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Emir and President of Poland witness signing of deals

Warsaw QNA Emir H H Sheikh Tamim

mir H H Sheikh Tamim bin bin Hamad Al Thani and Hamad Al Thani and Pres- President of Poland, ident of Poland, Andrzej Andrzej Duda, attend the Duda yesterday attended the signing of a number of signing of agreements on Eagreements between the govern- the exemption of visas for ments of two countries. holders of diplomatic and They attended the signing of an agreement on the exemption of visas private passports, cultural for holders of diplomatic and private cooperation, cooperation passports, agreement on cultural in the field of medical cooperation, agreement on cooper- ation in the field of medical sciences sciences and health care and health care and an agreement and an agreement on on economic cooperation. economic cooperation. Their Excellences members of the official delegation accompanying the Emir also attended the signing cer- emony. On the Polish side, it was time, this visit which is a significant attended by a number of ministers new step on the way to develop the and senior officials. distinguished relations that benefit Earlier, Qatar and Poland held a the two countries. session of official talks at the Presi- → Continued on page 2 dential Palace in Warsaw, chaired by → See also pages 11 & 12 the Emir and President of Poland. Andrzej Duda welcomed the Emir and praised the diplomatic relations, → Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin friendship and cooperation between Hamad Al Thani with President of the two countries that has continued Poland, Andrzej Duda, in Warsaw, for 28 years lauding, at the same yesterday.

Syria safe zones QA free-stay offer to boost tourism Muslim-friendly deal enters tourism: Qatar ranked into force Sachin Kumar Qatar’s tourism sector,” Yousef Abdulla local economy. The Peninsula Al Sai, Managing Director of Cleopatra “The latest offer by Qatar Airways sixth in OIC countries MOSCOW: A Russian plan to Travels told The Peninsula. “The coun- will encourage tourists to travel via establish "de-escalation zones" he announcement by Qatar Air- try now has so many tourist destinations Qatar. Those staying in Qatar on a free Irfan Bukhari in Syria is to go into effect at ways last week to offer free because of the initiatives taken by the stopover would like to spend more than The Peninsula midnight on Friday, but it will Tone-night stay in country’s luxury government,” he added. a day in Qatar. During their stay in be at least another month until hotels will boost the tourism sector of Last week Qatar Airways created Qatar, tourists will spend money while GLOBAL Muslim Travel Index 2017 shows the safe areas are established, Qatar. Industry experts believe that the waves in travel industry by announc- exploring city which is good for differ- Qatar is one of top 10 Muslim-friendly tour- according to Russian officials free stay offer is strong enough to lure ing that the passengers who transit ent stakeholders in tourism sectors,” ist destinations among 48 OIC member Also, prospects for the transit passenger to extend their stay in through Doha would be entitled to a said Farukh Sardar, General Manager countries included in the survey. success of the deal — agreed Doha. free one-night stay at a four- or five- at Mannai Trading Company where he The report released by Mastercard-Cres- on by Russia, Turkey and Iran Around 68,000 transit passengers star hotel. Those who want to stay is now managing a business to business centRating has ranked as many as 130 — are undermined by the fail- moved during last year from Hamad longer can pay $50 for a second night. travel platform. Sardar has over two destinations including 48 OIC destinations ure of Syrian rebel groups International Airport, according to Min- Passengers can choose from hotels such decades of experience in Qatar’s travel and 82 non-OIC destinations. who oppose President Bashar istry of Development Planning and as The Four Seasons, Marriott Marquis, sector. Qatar secured 70.5 scores in the criteria Assad to sign on to it. Statistics data. Radisson Blu and Oryx Rotana. Experts believe that along with set to choose Muslim friendly tourist desti- Russian military officials “This is a very good step by Qatar This offer is available for all Qatar bringing tourist in the country, the offer nations having various considerations like said the plan, which was Airways and it will further strengthen Airways passengers, both Premium and will also be helpful in attracting foreign visa requirements; Muslim traveler needs agreed to in Syria talks in Qatar’s tourism industry because it will Economy. capital in the country. awareness; family-friendly destination; din- Kazakhstan, envisions estab- attract new tourists into the country. Inflow of new tourists will also have “Not only tourism, this step is also ing options & Halal assurance; access to lishing four safe zones that Tourists going back to their countries a multiplier effect on the local econ- helpful in bring new investment into prayer places and many more. could would bring relief for talk to their friends about their stay in omy because tourist staying in Qatar the country. Many tourists after seeing Qatar stands at number 6 among 48 OIC hundreds of thousands of Qatar. This word of mouth publicity will would like to explore Qatar and will use Qatar would also like to invest in the countries for its Muslim friendly tourism Syrian civilians and encour- create awareness about Qatar in dif- local taxi, eat in a restaurant, buy a sou- country by setting up new businesses,” facilities. → Continued on page 2 age refugees to return. ferent countries, which will benefit venir and local specialties. This will help added Al Sai. UK PM's party secures big gains in local polls Bikers' gathering Fish in Qatar waters disease-free LONDON: British Prime Min- ister Theresa May's Sidi Mohamed environment supervised by the ministry to Conservatives secured big wins The Peninsula monitor changes in the marine environ- yesterday in local elections, a ment in Qatar," the statement added. month ahead of a Brexit-dom- rushing aside rumours about safety The statement rejected rumours about inated snap general election. of fish in Qatar waters, the Ministry contamination of fish with toxic materials Final results showed the Bof Municipality and Environment yes- terming them "false." When asked about more centre-right party gaining terday asserted that fish in Qatar waters is details on the issue, an official seeking not to ground across the country, free from any disease or contamination and be attributed told The Peninsula that he could with the main opposition was completely safe. not reveal more than what was already issued Labour party taking a ham- The results of the field inspection con- by the Ministry because it was prepared by mering and Brexit ducted by the authorities concerned at the authorities concerned. He also added that it was cheerleaders UKIP all but Ministry have shown that there the fish is an important issue and "I can inform you with wiped out as the Conserva- "completely safe" and free from any diseases full confidence that the Qatari Regional Water tives gobbled up their vote. or contamination. The authorities also is safe and there exists no diseases or contam- With the results in from stressed that they did not record or find any ination in it and rumors are totally false." all 88 local authorities being cases of death of fish. A video and pictures being circulated in contested, the Conservatives The ministry and through its depart- social media show a quantity of dead fish End of season gathering held by Batabit (Qatar Motorcycle Center) won 1,900 seats, up 558; ments has followed since the beginning on beaches of one member state of GCC. Labour won 1,151, down 320; at Katara beach yesterday. Several members of the motorcycle what was circulated and spread about the Some specialists had expressed concerns and the pro-EU Liberal Dem- community were honoured for their contributions in the past year. collective mortality of fish in some broth- that it might extend to other countries of the ocrats won 441, down 37. Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula erly countries. "There exists a periodic region but after Ministry's statement there → See also page 7 monitoring programme for the marine are no chances of doubt about Qatar waters. 02 HOME SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017

Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda giving a joint press conference in Warsaw yesterday. RIGHT: The Emir at the official reception ceremony. Growth in Qatar-Poland relations satisfying: Emir

→ Continued from page 4 economic, cultural, health, The Polish President stressed his education, military and keenness to develop the aspects of coop- tourism spheres. eration with the State of Qatar in various Talks during the session fields, especially economic, cultural, also dealt with a number of health and military, in addition to the regional developments and aspiration of Poland to contribute through issues, especially the Pales- the Polish companies in the field of World tinian and Syrian issues, on Cup projects 2022. which the two countries' For his part, the Emir expressed his visions are consistent with appreciation to the Polish President and regard to ensuring the res- people for their warm and generous greet- toration stability and ings accorded to His Highness and the security in the region. accompanying delegation during the visit, The two sides also dis- which is an opportunity to discuss issues cussed the growing of mutual interest and means of boosting phenomenon of terrorism bilateral relations in all fields. in the world and ways to The Emir described the development solve the causes of this phe- and growth witnessed by the two countries' nomenon and root out it, relations as a source of satisfaction, partic- noting in this regard the ularly in the economic sphere. importance for the interna- The Emir also affirmed that this visit tional community to play its and the agreements that will be signed part in addressing it. will contribute to enhancing coopera- During the session, the two sides dis- Their Excellences mem- tion between the two countries and cussed bilateral relations and prospects bers of the official delegation serve the common interests of the two for their development and advancement accompanying HH the Emir attended the friendly peoples. His Highness also to serve the common interests and take session. The session was attended by a extended an invitation to the Polish the relations between the two countries number of ministers and senior officials President to visit the State of Qatar. to a wider levels at all diplomatic, from the Polish side.

Expenditure by Muslim Condolences to Filipino designers hold dolls expo Somali President

Raynald C Rivera travellers to hit $220bn EMIR H H Sheikh Tamim bin The Peninsula Hamad Al Thani sent yesterday → Continued from page 1 by 2026,” the report says. a cable of condolences to Pres- are fashion dolls garbed Other countries in this list GMTI 2017 looks at four key ident of Somalia, Mohamed in elaborate dresses cre- include Malaysia 82.5 (score), strategic areas - Access, Com- Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, Rated by well-known the UAE 76.9, Indonesia 72.6, munications, Environment and on the death of Abbas Abdul- Doha-based Filipino designers Turkey 72.4, Saudi Arabia 71.4, Services – which have been lahi Sheikh Siraji, Minister of featured at a unique exhibition Qatar 70.5, Morocco 68.1, Oman further divided into 11 sub-cri- Public Works and Reconstruc- held yesterday at Musherib 67.9 and Bahrain 67.9. teria. This highlights the aspects tion, who was shot dead in Hotel. The top 10 Muslim-friendly that a destinations needs to look capital Mogadishu. “Manika: Blooms of Fashion” tourist destinations in non-OIC at to improve in order to was the second dolls exhibition countries category are Singa- become a more Muslim friendly Inspections at organized by Filipino Fashion pore 67.3, Thailand 61.8, the UK travel destination. Designers of Qatar (FFDQ) aimed 60.0, South Africa 53.6, Hong In "Access" area, there are central market at showcasing the craftsmanship Kong 53.2, Japan 52.8, Taiwan two sub-criteria; air connectiv- of its 15 members through the 29 52.4, France 52.1, Spain 48.8 ity and visa requirements. In The Peninsula One of the dolls by Filipino designer Alex De Vera Adriano elegantly dressed dolls in dio- and the US 48.6. "Communications" area, come displayed at the exhibition yesterday. ramas with stunning backdrops. CrescentRating uses sub-criteria including Muslim joint inspection cam- Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula “These dolls are not those insights, industry intelligence, traveler needs awareness & paign conducted by the that can be bought in depart- said, adding while he bought recreate it,” he explained. lifestyle, behavior and research outreach and ease of commu- AMinistry of Economy ment stores. These are some of them direct from fac- Though relatively new in Doha, on the needs of the Muslim nication. For "Environment", and Commerce (MEC) and the collector’s items, some of which tories, others were purchased collecting and dressing up dolls traveler to deliver authoritative sub-criteria are family-friendly Ministry of Municipality and are one-of-a-kind limited edi- online. is generating interest in the art guidance on all aspects of Halal destination, Muslim traveler Environment (MME) on tion,” Mon Sarmiento, FFDQ He said miniature dressmak- community. travel to organizations across and general safety and Muslim Thursday caught 102 viola- chairman, told local media. ing is more difficult than human “Actually we have invites the globe. visitor arrivals. In the last area tions in the central market The exhibition follows the scale clothing since the dresses from local lady artists to have a Founded in 2008, Crescen- of “Services”, sub-criteria located in Abu Hamour area. success of its inaugural edition needed to be scaled down. “On Doll Day, which is a convention tRating services “are used by include dining options & Halal Offenders were trans- called “Manika: Dolls top of that, you have to look for on dolls during which we will every tier of the tourism indus- assurance, access to prayer ferred to the competent Enchanted” held in December the proper shoes and accessories present some of our designs,” try, from government bodies places, airport facilities and security authority for legal 2015 and is aimed at inspiring which are not readily available in said Sarmiento, adding FFDQ is and tourism agencies to hospi- accommodation options. actions, said the MEC in a people through the designer’s the market. It’s a painstaking also collaborating with Qatari tality service providers, to The report also sheds light statement yesterday. creativity and craftsmanship, process,” said Ocampo. lady artists for another event better serve the needs of the on “Mega Trends in Muslim Inspection raids against said Sarmiento. Sarmiento was of the same later this year in which FFDQ Muslim traveller”. Consumer Market”, saying that street vendors selling and Ed Ocampo, a doll enthusiast view saying there are times members will dress up manne- The report further points the Halal food industry contin- buying without licenses were and one of the featured design- designers had to improvise since quins to be captured on canvas out that in 2016, it was esti- ues to be one of the key drivers also held. ers, said collecting and dressing some materials could not be by the artists to be followed by mated that there were 121 in the Muslim consumer The violations varied up dolls was a hobby that had found in the market. an exhibition. million Muslim international market. from lack of licences to work- turned into an artistic expression “Sometimes more time is “FFDQ is the first fashion travelers. “This is projected to The report further reveals ing as porters and neglected which serves as stress-reliever. spent in searching for materials designers group in Qatar and as grow to 156 million by 2020, that the demand for Halal phar- vehicles. The inspectors have “I started collecting dolls than in preparing the dress. It chairman I’m proud of the work where the travel expenditure maceuticals and cosmetics seized a number of animals more than 40 years ago that I takes months to prepare, from of Filipino fashion designers here by Muslim travelers is expected continues to grow, with more left in vehicles by the unli- have already lost count of my concept to the final outcome and because they are at par with the to reach $220bn. It is also pro- products being created to serve censed vendors who run collection, which perhaps has sometimes you’re done but not best, if not the best,” he said. jected that total Muslim travel the unique health and wellness away leaving behind their already crossed a thousand,” he satisfied yet so you have to expenditure will reach $300bn lifestyle needs of Muslims. properties. SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA 03 US soldier shot dead during operation against Shabaab

