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WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10253 October 26, 2016 Muharram 25, 1438 AH

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QATAR | Statement rents fall Quetta attack is condemned The State of Qatar yesterday condemned an attack that targeted a police training college in the as vacancy Pakistani city of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, and led to the killing and wounding of dozens of people. A statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs stressed that “such criminal acts are in no way connected to the principles rates rise of Islam”. The statement renewed It is unlikely that rents will Bay to approximately 17%. Quoted highlighting Qatar’s position “which increase again in the short term rents have, on average, reduced by be- rejects violence and terrorism in all due to the pipeline of new supply tween 10% and 15% for most buildings its forms regardless of its motives”. that is likely to come to the market in West Bay, as landlords compete for The statement stressed the solidarity between now and 2018, says DTZ, tenants, it also said. of Qatar and its government with the global real estate advisory DTZ said there is currently a to- the people of Pakistan. It expressed condolences to the government firm tal supply of 1.63mn sqm of offi ce and people of Pakistan as well as space in West Bay, of which almost the families of the victims, wishing he residential market in Doha 300,000sqm is available to lease. the injured a speedy recovery. has seen a drop in rental levels “The Qatar Petroleum district will add Emir and Father Emir in most areas following four more than 200,000sqm to this supply, Three masked gunmen burst into T the sprawling police academy, years of rental growth between 2011 however uncertainty remains as to pretending to be soldiers as they and 2015, DTZ said in its third-quarter how much, if any, of this be available targeted its sleeping quarters of 2016 property times report. to lease in the coming years,” it said. some 700 recruits. Page 27 receive condolences “It is unlikely that rents will in- A number of new offi ce buildings crease again in the short term due are also nearing completion in Lu- QATAR | Sport to the pipeline of new supply that is sail, which when completed, will see IAAF opts against QNA likely to come to the market between a signifi cant increase to the existing Doha now and 2018,” the global real estate supply of approximately 90,000sqm, bribery probe advisory fi rm said. according to DTZ. Athletics’ world body has decided It reported that a fall in demand for In total, DTZ estimates that up to not to investigate bribery claims H the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin residential accommodation in areas 2mn sqm of new offi ce accommoda- against Qatar after a preliminary Hamad al-Thani and HH the such as the Pearl-Qatar, West Bay, Al tion is planned for Qatar within the probe failed to find anything more HFather Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Sadd, and Bin Mahmoud, combined next decade, most notably in Lusail than “rumours” surrounding bidding Khalifa al-Thani yesterday received at with the completion of a large number Marina District, Energy City, West for the 2017 world championships. Al Wajba Palace Kuwait’s Emir, Sheikh of new buildings has resulted in a fall in Bay, and Msheireb. Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah, The IAAF was acting on testimony rents in many developments. “This is likely to increase vacancy from UK Athletics chief Ed Warner who off ered his condolences on the There has been an increase in de- rates, and potentially lower rents, un- that the world body’s then vice- death of HH the Grandfather Emir mand for both apartments and vil- less there is signifi cant uptake in de- president, and now president Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. Sebastian Coe had told him about HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Ab- las in more peripheral suburbs such mand from both the public and private the bribery allegations. But the dullah bin Hamad al-Thani was also as Ain Khaled, Abu Hamour, and sectors in the next fi ve years,” DTZ body’s ethics board said Coe, when present along with HE Sheikh Ab- Muaither, where cost-sensitive resi- said. questioned, couldn’t remember dulaziz bin Khalifa al-Thani, HH dents can lease units in modern pur- In the hospitality market, DTZ said hearing the rumour or making the Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani, pose-built developments at substan- the supply of hotel rooms and apart- comment, and that nobody present HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalifa al- tially lower rents than are available in ment hotels in Qatar surpassed 20,700 had corroborated Warner’s claim. Thani and HE Sheikh Jassim bin Kha- central Doha. in 2016 after a surge in hotel openings “To date, none of the respondents lifa al-Thani. “The increasing provisions of ‘af- has increased the supply of keys by have had any relevant evidence The Emir of Kuwait was accompa- fordable housing’ on the outskirts of 30% since 2014. corroborative of Mr Warner’s nied by a high-level delegation. Doha is putting pressure on landlords “DTZ understands that more than recollection or relevant to the Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti Cabinet has in more central locations to provide 26,000 hotel rooms and hotel apart- alleged factual matters the subject of off ered its condolences to HH the Emir more fl exible lease terms for vacant ments, in 69 buildings, are currently the purported rumour,” a statement Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, the Qatar units, with many off ering apartments at various stage of construction in Qa- said. London won the vote to host government and people on the death and villas at rents that are between 5% tar. On completion, this will increase the 2017 world championships, while of HH the Grandfather Emir, praising and 10% below what would have been overall supply to more than 47,000 Qatar will hold the following edition his role in standing by Kuwait during achieved in 2015. rooms,” it said. in 2019 after coming out on top in a the Iraqi invasion in 1990. “At the premium end of the market, The supply of retail accommo- ballot in 2014. This came during the weekly Cabi- rents in The Pearl-Qatar and West Bay dation is set to increase by almost net meeting chaired by Prime Minis- have been impacted by the exodus of 200,000sqm with the Mall of Qatar QATAR | Statement ter Sheikh Jaber Mubarak al-Hamad white-collar workers, many of whom scheduled to open in December, DTZ al-Sabah. Kuwait’s Minister of State for left Qatar at the end of the previous said. Ministry slams blast Cabinet Aff airs Sheikh Mohamed Ab- school year in June,” the report said. “The recent economic slowdown targeting Kenya hotel dullah al-Mubarak said in a statement The offi ce market, on the other hand, has impacted the retail sector howev- The Ministry of Foreign Aff airs reported by Kuna that the cabinet would yesterday expressed Qatar’s remember with appreciation the position continued to struggle over the summer er, with retail spending reported to be condemnation of an explosion of HH the Grandfather Emir in rejecting hamed bin Khalifa al-Thani and HE to convey his condolences. months as demand has been largely down by between 10% and 15% since that targeted a hotel in Mandera, the aggression of the previous Iraqi re- Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa al-Thani. HH the Emir and HH the Father limited to the private sector, while de- 2015. The more challenging climate a city in the north-east of Kenya. gime on Kuwait and support to Kuwaiti The Saudi crown prince was ac- Emir also received the Adviser to mand from the government and hydro- for retailers has not yet been refl ected The explosion led to a number of legitimacy, as well as Qatar’s hosting of companied by a high-level delegation. Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman carbon sectors remains subdued, DTZ in a signifi cant increase in vacancy killings and injuries. The statement the GCC summit in December 1990. UAE Vice-President and Prime Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq al-Said, said. levels or reduction in rents, as retailers expressed condemnation to all The statement expressed the Ku- Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Representative of King Mohamed It noted that the fall in demand for will typically be subject to lease terms criminal acts that aim to terrorise waiti Cabinet’s condolences to Qatar’s Mohamed bin Rashid al-Maktoum VI of Morocco Prince Moulay Ra- offi ces, combined with the comple- of fi ve years and will take a longer term the peaceful and take the lives of Emir, government and people. and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and chid, and former president of Su- tion of new buildings has resulted in view on the prevailing economic cli- the innocent. The statement also HH the Emir and HH the Father Deputy Supreme Commander of the dan Field Marshal Abdel Rahman an increase in availability rates in West mate,” DTZ said. added that Qatar’s position remains Emir received at Al Wajba Palace UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed Swar al-Dahab, who expressed their against violence regardless of the Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier bin Zayed al-Nahyan off ered their condolences on the death of HH the motives. The statement conveyed and Minister of Interior Mohamed bin condolences to HH the Emir and HH Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin the condolences of the State of Qatar Naif bin Abdulaziz al-Saud who of- the Father Emir. They were accompa- Hamad al-Thani. to the people and government of fered condolences on the death of HH nied by a top-level delegation. The Emir and the Father Emir re- Kenya as well as the families of the the Grandfather Emir. HH the Deputy Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Kha- ceived GCC Secretary General Dr Ab- Restaurant and storehouse victims. Page 16 Emir was present at the reception lifah, the Crown Prince, Deputy Su- dul Latif bin Rashid al-Zayani who of- along with HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin preme Commander and First Deputy fered condolences on the death of HH Khalifa al-Thani, HH Sheikh Abdullah Prime Minister of Bahrain, also met Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. closed for fl outing regulations bin Khalifa al-Thani, HH Sheikh Mo- HH the Emir and HH the Father Emir Pages 2, 3, 4, 30, 32 he Al Wakrah Municipality has inside the storehouse was carried out ordered the closure of a restau- clandestinely, it was found. Trant and a storehouse used by Accordingly, a violation report was the eatery for fl outing regulations. issued against the restaurant under Municipality director Mansour the provisions of Law No 8 of 1990 on Ajran al-Buainain issued an adminis- the regulation of human food control. trative decision to close the restaurant Foodstuff found inside the store- on Al Wakrah Street for 60 days and house – amounting to some 350kg another decision to permanently shut – was destroyed for being unfi t for down the storehouse located in a la- human consumption. This was done bour accommodation unit, the Minis- under the supervision of the inspec- try of Municipality and Environment tor concerned. said in a press statement yesterday. Also, the South Security Depart- Health Control inspectors from the ment was notifi ed for further legal municipality detected preparation and action against the violator after the storage of food in unhygienic condi- municipality rejected a reconciliation tions inside the storehouse. The work request. Gulf Times 2 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 QATAR Emir and Father Emir receive...

QNA Sabah, Kuwait National Guard’s Doha (KNG) Deputy Chief Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Sheikh Nasser al- eaders belonging to the Mohamed al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Gulf Co-operation Coun- Minister of Emiri Diwan Aff airs Lcil (GCC) states and sev- Sheikh Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad eral Arab and Islamic countries al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime met HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim Minister and Minister of Foreign bin Hamad al-Thani and HH the Aff airs Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin al-Hamad al-Sabah. Khalifa al-Thani at Al Wajba Pal- HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh ace yesterday and off ered their Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani, condolences on the death of HH HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Khalifa the Grandfather Emir Sheikh al-Thani, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. Khalifa al-Thani, HH Sheikh Mo- HH the Grandfather Emir hamed bin Khalifa al-Thani, HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al- Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa al-Tha- Thani died on Sunday, October ni, and the sons of HH the Father 23. He was 84. Emir, were also present on the oc- HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim casion. bin Hamad al-Thani and HH the UAE Vice-President and Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Prime Minister and Ruler of Du- Khalifa al-Thani received Emir of bai, Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Maktoum, and Crown Prince al-Jaber al-Sabah who off ered his of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Su- condolences on the death of Sheikh preme Commander of the UAE Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohamed The Kuwaiti emir was accom- bin Zayed al-Nahyan also off ered panied by Sheikh Jaber al-Ab- their condolences to HH the dullah al-Jaber al-Sabah, Sheikh Emir and HH the Father Emir. Faisal al-Saud al-Mohamed al- To Page 4 Gulf Times Wednesday, October 26, 2016 3 QATAR ...condolences from GCC leaders Gulf Times 4 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 QATAR Leaders of Arab, Islamic countries off er condolences to Emir and Father Emir

From Page 2 and First Deputy Prime Minister retary General Dr Abdul Latif bin Ruler of Ajman Sheikh Humaid of Bahrain also met HH the Emir Rashid al-Zayani, who off ered bin Rashid al-Nuaimi, Ruler of Fu- and HH the Father Emir to con- condolences on the death of HH jairah Sheikh Hamad bin Mohamed vey his condolences. Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al- al-Sharqi, Ruler of Umm Al Quwain HH the Emir and HH the Fa- Thani. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid al-Mu’alla, ther Emir also received the Ad- Among other leaders who met Ruler of Ras al-Khaimah Sheikh viser to Sultan Qaboos bin Said the Emir and the Father Emir Saud bin Saqr al-Qasimi, Crown of Oman Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq yesterday to off er their con- Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan al-Said, Representative of King dolences were the President of bin Mohamed bin Rashid al-Mak- Mohamed VI of Morocco Prince Yemen Abd-Rabbu Mansour toum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Moulay Rachid, and former pres- Hadi, Afghan President Ashraf UAE Minister of Finance Sheikh ident of Sudan Field Marshal Ab- Ghani, Ibrahim Mohamed Ha- Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum, del Rahman Swar al-Dahab, who mid, assistant of President of Deputy Prime Minister and Min- expressed their condolences on Sudan Omar Hassan al-Bashir, ister of Interior Sheikh Saif bin Za- the death of HH the Grandfather former president of Lebanon yed al-Nahyan, National Security Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad General Michel Sleiman, son of Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al-Thani. Venezuelan president Nicolas al-Nahyan, and Deputy Prime Min- Crown Prince, Deputy Premier Ernesto Maduro, and head of ister and Minister of Presidential and Minister of Interior of Saudi Tunisia’s Ennahda Movement Aff airs Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Arabia, Mohamed bin Naif bin Rashid Ghannouchi. al-Nahyan also off ered their condo- Abdulaziz al-Saud, and Prince Separately, the Emir received lences. Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz telephone calls yesterday from a HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Saud, president and chairman number of presidents of Arab and al-Thani, the personal repre- of the Board of the Saudi Com- Islamic countries who off ered sentative of HH the Emir, was mission for Tourism and Na- their condolences on the death of present during the reception. HE tional Heritage in Saudi Arabia, HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh the Prime Minister and Minister also met HH the Emir and HH Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin the Father Emir and off ered his The Emir received phone calls Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani and condolences. from Turkish President Recep the sons of HH the Father Emir Prince al-Waleed bin Talal bin Tayyip Erdogan, Sudanese Presi- were also present for the recep- Abdulaziz al-Saud also off ered dent Field Marshal Omar Has- tion. his condolences to the Emir and san al-Bashir, Somali President Prince Salman bin Hamad the Father Emir. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and al-Khalifah, the Crown Prince, HH The Emir and HH the Fa- Djibouti President Ismail Omar Deputy Supreme Commander ther Emir also received GCC Sec- Guelleh. Gulf Times Wednesday, October 26, 2016 5 QATAR Ooredoo launches Al-Attiyah meets Japanese envoy new OSN packages oredoo has launched a include a comprehensive range of will cost QR325 per month and European qualifi ers, UFC and new portfolio of OSN channels.” include movie channels such as Coppa Italia football matches. Opackages for its Ooredoo The OSN Entertainment bundle, OSN Movies Comedy HD, OSN To make the most of the new tv and Mozaic TV customers. which is QR159 per month, off ers 45 Movies Action HD, plus Arabic packages, Ooredoo has recom- This comes as the company channels for Ooredoo tv and Mozaic content via OSN Yahala HD, OSN mended that customers switch “pushes forward to off er the best TV subscribers, including a host of Yahala Shabab HD and OSN Ya- to its Ooredoo tv service, which entertainment for Qatar,” ac- movie channels, sports, lifestyle and hala Drama HD, and a wide range off ers features such as 4K reso- cording to a press statement from news channels. of sports, factual and entertain- lution, time shift, Android apps, Ooredoo. OSN Premier will be charged ment channels. parental control, thousands of Under the new OSN portfo- at QR275 per month and will in- Sports lovers will still also be hours of on-demand content and lio, there will be three dedicated clude 64 channels, such as the able to subscribe to Pehla Prime more at no extra cost. OSN entertainment options - popular OSN Movies Premier for live cricket coverage, OSN Ooredoo tv is available now via HE Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, chairman of The Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Foundation OSN Entertainment, OSN Pre- HD, OSN Movies Festival HD, Sports Extra to watch the lat- Ooredoo shops, Starlink, Tech- for Energy and Sustainable Development, met with Japanese ambassador Shingo Tsuda mier and OSN Gold - which OSN Yahala Cinema HD, OSN est fi ghts, matches and racing, noBlue and Jumbo outlets. yesterday morning on the occasion of the end of his tenure in Qatar. The meeting, which was have been “designed to fulfi l the First HD Home of HBO and OSN and Abu Dhabi Media Sports to The service has no upfront held at HE al-Attiyah’s off ice, stressed the importance of supporting and strengthening relations entertainment needs of every Sports 2 HD, among others. stay up-to-date with the latest charges, no equipment costs and between the two countries. family member in the home and The new OSN Gold package regional action, FIFA World Cup no ongoing contracts. Gulf Incon unveils new range of Metabo manufacturing tools

ulf Incon - Qatar in as- sociation with its partner GMetabowerke Germany, the world’s leading power tool manufacturer, recently organised an event, ‘Winning Through In- novative Solutions,’ for their end users. Metabo develops and manu- factures optimum system solu- tions for drilling, screw driving, cutting, grinding and sawing for the building and construction Metabo products displayed at the event. industry. A new range of Metabo manu- The Metabo offi cial stressed The event concluded with a facturing tools was displayed at on the need for giving attention raffl e draw with a Porsche de- the event which was attended by to the danger of concrete dust signed Metabo Multihammer as senior managers of various end Gulf Incon and Metabo off icials with participants. and demonstrated the eff ective- the grand prize. users. ness of Metabo’s dust extraction “With the strict instruction Gulf Incon managing direc- Metabo’s Middle East and India Metabo’s bevelling tool. Metabo’s Cenia said the future 36 V 9” grinders and the new system. for work safety by the Qatari tor Adnan al-Mannai, general general manager Marcel Cenia The patented one-touch con- of metal working is cordless. range of medium duty drill / He highlighted the neces- authorities, Metabo pledges to manager Srinivisan Vaidyanath- and business development man- troller enables a tool-free adjust- A detailed presentation was drivers and impact drill with an sity of the use of dust guards remain as a partner for safety an, sales and marketing senior ager Prateek Yadav were present. ment of bevel height without an delivered on Metabo’s cordless outstanding weight/perform- not only indoors but also out- without compromise,” Cenia manager Sajjad Ahmed Khan, The highlight of the event was additional clamping lever. section with the newly launched ance ratio. doors. added.

Gulf Times 10 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 QATAR Malaysia expecting rise in tourists from Qatar: envoy

By Peter Alagos launch of promotions and me- students in Malaysia. And just Business Reporter dia coverage, we look forward like Qatar, we have several inter- to receiving more tourists from national universities, including Qatar,” he told reporters on the educational institutions from alaysia is becoming an sidelines of the visit of Malay- Australia, the UK, and the US. attractive destination sian Minister of International As a leisure destination, we are Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed Mfor many Qataris, who Trade and Industry Mustapa ranked 10th worldwide in terms travel to the Southeast Asian na- Mohamed on Monday. of tourist arrivals with 30mn trades with more than 200 coun- why foreign investors are inter- tion for its education and leisure Aside from leisure, Johar said visitors annually,” he said. tries. Among its leading products ested in Malaysia. The country amenities, according to ambassa- some Qataris also send their The minister also invited the are electrical and electronics, as remains an attractive business dor Ahmad Jazri Mohamed Johar. children to colleges in Malay- business community to invest in well as oil and gas, palm oil, and destination because of good in- Johar said that around 7,500 sia. “Our culture is the same; Malaysia, which he said is stra- rubber, among others. frastructure and good govern- Qataris visited Malaysia in 2015. we have an Islamic base. Ma- tegically-located at the centre Citing major infrastructure ment support, as well as policies He credited the surge in tourist laysia is an Islamic country, and of the Association of Southeast projects in Malaysia, the minister that are supportive of foreign arrivals from Qatar to the series halal food is not a problem,” the Asian Nations (Asean) market. said the government will spend investments,” he said. of promotional campaigns such ambassador pointed out. “If you do business in Malay- $15bn in the next two to three years The ambassador said the min- as food and cultural festivals Speaking to select members sia, you can access these markets for its mass rapid transit project. ister visited major Malaysian launched by the embassy. of Qatar’s business community, easily and conveniently because He said they are also building a companies involved in mega- “We have observed a steady Minister Mohamed stressed it is at the centre. With a popu- high-speed rail between Singapore infrastructure projects currently increase; more and more Qa- that tourism and education are lation of 650mn, Asean is also a and Malaysia – a 400km journey ongoing in Qatar. He added that taris, and expatriates working among the major growth drivers region with a sizeable market,” that will take 90 minutes to travel “unique” designer tiles from in Qatar, are now travelling to of the Malaysian economy. he stressed. from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia will be used for phase Ambassador Ahmad Jazri Mohamed Johar Malaysia. With the embassy’s “We have 160,000 foreign He emphasised that Malaysia “This is one of the reasons two of the Qatar Rail project.

Mercedes-Benz GLC Class model Japan embassy donates 2015 recalled The Ministry of Economy and Commerce, in collaboration with Nasser Bin Khaled Automobiles, has announced cultural books to QPL the recall of Mercedes-Benz GLC Class, model year 2015, over a potential defect in the steering he Japanese em- column tube switch module bassy in Doha, in wiring harness. Tco-operation with The MEC said the recall the Japan Foundation, campaign comes within the has donated a wide range framework of its ongoing of books to Qatar Public eff orts to protect consumers Library (Dar Al Kutub). and ensure that car dealers Japanese ambassador follow up on vehicle defects and Shingo Tsuda handed repairs. over the books to Pub- The MEC will co-ordinate with lic Libraries and Herit- the dealer to follow up on age Department direc- the maintenance and repair tor Ibrahim al-Sayed at works and communicate with the Ministry of Culture customers to ensure that the and Sports on Sunday. necessary repairs are carried The library’s supply de- out. partment director Abdul The MEC has urged all Rahman al-Hatmi was customers to report any present. violations to its Consumer In a statement, the en- Ambassador Shingo Tsuda handing over books to Ibrahim Albouhashim al-Sayed as Protection and Anti-Commercial voy expressed hopes that Abdul Rahman al-Hatmi looks on. Fraud Department through the the donated books over following channels: Hotline: the years have contrib- also stressed the im- The embassy noted nation was held in 1987, 16001, e-mail: [email protected], uted to enrich knowl- portance of cultural ex- that it has a long history and some 1,000 books Twitter: @MEC_Qatar, Instagram: edge on Japan among change, forging the bridge of co-operation with the had been donated for over MEC_Qatar, MEC mobile app for Qatari readers. Tsuda between the two nations. library. The fi rst book do- almost 30 years. Android and IOS: MEC_Qatar

Ooredoo to promote security Decomposed body services at Nov conference of Indian found in

oredoo will promote its Governor HE Sheikh Mathar Qadeem its next generation Abdulla bin Saoud al-Thani. OSecurity Operations “Cyber-attacks have be- Centre (SOC) services at come a major risk for fi nan- he decom- the upcoming Informa- cial institutions in the re- posed body of tion Security Conference gion and around the world. Ta 44-year-old for the fi nancial sector set Ooredoo is investing in a Indian national was to take place in Doha on range of solutions designed found at a location in November 1. to provide the highest level Doha’s Old Airport ICT security has risen on of security and protec- (Mathar Qadeem) area the corporate agenda after a tion against a full range of yesterday. series of high profi le attacks threats,” Ooredoo Qatar According to sourc- in 2016, including a recent COO Yousuf Abdulla al- es in the expatriate distributed denial of service Kubaisi said in a statement. community, the de- (DDoS) attack that slowed or Yousuf Abdulla al-Kubaisi, Ooredoo’s SOC is at the ceased has been iden- knocked offl ine some of the COO, Ooredoo Qatar. heart of the company’s tifi ed as Kadavathu world’s most high-profi le ‘Managed Security Serv- Peedikayil Akram, websites this month. available for companies. ices’ approach, providing pictured, who had To help companies keep The conference, which is tailored security monitor- been missing for about their services accessible in its third year, promotes ing for enterprises and or- a week. He was last and secure, Ooredoo has dialogue around informa- ganisations across Qatar. seen leaving his offi ce on October 18, sources added. invested in the widest port- tion security in Qatar, ICT The service enables com- Akram had been running three translation centres in folio of security services challenges facing fi nancial panies to investigate busi- diff erent parts of Doha, including a branch in Najma. available in Qatar. institutions, and the so- ness security incidents, He was a native of Azhikode in Kannur district of In- As a sponsor of the con- lutions available to tackle perform incident response dia’s Kerala state and had been living in Doha with his wife ference, the company will these challenges. and forensics, and helps and four children, inquiries found. strive to raise awareness The event, organised keep organisations operat- Police are investigating the case and the body has about the range of cyber by Qatar Central Bank, is ing even in the event of a been moved to Hamad General Hospital mortuary, a security solutions now under the patronage of data breach. community source said.

Indian entrepreneur bereaved

ndian entrepreneur and Besides Vincent and long-time Doha resi- Jacob, she is survived by Ident Vincent Kannath’s her children Annie Paul, Sr mother Elachar Anthony Flowery, Dennis and Ko- Kannath (88) passed away chuthressia. Three of her yesterday in Kuriachira, children – Sr Sheela Kan- Thrissur, in India’s Kerala nath (Palakkad), K A Baby state. (QTel) and K A Joseph – had Vincent Kannath is the predeceased her. Two of her operations manager at Gem daughters-in-law – So- Advertising and Publica- nia Mary Vincent (Advent tions and partner of Ad- Worldwide) and Sini Baby vent Worldwide, Doha. (Qatar Shell) – also live His brother Jacob Kannath in Qatar. (formerly with State Bank The funeral will be held of Travancore) is manager tomorrow at 11am at St at Al Jazeera Printing Press Mary’s Forane Church, Kan- in Doha. dassankadavu, Thrissur. Elachar Anthony Kannath

Gulf Times 12 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 QATAR HMC to hire more than 2,500 staff by end of year The CMC session yesterday condoled the death of HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. PICTURE: Noushad Thekkayil

amad Medical Corpora- trative Development, Labour tion (HMC) is embarking and Social Affairs. Hon ‘the biggest recruit- Applications can be sub- Study sought on feasibility of ment drive in its history’ to fi ll mitted through the website: as many as 2,690 vacancies by https://www.hamad.qa/EN/ the end of this year, it was an- Join-Us/HR/Apply-Online/ nounced yesterday. Pages/default.aspx HMC explained in a state- Qataris can apply for the three-storey homes for Qataris ment that the recruitment administrative posts through drive aims “to meet the need the Ministry of Administra- for specialised clinical and tive Development, Labour and By Ayman Adly to build a new house for their concerned, indicating that this lar CMC session, the members quantities in a timely manner. non-clinical staff to work in Social Affairs. HMC will be co- Staff Reporter families. would put unwanted load on the reviewed the response of MME Regarding equipping public the new hospitals and health- ordinating with the ministry to The CMC also recommended public services. regarding the previous recom- gardens and parks with more care facilities, which are due to process these applications. that the Ministry of Adminis- In addition, the authorities mendations of the council on sports machines, MME stressed open in 2016/17 in Hamad Bin The Hamad Bin Khalifa comprehensive study trative Development, Labour argued that allowing an extra the quality of the asphalt layer it has been keen to increase Khalifa Medical City.” Medical City (HBKMC) project should be conducted and Social Aff airs should re- storey would also change the used on roads of the coun- green and open areas around the The recruitment drive is the covers an area of 227,000sqm Aby the Ministry of Mu- view the system for building the density of population resulting try and the quick damage that country and provide them with result of a collaboration be- including the basement area of nicipality and Environment to houses of widows and divorced in more congestion in certain happens to some of them. The the necessary sports equip- tween HMC and the Ministry of 35,250sqm. Several new medi- decide the viability of allowing women to ease their diffi culties. areas. ministry stressed that the Pub- ment. Administrative Development, cal facilities are to be opera- Qataris to build three-storey Besides, the ministry should Meanwhile, other solutions lic Works Authority (Ashghal) Also, the MME told the coun- Labour and Social Affairs. The tional very soon. houses instead of the current study the possibility of granting were introduced by the Ministry regularly maintains and repairs cil that two new plots of land at initiative will support HMC in The Women’s Hospital at two-storeyed structures, the Qatari government employees, of Municipality and Environ- any damage to such roads. Also, Muaither and Al Rayyan have meeting its workforce needs HBKMC has 190 beds for wom- Central Municipal Council who hold only a general school ment (MME) such as increasing MME will take into considera- been allocated to be used as by recruiting a large number of en in addition to 53 beds in the (CMC) recommended yester- certifi cate, government accom- the space of the penthouse to up tion CMC recommendations to temporary yards for selling and staff into medical, nursing and intensive care unit for children. day. modation to help them start a to 80% of the building space, ensure the quality of the mate- displaying Qatari farm prod- allied healthcare roles. There are 48 beds for nursery. The CMC members also de- family. and allowing the building of two rials used for road paving. ucts. Clinical roles are available to Another facility, the Am- manded that Qataris should be Though the previous rounds small villas on one plot of land MME also responded to CMC chairman Mohamed both Qataris and expatriates, bulatory Hospital has 64 beds allowed to add an annex to their of the CMC had issued recom- when possible, in addition to CMC’s previous recommenda- Hammoud al-Shafi and all while administrative posts are for patients and 52 beds in the houses. mendations to allow Qataris to a major experimental govern- tions on the shortage of some CMC members expressed their available only for Qataris and recovery ward. The Physical The move is meant to ease build houses with three fl oors ment project to build three- livestock vaccines, stressing condolences on the death of HH will be filled in co-ordination Medicine and Rehabilitation the diffi culties of many Qataris and a penthouse, they were storey houses for Qataris. that a new strategy has been the Grandfather Emir Sheikh with the Ministry of Adminis- Hospital has 200 beds. who fi nd land prices exorbitant rejected by the departments At yesterday’s biweekly regu- adopted to supply enough Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani.

