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TUESDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10210 September 13, 2016 Dhul-Hijja 11, 1437 AH

GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir, Father Emir receive well-wishers Piety and In brief brotherhood

QATAR | Health HGH receives 500 mark Eid emergency cases Hamad General Hospital (HGH) received more than 500 emergency cases yesterday from 6am to 5pm. Five accidents were reported, celebrations including one that caused the death of a person. Al Wakra Hospital Special Eid al-Adha programmes emergency received more than got under way yesterday, with Greetings exchanged 200 cases during the same period Qatar Tourism Authority and its HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad yesterday. Ambulance Service partners lining up a series of shows al-Thani, in telephone calls yesterday, took more than 200 calls seeking and activities exchanged congratulations on the help. Most cases were minor and occasion of Eid al-Adha with a number were discharged from the hospital By Ayman Adly of Arab and Islamic countries’ leaders. yesterday itself. The Paediatric Staff Reporter HH the Emir exchanged congratulations Emergency Centre (PEC) at Al Sadd with Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime received a total of 266 cases from HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani received a number Minister and Minister of Interior Prince 6am to 5pm, followed by 107 at PEC of well-wishers on the occasion of Eid al-Adha at Al Wajbah Palace yesterday morning. They received HE the Prime Minister housands of locals and expatri- Mohamed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Rayyan, 40 at PEC Airport and 16 and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, their excellencies sheikhs, ministers, HE the Advisory ates turned up for Eid al-Adha al-Saud, King Mohamed VI of Morocco, at PEC Al Thayyan. Council Speaker Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Khulaifi and his deputy, ministries’ undersecretaries, Advisory Council members prayers across the country early T Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour and citizens. The Emir also received heads of diplomatic missions accredited to the state as well as off icers of the armed yesterday. Hadi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip QATAR | Response forces and police and heads of national institutions and departments. HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Khalifa al-Thani; HH the Emir’s The occasion was marked by piety, personal representative, HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani; and HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani were among those camaraderie and joy, as worshippers Erdogan and Iranian President Dr Bombing in Turkish present. HH the Emir received more well-wishers during the afternoon. Page 3 from diff erent walks of life and back- Hassan Rouhani. city condemned grounds gathered at more than 300 The State of Qatar yesterday designated mosques and prayer yards. tribute meat among friends, relatives strongly condemned the bombing As the prayers concluded, people and the needy as a gesture highlight- that targeted a police station in shook hands and embraced each other, ing the spirit of sharing. Many Arab the Turkish city of Van yesterday, exchanging greetings on the auspicious families sit together for a meal of meat, injuring dozens of people. In a occasion. “The spirit of Eid has brought broth and other local dishes, as well as statement, the Ministry of Foreign us together, irrespective of where we diff erent kinds of sweets. Aff airs aff irmed Qatar’s “full come from and what we do,” said a resi- People also take the opportunity to solidarity with the Turkish Republic dent after attending the prayers. spend quality time with their families, in all actions and measures it takes A festive mood had prevailed in bringing together the young and the to counter these heinous criminal the country from the eve of Eid as the old. For children, in particular, the Eid acts and to maintain the country’s faithful prepared to attend the prayers festivities provide much joy and they security and stability”. The ministry’s and take part in the celebrations along also receive currency notes from their statement reiterated Qatar’s firm with friends and family. elders as a customary gift. “It’s a spe- stance that “rejects violence and After the Eid prayers, some people cial time of the year for everyone, espe- terrorism in all their forms and returned home to make preparations cially children,” said a parent. “We look manifestations and whatever their for receiving guests and relatives, while forward to spending a lot of time with motives and causes”. many headed for abattoirs to get their relatives and friends.” sacrifi cial animals slaughtered. Special Eid al-Adha programmes got BRITAIN | Politics The authorities concerned took the under way yesterday, with Qatar Tour- necessary steps to ensure that opera- ism Authority and its partners lining Cameron resigns tions went off smoothly at the slaugh- up a series of shows and activities. The from parliament terhouses and eff orts were also made Ministry of Interior is holding a two- Britain’s former prime minister to make sure that people could reach day “communities celebration” at dif- David Cameron resigned his seat in these places easily without facing any ferent venues until today. the House of Commons yesterday, diffi culties with traffi c. The authorities have taken a number less than three months after losing Qatar voices concern over The Traffi c Department, in co-oper- of steps in preparation for the festivi- an EU referendum in which he had ation with the Rescue Police (Al Fazaa) ties – from ensuring fair practices at campaigned to stay in the bloc. and Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), retail outlets to making due arrange- Cameron stepped down as prime conducted joint patrols from the early ments at abattoirs and ensuring the minister in June, hours after Britain’s hours of the day at a number of places - safety and security of Qatar’s inhabit- dramatic vote to leave the European US Senate’s Sept 11 bill including localities where large groups ants and visitors during the Eid period. Union (EU), handing power to his of people gathered for the morning Special attention has been paid to the successor Theresa May in July. “The QNA He said that Qatar was looking for the United Nations’ principles nor prayers - to control the fl ow of traffi c. traffi c situation, too, and motorists circumstances of my resignation as Doha the US administration to take the nec- the foundations of international laws Congestion and crowding were an- have been urged to follow rules and prime minister and the realities of essary measure to prevent Congress among nations. ticipated in some places, but the pa- drive safely. modern politics make it very diff icult from passing the bill, in order to main- He expressed the hope that the US trols ensured that people could access Shops and hypermarkets remained to continue (in parliament)... without he State of Qatar yesterday ex- tain the joint interest of the United administration would retract this the designated prayer sites without any busy in the run-up to Eid, as people the risk of becoming a diversion,” pressed its concern regarding States and other countries. “shameful” law which would have se- diffi culty. Proper entry and exit points fl ocked to these places in large numbers Cameron said in a statement. Page 8 Tthe US Senate’s passing of a bill The GCC also expressed its con- rious repercussions and negative im- also helped manage the crowds eas- to buy essential goods as well as gifts. that allows victims of September 11 to cern regarding the bill. The GCC said pact on the region. ily. Special assistance was provided to As people returned home following EAST ASIA | Tremor sue governments of foreign countries it “contravenes the foundations and Aboul Ghait voiced Arab League’s the elderly, families with children and the prayers, roads in the country gen- in US courts. The act is called “Justice principles of relations between states, “clear and fi rm” position that rejects people with special needs – something erally experienced light traffi c until the 5.4-magnitude quake Against Sponsors of Terrorism”. notably sovereign immunity”. and condemns terrorism in all its forms. that earned the praise of the public. evening, when some families stepped hits South Korea The head of the media offi ce in Qa- GCC secretary-general Dr Abdul The US House of Representatives As a distinctive feature of Eid al- out to enjoy the holidays. The high hu- A powerful 5.4-magnitude tar’s Ministry of Foreign Aff airs said Latif al-Zayani said that passing such passed the “Justice Against Sponsors Adha, many locals and expatriates dis- midity did not seem to deter them. earthquake hit the southern region that the piece of legislation violated a fl awed bill would have a negative of Terrorism” Act by a unanimous of South Korea yesterday evening, international law, particularly the impact on relations between the Gulf voice vote on Friday. The Senate al- the US Geological Survey (USGS) principle of sovereign equality be- states and the United States. He add- ready approved the bill four months said, following an earlier quake tween states. ed that the piece of legislation could ago and it now goes before President of 4.9-magnitude. The Korea The offi cial said that the passed bill cause damage to the global economy. Barack Obama. Meteorological Administration put represented a dangerous precedent. In a statement yesterday, Arab The White House has signalled that the second tremor higher than He added that such a bill would have League secretary-general Ahmed Obama is likely to veto the bill but his USGS, at 5.8-magnitude, describing dangerous implication on relations Aboul Ghait criticised the bill, say- veto can be overridden by a two-thirds it as the “biggest ever”. Page 7 between states. ing that it did not correspond with majority of both Houses.

Syria ceasefi re takes eff ect under US-Russia deal

AFP controlled west since mid-2012, said day after marathon talks between Russia uneasy about the proposed collabora- A large gathering at the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque yesterday Aleppo fi ghting appeared to have stopped as and the US, has been billed as the best tion, with one defence offi cial saying morning. PICTURE: Shaji Kayamkulam the ceasefi re took eff ect. chance yet to halt Syria’s fi ve-year war, “the proof will be in the pudding”. The Syrian Observatory for Human which has left 290,000 people dead. Senior Russian military offi cial Ser- ceasefi re brokered by Russia and Rights monitoring group said it was Under the deal, fi ghting will halt gei Rudskoi said the “cessation of hos- the United States took eff ect in “quiet” on nearly all fronts. across areas not held by militants and tilities is being resumed across all the ASyria at sundown yesterday, de- Syria’s armed forces announced a aid deliveries to besieged areas will be- territory of Syria”. spite scepticism over how long the truce seven-day “freeze” on military opera- gin, with government and rebel forces But Moscow would “continue to in the fi ve-year confl ict would hold. tions, but opposition forces have yet to ensuring unimpeded humanitarian carry out strikes against terrorist tar- The initial 48-hour truce came into formally sign on. access to Aleppo in particular. gets”, he said. force at 7pm local time (1600 GMT) The deal’s fragility was underscored The ceasefi re will be renewed every Russia’s deputy foreign minister, across Syria except in areas held by just hours before sundown when Pres- 48 hours and, if it holds for a week, Mikhail Bogdanov, told state-run me- militants like the Islamic State group. ident Bashar al-Assad vowed to retake Moscow and Washington will begin dia that UN special envoy Staff an de AFP correspondents in Syria’s dev- the whole country from opposition unprecedented joint targeting of mili- Mistura could be inviting parties to People of diff erent ages marked the Eid prayers being performed at a astated second city Aleppo, divided groups. tant forces. new peace talks “at the very beginning occasion by sharing Eid greetings. designated site in Doha. between a rebel-held east and regime- The agreement, announced on Fri- Many in the Pentagon are deeply of October”. PICTURE: Shaji Kayamkulam PICTURE: Ram Chand Gulf Times 2 Tuesday, September 13, 2016 QATAR

Emir, Father Emir perform Eid prayer

QNA Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani, HH fast and for the blessing of safety Doha Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa al- and security. Thani and a number of their ex- He called on Muslims to stay cellencies sons of HH the Father committed to their prayers and H the Emir Sheikh Emir took part in the prayer. follow in the footsteps of the Tamim bin Hamad al- A number of their excellencies Prophet Muhammad. The judge HThani and HH the Father sheikhs, ministers and citizens also discussed the purpose of Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Kha- also attended the prayer. udhiyah and called on helping lifa al-Thani performed the Eid Dr Thaqeel Sayer al-Sham- the poor. He also called on Mus- al-Adha prayer along with citi- mari, Court of Cassation judge lims to make Eid a show of unity zens at Al Wajbah praying area and Supreme Judiciary Council and co-operation yesterday morning. member, who led the prayer, de- Scores of worshippers per- HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Kha- livered the Eid sermon in which formed the Eid al-Adha prayer lifa al-Thani; HH the Emir’s per- he thanked God for His grace on in mosques and praying areas sonal representative, HH Sheikh Muslims as they completed the across the country. Qatari pilgrims fl ock to Jamarat facility in Mina

QNA largest Jamrah. The pilgrims Mina spend the three Tashreeq days in Mina praying to Al- lah and throw the three Ja- atari pilgrims yes- marat on Dhul-Hijjah 11,12 terday fl ocked to and 13. Qthe Jamarat facil- The Qatari pilgrims start ity in the holy site of Mina with the fi rst Jamrah, the to throw the Jamarat after middle Jamrah and then the they stood on Arafat on the largest Jamrah with seven previous day. pebbles. The pilgrims followed in Qatar’s Haj mission said the example of the Prophet that all the Qatari pilgrims Muhammad and threw the were in good health. Ashghal was allocated Checks on slaughterhouses intensifi ed l Khor and Al ensured that the wastes Thakhira Munici- from the process is dis- Apality intensifi ed posed in a safe manner to QR32bn for works on inspections yesterday avoid any contamination at the slaughterhouses or harm to the local envi- within its jurisdiction, as ronment. The public has the slaughtering of sac- been instructed to avoid rifi cial animals started entering the slaughter- infrastructure projects in the morning after Eid ing halls to maintain prayers and continued good hygiene and avoid until 5pm and will go any potential for spread- he Public Works Author- Giving a break-up of the total ex- in the 21-month period, with spending on from 5am until 5pm ing of infectious diseases ity (Ashghal) was allocated a penditure during the 21-month pe- amounting to more than QR7.1bn. throughout the Eid days. or contamination of the Tbudget of more than QR31.9bn riod, the report stated that spending Similarly, the allocation for as- The director of the Mu- meat. in the 21 months between April 1, amounted to QR15.01bn between April sets aff airs was QR1.29bn, while a nicipality Juma Khamis Al-Muraikhi further 2014 and December 31, 2015. 2014 and March 2015, and QR13.72bn total expenditure of QR1.03bn was al-Muraikhi stressed that stressed that all food fa- Total expenditure during this period from April to December 2015. recorded in the same period. the municipality has as- cilities would be moni- amounted to over QR28.70bn, accord- Meanwhile, projects worth signed a specialised team tored closely during the ing to details available in Ashghal’s Of the total allotment, road QR29.84bn were awarded between of veterinarians to check Eid days to ensure the recently-published annual report works accounted for the April 2014 and December 2015. These the animals before the safety of the products for 2015. lion’s share at QR19.75bn, included QR17.37bn worth of projects slaughtering process and on display for the public. Of the total allotment, road works while spending amounted to between April 2014 and March 2015 to assist the public with He asked the members of accounted for the lion’s share at QR17.5bn and QR12.47bn worth of projects veterinarian advice on the public to communi- QR19.75bn, while spending amounted between April and December 2015. daily basis throughout cate with the municipal- to QR17.5bn. According to the report, about Road works accounted for a bulk the Eid days. They would ity through its various The report showed that the au- QR3.20bn was allocated for drainage of the projects awarded at a total of supervise all the slaugh- communication chan- thority was allocated QR16bn in the works between April 2014 and De- over QR16.8bn. Next came drain- tering operations to en- nels or call 184, available 12 months between April 2014 and cember 2015. The total spending was age projects at more than QR8.4bn sure compliance with the round-the-clock, to re- March 2015, and QR15.9bn in the nine close to QR3bn. worth of projects being awarded, fol- highest global standards port any food safety vio- months from April to December 2015, The report further noted that around lowed by building projects at around in the fi eld. lation or for any related An off icial from Al Khor and Al Thakhira Municipality conducts an for diff erent projects. QR8bn was allotted for building projects QR4.37bn. The Municipality has inquiries. inspection at a slaughterhouse yesterday. Gulf Times Tuesday, September 13, 2016 3 QATAR/REGION/ARAB WORLD

Emir and Father Emir receive Eid well-wishers

QNA HH the Emir also received heads Doha of diplomatic missions accredited to the state as well as offi cers of the armed forces and police and H the Emir Sheikh Tamim heads of national institutions and bin Hamad al-Thani and departments. HHH the Father Emir Sheikh The well-wishers extended Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani yes- greetings to HH the Emir and HH terday received scores of well- the Father Emir, praying that Eid wishers on the occasion of Eid al- carries goodwill and blessings to Adha at Al Wajbah Palace. the Qatari people and the Arab and They received HE the Prime Min- Islamic nations. ister and Minister of Interior Sheikh HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al- al-Thani; HH the Emir’s personal Thani, their excellencies sheikhs, representative, HH Sheikh Jassim ministers, HE the Advisory Council bin Hamad al-Thani; HH Sheikh Speaker Mohamed bin Mubarak al- Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani, Khulaifi and his deputy, ministries’ along with a number of their ex- undersecretaries, Advisory Council cellencies sons of HH the Father members and citizens. Emir, were present.

Coalition Abbas accuses Bashir lauds Qatar’s role shoots down missile from Israel of ethnic in Sudan peace process Yemen

QNA by the Qatari leadership in tion of the terms of the Doha The president renewed his Khartoum establishing world peace.” peace agreement enforcement country’s adherence to dia- AFP cleansing In an address yesterday in the region.” logue as a means for protect- Riyadh to the Sudanese people on The Sudanese president ing and preserving unity, and udanese President Omar the occasion of Eid al-Adha, said, “We, on this occasion, political, social and economic AFP erated he was in favour of meet- Hassan al-Bashir has President al-Bashir said that express our deepest appre- stability of Sudan. he Saudi-led coalition Ramallah ing Netanyahu in Russia, with Slauded the role played by hopes of security and stability ciation to brethren in Qatar, He said that all eff orts battling rebels in Yemen President Vladimir Putin looking Qatar, locally, regionally and in Darfur have been achieved which have made signifi cant exerted would be refl ected Tsaid yesterday it shot to mediate between the two sides. internationally in favour of the through the auspicious visit of contributions to remarkable, in convocation of the na- down a missile fi red by the in- alestinian President Mah- Netanyahu has said he is ready sustainability of peace in his HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh fruitful and constructive ef- tional dialogue’s general surgents towards an airbase in moud Abbas has accused to meet Abbas anywhere and at country, calling it “an exten- Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to forts that enabled Sudan to conference, scheduled for southern Saudi Arabia. PIsrael of “ethnic cleans- any time, but without precondi- sion of the successes achieved Darfur to declare the comple- cross to real stability.” October 10. The missile was the latest aimed ing,” days after Israeli Prime tions. at the kingdom since the coalition Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Abbas did not say whether he began air raids to support Yemen’s made a similar allegation. had preconditions, but in the internationally-backed govern- The remarks follow Netan- past the Palestinians have de- ment in March last year. yahu’s claim during an address manded a freeze in Israeli set- Khamis Mushait air base, in rejecting criticism of Israeli set- tlement building, a deadline for Saudi Arabia’s southwest, has tlement building that the Pales- the end of the occupation of the Foodstuff suppliers working been at the forefront of the coa- tinians were seeking a state with West Bank and the release of lition bombing campaign against “no Jews”. prisoners. Houthi rebels and their allies. Netanyahu called that “ethnic “In recent days, we have agreed Saudi Arabia has deployed Pa- cleansing,” drawing a strong re- to a meeting with Israeli Prime triot missile batteries to counter buke from the United States. Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on hard to meet festive demand tactical ballistic missiles fi red Speaking on Sunday night the kind invitation of the Russian occasionally from Yemen during before the Eid al-Adha festival, president,” Abbas said. the war. Abbas said the Israelis “don’t Netanyahu again spoke of By Ramesh Mathew continue to return to the pliers to remain awake even of items to the retail outlets. The latest missile attack came want to progress one iota to- such a meeting as he met Lux- Staff Reporter country after their summer in the wee hours as sup- A senior offi cial of a major after witnesses yesterday said air wards peace, in spite of their embourg Prime Minister Xavier vacation, demand for food ply to many shopping lo- supply house of foodstuff said strikes killed at least 22 people deceptive allegations”. Bettel in occupied Jerusalem items increased manifold. cations are made outside owing to their additional com- near Sanaa. “On the contrary, they go yesterday. oodstuff suppliers are Retailers of groceries are their working hours because mitments to the customers Coalition spokesman General deeper with their settlements, “Prime Minister Bettel invited having an extremely placing orders for additional of the traffi c and parking many workers are coming for Ahmed Assiri said: “All our oper- infringement of holy places, eth- me to Luxembourg but he also Fbusy time, with many delivery almost on a daily issues during the day. duties even on holidays these ations in the area were targeting nic cleansing and deliberate kill- said maybe the Palestinians will working several hours beyond basis. As a result, those in- For instance, even though days. Houthi positions and members.” ing,” he said, according to offi cial come there,” Netanyahu said. their usual operating schedule volved in the import and sup- workers at some of the store- As the Eid holidays coincide Fighting in Yemen has inten- Palestinian news agency Wafa. The last substantial public as the demand for consuma- ply of foodstuff are finding houses were given holiday with Onam festival of India’s sifi ed since the collapse of UN- Palestinians accuse Israel of meeting between Abbas and bles is on a peak owing to the themselves more occupied in the day time over the past Kerala state, there is additional backed peace talks in Kuwait on ethnic cleansing during the war Netanyahu is thought to have festival season. than usual. two days, they reported for demand for food items. The August 6. Rebels have fi red hard- surrounding the creation of the been in 2010, though there have Gulf Times has learnt from Given the spurt in demand, work in the late hours for such rush at retail outlets are ex- er-to-detect Katyusha rockets, Jewish entity in 1948. been unconfi rmed reports of se- industry sources that as a especially for rice and dried functions as sorting, pack- pected to last until the coming particularly into the Saudi bor- In his Eid address, Abbas reit- cret meetings since then. large number of residents foodstuff , has forced the sup- ing, weighing and supplying weekend, he added. der city of Najran. Gulf Times 4 Tuesday, September 13, 2016 AFRICA On way to Eid prayers Mugabe statue mocked, but president seems happy President Mugabe appeared for the unveiling of the statue and appeared happy

