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SUBSCRIPTION THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 RABI ALAWWAL 10, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Sydney spectacular leads Min 07º Max 23º New Year celebrations High Tide 09:05 & 20:50 Low Tide Millions ring in 2015 with fireworks, concerts and light shows 02:50 & 14:00 40 PAGES NO: 16390 150 FILS HONG KONG: A huge display of fireworks lit up Hong Kong early today with brilliant bursts of color over Victoria Palestinians Harbor as the Chinese city rang in 2015 in spectacular style, launching the party for millions across Asia. turn to ICC From New Delhi to Dubai, Johannesburg, New York and Rio, millions around the world will celebrate when the as UN bid fails clock ticks past midnight, ringing in 2015 with fireworks displays, concerts and light shows. RAMALLAH: President Mahmud Abbas yesterday In Hong Kong, hundreds of thousands of people crowd- signed a Palestinian request to join the ed the city’s promenades to watch the eight-minute International Criminal Court, seeking a new Continued on Page 13 avenue for action against Israel after a failed UN resolution on ending the occupation. The Palestinians hope ICC membership will pave the India halts KD720 way for war crimes prosecutions against Israeli offi- cials for their actions in the occupied territories. bank guarantee But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu KUWAIT: The India government has decided to sus- swiftly hit back, saying the Palestinians have “more pend the KD720 bank guarantee measure that was to fear” than Israel from the Hague-based court. He implemented for the welfare of the Indian domestic cited the Palestinian leadership’s links to Hamas, workers coming to Kuwait, an Indian embassy press the militant group which Israel describes as a “ter- release here said. rorist organization” and which is part of a unity “After discussing this issue with Kuwaiti authori- government with Abbas’s Fatah movement. The ties, it has been agreed to suspend with effect from ICC can prosecute individuals accused of genocide, 12 December 2014 taking any bank guarantees crimes against humanity and war crimes, and from sponsors in Kuwait, while keeping in abeyance Palestinian plans to become a party to the court the attestation of employment contracts of Indian have been strongly opposed by Israel and the female domestic workers,” the press release said. United States. Indian and Kuwaiti sides are constantly engaged Continued pn Page 13 in finding a long-term resolution of this issue. India implemented the KD 720 bank guarantee measure SYDNEY: Fireworks explode over the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge during New Year’s Eve celebra- in September 2014. tions in Sydney, Australia, early today. — AP THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 LOCAL Arrest warrant for Treasury fire caused by Duwailah issued act of crime: Al-Essa By A Saleh rized expat donation collectors would be deported. KUWAIT: The public prosecution officer yester- day issued an arrest warrant for former MP, Visa transfers, work permits KUWAIT: Education and Higher Education ened following the incident, adding that the inci- with money. The Bangladeshi went to Jleeb Mubarak Al-Duwailah to question him in a case Labor departments all over the country Minister Dr Bader Al-Essa said surveillance cam- dent has become an eye-opener for us regarding police station and filed the complaint. eras show that the fire that broke in the treasury security. He said the windows of oil sills can be filed against him over allegedly slandering Abu are scheduled to resume receiving residency on Sunday was a the cause of deliberate act of opened easily and we are waiting for the investi- Citizens shot Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin visa transfer and work permit transactions crime. Al-Essa said during a surprise tour of the gation report. Meanwhile, the ministry will carry Three citizens working at Sabah Al-Ahmad Zayed. Sunday after a two-week halt to conduct the financial sector that the video clip recorded by out financial inventory hoping to arrest the cul- Reserve in Subiya area came under fire by indi- Notably, the foreign ministry sued Al- annual inventory. cameras is now with the prosecution and results prit. viduals driving 4WD vehicle without license Duwaliah over a TV interview with him that In this regard, the Manpower Public will be known soon. plates. The citizens told Subbiya police about the contained slanderous remarks about Sheikh Authority Director, Jamal Al-Doussary stressed Minister Al-Essa denied that he received any Examination supervisor incident. No injuries were reported. Bin Zayed. In addition, lawyer, Mohammed that work permits would be open for various criminal report regarding the incident adding The appeals court revoked a decision by the Al-Sabti also filed another case against Al- sectors in January. Al-Dousary added that a that “at the moment no one is suspected, but the education ministry