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Turkey President meets FM Patient records New medical go digital at all health centres

centre opens The Peninsula

DOHA: Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has for workers announced that it has success- fully implemented Clinical Information System (CIS) in all The inauguration ceremony was health centre. attended by senior officials from the Mesaimeer Health Cen- Al Hemaila Medical ministry and QRCS. tre was the last where patient Centre in the It is the second health centre for records sent digital. expatriate workers opened this year PHCC said it completed pro- Industrial Area is after Mesaimeer Health Centre. cedures to implement the new second facility for Several health projects for system at Mesaimeer Health expatriate workers workers are scheduled to be inaugu- Centre and provided training rated in the coming phase, including for all employees. after Mesaimeer three hospitals, a specialised cen- The Clinical Information Health Centre which tre for diabetes-associated diseases System helps doctors access all and a Medical Commission unit in information about a patient elec- opened recently. Ras Laffan. tronically, so a patient does not “The ministry is keen to provide have to explain his or her medi- complete health services to work- cal history every time they visit a ers at their localities,” said Dr. Al public healthcare provider. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday met Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohamed bin By Sanaullah Ataullah Kuwari. The inauguration of the The system makes it easier Abdulrahman Al Thani. The Minister conveyed greetings and wishes of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin The Peninsula centre is part of the expansion of for doctors as they don’t have to health projects to meet the needs Hamad Al Thani to Erdogan and the Turkish people of further progress and development. Erdogan asked go through paper files and can of the people in Qatar. the Minister to convey his greetings to the Emir and wishes to the Qatari people of further development see notes from the previous visits “This month witnessed the inau- and prosperity. Talks dealt with bilateral ties, ways of enhancing them, the latest developments in the on their computer screens. DOHA: Minister of Public Health H guration of three health centres region, especially Syria, and ways to end the escalating crisis there. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and PHCC said it completed E Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari — two health and wellness centres Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu also held separate talks with Sheikh Mohammed. implementing CIS at all health has officially inaugurated Al run by Primary Health Care Cor- centres on time as part of the Hemaila Medical Centre for work- poration (PHCC) and Al Hemaila National Health Strategy for ers in the Industrial Area. Medical Centre. Healthcare to achieve Qatar The opening is expected to help “Several health projects are set National Vision 2030. boost services offered by the centre to complete and will contribute to to expatriate workers and cut the the development of our health sys- waiting times significantly. tem and provision of high-standard Ministry to increase green areas 80 percent calls The centre has a capacity of services for citizens and residents,” 24,000 visiting patients a month she added. non-emergency: and will be operated by Qatar Red “These health projects are an By Nada Fahad Al Baker rooftops of various facilities and green areas along main streets and Crescent Society (QRCS) as part of integral part of efforts being exerted The Peninsula encouraging more home gardens. sidewalks with trees and flowers to Traffic official an agreement with the ministry. to achieve Qatar National Vision “The ministry has recently help purify the air and reduce pollu- The centre includes 11 general 2030 that states ‘Qatar aspires to launched a ‘neighbourhood park’ tion. It is also expanding green areas DOHA: The Emergency Serv- clinics, specialised clinics in the develop an integrated system for initiative to provide public parks on the Doha Corniche. ices Section receives daily about fields of cardiology, dentistry, oph- healthcare, managed according to DOHA: The Ministry of Municipal- everywhere, especially in residen- The ministry has launched an 5,000 to 6,000 calls, 80 percent thalmology, radiology and echo; and world-class standards... All health ity and Environment has earmarked tial areas,” Mohammad Ali Al Khuri, initiative towards green buildings of which are non-emergency two inpatient clinics. services [of this system] will be a big chunk of its budget to increase Head, Public Parks Department at and rooftops and planted 250 trees ones, said Col. Saeed Hassan The new facility also has accessible to the entire population,” green areas across the country, said the ministry, said in a video footage on the rooftop of its building to Al Mazroui, Director, Control sections for acute cases, minor sur- Dr Al Kuwari added. a senior official. posted on the ministry’s Facebook encourage people to follow. Room (Operations Department) geries and bandaging, laboratory, The move aims at planting trees account. at National Command Centre. pharmacy and triage. → Continued on page 2 in free spaces on roadsides and The ministry is developing more → Continued on page 2 He said most calls are related to complaints and inquires related to security. The most important calls are related to traffic accidents, fires Petrol prices Saudis offer UN details on raids on Yemen civilians and disputes, he added. Speaking about the Traf- to go up by 5 fic Monitoring Section, Col. Al Mazroui said radars and cam- dirhams from AFP on civilians in Yemen in a 13-page allegations of violations of civilians The results “will be shared with eras installed at various places letter sent to UN Secretary-General and children’s rights very seriously,” the United Nations as soon as the help reduce traffic violations as tomorrow Ban Ki-moon on Thursday. the ambassador said. review and investigative process is motorists become aware of these The coalition will share the “The coalition is unequivocally completed,” Al Mouallimi said. equipment and respect traffic UNITED NATIONS: The Saudi- results of the investigations with the committed to the protection of civil- The coalition has set up a rep- rules, Al Sharq reports. led coalition fighting in Yemen has UN during a meeting they have pro- ians and fully respects its obligations arations committee to consider Some 60 percent of roads in The Peninsula offered to share with the United posed in Riyadh, he said. under international law,” he added. compensation for the victims. It is Doha downtown have cameras Nations the results of 10 investi- The offer of information about Ban is to report to the Security in “direct dialogue” with humanitar- and radars, he said. gations into air strikes on civilian strikes on hospitals, homes, a wed- Council on Tuesday about whether ian organisations, including Doctors Work is continuing to cover DOHA: Petrol prices will see targets. ding party and markets comes in the proposed measures will be suffi- Without Borders (MSF), “in order to the remaining roads, Col. Al a 5 dirhams rise from tomor- Saudi Ambassador Abdallah Al response to UN demands that the cient to allow the coalition to remain guarantee protection and security Mazroui said, adding that in row, according to a new price Mouallimi outlined measures the coalition stop targeting civilians. off a UN blacklist of child rights vio- of hospitals and medical infrastruc- outer areas, cameras have been list issued by the Ministry of coalition is taking to prevent attacks “The coalition takes any lators. Riyadh denies the accusations. tures,” the letter said. installed only on main streets. Energy and Industry. Prices of both Super grade and Premium petrol will go up by 5 dirhams from the July prices. 92 erring food outlets shut in first 6 months Price of Premium petrol will reach QR1.35 a litre in August from QR1.30 in July and QR1.20 in June. By Sidi Mohamed percent compared to the corresponding period last year. Price of Super petrol will The Peninsula He said most violations related to health specifications reach QR1.45 a litre from and just not for food. QR1.40 in July and QR1.30 “The number of food outlets we have closed down in June. is not high compared to the number of visits this year, Diesel prices will stay DOHA: The Health Monitoring Section at Doha Municipal- which mean there is awareness among food outlets, res- at QR1.40, same as July, as ity shut down 92 food outlets, registered 922 violations and taurants and other shops about the need to meet health per the list published by the collected QR3,108,370 in fines in the first half of this year. specifications.” ministry. Inspectors conducted more than 12,000 visits to food “As part of our plan for these summer months, there The ministry has posted outlets, stores, abattoirs, vegetables and fruits market, laun- is permanent inspectors at the Central Market to check August price list on its web- dries and men and women salons. meat, vegetables and fruits daily to ensure that they meet site in line with the decision The visits aimed at ensuring that food outlets meet health specifications. We are also making routine visits, to review fuel prices every Qatar’s health specifications and provide safe food for especially to stores which sell vegetables and fruits in the month, based on interna- consumers. A source at the Ministry of Municipality and Industrial Area and supermarkets,” he added. tional prices. Environment told The Peninsula yesterday that the number of violations in the first half of this year dropped by 15 to 20 → Continued on page 2 One of the slaughterhouses visited by officials. 02 SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 HOME

New medical centre will improve health care: Kuwari Works in final stage of RAF’s Continued from page 1 Orphans City in Turkey

Dr. Al Kuwari expressed thanks to the The Peninsula The city will have primary, pre- Private Engineering Office which built the paratory and secondary schools, centre and has been participating in the clinics, kitchen, laundry and store construction of several important health rooms. A separate building is also projects in accordance with high-qual- DOHA: Works are in final stage being developed for social activities. ity standards. of the huge project being devel- The premises will also have “This official opening will improve oped at a cost of QR50m by Sheikh play areas and gymnasium and a the delivery of health care services to our Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for separate building for hosting the patients,” Taher Giaedi, Chief Operating Humanitarian Services (RAF) to facilities and relatives of orphans. Officer, Medical Affairs Division, QRC, told build an orphan city in Al Rayhaniya Initially, the city will accommo- The Peninsula. area, Hatay Province, Turkey. date 630 orphan children and by the “We shared with the Minister of Public The facility will accommodate time, the capacity will be increased. Health that once the centre goes into full 630 orphans with the opening of The city will have 35 villas, capacity, we should be able to see more the phase-I of the project. The ben- three schools, a mosque, separate patients and provide better health care.” eficiary children will be provided building for the services like laun- “This goes along with the ministry’ services like accommodation, edu- dry, kitchen, stores, clinic, 12 small plan to provide more and better care to cation, health care and so on. playgrounds, a park, three sport expatriates workers,” said Giaedi. Works are in full swing to make facilities, 16 car parking lots, a close “The Centre is the latest joint achieve- some interior decorations and door playground, markets and bar- ments of Ministry of Public Health and final touches in construct an area ber saloons. the Qatari Red Crescent, said Fahad Bin of 60,000 sqm of total premises of Donors can make their contri- Mohammed Al Naimi, Executive Director “RAF ‘Orphans’ City”. butions through hotline 55341818 of and Acting Secretary General of the Qatar The project is being developed RAF or visit in person to its offices Red Crescent (QRCS). by RAF in collaboration with the Centres were also set up in many “Ministry has thankfully entrusted us local partner, Turkish Humanitar- shopping complexes throughout the with the mission of managing and running ian Relief Foundation (IHH). country to collect donations as well. Minister of Public Health H E Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari with Fahad bin Mohammed Al Naimi a series of health workers centers and units of Medical Commission, in the framework (fourth left), Executive Director and Acting Secretary-General, Qatar Red Crescent, and other officials of the strategic partnership between the at the opening of the health centre (below). two entities since a long time,” he added. Over these years of cooperation, QRCS has operated such health facil- ities efficiently and skillfully through the appointment of highly qualified and trained medical and administrative staff, which, in addition to QRCS’s extensive expertise in the medical sector, has ena- bled it to provide distinctive service for patients. It is worth noting that the Govern- ment of the State of Qatar has a genuine commitment to the welfare of expatriate workers for being the society’s largest seg- ment and the most needful of support. QRCS, as a supporter of the state’s humani- tarian and social efforts, places priority on the needs of expatriate workers through provision of social aids, health care, health education, and the other aspects of care. A view of the entrance of RAF’s orphan city in Turkey.

QRCS allocates $30,000 to Ministry of Public Health 1,050 tonnes relieve Nepal flood victims organises blood drive of vegetables The Peninsula destroyed Continued from page 1 The Peninsula According to Nepal’s Natural Disaster Rescue Committee, there are nearly 2,000 towns affected by DOHA: The Ministry of Public Health organised a blood According to a January-June floods and landslides. Most of these donation campaign for its staff in collaboration with report released by the ministry, DOHA: In immediate response to populations are at risk of displace- Hamad Medical Corporation. 430 samples of food were tested the humanitarian tragedy in Nepal, ment, as their homes were largely The campaign has seen a marked demand from by the central laboratory at the particularly the southern parts hit ruined, amid continued heavy rain- employees who flocked to the medical car prepared for Ministry of Public health and by floods and landslides, Qatar Red fall for weeks to come. blood donation at the main entrance to the ministry. were found safe for human con- Crescent Society (QRCS) has allo- Early assessment processes are Muna Al Khater, Head, Internal Communication sumption. Four samples of food cated $30,000 from its Disaster still in progress by QRCS personnel Section, said: “The blood donation drive, supervised were found unfit for human con- Response Fund to provide shelter in the plagued areas, in coordina- by the Social Committee at the ministry, highlights the sumption and eight samples did for the affected communities. tion with local partners, especially importance of a blood donation culture in society, aims not meet specifications. Also, it will distribute around 17 in the isolated areas. at increasing Blood Bank stocks and and support ther Officials inspected 84,033 tons of medical aid contributed by International humanitarian communities. tonnes of vegetables and fruits in Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health, organizations and national author- “The ministry is keen to hold blood donation cam- the Central Market and destroyed at a total cost of $550,000, in sup- ities in Nepal expect a quick rise in paigns to enhance the role of its employees as part of 1,050 tonnes found unfit for port of the medical sector of Nepal. the numbers of injuries and deaths. their community, humanitarian and social responsi- human consumption. They also Once the disaster was reported, For the time being, urgent bilities to help patients and hospitals that needed blood. A Ministry employee taking part in the campaign. checked 378,274 slaughtered QRCS activated its Disaster Manage- shelter solutions (e.g. tents, tar- meat and destroyed 118 tonnes ment Information Center (DMIC) to paulins, blankets, mattresses) are and inspected 9,873 tonnes of start assessment, updating, and data the top priority of response. A draft fish and destroyed 34 tonnes — gathering, in preparation for a com- humanitarian response scheme will which were found unfit for human prehensive relief intervention plan be developed once the assessment Mission on to make Qatar green consumption. to meet the most urgent needs of the process is complete, probably within affected people. 48 hours at most. Continued from page 1 In the monsoon season, Nepal QRCS has had an office in Nepal irrigation saves water. The ministry is Entries invited has been swept by strong floods and since April 2015, upon an destruc- coordinating with Public Works Author- consequent severe landslides. Ini- tive earthquake. Its intervention Al Khuri said this initiative aims at cre- ity in this regard. for short film tial statistics indicate 111 killed, 21 involved operating the Emergency ating awareness and encouraging people Green areas help make the climate missed, dozens wounded, more than Mobile Hospital in Nuwakot District to plant trees in use all available spaces to conducive. Imagine if all neighbourhoods festival in Kerala 9,000 families affected, and 1,200 and the KIT 5 water supply unit in increase green areas in Qatar. have trees on the rooftops of homes. The houses totally or partly damaged. Sindhupalchok District, distrib- He stressed the importance of using soil used is artificial and light and does The Peninsula At the same time, the landslides uting food packages and nonfood rooftops of buildings and homes which not damage the building nor its insulator blocked main roads and destroyed items, and procuring 59 power gen- are generally neglected and filled with because the amount of water used is small many bridges, which resulted in erators for vital facilities within the machines and devices such as ACs and — just enough for the plants, he said. DOHA: Entries are invited for besieging thousands of families in early days if disaster. These efforts water tanks, and transforming them into Alkhuri said the ministry is working Nehru Trophey Short Film Festi- the stricken areas and making it dif- benefited a total number of 50,000 beautiful gardens. to make Qatar a green country and wants val-2016 to be held in the southern ficult to deliver relief aid to them. people. He said costs are not high and drip everybody to contribute to the effort. Indian state of Kerala. The festival is organised by Palakkad District Press Club Film Society in Kerala, in association with District Library Council and Ooredoo backs Qatar Olympic Committee at Rio 2016 and beyond Nehru Group of Institutions. Short films of not more than five minutes can be sent to the The Peninsula Ooredoo is a National Sponsor of wave of Qatari sporting talent. Team Qatar will be competing events, and support for the Artistic festival which takes place from QOC. In addition, Ooredoo is sup- To ensure competitors can keep across ten sports in the Rio Summer Gymnastics World Cup Series, which August 22 to 24. porting Bayt Qatar, the QOC’s in touch with loved ones, Ooredoo Olympics from 5-21 August 2016. will next be held in 2017. The first and second win- Olympic hospitality house in Rio de will be giving all members of Team Athletes contending include Ooredoo is Qatar’s leading com- ners will receive Rs20,000 and DOHA: Ooredoo began its official Janeiro that will share Qatar’s cul- Qatar an Ooredoo Passport card, high jumper Mutaz Barshim, female munications company, delivering Rs10,000, respectively, and five countdown to the 2016 Rio Olympics ture, heritage and passion for sport which includes 100 roaming minutes swimmer Nada Arkji, and Bronze mobile, fixed, broadband internet films will receive complimentary on its social media pages, calling for with the Olympics’ international for all incoming and outgoing calls, Olympic shooting medallist and and corporate managed services tai- prizes. people across Qatar to support Team audience. and 1GB of roaming mobile data. Ooredoo ambassador, Nasser Al-Atti- lored to the needs of consumers and The last date is August 12. Qatar and cheer on the 38 Qatari ath- The rousing #YallaQatar cam- To make the most of the inter- yah. Qatar’s equestrian and handball businesses. As a community-focused Entries should accompany a letes competing this summer. paign was launched by the Qatar national crowds, and help position team will also fly the flag at the glo- company, brief description of the director Ooredoo has signed an agree- Olympics Committee and is being Qatar as a leading sporting destina- bal sporting event. Ooredoo is guided by its vision and the film and be sent to Con- ment with Qatar Olympic Committee supported by Ooredoo as part of its tion, Ooredoo will have a dedicated Ooredoo’s partnership with Qatar of enriching people’s lives and its vener, Press Club, Robinson Road, (QOC) to support the committees wider partnership agreement. stand in Bayt Qatar showing its Olympic Committee will also include belief that it can stimulate human Palakkad, Kerala, India. work, and a number of upcoming Ooredoo will promote athleticism progress on “smart stadium” and all Association of National Olympic growth by leveraging communica- For details call 91-9447439790 international sporting events. and sporting events to its customers, smart solutions for major sporting Committees (ANOC) events, FINA/ tions to help people achieve their full or 91-9495826650, or As part of the agreement, as part of its efforts to inspire the next events. Airweave Swimming World Cup potential. 0491-2500005. HOME SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 03 Qatar stepping QC provides aid for Myanmar up fight against Fresh aid benefits viral hepatitis 5,568 people, taking the number of The Peninsula Dr. Al Khal said the inci- beneficiaries under dence of hepatitis in Qatar is various projects to very low. Every newcomer to Qatar must undergo the tests 198,564. DOHA: As World Hepatitis Day at the Medical Commission is marked around the globe, to detect contagious diseases Hamad Medical Corporation including hepatitis B and hep- (HMC) is preparing to step up atitis C. Also, children are The Peninsula the fight against the disease with vaccinated for hepatitis B. the opening of the Communica- “The new CDC will play ble Diseases Center (CDC) later an important role in prevent- this year. ing hepatitis infection through DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) has dis- Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal, Senior immunisation and education,” tributed a new batch of food aid to Consultant and HMC’s Deputy said Dr. AlKhal. “The new CDC displaced people living in camps in Chief Medical Officer said CDC also houses cutting edge tech- Myanmar. is the region’s first facility dedi- nology and will have staff A total of 5,568 people have bene- cated to infectious diseases will dedicated to using the latest clin- fited from the aid and the total number enhance HMC’s ability to treat ical findings to benefit patients. of beneficiaries of various projects has and manage conditions like It will also work closely with the reached 198,564. hepatitis. Hepatology Clinic at HMC for QC has been offering aid to dis- The theme for this year’s screening and referring patients tressed people since 2013-end. The World Hepatitis Day, marked on for further management. aid was distributed last month in 28 July, is “Know Hepatitis - Act “The CDC will receive refer- cooperation with IHH. Each basket Now”. Hepatitis is an inflam- rals from the Primary Health included rice, beans, cooking oil, pep- mation of the liver that is most Care Corporation (PHCC) and per, canned fish and other items for often caused by a virus. Hepa- private sector of people infected a month. Some of the beneficiaries taking their aid materials at a distribution centre. titis affects millions of people with hepatitis and will further Mohammed Al Ka’bi, Director, worldwide and kills about 1.4 manage them and work on min- Relief Management, QC, said, “Efforts million every year. Most peo- imising the risk of transmission of Qataris are greatly appreciated. with Mercy Malaysia, and helping the their business and their possessions Muslims at a cost of QR1.1m in the ple with chronic Hepatitis B or to their families and to the com- They represent the true giving nature needy people break their fast during were confiscated. Thousands were dis- camps surrounding Sitwi and Picato, C are unaware of their infection, munity. It will also work very of the Qatari society. QC understands Ramadan, in cooperation with Osman placed and suffered due to a lack of two of the most affected areas in the which puts them at a greater risk closely with the Ministry of Pub- its religious and moral obligations Consulting UK. healthy food. country. The aid included 5,000 par- of developing cirrhosis or liver lic Health on epidemiology and towards the needy people of the world. Food parcels were also distributed QC started implementing projects cels, each containing two blankets, cancer which is life threatening. control of hepatitis in Qatar and It is committed to helping the refu- at refugee camps. last year. Free primary healthcare two mosquito nets, plastic textile, Hepatitis A and E are most work towards its elimination.” gees living in difficult circumstances. A total of 93,722 people benefited services began in 12 health centres in kitchen tools and 500 groups of per- commonly transmitted through Dr. Al Khal said Qatar also They help QC do its job and fulfil its from healthcare services and distribu- the camps of Rakhine state in Sitwi and sonal hygiene materials. the fecal-oral route — ingestion takes proactive steps to fight commitments.” tion of in-kind items, which together Picato governorates. Another project It included the of food and water contami- both Hepatitis B and C including Since December 2013, QC has cost about QR1.25m. The projects tar- Thrity-two doctors, nurses and establishment of housing units made nated by fecal matter. Hepatitis screening all pregnant women implemented many projects in geted the governorates, villages and specialists work at these clinics. So of tropical bamboos and plastic cov- B is transmitted by contact with and blood donors. Further, all Myanmar at a cost of over QR 11.5m camps in Rakhine states which have far, about 80,000 people have ben- ers as temporary shelters. infected blood and body fluids. healthcare workers are vacci- benefiting 198,564 people. The projects been deeply affected by the riots of efited from the projects implemented QC donated $2m (QR 7.3m) for Hepatitis C is also transmitted nated against Hepatitis B and included reconstruction works for the 2012. at a cost of over QR1.2m. Distributed projects that directly help 10,000 dis- by blood. Sharing of needles is those in high risk professions affected people in cooperation with The intitiatives were implemented in-kind items cost QR50,000 and ben- placed people. The grant was issued the main cause of Hepatitis C such as barbers and beauty salon UNHCR, healthcare services, distri- due to the bad conditions of the Mus- efited 2,287 families (13,722 people). after signing an agreement with infection. workers are tested yearly. bution of in-kind items in cooperation lims, who were stopped from doing QC provided aid for Rohingya UNHCR. Six of Ikea’s chocolate products recalled for containing nuts and almonds

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DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce, in collaboration with Hamad and Mohamed Al Futtaim Company –Ikea, has announced the recall of six of IKEA’s chocolate brands and advised people with allergies to nuts and almonds against consuming the products. The ministry said the recall cam- paign comes within the framework of its ongoing efforts to ensure that suppliers comply with product qual- ity and specifications in order to protect consumers. The ministry said it has coordi- nated with the supplier in order to to return the product and obtain a the following channels: Call Cen- withdraw the product from IKEA refund. tre 16001; email: [email protected]; and urged all consumers who suffer The Ministry urges all custom- Twitter: @MEC_Qatar; Instagram: from allergies to nuts and almonds ers to report any violations to its MEC_Qatar; and the ministry’s and have purchased the product Consumer Protection and Anti-Com- mobile app for Android and IOS: to directly contact IKEA –Qatar mercial Fraud Department through MEC_Qatar Al Ghessen Interchange on Al Shamal Road to be closed from tomorrow

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DOHA: The Public Works Author- ity (Ashghal) has announced that it will implement a closure on Al Ghes- sen Interchange (N48) on Al Shamal Road, including the entrances and exits of the interchange in both directions, as shown in the map. The closure begins tomorrow and lasts two months, in coor- dination with the Traffic Police Department. Traffic heading to and from the closed interchange will be diverted to the newly constructed service roads on either sides of Al Shamal Road, which are located between the diversion period. Ashghal will install road signs Umm Al Shukhoot Interchange The closure is located in advising motorists of the closure. (N44) and Umm Ethnaitain (N54), Imgaitna area (Zone 75), and is The authority requests all road as shown in the attached map. Both required to carry out construction users to abide by the speed limits, directions of Al Shamal Road will works as part of the North Road and follow the road signs to ensure remain open to traffic throughout enhancement project. their safety. 04 SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 HOME