Qatar ‘highest ranked Arab nation’ in WEF gender report

atar is the highest placed gested that the economic gap Arab country in the could be closed within 118 years, QWorld Economic Forum’s or 2133. However, the progress Global Gender Gap Report 2016, has reversed since then, having which will be published today. peaked in 2013. Qatar, ranked 119 globally, is With women on average ben- followed by Algeria (120), the efi ting from only two-thirds of UAE (124) and Tunisia (126). the access to health, education, The report fi nds only 60% economic participation and po- Participants in the workshop. of the gender gap closed in the litical representation that men Middle East and North Africa re- have, a number of nations are gion, whereas in Europe the gap emerging to challenge the tra- is 75% closed and in East Asia ditional hegemony of the Nor- and the Pacifi c, 68% of the gap dic nations as the world’s most has been closed. gender-equal societies. Ministry conducts workshop on It is mentioned in the report While the leading four nations that the Arab world is facing an are Iceland, Finland, Norway acute misuse of talent by not and Sweden, respectively, with acting faster to tackle gender Finland overtaking Norway – inequality, which could put eco- the next highest placed nation is occupational, environmental health nomic growth at risk and deprive Rwanda, which moves one place economies of the opportunity to ahead of Ireland to fi fth position. develop. Following Ireland, the Philip- he Ministry of Public Regional Offi ce will train the guests and praised the co-op- pointed out there are a number is to increase the number of The report is an annual bench- pines remains unchanged at sev- Health in collaboration second group consisting of 50 eration with the Regional Offi ce of countries moving to rework occupational health special- marking exercise that measures enth, narrowly ahead of Slovenia Twith the Eastern Medi- doctors from Hamad Medical for the Eastern Mediterranean health systems based on the ists by training the physicians progress towards parity between (8) and New Zealand (9), which terranean Regional Offi ce of Corporation, Primary Health of the World Health Organisa- principles and values of prima- in primary healthcare. It also men and women in four areas: both move up one place. With the World Health Organisation Care Corporation and Qatari tion, which sent fi ve doctors ry healthcare to deliver services aims to develop the concept of educational attainment, health Switzerland dropping out of the conducted the fi rst workshop Red Crescent as well as several and consultants in occupational and achieve maximum benefi t maintaining the highest quality and survival, economic opportu- top 10, 10th position is taken up on occupational and environ- other health workers. health to implement the train- at a lower cost while ensuring standards for health and safety nity and political empowerment. by Nicaragua. mental health for the second Dr Sheikh Mohamed bin Ha- ing programme. high quality. in the workplace. Progress in the key economic Elsewhere, the US (45) loses 17 group of practitioners and other mad al-Thani, director, Public Dr Sheikh Mohamed ex- Dr al-Hajjaj said that the The workshop also focuses pillar has also slowed dramati- places since last year, primarily participants. Health Department, MoPH, in plained that the workers in training is conducted with a on understanding the role of the cally with the global gap – which due to a more transparent meas- The workshop, which start- a speech delivered by Dr Mo- many countries are dealing with large number of workshops doctor in the results manage- stands at 59% – now larger than ure for the estimated earned in- ed last Sunday, will continue hamed Ali Mohamed al-Hajjaj, hazardous manufacturing ma- and lectures as well as with the ment and prevention of occu- at any point since 2008. In 2015, come. Other major economies in for fi ve days. Experts from the head of the Ministry’s occu- terials, indicating the urgent support of videos and clini- pational diseases and accidents projections based on the Global the top 20 include Germany (13), World Health Organisation pational health, welcomed the need to lessen these risks. He cal case studies. The objective in the environment. Gender Gap Report data sug- France (17) and the UK (20). Met dept forecasts foggy conditions, high humidity

he country will continue Dukhan and 20C in Abu Samra. to experience high humid- The minimum temperature will be Tity levels today and tomor- relatively higher in Doha at 26C. row as misty to foggy conditions In view of the expected condi- are expected at night and early in tions, the Met department has the morning, especially along the urged people to be cautious while western coast and central parts driving in foggy conditions. of Qatar, the Met department has On its part, the Ministry of In- said. terior (MoI) advised motorists not This, in turn, would bring down to use hazard lights while driving visibility to 1km or less in some through fog, stressing that these places, the weather offi ce said in a lights were meant for emergency post on social media yesterday. stops. “Instead, use fog lights and Dense fog and poor visibility low-beam lights,” the ministry were reported from a number of tweeted yesterday. areas yesterday morning, with mo- The MoI urged motorists to re- torists being advised to drive care- main alert, noting that visibility fully and follow safety instructions Cars make their way through Salwa Road amid dense fog yesterday morning. PICTURE: Shaji Kayamkulam was low along most roads – es- during foggy conditions. pecially highways – due to heavy The detailed forecast for inshore Hazy to misty conditions are other places yesterday, followed 19C in Abu Samra and Karana. fog early yesterday morning. “In areas today says hazy to misty/ also expected in some off shore ar- by 34C in the Qatar University Today, the mercury level is adverse weather conditions, slow foggy conditions are likely in some eas at fi rst along with clouds. and Doha airport areas and Al expected to reach a high of 33C down your vehicle, leave more places in the early hours, followed A maximum temperature of Rayyan, among others. The min- in Abu Samra and 32C in Doha, space between vehicles and avoid by moderate temperature during 35C was recorded in Al Shee- imum temperature, on the other Wakrah, Mesaieed and Al Khor, overtaking. Be cautious,” it said in the day along with some clouds. haniya, Karana, Batna and some hand, was 18C in Dukhan and while the minimum will be 18C in another tweet.

Gulf Times 14 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 REGION/ARAB WORLD Israeli forces could have avoided killings: report

AFP confi rmed the cases had been tions, fi ring warning shots into 15-year-old Palestinian stone “According to the enquiry spokesman Arye Shalicar said. emerged showing him shoot a Jerusalem looked into as part of routine pro- the air followed by a single round thrower Khaled Bahar the fol- there was no danger to life (to the He would not confi rm the re- wounded Palestinian attacker in cedure, but was unable to com- at the 19-year-old’s legs when she lowing day near the southern commander). He should not have view’s reported fi ndings but said the head in March as he lay on the ment on the reported fi ndings. failed to stop at the Tapuah junc- West Bank city of Hebron. fi red at the central body mass in military police automatically in- ground without seeming to pose eviews of shootings in It was unclear if the offi cers in- tion in the northern West Bank. Public radio said the army re- order to kill.” vestigate fatalities and it was for any further threat. which Israeli security forc- volved would face further action. Four offi cers then fi red more view reported that the shooting An army spokesman con- them to decide if there had been Police were also criticised for Res killed a knife-wielding Citing an internal army docu- than 30 rounds at her, said the re- occurred after a patrol pursued fi rmed that those and other re- improper behaviour. the shooting of a Palestinian Palestinian and another throw- ment, the radio said border police port. Video footage that emerged young Palestinians who had cent cases not resulting in fatali- Israeli security forces have teenage girl involved in a stab- ing stones found the use of under the command of the mili- of the shooting appeared to show stoned a passing Israeli bus. ties had been looked at as part of been accused of using dispropor- bing attack with scissors in No- deadly violence could have been tary fi red a hail of bullets when four offi cers fi ring after she was “One of the youths tried to routine procedure. tionate force in a number of cases vember 2015. avoided, public radio reported they killed a knife-wielding Pal- already on the ground. throw a stone at short range at “It was an operational re- over the past year. Footage appeared to show an yesterday. estinian woman on October 19. Another case reviewed was the force commander who shot view to inspect and improve our An Israeli soldier is on trial offi cer shoot the girl again as she An Israeli military spokesman They initially followed regula- that of the fatal shooting of and killed him,” the report said. performance on the ground,” for manslaughter after video was already on the ground.

Belgian visit ‘There’s no blockade’ on Yemen: coalition AFP in support of the internationally which pro-government forces Dubai recognised government, accuses recaptured with the help of the Iran of arming the Houthi insur- coalition in July 2015. gents and their allies. If the road between Sanaa and he Saudi-led coalition The United States has made Aden is too risky for civilian use, denied yesterday it had similar accusations, but Tehran “it’s because of the Houthis”, he Timposed a “blockade” on denies the charges. said. Yemen, saying instead that it was Saying that Yemen has been “We are not angels,” he said. controlling access to the country under blockade since March 2015 “But this is an exceptional period to prevent pro-Iran rebels from “gives the wrong impression”, that requires exceptional meas- Jordan’s Queen Rania, Belgium’s Queen Mathilde and Belgium’s Co-operation Minister Alexander De Croo visit Jordan River obtaining arms. Assiri said. ures.” Foundation in Amman, Jordan, yesterday. “No, there is no blockade,” co- Ships carrying food and medi- “We understand the diffi cul- alition spokesman Major General cal aid as well as people and ties facing the population in Ahmed Assiri said. goods have reached “all ports, Yemen, but the situation has “There is control based on in- including those controlled by changed” because of the war. ternational law. Control is diff er- the Houthis” such as Hodeida, On humanitarian aid, Assiri ent from blockade, which means he said. said the “problem is not that it that nobody can enter or leave” But he acknowledged that only is not coming to Yemen, but who the country, he said. “aircraft from humanitarian or- controls it” once it enters. He accused the rebels of Palestinians uncover ‘plot Assiri also spoke of “restric- ganisations and the United Na- tion” and “controlled freedom of tions” can land or take off from blocking aid outside the govern- movement”. rebel-controlled capital Sanaa. ment-held city of Taiz, which “If a boat leaves from Djibouti, “They are the only aircraft that the insurgents have besieged for before reaching Hodeida (port do not undergo inspection,” he months, or at Hodeida. They “sell it for prices three to to assassinate’ top leaders in western Yemen), our forces said. board the vessel to ensure the Asked why commercial air- 10 times higher, or use it to feed cargo is legal and complies with craft from national carrier Yem- their troops or pressure tribes AFP Three of the suspects, includ- Tirawi confi rmed the plot, tigation we will declare all the Resolution 2216,” adopted by the enia can no longer operate in that do not work with them”, he Jerusalem ing a senior member of the Pal- saying all of the suspects were details.” The Palestinian General UN Security Council in April Sanaa, stranding thousands of charged. estinian security services, were also members of Fatah and were Intelligence announced the mat- 2015 and prohibiting the delivery civilians, Assiri said this was to Nearly 6,900 people have been arrested more than two months known to him personally. ter was under investigation on of arms to the rebels in Yemen, he ensure passenger safety and that killed in the Yemen confl ict, ecurity forces in the oc- ago, the source said, while a “The three suspects admitted Monday. said. the airline was not used by the more than half of them civilians, cupied West Bank have fourth was on the run. planning the assassination,” he On July 1, unidentifi ed gun- The coalition, which began rebels to transfer arms. an additional 3mn have been dis- Suncovered a Palestinian The targets were Ghassan said. men fi red at former Nablus its bombing campaign against He said that planes can use placed and millions more need cell plotting to assassinate three Shakaa, a member of the Pal- He added that the fourth per- mayor Shakaa’s home while he rebels in Yemen in March 2015 the airport in second city Aden food aid. senior leaders, a security offi cial estine Liberation Organisation son was the “key to solving the was sleeping, causing damage said yesterday. executive committee, as well as puzzle” of who was supporting but no casualties. “The four-man cell planned Jamal al-Tirawi and Amin Maq- them. Three weeks later intelligence to assassinate three leaders,” bool, offi cials in President Mah- Akram Rajoub, governor of services announced they had the source said, adding that moud Abbas’ Fatah party, the Nablus, declined to confi rm or made arrests in the case. the targets came from the source added. deny the plot, saying the matter A number of suspects were UN awaits response from northern West Bank city of He said they sought to under- was under investigation. arrested and allegedly confessed Nablus. mine security in Nablus. “When we fi nish the inves- to the crime. rebels to peace roadmap

AFP Gunmen kill two United Nations Arafat museum Saudi police offi cers he UN envoy for Yemen yesterday presented a to exhibit legacy AFP Two policemen were killed Tproposal to the Houthi Riyadh in a similar attack in Dammam rebels and their allies on ad- last month. vancing prospects for peace as Saudi security forces have protests marred the fi nal day of of the late leader nidentifi ed gunmen also come under attack by ex- his talks in Sanaa. killed two Saudi police- tremists linked to Al Qaeda or Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed Umen in the eastern city the Islamic State group. said the rebels would give their DPA chairman al-Kidwa said. of Dammam early yesterday, Meanwhile, one of 85 sus- response to the written road- Ramallah Visitors will be able to authorities in the region said. pected Islamist militants on a map on political and security ar- walk from the museum to his The offi cers came under Saudi wanted list sent to Inter- rangements in the coming days. former offi ce and bedroom by “heavy fi re from an unknown pol in February 2009 handed Hundreds of people demon- Yasser Arafat museum bridge. source” as they parked their himself in to Saudi authorities, strated outside the envoy’s hotel dedicated to the legacy The main task of the muse- vehicle in a commercial area, the interior ministry said. in the rebel-held capital, accus- Aof the late Palestinian um, according to Nabeel Kas- the offi cial SPA news agency Osama Ali Abdullah Damjan ing him of siding with the Saudi- leader is to open on November sis, head of the Yasser Arafat quoted a police spokesman as had contacted security serv- led coalition backing the Yemeni 10 adjacent to his grave, offi - Museum committee, is to “ar- saying. ices from abroad expressing a government and demanding that cials said yesterday. chive and preserve Arafat’s rich The spokesman did not say willingness to surrender and he leave the country. Built on the grounds of the heritage and the struggle of the who police suspected had car- was fl own home yesterday, a “All parties must co-operate presidential headquarters in national Palestinian move- ried out the shooting, the latest ministry statement published fully and swiftly to support po- Ramallah, the museum intends ment.” in a series of attacks on offi cers by SPA said, without specify- litical alternatives to secure last- to present the most impor- However the team of cura- in Shia areas of the city. ing from which country. ing peace guided by a conviction UN envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks to reporters tant events in Palestinian his- tors had a hard time collecting that violence is never a viable upon his departure at Sanaa airport following a two-day visit yesterday. tory from the beginning of the all of Arafat’s belongings, ac- solution,” Ould Cheikh Ahmed 20th century until the death cording to al-Kidwa. Dubai billionaire Alabbar plans messaging app said in a statement. ended in deadlock in August. Ould Cheikh Ahmed visited of Arafat in 2004, according to While Arafat’s belonging in “The previous weeks and The United Nations is push- the site of a community hall that Nasser al-Kidwa, chairman of Ramallah were easy to fi nd and Billionaire Mohamed Alabbar, been moving into other areas, months confi rmed that there are ing a plan that would provide for was bombed during a funeral the board of the Yasser Arafat preserve, most of his belong- one of Dubai’s most promi- in particular technology. no winners in war and violence is a unity government, the with- ceremony on October 8, killing Foundation. ings in Gaza were lost after the nent businessmen, plans a Asked on the sidelines of a never a viable solution.” drawal of the rebels from Sanaa more than 140 people, including Arafat died on November Hamas takeover in 2007, fol- phone messaging service for conference in Dubai yesterday The envoy called for a return and other areas, and the hando- the mayor of Sanaa and senior 11, 2004 at a French military lowed by the looting of Arafat’s the Middle East that aims to if he was considering launch- to a cessation of hostilities af- ver of weapons. Houthi military offi cials. hospital after suffering a sud- residence. compete with services such as ing a messaging app akin to ter a 72-hour ceasefi re to allow “Yemeni men and women have The envoy stressed the urgent den illness following three Al-Kidwa said Arafat’s No- WhatsApp. WhatsApp, Alabbar replied: aid deliveries offi cially ended at found themselves trapped in a need to open up Yemeni airspace years of Israeli military siege bel Peace Prize medal, which Alabbar, who made his fortune “Yes, soon,” adding “it’s midnight Saturday as the two deadly crossfi re for too long and to allow commercial aircraft and around his Ramallah head- he won after signing the in- as the chairman of Dubai’s regional” when asked if the sides traded accusations of vio- they are paying the price for the to allow the evacuation of some quarters. terim agreement with Israel largest listed property devel- service would be designed for lations. indiscriminate violence in the of the hundreds of injured for Construction on the $7mn in 1993, was found in a Gaza oper, Emaar Properties, has an Arabic-speaking audience. Peace talks held in Kuwait country. This must stop,” he said. treatment. project began in 2010, board market. Gulf Times Wednesday, October 26, 2016 15 ARAB WORLD

An overall view of US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter (fifth left) attending the Counter-ISIL Ministerial Meeting with ministers from 12 other countries in Paris yesterday. The US-led coalition is “laying the groundwork” for the “isolation” of Raqa, the Islamic State group stronghold in Syria, Carter said yesterday. American soldiers are seen inside the US army base in Qayyara, south of Mosul yesterday. US-led coalition huddles as forces inch towards Mosul

AFP with forces on other fronts to eign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, As the ministers met, Hollande sul to reach the Syrian side of their Qaraqosh, Iraq launch a co-ordinated” attack on warned yesterday that if there is a warned that “the recapture is not “caliphate”. Mosul, he said, speaking from the threat to Turkey, “we are ready to an end in itself. We must already But a senior offi cial close to Le Christian town of Bartalla. use all our resources including a anticipate the consequences of Drian said a few hundred IS fi ght- Iraqi special forces soldiers drive in a desert near Mosul yesterday. raqi forces were inching to Kurdish peshmerga forces are ground operation”. the fall of Mosul.” ers recently moved in the opposite within striking distance of making gains on the northeastern As Iraqi forces advance, the “What is at stake is the political direction, reinforcing the esti- Ieastern Mosul yesterday as front, but federal forces advancing United Nations said it has received future of the city, the region and mated 3,000 to 5,000 militants defence chiefs from the US-led from the south have some way to reports of dozens of execution- Iraq,” Hollande said, calling for defending Mosul. coalition met in Paris to review go before reaching the outskirts. type killings by IS in Nineveh “all ethnic and religious groups” IS had shown increasing prag- the off ensive on the militant bas- Meanwhile, thousands of men province, of which Mosul is the to have a say in the future running matism in recent battles, tending tion. from the Hashed al-Shaabi para- capital. of Mosul. to fall back in the face of superior The United Nations said it had military umbrella group dominat- Citing preliminary reports, the He also called on the ministers fi repower. received reports of a new series ed by Tehran-backed Shia militias UN said those killed included 50 to set out “the stages of the next But with its claim to run a of atrocities by the Islamic State were preparing for a push to the police offi cers who had been held operations” against IS, namely re- “caliphate” losing credibility with group (IS) as troops close in on west of mainly Sunni Mosul. hostage. taking Raqa. every new loss of territory, IS has its last major urban stronghold in The Hashed’s mission will be to In Paris, French Defence Min- While the militants in Mo- mounted a fi erce and well-or- Iraq. “cut off and prevent the escape of ister Jean-Yves Le Drian was sul are outnumbered about 10 to ganised resistance in the fi ght for With the Mosul battle in its (IS) towards Syria and fully isolate meeting coalition counterparts, one, there are insuffi cient forces Mosul. second week, French President Mosul from Syria”, said Jawwad including Pentagon chief Ash- available to take on the estimated The city is where IS supremo Francois Hollande called for the al-Tulaibawi, spokesman for the ton Carter, to review the war on 3,000-4,000 IS fi ghters in Raqa. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed coalition to prepare for the after- Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia. IS after more than two years of Seeking to draw attention away the cross-border “caliphate” in math and the next stages of the “We expect that it will be a dif- air strikes, training and on-the- from the Mosul campaign, IS has June 2014, and its loss could spell campaign against the militants. fi cult and fi erce battle,” he said. ground military advisers. staged attacks in the northern city the end of the group’s days as a Forces from the elite counter- Iraqi Kurds and Sunni Arab Besides co-ordinating their of Kirkuk and western town of land-holding force in the Iraqi terrorism service (CTS) retook politicians have opposed the support for the forces closing in Rutba in recent days. part. areas close to the eastern outskirts Hashed’s participation in the op- on Mosul, ministers will also at- Militants seized two neigh- In Moscow yesterday, Russian of Mosul. eration, as has Turkey, which has tempt to iron out diff erences over bourhoods in Rutba, but offi cials Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov “On our front, we have ad- a military presence east of Mo- priorities in the campaign. said that as of yesterday it was equated US support for Iraqi ef- vanced to within 5 or 6km of Mo- sul despite repeated demands by France is keen to tackle the mil- fully back in government hands. forts to recapture Mosul with sul,” their commander, General Baghdad to withdraw its forces. itants’ Syria bastion Raqa, where Senior Iraqi and US military of- Russian backing of a Syrian gov- Newly displaced people carry humanitarian packages after they Abdelghani al-Assadi, said. Tensions have risen between a large number of French foreign fi cials have reported that IS lead- ernment off ensive to seize rebel- climbed over a wall to get them, as smoke rises from a burning oil “We must now co-ordinate Baghdad and Ankara, whose for- fi ghters in IS ranks are stationed. ers are already trying to leave Mo- held east Aleppo. refinery, at a processing centre in Qayyara, south of Mosul, yesterday.

A man makes bread in the rebel held besieged Aleppo, Syria yesterday. Russia says halt in Aleppo bombing will be extended

Reuters would continue to stay outside Aleppo during the ment policy to purge cities Moscow/Beirut out of a 10km zone around ceasefi re. of political opponents. Aleppo. Russia has been the Syr- Rudskoi said around 50 But the Syrian Observa- ian government’s most women and children had ussia said yesterday it tory for Human Rights said powerful ally against rebels managed to leave Aleppo would extend a mora- air strikes had resumed in a civil war now well into late on Monday despite the Rtorium on air strikes since the lull in fi ghting its sixth year. dangers and were escorted on Syria’s Aleppo into a ended on Saturday, focus- Aleppo, Syria’s most by Russian military offi cers. ninth day, but a monitor and ing on major front lines, in- populous city before the He said Russia was ready a civil defence offi cial said cluding in the city’s south- war erupted, is now divid- to help broker further that rebel-held parts of the west. ed into government- and ceasefi res to allow wounded divided city had been struck There had been no civil- rebel-held areas. civilians to be evacuated. in recent days. ian deaths from air strikes Intense bombardment Some Western countries Defence ministry inside eastern Aleppo, how- by Syrian and Russian war- have repeatedly accused spokesman Major-General ever, the monitor said. planes has reduced the rebel- Russia of killing civilians Igor Konashenkov said Rus- Ibrahim Abu al-Laith, controlled east to ruins. during its air campaign in sian and Syrian planes had a civil defence offi cial in Russia has accused rebels Aleppo. not even approached, let eastern Aleppo, also said air of thwarting its eff orts to Moscow denies this, say- alone bombed, the devas- strikes and shelling had hit evacuate civilians, say- ing it targets rebel groups tated city since last Tuesday the rebel-held half of the ing they open fi re on those inside the city. when Russia suspended air city near front lines in the wanting to leave, but rebel Yesterday, it said allega- strikes ahead of a pause in past week. groups say Syrian govern- tions by rebels and rescu- hostilities. “There was artillery ment forces and allies have ers that it had bombed the That moratorium on air shelling...and there were been shelling and sniping Sakhour hospital in eastern strikes was being extended, planes, the city was hit by around the corridors. Aleppo earlier this month Sergei Rudskoi, a defence several strikes,” he said. Rebels did not accept the were false and urged the ministry offi cial, said sepa- Yesterday, districts out- ceasefi re, which they said world to focus instead on rately yesterday, without side the city to the west did nothing to alleviate the what it said was the killing specifying for how long. were hit by air strikes, the situation of those who chose of civilians in neighbouring Rudskoi said that meant Observatory said. to remain in eastern Aleppo, Iraq in air strikes carried out Russian and Syrian planes Air strikes had continued and was part of a govern- by the US-led coalition. Gulf Times 16 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 AFRICA

Simone Gbagbo 12 killed in Shebaab snubs her trial AFP Abidjan

vory Coast’s former fi rst lady Simone Gbagbo yes- terday refused to attend her trial for crimes against Ihumanity due to a row with the court over the failure bomb attack in Kenya of high-profi le witnesses to take the stand. “This morning, when I sent security offi cers to fetch AFP her, she told them she couldn’t come, in line with her Nairobi lawyers’ decision to suspend their participation,” pros- ecutor Aly Yeo said. The judge suspended the trial until November 3. bomb blast at a guesthouse Gbagbo’s lawyers had announced their refusal to at- in northeast Kenya killed at tend on Monday due to a no-show by witnesses they had Aleast 12 people yesterday, in called to testify, including a former premier, an ex gen- an attack claimed by Shebaab mili- eral and a police chief. tants who last hit the area earlier “We are still demanding that our witnesses appear, this month. that’s the principle of a trial. We haven’t heard the tes- “We have found 12 bodies so far timony of those involved,” said lawyer Ange Rodrigue after we managed to access the Dadje. building,” a senior police offi cer Monday was supposed to be the fi rst day of witness- told AFP. “We are still combing the es called by the defence, with Gbagbo’s lawyers calling area with the help of anti-terror- fi gures including parliament speaker Guillaume Soro, ism police and sniff er dogs in the former premier Jeannot Kouadio Ahoussou and former ongoing search and rescue.” army chief Philippe Mangou. Eleven men and one woman “The process is biased, the court does not want a fair were killed in the 3.30am blast at trial,” said Dohora Blede, one of the lawyers defending the Bisharo lodge, a police source Gbagbo over post-election violence that left more than told AFP. The toll was confi rmed in 3,000 dead in 2010-11. a government statement that said “We see that our witnesses are not present — we have part of the building was collapsed asked for a delay of four days to see these people, who are by the blast. indispensable for demonstrating the truth.” Kenyan media reported that But the prosecution said witnesses were free to testify some of the dead were members of or not and that it was up to the defence to make sure they a theatre group due to perform for turned up. school children in Mandera. “Now they have an extra week,” the prosecutor said. The Al Qaeda-linked Shebaab Gbagbo has been on trial since the end of May, accused militant group claimed the attack of involvement in the shelling of Abobo, a northern sub- in a message broadcast by its Ra- urb of Abidjan which was a stronghold of Alassane Ouat- dio Andalus media organisation, tara, who beat her husband Laurent in the 2010 election claiming 15 were killed. and is now president. “This attack is part of a series of She is also accused of being a member of a “crisis cell” attacks in which the Mujahideen that allegedly coordinated pro-Gbagbo attacks by the are hunting down infi dels” in African Union Mission in Somalia peacekeepers secure the scene of an explosion after a Shebaab suicide bomber drove a truck bomb into their armed forces and militias. northeast Kenya, the group said. military base in Beledweyne town, north of Mogadishu. She is already serving a 20-year sentence for “endan- It is the second Shebaab strike in gering state security”.Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa Mandera in three weeks. of Beledweyne. It is not known making sure we don’t attract inves- Another security source who did government in Mogadishu since producer, was rocked by deadly violence for fi ve months The previous one on October 6 how many were killed in that attack tors, we do not attract a professional not want to be named told AFP lo- 2007, but turned its sights on Ken- after Laurent Gbagbo refused to concede the 2010 elec- killed six people at a gated residen- which comes as Somalia is in the workforce, we do not have interaction cal politics might also be involved, ya when the army was sent into tion to Ouattara. tial building that mainly housed process of selecting parliamentar- with the rest of the country,” Roba with some seeking to trigger a dec- Somalia in 2011 to fi ght the Islamic He is currently on trial before the International Crimi- non-Muslims, less than a kilome- ians, and a new president, due by told a press conference yesterday. laration of a state of emergency insurgents. nal Court in The Hague. tre from the volatile Somalia bor- the end of November. Northeastern regional security that would prevent elections tak- Since then the militants have der town of Beled Hawa. Mandera governor Ali Roba said boss Mohamoud Saleh said he sus- ing place as scheduled next year. targeted civilians in diff erent parts A Shebaab suicide bomber yes- the raids in Mandera were designed pected “local criminal gangs” of “There is serious political ten- of Kenya, including a dramatic as- terday attacked an African Union to divide communities and destroy complicity since border security sion in the county,” the source said. sault on Nairobi’s Westgate shop- military base housing Djiboutian the economy. had been stepped up after the Oc- The Shebaab has fought to over- ping mall in 2013 in which at least soldiers in the central Somali city “This is an attack that is aimed at tober 6 attack. throw the internationally-backed 67 people were killed. Speed was a factor in Cameroon derailment

Reuters Nigerian militants claim pipeline hit Paris

AFP madu Buhari’s government about repairs,” said the group’s spokes- say is that there is a spill in the area government truce. But then anoth- train that derailed in Cameroon killing at least 79 Warri, Nigeria ending the renewed sabotage man Mudoch Agbinibo. from a damaged pipeline belonging er group, the Niger Delta Greenland people on Friday had recently had its number of strangling oil production and ham- US oil fi rm Chevron, the opera- to Chevron Nigeria Limited.” Justice Mandate (NDGJM), stepped Acarriages doubled and was travelling at twice the mering the economy. tor of the pipeline, was not avail- A burgeoning number of militant up its attacks. normal speed when it crashed, the chairman of the train igerian militant group the “Today at about 3.45am our able for comment. groups are sabotaging Nigeria’s oil President Buhari’s government is operator’s parent company told Reuters. Niger Delta Avengers said strike team 06 took down Chevron Ofe Nene, a community leader infrastructure in their quest for a scheduled to hold peace talks with Eric Melet, chairman of Bollore Africa Railways, a unit Nyesterday it had attacked a Escravos export pipeline at Escravos from Ugborodo, confi rmed the at- bigger cut of the country’s massive the militants and prominent Niger of French conglomerate Bollore Group which owns train Chevron pipeline as a warning to off shore,” an NDA statement said. tack, saying the “blast occurred oil wealth for the Niger delta peo- delta leaders in Abuja on October operator Camrail, said the train was running at about international oil groups not to re- “This action is to further warn last night at an off shore location.” ple in the southern swamplands. 31 to end the unrest. Nigeria, which 80kph as it neared the station at Eseka. pair damaged infrastructure pend- all international oil companies that A security offi cer told AFP there The Avengers, blamed for slash- depends on oil sales for 70% of its “What we can say is that the train, while approaching ing talks with militants. when we warn that there should be had been an oil spill following the in- ing the country’s production from government revenue, is struggling the station where it derailed, was going at an abnormally The attack comes just days be- no repairs pending negotiation/di- cident. “For now, we can’t confi rm if 2.2mn barrels per day to a low of to fi ght its way out of a recession as high speed,” Melet said in an interview. fore the militants are set to talk alogue with the people of the Niger it was as a result of militant attack or 1.4 earlier this year, announced a a result of the globally low price of He said at least 428 people had also been injured in the with Nigerian President Muham- Delta, it means there should be no rupture on the pipeline, but all I can ceasefi re in August by accepting a crude and the ongoing attacks. crash around 120km west of the capital Yaounde, from where the train had departed with more than 1,300 pas- sengers for the port of Douala. The offi cial death toll is expected to rise. Melet confi rmed that Camrail had recently doubled Civilian barricade the size of the train to 16 carriages, with the permission Rwandan genocide convict of authorities, to accommodate extra passengers follow- ing the collapse of portion of a main highway on the same route. appeals against sentence Camrail usually adds wagons to its regular trains dur- ing periods of peak demand, like during school holidays, Melet said. AFP to a wheelchair since a car crash in the He said the train had been full, but not overloaded. Paris 1980s, was accused of organising road- “Yes, the train was packed due to demand, but the train blocks where Hutu militia murdered was within its authorized capacity and in every wagon, many of their victims, mostly members there is a regulation for seating and standing space.” former Rwandan intelligence of the Tutsi minority. The company will carry out an internal investigation agent sentenced to 25 years in The 56-year-old was also accused of on top of the offi cial judicial investigation, he said, add- Aprison in France’s fi rst trial over arming the militia. ing: “Hopefully, everyday, we’ll be able to inform the the Rwandan genocide returned to court “I was a soldier but after my accident public on the investigation in coordination with Cam- yesterday to appeal against his convic- I returned to civilian life,” he told an eroon authorities.” tion. appeal court in the Paris suburb of Bo- Another train operated by Camrail derailed in 2009 Pascal Simbikangwa was found guilty bigny. near Yaounde, killing fi ve people and injuring more than of genocide and complicity in crimes Over 800,000 people were killed in 200. against humanity in a landmark 2014 the three-month orgy of killing trig- Bollore Group’s local logistics and transportation unit trial that marked a turning point in gered by the shooting down of the plane also operates Cameroon’s two main ports of Douala and France’s approach to suspected geno- of then president Juvenal Habyarimana, Kribi. cide suspects living on its soil. a Hutu, in April 1994. Melet said Bollore “has always invested massively” in Previously France, which was seen as Simbikangwa caused a sensation at Camrail, which will receive fi ve new machines “in the supporting the Rwandan Hutu regime his trial by declaring he had never seen coming days” from South Africa. that carried out the bulk of the killings, any victims’ bodies during the slaugh- The deadly derailment at Eseka, for which a national had been accused of dragging its feet on ter. His defence had insisted on the fact Civilians mount a barricade at the ‘Rond point des Unies’ on Barthelemy Boganda avenue day of mourning was observed on Monday, has exposed prosecuting cases. that the prosecution produced no direct during a protest against the UN military presence in Bangui, Central African Republic. widespread frustration with President Paul Biya, one of Simbikangwa, who has been confi ned witnesses to his alleged crimes. Africa’s longest-ruling leaders. Poll shows Congolese oppose extension of Kabila mandate

