTERS PSG midfielder Beckham still Debutants Malaga eyeing prize dreams of England return LONDON: David Beckham says he has not yet relinquished hope of resurrecting his England career, despite having not played for his country for almost three and a half years. Dortmund scalp in quarters The 37-year-old returned to European football with Paris Saint- Germain in January for the Ligue 1 leaders. MADRID: Debutants Malaga Malaga’s Beckham’s contract is due to expire at the end of the season but with have toppled European giants midfielders PSG having expressed a desire to extend his deal, the former England AC Milan and Porto on their Francisco captain says he still dreams of a return to the national set-up. way to the Champions League R Alarcon “One of the reasons why I’ve never retired from the England team quarter-finals and have another ‘Isco’ (left) is because if there’s ever an opportunity to play for them again, then former winner in their sights I’m available,” Beckham told CNN World Sport. and Ignacio when they host Borussia “If there is any chance of me ever playing for my country again, I Camacho Dortmund today. would never turn that down. Like I said, I’m almost 38 years old so Coach Manuel Pellegrini and during a the chances are very slight, but you never know.” his players have propelled the training Beckham has won 115 England caps, a record for an outfield player, Costa del Sol club to unprec- session in but has not featured for his country since October 2009. edented success despite uncer- Malaga, Spain, tainty over the commitment of yesterday. their Qatari owner and cash- Malaga take Liverpool plan Thailand visit flow problems that prompted a on Borussia LONDON: Liverpool announced yesterday that they will play a ban from UEFA competition from Dortmund friendly game in Thailand as part of their pre-season tour ahead of next season. in the UEFA the 2013-14 campaign. Chilean Pellegrini has moulded Champions The five-time European champions will face as yet unnamed opposi- a squad of experienced campaign- League tion in Bangkok’s Rajamangala National Stadium on July 28. ers including Joaquin, Martin quarter-finals, “We first went to Thailand in 2001 and this will be our fourth visit Demichelis, Jeremy Toulalan and first left, match to the country, which we feel demonstrates our commitment to our Roque Santa Cruz into a highly today. fans in Thailand,” said Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre. efficient outfit, with promising Liverpool believe they have more than 14 million followers in youngsters like Isco providing a Thailand. They last visited the country in 2009. REUTERS creative spark. After beating seven-times the 31-year-old told a news con- intelligent, dominate the match up is Wednesday but with a face Sunderland’s new coach European champions Milan 1-0 at ference yesterday. but without forgetting the return mask,” the Germany international Paolo Di Canio poses the Rosaleda stadium on the way “This is the time when the leg,” Pellegrini told a news confer- said. for photographs at the to topping Group C, Malaga dis- great teams express themselves ence after Malaga’s 3-1 La Liga Klopp is also concerned about club’s training academy in patched 2004 winners Porto 2-0 in and we have not said the last word victory at Rayo Vallecano on midfielders Sven Bender and Sunderland, northern England, the last round on a festive night here at the Rosaleda,” he added. Saturday. Kevin Grosskreutz, both of whom yesterday. Di Canio sought for local fans including Hollywood “We need to be an aggressive “Hopefully we will go to picked up ankle injuries. to play down the controversy actor Antonio Banderas. team, playing the way we know Dortmund with a solid advan- Marco Reus and Felipe Santana over his appointment as They are brimming with con- and taking the initiative.” tage,” added the former Real were nursing knocks to the ribs Sunderland manager, saying fidence ahead of the first leg Malaga’s success is in large Madrid coach, who was sacked and head after the game but are he would bet everything he with Dortmund -- who won the measure down to their well- in 2010 to make way for Jose fit to play. had on the club staying in the Champions