AFP Harare

Zimbabwean sculptor defended himself yesterday People arrive to take part in a prayer marking Eid in Lagos yesterday. after his offi cial statue of president Robert Mugabe Awas widely criticised as a caricature. Dominic Benhura was pictured in the state-run Herald newspaper standing next to the president and fi rst lady Grace Mugabe at the unveiling of the giant stone statue outside the State House in Harare. The carving, about twice the height of Mugabe himself, shows the 92-year-old leader with his trademark glasses SA president repays and thin strip of moustache, holding up a clenched hand in salute. “I took up the challenge and did my best. President Robert Mugabe Normally, I do not do portraits. Obviously, it did not come out the way some people ex- licated, it’s something that should be more appreciated govt after scandal pected it,” Benhura told AFP. than just by saying thank you.” The statue was rapidly shared on social media, with Stone sculpture is a celebrated art form in Zimbabwe, many people questioning whether it bore a close resem- and Benhura has won national prizes for his abstract DPA The constitutional court had pre- visitor centre and an amphitheatre. blance to the president, who has ruled over Zimbabwe work, as well as tackling subjects such as plants, trees and Johannesburg viously ruled that Zuma violated the The Treasury set the amount to be re- with an iron fi st since 1980. reptiles. constitution when he ignored a rec- paid at 7.8mn rand. “Robert Mugabe has just been sculpturally insulted and A series of his sculptures depicting children in a leap- ommendation from the public pro- Zuma survived impeachment pro- he (has) not fi gured it out,” newspaper proprietor and ac- frog game is on permanent display in front of the Harare outh African President Jacob tector to pay back some of the 246mn ceedings regarding the aff air in April tivist Trevor Ncube said on Twitter. mayoral offi ces. Zuma has repaid the government rand he spent on renovating his and apologised to the nation, denying “If I was Robert Mugabe the dictator, I would have ar- He said it took him six months to produce the Mugabe S7.8mn rand ($537,000) in taxpay- rural homestead in the village of conscious wrongdoing. rested (Benhura) and killed the statue.” statue but declined to say how much he was paid. ers’ money he had used to upgrade his Nkandla. The affair is seen as having done Two statues of Mugabe were unveiled at State House, “This is our president,” he told local press at the unveil- private home, the presidency said yes- Zuma had argued that the upgrades enormous damage to the ruling Afri- the president’s offi cial residence and ce,offi on Friday. ing. “He is our number one so I wanted to give it a strong terday. were for added security, even though can National Congress (ANC), which Mugabe praised both artworks. impression.” “The president raised the amount they also included a swimming pool, suffered losses in local elections in “This is wonderful art and the artists naturally are gift- Mugabe has recently vowed to crack down on a wave through a home loan,” it said on its website. a cattle enclosure, a chicken coop, a August. ed people, absolutely gifted,” he was quoted as saying by of protests against his authoritarian rule, as public anger the Herald. grows over massive unemployment, delayed government “To see oneself reproduced this way and that way, rep- salaries and banks running short of cash. Flooding predicted to hit Mali’s Niger Delta

homson Reuters Foundation fl ood to support their rice farming, The drought was particularly bad Barcelona fi shing and cattle herding. in 1984, when production of meat and But they are unprepared for the fi sh collapsed, and many people and likely extent of fl ooding due this year, cattle died. But in the 1950s and 1960s, ali’s Inner Niger Delta is ex- said Karounga Keïta, Wetlands Inter- fl ood levels were much higher. pected to experience its high- national coordinator in Mali. In 1964, the fl ooded area covered Mest level of fl ooding in 50 “The population has not been used 22,000sq km, while last year the in- years in the coming months, putting to such an exceptionally high level for undation was only 14,000sq km, Wet- lives, homes and animals at risk, an a long time, so houses have become lands International said. international conservation group has (built) very close to the rivers and water That irregularity is set to worsen, warned. channels that are fl ooded,” he told the and is a challenge for people trying to Netherlands-based Wetlands In- Thomson Reuters Foundation.”There make a living in the area, experts say. ternational works with Mali’s National is a big risk of human victims, and of “Climate researchers predict greater Water Directorate to produce regular damage to people’s houses, and also to variability in water supply, with more forecasts for the annual fl ood on the Ni- hydro-electric installations.” rainfall in the Upper Niger Basin,” Jane ger River, which usually begins in July. As well as working with the govern- Madgwick, Wetlands International’s This year, the water level measured ment to head off a potential disaster, CEO, said in a statement. on September 6 in the inland delta’s Wetlands International is calling a As climate change increases, “rain is southern Mopti area was the highest meeting of humanitarian agencies in expected to fall with greater intensity since 1964. the town of Mopti later this month so in shorter periods of time, making the Flooding this year will reach its peak that they can help manage the threat. basin more drought and fl ood prone”, in November and December, and the Keïta said there were measures peo- she said. area under water then is expected to be ple could take to reduce damage, such To help people adapt to those shifts, two and a half times larger than in dry as protecting their dwellings and mov- Wetlands International and the Malian years. ing animals — a key source of income in government launched an online fl ood The fl ood is strong this year due to the area — to higher ground. forecasting tool, known by its French high rainfall in the early rainy season Information about water levels and acronym OPIDIN, in 2013. in Guinea and Mali, combined with al- predictions for the country’s water Based on daily water level measure- ready high levels of groundwater, Wet- basins are broadcast on television and ments and satellite-derived rainfall es- lands International said. local radio stations so that people are timates for the Upper Niger, it predicts The delta, just south of the Sahara alerted well in advance, he added. the level and timing of the fl ood peak desert in West Africa, consists of fl ood Africa’s second largest fl oodplain and the maximum extent of the fl oods plains, lakes, river branches and small wetland saw low levels of fl ooding in in the delta. pockets of fl ood forest, and sustains the 1970s and 1980s, a time of drought This is the fi rst time an extreme around 1.5mn people. and hunger in the region, according to fl ooding alert has been issued since it Local people depend on the annual Wetlands International. began, Keïta noted.

UN warns of stability risk from South Sudan fi ghters fl eeing to Congo

Reuters tinue their discussions with the DRC government (and) re- Kinshasa gional organisations in order to fi nd a favorable resolution to this situation, which could become a threat to peace in Congo and the region,” the statement said. emocratic Republic of Congo’s UN mission yesterday Machar, who was picked up by MONUSCO with a leg in- warned that a failure to properly manage the infl ux jury on August 17 and later transferred to Sudan for medical Dof more than 750 supporters of South Sudan’s main treatment, is the only one of the group known to have left opposition leader, who fl ed across the border last month, Congo. would threaten regional stability. The most recent transfers bring the total number evacu- The mission, known as MONUSCO, said in a statement ated by UN helicopters to 634. Another 134 in the park are that it rescued another 268 people from Garamba National believed to still require assistance, the statement said. Park in northeastern Congo over the weekend. The transferred fi ghters are required fi rstly to hand over They had all fl ed South Sudan with the country’s former their weapons, MONUSCO added.MONUSCO said in a vice-president Riek Machar, following fi erce fi ghting in the statement on Sunday that, as of September 8, 117 individu- capital, Juba. als had been handed over to Congolese authorities while an- “MONUSCO and the United Nations headquarters con- other 183 were being held at two MONUSCO-run facilities.

Gulf Times 6 Tuesday, September 13, 2016 AMERICAS

OBITUARY PROPOSAL REPENTANT LAW AND ORDER PEOPLE Army cornerback Easier residency for expat Farc apologises for taking 49 arrested in Chile Arkansas student Jackson dies in car crash workers in Canada likely captives during conflict coup commemorations is Miss America 2017

Army cornerback Brandon Jackson has died Canada may make it easier for temporary Colombia’s Marxist Farc rebels have apologised Seven off icers were injured and 49 people arrested An Arkansas business student who once in a car crash in New York state. He was 20. foreign workers to get permanent residency and for the “great pain” they caused by kidnapping as protesters erected barricades and clashed with kicked so high she gave herself a black eye The sophomore, from Queens, New York, was eventual citizenship, Immigration Minister John thousands of people to fund half a century police on the 43rd anniversary of the military coup was crowned Miss America 2017 late Sunday. pronounced dead at the scene in Croton-on- McCallum said. Speaking on CTV television’s of conflict as the insurgent group prepared that brought Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet Savvy Shields, 21, wore an elegant strapless Hudson on Sunday morning after his car crashed Question Period, a national politics talk show, to sign a peace accord with the government. to power, the government said yesterday. The black evening gown as she accepted the into a guardrail. Police said no other cars were McCallum did not give details, saying he was The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia violence, which also included power outages, crown from the 2016 winner, Betty Cantrell of involved. “Words cannot describe the grief that waiting for a parliamentary report on the (Farc) said in a video recording that it had taken began on Sunday on the periphery of Santiago Georgia. Shields then waved to the crowd at the our team is feeling over the loss of our brother matter to be introduced in September. Canada’s captives over the years but would not do so but spread to the metropolitan area overnight, auditorium in Atlantic City, New Jersey as the and friend, Brandon,” Army coach Jeff Monken Liberal government has said it is revamping the again. The rebels and government are gearing up where demonstrators remained in the streets pageant’s classic theme song “There she is, Miss said in a statement. “He was a beloved teammate programme, which brings in workers who are to sign the accord after reaching agreement on until the early hours. One initially peaceful march America,” played over the loudspeakers. The and our hearts are with his family at this time of often in low-skilled positions. Local unions have August 24 to end a war that has killed more than ended with clashes between hooded people and event was broadcast live on the ABC network. tragedy.” Jackson died just hours after starting for criticised it for depressing wages and aff ecting 220,000 people and displaced millions. Some police who fired tear gas into the crowd. The Shields is a senior at the University of Arkansas Army in their 31-14 victory over Rice on Saturday. Canadian jobs, and workers and advocacy 7,000 Farc fighters will be incorporated into government reported 140 violent episodes during where she studies Art with a minor in Business, He appeared in every game as a freshman in 2015. groups have complained of rights violations. society and permitted to form a political party. Sunday’s anniversary events according to her off icial biography. Johnson upbeat a week after Aleppo gaff e

Guardian News and Media in a Fox News poll from August Washington 31 he was at 9%. His emergence as a somewhat viable third-par- ty candidate, however, has led to ary Johnson has spent clamour for the threshold to be much of this week apolo- dropped. Ggising, after he asked: Vermont senator Bernie Sand- “What is Aleppo?” during a live ers, 2012 Republican candidate television interview on Thursday. Mitt Romney and former Cali- But by Saturday, when the fornia governor and Predator Libertarian party presidential star Arnold Schwarzenegger are candidate held his fi rst campaign among those who have criticised rally since the gaff e, he had come the process. to see what he calls “Aleppo day” Johnson isn’t going quietly. as a positive. In September last year, the Lib- “It increased fundraising, in- ertarian and Green parties fi led creased attention,” he told the a lawsuit against the Commis- Guardian. “Potentially, this may sion on Presidential Debates, be a pivotal event in actually demanding that candidates who contributing to us winning the are on the ballot in enough states election.” to have a chance of securing 270 It remains to be seen how electoral college votes, and are Aleppo day (Johnson’s offi cial eligible to serve, be included. In Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrives for a campaign stop at the Boulevard Diner in Dundalk, Maryland, yesterday. explanation for not recognising August, it was dismissed by a the name of the city at the heart federal judge. of the Syrian civil war is that he If Johnson does get to debate was “thinking about an acro- – and he has just spent $3mn on nym”) will aff ect the former New television advertising in an at- Mexico governor’s popularity tempt to raise his numbers – he with voters. will be up against two histori- Prior to Thursday, Johnson cally unpopular politicians. He was averaging 9% in nationwide would be able to off er himself as Clinton campaign admits polls, according to Real Clear a more palatable alternative. Politics, which would be the best “We’re so contrary to the oth- performance by a third-party er candidates,” he said. “All they candidate in 20 years. do is get up there and wanna kill The problem is that 9%, aside each other. It’s about presenting from not being enough to win a rational thought on all the is- the election, is also not enough sues of the day.” missteps on health scare for Johnson to make the televised One of Johnson’s well-known presidential debates alongside issues of the day is his attempt Reuters terms of providing more infor- the energy needed to be presi- I’ll be releasing very, very spe- in many battleground states Donald Trump and Hillary Clin- to legalise marijuana. He is the Washington mation more quickly,” Clinton dent. cifi c numbers.” where the election is likely to be ton. And it is very important that only presidential candidate who spokesman Brian Fallon told He has raised questions about Trump has released less in- decided. he does. admits to being a regular canna- MSNBC. her stamina, mirroring a strat- formation to the public about Clinton’s dismissal of half of “There’s no way that we win bis user although he has stopped illary Clinton’s presi- He said the campaign was too egy used during the Republican his health than Clinton has. Trump’s supporters as a “bas- if we’re not in the presidential using the drug during his cam- dential campaign yes- focused on making sure Clin- primary campaign when he de- In recent weeks, staff at Clin- ket of deplorables” of racist, debates,” Johnson said. His sup- paign, and says he would not Hterday acknowledged it ton was well instead of releas- rided rival Jeb Bush as a “low- ton’s headquarters in Brooklyn homophobic people on Friday porters know that too. partake if elected president. had mishandled a health scare ing information during the 90 energy” candidate. have been hit by an illness, and triggered heavy criticism, and “Let him debate, let him de- Johnson’s openness toward for the Democratic candidate minutes following the release Clinton fl ew nearly a mil- several aides required medi- she later said she regretted the bate,” was a recurring chant dur- drug use has earned derision and promised to release ad- of a video showing her nearly lion miles as secretary of state cal treatment, a campaign aide comment. ing his rally at the Marriott hotel. from some of the rightwing ditional medical details in the collapsing after attending a me- under President Barack Obama said. Trump has compared the re- To be included in the debates media, despite his extolling the coming days, a pledge Repub- morial in New York for the Sep- and has kept up a heavy travel Spokesman Fallon said Clin- mark to a much-criticised com- – the fi rst is on September 26 – virtues of fi scal conservatism on lican rival Donald Trump made tember 11, 2001, attacks. schedule as a presidential can- ton never lost consciousness ment by 2012 Republican presi- candidates have to reach 15% in the trail. He would scrap the Af- as well. The campaign said initially didate. during the episode and it was dential nominee Mitt Romney an average of mid-September fordable Care Act and he told the Clinton, 68, cancelled a trip that Clinton was suff ering from Democrats said her contin- not connected to a concussion that 47% of the electorate were polls by ABC-Washington Post, crowd on Saturday he wanted to to California to recuperate from the heat. “In those 90 minutes, ued attendance at events de- she suff ered in 2012. dependent on the government. CBS-New York Times, CNN- see the sharing economy – the pneumonia, but her campaign we were putting a priority on spite her diagnosis proved her “There’s no other undis- “I was deeply shocked and Opinion Research Corporation, idea behind things like AirBnB drew criticism for waiting two making sure she was OK,” Fal- toughness. closed condition. The pneumo- alarmed to hear my opponent Fox News and NBC-Wall Street and Uber – expanded to all types days to reveal that diagnosis, a lon said. Asked by Fox News yesterday nia is the extent of it,” he said. attack, slander, smear, demean Journal. of business. move that reinforced concerns Clinton received the diagno- about the health of the candi- The health problem was the these wonderful, amazing peo- Even before Thursday’s deba- “It’s Uber everything. It’s about what critics view as a sis on Friday. Her campaign an- dates, Trump said: “I think it’s latest blow for Clinton at a time ple who are supporting our cam- cle, Johnson was lagging in those Uber electrician, it’s Uber tendency toward secrecy. nounced it on Sunday. an issue. In fact...this last week when Trump has erased most paign by the millions,” Trump surveys. A September 6 poll by plumber, it’s Uber doctor,” he “I think that in retrospect, we Trump, 70, has been suggest- I took a physical and.... of her lead in national opinion told a conference of National CNN/ORC had him at just 7%; said, to cheers. could have handled it better in ing for weeks that Clinton lacks when the numbers come in polls and is competitive again Guard members in Baltimore. Fed’s Brainard calls for Trudeau greets Muslims Florida mosque fi re ‘prudence’ in rates policy an arson attack: police AFP book page showed fi re engines Miami parked in front of the build- Reuters in infl ation while another camp, interest rates unchanged at next ing, with the facade appearing Chicago which includes Brainard, has week’s meeting as well as at its undamaged. Authorities were argued that the Fed should not November 1-2 policy review. he Florida mosque working on enhancing the se- rush to raise rates. Prices for fed funds futures where Orlando night- curity video to help identify he Federal Reserve should Many other policymakers contracts suggest investors see Tclub shooter Omar Ma- the perpetrator. avoid removing support think the US job market is near the odds of a December hike at teen worshipped was targeted Thompson declined to spec- Tfor the US economy too full strength and Fed chair Janet just above 50/50. in an arson attack early yester- ulate on a motive, but noted quickly because of potential Yellen argued in July the case for Over the last year, Brainard day, authorities said. that it came shortly after the weakness in the labour market rate increases has strengthened. has been one of the Fed’s most Fire crews responded to a 911 15th anniversary of the 9/11 and risks of foreign economic “I think circumstances call for vocal defenders of low inter- call at 12.31am reporting that terror attacks on the US. downturns, Fed governor Lael a lively discussion next week,” est rate policy, arguing the US is fl ames were coming out of the “We all know the implica- Brainard said yesterday. said Atlanta Fed president Den- vulnerable to economic troubles Fort Pierce Islamic Center, Ma- tions of the date...Is that re- “Today’s new normal coun- nis Lockhart, who will not be a in Asia and Europe. jor David Thompson of the St. lated? I would not want to sels prudence in the removal of voter at next week’s policy re- She said yesterday the low Lucie County Sheriff ’s Of- speculate but certainly that policy accommodation,” Brain- view but will participate in dis- interest rate policies across ad- fi ce said. is in the back our minds,” he ard told the Chicago Council on cussions. vanced economies could make Security video showed an told reporters. The attack also Global Aff airs. Brainard said on Monday the the US more vulnerable to spikes individual approaching the came as Muslims worldwide She said the labour mar- labour market might still tighten in the value of the dollar which building from the east, he said. celebrated Eid al-Adha. ket might be farther from full further without putting pressure could put downward pressure on “Immediately after the indi- The Fort Pierce mosque’s strength than some economists on infl ation. infl ation. vidual approached, a fl ash oc- gathering yesterday was believe, which would sug- “The response of infl ation to Republican Presidential can- curred and the individual fl ed moved “to another area and gest “the case to tighten policy unexpected strength in demand didate Donald Trump yesterday the area,” Thompson said. they’re going to allow us to preemptively is less compelling.” will likely be modest and gradual, accused the Fed of keeping in- “Evidence has revealed that conduct our investigation so While Brainard did not com- requiring a correspondingly mod- terest rates low because of po- this fi re was set intentionally,” we can hopefully determine ment on the specifi c timing of fu- erate policy response,” she said. litical pressure from the Obama he said. “The sheriff ’s offi ce is who set it,” Thompson said. ture interest rate policy, the com- The central bank last raised administration. currently investigating this as Forty-nine people were ments suggested she was holding borrowing costs in December, Minneapolis Fed President an arson.” killed and another 53 injured fi rm in arguing for caution. ending seven years of near-zero Neel Kashkari said “politics does No injuries were reported on June 12 when Mateen, a Policymakers will go into the rates. Policymakers signalled in not play a part” in the Fed’s de- and the extent of the damage 29-year-old US citizen of Af- September 20-21 meeting di- June they could still hike rates liberations and that current low Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a mosque was not immediately clear. ghan origin, opened fi re on the vided, with some concerned twice in what remained of 2016. US infl ation means there is no to mark Eid al-Adha in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, yesterday. Photographs posted on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. current low rates will fuel a surge The Fed is widely seen keeping “huge urgency” to hike. sheriff department’s Face- Mateen was killed by police. Gulf Times Tuesday, September 13, 2016 7 AUSTRALASIA/EAST ASIA