Mogadishu bodies of Americans were dragged Somalia areas of active hostilities. AP through the streets. Somalia sacks official over minister's shooting A Somali intelligence official con- In a statement, the US Africa Com- firmed the U.S. military operation, saying US service member has been killed mand said the service member was MOGADISHU: The Somali government sacked the country's auditor-general US forces in helicopters raided an al- in Somalia during an operation killed Thursday during the operation yesterday, after his bodyguards were accused of shooting dead the minister of Shabab hideout near the Somali capital Aagainst the extremist group al- near Barii, about 64km west of Mogad- public works, apparently by accident. on Thursday night and engaged with Shabab — the first US combat death there ishu. The Pentagon said two other Abbas Abdullahi Siraji, the 31-year-old public works minister, was killed on fighters. The official, who spoke on con- in more than two decades — as the United service members were wounded. The Wednesday when his vehicle was shot at by government security guards out- dition of anonymity because he was not States steps up its fight against the Al US said its forces had been conducting side the presidential palace. The shooting happened when bodyguards tasked authorized to speak to the media, said Qaeda-linked organisation in a country an advise-and-assist mission with with protecting auditor-general Nur Jimale Farah mistook the minister, who the helicopters dropped soldiers near that remains largely chaos. Somalia's military. was driving himself in a following vehicle, for an assailant. Dare Salaam village in an attempt to "We do not believe there has been Al Shabaab via its Shahada News After an emergency cabinet meeting, the prime minister's office issued a capture or kill extremists in the area. a case where a US service member has Agency said "an air landing operation statement announcing Farah's dismissal. "After hearing a report about the kill- The official said the fighters mounted a been killed in combat action in Soma- by US special forces was thwarted in ing of minister Abas Siraji, the minister for public works, the cabinet members stiff resistance against the soldiers. lia since the incident there in 1993," US Lower Shabelle province and a number have unanimously agreed to discharge the National Auditor General. The posi- Somali-American president, Africa Command spokesman Patrick of their soldiers were killed and tion will be temporarily filled by his deputy", the statement said. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, last Barnes said yesterday. The United States wounded," the SITE Intelligence Group month declared a new offensive against pulled out of Somalia after that incident reported. Both the United States and Al Shabaab, which is based in Somalia in which two helicopters were shot Somalia in recent weeks have declared Donald Trump has approved expanded group, including more aggressive air- but has claimed responsibility for major down in the capital, Mogadishu, and new efforts against al-Shabab. President military operations against the extremist strikes and considering parts of southern attacks elsewhere in East Africa.

UAE delays launch of Forces gain foothold first nuclear reactor ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates yesterday delayed in northwest Mosul the start-up of its first nuclear reactor until next year for fur- ther safety checks because Baghdad regulators have not yet Reuters An army statement said the granted an operating licence. Second Musherfa district The reactor, one of four being raqi forces pushed further into Mosul as well as the Church and built at the $20bn Barakah from the north on the second day to plant west of Abu Dhabi by a speed up the nearly seven-month Mikhail’s Monastery area had consortium led by Korea attempt to dislodge Islamic State, been retaken. Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), commanders said yesterday. had been due to begin oper- IIslamic State tried to block the troops’ ating this year. But UAE northerly advance into their de facto Iraqi turn, help troops’ progress. Rasool said nuclear regulators are still capital with suicide car bombs and sniper Iraqi forces rescued 1,000 families on reviewing the operating fire, Brigadier General Walid Khalifa, dep- Thursday. Footage taken by a drone oper- licence application which was uty commander of the 9th brigade, said ated by the Iraqi 9th Armoured Division submitted in March 2015, in Hulayla, west of Musherfa. over the northwestern suburb of Mush- Displaced Iraqis react as they were evacuated from their homes in Al Haramat Emirates Nuclear Energy His troops had killed about 30 mili- erfa showed the militants had scant neighbourhood, north of Mosul yesterday, as Iraqi forces advance towards Corp. (ENEC) announced. tants, destroyed five car bombs before defences there, unlike in other parts of the area during the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State (IS) they could be used against them, he said. Mosul where streets are blocked by anti- group fighters. US air support has proved vital for tank barriers and vehicles. UK's Johnson in Libya spotting suicide car bombs and for avoid- US Army Lieutenant Colonel James certainly some challenges. There are Interior Ministry’s Rapid Response units ing targets where civilians are trapped. Browning, the partnered adviser to the defences in place,” he said. Islamic State are aiming for the Tigris river bank to to back peace drive Brigadier General Yahya Rasool, a 9th, said the militants had tried to keep had taken up positions in the homes of complete their encirclement of the Islamic spokesman for the joint operations com- some streets open in order to use suicide civilians in Musherfa, said one man who State-held Old City centre. Their progres- TRIPOLI: British Foreign mand, said the militants “didn’t have time car bombs. Islamic State was probably came out of Mosul carrying his handi- sion should help the elite Minister Boris Johnson held to make barriers, the advance since yes- expecting the attack, he said, “but they capped son. Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) and talks with the head of Libya's terday has been good”. can’t defend everywhere”. “They knocked on our door but we Interior Ministry Federal Police troops parliament, a diplomatic An army statement said the Second Only two months ago, the militants did not open it. When the army came we who are painstakingly advancing from source said, a day after visit- Musherfa district as well as the Church would be firing 200 rockets or mortars raised the white flag,” he said. the south. The militants are now besieged ing Tripoli to back peace and Mikhail’s Monastery area had been at Iraqi forces in Mosul on any given day, He was among several dozen people in the northwestern corner of Mosul which efforts in the troubled north retaken. The US-backed Iraqi forces’ new Browning said, but in the past two days it walking out of Musherfa with the full includes the historic Old City, the medi- African nation. The source foothold aims to open escape routes for dropped to about 30. “When you open up beard that Islamic State makes men grow eval Grand al-Nuri Mosque, and its said Johnson, who met parlia- the hundreds of thousands of civilians more fronts it becomes harder for (Islamic in places where it holds power. The 9th landmark leaning minaret where their ment speaker Aguila Salah in trapped behind Islamic State lines and, in State) to be able to defend. There are Armoured Division and the black flag has been flying since June 2014. the remote eastern city of Tobruk, expressed "his back- ing for reconciliation efforts in Libya". Libya's elected par- liament, which fled Tripoli in Ex-presidents urge action to heal 'sick' South Africa 2014 after advances by mili- tias, has so far resisted international efforts to voice Johannesburg joined by former deputy presi- the South Africa of our dreams". country "is in the grip of the most he removed a respected finance support for a UN-backed unity AFP dent Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Calls have intensified in serious challenges that have con- minister. government in the capital. -- announced a national dia- recent months for Zuma to step fronted it since the establishment The reshuffle caused the hree former South African logue to try to end the down following a mounting of our non-racial constitutional rand currency to tank and the presidents for the first time "destructive" crisis. series of scandals. "Our country democracy 23 years ago". country's sovereign credit rating Aid groups in CAR Tissued a joint call for action "Practically it is impossible is immersed in a general and Squarely blaming Zuma for was downgraded to "junk sta- yesterday to end the nation's for anyone in our country to worsening crisis," Mbeki said. the crisis, de Klerk said "the core tus" by two global agencies retreat amid threats "worsening" political crisis, the argue against this reality of "So it is that the rose our peo- problem is that our president is Standard & Poor's and Fitch. latest campaign targeting Pres- national sickness in our politics, ple planted, as represented by not carrying out his duties in It also triggered unprece- GENEVA: The UN humanitar- ident Jacob Zuma. in our economy," Mbeki said on the victory of 1994, is indeed terms of ... the constitution." dented criticism from within the ian aid coordinator says four In an unprecedented move, launching the national talks, sick," Mbeki added, referring to Zuma is facing a slew of cor- ruling African National Congress international aid groups will the country's living former heads which were jointly sponsored by the year that marked the end of ruption allegations and an top brass and its allies and temporarily withdraw their of state —Thabo Mbeki, F.W. de the three leaders' foundations apartheid. De Klerk, the last ongoing crisis over a controver- spawned massive public protests workers from parts of north- Klerk and Kgalema Motlanthe, under the heading "Reclaiming apartheid president, said the sial cabinet shake-up in which for Zuma's ouster. ern Central African Republic because of increasing attacks targeting them. Spokesman Jens Laerke says the country is one of the world's most Missile destroyer Turkish court rejects Wikipedia dangerous and difficult for humanitarian work, particu- appeal over blocking larly in the northern province of Ouham. Istanbul Turkish officials have said that AFP the ban was needed as Wikipe- dia had failed to remove 9 soldiers dead in Turkish court yesterday content deemed to be false rejected an appeal by the from its pages that linked Tur- Boko Haram attack A Wikimedia Foundation key with terror groups. against the nearly week-long But the move caused an N'Djamena: Nine Chadian blocking of access in Turkey to outcry among freedom of infor- soldiers were killed in a Boko the online encyclopedia Wiki- mation activists who accuse Haram attack on an army post pedia, state media said. The first Turkey of slapping bans on web- in the Lake Chad region yes- magistrates court in Ankara sites and social media with terday. Some 40 Boko Haram threw out the appeal filed ear- alarming regularity. There have jihadists were also killed as lier this week by the Wikimedia also been questions why Turkey the army responded to the Foundation, which owns the had to ban the entire website in attack on the Kaiga post, domain name for Wikipedia, all languages as its objections sources said on condition of Anadolu news agency said. reportedly related only two pages anonymity. A military official The ban had been imposed in the English version. BTK head confirmed the attack without on Saturday by Turkey's Infor- Omer Fatih Sayan said earlier giving a toll. "Very early this mation and Communication this week that the ban would morning, Boko Haram fight- Technologies Authority (BTK) only be lifted when the judici- ers attacked the Chadian The US Navy's guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) sets sail in the and had remained in place after ary's decisions were army's position in Kaiga on Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday. being backed up by a court implemented and the pages Lake Chad. They were pushed order earlier this week. removed. back," a statement said. 04 ASIA SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017 SC upholds Nirbhaya case death sentences

New Delhi Rarest of rare case A fifth man, the suspected AFP ringleader, was found dead in "If ever a case called jail in a suspected suicide, while for hanging, this was ndia's Supreme Court yes- the 17-year-old was sentenced terday upheld the death it," said a bench of to three years in a detention sentences of four men con- Justice Dipak Misra, centre and has since been victed for the 2012 gang Justice Ashok released. rape and murder of a Delhi Bhushan and Justice Sentencing the four in 2013, Istudent. R. Banumathi. This Judge Yogesh Khanna said the Justice Dipak Misra said the sparked off loud case fell into the "rarest of rare 23-year-old woman had suf- clapping in the category" which justifies capi- The Indian Space Research Organisation's GSAT-9 on board the Geosynchronous Satellite fered a "devastating hour of packed courtroom. tal punishment in India. Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09), launches from Sriharikota, yesterday. darkness" as the court rejected Media reports said a round an appeal against the death pen- of applause went up in court as alty, which was handed down going home from the cinema the judgement was read out yes- in 2013. with a male friend. terday at the end of an appeal India launches South Asia Satellite "If ever a case called for She died of grievous inter- hearing that began last year. hanging, this was it," said a nal injuries 13 days later. Women's rights activist Ran- New Delhi the second launch pad at the In 2014, Prime Minister bench of Justice Dipak Misra, The brutality of the attack, jana Kumari called it a "historic AFP Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Narendra Modi tasked the ISRO Justice Ashok Bhushan and Jus- and her determination to sur- judgement". the Sriharikota spaceport in to develop a satellite for use by tice R. Banumathi. This sparked vive long enough to identify her "This is a historic message ndia successfully launched, Andhra Pradesh, carrying the the Saarc countries. Costing off loud clapping in the packed attackers to police, triggered to all the people, the criminal in copy book style, the South satellite, intended as an Indian around Rs235 crore, the satellite courtroom by relatives of the large-scale angry street protests mindset who wrong women, IAsia Satellite, intended to Gift for its fellow Saarc nations was initially known as the Saarc victim — whose identity is pro- as well as soul-searching about who inflict violence on women, serve "economic and develop- except for Pakistan which had satellite. But with Pakistan decid- tected by law — and others. India's treatment of women. to know that if you do some- mental priorities" of South Asian opted out. The 49-metre, 415 ing to keep out, it is called the Jyoti Singh, a 23-year-old Four men were convicted in thing like this you will be also nations, using its heavy rocket tonne rocket slung the 2,230kg South Asia Satellite. With a life physiotherapy student, was September 2013 for murder, paying for it by the severest Geosynchronous Satellite satellite into geosynchronous span of over 12 years, its objec- raped and left for dead by a gang gang rape, theft, conspiracy and punishment that exists in our Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09). transfer orbit, from where it tive is to provide communication of five men and a teenager after "unnatural acts" after a seven- laws of the land," she said on Precisely at 4.57 p.m., the would be taken up to its final applications in Ku-band for the she boarded a private bus while month trial in a fast-track court. Indian news channel NDTV. GSLV-F09 rose into the sky from geostationary orbit. user nations. 26 child Govt mulls no-fly list of disruptive passengers

