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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Foundation stone for LR2 laid Emir leaves on Parents want Arab tour today DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will pay a state visit to Sudan today private schools as part of an Arab tour that will also take him to Algeria and Tunisia. During the tour, the Emir will under ministry hold talks with leaders of the three countries on promoting ties and other issues of mutual concern. Resolve complaints, says PM QNA

DOHA: Several Qatari parents necessary measures to solve the attending an open session on issues,” said the Prime Minister. education hosted by the Supreme He added that similar meetings Education Council (SEC) on will be held on a regular basis. Palestinian, Monday called for bringing pri- The Minister of Education vate education directly under and Higher Education, Israeli moves the supervision of the minister H E Mohammed Abdul Wahed of education. Ali Al Hammadi, said the Prime threaten talks All private schools in the coun- Minister had ordered seeking peo- JERUSALEM: Israel and the try are currently regulated by the ples’ suggestions and complaints Palestinians announced moves Private Schools Office at the SEC. related to education through an yesterday that could scut- The parents also called on the online survey being conducted on tle peace talks, prompting US government to give more support the SEC’s website. Secretary of State John Kerry to and facilities to private education, “More than 1,300 people par- The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani laid the foundation stone of the Laffan Refinery expansion call off a second visit in as many considering it a key partner in the ticipated in the opinion poll in project (LR2) of Qatargas in a ceremony at Qatar National Convention Center yesterday. The project will cement days aimed at saving them. education process. Some, however, less than a week. This is used as Qatar’s position as the largest condensate producer in the world. Report on page 21 Just hours after Kerry left cautioned against dilution of the a means of dialogue with people Israel, news emerged that Israel cultural identity of students due to on education issues,” said the had reissued tenders for hundreds less emphasis on Arabic language minister. of settler homes in annexed east teaching in schools. A number of issues concern- Jerusalem, just as Washington was The open forum, attended by ing Independent schools, private to push for a settlement freeze. the Prime Minister and Interior schools and universities were Syria death toll over 150,000 See also page 12 Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah raised during the meeting. bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Many participants called for BEIRUT: At least 150,000 peo- The last UN figures, released fighters were killed, including heard views and suggestions from reforms in Independent schools ple have been killed in Syria’s in July 2013, put the death toll regular security forces and Syrian Bayern, Barca parents, teachers, school officials to meet the aspirations of the three-year-old civil war, a third at at least 100,000, but it said pro-government militia, as well as and academics about problems people. They felt that there must of them civilians, the Syrian in January it would stop updat- 364 fighters from the Lebanese held to draws and challenges facing the educa- be a clear strategy for education, Observatory for Human Rights ing the toll as conditions on the Shia militia Hezbollah and 605 LONDON: Bayern Munich and tion sector in Qatar. This was the especially regarding Arabic lan- has said. ground made it impossible to other foreign Shia Muslims. first such session after the Prime guage and religious studies. The UK-based Observatory, make accurate estimates. In addition to the fatalities, the Barcelona were held to 1-1 draws Minister took over as chairman Many teachers and school which monitors violence in Syria The Observatory said it had Observatory said 18,000 people against Manchester United and of the SEC. operators recommended that through a network of activists and registered the deaths of 150,344 were missing after being detained Atletico Madrid, respectively, in Addressing the forum, the no distinction be made between medical or security sources, said people since 18 March 2011, when by security forces, while another their Champions League quar- Prime Minister urged the SEC Independent and private schools. the real toll was likely to be sig- Assad’s security forces first fired 8,000 people had been kidnapped ter-final first legs yesterday. to keep all communication chan- Families should be more con- nificantly higher at about 220,000 on protesters calling for reform. or detained by rebels forces. Nemanja Vidic headed in Wayne nels open to get feedback from the cerned about the quality of deaths. The Observatory said nearly Yesterday itself, more than 50 Rooney’s corner in the 58th public and listen to people’s com- education. Efforts to end the conflict by 38,000 rebels have been killed, people were killed in Damascus minute. Bastian Schweinsteiger plaints and suggestions. Many speakers were critical bringing together representatives including fighters from the and Aleppo provinces, the then scored in the 67th minute. “This meeting is for listening of the SEC, saying it had become of President Bashar Al Assad’s Nusra Front, Al Qaeda’s affiliate Observatory said. Atletico substitute Diego to your complaints, concerns and part of the problem, instead of government and the opposition in Syria, and the Islamic State Thirty-one of the dead fell opened the scoring at the Nou aspirations. I call upon the SEC to solving problems, Al Arab daily have so far failed. The United of Iraq and the Levant (Isis), in Aleppo, mainly as a result of Camp in the 30th minute. leave all communication channels reported yesterday. Nations peace mediator for Syria an Al Qaeda splinter group that helicopter attacks by the regime, Barcelona drew level in the 71st open to everyone who has an opin- THE PENINSULA said last week that talks were includes many foreign fighters. using barrel bombs on rebel areas. minute with Neymar scoring. ion or a complaint, and take the Continued on page 7 unlikely to resume soon. More than 58,000 pro-Assad REUTERS AGENCIES No Qatar re-vote, says Fifa official LONDON: Michel D’Hooghe, satisfy some of its harshest critics. Fifa’s medical officer, has “But, for the British press, insisted there will be no re-vote whatever we do is never enough. on the controversial decision to And the feeling in Fifa is that all award Qatar the 2022 World this British criticism is partly sour Cup finals. grapes.” “There will be absolutely no re- Meanwhile, D’Hooghe remained vote,” D’Hooghe told the London adamant the 2022 World Cup Evening Standard yesterday, a day cannot be played in the heat of a after Japan said it was ready to Qatari summer, a point the tech- step in if Fifa stripped Qatar of nical inspectors who examined the staging the 2022 World Cup. original bid had long flagged up as “Some in the English press a potential problem. want that (a re-vote). But it’s not “In my capacity as chairman of the English press that decide.” the medical committee, I said the D’Hooghe was one of the Fifa same — that in Qatar, we have to Qataris on the first day of their military training at a camp in Al Shamal yesterday. executive committee members avoid the warmest period of the who in 2010 awarded the 2018 year. That essentially means June, World Cup to Russia and the 2022 July and August. I have never edition to Qatar. changed my opinion from the very First batch of nationals begins military training Belgium’s D’Hooghe, asked if beginning.” corruption had played a part in D’Hooghe added he’d met with DOHA: The first batch of have to undergo mandatory mili- Training will start soon after Trainees with hypertension either vote, told the Standard: Garcia, an American lawyer, and Qataris who enrolled for man- tary training for three to four the morning prayers and will con- and diabetics will be given spe- “Absolutely not. I had no feeling said he should proceed with his datory military service started months, according to a law intro- tinue until noon. In the evening, cial attention, and get a special anything was going on then and investigations despite the misgiv- their training at a camp in Al duced recently. the trainees will attend lectures trainer and medical care. I still have no feeling that there ings of some Fifa members. Shamal yesterday. On the first day, the trainees and take part in sports like foot- Colonel Ali Mohamed Al was corruption during this vote.” “It was only after the (executive During the first three days they were briefed about the impor- ball, basketball and swimming. Rumehi, commander of the D’Hooghe, who led the unsuc- committee) meeting that I heard will be informed about rules and tance of punctuality and commit- The lectures will cover topics national service battalion, said cessful joint Belgium/Holland bid that some people were not pre- conditions that must be followed ment. They were given uniforms, such as first aid and the dangers that there was good attendance for 2018, added that many within pared to accept Garcia,” he said. during the training, and physical boots and other things needed of weapons of mass destruction. on the first day and only five of Fifa felt continued British criti- “It is very clear. We, the execu- activities will begin on Sunday, for the training, said Brigadier A special programme will be the registered trainees were cism of the bid process was “partly tive committee, had proposed to Brigadier Mohamed Misfir Al Al Aayadi. implemented for those who are absent. sour grapes” over the rejection congress to establish an ethical Aayadi, commander of the Al Until Saturday evening the overweight, and their health He said the trainees were com- of England’s 2018 offer and that committee and I would not con- Shamal training camp, told Al trainees will be allowed to go home condition and medical reports mitted and punctual and reported no matter how much football’s sider taking that responsibility Sharq. and return, and from Sunday they will be taken into consideration, on time at the camp. world governing body reformed away from Mr Garcia. All Qatari men aged 18 to 35 will stay at the training camp. Brigadier Al Aayadi said. THE PENINSULA its structure, it would never AFP WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Emir meets IOC president Over 1.3m tourists visited Qatar in 2013 GCC region remains largest source of visitors: QTA

DOHA: Qatar’s tourism sector are impressive, we have to look growth in the leisure sector. surged ahead in 2013 with an beyond numbers and continue the Activities in the sector include increase in the number of visi- shift towards quality, sustainable seasonal festivals, international tors from 1.2m in 2012 to more tourism. We are achieving these performances and family enter- than 1.3m, according to figures results through expanded public- tainment, international and released by Qatar Tourism private and public-public part- regional exhibitions and confer- Authority (QTA) yesterday. nerships that are driving sector ences and world-class sporting Data also revealed that regional growth via new opportunities. events in Qatar. visitors increased by 14.4 percent, “QTA is committed through the The tourism sector made many with the greatest volumes from Qatar National Tourism Sector achievements in 2013 with regard The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday met Thomas Bach, President of International Olympic Saudi Arabia, followed by the Strategy 2030 to continuing the to its development and promot- Committee (IOC) and member of the DOSB executive board, and his delegation at Al Bahr Palace. Talks dealt UAE, with Kuwait continuing its development of the tourism sec- ing Qatar as a destination of with means of boosting cooperation. high growth rate at over 35 per- tor while allowing the country choice. These include compre- cent compared to the last quarter and Qataris to reap benefits of a hensive plans, policies and regula- of 2012. rich and diversified tourism sec- tions, sectorial capacity building, International arrivals increased tor,” he added. diversification and development by 9 percent, with an increase in The average hotel occupancy of Qatar’s tourism product and business arrivals from Asia at 14 rate rose from 60 percent to 65 service portfolio, and expanding AUE to use Nexans’ expertise percent. percent, despite additional rooms market exposure. The largest source of tourists added to the market. This corre- “2013 was a turning point in DOHA: The Arab Union of remains the GCC region with sponds to an overall increase of the history of the tourism indus- Electricity (AUE) yester- 1,090,239 visitors; followed by Asia QR411.13m in revenues (+13 per- try in Qatar. On an institutional day signed a memorandum of (152,476), Europe (35,861), non- cent) in four- and five-star hotels. level, QTA launched the Project understanding (MoU) with GCC Arab countries (34,093), and These performance improve- Management Office to ensure Qatar International Cables Africa (4,045), arriving on busi- ments bring four- and five-star timely implementation of strat- Company, a Nexans company at ness or tourist visas. hotel annual earnings to QR3.58bn. egy initiatives and started an Kahramaa headquarters. “There is no doubt that Qatar Four and five-star hotels make up institutional transformation It was signed by Engineer Essa has made great strides in pro- 11,717 of 13,551 rooms in Qatar. programme. bin Hilal Al Kuwari, Chairman moting its tourism sector and A recovering global economy “On the industry level, stake- of the union and Kahramaa’s attracting a greater number and an influx of companies sup- holders are engaged and the pri- President, and Charles-Edouard of visitors. Tourism remains a porting Qatar’s infrastructure vate sector is leading the change Mellagui, Nexans Country significant economic driver for development drove the tourism in the sector,” said Hassan Al Manager and CEO of Qatar Qatar,” said QTA Chairman, Issa sector forward in 2013. Ibrahim, QTA Director, Strategy International Cables Company bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi. A diverse range of events and Development and Head of the (QICC), in the presence of senior “There is much to accomplish activities in Qatar, and increased Tourism Industry Development officials from both organisations. towards our goal of 7m visitors regional and international pro- Committee. Nexans will provide financial by 2030. While the 2013 figures motion during 2013 also pushed THE PENINSULA support and technical know- how to the union for its pro- grammes and activities for one Officials at the signing ceremony. year. It includes support to ongo- ing programmes and workshops being organised by the union union and we believe the union add new chapters to the business Aspire’s ‘Identifying Champions’ forum opens and Nexans will help achieve the will add new dimensions to its partnership. union’s goals with its vast techni- activities and operations across The MoU will grant Nexans DOHA: Aspire Talent Identification Conference It is focusing on research on the scientific basis of cal expertise and solutions. Arab countries, along with exper- free membership in the union entitled ‘Identifying Champions’, organised by talent identification, develop collaborative research Nexans will pay $100,000 to the tise of Nexans,” said Al Kuwari. for one year and members and Aspire Zone Foundation, opened yesterday. links to improve talent identification practices and union to support its programmes Mellagui said QICC, a Nexan’s Nexans will place its name and The two-day conference assembles sport scien- processes. The first day’s three-hour session from and activities. company, is delighted to collabo- logo in the union’s publications tists, researchers and practitioners to discuss latest 9.30am featured speakers from Qatar, the UK, “By this collaboration, Nexans rate with the union and Nexans and reports with immediate research, models and practices in identifying sport Australia and Singapore. They highlighted inter- will work like a member of the believe that our association will effect. THE PENINSULA talents, at Aspire Auditorium, organisers said. national talent identification models. QNA WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Sheikh Hamad bin Abdulla Al Thani, Senior Business Development Manager, Vodafone Qatar (right), with Colonel Abdulrahman Ali Al Malki, Assistant Director of Information Systems at the Interior Ministry. Vodafone customers can access Metrash2 services DOHA: Vodafone and the access to Metrash,” said Colonel applications and approvals, que- Ministry of Interior yester- Abdulrahman Ali Al Malki, ries on issues such as status of day announced that Vodafone Assistant Director of Information application, valid visa for use, visa customers can now access Systems at the ministry. violation and used visas. Metrash2 services. Vodafone customers will have Residency services include “We are delighted that our the option of signing up to the issuance of exit permits for com- customers can now sign up to basic Metrash services that pro- pany-sponsored or personally- Metrash2 and access the huge vides information such as the sponsored individuals, renewal of amount of services from the com- status of their documents, expiry residency permit for both, cancel- fort of their home or office. and renewal dates through text lation of the residency, changing “Vodafone always aims to pro- message. data of expatriates’ passports and vide its customers with hassle With Metrash2, customers, separation of dependents from an -free services and Metrash2 is via their smartphones, can have expatriate’s passport. a major addition to our range of access to 60 services, including Other services customers can services,” said Sheikh Hamad bin information about traffic-related, get include activation and renewal Abdulla Al Thani, Senior Business visit visa and residency services. of the e-Gate card and queries on Development Manager, Vodafone Traffic information customers travel movements, owned compa- Qatar. To activate Metrash2, will get include renewal of driv- nies, number of expatriates under customers need to send an SMS ing licences, replacement of lost sponsorship and owned vehicles. (from a mobile registered in their driving licences, vehicle road per- Metrash2 users can look for the name) to 92992 with their Qatari mit, vehicle exit permit, transfer ministry’s service centres from ID number and expiry date. of vehicle ownership, transfer of their smartphone for communica- “The ministry always strives number plates and certificates for tion. They will get instant noti- to provide citizens and resi- various purposes. fications through SMS on their dents with convenient serv- Visit visa, under personal and registered mobile number, indi- ices and it is important to us corporate sponsorships, infor- cating the status of their applica- that Vodafone’s customers gain mation include follow-up of tions. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME 25pc of kids aged 6-12 years suffer from bedwetting

DOHA: A study by Primary Corporation (HMC) on the Qatari students between six the clinical problem. parents,” she stressed. parents and a response rate of Health Care Corporation prevalence of nocturnal enu- and 12 years, has found that One of the core researchers, The study among 256 chil- 98 percent was obtained. (PHCC) and Hamad Medical resis — bedwetting — among 25 percent of them suffer from Dr Mansoura Fawaz S Ismail, dren from government primary Besides determining the PHCC Consultant of Family schools reveals that the overall prevalence of nocturnal enu- Medicine, said nocturnal enu- prevalence of bedwetting is 25 resis, the study also reflects on resis is a very common clinical percent and higher in boys (13.7 how parents perceive it in their problem in children. percent) than in girls (11.3 per- children and their knowledge of “Although it is a benign symp- cent) and the prevalence declines the causes. tom, it causes substantial distress with age. The study says most par- and presents significant psycho- A questionnaire over the ticipants (70.3 percent) said social problems for children and phone was discussed with their children refused to see a physician. “Enuresis affects chil- dren’s self-esteem. They get embarrassed, shy, emotional or hesitant to spend the night away from home,” Dr Ismail said. Nearly one-third (31.2 percent) of parents reacted to their chil- dren’s problem by using punishment. “Nocturnal enuresis is defined as the involuntary voiding of urine once in a great while, monthly on occasion, two to four times weekly and nightly beyond the age at which blad- der control is normally attained (five years). “Primary nocturnal enuresis is seen in three quarters of them while secondary nocturnal enuresis in 25 percent of them,” Dr Ismail said. Nocturnal enuresis is a disturbing problem, which may affect child’s self- respect and self-esteem and should be seriously considered. Parents having children with nocturnal enuresis are encouraged to consult their family physicians. Based on consultation, a range of treatments could be advised, including bed alarm, drug treatment, which will decrease all aspects of burdens of the problem, including low self-esteem, general anxi- ety, social fears and sad- ness that affect the child and the family. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Disaster management camp opens in Al Khor 300 volunteers to be trained at 10-day event

DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent but also across the region.” Maadheed, Chairman, QRC, and (QRC) yesterday announced He urged everyone to make the Vice-President, International the opening of its Fifth Disaster most out of this valuable knowl- Federation of Red Cross and Red Management Camp at Al Khor edge and participate in future dis- Crescent for Asia (IFRC). Marine Scout Camp. aster preparedness programmes Rashid bin Saad Al Mohannadi, Eagerly awaited by national and of QRC. Director, QRC’s Al Khor Branch international government and “I invite everyone to join hands and Camp Manager, said the non-governmental organisations, with us in mobilising resources to camp involves participants from the camp is widely recognised as build a family and society where several Qatar government and the only Arabic-speaking special- the culture of preparedness is a non-governmental organisations, ised training on such a scale. norm of conduct, not mere theo- IFRC, International Committee It seeks to create a culture of retical information,” he said. of the Red Cross (ICRC), the UN disaster preparedness in Qatari Over 10 days, 300 volunteers and the GCC Secretariat-General. society and educate citizens on will be trained in the best tech- “It is also attended by rep- how to deal with emergencies. niques to respond to disasters resentatives of more than 20 In his keynote speech at the effectively, focusing on aspects national Red Crescent socie- opening ceremony, Saleh bin Ali such as first aid, sheltering, water ties from the Middle East and Al Mohannadi, QRC Secretary- supply and sanitation, earthquake North Africa region and nearly General, said, “Over years, the risk reduction, sphere standards, 45 disaster management train- camp has gained more and more restoring family links, and secure ers and experts,” he told a Press sponsors and partners by virtue access. conference. Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani receiving Amina Mohmed (centre) and Davis Kimutai Chirchir on Monday. of the important and special skills The camp will feature a lec- One of the chief partici- it addresses. ture ‘Humanitarian Action in pants is Dr Hossam Faysal, “The camp is an event that dis- an Ever-Changing World’ by Dr IFRC’s Disaster Management tinguishes QRC not only in Qatar, Mohamed bin Ghanem Al Ali Al Coordinator for Mena. He described it as a remarkable event Qatari businessmen keen to explore that helps instil disaster prepar- edness mentality. “We have many partnerships investment opportunities in Kenya with QRC, such as the disas- ter response legal basis last DOHA: The Qatari board member, Sheikh Abdallah invited members to visit Kenya December, as well as information Businessmen Association bin Thani Al Thani, Dr Hussain to explore business and invest- sharing and coordination globally. (QBA) hosted on Monday a Al Abdallah, QBA member, ment opportunities. This is not our first time to be luncheon at the majlis of Sheikh Abdulsalam Issa Abu Issa and Kenya is rich with opportuni- here. Year after year, things are Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani, Sarah Abdallah, QBA Deputy ties and possibilities of trade and on the improvement, and attend- Second Deputy Chairman of General Manager. investment in various sectors, ances are getting more diverse,” the association, in honour of the QBA members welcomed including agriculture, transport, he said. high-level Kenyan delegation, the delegation and stressed the infrastructure and energy. The programme includes headed by Ambassador Amina importance of the visit in term of Diplomatic relations between theoretical knowledge through Mohmed, Cabinet Secretary, increasing economic cooperation Qatar and Kenya were estab- lectures, workshops and group the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between both countries. lished in 2003, and several discussions, as well as hands-on and International Trade, QBA leaders said Qatari agreements have been signed training through practice and and Davis Kimutai Chirchir, businessmen are interested to to strengthen relations, includ- coaching. Cabinet Secretary, the Ministry discover investment opportuni- ing an agreement on avoidance The camp will conclude with a of Energy. ties in Kenya and establish new of double taxation and preven- practical simulation of a disaster The event was attended by projects in various sectors. tion of financial evasion, and an Volunteers registering for the camp. management scenario. Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al The ambassador stressed the agreement on Kenyan labourers THE PENINSULA Thani, QBA Chairman, Sheikh need for maintaining friendly in Qatar. Nawaf bin Nasser Al Thani, QBA relations between both sides and THE PENINSULA Ooredoo unveils Hala Smart campaign DOHA: Ooredoo yes- surfing the Web as much as for calls mobile Internet services. terday announced the and SMS. Hala Smart Weekly packs also launch of Hala Smart With the upgrade, the Hala Smart include improved out-of-bundle local campaign to give prepaid 10 and 15 packs include 60MB of calling rates, reducing the standard customers more value Internet mobile data, a major boost local calling rate from 55 dirhams and data, as the company from the previously available 5MB to 35 per minute. This means cus- rolls out the next phase and 10MB allowance in the old packs. tomers can benefit from lower local of the #OoredooSmart The Hala Smart 25 and 40 packs calling rates after the consumption of campaign. include 250MB of Internet mobile their free minutes in the Hala Smart Hala Smart Weekly data, giving customers more time bundle. Packs are prepaid weekly than ever online. To subscribe to the service, cus- bundles and include a mix- Ooredoo estimates around one tomers can send an SMS reading ture of local and interna- million customers are using mobile ‘WP [amount]’ (example ‘WP 25’ tional minutes, SMS and data regularly, and is transforming to the shortcode 121. Hala Smart mobile data – a full week’s its product portfolio to ensure cus- Weekly packs renew automatically. communication – with a tomers in Qatar enjoy full value from THE PENINSULA range of plans priced at QR10, QR15, QR25 and QR40. As with the recently- updated Shahry Smart service, Ooredoo has supercharged Hala Weekly Packs, adding a ‘smart’ ele- ment for the new genera- tion of customers who use their mobile phones for Qatar attends Quran contest Ooredoo’s 10 Percent Bonus in Kuwait Credit Ends 30 April 2014! DOHA: Qatar is taking part in the fifth Kuwait International Prize for Holy Quran memorisa- Ooredoo would like to remind customers tion and recitation which opened in Kuwait under that its popular Hala 10% Bonus Credit the patronage of the Promotion is set to end on 30 April 2014. Emir H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah. Abdulaziz Saeed Halwan After this date, customers will no longer is representing Qatar in the full recitation of receive the bonus credit when they recharge Quran category, along with 107 contestants from 57 their Hala accounts via the Ooredoo website countries. The opening ceremony or our nationwide network of Self Service included a documentary on previous competitions Machines (SSMs). and achievements of par- ticipants. An exhibition of publications on Quranic sciences is being held on You can still take advantage of this offer the sidelines. throughout April, enjoying an extra boost Qatar’s Yusuf Asheer had taken second position when you top-up online. among 83 contestants from 50 Islamic countries in the fourth edition of the com- petition. QNA WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QRC completes relief projects for Syrian refugees in Iraq Clean water, other facilities for Dar Shukran and Arbat camps in Kurdistan

DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC), in conjunction with United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), has completed two relief projects for Syrian refu- gees in Iraqi Kurdistan through the delivery of clean water to Dar Shukran and Arbat refugee camps, with a total budget of about $793,000. Qatari artist Hassan Al Mullah working on a painting. QRC procured and installed 500 solar-powered water heaters in Dar Shukran camp to meet 50 paintings by Al Mullah the everyday hot water needs of the camp’s 10,000 inhabitants, or 50 litres per family. The project on display at Katara also covered the camp’s school, clinic, and administrative units. DOHA: A n ex h ibition of pa i nt- details, among the people who Beneficiaries were also educated ings by Qatari artist Hassan occupied his memory and were on optimised consumption of such Al Mullah opens tonight at the heroes of the scenes that vital resources. Katara, Building 22. marked deeply in his conscience. In the Sulaymaniyah-based Al Mullah is a creative pio- He delves into the abstract Arbat camp, a pipeline network neer who has played an impor- style as black and white colours was built to provide clean drink- tant role in the founding of the overshadow most of his art- ing water for 2,560 refugees, as Qatar fine arts movement and works, while stark colours are well as a school, a clinic, and creating a prominent place for prominent in some of his other administrative units. Qatari art internationally. works. QRC first conducted a needs In the exhibition which runs Al Mullah also integrates in analysis and initiated the pro- until April 30, he presents to his his paintings the Arabic script gramme, which is the first to sup- audience 50 paintings he still with Arabic geometric shapes, port refugees there keeps. and employs many other artistic Lasting from December 2013 to The paintings express a vari- materials and objects. this April, the project cost about A QRC community mobiliser visiting refugees. ety of topics, revealing various Al Mullah was born in 1951 $793,000 and 30 percent of it is stages of his life and the influ- in Doha and completed his art paid by QRC and the remaining ence of various schools of art on studies at School of Fine Arts, by Unicef. number of refugees in Iraqi multifaceted partnership to sup- QRC and Unicef have had col- him, from realism to surrealism Baghdad. An active member The projects are part of an Kurdistan reached about 227,000 port humanitarian issues, espe- laborative partnerships in several to abstraction and others. and leader of Qatar Fine Arts agreement to support Syrian since the beginning of the Syrian cially those related to children in humanitarian areas, the latest of His paintings confirm his Society, he participated in many refugees in the Kurdish region, crisis. the health and education fields. Dr which was a children’s vaccina- interest in the beauty of the local and international exhibi- a continuation of QRC’s humani- Earlier this year, Saleh bin Ali Al Ziq praised Qatar’s humanitar- tion programme costing $10m, local culture, from his early tions and cultural festivals. tarian work in Syria’s neighbours Al Mohannadi, QRC’s Secretary- ian support and efforts across the to face the deteriorating health childhood as he lived among old He presented his first solo — Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. General, met Unicef representa- world, including the Arab region. conditions of 4.5m Syrian children houses and fishing boats and the exhibition in 1988 in Doha. According to United Nations tive to the Gulf states, Dr Ibrahim He also praised Qatar’s humani- directly affected by the persisting natural environment in all its THE PENINSULA High Commissioner for Refugees Al Ziq at QRC’s headquarters. tarian organisations for their conflict in their country. reports in early March, the They discussed a broader and relief and development work. THE PENINSULA