Reuters go’s ruling coalition and part of with a Congolese polling insti- would vote for former provincial bila, who offi cially won 48.9% of aire former governor of Congo’s per producer but ranks 176 out of Kinshasa the opposition have agreed to de- tute, sampled 7,545 respondents governor Moise Katumbi, 18% the vote in 2011, a consequence of copper-mining region, declared 188 countries on the UN Human lay the vote from this November in Congo’s 26 provinces in face- for opposition leader Etienne a lack of economic development his candidacy for president in Development Index. to April 2018, citing diffi culties to-face interviews between May Tshisekedi and 7.8% for Kabila. and poor security. May but was then sentenced in Over 48% of respondents said ongolese overwhelmingly enrolling millions of voters and September. Kabila registered a 44% ap- Exhaustive surveys are almost absentia to three years in prison they would participate in pro- oppose changing the con- But the main opposition bloc Over 81% of the respondents proval rating. non-existent in Congo, where for real estate fraud. tests if elections were rigged or Cstitution to allow Presi- rejects the accord, saying it al- oppose changing the constitu- Katumbi and Tshisekedi re- poor roads and little electricity Tshisekedi, the 83-year-old delayed. dent Joseph Kabila to stand for a lows Kabila to cling to power and tion to allow Kabila to stand for a ceived 85.8% and 65.3% ratings make polling diffi cult or unreli- president of Congo’s largest op- Congo has not experienced third term and believe he should remove constitutional term lim- third term. respectively. able. position party, fi nished runner- a peaceful transition of power step down at the end of his man- its. About 74% say he should leave The results, which varied little The Congo Research Group up to Kabila in the 2011 election, since independence in 1960. date in December, according to a The poll, conducted by the offi ce this year. based on socio-economic sta- said its poll had a margin of error which observers said was marred Dozens were killed last month opinion poll published yesterday. Congo Research Group at New If the presidential election tus, gender and religion, show a of 5%. by fraud. in demonstrations in the capital, Democratic Republic of Con- York University in collaboration were held today, 33% said they marked drop in support for Ka- Katumbi, the multi-million- Congo is Africa’s largest cop- Kinshasa. Gulf Times Wednesday, October 26, 2016 17 AMERICAS Nurse is booked for 8 murders

Reuters have been identifi ed,” he said. Ottawa Doris Grinspun, head of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, said she was devas- Canadian nurse was tated. charged yesterday with “An event like this is most, Ausing drugs to murder most, most unusual, the fi rst eight elderly patients at two actually in all my 20 years at long-term care facilities, a the association... these things highly unusual case in a coun- are horrifying to all of us. try where such crimes are al- They are the exception, the most unknown. very rare exception,” she told Elizabeth Wettlaufer, 49, is the Canadian Broadcasting accused of killing fi ve women Corp. and three men in the Ontario In 1997, a Canadian doctor towns of Woodstock and Lon- was charged with murdering don between 2007 and 2014. a terminally ill cancer patient The dead ranged in age from but the case was thrown out by 75 to 96. a judge. “The victims were adminis- Seven of the dead lived in a tered a drug... Woodstock facility run by Ca- there are obviously a number ressant Care. of drugs that are stored and are The fi rm said in a statement available in long-term care that Wettlaufer had left her job facilities,” Woodstock police in 2014. chief William Renton told a tel- A LinkedIn profi le in the Donald Trump poses for photos after a campaign event with his employees at his Trump National Doral golf club in Miami, Florida. evised news conference. name of Elizabeth Wettlaufer Renton declined to give fur- said she was a nurse who had ther details and said he could worked at the Woodstock not speculate about a motive. home from June 2007 to March Wettlaufer appeared in court 2014. “Administering medica- yesterday and was remanded in tions” was listed as one of her custody. responsibilities. The criminal case is the In March, Italian police ar- largest in Ontario since 2006, rested a 55-year-old nurse Trump, Clinton blitz when fi ve men were charged on suspicion of murdering 13 with murdering eight members elderly patients in the inten- of a biker gang. sive care ward where she had They were convicted in 2009 worked for decades. and sentenced to life in prison. Earlier that month, a nurse Renton said offi cers began Ravenna was given a life sen- probing the deaths in Septem- tence for murdering a patient Florida as poll nears ber after receiving a tip. with an injection of potas- “This investigation is now sium. Florida’s 29 electoral votes will be have little time left to make their case in about Obamacare. We have to repeal it and Trump has railed against the “phony” being treated as a multiple She is under investigation critical in deciding the winner the country’s third most populous state, replace it,” he said. polls and appealed to voters to turn out, homicide... we are confi dent at for some 10 more suspicious one with a wide mix of constituencies — The New York billionaire’s standing in calling it a “once-in-a-lifetime opportu- this time that all of the victims deaths. AFP retirees, Latinos and Bible Belt whites. the polls has been hit hard, particularly nity” to reject the political elite. Washington No one has forgotten that the 2000 US among female voters, since the release of “We’re doing great in Ohio. presidential election turned on Florida, a 2005 video on which he is heard boasting We’re doing great in Iowa. where a virtual tie was decided in favour of of the fact that his celebrity allows him to I think we’re doing very well in New hite House rivals Hillary Clin- George W Bush by the US Supreme Court. grope and force himself on women. Hampshire,” he said in the Fox News in- ton and Donald Trump set their Poll averages show that Clinton, the Since then, about a dozen women have terview. Wsights on crucial battleground 68-year-old former secretary of state, is come forward with allegations of sexual “Honestly I think we’re doing really well Florida yesterday, blitzing the diverse state ahead in the state by 3.8 percentage points, misconduct. all over. as the clock ticks down on the tumultuous and nationally by 5.1 points, according to At a campaign event in New Hamp- People want change. race for the US presidency. RealClearPolitics. shire with Clinton on Monday, fi ery liberal They are tired of incompetence,” he With two weeks to go before the No- She was to make a campaign appearance Senator Elizabeth Warren served notice on said. vember 8 election, polls showed Democrat in the afternoon at a college in southern Trump that Democrats are not turning the Trump pointed to what he described Clinton — who is vying to be America’s Broward County near Fort Lauderdale, be- page on his treatment of women. as long lines of early voters in Florida as a fi rst female president — dominating na- fore going on to a fundraiser in Miami. “Nasty women have really had it with hopeful sign. tionally and looking for a resounding man- But Trump was fi rst out of the blocks guys like you,” Warren said, quoting a “I don’t know what this means but date to govern the bitterly divided country. yesterday, taking aim at a sharp rise in disparaging remark the Republican made they’re wearing Trump hats and Trump Trump, his campaign wilting under a health insurance premiums under presi- about Clinton at their last debate. buttons and Trump shirts. barrage of controversies, acknowledged dent Obama’s health care reform. “Nasty women are tough. Nasty women That is generally good news but you that the White House will likely elude him “It’s just blowing up,” Trump said at an are smart. And nasty women vote,” she never know,” he said. if he doesn’t win Florida and its 29 elec- event with employees of a golf course he said. Despite the expressions of confi dence, a toral votes. owns in Doral, Florida, vowing to “repeal At a Monday fundraiser in La Jolla, Cali- growing recognition that he may be facing “I think that’s probably true,” the Re- and replace” Obamacare if elected. fornia, president Barack Obama said he defeat has crept into Trump’s speeches. publican nominee said in a telephone in- He repeated that line of attack in tweets, wants an overwhelming Clinton victory in “Make sure you get out and vote, or this Elizabeth Tracey Mae Wettlaufer leaves the courthouse in terview with Fox News. and the phone interview with Fox News, order to send the message that Americans whole thing, you know the movement Woodstock, Ontario. “I believe Florida is must-win. brushing off a question about his recent reject Trump’s divisive rhetoric. that they’re all talking about all over the I think we’re winning it, think we’re threat to sue women who have accused “We want to win big,” Obama said.”We world, it won’t be the same, folks,” Trump winning it big,” said the 70-year-old Man- him of making unwanted sexual advances. don’t just want to eke it out, particularly told an enthusiastic crowd in Tampa on hattan real estate mogul. “I would like to get off the subject, eve- when the other guy’s already started to Monday. Early voting began in Florida on Mon- rybody brings that up. gripe about how the game is rigged.” “We’re not going to be able to do what day, an urgent reminder that candidates The fact is, that was a speech talking With his path to victory narrowing, we wanted to do.” Actress Woodley strip-searched

Canada seeking to co-operate with Russia in the Arctic Reuters North Dakota’s Standing Rock Los Angeles Sioux Tribe to demonstrate against the $3.7bn project. AFP the previous Canadian admin- “We wish to establish links Russia’s opening of a string Russia is betting on increased The 1,770km pipeline, being Ottawa istration’s isolationist policy with Russia — cautiously — be- of bases in recent years — with shipping through its Arctic wa- ctress Shailene Woodley built by a group of companies enough to allow for talks with cause we believe that that serves interest in the Arctic growing ters linking Asia to Europe, and will stand trial in Janu- led by Energy Transfer Part- Russia on other matters, such as the interests of Canadians and as rising temperatures open up has set up a number of outposts Aary on charges stem- ners LP, would be the fi rst to espite tensions over con- the far north — despite Kiev’s ob- Russians,” as well as “those in shipping routes and make hither- capable of answering distress ming from her arrest with more bring Bakken shale from North fl icts in Syria and Ukraine, jections. Ukraine and Syria”, she said. to inaccessible mineral resources calls. than two dozen other activists Dakota directly to refi neries on DRussia and the West have A joint conference in Ottawa The overtures are welcome, easier to exploit — should not be In contrast, Canada has been while protesting construction the US Gulf Coast. maintained a strong working re- has been scheduled for Novem- said a Russian offi cial, who con- seen as hostile moves, the Rus- vocal in asserting its Arctic sov- of the Dakota Access pipeline, The tribe believes the pipe- lationship in the Arctic and Can- ber 24. trasted former prime minister sian diplomat told AFP. ereignty, but has been slow to court documents showed on line would leave its land vul- ada’s new Liberal government Canada and Russia control Stephen Harper’s hard line with Rather, the Russian bases were build up infrastructure along its Monday. nerable to contamination and is looking to further bolster that three quarters of the Arctic. Trudeau’s “greater fl exibility” in established to support Arctic Northwest Passage. Woodley, 24, who has plead- damage historic and culturally co-operation. “Preventing scientists from the bilateral relationship. search and rescue eff orts as the “We’re not going to attack ed not guilty to misdemeanour signifi cant sites. Prime minister Justin Trudeau these countries from talking to “It’s much better,” said the of- need arises along new shipping Canada,” said the Russian source, charges of trespassing and en- Supporters say it would pro- has continued to press Moscow one another is irrational. fi cial, who asked not to be named routes. laughing off concerns about Rus- gaging in a riot, faces up to two vide a safer and more cost-ef- over its annexation of Crimea Our government wishes to be because he is not authorised to “Currently, only our military sian militarism in the far north, months in jail and a $3,000 fi ne fective way to transport Bakken and its support for Syrian presi- rational,” Pamela Goldsmith- speak to the media, adding that has the capability to carry out which led Norway to ask Wash- if convicted. shale to the US Gulf. dent Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Jones, parliamentary secretary to Russian President Vladimir Putin search and rescue operations in ington to deploy troops in Vaer- The actress, who had been Woodley co-starred in the a long-running civil war. foreign minister Stephane Dion, “views the Arctic as a region that the Arctic,” the Russian offi cial nes, about 1,000km from the livestreaming the October 10 fi lm Snowden as the girlfriend But his Liberals have softened said in a speech last month. should be void of confl ict”. explained. Russian-Norwegian frontier. protest at a Dakota Access of former National Security pipeline construction site Agency contractor Edward 3.2km south of St. Anthony, Snowden, who leaked details North Dakota, was seen on about the US government’s camera being taken into cus- massive surveillance pro- tody and narrated her own ar- grammes and was granted asy- Most guns used in NY crimes ‘are from out of state’ rest. lum in Russia after fl eeing the In an interview with the United States in 2013. website Democracy Now! on In a related protest on Oct. Reuters According to the report, some 86% of Two other indications, the report said, Virginia, for example, was the origin Sunday, she said she was strip- 11, activists were arrested as New York handguns recovered by law enforcement are whether the person who has the gun of 3,249 guns recovered during those searched at the Morton County they tried to shut down the agencies were from out of state. when law enforcement recovers it is dif- years in New York, while Florida was the jail. fl ow of oil through pipelines The report called smuggled guns the ferent than the person who purchased the origin of 3,209 of them, according to the “I have to say, I was the fi rst carrying crude from Canada to ix out of seven handguns connected weapons of choice for violent criminals. gun and whether the state of purchase is report. person who got released that the United States. to recent crimes in New York state “This is the gangster’s dream gun,” diff erent than the recovery state. The governors of Florida, Virginia and day on bail. My mom hap- Among those taken into Swere brought in from elsewhere, the Schneiderman said at a news conference, New York politicians and law enforce- other states did not immediately respond pened to be there. And I think it custody were documentary state’s attorney general said yesterday in a holding up a handgun that he said origi- ment offi cials have for years denounced to requests for comment. freaked her out a lot. But there fi lmmakers, Lindsey Grayzel, report on suspected gun traffi cking along nated in Florida.”This is the kind of gun what they call an “iron pipeline” of un- Many states, especially in the South and were a lot of women who I got Carl Davis and Deia Schlos- the US East Coast. that’s used to commit crimes.” lawful fi rearms smuggled north and east West, have rejected proposals for stricter to know in that chamber who berg, who were fi lming the ac- New York Attorney General Eric Sch- One in fi ve recovered guns were “re- from states that have looser gun laws and gun laws such as expanded background had to stay overnight and spent tion. neiderman said his offi ce had used federal cently traffi cked”, meaning they were con- regulations. checks or licensing requirements. a lot more time in jail than I The Committee to Pro- data not available to the public to deter- fi scated by law enforcement within three Schneiderman said in a statement the Advocates for gun rights argue that such did,” she said. tect Journalists has called for mine where some 46,514 fi rearms tied to years of their purchase or had other indi- data demonstrated that New York’s gun laws do not deter crime and infringe on the Woodley, also known for her charges to be dropped against crimes from 2010 to 2015 had been pur- cations they were bought for criminal use, laws “are being undermined at every turn guarantee of gun rights in the US Consti- environmental activism, had them, saying they were pro- chased. the report said. by lax laws in other states.” tution’s Second Amendment. previously joined members of tected by free speech rights. Gulf Times 18 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 ASEAN Junta seeks extradition of royal insult suspects

Reuters death of the revered king on October majeste, the crime can carry a jail term Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai Thailand’s government has been rapat Pariyawong, a visiting scholar Bangkok 13, after seven decades on the throne. of up to 15 years for each off ence. told reporters letters had been sent to criticised by the international com- at London’s SOAS School of Law, told It has also led to the rise of ultra- The law has curtailed public discus- the countries where the suspects live. munity over prison sentences for civil- Reuters. royalist vigilante groups who say they sion about the monarchy’s role and “There may be a problem because if ians found guilty of violating the lese- The government has urged citizens hailand’s military government will punish anyone perceived to have its future following the death of King these crimes aren’t illegal in the other majeste law. No country has openly to report cases of lese majeste to au- has requested the extradition of insulted the monarchy during a highly Bhumibol, who was seen as a unifying countries, it will make extradition dif- indicated readiness to extradite any thorities. Tseveral people suspected of in- sensitive time for Thailand. fi gure. fi cult,” the minister said. “However, we suspect to Thailand. It has also asked Internet service sulting the monarchy after the death of There has been a jump in the number Last week, the government said can still ask for co-operation.” “First, the extradition requests are providers to monitor and block inap- King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the foreign of prosecutions for criticism of the it sought the prosecution of 19 lese Since taking power in 2014, the part of scare tactics to curb the so- propriate material. “These laws are not minister said yesterday. monarch, the regent or the heir to the majeste suspects in seven countries. junta, known offi cially as the National called violations, and second, to ap- meant to repress citizens but to protect Sensitivities are running high in the throne. It has not identifi ed the individuals Council for Peace and Order, has taken pease the powerful elite factions whose the royal institution,” Prime Minister Southeast Asian country following the Known by the French term lese or the countries. a tough stance on dissenters. interests rely on ultra-royalism,” Ve- Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters. Jakarta Fashion Week Joy as Vietnam hostages return from pirate ordeal

AFP died during the hijacking and Hanoi two more died of illness during their captivity. Phuong’s father said the hree Vietnamese fi sh- four and a half years without ermen held hostage for his son were agonising. Tnearly fi ve years by So- “We were so worried for mali pirates returned home him. We could do nothing but yesterday to weeping rela- wait and wait,” said 71-year- tives, saying they were “over- old Phan Xuan Linh, who whelmed” with joy after their travelled 300 kilometres (186 harrowing kidnapping. miles) to collect Phuong and The men were among 26 bring him home to central hostages freed Sunday who Nghe An province. belonged to the crew of Na- Phuong, whose fi shing em- ham 3, an Omani-fl agged ves- ployment paid $380 a month, sel that was seized south of the said he thought constantly Seychelles in March 2012. of his parents and suff ered in After a long fl ight from the “very hot” conditions of Kenya, a stunned looking Somalia, where the crew was A model presents a Muslim wear by Indonesian designer Qonita Gholib during the Jakarta Fashion Week yesterday. Nguyen Xuan Phuong was held. greeted by his beaming father, “We suff ered a lot, we lacked who shouted the 27-year- so many things,” he said. old’s name as he spotted him Fellow hostage Nguyen Van at Hanoi’s Noi Bai interna- Ha, 35, embraced his tearful tional airport. wife and young children as “I am overwhelmed with they were reunited at the air- happiness,” Phuong said, as he port, and said he was stalked embraced his tearful dad. by terror during his long His crew, which also in- stretch in captivity. cluded seafarers from China, “Fear lingered the whole UN calls for probe into Indonesia, Philippines, Cam- time we were there,” he said, bodia and Taiwan, was taken crammed inside a car with hostage at the peak of Somali the two other survivors, sur- piracy. rounded by a crush of report- Only one other crew of ers. fi shermen spent longer in the “I am very happy to see my hands of Somali pirates. family. Thank you everyone.” Myanmar crackdown The hostage takers initially Nguyen Van Xuan, 35, was captured 29 crew members the third Vietnamese hostage AFP the stateless Rohingya minority. In a statement released late border guards that sparked the cacy group the Arakan Project, from the Naham 3, but one freed. Yangon Myanmar’s government says Monday, the UN urged Myan- clampdown. says information from contacts hundreds of Rohingya fi ghters mar’s government “to undertake While details of military abus- in the area suggests the number led by a Taliban-trained jihad- proper and thorough investiga- es are hard to verify, the UN said killed is much higher. he United Nations has ist were behind deadly raids on tions of alleged violations”. it has received “repeated allega- Residents also say the crack- called for a probe into al- several police posts on October “Reports of homes and tions” of arbitrary arrests and down, which has been led by the Tlegations that Myanmar 9 that sparked a major security mosques being burnt down and extrajudicial killings “within the military but also includes border Six killed in hospital fi re troops have killed civilians and response. persons of a certain profi le being context of the security opera- guard police forces, is intensify- torched villages in northern Since then the military has rounded up and shot are alarm- tions”. The violence has fanned ing. Over the past two days, bor- Rakhine state, as fresh reports stopped aid deliveries to tens of ing and unacceptable,” said the fears of a repeat of the unrest der offi cials have driven thou- AFP showed black smoke billow- emerged of forced evictions in a thousands of people in northern UN Special Rapporteur on sum- that ravaged the state in 2012 and sands of Rohingya from their Kuala Lumpur ing from the hospital’s second security crackdown. Rakhine and blocked access to mary executions Agnes Cal- left more than 100 people dead. homes in Kyikanpyin village, ac- fl oor and fi re raging inside the Aid agencies estimate more rights groups and journalists. lamard. Security forces have killed at cording to Maung Ni, a 32-year- building. than 15,000 people have been Most of the people in the “The authorities cannot jus- least 31 people while defending old Rohingya shopkeeper. ix people died in a fi re “I have been informed that displaced since the military took locked-down area are Rohingya tify simply shooting suspects themselves from attacks, ac- “We are staying at another that swept through the there are victims due to the control of an area close to the – a Muslim minority reviled by down on the basis of the seri- cording to a toll from state media village,” he said. “We do not Sintensive care unit of a fi re including patients and Bangladesh border two weeks many in Myanmar as illegal im- ousness of the crime alone,” she and the military. know what to do – soldiers are major hospital in Malaysia, of- staff . A sad day for all of us,” ago, a region which is home to migrants from Bangladesh. said, referring to the assaults on But Chris Lewa, from advo- still stationed inside the village.” fi cials said yesterday. he said in an SMS message to Mohamed Rizal Buang, a AFP. Noor Hisham also said senior fi re offi cer in the south- one patient and two hospital ern state of Johor, said the staff are in critical condition blaze at Johor Bahru’s Sultan- due to smoke inhalation inju- Some Indonesians ‘joining pro-IS groups in Philippines’ ah Aminah Hospital, a public ries and burns. He said other facility, had been contained patients were being sent to Islamic State supporters from Indonesia are travelling to join presence in the region for the first time. “Some (Indonesian has forced many Indonesian radicals to use sea routes to travel after more than two hours. nearby hospitals, adding that forces with their counterparts in the Philippines, raising con- Islamic State supporters) are training in the Philippines,” said A to the Philippines instead making it harder to track their move- “Six people were killed in “faulty wiring or a short cir- cerns about cross-border violence, Indonesian anti-terrorism Syamsu of the Indonesian counter-terrorism agency.”There’s no ments, national police chief Tito Karnavian said in an interview the fi re,” he said. cuit might be the cause but off icials said yesterday. Authorities in Southeast Asia have been exact number yet but it could be dozens.” last week.Jakarta-based terrorism expert Sidney Jones, in a Photographs posted on need to reconfi rm.” on heightened alert since a gun-and-bomb attack rocked the In- Authorities across the region have in the last year cracked down report that detailed links between Indonesian, Malaysian and Facebook by the Malaysian Opened in 1982, the hospital donesian capital Jakarta in January and stamped Islamic State’s on Islamic State sympathisers attempting to travel to Syria.That Philippine radical networks, said they are now increasing health ministry’s director- is one of the busiest in Malay- general Noor Hisham Abdullah sia based on patient load.

Indonesian IS militant gets jail term Elderly Australian man jailed for Bali sex abuse

AFP khmudin guilty of committing tencing came after two other IS AFP Last week the pensioner Jakarta an act of terror and sentenced supporters were jailed last week Denpasar admitted to journalists at the him to eight years in jail. over the assault, one for helping court that he had bathed the Although he did not directly to make a bomb and a second for girls in exchange for cash but n Indonesian court yes- take part in the assault, presid- trying unsuccessfully to procure n elderly Australian man insisted that he had done noth- terday jailed an Islamic ing Judge Mohamed Noor said weapons and ammunition. was jailed for 15 years ing wrong and it was “not a se- AState group supporter for his actions had nevertheless Dozens of people have been Ayesterday for sexually rious thing”. eight years for his role in a deadly “caused widespread public fear arrested over suspected involve- abusing Indonesian girls on the After being convicted, the gun and suicide bombing attack and ran counter to the govern- ment. IS has proved a potent resort island of Bali after luring elderly man looked crestfallen in Jakarta, the latest extremist ment’s programme to eradicate new rallying cry for radicals in them to his house with prom- and told journalists: “I’m 70 sentenced over the assault. terrorism”. Indonesia, and hundreds have ises of gifts. now, 15 years would take me to Ali Makhmudin, 41, was found Makhmudin, who pledged al- fl ocked to the Middle East to Robert Andrew Fiddes El- 85. I don’t know if I’ll live that guilty of breaking anti-terror laws legiance to IS in 2014, said he ac- fi ght with the jihadists. lis was found guilty of abusing long.” Asked if he thought the by helping prepare bombs used in cepted the court’s decision. Last week police shot dead a 11 girls since 2014 at the home court’s decision was fair, he the attack in the heart of the Indo- The court heard that Ma- man carrying knives, suspected where he was living on the is- said: “Well it doesn’t seem to nesian capital in militants. khmudin made casings for sev- pipe bombs and an IS symbol land. be.” The attack – the fi rst claimed eral pipe bombs used in the at- after he assaulted offi cers near The 70-year-old would bathe Robert Andrew Fiddes Ellis (centre) of Australia arrives at a court in In addition to the jail sen- by IS in Southeast Asia – saw tack after he was contacted for Jakarta. the children, aged between sev- Denpasar on Bali island yesterday. tence, Ellis was ordered to pay dramatic scenes as a suicide help by a militant, who went on Other IS-linked incidents en and 17, and touch them inap- a fi ne of 2bn rupiah (around bomber blew himself up in a to take part in the assault. this year include a foiled plan to propriately, prosecutors said. inese capital Denpasar. hair and a big bushy beard, was $153,000) or serve an additional Starbucks and security forces Makhmudin gave the de- launch a rocket at an upmarket “His actions could have The judge said the case could arrested in January after a tip- six months in jail. battled gun-toting militants. vices to another militant, who Singapore waterfront district damaged the victims’ futures,” also taint the image of the In- off from local child protection Bali is a popular holiday It was the fi rst major attack for transported them to Jakarta and from an Indonesian island and a said judge Wayan Sukanila, as donesian island, which attracts offi cials and accused of luring destination for tourists from seven years in Indonesia, which handed them to the attackers. botched suicide bombing attack he announced a guilty verdict millions of foreign visitors each the girls back to his house with around the world, who fl ock to has long struggled with mili- They were later found at the on a police station that killed and handed down the 15-year year, as a tourist destination. promises of money and other the island for its beaches, re- tancy. A Jakarta court found Ma- scene of the attack. The sen- only the assailant. sentence at a court in the Bal- Ellis, who has long, white gifts. sorts and nightlife. Gulf Times Wednesday, October 26, 2016 19 AUSTRALASIA/EAST ASIA Four die in Australia theme park disaster AFP spokesman Todd Reid told re- ment that it was “working as told the Australian Broadcasting The Thunder River Rapids ride Gold Coast, Australia porters on the Gold Coast. quickly as possible to establish Corporation. “I was speaking to is promoted as a family-friendly He added that the victims were the facts around the incident and one of the guys and he said it was “white water rafting” experi- two men aged 35 and 38, and two is working closely with emer- the raft or the boat thing in front ence, where people “travel down wo women and two men women aged 32 and 42. gency authorities and police to of him, the whole thing fl ipped a foamy water track past the were killed at a theme Investigators were notifying do this”. and everyone was screaming.” Gold Rush Country, speeding up Tpark on Australia’s popu- their next of kin and no names or “Dreamworld’s focus and pri- Another witness, who did not to 45kph through the turbulent lar Gold Coast yesterday, police nationalities were released. ority is with the families of those want to be named, told the Gold rapids”. said, with witnesses describing The ride, which carries circu- involved in this tragedy and will Coast Bulletin: “My sister and Dreamworld is Australia’s how “everyone was screaming” lar rafts that can accommodate be providing an update to the niece were on the ride, they are largest theme park, and features after a raft apparently fl ipped on six persons, “sustained some sort public as soon as information be- so traumatised, there is a wom- what it describes as the biggest a water ride. of malfunction, causing two peo- comes available.” an hanging by her foot, crushed and fastest thrill rides in the Queensland police said that ple to be ejected from the ride, Dreamworld said that the park from the ride.” country. the four victims died on the another two people were caught would be closed “until further Turnbull said it was a “very It is run by entertainment op- Thunder River Rapids ride at the inside the ride”, Fuller said. notice”. sad day” and vowed a thorough erator Ardent Leisure Group. Dreamworld park, as Prime Min- The Gold Coast Bulletin news- A witness who was about to go investigation into the accident. The accident came two years ister Malcolm Turnbull off ered paper reported that water was on the ride said that “everyone “Theme parks are a place for after an eight-year-old Malay- prayers to their families over drained from the attraction in was screaming” after a raft ap- family fun and happiness, not sian died when she was fl ung what he called a “very, very, sad, an eff ort to save trapped victims, parently fl ipped. tragedy. This is a very, very, sad, from a ride at the Royal Adelaide tragic event”. but to no avail. “We saw (a) little girl and we tragic event. Our thoughts and Show, and 37 years after the “Four adult persons have Dreamworld, which opened in believe it was her mum because prayers are with the families of deaths of six children and one Emergency services personnel can be seen near the ride inside the lost their lives as a result of the 1981 and has more than 40 rides it was just her and her little sis- those who lost their lives,” he man in a fi re on a train at Syd- Dreamworld theme park at Coomera on the Gold Coast. incident,” Queensland Police and attractions, said in a state- ter that was an infant,” Lia Capes added. ney’s Luna Park.