marriages New Delhi comments and sexual harassment The national carrier barred "To have a national no-fly list will be able to appeal their no- AFP to damaging aircraft and murder- Gaikwad from its flights after he where we've identified individ- fly status to a quasi-judicial ous assault. Depending on the admitted whacking the 60-year- uals based on unruly or committee for review. halted in ndia yesterday announced severity of disruption, a passen- old steward roughly two dozen disruptive behaviour, who are The list, which will be main- plans to create a national no- ger could find himself on the times with his sandal during an jeopardising airline safety, will tained by the country's civil Jharkhand Ifly list of unruly passengers, no-fly list for anything from three altercation over seating on a in fact be quite unique and India aviation regulator, will be made weeks after a controversial pol- months to an unlimited period. flight from Pune to New Delhi. is blazing a new trail in this optional for other airlines to use itician attacked a flight steward. The move came after Hindu He was forced to take trains regard," junior civil aviation and "prohibit that person from New Delhi The civil aviation ministry pro- nationalist lawmaker Ravindra to attend sessions at the national minister, Jayant Sinha, said at a flying for that period or any other IANS posed banning passengers based Gaikwad made national head- parliament, until the ban was press conference. Banned pas- appropriate period less than the on three categories of unruly lines by repeatedly striking a overturned last month when the sengers, except those identified period for which he has been child rights' group said behaviour, ranging from lewd steward on an Air India flight. government intervened. as threats by security agencies, banned". yesterday that it pre- Avented 26 child marriages in Jharkhand in just one week. Most of the chil- SC fines NEWS BYTES dren who were to be married Indian tourists in US were between the age of 12 Kerala in and 15 years while the young- spent $13bn in 2016 Nirbhaya fund not utilised yet est was 11 years old, the Kailsh Satyarthi Children's Founda- Kolkata Commercial Affairs, Patrick O. Senkumar NEW DELHI: The central government announced a Nirbhaya tion said. IANS Santillo said here. He was Fund with a corpus of Rs 3,000 crore in 2013 to support initia- "All the girls were getting speaking at the "Indo-US Pro- case tives towards ensuring safety of women, following nationwide married to men who were ndian tourists in the US motion of Travel and Tourism" outrage after the December 2012 gang rape. But since then, double the age," said a state- spent more than $13bn in conference organised by the there hasn't been any information from the Women and Child ment from the Foundation I2016 as a US export in Indo-American Chamber of Thiruvananthapuram Development (WCD) Ministry about utilisation of the fund. The headed by the Nobel travel and tourism sector, a Commerce in conjunction with IANS Supreme Court even issued a notice to the Centre and all the Laureate. US embassy official said here the US Consulate General. state governments questioning the non-utilisation of the Nirb- "Timely intervention yesterday. Asked in reference to the n a fresh setback for the haya Fund in May 2016. Due to various accusations regarding helped these children, who "It looks like that in 2016 Kansas incident in February, Kerala government, the the underutilisation of the fund since 2013, the government are unprepared to bear either Indian tourists in the US spent where Indian American engi- ISupreme Court came issued a clarification in January 2017, saying that the Ministry the burden of marital respon- more than $13bn as a US export neer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was down on it heavily yesterday of Finance has issued guidelines from time to time for adminis- sibility or childbearing, from in travel and tourism sector shot dead, whether hate and it Rs25,000 for wasting tration and operationalisation of the fund. In that clarification, the clutches of illegal child creating or supporting some crimes against religious the court's time by disregard- it gave a list of schemes like a project of RailwaysEmergency marriage." 62,500 jobs in the US. The 2016 minorities have had an impact ing its order to reinstate T P Response support System (ERSS), Abhaya Project Proposal in It said that although child figures are draft figures. The on the tourism, Santillo said Senkumar as the state police AP, Chirali Friends Forever in Rajasthan etc. marriages were banned in final numbers will be released the US continues to welcome chief. Jharkhand, they were in June," Counsellor for "qualified" Indian tourists. The apex court had in rampant. April directed the Pinarayi Scribes win Australian fellowship Vijayan government to rein- state Senkumar as the NEW DELHI: Three Indian journalists have been chosen Director General of Police. for the International Health Media Fellowship by the Aus- Even as the Chief Minis- tralian High Commission, in collaboration with an Indian UP truck accident leaves 14 dead ter informed the Kerala start-up on data research and storytelling. The fellowship Assembly that Senkumar will provide the journalists an opportunity to examine pub- Lucknow would be reinstated, as part lic health programmes in Australia with a focus on digital IANS of a delaying tactic, the state health, medical technology and health systems. Australian filed a clarification petition. High Commissioner Harinder Sidhu congratulated the jour- he toll in the Etah road It was on this that the nalists and said the fellowship was "the first cooperation accident in Uttar Pradesh apex court came down heav- activity" that "will contribute to developing closer links in Tearly yesterday morning ily and fined the government. the deepening bilateral health relationship". "Australia and has risen to 14 with the death of The court said they know India have strong bilateral ties in health policy and research. the four persons who were crit- what to do if their orders are ically injured, police said. not implemented and there The incident occurred when was no issue of clarity in their Jaitely's 3-day Japan visit starts today a mini truck carrying over 40 judgement. passengers turned turtle and fell In a contempt petition NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will leave on a into a canal in Sarayneem on the filed by Senkumar that the three-day official visit to Japan today to participate in the Agra-Jalesar road while return- Chief Secretary Nalini Netto annual meeting of Board of Governors of Asian Develop- ing from a pre-wedding event. was delaying his posting, the ment Bank (ADB) and the spring meeting of the Institute of Ten persons died instantly division bench yesterday International Finance (IIF). Jaitley will attend the meeting while two dozen were injured. asked for notice to be served of Board of Governors' of ADB in Yokohama and the Inves- Four of the critical ones on the state government. tors' Round Table Session organised by the Confederation passed away during treatment at The next hearing in the of Indian Industries (Cii) and Kotak Bank in Tokyo. Shak- a district hospital in Agra. Prime case is on May 9. tikanta Das, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs Bystanders look on as rescue personnel moving truck after Minister Narendra Modi has Now with all doors closed (DEA), is in Japan to attend the ADB meet that commenced announced an ex-gratia of Rs two the accident from a canal near Agra yesterday. for Vijayan and the contempt from May 4. On May 7, Jaitley will take part in the ADB Gov- lakh each to the dependents of petition now posted for next ernors' Plenary and thereafter will meet Taro Aso, Japan's those killed and Rs 50,000 to Pankaj reached the accident Mukesh (20), Lavish (21), Tuesday, according to legal Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. Later, he those critically injured in the acci- spot in the morning and over- Prashant Yadav (12), Padma experts, the only way to will participate in the Governors' luncheon and will also dent from the Prime Minister's saw the rescue and relief Singh, Vijay, Shaitan Singh, escape further setbacks for meet Takehiko Nakao, the ADB President. On May 8, Jait- National Relief Fund, (PMNRF). operation, an official said. Pravendra Fauji, Bunny Singh, the state government is to ley will be at the Investors' Round Table Session organised District Magistrate Amit The deceased include Omveer, Padma Singh, Neetu post Senkumar at the by Cii and Kotak Bank in Tokyo. Kishore, SSP Satyarth Aniruddh 65-year-old Grand Singh, and Kulli. earliest. SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017 ASIA 05 N Korea accuses US of plot to assassinate Kim

Seoul Accusations The North's leader is sur- AFP rounded by tight security at all The security ministry times, and Pyongyang maintains orth Korea yester- statement said the a gigantic surveillance system day accused the CIA CIA and the South's over its own population that is and Seoul's intelli- intelligence had ingrained at every level of soci- gence services of suborned, bribed and ety, where open dissent is conspiring to assas- blackmailed a North unknown. Nsinate the isolated country's "The CIA told its agent Kim Korean citizen to leader Kim Jong-Un with a bio- it had access to radioactive and carry out the attack chemical weapon, amid "nano poisonous" substances and told the agent it heightened tensions in the whose lethal results would region. had access to appear only after six to 12 In a statement the powerful radioactive and "nano months," the statement said. ministry of state security, said it poisonous" "Kim -- described as "human had foiled a "vicious plot" by a substances whose scum" -- received payments North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspects the defence detachment on Jangjae Islet and the "hideous terrorists' group" to lethal results would totalling at least $740,000 and Hero Defence Detachment on Mu Islet. attack the North's "supreme appear only after six was given satellite transceivers leadership". to 12 months." and other materials and equip- or of Kim's fate. But in a poten- Representatives in Washington surgical strike on its leadership, The accusations come with ment," it said. tial sign of an internal purge, it voted to broaden US sanctions as suggested by some the US and North trading threats He had multiple contacts said that the ministry will "fer- against the North. commentators. over the latter's nuclear and mis- The security ministry state- with South Korean intelligence ret out and mercilessly destroy The measure, which now "The North believes that the sile programmes, and as ment, carried on the North's personnel, and an accomplice the terrorists". heads for the Senate, also gave US and South are seeking to Washington considers whether official Korea Central News who had a Chinese-sounding The lurid accusations come the Trump administration 90 assassinate Kim," said Professor to re-designate Pyongyang as a Agency (KCNA), said the CIA and name, Xu Guanghai of the with Pyongyang and Washing- days to determine whether Koh Yu-Hwan of Dongguk state sponsor of terrorism. the South's intelligence had sub- Qingdao Nazca Trade Co. ton at loggerheads over the Pyongyang should be re-desig- University. That follows the killing of orned, bribed and blackmailed Checks on China's National North's banned weapons pro- nated as a state sponsor of It was "unimaginable that Kim's estranged half-brother a North Korean citizen named Enterprise Credit Information grammes, which have seen it terrorism, after it was removed individuals can get close enough Kim Jong-Nam by two women only as Kim to carry out the system show that a company of subjected to multiple sets of from the list in 2008. to Kim to harm him in light of using the banned nerve agent VX attack. that name was formed on March United Nations Security Council The North Korean statement supertight security there". at Kuala Lumpur international Possible locations included 7 this year, with a Xu Guanghai sanctions. described the US as a state spon- But the allegation was also airport. the mausoleum where Kim Jong- named as its legal representa- The alleged plot was a "hid- sor of terrorism itself, and an "aimed at keeping its people on Both Malaysia and South Un's father and grandfather lie tive, and business areas including eous crime" the security ministry "empire of evil". their toes and strengthening its Korea have blamed the North for in state, or a military parade. "chemical products". said, and tantamount to "the dec- Analysts said that the accu- grip on them", and intended "to the assassination, which retorts Such an operation would be No details were given in the laration of a war". sations could be a pre-emptive distance itself from the assassi- that the accusations are an extremely difficult to prepare ministry statement of how the The statement came hours attempt to try to dissuade Wash- nation of Jong-Nam who was attempt to smear it. and carry out successfully. supposed plot was uncovered, after the US House of ington from any attempt at a killed by a chemical weapon". Japan to donate spy aircraft to Malaysia Tokyo Defence ties Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, passed, the Nikkei said, without AFP Brunei and Taiwan also have clarifying how many P-3Cs Responding to a claims. Japan plans to hand off. apan plans to donate retired request by Kuala Responding to a request by The Maritime Self-Defence military patrol aircraft to Lumpur, Tokyo plans Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo plans to Force -- Japan's navy -- cur- JMalaysia, a report said yester- to offer offer decomissioned P-3C patrol rently has some 60 P-3Cs in day, as alliances strengthen in decomissioned P-3C aircraft, the Nikkei business operation, and plans to retire response to China's maritime patrol aircraft, the daily said, quoting an unnamed those that have logged around claims. Nikkei business daily official at the defence 15,000 hours' flight. The two countries are among ministry. Immediate confirmation of said, quoting an a number in the region stepping Japan's parliament is cur- the report was not available. unnamed official at up defence cooperation against rently deliberating a bill that As well as its spats around what they see as Beijing's the defence ministry. would allow the nation to pro- the South China Sea, Beijing is Agnes Callamard addresses a narcotics forum at a state-run aggressive stance on the high vide military equipment to other also involved in a simmering ter- university in Manila, yesterday. seas. countries at no cost. ritorial row with Tokyo over Beijing insists it has sover- South China Sea -- strategically Malaysia will likely be the disputed islands in the East Philippines slams UN eign rights to almost all of the vital waters, where the first beneficiary once the bill is China Sea. envoy's surprise visit About 200 inmates escape from Sumatra Thailand revokes