Festival showcases Pakistani rice, mangoes & meat

By Amna Pervaiz Rao Exclusive kiosks were Qatar which have great follow- inviting the sectors the delegates The Peninsula established for holding Busi- ing in other countries. Pakistan of the exporters from Pakistan. ness-to-Business (B2B) meetings Qatar business forum was formed There is a huge gap in between between prospective customers to promote trade, business and what should be exported and what and exporters from Pakistan. investment between Pakistan shouldn’t be exported we want to DOHA: Pakistani rice, mangoes Mehmmod Arshad, Chairman, and Qatar and our arm in Paki- fill up these gaps with the credi- and meat have been showcased Pak Qatar Business Council, an stan which is Pakistan business bility and assurance of the quality in a two-day food festival held at apex body of Federation of Paki- council we are hand in hands to of our products. Ezdan Mall, Gharaffa to promote stan Chambers of Commerce & promote business and trading. Success and business is all Pakistani agricultural products. Industry (FPCC&I) also spoke on The idea of the agro food about credibility so that the mis- The event “Pakistan `Agro the occasion and informed that chain was to uphold the real taste takes done in past would not be Food Festival” was jointly organ- holding such events are pertinent of Pakistan which included meat, repeated, said Ahmad Hussain ised by Trade Development to promote Pakistani products in rice and mangoes. We will keep on while interacting with media. Jassim Fakhroo and Philip Shippard Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and Zaoq Restaurants, Qatar, under the umbrella of Pak Qatar Busi- ness Forum (PQBF). IPRA launches special award “The Agro Food Festival is first such event that has been organised to promote Pakistani to recognise individuals’ role Mango, Rice and Meat varieties,” said President of PQBF Ahmad Hussain. in humanitarian benefit “Such events will help pro- moting quality and taste of Pakistani agro-food products The Peninsula Nominations are invited from IPRA and create awareness among the members for the award. stakeholders and importers,” said The association is looking for a high- Hussain. profile person, with global recognition, Several exporters from Paki- DOHA: International Public Relations and a known track record. stan, who had already their Association (IPRA) has announced the The person can be a politician, an footprints in GCC, Europe and USA institution of a special award for an indi- entrepreneur, a social activist, a scien- were present on the occasion and vidual to recognise his/her outstanding tist, an artist or the leader of a corporation displayed their range of products contributions to the free flow of infor- who has used communication and infor- as well as publicity material. mation as a major factor in humanitarian mation in some way for humanitarian The festival was attended benefit. benefit. by Qatari dignitaries, govern- The award marks celebration of 60th The nominee must ideally be able to ment officials, media persons, anniversary if IPRA. receive the IPRA 60th anniversary global senior officials of catering com- Jassim Fakhroo, Member of the IPRA merit award in Johannesburg personally. panies and supermarkets, besides Board, and Representative of Asia and “The participation conditions consti- importers. Members of PQBF were A mango stall at the “Pakistan `Agro Food Festival” held at Ezdan Mall in Gharaffa to promote Middle East in IPRA, said that nomi- tute accessing IPRA’s website, filling the also present on the occasion. Pakistani agricultural products. Pic by: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula nations for this exceptional award will form, writing the name and email and a are open. The award will be presented 25-word summary of the nominee’s out- in Johannesburg during the IPRA 60th standing contributions,” Fakhroo added. anniversary World Congress from Sep- Nominations may be sent to Philip tember 27 to 29. Shippard on his email: [email protected] Batangas win Ooredoo Ambassador’s Cup 2016 Indian Embassy holds The Peninsula DOHA: A follow up shot Open House for nationals by Joker Camson of Batan- gas Inihaw Republic after grabbing the ball from the board with 11 seconds The Peninsula prison and the centre is 133 and 100, left in the overtime sealed respectively. their hard-earned vic- During the current year, the Labour tory over Bataan Dukhan and Community Welfare Section of the Ballers 84-82 to capture DOHA: The Indian Embassy held the embassy received 2,419 complaints so far the crown in the Ooredoo monthly Open House to address urgent compared to 4,132 last year. Ambassador’s Cup 2016 of consular and labour issues/cases of Indi- The number of deaths registered Pinoy Basketball of Qatar ans in Qatar on Friday. with the embassy until Friday was 161. (PIBAQ) on Friday at the Ambassador Sanjiv Arora, Deputy The number of deaths registered during Al Gharafa Training Gym. Chief of Mission R K Singh and other offi- 2015 was 279. The same number of deaths Camson’s close to a cials met complainants, discussed their was registered in 2014. buzzer beating basket problems and assured them that the On the basis of requests from Qatari spelled the difference embassy would actively follow up their authorities for travel documents for Indi- for their big win after a cases with the authorities concerned. ans at the centre, the embassy has issued missed jumper by team Arvind Patil, President, Indian 15 Emergency Certificates this month. mate Nino Gelig from an Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF), It also issued 11 air tickets to Indians in assist by Eric Tamayo. community association working under distress for their return home this month. Bataan’s Raf Ville- the aegis of the embassy for the welfare ICBF continues to help Indian work- gas tried a three-point of Indian workers, also attended. ers through various welfare measures, shot but missed with still An embassy team visited Central including provision of air tickets, finan- 20 seconds left from the The Batangas Inihaw Republic Champion with their trophy. Prison and Deportation Centre this week cial assistance and medical help. assist of Rey Solomon who to enquire about the welfare of detain- The assistance given by ICBF to Indi- took the defensive and ees from India. ans this month included two air tickets for throw and quick crosso- The total number of Indians in the destitute workers. ver pass to him. left. Both teams traded as close as three to five seconds left. Gelig tried a was named the Most Val- Batangas’ point guard baskets and refused to points. last ditch jumper from the uable Player for the PIBAQ Tamayo paved the way for give in the hotly-contested Tamayo was the big rainbow territory with two Season 20 tournament as their victory after he went shooting war all through- factor during regulation seconds left but the ball he received a cash award on perfect from the line in out the game that lead time after he equalised rimmed out. and MVP gold ring cour- the charity shots from a changes between each the game, 72-all, from As a complement, tesy of Diana Jewellery foul by Viillegas with 1:10 team could only reach an assist by Gelig with 42 Bataan’s Rodel Mallari and Watches. Camson was picked as Finals MVP with Coach Renato DIn- glasan as Best Coach. Both received cash awards. Adding feather to the cap was Batangas’ Ralph Medalla who was named Most Improved and Best Defensive Player and received a cash award. PIBAQ selected the Mythical Five with cash awards, including Tamayo and Ronnie Cajayon as guards, Mardie Mallari and Francis Mercado as forwards and Mallari as centre. The PIBAQ is pre- sented by Alicafe. The tournament is brought by Qatar Basketball Fed- eration (QBF) and the Philippine Embassy, and co-sponsored by Diana Jewellery and Watches, Power Horse Energy Drink, Control-P Seventh Spectrum and Shuttersbug Photography. A round trip ticket to Manila-Doha will be given away by Phil- ippine Airlines to a fan during the championship game of which a raf- fle draw will be held on August 12. MIDDLE EAST SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 05

Egypt court gives death to 13 Syria says families leaving besieged Aleppo regime opponents “This morning dozens of families down arms and said another four air strikes and shelling of the cross- “sceptical”. Anatolia Residents and rebels left via the corridors identified... to crossings would be opened to allow ing,” he said. Many residents said they were allow the exit of citizens besieged by more evacuations. Once Syria’s economic power- afraid to cross into regime-held ter- say regime claims terrorist groups in the eastern neigh- But on the ground, residents and house, Aleppo has been ravaged by ritory from government-controlled CAIRO: An Egyptian court sen- are lies. bourhoods,” state news agency SANA an AFP correspondent said there was the war that began in March 2011 routes. tenced yesterday 13 anti-regime reported. no sign of movement, adding that with anti-government protests. “I want to leave, but not to gov- opponents to death after a retrial “They were welcomed by mem- makeshift berms were still in place It has been roughly divided ernment-held areas,” said Abu for allegedly killing a police AFP bers of the army and taken by bus to across the road from rebel to regime between government control in the Mohamed, a 50-year-old father of officer in 2013. temporary shelters,” it added. territory in Salaheddin. west and rebel control in the east four living in Al-Shaar district. The court referred the 13 It said that “a number” of women The Syrian Observatory for since mid-2012. “I’m very afraid that they will defendants to the grand mufti, DAMASCUS: Syria and its ally Russia over the age of 40 had left in addition Human Rights, a Britain-based Eastern neighbourhoods have take my 17-year-old son and force Egypt’s highest religious author- said yesterday that dozens of civilians to the families and were also taken monitor, said around 20 people had been under total siege since July 17, him to sign up for military service ity, to explore the possibility of and rebels had left besieged eastern to shelters. crossed from the east into the west, when government forces seized the and send him to the frontlines,” he handing down death sentences Aleppo through humanitarian cor- “Armed men from eastern but insisted none were rebels. opposition’s only remaining supply told AFP. against them, a judicial source ridors but residents there and rebels neighbourhoods of Aleppo” turned “The regime claimed today that route. “The humanitarian situation is said on condition of anonymity dismissed the claims as “lies”. themselves over to army soldiers in they opened the crossings towards The siege has led to food short- more and more desperate and it’s due to restrictions on speaking The reported crossings came 48 Salaheddin district, SANA said with- Salaheddin, and this is all hearsay ages and spiralling prices, and aid hard to find food,” he added. to media. hours after Russia announced safe out giving further details. and lies,” said Iyat Abu Mohamed, a agencies have warned that residents The UN voiced provisional sup- The court will confirm the passages to allow evacuations from State television broadcast footage commander with the Nureddin Al risk starvation. port for the idea, but asked for control verdict on September 24. the rebel-held eastern areas, where of a few men entering government Zinki rebel group. But the humanitarian corridors of the routes. The 13 defendants are part an estimated 250,000 people are territory carrying their weapons “We’re standing here by the Bus- announced by Russia have been met “Our suggestion to Russia is to of 23 people accused of killing a under government siege and facing aloft, some with scarves wrapped tan Al Qasr crossing. The regime is with suspicion by residents, as well as actually leave the corridors being senior police officer in the Giza food shortages. around their faces. lying,” local rebel commander Yasser countries including the United States. established at their initiative to us,” village of Kerdasa in September State television broadcast footage Russia’s defence ministry said Flis told an AFP correspondent in On Friday, US Secretary of State UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said 2013, a few weeks after the mil- it said showed women and children that 169 civilians had crossed into Aleppo. John Kerry said the initiative could Friday. “How can you expect people itary unseated elected president crossing into the government-held the government-held west of the city “They didn’t open any crossing or sour cooperation with Russia on to want to walk through a corridor, Mohamed Mursi in a coup that part of Salaheddin neighbourhood, since Thursday. implement a truce at the crossing... on Syria if it turned out to be a “ruse”. thousands of them, while there is was widely condemned. under the watch of soldiers. It added that 69 rebels had laid the contrary, they’ve increased their And the White House said it was shelling, bombing, fighting?” Turkey frees 750 soldiers; Tunisia govt faces vote of confidence AFP votes (needed to remain in office). I he refused to leave under pressure came to expose things to the peo- without a vote of confidence. Erdogan drops lawsuits ple and to members of parliament,” If Essid loses the vote, Essebsi TUNIS: Tunisia’s parliament he said. would be required to choose the gathered yesterday for a vote of con- Voting is expected to take place “most suitable person” to form a new fidence that could see Prime Minister at around 2300 GMT following sev- government. Reuters Habib Essid unseated after just a year eral hours of speeches by MPs and a Several parties, including the and a half in office. response by Essid, said the president four that make up Essid’s coalition, Essid’s government has been of the assembly, Mohamed Ennaceur. have said they will vote to oust him. widely criticised for failing to tackle Essid has been under growing Speculation is growing about ANKARA/ISTANBUL: Turkey has the country’s economic crisis, high pressure since President Beji Caid a successor, but no front runner released more than 750 soldiers unemployment and a series of jihad- Essebsi appeared on local television has emerged so far. MPs yesterday detained after an abortive coup, state ist attacks. in June to slam the administration praised Essid for his “integrity” but media reported yesterday, while “I’m quite aware that the vote and propose creating a new govern- also criticised his record. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be against me,” Essid, 67, told ment of national unity. Abdelaziz Kotti, of Nidaa Tounes, said he would drop lawsuits against parliament ahead of the planned The premier said he would be spoke of “a big economic crisis... and people who had insulted him, in a vote. ready to resign “if the country’s a government incapable of finding one-time gesture of “unity”. “I didn’t come to obtain the 109 interest demanded it”, but has said solutions and giving Tunisians hope.” More than 60,000 people have been detained, removed or sus- pended over suspected links with the failed putsch, when a faction of the military commandeered tanks, helicopters and fighter jets and attempted to topple the government. Turkey’s Western allies have con- demned the coup, in which Erdogan has said 237 people were killed and more than 2,100 were wounded, but have been rattled by the scale of the resulting crackdown which has tar- geted supporters of Fethullah Gulen. The US-based Muslim cleric, accused by Ankara of mastermind- ing the July 15-16 putsch, denies the charges and Erdogan’s critics say the president is using the purges to clamp down on dissent. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) speaks with relatives Erdogan, meanwhile, has said it of martyrs and veterans during the opening ceremony of Bestepe was “shameful” that Western coun- National Congress & Culture Center and commemoration of those tries showed more interest in the martyred in the July 15 coup attempt, in Ankara, late on Friday. fate of the plotters than in standing with a fellow Nato member and has upbraided Western leaders for not released on the recommendation intercepted encrypted messages sent visiting after the putsch. US chair- of prosecutors after giving testi- by followers of US-based Fethullah man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph mony, and the move was agreed by a Gulen well before the July 15 coup Dunford, a top military official, is judge. attempt, giving Ankara names of due to visit Turkey today. Another 231 soldiers remain in tens of thousands within the preach- State-run Anadolu Agency custody, it said. er’s network, a senior official said reported that 758 soldiers were Meanwhile, reports said Turkey yesterday.

Egyptian doctor serves jail for female circumcision

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CAIRO: An Egyptian doctor who performed a deadly female cir- Yemeni students take an exam at a school in Sana’a, yesterday. cumcision operation on a girl has served a three-month sentence, he and a lawyer said yesterday, in a Yemen talks in Kuwait first since a 2008 ban. Raslan Fadl had been sen- tenced in January 2015 to two extended by a week years in prison for involuntary manslaughter and an additional three months for practising female AFP result yesterday after the govern- genital mutilation (FGM). ment delegation decided to pull out. He remained free, however, United Nations envoy Ismail until his arrest last April, said law- KUWAIT CITY: The UN-brokered Ould Cheikh Ahmed held talks yer Reda El Danbouki, who had Yemen peace talks have been with both delegations yesterday and pursued the case against Fadl. extended for one week following proposed a framework for a com- “He began the sentence on a request by the UN special envoy, prehensive settlement. April 2 and was released on July the foreign ministry of host nation “I met today with both delega- 2,” said Danbouki, the executive Kuwait said yesterday. tions (and) suggested a one-week director for the Women’s Centre The negotiations have now been extension to the talks,” Ould Cheikh for Guidance and Legal Awareness extended until August 7, according Ahmed wrote on Twitter. in Egypt. Fadl, who denies that he to a foreign ministry statement cited He said he also proposed a performed the operation, told AFP by the official KUNA news agency. “framework for a solution to the cri- that he had served a three-month They would have ended without sis in Yemen”, without elaborating. sentence. 06 SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 ASIA / AFRICA Voters asked to punish S Africa govt

AFP ANC in the past doesn’t mean you Maimane told supporters recently. seeking to make a major impact in its must vote ANC forever.” “You vote for jobs and serv- first municipal elections. Unicef resumes Opposition chief Some 20,000 supporters clad in ices, but get unemployment and All three main parties hold their JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s claimed that the the DA’s sky-blue t-shirts filled the corruption.” final rallies this weekend. aid to Nigeria main opposition party called on vot- people of South Africa benches of Dobsonville Stadium in The DA rules in the Western Cape Zuma, 74, will have completed ers yesterday to “punish” the ruling Maimane’s hometown of Soweto, the province, currently holding the stra- two terms in 2019 and is not eligi- after attack African National Congress (ANC) in have been betrayed iconic Johannesburg township that tegic metropolis of Cape Town. ble to run for president again, but a final push to secure votes ahead of by its government. set the scene for much of the struggle The latest Ipsos opinion polls sug- the ANC could replace him ahead of LAGOS: Unicef will fiercely competitive municipal polls. against white-minority rule. gest that the ANC, which has ruled the next general election if the party continue to provide Democratic Alliance (DA) chief The party has slammed the ANC’s since the end of apartheid in 1994, scores poorly in the local polls. assistance to millions of Mmusi Maimane is hoping to lead record, citing the country’s poor eco- could be under threat in three more Zuma was charged with rape in conflict-affected chil- his party to a breakthrough result to be loyal to one party forever; if that nomic performance and a series of major cities -- Pretoria, Johannes- 2005, but was acquitted. He fought dren in northeast Nigeria, on August 3, as the country strug- party betrays you, you get the chance corruption scandals plaguing Pres- burg and Port Elizabeth -- at the a long legal battle over allegations despite an attack on its gles with record unemployment and to punish them,” Maimane said at the ident Jacob Zuma. election. of racketeering and corruption, convoy by Boko Haram flat-lining economic growth. party’s final election rally. “People of this country have The radical leftist Economic resulting from his financial advisor‘s Islamists, the UN chil- “In a democracy, you don’t need “Just because you voted for the been betrayed by this government,” Freedom Fighters (EFF) party is also conviction for corruption and fraud. dren’s agency has said yesterday. The jihadists ambushed a humanitar- ian convoy that included War games with South workers from Unicef, UNFPA, and IOM while returning from Bama in northeast Borno state on Korea to proceed: US Thursday, injuring sev- eral people, including two soldiers, and prompting AP Unicef to temporarily sus- pend relief assistance to review the situation. JOHOR BAHRU: US Army Secretary “We are working at Eric Fanning (pictured) said yes- full strength in the Borno terday that annual military drills state capital Maiduguri,” between the United States and South Unicef Nigeria Represent- Korea would go ahead next month, ative Jean Gough said in despite North Korea’s warning of a statement late Friday. a “vicious” showdown if the war games proceed. On Thursday, North Korea’s top Thai queen diplomat for US affairs said that troops and followed a period of the nature of the manoeuvers has heightened animosity between the ‘recovering from become openly aggressive, and that rival Koreas sparked by land mine Pyongyang is ready for war. explosions that maimed two South pneumonia’ The United States and South Korean soldiers. Korea regularly conduct joint The exercises escalated tensions BANGKOK: Thailand’s military exercises south of the and rhetoric, but concluded with no 83-years-old, Queen Demilitarized Zone dividing the major incidents. Sirikit, has been treated Demonstrators gather outside Sydney's Town Hall to protest against alleged child abuse in Australia's two Koreas, and Pyongyang typi- Despite plans to scale down the for pneumonia at a hos- Northern Territory detention centres, yesterday. cally responds to them with tough size of the army, Fanning said the US pital in Bangkok and is talk and threats of retaliation. has increased its presence in Asia- recovering, the Royal Fanning, who was in Malaysia Pacific, reflecting its commitment Household Bureau said as part of a regional tour, said that to the region. in a statement released Aussies rally over juvenile abuse the US has conducted military drills The number of US soldiers yesterday. with South Korea for decades, and and civilian Army workers in the Her husband, King that “these exercises contribute to Pacific region has shot up to more Bhumibol Adulyadej, 88, AFP But at snap “emergency protests” given concerns about physical and stability, they don’t compete with than 100,000, from 70,000 just four is in failing health and has in Sydney, Melbourne and elsewhere emotional abuse in youth detention stability.” years ago, he said. been treated for various yesterday, hundreds gathered to call centres in other states. “The games are currently to “The types of relationships ailments over the past SYDNEY: Australians rallied yester- for justice for the teens, many of Opposition Labor leader Bill continue as planned,” he said. “We that we have with armies across year at another hospital day against the treatment of young whom are Aboriginal. Shorten said his party fully sup- have been conducting exercises with the Pacific are really what helps, I in Bangkok. The world’s people in detention -- including the “If we could see some action, ported the inquiry but argued that South Korea and with many other think, keep things stable in this part longest-reigning monarch hooding and physical restraint of some real fair and just action taken, it should also have indigenous militaries in the region for decades. of the world,” he said. “We find these was treated for “water on teens -- amid calls for an inquiry I think that would allay some con- commissioners. That’s partly what had provided sta- exercises to be very important, very the brain” and narrowing into the abuse to be expanded. cern,” Sydney community elder “This royal commission has to be bility that we have seen since World fruitful and build relationships that of the arteries, the palace Graphic footage of teenage boys Aunty Jenny Munroe told the Aus- with Aboriginal people, not to Abo- War II.” last generations.” said in early July. being stripped naked, tear-gassed, tralian Broadcasting Corporation riginal people,” he told reporters in Major Chris Ophardt, Fan- In an interview with the AP on Anxiety over the king’s held in solitary confinement and recently. the northern city of Darwin. ning’s public affairs officer, said in Thursday, Han Song Ryol, director- health and the succession shackled to a chair as a restraint The Northern Territory has one “I believe it would be appropri- an email that the drills are a “rou- general of the US affairs department to the throne has formed measure shocked the country when of the highest crime rates in Aus- ate for the royal commission to have tine and defense-oriented exercise at North Korea’s Foreign Minis- the backdrop to more it aired last week. tralia, with indigenous offenders two co-commissioners who are Abo- designed to enhance readiness, try, said the US move to put North than a decade of polit- Prime Minister Malcolm Turn- making up more than two-thirds riginal Australians, strong people, protect the region and maintain Korean leader King Jong Un on its ical upheaval that has bull immediately ordered a royal of the prison population. men and women, who can make stability on the Korean Peninsula.” list of sanctioned individuals and included two coups and commission into how youths were But there have been calls for the sure the voices and the experiences Last year’s Ulchi Freedom other recent actions have put the sit- sometimes violent street treated at the Don Dale Centre in the royal commission to be expanded of Aboriginal Australians are given Guardian exercises involved 30,000 uation on the Korean Peninsula on protests. Northern Territory in 2014 and 2015. beyond the Northern Territory, full justice in this royal commission.” American and 50,000 South Korean a war footing. Burundi protests against UN police plan

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NAIROBI: Around 1,000 peo- ple marched through the streets of Burundi’s capital yesterday to protest against a United Nations Security Council decision to send a police contingent to the troubled country. The demonstration -- “organ- ised by the authorities,” according to one Western diplomatic source -- passed off peacefully but showed the government’s hos- tility to the proposed unit of 228 UN police. Protesters marched to the French embassy, angry that France had drafted the UN res- olution to send the controversial police squad. One demonstrator carried a banner saying that it was France that needed UN peacekeepers, Protesters march past the Rwandan embassy in Bujumbura yesterday, in protest against a United making a reference to a truck Nations Security Council decision to send a police contingent to the violence-wracked country and attack in the southern French city accusing Rwanda of training Burundi rebels. of Nice that killed 84 people. French ambassador Gerrit van capital Bujumbura and through- rights and abuses,” the UN reso- 15-member UN council abstained Rossum, who went out to address out Burundi for an initial period lution said. from the vote, which passed with the crowd, said there was “a deep of a year. Burundi has agreed to allow 11 votes in favour. misunderstanding” about France’s The UN police force would be 100 AU rights observers and 100 AU The abstentions came from role at the UN security council. He tasked with monitoring security military experts into the country to China, Egypt, Angola and Ven- said there was “no problem” at the and human rights in coordination monitor the crisis, but fewer than ezuela, which cited the need to demonstration. with African Union rights observ- 50 have begun work on the ground. secure Bujumbura’s consent for The crowd also demonstrated ers and military experts. But the planned police deploy- the police force. outside the Rwandan embassy, The police force “would help ment has sparked fury from the Burundi has been in turmoil accusing Rwanda of training create an environment conducive authorities, who have said they since President Pierre Nkurun- Burundi rebels. to political dialogue by averting will accept no more than 50 ziza announced plans in April last On Friday, the UN agreed to further deterioration of the secu- officers. year to run for a third term, which send the force of 228 police to the rity situation as well as human Four countries on the he went on to win. ASIA / PHILIPPINES SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 07 Duterte revokes truce with leftist rebels

and the Maoist guerrillas, who have Saturday night. The militiamen had Philippine leader been waging one of Asia’s longest- been recalled from a security mission running communist insurgencies. following Duterte’s truce declara- ordered all govt Both sides had agreed to resume tion and were traveling back to their forces to go on peace talks next month in Norway. patrol base when they came under high alert, continue After withdrawing his cease-fire rebel attack, the military said. order yesterday evening, Duterte Duterte flew to Davao del Norte to discharge their ordered all government forces to go on Friday to attend the militia- normal functions and on high alert and “continue to dis- man’s wake. Visibly upset, he asked charge their normal functions and the rebels if they would match his maintain peace in the mandate to neutralise all threats to ceasefire. land. national security, protect the citi- “If I don’t get the word from you, zenry, enforce the laws and maintain then I will lift the order of cease- peace in the land.” fire,” the president said, adding that AP Duterte, who was sworn in on he was rejecting rebel demands for June 30, declared the government him to withdraw government troops cease-fire Monday during his state and policemen from certain rural of the nation address. Two days later, areas. Rebel leaders then asked MANILA: Philippine President Rod- however, rebels killed the militiaman Duterte to give them more time to rigo Duterte called off a weeklong and wounded four others in southern study his truce declaration, and the ceasefire after communist guerril- Davao del Norte province, angering president responded by saying that las killed a government militiaman Duterte, who sought an explanation was “not a good response.” and failed to declare their own truce for the attack and gave the insurgents It was unclear whether the by a Saturday (yesterday) deadline until 5pm yesterday to declare their emerging differences between he had imposed. It was the first irri- own ceasefire. Duterte and the insurgents would tant in what has been a blossoming The rebels failed to declare a affect the resumption of peace talks Muslim rebels from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) gather at a village as they await orders from relationship between Duterte, who truce by the deadline, but said they scheduled for August 20-27 in the their leader Nur Misuari in an effort to help rescue remaining hostages of the extremist Abu Sayyaf group calls himself a left-wing president, would make an announcement Norwegian capital of Oslo. in Kalingalang Caluang town, Sulu province in the southern region of Mindanao. Indonesia detains Dhaka identifies cafe 7 after attack on Manila crime war packs decaying jails Buddhist temple AFP attack ‘mastermind’