‘Open-skies’ QNRF seminar reviews findings of health projects deal signed DOHA: Qatar National produce cutting-edge and seri- Research Fund (QNRF) hosted ous research in the biomedical with Costa Rica the second in the series of and health field. Not only is the Qatar Foundation Research research QNRF is supporting DOHA: The Minister of and Development (QFR&D) relevant to the needs of Qatar, Transport H E Jassim Seif seminars in which key findings but results will contribute to Ahmed Al Sulaiti and Costa with regard to health projects knowledge globally,” she said. Rica’s Foreign Minister Enrique were revealed. Dr Suhaila Ghuloum, Senior Castillo yesterday signed an air The Research Outcome Consultant Psychiatrist, transport agreement. Seminars (ROS) give research- Rumaillah Hospital, Hamad The ‘open-skies’ deal entitles ers a platform to shed light on Medical Corporation and Qatar Airways to operate flights results of QNRF-funded cutting- Assistant Professor, Weill between Doha and Costa Rica edge research. Cornell Medical College in Qatar via any intermediate point, and Focussing on biomedical and (WCMC-Q), presented her study with full traffic rights for pas- health research, four research- on determining the prevalence sengers and freight. The signing ers presented in-depth findings of major mental health disorders ceremony was attended by Costa on topics in the field that could among people between 18 and Rican Ambassador Luis Alberto benefit the population in Qatar 65 years in Qatar. The research Guillin Downing. QNA and have an impact globally. has contributed to the develop- QNRF, in its second phase of ment of Qatar National Mental development since its inception Health Strategy and is guiding Katara art in 2006, aims to focus on the implementation plans. outcome and impact of research Dr Laith Abu-Raddad, Dr Abdallah Al Nasser, Head and Senior Consultant, Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Department, Hamad forum opens projects funded by it by accel- Associate Professor of Public General Hospital, addressing the seminar. erating the dissemination of Health, WCMC-Q, presented his DOHA: The first edition of research results through out- work on HIV. His study exam- Dr Nasser Mostafa Rizk, He said as more knowledge is Alliance. His team used childhood Katara Art Forum opened reach initiatives. ined why those infected with HIV Associate Professor of Human gained, the findings can be taken acute lymphoblastic leukaemia as yesterday under the theme Dr Thenaa K Said, Programme and another infection, such as Physiology, Pathophysiology and to a medicinal chemist who can a model to uncover the biology of ‘Architecture and Art: Power Manager for Biomedical and malaria, have a higher concentra- Endocrinology, College of Arts then help target pathways and childhood cancer and looked at of place as motive for art Health Sciences at QNRF, said tion of the HIV virus and are able and Sciences, Qatar University, develop better interventions. resources in Middle Eastern and innovation’. biomedical and health research to more easily pass the sickness presented results of his team’s Dr Abdallah Al Nasser, neighbouring countries. Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al is a very important element in to others, increasing the risk of research that had found a bet- Head and Senior Consultant of The first seminar in the ROS Sulaiti, General Manager, Katara, fostering a research culture in epidemics in regions such as sub- ter way to predict the course of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology series was held last December welcomed participants at the Qatar. Saharan Africa, where contagious diabetes by comparing metabo- Department, Hamad General and featured projects on energy two-day forum which is discuss- “The projects presented today diseases other than HIV are most lites, the products of metabolism, Hospital, spoke about a study by and the environment. ing studies on the dual concept of highlight Qatar’s potential to common. of diabetics versus non-diabetics. Middle East Childhood Cancer THE PENINSULA place and motive and the role of place in igniting innovation. Dr Al Sulaiti said the host- ing of the event by Katara stems from its interest in architectural arts as reflected particularly in Megamart opens flagship store Arab Islamic history and Middle Eastern history in general, and Katara’s strategy to invest in at 01 Mall in Abu Hamour educational and cultural input in aesthetic and innovative values. DOHA: Under the patronage no supermarkets which could He said the forum seeks to open of Sheikh Nawaf Nasser bin offer the local population a wide windows in the fields of human Khaled Al Thani, Chairman variety of products and exem- creativity and cultural heritage. & CEO, Nasser Bin Khaled plary service. Considering this, we Dr Mohammed bin Hamouda Holding, the owners of decided to open our biggest store Farid Al Zahi presented papers Megamart have opened their here and aim to set a very high on Islamic architecture, urbanism new flagship store at 01 Mall in benchmark”. and Arab art. Abu Hamour. The new Megamart will have Katara has published a book With an extensive floor area customary sections for fresh containing papers presented in of 28,000sqft, the store hopes fruits, vegetables, fish and meat, the fields of innovation and imagi- to attract a distinct clientele of which are popular among existing nation. It highlights the fact that those who live in and around the customers who frequently visit every civilisation has its features area and others from Doha and various branches throughout the and characters and Arab-Islamic plans to offer a premium shopping country. civilisation has its distinct art, experience to all. Being their biggest store in architecture, engineering and Speaking at the opening cer- Qatar, Megamart at the mall aesthetics manifested in archi- Sheikh Nawaf Nasser bin Khaled Al Thani (fourth left), Chairman & CEO of Nasser Bin Khaled Holding, L T Pagarani emony, Devi Das Aswani, General hopes to provide an ambiance of tecture and construction styles of (third left), Hussain Al Siddiqi (second left), Deputy CEO, Nasser Bin Khaled Holding, and Devi Das Aswani, General Manager, Megamart, said: “Even tranquility to shop and choose mosques, hospitals, libraries and Manager, Megamart (left) with other officials cutting a cake during the inauguration of Megamart in the 01 Mall in though Abu Hamour has a sizable from a wide array of food and castles which reflect the unique number of Qatari and expatriate other products from all over the character of this civilisation. Abu Hamour on Monday. PICTURE: KAMUTTY VP families living here, there were world. 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DOHA: A report by information on many important Among students, 61 percent Dr Hamda Al Sulaiti, Evaluation Institute of the aspects of schooling for the aca- have expressed satisfaction with Director of the institute, said, Supreme Education Council demic year 2012-2013. activities provided at schools. “The new version of the report (SEC) has revealed that 80 It includes information about Students at international in its ninth consecutive year percent of parents are satis- students, parents, teachers, schools spend 7.2 hours a week provides an objective view of the fied with the education pro- principals, leaders, educational doing home work, while at pri- reality of education in Qatar, as vided for their children. services and facilities, evalua- vate Arabic schools they spend it includes specific details about The ninth Annual Report on tion of practices and teaching 6.4 hours and at Independent the entire educational process Education at schools in Qatar is methods, homework and stu- schools 5.9 hours. International and its sectors. The updated based on Independent schools, dents’ academic achievements schools have an average of 21 information in the report about private Arabic schools and and important information on teaching hours per week, pri- schools provides a good oppor- international schools. trends in student behaviour. vate Arabic schools teach for tunity to analyse information, According to the report, 75 On average schools have 45 16.5 hours and Independent engage in dialogue and discus- percent of parents are satisfied percent Qatari students, 35 schools for 13.6 hours. sions to enable right decision- www.swiss-belhotel.com with the curriculum taught at percent Arabs, and 20 percent Meanwhile, 94 percent of making regarding intended Tel schools and 82 percent of par- non-Arabs and only two per- principals have expressed sat- educational development, which ents have expressed satisfaction cent of children have learning isfaction over student behav- we all strive to make a true sup- Fax over how schools deal with their difficulties. And an average of iour and discipline, while only porter of sustainable develop- children. QR13,026 is spent on a student 65 teachers have expressed ment in the country.” The report provides data and by the family. satisfaction. THE PENINSULA Tel Fax Tips for researchers in health field Brookings Doha Tel DOHA: Aspects to be considered and competitiveness in transforming inven- Fax Energy Forum steps needed by researchers from inven- tions into innovations is very important tions to innovations were discussed at to HMC because it is conducting a lot the fourth Academic Health System of research. In addition to the practice opens today Lecture in 2014 at Hamad Medical of medicine, doctors are involved in the Tollfree Corporation (HMC). development of new tools, methods and DOHA: The Brookings Doha Center (BDC) Obtaining intellectual property rights to medical procedures, and all these have the Fax held a gala dinner yesterday at 7pm at new inventions, which will exclude others potential to be moved into the market as Museum of Islamic Art Atrium. from copying them, and enable firms and innovations,” he said. It gathered about 300 guests, including individuals to invest resources needed to Prior to his appointment at QF in Tel leaders in academia, business, government, transform them to innovations, were dis- March 2013, Dr Stenehjem was direc- Fax civil society and the media, and participants cussed by Dr Erik Stenehjem, Executive tor of the US-based Lawrence Livermore in the two-day Brookings Doha Energy Forum Director, Intellectual Property and National Laboratory’s industrial part- which opens today at the Four Seasons Hotel. Technology Transfer, at Qatar Foundation. nerships office, responsible for moving The dinner featured an introduction and “Inventions are ideas created by leading-edge technologies developed by Tel welcome remarks by Salman Shaikh, Director, research, while innovations are products laboratory scientists and engineers into Fax BDC. He discussed the role and values of think available to all of us, such as new therapies the marketplace. tanks in Qatar and the Middle East, describ- or treatments for diseases. Strengthening THE PENINSULA ing them as a “public good.” He cited BDC as a valuable resource for Tel Qatar as the country works towards Qatar Fax National Vision 2030. Uniform policy for universities, colleges urged The event also featured speeches by six www.doha.hilton.com individuals working to achieve the Vision. Continued from page 1 related to e-Education, and weak partici- They were Fahad Al Attiya, Chairman, Qatar Some others asked for a common policy pation of parents and guardians in the Tel +974 44233333 National Food Security Programme, Raed for all universities and colleges and more education process. Al Emadi, CEO, Qatar Business Incubation coordination between them. Some felt that The priorities included giving more Fax +974 44233000 Center, Khalifa Al Haroon, Founder & CEO, there is an overlapping of powers between importance to Arabic language, involving ILoveQatar.net, Reem Al Harmi, Columnist, Education Institute and Evaluation families in education process, development Ammar Mohammed, Social Media Expert, and Institute at SEC. of citizens’ skills and the curriculum and Fatima Al Dosari, Human Rights Advocate. Some participants called for a strict more focus on student discipline. They discussed how their work contributes policy to differentiate students perform- About 150 people attended the session, to Qatar’s development. Hamad Al Amari ing well and those not efficient. including the Minister of Energy and served as Master of Ceremonies. The initial findings of SEC’s online sur- Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh “The centre was privileged to host an vey were presented at the meeting. The Al Sada, the Minister of Economy and influential group of Qatari and Doha-based survey asked two questions: What are the Commerce H E Ahmed bin Jassim bin scholars, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and challenges facing education currently? Mohammed Al Thani, the Minister of Tel businessmen at its gala,” said Shaikh. What are the priority areas for the com- Labour and Social Affairs H E Dr Abdullah Fax “As the centre continues to expand its scale ing period? bin Saleh Al Khulaifi, the Minister of and scope of research, we are honoured to The main challenges identified by Development Planning and Statistics H increase our capacity to benefit Qatar, regional respondents were shortage of Qatari E Dr Saleh Mohammed Salim Al Nabit, society, and the international community.” teachers, insufficient financial incentives, the President of Qatar University Sheikha THE PENINSULA long working hours, school transportation, bint Abdullah Al Missned and senior SEC Tel lack of motivation for students, problems officials. THE PENINSULA Fax

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Tel FROM LEFT: Dr Marcellina Mian (WCMC-Q), Dr Khalid A Alyafei (HMC), Dr Jeffrey M Ring (White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles), Dr Jamal Fax Rashid Al Khanji (Supreme Council of Health), Dr Robert C Like (Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey) and Dr Ravinder Mamtani (WCMC-Q) discuss cultural competence in healthcare at the symposium.

DOHA: A symposium by Healthcare Quality and Patient competence and patient-centred spoke about education and Weill Cornell Medical College Safety and acting CEO of the care. He said, “Differences in research in the field of cultural in Qatar (WCMC-Q) recently Supreme Council of Health’s language, cultural background competence. discussed the practice of med- Qatar Council for Healthcare and ethnicity can be barriers to Dr Khalid A Alyafei, icine in international settings, Practitioners. care, but with training, health- Programme Director, Tel challenges posed by language Dr Ravinder Mamtani, care providers can transcend Paediatric Emergency Medicine Fax barriers and cultural sensi- Associate Dean for Global and them and help patients access Fellowship, Hamad Medical tivities and strategies to miti- Public Health, WCMC-Q, said the care they need. Corporation (HMC), spoke on gate the issues to provide the that published reports had “The fact that cultural com- ‘The Role of Health Education best possible healthcare for revealed that about 190 lan- petency training is being intro- in Patient Safety Competencies’. Tel patients from a diverse range guages are spoken in Qatar. duced with a country-wide Maha Elnashar, Director, Fax of backgrounds. The Center for Cultural approach in Qatar means there Center for Cultural Competence US experts visited WCMC-Q Competence in Healthcare was is an opportunity for it to be in Healthcare, said, “Our aim to speak at the country’s first established at WCMC-Q in 2008 truly transformative to have with the symposium was to www.renaissancedoha.com cultural competence in health- to provide training in cultural a positive effect on healthcare support the ongoing process of care symposium. competence for students and outcome.” building understanding between Tel +974 44195000 The one-day event ‘Culturally healthcare practitioners, he Dr Jeffrey M Ring, Director healthcare practitioners and Fax +974 44195100 Competent Patient-Centred said. of Behavioural Sciences and patients, no matter where in the Healthcare: A Special Focus Dr Robert C Like, Professor Cultural Medicine, White world they come from or what on Qatar’, was hosted by the and Director of Center for Memorial Medical Center, language they speak. It was very Department of Global and Healthy Families and Cultural and Clinical Professor of encouraging to see so many Public Health. It opened with Diversity, Rutgers Robert Wood Family Medicine, Keck School healthcare providers share a keynote address by Dr Jamal Johnson Medical School, New of Medicine, University of experiences and knowledge.” Rashid Al Khanji, Director of Jersey, the US, spoke on cultural Southern California, the US, THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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DWARD Snowden long ago claimed that his mission was a huge success. It’s unlikely that even President Barack Obama would dispute his claim. Almost Ea year after the startling revelations by the NSA whistle-blower and the release of classified documents by him China, US compete at sea to several media outlets, the US is continuing to feel the pain of those disclosures. And this pain is likely to continue until BY JONATHAN POWER the Obama administration treats itself by launching serious denial” rather than “sea control”. reforms to curb the metadata collection by the spying agency. It is unlikely in the foreseeable future For any pain, the treatment is unavoidable and must be OTH Russia and China feel that China will be able to threaten its prompt. It seems Washington has woken up to the urgency themselves under threat from immediate neighbours. Nevertheless, the US- and their people are China has or will soon have enough The balance of power and is aware of the huge consequences any delay would Bclearly behind their govern- naval strength to remind the US that trigger. Snowden’s revelations have hit US technology firms ments on this. any serious conflict could quickly lead is beginning to shift in hard – in fact more lethally than they had expected. They are Not without reason. Nato has pushed to all out war. China’s favour. It has losing business worth billions of dollars as foreign companies itself up to Russia’s borders. Clearly the US should do all it can to are losing faith in them due to fear of leakage of their vital China feels encircled by US naval avoid conflict at sea. There are no US been able to redeploy deployments armed with nuclear interests in the Western Pacific that data and are transferring business outside the US. weapons in the East China and South would make it worth it. Nor does the US forces, once in the In keeping with the pubic and business mood, President China seas together with the US’s wide have military primacy vis a vis China. north aimed at Russia, Obama and Congress are said to be moving closer to a network of defence relationships with Even without its (small) armoury of consensus on how to respond to the Snowden disclosures. China’s neighbours. If it came to war long distance nuclear missiles China to other parts of China. What is needed is a complete overhaul of the data collection the US could incinerate many Chinese has a convincing enough deterrent at It is increasing its system, in a way that will restore public and business cities before China realised it was under sea. Already there is an effective mili- attack and could launch its own modest tary balance. defence budget rapidly, confidence. Superficial measures will not help to repair the armoury of nuclear missiles. Why should America need its bygone albeit from a low base. damage that has been caused, the reason being that the China may be a capitalist state now primacy at sea? It doesn’t. Why would damage is very huge. but many of its views are still hostage China seek to become the hegemon of However, it spends only The president has proposed to old time Marxist views which leads East Asia? It knows it can’t. 2 percent of its national that bulk telephone metadata many to think that the West seeks to The US may not have primacy any remain with the phone exploit the rest of longer but it will long be powerful income on defence as The Obama the world. This enough put a halt to a desire for hegem- companies. To get access in all leads them to ony on China’s part, although there is against the US’s 4.7 administration but emergencies, the government conclude that as little or no evidence that China has percent and its spending would need an order from the China rises the such ambition. At most China wants is facing huge Foreign Intelligence Surveillance America has US will feel com- to see the Monroe Doctrine lite. is only one fifth of Court, and queries would be pelled to resist- All of the Western countries and America’s. no choice but ironically a China’s neighbours have much more challenges on limited to two hops from the to learn to conclusion which valuable economic interests in China the issue of original search, to prevent many conserva- than the West did with Russia dur- unbridled fishing expeditions. It’s treat China tive Western ana- ing Cold War years or Europe did with decade a dangerous and self-defeating NSA reforms. indeed a good idea, and can help as a political lysts share. Germany in the years leading up to the consensus seems to be emerging in the dispel doubts. But will foreign The balance of First and Second World Wars. They US that China is becoming the biggest governments and companies equal- a policy it power is begin- cannot afford for these economic and threat to the US’s international posi- ning to shift in financial links to unwind without caus- tion. But there are great dangers in be satisfied with this action? should have also China’s favour. It ing severe damage to their own econo- this. Creeping tit for tat rivalry would It’s highly unlikely. The government can still devise secret implemented with has been able to mies. The same goes for China. A good be self-destructive for both sides. If measures to access the data and it would take another redeploy forces, part of China’s savings are held in the political relations descended into some Snowden to disclose them. Russia when the once in the north US and Europe. sort of Cold War neither side would The latest disclosures on NSA snooping show that not all Cold War ended. aimed at Russia, America has no choice but to learn to benefit. In a Cold War environment a of its actions were legally sanctioned. According to reports, to other parts treat China as a political equal- a policy hot war is always a possibility. of China. It is it should have also implemented with One can see some of the pitfalls the US intelligence chiefs have confirmed that the NSA has increasing its Russia when the Cold War ended. The ahead- a Taiwan that becomes more used a ‘back door’ in surveillance law to perform warrantless defence budget rapidly, albeit from a US has to accept that its authority in assertive about its independence, a searches on Americans’ communications. The NSA’s low base. However, it spends only 2% east Asia is going to be less than it used ratcheting up of China’s demand for collection programs are ostensibly targeted at foreigners, of its national income on defence as to be. President Barack Obama needs to control of the disputed small rocky but in August Britian’s The Guardian revealed a secret rule against the US’s 4.7% and its spending stamp on those who argue that main- islands in the Chinese seas, intrusive is only one fifth of America’s. taining and improving their country’s US naval exercises or disputes with change allowing NSA analysts to search for Americans’ China may not be able to project superior military position towards the Japan over maritime jurisdiction. details within the databases. much long distance naval power but it China is a principle political objective. It takes two to tango. Both sides have Spying is an integral part of every country’s existence can nearer home with its growing fleet The attempt to fashion a “pivot to a responsibility not take the first step. and Washington too will not take any action that will curtail of quiet submarines and surface ships. Asia” with a new base in northern Deep in its culture China has the belief its spying activity. That will be the challenge for Obama – These will stymie some of America’s Australia and plans to beef up the mili- that harmony is a great virtue. Both how to continue the spying and at the same time initiate power at a time of a fall in US military tary presence in east Asia was not a sides need to pay heed to that. spending. In the jargon this means “sea clever idea. Since the end of the last THE PENINSULA measures that will repair the damage. The other side Quote of Musharraf’s indictment the day

HISTORIC day it was a court judgment alone is unlikely to and grabbed power — back in October alone should face history’s judgment, or yesterday as for the first time deter a future dictator, the polity here 1999. Trying the former dictator for whether the many individuals whose col- ever a former army chief and has evolved and a trial could be the actions that were only possible because laboration was necessary for sanctifying Amilitary dictator stood before capstone of a new Pakistan in which of the original sin, the original coup, with- and perpetuating Musharraf’s rule ought The Palestinian a judge and faced charges of violating coups are much more unlikely for a out so much as a mention of the origi- to also face trial. leadership has the Constitution. Whether a trial of variety of reasons. nal sin is problematic, and inadequate. Nevertheless, a process is under Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the Now for the complications. As known Yes, the events of 1999 have gone way now and the immediate question unanimously approved Constitution will make it more difficult to one and all, Musharraf was indicted through a far more complicated legal is what will be its outcome. If indict- a decision to seek for future coup makers is an important for the November 2007 Emergency that path and validation than the events of ment took far too long, a trial itself with question, but not the only one. Surely, saw him try to extend his hold on power 2007, which were not sanctified by the Musharraf inside the country is still far membership of 15 if the Constitution is sacrosanct and the by ousting a superior judiciary that may courts or parliament, but there is a sim- from a certainty. The will-he, won’t-he UN agencies and democratic will of the people is to be have stood in the way of him gaining yet ple, undeniable fact that ought to hold: question has immediately taken centre protected as a foundational value of the another term as president. But, as also power was grabbed illegally in 1999 by stage: will Musharraf be allowed to travel international treaties, state, then a power grab in violation of known to one and all, nothing Musharraf Musharraf under the same Constitution abroad, thereby reducing the likelihood beginning with the the Constitution and democratic values did on Nov 3, 2007 would have been that he stands accused of violating in of a return to Pakistan ever again, or Fourth Geneva ought to be punished, as stipulated possible if it were not for the fact that he 2007. Furthermore, there must be ques- won’t he be allowed to do so? Mahmoud Abbas by the Constitution itself. And while had already overthrown the Constitution tions asked about whether Musharraf DAWN Convention. Palestinian President WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 When Japan and China were still friends As both sides scour through the historical record to prove each other wrong, they are ignoring their own recent past. BY SERGEY RADCHENKO Deng Xiaoping. Records of this trip -- published for the first time in the n an international version of the Digital Archive of the Woodrow Wilson blame game, Beijing and Tokyo International Center for Scholars’ Cold have frequently resorted to his- War International History Project -- torical analogies in their argument make for striking reading, so different about which side is responsible are they from the sea of bitterness that Ifor the deterioration of bilateral rela- engulfs the Sino-Japanese relationship tions. In a January 22 speech, Japanese today. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe compared After coming to power in the late China and Japan today to Germany and 1970s, Deng promised the Japanese that Britain on the eve of World War I. Some he would “let bygones be bygones.” His Chinese newspapers reciprocated by commitment to developing close relations likening Abe to Hitler and contrasting with Tokyo ushered in the golden age of Germany’s recognition of its historical Sino-Japanese cooperation. When Deng wrongs with Japan’s apparent lack of and Nakasone met in March 1984, they remorse for its wartime atrocities. And stayed clear of memories of war. And Xi Jinping’s March 28 visit to Germany, they did not mention any of the poisons part of his first European tour as China’s of Sino-Japanese relations -- Japanese Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking to reporters at his official residence in Tokyo yesterday. president, was supposed to include a trip textbooks that the Chinese believed to the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of whitewashed memories of the war, or Europe -- a not-so-subtle slap to Tokyo ownership of the disputed Senkakus in immediate results, but it helped improve appearance at the shrine. Then Premier Nakasone had witnessed firsthand how and one that Berlin rightly nixed. the East China Sea, islands administered the general climate in Northeast Asia, Zhao Ziyang was careful to distinguish moral posturing, warmongering and ulti- As both sides scour through the his- by Japan but claimed by China, which making possible such later developments between such “militarist actions” and the matums can lead nations to ruin. This torical record to prove each other wrong, calls them the Diaoyu. as China’s 1992 rapprochement with general direction of Japan’s foreign policy, shared knowledge allowed the two leaders they are ignoring their own recent Instead, Deng and Nakasone turned South Korea. a distinction lost on the current genera- to distinguish statesmanship from poli- past: For years after normalization of their attention to the big picture. Japan And its existence was a sign of mutual tion of Chinese policymakers. tics and see the big picture, an ability that Sino-Japanese relations in 1972, the and China, Deng said, needed to look trust between the two sides. “We believe But the Sino-Japanese quarrel has Abe and Xi have conspicuously failed to two countries worked closely together. “further, longer, and wider” in developing it is better to engage in dialogue than always been as much about domestic poli- demonstrate. Japan played an essential role in China’s relations into the 21st century. This was not to engage in dialogue,” then Chinese tics as about international grievances. In In late February, the National People’s modernization, supplying government “more important than all other issues.” Foreign Minister Wu Xueqian told his the 1980s, the Chinese Communist Party’s Congress, China’s rubber-stamp parlia- assistance for the development of ports, Nakasone told his Chinese counterparts Japanese counterpart, Shintaro Abe, domestic legitimacy was in even greater ment, proclaimed the establishment of railways, electric power, water supplies that better relations between Japan and who accompanied Nakasone to Beijing. question than it is today: Runaway infla- a national day of remembrance for the and telecommunications. Japan’s aid to China would both “stabilize the Asia- Shintaro Abe, the father of current Prime tion, worsening corruption, and skyrock- Nanjing Massacre, which saw Japanese China in the 1980s -- $649m on aver- Pacific region” and become “a powerful Minister Shinzo Abe, also spoke about eting crime put the Chinese reformers troops slaughter hundreds of thousands age annually between 1982 and 1989 pillar for world peace.” The two neigh- “good faith,” keeping lines of communica- under a lot of pressure. of Chinese in late 1937 and early 1938. -- dwarfed that of the rest of the G-7 bours, Nakasone argued, “have many tion open, and “negotiated solutions” to Yet Deng did not intentionally spoil While remembrance is generally a good combined. And for its part, Beijing was reasons to cooperate and no reasons to bilateral and regional problems. These relations with neighbours to distract thing, this move is more about politics, less concerned with Japan’s past wrong- clash.” were all obvious points, yet the diplomatic from domestic difficulties. Likewise, and amid renewed Sino-Japanese ten- doings than with forging closer economic The summit provided an occasion for bluster evinced by today’s Abe suggests Nakasone, who presided over a relatively sions it will only lead to further acrimony. and political ties. discussions on regional issues, none more that common sense is not necessarily a weak faction within the ruling Liberal Both sides have abused the memory of One interesting feature of the Sino- important than stability on the Korean hereditary trait. Democratic Party, had to play a constant the war for political ends and are pur- Japanese relationship in the 1980s was Peninsula. Then, as now, Pyongyang held Nor is the talent for subtle analy- balancing game between party stalwarts posefully forgetting that China and Japan the intensity and the intimacy of the its neighbours in suspense by engaging sis passed from generation to genera- to keep his premiership afloat. have not always been enemies. political dialogue, reflected in the fre- in provocations like assassinating three tion. Earlier Chinese leaders objected Yet he also conducted a skilful foreign But in 1984, when China and Japan quency of summits, which happened senior South Korean politicians and 18 to Nakasone’s repeated visits to the policy, befriending US President Ronald were much closer to each other than roughly annually from the late 1970s. others in Burma. The Chinese, while Yasukuni Shrine, which honours mil- Reagan and British Prime Minister today, they looked to the future, not to (There hasn’t been a Sino-Japanese sum- claiming limited influence with the North lions of Japanese war dead, including 14 Margaret Thatcher and pushing for the past. Rescuing this forgotten age mit since 2008). One such summit took Korean regime, recognized their “obliga- Class A war criminals, but they did not breakthroughs with South Korea, China, from the clutches of historical amnesia is place exactly 30 years ago, when Japanese tion” to encourage a dialogue between conclude from these visits that Nakasone and -- inconceivably at the time -- the a step toward ensuring that China’s and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone vis- Pyongyang and other players, including was a fascist and certainly did not bar Soviet Union. Japan’s reciprocal demonisation does not ited Beijing for talks with Chinese poli- the Japanese. him from coming to China, as Beijing It is the people who were differ- become a self-fulfilling prophesy. cymakers, including paramount leader This dialogue did not lead to any did to Abe after his December 2013 ent, though, not the times. Deng and WP-BLOOMBERG

Scrapping legal aid for refugees is costlier At 92, I was arrested for For asylum-seekers, protesting against mining legal aid is a matter BY BILL RYAN esterday, I joined about 150 others in a demonstration to occupy parts of life and death. of the area being developed by Whitehaven Coal, who have set up amazing machinery to destroy the Leard State Forest. BY JANE MCADAM Y We left early in the morning in a convoy with the intention of getting into the site so we could stop work for the day. It was a rough ride he government has ceased funding to the work site, but we survived it, and eventually were able to get in. They legal assistance for asylum-seekers had a very strong contingent of security people, but we managed to occupy who came by boat and for those in the site for hours. Eventually the police arrived, and starting arresting people, Timmigration detention, arguing the including me. I was taken into police custody and charged with trespassing. move will save taxpayers millions of dollars a I was treated fairly well by the police, no doubt in consideration of my age year. This is a bad idea for many reasons. It and health. But the others didn’t have the same experience. They were put doesn’t serve the interests of asylum-seek- in the back of the paddy wagon, and if the car isn’t driven gently, you get ers, decision makers, or a country founded knocked about in the back. It’s like a washing machine. on the rule of law. And, along with offshore I expected to be arrested. That’s what is happening out here these days. processing, it will end up costing the coun- Australian navy personnel transfer Afghanistan asylum-seekers to an Indonesian rescue boat. But people have a right to protest injustice, and in this particular case, we try’s bottom line far more than the dollars were trying to save the Box Gum forest, and the large number of endangered it saves. flora and fauna in it. The Australian legal system is compli- They help prevent the courts from being might be crucial to their claim. Often, the Out here, the farmers have been protesting for years about the threat of cated at the best of times. It is particularly flooded with unmeritorious claims. decision-maker won’t have sufficient infor- the destruction of the Leard Forest to give way to a mega-mine, which will bewildering for people who do not speak the Refugee lawyers also help asylum-seekers mation before them. produce about 13.5m tonnes of coal each year. language and come from a different political to prepare their statements in a coherent The bottom line is that without legal What concerns me is that this coal will eventually be burnt and produce and cultural context. Most asylum-seekers way. They identify relevant evidence, weed assistance, there is a real risk that refugees carbon dioxide, and add to the global warming we’re experiencing, which also do not have the money to pay for a out irrelevant material, and help decision will be sent back to persecution and other scientists say will only get worse. They also say we need to keep 80 percent of lawyer, and this is why legal assistance is makers focus on the key aspects of the serious forms of harm. Research shows that the coal in the ground, otherwise it will be a catastrophe for global warming. crucial. claim. When asylum-seekers are unrep- we get better decisions when asylum-seek- The use of fossil fuels must give way to renewable energy. Asylum-seekers are particularly vulner- resented, judges have to spend a lot more ers have early access to properly-resourced I’m now 92 years of age and I was a veteran of the second world war. I served able because they do not have the protection time preparing for and running hearings to legal services by specialist lawyers. Legal in the Kokoda campaign in New Britain. I thought what we were fighting of their home countries. Many have been ensure that litigants are aware of the proc- assistance helps governments to correctly for there was proper democracy. But I’ve learned that was not the situation. forced to flee very quickly, and so do not ess, understand the possible outcomes, and identify protection needs, and ensure that The government doesn’t listen to the people, and this mine is a good example. have belongings or identity documents with feel like they have had a fair hearing (even they do not violate their international legal There were over 300 submissions against the mine, and one submission for them. They generally do not have family or though the judge cannot decide the merits obligations by removing refugees to persecu- it. But it was approved. social support structures within Australia, of the asylum claim). This is inefficient on tion and other forms of serious harm. The This is the first time in the last few years that I’ve been involved in any and are reliant on NGOs for material and many levels. end result is one that is in the best interests direct action. I’ve been reading the international scientific reports on the psychological support. A large number have When an asylum-seeker meets with of us all – legally, ethically and from an effi- climate, which say there is no future for my grandchildren and great grand- suffered trauma, violence, torture or sexual their lawyer, it is often the first time they ciency perspective. child unless there is a reversal in our use of fossil fuels, and a replacement assault. have ever told anyone about what has hap- Finally, the government’s argument that by renewables. Legal aid is a crucial element of a fair and pened to them. Without the assurance of scrapping legal aid for asylum-seekers will The coal industry gets enormous subsidies from the government. We need efficient justice system founded on the rule client confidentiality, and the support of save millions of dollars a year is a red her- to take them away from the mining industry, with their lobbyists galore in of law. It helps to ensure fairness and public experts trained in assisting vulnerable peo- ring. Without the triage service provided Canberra, and use that money to assist in the development of our renewable confidence in the way that justice is admin- ple, this experience could prove even more by refugee lawyers, it is possible that some energies. We’re in a unique position in this country to use wind power, solar istered. It helps to eliminate barriers that traumatising. unscrupulous migrant agents may exploit power, and other renewables. impair access to justice for those otherwise In fact, the government’s policy places a the opportunity to drag out proceedings, Otherwise, what is the future for my children? I’ve only got a few years unable to afford legal representation. In the significant burden on government officials resulting in unmeritorious court appeals left, but I feel in my conscience that I have to take this stand. I’m happy to case of asylum-seekers, it may make the dif- deciding the fate of asylum-seekers. They and a further clogging of the system. This say that I’ve been here on four occasions, and each time, the numbers are ference between life and death. have to deal with vulnerable, often trau- would be more costly than legal aid. And increasing. This sort of direct action is the way of the future. Refugee lawyers provide a very important matised people, who don’t understand the if the government were really concerned The people have got to take action because the governments have been “triage” service which helps to improve the process and may be very fearful of authori- about costs, then it would reconsider the completely ignoring them and listening only to the big end of town. So I’ll quality and efficiency of decision making. ties. People suffering from trauma are often billions of dollars being spent to run offshore continue to protest. The next oldest person in this camp is 84 years old. And Because of their specialised understanding unable to recount their experiences in a processing centres and Australia’s immigra- when I talk to him, he too says he’s concerned about the future for his children. of the law and the social and political condi- lucid, clear way, especially in the short time tion detention network. Something is wrong. We’re faced with a catastrophe. I owe it to my grand- tions in the countries from which asylum- frame of an asylum interview. It takes time Allowing asylum-seekers to live in the children, and I owe it to all children. I was willing to put my life on the line seekers have fled, they do not automatically to build up trust and share very personal community, with access to legal aid, would in the second world war, so putting my body on the line here is a small take on every case, but only those with details. Sometimes, an asylum-seeker will save many millions more. inconvenience. merit. not appreciate what kind of information THE GUARDIAN THE GUARDIAN

WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST No decision to free Pollard: White House Carney mum on US-Israeli talks; jailed Israeli spy could be key to peace bid

WASHINGTON: The White Various suggestions for deals House says US President Barack for Pollard’s release have been Obama has not made a decision floated over the years, and they on whether to release convicted were raised again last week in the spy Jonathan Pollard. Israeli press. People familiar with Mideast Pollard is said to be in poor peace talks say the United States health. His case has become a ral- is talking to Israel about releasing lying cry in Israel, where leaders Pollard early from his life sentence say his nearly three decades in as an incentive to the Israelis to US prison amounts to excessive keep the troubled negotiations with punishment. Pollard enjoys wide- the Palestinians afloat. spread sympathy among Israelis, White House spokesman Jay and Netanyahu and other Israeli Carney said yesterday that while leaders have routinely pressed no decision has been made, “there Obama and other US presidents are obviously a lot of things hap- for his pardon or release. pening in that arena.” Stiff opposition from the Releasing Pollard, a thorn in American military and intelli- US-Israeli relations for three dec- gence community has deterred the Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat (left) helps President Mahmoud ades, would be an extraordinary White House. Intelligence officials Abbas sign international conventions during a meeting in Ramallah. step underscoring the urgency of have argued that his release would US peace efforts. A 1998 file picture of Jonathan Pollard. harm national security and that Two people describing the talks the US must maintain a strong Palestinians to seek further cautioned that such a release US defence and intelligence discuss any possible deal. “He is a deterrent to allies by warning them — which would be a dramatic officials have consistently argued person who is convicted of espio- of the consequences of spying on turnaround from previous refus- against releasing Pollard. Pollard, nage and is serving his sentence. American soil. UN recognition, says Abbas als — was far from certain and an American Jew, was a civilian I don’t have any updates on his In recent years, former secre- that discussions with Israel on the intelligence analyst for the US situation,” Carney told reporters taries of state Henry Kissinger RAMALLAH: In a surprise is still interested in negotiating a matter were continuing. Carney Navy when he gave thousands of at the White House. and George Schultz, along with move that could jeopardise deal with Israel on the terms of would not elaborate on the US classified documents to his Israeli Ahead of his trip to the Middle prominent figures such as Sen US peace efforts, Palestinian Palestinian statehood, saying he discussions with the Israelis. handlers. East last March, Obama told John McCain and former CIA President Mahmoud Abbas yes- and his aides “will continue our In return for the release, the The Israelis recruited him to Israeli television station Channel Director R. James Woolsey, have terday resumed a bid for fur- efforts to reach a peaceful solution people close to the talks said, pass along US secrets includ- 2 that Pollard “is an individual who all called for Pollard’s release. ther Palestinian recognition by through negotiations”. Israel would have to under- ing satellite photos and data on committed a very serious crime Netanyahu has sought to link the United Nations, despite a Such talks resumed in late July, take significant concessions Soviet weaponry in the 1980s. He here in the United States”. “He’s a Pollard release to peace talks promise to suspend such efforts after a push by US Secretary of to the Palestinians in Middle was arrested by FBI agents in been serving his time,” Obama before. During his first term during nine months of negotia- State John Kerry, and were to last East negotiations. Such conces- Washington in 1985 after unsuc- said. “I have no plans for releasing as prime minister, Netanyahu tions with Israel. for nine months, until the end of sions could include some kind of cessfully seeking refuge at the Jonathan Pollard immediately but pressed the issue as part of a 1998 Abbas signed “State of April. During this period, Abbas freeze on Israeli settlements in Israeli Embassy in Washington. He what I am going to be doing is to interim deal with the Palestinians. Palestine” applications for 15 UN promised to suspend his UN bid, disputed territory, the release pleaded guilty to leaking classified make sure that he, like every other President Bill Clinton rejected agencies in a hastily convened while Israel was to release 104 of Palestinian prisoners beyond documents to Israel and received American who’s been sentenced, is that request after fierce opposi- ceremony televised live from his veteran Palestinian prisoners in those Israel has already agreed to a life sentence. President Barack accorded the same kinds of review tion from US intelligence officials. West Bank headquarters. Abbas four stages. The Palestinians say free and a guarantee that Israel Obama and his predecessors have and the same examination of the Also during Netanyahu’s first said he was compelled to take the fourth group of prisoners was would stay at the negotiating table refused to release Pollard despite equities that any other individual term, in the late 1990s, Pollard was action because Israel had failed due to be released by the end of beyond an end-of-April deadline. pleas from Israeli leaders. would provide.” granted Israeli citizenship. While to carry out a promised released March, and that Israel failed to Secretary of State John Kerry Apart from any negotiations The president said at the time Netanyahu was out of office, he of veteran Palestinian prisoners. live up to its promise. met for several hours late Monday in the meantime, Pollard could that he recognised the emotions visited Pollard in prison. In 2011, “We will apply to 15 agencies and It was not immediately clear if with Israeli Prime Minister be released from prison on involved in the situation. But he Netanyahu formally appealed to conventions immediately,” Abbas Abbas’ decision was a negotiating Benjamin Netanyahu before sitting November 21, 2015 — 30 years added, “As the president, my first the US for the release and made said after leading members of his tactic or signalled a fundamental down with chief Palestinian nego- after his arrest. He has been obligation is to observe the law a personal plea to allow him to Fatah movement and the Palestine shift in strategy. In his brief com- tiator Saeb Erekat and another serving his sentence at a federal here in the United States and attend his father’s funeral. The Liberation Organisation supported ments, the Palestinian leader said Palestinian official. Kerry met facility in Butner, North Carolina. to make sure that it’s applied US denied those requests. the decision unanimously by a show he is “not seeking a conflict with again with Netanyahu yesterday. Carney on Monday declined to consistently.” AP of hands. Abbas insisted that he anyone, particularly the US”. AP