LEGAL DISEASE DISASTER STRUCTURE DEMAND Thai junta to end trial of Malaysia tests 40 ‘Red tide’ algae kills World’s highest bridge Taiwan tourism workers civilians by military courts suspected new Zika cases tonnes of fish in Vietnam nears completion in China call for better policies

Civilians accused of royal defamation and other Malaysian health authorities are conducting Blooming algae known as “red tide” has killed Chinese engineers have completed the Thousands of tourism industry workers took security off ences will no longer be tried in Thailand tests on 40 suspected new cases of Zika tonnes of caged and wild fish in northern structure of what is expected to become to the streets of the Taiwan capital yesterday, military courts, the junta said, rolling back a infections in the country, a senior off icial said Vietnam, local media reported yesterday. the world’s highest bridge, local authorities calling for better policies from the government heavily-criticised practice introduced after their yesterday. Health Minister S Subramaniam Forty-seven tonnes of fish farmed on Thanh said. The Beipanjiang Bridge, in mountainous as a recent sharp drop in Chinese tourists 2014 coup. Since the coup, breaches of a tough said the patients are undergoing blood tests Hoa province’s Nghi Son Island were reported southwestern China, soars 1,854 feet above has aff ected their business, state-run media royal defamation law and other national security to determine if they are carrying the virus. “So dead, while another 300kgs of dead wild fish a river, the Guizhou provincial transport reported. About 20,000 demonstrators, crimes have been punishable in military courts. far the confirmed cases of Zika infection in the were collected by authorities, the Tuoi Tre department said in a statement. As such it including employees of the tourism sector and Those courts have imposed severe sentences country still stand at four,” he told reporters newspaper said. Tests of seawater later revealed overtakes the Si Du River Bridge in the central their families, marched in downtown Taipei, including record jail terms for civilians of up to 30 at a press briefing in his off ice at the federal high amounts of creratium furca, a type of algae province of Hubei to become the world’s highest wearing white hats with bands reading “survival, years. But yesterday the junta said an August vote government centre of Putrajaya. Malaysia which causes the red tide. While red tide often bridge, said the statement. The two ends of the jobs and a living wage.” They finally gathered endorsing their new constitution has allowed them reported the first confirmed case of Zika on occurs naturally, authorities have blamed the bridge were linked on Saturday, it added. The in front of the presidential off ice, state-run to ease their grip on the legal system — in a sign September 1 after a 58-year-old woman who recent algae blooms on excess nutrients near 1,341-metre span is expected to open to traff ic Central News Agency reported. “The survival of the junta’s increasing confidence that it has its visited neighbouring Singapore was confirmed the seashore caused by runoff from upstream, at the end of this year, state broadcaster China of the tourism industry is at risk,” Travel Agent political opponents under control. positive of the virus. local website VN Express said. Central Television reported. Association spokesperson Ringo Lee said. Australians grapple with less work and low pay

Reuters do much in the face of slow glo- Sydney bal demand — the low business investment is a particularly wor- rying phenomenon, especially as ydney resident Raman Ku- the end of the mining boom and mar recently lost his job as a slowdown in major trading San electrician after his em- partner China leave corporate ployer outsourced a big chunk of managers leery about spending the work to China to slash costs on new projects. — and then hired him back as a Indeed, latest data showed casual worker. business investment tumbled in In June, the 40-year old the June quarter as miners con- signed up as a driver for ride tinued to cut back while spend- sharing app Uber to help make ing plans slipped 9%. ends meet, becoming part of the None of this would have been so-called “gig economy,” where lost on the RBA, which high- South Korean protesters hold placards reading “Down with Kim Jong-Un, Eliminate North Korean nuclear!” during a protest denouncing North Korea’s latest nuclear test workers have greater fl exibility lighted “considerable uncertain- in Seoul yesterday. but less security with more part- ty” in the labour market when time or casual jobs. cutting rates in August. While the unemployment rate And so while more workers in in Australia has been relatively the “sharing” or “gig” economy stable, at 5.7 % in July, there is a may sound like good news, it historically high underemploy- may not be a positive economic ment rate — people who want to trend if they have lost the secu- work more — of 8.5%. rity of full-time employment. Combined, the measures lead “I wasn’t prepared for this,” to an underutilisation rate of said Kumar, who lives in Sydney’s N Korea ‘poised for 14.2%, much higher than during western suburbs and is saving to the global fi nancial crisis and a pay off his mortgage. “Everyone worrying trend for the Reserve likes to be in a permanent job. Bank of Australia (RBA). That There is more stability.” spare capacity in the labour mar- The rise in the number of ket limits the ability of workers part-time employees as a per- to push for pay rises, and feeds centage of Australia’s workforce through to muted demand and is not a new phenomenon, but another nuclear test’ confi dence. the pace has quickened in the If this trend persists, the RBA past year and coincides with a Reuters rean and US intelligence is that ised to mount on ballistic mis- issue seriously and play a very tions cast doubt on the Security could be forced to lower rates fall in full-time jobs growth — a Seoul the North is always ready for an siles, we should keep in mind constructive role to come up Council’s ability to quickly form again after already easing twice trend that could put the RBA in a additional nuclear test in the that North Korea’s nuclear mis- with a very eff ective and strong a consensus. this year. tight spot. Punggye-ri area,” the site of the siles are a realistic, imminent sanctions resolution,” a South China’s foreign ministry Indeed, wages growth is al- So far in 2016, almost 72,000 orth Korea is ready to North’s fi ve nuclear explosions, threat targeting us, not a simple Korean foreign ministry offi cial spokeswoman Hua Chunying ready at record lows while infl a- net new jobs were added in Aus- conduct an additional South Korean defence ministry threat for negotiations,” Park said. said sanctions alone could not tion is likely to remain below the tralia. Nnuclear test at any time, spokesman Moon Sang-gyun said in a meeting with major The Security Council de- solve the North Korean nuclear central bank’s target band of 2%- But that masks the loss of South Korea’s defence ministry told a news briefi ng. political party leaders. nounced the latest test and said issue. 3% until 2018. “For that to turn about 65,000 full-time jobs, said yesterday, three days after “North Korea has a tunnel Pyongyang’s assertions that it would begin work immedi- The crux of the issue lay with around you need to see a pick- with all the growth being part- the reclusive North’s fi fth test where it can conduct an addi- it is able to miniaturise a nuclear ately on a resolution. the US, not China, she added. up in domestic demand,” said time, according to data from the drew widespread condemna- tional nuclear test,” Moon said. warhead have never been inde- The US, Britain and France — Russian Foreign Minister Gareth Aird, senior economist Australian Bureau of Statistics tion. South Korea’s President Park pendently verifi ed. three of the fi ve veto-wielding Sergei Lavrov said on Satur- at Commonwealth Bank. “We (ABS). Pyongyang set off its most Geun-hye said later that North South Korea is pushing permanent members — pushed day a “creative” response was have cash rates down to 1.5% and Total hours worked in part- powerful nuclear blast to date Korea’s nuclear weapons and for more sanctions against for the 15-member body to im- needed. we’re still not seeing a pick-up in time jobs climbed 5.3 % this year, on Friday, saying it had mas- missiles posed an “imminent Pyongyang to close what it says pose new sanctions. North Korean Foreign Min- wages or infl ation. the data shows. tered the ability to mount a threat”, as tensions rose on the were loopholes left in the last Both China and Russia, the ister Ri Yong Ho, formerly the “We probably need to see a In contrast, full-time hours warhead on a ballistic missile Korean peninsula in the wake of United Nations Security Coun- remaining veto powers, backed country’s chief nuclear nego- pick-up in investment in order rose just 0.33%, a far cry from a and ratcheting up a threat that the test last week. cil resolution adopted in March. sanctions imposed in March tiator, arrived in Beijing yes- to see full-time employment 5%-plus pace a decade ago when its rivals and the United Nations “As North Korea has pub- “We expect that China, as following the North’s January terday and was seen entering materially lift.” a mining investment boom was have been powerless to contain. licly said nuclear warheads have one of the Security Council nuclear test, but their apparent the country’s embassy, Japan’s For policymakers — unable to fuelling economic growth. “Assessment by South Ko- been standardised and custom- member states, should take this ambivalence about fresh sanc- Kyodo news agency reported. MH370 ‘debris’ handed Strong earthquake rocks South Korea to Australian agency southeastern city of Gyeongju, AFP Seoul the KMA said. AFP the Malaysian authorities re- there was a fi re on the plane,” he On Friday USGS reported a Canberra garding how they would like to said, adding that there was as 5.3-magnitude “artifi cial earth- proceed,” an ATSB spokesman yet no evidence to support this powerful 5.4-magni- quake” in North Korea, that was said. theory. tude earthquake hit the in fact a nuclear test. n American amateur in- Gibson, a lawyer from Seattle Gibson has said he is paying Asouthern region of South Emergency centres across the vestigator handed pos- who has travelled the world try- his own travel costs and search- Korea yesterday evening, the US South were fl ooded by tens of Asible debris from missing ing to solve the MH370 mystery, ing for the missing aircraft “just Geological Survey (USGS) said, thousands of calls seeking infor- fl ight MH370 to Australian of- told local reporters the debris out of personal interest”. The following an earlier quake of mation, Yonhap news agency said, fi cials yesterday and said several which had washed up in Mada- debris was handed over as eight 4.9-magnitude. adding train services in some re- pieces were blackened by fl ames, gascar included what appeared relatives of those onboard the The Korea Meteorological Ad- gions were temporarily delayed. raising the prospect of a fl ash fi re to be an internal panel. fl ight had a private visit with ministration (KMA) put the sec- Local nuclear reactors were onboard. He has handed his fi ndings ATSB offi cials. ond tremor higher than USGS, at operating without disruption, it Mystery has surrounded the to authorities in the past and The relatives from China, Ma- 5.8-magnitude, describing it as said, citing offi cials at Korea Hy- fate of Malaysia Airlines fl ight said he had brought the recently laysia and Indonesia had earlier the “biggest ever”. dro & Nuclear Power. MH370 since it disappeared on found pieces to Australia for fo- been shown around one of the “It was the biggest quake ever The country’s largest mobile March 8, 2014, carrying 239 pas- rensic investigation. search vessels in western Aus- to hit the country,” Yoo Yong- app used by 40mn — KakaoTalk sengers and crew on a routine “The top layer of paint has tralia. Gyu, a KMA offi cial, told report- — partially went down with fl ight from Kuala Lumpur to Bei- been singed, scorched black,” he Canberra has been leading ers, adding the tremor was “felt many unable to access the serv- jing. told Channel 7 of one piece. “It the massive search for MH370 all across the country”. Two peo- ice, the company said, appar- The Boeing 777 is believed to also shows some signs of melt- within the 120,000-square-kil- ple have been reported injured, ently due to heavy traffi c. have crashed in the southern Indi- ing... as you see when something ometre search zone set to be fully he said, citing data from emer- The country’s social media an Ocean after inexplicably veer- is exposed to fi re. scoured by December. gency rescue authorities. was also fl ooded with images of ing off course, but its nalfi resting “It appears to be from the in- But the underwater hunt has The previous record in the shattered storefront windows place has not been found despite terior of the plane but not the so far failed to fi nd a single piece South was a 5.2-magnitude and people rushing out of build- an intense underwater search off main cabin, perhaps the cargo of debris from the plane, fuel- quake that hit the sea off the ings and apartments in panic, Australia’s far west coast. hold, perhaps the avionics bay.” ling speculation that the crash southeastern port of Uljin in some with children in arms. The Australian Transport Gibson told the Australian site may be outside the current 2004 and a quake of equal mag- TV stations showed video Safety Bureau (ATSB), which is Broadcasting Corporation that search zone. nitude in the eastern mountain- footage of computers violently co-ordinating the search, said the pieces could be a “real game The zone was defi ned under ous region of Sokri in 1978. shaking at a local Internet cafe, Blaine Gibson had handed over changer” if they were found to the “most likely” scenario that Yesterday’s second quake hit students rushing out of schools, unspecifi ed debris yesterday. belong to MH370. no one was at the controls as the People gather in the streets after a powerful earthquake in at around 8.30pm (1130GMT), and products falling off shelves “We are seeking advice from “One of the theories is that plane ran out of fuel. Changwon, about 300kms south of Seoul, yesterday. with the epicentre near the at a store. Gulf Times 8 Tuesday, September 13, 2016 BRITAIN/IRELAND

ACCIDENT DECISION SURVEY RECOMMENDATION PEOPLE Passenger boat catches Bank of England’s Shafik One year after Corbyn win, Govt must speed up Son of Ulster loyalist fire, crashes into pier to step down in Feb Labour hits poll nadir infrastructure plans Johnny Adair found dead

A luxury passenger boat with 151 people on board Bank of England deputy governor Minouche A year after his election, Jeremy Corbyn is leading The government needs to speed up its decision- The son of the Ulster loyalist terrorist leader caught fire and careered into a pier on the river Shafik will step down at the end of February the most unpopular opposition Labour party in making on big infrastructure projects to help the Johnny Adair has been found dead in Scotland. Thames, off icials said yesterday. The London fire 2017 to become director of the London School of British history, according to an analysis of polls country’s economy withstand a slowdown caused Johnny Adair Jr, 32, was discovered at a property brigade was called at about 3.45pm to reports of Economics, the central bank said yesterday. Shafik, published yesterday. Labour is currently trailing by the Brexit vote, a employers group said. The in Troon, South Ayrshire, on Saturday evening. a fire on the white triple-decker boat Erasmus, 54, joined the BoE from the International Monetary the ruling Conservatives by an average of 11 British Chamber of Commerce cut its forecasts Police Scotland said they were treating the death which crashed into pilings near Canary Wharf pier, Fund in August 2014, and had been due to serve points, according to the Nuff ield series of British for economic growth in 2016 to 1.8% from a as unexplained and a postmortem would be the Guardian reported. Footage posted online until July 2019. Shafik said it was “impossible to General Election studies. No Labour party has previous estimate of 2.2% and it also downgraded carried out. They said a report would be submitted appeared to show smoke billowing from the back resist the opportunity” to lead the LSE, where faced such a deficit 12 months after electing a its 2017 and 2018 growth forecasts to 1.0 % 1.8 % to Scotland’s procurator fiscal. Troon is where the of the 300-tonne passenger vessel as it veered she studied for a masters in economics. She is new leader since modern polling began in the respectively. “The government should start with dead man’s father has lived for more than a decade across the river before crashing into the bank. A also likely to enjoy a boost in pay, as the LSE’s last 1950s, according to a Press Association analysis the long list of business-boosting infrastructure after Adair Sr was expelled from Northern Ireland small fire broke out in the engine room, and was permanent director, American sociologist Craig of historic polls. It is also the second-worst polling projects that have been put on hold for far too long by the Ulster Defence Association, the loyalist extinguished with a powder extinguisher before Calhoun, was one of Britain’s top-paid academics level for any major British opposition party since — including a decision on a new airport runway, terror group he was a once a senior member of. fire crews arrived, the fire service said. Six crew and with a basic salary of £312,000 and a total package World War II, behind the 25-point deficit suff ered new nuclear investment, and rail schemes,” BCC Johnny Adair Jr had recently been freed from 142 passengers were evacuated. worth £381,000. by William Hague’s Conservatives in 1998. acting director general Adam Marshall said. prison after serving a sentence for drug off ences.

