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SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 • 29 SHA’BAAN 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6818 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Pedestrians to get Sheikha Moza meets the Pope reflective bracelets

greenish yellow reflective bracelet number of accidents. that can be strapped on the arm, to The official said that about 5,000 To keep pedestrians keep motorists aware of the presence reflective bags will be distributed to safe during Ramadan, of pedestrians at night, especially children for Garangao. “We will start Traffic Department when they cross roads. distributing the bags on the first day During Ramadan, the Depart- of Ramadan from our traffic safety will also distribute ment will also distribute Garangao awareness pavilions at major shop- reflective reflective bags to children as a safety ping complexes,” he said. measure against them being knocked Such pavilions will be set up at Garangao bags. down by vehicles during Garangao Landmark Mall, Villaggio and Al nights. Khor Mall, during alternate weeks of “For the first time, we will dis- Ramadan. “For Ramadan, we have tribute safety bracelets to pedestrians prepared a traffic safety awareness By Sidi Mohamed during Ramadan to protect from programme intended for all segments The Peninsula accidents. We have also proposed including motorists and pedestrians,” to build more pedestrian bridges said Odaiba. at several busy commercial streets During Ramadan, trucks will be and the Doha Corniche, where more banned on Doha roads during peak DOHA: As part of a campaign to accidents take place,” Major Jaber hours — from 8am to 9.30am, 1.30 promote safety awareness during Mohamed Rashid Odaiba, Assistant pm to 3pm, and 5.30pm to midnight. Ramadan, the Traffic Department Director of Media & Traffic Awareness The ban will be in force from the first H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser met Pope Francis at the Vatican City yesterday. Talks dealt mainly with will distribute reflective accessories Department told The Peninsula in an day of Ramadan and violators face a the refugee crisis, quality education in conflict zones, and importance of inter-faith dialogue between to pedestrians, said a senior Depart- interview. He cited Salwa Road, Al fine of QR3,000. ment official. Wakra Commercial Street and Grand Islam and Christianity. → See also page 2 The Department will give out a Hamad Street as places with a higher → Continued on page 6

Qatar’s efforts in caring Modi wins hearts of Indian workers for workers praised

By Sachin Kumar kurta-pyjama with his trademark mass in bright yellow uniforms. DOHA: Indian Prime Minister Naren- The Peninsula sleeveless jacket, Modi delivered “The way you work is the reason dra Modi praised the efforts of Qatar good news of sufficient monsoon why Indians are appreciated. I to provide the necessary medical care rains back home this year, adding want to offer you all my gratitude.” to workers in general, and Indian work- DOHA: Indian Prime Minister that workers’ efforts have earned Modi arrived in Doha yester- ers in particular, pointing out that Indian Narendra Modi won the hearts of India a good name globally. day on a two-day official visit, the labour in the country reflect the excellent expatriate workers from his coun- “The positive image of India is second leg of his five nation tour. It relations between India and Qatar. Modi try last evening with a speech not because of prime minister, the is the first visit here by an Indian cited Emir H H SheikhTamim bin Hamad promising to solve their problems government or the embassy. India premier since Manmohan Singh Al Thani’s praise of Indian labourers’ and urging them to take care of is famous because of the hard visited in 2008. commitment and discipline at work, dur- Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa their health. work and good behaviour of its ing the recent visit of the Emir to India. Al Thani with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Doha yesterday. Dressed in a white workers,” said Modi addressing the → Continued on page 4 02 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 HOME Sheikha Moza stresses inter-faith dialogue

QNA Sheikha Moza cited statistics showing that between 2009 and 2012 Qatar National Library there were at least 30 countries that signs deal to digitise were heavily affected by attacks on VATICAN CITY: H H Sheikha Moza schools. The pope said he was aware bint Nasser yesterday met Pope Fran- and make publicly of the gravity of the situation and cis as part of a private audience at the available Arabic and stressed that every person in conflict Vatican City. Islamic manuscripts areas should be protected, particu- Talks dealt with topics of mutual larly children and, therefore, schools. interest, with a focus on the cur- held in the collection Following the meeting, Sheikha rent refugee crisis; providing quality of Biblioteca Moza witnessed the signing of a mem- education in conflict zones and the orandum of understanding between importance of inter-faith dialogue Apostolica Vaticana. Qatar National Library and the Bib- between the Muslim and Christian lioteca Apostolica Vaticana to digitise faiths to address global issues. and make publicly available invalua- Sheikha Moza expressed gratitude ble Arabic and Islamic manuscripts, H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser witnessing the signing of an MoU between Qatar National Library and the to the pope for his outspoken support important now than ever. held in the collection of Biblioteca Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. H E Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, Cultural Adviser at the Emiri Diwan, and commitment to refugees, noting Pope Francis expressed apprecia- Apostolica Vaticana. Member of Board of Trustees, QNL, and Qatar’s candidate for the post of the Unesco Secretary-General is that he had inspired people across the tion for Sheikha Moza’s work through The agreement was signed by also seen. world through his words and deeds. the Education Above All Foundation, H E Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Sheikha Moza stressed that his which provides access to education Kawari, Cultural Adviser at the Emiri the Unesco Secretary-General; and be available through Qatar Digital worldwide free access to an extensive message of unity and hand of friend- for millions of out-of-school children Diwan, Member of Board of Trustees, Mons Cesare Pasini, Director of the Library, a world-class, online portal collection of historical items related ship to all peoples and faiths are more around the world. QNL, and candidate for the post of Vatican library. The manuscripts will launched in October 2014 to provide to the Middle East.

Premier visits HGH QC opens religious complex in Italy

The Peninsula Islam and its teaching. Sheikh Hamad bin Nasser bin Jassem Al Thani, President, Board of Directors, QC, opened the facility, in DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) has opened the presence of Youssef bin Ahmed a religious complex comprising a Al Kwairi, CEO, QC; Dr. Ahmed Al mosque, a school, a Dawa centre and Hammadi; QC’s directors and a rep- facilities for cultural, social and sports resentative from the bishop. Sheikh activities in Saronno, Italy. Hamad expressed gratitude and hap- The “Salman Bin Jassim Centre’ will piness for the opening of the centre introduce Islam, its principles and val- built by QC, which has become a des- ues and serve the Muslim community tination for the Muslims in the city; Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser and provide a platform for cultural dis- they go not only to perform their rit- bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday visited Hamad General Hospital to cussions among Muslims and others. uals, but also to help build the city. He check on the workers who were injured in a fire last Wednesday More than 3,500 people in the city thanked authorities which allowed at the labour accommodation of a company working on the Salwa and the Muslim communities in the the Muslims to establish their places Tourism project. The Premier ordered necessary services and neighbouring areas will benefit. Peo- of worship and said this indicates the Sheikh Hamad bin Nasser bin Jassem Al Thani (right), President, Board medical care for the injured and wished them a quick recovery. ple with curiosity about Islam also can greatness of Italy’s humanitarian val- visit the centre for information about ues and democracy. of Directors, Qatar Charity, inaugurating the complex in Saronno, Italy.

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Al Meera shoppers to get tips on healthy food

The Peninsula encourage healthy eating habits in Qatar, and it is part of the Min- istry’s efforts to promote healthy DOHA: Shoppers at several Al lifestyles that lower the risks of Meera outlets will get tips on chronic non-communicable dis- healthy food, under a new initia- eases, such as cardiovascular tive launched by ‘Sahtak Awalan: disease, diabetes and cancer,” Your Health First’ campaign. said Sheikha Dr Al Anoud bint Sahtak Awalan is the flagship Mohamed Al Thani, Director, health campaign of Weill Cornell Health Protection and Non-com- Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q). municable Diseases at the Ministry. It recently signed a memoran- Dr Al Anoud stressed the dum of understanding with the importance of the campaign as Ministry of Public Health and Al it focuses on replacing common Meera Consumer Goods Company bad eating habits with good ones, Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani holding talks with India’s Prime Minister Narendra to launch the ‘Your Healthy Choice’ especially at the start of the fasting initiative in four Al Meera super- month of Ramadan. She said the Modi, in the presence of other officials. markets — Legtaifiya, Gulf Mall, ‘Your Healthy Choice’ campaign Al Wakra, Thakira — and Géant at involves using food labels to help Hyatt Plaza. shoppers choose a more balanced It has now been officially diet by cutting fats and added salt launched in partnership with the and sugar. It also encourages them Modi shares snacks with workers Ministry at Géant Hypermarket. to select high-protein foods such as The five supermarkets ini- beans, legumes, fish and meat and tially involved in the project have consume more fruits, vegetables, ‘Your Healthy Choice’ branding milk and dairy products. throughout the stores and infor- Shoppers at participating Al mation about health benefits of Meera supermarkets will get cop- foods, including fruits and vegeta- ies of the Qatar Dietary Guidelines bles, dairy products, meat and fish. released by the Ministry in 2015 The information provided is to offer insights and guidance for in accordance with the Ministry’s healthy eating, she added. Qatar Dietary Guidelines. Nesreen Al Rifai, Chief Com- The aim is to educate shop- munications Officer, WCM-Q, said pers so they can make informed the campaign would start at five choices about what they eat, and stores but would be rolled out to encourage them to prepare healthy, other Al Meera branches in the balanced meals. A health educator future. “Tens of thousands of fami- will be available during weekends lies shop at Al Meera supermarkets to advise customers not only about every week and the ‘Your Healthy the healthiest foods to buy and give Choice’ campaign will help guide to their families, but also how best them in their food choices so that to maintain or lose weight. There they can serve their families the Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at the Worker’s will also be booklets on nutritional freshest and most nutritious food Medical Camp at Msheireb Downtown in Doha yesterday. information and dietary advice. available,” she said. RIGHT: Modi having snacks with workers. “It is really important to Al Meera said in a statement: Pic: Salim M / The Peninsula expand the campaign in the future “Al Meera is devoting spaces at Continued from page 1 as it provides healthy eating tips its branches to display and dis- help from the Indian government. loneliness is a disease. When some- shared snacks with workers. in a clear and simple manner and tribute informational posters to “I have been told about a long list of one asks how we are, we feel better. “I was surprised when he shared involves nutritionists who provide our patrons to help citizens and He was addressing over 400 your problems and I have looked at But when someone who speaks our food with us. I am a fan of our prime reliable healthy eating information. residents make better decisions workers at a free medical camp it seriously. I will work to my best to language asks us that, half the lone- minister. He asked about our health,” “I am confident that this cam- regarding healthy and balanced organised by the Indian Community help you,” he added. liness goes away,” PM added. said elated Vinod Kumar, working as paign will achieve its goals and diets. Living up to our motto of Benevolent Fund and the Indian Doc- Giving a personal touch to his Bringing nostalgia for Indian a plant supervisor for a private firm. contribute to spreading healthy being everyone’s ‘Favourite Neigh- tors Club. speech, the Prime minister asked workers living miles away from their “I will never forget this day in life. choices in the community,” said bourhood Retailer’, Al Meera will “My first programme here in Doha Indian workers to take care of their homeland, he said the good news in I will tell my family members and Dr Saleh bin Ali Al Marri from the not hesitate to support any cam- is meeting you,” he said in his speech health. “I was inquiring about major back home is that India is expected to friends that Prime Minister shared Ministry. paigns that aim to achieve food that saw several rounds of applause health problems of workers, proper see good monsoon this year. food with us. It was a memorable “The main goal of the ‘Your safety, health and welfare in our by workers. counselling, diabetes are major Adding a surprise element to his moment of my life,” said Anil Kumar, Healthy Choice’ campaign is to communities.” He assured Indian workers of all challenges,” he said. “Sometimes visit, he went among the workers and working electrician.

Ethics or mismanagement: What would you choose?

ery few people live their In reality it is them — you that of your superior, or maybe lives with the overrid- — who are accountable for the that you are forced to make a ing desire to achieve manner in which the organisation decision on behalf of the business personal wealth and operates and the effect it has on against the senior executive. That, Vsuccess, at the expense of eve- its employees, customers, stake- of course, is a whole new scenario. rybody and everything around holders, the environment and the Do you do the right thing for them. world outside the company walls. the company or stay loyal to the Over time, however, most of Mismanagement, especially in senior executive? Where does us face moral and ethical dilem- terms of ethical decisions, ranges the buck stop when it comes to mas at work. from the dramatic events that the ethical responsibility of the The higher you go up the cor- brought the world’s economy to company? porate ladder, the more frequent its knees almost a decade ago to It should stop at the top, but these will happen, and the more the more mundane decisions that if that is not happening, are you difficult decisions will be. A lot of happen daily in almost every com- capable, willing or brave enough time, we may not know we are pany and are either not noticed, to take on that burden? Even if it making unethical decisions due ignored or swept under the carpet. may be (for the short term at least) to either our naivety, or — if we are No matter how whiter than managers face is when recruiting detrimental to your career? honest with ourselves — a case of white we claim to be, we have all their teams. Many managers might At the end of the day, regard- pretending not to know or bury- made decisions that — with 20:20 be forced to accept resumes not less of your ambitions, politics or ing our heads in the sand. clarity of hindsight — were ques- based on qualifications but rather religion, you are the person who What is the answer? Is it tionable at best, and downright a referral from the senior execu- has to look at yourself in the mir- black and white? When pressure unethical at worst. There may be tive, based on friendship or family ror every day. If you don’t want becomes unbearable, what should occasions when you are asked to relation. to be repulsed by what you see; we do? do something by your manager Are you doing the right thing if you want to be able to sleep at Dig around on any corporate that you know: for the company by opting for night, and be able to look back in website or brochure and you’ll find • is not right for the company unqualified candidates you know years to come with a clear con- a passage waxing lyrical on the • will unfairly put a colleague will not support the business? Are science and heart and say “I did it lofty moral and ethical values the or fellow employee in a difficult or you making a decision based on the right way”, I think you already organisation lives by. In truth, a disadvantageous position the targets you know you will be know the answer. This applies any business cannot be ethical. It is the • is contrary to company pol- judged by? Are you making an time, every time and all the time. people in that business, particu- icy or procedure ethical decision? Suddenly, it isn’t The bigger question for all larly those creating the strategic • is illegal as black and white. organisations is: If you have a framework and implementing pol- These are usually easier to “I was simply following clear mismanagement scenario icies and procedures that hang on spot, if not dealt with, but there orders” has disturbing and pro- and poor-performing executive, the framework, who determine are more subtle ways we find found historical connotations, but how long does it take you to pull whether it behaves ethically or ourselves faced with — choice of is far too easy a defence to hide the trigger? not. It is, therefore, management at making unethical decisions, for behind. There comes a time when all levels i.e. those who are mak- example, when a senior execu- we have to draw the line and say Sharoq Almalki is a ing decisions that influence what tive decides to award a project to “No, this isn’t right”. employee engagement expert, is done and how it is done, to take his relative or friend. The situation may be a case author and public speaker. (sha- responsibility. A common scenario a lot of of your moral judgement against [email protected]).

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Qatari peacekeepers hailed Diverse collection of art on display

H E Sheikha AI Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa AI Thani, Chairperson, Qatar Museums, opens the ‘The Fire Station: Artist in Residence’ programme’s first exhibition.

By Fazeena Saleem he Peninsula

Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah paid a visit to the Qatari peacekeeping force deployed in the DOHA: A diverse collection of art, disputed border region between Djibouti and Eritrea. He conveyed photography, design and architec- ther greetings of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, ture is on display as a celebration of who is also the Supreme Commander of the Qatari Armed Forces. Qatar Museums’ (QM) ‘The Fire Sta- H E Sheikha AI Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa AI Thani, Chairperson, QM, and other officials touring the Dr. Al Attiyah also praised the members’ superior performance tion: Artist in Residence’ initiative. exhibition. and thanked them for their efforts. The servicemen thanked Dr. Al H E Sheikha AI Mayassa bint Attiyah and said his visit has left a positive impact on their morale. Hamad bin Khalifa AI Thani, Chair- Her work ‘Remembrance of Maj- changing attitudes towards cultural “Each artist has pushed the person, QM, opened the programme’s lis’ is a wheel-like interpretation of history and tangible, global identities. boundaries of innovation and crea- first exhibition on Thursday. the majlis setting she experienced on Photographers Christo Sanz tivity to raise the bar in contemporary The exhibition celebrates accom- a daily basis during childhood. from Puerto Rico and Andrew Weir art in the region and the exhibition plishments of the first group of 18 “Here, I recall my remembrance from South Africa are experimenting highlights how much our art commu- artists in residence, 10 of whom are of the majlis and loneliness as a child with exaggerated representations of nity is flourishing. To see Qatar and its Ooredoo tv and Mozaic TV Qatari. It showcases selected works among adults,” said Al Sowaidi dur- objects, the self and collective society. interest in artists grow is a great thing from each artist during their nine- ing a press preview of the exhibition. During their residency, they cre- for the next generation of artistic tal- month residency. It is open to the “I have also lots of remembrance ated photographic installations, ent in our country.” to screen 17 series for free public until November-end at the from childhood related to door han- which challenge the idea of the digital The programme, started in Sep- Garage Gallery of old Fire Station in dles as that’s what let you go out and image as a photograph and explore tember 2015 and will welcome the Doha. play,” she added. the boundaries of this form. next batch of 18 creatives in Septem- The Peninsula content, specially created and Qatar artist Aisha Al Sowaidi’s Another Qatari artist, Roudha Khalifa AI Obaidli, Director, Fire ber. The Doha Fire Station was built in located in the ‘Ramadan Kareem’ work is related with the slippage Ibrahim AI Nasser, works across Station, said, “I am immensely proud 1982 as a Civil Defence building, and folder on Ooredoo tv. and distortion of time and memory, painting, photography, sculpture to witness the incredible achieve- had been occupied by the fire brigade This year, to ensure all of Qatar’s particularly those established dur- and installation. Al Nasser presents ments of every talented artist, until late 2012. It was handed over to DOHA: Ooredoo has announced diverse population have access ing childhood. She displays a majlis, three new paintings and sculptures presented beautifully in this end-of- QM to renovate and turn it into the that its Ooredoo tv and Mozaic TV to Arabic content during the Holy door handles and bricks. that observe and exaggerate our residency exhibition. home of the artists in residence. entertainment services will offer Month, Ooredoo’s on demand Ram- 17 popular Arabic series this Ram- adan service will have free access for adan in Qatar, the company’s biggest anyone in the country with a Mozaic entertainment offerings for the Holy TV or Ooredoo tv set top-box. Speeding ‘most busy commercial streets to Month. Ooredoo tv customers can access detect violations, espe- Ooredoo tv and Mozaic TV the special folder by pressing home common traffic cially those parking in the will screen 17 TV series for free for button on their Ooredoo tv remote wrong way, in front of res- their customers to promote fam- control and selecting the ‘library’ tab violation’ taurants, sweetmeat shops ily viewing time and the spirit of while Mozaic TV users can access and supermarkets. togetherness. the content by pressing the VOD “Speeding is the most Continued from page 1 Among the series are five new button on their remote control, and common traffic violation offerings, including Layali Al Hel- going to the folder. during Ramadan, com- mia Part Six, Heya We Dafenshy and For more content, existing Trucks transporting material mitted by those rushing to Al Meeazn, and 12 series from 2015, Mozaic TV customers can upgrade to some special projects will be their homes in the pre-Iftar including Ragel Wa Set Settet Season to Ooredoo tv for free and enjoy two exempted from the rule. “We are hours. Parking in undes- 9, Samra; Cello; Dhihab wa ‘Awdah; months of free subscription to the distributing 5,000 leaflets in Eng- ignated places is another and Jawasis Al Qasr. Starzplay service, which now also lish, Arabic and Urdu to inform truck common violation,” said The 2016 series will be availa- carries premium Arabic Khaleeji drivers about the new timing,” said Major Odaiba. ble from the first day of Ramadan. content such as Sadeeqat Al Omor; Major Odaiba. The Traffic Depart- Friends and family will be able Saad Wa Khawato; and Qabel Lel He said the department will ment will hold lectures on to indulge in stunning 4K quality Kaser. deploy traffic patrols in markets and traffic safety at Iftar gather- ings organised by expatriate communities and charities across Qatar. He said due to increased awareness, the number of Major Jaber Mohamed Rashid Odaiba, Assistant Director of Media & Traffic traffic accidents this year Awareness Department, demonstrating a Garangao bag with traffic safety has decreased by 33 per- reflectors, during an interview with The Peninsula. cent compared to last year. According to data released by the Ministry of Interior, the number of deaths due to road accidents declined by 4.8 percent per 100,000 people last year compared to 2014 and major traffic viola- tions declined by 4.7 percent over the past two years. Qatari Embassy accredited mission: Nato

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BRUSSELS: The North Atlantic Treaty Organisa- tion (Nato) has announced the Qatari Embassy in Belgium as an accred- ited mission to Nato and its Ambassador as Head of the Mission. Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed confidence that this step would benefit Qatar and Nato on practical and political levels, through upgrading institutional work between them, which will contribute to strength- ening their partnership within the framework of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative. He congratu- lated Qatari Ambassador to Belgium Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al Thani who is now the first Qatari Ambassa- dor to Nato. HOME SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 07

Ethiopia’s National Day marked

Minister of Development Planning and Statistics H E Dr Saleh bin Mohamed Salem Al Nabit (third left); Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (left), Chairman, Ezdan Holding Group, and Mesganu Arga Moach, (second left), Ethiopian Ambassador to Qatar, cutting a cake to mark the 25th anniversary of Ethiopia’s National Day, in Doha on Thursday. Ibrahim Fakhroo (right), Director of Protocol, Foreign Ministry, and other guests were present. Pic: Abdul B / The Peninsula Dar Al Sharq and GORD sign MoU

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DOHA: Gulf Organisation for Research and Development (GORD) yesterday signed a memorandum of under- standing with Dar Al Sharq for holding ‘Green Expo 2017’ considered one of the biggest exhibitions and conferences for sustainable solutions in the region. Al Sharq Media Management will hold the exhibition and conference every two years. The event offers an international Jaber Al Harami (left), Editor-in-Chief, Al Sharq, and Deputy CEO, Dar platform for construction, infrastruc- Al Sharq, and Dr. Yousef Alhorr, Founding Chairman, GORD, signing ture and research centres to exchange the MoU at Dar Al Sharq headquarters. ideas and products in sustainable field. It will feature Green Expo; Sustainable position as a capital of green build- by Al Sharq Media Management, signed Urban Environment Conference; and ings in the region through adopting the agreement due to its experience in Carbon and Climate Change Summit. sustainable practices.” organising the biggest exhibitions and Dr. Yousef Alhorr, Founding Chair- Jaber Al Harami, Editor-in-Chief, conferences in Qatar as Civil Defence man, GORD, said: “Organising such Al Sharq and Deputy CEO, Dar Al Exhibition and Conference and Traf- events aims at enhancing Qatar’s Sharq, said Dar Al Sharq represented fic Medicine Conference 2015. 08 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 MIDDLE EAST Turkey will never accept genocide ‘blackmail’: Erdogan

AFP “I am addressing the whole world. parliament added yet another bone Erdogan, and his replacement by the that he wondered how German offi- You may like it, you may not. Our atti- of contention to Turkey’s troubled president’s close ally, Binali Yildirim. cials could look Turkey’s leaders in the In his most bitter tude on the Armenian issue is clear relationship with the European Erdogan warned the EU against face after the vote in the Bundestag, reaction yet to the from the beginning. We will never Union, which it has sought to join “hypocrisy” and using “your propa- which prompted Ankara to withdraw ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip vote by the German accept the accusations of genocide.” since 1987. ganda machines, Armenians or terror its ambassador and warn of further Erdogan warned yesterday that Tur- He said that during World War “Either we find solutions to our groups”. “Don’t deliver blows below consequences. key would never accept charges the parliament on I, what remained of the Ottoman problems in a fair way. Or Turkey the belt in the media or the economy,” He expressed disappointment Ottoman Empire committed geno- Thursday to recognise Empire was “under siege from all will stop being a barrier in front of the he added. over conduct of Chancellor Angela cide against Armenians in World War sides” and “of course a number of problems of Europe. We will leave you Armenians say some 1.5 million Merkel, who stayed away from the I, saying the accusations were being the killings from measures were taken to restore order to your own worries,” Erdogan added of their people were killed in a gen- Bundestag debate, saying he wished used as “blackmail” against Ankara. 1915 as genocide, in Anatolia”. to cheers, without specifying further. ocidal campaign by Ottoman forces she had taken part “and cast her vote”. In his most bitter reaction yet to Referring to Germany’s guilt over The dispute sparked alarm over — ordered by Minister of War Enver “Now I wonder how, after such a the vote by the German parliament Erdogan threatened the Holocaust, Erdogan scoffed that the potential damage to relations Pasha and other top officials — to decision, German officials will at look on Thursday to recognise the kill- to leave Europe “to its it was the “last country” to make between Turkey and Germany at a wipe them from Anatolia. me personally and our prime minis- ings from 1915 as genocide, Erdogan such accusations. He added Ger- sensitive time when the two sides But Turkey insists similar numbers ter in the face,” Erdogan said. threatened to leave Europe “to its own worries” if such many would also be better advised are working together to implement of Muslims and Armenians were killed In a speech in his home town of own worries” if such disputes were disputes were not to re-examine the the slaughter of a deal seeking to halt illegal migra- during wartime conflict sparked when Erzincan in Turkey’s east, Yildirim not resolved. resolved. indigenous Namibians under the tion to the EU. Armenians joined forces with invad- accused the German parliament of “The issue here is not the Arme- German Empire over a century ago, The concerns have been amplified ing Russian troops in the hope of “signing up to a lie”. “If we open the nians.... The Armenian issue is used which Berlin has yet to officially term after the departure earlier this month carving out their own state. old books then it’s clear that the one all over the world as a convenient even started to be used as a stick,” he a genocide. of prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Erdogan said in comments pub- to be held least to account is Turkey,” blackmail against Turkey and has said in a televised speech. The vote in the German who was seen as more pro-EU than lished in Turkish newspapers earlier said the premier.

Syria army thrusts into IS bastion Cementing ties as Kurds advance from north

AFP Russian Foreign Minister Ser- In Syria, Washington has gei Lavrov discussed Syria with US deployed more than 200 special Secretary of State John Kerry in a tel- forces troops in support of the Kurd- ephone call on Saturday, the foreign ish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, BEIRUT: Russian-backed Syrian ministry in Moscow said, without giv- which it regards as the most effective troops pushed into the Islamic State ing details. The “main priority” for fighting force on the ground against group’s bastion province Raqa yester- Moscow, Lavrov said in an interview IS in Syria. The SDF controls a large day, threatening to catch the jihadists this week, was “more direct, effec- swathe of northeastern Syria along in a pincer movement as US-backed tive and forceful measures” against IS the Turkish border and another bor- Kurdish-led fighters advance from and Al-Nusra Front, whereas Western der enclave in the northwest. the north. powers were opposed to the jihad- The SDF’s offensive against the The lightning advance from the ist Nusra being targeted because of Manbij pocket is aimed at seizing southwest with Russian air support its alliances with “moderate” rebels. the last stretch of border still under brought the army to within dozens At least 26 jihadists and nine IS control and denying the jihad- of kilometres (miles) of the Euphra- government troops and militia were ists any opportunity to smuggle in tes Valley town of Tabqa, site of the killed in the army’s advance, said the recruits and funds. country’s biggest dam, the Syrian Britain-based Observatory, which The US military said the assault Observatory of Human Rights said. relies on reports from medics and had captured more than 100 square The dam, some 50km upstream activists on the ground. kilometres (40 square miles) of terri- from the jihadists’ de facto Syrian Tabqa dam has a huge reservoir tory from IS this week. IS has hit back Palestinian workers unload bags of cement from a truck after it entered the southern Gaza Strip from capital Raqa city, is also the target named Lake Assad after President with an offensive against two towns of the Washington-backed offensive Bashar al-Assad’s late father and pred- held by non-jihadist rebels further Egypt through the Rafah border crossing, yesterday. which Kurdish-led fighters launched ecessor Hafez. When IS overran the west in a bid to enlarge the territory late last month. It was the first time area with its garrison and airbase in it holds on the border. that government troops had entered 2014, it summarily executed 160 cap- Washington has dropped ammu- Raqa province since they were ousted tured regime troops. The jihadists nition to the rebels defending the by IS in August 2014. are facing counter-attacks on multi- town of Marea in a bid to stop jihad- Regular army troops were ple fronts. Arab and Kurdish fighters ists overrunning it, a US official Bahrain recaptures 11 inmates backed by militia newly trained by backed by Washington have launched confirmed. The supply lines from the regime’s ally Russia, Observatory an assault on the strategic Manbij neighbouring Turkey have made director Rami Abdel Rahman said pocket further up the Euphrates on the northern border region one of AFP jail near the dry dock on the island crackdown on dissent. Bahrain’s and added that the twin offensives the Turkish border, regarded as a key the most contested battlegrounds of of Muharraq, east of the capital Man- Akhbar Al Khaleej newspaper had which threaten to cut off IS-held Raqa entry point for foreign jihadists. Syria’s five-year civil war. The region ama, late on Friday. said earlier that around 20 prison- from jihadist-held territory along the Hundreds of kilometres down- is now controlled by a myriad of rival Apart from 11 escapees, five ers escaped. “They managed to seize Turkish border raised suspicions that stream in neighbouring Iraq, elite armed groups, although IS and the DUBAI: Bahraini security forces yes- accomplices were also arrested, it a bus and get away after assaulting Moscow and Washington were cov- troops have begun an assault on the SDF have put other rebel groups on terday captured 11 inmates who broke said, and a search was still under way warders and police and wounding ertly coordinating operations by their emblematic IS bastion of Fallujah. the back foot. Washington’s support out of jail, leaving six others still on for six other inmates aged 20 and 21. several of them,” the paper said. respective Syrian allies. Iraqi security sources said army, for the SDF has strained relations the run a day after their escape, the There was no immediate word Police set up roadblocks on the “It seems there has been an police and Shia militia forces gained with NATO ally Ankara as its largest interior ministry said. on whether the prisoners were com- causeways linking Muharraq to Bah- undeclared coordination between new ground from IS yesterday in the component is the Kurdish People’s The ministry said a total of 17 mon criminals or political activists rain’s main island, where Manama is Washington and Moscow,” he said. Saqlawiya area west of Fallujah. Protection Units (YPG). prisoners had broken out of Al-Hadd jailed in a sweeping five-year-old located, the paper added. Libya unity govt backed by 2 armed groups in the East

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BENGHAZI: Two major armed groups in eastern Libya announced their support yesterday for the UN-backed national unity government as it struggles to establish its authority in the east of the country. The Government of National Accord (GNA), estab- lished in Tripoli more than two months ago, has been trying to unify violence-ridden Libya and exert its con- trol over the entire North African country. However, it faces opposition from a competing author- ity based in the east which has its own armed forces — militias and some units of the national army — com- manded by controversial General Khalifa Haftar. Two major groups formerly loyal to Haftar, the special anti-terrorist force and a military intelligence brigade— decided to throw their lot in with the GNA. Yesterday, the commanders of the two units held a joint press conference with GNA defence minister-des- ignate Al Mahdi Al Bargathi to announce their decision. On the ground, meanwhile, forces loyal to the GNA said they had retaken an air base near the coastal city of Sirte, bastion of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group. The pro-gov- ernment forces announced on Facebook they had “retaken control of Al Gordabiya air base”, 15km south of Sirte. Somalia to pick new parliament

MOGADISHU: Somalia will choose a new parliament as planned later this year and the president and regional leaders will meet on June 20 to discuss how future law- makers will be selected as there will not be a popular vote, the president’s office said. Somalia abandoned its plan to hold a popular vote in 2016 last July. The current government and parliament’s term ends in August and new lawmakers are due to be chosen in the same month. In its last elections, in 2012, members of parliament were chosen by elders and then those lawmakers chose Has- san Sheikh Mohamud as president. ASIA / PHILIPPINES SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 09 Philippine troops seize Islamist militant camp

group, one of several Filipino Mus- State flag were all that were left in We killed dozens of lim armed organisations which have the wooden huts and concrete-rein- pledged allegiance to the Islamic forced trenches, which were used by militants, but there State, left four soldiers dead and 15 the gunmen, army Colonel Roseller was no sign of dead others wounded, a Philippine military Murillo said. commander told an AFP photogra- “The Maute group is believed to bodies when the pher at the scene. be on the run and in hiding, (but) the military allowed Surrounded by swamps and a military will fully enforce the law if lowland tropical rainforest in the they initiate other terrorist activities journalists into the small, Muslim-populated farming in the area,” he said. area: Soldiers town of Butig, more than 800 kilo- The offensive was launched after metres (500 miles) south of Manila, the militants moved back into terri- the camp’s structures were riddled tory that the military secured during with large bullet holes that soldiers clashes in February, they said. AFP said were caused by machine gun fire Once described by the military used to flush out the militants. as a small-time extortion gang, the Soldiers said they killed dozens Maute group attacked a remote army BUTIG, PHILIPPINES: Philippine of militants, but there was no sign outpost in Butig in February, trigger- Philippine soldiers display the flag used by the Islamic State group after overrunning a militant camp at a troops captured an Islamist militant of dead bodies when the military ing a week of fighting that the military remote village in Butig town, Lanao del Sur province, in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. training camp after a 10-day battle, allowed journalists into the area on said left six soldiers and at least 12 officials said, as part of operations to Friday. militants dead. and beheaded two employees of a fighting displaced about 2,000 resi- insurgency for over four decades, clear insurgents from a remote jun- Unexploded improvised explo- The group, believed to have fewer local sawmill in April. dents, according to the military. with the conflict leaving more than gle region. sive devices, a grenade launcher, a than 100 fighters, blew up power Murillo said the latest military The southern Philippines has 120,000 dead. The offensive against the Maute rebel uniform and a black Islamic transmission towers and abducted offensive began on May 24. The been plagued by a Muslim separatist Duterte fans party after Purchase of US weapons some way off for Vietnam landslide poll win Reuters across economic, political, cultural Vietnam is being closely watched state-of-the-art submarines, jet fight- and security fronts. across the region as Hanoi seeks to ers and advanced missile systems. AFP southern city of Davao. “We are not sure what we can buy deter its giant neighbour China over US weapons manufacturers are The city of less than two million SINGAPORE: The recent lifting of the from the US or what we want to buy,” its more asserted stance on claims in eager to tap a new market in Vietnam last month saw its long-time mayor US arms embargo against Vietnam Vinh said in some of the first public the disputed South China Sea. but regional security experts believe DAVAO: The Philippine city of Davao Duterte win a landslide election vic- boosted trust between the former comments from a Vietnamese defence The US is eyeing closer military Hanoi will move only gradually in was in party mode on Saturday to tory. His six-year term as president enemies, but significant weapons official since US President lifted the relations with Hanoi as it seeks to easing its dependence on Moscow. celebrate the election of its most starts on June 30. purchases are some way off, a sen- embargo in Hanoi last month. expand its so-called strategic pivot The relatively high cost of US famous son, Rodrigo Duterte, as the The foul-mouthed 71-year-old ior Vietnamese military official said “The removal of the embargo is back to Asia amid concern over Chi- weapons is another factor but country’s next president. swept the poll by more than six mil- yesterday. not just significant in terms of trade, na’s rising power in the region. regional military sources believe Rock bands and break dancers lion votes on a campaign pledge to Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen but also in terms of improving high- Vietnam has rapidly increased Vietnam is keen to first acquire entertained the crowd, which began wipe out crime by killing tens of Chi Vinh said, possible weapons buys level trust and confidence.” military spending over the last dec- improved surveillance and commu- to build from mid-morning under thousands of criminals. were part of a long-planned strength- An evolving military relation- ade, relying on its Cold War-era nications equipment to help it keep a overcast skies on the outskirts of the ening of Vietnamese-US relations ship between the United States and patron Moscow for purchases of better watch on China.