Senior HK legislature delays swearing-in of lawmakers

Chinese Reuters them from attending meetings, turn to Communist Party-ruled islature being “ground to a halt”. saying that they would “use all Hong Kong an unprecedented move that China in 1997. “I do not kneel down because their strength and try all means” follows weeks of pressure from But the topic has been gaining of pressure. But this is an un- to stop the pair’s swearing-in. offi cials factions loyal to Beijing. momentum since pro-democra- precedented situation,” Leung A patriotic alliance plans to he president of the Hong The promotion of independ- cy protests in late 2014 failed to said. mobilise 10,000 demonstra- Kong legislature has de- ence has long been taboo in the gain any concession from Bei- The pair would not be allowed tors to rally against the pro- accused Tlayed the swearing-in of former British colony, governed jing. to be sworn in and join meet- independence activists before two pro-independence law- under the “one country, two Activists advocating various ings until the judicial review had today’s regular meeting, while makers and temporarily banned systems” principle since its re- forms of greater autonomy for been completed, he added. a barrage of full-paged adver- of bribery Hong Kong, from self-determi- The two had displayed a tisements condemning the pair nation to outright independ- “Hong Kong is not China” ban- fl ooded Hong Kong’s pro-estab- ence, gained one in fi ve votes in ner and mispronounced China lishment newspapers last Friday. DPA the city-wide Legislative Coun- as a derogatory term during their Responding to Leung’s deci- Beijing cil election in September. failed attempt to take an oath sion, the two young legislators The Hong Kong government earlier this month, an action criticised him for colluding with Baggio Leung and Yau Wai- last week failed to get a court that sparked “great indignation pro-Beijing councillors and ef- ching (right). hinese prosecutors have injunction to halt the swearing- and strong condemnation” from fectively ignoring the court’s fi led bribery charges in of the two newly elected law- Beijing’s representative offi ce in denial of an injunction. ying had warned earlier yester- Cagainst two senior offi - makers, Yau Wai-ching, 25, and Hong Kong. They also said they would day that the city’s relationship cials, as the ruling Communist Baggio Leung, 30. Since then, pro-Beijing forces insist on entering the council with Beijing could be adversely Party’s elite holds a closed-door The High Court is due to hold have expanded their calls to strip chamber today, despite the ban. aff ected if the issue is not prop- meeting on party conduct. a judicial review of the case on the pair of their membership. Baggio Leung added that they erly handled. He Jiacheng, the former November 3. Pro-China lawmakers staged do not regret sparking a con- “I’m afraid there will be sig- vice-president of the Chinese Speaking to reporters yester- a walk-out from the legislature troversy and would continue to nifi cant and long-lasting eff ects, Academy of Governance, which day, a day before the pair were in the new term’s fi rst meeting speak their mind. because this will aff ect how the essentially serves as a govern- due to retake their oaths of of- last Wednesday, denying it a “The situation is similar to the central government sees Hong ment think tank, and Lyu Xiwen, fi ce, Legislative Council presi- quorum and the chance for the children’s story, The Emperor’s Kong, and it will aff ect the re- former deputy party chief of dent Andrew Leung said he had duo to retake their oath. New Clothes,” he said. “I choose lationship between Hong Kong Beijing, were accused of accept- Legislative Council president Andrew Leung: I do not kneel down made the “diffi cult” and “pain- They then wrote an open let- to be the child in the story.” and mainland Chinese citizens,” ing bribes and seeking illegal because of pressure. But this is an unprecedented situation. ful” decision to prevent the leg- ter to the legislature president, Chief Executive Leung Chun- Leung said. benefi ts for others, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate said. China’s most senior Commu- nist Party leaders were holding talks in Beijing that could set the tone for the rest of President Xi South Korea’s Park apologises for seeking friend’s help on speeches Jinping’s tenure. The four-day plenum of the party’s Central Committee that Reuters I am sorry I have caused concern for making a sudden proposal as began on Monday is aimed at Seoul among the people and caused signifi cant as constitutional re- improving party discipline and alarm and heartache,” she said, form, although it was welcomed supervision, according to Xin- bowing deeply. by her Saenuri Party. hua state news agency. outh Korean President The reports of the speeches Currently, South Korean pres- Since Xi came to power in Park Geun-hye made a came hours after Park delivered idents are barred from serving 2012, more than 1mn offi cials Srare public apology yester- proposals for constitutional more than one fi ve-year term. have been punished for corrup- day for showing a friend drafts amendment to allow presidents Choi was seen in photographs tion. of speeches, as she sought to re- to serve multiple terms or es- with Park from 1979 when the The campaign ostensibly aims focus attention on a proposal to tablish a parliamentary system, president, as eldest daughter of to take on corrupt offi cials in amend the constitution so that saying that the single-term then-president Park Chung- both high and low positions, and presidents can serve more than presidency has served its pur- hee, was fi lling in for her mother has lasted longer and struck at one term. pose. who had been killed fi ve years a more senior level than many Television network JTBC re- The reports suggesting earlier by an assassin who had analysts expected. ported late on Monday that Choi had early access to Park’s meant to kill her father. The most senior political fi g- drafts of Park’s speeches from President Park bows after releasing the statement of apology to the public during a news conference at speeches and personnel deci- Her father, who took power in ure to be tried so far is Zhou 2012 to early 2014 had been the Presidential Blue House in Seoul. sions before they were made a military coup in 1961, was shot Yongkang, the former head of found in the computer used by public immediately dominated dead by his disgruntled spy chief China’s security apparatus. the friend, Choi Soon-sil. wielded inappropriate infl uence dress from the presidential Blue advice once her offi ce was fully the news cycle, however, over- later in 1979. He was handed a life sentence The drafts were received over Park and that she used her House that she had received staff ed. shadowing the president’s major Choi was someone “who on June 11, 2015, for accepting hours and days before the re- acquaintance with the president feedback from Choi early in “I had done it out of the sin- reform proposal. gave me help when I was going bribes, abuse of power and de- marks were publicly delivered. to benefi t her family and busi- her term over how well she was cere intention to be more me- The controversy has led some through a diffi cult time”, Park liberately disclosing state se- During recent weeks, media ness partners. communicating ideas, but said ticulous in looking over things, opposition members of parlia- said in her brief televised ad- crets. reports have alleged that Choi Park said in a televised ad- she had stopped seeking this but whatever the intention was, ment to question Park’s motive dress. Torture video stuns jury in Hong Kong murder trial

Reuters high-rise apartment two years able to hear the audio. cording to the prosecution. operate with authorities. Murder carries a mandatory tions whether he has a problem Hong Kong ago. Jutting, who had held a high- On the recording, Jutting In another, he played the song life sentence, while manslaughter as he feels excited. But he has pleaded not guilty fl ying job at Bank of America in spoke in a relaxed, soft voice as Disturb by pop artist Rhianna as carries a maximum of life though Soon after his arrest in No- to murder on grounds of “di- Hong Kong before his arrest, at he taunted, bullied and mutilated he lays out freshly-purchased a shorter sentence can be set. vember, 2014 Bank of America ilming himself torturing minished responsibility”, while one point fi lmed himself taking Ningsih, a single mother who hardware store “goodies” he The women’s bodies were had said Jutting had worked there and killing a young Indone- pleading guilty to the lesser cocaine as he explained how he had been visiting Hong Kong on plots to use on another victim found in Jutting’s apartment af- until recently, but did not say ex- Fsian woman, British invest- crime of manslaughter. tortured Ningsih. a tourist visa. – a hammer, and nails, pins and ter he had called police. actly when or why he left. ment banker Rurik Jutting veered The four women and fi ve men Bespectacled and wearing pale After that video, others show- sandpaper. Ningsih’s remains were dis- A spokesman for the bank de- between boasting, remorse and on the jury clenched their jaws blue shirt, Jutting was fl anked ing Jutting and Ningsih’s muti- Prior to the jury selection on covered in a suitcase on the bal- clined to comment. describing the pleasure he de- and, at times, diverted their by three police offi cers as he lated, naked body were screened Monday, Deputy High Court cony, while the body of the sec- Jutting spoke of his role as the rived from sexually brutalising eyes as they endured an opening watched what he had done on a in an open court room. Judge Michael Stuart-Moore ond victim, 26-year-old Seneng bank’s vice-president and head the fi rst of two victims. 20-minute segment of the tor- video recording that a judge said In one, Jutting spoke of a “fan- warned potential jurors that if Mujiasih, was found inside with of Structured Equity Finance Footage taken from four hours ture of Ningsih. had been found on his iPhone. tasy” to kidnap three teenaged they were unable to cope with wounds to her neck and buttocks, & Trading (Asia) and expressed of recordings on Jutting’s mo- Tears welled up in the eyes of Jutting, who had attended girls from Wycombe Abbey, a viewing extreme violence they the prosecutor told the court. “job depression”. bile phone formed the core of the one middle-aged male juror. Winchester College, one of Brit- girls’ boarding school in High should excuse themselves. Mujiasih, a domestic helper, During one section Jutting prosecution opening on the sec- Appearing topless, overweight ain’s most prestigious private Wycombe, a town northwest of The defence and prosecution was working in a bar when she remarks that after killing Ning- ond day of a murder trial in Hong and unshaven, Jutting appeared schools, shut his eyes, sometimes London. were largely in agreement over met Jutting, according to the sih, he felt most guilty about not Kong that has grabbed global at- on camera, at times showing covering his face with his hand As he listened to that passage, the physical evidence, Stuart- prosecution. being in the offi ce to close a “fi - tention. Ningsih’s body, and spoke with rather than look at the screen in Jutting shook his head in the Moore had advised the jurors on Jutting, who spoke of his ad- nancing deal for a literally soul- The 31-year-old Cambridge chilling calm in a series of mono- front of him. courtroom while holding a hand the fi rst day of the trial. diction to drugs and alcohol, also less project”. University graduate has admit- logues that he described as “nar- Jutting used a belt, sex toys, a over his face. He told them that the outcome alluded several times to paying “Newly unemployed, soon to ted killing Sumarti Ningsih, a cissistic ramblings”. pair of pliers and his fi sts to tor- In one scene he urinated into a could rest on psychiatric and for sex, and referred to Ningsih as be unemployed, part-time rap- 23-year-old single mother, and While the video was not shown ture Ningsih over three days be- beer glass as he expressed fears of psychological testimony to de- his prostitute. ist and murderer,” he says after another Indonesian woman, to the public in the courtroom, fore eventually slitting her throat being jailed in Hong Kong, plan- termine whether it was a case of As he prepared to hide the musing over future plans to kid- Seneng Mujiasih, in his luxury journalists covering the trial were with a serrated-edged knife, ac- ning to return to Britain to co- murder or manslaughter. body in a suitcase, Jutting ques- nap, torture and rape young girls. Gulf Times 20 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 BRITAIN May backs new Heathrow runway it more expensive and complex Reuters Bouquets & brickbats London than alternative options to ex- tend an existing Heathrow run- way or build a new one at Gat- Boris Johnson, foreign he government backed a wick, south of London. secretary: “I do think $22bn expansion of Lon- According to a three-year that building a third Tdon’s Heathrow Airport study by the Airports Commis- runway slap bang in the yesterday, ending 25 years of in- sion, a new runway at Heathrow middle of the western decision with an ambitious plan would create 70,000 new jobs by suburbs of the greatest city on to boost global trade links fol- 2050 and increase gross domes- Earth is not the right thing to lowing the vote to leave the Eu- tic product by between 0.65% do. No other world city would ropean Union. and 0.75% over the same period. dream of subjecting so many Heathrow, Europe’s busi- It will also enable Britain to hundreds of thousands of est airport, defeated a proposal keep pace with Europe’s biggest people to more noise pollution from smaller rival Gatwick to airports in Paris, Amsterdam in the way that a third runway secure the fi rst new full-length and Frankfurt, which have great- would. Heathrow in the long- runway to be built near London er capacity. term is not in the right place in 70 years after environmental But within hours of the deci- and I’m afraid a third runway is and political protests scuppered sion, politicians were lining up undeliverable.” previous attempts. to denounce it. The long-awaited decision put Johnson, a leading Brexit Sadiq Khan, London Prime Minister Theresa May on a campaigner, said the plan was mayor: “This is the collision course with several sen- “undeliverable” and “very likely wrong decision for ior politicians including her own to be stopped” while London London and the whole Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, Mayor Sadiq Khan, alarmed by of Britain. Government and the plan is also likely to be the potential impact on air qual- is riding roughshod over Lon- challenged in the courts. ity, said he was exploring legal doners’ views. At the moment, But with a promise of jobs and options. there are more people aff ected greater trade links after Britons Zac Goldsmith, a lawmaker by noise because of Heathrow opted in June for Brexit, May is in May’s Conservative Party, than people aff ected by the likely to win parliament’s ap- resigned over the issue, mean- airports in Paris, Amsterdam, proval, triumphing over an is- ing a by-election will be held in Frankfurt, Munich and Madrid sue that has paralysed successive his constituency near the airport combined. At the moment, governments in the past. and potentially threatening to the air in London is a killer. It “After decades of delay we are reduce May’s already slim ma- makes you sick and it’s unlaw- showing that we will take the jority in parliament. ful. big decisions when they’re the Johnson, a former London Residents of Harmondsworth village watch television in the Five Bells pub as Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announces the government’s right decisions for Britain,” May mayor who once vowed to lie decision to build a new runway at Heathrow Airport, in Harmondsworth, yesterday. Willie Walsh, CEO, said of her Conservative govern- down in front of the bulldozers British Airways-owner ment’s backing for what will one to prevent a new Heathrow run- IAG: “We’re pleased that of Europe’s biggest infrastruc- way being built, said he worried a decision has finally ture projects. that a third would be followed by been made but the cost The decision in favour of a a fourth. of this project will make or third runway at Heathrow, due to Wary of being damaged by the Government decision a death break it. The government’s di- be built by 2025, is one of May’s issue, May has allowed her min- rective to cap customer charges most signifi cant acts since she isters to criticise the plan but not at today’s level is fundamental. took offi ce in July. campaign against it before a vote Heathrow is the world’s most It follows her approval in Sep- in parliament in a year’s time. expensive hub airport so it’s tember of a $24bn nuclear power Surveys show a majority of sentence for village residents critical that new capacity is plant at Hinkley Point. lawmakers will back her. aff ordable.” With established links around Lawyers said opponents could the world, Heathrow always of- delay the decision on the £18bn AFP It’s terrible. Where are we go- Wraysbury, said the decision was you couldn’t possibly live here. John Holland-Kaye, CEO, Hea- fered the greatest economic po- project in the courts but were Harmondsworth ing to move to?” she said. “diabolical”. “The pollution and Who would use the shops and throw Airport: “We’ll be setting tential. unlikely to be able to block it. Under a compulsory pur- the noise are going to be even the pub?” up the first new contracts in the However, its position to the Adam Marshall, director gen- chase order, those living on the worse. Improve Heathrow, but Seasoned environmental ac- supply chain within the next west of London, near several eral of the British Chambers of n the village of Harmonds- land needed for the new run- don’t expand it,” she said. tivists roamed around the green. few weeks. We want to make affl uent suburbs represented Commerce, said governments worth, the government’s way would be forced to sell up. The Stop Heathrow Expan- “We’ll be bringing back the cli- sure we deliver the hub airport in parliament by Conservative had prevaricated for too long. Idecision yesterday to back They would receive 125% of the sion campaign is well-estab- mate camp and expand it with that Britain so vitally needs as lawmakers including Johnson, “Put simply, it’s about time,” expanding London Heathrow market value for their homes, lished and locals are not ready to a people’s climate conference,” quickly as possible. I’m 100% drew a powerful coalition of op- he said. “Businesses will now Airport with a new third runway plus taxes, legal fees and moving give up yet. Upstairs in The Five said Daniel, accepting the eco- confident that the third runway ponents worried about noise and want assurances that the fi nal was welcomed like a death sen- costs. Bells, Harmondsworth residents warrior label. at Heathrow will be built. Why pollution. approval process for Heathrow’s tence. But some residents fear their have put up display boards and Daniel said there were plans am I so confident? The prime A new runway will also require new runway will be smooth and Much of the historic village house prices will now plummet, campaign literature. “The fi ght to open a “base camp” at an un- minister said that it will be built. parts of the motorway circling swift, so that construction can will be razed and concreted over and they would only receive the will go on,” said Lesley O’Brien, disclosed location in the area, The aviation sub-committee of the capital to be rebuilt, making begin as soon as possible. under plans to enlarge Europe’s lower price, and be unable to af- whose home will be knocked adding: “It will inspire people the cabinet says it will be built.” busiest airport. With its small ford an equivalent home locally, down under the new plans. “All around the world to fi ght climate village green fringed by pubs, a where London house prices are the High Street here will stay but change and global warming”. John Sauven, executive direc- church, the post offi ce and a red surging. “As soon as you wipe tor, Greenpeace UK: “A third telephone box, Harmondsworth out homes, that puts up the cost runway at Heathrow would be a could be mistaken for being in of other houses in the locality. It Zac Goldsmith resigns from parliament waste of time, money and lives. It the middle of the countryside could force us to live somewhere would make Londoners’ air more — were it not for the roar of the we don’t want to live,” said Jane Conservative lawmaker Zac yesterday. The resignation dangerous to breathe, contribut- planes taking off every other Taylor, a resident of neighbour- Goldsmith, a vocal opponent of will prompt an election for his ing to an air pollution crisis that minute a kilometre away. ing Sipson, which is also facing the expansion of Heathrow west London seat. Goldsmith, already kills thousands. And it The green is festooned with being partially fl attened. Airport, yesterday notified who unsuccessfully ran for would load the atmosphere with banners campaigning against “Calais is exactly what they the government of London mayor earlier this as much extra carbon as some the new runway. Inside The Five want to do to us: ship us out to his decision to resign year, is expected to run as an entire countries pump out. ” Bells pub, a few people quietly somewhere we don’t want to go,” from parliament, the independent candidate. gathered to watch on television she said, referring to the ongoing finance ministry Goldsmith’s resignation Louise Ellman, Labour as the long-feared decision was demolition of the “Jungle” mi- said in a statement. will be more a headache lawmaker: “This deci- announced. A mixture of long- grant camp in France. Goldsmith, who for the prime minister sion will boost business, standing local residents and cli- Under the airport plans, most represents a as the Conservatives create training opportu- mate change activists gathered of the village would be razed, constituency near will have to decide nities and new jobs and on the green outside to vent their though the High Street would the airport, had whether to put open the UK to new markets. despair. be spared, along with St Mary’s previously pledged up a candidate We urge the government to “It’s a nightmare,” said Bha- church, and the 59-metre-long to quit if Heathrow against him in a seat have the courage of their numati Patel, 69, who has lived Great Barn, the largest timber- was given the go previously held by convictions and press ahead so in Harmondsworth for 25 years. framed building in England ahead to expand — the LibDems, who that the timetable to deliver the “It’s very sad. We’ve been treat- which was built in the early 15th something which oppose Heathrow additional capacity by 2030 can ed very badly. Of course I’m century. happened earlier expansion. be delivered.” worried. Anita Knott, 70, from nearby Brexit fears see property Kissinger pays visit Ex-soldier’s wife wins owners slash asking price battle to stay in UK Guardian News and Media main after fi ghting since April London against deportation to Aus- London Evening Standard ternational for £6.35mn. This indications of exactly how hard tralia. London month, it was repriced at the vote to leave the EU has hit Gloria’s husband, Robert, £5.995mn. central London’s market, already he Indian-born wife of whom she married in 2003, Similarly, a two-bedroom reeling from a series of steep a Scottish former lance is a former Royal Regiment of omeowners looking to fl at at Hanway Gardens, a new hikes in stamp duty. Tcorporal who was facing Scotland lance corporal. The sell up in the most ex- building in Fitzrovia, was on the Russell Quirk, the founder deportation from the High- family, who had been living in Hpensive areas of central market for £1.7mn at the time and chief executive of agents lands has been granted leave to Dubai, where Robert works as London are cutting record six- of the Brexit vote with Fraser & eMoov.co.uk, said: “The mar- remain in the UK. a security manager, returned fi gure sums off asking prices in Co. Its price was cut in July to ket in prime central London has Gloria Macleod, whose to Dingwall in July, where the wake of the Brexit poll, ac- £1.6mn and again this month to taken a beating but homeown- husband Robert grew up in Siobhan and Meaghan enrolled cording to fi gures. £1.55mn. ers are still pricing their prop- Dingwall and now works in in the same primary school In the three months since erties unrealistically. Although Dubai, was denied entry to attended by seven-year-old June’s historic referendum vote “The market in prime the London property market the UK at Inverness airport in Lachlan Brain. the average reduction on homes central London has taken remains stable despite buy-to- September, despite holding Although Gloria, an Indian where the price has been cut was a beating but homeowners let stamp duty changes and the a valid visa. The couple have passport holder, possessed a a record £100,131 across Zones are still pricing their referendum, the upper end of two daughters, who are British UK C-Visit passport, which is 1 and 2. In the same period last properties unrealistically” the market is dwindling in de- citizens. valid for 10 years, the couple year the average cut was just sirability.” Her passport was confis- decided that she should apply £59,573, according to exclusive LonRes calculates that the Robert Fraser, managing di- cated and she was threatened for permanent residence to al- research by property analysts price of almost half — 46% — of rector of Fraser & Co, which spe- with deportation within low her to remain in Scotland LonRes. central London homes sold since cialises in the sale of new-builds, days, facing the prospect while the girls attended school In the “golden triangle” of the vote have had to be “ad- said: “It is now a buyers’ market of leaving Siobhan, 11, and and Robert continued working postcodes around Kensington, justed” before a buyer could be — within reason.” 10-year-old Meaghan in the in Dubai. Knightsbridge and Mayfair an found. This compares with 36% Brendan Roberts, a director care of their elderly grand- After advice from the visa average of £171,321 is now be- in the same period of 2015. at Chelsea-based Aylesford In- parents. offi ce in Dubai, acting on be- ing slashed from asking prices, Marcus Dixon, LonRes’s head ternational, said expectations Macleod’s local MP, Ian half of the UK immigration up from £150,120 in the three of research and the author of of an infl ux of overseas buy- Blackford, described the visa service, that her application months before the June 23 poll. today’s report, points out that ers drawn by sterling’s collapse dispute as “madness”. Only had to be made in person, Glo- One three-bedroom, ground- these lower prices are still sim- were largely unfounded. “You a month ago, Blackford had ria briefl y left the UK to com- fl oor fl at on Belgravia’s Eaton ply asking prices, which are get the sense they are sitting Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger arrives at 10 celebrated with another fam- plete her application process. Square went on the market in open to further negotiation. The back because it could be cheap- Downing Street in central London yesterday. ily of constituents, the Brains, But when she returned she was January with Hamptons In- fi gures provide one of the fi rst er tomorrow,” he said. who were granted leave to re- denied entry. Gulf Times Wednesday, October 26, 2016 21 BRITAIN

AVIATION INQUIRY CLAIM LAW AND ORDER CRIME BA flight makes emergency Police hunt men over Residents hit by ‘sickening’ Stranger may have killed Boys ‘under 10’ sexually landing after crew fall ill firebomb attack on home smell as work on flats start hotel worker, feel police assault girl, 11, at funeral

A transatlantic British Airways flight from San Police are investigating a firebomb attack on A “sickening” petrol-like smell has hit hundreds A Heathrow hotel worker who was found dead An eleven-year-old girl was attacked and sexually Francisco to London made an emergency a home in one of London’s most prestigious of homes as developers build new flats in east under a west London flyover could have been assaulted in a cemetery by three young boys landing in Vancouver after crew members fell ill. residential streets. CCTV images show the moment London, it was claimed yesterday. Residents murdered by a stranger on her way to work, attending a funeral. The girl was walking through All 25 staff , including the three pilots, were taken a bottle of flaming liquid was hurled over the black in Limehouse say they fear for their health as police have said. Detectives probing the death of Teddington cemetery when she was approached to hospital for medical checks after landing, a front gates of the multi-million-pound house in Old the odour has pervaded their homes and left Pardeep Kaur, 30, said they were investigating by the boys, all thought to be under the age of BA spokeswoman said, adding all personnel had Church Street, Chelsea, on a Sunday afternoon. The many feeling sick, teary and with headaches. “as a matter of urgency” the theory that she was 10, as the funeral was taking place. While the been discharged. Two passengers were given a bottle smashed onto the brick driveway next to the Construction on a 162-apartment complex at killed by someone not known to her. It comes victim’s friend ran off , the girl was grabbed, kissed medical exam on board and found to be healthy. owner’s parked black Range Rover. The owners the Limehouse Cut canal site began in May and after two men arrested last week on suspicion of and sexually assaulted by the three boys. The A BA spokesman said no passengers had felt were not at home at the time. London Fire Brigade neighbours immediately reported a “disgusting” her murder were released without charge. The attack only ended when a man cycling through unwell, so there was no need to take them to attended and extinguished the blaze and police smell. Developer Fairview New Homes initially body of the married housekeeper was discovered the cemetery shouted at the boys to stop. They hospital. He described the staff checkups as a found a smashed bottle on the driveway. Yesterday stopped work while Tower Hamlets council and on waste ground under Harlington High Street walked away. The man cycled off and the victim precaution. The airline declined to comment on police released CCTV images of the incident as well Public Health England undertook a full health flyover in Hayes on Saturday, five days after she ran to join her friend who was hiding nearby. the nature of the symptoms that forced flight as pictures of two men running past the house at risk assessment, which will not be ready for was reported missing, having failed to turn up for They both made their way home and told their BA286 to be diverted on Monday night. the time of the incident at 5.25pm on April 24. weeks. work at the Sheraton Skyline hotel. respective parents what had happened.