MANILA: Mario Dimaculangan AFP Tamim Chowdhury is one of the Reuters shares a toilet with 130 other inmates masterminds of the attacks of in one of the Philippines’ most over- Gulshan cafe and Sholakia Eid crowded jails, and conditions are DHAKA: A Canadian citizen was prayer ground,” an officer said on JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities getting worse as police wage an one of the masterminds behind a condition of anonymity. detained seven people in northern unprecedented war on crime. mass killing at a Dhaka cafe, Bang- “He trained the extremists Sumatra island yesterday on suspi- Security forces have killed ladesh police said yesterday, after behind the two attacks and the nine cion of attacking several Buddhist hundreds of people and detained new information came to light extremists killed at Kalyanpur,” the temples the previous night, offi- thousands more in just one month following a raid on an extremist officer said, referring to a shoot-out cials said. as they have followed the orders of hideout. by police at a flat used as an extrem- A spokeswoman for North President Rodrigo Duterte, who has Tamim Chowdhury, whose ist hideout on Tuesday. He added Sumatra provincial police said the said the top priority at the start of his whereabouts are unknown, that Chowdhury “has been work- seven had led a mob that damaged six-year term is to eliminate drugs returned to Bangladesh from Can- ing to radicalise” young Muslims. at least three temples and other in society. ada three years ago. He has since Another senior police officer property in the town of Tanjung Those detained appear doomed led and financed efforts to radical- said that Chowdhury’s role in foster- Balai, near Indonesia’s fourth- for lengthy stints in an underfunded Inmates wait at the holding area to attend their trial at the Quezon ise young Muslims, officers with ing extremism was revealed during biggest city Medan. No one was and overwhelmed penal system, like City regional trial court in Manila, Philippines. knowledge of a probe into recent the interrogation of Rakibul Hasan, injured. in the Quezon City Jail where Dimac- attacks said. 25, who was arrested in the raid on Indonesia is a Muslim-major- ulangan has wallowed for 14 years hammocks made out of old blan- Pales of water are used to flush The dual Canadian-Bangladeshi the hideout. ity nation but has a sizable ethnic while his trial over murder and rob- kets. Even then, bodies are packed the scarce toilets, with the stench national, in his early 30s, is thought According to a police first infor- Chinese minority, many of whom bery charges have dragged on. like sardines in a can, with inmates compounded by the rotting garbage by counter-terrorism officials to mation report into the raid, seen by are Buddhist. “Many go crazy. They cannot unable to fully stretch out. in a nearby canal. lead a faction of the Jamayetul AFP, Chowdhury and others gave The country has a history think straight. It’s so crowded. Just When it rains, the conditions The jail’s management does Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) mil- him and the nine militants killed of anti-Chinese violence, most the slightest of movements and you are even worse as inmates cannot what it can to make life bearable, itant group, blamed for scores of in the raid “money, explosives and recently in the late 1990s amid bump into something or someone,” sleep on the basketball court, which such as running dance compe- murders of foreigners and religious weapons” and “trained and advised” the political and economic crisis Dimaculangan said in one of the is surrounded by the cells in decay- titions and other rehabilitation minorities. them. that brought down authoritarian jail’s packed hallways that reeked ing concrete buildings up to four activities. Five assailants stormed an Hasan said during the interroga- ruler Suharto. of sweat. storeys high. Inmates also say there have been upscale cafe in Dhaka’s Gulshan tion that Chowdhury “used to visit But police officials denied There are 3,800 inmates at the The cash-strapped national gov- improvements in recent years, par- neighbourhood on July 1 and killed the extremists’ flat and give them Friday’s attack was aimed at the jail, which was built six decades ago ernment has a daily budget of just 50 ticularly with the food and more 20 hostages, including 18 foreigners necessary funds and encourage Chinese community. to house 800, and they engage in a pesos ($1.10) for food and five pesos rehabilitation programmes. in Bangladesh’s deadliest single mil- them by talking about jihad and “This was just a (dispute relentless contest for space. (11 cents) for medicine per inmate, But Raymund Narag, a criminal itant attack. A week later, gunmen religious issues,” the report said. between) individuals,” said North Men take turns to sleep on the although with the bulk buying of justice scholar at the Southern Illi- attacked an Eid prayer gathering of Authorities blame the JMB mil- Sumatra Police Spokeswoman cracked cement floor of an open- supplies, Quezon City Jail detain- nois University in the United States, 250,000 people held to mark the itant group for the attack on the Rina Sari Ginting, adding the sit- air basketball court, the steps of ees have a sustainable diet of soup, said such conditions were unthink- end of Ramadan, killing three. Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka and uation was now under control. staircases, underneath beds and vegetables and meat. able in Western nations. “So far what we learnt is that the assault on the Eid gathering. Vietnam probes hacking of airports systems

Anatolia systems at Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh Airlines was also reportedly Although the case was City airports began broadcasting hacked recently, with its web- brought by the Philippines, messages criticizing Vietnam and site defaced and data concerning which disputes China’s claims HANOI: Vietnamese authorities the Philippines over their mari- some 411,000 frequent fliers to some reefs and islands, Viet- launched a joint-task force yes- time disputes with China in the leaked. nam also has large overlapping terday to investigate a nationwide South China Sea, according to The hacks occurred against a maritime claims with its north- hack against two major airports the state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper. backdrop of simmering nation- ern neighbour. by evidently pro-Chinese hack- The interference reportedly alistic sentiment in Vietnam While the Vietnamese gov- ers. caused multiple flight delays as and China following a July 12 ernment has yet to issue a The hacks became apparent airline employees were forced international court verdict that position on the verdict, the court Friday afternoon as flight infor- to manually check in customers. dismissed China’s claims to ruling triggered celebratory dem- mation screens and loudspeaker National flag carrier Vietnam almost all the South China Sea. onstrations in Hanoi.

Activist banned from Hong Kong elections

AFP city to break away from mainland China, said it was “honoured” to be the HONG KONG: A leading first to have a candidate pro-independence pol- disqualified. itician was disqualified “The National Party from standing in Hong on July 30 (yesterday) Kong’s upcoming legis- received an email from lative election, his party the government say- said. ing they have officially Andy Chan, who disqualified the party’s founded the National convenor Andy Chan,” a Party in March, was statement said. banned by the govern- “Even if they stop the ment from taking part in party from taking part in the September poll. But the election, they can- the party, which claims not stop the inevitable there is growing support process of Hong Kong for the semi-autonomous becoming independent.” 08 SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 VIEWS

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EDITORIAL Turkey simmers Why Hillary Clinton is both widely

here seems to be no let up in the turmoil in Turkey 15 disliked and widely admired days after the failed coup. The planned overthrow of the government fizzled out in a few hours but left in its wake a situation that has seen the government clamp illary Clinton is barriers are rarely popular; untrustworthy. This anecdotal evidence is down hard on perceived sympathisers of Fethullah the most admired to quote feminist histo- supported by polling, which shows decisively TGulen, a Muslim cleric in self-imposed exiled in the United States. woman in Amer- rian Laura Thatcher Ulrich, that her experience and steadiness are her ica. Hillary Clinton “well-behaved women sel- most important attributes and the most impor- Ankara claims Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s His viewed unfavorably by dom make history.” tant contrast with Trump, while honesty and bête noire orchestrated the coup with help from his supporters in nearly 60 percent of Amer- Even today, people are trustworthiness are her biggest vulnerabilities. Turkey. Gulen and Erdogan have been at loggerheads for years icans. Somehow, both are ambivalent about femi- Consider Clinton’s history and note the and the cleric commands immense influence within and outside true at the same time. How nism and feminists. But association of her life choices with her favo- Turkey. The Turkish leader doesn’t have any kind words for can that be? The answer says ultimately, the women rability over time. In Arkansas, she became Washington for harbouring the ageing Gulen. a lot about women who break who break these barriers a successful partner in a law firm and did not glass ceilings. are admired for the same change her last name when she was married; US Secretary of State John Kerry has tactfully tried to ward No woman has been in By Anna Greenberg things people like about ultimately she took the Clinton name to help off Ankara’s demand to extradite the cleric by demanding the public eye more in the last The Washington Post Clinton: their grit, tenacity her husband regain the gubernatorial seat he evidence of his complicity in the planned coup. Though it is hard quarter century than Clinton and, indeed, their willing- lost. to glean evidence in such cases, reports — and no woman has been ness to be unpopular and At the start of Bill Clinton’s 1992 presi- yesterday said Turkey intercepted so venerated. According to unconventional. dential campaign, when he suggested voters What Turkey encrypted messages sent by Gulen’s Gallup’s annual survey, the former first lady, In focus groups I conduct across the coun- would get “two for one” if they elected him, followers even before the coup US senator and secretary of state has been try, many swing voters are ambivalent about only 38 percent had favorable feelings is passing rated the most admired woman in America Clinton. Voters talk about her resilience and towards her. She was criticized for having a through after attempt was launched. Based on the 20 times over the past 23 years, including in tenacity; they know that she has experienced career when Bill Clinton ran for president and information, the government has been its most recent December 2015 survey. Since trials and tribulations unlike any other woman sparked controversy by saying “I suppose I the failed able to identify the names of 40,000 the question was first asked by Gallup in 1948, in public life, and yet she not only lands on could have stayed home, baked cookies.” coup is not Gulenists. Clinton has been top rated more than any her feet but excels in her new professional She rebounded in popularity — to 56 per- unexpected Turkey’s National Intelligence other woman, besting even Mother Teresa; challenges. cent — after she defended her marriage on “60 Organisation (MIT) had begun only Eleanor Roosevelt comes close, having Older women, especially, see a woman Minutes” prior to the New Hampshire primary, been rated most-admired for 13 years in the who managed to keep her family intact under which most credit with reviving Bill Clinton’s decrypting messages sent on the 1940s and 1950s. hideous personal scrutiny, while making an campaign. app ByLock in May last year. Gradually, it got a grip on Gulen Democrats built on this admiration at the amazing transition from first lady to secretary Clinton carved out a different role as first followers’ whereabouts. Getting wind of the trap, Gulenists Democratic National Convention this week. of state and now the first woman to be nomi- lady taking on policy issues like health-care stopped using ByLock and switched to another App. “No matter how daunting the odds, no mat- nated for president by a major party. reform and championing women’s rights, most The Turkish establishment has come down hard on the ter how much people try to knock her down, At the same time, they feel as if they do notably in her 1995 speech in Beijing. After the coup plotters. The West, to the chagrin of Erdogan, has stopped she never, ever quits,” President Obama said. not know her deeply and they wonder about inauguration, her ratings were as high as 67 just short of criticising the clamp down by calling it a purge. “That’s the Hillary I’ve come to admire.” First her motives; they do not know what makes percent favorable, but took a hit - to 48 percent lady Michelle Obama hit the same theme: her tick because many do not connect with a — when she spearheaded the failed health- Thousands of teachers, military and police officers, members “What I admire most about Hillary is that she woman who defies norms in the way she has. care reform effort. Again, Clinton’s standing of organisations and university staff have either been fired or never buckles under pressure.” Speaker after Clinton herself acknowledged on Thursday rebounded in 1998 to as high 67 percent when detained in a broad crackdown seen to be a cleansing operation speaker reminded the hall that she’s been tak- night, “I get that some people just don’t know she defended her husband in the wake of the by Erdogan. ing on battles since her early 20s, always in the what to make of me.” Indeed, in research for Monica Lewinsky scandal. Immediately after the crackdown, military officers and service of others and always leading higher other female candidates, I’ve heard some peo- Clinton’s favorability suffered — dropping soldiers who participated directly in the coup plot were fired levels of achievement. ple express skepticism about women who have to 45 percent — when she ran for the Senate, And yet, over the years, a significant made different life choices than they have, when people suggested she was an unquali- and detained. Amid the hurly burly of crackdowns and arrest in majority of Americans have held unfavora- particularly pursuing career over family. They fied carpetbagger. She came out of the 2008 the aftermath of the failed coup, Turkey’s relations with US, one ble views of Clinton. Her overall favorability just do not relate to a “woman in a suit with primary damaged, in part, by attacks that she of its closes allies have been somewhat under strain. While it is rating is historically low for the nominee of a plan.” did not know how to “run as a woman,” end- understandable for Erdogan to deal a hard blow to his detractors a major party (as is Donald Trump’s), but the In this context, Clinton Foundation lessly scrutinized on her looks and emotions. who had the audacity to plan an overthrow of the government, it negativity extends to perceptions of her char- donations and private email servers com- But her favorability soared — to 66 percent is not right for other countries to expect him to tread softly under acter as well. In the 1990s and today, questions pound the notion that she is inscrutable and — when she served as secretary of state, in such circumstances. Erdogan’s snub to a senior US general who about her honesty and trustwor- part because of her unbelievable stamina and thiness have been her biggest unrelenting work in restoring America’s stand- cast aspersions on future American-Turkish military ties in wake vulnerabilities. ing in the world, but also because she served of the crackdown is also justified. Various factors contribute to as a loyal Obama soldier after her loss in the It is not surprising what Turkey is going through at this time. A this disconnection between admi- primary. volcano has erupted and ashes and lava have spilled all around. ration of Clinton and affection In the end, the most admired women are It will take some time for the ‘ashes’ to settle down. for her, but the most convincing the ones who challenge gender norms, even explanation is her singular role if it is unpopular and makes them unpopular. as a woman at the highest level Eleanor Roosevelt was chastised in her day of American government. for her women-only news conferences, her Looking at the fluctuations in column that delved into domestic and polit- Clinton’s favorability over time, ical issues alike and her public advocacy on it seems clear that she suffers policies not even supported by her husband. Quote of the day the backlash that occurs when a She was criticised for overreach from the woman breaks gender-role barri- traditional role first ladies play and for her Any country and any ers. When she follows traditional appearance, which was deemed insufficiently leader who does not worry roles — say, being the supportive feminine. And yet she is just behind Clinton as wife or loyally serving Presi- the most admired woman in America. about the life of Turkish dent Obama as secretary of state If Clinton wins in November, it’s a sure people and our democracy after she lost to him in 2008 — her bet that she’ll be the most admired woman as much as they worry favorability rises. by a large margin. Whether Americans come about the fate of coupists When she defies traditional to have a favorable view of her may say less gender roles - taking on health- about her than about us, and our ability to are not our friend. care reform as first lady, running accept her as a gender-role iconoclast. for the Senate and then president Recep Tayyip Erdogan - her favorability declines. People Turkish President admire her for shattering tradi- Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Anna Greenberg is senior vice president of tion - but they don’t necessarily acknowledges the crowd after delivering her Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, a Dem- like her for it. Women who break acceptance speech. ocratic polling firm.

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By Kasim Ileri Anatolia

upporters of Fetullah Gulen have played their part, but now it appears that some are attempt- ing to divert Turkey’s attention from regional developments Sfollowing an unsuccessful overthrow of the government in Ankara. Conspiracy theories have the poten- tial to mislead many from the realities of a situation. But some have said most of history is conspiracy. The trick is, how- ever, to avoid the haze and not fail to read between the lines of the unfolding developments. It was Secretary of State John Kerry who was the first US official to comment on the failed takeover late into the night of July 15. He said he hoped for “peace, stability and continuity” in Turkey, nearly two hours after developments unfolded. People wave flags as they wait for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to appear for a speech in Istanbul on July 16. Kerry’s comments came after a planned meeting with Russian Foreign to be answered are why did Obama take hundreds of thousands of victims. Syria, the chance for a catastrophic mis- a deal by making concessions to each Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow where so long to denounce an attempted over- Turkey has continuously expressed calculation dramatically increased. So, other — that seems to be the case — Tur- the pair of top diplomats had been trying throw of an important NATO ally, and its concerns about the US arming the a Memorandum of Understanding was key could walk away empty-handed with to tie a crucial deal on Syria. In Kerry’s why there was a difference between Ker- YPG and has placed a lot of pressure on signed late last year for the safe separa- Assad remaining in power and the PYD remarks there was no mention of support ry’s two statements. Washington to stop, causing relations to tion of aircraft. gaining autonomy in northern Syria. to the democratically elected government Examining developments on July 15 be strained between the two NATO allies Also as a move against Russia’s using On the other hand, without Turkey’s and no condemnation of the bloody coup might shed light on a few implications regarding the issue. ground troops in Syria the US deployed a support, the US has no chance against attempt, which led to the deaths of 246 for the coup. Pressure from Erdogan on the Obama group of Special Forces to Northern Syria Daesh in Syria because Turkey controls people and wounded more than 2,000 Turkish Prime Minister Binali administration to force Assad to step to help PYD/YPG earlier this year. a long border and has contributed greatly others. Yildirim said the coup was plotted and down is another issue that has driven a According to military experts, without to the US-led anti-Daesh coalition. It has As the government in Ankara gained executed by a small faction within the wedge between Ankara and Washington. defining air zones it was nearly impossi- also opened its Incirlik Air Base in the the upper hand hours later — with coup Turkish Armed Forces. It was believed, The Turkish government believes that ble to ensure a complete safe separation south to coalition aircraft. plotters were arrested one by one, and and later declared, that officers linked to short of removing Assad and establish- and protect forces on the ground against Washington has to either convince civilians poured into the streets as they the U.S.-based preacher Fetullah Gulen ing a democratic, united Syria, it would airstrikes. The Pentagon disclosed in May Ankara about its strategy or, the US needs heeded a call issued by President Recep led the coup. be impossible to uproot Daesh. a deal with Russia that stipulated Mos- to distract Turkey from the region to Tayyip Erdogan who spoke to a pri- The Gulenist network is accused of The US administration acknowl- cow would not fly above certain areas in move forward, otherwise Turkey would vate television channel via the popular serious crimes including corruption on edges Assad is the source of problems in Syria. A Pentagon spokesman declined, not allow any deal that does not address iPhone video call application, FaceTime national placement exams, spying on the Syria but Obama has been reluctant to however, to say that in accordance with its concerns. That brings us back to over- — President Barack Obama issued a president and other state officials as well see Assad removed, cognizant of the con- this deal the US agreed to reciprocate and throw attempt. Only a catastrophe the statement denouncing the coup attempt as forming a quasi-state within Turkey dition in Iraq post Saddam Hussein and would not fly over some other areas in magnitude of a putsch could divert Tur- and expressed support for the Turkish dubbed a “parallel state”. more recently the state of Libya follow- the country. key’s focus from Syria. And it seems to government. Kerry followed with a state- Turkey’s National Security Council ing the removal of Muammar Gaddafi. In essence, a new Sykes-Picot agree- have succeeded. ment condemning the attempt. last year designated the group a terror- The Obama administration was ment has taken effect in the heart of Syria The events of July 15 were a win-win A couple of questions that have yet ist organization and ridding the country unwilling to take viable action against forming a de facto division. A more for- game for Gulenist network and the US of Gulenists was actually underway. That Daesh in Syria until Russia took the ini- mal delineation is still needed. But it was a zero-sum game in a Tur- may have been a catalyst that triggered tiative with airstrikes in late September Kerry has been spending months in key-Gulenist combination because in Conspiracy theories have the the coup attempt. last year. Europe trying to craft a cease-fire deal either case Turkey’s attention would be potential to mislead many from It should be noted that the Gulenist- In the ensuing months, Syria was tac- to consolidate US interests and influence distracted from the region, which is ben- led attempt came on the same day the US itly divided between the US and Russia in Syria versus those of Russia. eficial to the US. the realities of a situation. But and Russia announced a tentative deal proxies and Daesh forces. In terms of priorities, Russia wants If the coup had succeeded the govern- some have said most of history is to coordinate airstrikes against Daesh Russia has tried to help the regime Assad to remain in power and his oppo- ment in Ankara would have been wiped and the Nusra Front, an Al Qaeda’s affil- expand its territory at the expense of sition wiped out. The US wants Daesh out and Gulenists would be in control of conspiracy. The trick is, however, to iate in Syria. moderate opposition groups backed by degraded and defeated. When it comes Turkey. The government in Ankara is now avoid the haze and not fail to read Ankara was already at odds with Turkey. to Turkey, Ankara wants Assad to be trying to clean the state of individuals Washington’s policy in Syria, not the The US, on the other hand, has sup- removed from power, a new united Syria linked to Gulen. between the lines of the unfolding least of which is US cooperation with ported the PYD/YPG to expand against formed and Daesh defeated. Since July 15, there has been hardly developments. the terrorist PKK’s affiliate PYD/YPG in Daesh. When the priorities of these three any mention about the Syrian war and no the northeast and its impotency against The problem of course was that powers are put together, the equations discussion of any developments there by Bashar Al Assad’s regime that has killed with so many competing aircraft above look like this: If Russia and the U.S. ink Turkish officials. A wealth tax may make a country richer

promise of a clever new theory by Eventually, the distribution of plan of Chen et al. society would take to help poor people start their own economists Daphne Chen, Fatih wealth shifts toward society’s most some money away from these rich businesses. Guvenen, Gueorgui Kambourov and productive entrepreneurs and inves- kids and one-hit wonders and give it Meanwhile, the productivity gain Burhanettin Kuruscu. tors, and growth goes up as a result. to the Elon Musks and Warren Buf- from switching from capital taxation The basic idea is startlingly sim- Who loses as a result of this pol- fetts of the world — people who have to wealth taxation would increase ple. Lots of people have wealth but icy? Heirs and heiresses. It’s well the ability to turn it into more money, the size of the economic pie, allow- aren’t able to use it effectively — they known that business and investing by investing in growing companies. ing more to be redistributed without pick bad investments, or use it to start skill isn’t perfectly inherited -- there Essentially, if you have money, you hurting growth. failing businesses. The US tax sys- are plenty of rich kids who fritter would have to use it or lose it. More to the point, the Chen et al. tem accommodates these people away their fortunes or lose them Now, there are two obvious prob- idea just seems a lot fairer. As econo- with a variety of breaks; if they lose on bad stock picks and harebrained lems with the scheme. The first is that mist Greg Mankiw has written, many on their investments, they get capi- business schemes. it could hurt old people, who often people instinctively feel that vast for- The US tax system tal gains tax write-offs, while if their The Williams Group consult- live off of their investments. The tunes are OK as long as the people accommodates businesses are unprofitable those ing firm estimates that 70 percent second is that it could exacerbate who hold them did something to earn By Noah Smith companies pay no tax. of rich families lose their fortunes inequality — after all, what do you them. these people with Bloomberg Meanwhile, the people who put by the second generation, and 90 expect from giving more to the Musks Relatively few people resent Mark a variety of breaks; wealth to good use — the savvy percent by the third. The old saying and Buffetts of the world? Zuckerberg or Steve Jobs for being entrepreneurs and wise investors of “shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three Fortunately, these problems are rich. But when people become bil- if they lose on their the world — get taxed on their prof- generations” is no myth. not too hard to solve. If the wealth tax lionaires through luck of birth or investments, they tandard economic theory says its and capital gains. The net effect The lucky rich would also lose. comes in the form of an estate tax, old luck in the markets, it just doesn’t that taxation reduces produc- of this system is to allocate more of Some investors make a killing on a people don’t get hurt. feel quite as justifiable. get capital gains tax Stivity. If you tax income, you society’s capital to the people who single big score, but underperform Exempting low-income old peo- The use-it-or-lose-it principle write-offs, while if reduce the incentive to work. If you are least able to put it to good use. thereafter. ple from wealth taxes is another easy that motivates Chen et al.’s model their businesses are tax capital gains, you reduce the But if the US replaced capital Some entrepreneurs have mid- fix. As for inequality, it would only could reduce inequality while mak- incentive to invest, and so on. When taxation with a tax on wealth itself, dling business skill but are in the increase among the rich — is it really ing people less upset about whatever unprofitable those you discourage useful economic as Chen et al. suggest, the effect is right place at the right time. Wealth so bad if spoiled heirs have less and inequality remains. companies pay no activity, the economy becomes less reversed. Rich people who don’t earn taxation would erode the fortunes creative entrepreneurs have more? Wealth taxation has been on efficient. good returns on their investments of those who can’t repeat, while Also, the money collected from economists’ minds a lot in recent tax. But what if it were possible to would see their net worth shrink, rewarding those whose success was the wealth tax could be used for years. Chen and her coauthors give impose taxes in a way that also while those whose returns are high no fluke. welfare programs, public hous- us one more reason to take the idea increased productivity? That’s the would prosper. So under the wealth taxation ing, or even government programs seriously.