Kuwait defends Poll protests in Turkey minister after as opposition cries foul US charge of ANKARA: Riot police fired dirty campaign of anonymous post- funding jihadists water cannon in Ankara yes- ings of audio recordings that impli- terday to disperse thousands cate the prime minister in graft. KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s gov- of Turks demanding a partial Erdogan denies corruption, just ernment has criticised a senior recount in national polls that as Gulen denies any role in the US official for having accused saw Prime Minister Recep recordings obtained from secret a minister of the Gulf state of Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party government communications. funding jihadist fighters in Syria, sweep the electoral map. Opposition supporters, many local media reported yesterday. The Islamist-rooted AK Party of them students who answered “The cabinet followed with great kept control of the two biggest cit- calls on social media, packed the attention and displeasure accusa- ies, the financial centre Istanbul basement of the main opposi- tions by a US official ... against the and the capital Ankara, and tion CHP headquarters, working justice and Awqaf (Islamic endow- increased its share of the national shifts through the night as they ments) minister,” Nayef Al Ajmi, it vote in Sunday’s municipal elec- searched results sheets for signs said in a statement. tions despite a corruption scandal of fraud. David Cohen, the US Treasury dogging Erdogan’s government. “Whatever the election results under secretary for terrorism and The opposition said it would con- are, it will unfortunately go down financial intelligence, said Ajmi’s test some of the results. The crowd, in the history of our democracy appointment to the Kuwaiti calling for a recount of the Ankara as a dubious election,” the CHP’s cabinet was “a step in the wrong result which was particularly close, defeated mayoral candidate in direction”. “Ajmi has a history of gathered in front of the Supreme Istanbul, Mustafa Sarigul, told promoting jihad in Syria,” he said. Electoral Council (YSK) chanting a news conference. “The theft of “His image has been featured “Thief Tayyip!” and “YSK, the peo- a single vote is a black mark for Riot police use water cannon to disperse protesters outside the Supreme Electoral Council in Ankara yesterday. on fundraising posters for a ple are with you!” before the riot democracy.” prominent Al Nusra Front finan- police moved in. Erdogan, flanked by his fam- of 77 million people. The CHP is Hatay and Sanliurfa near the The clashes were sparked by cier,” Cohen was quoted as saying No official results have yet been ily, gave a victory speech to thou- challenging the result in Ankara Syrian border on the day of the rumours of fraud, including the in a lecture, referring to the Al announced, but the tally pub- sands of cheering supporters on and in the southern coastal city vote itself during clashes between burning of ballot slips, according Qaeda affiliate battling the Syrian lished by Turkish media put the Sunday from the balcony of the of Antalya, traditionally a CHP supporters of rival candidates for to Hurriyet. The pro-Kurdish BDP regime. Parts of the lecture were AK Party on around 44 percent AKP headquarters as fireworks stronghold that fell to the AKP. local office. party was challenging the result. carried in the media in Kuwait. of the nationwide vote to 26-28 lit the midnight sky. Sarigul also called for a recount in Riot police fired tear gas and The newspaper said ballots The cabinet statement said Ajmi percent for the opposition CHP. The result was a bitter disap- Istanbul, while the CHP’s Ankara water cannon to disperse pro- stamped with votes for the CHP explained his position at a govern- The election in Nato’s only pre- pointment for the CHP, despite mayoral candidate, Mansur Yavas, testers outside local government and the nationalist MHP party ment meeting on Monday and had dominantly Muslim state took the rise in its share of the national said his party would go to the con- offices in the southeastern district had been found in rubbish bags categorically denied the charges. place amid a fierce power struggle vote. The party failed to shrug off stitutional court if necessary. of Ceylanpinar near the Syrian at six schools in a district won by Ajmi, a former deputy dean of the between Erdogan and US-based its image as a bastion of the secu- Eight people were killed in two border yesterday after results the AKP in the otherwise MHP- Islamic studies college at Kuwait Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, larist elite, aloof from the realities separate shoot-outs in villages in there showed an AKP victory, dominated southern province of University, was appointed to the whom he accuses of pursuing a of life for the majority in this nation the southeastern provinces of security sources said. Osmaniye. REUTERS cabinet in January. AFP Statues stolen from Sudan heritage site KHARTOUM: Three statues Lebanon passes law against domestic violence linked to royal burial ceremo- nies in Sudan’s ancient Napatan BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament yester- Kafa, adding that the law used religious Kafa’s Faten Abu Shakra, who led the cam- protection for women from domestic vio- civilisation have been stolen day passed a law making domestic violence terminology in place of rights-based terms. paign, the law “does not specifically focus lence”. She said: “It includes positive steps from a museum near a Unesco a criminal offence, after a years-long cam- Ghassan Mkhayber, an MP who played a on women”. such as providing for restraining orders World Heritage site, an official paign by civil society groups in a sectarian key role in lobbying for the law, said: “It is She opposed the introduction “by reli- against abusers; temporary accommodation said yesterday. Their disap- Arab country steeped in conservativism. a big step forward in protecting women, we gious men of religious language” into the for the survivors of abuse.” pearance underscores the lack Large sectors of Lebanese society have should be proud. We now have a law that bill, which fails to specifically refer to mari- The law also “assigns a public prosecutor of protection afforded Sudan’s traditionally regarded beatings of women provides effective protection for women ... tal rape as a crime. in each of Lebanon’s six governorates to rich but under-developed and children as religiously and socially “It’s not the ideal text, but it’s a first It criminalises causing “harm”, including receive complaints and investigate cases of archaeological heritage. “They acceptable. New York-based Human Rights step,” Mkhayber said, while stressing that “beatings” and “threats”, to obtain sex, but violence; and establishes specialised family are small statues, about 10-15 Watch described the bill as “historic,” but the law must now be enforced. the term “conjugal right” is used without violence units within Lebanon’s domestic centimetres high but it’s very pointed to gaps which did not ensure full The law passed after a Kafa-led cam- mention of consent. police to process complaints.” significant because the Napatan protection for women. paign which saw thousands of demonstra- MP Mkhayber said the term aimed to But “parliament should seek to urgently kingdom is one of the important For its part, leading Lebanese women’s tors take to the streets of Beirut on March appease Lebanon’s powerful clerics, who had reform this new law if it is to ensure periods in Sudanese history,” rights organisation Kafa was critical of the 8, International Women’s Day. been opposed to the bill outright. According women full protection from domestic vio- Abdurrahman Ali, head of the law in its current form. It fails to specifi- It came after several women died alleg- to Rothna Begum of Human Rights Watch, lence including criminalising marital rape.” country’s museums, said. cally enshrine protection for women, said edly from beatings by their husbands. For the law is “a positive step forward in ensuring AFP AFP WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Brotherhood chief calls Sisi a ‘tyrant’ Former army chief will fail to stay in power: Badie

CAIRO: The top leader of withdrew from the session after a sentence, even by the stand- Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood judge rejected one of their requests. ards of the wholesale repres- accused Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, Sisi won over many Egyptians sion of the Brotherhood, when the former army chief widely by removing the Brotherhood 529 Brotherhood members and tipped to become the country’s from power and pledging to crush supporters were given the death next president, of being a tyrant “terrorist” attacks the govern- penalty for murder and other and predicted he would fail to ment blames on the group, which offences. stay in power. lost support on the street after Gehad El Hadad, among the Speaking yesterday from a cage Mursi’s troubled year in office. defendants who appeared in court in a courtroom where he faces trial “The group has for over 85 years yesterday, urged world powers to for inciting violence, Brotherhood never engaged in terrorism and promote democracy in Egypt. Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie never surrendered to any terror- “Those leaders of the world who also dismissed accusations by the ism even if it was practiced by the speak in the name of democracy, military-backed government that state, and has endured a lot for now is the time to stand (up) to Newly arrived Syrian refugees sit with their received aid and rations while waiting for their tent to be built at the the group engaged in terrorism. that sake,” said Badie, wearing a end the military coup,” Hadad Al Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, yesterday. “The people will not accept an loose, white shirt-like garment. said in English. “We are fighting army tyrant,” Badie said in refer- “They (the current authorities) for the freedom of our country. ence to Sisi, who resigned from are the terrorists. This Sisi is the It is turning into a Sisi family. the military on Wednesday in one who manufactured terrorism.” We will continue fighting for our Syria oppn chief visits Latakia order to contest a presidential The Brotherhood has accused freedom. We will not surrender.” election on May 26-27. the Egyptian state of practic- BEIRUT: Syria’s exiled opposi- activists on the ground, showed Observatory yesterday said Sisi toppled former president ing “terrorism” by rounding up 33 HURT IN CLASHES tion chief Ahmad Jarba visited Jarba seated with what appeared clashes have continued to rage Mohamed Mursi, who was freely thousands of people and engaging Meanwhile, clashes erupted Latakia province yesterday, to be local rebel commanders in over the hilltop. elected in 2012 after many years in what human rights group say between student supporters of amid a rebel offensive against a house that was said to be in Jarba’s office also said the oppo- rising through the Brotherhood, are abuses. “They (the authori- Mursi and security forces in sev- the heartland of President Latakia province. sition chief held meetings with last July after mass protests against ties) are the ones who are killing eral cities, wounding at least 33 Bashar Al Assad’s clan and his He did not speak in the video. members of the rebel operations his rule. His ouster was followed by the Egyptian people,” Badie said. people, the health ministry said. Alawite sect, his office said. But rebel commander Malek room for Latakia, and that he one of the toughest security crack- Only 33 of the 51 defendants The violence came as registra- “The president of the Syrian Al Kurdi spoke on behalf of the stressed “the need for real sup- downs on the Brotherhood in its appeared in court yesterday, tion of candidates for the election National Coalition Ahmad Jarba operations room for Latakia: “We port” for the opposition fighters 86-year history. while 18 others were being tried entered its second day. visited the Jabal Turkman... and have hope in this meeting that we in the province. Hundreds of its supporters in absentia. Scuffles erupted At least 31 people were hurt Jabal Akrad” areas of Latakia, the are in a historic moment... of the Jarba also said “the Coalition were killed at a pro-Mursi protest in the court after a judge told when students of Al Azhar opposition chief’s office said in an beginning of the final phase of our has provided assistance to (fight- camp last August and thousands Brotherhood defendant Salah University’s branch in the south- email. liberation in the coast and in the ers on) the front”, according to others including Mursi were Sultan, a professor at the prestig- ern city of Assuit clashed with Both Jabal Akrad and Jabal whole of Syria from Bashar Al his office. The visit comes a day arrested. Badie, 70, and 50 others ious Al Azhar University, to “shut security forces, officials said. Turkman have been under oppo- Assad’s regime.” after opposition forces fired Grad were on trial yesterday in connec- up” after he complained of not Fighting was also reported at sition control for many months, According to Jarba’s office, his rockets at the Bassel Al Assad tion with violence that occurred being able to hear proceedings. Cairo’s Ein Shams University, but all the rest of coastal Latakia visit was “to the people and the airport for the first time. when security forces dispersed When a lawyer requested that while police fired tear gas in province has until recently been fighters... and to all the fronts in The civilian facility is named Mursi’s main Cairo protest camp a softer tone be used with Sultan Alexandria and in the central city squarely under regime control. Jabal Turkman, from Kasab and for a deceased brother of the last August. because he was a religious scholar, of Mansoura as pro-Mursi stu- Then, some 10 days ago, rebels Al-Sawda, to all the areas sur- president and is near the town Defendants were defiant the judge just smiled. The defend- dents clashed with security forces. launched a major offensive and rounding Observatory 45”. of Qardaha, the Assad clan’s throughout the proceedings, chant- ants stood with their back facing Two people were wounded overran several government posi- The visit comes a day after ancestral home. According to the ing the Egyptian national anthem, the judge after the judge addressed in similar fighting in the Nile tions, mainly Kasab on the border Syrian state television said the Observatory, neither the army reciting versus from the Holy Sultan and chanted, “Down, down Delta city of Damanhur. Cairo’s with Turkey, taking over a fron- army recaptured Observatory 45, nor the rebels made any fresh Quran and making four-finger with military rule.” Proceedings Al Azhar University expelled 25 tier crossing. a strategic hilltop — a claim con- advances yesterday. More than gestures that have come to sym- were adjourned until April 6. students yesterday, blaming them Amateur video distributed by tested by activists and the Syrian 300 fighters on both sides have bolise Brotherhood resistance to Last week, a judge in the for violence the previous day. the Syrian Revolution General Observatory for Human Rights. been killed in the clashes there. state repression. Defence lawyers city of Minya issued a stunning REUTERS/AFP Commission, a network of The Britain-based AFP

Father of Jazeera Bahrain opposition calls journalist says Egypt trial a F1 Grand Prix protests

‘mental torture’ DUBAI: Bahrain’s influential with clashes between police and Shia opposition bloc Al Wefaq demonstrators armed with petrol BRISBANE: The father of and a more radical group have bombs. Al Jazeera journalist Peter called separate rallies for Friday The February 14 group, accused Greste said yesterday that to protest the weekend staging by authorities of links to Iran, the Australian’s trial in Egypt of the Formula One Grand Prix called on its Facebook page for over alleged links to the in Manama. demonstrations on Friday in the banned Muslim Brotherhood Demonstrations have been Al Seef Junction area, west of was “psychological torture” for held during the annual three- Manama, under the slogan: “Stop his family. day Grand Prix event every year the blood formula”. Greste has denied charges of since 2011 by the opposition to Protests in Shia villages sur- spreading false news and sup- highlight pro-reform demands. rounding Manama began ear- porting the blacklisted Muslim The protests have, at times, been lier this week, with witnesses Brotherhood movement of marred by violence but the race reporting masked demonstrators deposed president Mohamed has never been affected. They are staging rallies chanting: “No, no Mursi but was refused bail on mainly staged in Shia villages sur- to Formula 1”. The rallies have Monday after appearing in court rounding Manama and away from been broken up by police firing in a caged dock. the Sakhir F1 circuit in the capi- tear gas and sound grenades, with His father Juris Greste said tal’s south. protesters hurling petrol bombs it was “infuriating and exasper- The Bahrain Grand Prix prac- and throwing stones, according ating” that his son remained tice sessions begin on Friday to witnesses. in maximum security deten- ahead of Sunday’s race. Public security chief General tion even though authorities Election posters are hung along a street in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk yesterday. Al Wefaq in a statement yes- Tariq Hasan said yesterday that had failed to present any evi- terday urged its supporters to the authorities have taken “all dence against him in four court hold a rally on the main Budaya measures and plans” to secure appearances spanning three highway, 4km west of Manama, the April 4-6 Formula One event. months. Poll campaign starts in Iraq which links several Shia villages. Police will deploy around the “I don’t want to start debates Al Wefaq’s peaceful rallies are Sakhir circuit and along main about what is torture, but really usually tolerated by the authori- roads leading to it, the official this process is a form of psycho- BAGHDAD: Campaigning for the last general election in March for a breakaway offshoot of the ties and rarely end with clashes. BNA news agency quoted Hasan logical torture to the extended Iraq’s April 30 general election 2010. “There is no need for them premier’s party. But protests by supporters of as saying. Celebrating the 10th family,” he told reporters in opened yesterday, with Prime to fill the streets with posters — “We have divided Baghdad into radical cyber-group the February anniversary of Bahrain’s hosting Brisbane, wearing a shirt embla- Minister Nouri Al Maliki bidding they are only making the streets different areas, and we are target- 14 Revolution Youth Coalition of the event, the race will this zoned with the slogan “journal- for a third term as his govern- dirty and causing traffic jams. ing the areas where we have the are more violent and often end year take place at night. AFP ism is not terrorism”. ment grapples with the country’s Political parties began plaster- most supporters,” Haidari said. “Only we know what all of our worst bloodshed in years. ing posters across Baghdad and Maliki’s State of Law Alliance family is going through, every- Iraqis face a long list of daily the rest of the country, with more is widely seen as the frontrun- body’s suffering,” he said. struggles, ranging from lengthy than 9,000 candidates vying for ner to secure the largest single The trial of Greste and his fel- power cuts and poor running one of 328 parliamentary seats. number of seats in the polls, Iraq’s low journalists, which has sparked water and sewerage to rampant No single party is expected to first since March 2010. Saudi halts Guinea, Liberia an international outcry and corruption and high levels of win an absolute majority and pre- But the bloc will encounter stiff fuelled fears of a media crack- unemployment, to say nothing vious elections have seen lengthy competition in its traditional Shia- down by the military-installed of a seemingly endless stream of periods of government formation. dominated heartland of south Iraq pilgrim visas over Ebola authorities, has been adjourned attacks which have killed more Elections in Iraq are rarely from the Citizens List, a formerly until April 10. than 2,200 people this year. fought over political issues, with powerful group seen as close to RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday announced the suspension of Australian Prime Minister And despite officials vaunting parties instead appealing to Iran, and Ahrar party that was visas for pilgrims from Guinea and Liberia, two African countries Tony Abbott revealed over the wide-ranging security operations voters along sectarian, ethnic until recently linked to radical Shia hit by an outbreak of the deadly Ebola epidemic. weekend that he spoke to Egypt’s against insurgents and militant or tribal lines. On some of the cleric Moqtada Al Sadr. The “preventive” measure came at the request of the Saudi health interim president Adly Mansour training camps, the bloodletting posters already up, for example, In the Sunni-majority west and ministry “due to the danger of the disease and its highly contagious” about the case last Thursday, tell- has shown little sign of abating. tribes voice pride over one of their north, a variety of Sunni blocs are nature, state news agency SPA reported. ing him that Greste was just car- Six members of the security members running for parliament. expected to compete for votes The World Health Organisation has said it is not recommending rying out his duties as a journalist forces were killed yesterday, as Messages on other post- including those led by the parlia- travel or trade restrictions to Guinea, Liberia, or to Sierra Leone, while working in Cairo. new figures showed unrest was still ers attempt to link would-be ment speaker and a deputy prime which has reported suspected cases of Ebola, based on information “He wasn’t taking sides,” Abbott near its highest level since 2008. lawmakers with political lead- minister respectively. And in the currently available. told reporters on Saturday. “He “There are new faces, but these ers such as Maliki. “We started autonomous northern Kurdish Medical aid organisation Doctors Without Borders said Monday that was simply doing his job and it is are the same old blocs,” said putting up our posters in crowded region, a historic duopoly could the Ebola outbreak suspected of killing at least 78 people in Guinea the job of a free media to report Mazin Rumayadh, a 26-year-old areas of Baghdad, and in places be further dented by a relatively since January was an “unprecedented epidemic” that had spread across the facts as they find them and employee of a Baghdad-based food we know many people live and new political party that has made the west African nation. The tropical virus leads to haemorrhagic fever, that is what he was doing.” wholesaler, voicing disdain for the pass through,” said Munaf Al inroads in recent polls. causing muscle pain, weakness, vomiting, diarrhoea and, in severe cases, AFP apparent lack of progress since Haidari, running in the election AFP organ failure and unstoppable bleeding. AFP WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL

Doctors remove Guineans with bullet lodged in Kenyan Ebola wait for infant’s brain NAIROBI: Kenyan doc- tors said yesterday they had removed a bullet from the brain certain death of an infant boy shot in the head by gunmen in a recent attack on a church. The fate of one-and-a-half- 22 cases of deadly virus identified year-old Satrin Osinya, whose mother died trying to protect GUECKEDOU, GUINEA: unstoppable internal and external him when the attackers sprayed Isolated from the outside world bleeding. “Rose will probably die the church service with bullets in a medical centre in Ebola-hit soon and then it will definitely be last month, has gripped the east southern Guinea, victims of one my turn,” sobbed Ren, 18, a family African nation. of the deadliest viruses known member admitted to the suspect “We were able to remove the to mankind wait listlessly for cases building two days ago. bullet from where it was deeply the merciful release of death. Pascal Piguet, an MSF logis- lodged in the baby’s head,” said The makeshift clinic in tics expert, describes the tough Gichuru Mwangi, head of neu- Gueckedou, a market city of dilemma involved in transferring rosurgery in Nairobi’s Kenyatta 220,000 people near the Liberia Rose to join her mother and aunt, National Hospital. A team of and Sierra Leone borders, is on “where she will see them die”. five surgeons carried out the the front line of Guinea’s increas- The alternative, though, was to operation. ingly desperate struggle to con- keep her where she was and risk “The child is out of danger with tain one of the worst outbreaks other patients getting infected. no risks of future complications,” of haemorrhagic fever in history. “You must choose the lesser said Mwangi. The medical charity Doctors evil,” he said. Former French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (right) welcomes the new Prime Minister Manuel Valls (left) , at Six died in the shooting near Without Borders, commonly Relatives, sitting on orange Matignon in Paris, France, yesterday. The change of office comes after the defeat of the left wing Parti Socialiste the port city of Mombasa on known by its French initials MSF, chairs set up in the centre as they (Socialist Party) in the municipal elections. March 23, the latest in a string has set up two corrugated iron wait fearfully for news of loved of attacks blamed on Islamist buildings in a tent village, cur- ones, present another security insurgents. rently with 20 beds, and a capac- risk for medics battling the highly No group has claimed responsi- ity for 50 patients. contagious outbreak. New French PM forms government bility for the church shooting, but One of the buildings houses “Our staff are aware that they Kenya has been hit by a series of suspected cases, while in the must keep a safe distance. ... Once PARIS: France’s new Prime Valls’s firm stance on crime polls that saw the Socialists lose a attacks since sending troops into other medics care for patients a person gets up, they discreetly Minister Manuel Valls set and his dynamism have made whopping 155 towns and cities to southern Somalia in October 2011 confirmed to have Ebola, includ- spray the chair to prevent oth- about forming a new govern- him popular with voters across the main opposition and far right. to battle Al Qaeda-linked Shebab ing two who died on Monday. ers from getting infected,” says ment yesterday tasked with the the political spectrum but his style In a televised address on militants. Kenyan troops, which Rose, aged 12, has been among Piguet. mammoth challenge of reviving and politics, compared to those of Monday, Hollande tasked Valls have since joined the African the suspected cases for six days There are 30 Guineans and a battered economy, as the EU former British premier Tony Blair, with implementing a package of Union force in Somalia, are taking but has just tested positive for foreigners working in the clinic, warned Paris not to renege on have alienated more left-leaning pro-business policies known as part in a fresh offensive launched Ebola and is being moved to dressed for the most part in blue its reform pledges. members of the Socialist Party. the Responsibility Pact, which this month against Shebab bases. join her mother and aunt in the or green uniforms, or civilian President Francois Hollande Some ministers have even cuts taxes on firms that are widely The attack on the church came other building where the prospect clothes. nominated the tough-talking preemptively refused to take part viewed as hampering employment six months after the Shebab car- of making it out alive is rather But those who have contact interior minister to the post on in his new government, expected and growth, and imposes spend- ried out the September mas- more grim. with the patients — treating, Monday after the ruling Socialists to be announced before a cabi- ing cuts of ¤50bn ($69bn). sacre in Nairobi’s Westgate It is rare for the worst strains feeding, washing or even just suffered a drubbing at munici- net meeting planned for today or He also asked him to set in mall in which at least 67 people of Ebola to leave behind survivors talking to them — are kitted out pal polls, replacing Jean-Marc tomorrow. motion a new “Solidarity Pact” were killed. More than 650 people — as many as nine in 10 of those from head to toe in sealed bio- Ayrault who had headed up a Valls faces the challenge of “an that would include steps to boost were arrested yesterday follow- infected in previous outbreaks hazard suits with gloves, goggles, deeply unpopular government. economic context that has dete- spending on education and health ing bomb attacks in Nairobi on have died — and the epidemic has masks and boots. To date, 22 cases “This is a trying, demanding, riorated sharply”, said Frederic and reduce personal income taxes. Monday that killed six people. claimed at least 80 lives across of Ebola have been identified in round-the-clock task but at the Dabi of the Ifop polling institute, Economists say the critical Kenyan police regularly arrest Guinea since the start of the year. samples taken from 122 suspected same time it is exhilarating,” a with unemployment and a pub- question is whether the new gov- scores of people after similar Patients suffer a particularly cases of viral haemorrhagic fever. visibly emotional Ayrault said as lic deficit that remain stubbornly ernment will continue to respect attacks in sweeping security unpleasant death, succumbing Five strains of Ebola — four of he made way for Valls in a hando- high after 22 months of Socialist commitments to the European operations, but later release to severe fever and muscle pain them deadly to humans — have ver ceremony at the prime minis- rule. Growth, meanwhile, is Union to reduce its public deficit most after questioning. The three before their organs break down. been observed since the first out- ter’s official residence, his former almost non-existent and the from 4.3 percent to 3.0 percent of blasts on Monday evening tar- In the worst cases the agony break in Democratic Republic of employees looking on, some with exasperation of the French was output, or put these targets aside geted two small restaurants and is accompanied by profuse, Congo in 1976. AFP tears in their eyes. reflected in Sunday’s municipal and risk angering Brussels. AFP a local clinic. AFP

EU launches peacekeeping Nato says no Russia troop force for Central pullout from Ukraine border African Republic BRUSSELS: The North she had “no reason” to doubt his Atlantic Treaty Organisation word. Ukraine also reported on BRUSSELS: The European (Nato) yesterday said it could Monday that Russian troops were Union formally launched a not confirm the withdrawal of leaving the sensitive area adding peacekeeping force for Central Russian troops from near the it appeared to coincide with a African Republic yesterday, flashpoint Ukrainian border as phone call that Putin had unex- overcoming delays due to short- Russia heaped even more pres- pectedly placed to US President ages of soldiers and equipment sure on a teetering Ukraine Barack Obama on Friday. thanks to last-minute offers of economy with a painful gas With the assurances from help from EU governments. price hike. Moscow, Nato seemed to be step- French and African Union Foreign ministers from the ping back from a floated idea to peacekeepers have so far failed western alliance gathered in reinforce the alliance’s military to stop the conflict that erupted Brussels to try and forge a presence in countries bordering after the mostly Muslim Seleka response to Russia annexation Russia, preferring for now to give rebels seized power a year ago in of Crimea last month, amid ten- more time to talks. “I think every- the majority Christian state. tative signs of a calming in the body realises that the best way for- Operating out of the capital worst East-West standoff since ward is a political and diplomatic Bangui, the force of up to 1,000 the Cold War. US Secretary of State John Kerry dialogue,” Rasmussen said, though soldiers will bolster 6,000 African Ukraine’s parliament met one whispers into the ears of NATO he added Nato was “very deter- and 2,000 French troops strug- of Moscow’s key demands by vot- Secretary General Anders Fogh mined to provide effective defence gling to stop the violence in the ing unanimously to disarm all Rasmussen in Brussels yesterday. and protection of our allies”. landlocked, impoverished country self-defence groups that sprang One counter-measure appar- that has left thousands dead. up across the country during its shuttle diplomacy stops in the ently off the table for now is the When the EU initially approved political crisis that first erupted Middle East. idea to set up permanent military the mission in January, it had over a ditched EU alliance in late Ukraine and the United States bases in Nato countries bordering hoped troops would start arriv- November. have accused Russia of massing with Russia. ing by the end of February. But tensions still remained high thousands of troops near the bor- The move would be highly con- At a meeting in Brussels last over two weeks after Moscow for- der and have expressed concern troversial for Moscow, reversing week, EU governments and some mally annexed Crimea and Nato that Moscow intends to seize an informal agreement made countries from outside the bloc Secretary General Anders Fogh southeastern parts of Ukraine when Nato expanded east to offered new support for the mis- Rasmussen warned he could not that are home to large popula- include former Warsaw Pact sion in the areas of strategic air- confirm that Russia had pulled tions of ethnic Russians, following countries that were eager to lift as well as help with deploying away from the Ukrainian border, the Crimea takeover. break away from years of Soviet the force. as announced by the Kremlin. German Chancellor Angela domination. But Dutch foreign “The launch of this operation “This is not what we have seen,” Merkel’s office said Russian minister Frank Timmermans said demonstrates the EU’s determi- Rasmussen said as Nato ministers President Vladimir Putin had that for now “we don’t need Nato nation to take full part in inter- The Russian naval flag being raised during a ceremony on the deck of the gathered for two days of talks, personally informed her of the troops at the border with Russia,” national efforts to restore stability ship, the ‘Khmelnitsky’ ASW corvette, moored in the bay of the Crimean including US Secretary of State troop pullback in a telephone adding there was “no need for and security in Bangui and right port of Sevastopol yesterday. John Kerry, who flew in between conversation and yesterday said sudden moves”. AFP across the Central African Republic,” EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a state- ment. The EU gave no details of which countries made the new offers of help. The United Nations Chinese president tours car plant during Europe visit said yesterday it was trying to evacuate 19,000 Muslims urgently from Bangui and other parts of BRUSSELS: Winding up an a keynote speech to 300 students “The relationship between “Having said that, there is flanked by Belgium’s King Philippe Central African Republic who 11-day visit to Europe taking in and VIPs including Belgium’s China and the EU has become still room for greater growth in and Queen Mathilde, Xi saw off are surrounded by anti-balaka mega business deals and stately royal couple, calling for ever one of the most important finan- China-EU relations: their poten- the 300,000th Volvo car produced Christian militia threatening their banquets, President Xi Jinping deeper bonds between China and cial relationships in the world,” tial has yet to be fully tapped,” there for the Chinese market — lives. The goal of the EU force will toured China’s biggest Belgian Europe, who together make up a said the Chinese leader who, in Xi said in the fairytale medi- an XC60 — since the brand was be to provide security in the capi- factory yesterday, a Volvo car quarter of the world’s population France, one of four stops on his eval town of Bruges in northern bought by the Hangzhou-based tal Bangui and at Bangui airport. plant. and represent a third of the world tour, signed 50 deals worth ¤18bn Flanders. Geely from Ford in 2010. REUTERS And before flying home he gave economy. ($25bn). Earlier in Ghent, where he was AFP WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