Thousands Jamie Murray awarded OBE join fi ght Labour fi ned to erase ‘Essex Girl’ stereotype £20,000 for

London Evening Standard London undeclared ampaigners fi ghting to have the term “Essex girl” Cremoved from the Oxford English Dictionary have secured a meeting with its publishers. More than 3,000 people have signed a petition started by poll spending former City workers Juliet Tho- mas, 32, and Natasha Sawkins, Guardian News and Media which found that all its spend was to it for a single off ence “to an 34, calling for the defi nition to be London in order. The Women to Women amount more in proportion with taken out. bus had been the subject of a com- the spending and donations han- The term entered the OED in plaint to the commission by Con- dled by large campaigners”. 1997 and is defi ned as “a sup- abour has been fi ned servative MP Charles Walker, after A Labour party spokeswoman posed type of young woman... £20,000 by the Electoral his own party came under a simi- said: “Labour has co-operated variously characterised as unin- LCommission, the largest lar, and highly publicised, inves- fully with the Electoral Commis- telligent, promiscuous, and ma- imposed by the body in its history, tigation into transport of election sion during its investigation into terialistic”. for undeclared election spending activists. The commission also general election 2015 campaign The Collins Dictionary defi nes during the 2015 campaign, in- found invoices were missing from spending by political parties. an Essex girl as: “A young work- cluding more than £7,000 on the the Labour party’s return, with 33 “The commission’s investiga- ing class woman from the Essex so-called “Ed Stone”. bills totalling £34,392 absent from tion found that internal procedur- area, typically considered as be- The commission launched an the accounts. al errors led to a relatively small ing unintelligent, materialistic, investigation into two payments The commission said Labour’s number of items of expenditure devoid of taste, and sexually pro- totalling £7,614 missing from the general secretary, Iain McNicol, not being declared properly. The miscuous.” party’s election return that were who is also its registered treas- party regrets these administrative Thomas and Sawkins, both spent on the stone tablet on which urer, had committed two elec- errors. However, these amounted former Bloomberg executives then Labour leader, Ed Miliband, tion off ences, involving missing to just over 1% of our total spend- who moved to Essex fi ve and nine had carved his six key election payments of £123,748 from the ing of over £12mn during this years ago respectively, launched pledges, promising to display it in campaign spending return and for election. the online campaign to challenge the Downing Street rose garden if failing to deliver invoices and re- “We accept the fi ndings of the the “lazy, tired stereotype”. he won the election. ceipts of more than £200 for pay- report and have already tightened After it went viral, bosses at The problems with the party’s ments totalling £34,392. our internal recording procedures the OED promised to re-examine spending came to light when the The £20,000 fi ne, which has to address the commission’s con- the entry when or if there is evi- commission published the return been paid by the party, is the larg- cerns.” Other parties could still be dence suggesting a new defi ni- in January, and journalists im- est fi ne the commission has im- in line for fi nes or legal action be- tion is needed. mediately contacted the commis- posed since it began operating in cause of general election spend- Thomas said: “We are so sion because they could not fi nd 2001. The commission said the ing. In May, Conservative activists pleased that the petition has any reference to the 8ft 6in, two- party’s co-operation had been were claimed to have misallocated sparked a conversation around tonne slab of limestone. The com- taken into account but called on expenditure for their “Battlebus the outdated derogatory ‘Essex mission then found the item was the government to grant it the 2015” campaign and hotel rooms girl’ stereotype and dictionary indeed missing from the return, ability to impose even larger fi nes, for activists. The bus appears to defi nitions. We are now in an and began a full inquiry. given the scale of the underre- have cost more than £2,000 a open dialogue with Oxford Dic- After the commission launched porting. day to run, but the expense was tionaries and will be meeting its investigation, the party under- Bob Posner, the commission’s deemed to be a national cam- with the head of marketing today took an internal review, unearth- director of party and election fi - paigning cost, rather than con- to discuss the campaign.” ing 24 other undeclared election nance, said: “The Labour party is stituency costs. Sawkins added: “We will be expenses totalling £109,777. a well-established, experienced The Electoral Commission had looking at how usage of the term However, the commission’s in- party. Rules on reporting cam- applied to the high court for doc- has changed to mean something vestigation then identifi ed 49 fur- paign spending have been in place umentation about the Conserva- more positive. We also want to ther missing payments totalling for over 15 years and it is vital that tives’ election spending – which highlight the fact that ‘Essex £11,357 that related to the trans- the larger parties comply with trended on Twitter as #ToryE- girl’ is frequently used simply to port of the party’s activists on the these rules and report their fi - lectionFraud – but then withdrew mean ‘a girl who lives in or comes Labour Express tour and Labour nances accurately if voters are to the action when the party pro- from Essex’.” Students tour during the election. have confi dence in the system.” vided the information. Its inves- In recent years, the term has Scottish tennis player Jamie Murray received his Off icer of the Order of the British Empire Labour’s infamous pink bus, In a statement, the commission tigation is continuing and police also come to be associated with (OBE) for services to his sport and charity at the Buckingham Palace in London yesterday. which toured the country speak- said it was pushing the govern- forces across the country are also fi gures such as Amy Childs, star Also seen is his wife Alejandra Gutierrez. ing to female voters, was also in- ment for an increase to the maxi- investigating in individual con- of The Only Way Is Essex. vestigated by the commission, mum £20,000 penalty available stituencies. Man crippled in cycling Shakespeare mural 100,000 get best care from health trust trials accident sues instructor London Evening Standard biggest national increase in the London number of studies, with both rising by 56 on the previous year. London Evening Standard tor came to grief on Holmbury is not a “thrill-seeker”. He used South London and Maudsley London Hill “during a descent described to go to the gym up to four times ore than 100,000 Lon- was the best-performing men- variously as a slope, gully, drop- a week and although he had been don patients received tal health trust, recruiting pa- off or bombhole at part of the a bike rider for years, this was Mthe most advanced care tients to 96 studies. The fi gures, solicitor who was left route known as Barry Knows the fi rst time he had sought pro- in the NHS last year after being published by the National In- paralysed after falling on Best”. fessional training. enrolled in pioneering clinical stitute for Health Research, the A his head during a moun- The course offered to teach MacLean, of Norwich, denied trials, it was revealed yesterday. research arm of the NHS, found tain biking course is suing the riders how to tackle “technical- he had “progressed this group Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS that, for the fi rst time, all trusts instructor for £4mn in dam- ly demanding terrain in a safe too fast” and said Ahmed had trust topped the national annual in the country off ered research ages. and controlled manner”. How- gone down the wrong part of the league table for clinical research, projects, adding that patients Asif Ahmed, 47, paid £79 for ever, Burton said Ahmed had track twice. “I am 100% sure he with 27,813 patients taking part were more likely to survive in a the beginners’ course in the been encouraged to “descend made the same mistake twice,” in studies in 2015-16. This was a “research active” hospital. Surrey Hills over four years ago. the gully at speed and without he told the court. “I was sur- 20% increase on the previous year Professor Charles Wolfe, di- Seventy-fi ve minutes into the braking”. prised at the time. It has been and put the trust second only to rector of research at Guy’s and session, he struck a “clumpy” on my mind for four-and-a-half Newcastle hospitals for the to- St Thomas’, said: “We are de- piece of ground and went over “The accident occurred years and I am absolutely posi- tal number of studies it hosted, lighted to have been recognised the handlebars. because of defective tive it happened.” which rose from 459 to 494. once again as a national leader, Ahmed, who will have to use instruction and defective Tim Horlock QC, for Ma- The trust was one of eight in not only for the number of stud- a wheelchair for the rest of his teaching.” cLean, said he is a “careful and London that made the top 20 for ies we undertake but also for the life, is now claiming damages considerate instructor. He is the the number of studies, with Im- number of patients we involve in from instructor Leon MacLean. The barrister said: “A novice very opposite from the picture perial College Healthcare fi fth our research.” He alleges MacLean used a “lazy rider on a fi rst training course that is sought to be painted of a with 421, University College Dr Jonathan Sheffi eld, chief form of teaching” and was guilty should expect the instructor cavalier or gung-ho, authorita- Graff iti artist James Cochran, aka Jimmy C, works on his London Hospitals seventh with executive of the NIHR clinical of “woefully inadequate” super- to pick the terrain, to pick the tive or rushed instructor. There mural of William Shakespeare on Clink Street, near the 388 and King’s College Hospital research network, said: “Evi- vision during the 2012 incident. course, to pick the method of was nothing unreasonable about Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in London yesterday. Jimmy 12th with 337. dence clearly shows research MacLean, however, contests training so the risk is minimised, permitting Ahmed, a mountain C is well known for his large street murals and his David Barts Health – which took top active trusts have better patient the allegations and has said he so this accident should not have biker of 12 years’ experience, to Bowie piece in Brixton, London, became a focal point place with the greatest number outcomes – with 605,000 people did not pressure riders to go be- occurred. The accident occurred have a run down the slope once, earlier this year for tributes after the singer’s death. The of commercial studies – the Roy- across England participating in yond their safe limits. because of defective instruction or more than once.” mural of Shakespeare is being done as a personal project al Free, St George’s and the Royal research in the NHS in last year Frank Burton QC, for Ahmed, and defective teaching.” Justice Jeremy Baker reserved with the permission of Network Rail to use the wall. Marsden were also in the top 20. the outlook is very encouraging.” told the High Court the solici- He said Ahmed, of Greenwich, his judgment to a later date. Barts and Imperial recorded the Gulf Times 22 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 EUROPE EU to extend border controls for three months

AFP The European Commission, way, Iceland, Switzerland and of the European Parliament in the people arriving from war-torn the European Council still have “We believe that these three Strasbourg the European Union executive Liechtenstein – by the end of the French city of Strasbourg. Syria and other countries who to approve the extensions, but months will be the end of this arm, recommended continuing year. The Commission said that “a crossed the Aegean Sea to Greece, there is no sign that they will re- period (of controls) and we shall checks at the borders of Austria, “We are working hard to re- signifi cant number” of irregu- the main entry point to Europe ject them. be back normally to the full func- he EU moved yesterday Germany, Denmark, Sweden turn to a normal functioning lar migrants remained in Greece last year. EU home aff airs commissioner tioning of Schengen,” he told a to prolong border con- and non-EU Norway for three Schengen area as soon as possi- and in other member states, with It added the recommended Dimitris Avramopoulos said that press conference. Ttrols in the passport-free months starting in November. ble, and we have made signifi cant border controls needed to pre- extension of checks in the fi ve the bloc was gradually regaining The infl ux last year of more Schengen area for three months, The EU had said it wanted progress,” European Commission vent secondary movements that Schengen states would give them control over its external borders, than 1mn asylum-seekers in the missing an end-of-year deadline to restore full functioning with Vice-President Frans Timmer- would cause chaos again. breathing room to cope with a especially with the expected worst such crisis since World War to scrap the emergency measures no border controls across the mans said in a statement. It noted that an EU-Turkey large number of asylum requests full operation in January of the II had raised fears of a collapse of adopted to cope with last year’s Schengen area – which includes “But we are not there yet,” he agreement struck in March had over the last year. beefed-up European Border and the Schengen system, a cherished massive migrant infl ux. 22 EU countries as well as Nor- said on the sidelines of a session sharply reduced the number of The member states grouped in Coast Guard force. pillar of European unity.

Bosnian Serbs step French authorities begin back from row over demolition of the ‘Jungle’ national AFP holiday Calais

Reuters orkers escorted by Banja Luka scores of French po- Wlice offi cers moved into the “Jungle” in Calais yes- osnian Serb lawmakers terday, demolishing shacks and voted yesterday to make a tents emptied of migrants who Bnational holiday a purely were being bussed to shelters secular event in a bid to heed a around France. court ruling that it was an act of The demolition work began religious discrimination against on the second day of a massive the region’s non-Serb inhabit- operation to clear the squalid ants. settlement in northern France, The January 9 holiday, also where an estimated 8,000 mi- known as Statehood Day, marks grants, mostly Afghans, Suda- the date in 1992 when Bosnian nese and Eritreans, have been Serbs declared independence living. from Bosnia, triggering a three- “The start of the clean-up year war in which 100,000 died. operations sends a sign that La It also coincides with a Ser- Lande camp is really over,” said bian Orthodox Christian festi- Fabienne Buccio, head of securi- val. ty in the region, using the offi cial It was this religious compo- name for the camp known as the nent that led the Constitutional “Jungle”. Court in Bosnia’s capital Sara- The fi nality of the operation jevo to declare the holiday il- was driven home by the demo- A migrant walks past a burning makeshift shelter set ablaze yesterday in protest against the legal as it discriminated against lition operation, as mattresses, dismantlement of the ‘Jungle’ camp for migrants in Calais. the autonomous Serb Republic’s blankets, clothes, pots and suit- Catholic Croat and Muslim Bos- cases left behind by the migrants interviewed by French and Brit- She did not specify numbers. Calais Mayor Natacha Bou- niak communities. were piled on top of the wood ish offi cials who will decide their Located on wasteland next chart said seeing people queue “Based on the confi rmed will and plastic sheeting used in fate. to the port of Calais, the 4sq to leave the camp was “a great of Republika Srpska citizens, their shacks. The Doctors Without Borders km Jungle has become a sym- relief”. January 9 has been defi ned as the Wearing hard hats and orange (MSF) charity accused offi cials bol of Europe’s failure to resolve But many locals fear more Day of the Republic ... (which) overalls the workers used elec- picking those who will be ac- its worst migration crisis since camps will sprout up in the area will be marked and celebrated tric saws to take down wooden cepted into Britain of excluding a World War II. once the Jungle is razed. as a secular holiday,” read the shelters and earth-moving number of children by selecting More than 1mn people fl eeing Around France, the resettle- text of the amended legislation equipment to clear debris from on the basis of appearance. war and poverty in the Middle ment of asylum-seekers has met passed by a vote of 57-2. the site that has for years been a Cazeneuve said all unaccom- East, Asia and Africa poured into with a mix of hostility and soli- The brinkmanship over the launchpad for attempts to reach Workers begin the demolition of the ‘Jungle’ camp under the panied minors “with proven Europe last year, sowing divi- darity. holiday is widely seen as part of Britain. watchful eye of the police. family links in Britain” would sions across the 28-nation bloc Villagers in the wine-making an attempt by Milorad Dodik, Riot police carrying shields eventually be transferred and and fuelling the rise of far-right hamlet of Chardonnay gave two the Serb Republic’s nationalist sealed off the area. Others, including a number becoming a ghost town. that London had also committed parties. dozen Sudanese youths a chilly president, to test the limits of his Beforehand, aid workers and of Afghans, are waiting until to- “It makes me sad to see the to reviewing other cases where Calais has long exerted a pull reception on Monday while freedom of manoeuvre against offi cials had gone tent-to-tent day, billed as the last day for bus camp in this state,” said Marie it was “in the child’s interest” to on migrants who try to board Paris and Nantes saw small pro- post-war Bosnia’s fragile central to ensure the area had been va- transfers. Paule, a charity worker who settle across the Channel. lorries or jump onto trains head- migrant rallies. authorities. cated. Ali Othman, a Sudanese started volunteering at the Jun- Britain has taken in nearly 200 ing across the Channel to Eng- Back in the Juno togle, Arbat, Bosnian Serbs voted over- Since Monday, around 2,700 18-year-old, vowed he would gle last year. “I have a heavy teenagers over the past week. land, where they believe their a 25-year-old Sudanese mi- whelmingly for the national people have been transferred not leave voluntarily. heart ... but it’s the best solution Hundreds more are waiting job and integration prospects to grant, said that he was ready to holiday in a referendum held last to shelters around France while “They can detain me, jail me, for them.” for a decision. be better than in France. move on. month in defi ance of the court around 600 unaccompanied mi- throw me out on the street. I still The migrants face a choice British Interior Minister Am- Over the past year, police have “I know my future is no longer ban. nors have been moved to a con- want to go to Britain,” he said, between requesting asylum in ber Rudd pledged to bring eligi- battled near-nightly attempts here,” he said in good French, Critics saw the referendum as tainer park in the Jungle where smoking a cigarette outside his France or being possibly de- ble children from France to Brit- by migrants to climb onto trucks adding that he wants to marry a a dry run for a subsequent vote families had been staying, Inte- tent. ported. ain “as quickly and as safely as bound for Calais port – a peril- Frenchwoman. on full independence for Bos- rior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve The shantytown, one of Eu- Earlier yesterday, hundreds possible” in the coming days and ous pursuit that has cost dozens “They tell me they are all nia’s autonomous Serb entity. said. rope’s biggest slums, was rapidly of anxious minors queued to be weeks. of migrants their lives. beautiful. Is it true?” he joked. Bosniak deputies walked out of the Serb Republic parliament ahead of the vote on establishing a secular holiday, saying that the day reminded them of Serb war crimes against their kin. German raids target Jean-Marie Le Pen The day before, the same parliament had decorated three Serbs who were convicted of Chechen suspects crimes against humanity during loses immunity Bosnia’s war by an international tribunal in The Hague. AFP They targeted locations in “A new law is a compromise Erfurt, Germany the eastern states of Thuringia AFP who is Jewish – and used a pun between the referendum and and Saxony, Hamburg in the Strasbourg suggesting Nazi gas chambers. the constitutional court ruling, north, North Rhine-West- The European Parliament’s but Bosnia resembles a broken erman police have raid- phalia in the west and Bavaria legal aff airs committee said ear- Jean-Marie Le Pen: has had multiple convictions for inciting racial porcelain vase which all the time ed apartments across in the south. U lawmakers have lifted lier that the 88-year-old’s re- hatred and denying crimes against humanity. someone tries to put together,” Gfi ve states in a probe Potential evidence including the parliamentary immu- marks were not in line with his said Serb deputy Perica Bundalo, against 14 Chechen asylum- laptops, telecommunications Enity of former French far- work as an MEP. criticised her father in public. in the eastern French city of alluding to the Serb national- seekers over suspected fi nanc- equipment, hard-disks and right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, The committee also stressed The senior Le Pen has had Strasbourg, said Schulz’s re- ist stance that Bosnia is a bogus ing of terrorist groups and links bank statements were seized, a move sought by French pros- parliamentary immunity “does multiple convictions for incit- quest is linked to an investiga- state. to the Islamic State (IS) organi- said Poppenhaeger, adding ecutors who want to try him for not allow for slandering, libel- ing racial hatred and denying tion opened after Marine Le Pen Bosnia’s other autonomous sation. that investigators were seeking allegedly inciting race hate. ling, inciting hatred or pro- crimes against humanity. tweeted graphic images in De- entity established under the The raids were part of a to establish “if there is direct MEPs endorsed the decision nouncing statements attacking On Monday, the president cember of Islamic State atroci- 1995 Dayton peace accords is the running investigation which or indirect fi nancing of the IS by a show of hands after review- a person’s honour”. of the European Parliament, ties, including the beheading of Bosniak-Croat Federation. began last year into a 28-year- group”. ing a 2014 clip the former Na- The 2014 video was also con- Martin Schulz, said that he had US reporter James Foley. Bosnian state prosecutors in old Russian of Chechen origin Police said there was “no tional Front (FN) leader posted demned by Le Pen’s daughter received a request to also end She said that she was re- Sarajevo have launched an in- who is suspected of “preparing concrete danger of an attack”. on the party website. Marine, who took over the FN’s Marine Le Pen’s immunity, and sponding to a journalist whom vestigation into the illegal Serb an act of violence against the Germany has so far been In it, Le Pen vowed to put his leadership in 2011, as a “politi- this had been handed to the legal she had accused of having com- referendum and summoned state”. spared large-scale Islamist critics in their place – includ- cal error”. aff airs committee. pared her party to the Islamic Dodik for questioning. The suspect was believed militant attacks. ing French singer Patrick Bruel, It was the fi rst time she had A source at the parliament, State group. He has yet to appear. to have been planning to join But Europe’s biggest eco- IS militants in their battle in nomic power has been shaken Syria. by two assaults claimed by the Police said no arrests were IS and carried out by asylum- made yesterday but that 10 seekers – an axe rampage on a other men and three women train in Wuerzburg that injured Italy arrests seven linked to global paedophile network were now under suspicion over fi ve, and a suicide bombing in their role in “terror fi nancing”. Ansbach in which 15 people Several of them were still be- were hurt. DPA investigation dubbed “Deep con- children aged four to eight. The crime is punishable with The website had 45,000 active ing interrogated, said Holger Police said this month that Rome nection”, Italian police reported They are the fi rst to be charged up to eight years’ imprisonment. members from all over the world, Poppenhaeger, the interior they had foiled an alleged plot yesterday. in Italy with international crimi- The men who were arrested they added. minister of the state of Thur- by a Syrian refugee to bomb All the suspects were de- nal conspiracy to commit sex belonged to the notorious pae- The United States’ Federal Bu- ingia. one of Berlin’s airports. even paedophiles linked scribed as Italian men, except for abuse off ences, introduced in dophile website led by Australian reau of Investigation (FBI) and Some 400 offi cers were de- The cases have fuelled anxi- to a global online network a US soldier, and all in their 40s 2012 to ratify an international childcare worker Shannon Mc- police from the Australian state ployed in yesterday’s raids of ety over Germany’s record in- Sthat counted tens of thou- or 50s, save for a 28-year-old. convention against child exploi- Coole, who was arrested in 2014 of Queensland helped the Italian 12 apartments and a shelter for fl ux of nearly 900,000 asylum- sands of affi liates have been ar- One, a shopkeeper in his 50s, tation and abuse, the Polizia di and sentenced to 35 years’ im- investigation, the Polizia di Stato asylum seekers. seekers in 2015. rested at the end of a three-year was said to have abused three Stato said. prisonment a year later. said. Gulf Times Wednesday, October 26, 2016 23 EUROPE Whaling nations sink bid for South Atlantic sanctuary

AFP Iceland, with backing from a tries which depend on whale- Backers say about 71% of an ics say is a cover for commercial today, in the Indian Ocean and day, Brazil’s IWC commissioner Portoroz, Slovenia number of African, Asian and is- watching tourist dollars, has estimated 3mn whales killed whaling, expressed vehement the Southern Ocean – where the Hermano Ribeiro told AFP that a land states. been shot down at every IWC around the world between 1900 opposition. Japanese conduct some of their sanctuary would provide “some “With all the problems cur- meeting since it was fi rst intro- and 1999 were taken in southern Tokyo argues that stocks of hunts. kind of security”. haling nations de- rently facing whale populations duced in 2001. hemisphere waters. some species have recovered suf- An outstanding issue on the “There is a whale killing and feated a renewed bid that have previously been dev- “It’s a disappointment that The most targeted species fi ciently to make them fair game agenda of the fi ve-day IWC catching in the (Southern Ocean), Wyesterday by southern astated by commercial whaling, the proposal for a South Atlantic were fi n, sperm, blue, humpback, for hunters, and that simply de- meeting, running in the Adriatic who may tell us that if a particu- hemisphere states to create an it is clear they need a protected whale sanctuary has again been sei and minke whales, they say claring all whales off -limits did resort town of Portoroz until Fri- lar species begins to be depleted Atlantic sanctuary for the marine zone where they will be able not defeated by those nations with a – and many populations are still not address environmental im- day, is a proposal by New Zealand the whale-catchers for science mammals hunted to near extinc- just to survive, but to rebuild and vested interest in killing whales recovering under a 30-year old peratives. and Australia for scientifi c whal- will not come to the South At- tion in the 20th century. thrive,” said Greenpeace whale for profi t,” Humane Society In- moratorium on all but aboriginal “Sustainable use of marine liv- ing, such as Japan says it con- lantic? A proposal by Argentina, Bra- expert John Frizell. ternational vice-president Kitty whale hunting. ing resources, including whales ducts, to be much more closely “We want to avoid that,” he zil, Gabon, South Africa and “What is the most disappoint- Block said. “The whales have lost According to the proposal, a ... is perfectly consistent with scrutinised. said. Uruguay, which needed a 75% ing is that all these eff orts are out and so too have local commu- sanctuary would “promote the environmental protection,” Ja- Country representatives are Whale-watching is an esti- majority, mustered only 38 votes ultimately being undermined by nities who stand to gain so much biodiversity, conservation and pan’s IWC commissioner told trying to fi ne-tune the wording mated $2bn (€1.8bn) a year in- in favour with 24 against at an IWC member countries (which) from booming ecotourism such non-lethal utilisation of whale delegates on Monday. of a consensus document to this dustry employing some 13,000 International Whaling Commis- are thousands of miles away, not as responsible whale watching.” resources in the South Atlantic “This proposal is against the eff ect – failing which the pro- people around the world. sion (IWC) meeting, an outcome even in the southern hemisphere The scheme is to create a whale Ocean”. principle of sustainable utilisa- posal will be put to a vote, pos- There are an estimated 51 lamented by conservationists. and some even on the other side sanctuary of 20mn sq km (8mn However Japan, under fi re for tion of marine living resources,” sibly today. species of cetaceans – whales, Its main detractors were whal- of the world.” sq miles) in the South Atlantic its annual whale hunts in the he said of the sanctuary. While there are no reports of dolphins and porpoises – in the ing nations Japan, Norway and The proposal, backed by coun- ocean. name of science, which crit- Two other sanctuaries exist hunting in the South Atlantic to- South Atlantic.

Minister urges US to extradite Rajoy tasked coup suspect

AFP Ankara with forming

urkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag yesterday Turged Washington to ex- tradite the alleged July coup mastermind Fethullah Gulen to avoid damaging bilateral ties, government Rajoy: I am aware of the difficulties that a minority government entails. comparing him to slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. AFP week, capping a rollercoaster “I am aware of the diffi culties The Socialists, who do not and fostering inequality in Spain parliament where no grouping Turkey wants the US-based Madrid 10 months that saw the coun- that a minority government en- support the acting prime min- through austerity. had enough lawmakers to gov- preacher to be sent home to face try go through two inconclusive tails,” he said. ister but say they want to see an Rajoy, in retaliation, says that ern alone, even if Rajoy’s PP re- charges of “ordering the July elections which Rajoy’s Popular First and foremost on his list end to Spain’s political blockage, he implemented anti-corrup- mained the biggest single party. 15 failed coup” during which a pain’s king has tasked Party (PP) won both times, but will be to get the 2017 budget have decided to vote against him tion measures and points to Party leaders subsequently rogue military faction tried to Mariano Rajoy with form- without enough seats to rule approved, under EU scrutiny as in this vote. Spain’s return to growth and failed to reach any kind of viable oust President Recep Tayyip Er- Sing a new government, alone. Spain seeks to reduce its defi cit. But they will then abstain in a drop in unemployment – which coalition deal, prompting the dogan from power. taking the acting conservative Now that the 61-year-old is Acting Economy Minister second and fi nal vote, expected at 20% is still the second highest repeat elections in June which “If (Gulen) is not extradited or prime minister a step closer to almost certain to take power Luis de Guindos has said at least on Saturday. in the eurozone. resulted in a similar result. the process is dragged out, this will power again after a 10-month again, all eyes are turning to his €5bn ($5.4bn) in budget cuts The decision to help a con- The return to government will Until the Socialists decided have a negative impact on relations political deadlock. future government. will be needed – a measure that servative government get to cap an unstable period that saw to allow Rajoy to rule, Spain had between America and Turkey. “I accepted the task,” Rajoy With just 137 of the 350 seats is unlikely to gain the approval power has caused huge divi- Spain go from jubilant hope, been faced with the prospect of “What we want now is for re- told reporters, saying that he in parliament, he will be faced of opposition parties who blast sions among the Socialists – so after December 2015 elections an unprecedented third election lations not to come to a negative would now submit himself to with unprecedented opposition the austerity imposed during much so that party chief Pedro ended the traditional two-party in less than a year. point because of a terrorist. That a parliamentary vote of confi - and all other parties have prom- Spain’s devastating economic Sanchez, a fi erce opponent of system, to disillusion following Rajoy said yesterday that he is our wish,” Bozdag told report- dence which he is almost certain ised to be tough on him. crisis. Rajoy, was forced out earlier this repeat polls in June. would try and ensure that his ers at Ankara airport, quoted by to win after the Socialists opted Rajoy himself acknowledged In line with protocol, a fi rst month after a rebellion within Back in December, millions of term lasted four years, despite the offi cial Anadolu news agency. to abstain – giving him enough how hard his new mandate confi dence vote will be held to- party ranks. voters had cast their ballot for the fi erce opposition in parlia- Gulen denies the accusations. traction to get through. would be compared to when he morrow, parliamentary speaker The Socialists accuse Rajoy of new arrivals far-left Podemos ment. Bozdag added that “every- This means Spain should fi - took power in 2011 with an abso- Ana Pastor announced soon af- turning a blind eye to corrup- and centrists Ciudadanos. But analysts have speculated thing bin Laden represents to the nally get a government next lute majority. ter Rajoy’s press conference. tion scandals aff ecting his party, This resulted in a fragmented he may call early elections. United States, Fethullah Gulen represents for the Turkish state.” He was speaking ahead of fl y- ing to the US where he will meet with Attorney General Loretta Lynch to discuss Gulen and the Juppe widens lead over Sarkozy: poll aftermath of the attempted putsch. For Gulen’s extradition, the US insists legal provisions Reuters loses three points to 30%, the ularity and the divisions amid must be met. Paris poll carried out by Ipsos pollsters left-wing candidates. During a visit to Turkey in and the Cevipof research insti- The winner’s presumed op- August, US Vice President Joe tute showed. ponent in the second round run- Biden said that Washington had ormer prime minister Alain None of the fi ve other, lesser off would most likely not be a no wish to protect anyone harm- Juppe has widened his lead known candidates would attract Socialist but far-right National ing an ally, while adding that “we Fover rival Nicolas Sarkozy much votes, meaning Sarkozy Front leader Marine Le Pen, who need to meet the legal standard to win the centre-right’s nomi- and Juppe are all but certain to – despite her growing popular- requirement under our law”. nation for France’s 2017 presi- face each other in the two-person ity – is seen as unable to muster But Bozdag said that Turkey dential elections, an opinion poll run-off on November 27. a majority nationwide. had sent all the necessary paper- showed yesterday. The poll forecasts that Juppe, Anyone willing to pay €2 and work for Gulen to be extradited. Sarkozy, who was president who was prime minister from sign a declaration that they share “For us, the fi le for the terrorist from 2007 to 2012, initially nar- 1995 to 1997 and held the posts the values of the centre-right can Fethullah Gulen to be extradited rowed the gap with Juppe when of foreign minister and defence take part in the primaries, which to Turkey is more than what was he launched his campaign in Au- minister after that, will win that are not restricted to members of Juppe required.” gust on a law-and-order plat- run-off easily with 60% of the Sarkozy and Juppe’s conservative Tensions increased in the form. But his hardline strategy votes, up four points from last Republicans party. Juppe amid Republicans voters, he is quoted as calling judges weeks after the coup between seems to be backfi ring as the pri- month’s survey. The poll shows that Juppe will with 51% versus 49% for Juppe. “cowards”. the two Nato allies as Ankara maries vote nears. The winner of the primaries benefi t from strong support from The same survey showed only The poll was conducted on Oc- warned relations would be dam- Juppe is seen winning 41% of has a good chance of prevailing in centrist and even left-wing vot- 4% of voters are satisfi ed with tober 14-19 among 17,047 voters. aged if Gulen was not returned the votes in the fi rst round on the presidential election in May, ers who will take part, with over Hollande, whose popularity has The part on the primaries only while anti-American sentiment November 20, up four points considering Socialist President 90% backing him. been further hit by the publica- takes into account the 1,217 peo- in the country would heighten. Sarkozy from last month, while Sarkozy Francois Hollande’s deep unpop- Sarkozy is slightly ahead of tion of a damaging book in which ple certain to go vote.

Cremating the dead is OK, but scattering of ashes is not, says the Vatican ‘Horror clown’ attacks in Austria leave several injured

Catholics must not scatter the ashes of the near future cremation will be considered as was chosen for reasons contrary to Christian The worldwide, so-called creepy clown trend has Another 16-year-old female twisted her ankle on dead or keep them at home, the Vatican standard practice in many countries,” said doctrine”, but the ashes “must be laid to rest spread to Austria where several people have been Monday evening when she ran away from a man reiterated in guidelines issued yesterday, German Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, head in a sacred place” like a cemetery, a church or injured in attacks by masked assailants in the lead-up wearing a clown mask in a parking lot and fell down which confirmed that while cremations of the Vatican’s doctrine watchdog, the an authorised place of worship. to Halloween. some stairs in central Styria state. are not banned, traditional burials remain Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The Vatican department also recalled Three men disguised as “horror clowns” assaulted a Authorities said they were still searching for leads preferable. In the United States, the cremation rate that “the conservation of the ashes of the 19-year-old male with a baseball bat at the weekend in regarding the suspect. The move comes as cremations become jumped from 26.2% in 2000 to 48.6% last departed in a domestic residence is not the western state of Tirol, local police said yesterday. People have been reporting numerous other sightings increasingly common in many majority year, according the Cremation Association of permitted”, except in “grave and exceptional The suspects fled the scene. across Austria on special Facebook pages dedicated to Christian nations, representing a cheaper, North America. cases dependent on cultural conditions of In another incident, a 16-year-old jogger was seriously creepy clown spotting. and arguably more environmentally friendly In Germany, it stood at 55% in 2014, a localised nature” recognised by the local injured on Sunday when she fell down a steep hill after Police have issued several warnings in recent days alternative to burials. according to global data from the Cremation clergy. being scared by a creepy clown who had jumped in her against wearing a clown mask. The Catholic Church first legalised cremation Society of Great Britain. Cremation used to be banned by the Vatican path in the Carinthian city of Villach. “If you scare someone, you could be already in 1963. Quoting from canon law, the congregation as it was seen as a pagan practice that The teenager was hospitalised while the suspect committing an off ence,” Carinthian police spokesman “It can be reasonably presumed that in the said cremation is not prohibited “unless it negated the key belief in resurrection. manage to escape, police said. Michael Masaniger said last week.