Folk dance Police seek woman in Lawrence murder case

Guardian News and Media happened, shortly after 10.30pm London on April 22, 1993. One source said: “It could have been there a minute before the at- olice hunting for up to four tack, a month, a year. It is an op- attackers of Stephen Law- portunity ... to regenerate impetus Prence who are still at large into the investigation.” have appealed for the owner of a Success in catching the killers bag strap found near the murder would help Scotland Yard ease scene to come forward. damage to its reputation caused The leather strap was found by allegations that police racism near to where Lawrence, 18, fell helped the black teenager’s killers after being beaten and stabbed by escape justice for so long. a racist gang in Eltham, south- Incompetence, prejudice east London in 1993. among some investigators and The bag strap contains the possibly even corruption blighted Musicians play as dancers perform the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance in Abbots Bromley, Britain, yesterday. The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is an English folk dance DNA of a female who police wish the hunt for Lawrence’s murder- dating back to the Middle Ages. to identify. Metropolitan police ers, who were named within hours detectives believe it may be sig- by locals. nifi cant, but sources with close Detective chief inspector Chris knowledge of the case say it may Le Pere, the senior investigator not be. in the case, said: “Since January The Guardian understands 2016, offi cers have been carrying none of the major witnesses has out screenings to eliminate wit- ever said a female was part of the nesses from previous lines of en- group of up to six people who at- quiry. So far we have been unable tacked Lawrence. to identify the owner of the bag Two people have been con- strap. victed of the murder after foren- “While there is no evidence Cameron resigns sics showed they were part of the that a woman was at the scene of group. the attack, I need to establish who Scotland Yard would not say this bag belonged to, and why it how the bag strap and discovery was at the spot where Stephen was of a female’s DNA on it may help attacked.” the murder inquiry, but they hope Police have spoken to more the publicity of the appeal they are than 110 people to try to identify from parliament making will lead to new witnesses. who the bag strap belonged to and Several people in the area on the asked them for DNA samples. AFP ister and the realities of modern Cameron announced his in- prime minister, he insisted he was His decision was welcomed by night of the murder are believed to Fifty people volunteered samples, London politics make it very diffi cult to tention to hold the vote in 2013 in “keen to continue” as a constitu- allies. Former foreign secretary have not come forward in the dec- 46 declined, 12 failed to respond to continue (as a member of parlia- what was seen at Westminster as ency MP and intended to seek re- William Hague wrote on Twitter: ades since the attack. police requests and the rest were ment)...without the risk of be- an attempt to placate euroscep- election at the next general elec- “Right decision by David Cam- Police say the black, leather bag eliminated for medical reasons. ormer prime minister coming a diversion,” Cameron tic opponents in the centre-right tion, due in 2020. eron to leave Commons — former strap measures 66cm in length It took more than 18 years be- David Cameron yester- said in a statement yesterday. Conservative party. Cameron is not known to have prime ministers are either ac- and 1.7cm in width. Detectives fore two of Lawrence’s killers Fday resigned his seat in “I fully support Theresa May His resignation from parlia- taken on any other roles since cused of doing too little or being a fi rst identifi ed it as being of po- – Gary Dobson and David Nor- the House of Commons, nearly and have every confi dence that ment less than three months after stepping down. His media ap- distraction.” tential interest some years ago ris – were brought to justice. The three months after losing an Britain will thrive under her stepping down is unusually quick. pearances since have been in Cameron’s decision to quit will when they went through stored pair were jailed for life in January EU referendum in which he had strong leadership,” the 49-year- Former prime ministers have pictures of him holidaying with trigger an obscure parliamentary exhibits in 2007. The strap was 2012 for their role in the attack. campaigned to stay in the bloc. old said, adding: “I now look for- typically retained their seats for a his family. “Obviously I’m go- procedure, because lawmakers discarded on the road beside The Metropolitan police said they Cameron stepped down as ward to a life outside Westmin- number of years after leaving of- ing to have to start to build a life are technically not able to resign. where Lawrence was attacked would continue to pursue others prime minister in June, hours af- ster”. fi ce. outside Westminster,” he was Cameron will be named as ei- in Dickson Road, by its junction involved. ter Britain voted to leave the Eu- The former premier has faced Cameron, had been MP for quoted as saying by ITV in an ther the Crown Steward and Bail- with Well Hall Road. It is consist- The 1998 Macpherson inquiry ropean Union, and handed over sharp criticism in the wake of his Witney in the rural county of Ox- interview. iff of the Chiltern Hundreds or the ent with coming from a woman’s into the police handling of the the reins of power to his successor surprise referendum defeat from fordshire, northwest of London, “I’m only 49 and I hope I can Crown Steward and Bailiff of the handbag. None of the six prime original murder investigation Theresa May in July. critics who accused him of reck- since 2001. He said he would con- still contribute in terms of pub- Manor of Northstead and a by- suspects are believed to have been found evidence of “institutional “In my view, the circumstances lessness in holding it in the fi rst tinue to live there. lic service and contribute to our election to pick his successor will carrying a bag when the attack racism” within the Met. of my resignation as prime min- place. At the time of his resignation as country,” he said. be held.

Trading places May declines to endorse Fictional domestic Liam Fox’s comments abuse case grips UK AFP fervent discussion under the London Twitter hashtags #FreeHelen Guardian News and Media be approaching that in a positive A former GP and staunch Eu- and #TheArchers, and high- London manner.” rosceptic, he suggested that lighted British courts’ approach Asked if May agreed with her business executives would rather he verdict in a domestic to controlling or coercive be- trade secretary that businesses play golf on a Friday afternoon abuse case on Sunday haviour in relationships. owning Street has de- are fat and lazy, the spokeswom- than negotiate export deals. Tprompted a fl urry of Jo Stevens, the shadow jus- clined to endorse Liam an said: “I think the way the PM “If you want to share in the charity donations and cap- tice minister, praised the pro- DFox’s claim that British thinks about this is how do we prosperity of our country, you tured front pages — despite gramme’s makers on Twitter for businesses are “lazy and too fat” make sure that British businesses have a duty to contribute to the being fi ctional. their “brilliant scripted/acted” to succeed at exporting, saying are seizing the opportunities that prosperity of our country,” Fox The character of Helen Titch- story of domestic violence and there should be a positive ap- exist and incentivising them to said. “This country is not the ener reached beyond the realm women in prison. proach to seizing trade opportu- do that.” free-trading nation that it once of radio this week, as the fi c- A fundraising page titled “The nities. The comments come as the was. We have become too lazy, tional domestic abuse victim, Helen Titchener (nee Archer) Theresa May believes the gov- Treasury prepares to meet ex- and too fat on our successes in played by Louiza Patikas, went Rescue Fund” has raised over ernment needs to make sure it is porters and importers for a previous generations. on trial in The Archers pro- £150,000 for the Refuge charity doing enough to work with busi- “roundtable” discussion ahead “What is the point of us re- gramme on BBC Radio 4. which helps victims of domestic nesses that want to export, her of the autumn statement. shaping global trade, what is the The long-running series usu- violence. spokeswoman said yesterday. Last week, the prime minister point of us going out and looking ally depicts life in rural Britain More than 7,600 people have “I think the prime minister delivered a slapdown to another for new markets for the United but on Sunday found itself at the donated to the JustGiving page, wants to make sure the govern- of her ministers, after David Kingdom, if we don’t have the centre of a nationwide debate on with many sharing their per- ment is looking at how we can cre- Davis said it would be unlikely exporters to fi ll those markets? domestic violence, with Titch- sonal experiences. ate opportunities for British busi- for Britain to stay in the single “We’ve got to change the cul- ener found not guilty of at- “Because I was lucky and got nesses overseas, taking forward market following Brexit nego- ture in our country. People have tempted murder after stabbing away,” wrote one anonymous some of the work done by the last tiations. May’s spokeswoman got to stop thinking about ex- her abusive husband Rob. donor of their reasons for giv- government,” she said. “We will swiftly made it clear that this porting as an opportunity and “Archers fans weep tears ing, while many others de- be looking at how we work up and was Davis’s personal view, rath- start thinking about it as a duty of joy as Helen is found NOT scribed childhood experiences. down the country to identify with er than government policy, and – companies who could be con- GUILTY,” read the Daily Mail “Because my mum was Helen businesses where their opportuni- Britain should pursue the best tributing to our national pros- front page, while the Guard- and I couldn’t do anything,” an- ties are, to look at how trade mis- deal possible. perity, but choose not to because ian wrote: “Helen not guilty in other wrote. sions overseas can work and min- Fox, meanwhile, made his it might be too diffi cult or too Pippa Middleton speaks on a telephone as dealers work on Archers drama that gripped lis- Interest in the verdict also isterial engagement. I think this controversial remarks at a Con- time-consuming, or because a trading floor during a charity day at BGC Partners in the teners”. The storyline, in which inspired some people to donate government is clear there are op- servative Way Forward event for they can’t play golf on a Friday Canary Wharf business district in London yesterday. Titchener was emotionally even though they had not tuned portunities ahead and we should business leaders in parliament. afternoon.” abused by her husband, sparked in to the trial. Gulf Times Tuesday, September 13, 2016 9 EUROPE Eid prayer near Moscow’s grand mosque Right-wing challenge to Merkel’s party fi zzles

DPA The Lower Saxony vote Berlin represented a swing of 2.6% against the CDU since the last municipal elections in the state erman chancellor An- in 2011. gela Merkel’s conserva- But the swing was even big- Gtive Christian Demo- ger against the SPD, which cratic party (CDU) has headed currently heads up a state off a challenge from a right- coalition government under wing populist party, winning premier Stephan Weil with the convincingly in local elections environmentalist Greens. in Lower Saxony. Both parties suff ered a loss The CDU received 34.4% in support of over 3%. The city of votes, ahead of the Social state of Berlin goes to the polls Democratic Party (SPD) with next weekend. 31.2% and the Greens with Polls show the SPD as re- An Eid prayer near Moscow’s grand mosque in Russia yesterday. 10.9%, the state’s electoral maining the biggest party in the commission announced yes- Berlin legislature but with AfD terday. scoring up to 15% of the vote. The right-wing Alternative The CDU seized on the re- for Germany (AfD) party re- sults in Lower Saxony as a ceived just 7.8% positive signal for the party’s in Sunday’s poll, less than success at the next elections in the 12% that had been predict- the state set down for 2018. ed, although it attained dou- “This is a good starting ble-digit results in some areas. point for the next state elec- The vote was a key test for tion campaign in Lower Saxo- Austrian poll re-run Merkel after her party was ny,” said CDU national secre- beaten into third place in last tary peter Tauber. weekend’s elections in the The Free Democratic Party eastern state of Mecklenburg- and the Left Party received 4.8 Vorpommern following a big and 3.3% respectively in Sun- swing to the anti-immigration day’s election. AfD. A total of 22 parties stood for comes unstuck in Merkel has faced criticism the 29,116 council seats that over her refugee policy, which were up for grabs in the poll saw the country accept more and voter turnout was 55.5%, than one million refugees last higher than the 52.5% recorded postal ballot setback year. fi ve years ago. Poll envelopes were declared tampered with due to the faulty glue on a The FPO then successfully challenged Austria’s far-right presidential can- defective and may have hit the “defective envelope”. the result in the constitutional court, cit- didate Norbert Hofer said yesterday he re-poll’s credibility The FPO’s secretary, Herbert Kickl, said ing procedural irregularities, forcing the wants a broader Visegrad group of cen- it showed the government was “incapable re-run. tral European countries that would have a Reuters of ensuring a proper election”. The delay was “unfortunate but cor- stronger voice within the EU. Vienna The delay also put attention back on rect”, van der Bellen told a news confer- After meeting Czech president Milos an election that has polarised opinion ence, urging supporters to “move on and Zeman, Hofer said he would like the group at home and across a continent where win together on December 4”. — currently comprising the Czech Repub- ustria yesterday delayed a re-run of the impact of mass immigration driven For some, however, the prospect of an- lic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia — to also a presidential election as faulty glue by war and poverty in the Middle East other delay or contested result was too include Austria. Aon postal ballots scuppered its sec- and Africa is starting to dominate the much. “Norbert Hofer presented his project of ond attempt to organise a ballot that could debate. “It’s terrible. ‘a Union within the Union’,” said Zeman’s give the European Union its fi rst far-right Hofer’s near-victory in a country at I really wonder if it’s worth bothering spokesman Jiri Ovcacek. head of state. the sharp end of the immigration cri- to vote again, if we even need a president,” Hofer and veteran leftwinger Zeman fo- The result of the fi rst election in May, sis reflected a rising tide of populism in 50-year-old offi ce worker Margit Freu- cussed their discussion on migration into Election posters depicting the incumbent mayor of Berlin, which Norbert Hofer of the anti-mi- Europe that spread to Britain with June’s denthaler said. Europe, which they both condemn. Michael Muller of the Social Democrats and CDU candidate Jutta grant Freedom Party (FPO) came within vote to quit the European Union — an Independent political consultant Tho- The Visegrad countries have all taken a Kaddatz in the neighbourhood of Schoeneberg in Berlin. 31,000 votes of winning, had already been outcome some believe will buoy support mas Hofer said: “A democracy that had hard line on the huge infl ux of refugees and scrapped due to irregularities in counting for him. been portrayed as stable and a bulwark migrants to Europe since last year. the postal ballots — heightening the em- Opinion polls have given him the edge against crisis now shows itself not even Ovcacek said the pair did not talk about barrassment. in the ballot for a role that is largely cer- able to organise elections properly. the post-war Benes decrees expropriat- The postal votes, which accounted for emonial. “Once again, Austria is a laughing ing and expelling so-called Sudeten Ger- around 16% of the total votes, were the A win for the FPO would be of huge stock.” mans from the borderland regions of the Trial opens for bikers crucial factor for Alexander Van der Bel- symbolic signifi cance in an anti-estab- However, political analyst Peter Filz- former Czechoslovakia, which split into len, an independent, to win in May. lishment political climate and with parlia- maier said that, while the postponement two countries in 1993. The postponement, to December 4, mentary elections due in 2018. was an embarrassment, discovery of the Austria and Germany have called the linked to terror group drew swift criticism, with the FPO call- Asked at a news conference if the double faulty ballot forms had left the govern- decrees discriminatory, while the Czech ing the government incapable of holding setback might damage Austria’s reputa- ment with no other option. Republic and Slovakia say they were jus- a vote and a commentator saying it had tion, Sobotka said: “The laugh is always on “The alternative would have been to go tifi ed retaliation against Germany after AFP them for “airsoft” shooting made Austria a subject of mockery. the loser.” with open eyes into a vote that was unlaw- World War II. Brussels games. In delaying the election from October Van der Bellen, a former Green Party ful,” he said, adding that yesterday’s deci- In a newspaper interview before his visit The current charges against 2, interior minister Wolfgang Sobotka said leader, won May’s vote by less than 1 per- sion strengthened Austria’s democratic to Prague, Hofer said the decrees were an them are based on the fact that yesterday there was a risk votes could be centage point from Hofer. credentials. “injustice”. wo members of the “Ka- they allegedly wore jihadist mikaze Riders” bikers badges during an airsoft game Tclub went on trial yes- and published messages on Fa- Swedish trains to terday on charges of belong- cebook deemed to be radical. ing to a terrorist group, but Belgian media said Saouti slow down under authorities have dropped the founded the motorcycle club 200kph as rail original charges that they had called Kamikaze Riders and Conservatives win Croatia network ages plotted a New Year’s attack in that Karay was also a member. Brussels. At least one member of the The arrests of Said Saouti, club reportedly had links with Sweden will cut the top speed for trains 30 and Mohamed Karay, 27, the now banned Sharia4Bel- vote, but fail to get majority on dozens of railway lines because an prompted Belgian authorities gium, many of whose members ageing network has made fast travel to cancel at the last minute a were sentenced to jail for hav- unsafe, the country’s rail operator said New Year’s eve fi rework dis- ing sent recruits to join the ji- AFP reformist, has said it will only join a coa- Authorities appeared to have turned a yesterday. play for fear they were part of hadist cause in Syria. Zagreb lition on the condition of reforms to local blind eye to a far-right surge that sparked Maintenance authority Trafikverket has a plot to launch attacks similar Three French female radi- administration and cuts to both lawmak- global concern and brought already frosty warned that Swedish rail cables, tracks, to those claimed by the Islamic cals arrested on suspicion of ers’ benefi ts and fi nancing for political ties with former enemy Serbia to their signals and bridges on 69 mainlines State jihadi group in Paris in planning further attacks after roatia’s conservatives won a snap parties. lowest level since Croatia’s 1990s inde- are so run down that high speed has November. a failed bid to blow up a car in election, complete results showed “HDZ has a good chance of forming a pendence war. become risky. During the four-day trial Paris were taken to court to be Cyesterday, but they face challeng- government if Most behaves rationally,” Plenkovic, the 46-year-old former “As soon as we detect a point of that began yesterday, the pair charged yesterday, prosecutors ing talks to form a government after falling political analyst Zarko Puhovski told AFP. member of the European Parliament, has erosion we have to cut the speed,” will defend themselves against said. short of a majority. The concern is that Most could set repeatedly vowed to move the party away said Trafikverket spokesman Bengt charges that they “took part The women, who are be- The vote came as the EU’s newest mem- tough conditions that are diffi cult for the from populism and extremism to position Olsson.”As traff ic intensifies, so does in the activities of a terrorist lieved to have been spurred ber has seen a lurch to the right and a surge other coalition partners to accept. it in the centre-right. wear and tear in some places.” group”, the state-owned Belga by repeated calls by the Is- of social intolerance over the past fi ve Meanwhile, average Croatians are wor- Meanwhile, his SDP rival, former prime The authority in June issued a news agency reported. lamic State group for attacks in months under a fragile coalition govern- ried a new government will not end the minister Zoran Milanovic, 49, said yester- recommendation to cut the top speed It did not name the terror France, are suspected of having ment led by conservative HDZ party. political deadlock that has plagued the day he would not run as a candidate for the on the fast train between Stockholm group. planned to strike a train station HDZ won 61 seats in Sunday’s ballot country for nearly a year. party’s leader in elections due in the com- and Sweden’s second-biggest city The two are also charged in the Paris area or to target while their centre-left opposition rivals, “Most will seek impossible things and ing months. Goeteborg — the key rail link in the with providing instructions police. the Social Democrats (SDP), took 54, ac- they (coalition partners) won’t be able to Croatians may have lost enthusiasm for country — to just 130kph compared with for making explosives and for The three were brought be- cording to complete results. agree,” said Josip Bergovec, a man in his voting a second time in less than a year — 200kph now. having spread messages aimed fore anti-terrorism judges. “I’m certain that we are the party that 60s from Zagreb. turnout was 52% nearly 10 points down “This means 10 to 20 minutes of at inciting terrorist attacks. They face charges of in- will have the privilege of forming the next The election was the second in less than from the November polls. additional time for the trip” that The pair had originally been volvement in a terrorist con- stable government in Croatia,” HDZ’s new a year after the previous barely function- “Croatia is tired,” commented the currently lasts 3 hours and 20 minutes,” charged with plotting to carry spiracy and attempted murder. moderate leader Andrej Plenkovic — now ing coalition government collapsed in June Vecernji list, daily warning that debates Malin Hultgren, spokeswoman for rail out attacks against high-pro- Sources close to the investi- likely to be prime minister — told support- over a confl ict of interest scandal after just over the past “left a deep scar on the na- operator SJ, told AFP. fi le symbolic targets, including gation said they had discussed ers early yesterday. fi ve months in power. tion additionally hurt by the economic Sweden, which is about 2,000km long the 17th century ornate Grand obtaining suicide belts or ram- However, analysts warn that tough talks Some 3.8mn Croatians were eligible to crisis.” and 500km wide, has a rail network of Place tourist draw, but pros- ming cars fi lled with explosives to form a government could be ahead be- cast a ballot in Sunday’s vote, which came The populist party Zivi Zid (“Human 12,000km. ecutors later dropped those into buildings. cause the HDZ has not secured an absolute at a time of economic gloom and strained Shield” in Croatian), which has pledged to Harsh winter conditions in the Nordic charges for lack of evidence. One of the women was majority in the 151-seat parliament. ties between neighbours in the volatile fi ght political corruption and banks, won country take a heavy toll on rail No weapons or explosives found in possession of a letter HDZ’s former junior government part- Balkans. eight seats on Sunday compared with one infrastructure, ageing equipment faster were ever found in the probe. professing her allegiance to IS, ner, the Most Party (“Bridge” in Croatian), The previous HDZ-led coalition’s rule in November’s vote. than in more temperate climes. Investigators had also built which ordered or claimed sev- took third place with 13 seats making it was marked by a growing climate of in- The political deadlock in Croatia has The Swedish government last year their case on the fact that eral attacks in France over the likely to play kingmaker — as it did in No- tolerance, including attacks on independ- prevented reforms that the former Yu- earmarked more than 4bn kronor military-style uniforms were past year, including the car- vember polls. ent media and minorities, notably ethnic goslav republic badly needs as it emerges ($448mn) to bring the rail network back found in raids on their homes nage in Paris in November that But the party, which presents itself as Serbs. from a six-year recession. up to speed by 2018. but the accused said they wore left 130 people dead. Gulf Times 10 Tuesday, September 13, 2016 INDIA