Manila has killed thousands of people. Jakarta Red Bull heir's Reuters Presidential spokesman Reuters Ernesto Abella said yesterday passport he Philippines said it Callamard was invited last year bout 200 prisoners in would complain to the but had not responded. Indonesia broke out of an Bangkok TUnited Nations after one That, he said, suggested she Aovercrowded jail on AP of its human rights investiga- "would not be approaching her Sumatra island yesterday, tear- tors failed to notify the review of allegations concern- ing down a gate near a mosque THAILAND'S government government of a visit to Manila ing our country objectively or in the prison complex after has canceled the passport of yesterday, which it said was a comprehensively". being allowed out of their cells a fugitive heir to the Red Bull "clear signal" she was not inter- "We are disappointed that, to pray, officials said. energy drink fortune who is ested in an objective view. in not contacting our govern- "Inmates had complained wanted on deadly hit-and-run Agnes Callamard, the UN ment in advance of this visit, about their treatment in the jail charges, a Foreign Ministry Special Rapporteur on extraju- she has sent a clear signal that in Pekanbaru, Riau province, official said yesterday. dicial killings, gave a speech at she is not interested in getting and accused some guards of Spokeswoman Busadee a policy forum at a university an objective perspective". being violent," said Ferdinand Santipitak said Vorayuth yesterday. She said she was not "Callamard has arrived in Siagian, head of the regional "Boss" Yoovidhya will no in the Philippines in an official the Philippines in a manner that office of the Law Ministry longer be able to enter other Plain clothes police recapture escaped inmates from the jail capacity and would not carry circumvents all recognised UN yesterday. countries on that passport out any research. protocols for such visits". "This triggered the incident in Pekanbaru, Riau province, yesterday. and his immigration status is Callamard has been vocal Callamard later issued a before Friday prayers". invalid in whatever country about allegations of systematic statement via the UN in Geneva, Guntur Aryo Tejo, a Riau 200 who had escaped. "The jail has a capacity of up he is currently visiting, mak- summary executions in Philip- "rejecting misinformation" about police spokesman, said yester- Television footage showed a to 700 inmates but was housing ing him subject to penalties pines as part of President Rodrigo her visit and stressing that it was day that the 77 inmates had been police officer in black riot gear about 1,800 prisoners," Tejo under that country's laws. Duterte's war on drugs, which not an official UN mission. recaptured of the approximately holding one man in a headlock. said. Vorayuth fled Thailand last month just before a war- rant for his arrest was issued. He flew to Singapore two days before he was due to Military operations: 23 Abu Sayyaf members surrender appear before prosecutors in one of several planes jets owned by his family's com- Zamboanga City Mindanao Command, said 19 members until we get the last of Basilan. In Sulu province, four designated as a terrorist group panies. His current Anatolia militants surrendered in Basilan them,” he added. more militants surrendered to by the United Nations, Australia, whereabouts are unknown. province, while four yielded in Col Juvimax Uy, commander the army’s 501st Infantry Brigade Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, the The warrant was issued total of 23 Abu Sayyaf mil- Sulu province. of the Joint Task Force Basilan, in Indanan town. Philippines, United Arab Emir- almost five years after Voray- itants have surrendered “We expect to receive more said the two sub-leaders --Nur "A total of 40 Abu Sayyaf ates, the United Kingdom, and uth allegedly left a motorcycle A over the past week due to Abu Sayyaf members… as even Hassan Lahaman and Mudsar militants have surrendered since the United States. police officer dead after crash- unrelenting combat operations top leaders of the group are Angkun -- surrendered along January, "the military said. In the year 2002, fighting ing into him with his Ferrari. in the Philippine’s southern already sending feelers for their with 13 men to the army’s 64th Since its inception in 1991, Abu Sayyaf became a mission of His family is half-owner provinces, strongholds of IS- possible surrender,” Galvez said Infantry Battalion in Basilan’s the group has carried out bomb- the American military's Opera- of the Red Bull energy drink linked group, military said. yesterday. village of Tumahubong. ings, kidnappings, assassinations, tion Enduring Freedom and part company, which has brought Carlito Galvez Jr, com- “We will continue to pound Four militants yielded in and extortion. of the Global War on them an estimated wealth of mander of the military’s Western on the remaining Abu Sayyaf Mohammad Ajul town of The group has been Terrorism. more than $20bn. 06 ASIA SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017

UN condemns Trump & Turnbull patch up relations crackdown on rights lawyers New York US meet AFP Beijing We get along great. Reuters onald Trump met We have a fantastic Australia's Malcolm relationship, I love THE United Nations human Turnbull for a Australia, I always rights office yesterday patch-things-up have: Trump. denounced China's "ongoing summit in New crackdown" and detention DYork, when the US president said of lawyers and activists and Malcolm Turnbull an earlier telephone spat had called on authorities to release been "all worked out." said that "we can put all those being held for exercis- Trump claimed a bad-tem- the refugee deal ing what it called fundamental pered call with the Australian behind you and freedoms. prime minister early in his White move on." It voiced concern at House tenure had been "fake reports that defence lawyer news" that was a "big exagger- Chen Jiangang and his family ation" by the media. "We had a great telephone were taken by police on However, during a speech call. You guys exaggerated that Wednesday while travelling later in the evening, he admitted call. That was a big exaggeration. in the southwest province of it "got a little bit testy." We're not babies," Trump said Yunnan. His whereabouts are Trump reportedly exploded during his first meeting with unknown, though his wife and cut short the call when he Turnbull, reverting to his and two children were was told about a Barack Obama- favoured tactic of released. era deal to move refugees from media-bashing. "Chen represents Xie Australia to America. "We get along great. We have Yang, a lawyer in custody The president took to Twit- a fantastic relationship, I love since July 2015 whose trial ter afterward to insult the Australia, I always have," he had been due to begin last US President Donald Trump (left) and Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull aboard the agreement, rattling a decades- added. week on charges of inciting USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, yesterday. old alliance. Turnbull said that "we can subversion and disrupting "It's all worked out. It's been put the refugee deal behind you court order," UN human worked out for a long time," and move on." 75th Anniversary of the Battle growing tensions in the forge an alliance during which rights spokeswoman Ravina Trump said, as the pair, dressed The pair convened on a of the Coral Sea -- and to steady Asia-Pacific. Australia has pitched in along- Shamdasani said in Geneva. in black tie, smiled and swapped decommissioned aircraft car- the long-standing alliance after The World War II fight side the United States in every "Prior to being reportedly legislative war stories. rier, the Intrepid, to mark the relations soured at a time of against Japanese forces helped major conflict since. taken by police last Wednes- day, Chen had, in a video message, expressed concerns that he too may 'lose his free- dom' and that he may be Pakistan removes NY Times Jakarta seeks $2bn for oil spill damage coerced into self-incrimina- tion," Shamdasani said. Jakarta place in August 2009. had tried to negotiate with the "We are dismayed by this article criticising military AFP "Indonesia is seeking about company to come to a resolu- continuing pattern of harass- $2bn in damages, including for tion but was not satisfied with ment of lawyers, through Islamabad clarified the decision to cen- ndonesia said yesterday it has damage caused to the environ- their response, Oegroseno said. continued detention, without AFP sor the article was taken in filed a $2bn lawsuit against ment, after the oil spread into "We feel that they are not full due process guarantees Pakistan, and the newspaper Ian energy company over an its waters," said Arif Havas serious in handling this issue," and with alleged exposure to n International New "had no role in its removal". oil spill off Australia that it Oegroseno, deputy minister for he said. ill-treatment and coercion York Times opinion "While we understand claims caused environmental maritime affairs. "An independent commis- into self-incrimination". Apiece criticising the that our publishing partners damage in the archipelago's "The government is also sion which included the former "The vast majority of powerful Pakistani army was are sometimes faced with waters. seeking to freeze the firm's Indonesian and Thailand foreign detained lawyers were censored by its local pub- local pressures, we regret and The civil suit was filed on assets in Indonesia and over- ministers did not manage to defending citizens' basic eco- lisher yesterday, replaced by condemn any censorship of Wednesday in a Jakarta court seas," he said. resolve the issue when PTTEP nomic, social and cultural a blank space in a country our journalism," a spokes- against PTTEP Australasia, "This is an effort to seek jus- failed to show up for the sign- rights," she added. where it can be dangerous to woman for the New York which was operating the rig in tice for the PTTEP oil spill," ing of an agreement over the oil China's Ministry of Pub- speak out against the military Times said. the Timor Sea where the acci- Oegroseno said. spill in late 2012," the deputy lic Security did not establishment. The former Taliban dent happened, and its parent Oegroseno said the oil spill minister said. immediately respond to a The online version of the spokesman, Ehsanullah company, Thailand's state- killed and damaged a huge area Oegroseno said the compa- request for comment. piece by Mohammed Hanif, Ehsan, is the man who owned PTT Exploration and of coral reefs, seagrass mead- ny's failure to show up was a On Thursday, dozens of a high-profile satirist and claimed responsibility on Production. ows and mangroves in "clear signal" that the company Chinese rights lawyers and novelist whose critiques of behalf of the Taliban for The spill in the Montara Indonesia. was not taking the case activists called for Chen’s Pakistani society regularly shooting schoolgirl Malala field, north of Australia, took Over the years, Indonesia seriously. immediate release. appear in New York Times, Yousafzai in the head in Swat was trending on Pakistani Valley in 2012. social media yesterday. He also spoke for the In the article, entitled group in claiming responsi- "Pakistan's Triangle of Hate", bility for Pakistan's deadliest Afghan-Pakistan border he savaged the military for ever extremist attack, in parading a former Pakistani which gunmen stormed a Taliban spokesman before school in northwestern clashes leave 15 dead television cameras to claim Peshawar and killed more that the militants are bank- than 150 people, most of Quetta Pakistani government and rolled by Islamabad's them children. AP military officials said the artil- arch-nemesis India. Last month, the army lery rounds that hit in the border "With his appearance, the announced that Ehsan had acked by artillery, Afghan town of Chaman in southwest- Pakistani Army seemed to be given himself up to the mili- security forces fired across ern Baluchistan province were sending this message: You tary, but gave no details on Bthe border on Pakistani unprovoked but Afghan provin- can kill thousands of Pakista- the circumstances or timing census workers and troops cial officials claimed that the nis, but if you later testify that of his surrender. escorting them yesterday, kill- Pakistanis fired first. you hate India as much as we It later released a video ing nine and drawing a response Pakistani army spokesman do, everything will be for- of Ehsan stating the militants from the military, Pakistan gov- Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor said the given," Hanif wrote. were given financial and ernment said. army shut the border crossing "Do we really need to logistical assistance by the On the Afghan side, officials in Chaman in response to the enlist our children's killers in intelligence agencies of India reported six killed in the inci- early morning attack, blocking Afghan Border Police personnel during an ongoing battle our campaign against India?" and Afghanistan -- a claim dent, a significant escalation of all movement of people and sup- between Pakistani and Afghan Border forces near the Durand A note on the blank page often made by the army. hostilities between the two plies to its landlocked line at Spin Boldak, in southern Kandahar province, yesterday. neighbours. neighbour.