French presidential hopeful has Marie Antoinette moment

AFP “I have no idea but ... I think had no bread to eat, the country’s ahead of next year’s election. Above a picture of a large Paris it must be around 10 or 15 cen- last queen, Marie Antoinette, The Twittersphere was quick swimming pool, Mallis tweeted: times,” Cope said when asked unaware of a raging famine, was to jump on the gaff e with a mock- “A pool like this costs 20 or 30 by a viewer of French TV chan- said to have uttered the immortal ing hashtag. euros, tops! #painauchocolat.” rench presidential hopeful nel Europe 1 if he knew the price words, “let them eat cake”. “Hey @jf_cope could Like many on Twitter, Cedric Jean-Francois Cope had a of the chocolate-fi lled pastry, “I admit I don’t buy them you buy tea for my four kids Abdilla, made reference to the FMarie Antoinette moment which sell for around 10 times his very often because ... you have please? A baguette and some last queen of France’s famous on Monday, when he said he had estimate. to be a little careful because of sweet buns would be nice suggestion. “no idea” of the cost of pain au Cope’s comments recall a piece the calories,” said Cope, one of too.#painauchocolat,” tweeted “Row over the cost of pain au chocolat, a French pastry favour- of 18th century French legend: seven candidates who are vying Yves Bienvenu, together with a chocolat.@jf_cope is right, Why Cope: no idea ite. when informed that the peasants for the conservative nomination photo of a euro coin. eat them. Let people eat cake.” Gulf Times 24 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 INDIA

ACCIDENT FESTIVAL TOURISM WEATHER FLOODS Four killed, 36 hurt as Twitter to launch Delhi to develop Cyclone will have 9 more skeletons bus falls off bridge Diwali emoji Yamuna riverfront no impact: Odisha found in Kedarnath

Four people were killed and 36 injured Social media platform Twitter yesterday The Delhi government said yesterday it will The Odisha government said yesterday that A search team on the Kedarnath trekking when a bus fell off a bridge in Odisha’s announced that it will launch #HappyDiwali develop 5km of riverfront along the Yamuna Cyclone Kyant, formed over the Bay of Bengal, will route in Uttarakhand discovered 19 more Angul district, police said yesterday. The emoji based on public opinion via a Twitter at a cost of Rs2bn. Tourism Minister Kapil not touch Odisha though it is expected to bring human skeletons yesterday, an off icial said. bus hit a motorcycle near Tukuda, about poll. Users can participate in the poll that Mishra said this would happen upstream of heavy rains in coastal areas. “The cyclone which This takes the number of skeletons found in 20km from Angul, on National Highway-55 has been tweeted out from @TwitterIndia Wazirabad in north Delhi. He said the project was heading towards Myanmar has re-curved and the past 10 days to 52. The team of the State before it fell 15ft off the bridge, the police and customise the Diwali emoji by would be completed in three phases. “No is moving towards south-west. It is not touching Disaster Relief Force (SDRF) consigned the said. The motorcyclist was among the dead. voting for the colour they prefer. “We are concrete material or any technology that can Odisha. It is likely to touch Andhra Pradesh. But, mortal remains to flames on the banks of The injured were admitted to the district crowdsourcing an emoji for #HappyDiwali damage ecology of the area will be used for rains will occur in coastal belt of the state as an Soneprayag river. Before cremation, the DNA headquarters hospital, and 18 of them were in order to bring people closer and the riverfront development. Only bamboo impact of the passing cyclone,” Special Relief samples were taken. The search operations later shifted to the SCB Medical College and celebrate together the triumph of good and wooden structures will be installed,” he Commissioner (SRC) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra were ordered by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Hospital in Cuttack. “We have reports about over evil,” Keya Madhvani, head of Lifestyle said. Mishra said under the first phase, boating said. He said 14 district collectors have been Harish Rawat after some skeletons were four deaths and injuries to 36 others. Three and Culture Partnerships, Twitter India, and canoeing facilities would be provided advised to be alert and ensure that harvested found on the trekking route of Kedarnath. persons died on the spot, whereas one died said in a statement. The voting period will to people and approach paths would be crops are well stored to minimise the loss. The These remains are believed to be of those on way to a hospital,” said Angul District last for 48 hours from yesterday and the developed. “The first phase will be completed government has cancelled the leave of off icials in who perished in the flash floods of 2013 Collector Anil Kumar Samal. The bus was on emoji will be live and available to use from by June next year. The complete project will the wake of the cyclone and asked them to remain where thousands were killed and many went its way to Athmallik from Angul. October 28. take around one-and-a-half years,” he added. alert, Mohapatra added. missing.

Protest against Chinese goods Top BJP leader Sinha meets Geelani over Kashmir crisis Talks with hardline separatist pendent initiative and that they leader cordial, says the former were “not here as a part of any minister delegation.” The fresh bid to break ice be- Agencies tween the separatist groups and Srinagar the government comes after 108 days of unrest and shutdown that have disrupted life in the Kashmir fi ve-member delegation Valley since the July 8 killing of Demonstrators burn Chinese goods during a rally organised by activists of the Hindu hardline group Bajrang Dal, as they demand a led by senior Bharatiya Ja- Hizbul Mujahideen commander boycott of Chinese products, in Kolkata yesterday. Anata Party leader Yashwant Burhan Wani. Sinha yesterday met hardline At least 92 people were killed Kashmir separatist leader Syed Ali and over 12,000 injured in clashes Shah Geelani at his residence here between protesters and security in a fresh bid at breaking a logjam forces. after more than three months of Police have arrested over 7,000 deadly unrest in the state. Sinha talks to reporters after suspected ring leaders of stone The team, which includes meeting Geelani in Srinagar throwers. Some have been let off . former bureaucrat Wajahat Ha- yesterday. Sinha and his team are also ex- PM making triple talaq a poll bibullah, who has served in Jam- pected to meet civil society and mu and Kashmir, former Indian Sinha and his team members trade groups including the Kash- Air Force Vice Marshal Kapil Kak, are also expected to meet other mir Economic Alliance (KEA) and journalist Bharat Bhushan and separatist leaders, including the Kashmir Centre for Social and issue for polarisation: Owaisi activist Sushobha Barve straight moderate Hurriyat head Mirwaiz Developmental Studies (KCSDS). away drove to Geelani’s residence Umar Farooq and Jammu and They will call on Chief Minister in Hyderpora from the airport. Kashmir Liberation Front leader Mehbooba Mufti and Governor N IANS BJP, instead of focusing on con- not to malign Muslims, the the All India Muslim Personal The meeting lasted more than Yaseen Malik. N Vohra. Hyderabad structive issues. AIMIM leader wondered why Law Board to the Uttar Pradesh an hour. Sinha said the talks hap- And after two months of de- In New Delhi, the BJP distanced “As the matter of triple talaq the prime minister was silent government for distribution of pened in a cordial atmosphere. tention at a guest house-turned- itself from the meeting, saying the is pending before the Supreme on the fact that compared with agricultural land among daugh- Interestingly, Geelani, who jail in Srinagar, Farooq is now party had nothing to do with it. ll India Majlis-e-It- Court, it would have been in the Muslims, other religious com- ters in Muslim families. heads the hardline faction of under house arrest at his upscale “It is not a BJP delegation. The tehadul Muslimeen fi tness of things that the prime munities had a high rate of di- “If you are so worried about separatist Hurriyat Conference, Nigeen residence. Malik has also BJP has nothing to do with this,” A(AIMIM president minister had not spoken on vorce and separation. Muslim women, why don’t you agreed to meet and talk to the been moved from jail to a Srina- the party’s national secretary Asaduddin Owaisi yesterday ac- it. However, the development “The prime minister has con- give reservation to the Muslims Sinha-led delegation. The del- gar hospital after his health dete- Shrikant Sharma said. cused Prime Minister Narendra clearly shows that the BJP and veniently forgotten the 2011 throughout India?” Owaisi said. egation members were seen en- riorated. Reports that it was a BJP del- Modi of making triple talaq and Modi are short of constructive Census that shows that over 1 “The country would also like tering the highly fortifi ed house Sinha said he and other “people egation were absolutely wrong, Ram temple the core issues of ideas.” crore non-Muslim girls aged 10 to know why he doesn’t talk of where Geelani has been kept of goodwill” will try to “meet all” Sharma said, adding Sinha too has the Bharatiya Janata Party cam- The Lok Sabha member from or slightly above were married,” justice to (post-Godhra riots under detention for over three during their visit. said that he took up the initiative paign to polarise voters ahead Hyderabad said he wanted to said Owaisi. victim Congress MP Ehsan Ja- months. “We came here for humanity. in his personal capacity. of assembly elections in Uttar know why the prime minister The AIMIM leader said he was fri’s widow) Zakia Jafri.” The octogenarian separatist Our motto is to share the griev- zSeven women were injured Pradesh and four other states. was not making election issues ready to show fi gures that the The MP claimed the counter- had on September 4 shut the door ances and pain (of Kashmiri peo- yesterday in heavy shelling of A day after Modi spoke on the of governance, corruption and rate of divorce and separation affi davit fi led by the Modi gov- on Communist Party of India ple). I hope the state of unrest will Border Security Force (BSF) and triple talaq issue, Owaisi told internal fi ghting in the (Mu- among Muslims is low com- ernment in the Supreme Court (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury be resolved soon,” Sinha said. civilian targets along the interna- reporters here that the prime layam Singh) Yadav family in pared with other communities. on the issue of triple talaq was a and other non-BJP MPs who were Talking to reporters, the former tional border in R S Pura Sector of minister was is talking of polar- Uttar Pradesh. He said Modi should have also joke and a bundle of contradic- part of an all-party delegation on external aff air and finance min- Jammu district by Pakistan Rang- ising issues to get votes for the Advising Modi and his party spoken about a letter written by tions. a visit to Kashmir. ister hinted that it was an inde- ers, police said. BJP sits pretty in Uttar Pradesh as rivals stumble he Congress Party in Ut- elder brother, Vijay Bahuguna, is these are better educated and are ride by people close to his father, meaning there was no guarantee tar Pradesh is as good as already a senior member of the not that easy to placate. All in all Mulayam Singh, and that in the that Akhilesh would keep his job. Tburied, the Bahujan Samaj party and one-time chief minister the BSP is not in the best of health changed circumstances the focus A series of farcical sackings Party (BSP) is fi ghting a losing of Uttarakhand. Delhi Diary to catapult Mayawati to the chief of the party should be on develop- from the cabinet – Shivpal Yadav battle against demons within and Joshi, who was said to be un- minister’s chair once again. ment rather than doles and free- included 0- and counter-sackings the Samajwadi Party (SP) is star- happy about the selection of By A K B Krishnan But the most unexpected de- bies to the underprivileged. from the party have left Mulayam ing at the biggest crisis in its exist- “outsider” Sheila Dixit as the velopment in UP politics is the This naturally went against the Singh Yadav none the stronger. ence till date. The fourth member chief ministerial candidate, in Gulf Times Correspondent internal squabbles of the SP. It interests of veterans of the party The party in its present form is of the equation – the Bharatiya interviews after her departure has been said that ever since the who had battened themselves on as good as fi nished. There is lit- Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Min- was unsparing in her criticism of last assembly elections in 2012, the massive state-sponsored pov- tle scope of rapprochement and ister Narendra Modi – could never party vice-president Rahul Gan- The lynching of Mohamed BSP fi nds that it can no longer UP is ruled by four-and-a-half erty alleviation programmes even even if things were to normalise have asked for a more conducive dhi, something that a majority of Akhlaq for alleged possession of take the Dalit vote for granted. chief ministers – the half being as it brought the youth of the state between father and son, there are climate in the run-up to the most senior Congressmen would love beef and the subsequent appease- This is the information age and the constitutionally appointed closer to Akhilesh. several others who would never crucial state assembly elections in to share but are afraid to air. ment of Hindu hordes by the SP even if you are absolutely illiter- Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Add to this an element of fam- want to see eye to eye. the country. It is still early days for the elec- government only helped Muslims ate, as a good portion of Dalits is, and the other four “full” chief ily intrigue and you have the What happens next is a matter Rita Bahuguna Joshi is no In- tions, which are not due for an- understand SP chief Mulayam information about Mayawati’s ministers being Mulayam Singh recipe for the party’s disaster. of pure conjecture. Akhilesh can dira Gandhi, not even a Mayawati. other fi ve months or so, and there Singh Yadav’s motives. Naturally, alleged corruption and her mul- Yadav, his brother Shivpal Singh Mulayam Singh’s second wife well walk out and form his own But for fi ve years since 2007 she are bound to be more desertions a sizeable number of them began ti-million dollar birthday bashes Yadav, cousin Ram Gopal Yadav Sadhna is keen to bring up her outfi t, but with elections so close was president of the state unit of from the Congress and most, if to gravitate towards the BSP. gets to you regardless. And here and Rampur strongman Azam son, Prateek, and daughter-in- there is no predicting as to how the Congress Party. That should not all, are likely to be towards the Mayawati’s party was born you are toiling for those two frugal Khan. law Aparna, into political lime- such a move will refl ect on the count for something. (At one time BJP. There is no punditry required out of a reaction to decades, even meals a day. Akhilesh is young and, there- light but with Akhilesh, who was voter. With a huge war chest at his her husband P C Joshi was known in predicting that the Congress centuries, of upper caste Hindu The resignation of party gener- fore, considered immature to hold born to Mulayam’s fi rst wife, disposal, Mulayam Singh is still as “Congressi Jija” or Congress Party does not stand a chance in domination and subjugation of al secretary Swami Prasad Maurya the top post. But since he is the the now-deceased Malti Devi, a force to reckon with. But if his brother-in-law.) And she was a Uttar Pradesh. As it is the party lower caste Hindus, or Dalits as in June charging Mayawati with son of the party boss and noth- getting more and more traction own son were to go against him, it vocal supporter of the Gandhi had said it would be happy if it got they are known in these parts. The trying to sell party tickets to the ing and nobody goes against Mu- within the state and the party’s could be an uphill task for the vet- family, as are all other Congress 50 seats. As things stand today, Dalits had been the strong suit of highest bidder for the assembly layam Singh’s wishes, Akhilesh youth wing, this was going to be eran of many a battle. people by default. it will be a surprise if it makes a the BSP since its birth. The ‘vote- polls was a body blow to the BSP was anointed chief minister. an uphill task. Thus the one party that fi nds And just when the party is get- double-digit tally. bank’ politics in UP had clearly supremo. The Maurya-Khushwa- For the better part of four years Sadhna reportedly has the itself sitting pretty is the BJP. The ting ready to go full throttle for the Just a few months ago the BSP, demarcated lines. The Muslims ha community is one of the largest Akhilesh had to play ball with the blessings of party general secre- ‘surgical strike’ across the Line of upcoming elections, Joshi jumps led by Mayawati, was seen to be go with the SP, the Dalits with backward caste grouping in UP party bigwigs and their minions tary Amar Singh as well as Shivpal Control on the border with Pa- ship. The BJP, which has never gaining enough ground for her to the BSP, the Brahmins and other and the BSP is bound to suff er be- who had vested interests in al- Yadav and all three of them are kistan has boosted Modi’s and had any qualms about accepting make a strong comeback as chief upper caste Hindus with the BJP. cause of the exit of a senior leader. most every facet of life in India’s said to have worked on Mulayam the party’s image immeasurably anyone regardless of his/her past, minister for the fi fth time. The The Congress, of course, was left What is worse, Maurya walked most populated state. to get Akhilesh out of the way. in UP which contributes a major welcomed Joshi with open arms. politics of polarisation played by with the crumbs from all these straight into the outstretched But having been exposed to the Speculation gained further cur- chunk of soldiers to the Indian Yes, there is the Brahmin fac- the SP, by which it had kept the sections. arms of the BJP. world outside – he got his mas- rency when Mulayam Singh told Army. And now with not a shot tor in favour of Joshi and that Muslim population under con- But that equation has changed Mayawati’s attempts to edge ter’s degree in environmental en- reporters that the next chief min- being fi red, the BJP is fi nding its must have prompted the BJP, stant fear of violent attacks from dramatically over the past two closer to the Brahmins and upper gineering from the University of ister would be decided by the SP’s opponents in total disarray. Party considered a party of upper caste the right-wing Hindus, was be- years, or since the general elec- caste Hindus also have not borne Sydney – Akhilesh realised that legislature party (in the event that president Amit Shah would wish Hindus, to pull in Joshi whose ginning to unravel. tions of 2014 to be precise. The much fruit as, unlike the Dalits, the party had been taken for a long the party gets a majority, that is), for state elections tomorrow! Gulf Times Wednesday, October 26, 2016 25 INDIA

‘Herbal medicine’ kills four in TN village

A self-styled doctor and after they drank the as Muthupandi, first drank three of his patients died concoction prepared by the the herbal mix to prove its in a village in Tamil Nadu doctor at his makeshift clinic eff icacy before giving it to after drinking a poisonous in Alagappuram village five of his patients from the herbal medicine which he on Sunday. “They were village, the police off icer Party and family are claimed cured diabetes and unconscious and vomiting said. Muthupandi claimed hypertension, off icials said and were shifted to hospital to run a clinic in the nearby yesterday. Another patient where four of them died,” town of Tenkasi and was is in a critical condition at said police off icer Muthiah. visiting villages in the region united, says Mulayam a government-run hospital The doctor, named by police to treat patients.

IANS struggle in the party and the Lucknow Yadav family. Mulayam Singh was fl anked by Shivpal Yadav, ttar Pradesh’s ruling the new state unit chief of Samajwadi Party and the party, and three other Uthe Yadav family are leaders expelled from the both united, party chief Mu- government. The chief layam Singh Yadav declared minister did not attend the yesterday. But it became news conference. clear within minutes that Mulayam Singh refused infi ghting was far from over. to answer many questions Minutes after Mulayam over the deep divide but Singh made his claim, hun- had a stern message for his dreds of Chief Minister son. He said that in 2012 Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav (right) speaks at a press conference as party Akhilesh Yadav’s supporters the party won a landslide leader Shivpal Yadav looks on in Lucknow yesterday. laid siege to the party offi ce because of him but still he here, demanding that he be made Akhilesh Yadav the tant to reverse his decision. are united. All workers are ing T-shirts with Akhilesh’s given back the reins of the chief minister. The sources also said Mu- united. There are some con- image embossed on them, party’s state unit ahead of He, however, ruled out layam Singh had refused to spirators who do not have climbed on trees and de- next year’s assembly election. replacing the chief minister give in to his son’s demands any mass base. There are manded that Shivpal Yadav This was shortly after the before the next election and that Rajya Sabha member no diff erences or ill feeling be removed from the post. Samajwadi Party chief told reiterated that the party’s Ram Gopal Yadav, expelled among our leaders,” he said. They said the future of the media: “Our family is legislators would elect their from the party, be brought As soon as the press con- the party lay in the hands of united, the party is united... leader if it retained power. back and long-time aide ference ended, hundreds of the 43-year-old son of Mu- We stand united with full Asked whether Shivpal Amar Singh thrown out. Akhilesh Yadav supporters layam Singh. strength.” Yadav and the other sacked Mulayam Singh defended surrounded the party offi ce, Police outside the party It was Mulayam Singh’s leaders would return to the Amar Singh, who was ac- demanding that the chief offi ce on Vikramaditya fi rst news conference af- cabinet, Mulayam Singh cused by Akhilesh Yadav of minister be made the state Marg had a tough time con- ter Akhilesh sacked his said the decision was the causing diff erences in the party chief - a post he held trolling them as they tried uncle Shivpal Yadav and chief minister’s. family and the party. earlier. to get near the gate, where three other ministers amid Party sources said “Why drag him in all Young men, wearing red the cars of the Samajwadi months of a bitter power Akhilesh Yadav was reluc- this? My family and party caps and some even wear- Party chief were parked.

Court asks Mallya to disclose details of assets abroad

IANS the $40mn he got in February from Rohinton Nariman said Mallya must properties ... in particular, in re- New Delhi British liquor major Diageo. give particulars of his foreign assets spect of $40mn which Diageo paid The British company made the in a way he did of his assets in India. in February,” the court said. payment against acquisition of con- “We are prima facie of the view that The court’s order came as Attor- he Supreme Court yester- trolling stakes in Mallya’s United Vijay Mallya has not made proper ney General Mukul Rohatgi said the day asked beleaguered liquor Liquor Spirits. “We are not happy disclosure in terms of the order of liquor baron did not furnish details Tbaron Vijay Mallya to disclose the way the disclosure was made,” April 7, 2016. of his bank accounts, their nature, in full and within four weeks all his Justice Kurian Joseph observed. “Vijay Mallya is directed to make or particulars of his immovable overseas assets, including details of The bench of Joseph and Justice a complete disclosure of all his properties, including cars. Gulf Times 26 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 LATIN AMERICA

STANCE DATA LAW AND ORDER CORPORATE INVESTIGATION Hernandez not to back Mexico held 20,000 child Guard detained as suspect Venezuela wins debt relief Police seek graft charges brother if linked to drugs migrants in ’15: authorities in Haiti prison breakout for state oil company against ex-finance minister

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez Mexico detained more than 20,000 Authorities in Haiti have detained a prison guard Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA said it had Brazil’s federal police sought corruption charges has pledged not to support his brother if it turns unaccompanied child migrants, mostly from on suspicion he helped 173 inmates escape in a restructured 39% of its debt in a bond swap, falling against former finance minister and presidential out the army captain is involved in drug-related Central America, in 2015, authorities said. That deadly breakout, a spokesman for the National short of its goal but giving the struggling firm chief of staff Antonio Palocci and accuse him of crime as alleged. “In recent days, a report has was double the number of the year before and Police said. The guard, who worked at the Arcahaie much-needed breathing room. After extending the running a bribery scheme that funnelled money to circulated about the alleged direct or indirect and a sign of the worsening migration crisis in the prison northwest of the capital Port-au-Prince, sign-up deadline three times and sweetening the the former-ruling Workers Party’s (PT). Police said voluntary or circumstantial involvement, of my region, where many pass through heading to was placed in isolation for his alleged role in the deal for creditors, PDVSA announced a swap for in their investigation sent to federal prosecutors brother Juan Antonio Hernandez, with people, or seek refuge in the US. Mexico’s National Human Saturday breakout. Some of those who escaped are $2.8bn in bonds, extending the repayment date that Palocci conspired with construction firm purported illegal activity,” the president said. “In Rights Commission said the minors were at considered armed and dangerous, National Police from 2017 to 2020. That fell short of its goal of Odebrecht SA to pay 128mn reais ($41mn) from this country, no one is above the law,” he told a risk of kidnapping and rape by criminal gangs spokesman Gary Desrosiers said. Prisons in Haiti are restructuring half its $7.1bn bond debt. But it should 2006 to 2013 to the party, politicians and other news conference. An investigation is underway and or even by corrupt off icials. “The authorities notoriously overcrowded at 450% of capacity, the help the company stave off default as it struggles off icials in return for winning bloated contracts he is entitled to due process, the president said. are acting without considering the interests of International Center for Prison Studies said earlier to meet its short-term debt obligations amid a from state-run oil company Petrobras. Police are “The courts will have the final say,” the president the children and protecting them,” Luis Raul this year. While a majority of prisoners are awaiting plunge in global oil prices. The plan will save the also seeking corruption charges against former stressed. The US is investigating Orellana for Gonzalez, president of the commission told a trial, all those who fled Arcahaie had been found firm $928.6bn this year, according to brokerage Odebrecht chief executive Off icer Marcelo alleged corruption and ties to drugs gangs. news conference, presenting the figures. guilty and were serving sentences, Desrosiers said. firm Rendivalores. Odebrecht and political strategist Joao Santana. Venezuela opposition bickers over talks with govt

Reuters The former bus driver and un- Caracas/San Cristobal, Venezuela ion leader vows not to be pushed out by what he calls a power- hungry elite seeking a coup. eaders of Venezuela’s op- Torrealba was cautious. “Dia- position coalition publicly logue cannot mean a govern- Largued as its major fac- ment strategy to win time,” he tions turned against a surprise said after meeting a Vatican en- plan to hold talks with the un- voy in Caracas. “It’s a space to popular government of Presi- fi ght for a better country for all.” dent Nicolas Maduro. The opposition is calling for Opposition leaders were nationwide protests today as Ven- caught off guard by the an- ezuela’s third year of recession has nouncement of the talks by left many skipping meals because coalition head Jesus Torrealba, of widespread food shortages and splintering the disparate group spiraling prices. just as it was preparing for to- Capriles said the protests day’s street protest. would go ahead and would con- “No dialogue has begun in tinue until the government “re- Venezuela,” said two-time spects the constitution.” presidential candidate Henrique No offi cial agenda of the talks Peace activists make their way into downtown Bogota after starting a trek from Cali in a bid to call for a swift resolution to a stalled peace agreement with the Farc in Bogota, Capriles, adding he had found was announced, but the op- Colombia. out about the talks on television. position is bound to bring up The opposition Democratic complaints about the quashing Unity coalition’s major parties of its referendum bid to remove mostly said they would not be en- Maduro and the sidelining of gaging in the talks, which are to be the National Assembly, while mediated by the Vatican, regional the government will likely de- bloc the Union of South American tail charges its foes are guilty of Nations, and three former inter- fraud, violence and coup plans. national leaders on the Caribbean Among the mediators will be Colombia ‘torpedoing’ island of Margarita on Sunday. former Spanish Prime Minister The opposition was pushing Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, to remove Maduro in a referen- former Dominican Republic dum this year as Venezuela un- President Leonel Fernandez and dergoes a major economic crisis former Panamanian President that has food running short and Martin Torrijos. infl ation destroying incomes. During a protest on Monday, peace talks: ELN rebels But the government nixed the student leaders said 27 demon- signature drive last week, and a strators were injured in clashes AFP release all its hostages before the The ELN accused the govern- to the group in April in exchange to provide services “for human- furious opposition vowed pro- with security forces in the vola- Bogota meeting opens in the Ecuadorian ment of “torpedoing” nego- for the release of his brother, itarian purposes as a neutral and tests and a trial of the president tile border city of San Cristobal capital of Quito on Thursday, is tiations, raising doubts about Patrocinio Sanchez, a former independent intermediary”. for violating democracy. near Colombia. still holding former congress- whether the talks will get under governor who had fallen ill after President Juan Manuel San- Maduro himself was in Rome “We want freedom!” chanted istoric peace talks be- man Odin Sanchez in the remote way as planned. “J C Restrepo’s nearly three years in captivity. tos is racing to save a peace deal meeting with Pope Francis, after the several hundred protest- tween the Colombian jungle region of Choco along the statement torpedoes the joint The Sanchez family said they with the Farc after voters reject- a tour of oil-producing nations. ers, who barricaded roads with Hgovernment and ELN Panamanian border. actions that must be taken have not received confi rmation ed an initial version in a referen- “At last we are installing a burning rubble. rebels have been thrown into He is believed to be the last by (Thursday),” the insurgent of the former congressman’s re- dum on October 2. dialogue between the opposition A hotbed of anti-Maduro sen- doubt after the guerrillas were or- hostage held by the guerrillas, group wrote on Twitter. lease but advocated continuing The deal was the product of and the legitimate government,” timent, San Cristobal was the dered to release their last hostage who have freed several others The ELN is Colombia’s sec- the dialogue as scheduled. nearly four years of talks in the Maduro said, after the Pope site of the worst violence during before negotiations could start. in the weeks leading up to the ond-largest rebel group after “For me, an ultimatum is Cuban capital Havana. San- urged him to alleviate Venezue- protests two years ago that led to The government’s lead ne- talks. the Revolutionary Armed Forces always harmful,” Patrocinio tos, who won this year’s Nobel lans’ suff ering. 43 deaths around the nation. gotiator, Juan Camilo Restrepo, “If Odin Sanchez isn’t re- of Colombia (Farc) — which is Sanchez said. “What we want is Peace Prize for his eff orts, has Past conversations between Students also held scattered drew a furious response from leased safe and sound between also holding peace talks with the to have him back and this could staked his legacy on ending half the bitterly polarised opponents protests in other places, includ- the National Liberation Army now and Thursday, the condi- government. harm my brother.” a century of confl ict in Colom- have led to little progress. ing the capital, Caracas, but (ELN) after he issued an ultima- tions will not be in place to begin The ELN is estimated to be The International Committee bia, which has killed more than The opposition says Maduro is most were holding fi re for to- tum to the leftist group: Free the the public phase of the negotia- about a quarter the size of the of the Red Cross, which usually 260,000 people, left 45,000 an inept autocrat who must leave day’s rallies, dubbed “The Take- hostage or the talks are off . tions,” Restrepo said in an inter- Farc, with about 1,500 fi ghters. facilitates hostage releases, said missing and uprooted nearly offi ce before the crisis worsens. over of Venezuela.” The ELN, which has pledged to view on Caracol Radio. Sanchez handed himself over it has not yet received a request 7mn.