DISMISSAL TRAGEDY SCHEME DECISION CONTROVERSY Rajkhowa removed Teen ends life as photos App to help verify Singur farmers to get Kapil Sharma wins as Arunachal governor uploaded on Facebook passport applicants payouts, land records support in bribe row

President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday A 17-year-old girl in West Bengal’s South The Tamil Nadu police will soon implement Following the Supreme Court’s verdict The Congress yesterday urged Maharashtra removed Arunachal Governor Jyoti Prasad 24-Parganas allegedly committed suicide after a mobile app for passport verification on on land acquisition in the Tata Nano- Governor C V Rao to direct Chief Minister Rajkhowa from his post, a Rashtrapati a youth uploaded objectionable photographs a pilot basis in three districts, said a senior Singur case, West Bengal Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to initiate a probe Bhavan communique said. Meghalaya of her on the social media, her family members ministry of external aff airs off icial in Chennai Mamata Banerjee yesterday said the state into allegations of corruption against a governor V Shanmuganathan has been given claimed. The minor was in a relationship with yesterday. He added handwritten passports would compensate 800 farmers and also Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation off icial additional charge of the state, it added. “The a 20-year-old youth two years ago but the were no longer valid and those holding the distribute 9,117 land records tomorrow. “We made by comedian Kapil Sharma. Mumbai president has directed that Rajkhowa shall couple had parted ways, family said. “The boy same should exchange it for a digital passport. will complete the land survey for about 620 Congress president Sanjay Nirupam said the cease to hold the off ice of the governor of was mentally harassing her and had threatened Speaking to reporters, K Balamurugan, regional acres in the project area by today. We are reaction of the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Arunachal Pradesh and has appointed V her. On Sunday, the boy posted some pictures passport off icer, Chennai said: “The Tamil ready with 800 cheques to be handed over Sena government “smacks of a conspiracy to Shanmuganathan, governor of Meghalaya, on Facebook,” a relative said. The girl’s mother Nadu government has agreed to use a mobile to the farmers tomorrow. About 9,117 land victimise the actor as a defence mechanism to to discharge the functions of the governor had apparently called up the police station software application loaded in a tablet to ease records will also be distributed to them,” suppress the bribery issue” since they are scared of Arunachal Pradesh, in addition to his own but since it was midnight decided to visit the process of police verification needed for Banerjee told reporters after holding a of being exposed. Nirupam said the Sena and duties, until regular arrangements for the the police station in the morning. “However, issuance of a passport.” According to the off icial, high level meeting at the state secretariat the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena were targeting off ice of the governor of Arunachal Pradesh before anything could be done, the daughter there will not be any paperwork for the police as Nabanna. Banerjee will visit Singur Sharma over alleged illegal constructions at his are made,” said the communique. committed suicide,” the relative added. every detail will be available on the tablet. tomorrow and also hold a public meeting. off ice and making all kinds of threats. Kerala police get approval to prosecute ex-CM’s son

By Ashraf Padanna computer applications from a Thiruvananthapuram government-aided private college, allegedly rose to senior IHRD posi- tion fl outing all norms. The VACB he Kerala anti-corruption found irregularities in his appoint- police has received le- ment and quick promotions to the Tgal clearance to proceed top post in a short span of 12 years. against the son of veteran Com- Former chief minister Oom- munist leader and former chief men Chandy had raised 11 al- minister V S Achuthanandan. legations against Kumar when The vigilance and anti-corrup- he led the opposition at the fag tion bureau (VACB) had sought its end of Achuthanandan’s rule in counsels’ opinion on registering 2011. An Assembly Committee a case against V A Arun Kumar on March 8, 2012, concluded that for amassing wealth dispropor- nine of these allegations needed tionate to his known sources of further probing. income while holding diff erent An initial investigation found positions in the government. that Kumar had doctored docu- Sources said the director gen- ments and violated norms of the eral of police (DGP), Jacob Tho- IHRD, which runs several engi- Police personnel walk past a burning truck from neighbouring Tamil Nadu that was set alight by pro-Karnataka activists in Bangaluru yesterday. mas, who heads the VACB, will neering colleges in Kerala, to be- now take a fi nal decision. come its additional director. Achuthanandan, 92, a hugely Kumar became the managing popular leader known for his dis- director of the state-run Kerala like of Chief Minister Pinarayi State Cooperative Coir Marketing Vijayan, now heads the state’s ad- Federation (Coirfed) at a young age. ministrative reforms commission. The qualifi cations initially re- Kumar’s case will be a real quired for the IHRD post was a test for Thomas and Vijayan, master’s degree in engineering Bengaluru on the boil who maintain that the anti-cor- and eight years of teaching ex- ruption sleuths are free to act in perience. However, this was later graft cases, especially since the amended to suit Kumar’s qualifi - bureau had launched a thorough cations, and he also made a false probe against some ministers in claim regarding the teaching ex- the previous United Democratic perience to become the IHRD as- after river water verdict Front (UDF) government led by sociate director. the Congress party. The government created two Reuters stopping and searching cars. telling Karnataka to release wa- mini-buses and rickshaws were IT companies such as Infosys, A new VACB team had ques- more positions to accommo- Bengaluru A second witness saw smoul- ter to Tamil Nadu sparked riots seen shouting slogans and wav- Wipro and Mphasis as well as tioned Kumar for hours on end date him when his father was dering tyres strewn across city against Tamils in Bengaluru that ing the red and yellow fl ag of offi ces of several multinational in July after Vijayan took over chief minister. Kumar was also streets, fi lling the air with the left more than 18 people dead. Karnataka state. companies like Samsung Elec- and concluded that his declared appointed the director of the iots broke out in the tech- smell of burnt rubber. “Rapid Action Force Teams They pulled several Tamil tronics. income did not match his assets newly-created Information and nology hub of Bengaluru Local television showed fl ames have been deployed all over the Nadu-registered trucks and mo- Media reported a small and his spend, particularly dur- Communications Technology Ryesterday over a long-run- pouring from burnt-out vehicles city,” Bengaluru city police said torcycles to the side of the road number of attacks on Tamil- ing the frequent foreign jaunts. (ICT) Academy under the IT de- ning river water dispute with the as angry crowds gathered nearby. on Twitter yesterday. “We urge and pelted them with stones, a owned property in Karnataka, Kumar had made several visits partment under him. neighbouring state, with protest- The violence erupted after the to all Bengalurians...stay calm witness said. while Karnataka Chief Minister to places like London, Singapore Kumar also managed to get a ers setting cars and buses on fi re Supreme Court ordered Karna- and not to panic.” At least one truck driver was Siddaramaiah said on Twitter and Macau, while heading the registration for PhD at the Uni- and pelting people with stones. taka to release 12,000 cubic feet The police said later they had beaten with a stick. that he had asked his Tamil Nadu Institute of Human Resources versity of Kerala to protect his Riot police took to the streets, of water per second per day from also imposed an emergency law The protesters let Karnataka- counterpart, J Jayalalithaa, to Development (IHRD). position as all other directors hold and public gatherings were the Cauvery river to Tamil Nadu known as Section 144, which pro- registered vehicles through the investigate reports of violence in The VACB had received a go- a PhD. This would also have bol- banned in a bid to rein in the un- until September 20. hibits gatherings in public areas. makeshift roadblock, the wit- Tamil Nadu against people orig- ahead from the Kerala High Court stered his claim to higher posts. rest, while police said the local The river has been the source Rioters set ablaze 35 buses at ness added. inally from his state. in 2014 to proceed against Kumar. However, the Kerala High metro network had been tempo- of more than a century of tension a depot, paralysing inter-state Police said more than 15,000 Disputes over water resources The UDF was in power then. How- Court directed the university rarily suspended. between the states, and there movement between Karnataka offi cers had been deployed to are common in India, where ris- ever, the investigation got bogged authorities to cancel his registra- A Reuters witness saw a group have been outbreaks of violence and Tamil Nadu, local media re- keep the peace including riot po- ing demand and poor manage- down for reasons unknown. tion as he did not have the man- of 20 to 30 protesters, some before. ports said. lice and border security forces. ment of supplies often lead to Kumar, a post-graduate in datory qualifi cations. armed with sticks and stones, In 1991 an interim court order Young men crammed into Bengaluru is home to top angry protests.

Boat race 22 missing Keralites Curfew in all districts ‘now in Afghanistan’