Encounter with story tellers Judge dismisses UK orders probe US lawsuit in News Corp into Muslim hacking case

NEW YORK: A US fed- eral judge dismissed a share- Brotherhood holder lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and other executives of News Corp alleging they withheld key information about Group’s leaders based in London the phone hacking scandal in Britain. LONDON: British Prime welcomed the investigation, say- Judge Paul Gardephe dismissed Minister David Cameron said ing in a statement that he “hoped the case, saying the allegedly false yesterday he had ordered an the matter will be addressed with statements were made prior to investigation into the Muslim the necessary seriousness and the period in question in the suit. Brotherhood over concerns that attention”. But he left the door open to an the group, declared a terror- The Brotherhood’s leader amended complaint. ist organisation by Egypt and Gomaa Amin, who came to “Nearly all of the purport- Saudi Arabia, is linked to vio- London before the coup for edly false statements cited in lent extremism. medical treatment, and Ibrahim the complaint were made prior Key leaders of the group have Munir, a member of the group’s to the start of the class period,” been based in London since the guidance council, are both cur- the judge wrote in the opinion, toppling of Egyptian president rently based in the British capital. dated Monday and made public Mohammed Mursi last year The group’s press office is also yesterday. and a crackdown that has seen based in the city. Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, meets Aughakillymaude Mummers, traditionally costumed story The ruling said the plaintiffs, hundreds killed and thousands They gathered in a flat above tellers, during his visit to Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, yesterday. led by Avon Pension Fund, would arrested. an Islamic charity office in the have until April 30 to file an The new Egyptian government drab northwest London suburb amended lawsuit. welcomed the British inquiry, of Cricklewood, according to The The lawsuit filed in 2011 contended which will reportedly see intel- Times newspaper. that Murdoch, his son James and ligence agencies assessing claims In a statement in Cairo, the Venezuela top court upholds others at News Corp misled share- that the Brotherhood was linked to Muslim Brotherhood said its holders about the financial impact a suicide bus bombing in Sinai that members in Britain “fully respect of the hacking scandal involving The killed three South Korean tourists the institutions and laws of the Sun and the now-defunct newspaper in February and to other attacks. country in which they live. ouster of opposition deputy News of the World. Cameron said the inquiry “The Muslim Brotherhood calls Rebekah Brooks, a former top was partly due to concerns over on the Western governments and editor and executive at News extremism following the brutal states to be careful as the military CARACAS: Venezuela’s only is to the detriment of the leg- In stripping her of parliamentary Corp, was also named as a defend- murder of British soldier Lee junta is trying to pressure (them) Supreme Court has upheld the islative function to which she was immunity, Cabello said she could be ant. Brooks is charged in Britain Rigby in a London street by two in order to distort the reality ouster of a prominent opposi- previously elected, but in frank arrested at any time “for all the with conspiring in voicemail Islamist converts last year. about the Brotherhood and what tion deputy from the National contradiction with her duties as things that have been happening.” hacking, conspiring to bribe pub- Britain must “fully under- is happening in Egypt,” it added. Assembly, the latest step in a a Venezuelan and as a deputy of Machado attended a closed-door lic officials and two counts of try- stand what this organisation is, The Brotherhood was founded crackdown on leaders of weeks- the National Assembly,” the court meeting of the OAS Permanent ing to cover up her alleged crimes. what it stands for, what its links in Egypt in 1928 and despite years long anti-government protests said. Council March 21 but Venezuela Brooks denies conspiring to are, what its beliefs are in terms of repression it remains the larg- here. Disodado Cabello, the assem- maneuvered to block an open ses- hack phones while she edited the of both extremism and violent est Islamic movement in the The legislature’s speaker had bly president and head of the sion on the situation in the country. News of the World between 2000 extremism, what its connections Middle East, having particularly ordered Maria Corina Machado ruling United Socialist Party The lefist government of and 2003, specifically conspiring are with other groups, what its returned to prominence during expelled and her parliamentary of Venezuela, contended that President Nicolas Maduro has to illegally access the voicemails presence is here,” Cameron told a the Arab Spring uprisings. immunity stripped after she tried Machado had forfeited her seat been struggling to squelch nearly of missing schoolgirl Milly Dowler, joint press conference with visit- Mursi, who belongs to the to speak before the Organization when she was accredited to the two months of protests that have who was later found murdered. ing Italian premier Matteo Renzi. Brotherhood, became Egypt’s of American States as a guest of Panamanian delegation to the left at least 39 dead since they The allegation in 2011 that The inquiry by John Jenkins, first elected civilian president the Panamanian delegation. Organization of American States. began in the western city of San Dowler was targeted proved the Britain’s Ambassador to Saudi following the toppling of Hosni Machado’s OAS appearance Echoing Cabello, the court cited Cristobal February 4. final straw in a slow drip of rev- Arabia, would paint a “complete Mubarak in 2011, but he was was “incompatible” with her func- an article in the constitution that On Sunday, it sent national elations about phone hacking at picture” of the organisation, ousted by the army last July after tion as an elected lawmaker, the forbids members of the legislature guard troops and police into San the News of the World, prompting Cameron added. a single year in power. He now court’s constitutional panel said to accept positions, honors or pay- Cristobal to clear barricades from Murdoch to summarily shut down Egypt’s foreign ministry faces three separate trials. late Monday. ments from foreign governments key avenues. the 168-year-old Sunday tabloid. spokesman Badr Abdelatty AFP “This diplomatic function not without the assembly’s approval. AFP AFP WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES MH370 transcript gives no clues Malaysia may file lawsuits against false media reports KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Ocean waters southwest of Perth commandeer MH370. revealed the full radio commu- where Malaysia believes the But the transcript gave no hint nications with the pilots of its plane went down, nothing has of either as Malaysian air traffic missing flight yesterday, but the been found that would indicate controllers bid the plane “good routine exchanges shed no light a crash site. night”, and instructed the pilots on the mystery as an Indian Retired Australian air chief to contact controllers in Vietnam, Ocean search for wreckage bore marshal Angus Houston, who is over which the plane was due to on with no end in sight. heading a new coordination cen- fly. The previously unreleased tre in Perth, called it the most In the final entry from just conversations between MH370’s challenging search and rescue after 1.19am one of the MH370 pilots and air traffic controllers operation he had ever seen. pilots responded with an innoc- had been the subject of much “I say that because the start- uous: “Good night, Malaysian speculation as suspicions have ing point whenever you do a Three Seven Zero.” focused on whether one or both search and rescue is the last Malaysia Airlines had said of its pilots deliberately diverted known position of the vehicle or previously the last words were A Royal New Zealand Air Force P3 Orion crew gets briefed prior to departing for the search area to help find the the plane on March 8 with 239 aircraft. In this particular case, believed uttered by First Officer missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 off Perth, Australia, on Sunday. people aboard. the last known position was a Fariq, but the statement said the But they revealed nothing long, long way from where the ongoing investigation was yet to about what happened aboard the aircraft appears to have gone,” confirm that. black box detector, left Perth on the plane went down. Malaysian government, which has been ill-fated jet. he said. Shortly after the final message, Monday for the search zone but Prime Minister Najib Razak is under harsh global scrutiny over “There is no indication of Houston added that the search communications were cut and the is three day’s sail away. expected in Perth today to tour the handling of its missing-plane anything abnormal in the tran- -- 10 planes and nine ships from Boeing 777 vanished from civilian Australian Defence Minister the air base being used as a stag- drama, said it would compile script,” a Malaysian government several countries took part yes- radar. David Johnston admitted there ing post. “false” media reports over the statement said of the 43 sepa- terday -- “could drag on for a long Yesterday’s developments was only a slim chance the black Malaysia’s handling of the crisis and consider filing lawsuits. rate transmissions over nearly time.” meant another day of frustration box would be found since the crisis, marked by piecemeal Transport and Defence 54 minutes, which were thick Malaysia believes the flight, for anguished families desperate crash location remains unknown. and occasionally contradictory Minister Hishammuddin Hussein with air-traffic and navigational en route from Kuala Lumpur to for firm information on what hap- “We’ve got about a week (left), information, has been widely said on his Twitter feed the jargon. Beijing, was deliberately diverted pened to their loved ones. but it depends on the tempera- questioned, especially by discon- country’s attorney general had Hours earlier, Australia coun- by someone on board and flown The battery-powered signal ture of the water and water depth solate relatives of the 153 Chinese been instructed to “compile evi- selled against expectations of for hours before crashing. from the plane’s black box -- and pressure as to how long the nationals aboard. dence and advise” on possible quick success in the difficult Pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53, which records flight data and battery power will last,” he told Many of them have alleged legal action. Earlier in the day task of recovering the Malaysia and copilot Fariq Abdul Hamid, cockpit voice communications Australian radio. incompetence or even a cover- Hishammuddin was quoted by the Airlines plane’s “black box” for 27, have come under intense scru- that could indicate what hap- Authorities are scouring a mas- up by Malaysia, straining ties Malay Mail newspaper as saying: clues into what might have hap- tiny, especially amid conflicting pened to the plane -- usually lasts sive expanse of ocean for debris. If between the two countries, but “We have been compiling all the pened to the jet. reports about the final words in only about 30 days. found, they plan to analyse recent the rhetoric has eased off in false reports since day one. When Despite an extensive multina- the cockpit and whether they Australian vessel Ocean weather patterns and ocean cur- recent days. the time is right, the government tional search in remote Indian indicated trouble or an intent to Shield, fitted with a US-supplied rents to track back to where Malaysia’s authoritarian should sue them.” AFP

China says Philippines damaged relations over sea dispute Japan to relax work rules for MANILA: China warned yes- to its continental shelf. the Philippines to “correct its mis- the official mouthpiece of the a small and weak country,” the terday that the Philippines “What the Philippine side take and come back to the right Communist Party, denouncing commentary said. expatriates has “seriously damaged” bilat- did seriously damaged bilateral track of resolving the disputes Manila’s move. Manila was attempting “to eral ties by asking the United relations with China,” Charge through bilateral negotiations”. “The act of the Philippine side legalise its invasion of Chinese Nations to rule in their favour d’affaires Sun Xiangyang of the China -- which is vastly more is against the international law islands through the arbitration”, TOKYO: Japan is considering in a maritime dispute. Chinese embassy in Manila said powerful than any of the several and the historical truth as well as it added. expanding a controversial pro- Manila at the weekend asked a in a statement. countries it has disputes with against morality and basic rules The invective from China’s gramme that now offers work- UN tribunal to declare Beijing’s “We find it very hard to in the strategically significant of international relations,” it said. state-run media comes as the ers from China and elsewhere claims over most of the strategi- understand these moves of the waters -- prefers to negotiate Manila had “provoked China” United States and Japan have permits to work for up to three cally significant South China Sea Philippines and we are deeply with them individually, rather by going to “so-called interna- rallied to the Philippines’ defence. years, as the world’s fastest- illegal, submitting nearly 4,000 disturbed by and concerned with than in international forums. tional arbitration, a move that Tokyo -- which is also embroiled ageing nation scrambles to plug pages of evidence to back its case. the consequence of such moves.” Apart from China, the is both illegal and unreasonable” in a bitter territorial row with gaps in a rapidly shrinking It argues that the Chinese Both countries are signatories Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, and “an act lacking credibility”, Beijing -- issued a statement hail- workforce. stance contravenes the UN to UNCLOS, but Beijing argues Taiwan and Vietnam also claim it said. ing Manila’s move, which it said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Convention on the Law of the Sea that its provisions do not apply parts of the sea. “The Philippines attempted was aimed at “peaceful settlement Liberal Democratic Party yes- (UNCLOS), and interferes with to the row. Sun’s comments followed a to solicit international sympa- of disputes on the basis of inter- terday submitted a proposal the Philippines’ sovereign rights The embassy statement urged commentary in People’s Daily, thy through disguising itself as national law”. AFP to let workers to stay for up to five years, relax hiring rules for employers and boost the number of jobs open to them. “We will strengthen the gov- ernance of the programme,” LDP Gunmen kill 1, injure 4 Thai protesters Tibetan refugees abused lawmaker Yasuhisa Shiozaki, who authored the proposal, told reporters. “We are aware of the BANGKOK: Gunmen opened “red shirt” supporters have called Should the National Anti- in Nepal, says rights body concerns and we allowed people fire on a group of Thai anti- for a mass rally in Bangkok on Corruption Commission (Nacc) who had objections to voice their government protesters driving Sunday, raising the risk of further forward the case to the Senate for KATHMANDU: Tibetan refu- and religion. Tibetans interviewed objections.” away from a Bangkok rally yes- confrontation. possible impeachment, she could gees living in Nepal face tighter by the rights body accused Nepali Shiozaki said the LDP wanted terday. The shooting killed one, “We received three injured pro- be removed from office. curbs on freedom of expres- security forces of abuses such as to see harsher penalties for wounded four protesters and testers at the hospital. One suc- That would require the votes sion and assembly as the tiny excessive use of force, arbitrary Japanese companies that abused raised tension in a political cri- cumbed to a gunshot wound to the of three-fifths of the senators. Himalayan nation succumbs to detention, intimidation and intru- foreign workers and would use sis that has gripped the country head,” an official at Ramathibodi Thailand’s 150-seat Senate is pressure from neighbour China, sive surveillance. external inspectors and local gov- for months. Hospital in Bangkok said. made up of 77 elected senators. Human Rights Watch (HRW) “The situation for the Tibetan ernments to monitor compliance. It was not immediately clear In a rare piece of good news for The other 73 are appointed and said yesterday. refugee community in Nepal The programme, started in who was responsible for the vio- Yingluck, who is battling negli- are largely seen as opponents of Nepal is home to more than has markedly deteriorated since 1993, sponsors around 150,000 lence which brought the death toll gence charges brought by the the government. 20,000 Tibetans — for many from China’s violent crackdown on pro- workers, mostly Chinese, for jobs to 24, with scores wounded, since national anti-graft commission, Preliminary results released as far back as 1959, when their tests in Tibet in 2008,” said HRW’s in areas such as the garment protesters took to the streets in unofficial results of Thailand’s by the Election Commission on spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Asia director, Brad Adams. industry and farms. November in a bid to force Prime weekend Senate election suggest Monday show winning candi- fled to India after a failed uprising “While good relations with In theory, the foreign work- Minister Yingluck Shinawatra a pro-government majority. dates in the north and northeast, against China. China are important, restricting ers come to Japan as trainees to from office and erase the influ- Yingluck has been charged with Thaksin strongholds, are largely In its report, HRW said basic rights crosses a red line,” acquire technical expertise, but ence of her brother, ousted pre- dereliction of duty for her role in linked to the ruling Puea Thai Tibetans in Nepal faced a “de Adams said in a statement. lawyers and labor activists say mier Thaksin Shinawatra. overseeing a disastrous state rice- Party and Thaksin’s now-defunct facto ban” on political protests Nepali officials dismissed the many face abuse, from illegally Yingluck has resisted mount- buying scheme that has run up Thai Rak Thai party. against China and curbs on public report, denying the accusations low wages to the confiscation of ing pressure to step down and her huge losses. REUTERS activities promoting their culture of mistreatment. REUTERS their passports. REUTERS Sri Lanka minister Backing Taiwan pact prays for rains Protests spread against China plant COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s energy minister offered flowers and lit thousands of oil lamps as BEIJING: Protests against a verified by Reuters — have caused Sunday and Monday, and did not she prayed for rains to replen- proposed chemical plant in the an outcry on Chinese social media, mention whether anyone was ish drought-hit reservoirs southern Chinese province of though many were later removed hurt. Two protesters disputed the which are used for hydro-power Guangdong spread to the pro- by censors. claim, telling Reuters that sev- plants, an official said yesterday. vincial capital yesterday, even On Sunday, hundreds of eral people were killed and dozens Minister Pavithra as authorities signalled they Maoming residents poured into hurt, though they did not know Waniarachchi illuminated may back down on construc- the streets protesting against the exact number of casualties. the sacred temple town of tion plans in attempt to head off the plant producing paraxylene, “The provincial government has Anuradhapura with 4,000 coco- more unrest. a petrochemical used in making a responsibility to address this,” nut oil lamps seeking divine help Public anger has grown since fabric and plastic bottles, and said one protester by telephone, to end the drought and offered graphic photos surfaced on environmental degradation. declining to be named because of alms to local monks on Monday. Chinese social networks early this Protesters in the provincial the sensitivity of the matter. “It’s She also offered a pot of water week, showing demonstrators in capital, Guangzhou, yesterday not right that the paramilitary to Buddhism’s holiest tree, the Sri the nearby city of Maoming — the renewed calls for an end to the police can injure or beat people to Maha Bodhi, in Anuradhapura as location of the proposed plant chemical plant project, as well as death. It violates our most basic a symbol of her faith. “She took People wave national flags and placards at a rally to support the — lying bloodied on the streets justice for those who they believe interests as citizens.” a pot of water from a hydro-res- government and a controversial Taiwan-China trade pact, in Taipei as rows of paramilitary police were hurt or killed at the hands Photos obtained by Reuters ervoir which had hit rock bottom yesterday. marched in formation. of paramilitary police on Sunday. showed tear gas being fired at and offered it to the Bo tree (Sri The images of violence — The government said no one demonstrators on Monday. Maha Bodhi),” her spokesman which could not be independently was killed in demonstrations on REUTERS Sisira Wijesinghe said. AFP WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17

No US deaths Afghan candidates fear poll fraud in Afghanistan Large-scale cheating had marred every Afghan election since the Taliban’s fall in March WASHINGTON: The KABUL: There are still days to up – it’s scaring people with the Pentagon says there were go and no one has cast a ballot threat of potential agitation. no US military deaths in yet. But leading candidates in “This mistrust is not going to Afghanistan in March — Afghanistan’s presidential elec- help, instead they should tell their the first zero-fatality month tion are warning that fraud will followers: ‘Stay away from fraud there since January 2007. play a big role in the vote, raising and don’t let others commit fraud, American casualties in fears of bitter antagonism follow- be vigilant, open your eyes, come Afghanistan have declined as ing Saturday’s crucial poll. out in large numbers for voting.’” the number of US forces has Abdullah Abdullah, one of Afghanistan’s election is a water- grown smaller and their role the frontrunners in the race to shed moment — the third since the has shifted away from com- replace Hamid Karzai as Afghan fall of the Taliban in 2001, but the bat. US troops are focused on president, has reiterated his first to herald the country’s peace- training and advising Afghan concerns about “industrial-scale ful democratic transfer of power. forces. The Pentagon says fraud” in the vote. His rival, the Huge questions remain over just there are about 33,000 US former finance minister Ashraf how peaceful it will be following troops in Afghanistan, down Ghani, recently told the Guardian a volley of Taliban attacks on soft from a 2011 peak of about his team was trying to pre-empt targets in Kabul. 100,000. The international the kind of fraud that riddled the In the five years since 2009, combat mission is sched- 2009 voting, adding: “People will when more than 1 million votes uled to end in December; not be deprived of their right to were disqualified, a raft of meas- whether a new mission to good governance.” ures have been introduced to train Afghans is under- Large-scale cheating has make cheating harder. The result, taken in January has yet to marred every Afghan election many hope, will be an election be decided. Pentagon sta- since the Taliban’s fall. Prospects tainted but not entirely discred- tistics show there were 132 of a repeat performance have ited by cheating. US deaths in Afghanistan in loomed over the 5 April poll long “Most of the candidates have 2013, compared with 313 the before the candidates launched confided that they don’t expect year before and 415 in 2011. their campaigns. an absolutely fraud-free elec- Only a quarter of Afghans expect tion, what they want to know Over 22 tonnes of the vote to be clean, a recent sur- is that the results reflect the Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah attend a poll campaign in Herat province yesterday. vey by the Free and Fair Election will of the people,” said Nicholas explosives seized Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA) Haysom, deputy head of the UN Taliban violence have diminished will return.” to Kabul. Vote-counting will be KABUL: Afghan security found. Election organisers, moni- in Afghanistan. “So the ques- enthusiasm, with would-be voters He said the organisation was done twice by two separate teams; forces have seized more than 22 tors and diplomats all agree that tion will focus on how extensive queuing for hours in the freezing “cautiously impressed” by efforts where results differ they will be tonnes of explosives, enough to ballot-stuffing, vote buying, intimi- is that fraud, whether it impacts pre-dawn dark to secure the voter to rein in the rampant ballot-box rechecked. make hundreds of bombs, the dation and impersonation are likely the result and is it capable of registration cards they need to stuffing that was the most serious More than 22,000 monitors interior ministry said yester- to be a problem again. being excised. That is what we cast a ballot. problem in 2009 — when incum- from the different campaign day. Sediq Sediqqi, an Interior However, many fear that can- need to reassure them, but we The same poll that found most bent Hamid Karzai lost about a teams have registered to watch Ministry spokesman, said the didates are focusing on fraud in want to have an election that is Afghans expect fraud also found third of his votes to fraud reviews the voting at more than 6,000 explosives, hidden in some 450 an unscrupulous attempt to set manifestly better than the last that four in five plan to vote any- — and is also seen as the biggest polling centres around the coun- bags, were seized from a base- the ground for complaints if they election, which means less fraud.” way, said Fefa chairman Ahmad threat this year. try, as well as more than 1,500 ment in the relatively peaceful lose, and risk discouraging voters One power-broker interviewed Nader Nadery, because after more There is a strict barcode-label- independent observers. Both northern province of Takhar, and discrediting the entire elec- by the Guardian admitted he had than three decades of fighting ling system tracing the ballots numbers are expected to rise rap- where the Taliban have gained tion process along the way. stockpiled voter registration they prefer a flawed election to from the individual polling sta- idly before voting day. ground in recent years. “Some of the candidates are cards needed to cast a ballot; the alternatives. “They have seen tion, each of which only get 600 All three men believed to issuing statements in their public another promised to bring his that those who were fighting with voting papers. If the station is have a serious chance of becom- Security features in rallies that my only rival is corrup- district to the polls in return for each other are now trying to par- closed by violence but someone ing Afghanistan’s next president tion. That means he thinks he has tens of thousands of dollars. ticipate in the elections and not tries to use the votes elsewhere, mistrust each other, although cheques enhanced won already, and the election is Elections chief Nuristani has use their guns,” he said. as happened five years ago, they the greatest public suspicion has KARACHI: The State Bank days away,” said Yusuf Nuristani, reported one candidate for abus- “They do understand there is can be identified and discarded. fallen on the campaign of Zalmai of Pakistan yesterday issued chairman of the Independent ing government resources on the a level of fraud, but they are very Votes will be tallied on site Rassoul, whose campaign was the fresh instructions for enhanc- Election Commission. campaign trail and fined another much of the view that if the elec- and copies of the results sheet one reported to Karzai for abuse ing security features in cheques “We hear on the news that if for the same thing. Yet neither tion is not there, the same brutal- posted outside the ballot sta- of government resources. while it amended some previous there is corruption people will rise these problems nor a campaign of ity and violence to fight for power tion, in the ballot box and sent THE GUARDIAN guidelines. “For paper security, banks are required to ensure that all cheques contain print- er’s logo or name as a water- mark,” said the SBP circular. Christian appeals Pakistan The watermark can be single or multi tone. However, it must be ensured that Magnetic Ink blasphemy death sentence Character Recognition read- ability is not adversely affected LAHORE: A Pakistani man second-largest city, after the alle- by such watermarks. Further, sentenced to death for blas- gations against Masih emerged. the paper used for cheques phemy appealed against his Police had initially said they must contain at least one conviction yesterday, saying the would investigate whether or Invisible Ultraviolet (UV) secu- charges were trumped up to not Muslim businessmen in the rity feature, such as UV fibres, speed the eviction of minority area may have instigated the UV Hi-Lites or any other. Christians from their land. violence with the aim of seizing Sawan Masih was convicted Christians’ land, or to exploit the 16 Taliban killed last week of insulting Prophet blasphemy allegations for politi- Muhammad (PBUH) during a cal gain. KABUL: At least 16 senior conversation with a Muslim Shakir said the circumstances Taliban commanders were friend in the Joseph Colony in which the incident took place killed following a suicide neighbourhood of Lahore in cast “serious doubts” over the attack in eastern Ghazni prov- March last year. prosecution’s case. ince of Afghanistan yesterday. “We have filed an appeal in the He added his client had told The National Directorate of Lahore High Court against the the court the blasphemy charges Security said that the Taliban death sentence awarded to Sawan “were fabricated by the elements leaders were planning coor- Masih and called for his acquittal who wanted to occupy the prop- dinated attacks in Ghazni and release from jail,” his lawyer erty of Joseph Colony.” Pakistan province when a Taliban sui- Naeem Shakir said. has extremely strict laws against cide bomber opposed with the More than 3,000 Muslims defaming Islam, including the Taliban leaders plans and det- rampaged through Joseph death penalty for insulting onated his explosives. Colony, torching some 100 Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). AGENCIES Christian homes in Pakistan’s AFP Selling toys

A Pakistani vendor checks his mobile phone as he sells stuffed toys by a roadside in Rawalpindi yesterday. Pakistan’s economists had set a growth target for the current financial year of 4.4 percent and the central bank had forecast growth of four percent. WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Now, a Khaas Officials allege attacks by TMC activists Aadmi Party Election Commission seeks report from district magistrate; police investigate fiasco with dustbin KOLKATA: The Election Vivekananda Road comes days and after that we will take action,” acting in a complete biased man- officials,” said Chowdhury. Commission yesterday sought after a block development officer said Deputy Commissioner (head- ner and is influenced by the oppo- CPM leader Sridip as symbol a report from the district mag- in North 24 Parganas district quarters) of Howrah police com- sition parties,” said Roy adding Bhattacharya, contesting from istrate following allegations lodged a police complaint alleg- missionerate Nishat Pervez. that the MCC team did not pull Howrah, accused Trinamool of MUMBAI: Arvind Kejriwal’s by a election Model Code of ing he was assaulted by Trinamool While the TMC leaders blamed out any Communist Party of creating a vicious environment Aam Aadmi Party may now Conduct (MCC) team that they activists for removing party ban- “overzealousness and bias” of India-Marxist posters that were in the area. have a competitor. A Khaas were roughed up by Trinamool ners and posters. Election Commission (EC) offi- illegally put up. Incidentally, a day earlier, Chief Aadmi Party was yesterday Congress (TMC) activists after “Trinamool posters and fes- cials for the fiasco, opposition State Congress President Minister Mamata Banerjee called floated in Mumbai, and has posters and festoons of the rul- toons were put up inside a school parties attacked the ruling party Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and “demons” all those who have been asked the Election Commission ing party were removed in West which goes against the MCC. accusing it of employing “terror Bharatiya Janata Party’s Bengal removing her posters. to allot ‘dustbin’ as its symbol. Bengal’s Howrah district. When we tried to remove them, tactics”. unit chief Rahul Sinha too con- “There are some demons who, However, party founder Mirza “We have asked the dis- a large number of party activists Local TMC legislator and state demned the incident and accused in connivance with our rivals, Dus Hazary assured he was not trict magistrate to submit a attacked and assaulted us,” said a Agricultural Marketing Minister the Trinamool of employing “ter- are pulling down my posters. competing with the AAP in any action-taken report in the inci- MCC team member. Arup Roy said an internal probe ror tactics and intimidate poll But I pity them, because they manner. “We shall take up the dent immediately,” Amit Roy Police have initiated investiga- has been ordered by the party but officials”. can remove my posters but can- cause of all the poor, downtrod- Chaudhury, officer on special duty tion into the matter. accused the poll panel of acting in “What can you expect from the not remove me from the heart of den, weakest sections of people, and ex-officio joint secretary in “We have been informed a biased manner. workers when Trinamool leaders the common man,” she had said who are relegated to social dust- the chief electoral officer’s depart- about the incident and ordered “We have ordered a probe and prescribe to administer rat poi- Monday addressing a rally in bins. They will form our core ment, told reporters here. the SDPO (sub-divisional police whoever is found guilty will be son to rivals or cut of their heads? West Midnapore district. strength and their problems shall The incident in Howrah’s officer) to look into the matter punished. But the EC has been They are not even sparing EC IANS be our prime focus. For us, each ‘aam aadmi’ (common man) will be a ‘khaas aadmi’ (important Modi urges EC to probe man) in the country,” Hazary said. Hazary was once a highly sought after man in Bollywood as he used to stitch costumes delay in copter takeoff for actors Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand and noted lawyer Ram BAREILLY/REWA: Stepping the lions, hoping he will gain Jethmalani. up his offensive against the some courage but we were mis- Though not willing to commit Congress, BJP prime ministe- taken. Lions had to be caged. I anything at this stage, Hazary rial candidate Narendra Modi invite Netaji (Akhilesh’s father said the KAP plans to enter the yesterday said that it faced Mulayam Singh Yadav) and his electoral fray initially with the “certain defeat” in the Lok family to visit Gir. Our lions are Maharashtra assembly elections Sabha poll. not caged and they roam around later this year, and then maybe He also urged the Election freely,” Modi said. in other states. Commission to probe the “delay” He also found fault with the “At present, we have around in clearance for his helicopters to Congress-led government for half a million active members take off. not hitting back after Pakistani across Mumbai, in all the eco- Addressing election rallies troops killed and beheaded nomically weaker areas in the in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Indian soldiers on the Kashmir city, comprising Muslims, Dalits, Pradesh, Modi attacked the border.”Lal Bahadur Shastri backward classes, labourers, and Congress-led United Progressive coined the slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai other such people who eke out an Alliance government over unend- Kisan’ but the Congress slogan honest living,” he said. ing farmer suicides in the country. now is ‘Mar Jawan, Mar Kisan’”. Hailing from Faizabad in Uttar After landing in Bareilly for his “This is because the govern- Pradesh, he migrated to Mumbai first election rally of the day, Modi ment in Delhi keeps quiet when over five decades ago and became said he was at Delhi airport since soldiers are beheaded by Pakistani a tailor-cum-dress designer at an 9.30am but did not get permission soldiers. Farmers have been com- outlet in the Taj Mahal Hotel in to take off. pelled to commit suicide... Be it Colaba. His brush with politics “I try my best to ensure that a sugarcane farmer or cotton was in the form of an active sup- there is no delay due to me. Today, growing farming, they are com- porter of former union minister I am feeling sad. You had to wait mitting suicide because they feel George Fernandes and address- for so long in heat. You are doing their future is not safe,” he added. ing rallies with Ram Jethmalani this tapasaya (sacrifice) in this Modi referred to Congress C obbler and Lok Sabha candidate of the Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJSP) in Bihar, Om Parkash, works outside his ahead of various elections, but felt scorching heat. I assure you that manifesto as “dhokha patar (a shop in Hoshiapur, some 40kms from Jalandhar, yesterday. Parkash has stood in 16 previous municipal, legislative disillusioned after a while. I will not let this go in vain,” he document of deceit)” and said assembly and parliamentary polls between 1978 and the forthcoming Indian election. IANS said. India needed a stable government In a veiled dig at Congress after the elections. president Sonia Gandhi, who is He urged people to elect over Political fortunes fluctuate in Kerala as poll nears an MP from Rae Bareli, Modi 300 MPs of BJP-led National said: “Rae Bareli has elected such Democratic Alliance. strong leaders but see develop- In his rally at Rewa in Madhya THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: like it was romping home and Salim Raj is one of the accused. sentenced to life term. ment there.” Pradesh, Modi again referred to The fortunes of Kerala’s politi- drastically improving its tally of The Chandy-led ruling dispen- The UDF has been playing up Seeking to woo Muslims, the the delay caused in his travel cal fronts are fluctuating ahead four Lok Sabha seats it won in the sation has claimed that it was this sensational case and milking Bharatiya Janata Party leader plans . of the Lok Sabha polls. 2009 Lok Sabha polls. their own government which had it in its election campaign. The said that most people working in “I am 3.5 hours late. This delay It was the Left Democratic But a smooth seat-sharing insisted on a Central Bureau of front has been seeking votes in kite industry in his native Gujarat is not due to me. I was waiting for Front (LDF) which seemed to process with its allies and a politi- Investigation (CBI) probe into the the name of putting an end to the were belonged to the community. hours at Delhi. Even in Bareilly, have the edge sometime back, cal coup engineered by the UDF affair and that there was nothing “politics of murder” propagated He accused the Congress of not I waited for an hour. I urge the while it is the Congress-led seems to have changed all that, to hide in the matter. by the CPI-M. being connected with the poor. Election Commission to inves- United Democratic Front (UDF) swinging the pendulum of for- But a stinging remark by the The LDF has had its own share “Sitting in AC rooms, they tigate why my programmes are which appears to have wrested tune in favour of the Congress- high court, which expressed of stumbling and bumbling after make schemes to run the country delayed like this. Who’s done the initiative for now. led front. surprise about Chandy employ- riding a political high until a cou- from Delhi but things remain the this... delayed my helicopter by The Bharatiya Janata Party However, given the vagaries of ing staffers with criminal links, ple of months back. same,” he said. hours,” Modi said. (BJP), for many years now an Indian politics, especially elections appears to have set the cat among Its leading component, the Modi also took a dig at Uttar “Let me tell the centre... your electoral non-entity, is also being in the world’s largest democracy, the pigeons, especially after the CPM, for the first time in sev- Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh defeat is certain. If you are scared looked at as a possible runner-up it isn’t all smooth sailing for the LDF chose to make the observa- eral years chose to field five non- Yadav over the state govern- of Modi, say it openly you won’t in any of the 20 seats which make UDF, which sent 16 MPs to the tion a top election issue. party candidates out of the 15 ment’s development record. The let Modi travel anywhere, say it up for Kerala’s share in parlia- Lok Sabha in 2009. The other blow to the UDF constituencies which the party is state’s ruling Samajwadi Party openly. I am very sorry for delay. ment’s lower house. It would be Just when it appeared that the came on Monday when the CBI contesting. This move has given has decided not to put up candi- Please give a fitting reply by vot- a big swing, considering that the UDF was on a solid wicket, things flatly rejected the request of the enough ammunition for the UDF dates against Sonia Gandhi and ing for the lotus (BJP’s election saffron party is yet to open an went for a toss last week when Kerala government for a CBI to go hammer and tongs against Congress vice president Rahul symbol),” he added. Modi said account even in the 140-member the Kerala High Court came probe into the infamous T P the Marxists — a strategy which Gandhi. Congress and its allies should be Kerala legislative assembly. down heavily on Chief Minister Chandrasekharan murder case, seems to be paying off for the “UP chief minister asked for defeated in elections. Cut to two months back. The Oommen Chandy in a land grab in which three leaders of the UDF. lions from Gujarat. We gave IANS LDF at that point of time looked case where his former gun man CPM have been convicted and IANS BJP-TDP poll Refugees in Tripura cast alliance talks continue ballots for Mizoram HYDERABAD/NEW AGARTALA: Reang tribal ref- commission has also appointed DELHI: Talks between the ugees, sheltered in seven camps seven observers to supervise the TDP and the BJP for a poll alli- in Tripura for the past 17 years electoral process of these centres. ance in Andhra Pradesh contin- after fleeing from their villages Tripura government has provided ued yesterday amid indications in neighbouring Mizoram, yes- the logistical support like security that they are close to a deal. terday began casting their votes to these facilitation centres.” Leaders from the Bharatiya through postal ballots for the Seven officials from Mizoram Janata Party (BJP)and the Telugu Lok Sabha polls in the north- have also come to the refugee Desam Party (TDP) were holding eastern state, officials said. camps to assist the electoral final round of talks in the national Balloting for the lone Lok process. Of the over 36,000 capital at the residence of Akali Sabha seat from Mizoram, bor- Reang tribal refugees, locally Dal MP Naresh Gujral. dering Myanmar and Bangladesh, known as “Bru”, living in the According to BJP sources in is scheduled to be held in the sec- Kanchanpur and Panisagar refu- Hyderabad, senior BJP leader ond phase. “Tight security meas- gee camps of Tripura for the past Arun Jaitley joined the talks ures have been undertaken in six 17 years, about 11,500 are listed in Tuesday evening. The two sides of the seven relief camps, where Mizoram’s electoral rolls. are reportedly trying to overcome facilitation centers were set up Five NGOs and youth organi- some irritants in the seat sharing. to enable the eligible refugee vot- sations, led by the Young Mizo Gujral, who is BJP’s prime ers to cast their votes by postal Association, organised protest ministerial candidate Narendra ballots,” Tripura Chief Electoral rallies in Aizawl and other places Modi’s chief negotiator for alli- Officer (CEO) Asutosh Jindal of Mizoram last week demanding ance building, is said to be mak- said. that the poll panel revoke its deci- ing intense efforts for an early “The ballotting would con- sion to take the refugees’ votes deal. tinue till Thursday. After that through postal ballot. The two parties could not reach the Mizoram officials would take “We have sent a memoran- an understanding despite several the postal ballot to the respec- dum to the Election Commission round of talks and three visits to tive counting centres to count conveying our protest... But Andhra Pradesh by BJP leader the votes on May 16,” Jindal said. it is yet to respond to it... We Prakash Javadekar, who also met He added: “The facilitation will continue our protest,” said TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu centres have been set up under Lalhmachhuana, President of last week. Bru tribal people wait in queue to cast their votes through postal ballot in Naisingpara Bru refugee Relief camp the guidance of the Election Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP). IANS in Tripura yesterday. Commission of India (ECI). The IANS WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