Standing tall UN seeks $200mn to pay Uruguay ex-president Haiti’s cholera victims Batlle dies aged 88 Reuters bunch of thieves.” He was forced to Montevideo fl y to Buenos Aires a few days later Reuters any traction” from member ity” to help cholera victims to apologise. United Nations states on providing donations. and families with material He also created controversy by I have felt a little bit disheart- support. orge Batlle, a veteran poli- saying he favoured legalising co- ened about it,” Nabarro said. Haiti was free of cholera un- tician who was the fourth caine to end the power of drug car- he United Nations hopes “I’m not in a situation where I til 2010, when UN peacekeep- Jmember of his Catalan im- tels. If that little powder was worth it can raise $200mn for feel confident about it.” ers dumped infected sewage migrant family to be president of only 10 cents, there would be no Tpayments to families of Nabarro said UN secretary- into a river. Uruguay, has died just a day be- organisations dedicated to raising more than 9,300 cholera vic- general Ban Ki-moon, who Since then, thousands have fore his 89th birthday. a billion dollars to fi nance armies tims in Haiti and to commu- steps down at the end of 2016 died of the disease that causes Battle died at Sanatorio Ameri- in Colombia,” he said in 2002. nities worst-aff ected by the after two five-year terms, is uncontrollable diarrhea and cano clinic in Montevideo follow- The name of the Batlle politi- outbreak of the disease, which due to propose the payment more than 800,000 people ing an operation to treat a blood cal dynasty abounds in the South has been blamed on Nepali UN plan to the UN have fallen ill. clot following a fall earlier this American country — on streets peacekeepers. General Assembly in the A new report by the inde- month, the clinic said. signs and squares and in its history Half could be spent on com- coming weeks as part of a new pendent UN Special Rappor- A centrist leader of the right- books. munities, with the remaining approach to dealing with chol- teur on Extreme Poverty and wing Colorado Party, he sought Previous presidents in the fam- $100mn paid to families of era in the Caribbean country. Human Rights has concluded closer ties and free trade pacts with ily were Lorenzo Batlle (1868- victims, UN special advisor The new approach would that scientific evidence “now the US during his 2000-2005 presi- 1872), Jose Batlle (1903-1907 and David Nabarro told reporters. also include raising a fur- points overwhelmingly to the dency that was also marked by one 1911-1915) and Luis Batlle (1947- This would allow for pay- ther $200mn to fund rapid responsibility of the peace- of the South American country’s 1951), Jorge Batlle’s father. ments of some $10,000 per response teams to combat keeping mission as the source worst-ever fi nancial crises. A fi ery orator with fl owing grey family. cholera outbreaks and begin of the outbreak.” In 2002, Uruguay broke off hair and a slightly disheveled, bo- Nabarro said raising the building water and sanitation Nabarro said the United diplomatic relations with Cuba hemian appearance, the tall and funds through donations systems throughout impover- Nations wanted to start con- after Cuban leader Fidel Castro slim Batlle won the presidency on would be “highly unlikely” ished Haiti. sulting with communities in called Batlle a “lackey” of the US his fourth attempt. and UN officials would discuss Nabarro said only a quar- Haiti on how a material sup- for backing American criticism of He was a free-marketeer in with member states whether ter of Haitians have toilets port programme could work, rights abuses under his commu- economic policy and cultivated a the world body could add the and half have access to clean but said “it’s very difficult for nist government. friendship with former US presi- cost to its budget, paid by 193 drinking water. The UN has us to be discussing amounts of Batlle caused a diplomatic inci- dent George H W Bush. UN member states through not legally accepted responsi- money with families if we’ve dent with neighbouring Argentina In 2002, Batlle secured an assessed contributions. bility for the outbreak. not got some promises from A woman takes a picture with a mobile phone during a “Day in 2002 when he said in an inter- emergency $1.5bn loan from the So far, he said it had “proved But Ban said in August the potential sources of funding of Short Statured People” celebration in La Paz, Bolivia. view that its government was very US under George W Bush to help to be very hard indeed to get UN has a “moral responsibil- before we go ahead.” corrupt and Argentines were “a resolve a banking crisis. Gulf Times Wednesday, October 26, 2016 27 PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN

DIPLOMACY Pakistan summons Indian envoy IS claims attack on Pakistan Pakistan yesterday summoned Indian Deputy High Commis- sioner JP Singh to protest Indian ceasefire violations along the International Border (IB), the For- eign Off ice said. An infant and an elderly man were killed and seven police academy, dozens dead people were injured in heavy mor- tar shelling by the Indian Border Military says masked police college was the deadli- Security Force (BSF) in villages gunmen wore suicide est in Pakistan since a suicide along the Sialkot IB on Monday, vests; Off icials say gunmen bomber killed 70 people in an Dawn online reported. The attack took orders from inside attack on mourners gathered at a came at night when residents of Afghanistan; Islamic State hospital in Quetta in August. villages in Bajwat, Chaprar, Harpal, says three of its fighters The August attack was Sucheetgarh, Merajkey and Char- involved in raid claimed by IS, but also by a Pa- wah sectors were asleep, the daily kistani Taliban faction, Jamaat- quoted senior off icials of the Pun- Reuters ur-Ahrar. jab Rangers as saying. A strong Quetta The military had dismissed protest was also lodged with the previous Islamic State claims of UN Military Observer Group (UN- responsibility and last month MOGIP) “regarding unprovoked iddle East-based Is- said it had crushed the Middle firing by Indians across the IB”, lamic State yesterday East-based group’s attempt to Inter-Services Public Relations said. Msaid fi ghters loyal to expand in Pakistan. Foreign Off ice Spokesperson Na- their movement attacked a po- It also dismissed previous fees Zakaria last week alleged that lice training college in the south- IS claims of responsibility as India has committed more than western Pakistani city of Quetta, ‘propaganda’. 90 ceasefire violations in 2016. He in a raid that offi cials said killed A photograph of the three al- claimed that Pakistan has “never 59 people and wounded more leged attackers released by Is- violated the ceasefire agreement” than 100. lamic State showed one individ- signed between the two countries Pakistani authorities have ual with a striking resemblance in 2003 to maintain peace at the blamed another militant group, to the picture of a dead gunman border and the Line of Control. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), for taken by a policeman inside the the late-night siege, though the college, and shared with Reuters. POLITICS Islamic State claim included Analysts say Islamic State photographs of three alleged at- clearly has a presence in Pakistan Bilawal seeks tackers. and there is growing evidence security Hundreds of trainees were that some local groups are work- stationed at the facility when ing with IS. Pakistan People’s Party chief masked gunmen stormed the “The problem with this gov- Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has moved college on the outskirts of Quet- ernment is that it seems to be in the Sindh High Court seeking ad- ta late on Monday. a complete state of denial,” said equate security and permission to Some cadets were taken hos- Zahid Hussain, an Islamabad- travel with personal guards across tage during the raid, which last- based security analyst. the country. He filed a constitu- ed nearly fi ve hours. Wounded cadets spoke of tional petition through his counsel, Most of the dead were cadets. scurrying for cover after being Advocate Akhtar Hussain, seeking “Militants came directly into Balochistan province Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri (second right), Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif (third right) and woken by the sound of bullets. court’s directives for the federal our barrack. They just barged in Directorate General for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant-General Rizwan Akhtar (fourth right) attend the funeral ceremony of “I was asleep, my friends were and provincial governments to and started fi ring point-blank. army Captain Roohullah who was killed in an attack on the Police Training College Balochistan in Quetta. there as well, and we took cover ensure provision of a round-the- We started screaming and run- under the beds,” one uniden- clock security cover as there were ning around in the barrack,” one tifi ed cadet told Geo TV. “My serious threats to his life in view of police cadet who survived told friends were shot, but I only re- reports of the security agencies. media. ceived a (small) wound on my Bhutto-Zardari asked the court Other cadets spoke of jump- head.” to direct the authorities to allow ing out of windows and cowering Another cadet said he did not him to carry his personal security under beds as masked gunmen have ammunition to fi ght back. guards with licensed arms while hunted them down. Offi cials said the attack- travelling or addressing public Video footage from inside one ers targeted the centre’s hostel, meetings throughout the country. of the barracks showed black- where around 200 to 250 police He stated in the petition that being ened walls and rows of charred recruits were resting. the chairman of the PPP he had beds. At least three explosions were to travel across the country to Islamic State’s Amaq news reported at the scene by media. address public gatherings and agency published the claim of Quetta has long been regarded discharge public duties for the responsibility, saying three IS as a base for the Afghan Taliban, welfare of the people at large. The fi ghters “used machine guns and whose leadership has regularly PPP chairman said the security grenades, then blew up their ex- held meetings there. agencies had issued reports re- plosive vests in the crowd”. Baluchistan is no stranger to garding serious threats to his life. Mir Sarfaraz Bugti, home violence, with separatist fi ghters minister of the province of Balu- Relatives of police cadets wait for word outside the Police Training A police cadet lies in a hospital bed, after being injured in an attack launching regular attacks on se- DETAINED chistan, whose capital is Quetta, College after an attack on the college in Quetta. on the Police Training College in Quetta. curity forces for nearly a decade said the gunmen attacked a dor- and the military striking back. 2,384 Pakistanis mitory in the training facility, Sharif both travelled to Quetta were getting instructions from In a major blow to the organi- also claimed responsibility for Militants, particularly sectar- in Saudi, UAE jails while cadets rested and slept. after the attack and participated Afghanistan,” Afgun told media, sation, Malik Ishaq, the group’s the attack in an e-mailed state- ian groups, have also launched “Two attackers blew up them- in a special security meeting adding that the Al Alami faction leader, was killed in July 2015 ment, but when members of a campaign of suicide bombings A total of 2,384 Pakistanis are lan- selves, while a third one was shot yesterday afternoon, the prime of LeJ was behind the attack. alongside 13 members of the the group were asked about the and assassinations of minority guishing in various jails in Saudi in the head by security men,” minister’s offi ce said. LeJ, whose roots are in the central leadership in what police statement, they could not con- Shias. Arabia and the United Arab Emir- Bugti said. One of the top military com- heartland Punjab province, has a say was a failed escape attempt. fi rm it was authentic. Attacks are becoming rarer ates (UAE) for minor and major Earlier, offi cials had said there manders in Baluchistan, General history of carrying out sectarian “Two, three days ago we had Pakistan has improved its se- but security forces need to be off ences, a newspaper reported were fi ve to six gunmen. Sher Afgun, told media that calls attacks in Baluchistan, particu- intelligence reports of a possible curity situation in recent years more alert, Interior Minister yesterday. This came up at a A Reuters photographer at the intercepted between the attack- larly against the minority Hazara attack in Quetta city, that is why but Islamist groups continue to Nisar Ali Khan warned. meeting of the Standing Commit- scene said authorities carried ers and their handlers suggested Shias. security was beefed up in Quetta, pose a threat and stage major at- “Our problem is that when an tee of the National Assembly on out the body of a teenaged boy they were from the sectarian Pakistan has previously ac- but they struck at the police train- tacks in the nation of 190mn. attack happens, we are alert for a Overseas Pakistanis and Human who they said was one of the at- Sunni militant group, Lashkar- cused LeJ of colluding with Al ing college,” Sanaullah Zehri, chief Islamic State has sought to week after, ten days later, until 20 Resource Development that met tackers and had been shot dead e-Jhangvi (LeJ). Qaeda. minister of Baluchistan, told the make inroads over the past year, days pass, (but) then it goes back on Monday, the Dawn said. by security forces. “We came to know from the Authorities launched a crack- Geo TV channel. hoping to exploit the country’s to business as usual,” he said. The committee was informed that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif communication intercepts that down against LeJ last year, par- The Hakeemullah Mehsud growing sectarian divisions. “We need to be alert all the 1,834 Pakistanis were detained in and Army chief General Raheel there were three militants who ticularly in Punjab province. faction of the Pakistani Taliban Monday night’s assault on the time.” Saudi Arabia and 550 in the UAE. Nawaz Sharif a Afghan air force spreads its wings

AFP It is a statistic that Major General security risk for Logar Province, Afghanistan Wahab Wardak, Commander of the Air Force, regrets. “Unfortunately, Taliban often hide in lutching a radio in his hand on a homes. We issue orders to avoid bombing Pakistan: Imran barren hill surrounded by desert residential zones but these things hap- Cpeaks, Sahil prepares to guide a pi- pen in war,” he says. lot fl ying low overhead toward his training “To mitigate civilian casualties the Agencies city’s Police Training College. target – the third car in a convoy below. ATAC is the bigger factor,” says Colo- Islamabad The PTI chief said Pakistan’s Under pressure from the Taliban, Af- nel Janssen.”And the pilots themselves nuclear-armed arch rival did not ghanistan’s military is increasingly rely- can call off the mission if they don’t find want an inside political reform ing on the country’s young air force, and, themselves comfortable.” akistan Tehreek-e-Insaf movement to succeed. together with Western allies, is speeding He insists that the offi cers are also (PTI) chief Imran Khan “When the Balochistan Chief up its training of pilots and ground con- briefed on ways to reduce casualties – Pyesterday said that Prime Minister is saying that India was trollers in order to strike the enemy. unlike in the Soviet-era when, according Minister Nawaz Sharif has be- involved in sabotaging law and Once a strong fl ying power supported by to Janssen, the mantra was to strike fi rst, come a security risk for Pakistan. order in the province, then why the Soviet Union, Afghanistan’s air force ask questions later. Talking to journalists outside does our prime minister not raise was decimated by the civil war of the 1990s Flying is a dream for many young Af- his Islamabad residence, Imran his voice on the issue on global and the turbulent period of Taliban-rule. ghans. said that Sharif has become a forums,” he asked. By the time Western forces started New Afghan air force pilots attend a class at the air force university in Kabul. Some “1,800 to 2,000” apply for each security risk for the country in “The PM failed to raise the rebuilding it in 2007, there were only a batch of the Afghan Air Force Academy in the current circumstance as the issue of RAW’s (Research and handful of MiG fi ghters left. ing a rocket and believe me, it’s no joke.” drew Jannsen, the man overseeing the Kabul, says its commander Colonel Na- Prime Minister was only inter- Analysis Wing) terror fi nancing “There are currently 78 trained and The “bad guys” – the Taliban – have training. qitullah Woror. ested in saving himself from the in Pakistan and the arrest of its available aircrews in the Afghan Air stepped up their insurgency to record Twenty-two year-old Akram, consid- Of this number, around a hundred 18 to accountability in wake of the agent Kulbhushan Yadav from Force,” says Captain James Smith, levels following the withdrawal of for- ered by his trainers to be among the most 26-year-olds get picked in the fi rst selection. ‘Panama Papers’ revelations. Balochistan during his UN visit.” spokesman for the US 438th Air Expe- eign combat troops in 2014, infl icting promising, is critical of Sahil’s perform- Each recruit is subject to intensive “His only aim is to save himself The PTI leader demanded the ditionary Wing, which is responsible for more than 5,000 deaths on government ance despite the fact he helped the mis- background checks by Afghan intel- from the repercussions of the rev- government highlight the names training the Afghans. forces last year. siles hit their target using a handheld la- ligence, and must also be sponsored by elations regarding his corruption of those government offi cials But there is still a long way to go. Along with training pilots, Nato is also ser device. two offi cers to attest they have no links to in ‘Panama Papers’ leaks,” he said. who were involved in leaking The AAF now has around 100 aircraft, trying to ensure there are enough skilled “They talk too much, it (took) too the enemy. Imran Khan claimed India was crucial information regarding a including 27 MD-530 attack helicopters, Afghan Tactical Air Co-ordinators much time,” he says. So called ‘green-on-blue’ attacks in involved in creating chaos in Paki- high-level security meeting in and about 20 small support aircraft, such (ATAC) on the ground. There are three key points the control- which Afghan troops turn their weapons stan to sabotage moves against cor- Islamabad. as the Brazilian built A-29 Super Tucanos Hence the exercise in this desert base ler must convey: his own position, that of on Coalition partners have been a fre- ruption, Pakistan Today reported. Two days ago, the PTI leader – used against drug traffi ckers in Latin in Logar, about 40km south of Kabul, to the enemy, and any civilians in the area. quent occurrence in recent years, with “A new doctrine has originated had warned that Nawaz Sharif America. test the abilities of young pilots and fu- But the growing strength of the two Americans dying in such an incident in India which aims to implode would be responsible if a “third- It also has approximately 50 Russian ture ATACs – “the eyes and ears” on the AAF has been accompanied by a rising near Kabul last week. “This has never Pakistan because they have failed force” stepped in as a result of Mi-17 transport choppers. ground, according to one of the fi ve being number of unintended deaths: according happened with us,” says Woror. to defeat us militarily,” Imran his party’s lockdown of the Paki- “With the three main bases in Kabul, trained that day. to the UN, 133 civilians have been killed Six women are currently at the acad- told journalists as he was about stani capital to press the demand Kandahar and Shindand, the bad guys “When you are in fl ight it’s very dif- and 159 injured in air strikes since Janu- emy, hoping to follow in the footsteps of to leave for Quetta to condole for Sharif’s resignation on cor- know (the AAF) can strike anywhere in fi cult to tell who’s on the ground – you ary 1, a 72% rise on the same period in Captain Niloofar Rahmani, the country’s the deaths of security offi cials in ruption charges after the publi- the country,” says Captain Smith, add- need to have someone who tells you who 2015 – with Afghan crews responsible for fi rst female pilot who graduated in 2013 yesterday’s militant attack on the cation of ‘Panama Papers’. ing: “I have been in an MD-530 when fi r- is who”, explains Air Force Colonel An- two-thirds of casualties. and fi nished her training in Arkansas. Gulf Times 28 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 PHILIPPINES

Govt signs deal with Duterte tells worried Korean fi rm for two navy foreign businesses to go frigates AFP Reuters Tokyo Manila

resident Rodrigo Duterte he Philippines signed a yesterday urged foreign $337mn contract yester- Pbusinesses in the Philip- Tday with a South Korean pines worried about his deadly shipyard for the supply of two drug war to “pack up and leave”, navy frigates, underlining its in- as he launched another anti- tent to beef up its sea defences American tirade before fl ying to while pursuing closer ties with Japan to attract investments. its biggest maritime rival, China. Duterte voiced outrage at The acquisition of the mod- comments made the previous ern frigates was a big step for day by the top US envoy to Asia the Philippine navy towards that his fi ery rhetoric and crime building a “world class and well- war, which has claimed about equipped” force that could pro- 3,700 lives in four months, were tect sovereign territory, navy bad for business. spokesman Captain Lued Lin- “These Americans are really cuna said. crazy,” Duterte said, as he held Lincuna said the contract was up a newspaper with headlines the most expensive procurement reporting criticism from US as- for the military since President sistant secretary of state Daniel Rodrigo Duterte took offi ce late Russel. in June. Defence Secretary Delfi n “Russel says ‘Duterte com- Lorenzana signed the agreement ments causing worries in busi- with representatives of South Ko- ness communities’. Then you rea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries. pack up and leave. We will re- Duterte visited China a week cover, I assure you.” ago, seeking to normalise re- Duterte then fl ew to Ja- lations with Beijing that were pan, one of the top US allies in soured by a dispute over the Asia, for a three-day visit that South China Sea after China is partly aimed at building on seized the Scarborough Shoal two-way trade of more than in 2012 and built man-made is- $18bn last year. lands in the Spratlys in 2014. “With Japan as the Philip- Duterte said he hoped China pines’ top trading partner, I would soon allow local fi sher- shall seek the sustainment and men to return to Scarborough further enhancement of our im- Shoal, an important Filipino portant economic ties,” Duterte, fi shing ground, without being 71, said in prepared remarks at Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is greeted by Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida upon his arrival at a Japanese restaurant for a dinner hosted by Kishida in Tokyo yesterday. harassed by China’s coastguard. Manila airport. He is currently in Japan, which “I look forward to meeting follows his headline-grabbing “It is important to have good has agreed to provide the Philip- business leaders in Japan. I will state visit to China last week. communication and to listen pines with 10 new coastguard tell them clearly that the Philip- A self-proclaimed socialist directly to what Mr Duterte has ships. A senior defence offi - pines is open for business.” with close links to communists, in mind,” Japanese Foreign Min- cial told Reuters the Philippines Upon arrival in Tokyo, he Duterte last week announced in ister Fumio Kishida told report- would also buy eight amphibious proceeded to a hotel for an Beijing the Philippines’ “sepa- ers ahead of a meeting with the assault vehicles from the United event with members of the lo- ration” from the US, throwing president when asked about his States, plus three anti-submarine cal Filipino community where into doubt a 70-year alliance comments on ties with Wash- helicopters and two long-range he heaped more invective on that is anchored on a mutual ington. patrol aircraft from a European Washington. defence treaty. Abe had worked to improve defence contractor. A contract for “I do not want to fi ght,” he He quickly walked back from bilateral relations with Du- three aerial radars worth 2.6bn said. “But these stupid Ameri- his comments after returning terte’s predecessor, Benigno pesos had been earlier awarded to cans, you know the Americans from China, saying “separa- Aquino. Japan provided patrol an Israeli contractor. are really a bully...they are bul- tion” did not mean he would boats to support the Philippines The latest defence buys re- lies, these pests.” “sever” ties and that the US al- in its territorial row with Beijing fl ect an intent by Manila to di- In contrast, Duterte had liance would continue. over rival claims to the South versify its military equipment nothing but praise for Tokyo. Still, the anti-American vit- China Sea, as it sought back- away from reliance on the United “Japan has really been our riol kept fl owing. ing in its own maritime dispute States, its former colonial over- biggest helper,” he said, cit- Prior to departure for Tokyo, with China. seer, which was its primary ing assistance in the form of Duterte said he was not a “lap- Aquino took Beijing to an source of armaments. an airport and road-building dog” of the US, and again voiced international tribunal over its From 2002 to 2011, the United projects. anger at American and Euro- extensive claims in the South States provided nearly $500mn “The fact is they are really so pean criticism of apparent ex- China Sea — where it has built in military assistance to the very kind,” he added. trajudicial killings on his watch. artifi cial islands capable of Philippines for sales, education, But his harsh criticism of “You are a son of a w****,” he Over a hundred supporters gather to welcome Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte outside a hotel hosting military facilities — and training and counter-terrorism, Washington — which guaran- said referring to his critics. in Tokyo yesterday. the Philippines won a resound- according to the US embassy. tees Japan’s security — is likely “Do not make us dogs. Do ing victory in July. Additionally, the United States to be seen as embarrassing. not. As if I am a dog with a leash Obama a “son of a w****” and on Monday that many people China’s rising infl uence in the But Duterte has sought not to has provided three ships — two Duterte will meet with Prime and then you throw bread far told him to “go to hell”. around the world were becom- region, signalled it would be use the verdict to anger China, Hamilton-class cutters and a Minister Shinzo Abe and have away that I cannot reach.” Russel, the US envoy, said ing increasingly worried about looking for clarifi cation from instead worked to improve ties Cyclone-class cutter — and some an audience with Emperor Duterte has previously after meeting Philippine For- Duterte’s tirades. Duterte about his foreign policy and attract billions of dollars in 20 Vietnam War-era American Akihito during the trip, which branded US President Barack eign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Japan, which is wary of plans. Chinese loans and investments. helicopters.

Subordinates told to raise concerns with police boss Irregularities found in The Philippines’ police chief Envoy says US wants to yesterday reprimanded off icers typhoon aid distribution and some senior generals for raising concerns with journal- ists about the country’s war on By Catherine S Valente ance for victims of Yolanda is drugs, telling subordinates to widespread,” Taguiwalo said. stay in south Philippines Manila Times talk to him instead — if they were Some of the irregularities brave enough. include delays in the release AFP Islamic communities in the Asked to comment on a Reuters t has been three years since of emergency assistance to ty- Manila southern region of Mindanao. Special Report published on Super Typhoon Yolanda phoon victims. In some cases, “These US special forces, Monday that highlighted wide- I(Haiyan) wrecked large ar- she said some victims were not they have to go in Mindanao,” spread discrepancies in statistics eas in the Visayas but the gov- relocated because of the ban he United States wants Duterte said last month. related to President Rodrigo ernment response to help vic- on giving assistance to resi- to remain involved in the Duterte, who describes him- Duterte’s drugs crackdown, Ro- tims remains a controversial dents living in danger zones. Tcampaign to quell mili- self as a socialist and part Mus- nald “Bato” dela Rosa appeared issue as the Department of So- Some victims also failed tancy in the southern Philip- lim, has called for their ejection irked at police and took a swipe cial Welfare and Development to receive assistance because pines, its ambassador to Manila as part of a general eff ort to at journalists for what he called (DSWD) on Monday claimed it they were not part of political said yesterday after President dilute his nation’s 70-year alli- “unfair” reporting. “Talk to me, found cases of irregularities in groupings. “It went through Rodrigo Duterte threatened to ance with the United States. but don’t go to the media to talk the dispersal of aid. the local government units and kick out American forces. Militants have waged a dec- about those things,” dela Rosa Social Welfare Secretary again, there was unfair treat- Ambassador Philip Goldberg ades-long separatist insur- told reporters. “Tell our men, the Judy Taguiwalo said her de- ment. So, there were people said the security threat in the gency in Mindanao that has off icers who had said this, they partment conducted an in- who were victims of Yolanda confl ict-plagued region was claimed more than 120,000 should talk to me.” ternal assessment of dona- but who were not part of the “very serious”, warning the Is- lives.The region is the ancestral Dela Rosa, whose nickname tions given to the government political groupings of particu- lamic State group was among a homeland of the Muslim mi- means “rock”, said off icers with following complaints from lar local government offi cials number of foreign militant or- nority in the mainly Catholic grievances should tell their Yolanda victims who did not so they were excluded. We have ganisations trying to increase Philippines. commanders or go to a panel receive emergency assistance. that a lot,” Taguiwalo said. its involvement there. The major rebel organisa- dedicated to hearing internal “There are around 200,000 The DSWD secretary said “We’ve helped the Philip- tions are no longer waging complaints. claimants who expressed the her department had already pines as it has reduced the armed struggle, but harder-line “They’re undermining the eff orts complaint that they were vic- submitted to President Ro- threat over time,” Goldberg told splinter groups such as the Abu of the president,” he said, warning tims of Yolanda in Region 8 drigo Duterte a report on the ABS-CBN television. Sayyaf have remained a threat. of possible charges of insubor- and Region 6 but they were not supposed irregularities. “But we are concerned obvi- US Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg (front) stands next Goldberg warned Jemaah dination for not using approved given the assistance needed,” “We have submitted the re- ously about any new intrusion to Filipino military generals during the turn-over ceremony of a newly Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian channels. Taguiwalo said during a press port to the president already of ISIS (Islamic State group) or acquired C-130T cargo plane from the US at a military airbase in group responsible for the dead- The Reuters report reviewed conference. of a particular irregularity and any other group that wants to Manila on Monday. ly 2002 bombings on the Indo- off icial government data and She said the aid should have we have asked him to initiate take advantage of open space nesian resort island of Bali, and compiled interviews with Du- been urgently released and “not the investigation. So we will in the south of the Philippines. The presence was scaled the homegrown Abu Sayyaf other foreigners were in Mind- terte’s top anti-drug off icials, who three years, not two years after.” come out with that by next So we want to continue doing down after the United States group abducting dozens of anao. said numbers on police deaths, “I think, generally, the month — before the third year that.” deemed the militants there foreigners and locals to extort “This is a very serious issue,” total drug users, those needing money has gone to the people of Yolanda,” Taguiwalo said. The United States had de- had “largely devolved into dis- ransoms. About 100 Ameri- Goldberg said. treatment, the types of drugs but there are cases of irregu- She clarifi ed that the inter- ployed from 2002 to 2014 a ro- organised groups resorting to can troops remain in the south, “We are not just dealing with consumed and the prevalence of larities, non-compliance or nal assessment was not meant tating force of about 600 troops criminal undertakings”, accord- Goldberg said yesterday. Abu Sayyaf but groups from the drug-related crime were exagger- non-implementation… The to fi nd fault but to set guide- to the southern Philippines to ing to a US statement in 2014. But Duterte, who took of- region like Jemaah Islamiyah. ated, flawed or non-existent. disqualifi cation, the exclusion lines on how to properly re- train local soldiers in how to Militant attacks spiked after fi ce on June 30, has said they We see increasing eff orts from of emergency shelter assist- spond to disasters. combat militants. that, most prominently with are adding to tensions with the ISIS to become involved.” Gulf Times Wednesday, October 26, 2016 29 SRI LANKA/BANGLADESH Police kill two Islamist BNP leader charged party men in gunfi ghts with murder Two were killed in a major Security forces have launched threw three (molotov) cocktails been picked up by plain-clothed tacks by Islamists, with targets crackdown by security a major crackdown on suspected at policemen when they chal- policemen early last month. including foreigners, rights ac- forces on suspected Islamist militants since jihadists lenged them at 3:45am. We fi red “It is cooked up (by po- tivists and members of religious militants since July Dhaka raided a Dhaka cafe in July and back and two people were hit. lice),” he said on condition of minorities. of Italian cafe attack that left 22 left 22 mainly foreign hostages Later we learnt their identities,” anonymity. But the attack on the upmar- mainly foreign dead dead. the offi cer said. He said other Jamaat members ket Dhaka cafe on July 1 was by But the crackdown which has Top human rights activist Nur have also been killed in “fake far the deadliest. The Islamic AFP force Rapid Action Battalion AFP seen a string of suspects killed in Khan Liton demanded a judicial gunfi ghts”, claims rejected by State group claimed responsi- Dhaka (RAB) said last week he was Dhaka gun battles has sparked concerns probe into the killings. police. bility, but Bangladesh’s govern- killed by a new faction of the that opposition activists were “We’ve serious questions The government has launched ment has staunchly denied that Jamayetul Mujahideen Bang- among those being targeted. about these deaths. We think a nationwide crackdown on IS has gained a foothold in the Bangladesh court yes- ladesh (JMB), an extremist angladesh police said yes- Senior police offi cer Azbahar these are extrajudicial killings,” Jamaat activists in recent years, country and instead blamed a terday charged an op- group. terday they shot dead two Ali Sheikh said a Jamaat-e-Isla- he said, saying local newspapers following deadly protests in local extremist outfi t. Aposition party leader But the Islamic State Bmembers of the country’s mi party leader from the western had earlier reported the Islam- which tens of thousands of Is- Security offi cials said last with the murder of an Italian group has also claimed largest Islamist party in gun- district of Jhenaidah and a leader ists missing. lamists were either detained or week that the head of the Islam- aid worker, drawing an angry responsibility. fi ghts, as a rights activist de- of its student wing were killed A senior Jamaat offi cial denied charged. ist group blamed for the cafe reaction from the party which The BNP said charging manded an independent probe on early yesterday. the two party fi gures were killed Bangladesh has also been siege had died while trying to accused the government of Quayum, who is believed to concerns of extrajudicial killings. “They fi red from pistols and in gunfi ghts, saying both had reeling from a wave of recent at- evade arrest. trying to discredit it. be living in exile in Malaysia, M A Quayum, the Dhaka refl ected “the government’s city leader of the main oppo- malicious intent”. sition Bangladesh National- “The RAB DG (director ist Party (BNP), was indicted general) said the new-JMB is in absentia over the killing responsible for Tavella’s mur- Strike in Lanka north last year of the Italian charity der. But today we saw that worker Cesare Tavella. Quayum was indicted over the Dhaka police have said the murder,” senior BNP offi cial over police killings murder was part of a con- Asaduzzaman Ripon said. spiracy to smear the secular “Which one shall we believe government and destabi- as the truth? The government AFP The shootings have hiked lise Bangladesh, which has is trying to taint BNP’s image Colombo tensions in the north where suff ered a series of Islam- internationally by blaming Tamil residents suff ered years ist attacks on foreigners and our party men for an incident of harassment from the ethnic religious minorities. that we condemned in the fi rst ri Lankans went on Sinhalese-dominated military “The court will start hear- place,” Ripon said. strike across the island’s before and during the dec- ing the witnesses from No- Human rights activist Nur Snorth yesterday as anger ades-long confl ict. vember 24. Five people are Khan Liton said there should mounted over the police kill- Government forces still now in custody. Quayum and be a fresh investigation. ing of two Tamil university maintain a large presence in another (indicted person) are “Diff erent law enforcing students at a checkpoint. the former-war zone and keep still absconding,” prosecutor agencies are presenting diff er- Shops, banks and other of- a close watch on the Tamil Abdullah Abu said. ent versions (of information fi ces were closed across the population, seven years after Tavella was shot dead in about the murder),” he said. war-ravaged Jaff na penin- the end of the war. Dhaka’s diplomatic zone in “Therefore, it shows the sula and public transport was Police inspector general Pu- Bangladesh naval chief Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed during a meeting with President Abdul Hamid in September last year by assail- weakness in the charge sheet. halted in protest against the jith Jayasundara said fi ve offi c- Dhaka yesterday. ants riding on a motorbike. We demand reinvestigation to shootings last week. ers have been suspended and Bangladesh’s elite security fi nd out the truth.” “The entire province is para- remanded in custody pend- lysed by the 12-hour work stop- ing an investigation into the page which started this morning,” shootings. Cell phone subscribers fall to 120mn Tamil politician Eswarapatham “We have taken disciplinary Saravanapavan, who represents action even before the protest,” Two submarines set to Mobile phone subscribers in According to a BTRC off icial, Jaff na district, said. Jayasundara told reporters. Bangladesh declined to nearly all the six operators have “Only a few private vehicles “We are also investigating 120mn in August - down about been losing customers since and security services are on why they tried to cover up the 9mn from the previous month, the government mandated the road.” incident.” a report said yesterday. fingerprint re-registration for Offi cials in the Northern Saravanapavan, a lawmaker join Bangladesh Navy Statistics of the Bangladesh all SIMs. Province’s four other districts from the opposition Tamil Telecommunication Regulatory The operators have already said schools were also forced National Alliance, said they Commission (BTRC) showed seen a massive dip in their to shut after students stayed wanted assurances of justice By Mizan Rahman He invited President Hamid to built at Narayanganj Shipyard that the number of subscribers active users after they started away, while many workers also for the two students. Dhaka join the conferment ceremony through own technology. of the mobile operators - registering the biometric data failed to show up at govern- He said there were serious to BNS Base Issa Khan of Bang- The government of Sheikh Grameenphone, Banglalink, of the users, he said. ment offi ces. doubts about the police ver- ladesh Navy in Chittagong on Hasina has already undertaken Robi Axiata, Airtel, Citycell and The Bangladesh government Police initially reported the sion of events. wo submarines will be November 8. programmes to construct war- Teletalk - at the end of August in April extended the deadline students, aged 23 and 24, died An autopsy report showed added to the fl eet of The president asked the navy ships in its own management. A this year stood at 54.507mn, for biometric re-registration of in a motorcycle accident, but the rider had been shot in the TBangladesh Navy by this to be more active to protect the plan has also been taken to build 28.977mn, 23.263mn, 7.943mn, mobile phone SIM cards by a later said they were shot and chest, indicating he had been year, Chief of Naval Staff Admi- country’s marine resources. warships in the Chittagong dry 0.668mn and 4.437mn, month that ended on May 31. died last Thursday night after killed while approaching the ral Nizamuddin Ahmed said af- Earlier, while commission- dock in future. respectively. Bangladesh launched biometric they failed to stop at a check- checkpoint and not while fl ee- ter a meeting with President Ab- ing three modern warships in Sources said maritime heli- The BTRC data showed that the verification for SIM registration point. ing without stopping, Sarava- dul Hamid in Dhaka yesterday. Bangladesh Navy, Prime Minis- copters and maritime patrol number of subscribers of the in December last year. Saravanapavan said the napavan said. The navy chief said the con- ter Sheikh Hasina said two sub- aircraft were inducted into the six operators in the country The total number of mobile strike was the largest in Jaff na The incident comes after a struction of submarines has al- marines, the fi rst of their kind, Bangladesh Navy during the reached 128.939mn in July phone subscribers in the since the end of the war in UN human rights expert asked ready been completed and they will would be inducted into the force tenure of the present govern- this year, Xinhua news agency country reached about 2009 between the military Colombo this week to take arrive in Bangladesh by this year. this year to turn the navy into a ment, while the work on con- reported. 133.72mn at the end of and rebels fi ghting for a sepa- urgent measures to “clearly Ahmed also informed the “three-dimensional” force. structing two corvettes is un- Statistics showed that the December last year with rate homeland for the ethnic demonstrate” its commitment president that the construction Hasina also said ‘a platform’ derway in China for further number of users have been addition of 13.37mn new users Tamil minority. to protect its minorities. of a frigate is under way. for the submarines is being modernisation of the navy. falling since April this year. last year.