IANS During custodial interroga- of Kashmir today tion, Yasmin further said that she New Delhi had got married to Abdul Rashid, IANS the UNMOGIP offi ce in the Son- had said: “Restrictions have been 30, on May 3 this year. Rashid is Srinagar war area of the summer capital. imposed in Anantnag, Kulgam, wenty-two Keralites ac- one of the accused who left India Even as shops, businesses, Shopian and Pulwama districts.” cused of leaving India to along with other Keralites. schools and colleges, petrol Curbs had also been imposed Tjoin the Islamic State are Yasmin also informed inves- ith mobile and broad- bunks and offi ces remained shut in Khanyar, Nowhatta and M R learnt to have reached Afghani- tigators that her husband Rashid band services sus- on a call by separatists, now ex- Gunj police station areas of Sri- stan in the fi rst week of July, said used to send videos and mes- Wpended yesterday, tended to September 16, some nagar city, the offi cial said. The investigators who grilled the ar- sages to her on Telegram — a curfew to be re-imposed and areas on Srinagar’s outskirts had valley will remain shut despite rested IS sympathiser Yasmin messaging app — in support of few signs of any celebrations, some shops selling essentials Eid celebrations today, he added. Mohamed Zahid. “Islamic State leader Abu Bakr the Kashmir Valley braced for a ahead of the festival, though two One civilian was killed and 17 The 29-year-old Yasmin was al-Baghdadi”. tense Eid today with separatists of the most sought-after food others, including seven police- arrested at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi She told NIA interrogators that calling for a march to the offi ce of items on Eid – mutton and breads men, were injured when guerril- International Airport while try- Rashid and his fi rst wife Ayesha United Nations Military Observ- – remained largely unavailable to las lobbed a grenade yesterday ing to exit India for Afghanistan were in touch with a UK couple ers Group in India and Pakistan the people of the valley. evening at Sherbagh police sta- on August 1. over Telegram channel. (UNMOGIP) here. Separatists have appealed for tion in Anantnag town, said a She informed investigators that “Rashid had told Yasmin in All mobile phone services, austere Eid al-Adha celebra- police offi cial. Five of the seven thirteen of the missing Keralites the fi rst week of July that he and apart from BSNL’s post-paid tions as a mark of respect for the injured policemen were critical were men, six women and three the other missing persons from connections, were suspended victims of the ongoing unrest, and have been shifted to Srinagar children, and “they had left their Kerala had reached Afghanistan,” across the valley yesterday, the sparked by the July 8 killing of for treatment. houses in Kasaragod and Palakkad the NIA offi cial said citing Yas- 66th day of the shutdown, as Hizbul Mujahideen commander Meanwhile, security forces districts of Kerala between mid- min’s statement. intelligence offi cials said there Burhan Wani. found the body of a fourth mili- May and the fi rst week of July.” The offi cer said that Rashid were “inputs that separatists are The toll in the unrest stands at tant inside an under construction Citing Yasmin’s statement, a had also given the ATM card of planning large-scale violence on 80, including two policemen, and building in Jammu and Kashmir’s National Investigation Agency his fi rst wife Ayesha to Yasmin Eid in Srinagar and elsewhere”. several thousand injured, many Poonch district, where a gunfi ght (NIA) offi cial, close to the inves- and transferred Rs150,000 into Broadband Internet facility on of them partially or fully blinded began on Sunday. tigation, said all of the missing the account in mid-July which fi xed landlines was suspended by pellets used for crowd control. A senior police offi cial said Keralites had “exited India from Yasmin used for her travel prepa- later. Security personnel have been while carrying out room-to-room Oarsmen row a serpentine boat in unison as they compete Bengaluru, Hyderabad or Mum- rations to Afghanistan. Authorities yesterday decided deployed in Srinagar and other searches in the building in Poonch in the Mahatma Boat Race at Pamba River, ahead of bai airports for Kuwait, Dubai, “Yasmin had purchased fl ight to impose curfew in all 10 districts places in the valley. Before the town, security forces found the Onam celebrations at Chengannur, near Allepey, Kerala, Muscat or Abu Dhabi from where tickets, paid for the Afghanistan of the Kashmir Valley as well as in decision to impose curfew on body, taking the toll of militants yesterday. they are learnt to have travelled visa and also purchased $620 us- Srinagar to prevent the march to Eid day, a senior police offi cial killed in the operation to four. to Afghanistan through Iran.” ing the money.” Gulf Times Tuesday, September 13, 2016 11 PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN People Peace deal with warlord returning to on the card, says Ghani tribal areas Reuters very important for implement- Kabul ing peace,” Ghani said at the face food start of the three-day Eid holi- day. “These issues should be fghan President Ashraf solved within a limited period of Ghani said yesterday a time.” Apeace agreement with He thanked both Hizb-i-Is- shortage one of the country’s Islamist lami and the High Peace Coun- warlords is close to being con- cil for their eff orts to negotiate cluded, off ering hope of progress a deal. “There is hope that, God Internews The survey found that the towards ending decades of con- willing, the agreement will be fi - Peshawar worst food insecurity among fl ict. nalised soon and we will witness the six agencies was found in Negotiations with Hizb-i-Is- a major step toward the creation Kurram and Khyber agencies lami, a group of several hundred of peace environment and end of he displaced people, with larger numbers of recent fi ghters led by Gulbuddin Hek- fi ghting,” he said. who have returned to returnees who had arrived on matyar, a veteran of almost 40 Hekmatyar, who was included Ttheir once militant-in- average 1.1 and 1.6 years ago, years of fi ghting in Afghanistan, on the US State Department’s fested native lands in Fata, are respectively. have been going on since May, Specially Designated Global vulnerable to food insecurity The bodies recommended when a draft accord was signed. Terrorist list in 2003, has played as majority of them own agri- that returnees in Kurram and But a fi nal agreement has relatively little direct part in the cultural land with low produc- Khyber agencies required been held up with many on the insurgency in recent years. tivity, insists a study jointly more immediate assistance to government side suspicious of But an accord would off er conducted by UN agencies and improve their food security, bringing the prominent Pash- some encouragement that the other relief organisations. followed by South Waziristan tun warlord into the political Kabul government can persuade These organisations have and Orakzai. Long term devel- fold and civil rights activists militant groups to move away issued concern about the state opment programmes would be concerned about longstanding from the battlefi eld and into the of livelihood and food secu- more appropriate for return- accusations of human rights political process after failed ef- rity saying around 60% of ees in Bajaur and Mohmand. abuses against him. forts to start peace talks with the households own agricultural According to the report, al- Hekmatyar has been allied at Taliban. land and 86% of them have most 90% of returnees were various times with Pakistan, the During the bloody civil war reported cultivating their living in raw houses, 52% were Washington-backed anti-Soviet of the 1990s, Hekmatyar’s land. consuming unsafe drinking Mujahideen in the 1980s and the forces were accused of killing Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul on Sunday. “However, productivity water, and less than a tenth Taliban, who are seeking to force thousands of civilians in heavy is very low with annual pro- were using any water purifi - the Nato-led coalition out of Af- bombardments of the Afghan and the Kabul government. they are open to the idea. said his group was “continuing duction suffi cient for only 3.5 cation system. Sanitation is a ghanistan and bring in Islamic capital and more recently, they Peace talks with the Taliban, In a statement commemorat- to make diplomatic eff orts aimed months on average,” said the serious concern with 56% of law. were linked with several Al Qae- the largest insurgent group in Af- ing the start of the Eid al-Adha at resolving the issue of Afghani- report titled ‘returning home: men and 12% of women prac- “Some issues are left and da and Taliban attacks on inter- ghanistan, have yet to get off the holiday yesterday, Taliban chief stan alongside its military ap- livelihoods and food security ticing open defecation. those are issues that would be national forces in Afghanistan ground, but both sides have said Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada proach”. of Fata returnees.’ The quality of diet con- The survey was jointly con- sumed is very poor with 52% ducted by the UN World Food of their total energy derived Gunmen attack Programme, Food and Agri- from wheat, and 63% from culture Organisation, Interna- three staple cereals. Thirty per hospital, 3 dead tional Rescue Committee and cent of households were rely- Two armed gunmen and one Food Security Cluster with ing on a consumption-based civilian were dead after a two- the coordination of the civil coping strategy and 45% on More than 6,000 got jobs in livelihood based coping strat- hour long attack on a hospital secretariat Fata. in southern Afghanistan ended “The returning popula- egies to meet their food needs. yesterday, an off icial said. tion is vulnerable to food in- Overall, 6% of the house- The civilian was a member of security. Overall, 28% of the holds were headed by women. the staff at Kandahar’s Mirwais households have acceptable There was a large diff erence in economic corridor projects education level between men Hospital. food consumption, 18% have Two others, including another poor consumption, while 54% and women, only one-third of hospital employee and one security Internews CPEC also mean more employ- Initiative will take China-Pa- Aziz said. “Once you do that have borderline consumption the heads of households had force member were wounded, said Islamabad ment and growth opportunities kistan relationship to the next there is a common interest for and 44% of households suf- any education, while among Zia Ul Rahman Durani, Kandahar for China, as it give Chinese level. “Our relationship with both sides to do well, as you fer from a caloric consump- women-headed households police spokesman. enterprises a market of some China is deep historic and mul- depend on your neighbour and tion defi cit, considering a this fi gure was only 15% com- “The gunmen were disguised as ormer Pakistan prime 200mn people. tifaceted and increasing physi- your neighbour depends on minimum daily requirement pared to 36% for men. doctors,” Durani said, adding that minister Shaukat Aziz has “That is why we call it a cal linkages will further enrich you.” of 2,100 Kcal per person,” said “Female headed households a firefight ensued when hospital Fsaid that statistics show win-win situation for both the relationship,” he said. That also leads to better the report. had worse food security indi- security identified the attackers that China-Pakistan Economic the countries”. The excite- In a broader sense, the understanding and it leads to Despite the signifi cant cators in terms of food con- in the hospital. Corridor (CPEC) projects under ment over CPEC in Pakistan former Pakistani prime min- peace. Referring to the role length of time that many sur- sumption scores and caloric No group has yet claimed construction have employed was because of power projects ister said the Belt and Road of China’s Hong Kong in the veyed families had spent back intake, and thus a higher pro- responsibility. more than 6,000 Pakistani initiated by China, which Aziz Initiative is a driver for growth, initiative, the former Paki- in their areas of origin after portion of these households Funded by the International workers by the end of March. said, will signifi cantly eases the prosperity, peace and bet- stani prime minister said Hong returning, the study revealed had to resort to multiple and Committee of the Red Cross, Aziz was speaking on the power shortage in Pakistan. ter understanding between Kong has a clear advantage to a high level of concern for the negative coping strategies,” Mirwais Hospital is one of the sidelines of the Belt and Road Some 16 projects have been nations in the entire world. contribute as an international general state of livelihood and according the fi ndings of the largest medical facilities in the Summit Financing Through sorted out in the energy sec- The connectivity brought fi nancial centre and a super food security among these report. country’s south, providing health Silk Road Bond held in Hong tor to be implemented in the by the initiative would create connector between the Chinese households. It further said 10% of wom- services for more than 5mn people. Kong. A host of projects fo- fi rst phase, which can gener- linkages and interdependency mainland and the rest of the The fi eld surveys included en didn’t have CNICs. It also has a separate department cusing on energy and trans- ate 10.4mn KW of electricity in between regions and countries, world. interviews with 1,931 house- The report said returning for treating those injured in war. port infrastructure have been total. which is a great driver of peace, Hong Kong with its special holds, 39 key informants, tribesmen were vulnerable The United Nations Assistance launched in Pakistan under A solar power plant in the he said. “If economies get a lit- expertise in the services sector 78 traders, and focus group to food insecurity and this Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) CPEC, which Aziz said, led to city of Bahawalpur built by tle more linked I believe you and being a part of China has an discussions in 35 previously was closely linked to liveli- recently called on all parties to job creation in both Pakistan Chinese company ZTE Energy will see improvement of the edge over any other place. returned communities. hood. Hence food assist- the country’s ongoing fighting and China. has recently installed a 300MW peace paradigm and people will Hong Kong’s fi nancial sec- On average, surveyed fami- ance, either through food- to “always respect the provision People having jobs and get- generator unit, which can pro- fi nd more positive approaches tor should look at Belt and Road lies had lived in displacement for-work or cash-for-work of healthcare, never to harm ting income from economic ac- duce enough electricity for the from countries in the region.” Initiative and other similar for 1.7 years and had resided modalities, would be an im- medical personnel and patients tivities is where prosperity and daily power consumption of at Connectivity is also a driver initiatives and be the conduit in the homes where they were portant means to enhance and to ensure that the protected development lies, he said told least 200,000 Pakistani fami- of economic growth, as it leads of funds and linkages between during this survey for an aver- their food security as well as status of medical facilities is Xinhua news agency. lies, the ambassador said. to more trade and travel that countries along the Belt and age of three years after their to create durable assets and respected.” Aziz said the projects under Aziz said the Belt and Road creates economic activities, Road and China, he added. return from displacement. improve livelihoods. Govt plans hospitals Afghans mark Eid with prayers for peace AFP across Pakistan Kabul illions of war-weary Afghans yesterday Internews country as poverty and diseas- a 500-bed hospital in Quetta. Mmarked the Islamic Islamabad es make deadly combination Furthermore, 250-bed hos- festival of Eid al-Adha with in any household.” pitals would be established in prayers and feasting, hopeful of The cities in Punjab for pro- Skardu and Gilgit; 100-bed in a brief respite from fi ghting that he Pakistani govern- posed 500-bed hospitals are Karimabad (Hunza) and a 50- has seen record-breaking losses ment has decided to set Rajanpur, Jhang, Bhakkar, bed hospital in Ghanche, Gilg- this year. Tup 46 hospitals across Sadiqabad and Rawalpindi, while it-Baltistan. Afghanistan has seen fi ghting the country after facing criti- 250-bed hospitals would be con- In AJK, 250-bed hospitals between government forces and cism by political opponents for structed in Burewala, Ahmedpur would be constructed in Muz- Islamist militants - mainly Tali- giving priority to metro buses East, Kot Addu, Taunsa, Sahiwal, aff arabad, 100-bed in Rawla- ban insurgents but also Islamic and motorways over health and Sargodha, Pasroor and Layyah. kot, Kotli and Athmuqam and a State fi ghters - reach record lev- education. In Sindh, 500-bed hospitals 50-bed hospital in Leepa. els this year following the 2014 The federal government, on are planned in Jacobabad, Mir- Three hospitals would be withdrawal of US-led foreign the directives of Prime Minis- purkhas and Badin and 250-bed constructed in Islamabad. combat troops. ter Nawaz Sharif, had written hospitals in Islamkot, Naush- These hospitals on comple- “Our country has been at war letters to chief secretaries of ahro Feroze and Meher districts. tion would add to the already for nearly four decades, but the the four provinces, Islamabad In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 13,400-bed hospital system three days of Eid are the hap- Capital Territory Administra- 500-bed hospitals would be across the country. piest days of our life because tion, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan constructed in Haripur and The hospitals would be run on this an occasion where families administrations to allocate Charsadda and 250-bed hos- best management model with come together and enjoy and land for proposed hospitals. pitals in Batgram, Hangu and minimum control of the govern- celebrate this festival,” Kabul All 46 hospitals would be fully Chitral. A 250-bed hospital ment and best service delivery. resident Nasratullah Wafa said. Afghans off er Eid al-Adha prayers at the Hazrat-i-Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif yesterday. funded by the federal govern- will also be set up in the Feder- Districts for proposed hospitals The roads of the capital were ment and designed by interna- ally Administered Tribal Areas. had been selected keeping in mostly empty and many were passing the roughly 5,000 deaths off ensive to fl ush out Taliban in- Islami, the country’s second- tional consultants having state- Besides, 100-bed hospitals view the Poverty Index and avail- blocked by military to safeguard of local police and troops and surgents encircling the capital of biggest Islamist group that has of-the-art facilities with prime would be constructed in Garhi ability of health infrastructure. against possible attacks, while around 15,000 wounded in 2015. southern Uruzgan province, offi - been dormant for a number of minister’s directives to com- Habibullah and Kaghan. The three hospitals in the police stood guard over mosques He did not off er fi gures but cials said Sunday, days after mili- years, was imminent. plete these before the end of the In Balochistan, 100-bed federal capital will lessen the during the morning Eid prayers. said there was an increase of tants stormed into the city. “Peace is the desire of Afghan present government’s tenure. hospitals would be estab- burden on the Federal Govern- US Brigadier General Charles about 20% over the correspond- Afghan President Ashraf nation, and the Afghan nation The prime minster stated, lished in Hub, Nushki, Cha- ment Services Hospital, Poly- Cleveland in August said Afghan ing period last year. Ghani meanwhile off ered Eid has consensus for peace. The “We are simultaneously target- man and Punjgur, 250-bed in clinic and Pakistan Institute of security forces were on track for Afghan forces backed by US greetings to the nation and said peace agreement will be fi nalised ing poverty and diseases in the Khuzdar, Loralai and Sibi and Medical Sciences. their bloodiest year to date, sur- air strikes have mounted a new that a peace deal with Hezb-e- very soon,” he said. Gulf Times 12 Tuesday, September 13, 2016 PHILIPPINES Duterte denies giving Indonesia OK for planned execution Manila has asserted that there was where they have been advising local coursing an independent foreign poli- in Davao City that killed 14 people and no such clearance given by the troops battling Muslim extremists. cy”. wounded 70 others. president The Filipino leader, the fi rst to hail The Filipino leader also hit out at Visaya also said he wanted to per- from the south and who claims Mus- Obama and UN Secretary-Gener- sonally listen to the needs of operating DPA lim ancestry, has been stepping up al Ban Ki-moon for criticising his units. Manila eff orts to bring peace to the southern bloody crackdown on crime that has Three of the previous visits were Philippines, where decades-long in- claimed 3,000 lives in a little over two done after the Abu Sayyaf’s beheading surgencies with Muslim and commu- months. of Patrick James Almodovar, a resident hilippine President Rodrigo Du- nist rebels have claimed more than “This Obama, when you accuse me of Jolo, the Sulu provincial capital. terte did not give the go-ahead to 150,000 lives. of killing...let he who is without sin, Lieutenant general Eduardo Ano, PIndonesia to execute a Philippine Last month he restarted peace talks cast the fi rst stone,” he said. Philippine Army commander; lieuten- woman currently on death row for drug with the largest separatist group, the In a brief encounter in Laos, Obama ant general Mayoralgo de la Cruz, com- traffi cking, an offi cial said yesterday, 12,000-strong Moro Islamic Libera- urged the Filipino leader to conduct his mander of the AFP Western Mindanao rubbishing reported comments from tion Front (MILF), which like others has crime war “the right way” and protect Command (Westmincom); the chief the Indonesian president earlier that been fi ghting since the 1970s for an in- human rights, but Duterte has dis- surgeon, brigadier general Mariano day. dependent Islamic state or autonomous missed it as being none of America’s Mejia and other generals from the AFP The clarifi cation came after presi- rule. business. headquarters accompanied Visaya in dent Joko Widodo said that Duterte had US advisors in the area help train Fil- The military off ensive against the rallying the troops under Joint Task told him to proceed with the execution ipino troops but are barred from engag- Abu Sayyaf terror and kidnap group in Force Sulu The task force commander of Mary Jane Veloso, according to me- ing in combat except in self-defence. Sulu has no deadline but there will be is brigadier general Arnel de la Vega, dia reports. Previously, about 500-600 US per- no letup in the campaign. assisted by the 101st Brigade and 501st Philippine foreign minister Perfecto sonnel rotated through the Mindanao Armed Forces of the Philippines Brigade commanders colonel Jesus R Yasay said in a statement that Duterte region but in 2014, then-defence sec- (AFP) chief of staff general Ricardo Manangquil and colonel Jose Faustino. never gave his Indonesian counter- retary Voltaire Gazmin said this would Visaya said the government did not ask The AFP chief also inspected a newly part the green light to the execution of be cut back to 200. for a timeframe on the pursuit of the constructed hospital. Veloso. President Rodrigo Duterte holds up a photo and cites accounts of US troops Duterte did not specify when or how bandits, as he and other military of- Visaya congratulated troops for their “[Duterte] told the Indonesian presi- who killed Muslims during the US occupation in Manila yesterday. The president many Americans would be expelled but fi cials visited soldiers in Sulu late Sat- services even as he encouraged them to dent that he respects their judicial has called on US special forces to leave the Philippines. said the Philippines alignment with the urday afternoon to boost their morale. be more vigilant in the fi ght against the processes and will accept whatever the West was at the root of the persistent “[N]o deadline is given on how long Abu Sayyaf. fi nal decision they will arrive at regard- nesia last week, but declined to provide ny in an ongoing legal case in her home Muslim insurgency. the focused military operations will At the same time, Visaya urged Abu ing her case,” Yasay said. further details. country after her boss was arrested. “These US special forces, they have last. Sayyaf members to pursue peace or Emmanuel Pinol, the Philippines’ “President Duterte said at the time to Both Widodo and Duterte are cur- to go in Mindanao,” he told a gathering We will hunt and pursue them as long suff er the consequences of their ter- agriculture secretary who was at go ahead with the execution,” rently waging a war on drugs in their of government employees. as needed,” Visaya said. rorist acts, laying down conditions for the meeting, said Duterte never told Widodo said after conducting Eid respective countries. “The (Muslim) people will become The visit, the fi fth since the gov- those who want to surrender. Widodo that it was okay to execute prayers in Serang, Banten province. Under Widodo, who took offi ce in more agitated. If they see an American, ernment declared an all-out off ensive “Those in the Abu Sayyaf who want Veloso. He said he told Duterte that Veloso 2014, Indonesia has executed 18 people they will really kill him.” against the Abu Sayyaf two weeks ago, to surrender, the AFP will accept them, “The president never agreed to ex- had been caught carrying 2.6kg of convicted for drug traffi cking. The US embassy could not be reached was also to provide guidance and con- provided that they release their hostag- ecute Mary Jane,” Pinol said. “What heroin when she was arrested at Yo- In the Philippines, 1,011 suspected for comment. vey the message of president Rodrigo es; if not, our soldiers will hunt them he said was that we respect your law, gyakarta’s airport in April 2010, before drug users and dealers have been killed The United States is Manila’s main Duterte in fi ghting terrorism. down and pursue them until all of them we will not interfere with your judi- being sentenced to death in October the in police operations between July 1 and military ally and the Philippines’ colo- Military operations have resulted in are neutralised,” Visaya said. cial process but we will ask for clem- same year. September 4, according to police sta- nial ruler until 1946. the killing of 32 Abu Sayyaf fi ghters in During the visit, de la Vega told ency.” When he arrived from his visit from tistics. In his speech, Duterte showed pho- Sulu and 27 in Basilan, or a total of 59. Visaya local offi cials and residents in Pinol added there was an under- Indonesia, Duterte did not give details Police also recorded 1,391 deaths tographs and cited accounts of how US The AFP lost 18 soldiers, while 28 Sulu have been cooperating with the standing that Veloso’s execution had on the discussion about Veloso’s case, during the same period which are still troops killed Muslims during America’s government troops were wounded in military. been postponed indefi nitely. saying what was talked about was not being investigated. occupation of the Philippines in the Sulu and Basilan, the strongholds of the “The local offi cials and residents ap- In a statement posted on the cabinet for public consumption. President Rodrigo Duterte ratcheted early-1900s to explain his decision. Abu Sayyaf. preciate the eff ort of our soldiers and secretary’s website, Widodo said he Veloso was granted a last-minute up his feud with the United States yes- Duterte’s spokesman Ernesto Abella The terror and kidnap group has are providing much-needed help in had discussed the suspended execution stay of execution last year when Philip- terday, ordering all American special said that “the statement refl ects (Presi- been widely blamed for the September fi ghting the [Abu Sayyaf] and in rescu- with Duterte during his visit to Indo- pine authorities requested her testimo- forces out of the southern Philippines dent Duterte’s) new direction towards 2 bombing of the Roxas Night Market ing the kidnap victims,” he said.