Malaysia detains Hong Kong protest 35 Myanmar refugees ex-vice chair of Turkish varsity dumped in Thailand Kuala Lumpur Anatolia Bangkok the forest and near abandoned Reuters shrimp farms. Villagers found MALAYSIAN police confirmed them and brought them to us," yesterday the detention of a hai police found 35 Police Colonel Sophon Cham- former vice chair of a Turkish migrants from Myanmar rongnigrong, an officer in university for being a threat to Tabandoned and wander- charge of the case, said national security, bringing the ing in a southern forest yesterday. number of Turkish nationals yesterday, raising fears that "They said they were detained in the country this smuggling and trafficking dumped here... It is unclear who week to three. routes are flourishing despite a dumped them." Ismet Ozcelik, who was crackdown by authorities. Reuters has not spoken sent to Sungai Buloh prison "The 28 men and seven directly to the 35 who are being near Kuala Lumpur for 50 women were discovered by vil- detained and questioned by days last year, was taken back lagers in Tha Sala district in police. into custody on Thursday Nakorn Si Thammarat prov- Activists say the discovery after the police categorised ince," police said. is unlikely to be a one-off and him as a security threat, They were on their way to said it could suggest that smug- Nine pro-democracy activists, charged with unlawful assembly, chant slogans outside Inspector-General of Police Malaysia and had no identifi- gling routes are still thriving in Khalid Abu Bakar told a press a court in Hong Kong, yesterday. Banner reads 'Shame to political persecution'. cation cards on them. Thailand despite a crackdown conference in Kuala Lumpur. "They were wandering in by authorities. SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017 EUROPE 07 Le Pen heckled; Macron stretches lead

Paris expression meaning “in my AFP French elections heart”. Macron said he would only Polls showed that announce his choice after he took mmanuel Macron 39-year-old former over from President Francois sought to cement his investment banker Hollande, if he wins. “I will not status as favourite for Macron has stretched announce it before,” he said. the French presidency his lead over Le Pen Le Pen has said she would yesterday on the last to 22 points. appoint Dupont-Aignan — a Eday of campaigning before this eurosceptic who was knocked weekend’s run-off election while out in the first round of the pres- his far-right rival Marine Le Pen In the first round of idential election — as her was targeted by protesters on a the election on April premier if she becomes visit to a cathedral city. 23, Macron scored 24 president. Pro-European centrist percent with Le Pen In a major security breach, Macron and anti-immigration second on 21.3 Greenpeace activists partially candidate Le Pen have offered percent. scaled the Eiffel Tower to hang starkly different visions for a giant anti-Le Pen banner say- France during a campaign that ing “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” has been closely watched in deeply intertwined with French and “#resist”. Europe and the rest of the world. history and Joan of Arc — a The Paris police department At the end of a battle that has nationalist symbol adopted by the said the early-morning protest increased in intensity in the final FN. Polls showed that 39-year- had exposed “flaws” in the secu- Activists from the environmentalist group Greenpeace unfurl a giant banner on the Eiffel Tower days, Macron visited Rodez in the old former investment banker rity surrounding the south while Le Pen was heckled Macron has stretched his lead world-renowned monument. which reads "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" in a call on French citizens to vote against the National in Reims. Anti-racism protesters over Le Pen to 22 points after he City and police officials Front (FN) presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, in Paris, yesterday. hurled objects at Le Pen and ally was seen to have emerged the announced immediate measures Nicolas Dupont-Aignan and strongest from a bad-tempered to reinforce patrols at the site, Pen sees her rise as the conse- holding a referendum on France’s Sputnik and RT as well as Trump shouted “Marine, give back the TV debate on Wednesday. and plans to re-evaluate a video quence of growing right-wing EU membership, sending alarm supporters. Le Pen repeated the money!” as they left the cathe- Macron said he had already surveillance system. nationalism and a backlash bells ringing across the bloc. rumours in the TV debate. dral in the northern city. chosen the name of his future Security jitters were also against globalisation reflected in Macron’s campaign team Macron’s team called it a “text- She and her National Front prime minister — but even the raised when a radicalised former the election of Donald Trump in said rumours he has an offshore book case” of “fake news” and (FN) party are being targeted by person concerned had not been soldier was arrested near an army the United States and Britain’s account in the Bahamas — which has filed a legal complaint and several investigations, including informed. “Yes, this choice has base in Evreux, north of Paris, and shock vote to leave the European he strongly denies — were spread threatened to sue anyone who one into misuse of expenses in the been made ‘in petto’,” he told weapons including a shotgun Union. She has said she wants to on Twitter by accounts close to repeats the claim. Prosecutors European Parliament. Reims is Europe 1 radio, using an Italian were found stashed nearby. Le copy Britain’s example of Kremlin-friendly news sites like are investigating.

Food insecurity NEWS BYTES increases global migration: UN France cuts bird flu risk to lowest level as crisis ebbs Rome AFP PARIS: The French government has cut its assessment of the risk of bird flu in the country to the lowest level after stemming t a time of a record- a disease that had swept through the southwestern duck-breed- high number of people ing region for the second winter in a row. France, which has Afleeing their homes the largest poultry flock in Europe, has been among countries due to violent conflicts, the most severely hit by the highly pathogenic H5N8 type of bird UN food agency said yester- flu that has spread in Europe, the Middle East and Africa since day a global crisis in food late last year. The H5N8 epidemic, like outbreaks of different supplies is causing even more strains of bird flu a year earlier, has disrupted the French foie migrants to cross borders. gras industry, which is concentrated in the southwest and which “Each one percentage relies on duck and goose farms to make the liver pate special- increase in food insecurity in ity. The government is scaling back the risk of highly pathogenic a population compels 1.9 per- bird flu to “negligible”, it announced in France’s Official Journal. cent more people to migrate,” France recorded 485 outbreaks of H5N8 and slaughtered some a new report by the World 4 million poultry because of the virus, mainly in the southwest. Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, (right), accompanied by Conservative candidate Mary Food Programme (WFP) said. Macleod, speaking to workers during her tour of the Octink sign manufacturer factory in In addition, 0.4 percent Brentford, yesterday. more people flee a country Drop in lone migrant children for each additional year of conflict, it said. asylum claims in the EU British PM boosted by local polls Little or no access to food and other humanitarian LONDON: The number of lone migrant children applying for assistance compel people to asylum in Europe dropped by a third in 2016, according to London “It’s encouraging that we’ve The prime minister lashed keep moving. and then they the European Union’s statistics office, but child rights advo- AFP won support across the whole of out at Brussels on the eve of the also often find due to the cates said many unaccompanied children are not reflected the UK but I will not take anything elections, but EU president Don- hardship of their journey that in official figures and remain at risk of abuse. Eurostat this heresa May’s Conserva- for granted and neither will the ald Tusk warned against letting migration itself can cause week said 63,290 lone children applied for asylum in the EU tives made significant team I lead, because there is too “emotions get out of hand” food insecurity. in 2016, falling from 96,465 in 2015 at the height of Europe’s Tgains yesterday in Britain’s much at stake,” she said. before formal Brexit negotia- “At WFP, we are doing worst migration crisis since World War Two. Eurostat’s fig- local elections, handing the “This is not about who wins tions get under way. However, everything we can to care for ures refer specifically to asylum applicants “considered to prime minister a boost ahead of and who loses in the local elec- May’s tough-talking approach refugees who are hungry or be unaccompanied minors”, meaning EU states accepted the next month’s Brexit-dominated tions: It is about continuing to to Brexit appears to have trans- starving across the world,” youngsters’ declared age or established it themselves through parliamentary polls. fight for the best Brexit deal. lated into votes. said David Beasley, WFP age assessment procedures. Results, albeit on low turn- Despite the evident will of the With 82 of the 88 local executive director. outs, showed the governing British people, we have bureau- authorities declared, the Con- “By understanding the Conservatives dealing heavy crats in Europe who are servatives had 1,776 seats, a net dynamics that compel peo- Czech PM withdraws resignation blows to the main opposition questioning our resolve to get gain of 510, according to the ple to move, we can better Labour Party and all but wiping the right deal. I will continue my Press Association news agency. address what lies at the heart PRAGUE: Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka withdrew out the anti-EU, anti-mass efforts to earn the support of Labour had 954 seats — a net loss of forced migration and what his planned resignation yesterday, calling instead for the dis- immigration UK Independence you, the people.” of 290 -- while the smaller, pro- must be done to end their suf- missal of his billionaire finance minister, a popular political Party (UKIP). May’s decision to call an EU Liberal Democrats, who had fering,” he said. rival, over suspicions of fraud. The move deepened a political Despite the thumping early general election ensured been hoping to pick up some The WFP report includes crisis triggered by Sobotka’s shock resignation announcement results, May said there was no her own record and Brexit momentum ahead of June’s par- some accounts that give a earlier this week amid a high-stakes row with Finance Minis- room for complacency ahead of would be on voters’ minds when liamentary election, had 388 sense of the food crisis facing ter Andrej Babis. The 62-year-old Babis is head of the centrist the June 8 general election and they went to the polls on Thurs- seats, a net loss of 32. The Scot- migrants. A woman who fled ANO party which is tipped to win parliamentary elections the EU divorce negotiations to day to choose nearly 5,000 new tish National Party (SNP) were Syria to Jordan with her fam- scheduled for October 20-21 in the EU and Nato member of come afterwards. local councillors. on 359 seats, a net gain of 11. ily told the UN. more than 10 million people. “I will not present my resigna- tion. I will soon ask the president of the republic to recall the finance minister,” Sobotka told reporters in Prague. Sobotka changed his mind about quitting after President Milos Zeman made it clear he would opt to only replace him as prime min- Cartoonists ‘first victims’ of crackdowns on press ister and leave intact the rest of the government, including his arch-rival Babis. Paris attacks on freedom of expres- in Venezuela,” added Plantu. “For of Turkish President Recep AFP sion in Kenya, Venezuela, Egypt, six years we have been trying to Tayyip Erdogan for running a Six arrested in Italian crackdown Malaysia, Jordan, Ecuador and defend the cartoonist Rayma,” story about a shipment of arms en countries including Rus- Burkina Faso. who was first targeted by Hugo intercepted at the Syrian border, ROME: Six people were arrested yesterday, suspected of taking sia, Turkey and India have Its founder, the French car- Chavez and has since fled to allegedly bound for extremists. part in a scheme to recruit migrants from reception cen- Tbeen condemned for cen- toonist Plantu — who set up the Florida after being threatened “Whether their cartoons con- tres and put them to work illegally in the fields of southern soring, locking up or threatening group a decade ago with former by his successor, President Nico- cern politics, the economy, sports Italy, police said. The detentions in Calabria, mainland Italy’s cartoonists in a new report pub- United Nations chief Kofi Annan las Maduro. or religion, cartoonists are con- southwestern tip, were the first under new legislation meant lished yesterday. — said that his peers were in The report also highlights the fronted with the same threats as to stamp out the exploitation of workers, many of them ref- The Cartooning for Peace danger across the globe. case of Turkish cartoonist Musa journalists who cover sensitive ugees, in the agriculture industry, the interior ministry said. group said cartoonists were Cartoonists were the canary Kart, who has been jailed since subjects,” the group said. Car- Police said the manager and two employees at a centre were increasingly becoming the vic- in the mineshaft, he said, “often October with colleagues from toonists are always on the front suspected of organising the scheme with staff at agricultural tims of repressive crackdowns the first to be threatened” by gov- the liberal daily Cumhuriyet on line, it said, the victims of “cen- firms. Two of the suspects were held in custody, four placed on free speech. ernments. “Finally for the last few accusations of “collusion with a sorship, attacks, imprisonment, under house arrest and another eight ordered to stay in the The watchdog’s first annual days we in Europe are worrying terrorist organisation”. The exile, disappearances and, in the area, police said. global report also documents about what has been happening newspaper incurred the wrath worst cases, even murder.” 08 VIEWS SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017

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CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI [email protected]