Lanka to fight money laundering, terror financing Driven to Dhaka by disasters, girls in Sri Lanka’s Financial Intelligence Unit has entered into an agreement with the Inland Revenue Department to fight money laundering and terror Bangladesh forced into marriage financing, the country’s Central Bank said yesterday. The agreement is to exchange Thomson Reuters Foundation growing migration to already a result of losing their land or “The Dhaka I grew up in and ing harassed, based on informa- People living in the most haz- information in order to facilitate Dhaka overcrowded Dhaka, as climate crops to harsh weather, her the Dhaka of today are worlds tion gathered from newspaper ardous areas bear the brunt of investigations and prosecutions change pressures exacerbate experience is increasingly apart. It was far safer then,” reports. climate-linked disasters, and on money laundering and terror poverty, could result in a new common, activists say. said Shahana Siddiqui, a gen- Saleemul Huq, director of “they tend to be the poorest financing, Xinhua news agency t was after fl oods washed surge in child marriages. The fl ood of rural families der specialist at the James P the Dhaka-based International people of the community”, he reported. away her family’s river- Early marriage not only de- moving to Dhaka’s slums is Grant School of Public Health at Centre for Climate Change and added. “Money laundering and terror Ifront land in Bangladesh’s prives girls of education and growing as people lose their Dhaka’s BRAC University. Development, said that in the Heather Barr, a women’s financing are internationally and northern Jamalpur district that opportunities but increases homes, farms and jobs to cli- Today, “getting harassed past 200 years, Bangladesh rights researcher with Human domestically connected crimes Brishti Rafi q’s widowed father their risk of death or severe mate change pressures, such as on the streets is just part of experienced an average of one Rights Watch, said that some which could threaten the stability brought her to live in Dhaka. childbirth injuries if they have worsening fl oods and droughts women’s lives”, she said. major fl ood every 20 years. But families she’s come across now of global economic and financial “We couldn’t survive like babies before their bodies are and more intense storms. Parents fear their daughters in the past two decades, he said, even arrange early marriages for system,” a bank statement said. that. We had no property or an- ready, experts say. Research carried out among are more likely to be exposed to the frequency has increased to their daughters in anticipation The statement said that with the ything,” she said of her former When Brishti was told she adolescent girls in the southern the advances of men in the city, one every fi ve years. of their properties being swept increase of tax related crimes home. would marry, she opposed the district of Barguna by the chari- which could tarnish their repu- As Bangladesh’s dry season away by river erosion. all over the world, the Financial She was only three or four match - but her father would ty Plan International found that, tation. Early marriage is seen gets longer and its rainy season “One of the ways you cope Action Task Force (FATF), the years old when they came to not listen. after powerful Cyclone Sidr hit as one way of dealing with that wetter, Huq predicted some with it is by trying to unload international policy setter on the city, but her father soon ar- “He got me married in such in 2007, a “signifi cant propor- problem. 10mn more migrants would your kids,” she said. “After this Anti-Money Laundering and ranged a job for her, as a maid a hurry. He didn’t ask a lot of tion” of schoolgirls migrated to “An unmarried girl getting head to Bangladesh’s cities in cataclysm happens, you’re Countering the Financing of for another family. questions,” said the girl, who is towns to work as maids or in the sexually assaulted becomes an the next two decades. Most will probably not going to be able to Terrorism (AML), recommends As she grew, Brishti hoped to today 14. garment industry. issue of family honour,” Siddiq- likely end up in Dhaka, swelling feed your daughter, let alone get countries to incorporate tax be a doctor. But like many young The marriage didn’t work out Most never returned to school ui explained. “Instead of saying its already cramped population her married to someone.” crimes as predicate off ence to girls in Bangladesh, she faced a - her husband already had an- - and the number of child mar- the boys shouldn’t be doing it, of around 18mn, he added. Barr said Bangladesh should money laundering. diff erent future: marriage at other wife, and Brishti’s family riages surged as well, the report the idea is, ‘Let’s get the girls “Dhaka is the fastest-grow- aim to give women a bigger role The Central Bank further said 13, in a union arranged by her couldn’t pay the dowry her new said. married off .’ ” ing megacity in the world,” Huq in devising ways to adapt to cli- that in this background, domestic father. in-laws demanded. The couple Activists say that, once in Brishti’s friend Razia Akter, said. mate change and manage natu- co-ordination and cooperation In this South Asian nation, divorced, and Brishti moved crowded cities like Dhaka, girls a migrant from Polbandha vil- Eff orts by the government ral disasters, to help ensure girls between the FIU and the it is illegal for girls under the in with her half siblings and an face an even greater risk of early lage, also in Jamalpur, is now and aid agencies are underway stay in school and are not forced Department of Inland Revenue age of 18 to marry. But despite aunt - until a neighbour tried to marriage and sexual violence under pressure to marry too. to help people adapt to climate into early marriage. would help strengthen existing government campaigns, many sexually assault her one night. than they would have in their Her father, Mohammed Azim, change where they are living - “You have to understand the AML mechanism in Sri Lanka in parents do not heed the law. Now, divorced and alone at 14, villages back home. has already given away his eld- from providing fresh drinking impact on women, and plan for relation to tax evasion. According to data published she lives as a lodger in the gar- In a 2015 survey by char- est daughter in marriage, and water in areas where water sup- it - and there is really no way The FIU has already entered into in 2015 by Unicef, the UN chil- ment factory where she works ity ActionAid, 84% of girls and thinks it is now time for Razia, plies are contaminated by salt to do that except by including similar MoUs with the Sri Lanka dren’s agency, 29% of Bangla- each day, one of a growing fl ood women interviewed in seven 14, to wed as well. to conserving water for irriga- women in the process,” she said. Customs and Department of deshi girls were married by the of girls fi rst set adrift by ex- Bangladeshi cities reported be- According to Bangladeshi tion in drought-prone areas, Given that the South Asian na- Immigration and Emigration while time they were 15, the world’s treme weather and migration, ing the subject of verbal abuse human rights group Ain o Salish and introducing hardier crop tion has a female prime minister arrangements are being made highest rate. The fi gure has and then trapped by poverty and and sexual remarks, while 56% Kendra (ASK), 10 Bangladeshi varieties. who has championed women’s to sign MoUs with other relevant since dropped, in part because decisions beyond their control. said they had been subject to girls committed suicide in 2015 “Unfortunately it is a losing rights and development, “this is domestic government agencies of eff orts to end the practice, Among families who have sexual harassment in a public after suff ering sexual harass- battle,” said Huq. “Climate change an area where Bangladesh would to fight money laundering and but remains at a worrying 18%. migrated to Bangladesh’s capi- place, known in the region as ment, and fi ve were murdered is always a step ahead of what we be perfectly positioned to be a terror financing. Experts, however, fear that tal from rural areas, often as “eve teasing”. when they protested about be- can do in order to combat it.” leader”, she added. Gulf Times 30 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 COMMENT

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P.O.Box 2888 Doha, Qatar [email protected] Telephone 44350478 (news), 44466404 (sport), 44466636 (home delivery) Fax 44350474 GULF TIMES Duterte needs to think beyond outbursts to carry out his promises The Philippines has been steadily growing in recent years, outpacing most of its Southeast Asian peers. Enter a hothead new president, the country may be veering onto another course; politically and economically. HH Sheikh Khalifa’s contribution Rodrigo Duterte, nicknamed “The Punisher” for his strict approach toward criminals, vowed to stamp out crime within a year of becoming the president. Three months into his term, some 3,000 suspected drug dealers to building a modern nation and users had been killed, drawing protests from human rights groups, the US and the UN. HH the Grandfather The following years saw signs of the administrative reform taking shape The outspoken president has threatened to withdraw the Emir issued a group of with the establishment of Qatar Philippines from the UN, unleashed expletive-laden snubs decisions in 1972 that Monetary Agency (now Qatar Central Bank), the audit bureau and the civil on the US president, the European Union and the Pope. helped regulate the state’s The biggest paradigm shift came when Duterte aviation authority. administrative structure In 1975, HH the Grandfather Emir engineered a swing toward China and Russia and away issued Decision No 94, establishing from the US, the Philippines’ major military ally since 1951. Qatar News Agency (QNA) charged with the responsibility of broadcasting Duterte now faces confl icting factors to take his populist QNA Doha offi cial news and being a window for growth agenda forward; some in his favour, some not. modern Qatar onto the world. The economy is The Ministry of Defence was H the Grandfather Emir established during the reign of HH the growing faster than Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Grandfather Emir, who issued Decision Since taking offi ce almost anywhere else al-Thani led Qatar for No 2 of 1977. HH the Father Emir on the planet (save Hnearly a quarter of century, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani at the end of June, placing the state, characterised by its was Qatar’s fi rst-ever Minister of India). Gross domestic autonomous decision-making and Defence. President Duterte product grew 7% in aspiration for a better future, among A reformation of the Advisory powerful nations. During his reign Council took place in 1990; 19 has laid out plans the three months from 1972 to 1995, HH the Grandfather members were appointed and 11 through June from a Emir founded the country’s former members maintained their to boost spending year earlier, the fastest constitutional, administrative and positions. The work of the country’s political system based on science and audit bureau was regulated to allow on infrastructure, pace since the same prudent action as well as sovereignty it to audit the performance of all period in 2013. The and independence of decision. government authorities in line with the security and $292bn economy is HH the Grandfather Emir, who government’s budget. assumed power on February 22, In 1980 there was a qualitative education forecast to grow 6.4% 1972, began with the government leap in terms of the number of expats this year, the quickest reorganisation process and appointed and the development of the state’s pace in Southeast Asia, according to a Bloomberg survey. the fi rst foreign minister in Qatar’s administrative system which required history, the post assumed by HE providing diff erent kinds of education Since taking offi ce at the end of June, the business- Sheikh Suhaim bin Hamad al-Thani on to citizens and residents. June 6, 1980 friendly president has laid out plans to boost spending February 23, 1972. saw the fi rst law that regulated the on infrastructure, security and education. He is seeking On April 19, 1972, HH Sheikh Khalifa government, through adding new decisions regulating it in 1976. The work of private school to deal with this bin Hamad ordered the amendment of portfolios, and approved the freedom regulations aimed to promote study development. approval to expand the 2017 budget by 12% to $72bn, and the 1970 Constitution. The amended of press and publication. abroad in scientifi c, artistic or practical HH the Grandfather Emir issued an to widen the budget defi cit to 3% of GDP from a projected Constitution stipulated: “Qatar is an The Constitution said the fi elds whether by obtaining a degree Emiri decree, establishing Qatar’s fi rst independent sovereign Arab State. foreign policy of the state is based or training to deal with any shortage tourism committee which was charged 2.7% this year. Its religion is Islam and the Shariah on the principles of strengthening that is required for public interest. with conducting studies on how to But investor confi dence is faltering and exports, the Law shall be the principal source of international peace and security These regulations applied to students develop the tourism sector and suggest nation’s largest source of foreign-exchange, have fallen its legislation. Its political system is by means of encouraging peaceful or employees to help them gain the policies and legislations to achieve that democratic. The Arabic language shall resolution of international disputes, necessary skills and transfer expertise goal. for 17 straight months. The peso is trading near the lowest be its offi cial language. The people of supporting the right of people to self- from abroad to the State of Qatar. For the following 15 years HH the level in seven years, the worst-performing Asian currency Qatar are a part of the Arab nation.” determination, not interfering in the HH the Grandfather Emir issued a Grandfather Emir issued dozens of after the yuan in 2016, while stocks have fallen 5.6% since In its second article, the amended domestic aff airs of other states and group of decisions in 1972 that helped legislation that aimed to improve the Constitution said the capital of the co-operating with all peace-loving regulate the state’s administrative lives of citizens and residents. Such Duterte took offi ce. Remittances, which account for a third State of Qatar is Doha City. The state nations. structure. He issued Law No 19 eff orts included establishing health of GDP, are forecast by the World Bank to increase 2.2% to shall exercise sovereignty on its own Working on realising the goals of establishing new municipalities. Based centres and a committee for treatment $29bn this year, the slowest pace in a decade. territorial land and waters located the Constitution which stressed the on the law, Qatar was administratively abroad among other services that within its international boundaries, importance of education as a right to divided to fi ve municipalities. They aimed to provide social welfare. A quarter of the population remains in poverty (behind and may neither relinquish this all citizens that should be provided free were Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah, Al Khor HH the Grandfather Emir also issued only Myanmar in Southeast Asia). Decades of confl ict sovereignty nor cede any part of its in all its stages, the Qatar University and Al Thukhaira, Umm Salal and Al a number of decisions that reformed land or waters. was established in 1973. The university Shamal. Mesaieed was added in 1990. the state’s administrative structure, in Muslim-dominated Mindanao have left the southern In the third article, it said: “The was one of the most prominent In the fi rst year of the rule of HH particularly in services such as island with the highest poverty rate in the country. Law shall specify the fl ag, emblem, refl ections of development in the state the Grandfather Emir, the Ministry electricity, post, health and education. Duterte did bring home funding and investment pledges decorations and badges of the State, post-independence era. of Municipality, Information and He was also committed on monitoring and the National Anthem.” HH the Grandfather Emir paid Qatar Petroleum were established. markets and applied a strict pricing worth $24bn from his visit to China. But more than The amendment established a new special attention to study abroad The Qatari citizen obtained a number policy that prevented the manipulation three-fourths of Filipinos say they have “much trust” in Shura Council and empowered the missions and issued a number of of benefi ts in wages and housing. of prices for basic goods. America; less than one-fourth say the same about China. The Filipino military may have little interest in replacing American weapons, logistical support and training with Russian and Chinese technology. Duterte’s popularity remains high, though. He is the highest rated and most trusted government offi cial in the country, according to a Pulse Asia survey. But the latest 86% rating is a dip from the 91% in July. Duterte, who’s inherited a vibrant economy with strong fundamentals, needs to deliver on his growth pledges to reassure investors. Winning the election has proven easier for Duterte, but the task of bringing substance to his promises may not.

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By Harumi Ozwa AFP, Naha, Japan

ollywood may have kicked karate onto the world stage, but its fi rst-ever inclusion Hat the Tokyo 2020 Olympics promises to shine a light on the rich history of the discipline. At 78, sensei Masahiro Nakamoto has been waiting decades for this decision, insisting there is far more to the martial art than the caricature depicted in fi lms such as Karate Kid and by action stars Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme. “This is the art of defence,” the karate master told AFP at his dojo Karate master Masahiro Nakamoto, right, who is also the highest-ranking expert in Naha, Okinawa – an island chain of the Okinawa Kobudo traditional weapons system, demonstrating his skills at some 600km from the southern tip of his training hall in Naha, Okinawa prefecture. Hollywood may have kicked karate mainland Japan. onto the world stage, but its first-ever inclusion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics “You don’t go just kicking and promises to shine a light on the rich history of the discipline. A karate competition in Tokyo to select Japanese representatives for the world championships. punching, you receive your opponent’s blow. Defending yourself translates into independent Ryukyu Kingdom. movement around the world, with Tokyo in the early 20th century when that it was inexorably linked to the He explained: “Sport karate will off ence,” he added. Strong trading links meant the sport stalwarts long preferring to adhere to Gichin Funakoshi, regarded as the island chain’s politics. continue to develop in national At the Tokyo Games, 80 competitors was also infl uenced by Chinese martial their interpretation rather than to work father of modern karate, moved from When the Ryukyu Kingdom ruled federations while traditional karate will take part in the Karate event. arts. together to create an global art form. Naha. Okinawa for more than 400 years will still be taught in schools. They’ll It joins surfi ng, skateboarding, It is far older than the modern “The variety of styles – more than 20 “Okinawa was the place where starting in the 15th century, brewers both benefi t from the media attention climbing and baseball-softball as new Olympics and today has at least 10mn – complicated eff orts to unify karate,” karate’s spirituality developed,” hired karate masters to protect brought by the Olympics and continue sports included for the 2020 edition. registered practitioners worldwide, and said Francis Didier, vice president of explains Kurihara. shipments of indigenous rice-based to exist side by side.” “The dreams of the world’s yet it has struggled to make the case for the World Karate Federation. Frustrations remain however, that liquor called Awamori, Nakamoto Karate will still have to prove its karate athletes came true when the inclusion in the Games. “It took a bit too long to modernise Okinawa’s role in the development explained. credentials to retain an Olympic sport (International Olympic Committee) By contrast, judo, a Japanese martial the rules of competition,” he admitted. of karate has been airbrushed out of Karate expert and author Stephane beyond 2020 however, the IOC will made its decision,” said Japan Karate art, and Korea’s taekwondo are already Sport karate, for example, calls for history. Fauchard insists inclusion at the Tokyo review whether its inclusion was a do Federation vice president Shigeo permanent fi xtures on the roster. competition rules where opponents For Nakamoto, the Olympic Games 2020 Games will bring people to the success. Kurihara. Judo made its Olympic debut when have to control their blows, while in four years time, is a chance to redress sport. Didier argues it’s clear why karate “It’s an historic event – it was a day Tokyo hosted the 1964 Games while traditional karate allows for harder that. “This is going to boost the sport’s should remain in the games after 2020. of joy for all of us.” taekwondo made its fi rst appearance at shots but requires signifi cant protective “This is a great chance to show the visibility. The Games are a great “Karate is relatively inexpensive, and A blend of indigenous fi ghting styles, the global event in 1988. gear, such as boxing gloves and world where karate has its roots. The showcase,” he told AFP. athletes compete in the same arena as karate was born in Okinawa in the 15th Integrating karate into the Olympics helmets. world may be surprised to know that Still, Fauchard doesn’t expect one their judo and wrestling counterparts, century when the area was ruled by the has been delayed by divisions in the The martial art was only brought to it was developed here,” he said, adding big happy karate family. and can be run over a few days.” Weather report New guidelines for kids’ media use Three-day forecast TODAY High: 32 C By Jonel Aleccia recommend enforcing media-free family times during meals and for Low : 26 C The Seattle Times/TNS Expected poor visibility at places an hour each night before bedtime. at first. Devices should be banned from n today’s media-saturated world, bedrooms, where 10 years of research nearly every parent has handed a show they can interfere with healthy THURSDAY kid a smartphone or a tablet for sleep patterns in kids, Moreno said. High: 33 C learning or play. All this is easier said than done, said Low: 26 C I Sunny And nearly every parent has Moreno, who consults with Seattle- wondered if it’s OK. area parents and kids regularly in her New guidelines released last week by paediatric clinic. the American Academy of Paediatrics “In more than half my visits with FRIDAY (AAP), and co-authored by two Seattle new patients, something about media High: 34 C experts, suggest that media use is is coming up,” she said. “If it’s a visit Low: 23 C nearly inevitable, but it’s up to parents should be limited to one hour a day – Research Institute and lead author of about sleeping or fatigue, it’s media. Sunny to closely monitor their children’s down from the two hours included in the guidelines for older kids. If it’s abdominal pain, it may be linked digital diets from the start. previous recommendations. Again, There are no hard-and-fast limits to bullying and that has an angle to Researchers say too much media or media should focus on high-quality on hours spent engaged with phones, technology. It’s just woven into the Fishermen’s forecast the wrong type of content may aff ect programming – the authors mention tablets, computers and video games. fabric of our existence.” OFFSHORE DOHA kids’ health and development and Sesame Street – and the experiences Instead, parents and other caregivers In 1970, children typically began Wind: NE-SE 03-12/15 KT interfere with relationships with family should be shared by parents and kids. should develop a family plan that watching TV at age four. Today, Waves: 1-3/4 Feet and the larger world. That’s because in children older regards digital-media use as one children begin interacting with digital INSHORE DOHA Wind: NE-SE 05-15 KT For babies and toddlers, kids than three, digital media may help component of a healthy life. media at four months, research has Waves: 1-2 Feet younger than 2, video-chatting with teach kids new concepts, but in “We have moved beyond the one- shown. Grandma is fi ne, but that’s about younger children the brain isn’t size-fi ts-all approach we had in the In 2013, three-quarters of kids Around the region it, said Dr Dimitri Christakis, a developed enough to transfer the two- past,” said Moreno. ages newborn to eight had access to a Weather Weather paediatrician and researcher at Seattle dimensional view of the screen to the To help, the AAP has created an mobile device, according to a national today Max/min tomorrow Max/min Children’s. real world, research has shown. interactive, online tool, the “Family survey of parents. 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Muscat Sunny 32/24 Sunny 31/23 a parent, not alone. “Children need to learn to self- limits to ensure that time spent with Finally, parents need to monitor Riyadh Sunny 33/18 Sunny 33/18 “Babies need laps more than apps, regulate their emotions,” he said. digital media doesn’t disrupt adequate their own media use around kids as Tehran S Showers 19/12 Sunny 23/12 to be sure,” said Christakis, who is lead With older kids, those ages six sleep, physical exercise, family well, Christakis said. author of the guidelines for children to 18, parents need to be even more communication and other healthy “It’s distracted parenting,” he said. from newborns to age 5. proactive, said Dr Megan Moreno, behaviours. “You can’t parent as well when you’re For kids ages two to fi ve, media an investigator at Seattle Children’s In particular, the guidelines checking your phone.” Live issues Ways to boost your confi dence

By Oliver Burkeman upbeat – is looking shaky, too. These questions are intellectually run blind tests in which people don’t New York All these techniques for boosting intriguing, and scientists must try to realise they’re power posing, smiling, confi dence feel like they ought to work. get them right. etc. (In one study, people were asked to But scientists are no longer confi dent But when I’m considering hold a pen between their teeth, making s you may have heard, and that they do. implementing a trick like power posing, the corners of the mouth rise as if in a pardon the mixed metaphor, What’s weird about the gleeful they’re not hugely relevant. grin.) Around the world psychologists are up in arms debunking of power poses is… If my objective is to feel more Walking into the job interview, Weather Weather about putting your hands on obviously they work. For me, I mean. confi dent, the relevant question is: do though, you don’t care if the added today Max/min tomorrow Max/min A Athens Sunny 24/14 Cloudy 19/14 your hips. Before a public talk or similarly I? confi dence comes from expectations. I’m talking about “power poses”, daunting situation, if I remember to You just want the added confi dence. Beirut Sunny 27/21 Sunny 28/23 T Storms T Storms 31/24 the simple physical gestures that, stand up straight and broaden my chest, It’s quite possible that Cuddy’s Bangkok 31/25 Before a public talk, Berlin Fog 08/05 M Cloudy 11/09 according to a TED talk by the Harvard I feel more confi dent. (Try it now. bestselling book on the subject, Cairo P Cloudy 30/19 Sunny 31/20 academic Amy Cuddy, can transform Unslouch – because you were if I remember to Presence, could turn out to be both Cape Town Sunny 30/15 Cloudy 22/15 your life. slouching, weren’t you? – and see if a) based on shoddy science, and Colombo S T Storms 29/24 P Cloudy 29/24 P Cloudy T Storms 29/25 Before a job interview, adopt a pose you notice a mood shift.) Likewise, b) truly helpful to thousands. Dhaka 32/26 stand up straight and Hong Kong P Cloudy 29/27 M Sunny 29/27 like Wonder Woman – feet apart, hands making myself smile usually brings Perhaps the really interesting Istanbul Cloudy 16/12 Cloudy 15/11 on hips, shoulders back – and your a small improvement; it’s no cure broaden my chest, I question these debunkings raise is: why Jakarta S T Storms 31/25 S T Storms 31/24 stress hormones will fall, testosterone for depression, but the diff erence is are we so desperate to have our toolbox Karachi P Cloudy 33/22 Sunny 36/23 will rise, you’ll feel a surge of boldness, detectable. feel more confi dent of everyday techniques “grounded in London Fog 16/07 P Cloudy 16/09 Manila S T Storms 32/26 P Cloudy 33/26 and have more chance of landing the There’s a reason people have been science” to start with? Moscow Cloudy 02/-2 S Showers 01/-1 job. saying “fake it till you make it” for Some of the disconnect between Wisdom results from a mixture New Delhi Sunny 34/18 Sunny 33/18 Or maybe not. A major attempt to decades: experience shows it’s true. science and real life stems from the of common sense, experience and New York M Sunny 12/04 Rain 13/08 replicate the original studies failed, and Of course, that’s not what placebo eff ect. research. Paris Fog 16/07 Fog 15/06 T Storms T Storms 26/15 researchers mean when they ask if the Presumably, when things like power Nobody lives their lives solely in Sao Paulo 29/21 one of the researchers has admitted: “I Seoul M Cloudy 18/06 P Cloudy 21/13 do not believe that ‘power pose’ eff ects poses “work”. poses work, it’s partly because I expect accordance with the fi ndings of science. Singapore T Storms 31/25 T Storms 32/24 are real.” I’ve no idea if my hormones are them to. Nor should they. Sydney P Cloudy 28/16 P Cloudy 20/16 A related fi nding – that merely fi xing changed, or even if most other people For researchers, that’s a problem, Power-pose your heart out, if it Tokyo Clear 26/14 Cloudy 21/15 a smile on your face can make you more feel the confi dence boost. so they’re constantly seeking ways to helps. – Guardian News and Media Gulf Times 32 Wednesday, October 26, 2016 QATAR

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani receiving mourners on the death of the late HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, at Al Wajba Palace yesterday. Emir, Father Emir receive more mourners

Father Emir received Sheikhs, QNA ministers, dignitaries and citi- Doha zens who prayed to Allah to have mercy on his soul and make his residence paradise. H the Emir Sheikh HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al- Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani HThani and HH the Father was also present along with HE Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Kha- Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Khalifa lifa al-Thani received at Al Wajba al-Thani, HH Sheikh Abdullah Palace yesterday morning more bin Khalifa al-Thani, HH Sheikh mourners on the death of the late Mohamed bin Khalifa al-Thani, HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh HE Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa al- Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. Thani and sons of HH the Father HH The Emir and HH the Emir.