A morning in Kolkata Rajiv murder: Court refuses SC rejects plea against relief to accept plea to convicts

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a central government plea seek- on subsidy ing recall of the verdict by which it had commuted to life the death sentence of three con- PIL on Delhi power subsidy withdrawn victs in the Rajiv Gandhi assas- sination case. NEW DELHI: The Delhi provision. The plea said it should A bench of Chief Justice P High Court yesterday refused be ensured that underprivileged Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi to entertain a plea seeking a residents of Delhi consuming and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh scheme to ensure underprivi- electricity up to 400 units are not rejected the centre’s plea after leged Delhi residents are not affected adversely by the lapse of considering it in chamber. affected after the electricity power subsidy until another gov- After considering the centre’s subsidy lapses April 1. ernment is duly elected. plea seeking recall of its verdict, These people consume less than It asked the court to ensure the bench, in a brief order said: 400 units power per month, the that underprivileged residents “We have carefully gone through plea noted. “do not have to bear unsubsidised the review petition and the con- A division bench of Acting tariff owing to a paralysis of gov- nected papers. We find no merit Chief Justice B D Ahmed and ernance and political posturing in the review petition and the Justice Siddharth Mridul said the during the elections”. same is accordingly dismissed.” court “cannot interfere in policy “The subsidy provided by the The bench on February 18 matters of the government” and previous governments to ease the commuted the death sentence of allowed petitioner to withdraw burden on the underprivileged An Ambassador taxi moves past cycle rickshaw pullers sleeping along a roadside in the early morning in three conspirators in the Rajiv the plea and file representation and provide lifeline electricity at Kolkata, yesterday. Gandhi assassination case to life before the government. economic prices is set to expire imprisonment, citing its January “This is a policy issue. We can- March 31,” the plea said. 21 judgment. not direct government to frame Currently, consumers are The three convicts are V the policy. You approach the charged a subsidised rate of Rs2.70 Sriharan alias Murugan, A G government directly, we are not per unit for consuming 200 or less No takers for Nancy retirement story Perarivalan alias Arivu and T interfering in policy matters,” said units in a month. The actual cost Suthendraraja alias Santhan, the bench. per unit comes to Rs3.90. currently lodged in Tamil The public interest litigation If consumption is 201-400 WASHINGTON: No one is resignation to the recent diplo- Noting that “Powell only Nadu’s Vellore prison. They had (PIL) filed by Anurag Kejriwal, units per month, consumers are buying the American story that matic row over the Khobragade arrived in India in April 2012, sought commutation of their member of Lok Satta Party, said charged a subsidised rate of Rs5 the resignation of US ambassa- affair noting that it came weeks and these diplomatic posts typi- death sentences due to the long Delhi residents will face high elec- per unit against the actual cost dor in India, Nancy Powell, was after “US-Indian relations floun- cally last three years”, the Post delay in deciding their mercy tricity tariff after March 31 due of Rs5.80. unrelated to recent tensions dered in December after police said: “The buzz in New Delhi is petitions. to the expiry of the government Usually, the budgetary alloca- between the two countries, but in New York City detained and that Powell’s departure may be The apex court in its January subsidy for consumers using less tion for electricity subsidy is made as yet there is no definitive word allegedly strip-searched” Indian related to ongoing tensions over 21 judgment held that inordi- than 400 units a month. under the annual budget. about her likely successor. diplomat Devyani Khobragade. the uproar in India after the nate, unexplained and unreason- Asking the petitioner’s advo- However, the Aam Aadmi A section of the Indian media The New York Times said in arrest of Devyani Khobragade.” able delay in deciding the mercy cate to approach the govern- Party government resigned after has speculated that Powell may be a story from the Indian capital However, State Department petition of the death row convicts ment, the bench said it cannot 49 days in power, due to which replaced by USAID administrator that Powell’s resignation “was spokesperson Marie Harf on was a ground for commutation of decide each and every matter and the annual budget could not be Rajiv Shah, the highest ranking greeted by many in New Delhi’s Monday denied that Powell’s death to life imprisonment. it is “not the substitute for the passed. Subsequently, the budg- Indian American in the Obama diplomatic community Tuesday sudden resignation was in any Rajiv Gandhi, who was the government”. etary allocations for Delhi were administration, as the US tries to with a sense of hope that some way “related to any tension, any prime minister 1984-89, was killed “You have to knock on the made in the vote on account clean the slate with India. of the grinding disputes between recent situations” between India by Dhanu, a Sri Lankan suicide doors of your political leader to passed on February 17, 2014 by But analysts said President the United States and India might and the US. bomber from the Liberation ask what they are doing,” the parliament. Barack Obama is unlikely to win soon be settled”. “There’s no big behind-the- Tigers of Tamil Eelam, at an elec- bench remarked. The plea said no budget- Senate approval of a political The Washington Post also scenes story here,” Harf told tion rally in Sriperumbudur near Advocate Zubeda Begum ary allocation was made in the appointee in a hurry in a deeply noted that Powell had resigned reporters suggesting “this is the Chennai May 21, 1991. appearing for the Delhi gov- interim budget for subsidis- divided Washington even as there “after only two years on the job, end of a distinguished 37-year In 1998, all the 26 accused in ernment told the court that till ing the electricity tariff for the is bipartisan support for strong sparking some speculation over- career. I think after 37 years, she the case were sentenced to death March 31, it was giving subsidy underprivileged. India-US relations. seas that the administration may deserves to retire.” by a special trial court. and after that there is no such IANS Time magazine linked the have been looking to replace her”. IANS IANS

Sunny day in Srinagar Scientist contests Big Bang ‘evidence’

BANGALORE: Indian astro- journal Nature — Mitra demol- universe by an unimaginable fac- physicist Abhas Mitra, at the ishes the latest and much pub- tor of ten raised to power of 78. Bhabha Atomic Research licized claim of “direct evidence Cosmologists believe that Centre (BARC) in Mumbai, of cosmic inflation” — one of the short but rapid expansion who had once challenged the the key pillars of Big Bang would have generated gravi- Black Hole theory of Britain’s model (BBM). Right now his tational waves, and that their famed Stephen Hawking is in paper is the 5th most down- detection would be an evidence the limelight again. loaded article in the journal of inflation and hence Big Bang. Mitra’s earlier research had New Astronomy. But the primitive gravitational claimed that the so-called “Black Inflation, or exponential expan- waves are themselves too weak Holes” must be grey-holes and sion, is what cosmologists say to be detected by ground-based not exact black holes, and the so- happened to the nascent universe instrument. called “Dark Energy” — a topic almost immediately after it was Hence astronomers have of Physics Nobel in 2011 — must created out of nothing in a pow- been searching for a distinctive be an artefact rather than a real erful explosion some 13.8 billion mark, or signature, left behind entity. His views remain uncon- years ago. by the gravitational waves in tested till now. As the theory goes, “inflation- the so-called Cosmic Microwave This time, in a peer-reviewed ary” phase that lasted for a tiny Background (CMB) — the ther- paper — and also in a comment fraction of a second dramati- mal relic of Big Bang. appearing in the prestigious cally increased the volume of the IANS A Kashmiri boy paddles his boat in the waters of Anchar Lake on a sunny day in Srinagar yesterday. Low and mid income NRIs must pick up pension plans HE rolling out of a provide blue-collar workers with The corpus to target is not easy charged right away. However, the as annuities. If not then the entire social security plan pension, Insurance and resettle- to arrive at because one needs to THE NR EYE proceeds will be taxable. accrued sum along with benefits is for Indian expats in ment amount upon their return fully understand the costs in India. Many people confuse annui- paid off as annuities to NRI. the Gulf, starting to India. The MOIA nominated Also how much one needs to save Moiz Mannan ties with life insurance cover, The public sector insurance with the UAE and Bank of Baroda and the State will depend upon the purchas- when in reality they couldn’t be giant, Life Insurance Corporation Tnow Saudi Arabia, has once again Bank of Travancore (SBT) as its ing power of the currency he or When lump sum amount is more different. These, unlike life of India (LIC) offers a pension brought into focus the issue of a banking partner for the MGPSY she saves in. It is advisable to take available, one can use it to pur- insurance cover do not offer the plans called New Jeevan Suraksha financial cushion for those retir- scheme. the help of a financial planner to chase annuity. Annuity is avail- guarantee of payment or income 1 and Jeevan Akshay VI. New ing or returning to India from The scheme does not cover low arrive at the living expenses you able in different options- like throughout your life. These are Jeevan Suraksha 1 is a plan with jobs abroad. income expatriates who do not will need post retirement and the annuity for limited term, annuity basically bought so that you can unique options such as joint life, a The matter is more serious for belong to the ECR category. The corpus required towards that end. for entire life etc. One can opt for generate income after you retire percent rise of 3 per cent on the middle and low income non-resi- biggest drawback, apart from a A pension plan ensures reg- monthly, quarterly or any similar or take voluntary retirement or annuity, grace period such other dent Indian (NRI) workers in the lack of awareness, was the limited ular income after retirement. periodic payouts. lose your job. They promise a facilities to attract NRIs. There Gulf as they have limited invest- number of banks and branches There are two phases in any A life annuity is basically some- good, comfortable life. are other insurance coverage ment options in their host coun- where the scheme was available. pension planning- accumula- thing which will guarantee you a Insurance companies, both in offered together with this plan but try and are generally unaware Now the Ministry is reportedly tion and disbursement. The first specified amount of money as long the public and private sector in it is optionally available. of the avenues back home. Of considering all banks and a few phase involves investing in dif- as you life. After that, this money India, have a variety of retirement Jeevan Akshay VI is a one-time late, we have seen an increase in non-banking institutions to par- ferent financial instruments. which you have invested will go options. SBI Life’s Lifelong pension premium payment, annuity buy the number of returnees as Gulf ticipate in the scheme. To build a huge corpus amount, to your nominee. For a specified plus, for example is aimed at NRIs scheme. An NRI will pay a sin- states implement measures and Having said that, the middle one should start as early as pos- period, your nominee will get the who are looking for a non - par- gle payment amount right away regulations to nationalise their and low income expatriates should sible. A person can start invest- fixed amount of money regularly, ticipating plan and security of their and he or she can select to get workforces. also be looking at some other such ing just a small amount and then as had previously been decided. investments. SBI life smart pen- annuities for the rest of life at any After an announcement to that pension and retirement schemes increase the amount as per his There is also something known sion is for NRIs who are looking for time. The annuities are payable effect at the Pravasi Bharatiya being offered by banks and insur- financial ability. By starting with as the annuity certain plan, their investment to be divided into on per month, every quarter, half Divas in 2009, the scheme piloted ance companies in India. NRIs of low amount for more number of wherein the annuity amount is parts that assure them guaranteed yearly or even on yearly basis. by the Ministry of Overseas modest means and unsure jobs years, a person can accumulate paid for a certain number of years returns and a part that is invested Retirement plans offered by Indians Affairs (MOIA) remained need not fully rely on the govern- quite a big lump sum amount. If and then stopped. This period in units can go for this plan. various providers in India are largely on paper. Formerly known ment scheme but try to build a a person invests in pension plan, could precede your lifetime. The annuity option is almost the becoming investment alterna- as the Pension and Life Insurance corpus with a scheme or plan that then at the end of policy term, Sometimes, you can choose to go same in both. The NRI can choose tives for NRIs, but one must Fund, the Ministry rebranded and would give them monthly returns one-third of the amount can be in for deferred annuities and have to withdraw one third of the accu- take a call after proper evalua- launched the scheme as ‘Mahatma to at least sustain themselves and withdrawn as lump sum while the the annuity amount deducted mulated sum on maturity of the tion of one’s situation and specific Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojna their families in case of a sudden rest of amount is used to purchase from your taxable income and plan. If he does withdraw this sum requirements. (MGPSY) in 2012 in a bid to or unplanned return. annuity. the best part is interest won’t be then the rest of the sum is paid off THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK PRAYER TIME How zebra stripes fox parasites

Fajr (Dawn) 4:08 PARIS: Zebras have stripes to deter the on equid species, which explains why zebras Shorook (Sunrise) 5:25 tsetse and other blood-sucking flies, accord- would need a shield against this pest. ing to a fresh bid to settle a debate that has There is also plenty of indirect evidence, Zuhr (Noon) 11:38 raged among biologists for over 140 years. they say. Asr (Afternoon) 3:06 Since the 1870s, in a dispute sparked by Other equid species, such as wild horses, are the founders of evolutionary theory Charles far more likely to be plagued by biting insects. Maghrib (Sunset) 5:52 Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, scientists Researchers find comparatively little blood Isha (Night) 7:22 have squabbled over how the zebra got its from zebras in tsetse flies, even though the trademark look. zebra has a thin coat with hair strands that Are its stripes for camouflage, protecting are shorter and finer than those of giraffes the zebra with a “motion dazzle confusion and antelopes. WEATHER effect” against hyenas, lions and other preda- At the same time, zebras are far less sus- tors in the savannah? ceptible to sleeping sickness, a tsetse-borne Do the stripes radiate heat to keep the zebra disease that is widespread among other Today Thursday Friday Weather Conditions: cool? Or do they have a social role — for group African equids. Partly cloudy Chance of storm Chance of storm identity, perhaps, or mating? The correlation between reduced biting- Partly cloudy But a new study, published in the journal fly nuisance and stripes is “significant,” says to cloudy Nature Communications yesterday, says the the study. “Conversely, there is no consist- with a chance strongest likelihood is that the stripes dis- ent support for camouflage, predator avoid- High: 30° High: 32° High: 28° courage parasitic flies. ance, heat management or social interaction Low: 22° Low: 21° Low: 20° of scattered rain may be The finding was intriguingly thrown up hypothesis.” A file photo taken on September 23, 2013 shows thundery at by lab experiments in 2012 that showed how Parasitic flies can hand on a range of dis- times. blood-feeding flies shun stripey surfaces and a grevy zebra in its pen at the zoo of Mulhouse, eases when they bite their prey, and their prefer instead to land on uniform colours. eastern France. Zebras have stripes to deter the appetite can be enormous. tsetse and other blood-sucking flies, according DOHA - SUN & SEA Researchers led by Tim Caro of the Experiments with horse-flies carried out University of California at Davis, say there to a study. in the US found that cows can lose between SUN TIDE SEA is no black-and-white answer to the Great 200 and 500 cubic centimetres (0.4 and 1.05 Stripe Riddle — but the insect theory is by they write. pints) of blood per day to the insects, and as WIND SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW far the best bet. The team found a strong geographical much as 16.9 kilos (37.2 pounds) in weight 05:25 17:52 06:00 & 19:15 00:45 & 12:15 05-10/25 KT “A solution to the riddle of zebra stripes, overlap between zebras and the two groups over eight weeks. discussed by Wallace and Darwin, is at hand,” of biting flies, Tabanus and Glossina, that feed AFP THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Qatar’s GDP QR5.5bn Laffan Refinery 2 launched up by 5.8pc Project to be commissioned by 2016 in Q4 of 2013 DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Qatar Petroleum, Total, Idemitsu, standards. Once again we bring Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Cosmo, Marubeni and Mitsui. together industry leading part- DOHA: The quarterly GDP laid the foundation stone for LR2, like LR1, will be operated ners to stimulate further economic in the fourth quarter of 2013 the new Laffan Refinery expan- by Qatargas Operating Company growth for the country and deliver is estimated at QR188.48bn, sion project (LR2) of Qatargas Limited (Qatargas) and the con- increased value to our people showing an increase of 5.8 per- at a ceremony held yesterday struction works are scheduled to and shareholders,” ” said Sheikh cent compared to the estimate at Qatar National Convention be completed by the third quarter Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chief QR178.10bn of fourth quar- Center. of 2016. Executive Officer of Qatargas. ter of 2012, said the Ministry The event was attended by Addressing the event, Dr Al “As part of Qatar Petroleum’s of Development Planning and the Prime Minister and Interior Sada said the new refinery rep- vision and mission we are paying Statistics in the press release. Minister, H E Sheikh Abdullah resents another step on the path special attention to the develop- Compared to previous quarter bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, to achieving the Qatar National ment of the downstream petro- [Q3 of 2013], revised estimates of H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Vision. “This refinery is part of chemical and refining sector with QR184.26bn, GDP has witnessed Sada, the Minister of Energy and an integrated development pro- the clear objective of creating an increase of 2.3 percent. Industry, and a number of top offi- gramme being implemented by additional opportunities for the The Gross Value Added (GVA) cials and executives. all active parties in the energy production of intermediate and estimate of mining and quarry- The estimated QR 5.5bn project and industry sector in Qatar to derivative products to satisfy the ing (including oil and gas) sec- will effectively double the conden- enhance our capability to fulfill increasing domestic demand and tor in the Q4, 2013 is QR99.69bn, sate refining capacity of the Laffan diverse energy needs,” he said, create new markets for the coun- which shows an increase of 2 per- Refinery to 300,000 barrels per day, adding that the new refinery will try,” said Mohammed Bin Nasser cent over the estimate of Q4, 2012 solidifying the country’s unique create added value and new eco- Al Hajri, Qatar Petroleum Director placed at QR97.73bn. Compared to position as the largest condensate nomic opportunities by enhancing of Downstream Ventures. the previous quarter (Q3 of 2013) producer with the largest conden- our export capacity and fulfilling The Laffan Refinery processes revised estimates, there has been sate refining capacity in the world. long term needs of international condensate, an associated product a rise of 0.8 percent in the GVA The LR project aims to build a markets. “Over the years, Qatargas to natural gas production, that is of this sector. The GVA of non- bridge between present and future has successfully delivered a series refined into a number of high-qual- mining and quarrying has been generations by optimising Qatar’s of world class projects that uphold ity products which can be used as estimated at QR88.79bn, which natural resources and fostering our commitment to technical and lower emission fuels and feedstock H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada, the Minister of Energy and Industry, at shows an increase of 10.5 percent sustainable growth. operational excellence while main- for petrochemical production. the foundation-laying ceremony yesterday. over the estimate at QR 80.38bn. LR2 is a joint venture between taining the highest environmental THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA Ezdan Holding plans big investments Budget projections

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DOHA: Ezdan Holding group push QE index up is diversifying its investment BY SATISH KANADY portfolio by making huge invest- increased to 23 million shares ments at least in two Shari’ah- from Monday’s 18 million shares. compliant companies listed in DOHA: Qatar stocks put up a “The budget figures have noth- Qatar Exchange by June, said good show yesterday after the ing to do directly with today’s Ali Mohammed Al Obaidli, strong annual budget projec- market performance. It seems Group CEO of Ezdan Holding tions. The benchmark index the market was over reacting. company, yesterday. jumped 2.29 percent, a four- The 16 percent increase in the With over 11,000 housing units week high to cross the 11,900- government spending might at a cost of QR4.5bn set to be mark after Qatar projected have lifted the sentiments. But completed within three years, the a record high budget alloca- we cannot necessarily link the group has also decided to exit from tions for the 2014-15 fiscal on market reaction directly to the real estate sector for the next Sunday. the budget announcement”, a five years, he said. In addition, the The market was primarily local market analyst told The group is expected to witness the lifted by the huge buying inter- Peninsula. opening of two big projects — Al ests of institutional investors. The QE index has put up a Wakra Mall and Shimaal Hotel — The entire sector indices ended better show since the begin- before 2014-end. “We have estab- in green, with the industrials and ning of the year, compared to lished a partnership with SAK banking sector surging the most. the more sedate gains that were Holding group to build over 11,000 The industrials soared by 2.44 seen during 2013, as the index housing units, which will be com- percent with major contribution has added 14.27 percent for the pleted over the next three years in from The Investors. The banks year, with adding 7.19 percent different stages,” said Al Obaidli. Ezdan Holding Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (centre), Vice-Chairman Sheikh Abdullah and financial sector edged up during February alone. Al Obaidli was talking to The bin Thani Al Thani (left) and Group CEO Ali Mohamed Al Obaidli at the meeting yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP 2.20 percent with International In March, the index lost 1.12 Peninsula on the sidelines of the Islamic adding 4.17 percent. The percent. Market capitalisation company’s ordinary general assem- banking major QNB advanced fell by 4.84 percent to reach QR bly meeting, which ratified the dis- He added: “Three years ago, we investments within Qatar.” throughout our history, the fact 2.88 percent. 650bn from the previous month’s tribution of a cash dividend of 3.1 acquired 20 percent stake in an Ezdan Holding posted a full- that clearly reflects the success The Gulf International QR683bn. The month saw the percent of the nominal value of the Islamic group, and we are continu- year net profit of QR1.07bn in of our plans to take advantage Services that announced the industrials sector leading trad- group’s share to the shareholders. ing to focus on that line. Before the 2013, up nearly 290 percent com- of growth opportunities in the acquisition of Japan Drilling ing volume with 29.48 percent On the company’s decision to end of this June, we are going to pared to QR275m in 2012. Qatari market and pursue our Company’s 30 percent sharehold- of the total, followed by the real exit from the real estate business, announce the names of two more Earlier, addressing the share- quest to consolidate our mission ing in Gulf Drilling International estate sector. he said: “One year ago, our gen- Shari’ah-compliant companies holders, Sheikh Dr Khalid bin to reduce risks at much as pos- on Monday, jumped 9.94 percent. The past week saw trading eral assembly decided to exit from where we are intending to make Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, sible, in addition to providing a National Cement Company that going down to QR3.16bn. The the sector to invest in Shari’ah- investments.” Chairman of Ezdan Holding, motivating work atmosphere and signed a letter of intent with a total trading volume fell by 3.5 compliant companies listed on Asked if the group has plans said: “We have witnessed, in 2013, follow the development plans in French company to launch its percent to QR316m and the daily Qatar Exchange, and now we are for overseas investments, Obaidli extraordinary performance as far the state, as well as commitment Plant 5 last week rose by 0.58 average dropped to QR632.4m in the process of diversifying our said: “It’s a red-line for us. We are as Ezdan Holding Group is con- to social responsibility and the percent. compared with QR655.6m in the investment portfolio by investing focusing in the local market as cerned, and we were able to make governing laws.” Among other top gainers previous week. Total trading on in such companies.” there are a lot of opportunities of significant accomplishments THE PENINSULA were Gulf Warehousing, Islamic the shares of the top 6 companies Holding, Ooredoo, Vodafone, amounted to about QR1.83bn Rayan and Electricity and Water. representing 57.9 percent of the The market cap rose to total trading where trading on Barwa Bank lead arranger for Ezdan syndication QR661bn from the previous ses- the shares of Mesaieed amounted sion’s QR650bn. Total traded to QR649.3mn, analysts at the value jumped to QR1.04bn from Group Securities noted. DOHA: Barwa Bank, Qatar’s of the new business direction Ezdan Dubai, Azeem ur Rahim, Head of Sharjah Islamic Bank were lead QR794m. Total traded volume THE PENINSULA fastest growing Shari’ah com- announced late last year.” International Corporate Banking, participants on the transaction. pliant banking service provider, Ezdan CFO Medhat Abdulmagid said, “We take pride in being part- The proceeds will be used to is the initial mandated lead said: “It is important for Ezdan to ner of choice, and join Barwa Bank support the completion of key arranger for Ezdan Holding strategically diversify sources of to deliver the first ever syndicated commercial and residential real UAE extends gains; Egypt rebounds Group’s first tranche of its $500m funding in order to support the transaction for Ezdan.” estate developments in Qatar. debut syndication which closed companies vision for the future. The Mandated Lead Arrangers Barwa Bank Chief Business DUBAI: Financial and prop- percent higher at Dh10.10. on Monday, March 24, 2014, the Our aim is to be able to tap inter- of the transaction were Ahli Officer, Khalid Al Ahbabi said, erty stocks lifted bourse in the Abu Dhabi’s index rose 1.2 per- bank announced here yesterday. national liquidity with the same United Bank, Al Hilal Islamic “This is a watershed deal that United Arab Emirates yester- cent to 4,954 points, approaching Ali Al Obaidli, CEO of Ezdan efficiency and effectiveness we Banking, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, highlights the sophistication of day, while Egypt rebounded the February peak of 5,005 points, Group, said: “Aside from being the enjoy in the local market.” QFC Branch, Bank Islam Brunei companies in Qatar being able after three days of heavy on the back of banking and prop- first 100 percent Islamic finance Ezdan opted for an interna- Darussalam, Mashreq Al Islami to come to market in different profit-taking. erty stocks. Egypt’s index, which transaction internationally syndi- tional placement of the transac- and Union National Bank. Qatar financing formats and of the local Dubai’s index rose 1.6 percent. had lost 8 percent of its value cated for a Qatari corporate and led tion and Mashreq joined Barwa First Bank was Co-Arranger, banking market to be able to lead Shares in Emaar Properties in the previous three sessions, by a Qatari bank, the response to the Bank as bookrunner. Speaking Industrial and Commercial Bank manage such transactions.” broke through the psychologically rebounded yesterday to close 1.5 syndication show a wide acceptance on behalf of Mashreq Bank, of China Doha (QFC) Branch and THE PENINSULA important level of Dh10 to end 1.5 percent higher. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Greece baulks at third bailout Opec output falls on Iraq Athens on verge of turning corner setback, African outages LONDON: Opec’s oil output Opec’s output in March was the ATHENS: Greece, fully funded coming 12 months,” the chairman fell in March to its lowest since lowest since December’s two-and- for the next 12 months, hopes of eurozone finance ministers December, a survey found yes- a-half-year low, when it pumped to finance itself on the market Jeroen Dijsselbloem told a news terday, as Iraq’s oil revival suf- 28.90 million bpd. With the excep- afterwards, but its eurozone conference after they met. fered a setback and outages cut tion of February, Opec production peers say success depends on The ministers decided the next output in African producers. has fallen short of its nominal whether Athens delivers on the tranche of loans they would send Supply from the Organisation target of 30 million bpd in every reforms it has promised so far. to Greece would be €6.3bn at of the Petroleum Exporting month since October. Greece was cut off from mar- the end of April. This will allow Countries averaged 29.72 mil- The biggest decline came from kets in 2010 as the true scale of Athens to comfortably meet its lion barrels per day (bpd), down Iraq, whose shipments of Kirkuk its debt burden became appar- large bond redemption needs in from a revised 30.06 million bpd crude from its north plunged due ent. But after four years of pain- May. Greece will get two more in February, according to the sur- to sabotage, industry sources said, ful measures to contain debt, two tranches of €1bn each in the vey based on shipping data and meaning total exports dropped bailouts worth €240bn and a hit following months, although the information from sources at oil from February’s record rate. on private bondholders, the Greek disbursements will hinge on the companies, Opec and consultants. Still, Iraq sustained higher lev- economy is expected to return to government meeting specific con- The survey highlights the els of exports from its southern modest growth this year. ditions. What happens after the impact unrest and outages, rather terminals, where shipments held Encouraged by falling bond next 12 months, however, is still than voluntary cutbacks, can take close to 2.50 million bpd, a 35-year yields, Greece is considering ending uncertain because it depends on on supply from the group which high reached in February, accord- its four-year exclusion from bond market conditions and on the pumps a third of the world’s oil. ing to loading data and an Iraqi oil markets by selling €1.5bn-€2bn Greek economy. Still, with output rising outside official. Angola’s exports fell due of five-year bonds in a test issue Last week, a senior eurozone Opec in countries such as the to planned maintenance at BP’s in the first half of the year. The official said there were no plans United States, there is no global Plutonio oilfield and Libyan out- cash raised would complement for a third bailout, and such an shortage, analysts say. put, a fraction of its potential due money that Athens will get from option would be considered only “Ample supply is likely to to strikes and protests, declined the eurozone and the International if Athens asks for it. Spain’s FM Luis de Guindos (left) with his Portuguese counterpart Maria continue to weigh on prices,” further to a monthly average of Monetary Fund after a deal in “I have taken note of the opti- Albuquerque during an EU Finance Ministers meeting in Athens yesterday. said Carsten Fritsch, analyst 230,000bpd, the survey found. March which unblocks the pay- mism, or, let’s say the ambition at Commerzbank in Frankfurt, Nigerian production increased, ment of overdue tranches. The of the Greek government, not Greece may not need another policymakers a chance to assert although he added Libya’s produc- despite disruption to exports of certainty that Greece will have to have another programme. Of bailout. If Athens succeeds in that the much-criticised currency tion outages should prevent Brent Forcados crude. Top oil exporter enough money over the next 12 course I would like to share that attracting investors to its bonds bloc can take care of its members crude falling further. Saudi Arabia, industry sources months to cover its expenses is ambition, yet I think it’s too early so soon after imposing heavy and help them reform. In March, a drop in Iraq’s say, boosted supply, as did Kuwait important because it is a condi- to say,” Dijsselbloem said. losses on them in 2012, it could Greek 10-year yields have fallen northern exports, oilfield main- and the United Arab Emirates. tion for the IMF to keep lending to “It’s of utmost importance to be a game changer that boosts its to about 6.5 percent from more tenance in Angola and further Iranian supply to market was Athens even after eurozone loans focus on commitments in current chances of servicing its debts at than 30 percent in the past two unrest in Libya outweighed estimated at 2.84 million bpd, stop at the end of 2014. programme,” he said. more affordable levels. years, a striking improvement in extra barrels from Saudi Arabia, up slightly. The modest pickup “We had assurance... that Earlier, Austria’s finance min- That would support economic the government’s notional cost of Nigeria and a further small rise is the fifth consecutive Greece is fully financed for the ister Michael Spindelegger said recovery, and give European borrowing. REUTERS in Iranian supplies. monthly rise. REUTERS