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EDITORIAL Rebuke to Israel srael has suffered another huge setback at the United Nations. Unesco, the cultural agency of the UN, passed a resolution this week that describes IJerusalem as ‘occupied’ and declares Israel’s sovereignty over the city ‘null and void’, further asserting the importance of the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls for the three monotheistic religions”, while Can Hekmatyar’s return accusing Israel of taking actions that have “altered, or purport to alter the character and status of the Holy City”. The resolution was backed by 22 countries, while the US, Germany, Italy and seven other board members help stabilise Afghanistan? voted against it. Qatar was one of the countries which submitted the resolution, along with Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman and Sudan. current leaders have portrayed Hekmat- forgiven. As expected, the resolution provoked a furious Pamela Constable yar as a criminal and a traitor to Islam. “I know people have high hopes reaction in Israel. Some politicians are calling for the The Washington Post Some analysts said they view him as today, but we have to remember all the potentially competing for support innocent people he killed, the children UN to be expelled from Jerusalem. “Fifty years of our among fellow ethnic Pashtuns. left orphans,” said Faisal Khan, 24, a sovereignty in the city, there is no need for the presence Taliban fighters also appear to show business student. Around him, men and of UN observers,” Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev little interest in negotiations after mak- boys cheered as the convoy of trucks, of the right-wing Likud party said. Tel Aviv also ulbuddin Hekmatyar, a controver- ing a series of territorial gains and some mounted with machine guns, sped announced its decision to cut UN funding by $1m to sial Afghan militia leader who has staging numerous deadly attacks, past. Hekmatyar, white-bearded and protest the resolution. Netanyahu had previously spent the past two decades as a including infiltrating an army base last wearing spectacles, waved from inside a ordered $6m to be cut from the funds to the UN after fugitive abroad, returned to Kabul month and killing at least 140 Afghan white SUV. In his palace speech, Hek- the passing of Security Council Resolution 2334 against and made an impassioned appeal military personnel. Critics have com- matyar took pains to portray himself as Gfor peace and unity in his war-torn homeland. plained that Ghani’s peace deal gives too sincerely committed to the cause of settlements in the West Bank. The extraordinary scene was unimaginable many concessions to Hekmatyar, includ- peace. He spoke forcefully and emotion- But such angry and even a year ago, when Hekmatyar was a ing the right to bring armed guards with ally, chiding officials and politicians for emotional reactions will wanted terrorist under UN sanctions, leading him and the release of hundreds of pris- their quarrels and begging them to unite Unesco has not help dilute the damage armed fighters against Nato and Afghan forces oners from his once-banned party. for the sake of peace and stability. these UN actions cause. in a part-time alliance with the Taliban, and Disputes over the prisoner release “I am bringing my family to Kabul to passed a Israel is an illegal hundreds of his followers were in prison. delayed his return for weeks. send a clear message to all Afghans. resolution occupying power, and “I have come to cooperate with the gov- On Monday, the first release of 68 From now on, this will be our home as that describes however hard it tries to ernment to help end the war and restore men was abruptly cancelled after Hek- well as our grave, and we will not aban- Jerusalem as legitimize its actions, they peace,” Hekmatyar, 69, told about 2,000 peo- matyar’s aides were told that 13 names don it for anyone,” he said, challenging ple at a ceremony in the presidential palace. had been crossed off the list. By Tuesday, other Afghan officials to do the same. will not succeed because ‘occupied’ and He urged the militants to join the peace proc- the dispute had been smoothed over, Many have moved their families abroad declares Israel’s the truth is not on its side. ess to “end all reasons for the presence of and 55 men walked out of Kabul’s Pul-i- because of insecurity. sovereignty over Arabs and supporters of foreign troops” in Afghanistan. President Charki prison, where they were given Hekmatyar insisted that he had no the city ‘null and Palestine have welcomed Ashraf Ghani embraced Hekmatyar and flowers, new clothes and turbans at a thirst for power and that he wants to act the result of the vote. declared that his return, under a peace agree- private welcome ceremony. as a bridge among all groups. Yet he also void’. Palestinian Foreign ment they signed in September, shows that “an There has also been opposition from expressed some less-diplomatic views, Minister Riyad Malki said end to hostility and strife can be achieved.” human rights activists and Kabul resi- denouncing the national news media as that the world has chosen Once a ruthlessly effective anti-Soviet dents who recall Hekmatyar’s ferocious inflammatory and saying the Ghani gov- to stand on the side of what is right in the face of militia leader in the 1980s, Hekmatyar was rocketing of the capital. A group of elders ernment was divided and dysfunctional. bankrolled by the CIA but later turned against waiting for his caravan In some ways, Hekmatyar is a misfit (Israel’s) injustice, occupation and its illegitimate the West. He has denounced US military said they admired him in a democratising society, a charismatic policies. intervention in Afghanistan for years, and he as a “hero of jihad” but autocratic leader emerging from The Unesco resolution will not change the situation reiterated that stand in his speech Thursday, against the Soviets, but years of conflict, clandestinity and verti- on the ground and Israel has defiantly vowed to while vowing to reject violence. others said his wartime cal control over a party based in Pakistani continue its activities in Jerusalem. Nevertheless, it’s a Hekmatyar, who served two brief stints as cruelty should not be refugee camps, now expected to operate victory for Palestinians who need to use every prime minister, became embroiled in the civil in an open system roiled with internal opportunity to expose Israel. Mustafa Barghouti, the war of the early 1990s. When the Taliban took conflict. It is not clear what role the age- leader of the Palestinian National Initiative, summed it power in 1996, he fled to Iran; after the Tali- Hekmatyar insisted that ing former warrior, who now styles ban was driven out in 2001, he took up arms himself as an Islamist intellectual, will up when he said: “We know it won’t change the reality against the government of President Hamid he had no thirst for power play in his splintered party, which on the ground immediately, but this is certainly one Karzai while reportedly hiding in Pakistan. He and that he wants to act as includes cabinet ministers in Kabul, long- step forward.” also called for jihad against the United States, a bridge among all groups. haired fighters from forest lairs on the Palestine and its allies at the Unesco need to make and in 2003 he was designated a “global ter- Yet he also expressed Pakistan border, and professionals who use of more opportunities in future to expose and rorist” by the US government after declaring have just returned from exile in Europe. punish Israel. Palestine was recognised as a full support for Al Qaeda. His forces were report- some less-diplomatic “He is a man of education and Islam, member of Unesco in 2011 despite intense opposition edly behind two attacks on helicopters views, denouncing the not a thief or a terrorist,” said Moham- from Israel and the US, and the membership has carrying foreign troops in Afghanistan. national news media as med Aman, 58, a veteran Hezb-i-Islami become a boon. Last fall, with Taliban insurgents gaining inflammatory and saying member in the palace audience. “He was momentum, Ghani proposed a deal with Hek- far away for a long time, so many wrong matyar, encouraged by the United States, the Ghani government was things were said about him. Now he is which took months of negotiations. The presi- divided and dysfunctional. back, and people will see who he really dent offered him full amnesty for wartime is. Just wait and see.” abuses and asked the United Nations to lift its ban if Hekmatyar would return to civilian life QUOTE OF THE DAY and help persuade the Taliban to end its nearly 16-year guerrilla war. On Thursday, the deal came to fruition when Hekmatyar roared into Kabul in a cara- I urge the Nepal van of fast-moving trucks and SUVs full of armed men. Several hours later, he appeared authorities to respect at Ghani’s side in the palace, where his speech the independence of was repeatedly interrupted by shouts of “God the judiciary (and) is great!” to withdraw what Yet despite the celebratory glow, there was concern that his return could become a appears to be a new source of tension in Afghan politics. politically motivated Many of his former foes, now in positions of impeachment motion. power, are said to fear that his Hezb-i-Islami party, which split into factions in his absence, Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (centre), former Afghan president Hamid could coalesce around him and make a bid for Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein power. As for the Taliban, which has been Karzai (left) and former Jihadi leader Abdul Rabb Rasool Sayyaf attend a United Nations Rights Chief both ally and rival to the party in the past, its welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017 OPINION 09 As Trump woos Xi, Dalai Lama waits on the sidelines

therefore less consistent,” said Ryan Woo & Sanjeev Miglani Robbie Barnett, director of the Reuters Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University. “It seems set to become more a question of contingency, dependent hen Donald Trump was elected in on how he calculates his relation- November, the Dalai Lama said he ship with China at any one was keen to meet the incoming US moment.” president, but since then Trump has Earlier this week, Democratic cozied up to China’s leader Xi Jin- US Representative Jim McGovern of Wping, making it less likely the man Beijing deems a Massachusetts called for a new US separatist will get an invite to the White House any- policy towards Tibet to safeguard time soon. the identity of the Tibetan people The United States has long recognised Tibet as and hold China accountable for part of the People’s Republic of China, and does not human rights abuses. back Tibetan independence. But that has not The Dalai Lama will next week deterred all the recent US presidents before Trump receive a US Congressional delega- from meeting the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. tion led by House Democratic The United States is widely seen as the last major Leader Nancy Pelosi at his base in Western power that has still held meetings with the northern India, his government-in- Dalai Lama despite Beijing’s objections that such exile, the Central Tibetan encounters foment separatism. Administration, said. The visit rep- In past meetings, the US had consistently voiced resents a bipartisan gesture of support for the protection of human rights of Tibet- support that is likely to rile Beijing. ans in China, and called for formal talks between The prime minister of the gov- Beijing and the Dalai Lama and his representatives. ernment-in-exile said he is still At a regular press briefing in Beijing on Friday, hopeful that the United States will China’s foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang continue to support Tibetan issues reiterated that China resolutely opposes any foreign and push for talks between the A file picture of Dalai Lama greeting US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during the Tom Lantos country allowing the Dalai Lama to visit or any for- Dalai Lama’s representatives and eign official having any form of exchange with him. Human Rights Prize award ceremony in the Capitol in Washington. Beijing. He did not say whether China had specifically But he said they were prepared requested Trump not meet the Dalai Lama. of the Tibetan government-in-exile, said. Months later, the British Foreign Secretary at that for any upsets. A US State Department spokeswoman and a That trip has been delayed until June due to a time David Miliband ditched Britain’s near century- “We are Buddhists, we believe White House official referred Reuters to the Dalai hectic schedule in the preceding months that had left long position on Tibet, describing it as an in impermanence. You just go with Lama’s office when asked whether the Tibetan spirit- the Dalai Lama physically exhausted, Sangay said, “anachronism”, and explicitly recognised Tibet as your karma and whatever happens, ual leader and his representatives had asked for a adding that Washington D.C. wouldn’t be part of the part of China. Based on treaties signed at the turn of happens, because we have seen the meeting with Trump and whether any such meetings June itinerary. The office of the Dalai Lama hasn’t the 20th century by British-administered India and worst, the occupation of our coun- were planned. reached out to Trump to arrange a meeting yet, he Tibet, Britain had previously said it would recognise try,” said Sangay, who is planning a “His Holiness was supposed to go (to the US) in said. The Dalai Lama is taking a more considered China’s “special position” in Tibet on the condition trip to Washington at the end of April, but it was postponed,” Lobsang Sangay, head approach with regard to any meeting with Trump, that Tibet was given significant autonomy. May. said a source with knowledge of the thinking of the Chinese troops took control of Tibet in 1950 in winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. what Beijing calls a “peaceful liberation”. Nine years The unpredictable US president upset protocol in later, the Dalai Lama fled to India after an abortive Donald Trump called Xi “a December when weeks before being sworn into uprising and set up a government in exile, which friend of mine” who was office he took a telephone call from the leader of China does not recognise. self-ruled Taiwan, which China regards as a rene- China sees the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separa- “doing an amazing job as gade province, only to last week rebuff Taiwanese tist in a monk’s robes, even though the Dalai Lama a leader” in an interview suggestions of another call. says he wants autonomy for his homeland, not out- with Reuters last week, In the interim, Trump has met and phoned Xi, right independence. There have been no formal talks and praised him for trying and says he has built a strong relationship with the between Beijing and the Dalai Lama’s representatives D-RING ROAD Chinese leader. since 2010. International rights groups and exiles say POST BOX: 3488 to rein in nuclear-armed He called Xi “a friend of mine” who was “doing China stamps on the religious and cultural rights of North Korea. In return, an amazing job as a leader” in an interview with Tibetans, accusations denied by Beijing. China says its DOHA - QATAR the Chinese president has Reuters last week, and praised him for trying to rein rule has ended serfdom and brought prosperity to a [email protected] in nuclear-armed North Korea. In return, the Chinese once-backward trans-Himalayan region. invited Trump to visit China president has invited Trump to visit China this year. Trump has been silent on Tibetan issues. this year. In mid-2008, then British Prime Minister Gordon “The main change is that the US approach on EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OFFICE Brown met the Dalai Lama, to the anger of Beijing. Tibet seems likely to become more transactional and TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 FAX: +974 4455 7758

