SUBSCRIPTION SUDAY, APRIL 30, 2017 SHABAN 04, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Pope, at Cairo Indians throng Defiant North Marcelo rescues Mass, denounce temple to crack Korea test-fires Madrid; Ronaldo Islamist7 violence Trump visa9 curbs ballistic12 missile misses19 penalty Tons of dead fish litter Min 28º Max 36º Kuwait’s beaches, bay High Tide 03:01 & 13:50 Low Tide ‘Don’t buy fish from unlicensed, unofficial outlets’ 08:33 & 21:16 40 PAGES NO: 17213 150 FILS By Meshaal Al-Enezi, Agencies Kuwait Bay - urging Environment Public Conspiracy theories Authority (EPA) to act and stop the dump- KUWAIT: The Public Authority for ing of sewage water into the bay. PAAAFR Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources said over five tons of dead fish were Conscripts (PAAAFR) has detected considerable num- removed from Kuwait beaches. ber of dead fish on the beaches and within Continued on Page 13 By Badriya Darwish [email protected] salute the decision by the Ministry of Interior to start military conscription for Kuwaitis who Iturn 18. The decision was taken in 2015, but will be implemented from May 10. It’s a big move for young people in Kuwait. Instead of speeding in their cars on Gulf Road Photo shows thousands of dead fish washed ashore along Kuwait beach near or sitting around cafes smoking shisha, develop- Doha area. ing bad habits and killing time, they will get real- world military training, and hopefully some per- sonal discipline. When I see the way many of the UAE battle-hardened military youth here behave in the malls or on the streets, I say it’s good - let them be recruited and trained. expands into Africa, Mideast But there are some things on the other hand to be considered. Firstly, it’s premature to judge DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates is bet- muscle amid its suspicions about Iran. the system or the training and especially the ter known for its skyscrapers and pam- Already, the UAE has landed expedi- quality of what these young men are expected to pered luxuries, but its small size belies a tionary forces in Afghanistan and Yemen. learn. Will it be the quality of Sandhurst or West quiet expansion of its battle-hardened Its new overseas bases on the African Point? Will these young men emerge one year military into Africa and elsewhere in the continent show this country, which US from now with a clear sense of responsibility Middle East. The seven-state federation Defense Secretary Jim Mattis calls “Little towards their country and to themselves? Are we ranks as one of Washington’s most promi- Sparta,” has even larger ambitions. going to see all strata of society participating? Or nent Arab allies in the fight against the will some use wasta and connections to avoid Islamic State group, hosting some 5,000 Protectorate to protector conscription? American military personnel, fighter jets The UAE, a federation of seven Secondly, will these conscripts be allowed to and drones. sheikhdoms, only became a country in serve past the mandatory one year if they But the practice gunfire echoing 1971. It had been a British protectorate choose and make it a career for themselves? Or is through the deserts near bases outside of for decades and several of the emirates it only a yearlong program and bye-bye? Dubai and recent military demonstrations had their own security forces. The forces Because once you bring back men who have in the capital of Abu Dhabi show a coun- merged together into a national military served in the military, it’s not always easy to fit try increasingly willing to flex its own Continued on Page 13 them into civil service or the private sector. Men who learn military ways often find it diffi- cult to adapt and inte- grate into civilian life. Thirdly, we don’t know if many of these young men would be planning to continue their education at uni- versity. Won’t this one year of service disrupt their enthusiasm for higher education? Already, we are suffer- ing from having too few college-educated young men in Kuwait. We don’t want to dis- courage young men from becoming bankers, engineers, doctors, lawyers, mechanics, etc. Also, some men who serve in the mili- tary adopt a mentality of total obedience to authority. So will the entire Kuwaiti nation stop questioning and criticizing its leader- ship in generations to come? Will we even have a parliament 20 years from now? Anyway, most devel- oped, industrialized nations such as Japan, UK, Germany, France and Canada either don’t have conscrip- tion or have abolished it, like Sweden. Nevertheless, it’s not a bad idea to instill some discipline and contain these young men, but I hope that the stan- dards and quality of training will be up to what Kuwait needs for now and the future. Only time will tell. SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2017 LOCAL Local Spotlight Is Kuwait Bay safe? By Muna Al-Fuzai [email protected] he Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) confirmed the discovery Tof significant quantities of dead fish, demanding that the Environment