Selfie time Backlash over govt plans for Marcos ‘revisionism’

AFP among a small number of elite fami- Manila lies. Controversial president Rod- rigo Duterte — a Marcos ally — has he Philippine government reignited squabbles over Marcos’ leg- faced a backlash yesterday over acy with a plan to bury his embalmed Tclaims it was trying to white- body in the “Cemetery of Heroes”. wash the history of the late dictator Mainstream historians agree that Ferdinand Marcos. Marcos’s 21-year rule was a dark pe- Critics said a series of edits to the riod for the Philippines; a time when Facebook page of the country’s of- extra-judicial killings, disappear- fi cial government record were an at- ances and corruption were the norm. tempt to put a positive gloss on years Most Filipinos lived in grinding of authoritarian rule. poverty, even as the president and his Among changes that sparked fury family grew wealthy — a gulf symbol- over the weekend was the claim that ised by the discovery of thousands of Marcos imposed martial law in 1972 pairs of luxury shoes in the fi rst lady’s to deal with Muslim secessionists and living quarters. a communist insurgency. “We are not in the business of re- Opponents charge Marcos declared vising history,” assistant press secre- martial law to keep himself in power. tary Ramon Cualoping insisted Yes- They also say he threw opposition terday in response to the outcry. fi gures in jail and plundered state cof- “The Offi cial Gazette of the Re- fers. public of the Philippines is devoid of The gazette also said he gave up his any political colour and affi liations,” role in 1986 to “avoid bloodshed”; he added. The government later re- historians agree he reluctantly fl ed in vised the entry to say only that Mar- the face of massive popular opposi- cos declared martial law in 1972 and tion. went into exile in the United States in “The caption should have been 1986. “Ferdinand Marcos stole $10bn Marcos died in 1989 and his fam- from Filipinos, had 34,000 Filipinos ily was later allowed to return to the tortured, had 3,240 Filipinos mur- Philippines where they have made a dered, and was so hungry for power remarkable political comeback, with he tried to stay dictator for life,” one several members getting elected to angry commentator posted on Fa- major positions. cebook. Duterte, who styles himself as an The furore is the latest chapter in anti-corruption crusader, is a close a struggle over the national narrative ally of the Marcos family and credits Women pose for a selfie after attending a prayer at a park in Manila. in a fi ercely partisan country, where them for his election as president in power has traditionally been passed May. Police urge vice president Leni’s Kin of drug lord held Manila Times Her mother and estranged Tayabas City, Quezon wife of Athel, Maria Fe Abutin Alcala, 58, was also arrested for security team to take drug test drug possession. he daughter of Cerilo Police said another suspect, “Athel” Alcala, tagged whom they would not identify Manila Times test,” Eleazar told reporters in a news briefi ng over the It was not clear if the woman’s residence was raided or Tby the police as “high pending arrest, escaped when Makati weekend. searched. Robredo said she is saddened that a member of value target” (HVT) on the il- the team swooped down on the He said he had talked to a member of OVP security team her security team has been accused of involvement in il- legal drugs watch list, and his house. about the request. legal drugs. wife were arrested on Sunday Confi scated were 24 pieces he Quezon City Police District (QCPD) plans to re- Eleazar also suggested that Regulacion undergo another She explained that she did not know Regulacion until night in a buy-bust in Barangay of medium sachets contain- quest the Offi ce of the Vice President (OVP) to re- drug test. she heard the news about his partner, who surrendered to Isabang this city. ing shabu weighing 115gm and Tquire its entire security team to take a drug test. “I recommend that he undergo a drug test again be- the police after she was accused of selling drugs. Senior superintendent An- with an estimated value of The request, senior superintendent Guillermo Eleazar, cause of his connection to his partner,” he said. ‘Of course I am saddened. Saddened whether it is true tonio Yarra, police provincial 212,750 as well as the 10,000 QCPD chief, sprang from reports that Police Offi cer 3 Joey Based on an official report from the OVP, Regula- or not. If proven, it’s saddening that we have a security director, said Toni Ann Abu- marked money, cash amount- Regulacion, who is assigned to vice president Maria Le- cion’s partner was on a list of “Oplan [Operation Plan] detail who was considered involved in illegal drugs,” the tin Alcala, alias Toan, 33, was ing to 6,100 and assorted drug onor Leni Robredo’s security team, was removed after his Tokhang”, which carries out the government’s war on vice president also told reporters. caught after handing over paraphernalia. partner, Cheryll Mapula, surrendered to authorities after illegal drugs. She said it was unfortunate that Regulacion’s name had P10,000 worth of shabu to a Yarra said Toan deals only she was alleged to be involved in illegal drugs. No drug paraphernalia, however, were found by police been “tainted” just because of his partner’s alleged in- poseur buyer at their residence with buyers of shabu worth “I think there would be no problem if we suggest a drug personnel at Mapula’s house. volvement in illegal drugs. in Leveriza subdivision here. P10,000 and above. Gulf Times Tuesday, September 13, 2016 13 SRI LANKA/BANGLADESH/NEPAL Murder case fi led against American arrested on Bangladesh factory owner child abuse 12 people are still missing people, among them Syed Mok- pulled out four more bodies It remained unclear what had produces packaging for tobacco after the disaster on bul Hussain, chairman of Tam- from the rubble bringing the caused the explosion, initially and other consumer products, Saturday with firefighters paco Foils Ltd, of culpable homi- death toll to 33, fi refi ghting offi - blamed on a faulty boiler, with with British American Tobacco and soldiers engaged in cide, offi cer Feroz Talukder told cial Mohammad Akhteruzzamn investigators now also looking and food giant Nestle among its allegations search and rescue eff orts, reporters. said. into the possibility of a gas leak. clients. but there was little hope of Hussain, also a former law- He said the fi re, which broke “The matter is still under Nestle said on Sunday it was finding any survivors maker in Bangladesh’s na- out after an explosion, had been investigation,” said Colonel “shocked and saddened” by the AFP manded in police custody for tional parliament, could not completely extinguished and Rashedul Hasan of Bangladesh deaths and injuries. Kathmandu six days as we investigate fur- DPA immediately be contacted for that members of the army had Army as troopers joined the Fatalities in Bangladeshi fac- ther on child molestation and Dhaka comment. joined the rescue operation. rescue eff orts. tories – which mostly produce human traffi cking charges,” Police said they would launch The blaze is the latest in a The army offi cer could not clothing, packaging and textiles olice in Nepal said yes- he said, adding that the sus- a separate investigation into the series of deadly accidents to give any specifi c timeline for the – are common due to a lax im- terday they have ar- pect had visited Nepal several he owner of a Bangladeshi murder allegation made by the hit impoverished Bangladesh, operation saying, “We will work plementation of regulations. Prested a US national on times previously. packaging plant where family. Any decision on whether whose $27bn garment indus- as long as we need to complete A fi re at Tazreen Fashion fac- suspicion of sexually abusing Weak law enforcement has Tmore than 30 people to bring charges would have to be try is the world’s second largest the mission.” tory in late 2012 killed at least 112 young boys. made Nepal a destination for were killed in a devastating fi re taken by a court. behind China’s. More than 50 people injured workers. Police acting on a tip-off child sex tourism in the past. is being sued by relatives of the The four-storey factory build- Television footage showed the in the fi re were still being treated More than 1,100 people were from an alleged victim ar- In March 2015, a Canadian victims, police said yesterday. ing, 20kms north of the capital rescuers using heavy cranes and in hospital yesterday while the killed and 2,500 injured after the rested the 48-year-old man orphanage volunteer was con- Abdul Kader, the father of a Dhaka, collapsed hours after the other equipment to pull away the district administration listed 11 collapse of the Rana Plaza build- on Sunday in a hotel room in victed of sexually abusing a worker who died in the fi re, has fi re broke out early Saturday. rubble and slabs of material from factory workers as still missing. ing which housed fi ve garment Kathmandu, where he was 15-year-old disabled boy and fi led the case accusing eight Rescuers on early yesterday the building. The Tampaco Foils factory factories in 2013. holed up with three boys. sentenced to seven years in “We arrested him red- prison. handed from a room follow- In August 2012, Briton Si- ing complaints from some of mon Jasper McCarty pleaded his victims. Most are aged guilty to sexually abusing Heavy rain hits Nepal capital between 12 and 14,” the head three boys whom he met in of Nepal’s central investiga- Nepal. In December 2010, tion bureau Nawa Raj Silwal French charity worker Jean- said. Jacques Haye was convicted Police have also arrested of raping 10 children in a a Nepali national who alleg- Kathmandu orphanage. edly supplied the suspect with Sexual abuse of minors car- young boys from poor fami- ries a sentence of up to 15 years lies, luring them with money in prison in Nepal. and the promise of education The US embassy in Kath- and jobs. mandu could not immediately “They have both been re- be reached for comment. Nepal FM holds talks with Indian counterpart

IANS infrastructure development, New Delhi energy and water resources, and forging connectivity to A motorbike rider crosses a flooded street in Kathmandu yesterday. Heavy rainfall has aff ected capital Kathmandu and many other cities in the country. facilitate movement of goods ssues of mutual interest and services, people and ide- were discussed during a as,” it stated. Imeeting between India’s Ex- This is Mahat’s fi rst visit Xi’s Nepal visit not cancelled, says China ternal Aff airs Minister Sushma abroad since the new Mao- Swaraj and her Nepalese coun- ist-led government assumed terpart, Prakash Sharan Mahat, power last month after the China yesterday denied that preparedness and its tilt towards in New Delhi yesterday ahead ouster of K P Sharma Oli as Bangladesh boosts President Xi Jinping’s visit to New Delhi. of the visit of the Himalayan prime minister. Nepal was cancelled, saying it was The reports also said China nation’s Prime Minister, Push- In a separate statement, the improper to say that. was miff ed over the non- pa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, ministry said that Prachanda “It is not proper to say that his implementation of the deals later this week. will be visiting India, along visit to Nepal was cancelled. clinched with Nepal when former “Both the ministers held with his wife Sita Dahal, from security for envoys, We can’t say if it is cancelled or Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli wide ranging talks on issues of September 15 to 18. not,” Chinese foreign ministry visited Beijing in March. mutual interest, and covering The Nepalese leader will spokesperson Hua Chunying told Nepal, too, has denied the reports. the entire gamut of bilateral hold talks with Prime Minister reporters. “We are expecting the visit of the relations, including the up- Narendra Modi on September She said the two sides were in Chinese president, though the date coming high-level exchanges 16 and also meet President other expatriates touch with each other. of the visit has not yet been fixed,” between the two countries,” Pranab Mukherjee and other Hua said China attaches great said Minister of Foreign Aff airs the India’s external aff airs Indian ministers. importance to its relationship with Prakash Sharan Mahat said earlier. ministry said in a statement. “The visit of the PM of Ne- By Mizan Rahman place in the last few weeks, he Tight security for Eid Nepal. If it happens, this would be the Xi’s “Both sides reiterated pal will provide an opportu- Dhaka added. “We would like to promote new maiden visit to Nepal as China’s their commitment to further nity for both sides to discuss Ali highlighted the actions Bangladesh police have put in development of bilateral relations president. strengthen and deepen age- issues of mutual interest and taken and progress achieved in place a three-tier security ring with Nepal,” she added. After constitutional crisis in Nepal, old, close and friendly ties in concern, as well as seek ways oreign diplomats sta- detecting and apprehending the around the Sholakia ground According to some media the ever cordial relation between diverse sectors such as trade to strengthen the age old, tioned in Dhaka have ex- criminals behind the recent at- in Dhaka for today’s Eid reports, Xi cancelled his visit to New Delhi and Kathmandu hit and mutual investments, de- close and friendly ties between Fpressed satisfaction over tacks, including the café attack. congregation, in view of the the Himalayan nation in October rock-bottom, pushing the latter fence and security, economic the two countries in diverse the security measures taken for He assured the diplomats terror attack that hit the July 7 because of Kathmandu’s lack of close to Beijing. and development partnership, sectors,” the statement said. them so far. that the ongoing drives against Eid prayers. “They’re very satisfi ed… extremist elements by law en- The Sholakia ground, which they’ve appreciated government forcement agencies will con- hosts Bangladesh’s largest Eid steps,” Foreign Minister Mah- tinue and there will be no let- congregation, will be guarded mood Ali told reporters in Dhaka. up for a moment. by the Border Guard Bang- Eid prayers at Galle Face He said all foreigners in Dha- The foreign minister also ladesh (BGB), Rapid Action ka and outside the capital have reiterated that the government Battalion (RAB) and police. been brought under adequate is determined to root out ter- Plainclothes police will also be security coverage. rorism and militancy from the deployed inside and outside The foreign minister said country and is putting in all- the ground, located in Kisho- they off ered armed battalion out eff orts to fi nd out the men- reganj district, about 60 miles Ansar members for the for- tors, masterminds, fi nanciers northeast of Dhaka. eigners with required fees and as well as trainers of the terror- On Eid al-Fitr morning of July the diplomats accepted it in ists and extremists. 7, a police check-post near the principle. He briefed the diplomatic Sholakia Eidgah ground was The government has also community about the series attacked by terrorists, within given permission for using bul- of special measures that have a week of the July 1 Dhaka letproof vehicles for the for- been undertaken to address the cafe terror attack that left 22 eigners. security concerns of the diplo- persons dead. The minister said the diplo- matic community. Two policemen and a house- mats can also use white number Ali expressed his satisfaction wife were killed in bomb plates for their vehicles, if any over the work of the task force blasts and a firefight in the one wants, instead of diplo- on the security of diplomats July 7 attack, and a suspected matic number plates. and diplomatic premises that attacker was also killed. Earlier, he briefed the dip- convenes regularly to review Locals say that despite the lomatic corps on the measures further ways to strengthen se- heightened security, the Eid adopted by the government to curity and protection. will see fewer people show up beef up safety and security of Responding to a question, for the prayers at the ground. diplomatic missions. the minister said there is noth- Talking to reporters, District The minister underscored ing wrong if any country wants Administrator Azimuddin that the strengthened security help Bangladesh deal in tacking Biswas and Superintendent has brought back the confi - terrorism. “The entire world of Police Anwar Hossain Khan dence among foreign nationals stood behind Bangladesh after said no one will be allowed on living in Bangladesh. the July 1 attack,” he added. the congregation premises This has also been refl ected Around 60 diplomats with any belongings. A Sri Lankan Muslim woman prays during Eid al-Adha celebrations at the Galle Face esplanade in Colombo yesterday. on the high-level visits taking attended the briefi ng. Gulf Times 14 Tuesday, September 13, 2016 COMMENT

Chairman: Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Attiyah Production Editor: C P Ravindran A comprehensive asylum

P.O.Box 2888 Doha, Qatar policy vital for Europe [email protected] Telephone 44350478 (news), The refugee crisis is not not truly European; the agreement be far more acceptable to the public to serve its own needs, the EU should 44466404 (sport), 44466636 (home delivery) the only crisis Europe has with Turkey was negotiated and than the current disorder. off er a genuine grand bargain focused Fax 44350474 imposed on Europe by German If the EU made a commitment to on the needs of recipient countries. to face, but it is the most Chancellor Angela Merkel. Second, it admit even a mere 300,000 refugees This means creating jobs in refugees’ pressing is severely underfunded. Third, it has annually, most genuine asylum- home countries, which would reduce transformed Greece into a de facto seekers would view their odds of the pressure to migrate to Europe. holding pen with inadequate facilities. reaching their destination as good The fi nal pillar is the eventual By George Soros Most important, the response is not enough to deter them from seeking creation of a welcoming environment New York voluntary. The EU is trying to impose to reach Europe illegally – an eff ort for economic migrants. Given Europe’s GULF TIMES quotas that many member states that would disqualify them from legal ageing population, the benefi ts strenuously oppose, forcing refugees admission. migration brings far outweigh the he refugee crisis in Europe to take up residence in countries Second, the EU must regain control costs of integrating immigrants. All the was already pushing the where they are not welcome and of its borders. There is little that evidence supports the conclusion that European Union toward do not want to go, and returning to alienates and scares publics more than migrants can contribute signifi cantly to Tdisintegration when, on June Turkey others who reached Europe by scenes of chaos. innovation and development if they are Wawrinka 23, it helped drive the British to vote to irregular means. Third, the EU needs to fi nd given a chance to do so. Brexit the EU. This is unfortunate, because suffi cient funds to nance fi a Pursuing these seven principles is The refugee crisis and the Brexit the EU cannot survive without a comprehensive migration policy. It is essential in order to calm public fears, calamity that it spawned have comprehensive asylum and migration estimated that at least €30bn per year reduce chaotic fl ows of asylum- rewarded for reinforced xenophobic, nationalist policy. will be needed for a number of years, seekers, ensure that newcomers are movements that will seek to win a and the benefi ts of “surge funding” fully integrated, establish mutually series of upcoming votes– including The EU must off er (spending a large amount of money up benefi cial relations with countries in national elections in France, the front, rather than the same amount the Middle East and Africa, and meet Netherlands, and Germany in 2017, far greater support to over several years) are enormous. Europe’s international humanitarian his perseverance a referendum in Hungary on the EU Fourth, the EU must build common obligations. refugee policy on October 2, and a countries that host mechanisms for protecting borders, The refugee crisis is not the only crisis rerun of the Austrian presidential determining asylum claims, and Europe has to face, but it is the most For late-blooming Swiss star Stan Wawrinka, election on the same day. refugees relocating refugees. A single European pressing. And if signifi cant progress inspiration comes from the words of Irish poet Samuel Rather than uniting to resist this asylum process would remove the could be made on the refugee issue, it Beckett tattooed on his left forearm : “Ever tried. Ever threat, EU member states have become The current crisis is not a one-off incentives for asylum shopping and would make the other issues – from increasingly unwilling to cooperate event; it augurs a period of higher rebuild trust among member states. the continuing Greek debt crisis to the failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” with one another. They pursue migration pressures for the foreseeable Fifth, a voluntary matching fallout from Brexit to the challenge It paid off in style on Sunday with a third Grand Slam self-serving, beggar-thy-neighbour future, due to a variety of causes. mechanism for relocating refugees posed by Russia – easier to tackle. title at the US Open when the 31-year-old defeated hot migration policies – such as building These include demographic shortfalls is needed. The EU cannot coerce All the pieces need to fi t together, favourite Novak Djokovic of Serbia to win the US Open border fences – that further fragment in Europe and a population explosion member states to accept refugees they and the chances of success remain with a 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 victory in New York. the Union, seriously damage member in Africa; seemingly eternal political do not want, or refugees to go where slim. But as long as there is a strategy states, and subvert global human- and military confl icts in the broader they are not wanted. A scheme like the that might succeed, everyone who The 31-year-old may never have the cachet of the rights standards. region; and climate change. one used by Canada could elicit and wants the EU to survive should rally so-called “Big Four” — Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, The current piecemeal response What would a comprehensive match the preferences of both refugees behind it. - Project Syndicate Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal — but he’s ready and to the refugee crisis, culminating in approach look like? Whatever its fi nal and receiving communities. able to give any one of them a run for his money every the agreement reached earlier this form, it would be built on seven pillars. Sixth, the EU must off er far zGeorge Soros, chairman of Soros year between the EU and Turkey to First, the EU must take in a greater support to countries that Fund Management and of the Open chance he gets. stem the fl ow of refugees from the substantial number of refugees host refugees, and it must be more Society Foundations, is the author of Now boasting as many Grand Slam titles as world Eastern Mediterranean, suff ers from directly from front-line countries in a generous in its approach to Africa. The Tragedy of the European Union: number two Murray, Wawrinka isn’t planning to slow four fundamental fl aws. First, it is secure and orderly manner. This would Instead of using development funds Disintegration or Revival? down, and he seemed a bit aff ronted that anyone might think he should. “I’m 31 years old,” Wawrinka said in New York when asked why he wasn’t looking toward retirement. “What do you want me to do? Just go to the beach? Not do anything? “Did you ask that question to Rafa also or to Andy?” Then he showed just how much he has left in the tank, capping a draining fortnight with a championship victory over world number one Djokovic. Wawrinka emerged from the shadow of superstar compatriot Federer with his Australian Open triumph in 2014. His run in Melbourne included an epic fi ve- He lost 14 times set win over three-time in a row before defending champion Djokovic and a victory triumphing over injury-hit Nadal in the fi nal. over Djokovic With the win in his en route to his fi rst Grand Slam fi nal the then-28-year-old Australian Open supplanted Federer at the top-ranked Swiss title in 2014 player. Wawrinka backed up that breakthrough with a victory over Djokovic in last year’s French Open fi nal — denying the Serb in his fi rst bid to join the select club of men to complete a career Grand Slam. A boy looking inside a tent at the Souda municipality-run camp for refugees and migrants on the island of Chios, Greece. With an elegant one-handed backhand and bullish refusal ever to back down Wawrinka has established himself as one of the biggest threats on the game’s biggest stages. And Wawrinka’s late-career success is his reward for years of perseverance. The climate’s low-hanging fruit He lost 14 times in a row before triumphing over Djokovic en route to his Australian Open title. He went a dozen matches without taking a set off By Patricia Espinosa Much of this improvement is be equal to two more of the Indian with newer systems to demonstrate thanks to HFCs, which are excellent government’s current National Solar their eff ectiveness. Nadal until beating him in that championship match. and Mario Molina New York ozone-friendly alternatives to older Mission, which promotes solar-energy A warming planet is already having In reaching his fi rst US Open fi nal — after semi-fi nal chlorofl uorocarbons, which have been penetration and the construction of a devastating impact on some of the exits in 2013 and 2015 — Wawrinka had saved a match phased out. However, HFCs, some of new rooftop and ground-mounted world’s most vulnerable populations, point in a gritty fi ve-set win over unheralded Dan ext month, signatories which are 4,000 times more potent as solar plants. and it will only continue to do so. to the 1989 Montreal greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide, Many countries – including the Ultimately, all countries will have Evans, held off 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro in Protocol on Substances are a disaster for climate change, and European Union and the United to fi nd a way forward on reducing four and rallied for a four-set win over 2014 fi nalist Kei Nthat Deplete the Ozone their use is still increasing annually States, as well as Belize, Burkina HFCs and climate change generally, Nishikori. Layer will convene in Kigali, Rwanda, by 10%. Faso, Colombia, Egypt, Serbia, and through national action plans and There was no mystery to what drove him through to consider an amendment to the Yemen – already recognise these emissions reductions agreed to under nearly 18 punishing hours on court to reach the fi nal — treaty that would gradually reduce, The Montreal far-reaching benefi ts and are taking the 2015 Paris agreement. Frameworks and eventually eliminate, the use of unilateral action to phase out HFCs. established by sister agreements like plus four more on Sunday — it’s the same engine that hydrofl uorocarbons. HFCs, which are Protocol was A strong HFCs agreement in Kigali the Montreal Protocol can help to do drives him at an age when many are thinking of winding one of the six main greenhouse gases, would add momentum to these this. down their careers. are commonly used in air conditioners established to repair eff orts and provide financial support HFCs will also be a central topic “I love my sport,” Wawrinka says. “It’s my passion. and refrigeration systems worldwide. for developing countries that want at the next major UN climate The amendment would be a boon the ozone layer to move to newer technologies but change conference, COP22, which It’s an amazing feeling to be out there.” for sustainable development, and currently can’t aff ord it. convenes in Marrakesh, Morocco, In the cut-throat world of modern sport where it is could prevent the release of as much It thus makes sense to focus on In the private sector, retail giants in November. We are confident fashionable to believe that “winning is everything”, as 100-200bn tonnes of climate- HFCs in taking action on climate such as Walmart, Nestle and Tesco that the governments preparing to Wawrnika’s approach will stiff fi nd plenty of takers. changing emissions by 2050. That change. For starters, reducing them have joined the Consumer Goods meet in Kigali understand the need would be enough to take the world a can yield economic benefi ts, owing Forum, a cooperative climate for a strong HFCs amendment, quarter of the way toward achieving to the signifi cant energy-effi ciency initiative, and agreed to phase out which would give momentum to the 2º Celsius global-warming target improvements aff orded by newer products with HFCs. The United other agenda items, such as the UN To Advertise set by the December 2015 Paris climate air-conditioning and refrigeration Nations and Greenpeace, through Sustainable Development Goals, in agreement. systems. Just phasing in more effi cient an initiative called “Refrigerants, Marrakesh. [email protected] The Montreal Protocol was air-conditioning systems would be Naturally!”, are working with Coca- If the world is to succeed in quickly Display established to repair the ozone layer, the emissions equivalent of retiring Cola, Pepsico, Redbull, and Unilever to reducing global emissions to prevent Telephone 44466621 Fax 44418811 which protects all life on the planet 2,500 medium-size peak power plants do the same. climate change from reaching from deadly levels of ultraviolet (power plants that come on-stream The Kigali meeting is set to yield a catastrophic levels, reducing HFCs is a Classified rays. So far, it has been a remarkable during periods of high demand, such strong HFCs amendment. However, sensible – perhaps the most sensible – Telephone 44466609 Fax 44418811 success, with nearly 100 ozone- as during the summer). some countries in especially hot fi rst step. - Project Syndicate destroying chemicals phased out over In China, switching to climate- parts of the world heavily worry that Subscription the past three decades. The ozone friendly refrigerants and boosting the climate-friendly alternatives for their zPatricia Espinosa is executive [email protected] layer is healing and, according to the energy effi ciency of air conditioning essential air conditioning may not secretary of the United Nations latest estimates, it could recover by and refrigeration could lead to the function as well. Any agreement can Framework Convention on Climate 2065, saving trillions of dollars in equivalent in emissions savings of account for those concerns through Change. Mario Molina shared the 1995 2016 Gulf Times. All rights reserved global health-care and agriculture eight Three Gorges hydroelectric a temporary exemption for those Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work costs. dams. In India, the switch could countries, while others move ahead on ozone layer-damaging gases. Gulf Times Tuesday, September 13, 2016 15 COMMENT Trump shakes up campaign team