An activist (centre) demanding Hong Kong independence confronts policemen at a candlelight vigil to mark the 27th anniversary of the crackdown of pro-democracy movement at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989, at Victoria Park in Hong Kong yesterday. China police detain activists on Tiananmen anniversary

AFP of “provoking quarrels and foment- years of white terror and suffoca- ing unrest”, the group said, adding tion” they have been subjected to by another activist had “disappeared” the authorities. BEIJING: Chinese police have in recent days in the capital. “We the victims’ families are detained several activists while oth- As in previous years, the “Tianan- eavesdropped upon and surveil- ers were placed under surveillance men Mothers”, an association of led by the police; we are followed for the anniversary of the bloody parents who lost children during the or even detained, and our comput- 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen violence, were placed under heavy ers searched and confiscated,” read Square, which was heavily policed surveillance in the lead up to the the letter signed by the group’s mem- yesterday. anniversary. bers and released the NGO Human On June 4 1989, military tanks The square in the centre of Bei- Rights in China. rolled into the square in the centre jing was also under tight security “The government has ignored us, of Beijing to crush pro-democracy yesterday, with guards at the entry pretending that the June Fourth Mas- protests, killing hundreds of unarmed points into the iconic tourist spot sacre that shocked the whole world civilians -- by some estimates checking the IDs and passports of never happened in China,” the let- thousands. visitors more closely than usual, an ter continued. Nearly three decades after the AFP photographer at the scene said. The letter also said they had been crackdown, the communist regime Around a dozen parents from the warned that all visits to the home continues to forbid any debate on the Tiananmen Mothers visited a Beijing of the group’s founder Ding Zilin, subject, mention of which is banned cemetery yesterday where many of who is now 79-years-old, would be from textbooks and the media, and those killed in the crackdown are restricted from April 22 to June 4. censored on the Internet. buried. Ding was under increased sur- Six human rights activists, “We have been under surveillance veillance at her home and the police including the poet Liang Taiping, since last week... 30 (plainclothes had cut the household telephone line, have been held by Beijing police since policemen) were at the cemetery,” Hong Kong-based media reported. Thursday after holding a private cer- said Zhang Xianling, whose 19-year- Meanwhile, the state-run Global emony commemorating “June 4”, the old son was killed in 1989. Times newspaper ran an editorial in Chinese NGO Weiquanwang said.The The Tiananmen Mothers penned its print edition describing June 4 as detained activists were suspected an open letter slamming the “27 “a normal day”. 10 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 VIEWS

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EDITORIAL Tiger parenting Remembering what he uproar over Japanese parents leaving a young boy in the woods to punish him has yet again ignited the debate on styles of parenting in eastern societies. The Tseven-year-old was found in a military tent on Friday, happened in Tunisia safe but weak and dehydrated. As his parents and the nation were relieved by the discovery of the boy after a week’s intense search, many didn’t have kind words for the family. Accordingly the primary concern of the reality of constraints, but Yamato Tanooka, his father claimed, used to throw stones at of the party in the next period will due to a culmination of a course vehicles and people. The couple, with daughter and son drove on be limited to the pursuit of con- Separation of politics of historical development and the a mountain road alongside a forest. To teach him a lesson, they sensus to achieve development, from preaching requirements of an interaction with asked the boy to get off the car and wait there till they were back renaissance and building a mod- allows for the reality to face the challenges. after ‘five minutes’. Yamato complied and after about an hour the ern state. Tunisia suffers from Islamic and Ghannouchi’s deputy, Sheikh preaching efforts secular extremism. The causes of nation was consumed by the news of a child lost in woods infested Abdel Fattah Moro summed up this to continue without Islamic extremism are that, dur- by wild bears. vision while chanting the slogan ing the previous two regimes, and That the parents tried to discipline the child in a wrong way “Motherland is before the move- being affected by during the past 22 years, the state is proven. The contrite father appeared before the media and ment”. President Essebsi in his fluctuations in the imposed a kind of religious ero- By Fahmi Huwaidi speech pointed out that he was sion in Tunisia, and this invited apologised to his son, the nation and the army for going too far to political situation rein in the child. hesitating about attending, in religious incitement. When the Industrial societies offer less order to keep same distance from in the country, in regime focused on Ennahda, the all the Tunisian parties (204 par- door opened wide for the spread of A Japanese opportunity for parents to spend quality unisian events does not ties) but decided to participate in particular when Salafism in its various forms. During father’s time with kids. Children, whose bodies stop surprising us, and the opening, in recognition to the the party faces the revolution around 3000 pris- extreme bid and minds are relatively immature, find this was recently man- important role played by Ennahda difficulties during oners were released, and these it hard to reconcile that their parents stay ifested by the decision in achieving consensus and main- controlled the mosques during of punishing absorbed in work and can’t find time for of Ennahda movement taining stability in the transition political scrambles. the first three years of the revo- them. The child suffers subconsciously, Tto declare its full transition from period that followed the fall of the lution. Along with these Salafists, his child political Islam to democratic Islam. former regime. Essebsi called upon the secular extremism has been most of the time not letting the emotions sparks a The announcement resounded Ennahda members to emphasize a step in ideological, political and growing, strongly influenced by debate on surface. loudly, and it is still reverberat- that their movement has become social development. It is a reform French secularism- known for its Western societies, where ing inside Tunisia and abroad. The a civilian party with allegiance to and civilization project based upon stand against religion. the balance industrialisation has reached a developed announcement was made on Fri- Tunisia alone. He added that he has Islamic references and adhering to The idea of the distinction between state, have inbuilt institutions to make day, May 20, when Sheikh Rachid consistently made statements dur- the Tunisian Constitution and all between the political and the reli- discipline and parents feel closer to children and Al-Ghannouchi Head of the move- ing international forums that the other applicable laws. gious preaching (Dawah) is not new fostering a bond between the two. ment, stood at the opening of the Islamic movement in Tunisia does When I asked Ghannouchi in the Islamic arena, but has caused freedom. conference, in the capital, and made not represent a threat to democracy. about his opinion on the resonances strong reactions because it has been Paternity leave combined with long this announcement in front of more Once Ghannouchi announced caused by the announcement he launched in Tunisia under incon- maternity break aims to makes child than 12 thousand Tunisians. the surprising change, the event made, his answer was as following: venient Arab and international rearing a pleasant experience from an early stage of parenthood. Those who attended the Gen- imposed itself on the front of news- “I did not talk about the separa- situations. The model of Daesh, and Liberal parenting techniques largely developed in the West eral Conference of Ennahda were papers in various Western as well tion of religion from politics, but the before it Qaeda, has become domi- are aimed at building an appealing personality given to good not its supporters or members only, as Arab capitals. Some considered party’s strategy is to make a distinc- nant on the public space, in addition interpersonal relationships and a pleasant demeanour. Parenting but activists of the Tunisian society this a coup and political earthquake, tion between the two, because the to the conflict between the Egyptian were also present. Attendees not and others said that Ghannouchi comprehensiveness of Islam does regime and the Muslim Brotherhood. in eastern societies leans towards authoritarianism — largely only represented different politi- has joined the secular club. A third not mean a holistic nature of oper- Other factors related to intellectual relying on the ‘stick approach’. Chinese mum Amy Chua’s Battle cal trends, but also noted that the group of observers welcomed the ating systems. The areas of these conflicts and regional factors have Hymn of the Tiger Mother set the cat among the pigeons in the first-row seats were occupied by announcement, considering it a systems are multiple, and this has contributed to the dissemination parenting world. Here was a mum who swore by an extremely leaders and members of the Con- recognition of the principle of made specialization in a specific of charge in all manifestations of strict style of parenting — going ballistic at her daughter for not stitutional Party, ministers of the separation between religion and area become necessary at this time. Islamic phenomenon, and raised completing tasks with perfection, and making her redo them. former regimes of Bourguiba and politics. Some analysis also went Separation of politics from preach- voices have rejected the distinction Developmental psychologists argue against being too strict Ben Ali who led the conflict between on to say that it this just a re-dis- ing allows for the preaching efforts between moderates and hardliners. the Constitutional Party and the tribution of roles and the decision to continue without being affected All were described as extremists with children. A liberal style leads to balanced personalities with Islamic movements for long time. reflects the failure of political Islam. by fluctuations in the political sit- and terrorists. So the Tunisian event desirable traits. The key to good parenting is recognising that This surprised everyone, to the Some columnists read the news uation in the country, in particular was exceptionally sophisticated every child is different. extent that even someone said that using the Egyptian regime’s eye when the party faces difficulties and described by some as a defeat Yamato’s father made the mistake of not addressing the the scene lacked Ben Ali to com- glasses and the way it has treated during political scrambles. to political Islam and a victory for root cause of his child’s aggressive behaviour. He should have plete it, even though his ministers the Muslim Brotherhood, which Ennahda movement witnessed secularism. consulted a counselor instead of doing something that had the were there. Others went as far as to they considered to be a hopeless an evolution of ideas all the time, Dr. Mohamed Emara mentioned say that the convergence between and dubious case. and has also developed its name- at in his book “Islamic state, civil and world scrutinising his actions. the Islamists and the Constitutional The day after the opening, the beginning being Jama’ah Islami- law” that Dr. Abdul Razzaq San- Party represents another chapter Ennahda resumed its conference yah and then carrying the name of houri, the father of constitutional in the process of reconciliation that in the Hammamet resort 100 km Islamic Tendency Movement, and law in Egypt published, in a study in took place in Paris between Beji away from the capital. Confer- afterwards Ennahda was chosen. 1929 in a law magazine, an article Essebsi before taking presiden- ence attended by more than 1200 During the Bourguiba era, in which he talked about the dis- tial office and Ghannouchi. The participants representing the move- where the strong winds of West- tinction between state and religion Quote of the day scene came as evidence that the ment inside and outside Tunisia. A ernization engulfed Tunisia, the in Islamic thought, but opposing leadership of Ennahda are keen report of 156 pages was distributed movement was engaged in an ide- the idea of ??separation between Muhammad Ali was not to reconcile not only with the sec- to everyone. The report included ological battle defending identity, them. Dr. Amara supported the idea just a champion in the ularists and the various political an assessment of movement per- and in Ben Ali’s era the movement of distinction that others adopted forces in Tunisian society, but also formances in the past, addressing resisted his totalitarian and author- in Egypt, the foremost of whom ring, he was a champion to achieve reconciliation between its experience, reviewing the pitfalls itarian regime. After the overthrow was Tariq Al Bushra. of civil rights, and a role the past and the present. experienced and errors committed. of the former regime and the issue of Thus I can conclude by say- model for so many people. In his speech, Ghannouchi The report also included its future identity has been solved in the con- ing that the step taken by Ennahda announced that his movement vision under its bias towards its new stitutions that the state’s religion is is closer to the Moroccan experi- had decided upon a separation career, and political transformation Islam, this made the movement feel ence, but the Tunisian situation was between inviting to Islam (dawah) into a political party abandoning that it is time to turn into a demo- a more advanced step and came and political activities, opting for preaching, society activities and cratic party with Islamic reference closer to the Turkish model in lim- commitment to political activity and other cultural activities for civil and commitment to the require- iting the dawah movement’s role in David Cameron the transition from the ideological society organizations. ments of the Tunisian constitution political activity. The Turkish party British Prime Minister to the state, leaving preaching activ- In this regard, the report states and the spirit of the times. So the of justice and development has sec- ities to civil society organizations. that the project of Ennahda party is recent change was not because ular references and not Islamic.

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still remember the first time I talked about the Tiananmen incident with my university roommates. It was the eve of the 20th anniversary of June fourth. I“Do you girls know what day is it today?” “June fourth.”“Anything else?” “I know what you mean,” said the girl whose bunk bed lay under mine. “It’s the anniversary. But what can we do?” That passivity is no exception among young people in China today. It’s fashiona- ble to hope that China’s young and educated want to keep the flame burning for protesters in and around central Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, who called for democratic reforms in summer of 1989, only to suffer in deadly clashes with soldiers on June fourth. But from all I have seen and heard, China’s young elite aren’t interested in preserving the memory of Tiananmen, which official press shuns discussing and which the ruling Communist Party has nearly erased from public discourse. The country’s youth just want to focus on making money and stay- ing out of trouble. In the run-up to this year’s anniver- sary, I broached the topic with five of my Chinese friends and colleagues, who were either young children or not yet born when the events of 1989 unfolded. (All agreed only to give their surnames.) None of them The protesters in Tiananmen Square on May 4, 1989. said they plan to commemorate what was among the most traumatic events in China’s characteristics: caution and ambition. Cui, fourth on the backburner for now. I asked the debt for the next 20 years. Of course said Qiao, “June fourth helped people to be recent history. Four of the five described a young auditor working for accounting him when he thinks would be a proper I can’t stand for any social instability, or aware of the democratic spirit, but after it June fourth as “not important.” While the firm Ernst & Young, told me the anniver- time for an open discussion. He said he instability in my own life.” failed, the democracy supporters within youth of the 1980s held high the flags of sary “isn’t directly related to me, or to my was not sure. Only Sun, a 24-year-old student, seemed the Communist party lost their power. I democracy and idealism, the new genera- life. I don’t know any young people around Hu is just the sort of person who, in to care about politics at all. “The govern- don’t think June fourth was a blessing for tion doesn’t seem to care. What happened? me who care about the June fourth anniver- theory, should care about Tiananmen. Hu ment has done a good job over the past China and I don’t want to praise it.” It’s not that these five don’t know what sary either.” Instead, Chinese youth “think graduated from Peking University, an elite two decades in backing politics away from Everyone in China tries to figure out Tiananmen was. They all do. Although there about how to set our roots in the big cities university in Beijing that was a hotbed of visibility in day-to-day life,” Sun told me. where the line is between what’s allowed is no open discussion on June fourth in and grab a better position for ourselves in protest in 1989. He told me that “almost “But politics is everything … June fourth and what isn’t; no one really succeeds. As China, there are no details in school text- the future. China is still developing fast, every student” there knows June fourth. should be mentioned and remembered.” a solution, we draw a large circle around books, and the Great Firewall, a government and the opportunities to have a better life But “every year around this time, the stu- He added that his generation wants change. ourselves and stay far away from the edge. censorship program, blocks foreign websites are now or never,” Cui explained. “Who dent’s supervisors remind them, ‘watch But Sun said he feels helpless. “What can A vague line is far more powerful than like Facebook and The New York Times, it wants to risk losing everything we have your behavior.’ Today’s Peking Univer- we do? When people have urgent things to a clear one. I, too, am among the care- is not impossible for Chinese young people achieved for a vague dream?” sity students are different from those of deal with, they don’t see the importance of ful ones. This year, I first thought I would to have access to richer information if they Cui isn’t exaggerating. Openly com- 1989. Some of the students simply don’t some issues.”Sun said he rarely talks about hold conversations about Tiananmen in want it. Hundreds of thousands of them memorating June fourth, in person or online, care about politics; some don’t agree” with Tiananmen with his peers. But that’s not the street, at a park, or at a restaurant - study abroad, and millions more could carries real risks. The Chinese government what the protesters did; and some “dare primarily due to worries that such dis- only with close friends, of course. But as download so-called virtual private net- considers such actions harmful to national not do anything publicly.” cussion would get him into trouble with I planned this article and lined up peo- works that would allow them to “leap” the stability; indeed, every year some who hold These attitudes reflect the official rhet- the authorities. Rather, Sun explained, it’s ple to talk, I found myself growing ever Great Firewall. even private memorials in mainland China oric that we young Chinese have been because people have differing opinions more discreet. I remembered how, sev- It’s also not true that these five have are punished; at least three activists were exposed to throughout our lives. Students about it; discussion can easily create dis- eral years ago, when I was still a college been so exposed to state media that they reportedly detained this May for plans to here are called upon to sacrifice their petty cord among friends. student, one of my classmates sent a text lack the ability to think for themselves. All commemorate the anniversary in Beijing. individual interests for the greater good. The danger of becoming politically to another friend as a joke: “Let’s go to five have degrees from elite universities; Another risk, according to Cui, is the insta- In party newspapers, it is common to find active is a lesson that this generation of Tiananmen and burn ourselves in pro- they all have either studied, traveled to, or bility China would potentially face once editorials that argue that because West- youth has studiously taken to heart. One of test.” Thirty minutes after the message lived in other countries. But young people June fourth were allowed to be discussed ern countries acted oppressively a century my roommates, from Beijing, once told me was transmitted, a row of police cars and in China today are defined by two major openly, which would likely lead to a wider or two ago, they have no right to criticize that her father in the 1980s was an idealis- dozens of policemen swarmed the dormi- conversation about the legitimacy of the rul- China’s recent past or its present. Social tic young man who listened to rock music tory building. Fortunately for my friend, ing Chinese Communist Party. Cui won’t do Darwinism prevails. and grew his hair long. “But he changed the university president vouched for his anything that would lead to the former, and Cui said he is disturbed by corruption after 1989,” she said. “He warned me before innocence. he doesn’t want to see anything that lead and is unhappy with how things work in university started, ‘never get involved in I was worried that I would be reported That passivity is no exception among to the latter. “I believe in a strong govern- China sometimes. But his solution is “to any political movements.’ He told me he to the police for my online conversations. So ment,” he said. “To maintain the stability adapt to it and try to climb to a better posi- would try to protect me no matter what, but I messaged trusted contacts via Facebook, young people in China today. It’s and achieve a larger goal, I think some sac- tion” rather than becoming a change agent, there were some things that he could not do rather than Chinese social media, which is fashionable to hope that China’s rifices are acceptable.” In other words, China because “unfairness is an inevitable part of anything to prevent once it was too late.” heavily monitored. We used agreed-upon can’t both become strong and reckon with the human condition and there will always Another friend, 27-year-old Qiao, a code words, referring to “that thing” when young and educated want to keep Tiananmen at the same time. be some in human society who are less mainlander now studying in Taiwan, told we needed to say “June fourth,” and “that the flame burning for protesters Chinese young people are generally lucky.” People like Cui sometimes care about me he was also warned from a very young place” when we needed to say “Tiananmen.” in and around central Beijing’s more liberal and more individualistic than politics, but only when it directly intrudes age about the dangers of politics. Qiao’s On of my five contacts later changed his previous generations, but even so, it’s not upon their individual concerns, and only uncle and aunt were both university stu- mind and told me he planned to do some- Tiananmen Square, who called for rare to hear opinions like Cui’s among their after careful calculation to make sure they dents in 1989 and they participated in thing small to mark the anniversary. “I will democratic reforms in summer of ranks. Three out of the five people I inter- won’t suffer for raising complaints. “Yes- hunger strikes in the days before soldiers probably post something ironic, but indi- 1989, only to suffer in deadly clashes viewed told me they believe that in today’s terday I just made a decision to buy an descended on the square. rect, like ‘the week of deleting posts on the China, social stability should reign. One, apartment in Shenzhen,” Cui said. It was “I think I was liberal. At first I learned of Chinese internet comes again, cheers,’” he with soldiers on June fourth. named Hu, said it’s fine to keep “disputes more than $450,000. “I borrowed [over it from family, then I tried to look for infor- wrote, sending me a wry smile on Face- over certain historical incidents” like June $300,000] from the bank, and will pay mation from books and on the internet.” book. “Nothing else.” Indonesia has a dangerous fix for its trash problem

percent more trash than it did in 2014, leaving urban dwellers with few good either by carrying it from a well (which The government knows this. Since and about 15 percent of that will be options. Many turn to bottled water, may not be safe) or by buying it in bot- 2000, it has made considerable plastic. transforming what the West views as tles. Over time, bottled water ends up progress toward its goal of getting Fixing this problem has become a pri- a luxury into a necessity — an essen- costing considerably more than piped clean water and sanitation to all its ority for lawmakers. In February, they tial public service not provided by the water, eating up a significant share of citizens. The bad news is that it will slapped a tax on plastic shopping bags. government. a poor family’s income. need more than $57 billion to finish the This month, they’ll consider one on Demand is strong. About 30 percent of As a result, even a modest tax on plas- job. That won’t be easy. In the mean- plastic containers, including drink the population relies on bottled water tic containers could substantially harm time, far simpler measures would go bottles. It’s a simple solution -- and regularly. Between 2009 and 2014, public health. A $0.02 tax on plastic a long way. The quickest and cheapest it’s likely to cause much more misery sales increased by 12.5 percent annu- bags has resulted in a 25 percent decline is to support home-based decontam- than the mess it’s designed to clean up. ally. Not all of that growth is driven in usage at supermarkets, according ination products. The problem is Indonesia’s contam- by need (Jakarta has its share of Pel- to Indonesia’s environment ministry. A bottle of Air RahMat, an anti- inated water. legrino-serving Italian restaurants). That’s great. microbial solution, costs about By Adam Minter In 2015, only half of city residents But much of it is, providing yet another But a similar decline in plastic bottle $0.30 and can decontaminate the Bloomberg Indonesia will had access to piped water, and only example of urban growth outpacing usage could have grim consequences: average family’s water supply for a 2 percent of urban areas had access the government’s ability to manage it. About a quarter of all deaths among month. Indonesia’s government should generate about to sewage lines and treatment facili- And the government’s failure is largely Indonesian children under five are be supporting such home and com- 5 percent more ties. Industrial pollution is rife. In rural the poor’s burden. In East Java, con- caused by diarrheal diseases, most munity-based solutions — including ndonesia is drowning in plastic areas, about 37 million people drink necting a home to a piped water system of which result from unclean water. better education about hygiene — while trash than it did in trash. Bottles pollute its beaches, from what the World Bank character- costs $150 to $300 — a considerable That would only get worse. it develops reliable water infrastruc- 2014, and about 15 bags congest its waterways and izes as “unprotected sources.” burden in poor neighborhoods where Ultimately, ensuring that environ- ture over the long term. percent of that will instant-noodle cups overflow its Boiling water often takes care of the people might earn only a few dollars mental protection doesn’t come at the That’s a better way to cut back on pol- Igarbage bins. It’s only getting worse: By problem in the countryside. But there’s a day. Those who can’t afford such a expense of the poor will require more lution than a regressive bottle tax. It be plastic. 2019, Indonesia will generate about 5 no boiling away industrial chemicals, lump sum must find water elsewhere, than quick-fix approaches. would also save money — and lives.

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Reuters shopping areas and malls in the com- Last month, a new message pur- other security agencies in this coun- consulates in Johannesburg, Durban The US govt received mercial hub of Johannesburg and porting to come from the spokesman try are very much capable of keeping and Cape Town for several days. Cape Town, widely regarded as South of Islamic State called on followers South Africa safe and everybody in Yesterday, the embassy said it JOHANNESBURG: The United States information that rebel Africa’s tourism capital, were the main to launch attacks on the West during this country, including Americans,” would remain open. warned its citizens yesterday of pos- groups are planning target areas in the suspected planned the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, foreign affair’s ministry spokesman “This will not affect operations sible attacks by Islamist militants attacks. which begins in early June. Clayson Monyela said. at the US embassy Pretoria or our on US facilities or shopping malls in to carry out assaults “This information comes against South Africa’s foreign affairs “The last time they did this, Consulates in Johannesburg, Cape South Africa during the upcoming the backdrop of the Islamic State of department said the country’s secu- towards the end of last year, noth- Town or Durban,” United States month of Ramadan, but the South Iraq and the Levant’s public call for rity agencies were capable of ensuring ing came out of that advisory,” he embassy spokeswoman Cynthia African government said the coun- a country that has a significant expa- its adherents to carry out terrorist the safety of its residents, noting that added. Harvey said. try was safe. triate and tourist population but has attacks globally during the upcoming no incident or attack had taken place South African police were not “We are cooperating with local It was the second such warning in seldom been associated with Islam- month of Ramadan,” it said in a state- after the previous warning by the US available to comment. authorities, as we do in any investi- under a year from the embassy, which ist militancy. ment posted on its website. http://1. embassy last year. Following a similar warning in gation into terrorist threats around issued a similar alert in September in The US embassy said up-market usa.gov/1UkdY8R. “The state security agency and 2009, the US closed its embassy and the world.”

Balloon Selfie Japan & South Korea defence ministers to Australian surfer dies in hospital toughen joint security after shark attack Reuters Dialogue, a regional security forum Sydney: A surfer who lost in Singapore. a leg in an Australian shark He said such emergency phone attack has died in hospi- SINGAPORE: Japanese Defence lines would be expanded to include tal, police said yesterday, Minister Gen Nakatani said yes- a new direct link between the two saying his injuries were too terday that Japan and South Korea countries’ defence ministers. severe for him to survive. agreed to expand an emergency Nakatani said talks would con- Ben Gerring, 29, was communication system between tinue on sharing and safeguarding with a group of surfers at their defence ministries, including sensitive information on Pyongyang’s Falcon Beach in Western adding a new direct line between missile and nuclear programmes. Australia when a suspected defence ministers. Under the framework, South great white pounced on Tensions have been high in the Korea would pass relevant informa- him on Tuesday, ripping region since early January when tion to the United States, with which off his right leg above the North Korea conducted its fourth Seoul already has a legally-binding knee and snapping his nuclear test. It has followed that with pact to share and safeguard intelli- surfboard in half. a satellite launch and tests of vari- gence called Fellow surfers rushed ous missiles, most recently a failed General Security of Military to his aid, helping him from launch on Tuesday. Information Agreement (GSOMIA). the water and giving him “What it means is that we will The United States would then pass first aid before he could be make use of phones for emergency the information on to Japan. transferred to Royal Perth communication, when security- It would work similarly the other Hospital in efforts praised related emergencies such as a way around since the United States by his family. “Tragically, A Cambodian woman takes a selfie during a ceremony at a pagoda in Phnom Penh yesterday to mark missile launch occur, and commu- has also signed a GSOMIA with Japan. the man was unable to the 67th anniversary of the loss of a large territory called Kampuchea Krom (Khmer Krom) to Vietnam. nication and coordination between Some South Koreans have voiced recover from his injury and Kampuchea Krom, or Lower Cambodia, was home to about 12 million ethnic Khmers. the defence authorities of the two concerns about signing a security passed away last night countries are needed,” Nakatani pact with Japan, their one-time colo- (Friday),” Western Australia told reporters at the Shangri-La nial ruler. Police said in a statement. Boat capsizes in SW China; US informs Beijing of ‘self-isolation’ in South China Sea 14 missing

Hong Kong: One person was dead and 14 miss- AFP claims of sovereignty in the South Beijing’s claim to nearly the entire Carter said. consequences for the region,” Carter ing yesterday night after a China Sea, and its attempts to bol- South China Sea has angered South- The key to regional security, said. boat capsized on a lake in ster these by creating military bases east Asian neighbours and pitted it Carter said, was enhanced military He also suggested the United China’s southwest Sichuan SINGAPORE: China risks further on reclaimed islets and increasing against the United States, which has cooperation across the region and States and China would benefit from province, state news alienating regional neighbours and maritime patrols. conducted patrols near Chinese-held the observance of “core principles” better military ties -- both to build agency Xinhua reported. building a “Great Wall of self-iso- “China’s actions in the South islands to press for freedom of naviga- such as the peaceful resolution of dis- understanding and to avoid the risk The leisure vessel, lation” as it pursues its military China Sea are isolating it, at a time tion. The contested waters encompass putes through legal means and the of mishaps. which could seat 40, had expansion across the South China Sea, when the entire region is coming key global shipping lanes. development of a “principled secu- According to the Pentagon, two been carrying 18 passen- US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter together and networking,” Carter said “The United States views the rity network.” Chinese fighters last month con- gers when it capsized on warned yesterday. in a speech at an annual forum known upcoming ruling ... as an opportunity “Only when everyone plays by ducted an “unsafe” intercept of a US Bailong lake in Guangyuan Speaking at a security summit as the Shangri-La Dialogue. for China and the rest of the region the same rules can we avoid the mis- spy plane in international air space city due to strong winds, in Singapore, Carter said countries “Unfortunately, if these actions to recommit to a principled future, to takes of the past, like when countries over the South China Sea, further Xinhua quoted the local across the Asia-Pacific region con- continue, China could end up erect- renewed diplomacy, and to lowering challenged one another in contests heightening tensions in the strategi- government as saying in a tinue to fret over China’s sweeping ing a Great Wall of self-isolation.” tensions, rather than raising them,” of strength and will, with disastrous cally vital waters. statement. Rescuers man- aged to save four people and were continuing to search for fourteen others, the agency said. Myanmar’s hardline monks Local officials later con- Taiwan determined to build local firmed that one of the four rescued, a child, died regroup after political change at a hospital after failing to respond to emergency defence industry: President treatment, reported Xinhua. AFP Ma Ba Tha representatives from Helicopter crash around the country took the micro- Reuters phone at the start of the two-day in Indonesia YANGON: Over a thousand hardline conference to review their achieve- Buddhists gathered on the outskirts ments over the past year and outline leaves one dead YILAN: Taiwan is determined to of Yangon for the annual summit of plans for the future. build a local defence industry, the their ulta-nationalist group yester- “Our principles are very simple: Jakarta: A pilot was killed island’s new president said yester- day, as the anti-Muslim network to protect our people and our reli- and three passengers day as she toured a naval base and looks to stay relevant under Myan- gion,” U Ottama, a monk attending critically wounded after took a ride on a homemade 600-ton mar’s new civilian leadership. the conference said. a helicopter crashed in ne warship. Maroon-robed monks, nuns and Much of the anti-Muslim rheto- remote eastern Indonesia Taiwan, isolated diplomatically other followers filled the monastery ric espoused by group’s leaders has yesterday, officials said, the and reliant on the United States as in northern Yangon to mark the third targeted the Rohingya -- a ethnic latest accident to beset the its only arms supplier, has struggled anniversary of the founding of Ma Ba minority denied citizenship in Myan- country’s beleaguered avi- to maintain modern military wares Tha, which has been at the forefront mar and relegated to apartheid-like ation sector. in the face of China’s growing might of anti-Muslim sentiment in Myan- conditions ever since deadly riots The Bell 206 helicopter across the 180km-wide Taiwan Strait mar in recent years. tore through western Rakhine state of aircraft operator Amur to its east. The group proved a potent in 2012. went down in Paniai dis- Taiwan’s military is looking to political force under the former mil- One of Suu Kyi’s biggest chal- trict, Papua province. It build its own submarines and next itary-backed government, who they lenges will be carving out a solution was not immediately clear generation jet trainers, and its navy successfully lobbied to pass a series for the Rohingya -- who Buddhist what caused the accident. has begun programmes to build of controversial laws that rights nationalists have branded ille- Weather conditions were minesweepers, support ships, and Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (centre) arrives at the Suao naval groups say discriminate against gal immigrants from Bangladesh, reported to be normal at small stealthy warships. base in eastern Yilan county yesterday. women and religious minorities. despite the fact that many have lived the time. Constrained by budgets and But the organisation ultimately in Myanmar for generations. “We have evacu- approvals required in arms sales ruling, independence-leaning Dem- military audience at a naval base in lost out in November elections that The Nobel peace prize winner ated the passengers to from the United States, the gov- ocratic Progressive Party, which northeastern Taiwan. saw their allies in the incumbent has faced international criticism the nearby city of Nabire ernment hopes that building a overturned eight years of China- She had just been to sea on the party trounced by Aung San Suu for not taking a stronger stance on so they could get medi- home-grown defence industry will friendly Nationalists rule in landslide 600-tonne Tuo Jiang, Taiwan’s first Kyi’s National League for Democ- the Rohingya, and for failing to field cal treatment,” said Agus increase technological know-how, January elections. homemade, twin-hulled corvette. racy (NLD), which is now leading any Muslim candidates in Novem- Rianto, a spokesman for create jobs and boost economic “Let defence needs become the “This new Tuo Jiang vessel rep- the former junta-run country’s first ber’s polls -- a move observers say Indonesia’s national police. growth. driving force of industrial upgrad- resents our determination to be civilian administration in half a was a concession to groups like Ma Beijing distrusts Tsai and her ing and transformation,” Tsai told a autonomous in our defence,” she said. century. Ba Tha. PAKISTAN SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 13 Modi inaugurates $290m dam in Afghanistan

Afghanistan. has poured more than $2bn into the Modi and Ghani jointly pressed country since the Taliban was toppled India is the fifth the button on a remote-controlled from power in 2001. largest bilateral donor console, sending torrents of water New Delhi’s active engagement in Afghanistan and gushing down the dam as celebra- has led analysts to point to the threat tions erupted with balloons released of a “proxy war” in Afghanistan has poured more in the colours of the Indian flag. between India and its nuclear-armed than $2bn into the “I want to give the good news to arch-rival Pakistan. my people that ‘Afghanistan-India Pakistan has long been accused of country since the Friendship Dam’ is the prologue to supporting the insurgents in Afghani- Taliban was toppled construction of a series of dams that stan, especially with attacks on Indian we have undertaken so that our prov- targets in the country. In December, from power in 2001. inces have access to electricity, water, Modi inaugurated Afghanistan’s new food and work,” Ghani said at the parliament complex in Kabul, built by ceremony. India at an estimated cost of $90m. AFP Construction on Salma dam, A few days after his visit mili- which will boost Afghanistan’s power tants launched a 25-hour gun and capacity and help irrigate thousands bomb siege near the Indian consu- of hectares of farm land in a parched late in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif HERAT: Indian Prime Minister landscape, had been stalled by dec- city. And in March, Taliban militants Narendra Modi visited Afghanistan ades of conflict. “Afghans and Indians fired a barrage of rockets at the par- yesterday to inaugurate a $290m dreamt of this project in the 1970s,” liament complex. hydroelectric dam with Afghan Pres- Modi said. “Today the brave Afghan “Destroying is easy and building ident Ashraf Ghani, the latest Indian people are sending a message that is difficult. Contrary to those whose Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) is conferred with Afghanistan’s highest civilian honour, the Amir investment which highlights strength- the forces of destruction, death, main art is destroying and sending Amanullah Khan Award, by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, as they inaugrated a new dam backed by Indian ening ties between the two countries. denial and domination shall not pre- messages of destruction, we have investment in Herat, yesterday. The 42 megawatt Salma dam vail. It is a historic moment of emotion taken the difficult responsibility of in western Herat province, border- and pride in the relations between building prosperity,” Ghani said in a is wrong; seeking peace is right and installations in Afghanistan. month. The deal, bypassing Pakistan ing Iran, is the second major Indian Afghanistan and India.” veiled reference to the Taliban. seeking war is wrong.” The two countries recently signed to connect Iran, India, and Afghan- project after a new parliament com- India, the fifth largest bilateral “We resolutely believe that... Diplomatic relations between a three-way transit agreement with istan to central Asia, would boost plex built under New Delhi’s robust donor in Afghanistan, has been a key prosperity triumphs over destruc- New Delhi and Kabul have grown Iran to develop its southern port of economic growth in the region, Modi development partnership with supporter of Kabul’s government and tion. Hope is right and hopelessness despite a series of attacks on Indian Chabahar, as Modi visited Tehran last said at the time.