League in 1997 -- drilled defence, one of the mean- Mourinho. “We know it will be a very English Premier League (EPL). according to former Spain winger est in La Liga this season, and Dortmund have several play- tough game,” said defender Joaquin. preventing Dortmund from scor- ers battling for fitness after a Lukasz Piszczek. “They may not Di Canio, an Italian, made over “If we are here it is because we ing an away goal could be key to hard-fought 2-1 victory at VfB be Barcelona but they have shown 500 league appearances and have proved we are a great team,” their chances of progressing after Stuttgart that kept them in how good a team they are.” scored over one hundred goals next week’s return leg. a distant second place in the Probable teams: in the course of his playing Malaga have kept nine clean Bundesliga on Saturday. Malaga: 13-Willy Caballero; career before moving into sheets in their 12 European home With only one trophy to chase 2-Jesus Gamez, 3-Weligton, management. Di Canio began games, including against Milan in for after losing the domestic bat- 5-Martin Demichelis, 25-Antunes; his career in the Italian Serie October and the success against tle to Bayern Munich this season, 8-Jeremy Toulalan, 16-Manuel A, playing for Lazio, Juventus, Porto last month. they are eager to leave their mark Iturra; 7-Joaquin, 10-Julio Napoli and Milan, before a If they reach the semi-finals, on Europe’s elite club competition. Baptista, 22-Isco; 24-Roque Santa brief spell with the Scottish they will match the debut-season “That was a good prepara- Cruz club Celtic. He subsequently achievement of La Liga rivals tion for Malaga because it will Borussia Dortmund: spent seven years in EPL with Villarreal under Pellegrini in the be equally intense in the one-on- 1-Roman Weidenfeller; 26-Lukasz Sheffield Wednesday, West 2005-06 season. ones,” coach Juergen Klopp said Piszczek, 4-Neven Subotic, Ham United and Charlton Known as “the engineer”, the of their Stuttgart win. 27-Felipe Santana, 29-Marcel Athletic. He returned to Italy cerebral Pellegrini led an unfan- Defender Marcel Schmelzer, Schmelzer; 6-Sven Bender, in 2004, playing for Lazio and cied Villarreal team to the last who broke his nose in the game, 8-Ilkay Guendogan; 16-Jakub Cisco Roma before retiring in four before they were narrowly is doubtful but he said he was Blaszczykowski, 10-Mario beaten by Premier League side determined to play using a face Goetze, 11-Marco Reus; 9-Robert 2008. He was never capped for Malaga’s Chilean coach Manuel the Italian national team. Pellegrini at a press conference Arsenal. mask after undergoing surgery. Lewandowski “This is a tie lasting 180 min- “It was fixed and stitched so as Referee: Jonas Eriksson yesterday. utes in which we have to be not to waste time because next (Sweden) REUTERS Wednesday 3 April 2013 22 Jumada I 1434 Volume 18 Number 5658 Sport Price: QR2 SRI LANKA’S WEEKLY LARGEST SELLING NEPALI WEEKLY NEWS UPDATES Conley lifts A decade of NEWSPAPER IN QATAR PUBLISHED EVERY Grizzlies over sensational WEDNESDAY BY RAJDHANI INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY LANKADEEPA MIDDLE EAST WEEKLY LANKADEEPA WEEKLY DAR AL SHARQ Spurs races AVAILABLE AT ALL LEADING BOOK STORES / SUPERMARKETS IN QATAR PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY DAR AL SHARQ FOR ADVERTISEMENTS CONTACT: TEL: 4465 0600 EMAIL: [email protected] Sport | 23 Sport | 26 !"#$%&'()#*#+,'-*,)#

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LONDON: Surrey fast bowler Chris Tremlett was yesterday named in England’s 30-man squad for the mid-year interna- with Barca; Bayern win tional season. The 31-year-old has not played a Test match since January 2012 Matuidi grabs a dramatic equaliser in stoppage time for French side due to a long-standing back prob- lem and last featured in a first- class match in July last year. PARIS: Blaise Matuidi’s goal But he has been handed an deep in stoppage time earned opportunity to prove he is fit Paris Saint Germain a deserved enough for the rigours of inter- 2-2 draw in in their Champions national cricket, having played an League quarter-final first leg important role in England’s 2010- against Barcelona at Parc des 11 Ashes