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faced little resistance as they pushed mainly Hazara people in Kabul. into Kot district after a heavy air and But that attack, which was Afghan army official artillery bombardment as fighters immediately claimed by Islamic confirmed they pulled out into nearby mountain State, added urgency to the oper- areas. ation, which military officials say destroyed rebels’ “We have already destroyed their has pushed IS fighters back into the training camps in Kot training camps in Kot district and mountains of southern Nangarhar. district. the operations will expand to other Abdul Hakim, one of the resi- districts too,” said Shereen Agha, an dents left in the dusty town bazaar, Afghan army spokesman. gave a careful welcome to the Provincial government spokes- incoming troops. A Pakistani Frontier Constable stands next to a pickup van which was damaged by flood water while Reuters man Attahullah Khogyani said 78 “I am very happy to see the gov- IS fighters had been killed in the ernment forces defeated IS and saved carrying a wedding party in Bazar Zakha Khel in a remote village in Khyber, yesterday. operation and many bodies had us from the atrocities and terror,” he JALALABAD: When Afghan troops been concealed inside houses to said as troops moved about pulling pushed into Kot, a district close to the hide the number of fatalities they down the posters and flags cover- 26 die as floods sweep away van border with Pakistan, this week, they had suffered. ing many of the surrounding walls. found many of the houses empty, Five US special forces troops, However after innumerable with posters plastered on the walls fighting alongside Afghan special false dawns in decades of conflcit AFP had been retrieved,” Rahimullah bordering Afghanistan. Three people and black flags left by departing forces, were injured in the fighting. in Afghanistan, officials in the Nato- Mehsud, a local government offi- who survived were taken to hospital. Islamic State fighters. Involving both regular army and led coalition that provides assistance cial of Khyber tribal district, where Hekmat Khan, another govern- Backed by US special forces special forces, the operation in Nan- to Afghan forces are cautious about PESHAWAR: At least 26 people, the incident took place said. ment official, confirmed the new troops and airstrikes that authorities garhar, dubbed “Wrath of the Storm”, declaring success against Islamic mostly children, were killed yes- Mehsud earlier said rescue death toll and said that the child say have killed hundreds of Islamic coincided with last week’s suicide State, which President Ashraf Ghani terday when a vehicle carrying workers and residents were facing victims were aged up to nine years. State fighters in recent weeks, the bombing in Kabul that killed at least promised to “bury” in January. wedding guests was washed off a difficulties as the “area is remote and The heavy monsoon rains began Afghan army has launched an offen- 80 people and wounded more than According to figures by the Spe- mountainous road by floods and mountainous”. earlier this month, drenching the sive against the movement, which 230 more. cial Investigator for Afghanistan, a flung into a gorge, officials said. The accident happened when a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and central is now believed to be confined to The operation, the Afghan army’s US watchdog, Afghan government The dead included 18 children pick-up truck carrying the groom’s Punjab provinces, which have been three or four districts in eastern first major strategic offensive of the forces control just under two thirds and six women. party of 29 was hit by floods in a badly affected by flooding in recent Afghanistan. summer, was planned well before of the country, 5 percent less than at “Rescue operation has been remote village in Khyber, one of years that some scientists have Afghan commanders said they the attack on a demonstration by the start of the year. completed, dead bodies of 26 people Pakistan’s seven tribal districts linked to climate change. Afghan Taliban Two sisters shot dead in Pakistan ‘honour’ killings

AFP police officer Mehar Riaz said. “He ruined my family, he Pakistan’s law minister this team visits China Hussain objected to the love destroyed us, he destroyed every- month announced that bills aimed matches and had wanted the thing” Mohammad said. at tackling “honour killings” and LAHORE: A man killed his two sis- women to marry someone within The murders came days after boosting rape convictions would ters on the eve of their weddings in the extended family, he added. social media starlet Qandeel Baloch soon be voted on by parliament, to discuss unrest Pakistan’s central Punjab province, “The brother shot dead both the was strangled to death by her brother after mounting pressure to tackle a police said yesterday, in the latest sisters yesterday and fled the site,” who said he was “not embarrassed” pattern of crime that claims around case of so-called “honour” killings the officer said, adding that a search to have killed her, reigniting calls for 1,000 lives a year. Reuters group that tried to restart peace in the country. was underway. action against the crime. The perpetrators of so-called talks with the Taliban earlier this Kosar and Gulzar Bibi, aged 22 “It is a simple case of killing for Hundreds of women are mur- honour killings -- in which the vic- year. and 28, were shot dead by 35-year- honour,” he said. dered by relatives in the conservative tim, normally a woman, is killed by PESHAWAR: A delegation from That effort never got beyond old brother Nasir Hussain on Friday Father of the family Atta Muslim nation each year on the pre- a relative -- often walk free because the Taliban visited China earlier exploratory talks between the coun- as they prepared to marry men they Mohammad said that Hussain had text of defending what is seen as they can seek forgiveness for the this month to discuss the situation tries themselves and appeared to had chosen themselves, the senior “destroyed everything”. family honour. crime from another family member. in Afghanistan, where the insurgent break down definitively when movement is fighting the West- former Taliban leader Mullah ern-backed government in Kabul, Mohammad Akhtar Mansour was sources in the Taliban said. killed in a U.S. drone strike in Paki- Bariatric surgery A delegation led by Abbas Stan- stan in May. Plea for freedom akzai, head of the Taliban’s political However in public statements, unit inaugurated office in Qatar, visited Beijing on the Taliban have said that they July 18-22 at the invitation of the wish to have good relations with Chinese government, a senior mem- Afghanistan’s neighbours, many of in Islamabad ber of the Taliban said. which are concerned at the threat “We have good terms with dif- of local Islamist or separatist mili- ferent countries of the world and tant movements. Internews China is one among them,” said the China has long been concerned Taliban official, who spoke on con- that instability in Afghanistan will dition of anonymity. spill over into the violence-prone far ISLAMABAD: The first bariatric “We informed Chinese officials western Chinese region of Xinjiang, surgery unit in Pakistan’s twin cit- about the occupation by invading where hundreds have died in recent ies of Islamabad and Rawalpindi forces and their atrocities on Afghan years in unrest blamed by Beijing on was inaugurated at the Capital people,” he said. Islamist extremists. Hospital yesterday to deal with the “We wanted the Chinese leader- The Taliban insurgency began causes, prevention and treatment ship to help us raise these issues on shortly after the group’s fall from of obesity. world forums and help us get free- power following the 2001 War in According to a press release dom from occupying forces.” Afghanistan. issued by the Capital Develop- The visit was confirmed by The Taliban forces are fighting ment Authority (CDA), the unit other senior Taliban figures who did against the Afghan government, was inaugurated by the Execu- not want to be named because they formerly led by President Hamid tive Director of the hospital, Dr were not authorised to speak on Karzai, now led by President Ashraf Fayaz Lodhi. behalf of the Qatar political office. Ghani, and against the US-led Inter- According to the statement, Dr The Chinese foreign ministry national Security Assistance Force Lodhi said that medical problems did not immediately respond to a (ISAF). The insurgency has spread to including diabetes, hyperten- Relatives of arrested Pakistani fishermen in India hold placards and pictures during a protest in request for comment. some degree over the Durand Line sion, obstructive sleep apnea, Along with Pakistan, the United border to neighbouring Pakistan, Karachi, yesterday. The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum organised a protest rally demanding the release depression and other illnesses States and Afghanistan itself, China in particular the Waziristan region of more than 150 Pakistani fishermen arrested in India. are challenges of today’s world is a member of the four-country and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. and that a trained bariatric sur- gery team will be addressing the problems faced by morbidly obese patients and help them mini- mise the costs incurred during Science centre recognised as procedures. Pakistan power generation up 8% A symposium on obesity and metabolic surgery was organised Unesco’s category-2 institute at the Capital Hospital as well in Internews thus, “encouraging power producers (WAPDA) for all of Pakistan and the which obesity and weight loss to make greater utilisation of the said Karachi Electric (K-Electric) for the Internews centres of excellence in chemical, were discussed. fuel sources as compared to gas.” city of Karachi and its surrounding biological and biochemical sciences Dr Nadia Ahmed from the KARACHI: Pakistan’s total electric- In the month under review, areas. in Pakistan, he continued. American Board of Obesity Med- ity generation rose eight percent to transmission losses clocked in There are around 20 independ- KARACHI: International Centre for It is serving as a centre for icine talked about the need for 10,737 Gigawatt hours (GWh) in June at 266GWh, two per cent of total ent power producers that contribute Chemical and Biological Sciences research and training of schol- metabolic surgery and described over a year, mainly through furnace generation. Total generation cost significantly in electricity genera- (ICCBS) at the University of Karachi ars from various countries of the the different classes of obesity. oil-based plants, a brokerage said. marginally declined 1.5 per cent at tion in Pakistan. (KU) is the first institute in Paki- world. The facilities at ICCBS are at Head of the surgery depart- “The rise in production prima- Rs4.64/kilowatt hour. For years, the matter of balanc- stan to be recognised by the United par with good research establish- ment at Capital Hospital Dr Naeem rily came on account of increased “The dip was majorly aided ing Pakistan’s supply against the Nations Educational, Scientific and ments in the West, he added. Taj also talked about surgical pro- furnace oil-based generation that by plunging furnace oil and diesel demand for electricity has remained Cultural Organisation (Unesco). The There are two types of institutes cedures for treating obesity and rose 38 per cent to 3,421GWh, and prices,” Zafar said. a largely unresolved matter. Paki- centre was designated as a Unesco in the Unesco network, category-1 the role of surgery in curing Type an additional 743GWh of electric- Since actual cost is lower than stan faces a significant challenge in category-2 institute in August 2015. and category-2 institutes. Cat- 2 diabetes. ity through re-gasified natural gas the reference cost of Rs6.82/KWh, revamping its network responsible “Students own the opportunity egory-1 institutes are Unesco’s He emphasised on the need (RLNG),” said analyst Mehwish Zafar the central power purchasing agency for the supply of electricity. to be a part of this internationally own centres, while all other insti- for trained surgeons, physicians, at Taurus Securities. proposed a negative fuel charge As of 2013 massive long-standing famous research establishment,” tutes that already exist in other dieticians and psychologists for However, production on gas- adjustment of Rs2.34/KWh, which is electricity shortages continued with said ICCBS director Professor Dr parts of the world and have been addressing the problems of obese based plants declined a significant likely to be reflected in August bills. long-standing failure to provide reli- Muhammad Iqbal Chaudhary recognised by Unesco through people. 29 per cent to 1,924GWh in June over Electricity in Pakistan is gener- able service and rampant corruption yesterday. inclusion in its network, are called Obesity is a medical condi- the year. ated, transmitted, distributed, and being met by public protests, unau- To be a part of Unesco is an hon- Category-2 institutes. “Unesco rec- tion in which the excess body fat Zafar said prices of furnace oil retail supplied by two vertically inte- thorized connections, and refusal our, not only for KU but also for ognises already existing centres has accumulated to the extent that and high speed diesel waned 31 per- grated public sector utilities: Water by consumers to pay for intermit- Pakistan, said Chaudhary. after a thorough process,” Chaud- it may have a negative effect on cent and 13 percent, respectively and Power Development Authority tent service. ICCBS is among the leading hary explained. health. INDIA SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 11 Two soldiers among four dead in Kashmir

More than 50 people Lashkar supports Kashmir unrest have been killed and thousands injured SRINAGAR: The globally banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in weeks of unrest outfit threw its weight behind secessionist leaders, asking peo- ple to follow their programme in “letter and spirit”. in Kashmir, sparked In a statement to Srinagar-based newspapers, the LeT, based by the death on July in Pakistan and blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attack, said that it “respects the aspirations of Kashmiri people for their independence 8 of popular rebel from India”. “Make the hartal (shutdown) calls successful and follow commander Burhan the programmes issued by joint resistance leadership religiously,” Wani in a firefight the statement said, referring to Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Shah Geel- ani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation with the government Front (JKLF) head Yasin Malik. The statement quoted LeT’s Kash- forces. mir chief commander as praising doctors who have “played a vital role in this hour of grief”.

from Pakistan. “Two terrorists were across large parts of the territory for AFP killed and two soldiers attained mar- the 22nd consecutive day Saturday. tyrdom. One soldier was injured,” Schools and businesses Joshi said. remained shut and Internet services More than 50 people have been suspended, although mobile net- SRINAGAR: Two soldiers and two killed and thousands injured in works have been partially restored. suspected rebels were killed over- weeks of unrest in Indian-admin- Kashmir has been divided night in a gun battle in Kashmir near istered Kashmir, sparked by the between rivals India and Pakistan the disputed territory’s de facto bor- death on July 8 of popular rebel com- since the two won independence A member of the security forces and protesters clash in Batmaloo area of Srinagar, yesterday. der with Pakistan, the Indian army mander Burhan Wani in a firefight from Britain in 1947. Both claim the said yesterday. with government forces. territory in its entirety. Colonel NN Joshi said the fire- Nearly 100 protesters and police Several rebel groups, including fight occurred in Naugam sector, were injured in clashes Friday as Wani’s Hizbul Mujahideen, have region or its merger with Pakistan. began. on its forces. Islamabad denies the some 120km (75 miles) northwest authorities sought to block a rally been fighting for decades an esti- Tens of thousands, most civilians, India regularly accuses Paki- allegation, saying it only provides of the main city of Srinagar, after called by separatist groups opposed mated 500,000 Indian soldiers have died in the fighting since 1989 stan of arming and sending rebels diplomatic and moral support to soldiers intercepted the militants to Indian rule, officials said. deployed in the restive territory, when the armed rebellion against across the de facto border known the Kashmiri struggle for right to attempting to infiltrate the territory A curfew continued to be in force demanding independence for the Indian rule of the Himalayan territory as Line of Control, to launch attacks self-determination. Karnataka shutdown

over water verdict Five members of a family disrupts normal life commit suicide IANS fearing attack by protesters. Hundreds of passengers alight- HYDERABAD: Five ing from trains at railway stations, members of a family com- commuters at intra-state and inter- mitted suicide yesterday BENGALURU: Normal life was dis- state bus terminals and fliers at the in Ranga Reddy district rupted yesterday across Karnataka Bengaluru airport were stranded in near Hyderabad, police due to a shutdown by the people over the absence of transport service, as said. A woman along with an inter-state tribunal rejecting the private cars and two-wheelers kept her two daughters and a state’s interim plea for sharing the away. Additional police forces were son ended their lives by Mahadayi river waters with. deployed in all the districts across jumping before a train “Barring incidents of stone- the state to prevent untoward inci- early yesterday, a few throwing, forcible closure of some dents and maintain law and order. hours after her husband shops and blocking vehicular move- “We have deployed a dozen committed suicide. ment, the dawn-to-dusk shutdown platoons of the Rapid Action Force, The shocking incident has been peaceful so far amid tight Karnataka State Reserve Police and occurred at Ankushapur security,” an official said. the Border Security Force in all the in Ghatkesar mandal of A man pulls his cart through flood waters in Hero Honda Chowk during a monsoon downpour in Gurgaon, Schools, colleges, offices, shops, four districts to monitor the situa- Ranga Reddy district, yesterday. markets, malls, theatres and hotels tion and maintain vigil,” said a police about 80km from here. were shut in response to the 12-hour official said. According to police, shutdown called by pro-Kannada Thousands of people, including Satyanarayana (58), who organisations and farmers’ associ- farmers, traders, students and activ- was working in the irri- Rajnath assures help to flood-hit Assam ations against the Mahadayi Water ists of the Kannada Rakshna Vedike gation department in Dispute Tribunal’s July 27 order, (protection forum), held demonstra- Adilabad district, commit- which disallows water supply from tions and rallies in many cities and ted suicide by consuming IANS survey of flood-affected areas with “The (central) government the river for drinking and irriga- towns across the state against the poison late Friday night. state Chief Minister Sarbananda will provide all assistance to the tion of farmland. Essential needs, tribunal order. Unable to bear his loss, Sonowal. He also visited Bhagatgaon Assam government. I congratulate including supply of milk and sale The police caned protesters at his wife Meera (51), their camp set up for the flood-affected Assam Chief Minister and his state of vegetables, fruits and provisions Yamanur village in Dharwad district daughters Swati (33), GUWAHATI: Union Home Minister residents in Morigaon district. officers for arrangements in the by petty shops in residential areas to disperse them after an unruly mob Neelima (28) and son Shi- Rajnath Singh yesterday assured Addressing the media later, Singh flood-affected areas,” he added. were exempted from the shutdown. threatened to damage public prop- varamakrishna (22) also adequate assistance to Assam, where said at least 28 districts of the state The Home Minister said he had Ambulance service was allowed and erty and state offices. “The tribunal took the extreme step. at least 26 people have been killed have been affected by floods. asked the state government to “ade- medical stores remained open. has done injustice to the people The cause of the sui- in floods and thousands displaced, “I have been told that around 26 quately utilise the money in the Workers of the state-run road of Bagalkot, Belagavi, Gadag and cides was believed to and said the central government will people have died over the past one National Disaster Relief Fund.” transport corporations joined the Hubballi-Dharwad districts in the be due to financial and take an expeditious decision on the week due to floods in Assam and He also lauded the work of the shutdown, affecting bus services state’s northern region by denying health problems, police state government’s demands. state government has announced Rs National Disaster Response Force in cities and towns. Private buses, their share of the river water,” Kar- added. Singh, who reached Assam ear- four lakh compensation to the fam- (NDRF) and the Army in providing maxi cabs, taxis and autos stayed off nataka Vatal Paksha president V lier in the day, conducted an aerial ilies of victims,” Singh said. relief to the flood-affected people. the roads in support of the call and Nagaraj told reporters here.

Cop suspended for detaining media persons Jumbo art

IANS Town Police Station, adding to the media personnel came to the police Rajashekeran. Hearing of the second already tense relations between the station to take back their broadcast provocative action by Vimod, jour- lawyers community and media per- vehicle which was taken by the police nalists arrived in large numbers and sons in Kerala. in the morning, Vimod dragged the demanded that he be arrested. KOZHIKODE: A Kerala Police officer The police official said the media professionals into the police Behra said if they get a complaint who forcibly took away four media Kozhikode district judge had asked station and threatened them with about the assault then “appropriate persons attached to Asianet TV chan- the police to remove the media per- action. Meanwhile, Chief Minister action would be taken”. nel from a magistrate’s court to a sonnel from the court premises, but Pinarayi Vijayan, who is in Delhi Recounting the events, Asianet police station in Kozhikode has been later the Kerala High Court got a clar- told reporters who were protesting correspondent Binuraj told reporters suspended for misconduct. ification from the district judge that in front of Kerala House there, that in the morning: “We had just arrived Sub Inspector PM Vimod was the latter had not asked for any ban acton would be taken in the matter in the compound of the magistrate suspended by state police chief of the media. and that he views the incident very court. Soon after the local sub- Loknath Behra. “This should not The High Court registrar gen- seriously. inspector came menacingly towards have happened. I am sad,” said eral Ashok Menon yesterday evening CPI-M state secretary Kodiy- us and said they are taking us and the Behra to reporters in the state cap- issued a press statement stating that eri Balakrishnan assured the media driver of our vehicle to the police sta- ital, announcing the suspension of there has been no ban imposed on that what happened at the police sta- tion. They behaved with us as if we the police official. journalists from attending and tion was not acceptable and tough were terrorists. In the station too they An official probe into the incident reporting court proceedings. action will be taken against the offi- behaved very badly with us.” has been ordered. Following a huge media outcry, cial. State BJP president Kummanem In the state capital, journalists Trouble started in the morning the four Asianet TV officials were Rajashekeran said the incident shows took out a silent protest march by when Vimod allegedly manhandled allowed to leave the station and a that those running the Home Depart- covering their mouths with black the media persons who had entered senior official attached to the Town ment have failed. cloth. Relations between the media Craftsmen work on a large sculpture of elephants as part of the the magistrate court premises to Police apologised for the turn of “Curbing the media is anti-dem- and the lawyers community in Kerala beautification plan that the government is carrying out under the cover the day’s important cases. He events. ocratic and this high handedness of have gone from bad to worse since Rs830m beautification project’, in Amritsar, yesterday. then forcibly took them away to the However, when the Asianet the police has to be controlled,” said the past 10 days. 12 SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 EUROPE

Merkel’s asylum Activists rally for Scottish independence policy under fire from key ally Many of those on yesterday rally in Scotland’s biggest city waved Scot- People demanded a tish flags, while others wore kilts or AFP second referendum played the bagpipes. In September 2014, Scots voted 55 on Scottish percent against Scotland becoming BERLIN: German Chancel- independence in the an independent country and leaving lor Angela Merkel’s key ally in wake of Britain’s vote the United Kingdom. Bavaria distanced himself again Immediately after the Brexit yesterday from her welcoming to leave the EU. vote, Scottish First Minister Nicola policy towards migrants in wake Sturgeon, leader of the left-wing of a series of brutal attacks in the secessionist Scottish National Party, country. which runs a minority government Horst Seehofer, the conserv- AFP in the devolved Scottish Parliament ative premier of Bavaria, said he in Edinburgh, said a second inde- did not share Merkel’s “We can do pendence referendum was now on it” credo on accommodating the the table. almost 1.1 million migrants and GLASGOW: Around 3,000 peo- A sentence in the SNP’s mani- refugees who arrived in 2015. ple rallied in Glasgow yesterday festo raises the prospect of another Seehofer, who leads the Chris- demanding a second referendum on independence vote “if there is a sig- tian Social Union, the sister party Scottish independence in the wake of nificant and material change in the to Merkel’s conservative Christian Britain’s vote to leave the EU. circumstances that prevailed in 2014, Democrats, said, “with the best While 52 percent of UK voters such as Scotland being taken out of will, I cannot make it mine. The opted to quit the European Union in the EU against our will”. situation is too problematic.” Pro-Scottish Independence supporters with Scottish Saltire flags and EU flags rally in George Square in the June 23 referendum, within Scot- The rally came as a YouGov poll Speaking after a meeting with Glasgow, yesterday. land, 62 percent voted for Britain to found that 53 percent of Scots would Bavarian government in Tegern- stay in the 28-country bloc. vote to remain in the UK if another represent a move of one percent rather live in a Scotland that was still “One month after the UK’s deci- see, he added the solutions to date But the rally came as a YouGov independence referendum were towards the independence option part of a post-Brexit UK, against 37 sion to leave the EU, the latest YouGov were “too inadequate.” poll found there had been “no real held now, against 47 percent who since it last asked the question in percent who would rather live in an research in Scotland shows no real Stressing he had no wish to shift” in support for Scotland leav- favoured secession. early May. independent Scotland that remained shift towards independence,” the start a quarrel with Merkel’s party, ing the UK following the Brexit vote. The pollsters said the results Some 46 percent said they would in the EU. firm’s Matthew Smith said. Seehofer said it was important to look “reality” in the face. An axe rampage, a shooting spree, a knife attack and a sui- cide bombing in span of a week Naval prowess Two held for terror stunned Germany, leaving 13 people dead. Three of the four attackers were asylum seekers, and two of the assaults were claimed by plot in Belgium the IS group. On Thursday Merkel said she AFP Brussels airport and a metro station would not allow jihadists to keep that left 32 people dead. her government from being guided Those attacks were claimed by by reason and compassion. “Despite Islamic State group which is waging the great unease these events BRUSSELS: Belgian police arrested war in Syria and Iraq. No weapons inspire, fear can’t be the guide for two men suspected of plotting a or explosives were found in the raids political decisions,” she said. terror attack in Belgium as Europe ordered by a judge specialising in “It is my deep conviction that remained on edge yesterday fol- counter-terror cases, it said. we cannot let our way of life be lowing a rising wave of jihadist A judge will review the arrests destroyed,” he added. bloodshed on the continent. of the brothers and decide whether After the Bavaria attacks, See- Police arrested two men, iden- to keep them in custody. hofer initially called into question tified as Noureddine H and his Several of those involved in the the principle that asylum seekers brother Hamza H, after house Brussels bloodshed were directly should never be sent back to war searches in Belgium’s French- linked to the November 13 bomb- zones. He later backtracked, cit- speaking areas of Mons and Liege. ing and gun attacks in Paris ing international law. “Both are suspected of plan- which left 130 dead and were also However, he insisted previ- ning a terrorist attack somewhere claimed by the Islamic State. ously: “We must seriously consider in Belgium,” a spokesman said in an Belgian authorities last month how such people should be treated English version of a statement. The charged two men with terrorist if they violate the law or can be French version referred to “plan- offences amid reports of a planned considered a danger.” ning attacks” in the plural. attack on a Euro 2016 fanzone in Yesterday he cited security sit- Russian warships sail past exploding anti-missile ordnance during a rehearsal for the Navy Day parade The prosecutor’s office said central Brussels. Belgium then uation in France, Germany and in the far eastern port of Vladivostok, Russia, yesterday. there was for now no connection beefed up security for its July 21 specifically Bavaria, saying there with the bombings on March 22 at national day celebrations. was an urgent need “to take action.” Risk to migrant deal Officer shot dead in Armenia hostage drama

AFP surrender after dozens were hurt and two weeks with several hostages. who were taken to hospital under with Turkey: Juncker arrested in overnight clashes. More than 70 people were taken armed guard. “We are giving members of the to various hospitals around the capi- Armenian police told AFP that armed group until 5:00 pm (1300 tal to be treated for injuries including 165 people were detained in total YEREVAN: One of the gunmen GMT) to lay down their arms and burns and broken limbs. during the overnight unrest, of whom Reuters locked in a protracted siege with surrender,” the Armenian national “Out of 73 injured people, 26 are 26 were later arrested. The rest were police in Armenia shot an officer security services said in a statement. still in hospital, including six police- released. dead yesterday, hours after author- “Otherwise special forces law men,” health ministry spokeswoman Authorities said they had ities issued an ultimatum to resolve enforcement have the right to open Anahit Haytayan wrote on Facebook. launched a criminal probe into 23 ZURICH: European Commission the hostage drama. fire,” it said. “After the events of July Police used truncheons, stun gre- of the protesters, including a member President Jean-Claude Juncker “A sniper opened fire from inside 29, any opportunities to resolve the nades and smoke bombs to break up of the pro-Western Heritage party (pictured) is concerned that a deal the police station and killed a police situation with terrorists peacefully the demo in support of the gunmen, Armen Martirosyan. struck with Turkey in March on han- officer ... who was sitting in a car have been exhausted.” who are still holding two medics. However, the Armenian ombuds- dling a wave of migrants bound for parked 350-400 metres (yards) Dozens were injured and 26 Journalists were among those man accused police of heavy-handed Europe could collapse, he told an away,” police spokesman Ashot Aha- arrested yesterday after authorities hurt and a house caught on fire in the tactics against journalists during the Austrian newspaper. ronyan wrote on Facebook. broke up a rally near police station, neighbourhood, a residential area. protest, and said plain-clothes offic- “The risk is great. The success Earlier yesterday, Armenia’s security where the armed pro-opposition On Friday, police exchanged fire ers prevented media from covering of the pact so far is fragile. (Turk- services gave the gunmen a deadline to group has been holed up for almost with the gunmen, wounding two, the event. ish) President (Tayyip) Erdogan has several times hinted he wants to Elsewhere there are incidents which terminate the agreement,” Juncker go to heart of democracy. I’ve been said when asked if the pact could watching with concern preparations Spyware found in fall apart. for Hungarian refugee referendum,” Don Quixote goes Indian! If that happened, “then you he said, referring to a vote on whether state computer can expect that again refugees are to take in migrants. standing at gates of Europe,” he “If referendums are now organ- added in the interview. ised over every decision by the networks: Russia Turkey has so far lived up to its Council of Ministers and the EU side of landmark deal with Brussels Parliament, then rule of law is in Reuters to stop illegal migration to Europe danger. The Commission would via its shores, in return for financial then actually - we are not there yet aid, the promise of visa-free travel - open an infringement procedure MOSCOW: Russia’s intelligence to much of the bloc and accelerated against Hungary.” service said yesterday computer talks on membership. Juncker said he was not look- networks of 20 organisations, But Ankara has complained ing forward to possibility of dealing including state agencies and Europe is not living up to its side with French right-wing politician defence companies, have been of the accord and has alarmed EU Marine Le Pen or US Republican infected with spyware in what it leaders by cracking down on Erdog- party nominee Donald Trump as described as a targetted and coor- an’s opponents, especially in wake presidents of their countries. dinated attack. of a failed coup on July 15-16. “I would not find that pleasant,” The FSB, said malware and the Juncker reiterated his concern he said when asked how he would way the networks were infected about political developments in feel if Le Pen won French presidential were similar to those used in previ- Turkey and repeated any move by election next year and joined ranks of ous cases of cyber espionage found Ankara to introduce death penalty European leaders. He added: “I trust in Russia and other countries. would lead to immediate breakdown in French common sense.” “Information technology of negotiations on joining the EU. And on Trump, whose America resources of government agencies, On other subjects, Juncker said First campaign has stoked worries scientific and military institutions, he was concerned about the state of among European allies, he said: “I defence industry companies and play in EU members as well. have never met him, and also put other entities involved in cru- A member of the Indian company Margi Kathakali theatre performs during “Kijote Kathakali”, a Kathakali “In Poland, rule of law is battered no increased value on meeting him cial infrastructure have been recital based on the Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, at the Niemeyer Centre in Aviles, northern Spain. by Polish government’s approach. permanently from January.” infected,” the FSB said. AMERICAS SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 13 Hot air balloon crashes in Texas; 16 feared dead

Daniel Law said in a statement. deadliest on record in the Western Emergency responders in Texas Hemisphere, said Jeff Chatterton, a The crash occurred said the fire hit the basket portion of spokesman for the Balloon Federa- near Lockhart, about the hot air balloon. tion of North America. “Right now, we have a number “There are thousands of balloons 50km south of of fatalities,” a National Transpor- that go up every year,” he said. “This Austin. tation Safety Board spokesman said is unspeakably tragic but it is rather from the scene, adding that a Fed- unique.” eral Bureau of Investigation team More than 150 commercial hot air was being dispatched to help in balloon companies operate in North Reuters evidence-gathering. America, he said. The NTSB offered no details on The sheriff’s office said it was what may have caused the accident, working to determine the identities which occurred on a clear day. It said of those aboard. AUSTIN, TEXAS: At least 16 peo- it believed the balloon belonged to More than a dozen police vehi- ple were feared dead after a hot air a tour group that offers hot air bal- cles could be seen on pasture land at balloon caught fire and crashed in a loon rides. the site of the crash, which the FAA pasture near the central Texas city of Margaret Wylie, 66 and an area said took place at about 7:40 am (1240 Lockhart yesterday morning in one resident, told reporters the balloon GMT). of the deadliest balloon accidents on ignited into a fireball. Texas Governor Greg Abbott record. “First I heard a whooshing sound offered his condolences to those The Federal Aviation Adminis- and then a big ball of fire (flared) killed in the crash. tration said the crash occurred near up,” she told broadcasters including “Our thoughts and prayers are Lockhart, about 50 km south of Aus- KVUE-TV of Austin. with the victims and their families, tin and at least 16 people were on “I don’t ever want to see some- as well as the Lockhart community,” A police vehicle blocks the road where a hot air balloon crashed near Lockhart, Texas, yesterday. board the balloon. It did not com- thing like that again,” she said, he said in a statement. ment on fatalities. adding the chase group for the bal- Lockhart is a town of about among the best in the state. killed in a hot air balloon crash in crashed in New Zealand, killing all “It does not appear at this time loon arrived on the scene after the 13,000 people near state parks The accident occurred about Luxor, Egypt. 11 people on board in the country’s that there were any survivors of sheriff’s department. and home to a variety of barbe- three years after 19 people, mostly A year before that incident, a hot worst air accident in more than three the crash,” Caldwell County Sheriff The crash of the balloon is the cue restaurants considered to be Asian and European tourists, were air balloon burst into flames and decades.