More money made available Pakistan hikes defence and security spending by 11%

for President Internews much money is going to the armed budget in 2010 in its total size, and More recently an upward trend, albeit of weapons, followed by operational forces in real terms. this year too it is larger than devel- a marginal one, is noticeable. expenses, which cover transport House & PM Office The defence budget does not cover opment budget by Rs60bn. The Of the Rs860bn allocation, about costs, ration, treatment and training. the cost of military pensions, which development budget also includes Rs2bn would be spent on defence The increase has been minimum in ISLAMABAD: Defence expenditure in average at Rs127bn per year since a Rs100bn allocation for security ministry establishment where the employee-related expenditures. ISLAMABAD: Annual expenses Pakistan’s new financial year starting 2010, and this year have been allo- purposes. remaining Rs858bn would be dis- Globally defence spending has of the President House and the next month will grow by a little less cated Rs178bn. The share of defence budget as tributed among the three services increased this year for the first time Prime Minister’s Office in Paki- than 11 percent to Rs860bn from what These are paid out of the civil- percentage of GDP is also increasing — Army, Air Force and Navy. since 2011. Asia, particularly the Mid- stan have been increased by five to is was in the outgoing year. ian budget. It also does not cover the although at a nominal pace. The pro- The three services would spend dle East, has been the biggest driver eight percent negating the govern- Last year the revised figure at nuclear programme or the cost of the posed defence budget is 2.6 percent Rs211bn on local purchases and behind the resumption of the upward ment’s claim of adopting austerity the close of the financial year was military operations under way in the of GDP. Meanwhile, it was 2.5 percent import of arms and ammunition; course. in its affairs. Rs776bn for the outgoing year end- Federally Administered Tribal Areas. and 2.3 percent of GDP in the preced- Rs216bn on operational expenses; The increase in global defence According to the budget for the ing on June 30. The defence budget has grown ing two years (2015-16 and 2014-15 Rs327bn on salaries of soldiers and spending has, however, been new financial year, which begin The increase in defence spending consistently over the past five years by respectively). officers; and Rs104bn on maintenance restrained by decline in oil prices and next month, funds for the Presi- contrasts with a 3.6 percent increase around 11 percent per annum except Calculating defence budget as of its buildings and construction of economic hardships. dency had been increased by up in the government’s current expend- for 2013-14, the first year of the cur- percentage of GDP shows its burden new ones. In Pakistan’s neighbourhood, to almost eight percent while the iture and a 7.3 percent growth in the rent government, when it spiked up on the national economy. In 2005-06 Comparing these with last year, India would this year be spending Prime Minister’s Office would get total expenditures. The comparison by 15 percent. defence spending was over 4 percent it can be inferred that the increase $36.5bn, while ally China’s military five percent more funds as com- with the national budget shows how It overtook the development of the GDP, but declined afterwards. would be the highest in acquisition budget is $215bn. pared to the current financial year. The budget of the two offices has been increasing with every passing year. The estimated expenses of the Paying respect Retired US generals President House and Prime Min- ister Office were increased by 3 to 10 percent for the year 2014-15. The budget of the Prime Minis- and diplomats want to ter’s Office for the year 2014-15 was Rs779m. In the 2015-16 budget a sum of Rs881.6m was earmarked against maintain troop level Rs842m allocated for the finan- cial year 2016-17. This shows a five percent increase in the total expenditures for the next finan- Reuters General John Nicholson, is expected cial year. to submit a review of US military The budget document said strategy in Afghanistan. that Rs599m had been allocated Under Obama’s current plan, for employees-related expenses, WASHINGTON: Thirteen retired the number of US military person- Rs229m for their salary, Rs110m US generals and senior diplomats nel is due to drop to 5,500 by 2017. for salary of officers, Rs370m for urged US President Barack Obama But Taliban forces lately have made allowances, Rs125m for operating to maintain the current US troop significant gains and rejected peace expenses, Rs75m for grants, subsi- level in Afghanistan, saying a reduc- negotiations with Afghanistan’s gov- dies and written-off loans. tion would undercut the morale of ernment, which has been weakened Similarly, the annual expendi- Afghan government forces and bol- by internal differences. tures of the President House have ster the Taliban. Obama has made extracting the gone up by almost eight percent as The 13 men oversaw US military United States from its 15-year-long Rs863m has been earmarked in operations and policy in Afghani- war in Afghanistan a top priority of the 2016-17 budget against Rs801m stan during the administrations of his presidency, unsuccessfully pur- allocated last year. Obama and former President George suing efforts to bring the Taliban into Under the head of employees- Women light candles as they pay respects to boxing legend Muhammad Ali in Multan, yesterday. W Bush. peace talks. related expenses, a sum of Rs567m Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali died on Friday, his family said. They included retired Army “Afghanistan is the place where has been earmarked. general and CIA director David Al Qaeda and affiliates first planned Petraeus and four other former top the 9/11 attacks and a place where commanders of US-led interna- they continue to operate — and is tional forces there, as well as five thus important in the broader effort former American ambassadors to to defeat the global extremist move- Provinces to get more money for new fiscal year Afghanistan. ment today,” the retired generals and In an open letter to Obama in diplomats wrote. The National Interest magazine, “It is a place where Al Qaeda they said maintaining the current and ISIS still have modest foot- Internews Rs4,332bn for 2015-16. The share of services and law and order for the the provincial governments will gets level of 9,800 US troops would prints that could be expanded if provincial governments, out of these people of Pakistan. Rs1,852bn that shows a increase of “likely have helpful effects on ref- a security vacuum developed. If taxes, will be Rs2,136bn. For the year In accordance with the frame- Rs2.5bn transfers to the provinces . ugee flows, the confidence of the Afghanistan were to revert to the 2016-17, net resources left with the work for distribution of resources Punjab stands to get Rs1,045bn, Taliban, the morale of the Afghan chaos of the 1990s, millions of ref- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s four prov- federal government will be Rs2,781 structured by the 7th National Sindh Rs547bn, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa military and Afghan people, the ugees would again seek shelter in inces will get Rs2,136bn in the new billion compared to the revised esti- Finance Commission (NFC) Award, Rs346bn (including one per cent state of the Afghan economy and neighbouring countries and over- financial year 2016-17, which begins mates of Rs2,481bn for 2015-16, the net transfers to the provinces are for war on terror) and Balochistan perhaps even the strategic assess- seas, dramatically intensifying the next month, from their share in fed- showing an increase of 12.1 per cent. Rs2,210bn in the budget estimates Rs197bn in the new fiscal year of 2016- ments of some in Pakistan.” severe challenges already faced in eral revenues, which is a 15.3 percent The federal government recog- 2016-17 and these transfers were 17. The provinces agreed on sharing “Conversely, we are convinced Europe and beyond.” increase in the share of the provinces nises that the provincial governments estimated at Rs1,938bn in the budget divisible pool under the National that a reduction of our military and The signatories also included: from federal taxes. have increased responsibilities of estimates 2015-16 and Rs1,917bn in Finance Commission Award that will financial support over the coming retired Marine Corps General John Shedding light on estimates of social sector services delivery under revised estimates 2015-16. take place on the basis of 82 percent months would negatively affect each Allen, who served as Obama’s chief revenues and expenditures, the new the new arrangements, therefore the Though for the ongoing fiscal population, 10.3 percent poverty and of these,” they wrote. representative to the US-led anti- budget shows gross revenues receipts federal government is constantly rais- year of 2015-16, the government backwardness, five percent on rev- The letter was published days Islamic State coalition; and former for 2016-17 estimated at Rs4,915bn, ing the level of provincial transfers has allocated Rs1,849bn yet in the enue collection/generation and 2.7 before the current US military US ambassadors to Afghanistan compared to the revised figures of to enable them to improve the social revised estimates for the fiscal year percent on inverse population density. commander in Afghanistan, Army Ryan Crocker and Zalmay Khalilzad. 14 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 INDIA

Going green Eviction drive Kolkata East sparks violence in Bengal West Metro IANS KOLKATA: A railway official was assaulted and bombs were hurled near a station after Railway Pro- tection Force (RPF) personnel tried cost to go up to evict hawkers who had set up “illegal” shops at the Baruipur sta- tion premises yesterday, officials said. An Eastern Railway spokes- crore, up from around `4.900 crore, man claimed a railway official and `4875.85 crore - to be exact,” KMRC three others were injured in the The 16.6km long managing director Satish Kumar attack carried out by a mob com- metro, part of which told media persons here. The orig- prising the hawkers and locals. inal project cost was sanctioned on “The official was thrown on to passes under the July 30, 2008, when the KMRC was the ground and beaten black and Hooghly River - registered. blue,” said the spokesman. Kumar said the first phase of the The trouble started when the the first such river project covering 9.4km and connect- A street vendor sells toys next to the Empty Canopy structure near India Gate as it is lit green to RPF personnel started the eviction crossing in the ing the IT hub of Salt Lake Sector V support planting trees and going green on the eve of World Environment Day in New Delhi, yesterday. drive. Around 1,000 hawkers - said with Sealdah station, is expected to to owe allegiance to the Indian country, is now be completed by June 2018. National Trinamool Trade Union estimated to cost The target date for completion Congress (INTTUC), the workers’ ` of the second phase, traversing a arm of the ruling Trinamool Con- 8,996.96 crore. distance of 7.2km and connecting gress collected at the spot and Sealdah with Howrah Maidan, is went berserk. August 2019. Strike called by Karnataka The hawkers, on the other The Metro project - connecting hand, alleged that the railway IANS two of the world’s busiest railway authorities had launched the drive stations Sealdah and Howrah - was without giving any prior notifica- originally slated to be operational by police association flops tion. However, the railways said 2012, but the date was later pushed the hawkers did not have any per- KOLKATA: Plagued by delays back to October, 2014, and then to omission to ply their trade in the caused by land acquisition, slum 2015. Over 50 percent of the work IANS Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also disciplined force. I appreciate them station premises, and so no noti- relocation and route alignment in phase 1 and six percent in phase thanked the police force for not going for heeding to my appeal and not get- fication was needed. issues, the project cost of the Kolk- two has been completed. on mass protest leave and maintain- ting carried away by outsiders who The adamant hawkers said ata East West Metro has now shot The first phase had run into ing discipline. want to disrupt normal life. I also unless the railway authori- up 1.85 times over the original esti- problems at Duttabad in Salt Lake BENGALURU: The day-long strike by As the day progressed, there assured them to address their griev- ties arranged for an alternative mate of `4,875.85 crore, officials said after several of the slum dwellers police personnel in Karnataka yes- was no sign of protest by the police ances,” he said. space for them, they would con- here, yesterday. refused relocation, but the hurdle terday flopped, with most of them force and near full attendance was The Karnataka state police asso- tinue their trade within the station The 16.6km long metro, part of has now been cleared and work was reporting for duty after withdraw- reported at all police stations across ciation has called upon its 60,000 premises. The railway spokesman which passes under the Hooghly in progress for constructing perma- ing their leave applications. the state. In a last-minute bid to quell members, comprising mostly con- said the eviction drive has been river - the first such river crossing nent rehabilitation centres for them. “I am grateful to the constab- the strike, Parameshwara sent an stabulary and orderlies, to go on mass halted for the time being. in the country, is now estimated In the second phase, prob- ulary for positively responding to SMS in Kannada on Friday night to strike yesterday to protest against On the other hand, state to cost `8996.96 crore, according lems had cropped up with regard my appeal and reporting for duty at every policeman and policewoman, “exploitation by senior officers, Inspector General of Police (Law to authorities of the implementing to the route running close to herit- almost all police stations across the warning them of stern action if they over work, under pay and inhuman and Order) Anuj Sharma said the agency Kolkata Metro Rail Corpo- age buildings like Raj Bhavan. The state,” a relieved Home Minister G. went on strike and assured them of working conditions”. The state govt drive has been carried out by the ration Limited. “The revised cost of route also fell under the blue zone Parameshwara told reporters here looking into their demands. on Wednesday banned the proposed RPF disregarding the state admin- the two-phase project is `8996.96 of the army. later. “Police in Karnataka are a strike. istration’s advice to desist from it. Nine trekkers still stranded in Himachal Internet services

IANS police official said. They have been of Police Sanjeev Gandhi told IANS. he added. He said all the stranded banned in Sonipat stuck at Bara Bhangal, located at an He said another rescue team has trekkers have been provided med- altitude over 2,800 metre, that has been dispatched there on foot. “One ical aid and accommodation. The no road link. The administration is more rescue team was sent from stranded trekkers are Sunil Kumar SHIMLA: Nine trekkers of an expedi- in contact with them and all of them Holi in Chamba district on Friday. Gaur, Sanjeev Mann, Gaurav Singh, ahead of Jat stir tion of income tax officials from New are fine. Earlier, two teams were sent there Gaurav Vashishtha, Rajeev K.R., Delhi, stranded in a remote hamlet in “We have been trying to air- from Palampur. As per our informa- Anurag K.R. Singh, Avesh Pal, Rajesh Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra for the lift them but due to high-velocity tion, no team has been able to reach K.R. and Vipin Bisht. They are asso- IANS property and disrupting essential past three days, could not be rescued winds at Bara Bhangal the helicopter the village where the trekkers have ciated with the Income Tax Trekking services and supply of food. Social even yesterday due to bad weather, a couldn’t land there,” Superintendent been stranded due to bad weather,” and Mountaineering Club of Delhi. media such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, Tumblr, CHANDIGARH: With a section of Google Plus and mobile Internet the Jat community leadership going could be misused for this purpose,” ahead with its call for agitation for he added. Key conspirator Centre of attraction reservation from today, the adminis- The Rohtak district administra- tration in Haryana’s Sonipat district tion on Saturday issued notices to in custody over banned all Internet services. four people for violating Section 144 “With a view to ward off any ten- imposed in the district by pitching sion, fights, threats to human life, tents for ‘dharna’ without permission scribe’s murder damage to property and deteriora- of the competent authority. tion in the law and order situation, Rohtak Deputy Commissioner in Bihar District Magistrate, Sonipat, K. Atul Kumar said that notices have Makarand Pandurang, has issued been issued to former sarpanch of orders to ban all Internet services, village Rithal, Umed Singh, Som- IANS including Internet 2G, 3G, 4G, Edge, bir Singh, resident of village Jasiya, GPRS and Bulk SMS sent via mobile, Ashok Balhara of Dev Colony and under Section 144 of the Criminal Vijaydeep of Rohtak, for pitching PATNA: Laddan Mian, suspected Procedure Code with effect from tents near Kanhi Chowk in village to be the main conspirator in the June 4, 2016. “This ban would be Jasiya, for which permission was not killing of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan effective till further orders,” a state sought from the administration. in Bihar’s Siwan district, was taken government spokesman said. “They have been directed to on a three-day police remand yes- The ban has been imposed to remove the tents immediately,” he terday for interrogation, police prevent people from misusing these said, adding that the ground in Sec- officials said. services might be used to spread tor 6 had been earmarked for the A day after a court in Siwan wrong information and rumours, dharna and restriction has been allowed police to question Laddan, the district magistrate said. imposed on gathering of five or police have taken him on three day “These services could also be more persons within 500 metres remand, said Siwan Superintend- used in illegal activities such as of all national and state highways, A child model presents a creation during a show at India Kids Fashion Week in Mumbai, yesterday. ent of Police Saurabh Kumar. blocking roads, highways and rail- railway lines and stations and con- Laddan, who is also considered way tracks, damaging government necting roads in the district. close to jailed former Rash- triya Janata Dal MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, on Thursday, sur- rendered before the chief judicial magistrate in Siwan and was sent to judicial custody. He was lodged Terrorism remains foremost challenge: Parrikar in Siwan jail. However, Laddan Mian has denied his involvement in Rajdeo’s IANS international law. “Terrorism remains change,” he said. The Defence Min- he said. China’s expansive claims Philippines and Vietnam, all appear to killing. “I have nothing to do with the foremost challenge to our region. ister stressed the need to peacefully over South China Sea, contested and be spending more on military capa- Rajdeo’s killing. I was wrongly Networks of radicalism and terror- resolve the claims over South China mirrored by the Philippines, Brunei, bilities. A closer look suggests the framed in the case by police,” ism as well as their support structures sea. “We have traditional links with Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan have picture is more complex. he told the media before being SINGAPORE: Indian Defence Minis- in the region and beyond continue to the countries in the South China triggered concerns globally, with the “In some cases, there is a catch- sent to jail. According to police, ter Manohar Parrikar said yesterday pose a threat to all peace-loving soci- Sea. More than half our trade passes US sending its naval warships in the ing-up happening after years of Laddan Mian was wanted in the that terrorism remains the formost eties,” Parrikar said. through its waters. disputed waters. neglect of capital expenditure in connection with killing of Rajdeo challenge in the Indo-Pacific region “We need to oppose terrorism “While we do not take a position Parrikar also said that trends in defence. In other cases, there are following five shooters arrested by and there was need to “delegitimise” resolutely everywhere, delegitimise on territorial disputes, which should the region suggests that countries in new challenges and new roles for the police last month revealed that it it as an instrument of state policy. it as an instrument of state pol- be resolved peacefully without the the Asia-Pacific are spending more armed forces. was he who had contracted them Speaking at the Shangri-La Dia- icy and cooperate unreservedly to threat or use of force, we firmly on defence but there was no “defini- “I believe that we cannot reach to kill the journalist. logue here, he, in a reference to the locate, thwart and destroy terrorist uphold freedom of navigation and tive conclusion” about this presaging a definitive conclusion that we are Police in Siwan said that the South China Sea, said that India firmly networks. The security frameworks overflight in accordance with inter- a “military competition”. witnessing emerging military com- killing was part of a pre-planned believed in freedom of navigation in our region still do not give enough national law, in particular the UN “If you look at recent figures, Aus- petition in the region based on figures conspiracy. and overflights in accordance with attention to terrorism. This must Convention on the Law of the Sea,” tralia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, of military expenditure,” he said. INDIA SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 15 Scam-tainted Maharashtra revenue minister quits

IANS rehabilitation, excise, agriculture and media that Khadse has quit on “moral into the allegations and those mak- horticulture, animal husbandry, and grounds” but the party stood solidly ing them,” he said. Hitting out at his Khadse defended fisheries, met Chief Minister Deven- behind him and lauded the contri- detractors within and outside the himself saying he had dra Fadnavis yesterday morning and bution of the OBC leader from north party, Khadse said this was “an attack MUMBAI: In a major embarrassment put in his papers. Fadanavis later Maharashtra for building up the party on the BJP”, even as some other wor- for Maharashtra’s ruling BJP, Revenue “committed no wrong” announced a probe. in the state since four decades. ried ministers with different types Minister Eknath Khadse (pictured), nor “misused his Amid apprehensions of a potential On his part, Khadse defended of allegations against them went to the de facto No.2 in the state govern- sabotage bid by Khadse’s substantial himself saying he had “committed no meet Fadnavis. Fadnavis tweeted ment, had to step down yesterday official position”. He support among the BJP legislators, the wrong” nor “misused his official posi- this evening that since Khadse has after getting embroiled in multiple said he was a victim development came after the biennial tion”. He said he was a victim of “trial demanded an enquiry into allegations controversies, including corruption of “trial by the media” elections to six Rajya Sabha and 10 by the media” in the past few weeks. against him, a retired Bombay High allegations in a questionable land deal Legislative Council seats were com- “I have done nothing wrong...when Court judge will be appointed for the and reported links with underworld in the past few weeks. pleted on Friday with all candidates of the allegations were made against probe. Khadse’s resignation followed don Dawood Ibrahim. different parties elected unopposed. me, I asked them (those levelling the after Fadnavis met BJP president Amit Khadse, 63, once a claim- A Raj Bhavan official said was accepted. charges) to provide evidence, which Shah in New Delhi and submitted a ant to the chief minister’s post portfolios including revenue, minor- following the chief minister’s rec- Bharatiya Janata Party state they did not give. I request the chief detailed report on the issues confront- and holding nearly a dozen major ities development and wakf, relief and ommendation, Khadse’s resignation president Raosaheb Danve told the minister to conduct a thorough probe ing Khadse.

Kerala CM receives Mathura remains rousing welcome tense as political at home town IANS parties wade in THALASSERI: It was a hero’s welcome that new Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan received IANS Aadmi Party (AAP) from Delhi also at his home town near here yester- arrived in the city to take stock of day morning. the situation. The Communist Party This was the first visit that of India-Marxist (CPI-M) yesterday Vijayan made to his home town MATHURA: Even as blame game demanded a Supreme Court-mon- after being sworn in as the new continued over the violence in Math- itored inquiry into the Mathura Chief Minister of the state on May ura in which 24 persons were killed violence. 25. on Thursday, political parties waded “This incident clearly shows a The Communist Party of India- into the troubled region to take stock very serious lapse on the part of the Marxist-led Left Democratic Front of the situation and score a point central and state intelligence. It is (LDF) swept the May 16 assem- Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers carry the body of their colleague during a wreath-laying ceremony over their rivals. equally perplexing that this police bly polls winning 91 seats in the As the media focus shifted action was a consequence of a direc- 140-member Kerala Assembly. in Humhama, on the outskirts of Srinagar, yesterday. from police failure and inept han- tive by the judiciary and not on the Vijayan arrived at the rail- dling of the crisis at Jawahar Bagh basis of any information of our secu- way station here along with his to the role of politicians of the rul- rity apparatus,” the CPI-M politburo wife on Saturday morning and Five security officers shot dead ing party in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya said in a statement. Amid all this, the was received by virtually the Janata Party (BJP) leaders staged a situation here continues to remain Who’s Who of the CPI-M in Kan- ‘dharna’ at the Collectorate here on grim. The administrative work has nur district. Saturday afternoon. Local BJP MP come to a grinding halt as every- At a civic reception Vijayan by suspected rebels in Kashmir Hema Malini, who met the parents one is talking of transfers of senior assured that the people’s interest of the deceased police officials in the officials. will be taken care of. morning, joined the demonstration An inquiry into the incident will “Over the years, I have been AFP “The attackers fled the area after Kashmir has been divided and demanded Rs1 crore each for the now be conducted by Aligarh Divi- ‘decorated’ with lots of titles, but the firing,” Javid Gillani, inspector between rivals India and Pakistan two police officials, and a thorough sional Commissioner Chandrakant. the people who are competent general of police, said. since 1947. Both claim the disputed probe into the whole incident. According to police, 24 persons enough to choose between what’s On Friday, three paramilitary territory in its entirety. Unofficial sources said the state had died in the violence. Most of right and wrong, know everything. SRINAGAR: Five Indian security soldiers from India’s Border Secu- Overall violence in the region has government has raised the com- those who died are yet to be identi- I assure that the people’s interest personnel have been shot dead by rity Force were killed when militants declined during the last decade, but pensation from Rs20 lakh to Rs50 fied, and the police plans to cremate will never be compromised,” said suspected rebels in restive Indian- fired bullets from automatic assault armed encounters between rebels lakh each for the dependants of two the dead bodies today. Vijayan. administered Kashmir in the past two rifles at their moving convoy. and government forces occur regu- police officers who were killed dur- Over hundred people are now Incidentally, it was in 1996 days, police said yesterday. Friday’s attack was claimed larly. In recent months the region has ing the violence. being treated at hospitals in Agra that a person from north Kerala Two police officers were on a by Hizbul Mujahideen, one of the witnessed an uptick in rebel attacks The BJP has announced that and Mathura. Meanwhile, the local became the Chief Minister of the routine patrol yesterday when rebels region’s several rebel groups who on security forces with many dying it will hold protest marches and residents are venting their anger at state when CPI-M veteran E.K. fired automatic weapons from a mov- have been fighting Indian forces for on both sides. meetings all over Uttar Pradesh the way police “mishandled the sit- Nayanar was sworn in to the top ing vehicle in southern Anantnag decades, seeking independence or a Tens of thousands, mostly civil- tomorrow. A delegation of the Aam uation under political pressure”. post. town, killing them on the spot. merger with Pakistan. ians, have died in the conflict so far. Interstate firearm supplier held in Delhi with 27 pistols

IANS resident of Mathura in UP, was in Delhi. Nine of the pistols were to Salamuddin, who works as lured into this illegal trade by his henious crimes. A police team led by arrested near Sarai Kale Khan Inter be delivered to Dwarka-based Sonu labourer in the local market, was friend Ishtaq, a carrier of such weap- two Special Cell inspectors-- Manoj State Bus Terminus in south Delhi on and remaining 18 pistols to someone earlier arrested by the Special Cell in ons, and his brother Ibbar, main Dixit and Shiv Kumar-- was specially Friday night when he went there to in UP through Mushtaq for which he December 2014 along with his two receiver of illegal weapons from Mad- entrusted to prevent this menace, said NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old man, deliver the weapons, manufactured has been working for several years,” associates and 10 sophisticated semi hya Pradesh. Both are brothers of Kushwah. who was a part of an interstate fire- in Madhya Pradesh. said Deputy Commissioner of Police automatic pistols were recovered from Mushtaq.Citing last few years study of “In the whole operation, the data arm supply gang, has been arrested The investigators found that the (Special Cell) PS Kushwah. their possession. After being released the investigators, he said these sophis- about gangs of Delhi and NCR was here with a cache of 27 semi-auto- gang has been supplying these weap- He informed police that Mushtaq, from jail, Salamuddin joined hands ticated firearms are manufactured in collected and the team visited at UP’s matic pistols which he intended to ons in Delhi, NCR, Mewat in Haryana a resident of Chhata in Mathura, is the with Mushtaq, who gave him Rs. 5,000 Khargone, Barwani and Dhar districts West and East areas along with Rajas- supply in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, and Mathura for several years. main receiver of firearms who sup- for per trip of weapon delivery, the of Madhya Pradesh and smuggled to than and MP The modus operandi and police said yesterday. “Salamuddin was assigned to plied it in Delhi, NCR and other parts officer said. Delhi and NCR for the purpose to area of operation of each gang was Salamuddin alias Salamu, a provide the 27 pistols to a person of the country. The DCP said Salamuddin was commit robbery, extortion and other also established.”

Floral cargo Bihar cancels result of Class 12 science toppers after re-test

IANS Saturday received a report on a re- very dubious affair with the possibil- assessment of 13 of 14 toppers of Class ity that cheating and fraud continue 12 examination which was meant to on a large scale. find out if they really deserved their All 14 toppers, except Ruby Rai, PATNA: The Bihar School Examina- high grades or had cheated their way appeared on Friday for the re-assess- tion Board (BSEB) yesterday cancelled to the top. The BSEB, which conducts ment before a panel of experts and the result of first and third toppers in the Class 12 exam, is also in trouble as anti-corruption wing of the BSEB the science stream as both failed their it had announced the result of Class which tried to find out if they are top- re-test and decided to give another 12 last month. pers for real or used impersonation, chance to the arts topper to appear The 14 students were called for bribery or other fraudulent means to for a re-test on June 11, officials said. a re-assessment by the BSEB after pass the exam. BSEB chairman Lalkeshwar Aaj Tak TV channel showed a sting Ruby, who failed to appear for Prasad told media here that the in which Ruby Rai, who topped the assessment, had scored 444 out government has also cancelled the the Class 12 exam in the arts, said: of 500 marks in the arts stream and recognition of Vinshu Rai College in “Prodikal (read political) science is Saurabh Shreshtha 485 out of 500 in Vaishali district where the two top- about cooking.” science. Both belong to V.R. College pers, who failed in the re-test, were The sting showed Shreshtha, the in Vaishali district, which reportedly students. “Result of Class 12 Science science topper, saying: “Most reac- has a dubious reputation of consist- topper Saurabh Shreshtha and third tive element in the periodic table is ently churning out ‘toppers’ without topper Rahul Kumar have been can- aluminium.” The failure of two of the any evidence of academic excellence. celled by the board on the basis of students to sensibly answer some Four of the students who A Kashmiri woman rowing a boat carrying lotus roots for cattle through the polluted waters of Dal result of the re-test. Both have failed questions about the subjects they appeared for the re-assessment Lake in Srinagar yesterday. in the re-test,” he said. ‘topped’ in suggested that exams belong to the Arts stream and nine The Bihar government on results in Bihar continues to be a to Science. 16 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 EUROPE / UK

Russia says backs France floods ease as Seine starts to recede arming monitors in east Ukraine “We’re now in the stabilisation phase, even if we could still get one Paris remained on or two centimetres more”, said Bruno AFP orange flood alert Janet, head of modelling at Vigicrues. The city remained on orange but the threat shifted flood alert but threat appeared to MOSCOW: Moscow yesterday said to northeastern have shifted to northeastern France, for the first time it would agree to where storms could cause other rivers foreign monitors observing the France, where storms to burst their banks, as well as around separatist conflict in east Ukraine could cause other the northern port of Le Havre where to carry arms. the Seine flows into the sea. Kiev has been pushing for an rivers to burst The Louvre and Orsay muse- armed observer mission in the their banks. ums, which sit on opposite banks of area where the existing unarmed the Seine, remained closed yesterday, monitors of the fragile ceasefire in a race to move art treasures from between government forces and AFP their basements to higher ground. Russia-backed separatists have Pieces of driftwood, plastic bags reported an upsurge in violence. and other detritus swept past in the Until now, Moscow has muddy waters which engulfed the opposed presence of any armed PARIS: The rain-swollen River Seine city’s famous riverside walkways, a peacekeepers, but Foreign Minis- in Paris began receding yesterday popular haunt of strolling couples. ter Sergei Lavrov said yesterday after reaching its highest level in three Two metro stations remained that Russia would not oppose hav- decades, easing fears after devastat- closed and services on a train line that ing some monitors with pistols for ing floods sent the Louvre and other hugs the Seine was still suspended in “self-defence”. “We have proposed A Paris subway train passes on the Viaduc d’Austerlitz bridge yesterday, above the Seine river. Parisians riverside museums scrambling to pro- places. Boat traffic was also suspended. that there are reinforced, 24-hour tect their treasures. The City of Paris said it opened two were urged to stay away from the Seine. teams of OSCE monitors in places From a peak of 6.10 metres in gyms to shelter the homeless. of heavy weapons storage,” Lavrov the early hours of yesterday , the Across Europe, at least 17 people Four of them have died in France, without power yesterday, electricity fast-flowing waters. said in an interview with Rossiya river began to subside, falling to 6.04 have been killed in floods caused by Prime Minister Manuel Valls said. supplier Enedis said. Paris firefight- “It is a reminder that nature is state television channel. metres at 10am (0800 GMT), the envi- pounding rains that have trapped More than 20,000 people have been ers warned people to keep away more powerful than man and we “We also said that we will be ronment ministry’s Vigicrues flood people in their homes and forced res- evacuated over the past week from from dangerous parts of the river, cannot do anything, only wait,” said ready to agree if the OSCE decides watch website said. The record for the cuers to navigate swamped streets in Loire Valley and greater Paris area. but crowds gathered undeterred Gabriel Riboulet, a 26-year-old entre- to give its monitors on the line of Seine is 8.62 metres, reached in 1910. lifeboats. Over 17,110 homes remained on bridges to snap pictures of the preneur, as he took in the scene. contact and in places of heavy weapons storage the right to carry weapons.” He referred to “pistols for self defence”, suggesting it would give German rock fest suspended the monitors “an element” of a Cameron says Britian will police role. OSCE chief Lamberto Zannier after 72 injured in storm has previously said he is open to sending armed personnel to Ukraine provided all sides agree. harm itself by leaving EU AP is looking after them,” said Marek The conflict in east Ukraine Lieberberg, head of the organisers. began in April 2014 following The German Red Cross said 72 the toppling of Russia-backed AFP the eye... let us not roll a dice on because most recent polls have people were taken to hospital due to president in Kiev and Russia’s sub- their future,” he told the audience given “Remain” a narrow lead. BERLIN: A rock festival in Ger- the storm — including those who got sequent annexation of the Crimea at the end of the show. There will be eight main televi- many was suspended yesterday after electric shocks from nearby lighting peninsula from Ukraine. “Britain doesn’t succeed when sion interviews and hustings between scores of people were injured in a strikes, were hit by flying debris or Ukraine and the West accuse LONDON: British Prime Minister we quit, we succeed when we get now and the vote. Cameron is only lightning storm and forecasters pre- had serious asthma attacks. Spokes- Moscow of fuelling the conflict and David Cameron urged Britons not to stuck in, we work to improve these appearing in three and will not go dicted more severe weather. man Frank Bredel said one person reinforcing the separatists of the “roll a dice” by leaving the EU in his organisations and we safeguard the head-to-head against the “Leave” Paramedics said more than 70 had to be revived by paramedics and so-called Donetsk and Lugansk first television grilling of the referen- prosperity and the security of our camp in any of them. people were hospitalised after a remained in critical condition. “people’s republics” through the dum campaign, three weeks before great country.” The Sky News programme saw storm struck the Rock am Ring fes- Rock am Ring is one of the most porous frontier. Russia has denied the tight vote. Earlier, he faced repeated heck- him face questions from the channel’s tival late Friday near Mendig, 100 popular festivals in Germany and sending in troops and weaponry. Facing an often hostile audience les from angry audience members political editor Faisal Islam which km west of Frankfurt. has been staged since 1985. So far, the 25-month conflict at Sky News, Cameron argued that, including one who told him: “I’m an focused on immigration issues, fol- Organisers yesterday urged tens Lieberberg dismissed reports has killed 9,371 people, UN figures while the European Union sometimes English literature student, I know lowed by questions from the studio of thousands at the festival to seek that the organisers had failed to showed. “drives me crazy”, it would be an act waffling when I see it”. audience. shelter in their tents or cars, saying act quickly to warn music fans A series of truce agreements of “economic self-harm” for Britain The “Remain” camp currently The same channel will host a local authorities had ordered them about the storm, blaming instead reduced the violence but an esca- to vote out on June 23. has 51 percent support compared similar programme featuring Michael to put the festival on hold. the “catastrophic weather situation lation in May claimed the lives With opinion polls finely bal- to 49 percent for the “Leave” side, Gove, a Cabinet minister and former “It’s not about causing panic but in Germany” for the large number of 26 Ukrainian soldiers and an anced and some suggesting a recent according to an average of the last six close political ally of Cameron, argu- giving people feeling that someone of injuries. undisclosed number of rebels. increase in support for the “Leave” opinion polls by the What UK Thinks ing the case for “Leave”. campaign, Cameron, who is leading academic project. On Tuesday, Cameron and Nigel the case for “Remain”, entered the The two ICM polls for the Guard- Farage, leader of the anti-EU UK studio under pressure. ian newspaper put the campaign Independence Party, will answer “As we go home, as we wake for Britain to leave the European questions from a studio audience Croatia govt close to collapse up in the morning, we look at our Union in the lead. Those findings in an ITV programme but will not children and our grandchildren in surprised many commentators debate with each other.

AFP further moves. Oreskovic had earlier remains one of the poorest perform- called for the resignations of Kara- ers in the 28-nation bloc. marko and his other deputy, Bozo Two days ago Croatia suspended Petrov, who leads the coalition’s jun- the issuing of its eurobonds, with the ZAGREB: Croatia’s ruling coalition ior party Most. finance ministry citing “domestic was on the brink of collapse after the Karamarko faces a no-confidence political uncertainties” as the reason. head of the government’s dominant vote by June 18 over an alleged conflict Last month a local newspaper party said it no longer had trust in of interest, and Petrov said last week published a contract showing that a Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic. that his party would back the vote if lobbyist for Hungary’s oil group MOL, The statement came after Karamarko does not step down. which is in dispute with Croatia over Oreskovic called on his two deputy “It is clear to everyone that the its Croatia’s national oil group INA, premiers to resign over growing dis- current political situation has started paid Karamarko’s wife for consult- putes within the fragile right-wing to jeopardise national interests,” ing services between 2013 and 2015. coalition, which has barely func- Oreskovic told reporters. Karamarko acknowledged the tioned since it took power in January. While Karamarko dismissed the existence of the contract but has Deputy premier Tomislav Kara- call for his resignation, Petrov said denied any wrongdoing. marko, head of the HDZ party which he was “ready to quit if that would The opposition Social Democrats dominates the government, refused help stabilise the country,” but the nevertheless called for the no-confi- to quit and said either fresh elections final decision would be made by dence vote, and a national watchdog or a “reconfiguring” in parliament his party. is also probing the affair. Croatian were now the only solutions. Early elections would delay the government and MOL, hold 44.8 and “Oreskovic does not enjoy our implementation of badly-needed a 49 percent stakes respectively in trust,” said Karamarko, whose party reforms in the European Union’s INA, and are in arbitration, notably British Prime Minister David Cameron speaking with audience during a televised event in London. leadership is due to meet to discuss newest member, whose economy over how the company is managed.

Pope scraps abuse tribunal for negligent bishops Smart parade

AP But the new law was imme- “Does that mean the tribunal isn’t The statute essentially does away diately criticised by survivors of going to come because there was too with a proposal approved by Francis abuse as essentially window dress- much opposition?” he asked. last year to establish an accountabil- ing since there were already ways to The main US victims’ group, SNAP, ity tribunal inside the Congregation VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis yester- investigate and dismiss bishops for said it was “extraordinarily sceptical” for Doctrine of Faith to hear negli- day scrapped his proposed tribunal wrongdoing — they were just rarely that new procedures would amount gence cases. Francis’ abuse advisory to prosecute bishops who covered used against bishops who failed to to any wave of dismissals since popes board had recommended that the up for abusive priests after it ran protect their flocks from pedophiles. have always had the power to oust bish- Congregation prosecute negligent into opposition and instead clarified Analysts suggested the new law ops but haven’t wielded it. bishops because it already oversees legal procedures to remove them if was much ado about very little. In the law, Francis acknowl- actual abuse cases against clergy. the Vatican finds they were negligent. “There is nothing breaking here: edged that church’s canonical code But that proposal posed a host The new procedures sought to The congregations could already do already allowed for a bishop to be of legal and bureaucratic issues and answer long-standing demands by that,” said Kurt Martens, professor of removed for “grave reasons.” But he ran into opposition from bishops survivors of abuse that the Vatican canon law at The Catholic University said he wanted to precisely state that and the Vatican bureaucracy. In the hold bishops accountable for abuse of America. negligence in handling abuse cases end, Francis backed off and instead cases. Victims have accused bishops He said what is significant about counted as one of those reasons. essentially reminded the four Vati- of covering up for abuse, moving the new law is that it makes no mention of Bishops “must undertake a partic- can offices that already handle bishop culprits from parish to parish rather original proposal for tribunal, which ular diligence in protecting those who issues that they were also responsible Troops parade along The Mall after the Colonel’s Review in London, than reporting them to police — and would have treated negligence as a are the weakest among their flock,” for investigating and punishing negli- yesterday. suffering no consequences. crime and prosecuted it as such. Francis wrote in the law. gence cases involving abuse. AMERICAS SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 17 Obama cuts prison sentences for 42 offenders

AP than repaid their debt to society and youth if he ever got out. Dunkins is among Republicans and Democrats in earned this second chance.” slated to be released in October. Congress difficult to achieve this year. Roughly half of One of the offenders, Douglas Ray “The day-to-day of prison is tak- Obama has long called for get- the 42 receiving Dunkins Jr of Fort Worth, Texas, had ing an even greater toll on me. ... I ting rid of strict sentences for drug WASHINGTON: US President Barack been held up by civil liberties groups wake up every day and pray in a cell offenses, arguing they lead to exces- Obama (pictured) has shortened the commutations as one of the most egregious exam- that’s white and grey with little room sive punishment and sky-high sentences of 42 people serving time were serving life ples of over-sentencing. to move around in between me and incarceration rates. With Obama’s for drug-related offences, continuing a sentences. Most are Dunkins had only a minor shop- my cellmate,” Dunkins wrote in an support, the Justice Department in push for clemency that has ramped up lifting conviction on his prior record opinion piece last year in The Guard- recent years has directed prosecutors in the final year of his administration. nonviolent offenders. in 1993 when, at age 26, he was sen- ian. “Clemency is something that I to rein in the use of harsh mandatory Roughly half of the 42 receiving tenced to life imprisonment for long for — not just for me, but for a minimums. commutations were serving life sen- conspiracy to possess and distribute lot of inmates who have served well The Obama administration has tences. Most are nonviolent offenders, crack cocaine, the American Civil Lib- over 20-plus years for crimes involv- also expanded criteria for inmates although a few were also charged with of inmates whose sentences Obama erties Union said in a report. No drugs ing crack cocaine.” applying for clemency, targeting non- firearms violations. has commuted — more than the past were found, but prosecutors used tes- Though there’s wide biparti- violent offenders who have behaved The White House said many of seven presidents combined, the White remainder of the administration to timony from co-conspirators who san support for a criminal justice well in prison and would have them would have already finished House said. The pace of commuta- give more deserving individuals that testified in exchange for lighter sen- overhaul, what had looked like a received shorter sentences if con- their sentences if they had been sen- tions and the rarer use of pardons same second chance,” White House tences, the ACLU said. promising legislative opportunity in victed of the same crime a few years tenced under current, less onerous are expected to increase as the end counsel Neil Eggleston wrote in a blog The ACLU said Dunkins had Obama’s final year has mostly lost later. Civil liberties groups hailed that sentencing guidelines. of Obama’s presidency nears. post. worked for nearly a decade as a steam. As with Obama’s other priori- move but have since raised concerns The latest group of commuta- “He remains committed to using Eggleston added that the offenders paralegal helping other inmates with ties, the chaotic presidential campaign that too few are actually receiving tions brings to 348 the total number his clemency power throughout the receiving commutations had “more legal work and wanted to mentor has increasingly made cooperation clemency under the policy.