Public Authority pays attention to Kuwait Bay, which is the second largest incubator of fish wealth in the world, and follow up the harmful materi- als that are dumped in the sewers. Kuwait Bay, also known as ‘Jon Al-Kuwayt’ and where Kuwait city is located on its shores, is suffering from an environmental problem that needs attention and quick serious action. Kuwait Bay has several major activities existing around it, including commercial and industrial ones, and all these factors have led to the existence of pollution, thus creating major change in the features of this area and the water, which led to the death of fish in several occasions. I believe that the phenomenon of fish death is not KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality carried out a campaign recently to clean the Kuwait Bay beach from tons of dead fish washed ashore ftera being killed due to rising pollution new in the world, but the recurrence of it at the same rates in the area. place means there is a flaw and need for treatment. This condition also raises concerns about the presence of toxic substances in the marine environment that threat- ens fish and human health. In Kuwait we, rely on seawa- Search for new garbage Hospitals prepared ter to eat, drink and shower . We all recall the most famous incident of fish death for asthma cases that hit the waters of Kuwait Bay in 2001, which led to container incinerator the death of over three thousand tons of fish, as esti- during dusty weather mated at that time. We should not allow that to happen By Meshaal Al-Enezi again. The reasons for the collective death of fish vary KUWAIT: Following the arrest of a GCC national and a Crackdowns between natural and human causes; which happen pri- bedoon for setting fire to 30 garbage containers in Several inspection campaigns were launched over KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday marily due to the impact of human activities and erro- Jahra a while ago, another unknown incinerator set fire neous environmental practices through the discharge the weekend in various governorates and resulted in declared a state of alert in all casualty centers at public of human, agricultural, industrial and other pollutants to 16 more dumpsters within two days, said security arresting 57 people (including citizens and expats) who hospitals, and prepared them to receive and treat directly into coastal waters without treatment, which sources. They noted that investigations are in progress are wanted for financial claims worth over KD 500,000, patients suffering from asthmas who might be affected may lead to accumulation of toxins and death of fish . to identify the new incinerator after discovering that he said security sources. by the current dusty weather. MOH stressed in a state- For example, Sulaibikhat Bay (the southwest sector was connected to the previous one and used the same ment that minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi had issued clear mixture of drugs found with the prime suspect instructions to all ministry facilities to be fully prepared to of the bay) is the most vulnerable area due to its expo- Theft sure to anthropocentric activities such as reclamation, (methamphetamine). Detectives added that search was deal with any possible cases. The ministry also advised A Jordanian couple were recently arrested for beg- sewage inflow and other activities. The area near in progress for the main supplier of the mixture, who both citizens and expats, namely those with asthmas or respiratory diseases to stay indoors and avoid the dust. Shuwaikh Port is suffering also due to reclamation apparently had the arsons committed for distraction to ging in a shopping mall, said security sources, noting processes. Right now, there is a decision to prevent fish- allow other pushers to sell the drugs they had. that the suspects claimed they were Emiratis who had ing in the vicinity of Kuwait Bay so fishermen cannot be arrived for tourism but lost all their money, which made Food tested Commenting on social media reports about pesticide- accused of getting rid of fish by throwing it back in the so many citizens sympathize with them because they gulf. The International Journal of Environmental Drug possession infected fruits and vegetable allegedly imported from were ‘GCC nationals’. Detectives explained that a lot of Science and Development, Vol 5, No 6, December 2014 Detectives recently arrested a citizen and two some Arab states to Kuwait, Kuwait Municipality Issued an Environmental Assessment of Water Quality women (a citizen and an Iranian) with the possession complaints were made about a man, woman and kid announced taking some samples from Sulaibiya market in Kuwait Bay prepared by N Al-Mutairi, A Abahussain, of 47 illicit pills in Salmiya, said security sources, not- using a vehicle with a UAE license plate number, and in order to have them tested in its food labs and make and A Al-Battay - chapter IV ‘conclusions and recom- ing that the three suspects were already drugged on asking passersby for KD 50 to fuel up.