Japan moves to Major economies end first quarter on weaker note

LONDON/BEIJING: Major econo- will take some action,” said Philip Shaw the first time since August. Eurozone unexpectedly eased to its slowest pace expand foreign mies in Asia and Europe finished the at Investec. “In the euro area they are inflation fell to just 0.5 percent last in eight months and prices paid by first quarter on a weaker note, with tending to confirm that the recovery is month, its lowest since November 2009 factories tumbled, giving the Bank of key manufacturing surveys fuelling taking place gradually, but that there and well below the European Central England scant reason to adjust its loose expectations policymakers may be is a broadening of the recovery.” Bank’s target of just below 2 percent. policy stance. worker scheme forced to act in coming months to Output again rose across the board The ECB is expected to keep mon- In China, the final Markit/HSBC prop up faltering growth. in the eurozone, suggesting its recovery etary policy unchanged despite calls PMI gauge of factory activity fell to TOKYO: Japan is considering expanding a con- Factories across Europe eased is becoming entrenched, but Markit’s for it to act to support growth. Olli an eight-month low of 48 in March. It troversial programme that now offers workers back on the throttle in March while Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) Rehn, the EU’s top economic official, has remained below the 50 level since from China and elsewhere permits to work for China’s vast manufacturing industry also revealed that factories were once added to that pressure yesterday, say- January. The official survey, which is up to three years, as the world’s fastest-age- contracted for the third month, sur- more cutting prices. ing prolonged low inflation would make geared towards bigger, state-owned ing nation scrambles to plug gaps in a rapidly veys showed, although a similar poll The bloc’s final manufacturing PMI it harder to correct imbalances in the firms, showed a marginal increase to shrinking workforce. due later from the United States is came in at 53, matching an earlier eurozone. Unemployment in the bloc 50.3 from 50.2. But economists warned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic expected to show a pick-up. flash reading but below February’s declined slightly in February, although it that given seasonal patterns this was a Party yesterday submitted a proposal to let work- “The PMIs have given a steer on the 53.2, while the output price sub-index remained at 11.9 percent, the European sign of further weakness rather than ers to stay for up to five years, relax hiring rules Chinese economy for a while and it is dropped below the 50 mark that sepa- statistics office Eurostat said yesterday. improvement in the world’s second- for employers and boost the number of jobs open looking like the People’s Bank of China rates growth from contraction for Growth in British manufacturing biggest economy. REUTERS to them. “We will strengthen the governance of the programme,” LDP lawmaker Yasuhisa Shiozaki, who authored the proposal, told reporters. “We are aware of the concerns and we allowed people who had objections to voice their objections.” Shiozaki said the LDP wanted to see harsher UAE Exchange remits $1.7bn in 2013 Marks & Spencer ramps penalties for Japanese companies that abused for- eign workers and would use external inspectors DOHA: UAE Exchange, yesterday said it to higher remittance volumes from Qatar and local governments to monitor compliance. remitted $1.7bn from Qatar in 2013, largely in 2014,” he added. The programme, started in 1993, sponsors to South Asia, taking a share of over 12 GCC is estimated to have around 15 mil- up overseas expansion around 150,000 workers, mostly Chinese, for jobs percent of the total remittance outflows lion migrant workers, with Qatar having in areas such as the garment industry and farms. from the country, estimated at $13.8bn by 1.4 million migrant workers. The six-nation PARIS: Britain’s Marks & plans to have 100 stores in India In theory, the foreign workers come to Japan as the International Monetary Fund. bloc is the third largest hub of migration Spencer plans to grow its inter- by 2016. In Western Europe it will trainees to acquire technical expertise, but lawyers The exchange said that growth in remit- in the world. Anticipating growth, UAE national profits by 40 percent expand its food business with 20 and labour activists say many face abuse, from tances from Qatar was on a moderately Exchange is also planning to expand its foot- over the next three years by new stores in Paris in the next illegally low wages to the confiscation of their pass- upward trend, largely rising on the back of prints and enhance its presence in Qatar. expanding its number of over- three years, making the French ports. Such conditions “may well amount to slav- the renewed hiring of overseas workers by Currently, it has nine branches in Qatar seas stores by more than a half. capital its largest food market ery”, the United Nations said in 2010, and called the country’s private sector. In 2012, remit- offering diverse remittance channels includ- The 130-year-old firm, Britain’s outside of Britain. on Tokyo to scrap the programme. tances through UAE Exchange from Qatar ing bank transfers, instant money transfers, biggest clothing retailer which is It will also seek to expand its But Japan is desperate for more workers, espe- were to the tune of $1.4bn, while the total foreign currency exchange, bill payments struggling in its home market, lingerie and beauty offering in the cially in industries such as construction and farm- outflows as estimated by the Qatar Central and payroll solutions. told a media and investor semi- Middle East and India. ing. With just under half its population expected Bank were $13bn. Across the world, UAE Exchange has 700 nar in Paris it would increase its The international expansion to be aged 65 or older by 2060, Japan faces a severe “Most of the remittances from Qatar branches in 31 countries across five conti- franchise operations abroad and forms part of Chief Executive labour shortage that promises to hamper Abe’s were to India, followed by Philippines, nents serving some 6.5 million customers. The grow its successful food business. Marc Bolland’s three-year, $3.8bn ambitious economic revival plans. Shoichi Ibusuki, Bangladesh, Pakistan, UAE, Nepal, Sri remittance player has strong correspondent In total it plans to open 250 turnaround plan to transform a lawyer who has represented foreign workers Lanka, Jordan, Lebanon, Indonesia,” said relationship with over 150 global banks across new international stores to add M&S into an international, based in Tokyo, said the proposed safeguards would Promoth Manghat, Vice President, Global the world. “Out of the $414bn remittance to its existing 450 outlets, with “multi-channel” retailer, con- not go far enough and urged the government to Operations, UAE Exchange. “The continu- flows to the developing world, UAE Exchange a focus on its priority markets of necting with customers through abolish, rather than expand, the programme. “The ing infrastructure development and eco- has 6 percent market share handling $25bn,” India, China, Russia, the Middle stores, the Internet and mobile workers can’t freely choose their workplace after nomic growth in Qatar would in turn lead said Manghat. THE PENINSULA East and Western Europe. It devices. REUTERS coming to Japan. They are refused the right to sign and cancel contracts, so they have no freedom as labourers,” said Ibusuki. “If you don’t fix this structural problem, it doesn’t matter how much you tighten regulations, it won’t go away,” he said. Nearly 200 companies were found to have mis- OCBC offers $4.95bn treated trainees in 2012, a jump of 21 percent from two years earlier, government data show. There were 90 cases of failure to pay legal wages and more than for Wing Hang Bank 170 cases of violations of labour regulations. The shortage of workers is most acute in the construc- SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking tion industry, whose workforce has shrunk by a third Corp. (OCBC) said yesterday it has offered to buy from 1997, when public works peaked. REUTERS Hong Kong’s Wing Hang Bank for $4.95bn as it seeks to boost its presence in the giant Chinese market. OCBC said in a statement the acquisition would pro- vide it with a platform to grow its yuan-denominated businesses, and broaden its access to US and Hong Kong dollar funds. Hong Kong is the world’s biggest offshore market for the yuan, which is gaining international signif- icance in tandem with China’s growing economic might. OCBC said its “pre-conditional voluntary general offer” for Wing Hang was made through OCBC’s wholly owned subsidiary OCBC Pearl Limited. It offered to buy each Wing Hang share at HK$125, or a total of HK$38.43bn ($4.95bn) “in cash”, saying it has “sufficient financial resources” to finance the deal. The offer price gives a 1.6 percent premium to Wing Hang shares as of their last closing price of HK$123, and about 67.3 percent over the 90-day average price, OCBC said in a statement to the Singapore stock exchange. OCBC said the acquisition would strengthen its “strate- gic goal of deepening its presence in its four core markets — Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the greater China region” comprised of the mainland, Hong Kong, Macau People seen outside the headquarters of Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd in Singapore. and Taiwan. AFP WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

National Bank of Japan sees sales tax rise after 17 years Fujairah may tap Tokyo hikes levy to 8pc from 5pc as it looks to control a huge public debt mountain markets: CEO

TOKYO: Prices rose across points on shopping cards or prom- ABU DHABI: National Bank Japan yesterday as a contro- ising a boost to the quality — and in of Fujairah , which has secured versial sales tax rise came into some cases, volume — of their pric- credit ratings from two inter- effect, with everything from ier products. “There is a risk that national agencies, may tap the beer to washing machines cost- my sales will drop,” said Masayuki capital markets in the medium ing more, sparking fears a drop Komatsubara, who runs a small term to diversify its funding in consumer spending will derail Tokyo shop that sells seaweed and sources, its chief executive said a nascent economic recovery. other dried food products. “I’m yesterday. Tokyo hiked the levy to 8 per- going to try to find cheaper stuff The Abu Dhabi-listed bank cent from 5 percent as it looks to with the same quality...so that my said in a bourse filing that it had control a public debt mountain, prices don’t rise too much.” received a Baa1/Prime-2 deposit but corporate Japan’s concerns Yesterday, a closely watched rating from Moody’s Investors were highlighted by a closely BoJ survey showed that business Service and a BBB+/A rating from watched survey of business senti- confidence soared to a more than Standard & Poor’s, with a stable ment showing bosses are cautious six-year high in the January- outlook from both. about the future. March quarter. However, com- “It is a pre-requisite for future In a country beset by years panies were cautious about the capital market activity happen- of deflation, critics warn that future as the survey of more than ing over the medium term and already thrifty shoppers would 10,000 firms pointed to lukewarm as part of opening up long-term snap their wallets shut, and mil- investment and slumping senti- funding for the bank,” Vince Cook lions of shoppers made a last- ment for the April-June quarter. said. The ratings will also help minute dash to stores in recent “Firms are cautious about the the bank raise foreign currency weeks. The last time Japan rolled future course of the economy deposits and boost its core trade out a higher sales levy, in 1997, it Japan’s Minister for Consumer Affairs Masako Mori at a shopping centre after the sales tax hike in Tokyo yesterday. as the impact of the tax hike finance business, he added. was followed by years of deflation remains uncertain,” said Hideki NBF expects to maintain and tepid growth that defined the On Tuesday, defending the over the years and to maintain growth efforts, which included Matsumura, an analyst at Tokyo’s double-digit loan growth in 2014 country’s protracted slump. rise — which could be followed the country’s trust”, he told an unprecedented monetary Japan Research Institute. on the back of an upturn in the The rise has presented a huge by another, to 10 percent — Abe reporters, adding that the battle easy programme by the Bank of While Toyota, Panasonic and United Arab Emirates economy. challenge for Prime Minister pointed to spiralling healthcare to defeat years of growth-sapping Japan (BoJ) that helped sharply other major companies are boost- The lender’s loan book grew Shinzo Abe since he swept to and social welfare costs, which deflation would continue. weaken the yen and boost com- ing wages for the first time in by between 17 and 18 percent power in late 2012 on a ticket to are straining the public purse in But a Kyodo news agency poll pany profits. years, exports are still struggling last year, he said. Most banks drag the world’s number-three a rapidly ageing society. earlier this year said about three Retailers are launching spe- and Japanese factories logged in the UAE are projecting loan economy out of a cycle of falling The rise “is meant to offset quarters of Japanese were feel- cial deals to keep customer traf- a surprising drop in February growth in the high double digits prices and tepid growth. increases in social security costs ing no impact from the premier’s fic steady, such as offering more output. AFP this year. REUTERS

DAMAC tightens norms Apple vs Samsung case to start before fresh jury SAN JOSE: Jurors were jurors and US District Court appealed. If this new trial goes rattled off arrays of iPhones, selected yesterday for a high- Judge Lucy Koh in the California in Apple’s favour, it could result iPads, iPods and Macintosh com- on $500m Sukuk issue stakes patent battle between city of San Jose. The jury of six in an even bigger award since it puters, with scant mention of smartphone rivals Apple and women and four men promised involves better-selling Samsung Samsung devices other than tel- DUBAI: Pricing guidance for a price today. Joint lead manag- Samsung, setting the stage for Koh they would keep open minds devices built with Google-backed evision sets or DVD players. “You $500m Sukuk issue by Dubai’s ers are Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, attorneys to open fire regarding and only consider evidence pre- Android software. are going to hear that Samsung DAMAC Real Estate was tight- Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche who copied innovations. sented in her courtroom. Unlike last year’s trial, this one sold a lot of smartphones,” ened to the midswaps plus Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, The case concerns smartphone Koh presided over a trial last takes aim at devices still on the Samsung attorney Bill Price said 325 basis points area, accord- Emirates NBD and National and tablet patents and is just the year that ended with a jury market, such as the Galaxy S3 while questioning the panel. ing to information from a lead Bank of Abu Dhabi. latest in a long-running feud declaring Samsung owed Apple from Samsung’s flagship line and “Looking at you folks it may arranger yesterday. DAMAC is the first Dubai between the two tech giants bat- more than a billion dollars in iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S. During be hard to believe. I am getting Earlier, DAMAC set price property developer to list equity tling for supremacy in a multibil- damages for infringing patents a day-long interview process for Apple, Apple, Apple.” thoughts for its five-year Sukuk in London. Its Sukuk will be listed lion-dollar market. with some older model Android- weeding out potentially biased Price pressed prospective jurors at midswaps plus the mid-300s. on the Irish Stock Exchange and Apple and Samsung lawyers powered devices. jurors, candidates were asked about whether they would favour Books now exceed $2.25bn. The NASDAQ Dubai. will begin opening remarks before The damages award was later what devices they or their rela- local company Apple over South Sukuk is expected to launch and REUTERS of the freshly-chosen panel of 10 trimmed to $929m and is being tives owned. Jury candidates Korea-based Samsung. AFP WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Nadella unveils Rosneft, Exxon Microsoft leadership on track to shake-up

NEW YORK: Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella start LNG plant unveiled a leadership shakeup at the technology giant, includ- ing a new head for the Xbox division. Plant to be operational by 2018-19 In an email to Microsoft employees, Nadella also formal- MOSCOW: Russia’s Rosneft, individuals, and Moscow has ized the role for former Nokia said yesterday it was on track to responded in kind. CEO Stephen Elop, saying he start production at its first liq- Rosneft is one of two Russian would head the Microsoft Devices uefied natural (LNG) gas plant companies that have won the Group when the deal for the in the country’s far east in 2018- right to ship LNG out of Russia Finnish group’s handset business 2019, despite East-West tension since the Kremlin decided to end closes by the end of April. over Ukraine. Gazprom’s monopoly. The other Nadella said he had promoted The world’s largest listed oil is Novatek, which is currently Scott Guthrie, the acting chief for company by output signalled its Russia’s number two gas producer cloud and enterprise, to executive partnership with US ExxonMobil and is co-owned by another Putin vice president, “where he will for building the plant, which will ally, Gennady Timchenko. continue to lead and drive the have an initial annual capacity of Timchenko is one of the organisation.” five million tonnes, would not be Russian individuals targeted The CEO said Guthrie “has affected by the standoff. by Western sanctions over the been a very public and passionate “The project is fully target- Ukraine crisis but Sechin has not evangelist for many of our most ing Asia-Pacific markets. At the been targeted, nor has Gazprom’s Office goers walk past the bronze bull outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) during intra-day trade in Mumbai important developer and infra- moment, the project’s imple- chief executive, Alexei Miller. yesterday. Reserve Bank of India kept key interest rates steady yesterday. structure businesses” and has mentation is going according to The tensions have spurred US made key contributions to “piv- the plans that were announced,” officials to press Washington to otal technologies that help power Rosneft, headed by Igor Sechin, speed up exports of US natural the Microsoft ecosystem today.” a long-standing ally of Russian gas to Europe to help reduce the RBI holds key rates unchanged Phil Spencer was named “to President Vladimir Putin, said. continent’s reliance on Russian take on a new role leading Xbox, “The launch is planned for gas, which accounts for a third of MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of announced Jan 28, the central bank undertaken during September combining the Xbox and Xbox 2018-2019,” said the state-control- the EU’s total consumption. India (RBI), as expected, left key had hiked short-term lending and 2013-January 2014 to work their Live development teams with the led company, almost 20 percent Rosneft said it did not expect interest rates unchanged in its borrowing rates by 0.25 percent. way through the economy, he said. Microsoft Studios team,” Nadella owned by British oil major BP. all LNG plants announced by first bi-monthly monetary policy The central bank’s action is on “Furthermore, if inflation con- said. Rosneft said current LNG Washington to come on stream, review yesterday and said near- the expected lines as most analysts tinues along the intended glide “Combining all our software, prices in Asia, at over $15 per mil- saying exports could hit domes- term tightening is not expected predicted a status quo consider- path, further policy tightening in gaming and content assets across lion British thermal units (mBtu), tic gas prices and curb economic if inflation continues to ease. ing the macro-economic data and the near term is not anticipated the Xbox team under a single would enable it to successfully growth in the United States and The repo rate, or the interest election. “The only thing that is at this juncture,” Rajan added. leader.. will help ensure we continue carry out its LNG project, in competition would come from that banks pay when they borrow surprising in the monetary policy This is the first bi-monthly pol- to do great work across the Xbox which the final investment deci- Canada, with its own LNG plans. money from the RBI to meet their today is lack of surprises,” Governor icy review of monetary policy. On business, and bring more of the sion is expected next year. “That said, a scenario when the short-term fund requirements, Raghuram Rajan said while the recommendations of a panel magic of Xbox to all form factors, Russia is entering the global bulk of the projects announced are has been left unchanged at eight announcing the policy statement. headed by RBI Deputy Governor including tablets, PCs and phones.” LNG game at a time when Qatar, actually launched seems unlikely,” percent. Rajan said the central bank’s Urjit Patel, the central bank has Elop will become executive vice Australia and others are boosting Rosneft said. Russia largely The reverse repo rate, or the policy is firmly focused on curb- now decided to shift to a system president at Microsoft Devices their presence on the market, and underestimated the shale gas interest that the RBI pays to ing inflation. of announcing policy statements Group, when Microsoft completes prices are being driven by growing revolution in the United States commercial banks when they On the back of softening in once every two months, instead of its acquisition of Nokia’s hand- demand in the Asia-Pacific region. which turned the country into park their surplus short-term food and fuel price rise, wholesale 45 days that was in practice for set unit, a $7bn deal announced Russia has only one LNG plant, the world’s leading gas producer, funds with the central bank, has price-based inflation eased to 4.68 the past few years. last year. “We expect to close the which is controlled by state-run top enabling it to overtake Moscow. been adjusted to seven percent. percent in February, while retail Meanwhile, industries pitched acquisition by the end of April natural gas producer, Gazprom, and The US is now set to become The Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) inflation, based on the Consumer for rate cuts saying it is essen- 2014,” Nadella said. is on the Pacific island of Sakhalin. the world’s largest oil producer, is left unchanged at four percent. Price Index (CPI) declined to a tial to uplift business sentiments. “I’ve had a chance to work It has an annual capacity of around thanks to increase in shale oil The marginal standing facility 25-month low of 8.10 percent. “Industrial growth remains slug- closely with Stephen, when he 10 million tonnes. output, and Russia is now testing rate and the Bank Rate is also “The Reserve Bank’s policy gish. The improvement in January was previously a senior leader Tensions over Russia’s annex- its own unconventional oil pros- kept unchanged at nine percent. stance will be firmly focussed on IIP numbers is meagre and there with Microsoft, as a key part- ation of Crimea from Ukraine, pects in western Siberia. The status quo in key policy keeping the economy on a disinfla- are no clear signs of growth bot- ner during his tenure as Nokia following a referendum the West Last year, Rosneft’s gas pro- rates mean the equated monthly tionary glide path that is intended toming out. Going ahead, it will be CEO... I look forward to working says was a sham, have pushed duction reached 42 billion cubic instalments (EMIs) on home, auto to hit eight percent CPI inflation vital to strengthen the sync between with Stephen as a key member of East-West to their lowest level metres (bcm), thanks to acqui- and other loans would remain by January 2015 and six percent government actions and RBI pol- the senior leadership team and since the Cold War. sitions. The company plans to unchanged as these rates deter- by January 2016,” the governor icy,” said Sidharth Birla, President, welcoming the Nokia Devices The United States and the increase gas output to 100 bcm mine lending and borrowing rates said. “At the current juncture, it is Federation of Indian Chambers of and Services employees to the European Union have imposed by 2020. of the commercial banks. appropriate to hold the policy rate, Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Microsoft family.” sanctions, mainly on Russian REUTERS In its previous policy statement while allowing the rate increases IANS AFP

QATARI MARKET Aston Martin Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 100.13 -3.75% Aa2 AA Australia keeps rates on hold Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 105.75 1.03% Aa2 AA in talks with SYDNEY: Australia’s central expansion in housing construc- to demand, and help growth to Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 120.25 2.26% Aa2 AA Mercedes-Benz bank yesterday kept inter- tion, while business conditions strengthen over time”. Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 113.75 2.67% Aa2 AA est rates at a record low 2.5 and confidence had also improved “Inflation is expected to be Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 108.63 3.24% Aa2 AA percent for a seventh straight and exports were rising. consistent with the 2-3 percent Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 156.00 4.75% Aa2 AA for first SUV board meeting amid only tenta- But at the same time, resources target over the next two years,” Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 119.00 5.07% Aa2 AA tive signs that the non-mining sector investment spending was he added. LONDON: Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 108.75 5.15% Aa2 AA Luxury sports car economy is improving. set to decline significantly. The Australian dollar fell maker Aston Martin is in dis- The central bank indicated a “At this stage, signs of improve- slightly after the announcement Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 103.69 0.64% Aa2 AA cussions with Mercedes-Benz “period of stability” in the cash ment in investment intentions in to 92.71 US cents, down from 92.81 Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 111.50 2.98% Aa2 AA over building its first SUV and rate as the commodity-powered other sectors are only tentative, US cents just before the data was Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 102.38 1.16% A1 A- hopes to have the SUV in show- nation’s transition away from as firms wait for more evidence released. Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.63 1.79% A1 A- rooms within three to four year, its reliance on the mining sector of improved conditions before “The most important thing QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.13 1.09% NR NR the Financial Times reported, struggles to take hold. committing to expansion plans,” to note, in our view, is that the QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.25 1.09% Aa3 A+ citing sources. “In the board’s judgement, he said. mining investment slowdown QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.50 1.77% Aa3 A+ An Aston Martin spokeswoman monetary policy is appropriately Public spending was also set to has barely started,” said Capital said that the automaker does not configured to foster sustainable be subdued while the unemploy- Economics analyst Daniel Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.25 2.01% A2 A- have any such plans. “We do not growth in demand and inflation ment rate — currently at 6.0 per- Martin. Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.13 1.31% A2 A- currently have a plan to add an outcomes consistent with the tar- cent and already the highest in a “The government’s survey of Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 124.63 2.74% A2 A- SUV to the model line-up.” She get,” the bank said in a statement decade — was expected to rise “a investment intentions suggests Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 107.63 3.49% A2 A- declined to elaborate on product that was similar to a month ago. little further in the near term”. that mining investment will fall Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 104.38 4.51% A2 A- discussions. Governor Glenn Stevens said Looking ahead, Stevens said sharply in FY 2014/15 after year Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 102.25 0.88% Aa3 A The FT said a possible SUV consumer demand had firmed “continued accommodative mone- of strong gains.” Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.50 3.10% Aa3 A collaboration is one of a number “slightly”, foreshadowing a solid tary policy should provide support AFP of potential areas of collaboration Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 108.13 3.87% Aa3 A between Aston and Mercedes. The SOVEREIGNS paper cited people who declined to Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P be identified. Protest against job cuts Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 100.25 -16.51% Aa2 AA “The parties are working to Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 122.00 2.10% Aa2 AA conclude the terms of an addi- tional cooperation for the supply Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 107.75 1.47% NR NR of electric electronic compo- Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 108.13 2.16% NR NR nents,” Mercedes-Benz, owned Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 126.00 3.28% NR NR by Daimler AG said. Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 118.88 3.72% NR NR Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 102.88 0.37% Aa2 AA Zetsche said in January that the Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 114.63 2.88% NR BBB company would be open to shar- Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 107.88 4.01% NR BBB ing its GL offroader platform with Aston Martin, and that Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 103.13 5.14% Caa1 B- would depend on Aston’s prod- Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 105.63 3.51% NR BBB- uct plans.

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How do we unplug this Capitalism: The age of free BY JEREMY RIFKIN and produced by entrepreneurial firms that vehicles – continually sending big data to cable television merger? use revenues obtained from sales to con- the communications, energy and logistics arl Marx spent a lifetime trying sumers to cover their [fixed set-up] costs Internet. Anyone will be able to access the to uncover what he suspected … [companies] must be able to anticipate Internet of things and use big data and ana- BY CATHERINE RAMPELL were the deep contradictions selling their products at a profit to someone.” lytics to develop predictive algorithms that that drove the capitalist sys- Summers and DeLong opposed govern- can speed efficiency, dramatically increase an we block a merger just because the two companies tem forward but that would one ment subsidies to cover up-front costs, argu- productivity and lower the marginal cost of involved are jerks? I bet you know which merger I’m think- Kday lead to its demise. Although his search ing that they destroy the entrepreneurial producing and distributing physical things, ing of: the one where America’s most hated company wants revealed a number of important ancillary spirit. Instead they supported short-term including energy, products and services, to Cto join forces with America’s second-most hated company contradictions, his focus on the relationship monopolies to ensure profits, declaring that near zero. (Time Warner Cable and Comcast, in no particular order). between the means of production, surplus this is “the reward needed to spur private They glimpsed that as marginal costs Don’t just take my word for it, though I did have to reset my value and alienated labour kept him from enterprise to engage in such innovation”. approach zero, “the competitive paradigm Comcast modem three or four times while writing this column. unmasking an even deeper paradox at the The pair had come up against the catch- cannot be fully appropriate” for organis- Consumers are more likely to swear while on the phone with heart of the system. 22 of capitalism that was already freeing a ing commercial life, but admitted “we do their TV provider than with almost any other company they call, In a capitalist market, governed by the growing amount of economic activity from not yet know what the right replacement according to an analysis of 1.2 million customer call recordings invisible hand of supply and demand, sellers the market, and threw up their hands, paradigm will be”. Now we know. A new conducted by Marchex. And in pretty much every ranking of are constantly searching for new technolo- favouring monopolies to artificially keep economic paradigm – the collaborative com- customer service, satisfaction or reputation, Comcast and Time gies to increase productivity, allowing them prices above marginal cost, thwarting the mons – has leaped onto the world stage as a Warner Cable clock in at last place or very close to it. to reduce the costs of producing their goods ultimate triumph of the invisible hand. powerful challenger to the capitalist market. The American Customer Satisfaction Index, for example, tracks and services so they can sell them cheaper While the notion of near-zero marginal A growing legion of prosumers is pro- opinions of hundreds of companies. In 2013, the only company than their competitors, win over consumers cost raised a small flurry of attention 12 years ducing and sharing information, not only that customers hated more than these two — across all industries, and secure sufficient profit for their investors. ago, as its effects began to be felt in the music knowledge, news and entertainment, but mind you — was the Long Island Power Authority. (And it would Over the past decade millions of consum- and entertainment industry and newspaper also renewable energy, 3D printed prod- have been hard to surpass the power authority in repugnance, ers have become prosumers, producing and and publishing fields, the consensus was that ucts and online college courses at near-zero given that it left thousands of New Yorkers without electricity for sharing music, videos, news, and knowledge it would likely be restricted to information marginal cost on the collaborative commons. weeks after Hurricane Sandy and then sent them bills anyway.) at near-zero marginal cost and nearly for goods, with limited effects on the rest of the They are even sharing cars, homes, clothes Consumer Reports National Research Center’s annual tel- free, shrinking revenues in the music, news- economy. This is no longer the case. and tools, entirely bypassing the conven- ecommunications service survey, MSN Money-Zogby Analytics’ paper and book-publishing industries. Now the zero-marginal cost revolution is tional capitalist market. Customer Service Hall of Shame and YouGov’s BrandIndex like- Lawrence Summers, former US treasury beginning to affect other commercial sec- An increasingly streamlined and savvy wise all effectively flunk Comcast and Time Warner Cable. secretary, and J Bradford DeLong, professor tors. The precipitating agent is an emerging capitalist system will continue to operate at When I’ve asked Comcast representatives about these abysmal of economics at the University of California, general-purpose technology platform – the the edges of the new economy, finding suffi- ratings, they say they’ve invested millions in improving the “cus- Berkeley, addressed this in August 2001 at Internet of things. The convergence of the cient vulnerabilities to exploit, primarily as an tomer experience” through shorter appointment windows or a the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. communications Internet with the fledgling aggregator of network services and solutions, more functional TV menu interface. Comcast representatives also They began by acknowledging that “the renewable energy Internet and automated allowing it to flourish as a powerful niche repeatedly tout another survey, from JD Power & Associates, that most basic condition for economic efficiency: logistics Internet in a smart, inter-operable player. But it will no longer reign. Hundreds supposedly documented Comcast’s improvement. But look at JD [is] that price equal marginal cost”, and fur- Internet-of-things system is giving rise to a of millions of people are already transferring Power’s “overall satisfaction” and “customer service” ratings, and ther conceded that “with information goods third industrial revolution. bits and pieces of their lives from capitalist you’ll find that, for both residential Internet and television services, the social marginal cost of distribution is By 2030, 100 trillion sensors will be markets to the emerging global collaborative both Comcast/Xfinity and Time Warner Cable scored either the close to zero”. They then went to the crux attached to natural resources, production commons, operating on a ubiquitous Internet- lowest grade possible or, at best, were deemed “about average.” of the problem. “If information goods are lines, warehouses, transportation networks, of-things platform. The great economic para- If you think profanities are abundant on Comcast and Time to be distributed at their marginal cost of the electricity grid and recycling flows, and digm shift has begun. Warner’s customer service calls, check out the expletive excess production – zero – they cannot be created be implanted in homes, offices, stores, and THE GUARDIAN on Yelp, Facebook and other social media. All signs point to the fact that cable companies, and especially these particular cable companies, are among the worst firms Americans deal with, at least in part because local monopolies have no incentive to treat their customers humanely. How, then, could increasing their market power possibly be good for consumers? Consumer watchdog groups are certain that it would not be. “When you put two bad companies together, they don’t remain equally bad. They get worse,” said Harold Feld of Public Knowledge, a consumer advocacy group. “And there’s a multiplier effect. Instead of just bad plus bad, you get badness squared.” Okay, I realize regulators usually block mergers for antitrust reasons, not for demonstrable contempt for consumers. But there are indeed reasons to be concerned about the anti-competitive consequences of a Comcast-Time Warner merger, even though the firms keep emphasizing that they compete for few households. For example, Comcast owns NBCUniversal; with a bigger footprint, Comcast might have a greater incentive to charge competitors such as DirecTV more for NBC programming in order to raise rivals’ costs and thereby drive more consumers to Comcast. Or the newly combined company might use its greater bargaining power to keep out, or at least extract more money from, companies that offer competing video-on-demand services that rely on Comcast for delivery (such as Netflix). Time Warner and Comcast, of course, argue that their marriage would be unambiguously “pro-consumer” and would “generate significant cost savings and other efficiencies.” But they have also effectively acknowledged that those alleged efficiencies wouldn’t be passed on to consumers. During a conference call shortly after the merger announcement, a Comcast executive told reporters, “We’re certainly not promising that customer bills are going to go down or even increase less rapidly.” This should be enough to concern the antitrust regulators at the Justice Department. But remember that the Federal Communications Commission, which must also approve the merger, has a broader mission beyond just trust-busting: Regulators there are supposed to judge whether mergers are “in the public interest” before waving one through (or at least imposing conditions on it). Traditionally “public interest” has included factors including competition, localism and diversity. Perhaps a solid record of screwing over millions of customers should be a consideration, too. WP-BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