Macri cancels A democratic exercise Children among 117 engagements after illness bodies found in

AFP Mexico mass grave

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine Presi- AFP Some bodies were buried with- dent Mauricio Macri cancelled his out a document with a case number, official activities yesterday, after or the number was ineligible. Perez being hospitalised for several said 28 remains did not have a hours with cardiac arrhythmia, a TETELCINGO, MEXICO: A fetus, genetic registry. government source said. a two-year-old boy and a seven- Authorities have not said how Macri was temporarily hospi- year-old girl were among 117 human many crime victims were among talised early yesterday at a private remains recovered from a mass the bodies. clinic near his presidential res- grave made by Mexican authorities The scandal erupted after a idence and underwent medical in 2014, officials said. mother launched a legal battle to testing before returning home. It took 12 days for forensic recover the body of her son, Oliver The 57-year-old leader suf- experts to dig the pit in the central Wenceslao Navarrete Hernandez. fered “mild arrhythmia”, but state of Morelos, and there was one Navarrete was found dead after continued with official duties for more body than they previously he was kidnapped in 2013. His fam- several hours before checking into believed were buried in a cemetery ily was unable to bury him because the clinic, officials said. Macri was in Tetelcingo. prosecutors insisted on keeping the forced to cancel two official events Morelos attorney general Javier body for forensic tests. yesterday , his office said. Perez said authorities are investi- But the body vanished from The president will undergo a gating why they had a registry of 116 the official records until an official check-up at home and is expected bodies instead of 117. revealed that Navarrete was buried to return to next week, his spokes- Authorities will continue dig- in the mass grave with apparently man Ivan Pavlovsky said. ging to make sure there are no other falsified documents. “The arrhythmia in under unknown bodies. His family was present when Peru’s National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) workers carry ballot boxes and voting materials control and he will return to his The case has caused outrage in officials opened the grave for the to a polling station before today’s presidential election, in Lima, Peru, yesterday. normal work schedule as soon as Mexico, where more than 28,000 first time in December 2014, and tomorrow,” Pavlovsky said. people have disappeared in a dec- they made a video of the grim dig. ade of drug violence. But it was not until November Families of missing people 2015 that the discovery became came from other states to observe public. as authorities began to dig the grave Under pressure, authorities Activists ask Brazil’s Temer to pay for cleanup on May 23. agreed to exhume all the bodies and Perez said the fetus, a 36-week- open an investigation. old female—nearly full term—was One former official from the found dead on a street in 2012 in the state prosecutor’s office is facing AP attended by surfers, sailors, rowers that looks like it won’t become real- Rio’s mayor recently blasted the city of Cuernavaca. charges and another is facing inves- and other Rio residents. ity,” said Moscatelli, speaking in front state for its failure to make good on The seven-year-old girl was tigation into the matter. Moscatelli is the most visible face on aerial photos showing massive the promises, calling it a “national found on December 26, 2012, “We will continue (to look into of the fight to clean up the Olympic brown sewage stains on Barra Beach. shame.” between Cuernavaca and Jiute- the actions of) other public servants RIO DE JANEIRO: A leading Brazilian city’s waterways, which are polluted “If this project doesn’t happen before David Zee, an oceanography pro- pec, and an autopsy concluded and former officials,” Perez said. biologist who has fought for cleanup by human sewage. He also asked for the games, it will never happen.” fessor at Rio’s state university who that she had died of a contusion Perez said DNA samples were of Rio de Janeiro’s polluted waterways a 10-minute meeting to discuss the Water pollution has become a attended yesterday’s protest, said in the chest. taken from each body in a bid to called yesterday on interim President release of the funds with Temer, who hot-button issue in the lead up to the failure to dredge Jacarepaga and The two-year-old boy was dis- identify all of them. Michael Temer to release emergency he says is the last hope for making Rio’s Aug. 5-21 Olympics. A mas- Barra lagoons around Olympic Park covered in a river in April 2013, with The 117 remains were taken to funds to pay for the dredging of toxic good on long-postponed promises to sive cleanup was billed as one of the could prove catastrophic during the his death caused by head trauma. another cemetery, “The Garden lagoons hugging the Olympic Park. clean up Rio’s waters before the Sum- major legacy projects of the games, Games. The high sewage levels fill The bodies of the children were of Memories,” where they will be Around 650m Brazilian reais mer Olympics in August. but an ongoing study commissioned the lagoons with sulfuric gas that never claimed, Perez said. placed in wall crypts. ($184m) were earmarked for the Rio is among the states hardest by a section of media has shown the is released during windy, agitated The law in Mexico allows author- The human rights activists in the project years ago but it was held up hit by the recession that’s slamming waterways where the Olympic row- conditions, enveloping the area in a ities to bury bodies that are not country had flayed the way the bod- and has yet to begin. Brazil, and the funds for the project ers and sailors will compete are noxious smell that can harm people’s identified and that nobody claims, ies were buried and had called for a Biologist Mario Moscatelli made have dried up, Moscatelli said. filled with illness-causing viruses health. Zee said winds and big waves but irregularities were found in the systematic methodology for bury- the call during a seaside protest “It’s one more Olympic project and bacteria. are common in August. Tetelcingo case. ing the bodies. Mexican judge orders former governor’s property seized Gritty protest

Reuters related to the installation of a Korean Canales said Medina and the plant in the state, an apparent ref- other officials would have to respond erence to the 2014 deal between to charges the state’s anti-corruption Medina’s government and carmaker authorities would be presenting to a MONTERREY, MEXICO: A Mexi- Kia Motors for a $1bn works in Nuevo judge in the next two months. can judge has ordered properties of Leon. Nuevo Leon’s new government Home to the industrial city of a former state governor in the ruling says the deal violated state law by Monterrey, Nuevo Leon is one of the party seized as part of an investiga- offering “excessive” incentives; it is country’s richest regions. Medina’s tion into fraud and other crimes, working with Kia to end the dispute. record in office came under heavy putting spotlight on political corrup- Senior Mexican officials say local scrutiny last year, when the state tion ahead of local elections. officials profited from land deals elected Mexico’s first independent Ernesto Canales, the anti-corrup- anticipating Kia’s arrival. governor to succeed him. tion czar in the opposition-controlled Medina, who was governor of Jaime Rodriguez, a former PRI region of Nuevo Leon, said the Nuevo Leon from 2009 to 2015, politician nicknamed “El Bronco” order was against several officials, belongs to President Enrique Pena (the gruff one), won the Nuevo Leon including ex-state governor Rodrigo Nieto’s Institutional Revolutionary governorship by a landslide last June Medina, for suspected embezzlement, Party (PRI). after running an anti-establish- breach of office and other crimes that Medina said he was innocent of ment campaign that railed against cost the state 3.6bn pesos ($194m). the charges, which he described as corruption. “This is not a campaign against a politically motivated attacks before The PRI ruled for 71 consecutive group of officials,” Canales said. “It’s regional elections this weekend, local years until it was voted out in 2000. about highlighting conduct of a group newspaper Reforma reported. By then it had become a byword for Farmers block the Panamerican highway with stones demanding land reform and increased state of public officials that shouldn’t have “We are, without a doubt, in the corruption. Pena Nieto returned the spending in rural areas, in Mondomo, Colombia. Two people were killed and dozens injured in Colombia occurred.” presence of a political persecution,” party to power in 2012, pledging a as more than 30,000 farmers joined a growing anti-government protests. Canales said the seizure was Reforma cited Medina as saying. new era of clean government. 18 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 AMERICAS

Hillary opens up US trying to elect double-digit lead over Trump a president, not nationwide: Poll a dictator: Hillary Reuters

NEW YORK: Democratic presidential AP that’s part of America.” contender Hillary Clinton has opened Looking toward the general elec- up a double-digit lead over Republican tion, Clinton made her goals very rival Donald Trump, regaining ground The likely Democratic clear: “I am determined that I am after the New York billionaire briefly nominee also hit going to expose Donald Trump’s lack tied her last month, according to a Reu- Donald Trump for of qualifications to be the president ters/Ipsos poll. of the United States and the com- The shift in support comes as Clin- the controversy mander in chief.” ton steps up her attacks on the real surrounding his Clinton also again hit Trump estate mogul’s policy positions, and for the controversy surrounding his as Trump fends off criticisms of his now-defunct Trump now-defunct Trump University, a eponymous university and the pace University. real estate education programme at which he doled out money that he that some participants said made raised for U.S. veterans. fraudulent promises, calling it “a Some 46 percent of likely voters total con job.” said they supported Clinton, while 35 Trump University is the target of percent said they supported Trump, two lawsuits in San Diego and one in and another 19 percent said they New York that accuse the business Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves after speaking at a “Women for Hillary” event in would not support either, according SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA: of fleecing students with unfulfilled Culver City, California, early yesterday. to the survey of 1,421 people conducted Hillary Clinton is keeping the heat on promises to teach secrets of success between May 30 and June 3. Donald Trump, saying “we are trying in real estate. Just 70 delegates shy of clinching spending his time studying climate other communities to go higher. “Hil- Trump had briefly tied Clinton in to elect a president, not a dictator.” During a rally in Westminster, the Democratic nomination, Clin- change,” Sanders said, adding that lary Clinton thinks 12 bucks is enough. support among likely US voters in The likely Democratic nom- California, Clinton attacked Trump ton now leads rival Bernie Sanders Trump “concluded climate change I don’t,” Sanders said on the campus of mid-May, raising expectations for a inee for president addressed an for saying the federal judge presiding by 268 pledged delegates and her is a hoax.” Solano Community College. tight race between the two likely con- enthusiastic crowd in San Ber- over a case has a conflict of interest advantage grows with the super- Hoping for an upset in California, Campaigning in Culver City at an tenders in presidential election. nardino, California, early yesterday, because he is “of Mexican heritage.” delegates, party officials who can the Vermont senator pointed to a lit- organising event geared for women, Trump has all but sealed the where she continued to question “The judge is doing his job. That’s back any candidate. Both Clinton and any of differences with Clinton over Clinton told about 500 cheering sup- Republican nod after a string of big her likely Republican opponent’s what he got appointed to do,” Clin- Sanders campaigned aggressively in his support for a tax on carbon to curb porters that “if all goes well, I will wins in state nominating contests qualifications. ton said “And Donald Trump wants California, which is among the states climate change, her use of super PACs have the great honour as of Tuesday forced his party rivals to drop out, “At some point you have to ask to change the subject like he does voting on Tuesday. and their conflicting votes on the Iraq to be the Democratic nominee for while Clinton is still fending off a yourself: Is this nothing but a politi- all the time. So instead of facing up Sanders also dug into Trump’s war. president.” long-shot bid for Democratic spot on cal stunt? Calling Americans terrible to the facts that are coming out ... he views on climate change during a Sanders has promoted raising the Flanked by female celebrities and the ballot by Senator Bernie Sanders. . names?” Clinton said. “And look is attacking a distinguished jurist.” rally in Fairfield, where temper- federal minimum wage from $7.25 an elected officials, including actresses Clinton is hoping to seal the nom- what he’s doing now. He is personally Clinton also joked that if atures soared past 95 degrees in a hour to $15 an hour, while Clinton has Sally Field, Elizabeth Banks and Debra ination next week, when a slew of big attacking a federal judge who was Trump got into the White House, state dealing with drought. “When supported a Senate bill to raise it to $12 Messing, Clinton embraced the historic states including New Jersey and Cali- born in Indiana. Last time I looked, “he’s going to Trump you!” he was not going bankrupt, he was an hour while encouraging cities and nature of her candidacy. fornia will hold primaries. Obama calls on Democrats to develop sense of urgency

AP nominee Donald Trump generated is certain to shift quickly once Clinton Trump, casting the race as a choice currently opting to not seek re-elec- 90 people attended and tickets ranged 70 percent of recent news coverage. is declared the presumptive nominee. between continuing along the path he tion, the Senate race in Florida is from $10,000 to $30,000. He called on Democrats to develop a White House officials say the charted to economic recovery or veer- viewed as intensely competitive. Obama did not cite the latest jobs sense of urgency. president is ready to get off the side- ing into dangerous territory. Obama The committee said tickets for the report in his remarks to donors before MIAMI: Wooing Democratic donors “I want us to run scared the whole lines and become an active player said if the focus is on the economy, fundraiser were $19,400 a person and reporters were escorted away. in South Florida, US President Barack time,” Obama said at a fundraiser for on the campaign trail. Enjoying an then “this election shouldn’t be close.” it was the ninth event Obama has held The report showed that the US Obama said the coming election is the Democratic National Committee. uptick in his approval rating, Obama He participated in two Flor- for the organisation during the cur- economy added only 38,000 jobs in taking place in a “fascinating media Obama’s remarks come as party is likely to be welcomed by Clinton ida fundraisers. The first, closed rent election cycle. Patrick Murphy, May. The unemployment rate fell to environment” in which “strange leaders expect Hillary Clinton, his and Senate candidates in traditional to the press, raised money for the one of the Democratic candidates for 4.7 percent from 5 percent, but mainly things can happen” because celeb- former secretary of state, to clinch the Democratic strongholds and key bat- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Florida Senate seat, attended, as did because about half a million unem- rity and fame drive so much of the Democratic presidential nomination. tleground states. Committee. The committee is spear- Democratic Bill Nelson of Florida and ployed people stopped looking for news coverage. Obama has tried to avoid show- In addition to raising money for heading efforts designed to help Ron Wyden of Oregon. work. Deputy Press Secretary Jenni- Obama said he generally watches ing favouritism in the race, wary of Democrats, Obama has road-tested Democrats pick up five seats needed Obama then attended the DNC fer Friedman said number for the month sports on television, but his staff told turning off Sanders supporters while early versions of his stump speech. to retake majority in the Senate. With fundraiser at home of lawyer Robert was disappointing, but insisted a tem- him presumptive GOP presidential votes are still being cast. But that pose He’s shown himself ready to mock Republican Senator Marco Rubio Rubenstein. DNC officials said about porary strike at Verizon had an impact.

Lesson for government Guantanamo Oregon train derailment ex-commander spills oil and sparks fire rejects charges AP rail, particularly along a river that of torment is a hub of recreation and commerce. “Moving oil by rail constantly puts our communities and envi- Reuters PORTLAND, OREGON: A train tow- ronment at risk,” said Jared Margolis, ing oil derailed yesterday in Oregon’s an attorney at Centre for Biological scenic Columbia River Gorge, ignit- Diversity in Eugene, Oregon. No inju- FORT MEADE, MD: Accusations ing a fire that sent a plume of black ries were reported. that Guantanamo Bay guards tor- smoke into the sky and spurring Aaron Hunt, a spokesman for the mented a suspected September 11 evacuations and road closures. railroad, did not know how fast the plotter are not credible, a former Eleven cars derailed in the train was travelling at the time, but prison commander testified dur- 96-car Union Pacific train and the witnesses said it was going slowly ing a pre-trial hearing. railroad said several caught fire. The as it passed the town of Mosier, Ore- Yemeni defendant Ramzi Bin al crash released oil alongside tracks gon, about 70 miles east of Portland. Shibh said that electronic devices that parallel the Columbia River. Response teams were using a hidden inside the walls of his cell All the cars on the train traveling drone to assess the damage, said at the US Navy base in Cuba pro- to Tacoma, Washington, from East- Katherine Santini, a spokeswoman duced tremors and banging noises, point, Idaho, were carrying Bakken with US Forest Service. Crews were disrupting his sleep for years. oil, which is more flammable than working to suppress the fire, which A detainee from Somalia, other varieties because it has a they expected to continue doing into Riot policemen surround protesting teachers as they try to reach Benito Juarez international airport in Guleed Hassan Ahmed, echoed higher gas content and vapour pres- the night. Mexico City, yesterday. The teachers’ union oppose an educational reform enacted by the government Bin al Shibh’s complaints. sure and lower flash point. Officials in Mosier closed about of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in 2013. The former commander, who The accident drew reaction 23 miles of Interstate 84 and evac- testified under an alias and who from environmentalists who said uated a half-mile radius around the had overseen Camp Seven, the oil should not be transported by spill, including 200 school children. secret part of prison where former Central Intelligence Agency cap- Rio cops probe body in hunt for missing man tives are held, said Bin al Shibh was responsible for about 90 per- cent of prisoner complaints there. AFP suffering a psychotic episode. been recovered at this point.” Defence attorney James Har- There has been no confirmation A fisherman had alerted the navy rington asked the commander why of what happened to him after he early after “seeing a body with cloth- no one investigated the vast major- took a taxi from Rio’s international ing similar to that used by Rye Hunt ity of Bin al Shibh’s complaints. RIO DE JANEIRO: Police in Rio de airport to a short-term rental apart- on the day of his disappearance,” Rio He replied: “There was no need Janeiro said they are investigating ment in Copacabana. police said. to investigate it. We didn’t deem whether a body reported floating out Hunt’s family, which flew to Rio Searches began immediately and it was credible.” at sea is that of an Australian back- to join the search, said police were were continuing, they added. Bin al Shibh is known for curs- packer who vanished two weeks ago. now probing the discovery of a body. Earlier this week, police revealed ing at guards and threatening to Rye Hunt, 25, disappeared on “A body has been sighted eight that a different fisherman said he have people’s relatives beheaded, May 21 from Copacabana beach area, km offshore from Copacabana had seen Hunt on a tiny uninhab- said the officer. He said he inves- which will host several events during Beach,” the family said. “The local ited island just a short distance off the tigated and found no machinery the Olympics in August. Police say he authorities have initiated a search beach. Hunt told him he had swum within the walls of Bin al Shibh’s had taken powerful drugs and was in the region. However, no body has there, the fisherman said. cell, other than plumbing. Smoke billows from a derailed oil train near Mosier, Oregon. MORNING BREAK SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 1917

ONLINE CHART BUST 34% of people A leaf from Hobbit www.thepeninsulaqatar.com staying indoors have respiratory MOST READ problems Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, in 1 his own words IANS Syrian opposition kills 60 2 regime soldiers

Erdogan says Armenian genocide NEW DELHI: As many as 34 percent of 3 charges ‘blackmail’ of Turkey the people who spend most of their time indoors, in offices and at homes, have var- ious types of respiratory diseases because of the indoor air pollution. TWEET OF THE DAY According to a survey conducted by Artemis hospital, 82 per cent of the offices in the national capital have unhealthy air quality. The study said women and children were the most vulnerable. Bad indoor air quality can cause Chronic Obstructive Pul- monary Disease (COPD) among women and aggravate Asthma symptoms among children. “Unhealthy indoor air is also found to increase chances of developing Pneumo- Fans dressed as characters from The Hobbit book, fight in the forest near the village of Doksy, some nia in children,” the study said. 80km from Prague, yesterday. “Generally we give more importance to outdoor air pollution but we should be aware of both outdoor as well as indoor air pollution. Considering the amount of time people spend breathing indoor air, it is important to keep a check of the indoor Eisenberg makes debut with The Spoils air quality,” said Himanshu Garg, Head of Department, Respiratory and Critical Care, INSTAGRAM OF THE DAY Artemis Hospitals. Garg headed the survey. Reuters limited season. The 32-year old actor, over for dinner with her partner Ted, The survey was done under the initia- known for “The Social Network” and tensions soon arise in the flat with tive of Clean Air India Movement (CLAIM), more recently “Batman v Superman: Kalyan watching as his friend sets off one of the biggest initiatives on raising Dawn of Justice”, plays Ben, a cal- on a path of self-destruction. awareness around the health hazards of LONDON: Oscar-nominated actor lous wannabe filmmaker, living in “What the play does discuss is air pollution. Jesse Eisenberg brings his self- a comfortable apartment bought by kind of generational strife. My char- “Indoor air quality is equally or more penned play “The Spoils” to London his father. acter is third generation American dangerous than outdoor air pollution. audiences, making “a nerve-rack- Staying with him is his friend and I think he feels the kind of lazi- Since we spend more time indoors, nat- ing” stage debut in Britain which he Kalyan, a hard-working, earnest ness of assimilation,” Eisenberg told urally the risk associated with indoor air regards as a theatre mecca. Nepalese immigrant studying busi- Reuters in an interview. Although no is more,” said Raj Kumar, Head of Res- The tragicomedy, in which Eisen- ness at New York University, who stranger to theatre—this is the third piratory Allergy & Applied Immunology berg also stars, showed off-Broadway is played by “The Big Bang Theory” play the actor has written—Eisenberg #RipMuhammedAli department at Vallabhbhai Patel Chest last year and the production has actor Kunal Nayyar. When Ben’s said he was worried about perform- Institute. transferred to the West End for a former school crush Sarah comes ing in the British capital. ‘New Era’ of personalised cancer drugs

Reuters The drugs were administered out- a combination of Roche drugs Her- The study also included Roche’s side of indications currently approved ceptin and Perjeta, which target HER2 Everidge, a basal cell carcinoma drug by the US Food and Drug Administra- and are typically used to treat breast that targets the a cancer-related sig- tion, which generally reviews drugs cancer. naling pathway known as Hedgehog CHICAGO: Early results from a clin- using studies based on the type of The researchers said the trial will and Tarceva, a lung cancer drug that ical trial of Roche Holding AG cancer organ where the cancer was found. expand those groups of patients, as targets a cell-surface receptor known drugs released yesterday suggest The trial, which received fund- well as a separate group with BRAF as epidermal growth factor, or EGFR. some promise in matching treat- ing from Roche’s Genentech unit, is mutations in lung cancer who were Such targeted drugs are seen as a ments based on abnormalities found designed to eventually enrol up to treated with Zelboraf, which is type of personalised medical therapy in a patient’s tumour rather than the 500 patients. approved for melanoma. designed to treat cancer by interrupt- organ in which the cancer was orig- The most promising results to “With genomic testing of tumors ing unique molecular abnormalities inally detected. date were seen in patients with becoming increasingly available, that drive cancer growth. The tar- The findings, presented at the tumour abnormalities linked to a studies such as ours will help more geted drugs are designed to interfere annual meeting of the American Soci- protein called HER2. patients benefit from precision med- with a specific biochemical pathway ety of Clinical Oncology in Chicago, Seven of 20 patients with colorec- icine approaches,” lead study author central to the development, growth, showed that 29 out of 129 patients tal cancer, three of eight with bladder Dr John Hainsworth, senior inves- and spread of that particular cancer. with 12 different types of advanced cancer, and three of six with biliary tigator at Sarah Cannon Research During the trial, 14 patients who cancers responded to drugs target- cancer saw tumour shrinkage of 30 Institute in Nashville, Tennessee, said initially responded to treatment saw ing genetically driven abnormalities. percent or more after treatment with in a statement. their cancer eventually worsen. A file picture of Prince performing during the halftime show of the NFL’s Super Bowl XLI football game between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Florida. Creative wave Robots carry out work more safely with assistive technology: Study Life of Prince celebrated IANS in new comic book LONDON: Robots carry out their tasks more safely if they are con- trolled by another technology making them more suitable for use in the care sector, a study has revealed. The study conducted at Reuters revolution with the hits ‘1999,’ ‘Lit- the Robotics and Mechatronics department at the University of tle Red Corvette,’ ‘When Doves Cry,’ Twente in Netherlands, said that soon the use of assistive robotics ‘Purple Rain,’ ‘Batdance,’ and more, will become ever more important due to the increased ageing of NEW YORK: Prince, the innovative, challenging even the ‘King of Pop,’ the population and the steadily rising costs of care. Grammy-winning musician who Michael Jackson, for chart suprem- Researcher Stefan Groothuis noted in his study that the exist- died of an accidental, self-inflicted acy during the 1980’s.” ing robots are not ideal for a care-support function because they overdose of a powerful painkiller in The comic book will be released carry out repetitive tasks in industry. April, is being honoured with a comic on the singer’s birthday, June 8th. “These robots generally behave as rigid and less safe systems: book about his life. Prince, who was found unre- the system that controls the electromotors (actuators) lacks the “Tribute: Prince,” the 24-page sponsive in an elevator at his Paisley flexibility that is required in an unfamiliar domestic environment,” comic book by Blue Water Produc- Park Studios compound in the Min- the study explained. Adding a kind of elastic spring to the actua- tions, will celebrate the career of the neapolis suburb of Chanhassen, tor can make the robot, or the robot arm, much safer, as shown by 57-year-old superstar whose music won seven Grammy Awards and an research carried out by the Robotics and Mechatronics department. blended jazz, funk, R&B, disco and Oscar. This spring ensures that the robot behaves in a more elastic way: rock. “So much has been left unsaid The Midwest Medical Examiner’s it yields when it collides with an obstacle. This technology (known about the passing of legendary music Office in Anoka County, Minnesota as the variable stiffness actuator) has never before been used in innovator Prince Rogers Nelson,”a said in a death report released on Washed Ashore founder and artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi stands near assistive robotics. “We believe this can form the basis of a new spokesman for the company said in Thursday that the singer died from the Lidia the Seal exhibit at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington generation of robots in the care sector: robots that can carry out a statement. the highly addictive drug fentanyl, DC US, yesterday. more everyday tasks in a safer way, while simultaneously remain- “Prince, a prolific musician which is used to treat patients with ing extremely precise,” Groothuis said. from Minneapolis, started a musical severe pain.

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DOHA: Qatar’s culture, reflected in its traditional Majlis remains intact, despite its and rapid economic growth, H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari (pictured) , Cul- tural Adviser at Emiri Diwan and Qatar’s candidate for the post of the Unesco Director-General, said in Paris. Speaking at the launch of his new book in French “Global Majlis”, Al Kawari said, “I would like to invite you to share my happiness and what makes me feel honoured is that my book is published by Odel Jacob Publishing which is located a few steps from the Uni- versity of Sorbonne.” The youth in the Arabian Gulf learn through the Maj- lis, the genuine ethics, virtue and the art of dialogue, and habit of listening and respecting elders, said Al Kawari. “The wealth and rapid developments Qatar currently is witnessing do not affect the status of our traditional Majlis or its environment,” he added. “Thus our Majlis has remained a school and open space for everyone to learn and listen to poems, stories and folklore…Our ancestors were practicing fishing and pearl diving and selling pearls to traders and travellers since the time of their voyage through the desert guided a whole was attacked,” he added. The former Minister of by the stars,” said Al Kawari. Culture Art and Heritage expressed his gratitude to the “ Like all Qataris I belong to the desert and the sea Qatari leadership for honouring him with that position. where silence, calm and reflection prevail. Our region “One of the tasks I undertook was to promote the today is suffering from poverty, ignorance, wars, violence cultural aspects and take responsibility of the celebra- and terror. I am not among those who keep silent towards tion of Doha the Arab Cultural Capital 2010 . And we violation of rights. When Paris was attacked by terror- used history and geography to achieve the intended ists I told my friends not only Paris, but the humanity as goal,” said Al Kawari. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 22 QE 9,532.60 -39.72 PTS PAGE | 24 DOW 17,807.06 -31.50 PTS Q-Chem wins FTSE100 6,209.63 +24.02 PTS Bombardier woosos Chevron Phillips airlines with neww BRENT $48.90 -$0.55 President’s award CSeries jet

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US rate hike may generate financial volatility: QNB

been most strongly felt in EMs. Broad- The second metric is the external are also affecting the growth outlook Economies with large based declines have been experienced debt position of EM countries. Sev- for some these countries. Follow- in major EM currencies against the eral EMs have high debt holdings in ing these countries, we judge that current account dollar since the Fed began commu- US dollar. Fed tightening will spur an Poland, Mexico and Russia are at- deficits may face nicating the possibility of a rate hike appreciation of the dollar and conse- risk countries. in early May. quently increase the cost of repaying Poland and Mexico face current more financial EM equity markets have fallen, and servicing this debt, creating account deficits and higher external volatility than before. the MSCI EM index is tracking a 1.6 a drag on growth. This could also debt positions while Russia has weak percent decline since May 3 when increase investor risk aversion and growth outlook stemming from the Fed Vice Chair Dudley first raised further accelerate capital outflows. fallout from lower commodity prices. the spectre of a Fed hike, and cap- The third metric is the growth An interesting observation to note By Mohammad Shoeb ital outflows from EMs have picked outlook. A stronger growth outlook is that India is no longer a vulnera- The Peninsula up. In light of these developments, signals higher future returns for ble or at-risk EM despite being widely we turn our attention this week to investors and attracts capital inflows. classified as one in 2013, after the Fed EM vulnerabilities to a Fed hike and In contrast, a weaker growth outlook ended its Quantitative Easing (QE) DOHA: With an expected increase address whether or not EMs are bet- could also accelerate capital outflows programme. Since then, monetary in interest rates by the US Federal ter placed to withstand the current and increase risk aversion. policy easing and a sharp deprecia- Reserve (Fed) in the coming months, tightening cycle as compared to 2012, Based on these metrics, we con- tion of the currency has supported a Emerging Markets (EMs), especially just before the so-called 2013 taper sider Brazil, Chile, Colombia, South current account adjustment which, economies with large current account tantrum. Africa, Turkey and Venezuela to be along with an improved fiscal bal- is forecast to be 4.1 percent in 2016 for believe that EMs, in aggregate, are in deficits, may face more financial vol- We assess EM vulnerabilities based the most vulnerable EM countries to ance, have upgraded India’s growth emerging markets as a whole accord- fact more vulnerable than they were atility than before, suggests a latest upon three metrics in a sample of 18 a fed rate increase. All of these coun- outlook. ing to the IMF. prior to the start of the taper tantrum. Economic Commentary by QNB. major EM countries. The first metric is tries face current account deficits of 2 What does this mean for EMs as This compares to a current surplus In summary, a Fed rate hike Over the past month, the Fed has the current account balance. Fed tight- percent or more, growth rates below a whole and are they better off than of 1.3 percent and real GDP growth seems likely in the coming months. been sending clear signals that an ening causes capital outflows to the US 4 percent and, with the exception of before? This Fed tightening cycle of 5.2 percent in 2012, just before the The increase in US interest rates has increase in US interest rates is likely in search of higher yields. Countries Venezuela, external debt levels of 30 comes at a time when risks are ele- onset of the taper tantrum. What is the potential to generate financial to occur within the coming months. with large current account deficits are percent or more of GDP. vated and commodity prices are more, external debt of large EMs, volatility and could trigger a recur- Global financial markets have the most sensitive to this development Additionally, a number of country weak. The aggregate current account excluding China, has increased from rence of capital flight from EMs been stirred by the new expecta- because they rely on capital inflows to specific factors such as lower com- balance for EMs is estimated to be -0.6 23 percent of total GDP in 2012 to over given that they are worse off than tions set by the Fed but the impact has finance these deficits. modity prices and political instability percent of GDP and real GDP growth 30 percent of GDP in 2015. Hence, we they were in 2012. Over 121 GW renewable energy installed in 2015 Philippine Property and Investment show in October The Peninsula

The Peninsula online stock trading, legitimate MLM options as well as small scale DOHA: Dr Khalid Klefeekh Al Hajri, import and export opportunities, say Chairman and CEO of Qatar Solar organisers. Technologies (QSTec), a member of DOHA: The Philippine Property The inaugural exhibition held Qatar Foundation said over 121 giga- and Investment Show-Qatar (PPIS- last year showcased the Philip- watts (GW) of new renewable energy Q) 2016 will be held on October 28 pines’s top nine property developers capacity was installed last year, and 29 and include exhibitors from and featured various lectures on across the world, setting a new record the Philippine investment sector, Philippine real estate investment of achievement for this flourishing organisers have announced. opportunities including a special energy sector, with almost half of this Joseph Timothy Rivera, Chair- seminar by renowned Asian prop- coming from emerging markets. man of the Association of Filipino erty guru Noli “El Subastahero” Delivering the keynote address Real Estate Executives in Qatar Alleje. at the Energy Security Summit 2016 (AFREEQ) and Mohammed Al AFREEQ is planning to re-invite in Germany, Dr Al Hajri lauded the Shahrani, Chairman of ALAQAT, Alleje to the upcoming show, along record investment in the interna- the events partner, signed a Memo- with a Philippine government offi- tional renewable energy sector in randum of Understanding (MoU) on cial and other experts in the field. 2015, reaching $321bn globally. Sunday in preparation for the PPIS- The announcement was made His address, entitled “Transition Q which will be held for the second coinciding with the Association’s to Renewable Energy – Evolution, year. second annual general assembly at Not Revolution,” described the global The show promises to be big- the Hillside Catering & Function Hall. move from conventional to renewa- ger this year with the inclusion of The meeting saw the presentation of ble sources of energy as a trend that exhibitors representing Philippine the annual report and the election of was part of a consistent progression investment opportunities such as the new set of officers for 2016-2017. to meet the growing need for power in a reliable, sustainable and cost- effective way. In addition to Dr Al Hajri, other notable speakers included Barbara Dr Khalid Klefeekh Al Hajri, Chairman and CEO of Qatar Solar Technologies, at the Energy Security Summit Hendricks, the German Federal 2016 held in Germany. Environment Minister, and Michael Schmidt, CEO, BP Europe. key to reducing green house gasses. emphasising that in order to enable “The oil and gas industry has been This conference was the fourth Something we know about the solar the renewable energy sector to truly collaborating together for years and installment of the Frankfurter Allge- industry is that as the costs of produc- consolidate its successes, the vari- has had tremendous success in reduc- meine Forum that brings together ing electricity reduces, the number ous stakeholders in the industry must ing costs and improving efficiencies,” decision-makers from across the of installations increase remarkably, cooperate to address the challenges of said Dr Al Hajri. globe to discuss sustainable tech- and we are seeing this right across the continued cost reductions and energy “I strongly encourage the renew- nologies and the achievement of world today.” storage. ables industry to learn from this and, a diversified energy supply. It was As of 2015, the renewable energy Dr Al Hajri cited the example of like QSTec, form strong consortiums hosted by Germany’s Federal Ministry sector growth accounts for more the consortium formed by QSTec, and that will enable us to address these for Economic Affairs and Energy and than half of all new power genera- the two German companies, Solar- challenges sooner.” the Federal Ministry for the Environ- tion worldwide. It is projected that World and Centrotherm, as a model QSTec has established a solar ment, Nature Conservation, Building by 2040 the amount of energy pro- of different organizations pooling energy industry in Qatar, as well and Nuclear Safety. duced from renewables will increase together their intellectual prow- as initiated a series of country- Dr Al Hajri said, “At the Paris to 60 percent, with the solar energy ess and physical assets to optimise wide education initiatives to Joseph Timothy Rivera, Chairman of the Association of Filipino Agreement on climate change, in sector having the majority share at benefits, and urged others to form encourage the creative use of solar December 2015, government lead- 26 percent. similar alliances to accelerate indus- energy technologies, design and Real Estate Executives in Qatar (right) and Mohammed Al Shahrani, ers agreed that renewables were He concluded his speech by try growth. sustainability. Chairman of ALAQAT at the MoU signing. 22 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 BUSINESS Shell partners with bodies to boost entrepreneurship

specialisms to tackle the challenge: It is a mobile app designed to help The four-day “How can we make a step-change in entrepreneurs with their business reg- the survival rate of Qatari start-ups?” istration process and provide alerts on leadership Hosted both at the Qatar Shell regulatory dues. programme brought Research and Technology Centre at It will have integration with all the Qatar Science and Technology related ministries and departments together 26 leaders Park, and at QBIC, the group were involved in a new company forma- from a variety of guided through an innovation proc- tion in Qatar and, at a later stage, can ess involving inputs from experts and be used to connect an entrepreneur sectors. organisations from across Qatar’s with financial and legal experts, when entrepreneurship ‘eco-system’. required. Together, they developed pro- Helping Qatar’s budding entre- totype ideas that would address the preneurs to thrive is crucial as the The Peninsula central challenge. The ideas included country moves towards a more diver- En-Space: an idea for an agreement sified, knowledge-based economy. between employers and employees to Economic diversification is a key DOHA: A cross-sector group of lead- allow time during the week for staff priority of the Qatar National Vision ers, at the early to mid-stages of their entrepreneurs to do work relating to 2030 and the Common Purpose Nav- careers, took part in ‘Navigator’, a their enterprise; One-Stop Shop: an idea igator Programme is one of a number Participants and officials at the leadership programme sponsored by Shell. four-day leadership programme to align the different entities supporting of initiatives Shell and their partners sponsored by Shell, and run in entrepreneurship and startups and to are supporting to promote innovation ‘Navigator’ programme as this will were drawn from organisations such the SDC. Eman Al Marzouqi, Civil partnership with Silatech, Social connect SMEs and startups to all their and entrepreneurialism. play an important role in engaging as Qatar National Bank, Ooredoo, Engineer at Qatar Shell and one of Development Center (SDC) and Qatar stakeholders in one location; The Study: Rob Sherwin, General Manager future leaders and entrepreneurs in Supreme Committee for Delivery the participants in the programme Business Incubation Center (QBIC). an idea to produce a study of the current Corporate Affairs and Deputy Coun- some of the practical issues and chal- and Legacy, Qatar Petroleum, Voda- said: “The programme was very ben- The programme was designed and situation in the Qatari entrepreneurial try Chairman, Qatar Shell and Chair lenges raised by the Qatar National fone, Qatar University, Doha Film eficial to me as it provided me with delivered by ‘Common Purpose’, the market needs in order to identify the of Navigator Advisory Group, said: Vision 2030 by helping them to be Institute, United Development Com- deep insights about entrepreneur- international leadership development gaps hindering its process and missed “We are proud to contribute actively, more innovative, more entrepreneur- pany, Qatar Tourism Authority, The ship, and gave me the opportunity to organisation, and brought together 26 opportunities; Start-up Point: is a com- together with our partners QBIC, SDC ial, and better leaders.” Commercial Bank of Qatar, British connect with different entities that leaders from a variety of sectors and pany registration wizard. and Silatech, to the Common Purpose Participants on the programme Embassy Doha; as well as Shell and support entrepreneurship in Qatar.” QIB bags ‘Best Bank in Qatar’ award Q-Chem wins Chevron Phillips President’s award The Peninsula clients and which are successfully are being able to offer Shari’a com- metrics. QIB total assets grew by 32 able to adapt to changing market pliant products and services that is percent , financing activities grew conditions. enabling them to compete across the by 46 percent , while total deposits The Peninsula reliability and security. DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), QIB won the title of “Best Bank whole financial sector.” achieved 37 percent growth, and net Winners are chosen from eligi- country’s leading Sharia’h com- in Qatar” on the strength of its QIB caters to the unique needs profit grew by 22 percent compared ble facilities, which must meet a set pliant lender, was honoured as the customer service, its thoughtfully- of its clients via specialised pro- to end of 2014. of stringent criteria. “Best Bank in Qatar” at the 2016 edi- curated portfolio of products and grammes such as Tamayuz and Crucially, QIB has managed to DOHA: Qatar Chemical Com- This is the second time Q-Chem tion of the Euromoney Awards for services, its steady growth, and its Private Banking, and the Aamaly achieve such success while preserv- pany Ltd. (Q-Chem) has won the has received the award. On this Excellence. strong performance relative to its programme, which is aimed at small ing a conservative risk profile and President’s Award for Operational occasion, Saad Rashid Al Muhan- The awards ceremony, which local competitors. and medium enterprises SMEs), generating excellent value for the Excellence (OE) in the large petro- nadi, CEO for Q-Chem said, “Being recognises the achievements of “We are pleased to be named QIB conducts its domestic busi- Bank’s shareholders. chemical manufacturing facility bestowed with this prestigious award banking institutions in the Middle ‘Best Bank in Qatar’ at this year’s ness through a network of branches QIB has been internationally category of the 2015 Chevron is a real testament to the safety cul- East, was held recently in Dubai. Euromoney Awards for Excellence,” spread across the country, with the recognised by several financial Phillips Chemical Company LLC ture of the site and our employees Launched in 1992, the Eurom- said Bassel Gamal, Group CEO of key ones including dedicated centers publications in 2016. Earlier this (Chevron Phillips Chemical) award and contractors.” oney Awards for Excellence were QIB. for ladies and dedicated lounges for year Bassel was ranked first among programme. Al Muhannadi concluded, “We the first of their kind in the finan- “This award is a reflection of our affluent customers, augmented by 100 best-performing CEOs of listed The prestigious award is pre- are proud of this significant accom- cial publishing industry. Twenty-five robust financial performance, it also more than 165 multi-function ATM companies in the GCC states at the sented annually to the “best of the plishment and wish to convey our years later, they remain one of the speaks to the support of our Board installations, 24/7 Phone Banking, TRENDS/INSEAD 2016 Top CEO best” of Chevron Phillips Chemical’s deepest thanks and appreciation for most prestigious and respected of Directors, and the great effort we QIB Mobile Application and Inter- awards. facilities and company affiliates, rec- everyone’s strong effort in making awards in global banking. wThe put into presenting an exceptional, net Banking. In April, QIB was selected by ognizing exceptional performance outstanding Operational Excel- awards programme seeks to show- holistic financial experience to our The Bank outperformed the Global Finance as the ‘Best Islamic in personal safety, process safety, lence performance one of Q-Chem’s case financial institutions that customers. The award is also a tes- market by the end of the financial Retail Bank’ in the world and ‘Best environmental, product stewardship, strongest values.” deliver world-class services to their tament that Islamic Banks in general year 2015 on a number of important Islamic Bank’ in Qatar.