Accused charged Clean-up act in fatal San Diego 3 dead and 1 hurt in police shooting shooting near Seattle;

Reuters suspect in custody

SAN DIEGO: A man suspected AP onto the roof, where some of the of opening fire on two San Diego friends were hanging out, Gem- police officers, killing one and mer told the authorities. severely wounding the other, has The young man who lived at the been arrested and charged with SEATTLE: A gunman attacked home tried to lead Alexis Gemmer murder after a gunfight that left a gathering of young adults at a to safety by escaping out the garage. the accused gunman hospitalised, suburban Seattle home yester- As they rolled under the garage door police said. day, killing two people at a fire pit and the boy bolted across the street, A second man was arrested before firing more shots from the the gunman began shooting at him near a house that a police SWAT roof, the grandmother of one of the from the roof, her granddaughter team had surrounded in the after- witnesses said. told Gemmer. math of gun battle, but whether Three people were killed and “She panicked and ran back in he was connected with the shoot- another injured at the Mukilteo the house and hid in the closet until ing was still under investigation, property. State troopers pulled over police arrived,” Gemmer said. The police said. and arrested the fleeing suspect on young man made it across the street. The two officers, members of American sailor Brad Funk and Brazilian volunteer Camila Avelar collect garbage during clean-up an interstate three counties away, Authorities did not immedi- the department’s anti-gang unit, effort to remove rubbish from dirty Guanabara Bay, ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de the authorities said. ately release information about or were shot moments after stopping Janeiro, Brazil. “She was hiding in the closet and the identities of the suspect or the at least one person in a high-crime called me from the closet while it victims. neighbourhood of southeastern was going on,” Susan Gemmer said “Our community has suffered a San Diego, Police Chief Shelley of her 18-year-old granddaughter, great loss tonight,” Mukilteo Mayor Zimmerman said. Alexis. Jennifer Gregerson said. But the precise circumstances “We were texting back and forth, “There were many young people of shooting remained unclear, California fire expected to widen severely telling her to stay quiet, stay calm, who saw and heard things that no because one of the two officers we’re on our way. She kept saying, one should ever experience.” involved was dead and the other ‘They’re dead, they’re dead, I saw The shooting happened in the was hospitalised. Reuters drought-parched chaparral, grass and structures damaged, officials said them, I was right there and I saw upscale Chennault neighbourhood The shooting came as police timber in Los Padres National Forest. yesterday evening. Some 2,000 them.’” of Mukilteo, a waterfront town of departments across the United The blaze is estimated to have a other structures were threatened, Gemmer said that according about 20,000 people, 25 miles north States have been on high alert final size of 170,000 acres, according officials added. to her granddaughter, the gunman of Seattle. in the wake of fatal ambushes of CALIFORNIA: A deadly blaze near to California Interagency Incident More than 500 fire trucks along arrived with a rifle at the party of Washington State Patrol Trooper law enforcement officers in Baton California’s Big Sur coast could Management Team 1, which consists with 14 helicopters and six air tank- about 15 to 20 friends from Kamiak Will Finn said the male suspect was Rouge, Louisiana, and Dallas ear- widen to more than five times its of federal, state and local authorities. ers have been deployed to fight the High School — mostly recent grad- pulled over at around 2 a.m. heading lier this month, that left a total of current size and has destroyed some The cost of fighting the fire is now at blaze. Containment stood at 15 per- uates aged 18 to 20. south on Interstate 5 near Chehalis, eight officers dead. 60 homes, threatened hundreds of about $6m a day, it said. cent on Friday, up from 10 percent The gunman walked through about 113 miles away. “I can’t begin to put into others and spurred mass evacua- The estimated final size of the in the previous few days. the house to the fire pit out back, Finn declined to release infor- words emotions and feelings tions, authorities said yesterday. blaze is roughly equivalent to the Mountainous terrain combined where he shot two of the victims. mation about his identity, but said that surround an event like this,” The so-called Soberanes Fire, size of Singapore. with extremely hot, dry weather has Those present knew the gunman, troopers returned him and the vehi- Zimmerman said. Zimmerman which started on July 22 and is burn- More than 5,000 personnel hampered efforts by firefighters to she said, and he and one of the cle he was driving to the custody of identified the slain officer as ing just south of the oceanside town were fighting the blaze that has so hack buffer lines through dense veg- victims had broken up last week, Mukilteo police. Jonathan DeGuzman, a 16-year- of Carmel-by-the-Sea, has roared far destroyed 57 homes and 11 out- etation around the perimeter of the she added. Authorities said they planned veteran of the force. through nearly 32,000 acres of buildings, with at least five other blaze, officials said. The shooter then made his way to release more information today.

Brazilian drug lord turns Additional strength jail cell into luxury suite

AFP hole in the prison walls and escape. Justice Minister Carla Baciga- But his plan backfired when lupo was sacked almost as soon as police poured into the prison to the scandal broke. Her replacement, investigate and discovered his Ever Martinez, vowed a crackdown. ASUNCION: Paraguayan authori- pimped out cell. “We’re going to demolish ties got a surprise when they raided The “VIP cell,” as it was known Chimenes Pavao’s cell and take a Brazilian drug lord’s jail cell... and to prisoners, had three rooms with measures against the prison direc- found a three-room luxury suite en suite bathroom, a kitchen and tors who allowed this inmate to complete with library, kitchen, con- conference room, air conditioning, enjoy these privileges,” he said. ference room and plasma TV. stylishly tiled walls, plush furniture Chimenes Pavao has now been Jarvis Chimenes Pavao, con- and a library complete with a DVD transferred to a cell in a police spe- sidered one of most dangerous collection to watch on the big-screen cial operations unit. drug traffickers, had been serving plasma TV, some reporters saw dur- Among the 3,500 inmates at an eight-year sentence for money ing a visit. Tacumbu—double its capacity— laundering at the Tacumbu prison The DVDs included the full col- many already say they miss him. in Paraguayan capital, Asuncion. lection of Pablo Escobar, a TV series Like at many prisons across But little did anyone on the out- on the feared Colombian kingpin who Latin America, most inmates at side know what kind of lifestyle that was killed in 1993, a hero of Chimenes Tacumbu eat only irregularly and really meant—until a powerful bomb Pavao’s. The raid has already shaken sleep on cardboard boxes or directly was discovered inside the prison. up the Paraguayan penal system. on the floor. Riots are common. Chimenes Pavao, who was due Chimenes Pavao’s lawyer, Things were different for for release next year but facing Laura Acasuso, told reporters the Chimenes Pavao, who is accused extradition back to Brazil on drug corruption that enabled her client of ordering the killing of business Bolivian soldiers stand next to military vehicles received by Bolivian Armed Forces from the Chinese charges, had allegedly planned to to turn his cell into a luxury suite tycoon Jorge Rafaat in the same government, during a ceremony in La Paz, Bolivia. use the plastic explosives to blow a reached all the way to the top. region last month. 14 SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 AMERICAS

New cyber attack Hillary & Trump hits Democrats as Hillary camp take gloves off reports intrusion in election race AFP WASHINGTON: US Democrats said they had been targetted by yet “no more Mr Nice Guy.” He trashed another cyber attack, while Hillary Clinton’s speech as “average,” called Clinton’s campaign confirmed that The 68-year-old her a liar and promised to end the an analytics programme it used was Democrat portrays migration of Syrian refugees. breached in an earlier intrusion. “I’m starting to agree with you,” A hack on Democratic National Trump as a threat the 70-year-old told supporters Committee servers resulted in last to democracy, and chanting “lock her up, lock her up” week’s embarrassing leak of emails in Colorado Springs. “I’m taking the that revealed how party leaders is seeking to both gloves off,” he said. “Just remember sought to undermine Clinton’s Dem- woo moderate this Trump is going to be no more ocratic rival Bernie Sanders. Republicans and Mr Nice Guy.” Clinton’s campaign has blamed Just over 100 days before the elec- Russia for hacking the emails, which progressives. tion, Americans are being asked to were made public by anti-secrecy choose between two sharply polar- website WikiLeaks. ised visions—and between two The Kremlin dismissed the alle- monumentally unpopular candidates. gations as absurd, but President AFP “I can’t think of an election that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally with Democratic vice- Barack Obama has refused to rule is more important, certainly in my presidential nominee Tim Kaine at K’Nex, a toy company, in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. out the possibility that Russia is try- lifetime,” Clinton told supporters at ing to sway the presidential election the rally in Philadelphia. in favor of Republican Donald Trump. HARRISBURG: Hillary Clinton The 68-year-old Democrat out and left behind”—constituencies conference since December and great again,” the video promised. Clinton’s campaign said the hack and Donald Trump traded insults portrays Trump as a threat to where declining living standards, accused her of lying to the FBI over Clinton needs to win over some of on DNC had accessed an analytics at opposite ends of the country early democracy, and is seeking to both fears about safety and lost jobs have its investigation of her email scan- the disgruntled working class voters data programme that it used. The yesterday, taking their fight for the woo moderate Republicans repelled fueled support for Trump. dal as secretary of state. that form the backbone of Trump’s programme was maintained by the White House to rival battleground by the former reality TV star and Trump portrays himself as the law “We’re going to stop the Syrian base. She has blasted Trump for mak- DNC, it said. “Our campaign compu- states and portraying starkly differ- shore up a coalition with progres- and order candidate—the outsider migrants from coming into the United ing so many of his products overseas, ter system has been under review by ent visions of America. sives on the left of her party. who will shake up an out-of-touch States,” he said referring to the killing and for alienating women, Hispanics outside cyber security experts,” cam- Clinton followed her historic “Donald Trump painted a pic- Washington, restore jobs, cut the def- of a French priest, whose attackers and Muslims. paign spokesman Nick Merrill said in acceptance speech as the first ture, a negative, dark, divisive icit and end illegal immigration. proclaimed allegiance to the Islamic Clinton—accompanied by her a statement. woman presidential nominee for a picture of a country in decline,” she “This country, if they choose State extremist group. husband Bill, and her running mate “To date, they have found no evi- major party with a rally in Phila- said. “I’m not telling you that eve- her, this country will not be in good Trump’s campaign released a new Virginia Senator Tim Kaine and his dence that our internal systems have delphia before embarking on a bus rything is peachy keen—I’m telling shape,” Trump told ABC News. ad claiming that in Clinton’s America wife Anne Holton—is on a campaign been compromised.” tour of Rust Belt states Pennsylva- you we’ve made progress, but we “She doesn’t know how to win, “things get worse” with taxes going tour of so-called Rust Belt states, vital Meanwhile, the Democratic nia and Ohio. have work to do.” she’s not a winner,” he said. up, terrorism spreading and voters parts of almost any strategy to garner Congressional Campaign Commit- In Colorado, a key western state, She promises to focus on parts In Colorado, Trump goaded Clin- losing jobs, homes and hope. the 270 electoral college votes needed tee (DCCC) said it was the target of a her Republican opponent promised of the country that have been “left ton on her failure to hold a news “Change that makes America to win the presidency. “cyber security incident.” Judge strikes Brazil impeachment row must be settled by Aug 26: Temer down parts AFP His comments came during a G20 summit,” Temer said. her, and many analysts and observ- network that she would not accept “a of Wisconsin briefing with international news He said he was already “acting as ers believe it’s likely the Senate will secondary role in the Games in Rio.” agencies just one week before Bra- if I will stay on” as president. muster the two-third vote needed to Temer is expected to preside voter rules zil declares the 2016 Olympic Games But he stressed that the pro- strip her of the presidency. over the Olympics as Brazil’s interim BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s political uncer- open in Rio de Janeiro. cedure was entirely in the hands She has accused Temer, of the leader. tainty must be resolved by the end “The world needs to know who is of the Brazilian Senate, which will centre-right PMDB party, of treason Rousseff’s popularity plunged in Reuters of August—its Olympic-hosting the president” of Brazil, Temer said. decide Rousseff’s fate by holding the by working with those against her. her second term starting 2014 amid month—by reaching a verdict in the He argued an impeachment trial impeachment trial. Temer reaffirmed in the briefing a deep recession and an explosive impeachment trial of suspended verdict was necessary for Brazil to Rousseff, from the leftist Work- that he had no intention of standing corruption scandal at state oil giant WISCONSIN: A federal judge President Dilma Rousseff, her interim decide who would represent it at a ers’ Party and the chosen heir of for election as president in 2018. Petrobras. struck down a string of Wiscon- replacement said. G20 summit in China on September popular former president Luiz Inacio “I will not be the candidate” of In the briefing, Temer said it was sin voting restrictions passed by Michel Temer, the vice-president 4 and 5. Lula da Silva, is accused of breaking the PMDB, he said. “natural” that Brazil’s political chaos Republican-led legislature and who has been acting head of state “We are hoping that the reso- government budget laws. Rousseff and Lula will both boy- created concern abroad. “The time ordered the state to revamp its voter since May, said he expected Rouss- lution of the impeachment comes She says the charges are trumped cott the opening ceremony of the Rio has come to resolve this and it will identification rules, finding they eff would be definitively booted from between August 25 and 26, because up and insists she can survive the Olympic Games, which run August be resolved for the foreign relations disenfranchised minority voters. office. That would make him presi- if it takes to September 4, 5 or 6, judgment vote in the Senate. 5-21, aides said this week. we are going to promote after the US District Judge James Peter- dent until the next elections in 2018. Brazil will not be able to go to the But the odds look stacked against Rousseff told France’s RFI radio impeachment,” he said. son, ruling in a legal challenge to the laws by two liberal groups, said he could not overturn the entire voter ID law because a fed- eral appeals court had already found such restrictions to be Ash before the fire constitutional. Brazil’s Lula to be tried But Peterson, in his ruling, said the requirements that Wis- consin voters show either a photo identification or go through a spe- for obstruction of justice cial petition process had unfairly burdened minorities and needed to be reformed or replaced before AFP Lula accuses Delcidio of fabri- the November presidential election. cating his testimony to attempt to “To put it bluntly, Wisconsin’s save himself from a serious sentence strict version of voter ID law is a in his own case. cure worse than the disease,” the BRASÍLIA: Ex-Brazilian president A spokesman for the former judge wrote. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (pictured), president said the charges were Peterson left the voting rules who was key in getting the Olympics flimsy because they “are based intact for the August 9. primary to Rio, will be put on trial for alleg- uniquely on (evidence from) a plea elections for federal, state and edly trying to obstruct a corruption bargain.” local offices, saying to change probe at Petrobras oil company, offi- “Lula has never opposed the them less than two weeks in cials said. investigations,” the statement said. advance would be disruptive. “The charge is obstruction of The development comes a week But his ruling was expected to justice” linked to the Petrobras before the opening of the Olym- impact the November presidential embezzlement probe, named Oper- pics and will reignite a simmering election in Wisconsin, which could ation Car Wash, a spokesman for the political crisis that has upended the prove a crucial battleground state justice ministry told reporters. Workers’ Party dominance of Brazil for Democrat Hillary Clinton and Lula, 70, was formally charged over the last 13 years. Republican Donald Trump. along with six others, including Lula’s handpicked successor Peterson also struck down former senator Delcidio do Ama- a web of inflated contracts, kick- Dilma Rousseff faces an impeach- as unconstitutional limits on in- ral, a once-important ally in Lula’s backs and bribes that lasted much ment trial set to culminate days after person absentee voting, residency leftist Workers’ Party who is accused of his presidency. the Olympics end. requirements and a ban on using of Petrobras-related corruption and Lula is alleged to have been at If the Senate votes to impeach expired student identification. has become a state’s witness. the centre of the scheme. However, by a two-thirds majority, Rousseff Wisconsin Governor Scott Lula, as he is universally known the charges on which he will stand will be removed from office and her Walker said he was “disappointed in Brazil, was president from 2003- trial are limited to allegedly attempt- bitter political enemy Michel Temer, in the decision by an activist fed- 2010 and left office with massive ing to obstruct the enquiry. who is currently serving as interim eral judge” and expected to file popularity thanks to social programs Prosecutors have been told by president, will take over. an appeal. A spokesman for One that lifted tens of millions of Brazil- Delcidio in his plea bargain that Lula Rousseff is accused of breaking Wisconsin Institute, one of the two ians from poverty. had asked him to assist a Petrobras government budgeting rules, but has groups which filed the challenge, He also was key in the 2009 win- director charged in the corruption denounced the impeachment proc- hailed Peterson’s ruling as “a huge ning bid by Rio de Janeiro to host scheme. ess as a coup in disguise aimed at win not only for the plaintiffs but South America’s first Olympics, Lula, speaking in Sao Paulo at a putting Temer’s centre-right admin- for democracy itself.” which start next Friday. financial seminar, responded to the istration in power and destroying the Wisconsin is one of several However, his legacy has been news by saying “I doubt there is any- Workers’ Party. Republican-led states that have badly tainted by the emergence of one more law-abiding than I am.” Both Lula and Rousseff have passed such voter ID laws in the Petrobras scandal in which doz- “The only thing I want,” he said, declared they will boycott the Ash billows from the Fuego volcano, as seen from the Palin recent years amid fear of fraud- ens of politicians and executives “is respect—not to be tried by the Olympics opening ceremony, municipality, Escuintla departament, 40 km south of Guatemala ulent voting by illegal immigrants are accused of having embezzled media and by leaks against inno- where Temer is to preside and City, yesterday. and others. from the huge state oil company in cent people.” declare the Games open. BREAK TIME SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 1517

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AP museum’s primary immersive exhib- men and white men fought side by side About one-thousand pieces will be its, explore maritime involvement in on ships, and that they were probably transferred to the museum in August the Revolution and highlight Forten, the most integrated places in the (war) to reassemble the ship on site. PHILADELPHIA: Visitors to the a free African-American boy who effort.”So, to help the public learn more The exhibit will have an accessi- birthplace of America can soon climb served on a privateer ship and later about the war effort and allow them to ble ramp and builders will outfit the aboard a life-size Revolutionary era became a prominent abolitionist and easily walk aboard a Revolutionary era ship with lights to create the illu- privateer ship in the heart of the city’s wealthy Philadelphia businessman. boat, the museum asked for a ship that sion of water and a speaker system to historic district, while staying firmly The museum is set to open in April just wouldn’t float. Building such a ship was surround the exhibit with sounds of planted on land. two blocks from Independence Hall. a bit counterintuitive for experienced people working on a privateer ship. Follow us on Builders working with the Museum R. Scott Stephenson, museum vice shipwright Mark Donahue. Stephenson said the museum’s Snapchat of the American Revolution in Phil- president of collections, exhibitions “We’re building a boat that won’t exhibits will create a “connecting nar- adelphia are crafting half of a ship and programming, said Forten “repre- float. It kind of messes around with our rative” for historic pieces spread across Open Snapchat and — which at 45 feet can still impress sents a founding generation” that spans minds some of the time,” said Donahue, Philadelphia and the nation, a narra- in scope and scale — to invite visitors ethnicities, backgrounds and ages. director of the Workshop of the Water tive that is often lost, he said. scan the Snapcode to learn a lesser known story of the Philadelphia’s Penn’s Landing was at the Independence Seaport Museum. “Nowadays probably the most to add The Peninsula Revolution through the lesser known one of the major maritime ports dur- Donahue led some 20 people important single thing we can do is account. 14-year-old James Forten. ing the Revolution, but Stephenson said tasked with crafting the $175,000 get people to believe any of this really The ship will act as one of the “many don’t know African-American replica in a nearly yearlong process. happened,” he said.