West stumbles as autocratic force trumps economics BY DAVID ROHDE sanctions will increase and there How to respond has already East expert at the Brookings “While the West may rule out “the Europeans are not willing will be more consequences for the become an issue in the 2016 Institution’s Saban Center, said the military option,” Pifer wrote to go farther,” he said. quarter-century after Russian economy.” presidential race. In the weeks Obama’s decision to not intervene in an email, “it has other tools, “They’re happy to compart- the fall of the Soviet He may be proven right. Over since Putin sent Russian troops in Syria after last September’s including political isolation and mentalise and go back to business Union, authoritarian the course of 2014, the threat of into Crimea, Republican sena- chemical weapons attack created financial sanctions that could as usual.” Arulers such as Vladimir economic sanctions may result tors Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and a perception of American weak- inflict serious pain on the Russian Hill compared the current Putin and Bashar Al Assad are in Putin backing down in Crimea Paul Ryan all criticised Obama’s ness. Strongmen, such as Egypt’s economy.” world today with the 19th century, showing they can and will defy and Ukraine. response. But none of them called military ruler, Abdel Fattah Al Weiss, the Carnegie expert, when trade was vast but nations international norms, suppress And historic sanctions against for an American intervention in Sisi, had been emboldened. argued that Russia and Syria still clashed. dissent and use military force. Iran - which slashed oil sales and Ukraine. “They think they can get away represent vastly different situa- “The world was incredibly con- American policymakers are cut the country off from the world Fiona Hill, a Russia expert at with more than ever,” Hamid tions. Russia is far more economi- nected,” she said. “And it didn’t struggling with how to respond. banking system - could produce the Brookings Institution and said. “And this is tied to a grow- cally connected to the world than produce any greater political “It’s a big philosophical ques- an accord that halts Iran’s nuclear a former National Intelligence ing sense of weakness under the Syria, he said. And Putin is not outcomes. You remember a lot of tion about how to deal with a programme. Council official, said those who Obama administration, whether accused of killing thousands of his gunboat diplomacy.” strong state with anti-Western If not, a 16th century believed the collapse of the Soviet it’s fair or unfair.” people and displacing millions in a She said that economic interde- and autocratic proclivities,” said Machiavellian truism will re- Union signified the triumph of Obama administration offi- bid to hold onto power, like Assad. pendence flows both ways. Michael McFaul, the most recent assert its dominance: The party Western democratic capitalism cials deny that. They argue that But Weiss said he was unsure “There is mutual dependency American ambassador to Moscow. most willing to decisively use were deluding themselves. A large another costly intervention in that economic sanctions alone here,” she added. “There is mutual “I would say on that score we are force will prevail over a noncom- number of Russians remained the Middle East would further would stop the Russian leader. leverage. We can use it and they kind of confused as a country.” mittal opponent. deeply sceptical of Western weaken the American economy. “He’s thinking about things in a can use it.” Citing the sweeping unpopu- “What we’ve seen with Assad norms. And they contend that economic very shrewd, pure-power way. Experts said that for Putin, larity of the wars in Iraq and and Putin is a willingness to smile “It was only a very small elite and technological strength - not “What leverage do we have Crimea’s port at Sevastopol was Afghanistan, American officials at international norms and pur- around Yeltsin who were buying brute force alone - will be the against Putin?” he asked. “That’s vital. have embraced economic sanc- sue power politics regardless of this,” she said. “Too many peo- dominant source of power for why people are somewhat In Egypt, Sisi believes he is tions as their primary means of the cost,” said Andrew Weiss, a ple (Westerners) saw what they decades to come. stumped about what to do.” fighting an existential threat pressuring foreign governments. Russia expert at the Carnegie wanted to see, rather than what Steven Pifer, a former In the case of Iran, years of with the Muslim Brotherhood. In an interconnected, 21st cen- Endowment and former official was happening.” American ambassador to Ukraine false claims from officials regard- In Washington, American offi- tury global economy, President in the George H W Bush and Then the global financial cri- and now a fellow at the Brookings ing its nuclear programme finally cials disagree over whether core Barack Obama argues, economic Clinton administrations. sis strengthened a perception in Institution, argued that economic prompted Europe to agree sweep- American interests are at stake, sanctions are more powerful than “And if the West is not united parts of the world that Western inter-connectedness will have an ing economic sanctions that and the autocrats know it. ever. and America’s interests are not democracy was failing - both impact on Putin. rebounded on Europe more than “There is a calculation there,” If Russia continues on its cur- immediately threatened, the politically and economically, Hill Pifer said the Russian leader on the United States. Hamid said. “They know that rent course, Obama warned last response immediately becomes added. knows he needs trade with the Barring a Russian military they want it more than we do.” week, “the isolation will deepen, attenuated.” Shadi Hamid, a Middle outside world. incursion deeper into Ukraine, REUTERS WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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The 27-year-old Blount ran INDIANAPOLIS: Tony the Heat (51-22) lead in the loss for 772 yards and a career-high Parker scored 22 points as San column in the competition for seven touchdowns in 2013 for the Antonio won their franchise the best record in the East. The New England Patriots. He added record 18th consecutive game by Pacers (52-23) are in second place 166 yards rushing and set a team routing the struggling Indiana by percentage points. playoff record with four touch- Pacers 103-77 yesterday. Toronto (42-32) was led by downs in a playoff win over the Kawhi Leonard tallied 13 points shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, Indianapolis Colts. and 11 rebounds, while Boris Diaw who had 16 points, but they had The Steelers need bodies in the came off the bench to score 14 their three-game win streak backfield after Jonathan Dwyer points for the Spurs who used a snapped despite Miami playing and Felix Jones were not re- 12-4 fourth quarter surge to help without Dwyane Wade, Ray Allen signed after last season. Blount seal the victory and keep their and Greg Oden. has 2,711 yards rushing and 20 streak alive. Zach Randolph scored 20 touchdowns in 56 games, with 28 “We don’t think about it. We points and grabbed 11 rebounds, career starts. just want to play well,” said and guard Mike Conley added 19 The 6-foot, 250-pound Blount Parker of the streak. “Hopefully points, including a key 3-pointer also gives the Steelers a big back we are not peaking too soon. We in the final minute, as the near the goal line to complement just want to win each game.” Memphis Grizzlies held on to beat the 6-2, 230-pound Jones. San Antonio won 17 in a row the Denver Nuggets. Ryan Clark is returning to the during the 1995-96 National After reaching the Western Washington Redskins after the Basketball Association regular Conference Finals last year, the veteran free agent safety agreed season. Now they have improved Grizzlies (44-30) are just trying to a deal yesterday. to 58 wins and 16 losses and are 3 to make the playoffs this year. He was quickly welcomed by 1/2 games ahead of the Oklahoma They pulled even with the Dallas Robert Griffin III on Twitter, City Thunder for the Western Mavericks and Phoenix Suns in a with Clark telling the franchise Conference’s best record. tie for seventh in the West with quarterback: ‘’Let’s go win a lot “They are the best team in eight games remaining for each. of games & have some fun!’’ the league,” said Indiana’s Paul Denver (32-42) was trying Clark visited the Redskins ear- George. “It wasn’t like it was a to bounce back from a 31-point lier this month after he became a fluke loss, but we’re better than home loss to the San Antonio free agent following eight seasons that.” Spurs on Friday. with the Pittsburgh Steelers. While the Spurs are soaring, Mike Dunleavy scored 22 points Clark played in Washington George’s Pacers are headed in the to lead the Chicago Bulls to a vic- in 2004-05, but the Redskins opposite direction. tory over the Boston Celtics. opted not to re-sign him and Indiana suffered their sixth Joakim Noah added 19 points, New York Knicks’ guard Pablo Prigioni (9) knocks the ball away from Utah Jazz guard Alec Burks (10) during instead paid big money to Adam loss in eight games and lost its 11 rebounds and five assists for the second half of their NBA game at Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City, yesterday. Archuleta, who became one of the grip atop the Eastern Conference the Bulls (42-32) who are fourth top free agent busts in franchise standings. They are now tied with in the Eastern Conference. history. Unable to find a taker on the defending champions Miami The teams played for the sec- the trade market, the Philadelphia Heat, who beat the Toronto Raptors for the top spot. “I think in a couple nights.” to a 13-5 start and led 25-15 going ond consecutive night. On Sunday Eagles Friday released dynamic everyone needs to play better — The Pacers trailed by double into the second quarter. They in Boston, the Celtics gave the wide receiver DeSean Jackson. the starters and the bench. The digits for most of the game, but held a double-figure lead through- Bulls all they could handle before Jackson was coming off NBA Results issue is rhythm and timing,” said a Rasual Butler three pointer out the second quarter and took a falling 107-102. a career-best season in Charlotte 100 Washington 94 Indiana coach Frank Vogel. “The pulled them within 69-62 early 48-35 lead into halftime. Kemba Walker had 21 points Philadelphia, leading the team number one seed is the last thing in the fourth quarter in front of San Antonio also led 69-59 at and 10 assists, and center Al San Antonio 103 Indiana 77 with 82 catches for 1,332 yards on our minds right now. We need a crowd of 18,100 at the Bankers the end of three quarters. Jefferson had 19 points and 11 and nine touchdowns. He had a Atlanta 103 Philadelphia 95 to get back on track.” Life Fieldhouse arena. LeBron James had 32 points, rebounds as the Charlotte Bobcats $10.25m contract for the 2014 sea- Detroit 116 Milwaukee 111 Lance Stephenson finished San Antonio then went on a seven rebounds and eight assists rallied to beat the Washington son and was signed through 2016. Miami 93 Toronto 83 with 15 points for the Pacers, who 12-4 run to restore their double as the Miami Heat earned an Wizards. The Bobcats (36-38), ‘’After careful considera- Chicago 94 Boston 80 haven’t shot more than 40 per- digit lead. Leonard’s dunk capped important win in the battle for sixth in the Eastern Conference, tion over this offseason, the LA Clippers 114 Minnesota 104 cent from the floor in six games. the surge and staked the Spurs the top record in the Eastern came back from a 60-44 halftime Philadelphia Eagles have decided Sacramento 102 New Orleans 97 “We have to regroup,” said to an 85-69 halfway through the Conference, defeating the Toronto deficit and won by outscoring the to part ways with DeSean Pacers forward David West. “We final quarter. They cruised to vic- Raptors. By virtue of the win and seventh place Wizards (38-36) Memphis 94 Denver 92 Jackson,’’ the Eagles said in a have to have a short memory tory from there. the Indiana Pacers’ loss to the San 19-4 over the last 6:43. statement. AP NY Knicks 92 Utah 83 because we have another game Earlier, San Antonio roared out Antonio Spurs earlier Monday, AFP Day 1 of MLB filled with surprises Anaheim Ducks stage

NEW YORK: Opening Day biggest comeback unfolded across the United States yesterday with the prom- ise of warmer days, the familiar with extra-time win scent of hot dogs sizzling on the grill and a batch of surprises in Major League Baseball’s annual ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA: day of celebration. Defenceman Stephane Robidas NHL Results Unlikely players gave New York scored 16 seconds into overtime, Ottawa 2 Carolina 1 Mets fans hope at chilly Citi Field completing the Anaheim Ducks’ New Jersey 6 Florida 3 before the Washington Nationals rally from a 4-0 deficit to a vic- Anaheim 5 Winnipeg 4 rescued a 9-7 win in 10 innings tory over the Winnipeg Jets. with the help of a career-high Anaheim scored three times in Minnesota 3 Los Angeles 2 four runs batted in by number the third period and completed eight hitter Anthony Rendon, the largest comeback in franchise while Ryane Clowe, Jaromir Jagr including a three-run blast in history for the Duck (49-18-8). and Jacob Josefson also scored the 10th. For the Jets (33-33-10), it was a for the Devils, who moved to The Detroit Tigers sent their bitter defeat that all but ended within three points of the final fans home happy with a 4-3 win their bid for the post season. playoff spot in the Eastern after a ninth-inning, walk-off Corey Perry tied the score at Conference. RBI single by 37-year-old Alex four by bouncing a shot off goal- Jagr had three assists while Gonzalez, acquired last week fol- tender Ondrej Pavelec and into Clowe, who left the game in the lowing an injury to shortstop Jose the net with 23 seconds remain- second period and did not return Iglesias, off Kansas City Royals ing in regulation. It was his 39th with what appeared to be a head closer Greg Holland. goal of the season. injury, had two assists. Those were two early contests Ryan Getzlaf, Hampus New Jersey (32-28-15) are among 13 Opening Day games Lindholm and Nick Bonino also three points behind eighth place across the MLB landscape that netted goals for Anaheim to lead Columbus, who had the night off. signalled a belated end to a long, the improbable comeback. Zach Parise and center Mikko cold winter for many fans fol- Detroit Tigers’ Justin Verlander pitches against the Kansas City Royals in the sixth inning on the opening day The Ottawa Senators defeated Koivu each had a goal and an lowing the Los Angeles Dodgers’ baseball game at Comerica Park. Detroit won 4-3. the Carolina Hurricanes in a assist, goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov two-game sweep of the Arizona shootout for a third consecutive made 18 saves, and the Minnesota Diamondbacks to start the season victory that edged them closer to Wild defeated the Los Angeles 10 days ago in Sydney, Australia. baseman Daniel Murphy to rush wildness by Mets’ relievers. After New York manager Terry a play-off spot. Kings. Opening Day is celebrated as home to Florida on Monday when New York reclaimed the lead on Phillips tried to be philosophical. Ales Hemsky scored the only The Wild (39-26-11) trailed something of a holiday for fans, his wife went into labor, the Mets Legares’s home run in the Mets’ “It’s only Day One of 162,” he goal in the shootout while goalie 2-1 through two periods but ral- with inaugural contests of each received a three-run home run half of the seventh, closer Bobby said about a grueling 162-game Craig Anderson stopped all three lied to solidify their hold on the team marked by ceremonies, by back-up outfielder Andrew Parnell failed to shut the door in regular season that goes on until Hurricanes chances. first wild-card playoff spot in the player introductions and packed Brown in the first inning and a the ninth. late September. “We’ll get better.” The win moved the Senators Western Conference. stadiums that include children later home run by light-hitting Needing one more out in the Matt Williams was elated to within four points of the final Minnesota is five points clear whose parents allowed them to Juan Lagares. ninth with a man on first, Parnell after winning his first game as wild-card play-off spot in the of seventh place Phoenix, and skip school. But the Nationals, tipped as gave up a walk and then a run- Nationals manager. “We’re feel- East. five points behind sixth place Los The chilly 44 Fahrenheit (7 favorites to win the National scoring double by Denard Span ing pretty good. Our guys played Mika Zibanejad scored for Angeles (44-26-6) who had their Celsius) New York conditions League East, battled back each to send the game to extra innings. a great game today.” the Senators, while winger Jeff six-game win streak snapped. gave way to warm cheers as the time. Adam LaRoche bombed a A sacrifice fly by Ian Desmond The high-scoring contest Skinner had the Carolina goal. Alec Martinez and Justin Mets at first seized the upper two-run homer over the corner snapped the tie in the 10th before obscured two strong performances After jumping to a 3-0 lead, Williams scored for the Kings but hand in a game that featured five of the upper deck in right in the 23-year-old Rendon’s three-run by the starters. Washington’s the Devils let the lowly Florida they lost their lead in the third home runs. second inning, and two runs in blast. Mets captain David Wright Steven Strasburg struck out 10 Panthers claw their way back into period where Matt Moulson tied New York’s power came from the seventh allowed them to tie made it interesting with a two- in six innings while giving up five the game before closing out the it and Koivu converted the go- unexpected sources. Juggling the game, keyed by an RBI dou- run homer in the bottom of the hits. victory. ahead score. their lineup after allowing second ble by Rendon and a spate of 10th, but the comeback fell short. REUTERS Travis Zajac had a hat-trick REUTERS WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 28 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Family Circle Cup Results

NEW YORK: Results from the Family Circle Cup Women’s Singles matches yesterday. First Round: Lucie Safarova (CZE x9) bt Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-2, 6-3; Belinda Bencic (SUI) bt Maria Kirilenko (RUS x10) 6-1, 7-5; Madison Keys (USA x15) bt Mirjana Lucic- Baroni (CRO) 7-6 (7/0), 7-6 (7/3); Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) bt Zheng Saisai (CHN) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5; Virginie Razzano (FRA) bt Julia Goerges (GER) 6-0, 5-7, 6-2; Petra Cetkovska (CZE) bt Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 6-1, 2-6, 6-0; Teliana Pereira (BRA) bt Patricia Mayr- Achleitner (AUT) 6-1, 7-6 (7/5); Kiki Bertens (NED) bt Paula Ormaechea (ARG) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3; Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) bt Christina McHale (USA) 6-3, 7-5; Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) bt Alison Riske (USA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) bt Stefanie Voegele (CRO) 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 7-5; Lauren Davis (USA) bt Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER) 6-1, 6-4; Elina Svitolina (UKR) bt Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (7/5); Switzerland’s Davis Cup team player Stanislas Wawrinka (left), listens to team captain Severin Luethi during Jana Cepelova (SVK) bt Melanie Oudin (USA) a news conference at Palexpo in Geneva, yesterday. Switzerland will play against Kazakhstan in their quarter 7-6 (7-2), 6-2; Grace Min (USA) bt Michelle final Davis Cup match from April 4 to 6. Larcher de Brito (POR) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Michalak targets 2015 World Cup Nadal hopes to fine tune TOULON, FRANCE: continues to grow bigger and Toulon playmaker Frederic which has the goal of being at Michalak’s (pictured), recent the highest level for a long time. run of impressive form has left “I also have ambitions to be in the the former prodigy of French running for the France team.” rugby eyeing an outing for Michalak guided Toulon form ahead of clay swing France in the 2015 World Cup. past his old club Toulouse last The 31-year-old has come and weekend in the Top 14, the elite gone in the French line-up over French division that is enjoying The World No.1 not disappointed over Miami loss the last few years, winning 59 one of its closest ever seasons. caps, but also opting to spend “It was important to win,” two spells playing club rugby in Michalak said of the 32-28 vic- LOS ANGELES: Rafael Nadal in the top of the race arriving to he plans to remain in the US for most satisfying. “He is definitely South Africa in a bid to hone his tory. “It allows is to stay up high says he still has work to do on the claycourt season,” Nadal said. a few days then fly back to Europe the biggest rivalry I have in my skills in a different environment. in the standings, but it’s also his game as he gets set to launch “But now we start on clay and I and head to Spain where he will tennis career,” said Djokovic. The Toulouse-born Michalak good for confidence ahead of his claycourt season which the need to be 100 percent. train on the clay surface. The two met in last year’s was largely ignored by Marc the European Cup quarter-final. Spaniard hopes culminates with “I need to work hard and try to “To be able to play in the final final of the Monte Carlo Masters Lievremont and left out of his “Not everything was perfect, his ninth French Open title. be in better shape for clay.” here is a lot of points,” Nadal said. which is the biggest early event 2011 World Cup squad, but his we must be better when we get World number one Nadal lost Miami is one of just three ATP “I had a few good matches so that of the clay swing. Djokovic won in fortunes improved under new the ball out of our own half and in straight sets in the final of Tour Masters 1000 events that gives me confidence to start a straight sets 6-2, 7-6 (7/1). coach Philippe Saint-Andre also in one-on-ones.” the Miami Masters tournament Nadal has failed to win. very important part of the sea- After Monte-Carlo the players despite his inability to nail He added: “Leinster is yet on Sunday to second seed Novak The Miami final started evenly son for me.” hit the clay the last few weeks of down a regular start at Toulon another step up. It’s always Djokovic. Djokovic cruised to a until Djokovic broke Nadal in the Asked on Sunday if his back April and all of May in cities such where he is in competition with special playing against them. 6-3, 6-3 win as he easily disman- first set to go up 3-2. He took the is still bothering him Nadal said, as Barcelona; Oeiras, Portugal; English star Jonny Wilkinson. Even if at the moment all the tled Nadal who has been ham- set when Nadal failed to return “No. I am fine. Thank you very Munich, Madrid and Rome. Having started at fly-half matches are extremely tough, pered by a back injury which a serve. Djokovic broke to open much.” Like Nadal, 17-time Grand in Toulon’s last two games, it’s a straight knock-out match. wrecked his Australian Open bid the second set then broke the Nadal’s success on clay has Slam title winner Roger Federer Michalak is relishing the “A European Cup quarter- earlier this year. Spaniard again in the final game earned him the nickname “King is looking forward to feeling the upcoming weekend’s European final is not just anything, even Thirteen-time Grand Slam of the match. Nadal, who has two of Clay”. By winning last year’s clay under his feet. Cup quarter-final against more so at home. We battled winner Nadal said despite the titles in 2014 in Doha and Rio de French Open, Nadal became the The Swiss veteran said one of Leinster, with a firm eye on to be able to play at our Stade loss, which dropped him to 0-4 Janeiro, blasted two aces and won first player to win a single Grand the best things about the clay making Saint-Andre’s squad for Mayol and it’s now up to us in Miami finals, he feels good just 59 percent of his first serve Slam tournament eight times. swing is there is less distance to next year’s Rugby World Cup in to make the most of that and about having made it to the final points against Djokovic. Djokovic said Sunday he ranks travel from tournament to tour- England. “At 31 years of age, I reach the semi-final and go on in Miami. “It is great that I am The left-handed Spaniard said victories over Nadal to be his nament in Europe. AFP have not got 10 years left in my to defend our title.” career,” he said. Leinster, Michalak added, “My goal is clear: to go to the “are an impressive team, in the World Cup. And I don’t just image of the Ireland side since want to go there, but to win it.” there’s about 20 players who Murray’s luxury Scottish hotel opens doors Michalak said he was enjoying took part in the Six Nations his rugby at the moment, and which they won”. LONDON: Andy Murray’s tourism officials hope it will prove local businesses.” year for £1.8m ($3m, ¤2.2m), happy to be staying at Toulon. Turning back to the Top 14, luxury hotel opened yester- a big draw for visitors to Scotland. Dunblane was hit by trag- according to reports. “That’s important for me,” he arguably one of global rugby’s day, a business the tennis star Murray, 26, envisages the edy in March 1996 when resi- The former country house has said. “I’m physically good, I no toughest leagues, Michalak said hopes will boost his Scottish hotel will create up to 40 jobs dent Thomas Hamilton shot 16 been renovated to show off much longer have any injury problems he was not surprised by the fact hometown Dunblane. The in Dunblane. “I’m pleased to be pupils and a teacher dead at of its original heritage, including and that allows me to be at 100 that, with just three games of Wimbledon champion bought able to give something back to the primary school that Murray a private chapel and fishing lake. percent and play without any the regular season to go, there Cromlix House, a Victorian the community I grew up in,” he attended. Murray, who hid with The hotel features 10 bedrooms hang-ups. was still not one team qualified mansion dating from 1874, in said on the hotel’s website. his brother Jamie under the and five suites which overlook “I’m happy to be in form at for finals play-off. February last year and has “By re-establishing Cromlix as headmaster’s desk during the manicured grounds and tennis this time of the season, in the “It’s the first time I’ve seen transformed it into a 15-bed- a leading luxury hotel at the massacre, still struggles to speak courts and boasts a restaurant final stretch. I’m loving it at fly- that,” he acknowledged. “But room, five-star retreat. heart of the Dunblane commu- about the experience. overseen by renowned French half and, with my experience, it’s it’s logical. Each year, teams The property, set in woodlands nity we will be able to attract Jamie — a Wimbledon mixed chef Albert Roux. Prices for a position in which I’m at ease. get better. In my opinion, it’s three miles outside Dunblane in new visitors to the area, cre- doubles champion — got mar- double rooms during the summer “In any case, I’m hungry to win a good thing because it pulls central Scotland, has undergone ate a number of new jobs and ried at Cromlix House in 2010. peak start at £250 ($415, ¤300) a and the desire to win titles with everyone up. “The seasons are extensive refurbishment and focus on supporting other Murray bought the property last night. AFP Toulon.” long,” Michalak said, adding: He added: “I’m chuffed to “I can tell you that it’s tougher be staying with Toulon, which today than when I was 20!” AFP International Centre for Sport Security celebrates third year

DOHA: The International Profesional, Lega Pro, Qatar also hosted several high-level Centre for Sport Security Football Association, Qatar Stars events and forums over the last (ICSS) celebrated its third League (QSL), World Bank, twelve months as the company anniversary by hosting a special European Lotteries, UNICEF looks to build its influence and reception at its headquarters in Brazil and Foot Solidaire. reputation within the interna- Doha. Over the last twelve months, tional community. In particular, Since its creation in March the ICSS has also been directly the ICSS has hosted high-level 2011, the ICSS has made a signif- involved in a number of high- forums at the United Nations icant impression in the business profile major events and integrity in Geneva and the European of sport, offering specialist advice cases, including the appointment Parliament in Brussels, placing to a range of organisations in the of ICSS Executive Director, the issue of sport integrity into area of sport safety, security and Helmut Spahn, as Security the minds of influential politi- integrity. Officer for the UEFA Champions cians and policy-makers. While there have been many League Finals, as well as the ICSS Looking forward, the ICSS will highlights to choose from over the Sport Integrity team playing a aim to build on the success of 2013 last three years, the ICSS and its significant role in Victoria Police’s when it hosts the forthcoming team of security and integrity investigations into match-fixing Sorbonne – ICSS Sport Integrity specialists have signed several key in Australia. Forum in Paris on 15 May. agreements with leading major The ICSS annual conference– Organised alongside the event organisers, federations and known as Securing Sport- has University of Paris 1 Pantheon- Mohammed Hanzab, President of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), is seen during a news associations, as well as working on grown considerably since its the Sorbonne, the forum will bring conference in Doha. The ICSS celebrated its third anniversary by hosting a special reception at its headquarters. a number of international major first event in 2011. The 2013 con- together over 400 international events and projects. Just some of ference, hosted at Katara Village experts and decision-makers the organisations the ICSS has in Qatar, brought together over from the world of sport, gov- of the scale and scope of sport cor- as we celebrate three years of the everyone who has been involved partnered with include: Qatar 400 international experts from ernment, integrity and beyond. ruption, sport betting and betting ICSS. This moment would never with the ICSS over the last three 2022 Supreme Committee for sport, safety, security and integ- This high-level event will also fraud. Speaking on the growth of have arrived without the constant years and look forward to working Delivery and Legacy, European rity and generated significant see the unveiling of the results the ICSS over the last three years, support of our clients, partners together for what I hope will be Professional Football Leagues coverage in over 25 countries. of the ICSS-Sorbonne Research Mohammed Hanzab, President of and stakeholders, as well as our a period of continued growth and (EPFL), Deutsche Fußball As well as the growth of Programme, which will include the ICSS, said: friends in the media. I would like success for the ICSS.” Liga, Liga Nacional de Fútbol Securing Sport, the ICSS has the first ever in-depth assessment “Today marks a very special day express my heartfelt thanks to THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 29 Trott out for four on English cricket needs comeback

