Too Late to Tweak Mosafer, Says MP
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Page 15 markets Page 9 THE FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILY IN FREE KUWAIT baseball Established in 1977 / www.arabtimesonline.com TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 / MUHARRAM 2, 1443 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17759 16 PAGES 150 FILS KD 500 FEE OPTIONED FOR PRIVATE OVER-60’s ‘Commerce’ weighs in Day by Day KUWAIT CITY, Aug 9: It looks like the issue of expatriate work- The PAM board of directors is likely to meet next week to discuss ers who are 60 years and above and holding only high school the request. THE statement issued by the Directorate- what is important for them is that the diploma or below has returned to the fore again, reports Al-Rai The sources indicated that the minister’s proposal has special merit General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is incom- people take the vaccination (whatever the daily. for more than one reason. On the one hand, it is difficult for the largest plete. It is true people were allowed to return vaccine is). According to earlier decision this category of employees were re- segment included in the decision to pay 2,000 dinars, in addition to after everyone was overwhelmed by the There are a hundred countries that use quired to pay 2,000 dinars to renew the residence permit in addition to the fact that these expatriates will have to get health insurance from complexities of health system applications. the Russian and Chinese vaccines, but the private health insurance. the private sector and will not put pressure on the government health However, they were late in facilitating the unfortunately they are not recognized in people and here we smell ‘stubbornness’. our country. In this regard, the Al-Rai daily has learned that the Minister of Com- services. The question: Will Kuwait not allow the merce and Industry, Dr. Abdullah Al-Salman, has asked the Public Although Al-Salman’s proposal during the previous meeting had Today, the DGCA is saying Kuwaitis and others can enter the country only citizens to enter the country if they have re- Authority for Manpower (PAM) Board of Directors to reconsider the only the support of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce if they received the vaccines approved ceived the Chinese or Russians vaccines? 2,000 dinars fee. and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, reopening the by the government – Pfizer, Johnson & This is like messing with the interna- Informed sources indicated Al-Salman has recommended that PAM discussion in this regard again will have positive results in terms of Johnson, Moderna or AstraZeneca. tional health system. Board of Directors consider 500 dinars fee for renewal in addition to broader support for the Minister’s proposal to reduce the fees specified Countries all over the world have not … Yet, tomorrow is just another day. health insurance from a private insurance company. in this regard. specified any particular vaccine because Zahed Matar SPA SHUT ... TIME THROUGH ETERNITY TO PROTECT RELIGION, TRADITION Too late to tweak Mosafer, says MP Lawmaker has had a ‘bellyfull’ Opinion By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh nizing a belly dancing training course. This led to the Arab Times Staff withdrawal of the spa’s license and cancellation of the KUWAIT CITY, Aug 9: MP Fayez Al-Jomhour has training course. Bring down the deep state asked the Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Al-Jomhour stressed that he will always act as a ‘solid rock’ to Essa Al-Salman to cancel the license of a spa for orga- foil any attempt to make the Kuwaiti society deviate from its reli- gion and traditions. MP Soud Bu Sleeb considers By Ahmed Al-Jarallah it too late for the Council of Min- Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times isters to cancel Kuwait Mosafer application and revise provisions IT seems the clock in Kuwait has stopped that limit the freedom of citizens. moving at a certain point, and everything On the other hand, the law- became hostage to those who had the abil- maker welcomed the resumption ity to paralyze the country, or rather the of commercial activities and the hidden deep state that controls the smallest return to normal life. details and continues to shamelessly abuse However, he criticized the de- the country. layed resumption of activities in There is no doubt that the situation is not mosques; such as sermons and normal at all in terms of closing the country sessions for memorizing the Holy deliberately through complex procedures Quran, considering that worship- that do not exist in any country in the world. pers are the most committed to These procedures harm Kuwaitis and expa- health regulations aimed at curb- triates. All that is needed is to have someone ing the spread of coronavirus. with a conscience in the country to take care He called on