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Qatar may run $8bn budget deficit: World Bank

ing oil prices noted. in early 2020 at market-clear- from a fixed domestic price of fuel announced a 30 percent hike in gas The World Bank’s “Mena quar- ing prices that will be in the range to one that is tied to the world price. prices, causing a litre of unleaded GCC lost $157bn in terly economic brief for July” noted of $53 to $60 a barrel, close to the Morocco and several GCC countries gas to reach $0.36. The subsidy cut oil revenues last year the group of Gulf Cooperation Coun- marginal cost of the last producer, have introduced energy-efficiency went into effect only hours after the and is expected to cil (GCC) countries lost $157bn in oil US shale oil producers. This will have improvements, lowering carbon announcement. The last time Qatar revenues last year and is expected have important implications for the emissions. raised gas prices was in 2011.” lose another $100bn to lose another $100bn this year. In economies of the Mena. These reforms are likely to trans- The report “Whither Oil prices”, this year. the Mena region, Saudi Arabia has Persistently low oil prices are form the old social contract, where co-authored by Shanta Devarajan depleted $178bn in reserves, fol- bringing change to Mena econo- the state provided citizens with fuel & Lili Mottaghi said more auster- lowed by Algeria ($28bn), and Iraq mies. Governments in the region and food subsidies and public-sec- ity measures are expected in Qatar. ($27bn) in 2015. are taking measures long consid- tor jobs, to a new one where the state Qataris are expecting cuts in elec- By Satish Kanady The World Bank report which ered impossible such as imposing promotes private-sector job creation tricity subsidies later this year. New The Peninsula acknowledged Qatar’s ambitious taxes, eliminating fuel subsidies, and empowers citizens to make their cuts and price increases will likely reform goals noted the country was and reducing public sector jobs and own consumption choices. fall hardest on expatriates. restructured in January 2016 as part salaries. On Qatar, the report said: “To According to the World Bank of the plan to counter the impact of Almost every oil-exporting finance Qatar’s budget shortfalls, the report, officials slashed the Qatar DOHA: Qatar is estimated to run a the oil price shock to its economy. country is cutting subsidies to fuel, country has recently implemented Foundation budget by 40 percent budget deficit of $8bn, equivalent “Austerity measures are already electricity, gas, and water. measures such as hiking utility rates, and made significant cuts at Western to 5 percent of GDP in 2016 — the being taken to counter the waste- Many are cutting public spend- doubling fines for wasting water, academic institutions in Education smallest among the GCC countries. ful spending, overstaffing and lack ing and some, like Algeria, are and increasing the cost of Qatar’s City. Last December, Sidra Medical Yet, given that the country’s budget of accountability”. freezing public-sector hiring. Oil postal services for the first time in and Research Centre cut hundreds of planners calculated oil at $48, The report predicts that the importers such as Morocco, Egypt, eight years. jobs and officials have put the brakes Qatar’s deficit may increase further, world oil market will work through and Jordan, who started reform- On January 14, 2016, Qatar’s on plans to roll out a national health latest World Bank report on crash- its current oversupply and rebalance ing subsidies in 2014, are shifting state-owned fuel company, Woqod, care scheme. QNB Suisse moves to new location by Lake Geneva US trade surplus The Peninsula with Qatar jumps

DOHA: QNB Group announced the relocation to QR9.35bn of QNB Suisse to its new location by the famous Lake Geneva at Rue Quai By Mohammad Shoeb 2015, and bilateral trade has already du Mont Blanc. The new The Peninsula shown a 40 percent increase in the building enjoys a strate- first five months of 2016”, the state- gic location at the heart of ment noted. Geneva city with its stun- According to the embassy state- ning view of the lake, thus DOHA: The US trade surplus with ment, transportation equipment enabling it to serve the Qatar for the first five months of accounts for the majority of US city’s vital and most pop- this year has jumped to QR9.35bn exports to Qatar thus far in 2016. ulated areas. ($2.57bn), witnessing a triple-digit “The US exports to Qatar con- A reception was held growth compared to figures for stitute a major part of the local on the occasion with the the same period (January -May) economy; while we continue to attendance of the Ambas- last year. heavily export advanced technol- sador and Permanent The US trade balance with ogies such as commercial aircraft, Representative to the Mis- Qatar (which represents the dif- vehicles, heavy equipment, satellite sion of the State of Qatar ference between value of exports and communications equipment. to the UN – Geneva, Faisal and imports of goods) for January- We also provide key management Bin Abdullah Al-Henzab, May 2016 period has increased by and technical services in engineer- and the Mayor of Geneva, 117.5 percent compared to $1.18bn ing, education, and environment who delivered a welcome registered during the correspond- technologies.” speech. ing period last year, data available Citing example of the extent of QNB Group CEO Ali at the United States Census Bureau wide ranging cooperation of US Ahmed Al Kuwari, the QNB QNB Group CEO Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari (third left) with other dignitaries at the event. suggest. The bilateral trade vol- companies in Qatar, the embassy Suisse executive manage- ume between the two countries said that almost every major con- ment, and a number of GCC from January to May 2016 touched struction and infrastructure project emissaries to Geneva and $3.65bn, up 40.39 percent compared in Qatar is currently being managed top executives from both Qatar and Switzerland attended to $2.61bn witnessed during the or supervised by an American engi- the event. Private banking services are offered by QNB same period in the previous year. neering firm. Furthermore, six of Suisse to the Bank’s elite customers, who see the bank as The US exports to Qatar during the seven major universities in their trusted financial partner, offering them a private bank- the period (Jan-May 2016) stood at Education City are American uni- ing experience that maintains their privacy based on the $3.12bn, showing a sharp increase versities. “Innovation in the United highest international standards and top professional experi- of 64.4 percent against $1.90bn States continues to be one of the ence that serves to fulfill clients’ expectations and business recorded for the corresponding strongest pillars of the economy, needs. The new headquarters is a quality addition to the period last year. While the value of as the US is home to the largest Bank with its location in one of Geneva’s most prominent US imports from Qatar during the research and innovation hub in the areas, thus allowing it to serve its clients in a smooth and period declined by 23.3 percent to world, with more than 300,000 pat- exceptional manner. $549.5m compared to $716.8m reg- ents granted in 2015 alone (from US QNB Suisse’s services are considered a part of QNB’s istered during the same period last and foreign origin), raking us first Private Banking services provided by QNB Private, the year. “As one of Qatar’s largest foreign globally,” it added. first private bank to be established in Qatar that has since investors and sources of imports, the It noted that research and devel- become a source of the world’s most exclusive banking serv- United States has developed impor- opment is an important component ices and prestigious products for elite banking customers. tant, long-lasting trade relationships of the trade relationship between QNB Suisse offers the full range of offshore private with Qatar that continue to grow year the US and Qatar, with major US banking services, including multi-currency accounts, fidu- after year”, said the US Embassy in companies established at Qatar Sci- ciary deposits, financial trusts, as well as tailor-made global Qatar in a statement replying to que- ence and Technology Park (QSTP). wealth management solutions with particular attention to ries from The Peninsula. “The US is the largest investor detail and precision, together with the stability, reliability “The total volume of bilateral in Qatar’s Oil and Gas sector help- and respect for privacy which are the foundations of the The new office building. trade between the United States and ing produce more than two thirds of Swiss banking industry. Qatar exceeded $5bn (QR18.20bn) in the country’s LNG output,” it added. 18 SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 BUSINESS IMF global growth forecast over-optimistic: QNB

economies to grow by 1.8 percent Should we expect relative to last year. Brexit is one be lower on average this year com- and emerging markets (EMs) by an this year to be any such uncertainty but it is not the pared to last year. As of today, QNB QNB expects global unchanged 4.1 percent. “We believe different? The statisti- only one. There is also uncertainty expects oil prices to average $41 per growth to reach the new growth forecasts are still cal evidence suggests associated with the US presidential barrel in 2016, lower than the 2015 2.9% in 2016, the over-optimistic and may be subject not and points that elections in November as well as average of $54. The decline is testing to further downward revisions in the 2016 growth is likely numerous geopolitical risks around the finances of oil producers, leading slowest rate since coming months. Growth in the glo- to be revised down the world. The resulting uncertainty to spending cuts and slower growth the global financial bal economy is likely to be weighed further. Since 2011, would be a drag on the global econ- in these countries. down by the impact of political the IMF has revised omy as investment and consumption Partially offsetting these head- crisis in 2009. uncertainty, the slowdown in China down its growth fore- decisions might be postponed until winds is the likely monetary easing and the fallout from lower commod- cast by an average of the political uncertainty is reduced. in most advanced economies. The ity prices on EMs”, QNB noted in its 0.2pps between July Second, Chinese growth is Bank of England, the Bank of Japan “economic commentary” yesterday. and October. If this expected to slow in 2016 relative and the European Central Bank are The Peninsula The UK’s decision to exit the pattern continues, to 2015. Even under the benign all expected to provide monetary European Union (Brexit) was the then we should expect scenario of no hard landing, the stimulus sometime this year. The main reason behind IMF revising global growth to fall long-term decline in Chinese growth resulting interest rate decline could down its expectations for global to 2.9 percent when would be a drag on the global econ- result in capital flight into EMs in DOHA: The new global growth fore- growth. The resulting increase in the next set of fore- omy. The IMF expects Chinese search for yield, easing funding pres- cast by the International Monetary uncertainty has led the IMF to lower casts is published in growth to slow from 6.9 percent in sures on these emerging countries. Fund (IMF) are ‘over-optimistic’ and its growth outlook for advanced years. Since 2011, the forecasts made October. 2015 to 6.6 percent in 2016. With “Overall, we do not expect mon- may be subject to further downgrade economies and, consequently, over- at the beginning of each year have More importantly, there are China accounting for nearly 18 etary easing to fully offset the drag revisions in the coming months, all global growth. Meanwhile, the proven to be too optimistic and have also economic reasons to believe percent of the global economy, its from political uncertainty, the slow- according to QNB. IMF believes that the impact of Brexit been later revised down by the IMF. that global growth might end up slowdown would alone shave around down in Chinese growth and lower In its recently-published update on EMs is likely to be muted, leading Each year seems to begin with hopes being slower than 3.1 percent, the 5 basis points off global growth. commodity prices. As a result, QNB of the world economic outlook, the to an unchanged growth forecast for that past crises are mostly behind us rate it reached in 2015. Compared Third, lower commodity prices expects global growth to reach 2.9 IMF revised down its forecast for this group of countries. and that recovery will take a firm to last year, there are three signifi- are likely to result in slower growth percent in 2016, the slowest rate global growth in 2016 by 0.1 per- The downward revision of the hold, only for growth to eventu- cant headwinds which could lead to among producing countries. Com- since the global financial crisis in centage points (pps) to 3.1 percent. world economic outlook follows a ally disappoint and forecasts to be slower growth. First, there is height- modity prices have rebounded 2009. The global economy has again The IMF now expects advanced familiar trend observed in recent checked by reality. ened political uncertainty globally recently but they are still expected to flattered to deceive.” Lulu Exchange MD honoured Italy’s BMPS worst with Global Businessman award at Brand Icons 2016 performer in EU

The Peninsula bank stress tests global foreign exchange and money remittance enterprise with more than 130 branches across the globe. He then set up Tablez Food Company, AFP DOHA: Adeeb Ahamed, Managing a food and beverages venture which Director of Lulu Exchange Com- currently has more than 30 outlets, pany WLL, was honoured with both home-grown and franchised, Global Businessman award at the across India and the UAE. LONDON: Italy’s Banca Monte dei seventh edition of the Brand Icons Adeeb Ahamed is also the Man- Paschi di Siena came a distant last in Awards organised by The Times aging Director of Twenty14 Holdings, EU bank stress test results released Group at Thiruvananthapuram in which owns properties around the late on Friday, as the world’s oldest India recently. world including the Great Scotland bank announced sweeping reforms The award recognises key icons Yard Hotel in London, Steigen- in a bid to stay afloat. and organisations that achieve out- berger Hotel Business Bay in Dubai Under the European Banking standing results and that set them and Fairfield by Marriott in Kochi, Authority’s economic shock sce- apart as leaders in their own spheres. among others. nario, BMPS would suffer a 14.23 Adeeb, who also spearheads sev- “It is indeed a great honour to be percent plunge in its core capital eral other organisations including recognised among the top icons in ratio — a measure of stability — by doubtful banking assets. Adeeb Ahamed, Managing Director, Lulu Exchange Company, WLL, Twenty14 Holdings and Tablez Food the field of business. The award will 2018. That would bring the ratio for The plan also calls for a capi- receiving the Global Businessman Award from T M Thomas Isaac, Company, was honoured for his help me reaffirm my commitment BMPS, which is both the world’s old- tal increase of five billion euros to contribution towards the growth towards setting up new benchmarks Kerala’s Minister of Finance, at the Branch Icons 2016 event in est bank and Italy’s third largest, boost capital reserves. of business across various sec- in the sectors I am involved with. I Thiruvananthapuram. down to minus 2.23 percent — the Meanwhile, the second worst tors around the world. T M Thomas would also like to congratulate my only one of the 51 banks tested to performer in the EBA tests — Allied Isaac, Kerala’s Minister of Finance, fellow awardees, who have carved ceremony, included Firoz Meeran, N I Abraham, Managing Director of end up in negative territory. Irish Banks — would see a ratio fall presented the award. a niche of their own in their fields of Managing Director of Eastern NFC Finance; and TS Pattabhiraman, The announcement came of 8.47 percent. Within seven years, Adeeb estab- expertise,” Adeeb said. Condiments Pvt Ltd; B Govindan, Chairman and Managing Director of shortly after BMPS’s board “The EBA’s 2016 stress test lished LuLu Financial Group as a Others honoured during the Chairman of Bhima Jewellers; Prof Kalyan Silks, among others. announced a rescue plan for shift- shows the benefits of the capi- ing the billions of euros in bad tal strengthening done so far are loans that have weighed down on reflected in the resilience of the EU the embattled lender, which was banking sector to a severe shock,” founded in 1472. said Andrea Enria, chair of the Lon- US oil ends July with worst monthly loss in a year Some analysts fear that the don-based EBA. bank’s bad debts may trigger a Deutsche Bank, Germany’s top banking crisis in Italy and eurozone lender, would fall by 5.4 percent and turmoil. After days of discussion Royal Bank of Scotland by 7.46 per- Reuters US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) holding a record net short, or bearish October contract rose 30 cents to leading up to a 10-hour meeting on cent. The 51 banks tested account crude futures to bear market ter- position, on gasoline, data showed. settle at $43.53, after hitting $42.52, Friday, the BMPS board of directors for 70 percent of the sector. They ritory, 20 percent below their 2016 The dollar’s drop to a three-week its lowest since April 19. announced a plan to offload $10.3bn showed an average core capital highs. low also made greenback-denomi- WTI’s front-month contract, of bad loans, or amounts owed to a ratio of 13.2 percent in 2015. Under NEW YORK: Oil prices steadied on The two benchmarks matched nated oil more affordable to holders September, rose 46 cents, or 1 per- creditor that are unlikely to be paid. an adverse economic scenario this Friday after touching three-month April lows on Friday before their of the euro and other currencies. cent, to settle at $41.60 a barrel, after The plan aims to “reach a structural, would fall to 9.4 percent by the end lows during a week-long selloff most actively traded contracts settled The September Brent contract, slipping below $41 for the first time definitive solution” for bad loans, of 2018. fuelled by a persistent global supply up on what traders said was short- which expired as the front-month, since April 20. The contract notched said the bank’s CEO Fabrizio Viola The sector would therefore glut, bringing the monthly decline covering by investors taking profit settled at $42.46 a barrel, down 0.6 a monthly decline of 14 percent, the (pictured). remain above EU legal minimum to nearly 15 percent, the biggest on bearish bets. percent on the day and 14.5 percent biggest for a WTI front-month since The bank, working with US bank levels in case of the shock being monthly loss in a year for US crude. Hedge funds, some of the big- lower on the month. That was the July 2015. JP Morgan and Italy’s Mediobanca, tested — an EU economic contrac- Slower economic growth and gest bulls in oil, slashed their positive biggest monthly drop for Brent since Crude prices remained up more has submitted a plan to shift the bad tion of 1.2 percent in 2016 and 1.3 high inventories of crude and refined bets on U.S. crude to a five-month December. than 55 percent from 12-year lows loans with the help of the Atlante percent in 2017 followed by 0.7-per- oil products have driven Brent and low during the week to July 26, while Brent’s more actively traded of $26 to $27 hit in the first quarter. fund, created specifically to take on cent growth in 2018. The St. Regis Doha wins two more awards, taking tally to 13 in 2016

The Peninsula Restaurant. Meanwhile, earlier in the in 2016 for a number of its renowned year at The World Luxury Restaurant restaurants and lounges. Awards 2016, held in Switzerland in Among the awards won by The DOHA: The St. Regis Doha has June, The St. Regis Doha contested St. Regis Doha at the Time Out Doha topped off a stellar year winning two against 38 other hotels with Remède Awards 2016 were Opal by Gordon more globally recognised industry Spa winning Qatar’s Best Spa Award. Ramsay and The St. Regis Grand awards at the World Luxury Res- The St. Regis Doha’s Remède Spa is Brunch winning the Highly Com- taurant Awards 2016 and the World most visited for its 22 private treat- mended Awards. While, Hakkasan Travel Awards 2016. The news comes ment rooms, complete with the best Restaurant won two awards under off the back of The St. Regis Doha quality products along with the the Best Chinese and Best Restau- The St. Regis Doha team with the awards. winning the ‘GCC Hotel of the Year’ Recreation Centre that features state- rant Category. Award at the 2016 Food and Travel of-the-art equipment and highly The Fact Magazine Awards 2016 GCC Awards in Bahrain, with the qualified personal trainers. saw Al Sultan Brahim, Sarab Lounge Awards 2016, Gordon Ramsay won of the Year 2016 Award. recent accolades, saying: “It is such luxury Hotel currently boasting 13 These recent accolades are a and Hakkasan Restaurant emerge the title of the Best Mediterranean Area General Manager of Leba- an honour for The St. Regis Doha to award wins in 2016. proud addition to The St. Regis Doha’s as winners under the Best Lebanese Restaurant while Hakkasan once non, Syria, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq have won such prestigious awards yet At the World Travel Awards 2016 successful year, which has already Restaurant, Best Afternoon Tea and again bagged the Best Chinese Res- for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Mid- again this year. This is the result of held in Peru on July 1, 2016, Astor won five Time Out Doha Awards, Best Chinese Restaurant categories taurant title, before The St. Regis dle East and General Manager of our continuous hard work to ensure Grill, the famed grill and steak- three Fact Magazine Awards and respectively. Doha emerged as the triumphant The St. Regis Doha, Tareq Derbas, that every guest that leaves The house was awarded Qatar’s Best three Food and Travel GCC Awards At the Food and Travel GCC winner of the prestigious Best Hotel were more than elated with the two St.Regis Doha is happy and satisfied.” BUSINESS SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 19 Malabar Gold expands manufacturing in Qatar

The renovated and expanded in Qatar is the fourth of its kind in factory was inaugurated jointly by GCC, already operates two facto- Al Nazha Gold Shamlal Ahamed, Managing Director ries in UAE and one factory in Saudi Jewellery Factory has International Operations – Malabar Arabia. Apart from these four units, reached a production Gold & Diamonds and Abdul Salam seven more manufacturing units are KP – Group Executive Director, Mal- operating in India. capacity of 960kg abar Group in the presence of Faizal In the initial days, the produc- with about 40 A K, Corporate Executive Director tion was that of handmade bangles, – Malabar Group, Santhosh T V - handmade chains and casting prod- employees running Regional Director, other Directors, ucts only. However, presently Al the factory. dignitaries, media and well-wishers. Nazha delivers production of jew- Starting with a limited pro- ellery that is handmade, casting duction of 360kg, Al Nazha Gold products, machine chains, gold coins Jewellery Factory has today reached and Kolkata jewellery. Shamlal Ahamed, Managing Director International Operations – Malabar Gold & Diamonds, and Abdul Salam The Peninsula a production capacity of 960kg with The different departments KP – Group Executive Director, Malabar Group, jointly inaugurate the expanded Al Nazha Gold Jewellery about 40 employees running the fac- within the factory include casting, Factory in the presence of Faizal A K, Corporate Executive Director – Malabar Group, Santhosh TV - Regional tory. It was achieved through hard handmade jewellery, chain, bracelet work and persistence on setting and ring production, Kolkata jew- Head along with other directors and dignitaries. Salim M/The Peninsula. DOHA: Al Nazha Gold Jewellery Fac- exceptionally high standards to meet ellery, machine made chains, ball tory, a division of Malabar Gold & the aspiration of customers. The making, melting, diamond cutting, Diamonds which started their oper- dedicated and highly skilled employ- polishing and stone setting. technologies like Computerized plan, the expected production The staff strength in the factory ation in Qatar in 2013, is expanding ees invested their heart and soul in To meet the existing jewellery Numeric Control (CNC). capacity would be about 2,400kg of will also increase as a part of the the manufacturing facilities in the striving to achieve maximum per- requirements, Al Nazha Gold Jew- The present area of the factory gold jewellery per year worth over expansion plan. The factory strives region by renovating and adding fection, Malabar Gold & Diamonds ellery factory decided to expand its is 2,000sqft. An additional area of AED 360 million, aiming to deliver to continue embarking on its jour- latest machineries to meet the gold said yesterday. production to a variety of designs 1,100sqft will be acquired by the fac- good quality products on time to the ney by further expanding in the near jewellery requirement in Qatar. Al Nazha Gold Jewellery Factory and styles by adding the latest tory. As per the factory’s expansion customers in Qatar. future.

Mauritania gold mine to Bedaya Centre’s workshop on skills Singapore wealth fund reopen after govt row development evokes good response warns of tough decade AFP bonuses which they said had been By Mohammad Shoeb instigated without consultation. The Peninsula In May, the secretary general of the CGTM coalition of trade unions AFP NOUAKCHOTT: Production at a in Mauritania, Mohamed Abdal- giant Canadian-owned gold mine lahi Nehah, complained of the pay DOHA: Professional skills and per- in Mauritania will resume in August, gap between the Mauritanian staff sonalities of individual employees SINGAPORE: Singapore the company said, after operations and their much better-paid foreign of an organisation have strong cor- multi-billion-dollar sov- were suspended in June over a dis- counterparts. “There are 2,600 Mau- relation which brings significant ereign wealth fund GIC pute with the government about ritanian workers employed by the differences in the efficiency and reported a substantial dip work permits. firm of whom 1,041 are permanent, performance of an entity, said a in returns and warned of Work at the Tasiast site, one of costing the company $36m, while renowned industry expert while “difficult” global invest- the main gold mines in west Africa, there are 130 expatriate employees addressing a workshop in Qatar. ment conditions over the stopped after the state ordered who cost $43m,” he Nehah. The Bedaya Center for Entrepre- next decade. expatriates whose work permits Nearly all of the mine’s per- neurship and Career Development GIC said in a statement Reem Al Sowaidi, General Manager of Bedaya Centre, and Dr. Abdel had expired to stay home. That order manent staff took part in the (Bedaya Centre), a joint initiative by its annualised rate of return, Rahim Al Hour, General Manager of Hi Tech Training Centre. came a month after workers went strike, which the government had Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and excluding global inflation, on strike over plans by the owner denounced as illegal. TLMSA said Silatech recently hosted the work- for the past 20 years fell to Kinross to slash costs. in the statement Thursday it was shop on ‘Personality & Individual Individuals bring a number of dif- performance and management of 4.0 percent in the year to “Operations of extraction and making efforts to employ more Differences and impact on Profes- ferences to work, such as unique the center which include but not lim- March 2016, from 4.9 per- treatment at the Tasiast mine should Mauritanians, estimating that 88 sional skills’. personalities, values, emotions, and ited to: quality assurance, revenue cent in 2015, adding future resume normally in the first half percent of its staff are locals. “Over The day-long workshop evoked moods. When new employees enter goals, enrollment, staff manage- returns will be challenged of August,” said a statement from the next four years TMLSA plans to good response from people from organisations, their stable or tran- ment, marketing and advertising, by uncertainties caused by Tasiast Mauritanie Limited, a local fill several expatriate posts with all walks of life. It was conducted sient characteristics affect how they programme development, and cur- the low-yield environment. subsidiary of Toronto-headquar- Mauritanians who will be trained by eminent international accred- behave and perform. riculum, and developing operating “These difficult invest- tered Kinross, on Thursday. and monitored to develop the ited financial analyst and soft skills Al Hour has been an economic policies and procedures. ment conditions can stretch The resumption follows an required knowledge and the neces- expert trainer Dr. Abdel Rahim Al consultant to a variety of corpo- Reem Al Sowaidi, General Man- for the next 10 years,” said agreement between TLMSA and the sary experience for these positions,” Hour. rations, utilities, and government ager of Bedaya Centre, said: “This Lim Chow Kiat, deputy government of Mauritania to resolve it said. “From now until the end of The workshop, held on July 27, agencies in the finance industry workshop was aimed at welcoming group president and chief the work permits dispute, according 2020, TMLSA expects that about 70 at St Regis Hotel, focused on how and as a frequent economic analyst all those interested in the subject investment officer. “GIC is to the statement. In June, the gov- percent of expatriate posts will be personality determinants affect pro- he has given more than 3,000 live of organisational behavior and it’s prepared for this protracted ernment intervened after a routine (occupied by Mauritanians).” fessional skills. interviews to a number of Arabic co-relation to professional skills. period of all-time low inspection of the mine to ensure The mine, which produced Speaking at the event Dr. Al Satellite TV channels. Furthermore, Moreover, companies hire people interest rates, modest glo- workers had the necessary per- 219,045 of gold equivalent ounces Hour explained that there exists a as an acclaimed freelance writer, he with the expectation that individu- bal growth prospects and mits and that their rights were being (about 6.2 tonnes) in 2015 accord- strong connection between person- has been a guest lecturer on a wide als come with certain skills, abilities, high valuations of financial upheld. Workers went on strike for ing to the company’s website, was ality and professional skills which range of events and topics. personalities, and values. Therefore, assets,” he added. 18 days starting in May to dispute once the company’s fifth-largest but affects performance and bring about In his present role as General it is important to understand individ- In the face of a global money-saving measures, including production has suffered from the goal-oriented behaviour, and behav- Manager of Hi Tech Training Centre, ual characteristics that matter for slowdown, most central cuts to medical cover, tax cover and falling price of gold. ioral reactions. According to him, Al Hour is responsible for the overall employee behaviors at work.” banks around the world — with the notable exception of the US Federal Reserve — have cut or are consid- ering cutting borrowing Data in focus as market struggles for direction costs as they look to ramp up inflation and kickstart their economies. GIC, formerly known Reuters the global economy and the fact that shares have as the Government of already been on a tear not well supported by sev- Singapore Investment eral quarters of weak earnings. Stocks are pricey Corporation, manages Sin- now, but so are other asset classes. gapore’s foreign reserves NEW YORK: Wall Street, seeking direction as the The S&P 500 is trading near its record high, at with a focus on long-term S&P 500 has been stuck in a narrow trading range roughly 17.2 times the earnings of its component performance. for 12 days, will next week shift its attention from companies over the next 12 months, a valuation It does not disclose the second-quarter corporate earnings reports to eco- that is expensive when compared to its 15.5 median, exact value of its portfo- nomic data. according to Thomson Reuters data. lio, saying only that it has Investors will be looking for signs of economic Selling is not an obvious choice either, since “well over US$100bn of strength to reinforce the positive direction hit on those who must remain invested face few other assets” in more than 40 Friday, when the S&P 500 hit an intraday record choices. Bonds sport high prices and near-record- countries, including real high. Data estimates for next week show the manu- low yields, and commodities, led by oil, hit a wall estate, equities and fixed- facturing and services sectors are expected to have after a strong first half of the year. US crude CLc1 is income investments. The expanded in July while the economy is seen having down 14 percent this month alone. US-based Sovereign Wealth added a healthy 180,000 jobs this month. The lack of direction in the S&P index as it sits Fund Institute says GIC has “I think the economy in the US is getting bet- near its record close of 2,175.03 hit July 22 could be $344bn of assets under ter and still can improve. The overall tone will be an indication of strength, as these new highs are management, making it of an economy that is getting better at a reasona- digested by the market. the world’s eighth largest. ble pace,” said John Manley, chief equity strategist If the jobs report data land far from expectations, GIC says 34 percent of at Wells Fargo Funds Management in New York. that will likely give indexes a jolt on Friday, said its portfolio is in the US, The US stock market has been trading flat as Michael Yoshikami, CEO and Founder at Destination 20 percent in Asia out- second-quarter earnings have come in better than Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, California. side Japan and 11 percent initially expected, but the outlook for third-quarter But neither that jolt nor the earnings reports in Japan. Singapore’s other earnings has worsened. In fact, the S&P 500 traded still to come would be enough to set stocks on a new global investment com- in a less-than-1 percent range throughout the 12 ses- course, he said, because of the uncertainty brought pany, Temasek Holdings, sions to Friday, a lull not seen in data going back to on by the final stretch of the U.S. presidential elec- this month said its global 1970, according to Ryan Detrick, the senior market tion campaign leading up to the Nov. 8 vote. portfolio suffered its first strategist at LPL Financial. “Between now and the election there’s going annual drop since 2009 at It is no wonder that investors are suffering from to be so many headlines that it’s going to be dif- Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) last week in the height of the crisis. a lack of resolve; they have been pushed and pulled ficult for the market to really rally significantly,” New York City. by a slew of other factors, including worries about Yoshikami said. 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Inventory reduction Apple’s embrace by bond curbs US growth; rebound expected market calls for checks