MANAGING EDITOR Why Buhari will not rid Nigeria of corruption TEL: 4462 7505 DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR TEL: 4455 7769 - given Buhari’s five-month hesitation to act - that subject of discussion after such operations in the West is Fisayo Soyombo the chairman of the senate committee which usually the propriety of operational methods, mismanage- LOCAL NEWS SECTION Al Jazeera indicted Lawal, Shehu Sani, said “a mighty mortal” ment of funds is usually the case in Nigeria. had been caught in the trap of his fate. One example, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - the TEL: 4455 7743 However, the source of the newfound optimism US agency that Nigerian former dictator Ibrahim Babangida about Buhari’s anti-corruption campaign is the was attempting to replicate when he established NIA in 1986. BUSINESS NEWS SECTION here is renewed optimism in exact reason why it will not go beyond recovering As of March 2017, WikiLeaks had published more than TEL: 4462 7535 Nigeria over the success chances just a fraction of the money looted by previous gov- 8,000 confidential documents from the CIA. But they all of President Muhammadu ernments. When Buhari’s tenure is over, there will relate to CIA’s software capabilities, such as the ability to SPORT NEWS SECTION Buhari’s war against corruption. hardly be any convictions for past offenders and compromise cars, smart TVs, web browsers, and the operat- TEL: 4455 7745 Perennially derided by the oppo- institutional barricades against corruption will still ing systems of smartphones and computers. Tsition as a one-way partisan campaign, not be in place. It has recently been revealed that Notably, in July 2014, CIA Director John Brennan was ONLINE SECTION Buhari’s war against graft is finally piquing Oke’s NIA, the foreign intelligence component of forced to apologise to lawmakers because five CIA employ- TEL: 4462 7501 the interest of neutrals. This is because the Nigeria’s three-pronged security apparatus, col- ees had surreptitiously searched Senate Intelligence [email protected] president’s own men are the latest victims lected $289,202,382 in cash from the account of the Committee files and reviewed some committee staff mem- of the campaign. National Petroleum Investment Management Serv- bers’ email on computers that were supposed to be PUBLIC RELATIONS Director general of Nigeria’s National ices (NAPIMS) in February 2015 - after the exclusively for congressional investigators. Matters of pro- Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, is postponement of the general election and just three fessional ethics are what intelligence agencies get enmeshed TEL: 4455 7613 currently on suspension after reluctantly months before Goodluck Jonathan left office. in - save, of course, we’re talking about Nigeria. [email protected] admitting ownership, on behalf of the It will be extremely difficult to make sense of the It will be extremely difficult to make sense of the current agency he has been leading, of the sums of current anti-corruption crusade without looking anti-corruption crusade without looking into the tenure of ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT $43.4m, 27,700 British pounds ($36,000) into the tenure of Jonathan, under whose watch an Jonathan, under whose watch an endless string of financial TEL: 4455 7837 / 780 and 23.2 million naira ($74,000) found by endless string of financial atrocities was committed. atrocities was committed. Oke had Jonathan’s nod on the FAX: 4455 7870 the Economic and Financial Crimes Com- Meanwhile, NAPIMS, a corporate services unit in $289m he collected in 2015, and he is said to have controlled [email protected] mission (EFCC) at a private residence in the exploration and production directorate of the “a reasonable amount of Jonathan’s campaign funds”. Lagos. Oke may have been appointed to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Jonathan also authorised the collection of $2.1bn for the pro- CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT his role by ex-president Goodluck was established to manage government’s invest- curement of arms for counter terrorism operations TEL: 4455 7857 Jonathan in 2013, but he is by every stretch ment in the upstream sector of the Nigerian oil and - believed to have been mismanaged, and for which Sambo [email protected] a “Buhari man” having been left in office gas industry. By both its mission and vision, NAPIMS Dasuki, Jonathan’s security adviser, is being held in when other service chiefs were replaced in has no business funding NIA’s “covert operations”. detention. SUBSCRIPTION & DISTRIBUTION 2015. It is inexcusable that he warehoused This revelation makes it clear that Buhari cannot But Nigeria is not, for example, Portugal - where Jose TEL: 4455 7809 / 839 a combined 13 billion naira ($41.3m) “for count on the agencies of government to help him Socrates, prime minister for the seven years leading to 2011, FAX: 44557819 covert operations” without the president’s fight corruption. NIA and NAPIMS are the latest to was imprisoned in 2014 (released in late 2015 but then knowledge. let him down; were EFCC to conduct a probe of the placed on house arrest) for alleged corruption, money laun- [email protected] Also suspended and under investiga- accounts of a dozen other agencies, the extent of dering and tax fraud. tion is Lawal Babachir, Buhari’s secretary filth to be discovered would surely be sickening. Try that with Jonathan and Nigeria risks an extended and longtime ally, following his indictment When exposed, the operations of secret intelli- economic recession, as the resultant uproar from militants All thoughts and views by the legislature for an alleged 200 mil- gence agencies often stun the public. But while the will upset crude oil earnings and undermine Nigeria’s gains expressed in these columns lion naira ($635,000) scam. from OPEC’s landmark output cuts. There are no straightfor- According to the report of a probe by ward choices in sight for Buhari. The probe committee he are those of the writers, not the senate, Rholavision Engineering Ltd, a constituted initially planned to invite Jonathan but subse- of the newspaper. company owned by Lawal, received 20 Nigerian president’s war quently shelved it. How do you probe a messenger but payments of 10m naira ($32,000) from against corruption will yield ignore the master? Still, how do you recover stolen loot All correspondence Josmos Technologies, a company that won a betwixt-and-between knowing the price to pay is injury to an oil-dependent regarding Views and a 248.9m naira ($791,000) contract from mono-economy? The answers are neither yes or no, and Opinion pages should be an agency headed by Lawal to remove result: so much action, that is why Buhari’s anti-corruption war will eventually mailed to the “invasive plant species” in the northeast. minimal solution. yield a betwixt-and-between result: so much action, mini- Lawal’s suspension was so surprising mal solution. 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Venezuela unrest toll rises to 37 Delta apologises J&J told to pay $110m for forcing family off flight

in US talc-powder trial Dallas Reuters Washington Cancer-link claim that these companies ignored elta Air Lines apolo- Reuters the scientific evidence and con- gized after a couple The Virginia woman tinue to deny their Dsaid they were kicked ohnson & Johnson was claimed she responsibilities to the women of off an overbooked flight with ordered by a Missouri jury developed cancer America,” Ted Meadows, a law- their two toddlers so their to pay over $110m to a Vir- after four decades of yer for Slemp and other seats could be given to wait- ginia woman who says she using talc-containing plaintiffs, said in a statement. ing passengers, the latest U.S. Jdeveloped ovarian cancer products produced J&J in a statement said it airline to apologize over inci- after decades of using of its talc- by J&J, including sympathized with women dents on board their flights. based products for feminine J&J’s Baby Powder impacted by ovarian cancer but Delta Air Lines Inc said in hygiene. The verdict in state and Shower to planned to appeal. a statement it was “sorry for court in St Louis was the largest “We are preparing for addi- the unfortunate experience,” Shower Powder. so far to arise out of about 2,400 tional trials this year and we a day after Brian and Brittany lawsuits accusing J&J of not ade- J&J said it continue to defend the safety of Schear posted a video online quately warning consumers sympathised with Johnson’s Baby Powder,” J&J showing them being told to about the cancer risks of talc- women impacted by said. The verdict came after J&J leave a flight or be arrested based products including its ovarian cancer but secured its first trial win in the during a dispute over a seat well-known Johnson’s Baby Missouri litigation, when a jury they had bought for their planned to appeal. Powder. in March sided with the com- teenage son. Many of those lawsuits are pany in a lawsuit by a Tennessee “Delta’s goal is to always pending in St Louis, where the of using talc-containing prod- woman who said she developed work with customers in an J&J has faced four prior trials, ucts produced by J&J, including cancer after using Baby attempt to find solutions to three of which resulted in $197m J&J’s Baby Powder and Shower Powder. their travel issues. That did verdicts against J&J and a talc to Shower Powder. That verdict broke a three- not happen in this case and supplier. Thursday’s verdict The jury awarded $5.4m in trial winning streak by plaintiffs we apologize,” said the air- came in a lawsuit against J&J and compensatory damages and said that began with a verdict in Feb- line. It said it had contacted talc supplier Imerys Talc by Lois J&J was 99 percent at fault while ruary 2016 in which a jury the couple to refund their Slemp, a resident of Virginia Imerys was just 1 percent. It awarded $72m to the family of a travel and provide additional Students from the Central University of Venezuela clash who is currently undergoing awarded punitive damages of woman who died from ovarian compensation. chemotherapy after her ovar- $105m against J&J and $50,000 cancer. In May 2016, another jury with riot police during a protest in Caracas. A 20-year- The apology came the ian cancer initially diagnosed in against Imerys. awarded $55m to a woman who old protester died yesterday after being shot in the same day members of a U.S. 2012 returned and spread to her Reuters watched the verdict said J&J’s talc-powder products head, authorities said, taking fatalities from a month of Senate committee held a liver. through Courtroom View Net- caused her to develop cancer. A anti-government unrest to at least 37 as the opposition hearing on the industry’s cus- Slemp claimed she devel- work, which broadcast it online. third jury hit J&J and Imerys with geared up for more demonstrations. tomer service failures and oped cancer after four decades “Once again we’ve shown a $70m verdict in October. issued harsh criticism of air- line fees, disputes with passengers and the lack of competition in the heavily US allows ‘El Chapo’ consolidated sector. Georgia to allow guns on college campuses The video posted on to write to wife YouTube by the California from behind bars couple shows Brian Schear New York Deal said in a statement that Republican. Laura Cutilletta, campus areas with large crowds, arguing with a police officer Reuters he believed that people licensed legal director for the Law Center including football stadiums and and a Delta employee as he New York to carry guns could help increase to Prevent Gun Violence, said basketball arenas. sat on Flight 2222 waiting to AFP eorgia Governor Nathan safety on college campuses. He her group was disappointed in Guns will remain prohibited depart from Maui to Los Deal on Thursday signed said students at campuses where Deal’s action. in campus housing, including Angeles. The dispute was US judge relaxed Ga bill allowing guns on guns are known to be disallowed “Colleges and universities fraternity and sorority houses; about whether Schear was slightly the stringent college campuses in the state, are easy prey for assailants. are safe havens from gun vio- any rooms where high school allowed to use a seat he had Acustody conditions of making it the 11th of the 50 U.S. “At the present time, assail- lence, largely because guns are students are taking classes; originally purchased for his Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El states to do so. ants can, and do, target these prohibited on the vast majority rooms where disciplinary hear- teenage son for his toddler Chapo” Guzman, allowing Since the 2007 shooting students knowing full well that of campuses. Allowing guns on ings are held; preschool or child son and whether the toddler him to correspond with his deaths of 32 people by a student their victims are not permitted campus will jeopardize students, care areas; and faculty, staff and needed to be in a car seat or beauty queen wife. at Virginia Tech, a university in to carry protection,” said Deal. faculty and staff and likely lead administrative offices. sit on the lap of an adult. The 60-year-old kingpin, southwestern Virginia, state leg- On March 31, the Republi- to more campus homicides and The American Journal of “You will hear them lie to accused of running one of the islatures have grappled with the can-controlled Georgia Senate suicides,” Cutilletta said in an Public Health found that 23 per- me numerous times to get my world’s biggest drug empires, question of allowing licensed and House of Representatives email. cent of Americans in a recent son out of the seat. The end has been held in solitary con- gun owners to bring their weap- approved the guns-on-campus The new Georgia law will survey supported guns on col- result was we were all kicked finement since being ons on college campuses. measure and sent it to Deal, a prohibit firearms in some lege campuses. off the flight.” Schear wrote. extradited to New York on January 19. Federal Judge Brian Cogan ruled that Guz- man, one of the world’s most notorious criminals, could Protests greet Trump in New York send written messages to his wife—provided they were New York scrap the signature domestic achievement pre-screened by federal Reuters of his Democratic predecessor, Barack agencies—but denied him Obama, further incensed the protesters. family visits and phone calls. S President Donald Trump returned Among those on the street were mem- Guzman’s wife Emma to his hometown on Thursday for the bers of the New York State Nurses Coronel, 27, is the mother of Ufirst time since taking office, as many Association, who chanted: “What do we his twins. The 18-page ruling New Yorkers took to the streets to protest want? Health care! When do we want it? similarly allowed his defense the politics of the man who built his name Now!” team’s pre-cleared investiga- and fortune in the city. 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Bogota Association, which brings together 251 in the hotel, they can easily recognise Wertman said when hotel staff ask “Can you trust every authority?. In Reuters hotels, aims to train at least 2,000 hotel when someone is in the hotel against guests questions in the right way, it can our experience, the answer will be no. staff this year across the capital. their will.” Hotel rooms can be used to help detect possible cases of trafficking. Are there trusted authorities? The n old man flanked by young Staff in at least six, mostly high-end film pornography, where women and “Not questions like, ‘Are you here against answer is yes,” he said. women checks into a hotel, a cus- hotels have been trained in trafficking children are sexually exploited, or a base your will?’ But more like, ‘Excuse me sir, Mexico’s 2012 anti-trafficking law Atomer books several rooms on the since the initiative started in March, said for traffickers and their victims before what’s the relationship between you and punishes those convicted of the crime same floor and no one ever leaves the Luis Wertman, head of the Citizens victims are sold into sex or forced labour the guest,’” he said. to up to 40 years in prison. rooms, another brings guests and walks Council, which provides the training. and transported to other parts of Mex- “From those quick questions and Eloy Rodriguez, head of the Mexico straight towards the hotel lift without “We view the crime of human traf- ico, Wertman said. In Mexico, and answers you can notice when something City Hotel Association, said hoteliers checking in. ficking as a chain. And every chain is across Latin America, the most common is not right.” have a role to play in combating mod- These are all possible signs of human made up of several links. One of the most form of human trafficking involves Hotel staff send confidential reports ern slavery. trafficking that hotel staff across Mex- used links - tools - that traffickers have women and girls forced into sex work. of suspected trafficking to the Citizens The next initiative is to place bottle ico City are being trained to spot and are hotels,” Wertman said. Nearly 380,000 people are trapped Council, which then passes them on to neck tags, with an anti-trafficking hot- report. An initiative between the Citi- “If you have trained people at the in modern slavery in Mexico, according “trusted” authorities, including police line number, on 30,000 bottles of water zens Council of Mexico City, a civil reception, at the front desk, the clean- to the 2016 Global Slavery Index by and prosecutors, who follow-up and in hotel rooms across Mexico City, he society group, and the Mexico City Hotel ers, housekeeping, anyone that works rights group Walk Free Foundation. investigate, Wertman said. said. SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017 CLASSIFIEDS 13