Opec strategy is working: Iraq’s United Cars Almana announces SOMO head its Q1 2016 achievements Reuters

VIENNA: Opec’s strategy of let- The Peninsula set at the beginning of 2016 by UCA programmes, the UCA team is now ting the oil market balance itself and FCA with a clear mission based fully certified and equipped with is working as investment in the on three key pillars - high product the knowledge and skills needed to industry is falling and any recov- DOHA: The United Cars Almana quality, innovative ideas and a con- attend to any and every customer ery will take time to bring new (“UCA”), the sole distributor of Chrys- sumer-centric business model, added concern or inquiry. supplies, a senior Iraqi oil official ler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and Mopar in Fabrizio. “We are very optimistic about has said. Qatar, has exceeded all expectations FCA has consistently invested the future of Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler The Organization of the Petro- and achieved great results in Q1 2016, in product quality and the training and Ram in Qatar due to the contin- leum Exporting Countries shifted meeting the sales targets set by the of dealer teams across the region uous support we are receiving from policy in 2014 to focus on market Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Mid- to ensure that FCA brands are best FCA,” said Gurdeep Singh, General share rather than cutting pro- dle East Regional Office. represented in the respective mar- Manager of UCA. “This is further duction to support prices, and at Bader Almana, Director, United kets and that customers receive the enhanced by the competitive all-new a meeting in Vienna on Thursday Cars Almana stated that UCA has highest levels service, enhancing models that FCA is launching, such Saad Al Muhannadi, CEO of Q-Chem, receiving the award from Peter left the strategy in place. been achieving its demanding sales their ownership experience when as the Jeep Renegade, which marks “Opec let the market work targets, exceeded the targets set in driving a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep or the brand’s first entry into the small Cella, President and CEO of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company. and so far they are succeeding, terms of the Customer Satisfaction Ram. SUV segment”. because it’s affected investment,” Index, and UCA’s aftersales team Vincent Cardone, Deputy Direc- “Customer Service is the corner- Falah Alamri, the head of Iraq’s received a special Mopar Heritage tor of United Cars Almana, stated that stone of our business model, and we State Oil Marketing Organisation Award from FCA in recognition of human factor is key to the success of are happy when our customers say (SOMO), said. Iraq is Opec’s sec- their outstanding aftersales per- any business - recognizing this, and they are happy - we are continually Germany ‘not blocking’ ond-largest producer. formance. Bader Almana added that because they believe in their talents searching for new talent and nurtur- “Investment now is declining. this success has further enhanced and ability to change any business ing our team so that they deliver the When investment comes to the and strengthened UCA’s long-term culture, UCA has invested highly very best service to our customers. bid for robotics firm market it will take time to produce partnership with the FCA Group, a in recruiting well-trained, highly For even greater customer conven- oil - one year, two years.” relationship that goes back many skilled staff, and this has contributed ience we have also increased our Oil prices at $50 a barrel are years - it has also reinforced the trust to the achievement of these targets. aftersales working hours and are AFP It is seeking at least a 30 percent about half the levels of two years placed in UCA by FCA. Through FCA’s continuous training now operational from 7am to 7pm”. stake in a deal that values Kuka at ago, before the strategy shift. But “We are extremely proud of the €4.6bn ($5.2bn). Midea already holds crude has risen more than 80 per- achievements of United Cars Almana a 13.5 percent stake in Kuka. cent from a 12-year low in January, in Qatar during First Quarter of 2016,” BERLIN: Berlin denied blocking a But German media reported that supported by signs that the price said Mr. Fabrizio Cordoni, Head of Chinese takeover bid for German top officials in Brussels and Berlin collapse is curbing output of US Importers, EMEA and Managing industrial robotics supplier Kuka, are against the takeover bid, and are shale oil and other higher-cost Director of FCA Middle East Regional ahead of Chancellor Angela Mer- seeking an European counter-offer. supplies. Office. Fabrizio further stated that, kel’s visit to China. Gabriel, who is also Germany’s “So far, so good,” Alamri said, “The huge leap in sales during Q1 Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel vice chancellor, had also voiced asked whether he thought Opec’s 2016 and the clear change we are “is not trying to get a consortium to concern about the proposed deal strategy was working. witnessing in terms of UCA’s overall make an offer that is competitive” at a cabinet meeting last week, the “The fields that should survive performance on the sales and after- to that of the Chinese group Midea, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung had are the low-cost fields. The high- sales fronts strengthens our long term a spokesman said. “This is a com- reported. cost fields should go out.” relationship and makes us very opti- pany decision, the government is not Kuka, based in the southern A potential negative for Opec mistic about the future of our brands actively implicated,” he added. German city of Augsburg, describes may come from a significant drop in Qatar with United Cars Almana”. Chinese appliance giant Midea -- itself as one of the world’s lead- in world oil demand, said Alamri, UCA’s excellent results were not best known for its washing machines ing manufacturers of industrial who was cautious on the outlook achieved by accident - they are the and air conditioners -- last month robots and automated systems for for prices over the rest of the year. direct result of a well-built strategy launched a takeover offer for Kuka. manufacturing. BUSINESS SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 23 Russian hopes for Iran trade boom run aground

passing through the Caspian Sea port the limitations of a relationship that is Russian Energy Minister Alexander the Russian-Iranian partnership holds Iranian security officials barred of Astrakhan, the main jumping-off forged from a convergence of inter- Novak was scheduled to attend. together and keeps backing Assad. reporters travelling with Putin from The value of goods point for Russian sea-borne trade with ests in areas like Syria rather than a It was called off, with the local The port at Astrakhan gives one entering the venue. shipped from the Iran, it’s not playing out like that. shared world view. government citing “circumstances perspective on ties between the coun- That sparked an argument The value of goods shipped from The mood around the wharfs and that have arisen”. Some participants tries. Elsewhere, deals are being done. between Iranian security and Krem- Astrakhan region to the Astrakhan region to Iran in the dockyards at Astrakhan, Russia’s big- only found out the event was off when Russia’s government said last year lin press service officials, and in the Iran in the first four first four months of this year was gest Caspian Sea port, is sour. they were already on the way there. it had agreed joint projects with Iran scrum that resulted, Russian Foreign months of this year down 16 percent on the same period On a visit late last month, a Reu- “We and another thousand peo- worth $40bn. A Russian shipbuilder Minister Sergei Lavrov and Novak, last year, according to the regional ters correspondent found that cranes ple from Iran got tickets and visas, but wona contract in May worth nearly the energy minister, were jostled, was down 16 percent government. in several sections of the port were they called off the forum two days $1bn to build five offshore drilling according to a Reuters reporter who on the same period “There’s a pause with grain, tim- standing still because there was no before it starts,” said Taban Tizgush, rigs for Iran. Moscow is also selling was there. ber products are being loaded, metal cargo to move. president of the chamber of trade sophisticated weapons to Tehran, In an interview with Reuters, last year. gets shipped very rarely and then only “Before, we had to search for and industry in the Iranian province including S-300 air defence missiles. Alexander Zhilkin, the in very small consignments,” said ships” to carry cargo to Iran because of Gilan, on the Caspian Sea. But the mood at the port chimes Astrakhan region governor, said Artyom Ulyanov, commercial direc- the volume of the trade was so high, “That causes us a lot of damage.” with a more general atmosphere of grain exports this year would be tor of Astrakhan’s central cargo port. said the owner of a grain-exporting How Iran and Russia get along tension in ties between Iran and Rus- lower than in 2015 because Iran was Reuters “Overall, we’re loading less that we company that supplies Iran, speak- with each other matters globally. sia. Some Iranian officials are wary enforcing temporary grain import did in previous periods.” ing of trade before the international The joint operation between of getting too close to Russia, which restrictions. That, according to traders and sanctions were lifted. Russia’s air force, Iran’s military and occupied Iran twice in the 20th cen- But he said he expected trade to ASTRAKHAN, RUSSIA: When sanc- shipping industry sources, is partly Now, said the businessman, who the Iranian-allied Hezbollah mili- tury. Russia for its part is wary of Iran double within 18 months of all the tions on Iran were lifted in January, because Russian red tape is choking asked not to be identified so he could tia turned the tide of the Syrian civil becoming too powerful and of alien- international sanctions being lifted Russia might have expected to be trade at a time when Iranians can do speak candidly, ship operators came war in favour of President Bashar ating Iran’s rivals in the Middle East. on Iran. near the front of the queue for busi- deals with Western countries that knocking on his door looking for al Assad’s administration, frustrat- Interactions between the Krem- “Petrochemicals, paper, glass, ness opportunities. Moscow, after all, were effectively closed off to them business. ing Western efforts to push him out lin and Iranian officials can, at times, wood, wood products; there is was one of Tehran’s oldest allies and before because of sanctions. Last month, Russia’s ministry for and testing US influence in the Mid- be fraught. demand for all of that,” he said. is now its partner on the battlefield To be sure, the port at Astrakhan economic development organised dle East. When Russian President Vladimir “This year, unexpectedly, we’ve had in Syria. is only a snapshot of the state of Rus- a Russian-Iranian business forum What happens next in Syria Putin visited Tehran in November requests from Iran for potatoes and On the evidence of the commerce sian-Iranian ties. But it could point to meant to take place in Astrakhan. depends in large degree on whether last year for a gas exporters’ forum, onions.” EU demands bank sales data in currency-rigging probe

Bloomberg authorities in the United States, the and financial law at the University of UK and Switzerland issued about Luxembourg. $10bn in penalties to a group of banks The EU could now be in a posi- LONDON: The European Union including Citigroup Inc., JPMor- tion to finalize the currency case in is stepping up its currency-rigging gan Chase and Barclays for what a year if a settlement can be reached probe more than a year after US and US Attorney General Loretta Lynch with a group of banks, said one of the British regulators issued multi-billion called a “brazen display of collusion” people. Settlements allow the EU to dollar fines to global banks, people to game markets. levy lower penalties in exchange for familiar with the investigation said. Even though the commission is cooperation and an acceptance of The European Commission has used to being late to the party, its wrongdoing. asked banks to gather sales data that fines can sting. EU antitrust reg- Regulators may need several could be used to calculate eventual ulators issued their first penalties more years to finalize the antitrust penalties, said two people who asked initially worth a total of €1.7bn investigation if they don’t manage to not to be named as the case’s status ($1.9bn) in Libor and Euribor cases secure a multi-bank settlement. is confidential. The move signals as part of a multi-bank settlement Lenders either declined to com- that regulators may be gearing up to a year and a half after Barclays was ment or didn’t immediately respond. either open settlement talks or issue fined by UK and US watchdogs. The Brussels-based commission a statement of objections in the next The EU’s “investigation has been declined to immediately comment. Officials and students after the signing ceremony. few months, the people said. quite slow compared to other juris- The EU has been flooded with The EU wants answers before dictions but the amounts of the transcripts of currency traders’ chat- its summer break at the end of next penalties at stake are huge so this room conversations as a number of month, but this time frame may slip, might explain that the commission banks scramble to earn good behav- QNB signs MoU with banking school one of the people said. is proceeding carefully,” said Pierre- ior points with regulators, one of the While the EU has lagged behind, Henri Conac, a professor in banking people said.

The Peninsula supervised visits by QBSBAS students is currently proceeding, with the to the bank’s branches and divisions QBSBAS boys school having organ- to observe the banking work environ- ised a visit to QNB premises for a ment and operations, the provision of number of students over 3 days, Al Khayyat Contracting gets ISO certificate DOHA: QNB has recently signed training sessions to the students in during which they were welcomed a memorandum of understand- order to introduce them to the world in the Group’s offices and taken on ing with the Qatar Banking Studies of banking and teach them the basic an introductory tour by QNB staff and Business Administration Inde- banking processes and procedures and management, who showed them The Peninsula pendent Secondary School for Boys as well as job shadowing sessions the working environment inside the (QBSBAS) to help train the school’s with QNB staff to help them on their Bank’s offices and gave them a basic students across the Bank’s divisions. future careers, and QNB’s provision introduction to banking operations DOHA: Al Khayyat Contracting & The MOU was signed on behalf of banking lessons at the school to the within QNB’s international network. Trading (KCT) has become the first of the QBSBAS school for boys by Mr. students to give them an insight into QNB Group always strives to pro- construction company to get certi- Ahmed Yousef Al Mahmoud, princi- the world of banking and finance. vide support to QBSBAS and many fied to ISO 22301 by BSI in the GCC pal of the school, and on behalf of Commenting on the signing, Mrs other educational institutions in and Middle East region. QNB by Mrs Nada Ahmed Al Ansari Al Ansari said: “Signing this MOU Qatar and across its international An awards ceremony was held - Executive Manager of QNB’s Cen- with the school hereby signifies the footprint as part of its commitment to at the headquarters of Al Khayyat tre of Excellence. continuation of our cooperation and the betterment of the local commu- Contracting and Trading on May 25. The new MOU is a continuation of support to the QBSBAS school for nities where it operates as part of its A certificate was received by Salim the great cooperation between QNB boys. We hereby extend our welcome rich CSR programme. QNB operates Ata Jarrar, Chief Executive Officer of and QBSBAS, marking the Bank’s to this future generation of bankers a robust CSR programme which aims KCT. Simon Kendall- First Secretary continued cooperation with this and encourage them to participate in to give back to the communities in and Director of Trade and Investment important educational institution, the visits and lessons in order to gain Qatar and across the Bank’s interna- of British Embassy and Omar Rashid to which QNB provides full support, a good introduction to the banking tional network by providing support –General Manager BSI Middle East including the Bank’s sponsorship of industry and form a solid under- in 6 main areas: Arts and Culture, and Africa handed over the certifi- the school and its attendance of all standing of its operations, so that Economic and International Affairs, cate. Kendall congratulated KCT as the school’s events. they may benefit from this knowl- Health and Environment, Social and the first construction company that The agreement is based on 3 main edge in their future careers.” Humanitarian, Sport, and Youth and BSI has ever certified to ISO 22301 in Salim Ata Jarrar, Chief Executive Officer of KCT, with the certificate. parts, which are QNB’s acceptance of Cooperation under the new MOU Education. the GCC/MEA region. Mall of Qatar rolls out red carpet for retailers ahead of opening

The Peninsula with over 200 more expected to start be our promise to deliver to the con- fit out in the coming few weeks. sumers’ needs and hopes. This is just Ahmed Al Mulla, CEO of MOQ, who the beginning of our journey… here- DOHA: Retailers voice their commit- extended a warm welcome to the gath- after, we will endeavour to ensure ment to Mall of Qatar (MOQ), which is ering and talked about the uniqueness that we keep raising the bar and opening on October 29, with a shop of the mall that is all set to transform bring you the trendiest, most enjoy- fit out tour displaying a progressive the consumer experience, said: “The able and exhilarating experiences in stage of completion. nation’s mall will be a jewel in Qatar’s Qatar, here at MOQ.” The top management of the MOQ, National Vision 2030, a super-regional Rony Mourani, General Manager one of the largest upcoming malls in mall that will be placed on the world of MOQ, added: “We are gathered the country, organised a welcome tourism map. The Mall of Qatar man- here because we all have one thing aboard event recently for all major agement is committed to this vision and in common: to build together a great anchor retailers and future tenants. to build and maintain strong leadership new retail and leisure destination in Besides setting a new standard in in order to meet our partners and cus- Qatar. Without you, the retailers, we both mall design and entertainment, tomers’ expectations.” stand alone in a building. Our job now this milestone event showcased MOQ Standing on stage Naomi is to bring these walls to life, to create at an advanced stage of completion Sargeant, Marketing Director of Mall a great experience that our customers with a site tour that detailed the read- of Qatar, stated: “Today marks the will tell each other about. Consum- iness to the retailers. In fact, it marked beginning of our journey to share with ers will not connect with us unless we Ahmed Al Mulla, Shem Krey, Rony Mourani, Moutaz Al Khayyat, Chairman of the Board and President of UCC the beginning of the countdown with you the vision, mission, brand story, can fulfill that promise and give them Holding, and Ramez Al Khayyat, CEO and Group Vice-President of UCC Holding, posing for a picture after over 100 retailers already shop fitting, and messages we’ve created that will what they need and aspire for.” presenting ‘Welcome Aboard’ trophies to all brand operators. 24 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 BUSINESS Bombardier woos airlines with new CSeries jet

Star Alliance member airlines from a managing director of Germany’s accusations of price dumping from jets as try-outs for as little as $1 a jet. Dublin to Zurich. DVB Bank. month to enter the U.S. market in the Bombardier’s new leaders Company hopes “We are in a good place today. We “For this to happen, it needs ... a 1980s, but found itself trapped at low acknowledge being more aggressive have the contracts ready for you as steady growth market.” prices for years after that. in the market to reboot the trou- to win new orders you exit the plane,” Chief Executive Bombardier’s task is not made But deals are usually kept secret bled CSeries project but dismiss the without falling under Alain Bellemare (pictured) joked to easier by an outbreak of transpar- and Bombardier’s provision shed reported discounts, saying they fail the 28 top airline executives on board ency in the secretive jet market after unusual light on what it can take to to reflect shifting costs. the spell of prolonged the 110-seat aircaft. it was forced by Canadian account- kick-start sales for new aircraft. While chasing new cus- discounting on price. While the cash-squeezed project ing rules to take a $500m charge for “The next big guy Bombardier tomers, they must also prevent was saved from a near-death expe- the Delta deal and two others cover- talks to is going to say ‘will you be existing ones delaying delivery or rience with Delta’s discounted order, ing a total of 127 planes. taking a $500m loss for me’?” an cancelling. Bombardier’s rivals and others in the Rival jetmakers and analysts industry source said. Industry sources estimate as Reuters industry predict it will remain on the quickly calculated Delta had paid Analysts say previous Bombardier many as 100 of the 325 orders are rack a while longer as others demand $22-23m a plane, a whopping two- managers sacrificed sales by refus- at risk owing to the patchy finances equal bargains. thirds discount. ing to bow to cut-throat competition of some early customers. DUBLIN/ZURICH: Bombardier is “I want the best deal, better than Macquarie analyst Konark Gupta in the jet market. But the recent order boost does stepping up efforts to woo the airline Delta,” said Tewolde Gebremariam, wrote Bombardier could have diffi- But asked yesterday if he now give the company more visibility industry with its more efficient new chief executive of Star Alliance mem- culty getting the CSeries to break wanted to renegotiate on price, the on production and strengthens the CSeries jet, hoping to win new orders ber Ethiopian Airlines. even by 2020-21 if it keeps selling at head of Lufthansa, the CSeries jet’s profile of its order book: two other without falling under the spell of pro- While he probably won’t get such prices. Others say it has limited first customer, said no. parameters watched by investors. longed discounting on price. that, having expressed an interest in choice. “As the launch customer you get “If you question some orders, The Canadian planemaker flew acquiring only 10 to 15 jets rather than “I think they have got their work rival Embraer, which it denies. a very interesting price. That applied we would not debate that,” Belle- top executives to a meeting of inter- the 75 bought by Delta, his remark cut out trying to convince others to “We have to show the market to Lufthansa and I’m sure it applied mare said. “We have re-launched national airlines in Dublin this week, illustrated Bombardier’s challenge. pay maybe $10-15m more (than Delta) that this price level is unsustaina- to Delta too,” Chief Executive Carsten the programme. A year ago there where it sought to build on a much- “The question is whether or not - why would they?” said Airbus exec- ble,” Embraer’s commercial chief Spohr said. were a lot of questions about the needed order from Delta Air Lines, Bombardier will be successful in rais- utive vice-president Chris Buckley. Paulo Cesar Silva said. Lufthansa’s subsidiary airline CSeries’ future: not any more. The and on Friday then flew the heads of ing prices,” said Bertrand Grabowski, Bombardier additionally faces Industry sources say Airbus leased Swiss will be the first to use the new aircraft is here to stay.”

IMF releases Berlin Air Show $1.5bn bailout US jobs recovery cash for Sri Lanka doesn’t have to be AFP over after weak data COLOMBO: The IMF yester- day released the first tranche of a $1.5bn bailout for Sri Lanka, Bloomberg whether those people will work. If which is reeling after a govern- they’ve given up, or if their skills ment spending spree and facing a have irreparably deteriorated, balance of payments crisis. then maybe the damage done by The International Monetary WASHINGTON: After US employers the recession can’t be reversed Fund said the formal approval of a turned in their worst hiring perform- any further. If better prospects can 36-month loan under its Extended ance in almost six years, the people bring them into the job market, then Fund Facility (EFF) will also help responsible for managing the economy employers can keep hiring without Sri Lanka secure another $650m must be wondering: Are businesses unduly pushing up wages. in other multilateral and bilateral running up against the limits of how One way to get a sense: Look at the loans. many jobs they can create? It doesn’t actual monthly flows of people into the President Maithripala Sirise- have to be that way. labor force. If they’re already abnor- na’s administration sought an IMF The May jobs report offers trou- mally low as a share of the population, bailout immediately after taking bling signals that the US economy coaxing more people to join probably power in January last year, but the may be nearing its capacity to gener- won’t be easy. If they’re within the his- fund turned down the request, say- ate jobs. Nonfarm employers added torical range, there may be hope. ing the country’s reserves were at only 38,000 workers — a number The data are encouraging. a comfortable level then. that, even accounting for a Verizon Throughout much of the current recov- However, the government Communications strike that took ery, a large share of the population has faced a balance of payments cri- about 35,000 people off payrolls, started seeking work after being out of sis after it implemented its election A Boeing B747-8, the world’s longest passenger aircraft and the plane which flew the German national fell far short of expectations. The action — meaning these people went pledges of higher public sector soccer team back to Germany after winning the World Cup in Brazil, is displayed at the ILA Berlin Air unemployment rate declined to 4.7 from being classified as “not in the salaries and lower fuel and util- Show in Schoenefeld, south of Berlin, Germany, yesterday. percent, the lowest since November labor force” to “unemployed.” That ity prices. 2007, due to a drop in the number of percentage has declined — to an aver- The first instalment of $168m people seeking work actively enough age of 0.75 percent in the three months out of the $1.5bn will be made to be counted as unemployed. That’s through May — but hasn’t fallen below immediately, the IMF said. well below the level that economists its level at the peaks of the last two It noted that Sri Lanka’s econ- see as full employment, the point at economic expansions. omy was beginning to show signs Philippine central bank boosts security which further hiring tends to push Perhaps more promising, a lot of of strain from an increasingly dif- up wages and inflation. people are going straight from the ficult external environment and To be sure, the jobs data are vol- sidelines into jobs, without even show- said Colombo must increase tax Reuters February’s massive theft from the looted from the Bangladesh cen- atile and subject to revision, so one ing up as unemployed. On average in collection and ensure exchange Bangladesh central bank. tral bank. shouldn’t jump to conclusions from the three months through May, 1.67 rate stability. Espenilla, who is in charge of The Anti-Money Laundering one month’s data. More important, percent of the population did so. That’s “Tougher external conditions banking supervision, also said Council (AMLC) issued a complaint though, the headline numbers don’t a bit less than in previous months, but in the wake of China rebalancing CEBU, PHILIPPINES: The Philip- regulators were looking at tight- against Philrem on April 28, accusing tell the whole story. Because the still high by historical standards. and unwinding of unconventional pine central bank’s policy making ening regulations for remittance it of creating a fog around transac- unemployment rate counts only those In short, the evidence suggests monetary policies were not out- Monetary Board has approved fur- companies and money changers, tions and laundering the stolen funds who have sought work in the past four that workers are available, if only side Sri Lanka’s past experience. ther expansion of the cyber security and regulating virtual currencies via a web of transfers and currency weeks, it misses millions of jobless employers saw enough demand “However, spillovers were division of its supervision and exami- to boost efforts to combat money conversions through Philippine bank who for one reason or another are for goods and services to keep magnified by domestic imbal- nation sector, deputy governor Nestor laundering. accounts, before moving the cash staying on the sidelines. Employment hiring. This, together with per- ances, as evidenced by higher Espenilla said yesterday. The Philippine central bank through casinos in Manila and jun- among people in the prime working sistently below-target inflation, volatility around the two elections The action comes amid reports has revoked the license of Philrem ket operators. Philrem has denied any years of 25 to 54, for example, remains supports the case for more ambi- (in 2015),” the IMF said referring to that more banks have fallen victim Service Corporation, a remittance wrongdoing. about 2.8 million jobs short of what tious stimulus policies such as the government increasing salaries to cyber attacks that involved the company that anti-money launder- The new government of Philip- would have been considered normal infrastructure investment and pos- and reducing prices as part of elec- use of fraudulent SWIFT messages, ing investigators said was used to pines has a tough task of reviving the before the 2007-2009 recession. sibly even direct payments from tion pledges. the same technique at the heart of transfer some of the $81m hackers country’s economy. The crucial question, then, is the central bank to taxpayers. The IMF said the bailout also provides for reform. “The new government’s eco- nomic agenda, supported by the EFF, provides an important oppor- China seeking economic summits for bigger global voice tunity to re-set macroeconomic policies, address key vulnerabil- ities, boost reserves, and support stability and resilience,” the IMF Bloomberg international groups would be a first, better and more regular communi- international institutions, including surprise devaluation of the yuan in said. coming in the wake of increasing glo- cation with policy makers,” she said. the $100 billion Asian Infrastructure August and a $5trn wipe-out in Chi- Sri Lanka enjoyed a blistering bal focus on China’s policies and their China’s State Council Information Investment Bank. President Xi Jin- nese equities. economic growth rates averag- ramifications abroad, and criticism in Office and ministries of Commerce ping’s “Chinese Dream” of national Lagarde called for China to com- ing more than 8.0 percent for two BEIJING: China is approaching glo- the past year for officials being less and Foreign Affairs didn’t respond to rejuvenation has also seen authorities municate more clearly during the years after a prolonged civil war bal economic organisations including than clear about plans and intentions. requests for comment faxed Thursday. champion Silk Road development initi- World Economic Forum in Davos, ended in 2009. the International Monetary Fund and Germany’s chancellor holds a simi- IMF and World Bank spokespeople in atives to deepen ties across Eurasia and Switzerland in January. But the pace of expansion has World Bank to establish an annual lar gathering. IMF Managing Director Washington declined to comment. The into Africa, and an expanding security Discussions are progressing since slowed, falling to 4.8 per- meeting that would offer the nation Christine Lagarde and World Bank Athens-based World Federation of presence in the South China Sea. slowly as they involve coordination cent in 2015, down from 4.9 in the a stronger policy voice on the world President Jim Yong Kim also attend Trade Unions didn’t respond to com- For Chinese policy makers spanning multiple government min- previous year, according to offi- economic stage, according to a per- summits such as the Group of Seven ment requests. The Geneva-based advocating greater openness and lib- istries and foreign organizations, cial data. son familiar with the talks. and G-20. WTO declined to comment. eralized markets, annual economic but top leaders believe they will be In 2009, Sri Lanka received The Ministry of Commerce and Such gatherings would help If the annual meetings go ahead, summits could offer a further focal able to reach agreements they can $2.6bn from the IMF to boost its other agencies are leading discussions officials shift focus to broader stra- it would be a further step for China point for building consensus around announce by the end of this year, the financial reserves, which dropped under the guidance of the State Coun- tegic vision and away from technical in raising an international economic reforms. For the yuan to qualify for person said. below $1bn at the height of fight- cil, China’s Cabinet, according to the details, while giving other countries profile that up to now hasn’t matched entry to the IMF’s unit of account, the China’s leadership has pledged ing between Tamil Tiger rebels and person, who asked not to be identi- a better sense of policy in China, its heft in terms of global trade. This government had to loosen some of its to enhance the nation’s clout in glo- troops. fied for lack of authorization to speak said Huang Wei, a Beijing-based year, the IMF is set to anoint the yuan controls on information and use of bal economic matters, according The government of President publicly. Officials also are approach- researcher at the Chinese Academy as an official reserve currency, and the currency. A meeting of the G-20 to the communique released after Maithripala Sirisena has a tough ing the World Trade Organization and of Social Sciences, a state-backed China is hosting the G-20 for the first finance chiefs in Shanghai in Feb- the party’s fifth plenum in October. task of achieving an economic the World Federation of Trade Unions, think tank that advises the govern- time since it became a summit-level ruary served as a venue for Chinese Xi expressed as much in November recovery through prudent fis- the person said. No decisions have ment. “Spillover impact from China forum. officials to discuss their policies and during a BRICS meeting in Turkey, cal measures. The country enjoys been made. to the global economy is growing Communist Party leaders have offer reassurance after developments suggesting member nations should peace and stability which are vital An annual confab with Chi- bigger, so there’s increasing demand sought greater influence in global in China roiled global markets. jointly help strengthen global eco- for economic reforms. nese leaders and the heads of major from international organizations for governance, in part by setting up new Turmoil erupted last year with a nomic governance. BUSINESS SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 25

Softbank to sell Alibaba stake Polish power Service sector grid operator limiting imports growth slowest from Lithuania since 2014 Reuters WARSAW: Polish electricity grid operator PSE confirmed yester- day that it had imposed nightly meeting.” Estimates in the Bloomb- limits on importing power supply erg survey of 74 economists ranged from Lithuania, saying the deci- New figures show a from 52.4 to 57.3. The measure has sion was for technical reasons and more muted pickup averaged 54 this year, compared only temporary. with 57.2 in 2015. Reuters had reported on Fri- in the economy after Anthony Nieves, chairman of the day that energy market regulators a lukewarm start to ISM non-manufacturing survey, said in Poland and Lithuania are inves- 2016. the figures pointed to a “cooling off” tigating whether the grid operator in service industries. PSE is breaking European Union Fourteen of 18 industries showed rules by limiting Lithuanian growth last month, led by health care imports. and food services. Four, including Their investigation followed a Bloomberg mining and professional services, request by Estonia’s state-owned said business shrank, according to power group Eesti Energia. the report. “In response to the techni- Softbank President Masayoshi Son (left) and Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma at the Softbank World Details from the report showed cal restrictions that - for the sake NEW YORK: American serv- the new orders gauge decreased by annual forum in Tokyo. Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank said that it would sell at least $7.9bn of its of safety of the national electric- ice providers expanded in May at 5.7 points to 54.2 in May, while the stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba as it looks to cut a whopping debt load. ity system - PSE must impose at the slowest pace in more than two measure of services employment night time, they are of indiscrim- years as companies curtailed orders, dropped to 49.7, matching the low- inatory character, proportional pointing to a more muted pickup in est since February 2014, from 53. (...) and temporary,” PSE said in a the economy after a lukewarm start The drop in the group’s measure statement. to 2016. of employment corroborates figures “PSE’s intention is to elimi- The Institute for Supply Manage- from the Labor Department on Fri- South Africa’s investment grade nate those restrictions as soon as ment’s non-manufacturing index day that showed payrolls climbed by possible.” dropped to 52.9, the weakest since just 38,000 in May, the least since Legal experts say the restric- February 2014, from 55.7 in April, the September 2010. The slowdown in tions, which are adding to tensions Tempe, Arizona-based group’s data job growth was broad-based. rating still vulnerable: Analysts between Poland’s eurosceptic showed Friday. Readings above 50 The business activity index, government and the European in the measure that covers almost which parallels the ISM’s factory Commission, could be in breach 90 percent of the economy signal production gauge, fell to 55.1 last Reuters “the sterling work that has been done to calm jittery markets after a previ- of EU market rules. growth. The median forecast in a month from 58.8 in April. A meas- over the last few months to turn our ous stint in 2009-2014. The European Union wants to Bloomberg survey called for 55.3. ure of prices paid advanced to 55.6, economy around”. But they also said any policy see electricity flowing freely across The slump in bookings for non- the highest since September 2014, “The decision ... which fol- slip-ups or political rhetoric that the bloc without technical or reg- manufacturing industries that and indicating costs were rising at JOHANNESBURG: Standard & Poor’s lows on the footsteps of yet another backs the rising speculation that ulatory barriers, to help reduce include construction, retail and real a faster pace, from 53.4. decision to maintain South Africa’s encouraging decision by Moody’s Gordhan does not enjoy Zuma’s full prices for consumers and ensure estate matched the biggest month- The supplier deliveries gauge, investment grade credit rating has demonstrates that working together support, could induce a downgrade security of supply throughout the to-month decrease since November which measures how quickly com- taken some pressure off President we can reignite our economy, attract by year-end. continent. 2008. The figures, along with a weak panies are able to receive orders Jacob Zuma ahead of elections in investment and create jobs for our “We still firmly believe that South Lithuania and Poland started May jobs report, indicate the com- from suppliers, rose to 52.5 from 51 August, although analysts said the people,” he added. Africa’s propensity to make policy power transactions on their first panies that make up the bulk of the the prior month. A reading above 50 country is still vulnerable to a down- S&P, Moody’s and peer Fitch, mistakes, the lack of key reforms, 500-megawatt link in December economy are cutting back on capital means deliveries slowed, which is a grade to “junk” status. whose own review is expected in and uncertainty in the economy last year. investment and hiring after a first- positive demand signal as it indicates S&P kept its negative outlook the next few days, have all warned of mean that we are on a near inevi- PSE has said that unregulated quarter growth slowdown that may companies had trouble keeping up. on South Africa’s BBB- rating after possible cuts to South Africa’s credit table path towards sub-investment power imports “can destabilise the prompt the Federal Reserve to put off The ISM services survey cov- a review on Friday, warning a standing after Zuma rattled investors grade,” Nomura analyst Peter Attard system” at night, when demand is an increase in interest rates. ers an array of industries, including downgrade to “junk” status could by changing finance ministers twice Montalto said. low. “The slowdown further sug- retail, health care, agriculture and be on the cards later this year, or in less than a week in December. “The politics just don’t allow Polish government officials gests this years Q2 rebound will be construction. the next if policy measures did not Analysts said S&P’s decision, National Treasury the space to be have said it was necessary to more modest than last years,” Sophia The group’s manufacturing turn around an ailing economy which came after Moody’s also held ‘good’ at growth-boosting reforms.” protect its coal power plants, Kearney-Lederman, an economist survey earlier this week showed fac- expected to grow by 0.9 percent at its Baa2 rating on Pretoria last month, Zuma has faced increasing oppo- the source of 80 percent of at FTN Financial, said in an email. tories expanded a bit faster in May. most in 2016. was a nod to extensive firefighting sition accusations of mismanaging the country’s electricity, from It’s one more reason for the Fed to The gauge rose to 51.3 from 50.8 in Zuma, in a statement on Saturday, efforts by Finance Minister Pravin the country ahead of key local gov- imports of “cheap and subsidised continue to ‘wait and see’ at the June April. said the S&P review was the result of Gordhan, reappointed in December ernment elections on August 3. electricity”. PDO raising Gucci turnaround gathers pace as revenues to top $4.5bn $3.4bn loan to fund projects Bloomberg that, winning favorable press coverage Reuters and industry accolades. Yet his collec- tions featuring red leather skirts and sheer pussy-bow blouses have only LONDON: Petroleum Develop- ROME: Gucci is on course to top €4bn been available in boutiques since the ment Oman (PDO) has confirmed ($4.5bn) in revenue for the first time third quarter; Gucci is still clearing out it is in the market for a $3.4bn loan this year as the Italian luxury brand’s his predecessor’s merchandise. with HSBC acting as the sole inter- revival gathers speed under its new “For nine months we were just national financial adviser. leadership duo. talking,” said Bizzarri -- something “The company is in the process Sales of items designed by new that tested investor patience given of raising an internationally syn- creative director Alessandro Michele that Gucci accounts for more than half dicated loan to fund its operations have accelerated since March as more of Kering’s operating income. in response to the current low oil have reached shelves, Chief Executive Since then, the CEO’s efforts to price environment, on behalf of Officer Marco Bizzarri told reporters reorganize management, cut the the government,” PDO said in an Thursday before a fashion show for number of products by 30 percent emailed statement. Kering’s largest brand in the clois- and change everything from pack- The five-year pre-export ters of London’s Westminster Abbey. aging to store design are paying off, finance facility was initially “We are particularly optimistic he said. Sales of Michele’s women’s launched with 10 international and confident,” said the CEO, who ready-to-wear have surged 66 percent banks but due to strong interest, took over 18 months ago. “Just go and this year, while his shoes for women the borrower is now considering visit the shops. It is the only brand that are up 46 percent and new handbag extending the syndicate. To that has people in the shops.” sales are up 7 percent, led by designs end, a general syndication bank Bizzarri’s bullishness contrasts such as the $2,250 Dionysus. presentation was held in London with the sorry state of luxury spending. Michele’s collections now account on May 27, which attracted a large Sales of expensive handbags and other for about 70 percent of sales and the number of international banks, goods have slowed as China’s economy full complement of his designs will be PDO said. cools and as terror attacks weigh on the in stores by early 2017, said the CEO, According to one banker close feel-good factor that drives purchas- whose long-term ambition is to lift to the deal, over twenty banks have ing. The sector will expand at best 2 Gucci revenue to €6bn, according to A woman sits next to luggage outside a Gucci luxury goods store in the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong. been approached in general syn- percent this year, the second weakest an investor presentation published dication, and PDO -- which is rate since 2009, Bain & Co estimates. Friday. Sales of Gucci items at other majority owned by Oman but with “Today, if you want to grow you need to retailers -- so-called wholesale reve- continue to weigh on growth this year, Bizzarri also plans to refurbish tables displaying rings, headbands stakes held by Royal Dutch Shell, steal market share,” said Bizzarri. “The nue -- are positive for a third straight Bizzarri told reporters. Excluding their fewer stores, targeting around 50 this and sunglasses alongside new bags Total and Partex Oil and Gas -- is only way is through creativity.” quarter, the CEO said. impact, “there is no doubt we will out- year, from a previous goal of about in some boutiques have had a similar expected to be able to raise a fur- So far, Michele has demonstrated Markdowns on old stock will perform the market,” he said. 60. Cosmetic changes such as marble uplift on sales at a lower costs, he said. ther $1bn. PDO is working closely with the Ministry of Finance and Min- istry of Oil and Gas, the statement said. Africa’s $1trn agriculture sector seeks Indian investors The financing follows a $1bn five-year loan for the Sultanate of Oman that closed in Janu- ary, but only after a protracted IANS industries for the African continent expand”. They named the top four on agriculture and agribusiness. as of “strategic importance” as an syndication. due to economic potential and is pro- countries they are planning to invest The study has also identified investment destination for India. That deal faced difficulty jected to become a $1trn industry in in as Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania natural resources, agriculture, man- The community is made up of after Standard & Poor’s down- ACCRA: Here’s a heaven-sent oppor- sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by 2030,” and South Africa which all fall in the ufacturing and infrastructure as Angola, Botswana, Democratic graded the country’s sovereign tunity for Indian investors: Africa’s a Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) Southern African Development Com- holding potential for Indian inves- Republic of Congo, Lesotho and debt to BBB+ during syndication $1trn agriculture sector is seeking report said. munity (SADC) region. tors in the SADC region. Madagascar. in November, which led to pricing suitors and a report has already been It came following a survey of And, as the Exim Bank of India The Exim study, ‘Focus Africa: The rest are Malawi, Mauritius, on the loan being flexed upwards drawn up on how India can benefit. respondents, 58.8 per cent of whom is keen to direct more Indian invest- Enhancing India’s Engagements with Mozambique, Namibia, the Seychelles, from 110bp over Libor to 120bp “The agricultural sector is consider “investment in Africa as an ment to the SADC region, it looks like Southern African Development Com- South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, over Libor. regarded as one of the most critical opportunity for their businesses to more emphasis would have to be put munity (SADC)’ describes the region Zambia and Zimbabwe. 26 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 BUSINESS Boeing risks Air Force penalties on aerial tanker’s delay