Throughout the campaign, – indeed white supremacist – online is whether his supporters will let him despises, and who had tried to Trump has vacillated wildly publication. He is known to be a get away with this shift. strengthen Trump’s ties to them. combative nihilist who will stoop to By contrast, Bannon apparently Manafort made the major misstep between poise and pugilism, any depth to win. wants to “let Trump be Trump”. of trying to compel Trump to sometimes in the same day Bannon’s appointment caused He seems to support Trump’s change, and of telling mainstream mainstream Republican jaws to refusal to “pivot” from the divisive Republicans that he could manage drop. Trump, trailing Hillary rhetoric of the primary season to the candidate. Even politicians By Elizabeth Drew Clinton badly in August polls, a more “presidential” approach. without Trump’s outsize ego would Washington has come under growing pressure Presumably, he hopes to free Trump bridle at such talk. to move closer to the Republican to follow his basest instincts, By the time Manafort was replaced, Party establishment. Unless spewing vile invective against Trump was ignoring his advice, and onald Trump, the US he adopts a more mainstream Clinton as the election contest heats Manafort had essentially given up. In Republican Party’s approach, he will not be able to up. That won’t go down well with the the meantime, Manafort’s past as an presidential nominee, attract white suburbanites – a key constituency that Conway is trying adviser to and lobbyist for unsavoury Dhas again shaken up his constituency still up for grabs. to win over to Trump. dictators around the world was campaign organisation. In doing so, But Bannon is no fan of the There is little reason to think catching up with him. In one instance, he is revealing more about himself Republican establishment. Under Trump’s new staffing arrangement he had worked for former Ukrainian and his so-called management style Bannon, Breitbart News routinely will yield a new, more coherent president Viktor Yanukovych who than he may want people to see. Few assailed Republican Speaker of candidate. Throughout the fl ed to Russia after being driven from presidential campaigns have featured the House Paul Ryan. Earlier this campaign, he has vacillated wildly power in 2014. such evident chaos and churn in summer, it attacked Ryan for between poise and pugilism, The US Justice Department has personnel. supporting an omnibus spending bill sometimes in the same day. now started to scrutinise Manafort’s Two people who have never run a that funds President Barack Obama’s Trump’s appointment of Bannon, lobbying activities in the US on presidential campaign, and whose Syrian refugee programme, and for in particular, suggests that he is behalf of Yanukovych, which posed political instincts contradict each sending his children to a private desperate, scared, and lost. Although yet another threat to the campaign. other’s, are now running Trump’s Catholic school. It even backed it still isn’t clear how much Trump While Trump’s infl uential children operation. Ryan’s Wisconsin congressional actually wants to be president, we had initially favoured Manafort, that Kellyanne Conway, his new primary opponent, a Trump know that he hates to lose. changed when he started to attract campaign manager, is a pollster who supporter whom Ryan defeated in an And yet he doesn’t seem to the wrong kind of media attention, has been mining survey data from 84-16% landslide. understand the basics of presidential including questions about Trump’s the mainstream Republican right for Breitbart News also condemned politics, nor the diff erence between so-far inexplicable affi nity for Russian years (the party’s right wing is its the Republican Senate leader, Mitch the primary season and the main President Vladimir Putin. Manafort “mainstream”, because its centre is McConnell, publishing a column that event. He still boasts that he defeated may be gone from the Trump essentially gone). accused McConnell of being soft on all of his Republican opponents, campaign, but his Ukrainian ties will During the Republican primary, Clinton to remain in the good graces of though, given how the primary be a matter of press interest for some she worked for the “super PAC” donors who oppose Trump. process works, it’s easier to beat 16 time to come. that backed Trump’s bitter rival, What has the Conway-Bannon rivals than one or two. The 2016 presidential election Ted Cruz. Conway is a smart, tough dichotomy produced? Early signs Trump also confuses the isn’t over, so it’s still possible that partisan who is expected to be a suggest that Conway is sanding down enthusiastic supporters who attend Trump could end up in the White steady and sensible influence in some of Trump’s rougher edges. his rallies with the presidential House. His poor judgment in people, the campaign. If she prevails – and For example, Trump, who never electorate. He seems not to glaringly apparent in recent weeks, Trump can stick to a theme – we’ll apologises, recently expressed vague comprehend that what he says to is yet another reason why that is a see a more reasonable Republican “regret” for off ending people. his ardent fans is heard by a much dangerous possibility for American candidate. More important, Trump has larger, and less sympathetic, public. democracy. - Project Syndicate On the other hand, Trump’s been moving away from his tough This is a key reason why his poll decision to appoint Steven Bannon as anti-immigration stance, such as ratings were plummeting by mid- zElizabeth Drew, a regular contributor his campaign CEO foretells anything his pledge to establish a special August. And so he did what flailing to The New York Review of Books, but steadiness and sensibility. Prior “deportation force” to round up all candidates often do: he shook up the is the author, most recently, of to his appointment, Bannon was 11mn undocumented immigrants Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump addressing the National Guard staff. Washington Journal: Reporting the executive chairman of Breitbart in the US. What Trump is moving Association of the United States’ 138th general conference & exhibition in Bannon replaced Paul Manafort, Watergate and Richard Nixon’s News, a far-right, hyper-nationalist toward, however, remains unclear, as Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday. who was close to the elites Bannon Downfall. Study of exhaust particles hints at Alzheimer’s risk Weather report Three-day forecast

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By Joey Aguilar Staff Reporter

amily entertainment shows and cultural activities at venues Facross Qatar marked the start of the 2016 Eid al-Adha celebrations yes- terday. Organised by Qatar Tourism Author- ity (QTA) and its partners, the festival promises a treat for families and chil- dren who are spending the holidays in the country. “We are delighted to invite both our visitors and families returning to Qa- tar before the start of the school year to capture joy with us at this year’s Eid al-Adha celebrations,” QTA’s tourism events and festivals director Mashal Shahbik said in a statement. The fi rst day of Eid saw a large turn- out of spectators at diff erent locations such as shopping malls, cultural land- marks, sports organisations and tourist destinations, among others. Eid venues also include Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum, Al Sa- mariyah Equestrian Centre, Aqua Park, Aspire Zone, The Pearl - Qatar, Katara – the Cultural Village, Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC), Souq Wa- qif, Dahl Al Hamam Park, and Al Dos- sari Zoo and Game Reserve. Like the Qatar Summer Festival and Eid al-Fitr festivals this year, the Eid al- ‘Sinbad the Sailor’ show fascinated spectators at Katara. PICTURE: Shaji Kayamkulam Adha events are also attracting many visitors from neighbouring GCC coun- throughout the celebrations, whether in trying some juggling and balancing The Eid extravaganza yesterday was The Tarzan show at City Center Doha at the start of Eid al-Adha celebrations tries, especially Saudi Arabia. with shows in malls, outdoor events acts. witnessed at Katara with the staging of yesterday. PICTURE: Nasar TK “We are particularly excited by our and water sports, or cultural activities”. The mall has set up dedicated seats ‘Sinbad the Sailor’, which it described renewed partnership with Baraem TV Exclusive family entertainment for children closer to the stage to give as a spectacular show at the esplanade and cultural programmes and expe- displayed to them one day,” he added. to bring the children’s musical ‘Fafa shows in malls, which run until Sep- them a clear view of the performanc- followed by a dazzling fi reworks dis- riences,” Katara general manager Dr Katara also distributed ‘Eidyah’ gifts Saves the Forest’ to QNCC’s main thea- tember 18, are expected to enthral a es while allotting time for “meet and play. Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti said in a to children as part of the Eid festivity tre,” Shahbik noted. “Over the past few large number of visitors from 4pm to greet” sessions with the performers. The show, presented with stun- statement. during the fi rst and second shows. weeks, ticket sales around the region 9.30pm. At Souq Waqif, several outdoor of- ning performances using cutting-edge “We have selected Sinbad, or Al- Meanwhile, multicultural and Qatari have shown it to be a major attraction Yesterday, City Center Doha treated ferings such as train, water and pony lighting and sound technology, was en- Sindibad al-Bahry, to narrate to the traditional dance performances or- for families from across the GCC.” hundreds of spectators, mostly fami- rides, as well as monkey and snake joyed by a large number of visitors. visiting children and their fami- ganised by the ministry of culture and The offi cial also thanked QTA part- lies, with shows like Tarzan and foot- exhibitions, entertained both children “We continue to off er local and for- lies a story they’ve always loved to sports marked the three-day Eid cel- ners for “enriching Qatar’s off erings ball juggling, which engaged children and adults yesterday. eign audiences the best recreational read about or were waiting to see it ebrations at Dahl Al Hamam Park. Festivities draw families to Aspire Park

By Peter Alagos Business Reporter

any families fl ocked to Aspire Park yesterday to celebrate the Mfi rst day of Eid al-Adha with picnics and gatherings, or for a lei- surely stroll around the area to enjoy its amenities. Slightly cooler temperatures also made the park more attractive to many visitors, according to one resident who noted that the weather is now quite suitable for families to enjoy the out- doors during the weekends. “It’s been a while since my family and I have enjoyed the outdoors because of the summer heat. But since tempera- tures are going down, we plan to come back to Aspire Park again while my kids are still on class vacation,” he told Gulf The park’s water fountain always attracts many visitors to the area. Right: Paddle Times. boats are among the popular amenities at Aspire Park. PICTURES: Peter Alagos A group of Asian expatriates said the park is an ideal location for picnics or pire Park with her parents and siblings. at the Aspire Zone roundabout (op- even small outdoor parties. “We fre- This Eid al-Adha, the Qatar Tourism posite to Aspetar) throughout the Eid quent the park, especially during our Authority has included Aspire Zone in holiday from 4pm to 9pm. off days. The area has a lot of green, its events calendar. According to the Aspire Zone’s fi elds and courts will be shaded places where people can just re- Aspire Zone website, visitors can en- open throughout the holiday for sports lax,” one of the picnic goers said. joy a variety of activities, which will be enthusiasts who are into football, ten- Many visitors also enjoyed the pad- held throughout Eid from 4pm to 9pm. nis, basketball, volleyball, and cycling. dle boats, one of the popular amenities These activities include kayaking in Bicycles near the kid’s playground are at the park. The boats are available from the lake, horse carriage tours, and pony also available for rent. 4pm to 9pm. A staff member on a jet ski rides, all in Aspire Park. Aspire Zone is also inviting the pub- is available to make sure that people on The 88-hectare Aspire Park is a suit- also allow their children to run and play “We love going to the water fountain Daily races are also part of a pro- lic on September 25 for water sport the paddle boats are safe while they go able location for walks, jogging, and without worrying about fast-moving and the park is a good place to take self- gramme prepared for radio control (RC) shows, including fl y board, jet ski, and around the park’s man-made lake. other physical activities. Parents can vehicles. ies,” said a teenager, who came to As- car enthusiasts. The RC races are held waterboarding exhibitions. Community events attract large crowds

By Joseph Varghese entertaining the audience thoroughly. performance by X3 band group. The In- Staff Reporter Indian community organisation, donesian community organisation in Qa- Skills Development Centre Music Club tar, Permiqa arranged the programmes. and ‘Trends Qatar’, a socio cultural Pakistani singers Waheed Achakzahi housands of expatriates were team showcased several songs in vari- and Nadiya Gul, multi-language singer transported to a world of dance ous Indian languages and Arabic. Rizwana and Peshawari singer Mariyah Tand music yesterday as the Pub- The Bangladeshi community musi- Khan led the cultural programme in Al lic Relations Department at the Minis- cal troupes Otopar, Chironton Baul and Wakra Sports Club yesterday. Several try of Interior (MoI) organised several Srabon along with a well known commu- of these artists will perform in Asian entertainment programmes at diff erent nity singer joined the event by presenting Town today. locations across the country on the oc- songs and Bengali comedy shows. Barwa Group in collaboration with casion of Eid al-Adha. The Non Resident Nepalese Asso- MoI is organising a two day event, the Al The festivities kicked off at Asian A Bangladeshi guitarist. An Indian dance. ciation Qatar co-ordinated the pro- Khor Communities Eid Celebrations at Town in Doha Industrial Area, Barwa grammes of several Nepalese commu- Barwa Workers Recreation Complex in Workers Sports Complex in Al Khor greetings and spending time with them. During the programme, the audience nity teams that entertained the huge Al Khor Industrial Area. The event show- and the Indoor stadium in Wakra Sports Large crowds were in attendance had the opportunity to interact with the crowd with the presentation of various cased Indian, Bangladeshi and Nepalese Club. The cultural show at the fi rst two from early evening at the venue where artistes and perform along with them. folklore and traditional shows. The Sri communities performances and Sariga venues will continue today too. Indian, Nepalese, Sri Lankan, Bangla- Opportunities were also given to the Lankan Co-ordination Committee took orchestra troupe presented a musical The whole of Asian Town was fi lled deshi and Indonesian communities or- audience to show their own talents. part in the event by presenting Sin- concert yesterday. The Srabon orches- with a large number of people who were ganised a mega cultural show. Present- There were also raffl e draws which of- halese, Tamil and Hindi songs. tra troupe will be performing today with enjoying the Eid festivities by engaging ed at the open stage near the cricket fered a number of attractive prizes to The Indonesian community show- several songs in Hindi, Nepali, Bengali, in various activities. With the weather stadium in Asian Town, the events in- the spectators. A child artiste performs a dance. cased three prominent Indonesian tra- Malayalam, Tamil and Punjabi languag- turning out to be less hot compared to cluded music, folk and cinematic danc- The Indian community programmes ditional dances such as Sajojo, Tortor es. The Eid show for the expatriate com- Eid al-Fitr, several youngsters could be es, dramas as well as other traditional were presented by a number of organisa- sang several popular Indian songs and and Cinta Indonesia Dance as well as two munities will come to an end today with seen meeting their friends, conveying Eid shows from various communities. tions and orchestra troupes. The artistes the performers also danced to the tunes, Arabic songs. In addition there was also a a number of programmes at two venues.