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6:30 103 East 08:55 Pawn Stars South 07:00 Swamp 10:40 The Suite Life 7:30 Talk To Al Jazeera Africa Brothers Movie 8:00 News 12:40 Ax Men 07:25 Animal Cops 12:20 Disney The 8:30 Killing The Count 13:30 Lost Worlds Houston Lodge 9:00 Witness 14:20 The Curse Of Oak 08:15 Meet The 14:25 Jessie 10:30 Inside Story Island Penguins 14:50 Jessie 11:00 News 16:00 Gold Hunters: 10:30 Treetop Cat 15:15 Austin & Ally 11:30 The Listening Post Legend Of The Rescue 16:10 Elena Of 12:00 News Superstition... 11:00 Wild Ones Avalor 12:30 Counting the Cost 16:50 Big Easy 11:25 Wild Ones 17:00 Girl Meets 13:00 NEWSHOUR Motors 11:55 Bondi Vet World 14:00 News 17:15 Big Easy 13:45 Dogs/Cats/Pets 17:25 The Little 14:30 Inside Story Motors 14:40 Cats 101 Mermaid 15:00 Killing The Count 17:40 American 16:30 Dogs/Cats/Pets 19:00 Star Darlings 16:00 NEWSHOUR Restoration 101 19:05 Stuck In The 17:00 News 19:20 American 17:25 Dogs/Cats/Pets Middle 17:30 UpFront Pickers 101 19:30 Bizaardvark Yesterday's answer 18:00 newsgrid 20:10 Forged In Fire 18:20 Rugged 19:55 Bunk'd 19:00 News 21:00 The Curse Of Oak Justice 20:45 Disney The Conceptis Sudoku: Conceptis Sudoku is a number- 19:30 People & Power Island 19:15 Wildest Africa Lodge placing puzzle based on a 9×9 grid. The object is to 20:00 News 21:50 Mummies 21:05 Pit Bulls & 21:10 Girl Meets place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so 20:30 Inside Story Alive Parolees World that each row, each column and each 3×3 box 21:00 NEWSHOUR 22:40 Search For The 22:00 Rugged 21:35 That's So contains the same number only once. 22:00 News Lost Giants Justice Raven 22:30 The Listening Post 23:30 American 22:55 Tanked 22:00 Shake It Up 23:00 23:50 22:25 CROSSWORD Al Jazeera World Restoration Tanked Sabrina Secrets HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

NOVO — Pearl SHOWING AT The Boss Baby(2D/Animation) 10:00. 11:00am, 12:00noon, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 10:00 & 11:50pm Mine (2D/Thriller) 9:00 & 11:15pm Guardians of The Galaxy 2 (Action) 3D 11:00am, 5:00 & 11:00pm 2D 10:00am, 12:45, 2:00, 3:30, 6:15, 8:00, 9:15pm & 12:00midnight Fast & Furious 8 10:00am, 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00 & 11:45pm Revenger (2D/Action) 11:30am, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30pm Vincent N Roxxy (2D/Drama) 10:00am, 2:40, 7:20pm & 12:00midnight The Lost City of Z (2D/Action) 12:00noon, 4:40 & 9:20pm Bank Alhaz (2D/Arabic) 10:00am, 2:30, 6:50 & 11:30pm Bashtery Ragel (2D/Arabic) 12:20, 4:40 & 9:10pm Guardians of The Galaxy 2 (3D IMAX/Action) 11:30am, 2:30, 5:30, 8:30 & 11:30pm Guardians of The Galaxy 2 (2D 7 Star/Action) 12:00noon, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 & 11:45pm

MALL Yesterday’s answer The Boss Baby (2D/Animation) 2:00 & 3:45pm Saira Banu (2D/Malayalam) 2:00 & 11:15pm The Fate of The Furiours (2D/Action) 2:30pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Malayalam) 5:00pm Guardian of The Galaxy 2 (2D/Action) 4:45 & 11:30pm Revenger (2D/Action) 5:30 & 9:45pm Vincent N Roxxy (2D/Drama) 7:15pm Bank El Hazz (2D/Arabic) 7:30pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Hindi) 8:00pm Bashtery Ragel (2D/Arabic) 9:15pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Tamil) 11:00pm

LANDMARK Saira Banu (2D/Malayalam) 2:15 & 11:00pm Guardian of The Galaxy 2 (2D/Action) 2:15 & 6:00pm The Boss Baby (2D/Animation) 2:15 & 4:45pm The Fate of The Furiours (2D/Action) 5:00pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Malayalam) 7:30pm Bashtery Ragel (2D/Arabic) 4:00pm Vincent N Roxxy (2D/Drama) 6:30pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Tamil) 8:30pm Bank El Hazz (2D/Arabic) 8:30pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Hindi) 10:30pm Revenger (2D/Action) 11:30pm

ROYAL PLAZA Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Tamil) 2:00 & 10:30pm The Boss Baby (2D/Animation) 2:15 & 4:00pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Hindi) 2:00 & 10:30pm Yesterday’s answer The Fate of The Furiours (2D/Action) 5:00pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Malayalam) 7:30pm Vincent N Roxxy (2D/Drama) 5:00pm Revenger (2D/Action) 7:00pm ALL IN THE MIND Bank El Hazz (2D/Arabic) 5:45pm Bashtery Ragel (2D/Arabic) 9:00pm Guardian of The Galaxy 2 (2D/Action) 8:00 & 11:00pm

ASIAN TOWN Baahubali (Telugu) 12:30 & 6:30pm Baahubali (Hindi) 6:30pm BAKE, BARBECUE, BASIN, Baahubali(Tamil)12:30, 3:30, 7:00 & 10:00pm BOIL, BRAISE, BROIL, CAN Saira Banu 3:30 & 9:30pm Baahubal (Malayalam) 2:00, 3:30, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, OPENER, CHEF, CODDLE, 9:30, 10:00 & 11:00pm CONDIMENT, COOK, CUPS, FORK, FRIED, FRYING PAN, ROXY GRILL, HEAT, KNIFE, The Baby Boss 2:00, 4:00 & 6:00pm Saira Bhanu 8:30 & 11:20pm MARINATE, MICROWAVE, Guardians of The Galaxy 2 2:00, 4:50, 7:40 & 10:30pm MIXER, OVEN, PEPPER, Baahubali (Mal) 2:00 & 5:20pm Revenger 8:00, 10:00pm & 12:00midnight PLATE, POACH, RECIPE, Baahubali (Hindi) 8:50pm & 12:20am RELISH, ROAST, ROLLING PIN, SALAD, SALT, SAUCE, AL KHOR SAUCEPAN, SIEVE, SKILLET, SPATULA, SPOON, Baahubali (Hindi) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm Baahubali (Tamil) STEAMED, STEEPED, STIR 11:45am Baahubali (Malayalam) 2:45 & 8:45pm Baahubali (Telugu) 5:45 & FRY, TIMER, TOASTED. 11:45pm The Baby Boss 10:30pm Guardians 12:30, 3:15, 6:00, 8:45 & 11:30pm SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017 MORNING BREAK 19

Minnesota PRAYER TIMINGS Unique musical police recapture FAJR 03.32 am stolen goat SHOROOK 04.55 am Minnesota ZUHR 11.31 am MAGHRIB 06.09 pm AP ASR 02.59 pm ISHA 07.39 pm t was a four-legged kid- napping under the cover of WEATHER TODAY Idarkness at a Minnesota park. o o Police say two St. Paul officers were patrolling 29 C 39 C Indian Mounds Park about Minimum Maximum 1am yesterday when their squad car was nearly struck by a speeding SUV which had blown through a stop sign. The officers gave chase and when they stopped the vehi- cle after 2 miles they were surprised to find a frightened goat in the cargo area behind the backseat. Police spokesman Steve Linders says the stolen goat, Gordy, was one of 30 that had been situated in the park ear- lier in the week to eat invasive weeds. The driver and three Musicians rehearse ahead of a performance of 'Refugees for Refugees', a musical project aimed at raising passengers in the SUV jumped money for refugees and involving musicians from Belgium, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tibet, at out and started running after Kortrijk's theatre, Belgium. the SUV stopped, Linders said.

Hot daytime with slight dust and lo- cal clouds with a chance of scat- tered clouds. Hazy at places with Stratospheric solar plane makes test flight some clouds.

HIGH TIDE 01:15 - 15:15 LOW TIDE 08:45 - 19:45

Payerne, Switzerland Swiss adventurer Raphael "We want to demonstrate autonomous flying time. above Earth's lowest atmos- Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department AFP Domjan, who is behind the that with current technology, The plane weighs just 450 pheric layer, called the project, aims to take the plane it is possible to go beyond kilos. Domjan, who in 2012 troposphere. he first solar plane on its first stratospheric flight what fossil fuels offer." became the first person to sail At middle latitudes, the aimed at reaching next year. The SolarStratos is 8.5 around the world in a fully stratosphere runs from a the stratosphere "We must continue to metres long, with long wings solar-powered boat, is aiming lower boundary of about made an initial low- work hard to learn how to covered with 22 square to go on a five-hour mission 10,000 metres to an upper altitude test flight harness the potential of this metres (237 square feet) of into the stratosphere: two hours boundary of about 50,000 Tover Switzerland yesterday. solar-powered treasure," he solar panels, which are meant up and three hours back. metres. Until now, reaching The SolarStratos, a super- said Friday. to provide it with 24 hours of The stratosphere lies the stratosphere has required light, sleek, white two-seater large quantities of energy or aircraft with long wings cov- helium. ered with solar panels, took Reaching an altitude of off from Payerne at 8:00 am 25,000 metres will pose huge (0600 GMT), according to an technical and human chal- AFP photographer at the air- lenges, SolarStratos points out base in western Switzerland. on its website. The plane and "The maiden flight of the pilot will also be subject to prototype ... went off without temperatures as low as -70 a hitch," the SolarStratos team degrees Celsius (-94 degrees said in a statement. Fahrenheit), it said. Pilot Damian Hischier And for weight reasons, took the craft for a seven- the aircraft will not be pres- minute test flight, reaching an surised, forcing Domjan to altitude of 300 metres (nearly wear a spacesuit, meaning he 1,000 feet), it said. will not be able to get out of "The group will now study the plane using a parachute in the test flight results before the case of an emergency, scheduling a longer flight at SolarStratos said. higher altitude," the statement The project comes after two added. of Domjan's compatriots, Ber- Eventually, the plane is trand Piccard and Andre expected to be able to fly at an Borschberg, completed the altitude of 25,000 metres first-ever round-the-globe trip (82,000 feet), an impossible in a solar plane last July, in a bid Initiator of the solar-powered plane SolarStratos project, Raphael Domjan (right), poses feat using a propulsion-driven to showcase the possibilities for aircraft. with test pilot Damian Hischier after the first test flight in Payerne, western Switzerland. the future of renewable energy. German airport offers prayer China compiles its own Wikipedia

booth in 65 languages Beijing committee should figure it produce it. AP out, said Zhang Baichun, The ruling party has Berlin booth offers a vast variety of chief editor of the history of struggled to manage public AP prayers, including the Christian t'll be free. It'll be uniquely science and technology sec- opinion in the internet age, Lord's Prayer, the Jewish Shma Chinese. It'll be an online tion. "Of course, science does when citizens can comment eeling nervous before your Israel and the Islamic muezzin's Iencyclopedia to rival not come from democratic on news and topics of out- flight? Travelers at one call to prayer. The Hindu Hare Wikipedia — but without the votes, to convince others you rage and post photos of FGerman airport can now Krishna chant, Tibetan monk participation of the public. will have to present the most protests on social media — receive spiritual solace by chants, Buddhist sutras, prayers And don't expect entries on convincing proof," he told at least until such messages entering a booth and listening of Shamans from New Guinea "Tiananmen Square 1989" or The Associated Press. are scrubbed away or ren- to a prayer of their choice or Mali, even American TV "Falun Gong spiritual group" The effort to compile dered unsearchable by before boarding the plane. preachers are also available on to come up in your searches, 300,000 entries that span censors. China also regu- The prayer booth at Stuttgart the touch-screen display. either. science, literature, politics larly blocks overseas sites Airport's Terminal 3 features 300 In addition to the big mon- Scholars and experts and history is being led by including Facebook and prayers from various religions in otheistic faiths, polytheistic hand-picked by Beijing to the ruling Communist Par- Twitter, and has periodi- 65 different languages, airport religions and animist beliefs are work on the project say only ty's Central Propaganda cally blocked Wikipedia's spokesman Johannes Schumm also included. they will be able to make Department, which guides English and Chinese ver- said yesterday. The 'Gebetomat,' which entries — the latest exam- public opinion through sions. Currently, the Chinese "Often, passengers still have roughly translates as 'Pray-o- ple of the Chinese instructions to China's Wikipedia is inaccessible on a bit of time before their depar- Matic,' was first designed by government's efforts to con- media, internet companies the mainland. ture at the gate," Schumm Sturm in 2008. Its red cabin has trol information available and publishing industry as Jiang Lijun, senior edi- added. "The prayer booth is an a gray curtain and an adjusta- on the internet. well as overseeing the edu- tor at the Encyclopedia of offer by the airport's chaplains ble swivel chair inside. The The scholars say truth is cation sector. It has China Publishing House, to provide a moment of booth is free and will be avail- their guiding light, and their instructed the Encyclope- said they had met with a contemplation." able for three months at editing and review process is dia of China Publishing team from San Francisco- Designed by Berlin artist Stuttgart Airport's boarding a rigorous one. If there is a House, known for its offline based Wikipedia to learn Oliver Sturm, the former photo area next to Gate 310. difference of opinion, a Chinese Encyclopedia, to from their experience. 20 HOME SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017