LONDON: England batsman Jonathan Trott could only make total rethink: Press four on his return to cricket yesterday and once again it was a left-arm seamer who proved Humiliating defeat to the Netherlands sparks debate his undoing. When Trott quit what turned out to be a 5-0 Ashes thrashing LONDON: England cricket coach Ashley Giles, who over- suggested that former national end of the road for Giles. by Australia after twice falling must make sweeping changes saw England’s weak showing in team coach and current “This is defeat as performance cheaply to fast bowler Mitchell after a humiliating defeat to Bangladesh. Lancashire coach Peter Moores art, a Fibonacci sequence of hor- Johnson in the first Test in the Netherlands in the World The Guardian ran with headline be reappointed. ror, the final flourish of a side Brisbane, England officials said Twenty20 capped off a dismal “Shambolic winter ends in Dutch “Defeat by the Netherlands, that have become so thoroughly he was suffering from a “stress- winter, the national press said humiliation” while the Sun tab- and not just any defeat but a good addicted to losing that they have related illness”. yesterday. loid splashed “Hol lot of rubbish” old-fashioned hammering by an placed every fibre of their being In his first innings since that England, who had already been across its sports pages. associate country, is not a good, into its service,” he wrote. match it was another left-armer, eliminated from the competition “Of course England should have concluding line to have to ink in “Coach Ashley Giles wants Gloucestershire’s David Payne, before Monday’s debacle in won their final match but some- to the CV for Giles,” he said. the job of running the England who struck yesterday during a Chittagong, were bowled out how there was an inevitability “As Downton and others set team full-time. Let him have two-day friendly match at Trott’s for just 88 runs with more than that they would not,” wrote the about their task, it will remain the it. The two are a perfect fit for Warwickshire home ground. two overs to spare in reply to Guardian’s Mike Selvey. defining memory of the winter. each other: the blind leading the Trott got of the mark with a the Netherlands’ modest 133 “There is some breathing space “Defeat by the Netherlands was blind. Giles’ insistence that he trademark clip past midwicket for five. before the summer internationals good for only one man: Moores — thought England had ‘warmed for two off Payne but managed Given the 5-0 Ashes loss in during which time some crucial, a coach who knows about difficult up pretty well’ was symptomatic only two more scoring shots Australia, Fleet Street agreed and possibly difficult, decisions times with England but who now of a side fixated on process, dis- from 19 balls spanning 40 min- that incoming England and will have to be taken right across is favourite to get the chance to connected from reality, devoid utes before he shouldered arms to Wales Cricket Board managing the board, from support staff, all put the past behind him.” of any real human emotion: an an inswinger and was lbw playing director Paul Downton had a lot of them, to captain.” The Daily Telegraph’s Jonathan entire squad of middle manag- no stroke. of personnel decisions to make, Former England captain and Liew mocked England’s 45-run ers,” he added. Last month South Africa-born including the future of One-Day Times writer Michael Atherton defeat, and suggested it was the AFP batsman Trott told Sky Sports he’d been “burnt out” but was not depressed. That led former England cap- Dilshan, tain Michael Vaughan to say he felt “conned” by the original explanation for Trott’s departure Bangladesh from Australia and that the issue Slovakian Peter Sagan of confronting the player wasn’t so bowler fined Cannondale Pro Cycling cel- much one of mental health as an MIRPUR, BANGLADESH: ebrates on the podium after inability to cope with high-class winning the first stage of the fast bowling. Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Three days of La Panne cycling “There is a danger we are Dilshan has been fined 20 per- starting to use stress-related ill- cent match fee for showing race, in Zottegem, Belgium, ness and depression too quickly as dissent at an umpiring deci- yesterday. tags for players under pressure,” sion during Monday’s World Vaughan, himself a former top- Twenty20 match against New order batsman, said. Zealand in Chittagong. “What Trott will have to accept “The incident happened in the Cycling: Sagan is that players in his own dress- fourth over, when Dilshan rubbed ing room and in the opposition his elbow after the ball deflected wins first stage will look at him and think at the off his gloves to the wicket- toughest of times he did a run- keeper to indicate that the ball ner,” said Vaughan. had not touched his gloves,” the at La Panne “He admitted that the previ- International Cricket Council said ous occasion he suffered burnout in a statement on Tuesday. ZOTTEGEM, BELGIUM: was in South Africa in 2009/10, Dilshan fell to Trent Boult, fluff- Peter Sagan took the over- the only other time he has faced ing his scoop shot but Sri Lanka all lead on the first day of the top-quality fast bowling. went on to rout New Zealand by Three Days of La Panne cycling “He did not fight and got on a 59 runs in the low-scoring contest race yesterday after he won the plane and went home. It is harsh to qualify for the semi-finals. first stage, a 201km ride from La but that is the reality.” Bangladesh bowler Al Amin Panne to Zottegem. Trott had previously said he felt Hossain was fined 15 percent However, the 24-year-old “guilty” for leaving his England match fee for his over-the-top Slovakian, nicknamed the team-mates after just one match. celebration after dismissing ‘Terminator’, failed in his bid to “I’d experienced a lot of suc- Australian opener David Warner hand stage victory to Cannondale cess with England and a lot of in the hosts’ seven-wicket defeat team-mate Oscar Gatto. good times and not many bad yesterday. The paceman was Sagan slowed down in the final times and seeing the guys strug- found guilty of using “language or metres to let the Italian pass gling out there was pretty tough a gesture that is obscene, offensive him but Gatto wasn’t capable of in that I should have been there or insulting”. doing so, and Sagan took the stage going through the tough times,” “Celebrating the fall of a wicket instead, millimetres ahead of his Trott told Sky Sports. should be done in a manner which team-mate for his fourth win of He said then that he hoped India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni stretches at a training session during the ICC World Twenty20 is not abusive or disrespectful to the season. to return to England duty in a tournament at The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, yesterday. India will meet South Africa the opponent,” match referee “I eased up to allow Oscar to one-day international against in the semi-finals on Friday. Ranjan Madugalle said in a state- pass me but that wasn’t suffi- Scotland on May 9. AFP ment. AFP cient,” said Sagan. “The eseential thing is that the team won the stage in any case.” Gatto took second while Belgian Kenneth Van Bilsen was third in a group of 10 riders who had broken Cook still unable to lift away from the peloton on the ride into Zottegem. Overall race favourite Niki Terpstra of the Netherlands was lid on Pietersen axe one of those who got away and he ended up finishing eighth. Sagan, who won the Tour de LONDON: England captain invest in our captain Alastair France green points jersey last Alastair Cook said yesterday he Cook...with everyone pulling in year, said he had opted to race in was “frustrated” at his inabil- the same direction and able to the Three Days of La Panne as he ity to reveal the reasons behind trust each other”. saw it as perfect preparation for Kevin Pietersen’s international The ECB added: “It is for those Sunday’s classic one-day race The exile, although he promised all reasons that we have decided Tour of Flanders. would become clear “soon”. to move on without Kevin Some of his main rivals for Despite being England’s all- Pietersen.” Sunday’s feature race, including time leading run scorer across But that statement still left Swiss star Fabian Cancellara and all formats, South Africa-born unanswered the question of what Belgian ace Tom Boonen, decided Pietersen was axed by the precisely Pietersen had done in to skip the stage race. England and Wales Cricket Australia to deserve such dras- “This race is an excellent Board in February following the tic treatment, with some in the opportunity to test my legs,” said team’s 5-0 Ashes thrashing in England hierarchy saying confi- Sagan. Australia. But precisely why he dentiality reasons prevented them Kevin Pietersen “The one thing to avoid, how- was sent into international exile, from revealing precise details. ever, is not to take ridiculous with seemingly no hope of return, Alastair Cook That simply led to more fresh Cook accepted the ‘Pietersen how much good Morgan’s sup- risks.” remains a mystery and Cook was criticism of the ECB amid sug- issue’ would not go away until port has done Pietersen, it’s Earlier yesterday the race lost unable to shed any fresh light added. Initially the ECB would gestions they’d rather having England addressed it full on, but certainly irked the England one of its star attractions as top yesterday. would only cite the need for a malleable ‘nice chaps’ on board insisted he couldn’t do so at this hierarchy, including Cook, who British sprint specialist Mark “I can’t actually answer that new “team ethic and philosophy” rather than different types of moment in time. were all party to the controver- Cavendish had announced he question, totally, at this precise as the reason behind the axing possibly more awkward char- “Everyone is going to keep ask- sial decision. had pulled out due to an upset moment in time which is incred- of the 33-year-old Pietersen, acters who were nevertheless ing that question until we give “If anyone thinks the decision stomach. ibly frustrating for me,” Cook told England’s leading run-scorer match-winners. the answers, but at the moment was taken lightly and without a The 28-year-old, winner of 25 Sky Sports News at county side in the Ashes. But, following England’s recent struggles, we just can’t so I’d love to talk lot of consideration and a lot of stages on the Tour de France and Essex’s media day. fierce criticism from the likes of culminating with the humilia- about something slightly differ- thought — a lot of things went points jersey winner in 2011, fell ill “Everyone will say I’m sit- former captain Michael Vaughan tion of Monday’s 45-run defeat by ent,” said the 29-year-old. into the decision,” Cook said. with gastro-enteritis following his ting on the fence, but there are regarding such wording and that minnows the Netherlands in the Some of Pietersen’s celebrity “It was a tough decision. The fifth-placed finish in the Milan- a number of reasons which will management ought to be able to World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, friends, such as television per- decisions will be made clearer San Remo and withdrew from become clearer soon. handle ‘maverick’ players, the where a team without Pietersen sonality Piers Morgan, have in due course. You just have to last Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem. “You have to respect the deci- board clarified its position with and Cook, who does not play in subjected the ECB to a constant respect that at the moment. It is Today’s second stage sees the sion and the position I am in at another February statement say- T20 internationals, were dis- barrage of social media criticism frustrating. That is the position riders take on the 205km from this precise moment in time,” ing the team had to be rebuilt missed for just 88, have only led since England decided they could I’m in,” he added. Zottegem to Oostduinkerke. the left-handed opening batsman and that to do that “we must to fresh questions. do without him. If it’s arguable AFP AFP WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 30 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Brazil halts work on World PSG must be ruthless in Cup stadium SAO PAULO: The Brazilian government halted work on two temporary tribunes for Sao Paulo’s World Cup stadium after the death of another construc- front of goal: Coach Blanc tion worker, media reports said. A new inspection of the Corinthians club stadium to be used for the World Cup opening Champions League: The French football giants take on Chelsea today match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12 was to be carried out today. PARIS: Paris St Germain must The worker died Saturday after be ruthless in front of goal an eight metre (26 feet) fall. when they take on 2012 winners Nilmar, Fayez score as Three workers have now been Chelsea in a Champions League killed during the Sao Paulo con- quarter-final first leg today, Qatar’s El Jaish post win struction and seven in World Cup according to coach Laurent work across Brazil. Blanc. DOHA: A penalty from Nilmar and a late strike from substi- According to press reports, the The Ligue 1 champions-elect tute Rami Fayez gave Qatar’s El Jaish a comfortable 2-0 victory man who died Saturday may not are on an eight-game winning over Saudi Arabia champions Al Fateh in their AFC Champions have been wearing safety equip- streak in all competitions but the League Group B match yesterday. ment. His employers have denied former France centre back knows In a match dominated by the home side, who remain undefeated this. Chelsea, under Jose Mourinho, in this year’s competition, their goalless and winless visitors strug- The regional labour depart- have the experience and defen- gled to find an opening and the task was made harder on 58 minutes ment ordered construction work sive know-how to strangle any when Nilmar converted a penalty for the Qatari club. halted on the two temporary trib- opposition. Despite the superiority of El Jaish, it was not until a minute before unes until the company carrying “We will have to be more effi- time that all three points were secured with a goal from second half out the work installs safety nets. cient,” said Blanc. “We will have substitute Fayez. The two tribunes have a capac- fewer chances and those we cre- The win puts Nabil Maaloul’s side back on top of Group B ahead of ity of 20,000 people and the ate we will have to convert. Foolad Khouzestan, who defeated Bunyodkor 1-0 in the day’s earlier Brazilian organisers are racing “We know we need to be at game, by virtue of a superior goal difference and with an excellent to get the stadium ready on time. another level,” he added of the chance of at least matching last year’s Round of 16 appearance. Fast Engenharia, the com- Parc des Princes clash. Al Fateh coach Fathi Al Jebali had spoken of this fixture being a pany carrying out the construc- Blanc’s expensively-assem- must-win, but right from the off it was El Jaish who were in control tion, said in a statement to the bled squad have no equals in the as Nilmar twice went close with headers in the opening exchanges. G1 news website it would carry domestic league, leading second- In another match, Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal made the most of home out a technical inspection today placed Monaco by 13 points with support and scoring form to crush Qatar’s Al Sadd 5-0 in a Group before making any comment on seven games left this season. D encounter in Riyadh. the impact of the latest accident. PSG also sailed through to Paris St Germain’s chairman Qatar’s Nasser Al Khelaifi and Edinson Today, Qatar’s Al Rayyan hosts Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia. Qatar FIFA has already extended the knockout stages of the Cavani attend a training session in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, Stars League (QSL) champions Lekhwiya are away to Al Ittehad of the deadline once for Sao Paulo. Champions League from a group yesterday. PSG will play Chelsea today. Saudi Arabia in another game to be played today. AGENCIES It is now scheduled for delivery featuring Anderlecht, Porto and in mid-April, though organisers Olympiakos Piraeus before dis- admit the work will not be com- missing Bayer Leverkusen in the PSG, perhaps with one eye on a knee injury, were rested against prompting the Portuguese to say game was horrible, but all we can pletely finished. last 16. the Chelsea game, produced a Nice. their English Premier League do is keep pushing ... we have to FIFA president Sepp Blatter The key to both games against below-par performance at Nice The last time Chelsea visited title ambitions were now a thing bounce back.” said last Thursday that the sta- Chelsea could be Blanc’s red-hot on Friday and needed an own goal the Parc des Princes in the 2004- of the past. Midfielder Nemanja Matic and dium would be ready for the open- striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. to secure a 1-0 win. 05 group stages, for Mourinho’s Gary Cahill, one of four defend- winger Mohamed Salah are ineli- ing match. The Swedish international is The Ligue 1 leaders are first European game as the ers to escape Mourinho’s wrath gible, after joining Chelsea in the In November, two workers were the runaway leading scorer in expected to be at full strength London club’s manager, they beat on Saturday, said it was a painful January transfer window. killed at the Corinthians stadium Ligue 1 this term with 25 goals, although they have a slight doubt PSG 3-0. experience for the squad. Brazilian playmaker Willian when a crane fell. 11 ahead of team-mate Edinson over Thiago Silva. Mourinho will be desperate for “It hurts losing any football should be back after being rested Brazilian authorities are also Cavani and Alexandre Lacazette The Brazilian centre back is a reaction from his players after match and it certainly hurt at the at Palace. Meanwhile, Chelsea will wrangling over who will pay an of Olympique Lyon who share sec- likely to have to play in a face they delivered an abject show in end of the game because we knew be without Samuel Eto’o after the estimated $26m dollars for tem- ond place. mask after fracturing his cheek- Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at struggling how vital three points would be,” striker failed to recover from a porary tribunes in World Cup Ibrahimovic has also excelled in bone 11 days ago. Crystal Palace. said Cahill. hamstring strain, the Premier stadiums. REUTERS the Champions League, bagging 10 Silva and full back Gregory van Chelsea were sluggish in mid- “It was massively disappoint- League club confirmed yesterday. goals in this season’s competition. der Wiel, who is recovering from field and toothless in attack, ing, the feeling at the end of the REUTERS

Ibra among Paris Saint- Man held after football fan Germain’s greats without Swedish forward dies in Sweden playing in Zlatan Ibrahimovic STOCKHOLM: A man in his twenties was arrested in the south- gives a press ern Swedish town of Helsingborg yesterday in connection with the best league: conference weekend death of a football fan from head injuries, police said. at the Parc The 28-year-old suspect presented himself to a police station late Mourinho des Princes Monday, police spokesman Kenneth Andersson said. Stadium A 43-year-old fan was taken to hospital with severe head injuries PARIS: Paris St Germain’s in Paris received during fighting in Helsingborg town centre, 30 minutes before Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be yesterday. a league match between Stockholm team Djurgaarden and Helsingborg remembered as one of the on Sunday. RIGHT: game’s greatest players despite He died in hospital soon after the game started. Chelsea’s never gracing the world’s best During the match, Djurgaarden supporters began chanting “mur- league, according to Chelsea Portuguese derer, murderer” and invaded the pitch, causing the match to be can- manager Jose Mourinho. manager celled. The arrested man “takes certain responsibility for what has Mourinho, whose team visit Jose happened”, prosecutor Eleonora Johansson told a press conference the Ligue 1 champions in their Mourinho yesterday. He was known by the police and had been “mentioned in Champions League quarter- attends the investigation since Sunday”, she added. final first leg today, managed the a training The initial probe has focused on suspected manslaughter, but this Sweden striker at Inter Milan session. could change depending on the results of the investigation, the pros- where he said they “connected ecutor said. REUTERS well” during the 2008-09 season. Ibrahimovic’s career has included spells at some of the big- gest teams in Italy, Spain, France and the Netherlands, but he is Real Madrid’s path to ‘decima’ blocked unlikely to set foot in the Premier League having said that Paris St Germain would be his last big club in Europe. This will not alter his status by German giants Dortmund again as a world class player, Mourinho said yesterday. BARCELONA: As Real Madrid side which has been blighted by similar but having said that, we “I think he has to be where he struggle to maintain their La injuries all season but coach are in a position to achieve all the is happy,” Mourinho told a news Liga title bid, a greater empha- Jurgen Klopp believes they can targets we set out at the start of conference. Borussia sis has been placed on winning pull off a another surprise at the the season. “But in the meantime, I think Dortmund’s a 10th European crown and Bernabeu. “We will play like we always do. it’s a pity for him that when he Pierre-Emerick this week they face a Borussia “With our budget and list of We have to try and do our own finishes his career having played Aubameyang Dortmund side who famously injuries... we are the underdogs game in the Bernabeu. in the most important countries warms up with blocked their path last season. in the tie,” he told Spanish news- “Madrid are favourites but we of football and won titles in the his team-mates As each year passes, the desire paper Marca. will try and get a result that will most important countries of during his team’s for Real to claim a 10th European “However, I always say that it is give us a chance in the second football, he didn’t play in the best training session at Cup, or ‘decima’, has become not necessary to be the best team leg.” league of the world. Estadio Santiago more of an obsession and presi- in the world but to be capable of Real responded to the back- “It’s a pity but he can be consid- Bernabeu in dent Florentino Perez has spent beating the best in the world in a to-back defeats, including against ered as one of the greatest players Madrid, Spain, lavishly to try and make it a real- one-off contest, and Borussia can Barcelona, with a comprehensive even if he has never played in the yesterday. ity by bringing in top talent from beat the best 5-0 win at the weekend against Premier League.” Borussia around the world. “That is the most important Rayo Vallecano. Mourinho also hailed the Dortmund’s logo They last won the Champions thing for me. “We are coming towards the 32-year-old Ibrahimovic as a good League back in 2002 and their “Borussia have a chance and end and it could be better after ‘BVB’ is seen player to work with, even though hopes were raised once more last maybe we will catch them out,” two defeats but we are physi- shaved into they disagreed when the Swede season when they reached the he said. cally in good shape, mentally we left Inter for Barcelona in 2009. Aubameyang’s semi-finals only for underdogs Along with the players in the reacted well and we are optimis- “I think we connected very haircut. Borussia Borussia Dortmund to conjure treatment room, they will also tic,” coach Carlo Ancelotti told a well, we never had a problem, Dortmund will face up a stunning upset. miss talismanic striker Robert news conference. the only time we disagreed was Real Madrid in the They face off again in their Lewandowski, who is suspended “On Wednesday, we will have obvious because I wanted him to UEFA Champions quarter-final first leg tie today for the first leg. a good atmosphere (in the sta- stay and he wanted to leave,” the League quarter- with Real under pressure to enjoy “It has been a very difficult dium),” he said. Portuguese said. final, first leg, some continental success after campaign from the start. We “Everyone has a dream, the “The difficult persons to work match today. two defeats in three league games have faced extraordinary chal- tenth, and everyone understands with are the players who don’t has derailed their domestic cam- lenges and an injury crisis without that we can win if we are all want to win, who don’t want to paign after a long unbeaten run. precedent,” Klopp added. united and we can realise the be the best.” REUTERS Real may be facing a Dortmund “I have never seen anything dream.” REUTERS WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 31

Final Standings GROUP ONE P W L Pts * Sri Lanka 4 3 1 6 West Indies crush hapless * South Africa 4 3 1 6 New Zealand 4 2 2 4 England 4 1 3 2 Netherlands 4 1 3 2 GROUP TWO * India 4 4 0 8 Pakistan to reach semis * West Indies 4 3 1 6 Pakistan 4 2 4 4 Australia 4 1 3 2 Bravo and Sammy hammer Pakistan bowlers as WI score 84-run win Bangladesh 4 0 4 0 * Denotes qualified for semi-finals

MIRPUR, BANGLADESH: Holders West Indies sailed into South Africa the World Twenty20 semi-finals after Dwayne Bravo’s power- hitting and Samuel Badree’s confident lethal spin bowling fashioned their comprehensive 84-run victory over 2009 champions of taking Pakistan yesterday. Darren Sammy’s men overcome on Indian a wobbly start to post a strong 166 for six before returning to bowl out Pakistan for 82 runs in 17.5 spinners overs and set up a semi-final clash with Sri Lanka tomorrow. DHAKA: South Africa feel they India, who won the inaugural have the batting to take on what edition in 2007, take on South they expect to be a barrage of Africa in the second semi-final spin from India when they meet on Friday. in the World Twenty20 semi- Opting to bat first in what was finals in Bangladesh on Friday. effectively a quarter-final contest, “We know it’s going to be a big Bravo (46) and Sammy (42 not challenge for us,” all-rounder JP out) provided the late assault as Duminy told a news conference in West Indies plundered 59 runs in Dhaka yesterday. the last three overs at the Sher- “Their spinners have been e-Bangla National Stadium. doing exceptionally well in this “We had nothing to lose, we tournament but I think we have were under pressure,” Man-of- the armoury to put in a big per- the-Match Bravo told reporters of formance against their spinners. the stage when West Indies were “We know what to expect, 81 for five in the 14th over. we have played against them a “I said to Sammy ‘Don’t worry West Indies cricket captain Darren Sammy (left) celebrates with team-mates after winning the World Twenty20 tournament match against Pakistan at number of times and we have about picking (Pakistani spinner the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. had good success against them. Saeed) Ajmal or trying to rotate We know its semi-final time in a (strike) ... Keep your eyes on the World Cup, it doesn’t get bigger ball. We are powerful enough. If score in the Pakistani collapse. Sammy remained unbeaten Scoreboard than this; so we are going to have we get close to the ball, we’ll hit Earlier, Pakistan captain Hafeez after a breezy 20-ball knock as to produce something good.” it over the ropes’.” drew first blood by removing West Indies launched a spectacu- WEST INDIES Kamran Akmal c Bravo b Badree ...... 0 India won all four group games Pakistan’s chase got off to Chris Gayle (five), arguably the lar late assault to amass 82 runs D Smith c Kamran b Tanvir ...... 8 Mohammad Hafeez c Gayle b Russell ...... 19 on a turning wicket in Dhaka a horror start with paceman most destructive batsman in in the final five overs, exactly C Gayle st Kamran b Hafeez...... 5 Umar Akmal st Ramdin b Badree ...... 1 while South Africa finished sec- Krishmar Santokie hitting 20-over cricket, to give his team what Pakistan managed in their L Simmons (run out)...... 31 Shoaib Malik st Ramdin b Badree ...... 2 ond in group B in a seam friendly Ahmed Shehzad’s toe with the a perfect start. entire innings. M Samuels b Afridi ...... 20 Sohaib Maqsood st Ramdin b Narine ...... 18 environment in Chittagong. first ball of the innings to trap Hafeez lured Gayle out of “Our aim was to get to at least D Bravo (run out) ...... 46 Shahid Afridi st Ramdin b Narine ...... 18 South Africa are often per- the in-form batsman leg before. the crease and beat his bat for 135-140 with the start we got D Ramdin c Umar b Babar ...... 5 Sohail Tanvir c Sammy b Narine ...... 14 ceived to struggle against Leg-spinner Badree (3-10) then Kamran Akmal to complete a but the self-belief we had, the D Sammy (not out) ...... 42 Umar Gul c Simmons b Santokie ...... 4 spin, especially on the Indian took over, wrecking the rivals simple stumping. form and power that we have, A Russell (not out) ...... 0 Saeed Ajmal b Russell ...... 1 sub-continent. with a three-wicket burst and Lendl Simmons (31) and the momentum (being) with us, Extras (LB-4, W-5) ...... 9 Zulfiqar Babar (not out) ...... 3 “We are going to have to pre- Pakistan could not recover after Marlon Samuels (20) somewhat there was chance to be positive Total (for 6 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 166 Extras (W-2) ...... 2 pare accordingly, we know we are they had been reduced to 13 for arrested the slide with a 39-run and get 160.” Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-22, 3-61, 4-67, 5-81, Total (all out in 17.5 overs) ...... 82 predominately going to face spin four in the sixth over. stand before falling in quick Hafeez said Pakistan could not 6-152. Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-1, 3-9, 4-13, 5-37, against India,” added Duminy. Badree’s spin colleague Sunil succession. recover once West Indies broke Bowling: Hafeez 2-0-15-1; Tanvir 4-0-27-1 6-42, 7-74, 8-75, 9-78. By the time they play India, Narine (3-16) then ran through Bravo then set alight the sta- loose in the final overs. (1w); Babar 4-0-27-1 (2w); Afridi 4-0-23-1; Bowling: Santokie 2.5-0-9-2 (2w); Badree South Africa will have had a six- the top order to complete the dium with his sizzling power-hit- “We gave 70-71 runs in the last Gul 2-0-29-0 (1w); Ajmal 4-0-41-0 (1w). 4-0-10-3; Samuels 3-0-21-0; Russell 3-0-15- day break since last Saturday’s rout. ting to revive West Indies before overs that took the game away PAKISTAN 2; Narine 4-0-16-3; Smith 1-0-11-0. win over England which ensured The 19 runs Mohammad Hafeez he ran himself out after a 26-ball from us,” said the Pakistan skip- Ahmed Shehzad lbw Santokie ...... 0 Result: West Indies won by 84 runs. their progress to the last four. scored was the highest individual blitz that included four sixes. per. REUTERS REUTERS

RIGHT: West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle Consolation win for waves the flag after winning the ICC World Twenty20 Aussies in last game tournament match against Pakistan at the MIRPUR: Australia signed off Sher-e-Bangla their dismal World Twenty20 National Cricket campaign with a consolation Stadium in win against Bangladesh after Dhaka yesterday. skipper George Bailey hit a six to seal their seven-wicket suc- BOTTOM: India cess against the hosts yesterday. cricket captain Australia’s George Smarting from a hat-trick of Bailey plays a Mahendra Singh defeats in a tournament they Dhoni plays a began as one of the favourites, shot against warm-up football Australia’s only interest in their Bangladesh game with final Group Two game was to during their ICC team-mates at a finish with a victory which they Twenty20 World training session achieved with 15 balls to spare in Cup match at the yesterday. chasing a target of 154. Sher-e-Bangla Openers Aaron Finch (71) and National Cricket David Warner (48) added 98 runs Stadium in in just over 11 overs to provide Dhaka yesterday. the kind of flying start they could Australia won by not deliver in the previous games, seven wickets. one of the reasons behind their elimination. “Myself and David have been very disappointing in this tourna- ment as a partnership,” man-of- the-match Finch told reporters. “What makes it even more dis- appointing is that it took the final game to have a big partnership Scoreboard and to be out of the tournament already. BANGLADESH Christian 2-0-17-0. “To not be able to progress Tamim Iqbal c Bollinger b Coulter-Nile ...... 5 AUSTRALIA and provide good starts for the Anamul Haque c Watson b Coulter-Nile ...... 0 A Finch c Nasir b Al Amin ...... 71 side was very disappointing,” said Shakib Al Hasan c Maxwell b Bollinger...... 66 D Warner b Al Amin ...... 48 the hard-hitting batsman. Finch Mushfiqur Rahim c Maxwell b Watson ...... 47 C White (not out) ...... 18 dominated the Bangladesh attack Mohammad Mahmudullah (not out) ...... 6 G Maxwell b Taskin ...... 5 ABOVE: India’s but was lucky to be given not out Yuvraj Singh Nasir Hossain b Starc ...... 14 G Bailey (not out) ...... 11 on 41 when replays suggested he Extras (B-2, LB-4, W-7, NB-2) ...... 15 Extras (LB-3, W-2) ...... 5 with team- had nicked off-spinner Sohag Total (for 5 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 153 Total (for 3 wkts in 17.3 overs) ...... 158 mate Virat Kohli Gazi to wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-12, 3-124, 4-133, Fall of wickets: 1-98, 2-135, 3-147. during a training Rahim. 5-153. Bowling: Gazi 4-0-35-0; Al Amin 3.3-0-30-2 session in Dhaka Paceman Al-Amin Hossain Bowling: Starc 4-0-25-1 (w2); Coulter-Nile (w1); Shakib 3-0-36-0; Taskin 4-0-24-1 (w1); yesterday. LEFT: A bowled Warner in the 12th over 3-0-17-2 (w2); Bollinger 4-0-31-1; Watson Razzak 2-0-16-0; Mominul 1-0-14-0. groundsman has but not before the left-hander had 4-0-25-1 (w3, nb1); Maxwell 3-0-32-0 (nb1); Result: Australia won by seven wickets. his photo taken struck three sixes and five fours with South Africa in his 35-ball knock. Finch took captain Faf du 35 balls to reach his half-century second victim. Bailey hit a four Bangladesh finished their super Plessis. and hit four sixes and seven and a six off successive deliveries 10 campaign with a single win. fours before becoming Al-Amin’s to take Australia to victory. REUTERS Wednesday 2 April 2014 2 Jumadal II 1435 Volume 19 Number 5622 Sport Price: QR2

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LOS ANGELES: World number one Tiger Woods said yesterday he will miss the Masters for the first time in his career after undergoing back surgery earlier this week to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is seen with Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary-General, Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), and presidents treat a pinched nerve that has of all the sports federations in Qatar, at QOC headquarters in Doha yesterday. been troubling him for several months. “Sad to say I’m missing the Masters. Thanks to the fans for so many kind wishes,” Woods, a 14-time major champion chasing the all-time record 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, said on Twitter Qatar’s Schools Olympic and on his website. It will be the first time Woods has missed golf’s premier tour- nament, which starts tomorrow for the 78th time, since he made his debut at Augusta National in Georgia as an amateur in 1995. Program a big hit with IOC It will also raise more question marks over whether he can ever catch up with Nicklaus, although IOC President Thomas Bach lauds SOP initiatives launched by Qatar he insists he can still do it. The surgery was performed on Monday in Park City, Utah, by BY RIZWAN REHMAT neurosurgeon Charles Rich, and the 38-year-old will require sev- DOHA: International Olympic eral weeks rehabilitation. Committee (IOC) President “After attempting to get ready Thomas Bach has given his for the Masters, and failing to thumbs-up to Qatar’s hugely make the necessary progress, I popular Schools Olympic decided, in consultation with my Program, saying the ideals of doctors, to have this procedure the Olympic Movement are best done,” Woods said in a statement. served in the hands of the coun- “I’d like to express my dis- try’s emerging youth. appointment to the Augusta “This is definitely the right way National membership, staff, vol- (to go),” Bach said when asked to unteers and patrons that I will comment in Qatar’s SOP initia- not be at the Masters. tive. “And in this respect, we can “It’s a week that’s very spe- only congratulate Qatar Olympic cial to me. It also looks like I’ll Committee (QOC) for the many be forced to miss several upcom- initiatives they are taking with ing tournaments to focus on my regards to sports in society and rehabilitation and getting healthy. contribution of sports to make “It’s tough right now, but I’m society better,” the 60-year-old absolutely optimistic about the German added. future,” said Woods, who has had The SOP initiative targets a succession of crippling injuries kids between the ages of 5 and 18 over the last few years to his with a series of competitions in 10 knees, wrists and now back, the disciplines held over a period of payback for years of employing seven months every year. one of the most dynamic swings “The approach Qatar is taking in all of golf. through sports, from class level to Billy Payne, Chairman of the top level in education, or in daily International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is seen with Sheikh Saud bin Ali Al Thani, Vice-President, Qatar Olympic Committee Augusta National Golf Club, said lives of people is really impres- (QOC), and Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary-General, QOC, in Doha yesterday. that he would be missed. sive,” Bach, who was elected IOC “Tiger was gracious in keeping President last September, said. us updated of his condition and “Sports is not only about play- Qatar is not only caring about big approach. “We will see what is 2022 Winter Games is over then its paper that every member making us aware of his decision. ing sports. It is also about the sports events but is really building going to happen in the future. For the time will come to think about country has to submit on IOC’s “We wholeheartedly offered our importance of sports for educa- sports from childhood on,” Bach the time being there is no (bid) 2024,” Bach said. Olympic Agenda 2022 theme. best wishes for his immediate and tion (purposes). It is about impor- explained. competition running for Summer After a brief tour of Qatar’s “It was a very good meet- long-term recovery. Tiger will be tance for cohesion of society, for “Even addressing parents to Games. I think the world’s atten- anti-doping lab, Bach said: “It ing because there were many in our thoughts and will be missed integration into society. It is about make them aware of the advan- tion is on the soccer (2022 FIFA) is my second visit to the (anti- representatives of the Olympic by our patrons and all of us at the the role of mutual understanding tages of sports and then address- World Cup. So we will see what doping) lab. I see great progress. Movement,” Bach said of his visit Masters Tournament next week. even on international level, not ing schoolchildren with Olympic the future brings,” Bach said. What has fortunately not changed to Kuwait. “He is one of our most deco- only within a community,” Bach Day initiatives is praiseworthy,” Bach said IOC is only looking is the enthusiasm of the people “So we had a good exchange of rated champions and we look for- said. the retired fencer added. at 2022 Winter Games bids at the working here, which you can feel ideas. ward to his healthy return in 2015 Encouraging kids to play sports “That means, in Qatar, you moment. when you talk to them. People are “I am happy to learn Qatar and beyond.” and urging their parents in sup- have really established a culture “I think it is now too early to not just doing their job. They are Olympic Committee (QOC) is He may yet be joined on the porting their children is the first of sports - for youth, the general speculate what will happen. With very enthusiastic and they are preparing a paper for the Olympic absent list at Augusta by great step to international stardom, population as well as for high level the bidding for 2024, 2028 or 2032, working here with their heart in Agenda 2020. I am looking for- rival and three-time previous according to Bach. athletes,” the IOC president said. you know in the Olympic world, this very important fight to get ward to this. The record QOC can winner Phil Mickelson, who was “It is impressive to see how When asked about Qatar’s you have to think long-term. And clean athletes.” show with regard to the develop- forced to pull out of last week’s Qatar takes holistic approach future Olympic bids, Bach therefore let’s wait and see now Bach, who flew in from Kuwait ment of sport is very impressive,” Texas Open with a strained mus- to the role of sport. That means suggested a wait-and-watch once the (bid) competition for City, said QOC was busy preparing Bach said. THE PENINSULA cle in his side. Earlier in the year he too was sidelined with back pain. LEFT: IOC President Woods has played in every Thomas Bach delivers his Masters since 1995 and has speech during a visit to become the tournament’s star Qatar Olympic Committee turn and biggest draw. The fol- (QOC) headquarters in Doha lowing year, he missed his only yesterday. RIGHT: Bach visits cut at Augusta National just a few the anti-doping lab in Doha. months prior to turning pro. Bach received a detailed In 1997, in his first major cham- presentation about the lab pionship as a pro, Woods won the Masters by a record 12 shots, the plans and its compliance with first of his 14 major titles. He the international standards in went on to win the Masters in an effort to get approval from 2001, 2002 and 2005. Since his World Anti-Doping Agency last victory at Augusta, Woods (WADA) by the end of 2014. has seven top-10 finishes in eight appearances. REUTERS