By Lucia Mutikani outlook had “diminished.” Reuters “We think they are unlikely to set monetary policy accord- ing to wild swings in inventory, but rather labor market dynam- S economic growth ics and final demand, although unexpectedly remained the doves will cite these num- tepid in the second bers as a reason for more ‘wait quarter as inventories and see’,” said Paul Mortimer-Lee, Ufell for the first time in nearly five chief North America economist at years and business investment BNP Paribas in New York. weakened further, offsetting The GDP report and poor robust consumer spending. earnings from oil majors Exxon Gross domestic product and Chevron briefly weighed on increased at a 1.2 percent annual US stocks, which later rose after rate after rising by a downwardly online retailer Amazon.com gave revised 0.8 percent pace in the an upbeat forecast for the cur- first quarter, the Commerce rent quarter. Department said. In addition, The dollar fell against a bas- the GDP growth estimate for the ket of currencies, while prices for fourth quarter was cut by five- US government bonds rose. tenths of a percentage point to a Consumer spending, which 0.9 percent rate. makes up more than two- The three straight quarters thirds of US economic activity, of growth rates around 1 per- increased at a 4.2 percent rate cent suggest a significant loss of — the fastest since the fourth momentum that puts the econ- quarter of 2014 and account- omy at the risk of stalling, but ing for almost all the rise in GDP economists expect an accelera- growth in the second quarter. A poster that contains pictures of iPhones is displayed at the new Brooklyn Apple Store during a media preview in the tion in the second half against the Although that rate of growth Williamsburg neighbourhood of Brooklyn in New York City. backdrop of strong consumption. is probably unsustainable, a Though the inventory draw- tightening labour market, rising down weighed on GDP growth, house prices and still higher sav- By Claire Boston “You kind of take a look and do a sanity also sold debt this year to fund shareholder that is likely to provide a boost ings should underpin spending Bloomberg check,” said Gerald Granovsky, an analyst at rewards. Still, Apple’s frequent issuance to output in the coming quarters for the rest of 2016. Moody’s Investors Service. It doesn’t make remains a draw for investors. John Majoros, as businesses order merchandise In the second quarter, income sense for Apple to have that much debt “no a money manager at Wasmer, Schroeder to restock depleted warehouses. at the disposal of households matter where the cash balance is.” & Co, which manages $6.2bn, including “The US economy just went after adjusting for inflation Josh Rosenstock, a spokesman for Apple, Apple bonds, said the regularity of the deals through a meaningful inventory increased at a $13.92bn rate from ebt investors’ irrepressible appe- declined to comment. Through the first meant the bonds were more attractive than correction cycle,” said Harm $13.81bn early in the year. tite for Apple turned the company quarter of 2016, Apple bought back more other AA rated notes. Bandholz, chief US economist at A separate report from the into the biggest corporate-bond than twice as much stock as any other S&P “We believe they have a lot of value,” UniCredit Research in New York. Labor Department showed issuer in the world as it raised 500 company, according to data from S&P Majoros said. “They trade cheap to their “In the past, those developments labour costs increasing at a Dmore than $80bn in just four years. Now, Dow Jones Indexes. “I don’t think anyone is rating, there’s no question about it.” have even led to recessions, but steady 0.6 percent rate in the some analysts are asking whether that’s near Apple’s stratosphere on what they buy The longest portion of Apple’s $7bn given that potential growth is second quarter, matching the too much, too fast. back on an annual basis,” said Granovsky, sale on Thursday was $2bn of 3.85 percent slower these days and that other prior quarter’s rise. Business On Thursday, Apple sold $7bn of bonds, who assigned the bonds an Aa1 rating, the 30-year bonds that yield 1.63 percentage headwinds occurred at the inventories fell $8.1bn in the its seventh multi-billion dollar offering second-highest rank. points above comparable government debt, same time, one may actually be second quarter, the first drop since 2013 and third this year. Investors Apple, which generates almost two- according to data compiled by Bloomberg. tempted to highlight the econo- since the third quarter of 2011, flocked to the sale, allowing the iPhone thirds of its revenue from iPhones, has been That compares with an average spread of my’s resilience.” after increasing $40.7bn in the maker to reduce yields it initially offered relying on share buybacks to help boost its 1.13 percentage points on bonds of similar Excluding inventories, GDP first quarter. Inventories sliced to pay on the securities. Bond buyers stock price as the global market for smart- ratings and maturities, according to Bank growth rose at a 2.4 percent rate off 1.16 percentage points from shrugged off concerns that the company phones cools. Growth in the smartphone of America Merrill Lynch index data. and domestic demand increased GDP growth, the largest drag in might be borrowing industry will slow to 3.1 percent this year, S&P Global Ratings isn’t concerned at a 2.7 percent pace. more than two years. It was the too zealously to back down from 11 percent last year and 28 per- about Apple’s growing debt pile. The rat- Economists had forecast the fifth straight quarter that inven- share repurchases cent in 2014, according to researcher IDC. ings firm maintained its equivalent AA+ economy growing at a 2.6 percent tories weighed on output. rather than financing Apple shares have dropped more than 15 credit grade on Apple’s long-term debt and rate in the second quarter after a The inventory drawdown was the move by repatriat- percent from their peak a year ago. gave the new bonds the same ranking in previously reported 1.1 percent almost across the board, with big ing the $215bn of cash it Apple this week said a slump in iPhone a note reviewing the bond sale on Thurs- expansion pace in the January- declines in farm, manufactur- holds overseas. Starting sales eased in the three months ended June day. S&P described Apple’s financial risk as March quarter. ing and wholesale stocks. Some from almost nothing in 25, helped by demand for its new SE model, “minimal” and labeled its financial policy Economists believe other economists said the inventory 2012, Apple’s borrow- a low-end device aimed at consumers in “conservative.” “Although we expect total drags to growth during past drop probably reflected a more Apple sold $7bn of ings have risen nine China and other emerging regions. Still, shareholder returns to exceed free oper- quarters, including lower oil accurate accounting by the gov- bonds, its seventh times faster than its iPhone unit sales were down 15 percent ating cash flow on occasion, robust overall prices and a strong dollar, are ernment for oil and gas industry cash, according to data from a year earlier. cash generation affords the company the fading. While growth is expected stocks during the period when multi-billion dollar compiled by Bloomberg. “Apple is just a fairly risky company flexibility to return large amounts of cash to rebound in the second half, prices were plunging. offering since 2013 The debt has allowed from a business perspective,” said Jordan to shareholders without detracting from the expansion for 2016 will proba- “Our read is that the unwind- and third this year. the company to buy Chalfin, an analyst at debt research firm overall credit quality,” S&P analysts led by bly fall short of 2 percent. ing of the energy boom has back $116bn in shares CreditSights, who has the equivalent of a Andrew Chang wrote. The weak GDP report is produced a larger drag than had Investors flocked to over a five-year period sell rating on Apple bonds. “If they miss a Moody’s Granovsky says that Apple’s unlikely to have an impact on been previously reported,” said the sale, allowing through March 2016. trend or somebody comes out with some- credit quality may not always be as strong. the interest rate outlook, with Mark Vitner, a senior economist Investors have gladly thing better, it makes it very difficult for Slowing iPhone sales, a challenging market the Federal Reserve focused on at Wells Fargo Securities in Char- the iPhone maker funded the buybacks, them to maintain market share.” for refinancing or investor wariness toward the labor market and persistently lotte, North Carolina. “The slide to reduce yields it with demand so over- In a note analysing Apple’s bond offer- technology company bonds “may not be low inflation. The US central in US energy output has gen- whelming that the ing, Chalfin advised clients to hold on to congruent with an Aa1 stable rating,” in bank said on Wednesday that erated a lot of noise in the GDP initially offered to pay company has been able their cash for Microsoft Corp, which he future, he said. “We have to recognise that near-term risks to the economic figures.” on the securities. to lower its borrowing described as “a much safer credit than if there’s such a concept of ‘weakly posi- costs each year. Apple.” Microsoft and Oracle Corp., have tioned’ at that rating level, it’s probably it.” Oil rout erodes second-quarter profits for US majors

By Ernest Scheyder sending its shares down as much as 4.5 per- The company lost $1.47bn in the quar- Jeff Woodbury, Exxon’s head of inves- Reuters cent on Friday. Its profit from producing oil ter, compared with a net profit of $571m in tor relations, said on a call with investors and gas fell about 85 percent to $294m. In the year-ago period. that the company was “resolute in our the United States, where Exxon is the largest Still, Chevron’s results beat expectations, commitment to pay a reliable and grow- natural gas producer and a major oil pro- with analysts confident in the company’s ing dividend.” hevron Corp posted its worst quar- ducer, the company lost money. ability to cut costs as it brings several large After providing bumper profits early terly loss since 2001 and Exxon Exxon executives defended their busi- projects online in the next few years. in the downturn as cheap crude slashed Mobil Corp reported a 59 percent ness model, saying they have the financial The results from both companies came their costs, refiners saw the income erode slide in profit, as the long crude flexibility to do many things, including after disappointing results from European this quarter on fuel oversupply. The refin- Cprice rout and tumbling refining income large acquisitions, while maintaining their peers Shell and BP earlier this week. ing industry has been hammered of late by The weak results from two inflicted pain across the energy sector. dividend. The weak results could force the com- growing fuel inventories and weak demand, The weak results from two of the world’s The company did cut most of its share panies to reconsider their long-held policies denting its profitability. of the world’s largest oil largest oil producers come as the energy buyback program earlier this year. of maintaining and growing their quarterly The oversupply has led to so-called run producers come as the industry is at a crossroads, trying to sur- Standard & Poor’s downgraded the com- dividends, especially after ConocoPhillips, cuts, in which refiners trim the amount of vive in an era of low prices, which many pany’s vaunted “AAA” credit rating to “AA+” Marathon Oil Corp and others cut their pay- crude they process. Exxon processed 4 per- energy industry is at a analysts see as the new status quo, while earlier this year, as dividends and capital outs earlier this year. cent less crude in the quarter than a year ago crossroads, trying to survive funding expensive growth projects crucial expenditures were exceeding cash flow. So far during this two-year downturn and produced less gasoline. for long-term survival. This month Exxon said it would pay Exxon and Chevron have held their divi- “Once the product tanks are full, as they in an era of low prices, “It’s a challenging environment for the more than $2.5bn in stock for InterOil Corp, dends as sacrosanct, while curbing stock are now, and you even have floating prod- which many analysts see as integrated” oil producers, said Brian Young- expanding its push into the Asian liquefied repurchases. uct storage in places like New York harbor, berg, an energy analyst with Edward Jones. natural gas market. Chevron Chief Financial Officer Pat then you know that the situation is bad. You the new status quo, while “The key is to manage the cash flow as best Chevron, the second-largest US-based Yarrington sidestepped questions about a have to cut runs,” said Oystein Berentsen, funding expensive growth they can and continue to execute on projects, oil producer, reported its largest quarterly potential dividend increase later this year managing director for crude oil trading firm projects crucial for which they do appear to be doing.” loss in 15 years, with Chief Executive Officer on the company’s quarterly conference Strong Petroleum in Singapore. Exxon, the world’s largest publicly John Watson acknowledging the company call, saying only the board of directors Exxon shares dropped 1.8 percent to long-term survival. traded oil producer, shocked Wall Street is in the midst of an “ongoing adjustment to “fully understands the value of a dividend $88.57 while Chevron eased 0.3 percent to as its quarterly profit missed expectations, a lower oil price world.” increase.” $102.06. SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 21

Streb fires 63 to share PGA lead Herath spins Sri Lanka to win as Day charges

resistance but could not deny Sri difficult and it turned out to be that SPRINGFIELD, United States: Left-arm spinner Lanka only their second Test win over way.” Unheralded Robert Streb matched Australia which put the hosts 1-0 up Herath, who claimed 4-49 in the the record-low round in major takes four wickets in the three-match series. first innings, took 5-54 in the sec- golf history on Friday with an on final day to help Chasing 268 runs for victory, Aus- ond and fittingly sealed the win by astonishing seven-under par 63 to tralia eventually folded for 161 in Steve bowling O’Keefe, who is unlikely take seize a share of the lead after the the hosts bundle out Smith’s first loss as their Test captain. part in the remainder of the series, second round of the PGA Cham- Australia for 161 as Australia set a new record as the towards the end of the afternoon pionship. last 154 deliveries of their innings session. Top-ranked defending cham- Smith suffers first loss did not produce a single run. O’Keefe “I don’t have words to explain pion Jason Day’s amazing run of as Test captain and Nevill also featured in the slow- after a very hard few months. We seven birdies in eight holes to grab est partnership in Test cricket among regrouped, trained really well and a share of third was overshad- those that lasted at least 100 balls. prepared to the best,” Sri Lanka cap- owed by a 29-year-old American It was a remarkable win for Sri tain Angelo Mathews said. on a rain-soaked Baltusrol layout Reuters Lanka, who were shot out for 117 in He praised Mendis as a “special soggy enough to surrender low the first innings and were reeling talent” while also praising Herath and scores in a wild afternoon of shot at six for two in the second before left-arm Chinaman bowler Lakshan making. Kusal Mendis made an epic 176, which Sandakan, who claimed seven wick- Back-nine starter Streb made PALLEKELE, SRI LANKA: Rangana earned him the man-of-the-match ets on a memorable Test debut. a lone bogey and eight birdies, the Herath claimed four Australian wick- award. “He is a brilliant find for us,” Sri Lankan captain last of them on a curling 21-foot ets to spin Sri Lanka to a remarkable “Credit to Kusal, the way he Mathews said. “We looked at the Angelo Mathews putt at the par-three ninth to 106-run victory on an intriguing final played and scored 176 which cer- wicket and knew it was going to turn. celebrates with make history and match compa- day in the weather-hit first Test in tainly turned this game. It was tough So we thought playing another spin- the stumps after triot Jimmy Walker for the 36-hole Pallekele yesterday. to come back from there,” Smith said ner would be ideal and he responded victory in the lead at nine-under 131. A hamstrung Steve O’Keefe and at the presentation ceremony. brilliantly.” opening Test match “I was pretty excited about it,” Peter Nevill tried to delay the inevi- “We were sure 268 on this wicket The weather-hit match got off at the Pallekele Streb said. “I was waiting on it to table with nearly 30 overs of dogged on day four and five was going to be to another delayed start following International Cricket break, waiting on it to break and steady morning drizzle and Sri Lanka Stadium in Pallekele it finally turned there at the end. attacked with spin from both ends to “It was a great round. Happy yesterday. unsettle the visitors who resumed on to be part of that 63 club.” 83 for three. Streb’s 63 was the 30th shot Herath ripped the heart out of at a major but he was the 28th Australia’s middle order with three SCOREBOARD player to achieve the feat, Fiji’s telling strikes in the morning session. Vijay Singh and Australian Greg The left-arm spinner sent back Sri Lanka (I innings) 117 M Starc c & b Sandakan 0 Norman having done it twice. Adam Voges and Mitchell Marsh Australia (I innings) 203 N Lyon lbw b Sandakan 8 British Open champion Henrik before dealing the biggest blow when Sri Lanka (II innings) 353 Stenson and runner-up Phil Mick- S O’Keefe b Herath 4 he trapped Smith lbw to end the Aus- Australia (II innings): elson each did it two weeks ago at

tralian captain’s spirited resistance. J Hazlewood (not out) 0 Royal Troon.

J Burns b Sandakan 29 Smith hit just one boundary in his Extras: 0Baltusrol has surrendered the gritty 55 which was only the second D Warner b Herath 1 most 63s of any major course with Total: (all out) 161 50-plus score in the bowler-domi- U Khawaja lbw b D Perera 18 four, including two of only four in nated match.O’Keefe and Nevill, aided S Smith lbw b Herath 55 Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-33, 3-63, 4-96, 5-139, US Open history, the 63s of Jack 6-140, 7-141, 8-157, 9-161, 10-161 by luck and Mathews’ struggle with A Voges c & b Herath 12 Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf in the reviews, blocked everything, frus- Bowling: Pradeep 6-3-16-0, Herath 33.3-16- first round in 1980, and another M Marsh lbw b Herath 25 trating the hosts in a partnership that 54-5, D. Perera 13-3-30-1, Sandakan 25-8-49- by Thomas Bjorn at the 2005 PGA lasted 29.4 overs and yielded only four P Nevill c Chandimal b De Silva 9 3, De Silva 11-7-12-1. Championship. Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath leaves the ground after victory. runs. Streb, whose lone US PGA vic- tory came in the 2014 McGladrey Classic, has gone 27 US PGA events without a top-10 show- ing since placing 10th at the 2015 PGA Championship, although he Ruthless New Zealand build massive lead was fourth at this year’s European Tour Nedbank Challenge in South Africa. Streb missed the cut in all Reuters through illness. Zimbabwe came three prior majors this year but out all guns blazing in their second SCOREBOARD played the round of his life to put innings and scored at close to six an Zimbabwe (I innings) 164 Zimbabwe (II innings): himself in contention for a major over throughout, even as the wick- title. New Zealand (I innings): BULAWAYO: Ross Taylor and BJ ets tumbled. C Chibhabha c Taylor b Boult 7 “The ball-striking and putting Watling scored centuries as New Hamilton Masakadza (four) M Guptill c Ervine b Chibhabha 40 has been a little difficult this year,” H Masakadza c Taylor b Southee 4 Zealand closed in on victory against steered a Tim Southee delivery to T Latham c Chari b Masakadza 105 he said. “Just been trying to hang hapless Zimbabwe after day three Taylor at first slip inside the first K Williamson c Masakadza b Cremer 91 B Chari b Boult 5 on by a thread. Obviously it’s com- of the first Test yesterday. over before Brian Chari (five) was R Taylor (not out) 173 ing together this week, which is C Ervine (batting) 49 Taylor finished unbeaten on 173 bowled by Boult. H Nicholls c Chari b Tiripano 18 nice.” and shared a sixth-wicket stand of Boult induced an edge from P Masvaure lbw b Boult 0 Australia’s Day fired a 65 to

253 with Watling (107) to take the Chamu Chibhabha (seven) to Tay- I Sodhi c Chari b Chinouya 11 stand two strokes adrift on 133

Sikandar Raza c Latham b Wagner 37 touring side to 576 for six declared lor and trapped debutant Prince BJ Watling c sub b Sikandar Raza 107 along with Argentine rookie Emil- G Cremer (batting) 14 in their first innings, a lead of 412. Masvaure lbw for a golden duck as Extras (15B, 4W, 12NB) 31 iano Grillo, who shot 67. Seamer Trent Boult then took Zimbabwe were reduced to 17 for Extras (5LB) 5 Day, who battled illness and Total (for 6 wkts dec,) 576 three quick wickets as Zimbabwe four. The wicket was a 150th in Tests Total (5 wkts, 21 overs) 121 fatigue in round one, became closed the day on 121 for five, still for the New Zealand seamer. Fall of wickets: 1-79, 2-235, 3-272, 4-299, annoyed at a double-bogey on Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-12, 3-17, 4-17, 5-86. 291 runs shy of making New Zea- Ervine and Sikandar Raza (37) 5-323, 6-576. the seventh hole and responded land bat again on what remains a launched a counter-attack, adding Did not bat: Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Still to bat: Sean Williams, Regis Chakabva, with short birdie putts at eight flat wicket. Craig Ervine (49 not out) 69 in under nine overs before the Neil Wagner, Trent Boult. Donald Tiripano, Mike Chinouya. and nine, 18-foot birdie putts at New Zealand’s batsman BJ Watling and captain Graeme Cremer (14 not latter became the seventh victim of Bowling: Chinouya 26-6-79-1, Tiripano 28-4- 10 and 13 around a 10-footer at the Bowling: Southee 5-1-35-1, Boult 5-1-33-3, celebrates his century during the out) will resume in the morning, the match for seamer Neil Wagner 82-1, Masvaure 10-0-38-0, Cremer 53-4-187-1, par-3 12th. Wagner 4-0-18-1, Santner 5-0-19-0, Sodhi third day of the first Test match with the side hoping to have Regis with a wild hack at a short delivery Sikandar Raza 25.5-4-106-1, Chibhabha 15-1- 2-0-11-0. against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Chakabva and Sean Williams back that went straight up in the air and 44-1, Masakadza 9-1-25-1. Club in Bulawayo, yesterday. after the pair missed the third day was caught by Tom Latham. 98th PGA Championship Scores Springfield: Scores on Friday from the second round of the 98th PGA Championship at par-70 Baltusrol Golf Club (USA unless noted): Ibra delighted to make United debut at home 131 Jimmy Walker 65-66, Robert Streb 68-63 133 Emiliano Grillo (ARG) 66-67, Jason Day (AUS) 68-65 AFP champions Paris Saint Germain. manager Jose Mourinho, for whom 134 Henrik Stenson (SWE) 67-67 “Everybody has been waiting for he played at Inter Milan. 135 Martin Kaymer (GER) 66-69, that moment,” a typically immod- “Positive vibes. They seem to Patrick Reed 70-65, Brooks est Ibrahimovic told the club’s be good guys, quality players, they Koepka 68-67 MANCHESTER, United King- television station MUTV referring train very hard and, during the 136 Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) dom: Veteran Swedish star Zlatan to his first appearance. training, are very focused,” said 69-67, Harris English 67-69, Ibrahimovic said he is delighted “There has been a lot of talk Ibrahimovic. Rickie Fowler 68-68, Jamie his compatriots will get to see the and to make my debut in my coun- “The coach (Mourinho)-- he Donaldson (WAL) 69-67 moment ‘everyone has been wait- try will feel great. is direct, he is concrete, he says 137 Yuta Ikeda (JPN) 70-67, ing for’, namely his debut for new “I think the fans are waiting what he wants and the players are William McGirt 70-67, Daniel club Manchester United in his for me to come back and they are adapting. So there are only posi- Summerhays 70-67, Jordan Spieth 70-67, Zach Johnson homeland yesterday. waiting to enjoy not only me, but tive things.” 71-66, Billy Hurley 72-65, Ibrahimovic will lead United’s the team as well. Ibrahimovic, who scored 156 Adam Scott (AUS) 70-67, frontline in the pre-season friendly “Hopefully, we can give them a goals in 180 appearances for PSG, Hideto Tanihara (JPN) 71-66, with Turkish side Galatasaray in good game and, at the same time, said he didn’t feel his age because Gregory Bourdy (FRA) 69-68 Gothenburg, Sweden, after miss- we are in the preparation. of his attitude to training and 138 John Senden (AUS) 68-70, ing the club’s trip to China. “We need to keep focused, to playing. Alex Noren (SWE) 70-68, Ibrahimovic, who has had to build up the physical part and the “I believe in working hard,” he Webb Simpson 69-69, wait till the end of his career to conditioning part but we will give said. “Not only in games but even Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) play in the Premier League hav- them what they want.” in training. 68-70, Jon Curran 69-69, K.J. Choi (KOR) 68-70, David ing won titles in Italy, Spain, France Ibrahimovic, 34, who retired “The way you train is the way Lingmerth (SWE) 68-70, and the Netherlands, said it pleased from international football fol- you play in the games -- that’s my Branden Grace (RSA) 70-68, him his compatriots would be the lowing a disappointing Euro 2016 philosophy. Working hard, training Paul Casey (ENG) 69-69, ones to see him don the United campaign in France, said he had hard and feeling good. Then you Scott Hend (AUS) 68-70, Manchester United’s new striker, Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimovic, exits the team shirt for the first time since arriv- been impressed with the first few need to get the rhythm by playing Andy Sullivan (ENG) 67-71, ing on a free transfer from French days of training under United games.” bus at the hotel in Gothenborg, Sweden, yesterday. Ryan Moore 71-67 22 SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 SPORT

Australia team safe after Rio Olympic Village Russia confident majority of fire evacuation

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its athletes to compete in Rio RIO DE JANEIRO: The Austral- ian team said they evacuated their building at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro because of a fire in the basement on Friday, one week alleged cover-up or had not been before the Games open. Russian sports tested often enough internationally. Great Britian’s The fire, which filled the stair- Most federations have not archer Patrick wells of the building with smoke, minister says 272 excluded Russians on the basis of Huston, trains at caused no injuries and the team a lack of testing, but rowing and athletes have been the Universidade was back in the building after weightlifting are the exceptions. around half an hour, a team approved for the All of Russia’s weightlifters were Federal de Minas spokesman said. Olympic Games which banned from the Rio Olympics late on Gerais in Belo It was the latest incident in a Friday for doping for what the inter- Horizonte, Brazil, tense week at the Olympic Village, begin next week national federation called “extremely yesterday, just where Australia and several other shocking” results that brought the days ahead of the teams complained about unfin- sport into “disrepute.” Rio 2016 Olympic ished and dirty rooms before The eight competition spots have Games. moving in. AP been offered to other countries. “We are all accounted for,” The International Weightlifting said Mike Tancred, director of Federation said the “integrity of the media and communications for weightlifting sport has been seriously the Australian Olympic Commit- MOSCOW: Russia is confident that damaged on multiple times and lev- tee, adding that the fire did not most of its Olympic team will be able els by the Russians.” appear to have been serious. to compete in Rio de Janeiro, but its It called the punishment an “It was a good drill for us. We efforts to reinstate banned athletes “appropriate sanction” to “preserve cleared all 23 floors of the build- are a mixed bag. the status of the sport.” ing,” he added. Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko on To replace the eight Russian lift- A spokesman for Rio’s fire Friday told local media that 272 of the ers, five countries were offered places department declined to comment country’s athletes had been approved in the men’s competition — Belarus, on the incident. by international sports federations, Croatia, El Salvador, Mongolia and Kitty Chiller, the head of the out of an original team of 387, adding Serbia. For the women, Albania, Australian delegation, had com- that the number could rise. Georgia and Moldova became eli- plained on Sunday about exposed More than 100 Russian athletes gible. Because of the lateness of the the Court of Arbitration for Sport, only compete in one event, the men’s Isinbayeva, said she had been refused wiring and blocked toilets, saying have been excluded by sports federa- decision, the IWF said it was not clear Russian Rowing Federation head four, and meant reserve crews from in her last attempt to make the team accommodation at the Village was tions, including a blanket ban on the whether all the spots would be filled. Veniamin But told The Associated around the world have rushed to Bra- for Rio following the blanket ban on “not safe or ready” for the Games, track and field team and more than World Rowing, meanwhile, has Press. That could potentially send the zil to compete. Russia in that sport. which open on August 5. 30 rejected under new International barred 19 Russians, most for insuf- 19 to Rio days before the games start, There was good news for Russia Isinbayeva had applied again Chiller had initially refused to Olympic Committee rules. fient tests. Testing in Russia does if the case is heard and approved in on Friday when the Russian Taek- for an individual exemption but was let her team stay in the Olympic After the World Anti-Doping not count under IOC rules because time. wondo Union said it had received refused by the IAAF, track’s world Village, but later moved athletes in Agency accused the Russian gov- of the repeated allegations made “They’re now in Portugal,” But notification from the World Taek- governing body. this week after the Games organ- ernment of directing a vast doping against Russia’s drug testing agency said. “They’re training and they’re wondo Federation that all three of “Unfortunately they didn’t make izers deployed a task force of 600 cover-up, the IOC said it would not and national lab, both of which have ready to go.” its entries could compete in Rio. an exception for me,” she wrote on workers to tackle repairs. The del- allow Russians to compete in Rio if been suspended. World Rowing’s approval process However, Russia’s best-known Instagram. “They didn’t admit me egation has since returned to their they had previously been banned An appeal is being prepared left just six rowers eligible to com- track and field athlete, two-time for the Olympics in Rio. The miracle camps. for doping, were implicated in the against World Rowing’s decision at pete for Rio, meaning Russia could Olympic gold medalist Yelena didn’t happen.”