Minister of of this issue, or have a government that is ef- Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Essa fective and able to make decisions. Al-Kandari to accelerate proce- Over the past months, voices have turned dures for resumption of normal hoarse from demanding to amend the entry life in mosques. procedures for Kuwaitis and residents. How- In another development, MP ever, no one moved except when the geni- Al-Saifi Mubarak Al-Saifi posted uses of the complex electronic applications on his Twitter account that fi- discovered the trap they had fallen into. They nancing housing loans should be then kindly eased the conditions, or rather a top priority. He also voiced ob- carried out a cosmetic surgery on the “Ku- jection to attempts to disrupt the wait Mosafer” app. Instead they introduced citizens’ plans. another ugly application called “Immunity”, He affirmed support for the which requires everyone who wants to enter proposal of his colleagues to the Kuwaiti “Garden of Eden” to register in amend the law on establishing it for the approval of their vaccination certifi - Kuwait Credit Bank (KCB) and cates obtained from abroad. increase its capital. Unfortunately, this new app has become Meanwhile, MP Farz Al-Dai- more of a nightmare than “Kuwait Mosafer” hani submitted a proposal for the for Kuwaitis, Gulf nationals, and expatriates. Public Institution for Social Se- The approval of vaccination certifi cates has curity (PIFSS) to grant interest- become next to impossible, as you have to free loans to needy retirees and wait a month or two for the “Immunity” app the disabled. He suggested the to grant approval. On the other hand, this is maximum amount of the loan done instantly in other Gulf countries. should be KD 30,000. We heard what the Kuwaiti businessman Issa Behbehani revealed in Al-Rai daily. It An activist holds a torch during a vigil in honor of those that died in the August 2020 devastating Beirut Port explosion, in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug 8. can be considered as the best evidence in this Families and supporters of the victims of last year’s Beirut Port explosion marched through the Lebanese capital’s center, holding pictures of their regard. He said, “Saudi Arabia accomplishes relatives killed in the blast – part of their campaign to push for justice as the local investigation stalls. (AP) Vax witnesses in three minutes what Kuwait failed in 25 days”. FYI, there are about 73,000 certifi cates huge ‘turnout’ registered on the Ministry of Health’s web- Contractors stuck in Dubai site. If each one takes more than a month to KUWAIT CITY, Aug 9, be approved, when will we return to normal (KUNA): The anti-coronavirus life? When will the private sector regain its vaccination witnessed a high role? Does this sector need more stifl ing turnout from both citizens and while it groans because of the arbitrariness Pinoys stranded in privatized war expats during the Hijri Year and confusion in governmental decisions? holidays in all centers across the The committee concerned with combat- country, Ministry of Health’s ing COVID-19 crisis did well when it al- DUBAI, Aug 9, (AP): Some of the foreign contractors who powered spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al- lowed Kuwaitis and Gulf nationals to enter the logistics of America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan now find them- Sanad said on Monday. after obtaining a vaccination certifi cate. selves stranded on an unending layover in Dubai without a way to get The continuation of the vacci- However, this remains insuffi cient step as home. Newswatch nation pace has positive impacts it is stipulated that a person should receive After nearly two decades, the rapid U.S. withdrawal from Afghani- on the indicators of the pandem- doses of a vaccine that is approved in Ku- stan has upended the lives of thousands of private security contractors ic situation evaluation, he told wait. So, what about Kuwaitis and residents from some of the world’s poorest countries - not the hired guns but KUNA in a press statement. who received Chinese or Russian vaccines KUWAIT CITY: Several Kuwaiti citi- the world, as well as the price per gi- the hired hands who serviced the American war effort. For years, they gabyte compared to local income to This helps approach achiev- or others in the countries that adopt these toiled in the shadows as cleaners, cooks, construction workers, servers zens gathered at the Erada Square on vaccines? Will they remain abroad until the Sunday evening to protest the deci- determine the cheapest mobile inter- ing the desired goals in order to and technicians on sprawling American bases. sions that bar citizens from travelling net prices. reach herd immunity to return to benefi ciaries of the vaccines and applica- In the rushed evacuation, scores of these foreign workers trying to tions deals are satisfi ed? in a bid to restrict their freedom of ❑ ❑ ❑ normal life, he added.