Bloomberg a five-month delay in delivering the withholding “progress payments,” warplane, including two simulta- The tanker delay “has been more at about $3bn has been delayed to first 18 tankers was inevitable. which are paid as milestones are neously. Intended to replace the Air of a sentiment or confidence issue with August, a year later than originally While the contract required that met, downgrading Boeing’s ratings Force’s aging fleet of KC-135 tankers, shareholders,” Byron Callan, a defense scheduled. all 18 tankers be delivered by August in performance assessments that can it also will be capable of carrying as analyst with Capital Alpha Partners in The Senate Appropriations com- WASHINGTON: Boeing’s delay in 2017, only the first plane is now count against a contractor in future many as 18 cargo pallets and per- Washington, said in an email. “This was mittee in a report accompanying its delivering aerial refueling tankers to expected to be ready by then and contract competitions and opening forming medical evacuations of as a mature airframe and aerial refueling defense funding legislation for fiscal the Air Force may bring the company the last in January 2018. Even meet- the purchase of additional tankers many as 58 passengers. is not a new technology. The delays 2017 expressed concern about the financial penalties or negative rat- ing that deadline will require fixing to competition earlier than planned. Boeing is “now very clearly at the gnaw on confidence as investors still tanker’s progress even before the lat- ings that could affect future contracts, technical problems with the design Currently, Boeing is assured of get- point in the program where we’re not don’t understand why this has been so est delay was announced. according to a service document. of a system to dispense fuel, the Air ting the first 179 tankers. discovering new technical issues,” hard for Boeing.” “The program has only completed The Air Force office that’s over- Force said. “The KC-46 contract does not Boeing Chief Executive Officer Den- The company has already roughly 20 percent of development seeing the company’s $4.8bn contract “We’re disappointed that a design contain pre-defined penalties for nis Muilenburg said Thursday at the incurred $1.5bn in pretax charges flight test and recently identified a to develop and build the first KC-46 issue is forcing a schedule slip,” Frank missing schedule deadlines,” Air Force Bernstein Strategic Decisions Confer- to cover overruns with the contract critical issue with the refueling boom,” tankers said in a quarterly update Kendall, the Pentagon’s top weapons spokesman Major Rob Leese said in an ence in New York. The latest delays since 2014. The Air Force’s liability is the panel said. “The Air Force is still that it “will use all the tools avail- buyer, said in an e-mail. “The hope email. “As with any contract schedule are related to the work needed to ret- capped at the $4.82bn ceiling price, performing testing to determine if the able to motivate Boeing to meet its was that the issue could be resolved breach, the Air Force will seek con- rofit initial production models with after which Boeing must pay for any solution requires software or hard- schedule commitments and penalize quickly with a software fix, but so far sideration commensurate with the upgrades discovered during flight- overruns. ware changes, or both.” Boeing when it fails to meet schedule that has not proven to be the case. The impact of the breach. “ testing, Muilenburg said. In addition to Boeing missing the Still, the committee, like the other commitments.” Air Force will continue to enforce the The KC-46,, built using the air- While Boeing has tested a possible top contractual requirement for deliv- three congressional defense policy Since the update was sent to Pen- contract it has with Boeing.” frame of Boeing’s 767 commercial software fix, the Chicago-based com- ery of the 18 tankers, the Air Force and spending panels, approved the tagon acquisition officials last month, Potential enforcement tools jet, will carry 212,229 pounds of fuel pany decided it “wasn’t as robust as said a decision on approving two service’s $2.8bn request to buy 15 the Air Force and Boeing agreed that cited by the program office include and is designed to resupply any US we wanted,” Muilenburg said. initial production contracts valued aircraft.

Hyundai Industries restructuring Germany and US shale drillers France slash growth forecasts restart oil rigs as AFP BERLIN: Germany will grow at a slightly slower pace than pre- viously expected, its powerful market improves central bank has predicted, cut- ting its forecasts for Europe’s top economy. The central bank of neighbouring France also turned West Texas Intermediate oil for more pessimistic on the growth Explorers have idled July delivery fell 55 cents to settle outlook for the eurozone’s sec- at $48.62 a barrel on the New York ond-biggest economy. more than 1,000 oil Mercantile Exchange. Prices climbed The Bundesbank said the pow- rigs since the start of as much as 24 cents, or 0.5 percent, erhouse German economy would earlier in the session. expand by 1.7 percent this year, last year. The worst downturn in decades slowing to 1.4 percent in 2017. led oil producers to scrap projects This was a downgrade of pre- and cut spending on drilling, sign- vious forecasts of 1.8 percent and Boomberg aling that supply and demand are 1.7 percent respectively. getting close to being in balance. Nevertheless, the bank’s head, Disruptions in Canada and Nigeria Jens Weidmann, said the German took 50 million barrels out of the The Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard in the southeastern port city of Ulsan. South Korea’s Hyundai economy stood on a “relatively NEW YORK: Oil explorers put drill- market last month, Geneva-based Heavy Industries has received the green light for a near $3bn restructuring programme -- including firm” footing. The bank said it ing rigs back to work in US fields for trading house Mercuria Energy asset sales and job cuts -- to keep the world’s largest shipbuilder afloat. expected the economy to grow by only the second time this year as Group Ltd. estimated. 1.8 percent in 2018. supply and demand come closer “The rebalancing is happening a Exports, long the bedrock of into balance. bit faster than anticipated because the German economy, are only Rigs targeting crude in the of the disruptions,” Mercuria Chief providing a “limited” push but United States rose by 9 to 325 this Executive Officer Marco Dunand “should pick up” in coming years, week, Baker Hughes Inc said on Fri- said in an interview. “Demand is also Weidmann predicted. day. Explorers have idled more than stronger than expected” in countries US auto sales drop in May; GM hit hard The latest forecast brings 1,000 oil rigs since the start of last from India to the U.S., he said. the central bank into line with year. Natural gas rigs were trimmed The International Energy Agency the German government’s 2016 by 5 to 82 this week, bringing the forecasts oil demand will increase forecast, which is slightly more total for oil and gas up by 4 to 408. this year by 1.2 million barrels a day, AGP optimistic about the health of the US while US rival Ford sales rose 4.2 per- optimistic than the International Oil prices extended declines while Dunand said growth is likely economy. GM said it sold 240,450 cent. Italian company Fiat Chrysler Monetary Fund with a 1.5 percent immediately after the release of the to top 1.5 million, perhaps rising as vehicles last month, down 18 percent Automobiles reported its unit FCA US growth estimate and German eco- Baker Hughes report. Futures in New high as 1.8 million. from a year ago. Industry researcher had a one percent rise in US sales in nomics institutes which expect 1.6 York have climbed about 85 percent America’s oil drillers have been NEW YORK: US auto sales fell in Edmunds.com had forecast 254,643 May, better than the market expected. percent. from the lowest level since 2003 ear- idling rigs since October 2014 as May, with the country’s leading deliveries. Leading the gain was a 14 percent Inflation is expected to remain lier this year on signs the global glut the world’s largest crude suppliers automaker General Motors taking a GM said sales fell across brands, jump in Jeep brand vehicles; Chrys- subdued this year, the Bundesbank is easing. battle for market share. Despite the particularly hard hit as consumers including Buick, down 22.1 percent, ler brand sales fell 19 percent. FCA said, with consumer prices rising “The uptick for rigs might have cutbacks, US production has only curbed spending ahead of the sum- and Chevrolet, 18.6 percent. shares fell 2.4 percent. by just 0.2 percent, accelerating to prompted some people to think that recently begun to falter as new tech- mer driving season. Ford reported sales fell 5.9 per- Toyota, the world’s largest auto- 1.5 percent next year and 1.7 per- there’s a supply side reaction to $50 niques that increase efficiency keep Analysts had expected softer cent year-over year to 235,997 maker, said its US sales fell 9.6 cent in 2018. oil,” said Tim Evans, an energy ana- the oil flowing. May sales generally after an April vehicles, missing Edmunds.com’s percent but noted that the month of The Bank of France also reiter- lyst at Citi Futures Perspective in US output declined for a 12th surge as a seven-year boom in estimate of 242,771 units. Ford brand May this year has two fewer selling ated its earlier 1.4-percent French New York. “This is just one week’s week and crude stockpiles dropped the auto industry shows signs of sales fell but luxury brand Lincoln days than in 2015. growth forecast for this year, but data. This doesn’t change the fact in the week ended May 27, according moderating. posted a 5.9 percent rise. Toyota brand sales dropped 9.5 cut its outlook for 2017 to 1.5 per- that the rig count is down a great to a report from the Energy Informa- Though job growth has been solid Over the first five months of the percent and sales of the Japanese cent from 1.6 percent earlier. deal or represent the beginning of tion Administration. and wages are inching up, consum- year, GM sales were down five per- company’s luxury brand Lexus were Growth of 1.6 percent would now a recovery.” ers have recently turned a bit less cent from the same period in 2015, down 10.1 percent. only be achieved in 2018, it said.

Australian growth gathers speed Wall Street shifts focus back to economy after grim payrolls

Reuters the economy is gaining the kind of S&P 500 earnings, which fell 5 momentum and traction that we percent in the first quarter from a need for a market that has been look- year ago in their third straight quar- NEW YORK: With a June Federal ing toward new highs,” said Quincy terly decline, are still expected to pick Reserve interest rate hike likely off Krosby, market strategist at Pruden- up in the second half of the year. the table following Friday’s dismal tial Financial in Newark, New Jersey. “I’m starting to get worried that jobs data, US equity investors may “No one is out to suggest the the third- and fourth-quarter num- shift their focus again to whether the economy is doing a major turnaround bers are not going to come to fruition, economy is losing too much steam to because of this number, but we now said Daniel Morgan, senior portfolio allow stocks to advance. need to see a clutch of data that sug- manager at Synovus Trust Company Investors will comb economic gests that this is a one-off,” she said. in Atlanta. “How to do you substanti- data over the next few weeks to see It may take a few weeks to get a ate the market where it is, based on if the weak payrolls report reflected a better picture of the economic out- current multiples?” wider trend in the US economy or was look, with the economic and earnings The S&P 500 is trading at 17.1 an outlier. A first hint of the central calendars light for next week. The Fed times forward earnings, according bank’s view of that could come Mon- meets the following week, which will to Thomson Reuters data. day with a speech on the economic also bring data on retail sales and Speculation over the outcome of outlook by Fed Chair Janet Yellen. producer prices. Britain’s pending vote on remaining The fresh economic worries could Wall Street’s top banks now in the European Union could also rat- help keep the market mired below unanimously expect the Fed to leave tle the resolve of stock investors. record highs reached in May 2015, interest rates unchanged this month, The British electorate’s vote on even though the Standard & Poor’s a Reuters poll showed on Friday. the change, which many investors say Three cranes work on top of a construction site in Sydney. Economic growth of Australia expanded by 500 index notched a third straight While investors and company would be a negative for global mar- 1.1 percent in the first quarter for an annual year-on-year reading of 3.1 percent, the highest in recent months of gains this May and most executives have worried that higher kets, comes a week after the Fed’s sectors are up since the start of the rates will dampen spending, now a June policy meeting and adds to the years and far above economists’ estimates of 0.8 percent and 2.9 percent. year. weak economy is considered a big- likelihood the US central bank will “The broader question is whether ger risk for the market. leave rates unchanged in June. BUSINESS VIEWS SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 27

Japan’s debt burden Gigonomics: The dismal science is quietly falling by behind today’s on-demand jobs the most in the world

By Enda Curran and Japanese government debt can James Mayger be repaid in the normal sense of Bloomberg the word repay,” said Adair Turner, chairman of the Institute for New Economic Thinking and a former head of Britain’s financial regula- APAN for years has been tor. “It would therefore be useful renowned for having the to make clear to the Japanese peo- world’s largest government ple that the public debt does not debt load. No longer. That’s all have to be repaid, since some Jif you consider how the effective of it can be permanently mone- public borrowing burden is plung- tized by the Bank of Japan.” ing — by one estimate as much as Another option touted by the equivalent of 15 percentage some economists is to have points of gross domestic product the BOJ convert a portion of its a year, putting it on track toward holdings into perpetual zero- a more manageable level. interest government bonds. Accounting for the Bank of Japanese authorities already Japan’s unprecedented govern- have embraced other unorthodox ment bond buying from private moves, including negative interest investors, which some econo- rates, central bank purchases of mists call “monetization” of the stocks and real-estate investment debt, alters the picture. Though trusts and a welter of programs to the bond liabilities remain on bolster lending. the government’s balance sheet, For now, there’s no sign because they aren’t held by the from policy makers that they private sector any more they’re are willing to take a step closer effectively irrelevant, according to full-bore debt monetization. to a number of analysts looking As a veteran of the fiscal-disci- at the shift. “Japan is the coun- pline focused Ministry of Finance, By Victoria Stilwell and increasingly those types of employers -- 84 percent of them prefer working for try where public debt in private BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda and Sarah McGregor outsource them.” themselves. hands is falling the fastest any- would probably never endorse Bloomberg The US jobless rate, hovering around 5 “You make your own hours, you are where,” said Martin Schulz, a such a plan, according to Masa- percent, is near what economists call full your own boss, you don’t have to answer senior economist at Fujitsu aki Kanno, chief Japan economist employment. Other data help to square to anyone,” said Dina Scherer, 34, a ward- Research Institute in Tokyo. at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Kuroda that fact with the grievances driving pres- robe stylist and personal shopper for eight While Japan’s estimated gross has a little less than two years left ORGET about a secure future: idential campaigns by Donald Trump and years. She finds some clients via the task- government debt is now over in his current term. Today’s jobs don’t even offer a Bernie Sanders. Wage growth has been matching website Thumbtack and has also twice the size of the economy, “If the objective is to raise secure present. The era of one- modest, labor participation is down and Fed- contracted to work for companies includ- according to Schulz’s calcula- inflation and inflation expecta- company careers is largely gone, eral Reserve Chair Janet Yellen last week ing American Express Co. tions using BOJ data, the shuffle of tions, it’s possible it could work,” and now the latest shift in labor flagged an “unusually high” number of peo- Scherer, who lives in New York, does holdings from private actors like Kanno said. Debt monetization markets is piling on the anxi- ple working part-time because they can’t acknowledge a downside: “You have to banks and households to the cen- could spur foreign investors to Fety for many who do manage to get hired. find anything longer-term. drum up your own business. You do hus- tral bank is having a big impact. It drive down the yen, as happened They’re likely to land in an arrangement Then there’s the nature of the openings cre- tle a lot. Sometimes you don’t know where means debt in private hands will with Kuroda’s first easing, lead- that falls short of what jobs used to be like. ated during seven years of recovery. Katz and your next job is coming from. It does bring fall to about 100 percent of GDP ing to a burst in inflation, he said. Driving cars for Uber is the poster-child for Krueger’s study, updated in late April, looked at a little bit of anxiety.” Another group, on- in two to three years, from 177 “But how would it affect the end- this alternative work, but it extends across four groups: independent contractors, on-call call employees, are split fairly evenly on percent just before Prime Minis- game — that’s my big concern,” the spectrum, from contract graphic design workers, workers for temporary-help agencies, whether that status suits them. About ter Shinzo Abe took power in late said Kanno, who used to work at to on-call lab technicians to factory hands and those provided by contract companies. three-quarters of temp workers hired via 2012, he estimates. the BOJ. “It’s a suicide policy.” hired through agencies. The government hasn’t surveyed this slice of an agency would prefer a permanent job. It’s not like Japan is slow- By purposefully undercutting How many new jobs fall into this cate- the workforce since 2005, so the paper is a first Katz and Krueger say more research is ing down on borrowing. Abe’s the credibility of the government gory? All of them. Or at least, all the net new look at the Great Recession’s impact. It found needed to pin down the causes of the shift, administration is now laying the and the central bank, authorities positions—more than 9 million — created in that workers in all “alternative” categories are but they advance a few tentative explana- groundwork for another burst of would run the danger of sending the US since 2005, according to a study this paid less than their counterparts in traditional tions. It could be the impact of the Great fiscal stimulus, which could be borrowing costs soaring — espe- year by Lawrence Katz and Alan Krueger employment and are likely to work fewer hours. Recession — in which case the phenome- funded by selling bonds. He also cially once inflation had reached of Harvard and Princ- Gabe Luchkowsky’s job at an auto-part non might prove temporary. If technology announced on Wednesday a delay target and the BOJ shifted to tight- eton universities. Put it assembly plant in Avon, Ohio, might once is driving change, by making it easier and to a sales tax hike planned for ening policy, Kanno said. down as another cause have fallen into the permanent category. The cheaper for companies to contract out April 2017, rebuffing fiscal hawks Japan is already in uncharted of this year’s electoral 35-year-old found the position last year via a tasks, it’ll be harder to roll back. who argued it was vital to raise fiscal territory, having started revolt, ammunition for temp agency, after being laid off from a full- Gene Zaino sees a combination of the revenue. Finance Minister Taro ramping up government spending the argument that some- time post at a community college. At $12 an two forces at play — one that’s benefit- Aso explained Tuesday that “the in the wake of burst stock and real thing’s fundamentally hour, it was a relief at first, until the absence ing his business, MBO Partners. It handles biggest problem is that private estate asset bubbles in the early wrong with the economy. of basic guarantees sank in. back-office tasks for independent contrac- consumption hasn’t risen,” mak- 1990s. With the scale of BOJ pur- Plenty of Americans like “Everyone feels more secure and stable tors, ranging from billing and collection ing now not a good time to raise chases so large — amounting to the flexibility in the new with an actual employer,” Luchkowsky said. to making sure taxes get paid. More than the levy. the equivalent of more than 90 Katz and Krueger’s world of work, but many “When you’re a temp, there’s always rumors 50,000 use the service, typically people Helping improve household percent of newly issued govern- research shows more are there involun- going around that you may be hired in or doing “knowledge work.” sentiment could be one reason ment debt each month — some tarily — and finding their are getting a raise, or the union is going to “We were standing at a shoreline for for making it explicit that at least already see the central bank as that among the income is volatile and come in. But nothing ever happens.” Some- many years, and all of a sudden a tidal some of the government bonds in financing spending. alternative workforce, benefits hard to come by. thing may be happening now, though — after wave hit,” he said. “Our services are in the BOJ’s holdings will be written Because the central bank “This plays into Luchkowsky and about 60 fellow factory high demand.” Companies buffeted by off. If Japanese consumers under- is playing an increased role in independent growing insecurity and, workers joined a union and threatened to the recession are less keen to make the stand they’re not on the hook financing the government’s stim- contractors are in many cases, anger,” shut down the plant with a strike. He said long-term investment of hiring, he said, for all the gross debt outstand- ulus, the nation is edging closer Katz said. “Particu- his employer is now negotiating permanent while technology can identify “a contract- ing, their mood could potentially to embracing a strategy known happiest with their lot larly for middle- and contracts that would help give him what he’s talent workforce that’s easy for them to perk up. as deploying “helicopter money” — 84 percent of them low-wage workers— looking for: “wage increases, benefits, paid dip into and pull out of.” Too easy, some “I do not believe that there is after a 1969 proposal from Nobel the case where you had time off and holidays—all of that.” economists argue: The balance between any credible scenario in which laureate Milton Friedman. prefer working for aspirations to a more Katz and Krueger’s research shows that employers and their workers has gotten themselves. permanent job with a among the alternative workforce, independ- out of whack, with knock-on effects for high-wage employer, ent contractors are happiest with their lot the whole economy. Five years, $113m and still no privatisation in Ghana

By Moses Mozart Dzawu It’s all another sign that Africa has a Matekole, head of secondary-market activ- of ADB, missed a second deadline of May 5 Bloomberg long way to go as an investment destination. ity at the exchange. “I pray that the Securities to approve the transaction. Then the lender “Clearly we’re looking at a case of a failed and Exchange Commission is able to resolve last week said it would seek to reopen the IPO,” said Doris Ahiati, head of research at whatever issues there are.” sale to allow the state pension fund and the Accra-based Databank Group Ltd, which Just a decade ago, Ghana was viewed a Cocoa Board — neither of which participated T was supposed to be sub-Saharan Afri- bought some of the shares for its clients. nation with promise. It was one of the most in the IPO — to buy shares in a second round ca’s biggest share sale by a state company “I’m going to demand interest on behalf of politically stable countries in Africa and its of bidding. The company said it had rejected in almost 10 years. Instead, it’s a lesson my clients.” ADB’s IPO would have been sub- debt had been largely forgiven by international 435.1m cedis ($111.6m) of the 437.9m cedis in how not to conduct a privatisation. Saharan Africa’s biggest by a state-owned lenders. When its first barrels of crude oil were in bids it received. IMore than two months after Ghana’s Agri- company since 2007, when Safaricom Ltd shipped in 2010, then-president John Atta Mills The SEC instructed the transaction adviser, cultural Development Bank Ltd received bids of Kenya sold $779m of shares, according to pledged to build new roads and a deep-sea port, Accra-based IC Securities Holdings Ltd, to totaling $113m in an initial public offering, data compiled by Bloomberg. expand the power grid and create an alumi- “ensure that all monies received in respect of and a decade after ending state ownership The deal’s setbacks may blunt attempts num industry. A year later, Ghana’s economy the offer are returned to applicants” after being was first discussed, the company is reopen- by African nations to liberalise their was the fastest-growing in Africa. informed of ADB’s intention to reopen the sale, ing the sale, essentially invalidating the first moribund markets and attract foreign Six years later, things are different. The it said in a statement. Previously, it had begun auction. The government, which had already investment. Sub-Saharan Africa’s 10 big- government was forced to seek an emergency an investigation into the adviser, then dropped missed two deadlines to approve the trans- gest stock exchanges account for just 0.71 loan from the International Monetary Fund of it last week. ADB spokesman Solomon Atefoe action, controls at least one potential new percent of global equities, according to data almost $1bn last year, inflation is running at said Wednesday that the reason for the share The deal’s setbacks may buyer: the state pension fund. compiled by Bloomberg. Take out South close to 20 percent and power cuts that can sale was to let the central bank get rid of its blunt attempts by African The IPO, which the central bank initiated Africa and that falls to 0.12 percent. last 24 hours are crippling businesses. Gha- shares and to raise capital. in 2011, was delayed by lawsuits, employee Officials at the Ghana Stock Exchange had na’s economy — at $36bn the largest in West The pension fund, Social Security and nations to liberalise protests and government infighting — at one hoped the sale would boost trading volumes, Africa after Nigeria — will probably expand National Insurance Trust, with the equiv- their moribund markets point, for instance, the securities regulator helping to spark a recovery after the bench- 4.5 percent this year, according to the IMF, alent of about $1.7bn under management, and attract foreign opened an investigation into the transaction mark index fell into a bear market earlier this after growing 3.9 percent in 2015, the slow- will decide in about two weeks whether to adviser. Recently, the regulator ordered the year. Now, they need to wait for the process est pace in two decades. buy shares, Noel Addo, general manager investment. bank to refund investors who already had to start over. “We’re all hoping for things that The government, which is selling an for investment and development, said last paid for stock. will move the market forward,” said Elizabeth undisclosed portion of its 52 percent holding week. 28 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 BUSINESS

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Oil traders may be the only people Stay away from Indian indexes: Wealth who want Yahoo to thrive fund manager

By Andy Hoffman Professional Service that competes Bloomberg with Yahoo Messenger. By Jonas Cho Walsgard of a broader plan to increase its Commodity traders have long been Bloomberg presence in emerging markets criticized by organizations such as and generate bigger returns. Switzerland’s Berne Declaration for India’s benchmark Sensex HE world’s biggest being opaque and largely unregulated. index has slid 4.3 percent since oil traders take price In recent years, however, some houses UANTUM Advisers, October 31, 2014, and is down 4.2 slumps, trade sanctions have taken steps to be more open and which picks Indian percent over the past 12 months. and natural disasters in to improve governance and compli- Q stocks for Norway’s According to Dayal, it’s Quan- stride. The decline of a ance standards. One innovation: $860bn wealth fund, tum’s responsibility to limit the vintage Internet com- monitoring and recording communi- says investors should stay away risk the Norwegian fund is tak- Tpany has them quaking. cations by traders in much the same from index investing in Asia’s ing by going into India. “Our job Yahoo! Inc’s Messenger has for way bank employees are overseen. fourth-biggest market. Investing isn’t to increase that risk by being almost 18 years been the default While Yahoo’s ‘‘legacy’’ Mes- in indexes is a poor place to put in companies whose businesses communication tool for the men senger service is recordable for money because you don’t nec- aren’t consumer oriented, but we and women who each day move bil- compliance purposes, its new plat- essarily go into the companies believe it’s to curtail and restrict lions of dollars’ worth of crude oil form, launched in December, isn’t. with the most potential, said Ajit that risk to companies that actu- and petroleum products around the Under pressure from shareholders, Dayal, the director of the Mum- ally understand business plans as planet. From Singapore to Rotterdam, Sunnyvale, California-based Yahoo is bai-based fund, which manages opposed to doing stuff with the daily deals are pitched, contracts conducting a sale process for its core $2bn in Indian equities. government,” he said. negotiated and global price bench- assets including Messenger. Still, the “It’s a big mistake because Among the companies that marks assessed on the chat service, traders will adopt them. “There is not consultant Petromatrix GmbH, in Zug, Internet company, headed by Marissa you’re buying companies whose have passed Quantum’s scrutiny with its deep-purple colour scheme much sense in providing a product Switzerland. A former oil-products Mayer, is making it clear that it wants business premise isn’t that I have are Infosys Ltd, Bajaj Auto, Hero punctuated by Yahoo’s trademark with great compliance functionality trader at Cargill Inc., he said he’s had everyone, including oil traders, to the best product for you,” he said Motocorp and Maruti Suzuki. As exclamation point and dead-eyed if none of the industry are using it,” his Yahoo ID for “many, many years.” move to the new platform. of some companies in an inter- for the others, for a fund like Nor- yellow smiley emoticon. Azimov said. While there are no official mar- “We encourage all of our users view in Oslo after a seminar way’s, with a focus on corporate Now the company’s core busi- In Geneva, the epicenter of ket share figures, oil traders say to complete their transition to the organised by Norway’s sover- governance, it would be shocked ness, including its chat service, is up Switzerland’s $21bn commodity- Yahoo Messenger is by far the dom- new Yahoo Messenger as soon as eign wealth fund, the world’s to know what some of these com- for sale and the future of Messen- trading industry, accounting for inant platform and has been since possible. We intend to continue our biggest. “The business premise panies are doing, he said. ger is uncertain. Yahoo, meanwhile, about one-third of the world’s daily the 2000s. “There was no way you focused efforts on the new Messen- is to have the best connection “You shake someone’s hand is forcing new users to an updated oil transactions, compliance depart- were not on Yahoo if you were trading ger,” Yahoo’s Braskamp said. with the government.” and you don’t get five fingers platform that compliance officers at ments are also trying to figure out oil,” said Jakob, who also previously The situation could create oppor- Betting on this strategy can back,” he said. “You don’t wanna some trading houses have declared what to do. None would speak on worked at Litasco, the trading arm of tunities for rival services or for easily go to pieces if the gov- shake that hand again. Because off limits because the chats can’t be the record, but executives from firms Russia’s Lukoil PJSC. someone to create a new platform ernment changes, according you lost your client’s money and recorded and logged internally. including Trafigura Group Pte and Even now, with dozens of instant- specific to the oil trading sector. to Dayal. The Norwegian fund you lost faith in that company in The biggest worry, trading exec- Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. said they messaging apps available, from “The things that Yahoo chat said in October 2014 that it that management.” utives say, is that one day Yahoo will also were searching for a chat plat- Facebook to Snapchat to WhatsApp, offers are so important to traders,” was planning on increasing its Quantum Mutual Fund man- suddenly stop supporting the old form to replace Yahoo in the event the oil traders are still using Yahoo to said Craig Pirrong, a finance profes- investments “significantly” in ages about Rs6.6bn across its service and shut it down altogether. old service were to disappear. bid for crude cargoes, gossip about sor at the University of Houston. “The India as Prime Minister Naren- nine funds that invest in Indian “Socar Trading is concerned with It’s a tall order. For starters, Yahoo colleagues changing jobs or to make technology is not that difficult to deal dra Modi prepared to open Asia’s stocks and bonds. The funds the changes to Yahoo Messenger and Messenger is free and has been the lunch plans. with, it is just a matter of coordinat- third-largest economy to invest- include two ETFs, one tied to the needs to ensure that all regulatory chat tool of choice for nearly all those “It’s great to hear positive feed- ing the transition.” ments and competition. NSE Nifty 50 Index and the other and internal controls are addressed,” working in the sector for more than back around Yahoo’s legacy messenger A senior executive at Gunvor This push has so far gone to gold. The Quantum Long- said Arzu Azimov, Chief Executive a decade. From traders to refinery product,” Yahoo spokeswoman Ana Group Ltd., one of the world’s larg- pretty slowly. At the end of the Term Equity Fund, which has Officer of the Geneva-based trad- managers, pipeline operators and Braskamp said in an e-mail in response est independent oil traders, said the first quarter, it held about 1 per- Rs4.7bn in assets, has returned ing arm of Azerbaijan’s national oil harbor masters, many even have their to questions about the trading indus- company isn’t particularly worried cent of its portfolio in Indian about 14 percent annually in the company. Yahoo IDs printed on their business try’s reliance on Yahoo Messenger and about the potential demise of Yahoo bonds and stocks, little changed past five years, beating 70 per- Socar has set up a working group cards. concerns about its future. Messenger. The market will find a from the 0.9 percent it held cent of its peers, data compiled to find a solution, he said. While it’s “Everybody uses it and you keep Bloomberg LP, the parent of solution, he said — adding that if not, back in 2014. The move is part by Bloomberg show. identified potential alternatives, your Yahoo wherever you go,” said Bloomberg News, includes an instant- traders will just have to pick up the the main issue is whether other oil Olivier Jakob, managing director at messaging service in the Bloomberg telephone.

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TENNIS: ACTION FROM The 22-year-old ROLLAND GARROS defeats world number one and defending champion ever players. It’s the perfect final and to win her maiden I am so happy,” she said. “Serena is a very powerful player Grand Slam title and I just tried to fight as hard as I can.” For Williams it was a second AFP straight loss in a Grand Slam final and it wrecked her hopes once again of winning a 22nd Grand Slam title to draw level with Steffi Graf for most PARIS: Garbine Muguruza won her wins in the Open era, since 1968. first Grand Slam title at the French She will now turn her focus on Open yesterday defeating top seed Wimbledon where she will be the and defending champion Serena Wil- defending champion and a six-time liams in the final. former winner. Twelve years younger than the The players took contrasting American at 22, and playing in the routes to get to the final. first claycourt final of her career, the Fourth seed Muguruza breezed Venezuelan-born Spaniard upset the through, losing just the one set, in her odds to win 7-5, 6-4. opening match, while Williams strug- She is the first Spanish woman to gled past the quarter- and semi-finals win a Grand Slam title since Arantxa amid talk of an injury or illness. Sanchez-Vicario in Paris in 1998 But with weather conditions and she is the third straight first improving after one of the rain- Spain’s Garbine Muguruza poses with the trophy after winning the women’s final match against US player Serena Williams at the Roland Garros time Grand Slam winner after Fla- iest Roland Garros tournaments via Pennetta at last year’s US Open on record, it was a different, more 2016 French Open in Paris, yesterday. RIGHT: Serena poses with her runners-up trophy. BOTTOM: Muguruza celebrates after winningthe final. and Angelique Kerber at the Austral- focussed Williams that got the final ian Open. underway with a love service game. Muguruza’s second break of the FACTFILE OF GARBINE “I am so excited to play the final of Muguruza replied in kind as two final allowed her to serve for the set a Grand Slam against one of the best of the biggest and best servers in the and she duly managed that staving off MUGURUZA women’s game went head to head. two break-back points along the way. Name: GARBINE MUGURUZA (ESP) RECENT FRENCH OPEN The 22-year-old Spaniard had A top quality first set had taken to battle hard to level at 2-2, saving 56 minutes with Muguruza winning World ranking: 2 (Following win in WOMEN CHAMPIONS two break points along the way, but 41 points to 40 for Williams underlin- Paris) 2016: Garbine Muguruza (ESP) she then grabbed the first break of ing the closeness of the contest. Age: 22 (08/10/1993) 2015: Serena Williams (USA) the final thanks to a loose game from Muguruza maintained her level of Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela 2014: Maria Sharapova (RUS) the American culminating in a dou- play and composure to start the sec- Residence: Geneva, Switzerland 2013: Serena Williams (USA) ble fault. ond set with a third break of serve, but Coach: Sam Sumyk Muguruza, who lost to Williams in she then struggled on her own serve, 2012: Maria Sharapova (RUS) the Wimbledon final last year, moved coughing up a seventh double fault to Career titles in total: 3 2011: Li Na (CHN) 4-2 ahead, but she lost her range two hand back the advantage. Grand Slam titles: 1 -- 2016 French 2010: Francesca Schiavone (ITA) games later to allow the American to Williams though was struggling Open 2009: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) level the score. and this time it was the quality of her 2008: Ana Ivanovic (SRB) The tall Spaniard was matching opponent’s play rather than her own 1999 and lost just five of them. Williams for power and when the misgivings that were responsible for But Muguruza was solid on her 2007: Justine Henin (BEL) title-holder opened the 11th game her struggles. Muguruza made it three serve despite the occasional dou- 2006: Justine Henin (BEL) with a double fault she seized the straight breaks of serve in the next ble fault and the Spaniard went 4-2 2005: Justine Henin (BEL) opportunity to apply some added game and moved out into a 3-1 lead. and then 5-3 up. Williams saved four 2004: Anastasia Myskina (RUS) pressure on her opponent. Williams dug deep to get back match points in the next game to stay 2003: Justine Henin (BEL) Her tactics paid off with Williams to 3-2 sparking a scream of defi- alive, but Muguruza stayed calm to failing to cope with a series of explo- ance from a player who had been in serve out for the biggest win of her 2002: Serena Williams (USA) sive baseline groundstrokes. 26 Grand Slam finals dating back to fledgling career.