to sack an examinations Chinese firm hacked Duwailah for accusing Sheikh Bin Zayed of grace period that had been given to employ- truth will come out soon after the investigation.” supervisor who allegedly leaked French lan- A hacker broke into the account of a Kuwaiti antagonizing Sunni Islam and having person- ers to file absconding reports against labor Al-Essa said the culprit wanted to hide some- guage question paper to two students in 12th establishment in a Chinese bank and withdrew thing or erase some proof in the office related to grade. $95,000. A Syrian expatriate who works in a com- al feuds with certain groups. He added that they sponsor would also end Sunday and that certain suspicious tenders. The fire may be the pany and has an authorization from its owner, such accusations would jeopardize the state’s the department would cancel around 8,000 cause of a deliberate attempt, but we cannot Ethiopians rob Bangladeshi told Jahra police that he was conned by an national interests and relations with other vexatious reports. “Reviewing absconding ascertain it now,” he said. He said no cases have Four Ethiopians stormed the house of a unknown person who got into the establish- brotherly GCC states. reports, the manpower authority received been sent to the prosecution by the tenders. Bangladeshi and robbed him of KD 320. The vic- ment’s accounts in a Chinese bank and trans- 10,000 reports while MOI only received 2,000. Al-Essa said the safety and security proce- tim was surprised by the four in his room who ferred $95,000 in two payments. Police are inves- Maid-slaying lion owner This means that the rest of 8,000 reports were dures at the ministry buildings have been tight- beat him up and then tied him before escaping tigating. released on bail malicious and only used by sponsors to intimi- A court yesterday released the owner of a date the laborers”, said Al-Doussary noted that lion that fatally injured a maid. The man was sponsors had been given a two-week grace released on a KD 500 bail pending further period to either activate their reports or cancel investigations. The suspect had kept a lion at them. Further, Al-Doussay said that sponsors his house and the lion bit a Filipina maid would have to follow standard procedures of causing her fatal injuries. filing a report with the authority conditioning that absconding period is no less than 90 days then would also have to report to MOI’s inves- MSAL deports violators tigations department. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor recently removed unauthorized donation col- Municipal bribery lection vans from various areas around the Kuwait Municipality Director Engineer country, said MSAL’s charity organizations Ahmed Al-Subaih said that all the municipali- department Manager, Dr Ahmed Al-Sane’ ty’s financial dossiers would be reviewed in noting that on spotting one of the vans in order to rule out any violation. “Employees Jaber Al-Ali area by an inspection team, those involved in or suspected of receiving bribery operating it fled the scene. He said unautho- will be referred to prosecution”, he stressed. The liquor bottles being destroyed. Woman’s body found in Riggai apartment By Hanan Al-Saadoun KUWAIT: Police found the body of a woman in a flat in Riggai and the haris said he did not know that there was a woman inside the flat. Farwaniya prosecutor sent the body of the unknown woman to the coroner to identify her and then identify her killer. Police searched the flat after owner of the building reported to the police that a foul odor was coming out of a flat rented by a citizen. Police are investi- gating the case. Liquor destroyed The committee formed by ministerial law 3218/2010 destroyed a large quantity of liquor. It destroyed 12,946 bottles, plastic bottles and metal cans. Fake detectives A citizen told Dhaher police that some persons claiming to be detectives stormed her house, beat her son and destroyed the furniture. Money stolen A citizen accused an unknown person of withdrawing KD 60 from his bank account. Drug overdose A citizen reportedly died of drug overdose. He was found dead inside his house. Drugs paraphernalia was found near the corpse. Filipina arrested A Filipina was placed under police custody while at Mubarak hospital after attempting to abort herself result- ing in profuse bleeding. The attempt caused the death of the infant. Kuwaiti officials meet on fighting corruption KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior works hand-in-hand with the nation’s Anti-Corruption Authority for the purpose of rooting out corrupt practices that may be found within government ministries and agencies and elsewhere in soci- ety, a Kuwaiti official said yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah made that statement as he chaired a meeting yesterday attended by chief of the Authority Abdul-Rahman Al-Nimash and a bevy of officials from the Ministry and the Authority, said a press statement issued by the Interior Ministry.

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