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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 5 Business | 17 Sport | 25 Aqua Park Qatar Qatar Islamic Sangakkara to open facility Bank signs MoU makes history for the new year with top South as Sri Lanka on March 26. Korean Bank. thrash Scotland. THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2015 • 21 Jumada I 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6367 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Albania honours Father Emir Apex panel to Govt studying plan to study needs of labour camps DOHA: An apex panel is being fix prices of new cars set up that would study cur- rent and future needs of labour camps in the country to cater to Bid to curb profit margins of automobile dealers the rising influx of foreign work- ers for development projects and DOHA: The government is tak- out as to how much a vehicle costs in the local market, the daily said. prepare plans to make sure that ing a closer look at the possibil- when it finally lands in Qatar. Cars are dearer in Qatar as these accommodations are built. ity of fixing maximum retail Once the cost is known it compared to other GCC states Also, as rents have been on an sale prices of brand new cars to is easier for the Ministry of and the government has long upswing, the committee will study prevent price manipulations by Economy and Commerce to fix been urging the dealers to bring the rent prices of labour lodgings dealers. the profit margin on a partic- the rates on a par with those in and submit its recommendations It is likely the government ular vehicle for its dealer, the the neighbouring countries. to the government for appropriate might put caps on the profit mar- daily said. Al Sharq said that it has reli- action. Continued on page 3 gins dealers charge on cars with The Ministry of Economy and ably learnt that the Economy THE PENINSULA a view to controlling the prices of Commerce which boasts a con- Ministry has begun contacting showroom-fresh cars. sumer rights watchdog has been car manufacturers as part of a Under study with the State entrusted by the Cabinet to con- study to help fix the maximum Saudi recalls Cabinet is a proposal to rein in duct the studies regarding the retail prices of brand new cars for automobile dealers and fix the prices and profit margins. the benefit of the user. envoy to Sweden maximum prices of showroom- The consumers are being This way not only the interest STOCKHOLM: Saudi Arabia fresh cars, reports Al Sharq. affected due to high prices of the consumer would be taken President of Albania, Bujar Nishani, granted Father Emir H H Sheikh has recalled its ambassador For this purpose the manu- charged by automobile dealers. care of but the right of the dealers Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani the National Medal of Science, the highest from Stockholm over Swedish facturers of different automobile By fixing the profit margin, the will also be protected, according Order of Merit in Albania, in recognition of the support given by the criticism of Riyadh’s human brands are being contacted the ministry would make sure that to the daily. rights record. The kingdom Father Emir to the Albanian economy. The Father Emir met with Albanian world over and it is being found brand new car prices come down THE PENINSULA said the move was prompted President at the old Emiri Diwan yesterday. See also page 3 by remarks by Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom that amounted to “an interfer- ence in its internal affairs”. Separate number plates must Full report on page 7 for caravans, luggage trailers CMC elections on May 13 INSIDE DOHA: Chassis numbers and of their owners. Currently there DOHA: Election to the fifth have the right to vote and whose This time, the five tentative Page 11 number plates have been made are about 30,000 registered luggage term of the Central Municipal names figure on the voter list, to women nominees include the mandatory for caravans and trailers in the country, according to Council (CMC) will be held on exercise their franchise in the lone sitting female member of luggage trailers, a senior official data given the Department. May 13, a Wednesday, for which May 13 poll. the House, Sheikha Al Jefairi, What to expect from of the Traffic Department has “This new device will make it some 130 Qatari men and five The Decree has already come from Constituency Number 8 Iran nuclear talks disclosed. easier for the Traffic Department women have tentatively filed into effect and is to be published (Old Airport). By Dr Mohammed The Department will soon start to register vehicles and issue nominations. in the official gazette, QNA said. And the four other women are using a new device to inscribe number plates, including for car- The final list of contestants will Meanwhile, details available from four different constituencies Al Sulami chassis numbers on such vehicles avans and luggage trailers. The be issued early next month. Emir suggest that this is the second (Numbers 9, 10, 15 and 17). in a way that can prevent tamper- device uses laser to inscribe the H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al time five women are on the tenta- The maximum number of ten- The Saudi transition ing, its Director Col Mohammed numbers in a way that make tam- Thani issued a Decree yesterday tive list of nominees for the CMC tative nominees is from two con- and Egypt’s dilemma Saad Al Kharji has said. pering impossible,” a local Arabic (No. 17 of 2015) declaring May 13 election. Some 227 candidates, stituencies (Number 11 and 13) All caravans and luggage trail- daily quoted Al Kharji as saying. as the election day for the next among them six women, were at 25 each. By Khalid Al Dakheel ers need to be registered with the Continued on page 3 term of the CMC, reports QNA. in the fray for the maiden CMC Continued on page 5 Traffic Department in the name THE PENINSULA The Decree invites citizens who election in early 1999. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 12 MARCH 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME PM attends Arab Ministers’ meeting HGH emergency Kidney disease services to shift temporarily DOHA: Some services at the on the rise Hamad General Hospital’s (HGH) Emergency Department will be temporarily relocated tomorrow due to installation in country of new equipment, said a state- ment yesterday. The new locations will be indi- cated by sign boards. HGH clini- Awareness walkathon tomorrow cal staff and security personnel will guide patients and visitors DOHA: With an increase in Students from local schools, and answer questions. incidence of kidney disease, Qatar University and Weil Cornell At all times during the main- every year at least 250 to 300 Medical College in Qatar will par- tenance work and temporary new patients are on dialysis in ticipate in the walkathon. relocation, patient privacy will Qatar, according to a senior Hassan Al Hail, Assistant be protected. official of the Hamad Medical Executive Director of HMC’s The Ambulance Service may Corporation (HMC). Corporate Communications, transport non-trauma cases Kidney disease occurs in one in spoke on behalf of Ali to other hospitals. In all cases, 10 people, especially among people Abdulla Al Khater, Executive patients will be given access to with chronic diseases like diabetes Director of HMC’s Corporate the most clinically appropriate and hypertension, said Dr Hassan Communications Department: high quality care, no matter the Al Malki, head of Nephrology “Campaigns of this type are hospital destination, the state- Department at HMC. focused on educating the public ment said. “Diabetes and hypertension are about general healthy living hab- Tomorrow, HGH will prepare main causes of kidney disorders its, and for kidney health in par- Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday took to install two new CT scanners. in Qatar like in other countries,” ticular, the prevention of disease part in the opening session of meetings of the 32nd session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Interior taking THE PENINSULA he said at a press conference and on how to manage it if and place in the Palais des Nations-Club des Pins in Algeria. yesterday. when it occurs.” In this backdrop, HMC will WKD events will be sponsored hold awareness activities to mark by Ooredoo which has a strong this year’s World Kidney Day history of supporting Hamad (WKD) being observed world- Medical Corporation in its work wide under the theme ‘Kidney to prevent and manage kidney Tech it: Session on incubating digital ideas Health for All.’ disease, including funding the WKD aims to raise awareness opening of the Fahad bin Jassim DOHA: The Digital Qatar explored how the adoption technology and business. Services of the importance of kidneys to Kidney Center. Incubation Center (DIC) at the of digital enablers can help entre- include access to space, business overall health and to reduce the “Every day people of all back- Ministry of Information and preneurs maximise their efforts. planning, education and training, frequency and impact of kidney grounds throughout Qatar suf- Communications Technology Eliantonio gave examples of how mentors, and legal advice, among disease and its associated health fer from acute and chronic (ictQATAR) yesterday hosted growing businesses can thrive others throughout the phases of problems, especially among peo- kidney disease. There are also a an information session for the when supported by digital solu- the start-up development.