GRAND PRIX OF CATA- LONIA GRID Marquez dedicates pole to tragic Salom 1st row 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 1:43.589 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) at 0.467 AFP 33rd in the top division. It came 48 hours after 3. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 0.718 he extended his contract with Repsol Honda. 2nd row Marquez, 23, world champion in 125cc 4. Hector Barbera (ESP/Ducati Avintia) (2010) and Moto2 (2012) won the MotoGP title 0.733 BARCELONA: Marc Marquez dominated in his first season in 2013 and defended it the 5. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 0.735 MotoGP world champion and fellow Span- following year. 6. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Suzuki) 0.740 iard Jorge Lorenzo in qualifying yesterday for Following Salom’s fatal crash and after 3rd row the Grand Prix of Catalonia, dedicating his talks with riders, Moto2 qualifying went ahead pole position to the tragic Luis Salom. on a modified circuit, with the use of a For- 7. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Honda LCR) 0.777 The session went ahead despite the death mula One chicane to reduce speeds at the 8. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Ducati) 0.869 of Moto2 rider Salom at the Montmelo circuit fateful Turn 12. 9. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/Ducati Pramac) on Friday. World Moto2 champion Johann Zarco took 1.322 The 24-year-old Spaniard died after he pole for the first time this year. 4th row was struck by his motorbike which bounced “I’d like to register a beautiful win in hon- 10. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 1.440 against the outer wall after he fell at Turn 12 our of Luis,” said the French rider. 11. Scott Redding (GBR/Ducati Pramac) in second practice. South African Brad Binder topped the 1.441 “I would like to dedicate this result to Luis times in Moto3. 12. Pol Espargaro (ESP/Yamaha Tech3) Salom and also to my grandmother, who has Salom’s death cut short a career which 1.629 also passed away,” said a solemn Marquez. had started early. His grandfather had been a 5th row The Honda star goes into Sunday’s MotoGP competitor and owned a motorcycle shop. The 13. Aleix Espargaro (ESP/Suzuki) in Barcelona 10 points behind his Yamaha rival rider from Palma de Mallorca first climbed 14. Bradley Smith (GBR/Yamaha Tech3) Lorenzo, but he took the final qualifying hon- onto a motorbike at the age of just two. Salom 15. Michele Pirro (ITA/Ducati Avintia) ours for the third time this season by almost made his world championship debut at Jerez 6th row half a second from his compatriot. in 2009 in the 125cc category, and finished Joining the pair on the front row will be on the podium 25 times -- with nine wins in 16. Yonny Hernandez (COL/Ducati Aspar) 17. Eugene Laverty (IRL/Ducati Aspar) Marquez’s team-mate Dani Pedrosa. Moto3. He was runner-up in the 2012 Moto3 18. Stefan Bradl (GER/Aprilia) Spain had five out of the top six qualifi- world championship and third overall in 2013. ers with the locals’ grip on the front rows only He also finished on the podium three 7th row broken by Italian veteran Valentino Rossi in times in 41 appearances in the Moto2 world Repsol Honda Team’s Spanish rider Marc Marquez shows a sticker on his helmet as a tribute 19. Jack Miller (AUS/Honda Marc VDS) fifth. championship, including a second place in the for SAG Team Moto2’s Spanish rider Luis Salom while celebrating his pole position during the 20. Tito Rabat (ESP/Honda Marc VDS) This was Marquez’s 61st career pole and opening round this year in Qatar. MotoGP qualifying session at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Yesterday. 21. Alvaro Bautista (ESP/Aprilia) 30 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 SPORT Djokovic, Murray set for blockbuster final

World number one is bidding for a first Serena vows to keep French Open title to become the eighth man to complete the chasing Steffi record career Grand Slam AFP learn from that and what can I do to get better from it.” Williams had struggled with AFP PARIS: Serena Williams vowed an adductor injury at Roland Gar- to keep chasing down Steffi Graf’s ros, a condition not helped by the record of 22 Grand Slam titles unseasonal chill and damp. after it remained once again tan- Despite that, she still finished PARIS: Novak Djokovic and Andy talisingly out of reach thanks to top of the pile for aces served at Murray meet in a seventh Grand Slam Garbine Muguruza’s French Open 36 and sent down the joint fastest final today with the clock ticking on triumph yesterday. serve of the event at 196km/h in their French Open title aspirations. Williams’s titles count at the Saturday’s final. World number one Djokovic, the majors has stalled on 21 ever since But she had one of the low- winner of 11 majors, is bidding for a she lifted a sixth Wimbledon crown est first serve percentage rates at first French Open to become just the last year by beating Muguruza in 60% and managed to convert only eighth man to complete the career the final. 30 of 73 break points over the two Grand Slam. The American star then suf- weeks. Victory today would also give him fered a shock semi-final loss to The final, she suggested, was the ‘Novak Slam’ as he already holds Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot during the French Open semi-final match at Roland Garros against Italian journeywoman Roberta a reflection of her tournament as the Wimbledon, US and Australian Dominic Thiem of Austria in Paris, France on Friday. RIGHT: Andy Murray of Britain reacts after his win over Vinci at the US Open before defeat a whole. Open titles. Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland on Friday. to Germany’s Angelique Kerber in “It was just so many holes. Like But the 29-year-old has lost all the Australian Open title match in I could have served better. I mean, three finals he has made in Paris. win this one. benchmark in Paris by reaching the Two four-setters followed to see January. I made a lot of errors on my return. Murray, also 29 and a rival of “It’s a very tough event to win. $100 million prize money barrier. off Richard Gasquet in the last-eight Yesterday’s 7-5, 6-4 loss to “I did definitely try out there Djokovic since their junior days, has There is a lot riding on the match for “It’s always high on the priority and Wawrinka in the semi-finals. Muguruza, 12 years her junior, was today, but did I play better than the previously fallen three times at the both of us.” list when I start a season thinking Murray has spent close to 18 hours the first time in her storied career other matches? It’s a totally differ- semi-final stages. Djokovic was runner-up to nine- about Roland Garros.” on court to get to today’s final. that she had lost two successive ent game. But it’s going in the right The last British man to win in time winner Rafael Nadal in 2012 and Djokovic has dropped just one set Despite trailing 23-10 in career Grand Slam finals. direction, I think.” Paris was Fred Perry in 1935 while 2014 and was stunned by big-hitting at the French Open this year and he meetings with Djokovic, the Scot Muguruza, interestingly, is only Williams believes Muguruza, Bunny Austin was the last finalist Stan Wawrinka 12 months ago. shrugged off having to play four days enjoyed a morale-boosting win on the second player born in the 1990s the first Spanish woman since from his country in 1937. He will be playing in his 20th in succession by blitzing young Aus- clay in the Rome final last month. -- after Petra Kvitova -- to win a Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in 1998 “It’s obviously a very big match Grand Slam final and seventh against trian Dominic Thiem 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in Djokovic had come out on top Grand Slam. to win a Grand Slam, has the game for both of us. Novak trying to win Murray having won four times against Friday’s semi-final. in the Madrid final, also on clay, the “The only thing I can do is just to build further on her Roland Gar- the career slam and me trying to win the Scot in Australia but losing at the Murray, who lost in five sets to previous week after the Serb had keep trying,” said Williams who ros breakthrough. my first French Open,” said Mur- US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in Djokovic in last year’s semi-finals, also swept to victory in the Austral- was attempting to win a fourth “I think she has a bright future, ray, aware that even Roger Federer 2013. also came off worse in straight sets ian Open final in January. French Open after 2002, 2013 obviously. She knows how to play needed 11 visits to Paris to win his first If he does finally break his against Nadal in 2011 and 2014. “Novak obviously plays great on and 2015. on the big stage and she clearly and only French Open. drought in Paris, he will be the sec- His path to today’s final, his 10th all of the surfaces. But this is a new “In Australia, Ann Kerber knows how to win Grand Slams,” When Federer finally broke ond oldest to complete the career at a Grand Slam, has been more tor- experience for both of us,” said Mur- made 16 errors in three sets, you said the American of a player who through -- and completed the Slam after Andre Agassi who man- tuous than the Serb’s. ray, the 10th man to have reached all know, so what do you do in that was just eight when she won her career Grand Slam in 2009 -- he was aged the feat in Paris in 1999. He had to come from two sets Grand Slam finals. situation? Today Garbine played first Paris title. already 27. “I put myself in a position in down to beat 37-year-old Radek “We only played once here before. unbelievable. “She’s definitely hitting hard. “Neither of us know how many which I wanted to be in of course ever Stepanek in the first round and needed It was a pretty tight match last year “It’s definitely something I She just goes for broke on every more chances we’ll have to win here. since last year’s final,” said Djokovic, another five sets to beat French wild- in the semis. So I expect a very, very want to dissect and see what I can shot and it works for her.” It took obviously Roger a long time to who has already set one impressive card Mathias Bourgue in the second. tough match on Sunday.” Damage was already done for Kyrgios, says Chiller

AFP from consideration for Rio on Friday go to the full AOC executive to deter- Kyrgios’s withdrawal. Chiller said her medal hopes has heaped further scorn and blamed the Australian Olympic mine (his selection for Rio). relationship with TA was “fine” but on the players from a disappointed Committee for “unfair and unjust “My personal opinion, I think the felt the governing body were wrong public but also prompted criticism of treatment” after a row with Chiller damage was done.” on Kyrgios. “I think they could have Chiller and the Olympic committee for MELBOURNE: Australian number over his conduct. After being publicly upbraided handled it a little bit better, also,” she being over-bearing. Tennis great Rod one Nick Kyrgios (pictured) was Chiller rejected Kyrgios’s com- about his behaviour by Chiller last told local broadcaster Channel Seven. Laver urged critics to lay off Kyrgios. unlikely to have been selected for ments and said the AOC had month, Kyrgios bowed out of the “I’m very surprised with the “If we can encourage him and not the Rio de Janeiro Games due to his reached out to the player, asking third round of the French Open with statement Tennis Australia put out criticise is probably the best thing that behaviour even if he had wanted to him to respond to a letter about their a string of code violations, including yesterday supporting Nick. For Ten- can happen right now,” the 77-year-old play tennis for his country, accord- concerns. one for yelling at a ball-boy. nis Australia to say he was an athlete Australian said in comments published ing to Olympic team boss Kitty Chiller. “He was sent a letter, as were two Despite that, Tennis Australia of good standing, I find difficult.” by News Ltd media. Chef de mission Chiller also crit- other people, asking him to basi- has defended Kyrgios throughout Kyrgios’s withdrawal comes “I think all this criticism, it’s like icised Tennis Australia for backing cally please explain and he chose to the Olympic row and the governing weeks after compatriot Bernard waving a red rag at a bull. Kyrgios, saying she found it “difficult” respond in this way,” Chiller said of body’s president Steve Healy said he Tomic confirmed he would skip the “The more he hears it, the more to accept that the governing body Kyrgios’s withdrawal in a TV inter- had shown “growing maturity”. Games over scheduling. he’s going to be critical of everything could regard the hot-headed 21-year- view yesterday. “But we are very disappointed Tomic was also warned by Chiller -- and nobody wins. old an “athlete of good standing”. “If Nick had have chosen to that he has been put in this posi- about his on-court conduct. “We need him to keep going and Kyrgios withdrew his name respond to this letter, that would then tion,” Healy said in a statement after The loss of Australia’s two greatest become a great player.” Mo Farah seeks happier ending at Birmingham Diamond meet

AFP Farah comes into the Birmingham most memorable Olympic winning she doesn’t suffer a reaction to the meet on the back of a morale-boost- performances in London breaking the Eugene outing. ing victory in the 10000m at the world record to boot, considers it a “I’m not sure how I can top this, Eugene meet last week. vital part of his training programme but I’m sure my coach has a few tricks BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: “I’m kind of disappointed. I for Rio. up his sleeve,” she said. British athletics great Mo Farah will was hoping to run a lot faster,” said Whilst Farah was not satisfied Whilst the mens’ sprints lack the step out on the track for today’s Dia- Farah, who will defend his 5000 with his performance in Eugene sort of names to have people pour- mond League meeting in Birmingham and 10000m Olympic titles in Rio in another winner that night American ing through the turnstiles there is in a far happier frame of mind than August. Kendra Harrison certainly took the an interesting rematch in the 200m the one which forced him to with- “I felt good at the beginning. Then eye as she posted the second fast- between American Trayvon Bromell draw last year. about mid-race, I kind of felt like, not est time ever in the women’s 100m and Canada’s Andre de Grasse, who The 33-year-old Somalia-born sluggish, but didn’t quite get moving. hurdles. were inseparable at last year’s world double Olympic titleholder runs in the It was hard to pick it up.” Her performance was extraor- outdoor final sharing bronze. 3000 metres a year on after he with- Farah will want to back that win dinary as she crossed the line in Talented young Briton Adam drew because he felt ‘emotionally and up with a victory over the shorter dis- 12.24sec just 0.03 off the longstanding Gemili will compete in the 100m physically’ drained following a BBC tance on Sunday and dispel the belief world record set in 1988 by Bulgarian returning to a track which has given documentary which alleged Farah’s his level of performance was slipping Yordana Donkova. him the high point of his career and coach Alberto Salazar was involved following a defeat in the world half She will be seeking to show that also one of the lowest. in doping. marathon in March in Cardiff. was not a one-off performance and He recorded his first sub 10-sec- Whilst Farah was not implicated Another of the standout perform- will be pushed all the way by Austral- ond 100m run at the track but lost out -- Salazar denied any wrongdoing ers at the London Olympics whose ia’s Olympic champion Sally Pearson on last year’s outdoor world champi- -- he believed his name was being chances of defending his title in Rio and America’s 2013 world champion onships when he suffered a hamstring ‘dragged through the mud’. looked in the balance through no fault Brianna Rollins. injury. However, showing true grit he of his own Kenya’s 800m champion Harrison, who failed to win a The women’s 800m threatens Great Britain’s Mo Farah (left) and Kenya’s David Rudisha pose ahead rebounded later in 2015 to success- David Rudisha will compete in the medal at the world indoors earlier to be a cracker of a race featuring fully defend his world outdoor 5000 rarely-run 600m. this season despite being favoured to all three medallists from last year’s of the Birmingham Diamond League at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, and 10000m titles in Beijing. Rudisha, who produced one of the do so in the 60m hurdles, is hoping world outdoor championships. Birmingham, yesterday. SPORT SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 31 Narine sinks Proteas in Windies romp

Playing well within himself and The 28-year-old mindful of the challenging batting con- ditions, he compiled 31 off 49 deliveries mystery spinner’s without a single boundary but fell to a career-best figures good catch off his own bowling by pacer Jerome Taylor at the start of the 31st over. of six for 27 trouble South Africa had just ended a period of South Africans in 23 overs without finding the boundary rope and it appeared de Villiers and Ros- Tri-Nation opener souw were on the cusp of acceleration before the captain’s departure. From then on it was the Narine AFP show as he scythed through the rest of the visitors’ batting. Set a relatively modest target, the West Indies open- ing pair of Johnson Charles and Andre PROVIDENCE: Sunil Narine snared Fletcher rode their luck in a 37-run career-best figures of six for 27 on his stand before the introduction of the return to West Indies colours as the spinners changed the complexion of hosts defeated South Africa by four the chase. wickets in the opening match of the Tri- Imran Tahir bowled both with Nation One-Day International series at googlies while Aaron Phangiso and the Guyana National Stadium on Friday. part-timer J.P. Duminy removed Marlon Forced to remodel his action after Samuels and Denesh Ramdin respec- it was deemed illegal during the Car- tively to have the hosts wobbling at 76 ibbean side’s last ODI campaign in Sri for four. But Pollard, whose first three Lanka last November, the 28-year-old scoring shots were towering sixes, dom- mystery spinner was at his mesmerising inated a 74-run fourth-wicket stand best on a turgid surface where the South with Darren Bravo to take the West Africans were dismissed for 188 off 46.5 Indies closer to the target. overs. They found it difficult to establish Bravo fell to Phangiso for 30 and any sort of momentum despite two use- Carlos Brathwaite perished attempt- ful partnerships at the top of the order. ing a bit hit of Phangiso. Narine’s returns were not only a But captain Jason Holder joined personal milestone but also the best- Pollard to ensure there were no more ever by any opponents in one-day alarms on the way to a morale-boost- cricket against South Africa. ing victory for a team classified as Kieron Pollard, back in the good underdogs alongside the South Afri- South Africa’s Rilee Rossouw (left) is caught out by West Indie’s Carlos Brathwaite (second right) during their graces of West Indies selectors after 20 cans and ahead of Sunday’s meeting first One-day International (ODI) cricket match in the Tri-Nation Series in Georgetown, Guyana on Friday. months in the ODI wilderness follow- with World Cup holders Australia at the ing the shock abandonment of the tour same venue. of India in October of 2014, then lifted his team to the target with a robust SCOREBOARD unbeaten 67 that included six sixes. Gayle says victim of ‘double standards’ It was the first time in 15 years that SOUTH AFRICA WEST INDIES the Caribbean side had defeated the Q de Kock b Brathwaite 30 J Charles b Tahir 31 South Africans in a one-dayer on home H Amla lbw Narine 20 A Fletcher b Tahir 11 AFP dollars ($7,400) and decided against the media making a big mockery out soil. Rilee Rossouw topscored with 61 R Rossouw c Brathwaite b Narine 61 D Bravo lbw Phangiso 30 renewing his contract. of it. To go into details, it was straight and featured in a 78-run third-wicket Gayle remains one of the biggest up just a lot of double standards. That A B de Villiers c and b Taylor 31 M Samuels lbw Phangiso 1 partnership with skipper AB de Villiers. draw cards in world cricket and has story didn’t get me down one bit. It That effort followed an opening stand J P Duminy b Holder 23 D Ramdin c de Villiers b Duminy 10 LONDON: West Indies star Chris just started a stint with Somerset in didn’t affect me, I must say. It was just of 52 between Quinton de Kock and F Behardien lbw Narine 0 K Pollard (not out) 67 Gayle said on Friday that he was the English cricket’s domestic T20 Blast ridiculous how they go about it - try- Hashim Amla. C Morris lbw Narine 9 C Brathwaite c Behardien b Phangiso 8 victim of “double standards” after event, having enjoyed a successful ing to use me as a big scapegoat.” However the Proteas collapsed K Abbott b Brathwaite 5 J Holder (not out) 10 sparking a sexism row with com- spell with the southwest county in He added: “For someone being from the comparative comfort of 160 ments he made to a female television 2015. But what he sees as a rejec- part of the Big Bash for so many A Phangiso c Holder b Narine 3 Extras (LB-13, NB-1, W-9) 23 for three, their last seven wickets falling reporter in Australia. tion by Australian cricket still stings, years, who actually built the Big Bash for just 28 runs. Rossouw was one of the K Rabada (not out) 1 Total (for 6 wkts in 48.1 overs) 191 Gayle, 36, came under fire for with Gayle feeling his contribution from day one, the same name they spinner’s scalps, falling to a good low I Tahir lbw Narine 0 Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-52, 3-53, 4-76, 5-150, asking Australian broadcaster Mel in helping launch the Big Bash has used to build the Big Bash is the same catch by Carlos Brathwaite at first slip. Extras (LB-1, W-4) 5 6-174. McLaughlin out on a date in a live tel- been ignored. name they want to tarnish. Brathwaite had earlier broken the Total (all out in 46.5 overs) 188 Did not bat: S Benn, S Narine, J Taylor. evision interview during a Big Bash “I didn’t feel like I was being “The Chris Gayle from the first opening stand of de Kock and Amla, de Twenty20 game in January. treated right at that particular season, if you check it, it was Chris Fall of wickets: 1-52, 2-52, 3-130, 4-160, Bowling: K Abbott 10-1-26-0, K Rabada 9-1- Kock attempting an injudicious heave Gayle was widely criticised time,” he said in an interview with Gayle who started that Big Bash and 5-160, 6-172, 7-181, 8-181, 9-185, 10-188. 34-0 (1nb, 2w), C Morris 7-0-22-0 (2w), I Tahir to be comprehensively bowled. Narine by players past and present for the BBC World Service’s Stumped it blew up this big now - and next they 10-0-41-2 (3w), A Phangiso 10-1-40-3 (2w), J then made his first strike by trapping Bowling: J Taylor 7-0-36-1 (1 w); J Holder 10-1- his remarks, as well as by Cricket programme, extracts of which were want to say, ‘you should ban Chris P Duminy 1.1-0-12-1, F Behardien 1-0-3-0. Amla leg-before in the very next over. 37-1; C Brathwaite 8-0-35-2; S Narine 9.5-0-27- Australia. published on Friday ahead of yester- Gayle... you should get rid of Chris Yet it was the demise of de Villiers 6 (1w); S Benn 10-0-41-0; K Pollard 2-0-11-0. Result: West Indies won by 4 wickets The Melbourne Renegades fran- day’s broadcast. Gayle from all leagues around the that proved to be the most crucial. chise fined him 10,000 Australian “The way of going about it... and world... Chris is sexist’. Day raises doubts over Rio Games, citing Zika Barthelemy outpoints

Reuters advice. There’s a lot of spread of the Zika virus. guys who are on the fence Their assessment Bey to retain about it because they countered the view of don’t want to put them- some leading experts SYDNEY: World number selves in harm’s way. of infectious disease IBF title one golfer Jason Day on “We’re just really who say that as long as Friday expressed doubts trying to monitor what’s the necessary precau- AFP for the first time over going on and make tions are taken there is whether he would com- an educated decision no reason to cancel the pete at this summer’s Rio because obviously we’re Games. MIAMI: Cuban boxer Rances Barthelemy Olympics, citing fresh not done having kids.” “I don’t think it’s an overcame a controversial knockdown to concerns over the Zika Day and his wife Olympic issue, I don’t retain his IBF world lightweight title with virus. have two children, a think it’s a Rio issue,” said a split-decision victory over former champ Australian Day had 3-year-old son Dash and Day. “I think it’s a medi- Mickey Bey on Friday. previously been vocal a 7-month-old daughter cal issue that’s attached The 29-year-old Barthelemy improved in his support for golf’s Lucy. to the ‘what happens if I to 25-0 in his first defense of the title he return to the Olympics Should Day end up go there, get it, and bring won in December when he defeated Denis after an absence of more skipping the Olympics, it back?’. Because they Shafikov. Barthelemy fell to the canvas than a century but he the Australian team don’t know. late in the second round in what the ref- and his wife, Ellie, want would be without its two “The recommen- eree ruled was a knockdown for Bey. But to make “an educated best players. dation from the CDC television replays showed that Bey head- decision” as they con- Compatriot Adam (Centers for Disease Con- butted Barthelemy and then tried to sell sider having a third child. Scott previously trol) is X but you don’t the move by raising both his arms in the U.S. health officials announced he would know how long it will air as if he landed a solid punch. have concluded that also skip Rio, though not last in your body for. So I “Once I got dropped, I knew I had to infections by the mos- because of Zika concerns, am a little wary on it and put the pressure on him and that is exactly quito-borne Zika virus but more due to his belief once again I just have to what I did,” Barthelemy said. in pregnant women can that golf does not belong make a smart educated Barthelemy bounced back from the cause microcephaly, a in the Olympics. decision on whether I go knockdown to win handily 117-110 on two birth defect marked by Fiji’s Vijay Singh, or not.” of the judges’ scorecards and record the small head size that can and fellow major win- The connection first split decision victory of his career. lead to severe devel- ners Louis Oosthuizen between Zika and micro- The other judge scored it 116-111 in opmental problems in and Charl Schwartzel of cephaly first came to light favor of Bey, who fights as a member of babies. South Africa, will also be last year in Brazil, which Floyd Mayweather’s Money Team. “It’s difficult to say among the golfing absen- has confirmed more The victory sets the stage for Bar- right now,” Day told tees for the August 11-14 than 1,400 cases of the thelemy to attract bigger purses and top reporters after shooting event. condition. level opponents going forward. He is con- a one-under-par 71 in Day’s comments on The World Health sidered one of the best lightweight boxers the second round of the Friday came a week after Organization has also in the world along with Terry Flanagan, Memorial tournament in more than 100 medi- said there is strong scien- Anthony Crolla, and Jorge Linares. Dublin, Ohio. “It’s a medi- cal experts, academia tific consensus that Zika Former title holder Bey lost the crown cal issue. We will see. and scientists called for can also cause Guillain- when he refused to defend it against the “We have to see an the Rio Olympics to be Barre, a rare neurological mandatory challenger and had it taken Jason Day of Australia reads his putt on the 18th green during the second round of the independent doctor, not postponed or moved syndrome that causes away. Bey’s career has also marred by mis- 2016 RBC Heritage in South Carolina in this file photo. just the PGA (Tour) doctor because of fears that the temporary paralysis in steps, including February 2013 when he ... we need independent event could speed up the adults. tested positive for testosterone. 32 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 SPORT

Brazil coach Dunga says Colombia shatter American possession key in heat

AFP teams. I think it’s going to be about dream in Copa opener possession.” Under the direction of Dunga, who won Copa America twice as PASADENA, US: Brazil head coach a player and managed the team to Rodriguez and Zapata Dunga vowed on Friday his team their last triumph in 2007, Brazil are would show Ecuador the respect looking to improve on recent poor score in 2-0 victory they had earned ahead of their Copa form. over the hosts America opener, keeping the ball to Between 1997 and 2007, they survive the California heat. won four out of five editions of the The teams meet at Pasadena’s tournament, but they limped out at Rose Bowl with Ecuador riding high the quarter finals in Chile last year, in World Cup qualifying, while the repeating their 2011 performance. AFP Selecao languish mid-table and have They will kick off still smart- not dominated the global game for ing from a humiliating 7-1 World a decade. Cup exit courtesy of Germany, with “The Ecuador team have been patchy early form in the World Cup playing together a long time. It’s qualifiers leaving them short of SANTA CLARA, US: Colombia a fast team, a strong team which confidence. wrecked the United States’ hopes of marks very well. It’s a team that And while most teams have been a winning start to the Copa America knows how to play collectively,” able to choose full-strength squads, Centenario as goals from James Rod- Dunga told reporters. injuries and the proximity of the riguez and Cristian Zapata gave the Both teams went through the Olympics have deprived Brazil of South Americans a comfortable 2-0 gears in their final training sessions several first choice players. victory here on Friday. with southern California sweltering Neymar, their talismanic cap- AC Milan’s Zapata and Real in 96 degrees fahrenheit (36 degrees tain, is being rested for the Olympics Madrid star Rodriguez struck in the celsius). in Rio de Janeiro in August -- the first half before a sell-out 67,439 The forecast is for a slight cooling only international title to elude crowd at the Levi’s Stadium in north- around kick-off but with the humid- Brazil. ern California to puncture American ity cranked higher, and Dunga, 52, Other big names missing from hopes of emerging from a difficult said keeping the ball would be key the squad list are out-of-favour Group A. to getting through the game. defenders Thiago Silva and David US coach Jurgen Klinsmann’s side “Playing at high altitude in Ecua- Luiz, midfielder Oscar, who has had hoped to score an upset victory dor is always complicated but this lacked game time at Chelsea, and to emulate the Americans’ famous will be a rather different game, injured Bayern Munich star Douglas defeat of Colombia at the 1994 World because it’s going to be hot,” said Costa. Dunga’s five-time World Cup Cup in the United States. Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez (centre) controls the ball between United States defender John Dunga. winners will be favoured to emerge But for long periods here on Fri- Brooks (left) and midfielder Jermaine Jones in the first half during the group play stage of the 2016 Copa “Many players are just coming from Group B, where they also face day Klinsmann’s men were chasing America Centenario at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA, on Friday. off their regular season with their Haiti and Peru. shadows as the skilful 2014 World Cup quarter-finalists delivered a stinging reality check. marking at a set-piece gifted a chance draw cheers of “Ole” from their large Klinsmann sought to put a pos- to the Italy-based Zapata. HOSTS NEXT FACE COSTA contingent of noisy fans. itive spin on the game, insisting his Stoke City defender Geoff Cam- RICA ON TUESDAY But home hopes were raised team had competed as equals. eron was caught ball-watching as when Dempsey saw his header from “For our players it’s really impor- Edwin Cardona’s corner was curled a Michael Bradley corner cleared off tant that they can see we can beat in, and Zapata stole in front of his the line by Perez. them,” Klinsmann said. man to thunder home the finish. The whistled just past Arsenal goalkeeper Dempsey went close again on 64 “The end result is 2-0. But the USA struggled to build any sort of David Ospina’s upright. minutes, his curling free-kick par- players will take a lot out of this momentum after that, with Colom- But within minutes of that fleet- ried clear by Ospina diving to his left. game.” bia flooding midfield and pressing the ing US opportunity, the hosts were Yet the American fightback was Klinsmann admitted the defeat Americans relentlessly. dealt a killer blow when Yedlin was shortlived and it was Colombia who left his team with little margin for Colombia dominated territory and adjudged to have flicked a hand out came closest to scoring next when AC error in their remaining group games possession and carved out the better to block Farid Diaz’s cross. Milan’s Carlos Bacca broke clear and against Costa Rica and Paraguay. chances with Sebastian Perez forc- America’s players protested but crashed a shot against the underside “Obviously we have even more ing a diving save from Aston Villa’s Mexican referee Roberto Garcia was of the crossbar with Guzan beaten. hunger in our second game now,” Brad Guzan in the 16th minute with in no doubt and pointed to the spot. The introduction of rising teenage Klinsmann said. a rasping drive. Rodriguez duly stepped up to stroke star Christian Pulisic and Darlington “We have our backs against Monterrey’s Cardona proved to home the spot-kick and Colombia Nagbe was unable to turn the tide the wall and we need three points be a menace to the USA back four were in total control. for Klinsmann’s men as Colombia against Costa Rica. But there’s a lot throughout, tormenting Cameron Colombia threatened again early coasted home to victory. of positives.” and DeAndre Yedlin in quick succes- in the first half, with Cardona testing The United States must now A disastrous first half for the host sion midway through the half before Guzan once more with a fierce shot regroup in time for their second Brazilian national team head coach Dunga (left) walks off the field nation saw Colombia take a vice-like shooting on goal. on 50 minutes. match against World Cup quar- grip on the contest. The only USA chance of note was It started to look ominous for the ter-finalists Costa Rica on Tuesday. after a training session on Thursday at the University of California, The Colombians took the lead a 36th-minute run and shot from hosts soon after, with Colombia pass- Colombia will play Paraguay in their Los Angeles (UCLA) in preparation for the Copa America 2016, in after only eight minutes, when poor Clint Dempsey, whose curling effort ing the ball between themselves to next match. Los Angeles. Paraguay ready to defy rankings, says veteran goalie Justo Villar

AFP “We hope the team keeps grow- ing, developing our ideas and mindset. This gives me a chance to work with a team that is growing, I ORLANDO: Paraguay’s veteran love the players we have and how goalkeeper Justo Villar says FIFA’s they are working,” he said. rankings undervalue his team and But the intense schedule, includ- believes they can defy expectations ing long distances between venues, and once again make a real impact in offers a particular challenge says the the Copa America Centenario tour- 56-year-old Diaz. After the game Lionel Messi practices during a training session of Argentina’s National nament. Paraguay will fly to the West Coast football team at San Jose State University in preparation for the Copa Paraguay have the lowest FIFA to prepare for Tuesday’s game with America 2016 in San Jose, California on Friday. ranking of the four teams in Group Colombia in Pasadena, California. A, sitting behind third-ranked Colom- Four days later they are back bia, Costa Rica and the United States. in action against the USA in But Villar, about to play in his Philadelphia. Messi joins Argentine squad seventh Copa America tournament, “It’s a very difficult tournament - believes that the rankings don’t give the trips are really long, we play three an accurate reflection of his team’s games in a week and it will be diffi- AFP against Chile at the Levi’s Stadium ability. cult for trainers and players. The plan in Santa Clara. “If we are the worst ranked ... is in place, but it will tiring and there The 28-year-old playmaker later well, we have to show that the rank- will be wear and tear,” he said. Ramon Angel Diaz (right), coach of the Paraguay and Justo Villar during took to the field during training near ings are wrong,” said the Paraguay Meanwhile, Costa Rica forward SAN JOSE, US: Lionel Messi touched Argentina’s San Jose base. Messi keeper, who made his debut for his during a press conference at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Bryan Ruiz says his team will be down in California on Friday as trained separately from the rest of country in 1999. Florida on Friday. forced to slow down their game due Argentina prepared for the pos- the squad along with another injured “In the Copa, the favourites are to the sizzling temperature for Copa sibility that the injured Barcelona player Lucas Biglia. always Brazil and Argentina but we America Centenario Group A opener superstar may not be fit for next Meanwhile team-mates Augusto have shown we can get in there as Paraguay’s Argentine coach were super-competitive,” he said. against Paraguay. week’s Copa America Centenario Fernandez and Nahuel Guzman well. It is a short tournament, rest- Ramon Diaz has brought a squad “Colombia is a great team, USA Costa Rica, World Cup quarter- showdown with Chile. admitted on Friday that Argentina ing and good planning, can help us with plenty of young players and a has grown a great deal, Mexico look finalists in Brazil two years ago, took Messi arrived in the early hours were facing up to the possibility of to get through to the next phase - we smattering of experienced campaign- good too, its a pretty open tourna- to the field at Orlando’s Citrus Bowl from Barcelona, where on Thursday Messi’s absence against the Chileans. have really good players,” he added. ers and he also reads little into the ment. It’s all about getting off to a for their final tune-up on Friday in 90 he had appeared in court to give evi- “It is logical that being the best In the 2015 Copa America, Para- rankings. good start,” he said. degrees fahrenheit (32 degrees cel- dence in his tax fraud trial which has player in the world it is clear that guay beat Brazil on penalties in the “Argentina and Brazil are seen as Paraguay won the tournament in sius) and heavy humidity. also embroiled his father. we all want him to be fit,” Atletico quarter-final before being crushed the best teams with the best players, 1953 and 1979 and while that looks “It is very hot,” said Sporting Lis- Messi, who suffered a back injury Madrid midfielder Fernandez said, 6-1 by Argentina in the semi-final. but from our side we see ourselves as a remote prospect this time, Diaz is bon forward Ruiz. “We certainly in a friendly victory against Hondu- adding that he was confident the Four years earlier La Albirroja a good team who are growing. The happy to have the chance of working won’t go crazy at the beginning of ras last week, is uncertain to be fit squad would cope against the Chil- finished runners-up after losing to last Copa we weren’t considered as with his young squad in a tournament the game taking into account the for Monday’s crucial Group D game eans if Messi was ruled out. Uruguay in the final. a factor but we get to the semis and setting. conditions. SPORT SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 33

Mourinho set to make first Romania stroll to 5-1 Old Trafford appearance

AFP Premier League three times and victory over Georgia the Champions League twice in his glittering career, had already visited United’s Carrington training ground LONDON: Jose Mourinho is set to for the first time on Monday. make his first appearance at Old He was given a tour by United’s Anghel Iordanescu’s Trafford since being named Man- executive vice-chairman Ed Wood- chester United manager in today’s ward and met Old Trafford icon team will meet hosts prestigious Soccer Aid charity match. Bobby Charlton during his seven- France in Euro 2016 Just nine days after the offi- hour visit. cial confirmation of Mourinho’s As well as getting used to his new opener on Friday appointment, the 53-year-old will surroundings, Mourinho has spent be in Manchester to give his support much of his first few days in charge to UNICEF, who use the friendly fix- of United focused on potential new ture to raise money for children in signings, with the likes of Paris Saint Reuters Didier Deschamps danger. Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahi- Former Chelsea boss Mourinho movic, Juventus midfielder Paul had agreed to manage an ‘England’ Pogba and Everton defender John BUCHAREST: Romania scored two ‘Racist’ daubed team consisting of former interna- Stones linked with the club. early goals on their way to a leisurely tionals, musicians, actors and other But he would have loved to be 5-1 victory against a listless Georgia on Deschamps’ celebrities, against a Rest of the able to sign several of the Rest of side at the National Arena in their World team coached by Leicester the World players featuring in the final Euro 2016 warm-up on Friday. chief Claudio Ranieri and featuring Soccer Aid match when they were Anghel Iordanescu’s team, who house a host of retired legends. in their prime. play in the tournament’s opening But, following his move to Ronaldinho, Cafu, Jaap Stam, game against hosts France next Fri- AFP United, Mourinho could instead Dimitar Berbatov, Edgar Davids, day, took the lead after 68 seconds decide to save his first game on the Samuel Eto’o, Fabio Cannavaro and when Adrian Popa punished a defen- home bench for the Premier League Dida are all slated to appear, while sive blunder by dribbling past Georgia RENNES: The word “racist” was club’s clash with Everton in Wayne Brazil legend Pele is the game’s guest keeper Roin Kvashvadze to score. daubed on the wall of a house Rooney’s testimonial on August 3. of honour. The home side doubled their owned by Didier Deschamps Sunderland manager Sam For England, Robbie Fowler, advantage two minutes later when days after the France manager Allardyce could instead take care Jamie Carragher, Phil Neville, Sol Georgia captain Aleksandr Amisu- was accused by Karim Benzema of the match-day management Campbell, David Seaman, Jermain lashvili slid the ball into his own net of bowing to “pressure from a rac- duties on Sunday, with Mourinho Defoe, Danny Murphy and Kieron from Romania captain Razvan Rat’s ist part of France”. taking some training sessions with Dyer will feature alongside One left-wing cross. The Real Madrid striker made the ‘England’ squad and making an Direction singer Louis Tomlinson, The last time the Romanians the accusation after being left out appearance in the stands during the popstar Olly Murs and actor Dam- scored twice in the first three min- of Deschamps’ squad for the Euro- game. Mourinho, who has won the ian Lewis. utes was in a 4-2 win over China in pean championships starting in a friendly in 1984. France next Friday. Adrian Popa of Romania (right) gets past Georgia’s goalkeeper Roini Romania, who have been strug- Police confirmed yesterday gling with injuries and players not Kvashvadze to score during their pre-Euro 2016 match in Bucharest that the Deschamps’ property in featuring for their clubs, had con- on Friday. the Brittany town of Concarneau ceded six goals in three friendlies in had been tagged with the word the last 10 days against two in Euro On the back of a 4-3 loss to last season. But it was Nicolae Stan- “racist”. qualifying, and Iordanescu was Ukraine he fielded Cosmin Moti in ciu who made it 3-0 after the break It was quickly wiped off again. determined to tighten the defence. the centre of defence instead of Vlad with his fourth goal in five interna- Deschamps’ lawyer Carlo Chiriches after the Napoli defender’s tionals although Iordanescu would Alberto Brusa later announced his disappointing performance on Sun- not have been pleased when Georgia client was suing for “trespassing FRIENDLY RESULTS day and they were never under any substitute Levan Mcedlidze scored and damage to private property”. serious or sustained pressure. after 68 minutes following an error Benzema was excluded from In Lugano, Switzerland Georgia, ranked 137th in the by Moti. France’s squad after being charged Switzerland 2 (Dzemaili 12, Meh- world, barely registered a shot on However, Romania’s Gabriel Torje with complicity in an attempt to medi 75) Moldova 1 (Ginsari 69) goal and allowed the home side to restored the home side’s three-goal blackmail France team-mate dictate the play, with the hosts hit- lead with an easy close-range fin- Mathieu Valbuena over a sextape. In Bucharest ting the post twice midway through ish in the 80th and fellow substitute The 28-year-old was widely Romania 5 (Popa 2, Amisulashvili the first half. Claudiu Keseru completed the rout condemned for suggesting it was 3-og, Stanciu 49, Torje 80, Keseru Florin Andone got a chance up with a deflected 25-metre shot four his Algerian roots rather than the 87) Georgia 1 (Moti 68-og) front, having missed Romania’s train- minutes from time. Valbuena scandal that had trig- In Bergamo, Italy ing camp in Italy and their last two After kicking off their Euro 2016 gered his omission. friendlies against DR Congo and campaign against France in Paris, France Prime Minister Manuel Manchester United’s newly-appointed manager Jose Mourinho (left) Albania 1 (Sadiku 13) Ukraine 3 Ukraine due to club commitments Romania will take on Switzerland Valls was among those to take the (Stepanenko 9, Iarmolenko 49, with Spanish second-tier side Cor- five days later before meeting Alba- Real Madrid star to task, saying he watches the friendly match between England and Portugal at the Konoplianka 87) doba for whom he scored 21 goals nia in their final Group A game. was “shocked” by the outburst. Wembley Stadium on Thursday.