success in Australia. Princes here yesterday. “The players included in this Barca appeared to have squad reflect the progress they snatched the win when Xavi have made with senior England Hernandez converted from the teams and the England Lions over spot in the last minute of normal the last 12 months,” said England time after Zlatan Ibrahimovic had and Wales Cricket Board national cancelled out Lionel Messi’s first selector Geoff Miller. half opener. “All of the players named in The penalty was awarded when the EPS (England Performance PSG goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu Squad) have been involved with charged out and brought down one or more of the England Alexis Sanchez. squads during the winter, with Messi put the Spanish giants the exception of Chris Tremlett, into a 38th minute lead when set who has been going through a up superbly by Daniel Alves. rehabilitation process.” This was the Argentine four- There was no place for time world footballer of the year’s Nottinghamshire batsman James 57th goal in all competitions this Taylor, however, despite gritty season. performances in the two Tests But Messi’s night came to a against South Africa last year. premature end when he suffered a He did not feature in either right hamstring injury and failed of the two most recent Test to emerge for the second half. He Paris St Germain’s (PSG) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (right) challenges Barcelona’s Daniel Alves during their Champions League quarter-final first leg match series and was the captain of the is due to undergo tests to deter- at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris, yesterday. RIGHT: Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the opening goal England Lions side routed 4-0 mine the extent of the damage against PSG. The match ended in a two-all draw. by Australia A in their one-day today. international series earlier this Ibrahimovic, who had an year. unhappy one season spell with an uphill battle but I think we League semi-finals after their 2-0 in depth by leaving Peru striker corner in what was one of the England Performance Squad Barca, put PSG back in the game deserved a draw tonight.” win at home to Juventus in the Claudio Pizarro on the bench fastest goals in Champions League 2013 when pouncing on a rebound after On being named in the start- quarter-final, first leg clash. -- despite scoring four goals in history. Alastair Cook (Test and one- a Thiago Silva header in the 79th ing line-up he said: “The manager Munich needed less than a Saturday’s 9-2 rout of Hamburg Toni Kroos’ early groin injury day captain), Stuart Broad minute ricocheted off the far post. has shown a lot of confidence in minute to take the lead over the -- with Mario Mandzukic starting meant Bayern had to shuffle their (Twenty20 captain), James Then Matuidi popped up in the me in games and in big moments, Italians through a thunderous as the lone striker. midfield with Arjen Robben com- Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian fourth minute of injury time to tonight was a big moment for the strike by Austria defender David Brazil star Luiz Gustavo came ing onto the right-wing, Mueller Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, give PSG hope for the return leg club. Alaba before Germany’s Thomas in for the suspended Javi Martinez moving into the middle with Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Nick at the Camp Nou next week. “I’m pretty much at the same Mueller grabbed Bayern’s second alongside Bastian Schweinsteiger Franck Ribery on the left. Both Compton, Jade Dernbach, Steven The big-spending French club’s level as I was at AC Milan, it was at the Allianz Arena with an hour in Munich’s defensive midfield. Ribery and Robben kept Buffon Finn, Alex Hales, James Harris, coach Carlo Ancelotti sprang a only three years ago, I’m enjoying gone. For Juventus, strikers busy with crisp shots, while Craig Kieswetter, Michael Lumb, surprise when electing to start being part of these nights again, With both sides top of their Alessandro Matri and Fabio Schweinsteiger curled a free-kick Stuart Meaker, Eoin Morgan, 37-year-old English star David they don’t get better than this.” respective leagues, Bundesliga Quagliarella paired up again in just over the top right-hand cor- Graham Onions, Monty Panesar, Beckham. On PSG’s prospects to qualify giants Bayern are bidding to attack, while the trio of Giorgio ner of the goal. Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, It was the veteran midfield- for the semi-finals he added: “Our reach their third Champions Chiellini, Stephan Lichtsteiner Munich kept up the pres- Matt Prior, Joe Root, Graeme er’s first champions League chances are better than they were League final in four years while and Claudio Marchisio were all sure and the second goal came Swann, James Tredwell, Chris appearance since coming on at 2-1 - it’s going to be difficult but Juventus have won all five of their brought into Antonio Conte’s on 63 minutes when Gustavo Tremlett, Jonathan Trott, Chris as a substitute for AC Milan no reason not to go there and get previous European quarter-finals 3-5-2 formation. Bayern needed fired in a long-range shot, which Woakes, Luke Wright. AFP in a 4-0 drubbing by former a result.” against German teams. just 26 seconds to take the lead Buffon parried, but Mandzukic club Manchester United at Old And ever the gentleman he But Juventus will have to pro- when Alaba launched a left-footed was on hand to square the ball Trafford in 2010. offered good wishes to the injured duce a top performance next rocket from 35 metres out which for Mueller to tap in. There was Zimbabwe side Beckham, speaking to ITV tel- Messi, saying: “We all hope Messi week if they are to maintain that gave Juventus goalkeeper Gianlugi more bad news for the Italians as evision, reflected: “In the first half, is fit and ready to go - we wish record as Bayern dominated this Buffon no chance. midfielders Vidal and Lichtsteiner set for revamp: especially the first ten minutes him the best.” match. The ball took a slight deflec- will both miss the return leg after we had a few very good chances, In Munich, Bayern Munich Munich coach Jupp Heynckes tion off Juventus’ Arturo Vidal on picking up second-half bookings. Mangongo then they got their goal, it was have one foot in the Champions demonstrated Bayern’s strength the way to the bottom right-hand AGENCIES

CAPE TOWN: Stephen Champions League Mangongo will coach Zimbabwe Champions League quarter- in their home series against final first leg results Bangladesh this month and has promised sweeping changes At Paris from the side who lost in West Paris Saint Germain (FRA) 2 (Ibrahimovic Indies. 79, Matuidi 90+4) Barcelona (ESP) 2 Mangongo was assistant coach (Messi 38, Xavi 89-pen to Englishman Alan Butcher on At Munich, Germany the tour of the Caribbean and has Bayern Munich (GER) 2 (Alaba 1, Mueller now been handed the reins in a 63) Juventus (ITA) 0 caretaker capacity until a per- Quarter-final first leg fixtures manent appointment is made, (all kick-offs 1845GMT): Zimbabwe Cricket communica- Today tions manager Lovemore Banda At Malaga, Spain said yesterday. Malaga (ESP) vs Borussia Dortmund (GER) “Following interviews for the national coaching post which fell At Madrid vacant on the first of this month, Real Madrid (ESP) vs Galatasaray (TUR) the Zimbabwe Cricket board is Second legs still considering the report from April 9 the technical staff appraisal At Dortmund, Germany committee, and will make an Borussia Dortmund (GER) vs Malaga (ESP) announcement when it has com- At Istanbul pleted that process,” Banda said. Galatasaray (TUR) vs Real Madrid (ESP) “In the meantime, Stephen April 10 Mangongo, who was assistant to outgoing head coach Alan At Barcelona, Spain Butcher, will act as coach for the Barcelona (ESP) vs PSG (FRA) Bangladesh tour to Zimbabwe.” Bayern Munich’s Thomas Mueller (centre) celebrates his goal against Juventus with team-mates David Alaba (top) and Mario Mandzukic during their At Turin, Italy Champions League quarter-final first leg match in Munich, yesterday. RIGHT: Paris Saint-Germain’s French midfielder Blaise Matuidi celebrates after Zimbabwe will play two Tests, Juventus (ITA) vs Bayern Munich (GER) scoring against Barcelona in Paris, yesterday. three ODI’s and two Twenty20 Semi-final draw - April 12 matches Bangladesh. REUTERS