Argentina Olympic team Games a way of life for folks in Rio de Janeiro robbed at

AFP Manuela Jifoni, a 34-year-old foot Mexico hotel volleyball player waiting for her companions to show up on Fla- RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio de Janeiro’s mengo beach, said yesterday. residents, or Cariocas, don’t need Leonardo Ghisoni, a Hawai- AFP the Olympics to prove their city is ian outrigger canoe champion and the center of the sporting world -- instructor, said “there’s no better they know that the second they step city than Rio” for swimming sports, PUEBLA, MEXICO: Argentina’s outside. given the average annual tempera- Olympic football team complained Winter or summer -- well, there ture of 24 Celsius. Friday that cash and electronics isn’t too much difference in tropical “I have students of all ages. At were stolen from its players’ hotel paradise -- crowds of locals get up six in the morning, older women rooms while they were playing a at dawn for a jog. come and in the afternoon, it’s the friendly in Mexico. That might be true in many cit- adolescents,” Ghisoni, 44, said. Argentina Football Association ies. What’s different here is that Ghisoni leads classes paddling (AFA) vice president Claudio Tapia Cariocas also rise for rowing, pad- out into the beautiful, but badly said the theft took place when dleboarding, group swimming in polluted Guanabara Bay, where Mexico and the South American the Atlantic, climbing on Sugarloaf Olympic sailing and windsurfing A volunteer at the team played to a 0-0 draw in the Mountain, surfing, skateboarding, events will take place, and fur- security check point central city of Puebla on Thurs- football, volleyball -- the list goes ther out into the Atlantic to visit of the Media Press day night. on. And then after work, out they the coastal Cagarras islands off Centre at the Olympic It was the last preparation all come again. Ipanema. Park wears sunglasses game before both countries com- Every evening, Copacabana, The 49-foot (15-meter) canoe with an Olympic pete in the Olympics in Rio de Ipanema and Barra beaches fill with takes six people at a time and rings design, in Rio Janeiro, which start next Friday. people in bathing suits, bikinis and although the sport only arrived 15 de Janeiro, Brazil, “When we returned at 11:40 Lycra athletic gear. years ago in Brazil, the boat’s Poly- pm and went up to the rooms, yesterday. Even at two or three in the nesian design is ancient. Marcus we realized that they had been morning, it’s common to see Vinicius Freire, sports director at robbed,” Tapia said, without employees from hotels and res- the Brazilian Olympic Committee, specifying how much money was taurants playing beach football by which oversees the 465-strong team taken. floodlight at the end of their long at the Summer Games, told report- the love of living outdoors, where the Sports History Laboratory at That’s why in addition to the The Mexican Football Fed- shifts. ers that Rio is a sports capital for the beach becomes an extension of Rio Federal University, said there’s team sports, Cariocas take seri- eration said in a statement late It’s the healthy, even sometimes three basic reasons. the living room and swimming is another big element: the love of hav- ously the after-games tradition of on Friday that an agreement fanatically healthy, side of a country “First, it’s the geography: it’s feasible 365 days a year. ing fun. having a cold beer. was finally reached between the where obesity is a serious problem, green, there’s water, mountains, “There’s also a big cult of the “There’s a cult of having a good “Always after football, you have AFA, the Camino Real hotel and an with more than 52 percent consid- flat areas, so you have options. Sec- body. But it’s also the cult of health, time” and Rio has the public space beer -- it’s as important as the foot- insurance firm to compensate the ered overweight nationwide. ondly, there’s the temperature, and it’s a mix,” said canoe instructor to let that happen, Melo said. ball,” Melo said. Adriana Behar, a Argentine delegation. “We’re addicted to sport. We thirdly there’s the Carioca spirit,” he Ricardo Moreira, 42, who has com- “Having fun is the Carioca’s silver medal-winning Olympic Tapia said earlier that the have classes from Monday to Thurs- said yesterday. peted at a high level and also likes to strong point and before or after beach volleyball player in the Syd- team had given several statements day and if we can, we go Friday That spirit is partly the easygo- cycle, run and go to the gym every work, he’s trying to find ways to do ney 2000 and Athens 2004 Games, to the authorities and complained too. And Saturday. And Sunday,” ing Carioca way, but it also includes week. Victor Melo, coordinator at that.” said Rio is “fabulous.” of a “total lack of respect” in the way the issue was handled. He had warned that the del- egation would not leave the hotel until it received guarantees that it would be compensated. “You know what’s the strang- Rio security screeners fired before Games est thing? It’s that they have verified and know who is the thief from the (security) cameras, so they are protecting the thief,” Reuters Rio and other states, will comprise the corps Moraes has said that the main security security agents on the ground in London at the he said before the Mexican foot- of 3,000 people screening fans and running concern is crime against visitors. But fears of 2012 Olympics. Brazil has more homicides than ball federation announced the metal detectors at Olympic venues. potential terror attacks grew after Brazil last any other nation, according to annual United agreement. RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s government on It was just a few weeks ago that the gov- week arrested several people who allegedly Nation reports on murders, and Rio has recently Organisers have announced Friday fired a private security firm hired to ernment contracted the relatively unknown swore allegiance to the Islamic State mili- endured an increase in crime amid an ongoing that more than 3,000 people provide screeners for Olympic venues and security firm Artel to carry out that task. The tant group and supposedly planned to carry recession, rising unemployment and shortfalls will be screening fans and run- replaced them with federal and state police, company was expected to provide 3,400 out attacks. The change in venue screeners in public security budgets. ning metal detectors at Olympic just one week from the opening of the 2016 guards. But Artel told the government in recent will not impact the 85,000 soldiers, police But the city has consistently pulled off mas- venues. Games in Rio de Janeiro. days it had only recruited 500 screeners. and other government security officers who sive events such as Carnival, the 2014 World Security is tight at what is con- Justice Minister Alexandre Moraes said that “The company will be fined for its incom- will be patrolling Rio’s streets in an effort to Cup final and one of the world’s biggest New sidered the biggest sporting event members of the federal government’s National petence and irresponsibility,” Moraes said. “But keep the peace during the Games, which run Year’s Eve bashes with few security hiccups on the planet. The Games end on Force, along with active and retired police from the Games will not suffer any damage.” through August 21. That is double the number of for visitors. August 21. SPORT SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 23

US routs US sailor lends Venezuela in hand to clean basketball Rio’s bay before tune-up Games start

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CHICAGO: Kyrie Irving scored 13 RIO DE JANEIRO:Bobbing on points as the US basketball team Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay improved to 4-0 in their run up to in a blue and white fishing boat, the Rio Olympics with an 80-45 American sailor Brad Funk uses a exhibition win over Venezuela on plastic bin to scoop rubbish from Friday. the waters where Olympic sailing Klay Thompson also scored races will take place next month. 13 points for the Americans, who Funk missed out on his dream cruised to victory despite shoot- of competing in Rio 2016 in the ing 42.4 percent, below the 49.8 two-man 49er sailing class, but percent averaged over their first travelled to Brazil anyway with three tune-up games. the aim of clearing the path for Team US also committed 13 those who did, including his girl- turnovers in the game in front of friend British windsurfer Bryony a crowd of 20,578 at the United Shaw. Center in Chicago. A native of Clearwater, Flor- DeMarcus Cousins tallied ida, Funk is leading his own seven points and 12 rebounds, clean-up effort to help remove while Kevin Durant made three- rubbish from the Bay which is of-nine and finished with nine clogged by sewage from some 15 points. municipalities, home to some 9 Team USA led 13-12 well into million people. Members of the South Africa delegation smile as they take photos during an official welcoming ceremony in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. The the first quarter before breaking “I decided that if I am not the game open with a 12-0 surge. Olympic Games begin on August 5. going to compete, I want the sail- They then closed the half with ors to not have problems when eight unanswered points. they sail,” he said. “I love Rio, and John Cox led all scorers with it is very important to me that the 14 points, including 12 in the first Olympic Games is a success and half. Venezuela was unable to take the trash does not get stuck on advantage of some spotty shoot- Superstar Phelps faces tight the sailboats, taking medals away ing by the Americans and shot from them.” just 21.9 percent in the opening In recent months, concern 20 minutes, and 23.9 overall. flared over pollution levels in the Cox, the son of former NBA bay and nearby sea, where sailing, player Chubby Cox, made six-of-12 windsurfing and long-distance from the field and had two steals. competition in Olympic pool swimming events are being held. Irving was the lone US player Two academic studies seen in double figures in the first half. by reporters in June showed the The Americans built their lead waters were infected by drug- to 56-31 at the end of three quar- American Katie Ledecky is hoping to resistant super bacteria and ters, outrebounding Venezuela continue her dominance. microbes normally found only in 54-29. The American She holds world records in the hospitals. Team USA will play its final swimmer is preparing 400- and 800-meter freestyle, and The State Environmental exhibition game Monday in is looking to add the 200-meter. Agency (Inea), which is conducting Houston against Nigeria before for his final Olympic The distance freestyler is, like daily monitoring of water quality heading to Brazil, where it faces Games bow when Phelps, really in a league of her own, with the help of the World Health the Chinese national team on but fellow American Leah Smith Organization (WHO), insists the August 6. the show begins in could easily finish shortly behind, water quality is fine, helped by the Rio de Janeiro and Australia’s Jessica Ashwood rapid movement of water through could round out the podium. the mouth of the bay where events The Aussie posted a respectable will be held. Brazil coach 8:18.14 in the 800-meter freestyle at More worrying for many com- AA Arena Pro Swim Series, but did not petitors, however, is the floating hails captain medal in the event in London. debris which could crash against She did, however, post the sec- boats and slow them down in the Neymar ond best time since London behind competition. WASHINGTON: Michael Phelps (pic- Ledecky’s impressive 8:06.68. Inea has deployed 12 green AFP tured) has established himself as the Australia has traditionally been eco-boats - each with a wire most decorated Olympian of all time, the runner-up to the US in swimming metal scoop on the front that lifts acquiring 22 medals, including 18 competitions and is hoping to upend rubbish out of the water and into RIO DE JANEIRO: Barcelona gold, in a two-decade long career. the mainstay favourite this year. its hull. It has also placed 17 red superstar Neymar was hailed as “a And he’s not done yet. It is coming off a tough 2012 floating eco-barriers across the good guy with a huge heart” after He is heading to Rio after where it took home just one gold mouth of rivers and canals feed- being named captain of the Brazil emerging from retirement nearly a events, and the 200-meter individ- history to secure four top medals in medal. ing the bay, which collect debris Olympic team yesterday. year-and-a-half after the last Olym- ual medley. a row in a single event. If they can defy expectations, floating on the water’s surface. Coach Rogerio Micale pic Games. Phelps will also partake in all Standing in his way will be veterans Mereia Belmonte, from Just the eco-barrier in the admitted that appointing the Despite the downtime, he’s relay events for the US. He lost the top Japan’s Kosuke Hagino, who posted Spain, and Denmark’s Lotte Friis Canal do Cunha had collected international star as skipper was shown no signs of slowing down. podium spot for the 200-meter but- the best time in the world this year could potentially shake up the 208 tonnes of rubbish in the last an easy decision to make for a He is fresh off taking top spots in terfly in the London Games to South at 1:55.07. podium. month, Inea said. team who have never won foot- the 100- and 200-meter butterfly Africa’s Chad le Clos after securing it Phelps and teammate Ryan And 21-year-old Missy Franklin Brazilian sailors said recently ball gold at the Olympics. races, and the 200-meter individ- in the two previous games in 2004 Lochte, took second and third will be looking to add to her already that the work of eco-boats pick- “Neymar has exceeded my ual medley at the 2015 US national and 2008. respectively. considerable medal collection – four ing up rubbish along competition expectations. He is appreciated, championships. While Phelps still holds the world Much like the 200-meter individ- gold medals and one bronze. routes had improved the situa- he’s a good guy with a huge heart He did not compete in the 2015 record in the event, finishing 1:51.51 ual medley, Phelps is hoping to make Rather than the seven events she tion considerably, but that more especially around the younger world championships as part of a at the 2009 world championships, le history with a fourth straight win in competed in London, Franklin will needed to be done. players,” said Micale. Team USA mandated drunk driving Clos has proven an effective podium the 100-meter butterfly. swim in only the 200-meter free- Inea has appealed to Rio’s cit- “He has shown that he is more suspension. foil. His 51-second finish at trials was style and 800-meter freestyle relay izens to stop throwing waste into than just a great player -- he’s a He has since sworn off alcohol, But in the 200-meter individ- second only to Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh this year. Competition will kick off canals and into the bay. great man admired by everybody.” and become a father. ual medley, Phelps has won without who posted a 50.86 second time. August 6 with a host of events includ- On the airplane over to Rio, At the Olympics, Brazil are in Phelps now faces competition in pause from 2004 through 2012, tak- Phelps has been adamant that ing men’s 400-meter individual Funk met Camila Avelar who Group A in the first round where Rio that has steadily been catching ing three gold medals in the span. regardless of the outcome, this will medley and 400-meter freestyle, decided to volunteer to help his they will face South Africa, Iraq up to his record-setting dominance If he is able to secure a fourth he be his last Games. and women’s 100-meter butterfly effort, hoping to inspire a chain and Denmark. in the 100- and 200-meter butterfly will be the first Olympic swimmer in On the women’s side, 19 year-old and 400-meter individual medley. reaction. How big a threat is genetic doping?

AFP too much focus on the still undeter- “We need to put things in per- Without that error, we wouldn’t have mined threat of genetic doping, when spective. Genetic therapy in the seen anything,” he explained. The use other dangers -- like micro-doses -- medical domaine has difficulty of biological passports “helps enor- LAUSANNE: How big a threat is are far more pressing. getting its place because it’s very mously,” said the doctor, who now genetic doping to clean competition Doctors have for years been complicated,” he said. heads the Center for Research and in sport? experimenting with ways to inject Asked if there was a testing sys- Expertise in anti-Doping sciences at “It’s a bit like sea serpent,” synthetic genes into patients, altering tem for genetic doping in place for the University of Lausanne. mythologised, potentially capable an individual’s genome to enhance Rio, Saugy, who stepped down from “This is one of my main princi- of causing serious harm, “but not so muscle recovery or stem muscle the Lausanne lab last month, said: ples: you need to work with the right present”, said Martial Saugy, former deterioration, among other major “there may well be tests but I’m not sample from the right athlete taken director of the Swiss Laboratory for benefits. sure of their relevance.” at the right time,” he said. Doping Analyses. Should such treatments be taken “The biggest problem at the Overall, Saugy endorsed the The lab is in Lausanne, near the up by athletes, anti-doping efforts moment are microdoses,” Saugy said, notion that the entire global anti- headquarters of the International could be set back years. when asked about the worst threat doping infrastructure needed a Olympic Committee, which put “We’ve been talking about it to fair play. shake-up. Saugy on the frontline of efforts to since the creation of the World Anti- Dopers have increasingly real- In too many cases, private labs purge drug cheats from global sport. Doping Agency in 1999,” Saugy said, ised that tiny doses of steroids or the motivated by profit are accredited In an interview ahead of the adding that the goal for labs is to find oxygen capacity booster EPO can be to conduct tests by sport federations, August 5 start of the Rio de Janeiro a way to detect “the indicators of very effective and extremely hard to which are sometimes motivated by Olympics, Saugy said anti-dop- genetic doping.” detect. the desire to see their star athletes ing labs had to keep pace with new But he noted that since the Saugy noted that Tour de France have clean records. methods developed by doping cheats world’s best doctors are struggling to 2006 winner and former Lance Making sure that WADA has the that multiple scandals involving use the technology to treat sick chil- Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis authority and willingness to with- Russia have proved are still a major dren, athletes and trainers seeking to cheated with a steroid “that is still draw accreditation for labs whenever A police officer stands at the Olympic Games rowing venue in Rio de threat. cheat with genetic doping are inevi- very present”. problems occur is crucial to cleaning Janeiro yesterday. But he cautioned against putting tably facing similar difficulties. Landis “made an error in usage. up the system, Saugy argued. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 21 PAGE | 23 Herath spins Phelps faces tight Sri Lanka to competition in memorable win Olympic pool

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India put Windies under pressure in Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Mourtajez Jamaica Test wins Qatar International Stakes AFP KINGSTON, JAMAICA: Jer- maine Blackwood smashed an entertaining counter-attacking half-century but India held the upper hand in reducing the West Al Mourtajez is Indies to 88 for four at lunch on outstanding, a real the opening day of the second Test champion. He is in Kingston yesterday. Blackwood, who was in dan- getting better year ger of being dropped, responded after year and is with an electrifying innings of 62 with four sixes and seven fours off getting more mature, 62 deliveries to lift the home side. says trainer Fourcy SCOREBOARD The Peninsula West Indies(I innings) K Brathwaite c Pujara b Sharma 1 R Chandrika c Rahul b Shami 5 LONDON: Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Jockey Julien Auge, with the D Bravo c Kohli b Sharma 0 Mourtajez demolish the opposition M Samuels (batting) 14 in the Qatar International Stakes winning horse Al Mourtajez of (Gr1PA) at Qatar Goodwood Festi- Al Shaqab Racing, at the Qatar J Blackwood lbw Ashwin 62

val yesterday. Goodwood Festival in Sussex R Chase (batting) 0 This race is the first leg of the yesterday. RIGHT: Representatives Extras (W-2, NB-4) 6 Doha Triple Crown. of Ballydoyle’s Minding, winners of Total (26 overs, 4 wkts) 88 the Qatar Nassau Stakes, during Directly put in the lead by his Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-4, 3-7, 4-88 jockey Julien Augé, the horse never the podium ceremony. let go and in the home straight, he To bat: S. Dowrich, J. Holder, D. Bishoo, M. kept detaching himself from the rest finish fast to keep the second place Faiz Al Elweet had never run over the Chevaux arabes (Gr1 PA), mid-June He is better year after year and is Cummins, S. Gabriel of the lot. in front of Sir Bani Yas. mile but it was clearly not a disad- at Deauville. getting more mature. His objec- Bowling: I. Sharma 6-1-24-2 (3nb), M. There was Al Mourtajez and the The title holder came back up on vantage for him. The French trainer said: “The tive is the Triple Crown. He will Shami 6-1-13-1 (1w), R. Ashwin 4-1-13-1, U. others in this competition. Several the outside in the final phase to take The Thomas Fourcy trained horse runs very well. He can go run the day of the Arc de Triom- Yadav 5-1-20-0 (1w), A. Mishra 5-2-18-0 lengths behind comes Prada T, who a good third place. Al Mourtajez, bred horse stayed on a brilliant success fast, but also on long distances. He phe and then take his revenge at (1nb) cantered amongst the other horses to by Hassan Mousli, Nada Mousalli and in the Qatar Coupe d’Europe des is outstanding, a real champion. Doha.”

German Grand Prix grid Hockenheim, Germany: The starting Djokovic, Monfils Rosberg takes pole for home grid for today’s German Grand Prix following the final qualifying session yesterday: 1st row race ahead of Hamilton Nico Rosberg (GER/Mercedes) in Toronto semis Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 2nd row Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull) AFP of a tense session to secure the father Keke had claimed his final Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) AFP Djokovic will line up Saturday prime starting slot and a chance to pole at the famous old circuit in 1986, 3rd row night against on-form French- regain the leadership of the drivers’ his fifth of the season and the 27th man Gael Monfils, who dominated championship. of his career. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari) Canadian fourth-seeded and home HOCKENHEIM, GERMANY: Nico Rosberg clocked a startling best Behind the two Mercedes Aus- Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) TORONTO, CANADA: Novak Djok- favourite Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-4 in Rosberg regained the initiative in lap of one minute and 14.323 seconds tralian Daniel Ricciardo, in his 100th 4th row ovic said he needed some luck to 72 minutes. his duel for the Formula One world to outpace the defending three-time Grand Prix, was third fastest for Red Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Force India) escape yesterday with a 7-6 (8/6), Monfils, who won last week’s title with Mercedes team-mate champion by 0.123 seconds. Bull ahead of his team-mate Dutch Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Williams) 6-4 victory over Tomas Berdych for Washington title, was untouchable Lewis Hamilton yesterday, when he When Hamilton went for his final teenager Max Verstappen, the pair 5th row a place in the semi-finals of the ATP on the night. grabbed pole position for the Ger- lap, he was unable to improve and slightly more than three-tenths Sergio Perez (MEX/Force India) Toronto Masters. “I played good, I’m strong, full man Grand Prix with a dramatic late regain the initiative and Rosberg behind. Felipe Massa (BRA/Williams) The top seed with three Cana- of confidence,” he said. “I feel con- qualifying lap. could celebrate, while a disap- The two Ferraris of German 6th row dian titles was tested in a 71-minute fident with my game. The 31-year-old German driver, pointed Hamilton struggled to hide Sebastian Vettel and Finn Kimi Raik- opening set but survived before “When I’m in shape, I’m tough inspired by racing on home soil and his feelings. konen were fifth and sixth ahead of Esteban Gutierrez (MEX/Haas) motoring to victory over a top 10 to beat.” in front of his team’s home crowd, “Well done, Nico, a fantastic lap Nico Hulkenberg of Force India, Finn Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren) rival he has now beaten in 25 of 27 Second seed Stan Wawrinka looked to be set for second place on and well done under the circum- Valtteri Bottas of Williams, Sergio 7th row meetings. stormed into his first semi-final the grid after electrical problems stances,” said Mercedes technical Perez in the second Force India and Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/Toro Rosso) Djokovic needed two hours to here, thrashing South Africa’s Kevin forced him to abort his first flying chief Paddy Lowe, who revealed that Felipe Massa in the second Williams. Fernando Alonso (ESP/McLaren) reach the final four, winning his Anderson 6-1, 6-3. lap in the third qualifying session. Rosberg’s car was heavily fuelled. Hamilton lost time on his final 8th row 12th straight match against Berdych. The Swiss second seed will But he responded with a bold It was Rosberg’s third pole at lap when he locked up at the hairpin Jolyon Palmer (GBR/Renault) The Czech has now lost 17 straight next face Japanese third seed Kei and dramatic lap in the final minutes Hockenheim, 30 years after his and again when he over-drove in the Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Renault) matches against top five opponents. Nishikori, who beat former top-10 stadium section, while Rosberg rev- 9th row But it was not all one-way traffic player Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 elled in the technical demands of the for Djokovic, who struggled to close with four breaks of the Bulgarian’s track and obeyed the adage of ‘mak- Pascal Wehrlein (GER/Manor) out a testing tiebreaker. serve. ing the car do the work’. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/Toro Rosso) Berdych showed his desire by Although he’s still recovering The Englishman was in laconic 10th row winning five consecutive points from the rib problems which forced mood when he spoke afterwards. Rio Haryanto (INA/Manor) from 1-3 down in the first-set him out of the fourth round of Wim- “It has been a good weekend,” he Romain Grosjean (FRA/Haas) decider, only to miss on three set bledon, Asia’s top player won his said. “I had no problems. I had the 11th row points as he finally handed over 39th match of 2016, fighting back in pace today but just couldn’t finish it Felipe Nasr (BRA/Sauber) the set to his opponent. the third set after losing the second off on that last lap, so I didn’t really Marcus Ericsson (SWE/Sauber) Djokovic earned a second-set and lifting his record over Dimitrov have much of a lock-up, it was sub- break for 2-1 and rode the mar- to 3-0. tle and I didn’t really lose any time. available for the race so that hope- gin to his eventual victory in a Wawrinka was in full flow “It should be a good day for Mer- fully will make it interesting.” match which was well below his against Anderson as he swept cedes tomorrow.” Lowe added that Mercedes best level. the opening set in a master-class Ricciardo was happy to grab had been worried when Rosberg’s “I don’t know how I got out of display. third ahead of Verstappen. engine cut out as he aborted his that tiebreak,” Djokovic said. “I Anderson, ranked 34th, has yet “I think we got pretty close to the first run in. guess I was just able to focus on the to reach the final four at the Mas- Mercedes,” he said. “It lost synch on all the gears next point. ters 1000 level, losing in all seven “My first lap in Q3 was really and it corresponded with a warn- “Tomas had a double-fault (on of his attempts. good and I knew there was proba- ing about the throttle pedal, which set point) and some errors. I was Wawrinka needed just 73 min- bly not much more - maybe a tenth was actually not to do with it, but I Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s German driver Nico Rosberg is very fortunate to win that first set. utes to dispatch Anderson, who was of a second in it if I could do a per- think that gave him a scare - nobody pictured during the third practice session of the Formula One German “I really had some relief going limited to six aces and dropped his fect lap. likes to lose control of their throttle Grand Prix at the Hockenheim Circuit yesterday. into the second.” serve four times. “We may have different tyres pedal,” said Lowe.