Dortmund confirm Arsenal make signing of Barca’s Friendly: Australia overcome Vardy move, Marc Bartra says report AFP Greece with late Leckie goal AFP

DORTMUND: Borussia Dortmund LONDON: Arsenal are trying to confirmed yesterday the signing of AFP heavy collision with Australia captain lure England striker Jamie Vardy Barcelona’s centre-back Marc Bar- Mile Jedinak going for a high corner Australia’s away from Premier League cham- tra as replacement for Germany midway through the opening half, Mathew Leckie pions Leicester City in a move defender Mats Hummels on a four- and was subsequently replaced by (left) celebrates worth around £20m ($29m, 25.5m year contract. SYDNEY: Newly-married Mathew Stefanos Kapino. his goal with euros) Britain’s Guardian newspa- “We have agreed (terms) with Leckie scored with the last kick of the FC Tokyo striker Nathan Burns team-mate per reported on Friday. the player and only a few details game to give Australia a 1-0 win over squandered a great chance when he Jackson Irvine Vardy scored 24 league goals remain to be cleared up,” Dort- Greece in Sydney yesterday. fired wide in a one-on-one with the against Greece as Leicester, 5,000/1 rank outsid- mund’s director of sport Michael The Socceroos dominated the keeper, and replacement goalkeeper during their ers, were crowned champions of Zorc told German daily Bild. friendly but could not convert that Kapino had to scramble to tip over a international England last season, finishing 10 The club confirmed the trans- into goals before German-based sub- sliced clearance shortly afterwards. friendly match points in front of second-placed fer on their website. stitute Leckie scored only his third Bayer Leverkusen attacker Rob- in Sydney Arsenal, one of the Premier Dortmund have actioned a goal in his 30th international deep bie Kruse had a good penalty shout yesterday. League’s established powers. release clause in Bartra’s Barca into stoppage time. when he was brought down by Gian- His club form saw Vardy force contract allowing him to leave for Tim Cahill had a goal disallowed nis Maniatis. Kapino denied Mark his way into England’s squad just eight million euros ($9m) hav- only minutes before when a corner Milligan’s rasping drive with a flying for the upcoming European ing reportedly sold Hummels, 27, was deemed to be crossed the line one-handed save as the Socceroos Championships. to Bayern Munich for 35 million. before the veteran Socceroo headed pressed for a goal just before halftime. Signing Vardy, who is already The 25-year-old Bartra is part home and set off on a celebratory run, China-based Apostolos Gian- 29, would mark a major change of Spain’s Euro 2016 squad and waving his shirt above his head. nou, who switched allegiances from in Arsenal’s transfer policy under completed the medical check in It was only what the Australians Greece to play for Australia, missed long-serving French manager Dortmund in the past few days. deserved having dominated posses- another great chance shortly after Arsene Wenger. Bartra came through the ranks sion and chances against a Greek half-time but was ruled off-side. But the Guardian said “the at the Camp Nou and was handed team, which missed out qualifying Meanwhile, Monaco’s Portuguese striker’s availability for a relatively his top-team debut by Pep Guar- for this month’s Euro 2016 in France. coach Leonardo Jardim will remain modest fee, and the alternative diola in 2010, winning five Spanish “There is a lot of talk that I don’t in charge next season despite failing option that he provides in attack league titles and the Champions score enough as a forward and I to secure an automatic spot in the with his searing pace, has fuelled League twice. always try and keep it out of my mind Champions League, a top club offi- the manager’s interest”. With Argentina international and I would like to score more for the cial said. Monaco stumbled towards However, it was only in Febru- Javier Mascherano, France’s Jer- national team,” said Leckie, who got the end of last season, including a 6-1 ary that Vardy signed an improved emy Mathieu and Spain star married this week. trouncing at Lyon that destroyed their three-anda-half-year contract Gerard Pique ahead of him in the “Lucky enough that I got one hopes of finishing second in Ligue 1 with Thai-owned Leicester. pecking order at Barca, Bartra today and hopefully I can start a bit and of sealing an automatic Cham- The Guardian said Leicester wants a fresh challenge. of momentum with goals.” pions League berth. could offer Vardy a new deal if He found first-team foot- Greece, who play Australia again Club vice-chairman Vasim Vas- they think that is what it will take ball hard to come by under Luis in Melbourne on Tuesday, have an ilyev said he, Jardim and chairman to keep him at the Midlands club. Enrique in the season just finished injury worry with their first-choice Dmitry Rybolovlev sat down on It seems the forward now has a as Barcelona won the double of La goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis, who Friday to thrash out plans for next momentous decision for the future Liga and Copa del Rey. was taken to hospital for X-rays for season. “We analysed and listened to make. Bartra is Dortmund’s second possible broken ribs after a first half to his ideas. We have chosen stability A well-liked member of the signing of the off-season after collision that forced him from the and continuity and Leonardo Jardim Leicester squad -- the players cel- France Under-21 winger Ousmane field. retains our confidence to lead this ebrated their title-winning success Dembele, 18, from Rennes. Karnezis came off worse after a project,” said Vasilyev. with a party at Vardy’s house. 34 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 SPORT James confident Cavs can bounce back

My team has always been able to NBA FINALS GAME 2 TODAY recalibrate, look at the mistakes in game one and come up with understand Kerr’s team motto – Strength in Numbers. “I thought it was corny when he first said it,” Green said. a better plan in game two,” says “But then you get to playing and you see what he means. Cleveland superstar It all comes together and it’s like, wow, that makes a lot of sense. It’s definitely something we try to live by. It’s the depth. It’s the camaraderie. It’s all of us as one. It’s very fitting for this team.” AFP Reserve Shaun Livingston led the Warriors with 20 points and vows to keep the same mental attitude no mat- ter how well the starters play. OAKLAND, US: LeBron James has never lost the first two “We have to come out with the same mindset. Our games of an play-off series and the Cleveland Cavaliers mindset has to be to be productive when we’re out there,” superstar doesn’t plan to start against Golden State in the Livingston said. “We have to be aggressive. We’re not NBA Finals. coming in to just give guys rest. We are coming in to be James has nine consecutive game-two wins after his productive and make things happen.” teams have lost the opener of a play-off series and the Cav- Golden State won last year’s Finals opener then aliers test that streak today after losing to the defending dropped two in a row to the Cavaliers, a fact Kerr made champion Warriors 104-89 on Thursday. sure his players remember. “I’m not discouraged at all,” James said on Friday after “It’s something we will talk about but I don’t think it analyzing video of the defeat. “We had some opportunities. will be a problem,” Kerr said. “We’re much more experi- We played some good basketball for 36 minutes. enced. We have that memory in our mind. We understand “We definitely missed some really easy looks, some you can’t let up ever.” looks we’re accustomed to making, that we’ve made all James played 41 minutes but rested late in the third year. We were able to get where we wanted to go. We’ve quarter and early in the fourth. In his absence, the War- just got to knock them home.” riors went on a 13-2 run for an 84-70 lead just 2:17 into James had no explanation for his success in bouncing the final period. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers moves the ball against Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors back from game one defeats. James laughed off the notion he spent too long sitting, “I’ve been part of some resilient teams,” James said. in the second half in Game 1 of the 2016 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California on Thursday. noting Golden State’s fast-paced scoring attack. “My team has always been able to recalibrate, look at the “They went up 14 in like 14 seconds,” James said. “How mistakes in game one and come up with a better plan in early do you want me to go back in?” game two.” The Warriors have beaten Cleveland six times in a row, soon as you do that and let your guard down, it’s a wrap.” Golden State’s Andre Iguodala, who guarded James The Warriors will look to snap James’ streak on Sun- three in last year’s NBA Finals and twice more in the reg- In the opener, the Cavaliers contained 3-point sharp- much of the night, knows his job will be tougher in game day and seize a 2-0 edge in the best-of-seven series before ular season before Thursday’s 104-89 drubbing. shooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, who combined two. the scene shifts to Cleveland for games Wednesday and “It’s not like we have any control over them,” Golden for only 20 points on 8-of-27 shooting, and outrebounded “Expect him to come out and be aggressive, try to set next Friday. State’s Draymond Green said. “They are used to winning. Golden State 47-41. But their bench was outscored 45-10. the tone,” Iguodala said. “LeBron has had awesome games, “Sunday is a huge game,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr They are going to battle. They are going to compete and “To win the game the way we did with those guys whether he’s defending well or not. He still tries to impose said. “We would like to go take care of business and get they are super talented. You can’t come out saying, ‘We struggling says a lot about this team,” said Golden State’s his will on the game and gets a lot of guys involved. You out on the road with a 2-0 lead but we’ve got to play well.” beat them six in a row. We’re good.’ Absolutely not. As Draymond Green, who laughed at how he came to just try to make it as hard as possible for him.”

Cincinnati Reds shortstop MLB: Cincinnati crush Nationals as Zack Cozart hits a solo home run against the Washington Nationals during the seventh inning of their MLB game at Great Blue Jays pummel Red Sox American Ball Park in Cincinnati, USA on Friday.

Agencies BASEBALL RESULTS decision and James Loney hit a two-run, tie- Chicago Cubs 6 Arizona 0 breaking home run to lead New York over LA Angels 9 Pittsburgh 2 Miami. Syndergaard struck out nine in seven innings, allowing two runs, six hits and one Philadelphia 6 Milwaukee 3 NEW YORK: Cincinnati hit three home runs walk. For Loney, it was career home run No. and spoiled Dusty Baker’s return to Great Baltimore 6 NY Yankees 5 100 and his first with the Mets, who acquired American Ball Park with a 7-2 victory on Friday Detroit 10 Chicago White Sox 3 him May 28 after starting first baseman Lucas night against the NL East-leading Washing- Cleveland 6 Kansas City 1 Duda suffered a back injury. ton Nationals. NY Mets 6 Miami 2 Miami, which had its three-game win It was the third consecutive win for the Toronto 5 Boston 2 streak snapped, was led by Marcell Ozuna, who Reds, and their fourth in the last five outings, Cincinnati 7 Washington 2 belted a solo home run and drove in both runs. while Washington saw its four-game winning Indians 6, Royals 1 Texas 7 Seattle 3 streak come to an end. Danny Salazar pitched eight innings, Eugenio Suarez, Zack Cozart and Adam Houston 12 Oakland 2 allowing one run and three hits, and rookie Duvall all hit home runs to back up the starting Tampa Bay 4 Minnesota 2 Tyler Naquin hit his first major league home pitching of Brandon Finnegan , who allowed San Francisco 5 St Louis 1 run as Cleveland beat Kansas City at Progres- just one runner past second base in his 6 1/3 LA Dodgers 4 Atlanta 2 sive Field. innings on the mound. San Diego 4 Colorado 0 Yan Gomes also homered for the sec- Baker was the Reds manager from 2008- ond-place Indians, who have won the first 13, and led the Reds to three postseason berths. two games of the four-game series to move Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 2 Sox in 2014, had been 0-5 with a 5.19 ERA within 1/2 game of the first-place Royals in RA. Dickey ended his drought against Bos- in nine starts since, opened with five hitless the AL Central. ton and Edwin Encarnacion and Devon Travis innings and allowed two hits and an unearned Salazar gave up one run and three hits and hit two-run homers as Toronto won its fourth run in 6 2/3, sending the Red Sox to their third had nine strikeouts and five walks. straight game. straight loss. Tigers 10, White Sox 3 Boston’s Xander Bogaerts, representing the The win was also the first in four starts and Victor Martinez and James McCann each Jose Abreu had two hits and drove in a Orioles slugger Chris Davis hit his 11th tying run, came up with two out and two on in only the second since his first turn of the sea- had three hits, including solo home runs, to run for the White Sox. home run of the season and first since May the ninth inning and struck out against Rob- son for Dickey (3-6). He walked five, struck out lead Detroit over Chicago at Comerica Park. Orioles 6, Yankees 5 20– a towering shot onto the flag court behind erto Osuna on a 3-2 pitch after being ahead four and hit a batter with the only run scoring Martinez and McCann drove in two runs Hyun Soo Kim picked up another three right field. Orioles reliever Mychal Givens 3-0 – ending the game and his 26-game hit- on a passed ball. apiece for the Tigers, who had lost five of its hits, including a key single in the seventh picked up the win by throwing 1 1/3 score- ting streak. Mets 6, Marlins 2 last six. Ian Kinsler supplied two hits, two runs inning that helped Baltimore rally past New less innings. Closer Zach Britton posted his Dickey, 4-0 in five starts against the Red Noah Syndergaard won his fourth straight scored and two RBIs. York. 16th save of the season. NFL: Mexico’s Azteca Sharks aim to bite into Penguins’ lead Stadium to be remodelled Reuters Finals but DeBoer is well aware of the level of fight needed on the biggest stage in the NHL. AFP not have the sufficient capacity to Four years ago, DeBoer led the New Jersey Dev- receive an American football team ils into the Finals where they fought back from a of that size,” Olive told a news con- NEW YORK: The Sharks will be banking on home 0-3 deficit before losing to the Los Angeles Kings ference on Friday. comforts and incrementally improving form to help in six games. MEXICO CITY: Mexico City’s legen- The work will cut the number of them take a bite out of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2-0 “We went in a 3-0 hole and everybody was say- dary Azteca stadium hosted a record seats to 80,000, but to ensure that lead when the National Hockey League Stanley Cup ing it was going to be a sweep, it was over,” DeBoer 103,467 fans for the first and, until fans attending the American football Finals resume in San Jose. recalled. “I actually thought going into Game Six we now, only NFL regular season game game have good visibility, the capac- With the Penguins having won two closely felt pretty confident that we could win and bring it played in the Latin American city in ity will be about 55,000-60,000, he contested encounters in Pittsburgh to start the back to New Jersey for Game Seven. 2005. said. best-of-seven series, Sharks coach Pete DeBoer “This isn’t over until the other team wins four But when the sport makes its Olive said the Raiders have (pictured) promised that his team would be “much games. You’re dealing with two very good hockey big return to the Mexican capital on the most fans in the Latin Amer- better” on home ice for Game Three. teams that beat some very good hockey teams to November 21, the Oakland Raiders ican market but that the Texans, “Home crowd, sleeping in your own bed, I get here. and the Houston Texans will have which are based in a state border- think all those things are important in the play- “So we’re not reading a lot into where we’re sit- to be content with just over half that ing Mexico, “want to become a team offs,” DeBoer told reporters on Friday. ting right now. We’ve got to take care of business attendance. as popular, if not more” than their “We just have to keep building our game. We been) a little bit off. “Obviously, you have to give here at home.” The US National Football rivals. were better in Game Two than we were in Game them some credit. Their speed pushes you into posi- The Sharks lost Game One 3-2 and were then League’s Mexico director, Arturo Mexico hosted the NFL’s first One. I think we’ll be better tomorrow than we were tions where if you’re off by a couple feet, you’re in pipped in overtime in Game Two on Wednesday Olive, said the stadium will be international regular season game in Game Two.” trouble. when rookie Conor Sheary scored on a set play off remodeled for the game, with new in 2005 when the Arizona Cardinals Asked whether his forwards could do a better “We’ve gotten used to that over the first two a faceoff won by Penguins captain Sidney Crosby. locker rooms needed to host teams beat the San Francisco 49ers, 31-14. job in supporting the defensemen, DeBoer replied: games. I think we’ll be much better.” “Crosby is a key guy, probably their best player with 53-player rosters. Several games have been played in “I think our support, not just coming out of our own The Sharks are in unknown territory as they through the first two games,” said DeBoer. “But he’s “Unfortunately, the stadium does London since then. zone, but all over the ice, is always important. (It’s make their first ever appearance in the Stanley Cup not the only guy. SPORT SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016 35

Kiteboarders in action during Defending champion the second edition of the Qatar Open Kiteboarding Championship at the Nordqvist in Fuwairit beach on Friday. three-way tie for lead

Reuters three LPGA tourneys, are taking the week off ahead of the Women’s PGA Championship. Nordqvist, whose five LPGA titles NEW JERSEY: Defending champion include the 2009 LPGA Champi- Anna Nordqvist overcame a poor onship major, said the Stockton start with nine birdies in her last 12 Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Bay holes for a seven-under-par 64 and Course in Galloway suited her game. a share of the first-round lead at the “This place obviously has a lot Shoprite LPGA Classic on Friday in of good memories for me, being the New Jersey. defending champ,” the Swede told Nordqvist bogeyed two of her Golf Channel. first three holes after starting out “I like this place. My iron game is on a breezy morning by the shore my strength and the greens here are but ran off four birdies in a row from pretty small and it’s usually windy, her seventh hole, sandwiching two so it fits my game.” six-footers with a pair of one-foot Miyazato, ranked 85th, is feel- tap-ins. ing good about being in contention Tied with the Swede were Japan’s and about her game, which yielded Ai Miyazato and South African Paula an eagle on the par-five third hole. Reto, with Haru Nomura of Japan, “Since the beginning of this year, Scottish veteran Catriona Matthew my game was in good shape and all and American Casey Grice one shot I can do is just to be patient,” she back on 65. said. “But finally I could see some The 54-hole event looms as a momentum in my score.” wide open battle as many top play- Reto, looking for her first LPGA ers, including world number one Tour win, was delighted after clos- Lydia Ko and red-hot Thai Ariya ing with birdies on four of her last Kiteboarding: Fattah seals Jutanugarn, winner of the last five holes. double on Qatari waters

The Peninsula the Egyptian. Salem Al Suwaidi of SURFERS BATTLE WIND AND UAE came third. More than 30 com- Local star Festok WATER AT FUWAIRIT BEACH petitors from 9 countries took part DOHA: Egyptian sailor Omar Abdel placed second in the championship organized by Fattah dominated at the second edi- behind the victorious Qatar Sailing and Marine Sports Fed- tion of the Qatar Open Kiteboarding Mohammed Al Mansoori (16) to eration Khalifa Al Sewaidi Championship at the Fuwairit beach Egyptian as Qatar clinch the top place. Sailors from Egypt, Brazil, UK, on Friday to win two of the races and Open Championship Qatar’s Fahad Al Malki, who Uzbekistan, South Africa, Qatar, finished second in the third one. began the day one of the champion- Poland, Germany and Canada took Fattah won the Formula and concludes in style ship on Friday on a promising note in part in the championship. TwinTip (TT) race and came second the TT, could not maintain the same The podium winners were in the Freestyle while Qatar’s Alaa level of the momentum and had to handed over their medals and Festok finished second in the For- contend with the fourth place. prizes by Qatar Sailing and Marine mula race. score of 31 points piped Jakub Szc- Another local competitor, Faris Sports Federation President Kha- In the Formula race, the Egyp- zesny of Poland to the third place. Al Bakri finished eight. lifa Al Sewaidi in the presence of tian finished with a nett score of ten In Twin Tip section, Fattah over- In the Freestyle, Al Mansoori pre- Sheikh Ahmad Bin Hamdan Al pushing Qatar’s Festok in the second came the challenge of the UAE duo vented Fattah from making a clean Nahyan, President of UAE Kitesurf- position, the local sailor with a nett of Mohammed Al Farsi (15) and sweep, finishing on the top ahead of ing Association

Matt Kuchar hits his tee shot on the 14th hole during the second Azmeh wins QTF Open Tennis Tournament round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on Friday. Late birdie blitz earns Kuchar tie for Memorial lead

Reuters “I’ve been in some great form,” the 37-year-old told reporters after mixing seven birdies with a lone bogey. “Nice to keep it going. DUBLIN, Ohio: Former champion “The course is in fantastic Matt Kuchar continued his love affair shape ... it’s as easy at this place Players from the Bay Club Tennis School of InterContinental Doha pose for a picture during the victory ceremony of the Qatar Tennis Federation with the Memorial tournament on as I remember ever seeing it, even (QTF) Open Tennis Tournament at Khalifa Tennis and Squash Complex. Joud Al Azmeh (right), won the Under-18 title while Siddharth Ramesh Friday as he took advantage of calm though the greens are still fast. (left) finished runner-up to Azmeh and Adil Khan (centre) finished second in the Under-14 section. The players were coached by Cliff Anthony conditions with a late birdie flurry to “You can get in the wrong spot, Acaso, tennis coach at InterContinental Doha. The QTF Open saw the participation of over 250 players in Under-18, U-14, U-12, U-10, U-9, U-8 surge into a two-way tie for the lead but you don’t have to worry too sections for both boys and girls categories. RIGHT: Joud Al Azmeh receives his trophy during the presentation ceremony. in the second round. much about the wind. It’s fun to be Kuchar birdied four of his last six out there playing and making some holes to shoot a sparkling six-under- birdies around this place.” par 66 at Muirfield Village, finishing Kuchar, a seven-times winner on level with fellow American Brendan the PGA Tour, has always enjoyed Steele (67) at 12-under 132. competing at Muirfield Village. Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo (66) “I’ve certainly had a great track Froome well placed for Dauphine defence and long-hitting American Gary record here ... winning in 2013, and a Woodland (65) were at 11-under lot of nice solid finishes,” he smiled. while Australian world number one “It’s certainly been a nice Thursday, AFP Contador, Fabio Aru and even Aus- and 2012, with the popular Brit- course tends to be dominated by spe- Jason Day followed his opening 66 Friday start, and I’m looking forward tralian former team-mate Richie ish rider becoming the first person cialist climbers. The fifth stage has with an erratic 71 to drop five strokes to a great weekend.” Porte. from his country to win the Tour de seven categorised climbs while the off the pace. Day was also looking forward Tasmanian Porte told Cycling- France following the second of those sixth stage, although boasting only U.S. Open champion Jordan to a great weekend after relying on PARIS: Chris Froome will be backed news that the short punchy stages suit two victories. five categorised climbs, appears even Spieth and Rory McIlroy both put his deft touch around the green and by a strong team as Sky bid for a fifth him while Contador says he is feeling Froome will be supported by tougher as three of those are first cat- mediocre first rounds behind them scrambling abilities as he eked out win in six years at the Criterium du fresh having skipped the Giro d’Italia former world champion Michal egory ones and another is the hors as they moved into contention, a 71 that included five birdies and Dauphine. this year. Kwiatkowski, Liege-Bastogne-Liege category Col de la Madeleine which American Spieth carding a 68 to four bogeys. Tour de France champion Froome “I feel much better than last year. winner Wout Poels and Spaniard rises to almost 2,000-metres. The finish at six-under, a stroke behind Spieth was flirting with the cut- will have an early opportunity to At this point I was destroyed, very Mikel Landa, who was third at last Dauphine will be won or lost most Northern Irishman McIlroy who line after he bogeyed two of his first stamp his mark on the race when it tired because of the demands of the year’s Giro d’Italia. probably on those two stages. returned a 66. four holes but he picked up six shots begins with an uphill 3.9km individ- Giro d’Italia. I feel much better now,” His only major lieutenant miss- Home hopes rest on young pair Kuchar, who won the 2013 over the closing stretch to vault up ual time-trial in Les Gets today. he said. ing is Welshman Geraint Thomas, Thibaut Pinot and Romain Bardet. Memorial tournament and has the leaderboard. The crucial stages will then Froome won this race last year who recently signed a new contract Pinot, 26, has been in good form recorded four top-10s in his last American Dustin Johnson, who come in the high mountains on June and in 2013, going on to win the Tour with Sky. this year, winning the Criterium five PGA Tour starts, was delighted fired an eight-under 64 to seize a 10 and 11 when Froome will be able a month later on both occasions. The Dauphine is ridden in the International and finishing second to benefit from another benign day one-shot lead after the opening to test his climbing legs against the Sky also triumphed at the Dau- Rhone-Alpes region of France and in the Tour de Romandie behind only at Muirfield Village in the prestig- round, ended the round three strokes likes of potential Tour rivals Alberto phine with Bradley Wiggins in 2011 with many high mountains on the Nairo Quintana. ious event hosted by Jack Nicklaus. off the pace after carding a 71. 36 SUNDAY 5 JUNE 2016

U S boxing great Muhammad TWITTER REACTION TO Five key fights Ali posing for photographs MUHAMMAD ALI during a news conference in Berlin in this December 16, in Ali’s career 2005 file photo. “God came for his champion. So long great one.” AFP - Former world heavyweight champion @MikeTyson

LOS ANGELES: The following is a quick “Muhammad Ali is dead at 74! A look at five fights that defined the career truly great champion and a won- of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who derful guy. He will be missed by died on Friday at age 74: all!” ALI-LISTON 1 - Republican presidential Ali was 22 and still known as Cas- hopeful @realDonaldTrump sius Clay when he took on heavyweight world champion Sonny Liston for the “Muhammad Ali was not just a first time on February 25, 1964 in Miami champion in the ring - he was a Beach, Florida. champion of civil rights, and a Clay came out strong, using speed role model for so many people” and footwork to his advantage against - British Prime Minister David the slower Liston. After the sixth round, Cameron Liston, who was suffering from cuts and bruises under his eyes and an apparent “This Man. This King. This Hero. injured shoulder, announced he couldn’t This Human! Words cannot ex- continue. Clay won the match by tech- nical knockout and then proclaimed to press. He shook up the World! the world: “I am the greatest!” God Bless Him.” ALI-LISTON 2 - Pop star Madonna On May 25, 1965, Ali met Liston in a rematch in Lewiston, Maine. Ali’s first- “The peoples champ. My hero” round knockout victory remains one of - Rapper Snoop Dogg the most controversial results in box- ing history. “This is the ALI we should all re- Midway through the first round, Lis- member! The fun loving man ton threw a left jab and Ali went over it who was fully himself!! RIP with a fast right, knocking the former CHAMP!!!” champion down. Legend Muhammad Ali dies - Canadian pop star Justin Bie- Liston went down on his back, rolled ber posted this message over and got to one knee, then fell back alongside a picture of a youth- again. The scene was chaotic, with ref- ful Ali playing Monopoly eree Jersey Joe Walcott struggling to get buried in his hometown of Louisville, stretched from 1960 to 1981 and MUHAMMAD ALI Ali to a neutral corner and some confu- Kentucky. saw him retire with a record of 56-5, “A giant among men, Ali dis- sion over the count. The world mourns Ali had been living in the Phoe- included such historic bouts as the Nicknames: The Greatest, The People’s Liston said he was hit by a “good, for three-time World nix area with his fourth wife, Lonnie, Rumble in the Jungle against George played a greatness in talent, Champion, The Louisville Lip right-hand punch” but said he could whom he married in 1986. He was Foreman. Don King promoted that courage & conviction, that most Heavyweight Boxing Rated at: Heavyweight have continued had he heard the count survived by nine children, seven watershed bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, of us will EVER be able to truly clearly. champion who daughters and two sons. in 1974, in which Ali used his “Rope a Height: 6’ 3” comprehend. #RIPAli” ALI-FRAZIER 1 passed away at the As the family gathered at his Dope” strategy to best Foreman and Reach: 78” (198 cm) - Former world heavyweight The original “Fight of the Century” bedside on Friday, concern for Ali become just the second fighter ever Nationality: American champion Lennox Lewis at Madison Square Garden took place age of 74 had grown. to regain the heavyweight world title. Born: Cassius Marcellus Clay Junior on March 8, 1971. The $2.5 million pay- Upon his death tributes imme- Other defining moments of Ali’s January 17, 1942 “RIP @muhammedali, a legend day for each fighter was the largest for diately poured in for “The Greatest,” career included two knockouts of Louisville, Kentucky, U S who transcended sport and was any entertainer or athlete at that time, who was known globally not only for Sonny Liston and his thrilling rivalry Died: June 3, 2016 (aged 74) a true champion for all. and 50 countries purchased rights to AFP his storied ring career but also for his with Joe Frazier -- which saw the Scottsdale, Arizona, U S #thegreatest#MuhammadAli” the telecast. humanitarian activism. two men slug it out in the ring and Stance: Orthodox - Former Mexican-American Ali dominated the first three rounds Ali had been hospitalized mul- verbally spar out of it. champion Oscar De La Hoya with punishing jabs that marked Frazi- tiple times in recent years. Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay BOXING RECORD er’s face. Frazier began to take control in PHOENIX: Heavyweight boxing In 2014 he was treated for a mild Jr in Louisville, Kentucky, dazzled Total fights: 61 “Today we lost the Greatest the fourth with a spate of left hooks and legend Muhammad Ali, a 20th Cen- case of pneumonia and again in 2015 fans with slick moves in the ring, and Wins: 56 Sportsman that’s ever lived #RIP- body blows. In the 11th Frazier caught tury icon whose fame transcended for a urinary tract infection. with his wit and engaging persona Wins by KO; 37 MuhammadAli” Ali, backed into a corner, with a crush- sport during a remarkable career His Parkinson’s, thought to be outside it. Losses: 5 ing left hook that almost floored him. that spanned three decades, died linked to the thousands of punches His refusal to serve in the Viet- - Former Irish featherweight Website: www.muhammadali.com Ali survived and fought well over on Friday, his family said. he took during a career studded by nam War saw him banned from the champion Barry McGuigan the next three rounds. Early in the 15th, The 74-year-old sports hero, who bruising battles inside the ropes, had sport for years, but the US Supreme Frazier put Ali down with another left had been battling Parkinson’s dis- limited his public speaking. Court overturned his conviction for Medal record: Men’s amateur boxing “The Greatest there will ever be hook. Ali, his jaw swollen, rose quickly ease for decades, passed away in But he continued to make draft dodging in 1971. representing United States .... The biggest and the best ..... and stayed on his feet amid a hail of a hospital here where he had been appearances and offer opinions He took the name of Muhammad Gold medal: 1960 Rome Olympics (Light Rest In Peace.” blows, but Frazier retained the title with admitted earlier this week suffering through his family members and Ali after converting to Islam in 1964, heavyweight) - Former England football cap- a unanimous decision, handing Ali his from respiratory problems. spokespeople. soon after he had stunned the sport tain David Beckham on Insta- first professional defeat. “After a 32-year battle with Par- In April, he attended a Celeb- by claiming the title with a monu- of his prime. But he held firm to his gram RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE kinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali rity Fight Night Dinner in Phoenix mental upset of Liston. beliefs and eventually earned acco- Ali became the second fighter has passed away at the age of 74,” that raised funds for treatment of He was vilified in some quarters lades as an activist. He received the “Ali, Frazier and Foreman, we ever, after Floyd Patterson, to regain spokesman Bob Gunnell said. Parkinson’s. for that conversion and his outspo- highest US civilian honor, the Pres- were 1 guy. A part of me slipped the heavyweight world title when he “The three-time World Heav- In December, he issued a state- ken stance on Vietnam and civil idential Medal of Freedom, in 2005. away -- the greatest piece”. knocked out George Foreman in the yweight Champion boxer died this ment rebuking US presidential rights issues. Ali represented the United - Two-time world heavyweight eighth round in Kinshasa, Zaire, on evening.” hopeful Donald Trump’s call for a His refusal to fight in Vietnam Nations as a messenger of peace and champion and Olympic gold October 30, 1974. Funeral arrangements for Ali ban on Muslims entering the United saw him prosecuted for draft eva- was chosen to light the Olympic torch medallist George Foreman Ali came out dancing, and Foreman, would be announced on Saturday, States. sion, and led to him being effectively in 1996, when he was already weak- feared for his punching power and sheer he added, with the champion to be Ali’s 30-year career, which banned for boxing for three years ened by Parkinson’s. physical presence, went right at him. Early in the second round, Ali went to the ropes and covered up, letting Fore- man swing away -- later dubbing the strategy the “rope a dope”. The greatest boxer and championship talker, in his own words Foreman spent his energy throwing punches in the sweltering heat, egged on by taunts from Ali. Ali staggered Foreman with a combination early in $ “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” the fourth and again late in the fifth -- when the champion was clearly weary. $ “It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.” In the eighth, Ali landed a final combination, a left hook that pulled $ “Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.” Foreman’s head up so Ali could nail him with a hard right that sent Fore- $ “At home I am a nice guy but I don’t want the world to know. Humble people, I’ve man staggering back and down. He found, don’t get very far.” couldn’t rise before the count and the fight was over. $ “I’ve wrestled with alligators. I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed THRILLA IN MANILLA lightning, and throw thunder in jail. You know I’m bad. Just last week, I murdered a Ali was in a lighthearted mood in the rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.” build-up to the third installment of his $ rivalry with Frazier, who was thought “I’m not the greatest. I’m the double greatest. Not only do I knock ‘em out, I pick to be washed up after a devastating loss the round. I’m the boldest, the prettiest, the most superior, most scientific, most to Foreman. But Ali’s taunting of Fra- skillfullest fighter in the ring today.” zier as a “ugly, dumb gorilla” and “White $ Man’s Champion” infuriated Frazier, “I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin’ hell but as who trained with grim intensity for the long as they ain’t free, I ain’t free.” October 1, 1975 fight. $ “I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong.” When Ali came out fast with a flurry of combinations, Frazier pushed forward $ “I may not talk perfect white talk-type English but I give you wisdom.” through the punishment and as Ali tired, Frazier stepped his attack with damag- $ “I’m the onliest person that can speak to everybody in the whole world. My name is ing left hooks. Frazier dominated the known in Serbia, Pakistan, Morocco. These are countries that don’t follow the Kentucky middle rounds, but began to tire in the Derby.” 10th and Ali started to turn the tide. In the 11th, Ali connected with a $ “Sometimes I feel a little sad because I can see how some things I said could series of speedy combinations that left upset some people. But I did not deliberately try to hurt anyone. The hype was part Frazier’s eyes all but swollen shut. Fra- of my job, like skipping rope.” zier’s trainer Eddie Futch stopped the fight between the 14th and 15th rounds, $ over the objections of Frazier, who was “Now the things that once were so effortless - my strong voice and the quickness Spectators sit beneath a tribute to boxing legend Muhammad Ali before the international friendly football match hailed by Ali as “the greatest fighter in of my movements - are more difficult. But I get up every day and try to live life to the world - next to me.” the fullest because each day is a gift from God.” between Australia and Greece in Sydney yesterday. Ali was remembered in tributes worldwide for his iconic fight for social justice as well as his legendary boxing battles following his death on Friday at age 74.